"That's a great thing. But why have you been silent for more than 20 years on such an important matter? ”

As soon as he retracted his comic appearance, an aura that belonged to a scientist gradually lingered around his body.

"That's because I realized it after Ultraman left for a while, and if it weren't for today's opportunity, I wouldn't have been able to confess to everyone."

"In this case, the captain's guess back then was correct."

"Captain's speculation?"

Hayada glanced at the last photo of Captain Muramatsu next to him.

Akiko and Arashi were equally surprised, and it seems that they didn't know about Muramatsu's speculation back then.

"What did the captain say?"

"Ultraman may have assimilated into you at the time."

The secret that has been kept for many years has long been seen through, and Hayada can hardly hide his gaffe.

"But why didn't you tell me?"

"To protect you, of course."

"At that time, you were the only person among the human race who assimilated into Ultraman, and if people knew about it, you would definitely be used as a test subject." ”

"The captain thought that I was the best person to do the job after he retired, so he told me about it. Maybe you don't know, I have secretly manipulated many of your physical examination data, modifying those values that are obviously higher than ordinary people to a reasonable range, so as not to be seen by others. ”

"After that, because we didn't expect the Ultramans of the Land of Light to visit our planet one after another, the chances of you being the subject of research gradually decreased, and finally there was no need to continue to tell you about this matter."

・・・・・・

The knot in the heart was untied, the doubts were answered, everyone was moved by each other's efforts for many years, and the estrangement that had not been seen for many years was instantly broken away, returning to the tacit understanding of youth.

Bragging, tasting tea, talking about the past and the present, commenting on facts, on this day, they had an extremely happy time.

However, there is no such thing as a feast.

As the sun set, everyone walked out of Muramatsu's old house one by one, ready to return to their respective lives.

"Farewell, everyone."

"Wait a minute, everybody."

A young voice came.

"Ladies of Team Kote, please wait."

"It's you."

Hayada recognized the boy who had accidentally bumped into him before, and unlike before, the boy had an extra SLR camera around his neck.

"Sure enough, it's a member of the Morning Field of the Science Special Search Team."

The young man held a photo in one hand and called them one by one.

"Team Arashi, Team Akiko, Team Ichikatsu, Huh, and Captain Muramatsu?"

"I'm sorry, but the captain has been dead for a long time."

Seeing the young man's excited look, they still didn't understand that they had met the star chaser.

"That's a pity, but it's rude, but I still want to ask you for something."

The boy bowed deeply, "It's very rare to be able to get together with the legendary members of the Cotter team, please let me take a picture with you." ”

"Group photo?"

Everyone realized that they had forgotten such an important thing.

The photo in the hands of the teenagers is a group photo of them when they were young, everyone is majestic and heroic, and the old people look at each other now, more than half a hundred years old, drooping and old.

They suddenly realized that there might not be another forty years left.

・・・・・・

"One, two, three, eggplant."

After obtaining the boy's consent, the group photo of the Cotter team members was accompanied by a photo of Captain Muramatsu held by Akiko.

"Thank you, I'll be sure to send you the photos on time."

After leaving the exact contact address, the team members left the old house of Muramatsu separately, leaving Mo Yu to stay where he was with a smile on his face, looking at the photos.

This is a rare reunion of the members of the scientific search team after 40 years!

After