Am I the only one in this team who is not Ultraman?

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Ultraman Mebius disassembled, and the six Ultra Brothers reappeared in the same spot. They all assumed a fighting stance, their only target being the Dark Shadow Mage, while Dark Lucifer, on the other hand, only had Noah in his eyes.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!" The Dark Shadow Mage gathered all his energy and concentrated it in the core in front of his chest. The Mighty Bull-Breaking Fist and Absolut's sword light were integrated into it. The enormous energy even cracked the body of Ultimate Tartarus.

Leo put away the Chaos Trident, crossed his hands in front of him, and gathered his core energy to its peak, forming a magnificent nebula on his chest, resembling a galaxy in the universe, containing energy no less than that of the universe's explosion.

"Ultimate. Limit Absolute Destruction!"

"Chaos Universe Supreme Impact!"

As the two immense forces clashed, the battle between Noah and Dark Lucifer reached its final moment. Noah Lightning and Dark Lightning collided, neither gaining the upper hand.

If Noah's Wings hadn't been separated to lock down the universe, Dark Lucifer wouldn't have been Noah's match. But now that both sides were holding on, Legend decisively intervened, and the Cosmic Legendary Ray helped Noah retreat, completely eliminating Dark Lucifer.

The remaining negative energy of Dark Lucifer was completely absorbed by the Dark Shadow Mage, making him much stronger. However, the Dark Shadow Mage was no longer happy. Even with this power, his absolute destruction was still pushed back by Leo.

Chaos Universe Supreme Impact swiftly pushed back Ultimate Limit Absolute Destruction, and Ultimate Tartarus's body began to collapse, before being completely dismembered and pulverized in the chaotic nebula.

When the magnificent light dissipated, Ultimate Tartarus had vanished, leaving behind only a red sphere, a red sphere covered with eyes and spikes, shimmering with an eerie light.

Then, the Dark Shadow Mage's voice appeared again, "You thought I would just die like this? No, you won't. You also have regrets in your hearts, and you also have wishes that you hope to fulfill!"

The darkness that had dissipated in the air gathered again, forming the original purplish-black spiritual form of the Dark Shadow Mage. He looked at the Ultramen and aliens in front of him and pointed at them one by one.

“Among you, some regret the falling out with your closest comrades-in-arms, and some regret the separation from your loved ones, or even the separation by death.”

Father of Ultra, Gai, Jugglus Juggler, Jack, and Ace clenched their fists, but had to admit that the Dark Shadow Mage had spoken their minds, or rather, he had always been able to hear them, and Leo could hear them too.

"And some are worried about the future of their beloved humanity, or are resentful of the destruction of their homeland." This time, Seven, Leo, and Astra also clenched their fists.

"Have you never regretted anything?" Finally, the Dark Shadow Mage pointed at Leo, who shook his head frankly. He had many regrets, especially about the many people who had died this time if he had made more preparations.

"Your regrets, your desires, the negativity in your hearts—these are what make me who I am!" The Dark Shadow Mage's words made people ponder, but Leo shook his head in denial, "Stop deceiving me with sweet words."

"Everyone has regrets and resentments in their hearts, but these are not negative. Rather, they are proof that they are truly alive in this world. Regrets of the past should not become obstacles for people to move towards the future."

"The red ball is your true nature. You are merely a parasite on the eternal core. You manipulate people's hearts, sow discord, create conflict, and disguise your own ambitions as other people's problems, talking about other people's desires. But that's because you can't make wishes on yourself, isn't it?"

This time, Leo really hit the nail on the head. The Shadow Mage truly sensed the danger, but he couldn't figure out when Leo had seen through him.

That's right. As an almost omnipotent wish-granting machine, the Red Ball can grant everyone's wishes in order to bring about permanent peace in the universe. However, the Dark Shadow Mage born from the Red Ball is the only one who cannot use this ability. This is the underlying logic of the Red Ball and cannot be changed.

Thirty million years ago, he exploited everyone's desires, using Camilla to create Triga, and manipulated people's hearts by sowing discord. If someone were to make a wish now to completely destroy Leo, he could become much stronger.

But no, all life in the universe was right in front of him. Then the Dark Shadow Mage realized that this was a place Leo had deliberately chosen, and also the tomb that Delacion had prepared for him long ago.

"This is the universe you destroyed 30 million years ago, a completely dead universe, devoid of any life, and never to exist again. It is also your final resting place."

The Dark Shadow Mage, enraged, retorted, "Just you wait! Just you wait! I will continue to summon monsters and annihilate all the Ultramen from parallel worlds!"

"It's no use!" Shining Tiga waved his hand dismissively. "No matter what regrets life may hold, no matter how dark the darkness we are in, people will always move towards the future. The light in people's hearts will never disappear!"

Shining Tiga attacked Zeperion, his body radiating ever stronger light. At the same time, one by one, the others around him also lit up with their own shining light—the light of their hearts.

Leo also shone brightly, a light that even Lugiel and Empera could feel warm from. He also charged up his energy again, and Legend and Noah joined in as well.

The combined power of everyone's deadly beams was amplified to an indescribable level by this light. Numerous beams of light converged and formed a magnificent golden beam that fell upon the Dark Shadow Mage, while countless streams simultaneously washed away the negative energy of darkness.

Under the attack of the Shining Supreme Myth, the Dark Shadow Mage let out a painful howl, feeling his negative energy rapidly disappearing. He was filled with surprise and resentment, as the combined power of this attack was tens of millions of times stronger than Leo's Chaos Universe Supreme Impact!

"You damned..."

"Disappear!" everyone shouted in unison. Energy erupted once more, and golden light illuminated nine universes in an instant, annihilating even the clones that the Dark Shadow Mage had secretly released as a backup plan.

After the light disappeared, only the red ball remained in place. Leo reached out and grasped it in his hand, then used plasma spark crystals to seal it before throwing it into the star of the negative universe.

Meanwhile, the people on Earth watched as the monster army before them ceased their movements one by one, then turned into dust and dissipated in the wind. On the distant horizon, the sun rose, and golden rays spread across the earth, making people feel exceptionally warm.

"We won! We won!" Excited shouts echoed across all communication channels. Waves of excitement swept through the Australian shelters as people, shouting their victory, embraced each other and wept with joy.

In the distance, Leo and the other Ultramen slowly flew back to the ground. He turned his head and realized that this would be their last reunion. After all, with the problem of the Dark Shadow Mage resolved, apart from the Negative Universe which needed to be held by Leo, the other eight universes would be separated.

This is unavoidable, since some of these universes come from the future, and if they are not separated, the timeline will fall into even greater distortion.

But before that, they should have stayed here a little longer. After all, there are too many places that need repair and maintenance after the great battle, and they also need to be wary of any unforeseen accidents.

An ending may be a new beginning.

"This was left by your grandfather," Leo said as he handed the documents to Kazuo Tsuburaya. Looking at the documents, Kazuo Tsuburaya realized that his grandfather had left such a precious gift for Leo while he was still alive.

But people's hearts are filled with more than just negative emotions, and Leo understands this deeply; he is not fighting alone...

The courage, integrity, and kindness in people's hearts, their consideration and care for others, and their expectations and efforts for the future—these lights will become the strength that enables people to overcome all difficulties.

Kazuo Tsuburaya placed the Ultra Star returned by Director Sawai and these manuscripts in front of Eiji Tsuburaya's portrait, and smiled with relief, "Grandpa, you really were the most amazing tokusatsu director."

The reconstruction work after the war proceeded quite quickly. With the construction machines under Galatron's command operating at full capacity, and with the efforts of the people, it was estimated that the damaged cities around the world could be repaired within a week.

Reiko reports on the city's reconstruction work on the street. Lucia and Zara's figures flash by in the busy crowd. Kirino Makio and Masaki Keigo are also helping to carry cement. The two of them seem to enjoy this kind of life.

The princess of Planet Adran, whom Goroki was responsible for protecting, returned to Earth after a long absence. The first thing she did upon her return was to discuss cooperation, especially in terms of supplies. Planet Adran had been ravaged by the Naga for so many years and was truly lacking in everything.

The ancient people who returned to their homeland to visit the past received a very warm welcome. The Neliru aliens also officially established diplomatic relations and formed an alliance with Earth. As for the Monera aliens and others who had some grudges with Earth, that will be discussed later, but their performance this time was acceptable.

To avoid causing unnecessary public opinion trouble, the space fleets surrounding Earth withdrew to the vicinity of the Oort Cloud. Of course, the main reason was that they were uneasy about the combat power of the Earthlings.

In their view, this war had probably lasted for several days, and they had also caught a glimpse of its scale. They thought that if the Earthlings could fight for several more days, these guys could probably crush the entire universe.

But Earth doesn't share that sentiment. This time, many extraterrestrials came to help, reigniting humanity's enthusiasm for exploring the universe and making contact with extraterrestrial friends. Chariga, in particular, is quite popular.

In addition, there are humans from the two-dimensional universe, namely Kaito Toma and his friends. Being human, they naturally have a better rapport, and the two parallel Earths have also established diplomatic relations.

"So why do I still have to go to school?" Mari Ida asked, looking aggrieved as she finished her homework. Ako, who was tutoring her, shrugged and said, "It's your bad luck. Apart from hospitals and power plants, the schools are the top priority facilities to be repaired in the plan."

"Damn it... I wish I were older." Ida Mari gritted her teeth. Magabassa, who was passing by, rolled his eyes. "Come on, I advise you not to have any unrealistic ideas. You have to wait in line. It's only one person a month."

"Then it'll be about the same when I grow up, right?" Ida Mari chewed on her pencil, while Dimaga rolled his eyes as he passed by. "Don't even think about it, a little Gatan can easily trap you there."

"Ber, even considering her age, she doesn't look that old, and besides, she's just one person, isn't she?"

"Want to guess how many tentacles Gatanothor has?" Ereshkigal, who was generating electricity for her house, rolled her eyes. "I thought 360p was already a lot, but I didn't expect there to be even more than 8K."

These words directly offended Alaya-ksha within Ida Mari, who couldn't help but widen her eyes, "What the hell? You're talking about picture quality, for crying out loud."

"Little Gatan really did a great job this time." Hilbagun was carrying a pile of clothes to dry. Now, Little Gatan's body was shared by all the split consciousnesses, with Little Gatan being semi-dominant. This way, when Leo held her, all the split consciousnesses could feel it. Right now, she was probably out foraging for food with Seele again.

Moreover, having absorbed so many split consciousnesses, Little Gatan's current strength is... incredibly powerful, but she can't control it well yet, and there's nothing for her to fight in.

"I'm so envious. By the way, are there so few people at home today?"

"There are many things to do, especially with the Earth monsters like Rainbow Kagachi and the others. Their newly formed Earth consciousness needs to be carefully nurtured. As for Lugiel and Kashiel... they're probably off fighting somewhere again. And Emperor is busy tinkering with her Dark Armor and new body."

Tyrant thought about it and it seemed to be the case. There were many others, such as Plasma Gomora, who was patrolling the universe to see if there were any remaining energy remnants of the Dark Shadow Mage, and King Grand was helping to retrieve the Ruins of R'lyeh.

"As for Leo... they didn't sleep a wink last night. They had a huge celebration banquet, and a group of people drank until this morning. Sister Renlong and Jetton were probably with him."

“Although they’ve only known each other for a few months, their bond is very strong. It’s inevitable that they’ll have to part ways soon,” Alaya said, quite understanding.

Parting was inevitable, and Leo had long been prepared for this day. The TPC members stood with him on the Australian grasslands, where, with the help of the reborn Earth's will, the land had been restored to its former glory.

"Blue sky, green grass, sea breeze and sunshine... It's wonderful, all of this." Today, Hong Kai wasn't wearing the ESCG uniform, but rather the style of a wandering knight, while Jugglus was dressed in a suit and tie.

Leaving aside Yuuki Haruki and Yuma, Captain Gento, Musashi, Fujiwara Juri, and Komon were all wearing casual clothes. Only Daigo, Gamu, and Fujimiya were wearing team uniforms like Leo.

"I'm really going to miss it." Jugglus couldn't keep up the pretense anymore. He patted Ye Hu on the shoulder and said, "The armory is in your hands from now on. If anyone dares to crash again, remember to use your brother's trick."

"I understand." Grandpa Ye Hu nodded, and the two of them looked at Daigo and Shinjo at the same time. The two of them shivered and retreated behind Leo.

"Don't you plan to take over the captaincy of ESCG?" Gento is also from a future timeline and must leave. People from that universe who are connected to him will also return together after he leaves. For them, it's more like simply having a long dream.

"I've taken a new job on Earth in the Land of Light universe. I might be too busy to handle it all. Besides, at most, some negative energy monsters will occasionally appear here, so I won't need to keep an eye on them all the time."

Leo smiled at Mirai as he said this, a smile that made Mirai feel uneasy. She could only manage a wry smile, realizing she had brought this upon herself.

When Yuuki saw what the future looked like, he remembered something and quickly pulled Higashi Kotaro, who was possessed by Taro, aside and let Taiga take his place. "Um... Father, I have something to discuss with you. You know, could you send my future self to a more dangerous planet for an internship?"

"With Leo... I mean, any universe where Uncle Leo is present is bound to be peaceful, and we don't need to maintain anything."

Taro paused for a moment, then recalled what Father of Ultra had said about Zero, and then remembered the powerful fighting skills Taiga had displayed at the time. "Hmm, I understand."

"He really is my father!" Taiga cried tears of joy, never considering why he was still standing there if it were true. The future that had been set couldn't be changed at will.

Meanwhile, Father of Ultra and Zoffy were holding the Belial Twilight sword given to them by Haruki. They were quite curious about how Belial's face was on the hilt of the sword and that it could even talk. It had the same bad temper as Leo. However, because Leo was there, Belial Twilight didn't seem to dare to say anything harsh. He seemed to be very afraid of Leo.

"Thank you for your care during this time, Vice Captain." Komon smiled. Putting aside how far away the universe he came from was, as the human form of Ultraman Noa, he also needed to travel around to see if there was anything he could do.

“You should also say that to the head of the logistics department.” Leo smiled and patted Komon on the shoulder, then looked at Fujiwara Juri, knowing that the other was not good with words. “Remember this in the future, and don’t always push yourself too hard.”

"I will." Fujiwara Juri nodded, a rare smile appearing on her face.

Renlong quietly stayed by Leo's side. Miss Zetton didn't know many people, but Jet and the First Generation got along very well. "Oh dear, I'm really sorry about that time. I hope you didn't suffer any hidden injuries?"

"No, not really. I just never thought I'd be fighting alongside you. Now the Land of Light is even thinking of including how to deal with Zetton in their textbooks."

“That’s easy to arrange. I’ll have Leo send a few Jetons to practice with your people later.”

Both Jet and Ultraman have let go of the past. They've both died once, and Jet performed exceptionally well this time. As for Emperor, he made a lot of preparations before finally stepping forward and handing the box in his hand to Father of Ultra, saying, "Ahem, this is for you."

Father of Ultra took it and opened it, discovering something even more unexpected inside: "This is... the Dark Armor?"

“It’s just a model for the helmet.” Emperor Abela nodded. “I was wrong about what happened back then, and now I can only try my best to make amends for my past mistakes. This armor was originally made to deal with you, and I originally intended to throw it directly into the sun.”

"However, I promised the Dark Armor to Leo, so the helmet is unnecessary. I'll give it to you as a token. In the future, I will personally go to the Land of Light to apologize and make amends for what happened back then."

Although this matter had been discussed before, this time it was in front of everyone, and Emperor was even more sincere. Father of Ultra glanced at Leo's gesture and then accepted the gift.

"It's great that you have such a heart. I now understand the full picture of what happened on Planet Empera. I hope we can have more cooperation in the future and work together to protect the peace of the universe."

Father of Ultra took out a beautiful silver cross badge and handed it to Emperor as a token of exchange, signifying the end of their feud.

“The time is almost up.” Director Sawai said, closing his eyes. A golden light flew out from his body and landed not far away, transforming into the form of Ultraman King. It was only life-size, and it was hard to imagine that this old man could become Ultraman King’s temporary human form by relying on the light within his body.

"Thank you for your help." Director Sawai smiled at Father of Ultra and the others, while King of Ultra extended his hand and shook hands with Director Sawai. "My friend, thank you for your hard work all this time."

As he spoke, the King of Ultra glanced at Ojir, who was hiding behind Leo and making a face at him. She clearly didn't intend to go with him. Oh well, Leo was a good person to entrust with this.

"Aren't you going to take them with you?" Leo took out the Dark Spark and the Galaxy Spark. The consciousness of Lugiel and Koshiel had been separated from him. These two things had now become mere props. Perhaps in thousands or tens of thousands of years, new consciousnesses would be born again.

The King of Ultra and Father of Ultra both shook their heads. "You are the most suitable person to keep them safe, and the power within you still needs some maintenance. Your Eternal Core is not stable enough yet."

Without the light of humanity and the ultimate darkness, Leo's strength has now stabilized below the legendary level, but he is only one step away from becoming a legend. Although this step may take tens of thousands of years, he can wait for it.

The King of Ultra released Director Sawai's hand, grew to gigantic size, and flew into the sky. At the same time, a magnificent aurora appeared. Delacion and the King of Ultra prepared to join forces to separate the seven extra universes.

Father of Ultra also walked up to Director Sawai and shook hands with him. "We are really happy to have friends who can travel together in the universe and share the same ideals. We hope that one day you can come to the Land of Light, and we also hope that you can see our hometown."

"Earth also welcomes friends from the Land of Light to visit at any time. I heard you don't have a sea over there?"

"Yes, but Leo said he'd get us one later." The Father of Ultra seemed quite happy when he talked about it.

Everyone had something to talk about, chatting about all sorts of everyday things, as if they weren't Ultraman from outer space or the highest level of Earth, but rather good friends they hadn't seen for years.

Komon walked up to Leo and thought for a moment. "Noah told me that those who sacrificed themselves because of the ultimate darkness will return after the distortion of spacetime and timelines is eliminated, but... some people will not be able to come back."

“It’s alright, this is good enough.” Leo shook his head. At least this way, the number of victims was reduced a lot. Even though his most important family member wasn’t among them, he was still grateful for it.

It's not hard to imagine that Delacion must have helped in secret; otherwise, even a legendary being would find it unacceptable to try to change the past from the present perspective.

The door in the sky opened, clicking and rattling like gears turning. Everyone felt that moment had arrived. Gento looked at his arm, which had become somewhat transparent, and smiled at Leo, "It seems it's time to say goodbye. Vice-captain, don't always put everything on your shoulders. Remember to rest."

"When you get back, remember to spend quality time with your wife and son. Be a good captain and a good father. Protecting the world is also about protecting them," Leo added, handing him the capsule containing MK2.

"Captain, here you go. Jugglus Juggler helped me choose this." Gai tossed a harmonica to Leo. "Consider it a parting memento. The universe is vast, but we'll meet again someday."

Leo took the harmonica and glanced at it. It had the names of Gai and Jugglus Juggler engraved on it. He also tossed a card to Gai and Gai, and the two of them looked at it. It showed Ultraman Ginga and Dark Lugiel respectively. Leo made these cards himself, and they contained a part of his power.

"Vice-Captain, is there any for me?" Fujiwara Juri leaned in, unusually less aloof than before. Leo rolled his eyes. "You and Delacion took a lot of my stuff, and you still have the nerve to ask me for it?"

Fujiwara Juri smiled. Indeed, she had taken the most. Delacion would need a long time to fully recover. Before that, the order of the universe needed to be maintained, so they had to draw manpower from Leo's side.

Komon didn't need to say anything; he knew very well that he and Leo would meet again sooner or later. He simply bumped fists with Leo.

Afterwards, everyone received a photo, which was taken in their spare time on the day ESCG was founded, a testament to their hard work and dedication.

"We should go too." Father of Ultra and the others transformed together. Mebius was probably the one who had the least attachment to leave, because he could see Leo when he returned, and considering the flow of time, he had to be the first to leave.

Father of Ultra and the Ultra Brothers flew into the time tunnel, but just as Ultraman Taro was about to take off, he turned around and squatted down, saying, "Kotaro Higashi, take care of yourself."

After saying that, Taro flew away with his brothers, as did Max. He chatted with Kaito for a long time and was very happy to learn that Kaito had a son.

Those who remained gradually disappeared. In the end, no one needed to say anything; everything was understood without words. Finally, they embraced Leo, Daigo, Fujimiya, and Gamu until they turned into particles of light and vanished before their eyes.

The number of people decreased significantly, and the atmosphere became somewhat cold. Renlong gently held his lover's arm, while Jetton, Jet, and Ojai all cast concerned glances at him.

“It’s alright.” Leo looked at Renlong. “The universe is indeed vast, but one day, we will meet again.”

"No matter how long it takes, we will be by your side." Renlong had a faint smile on his face. "All of this is over now."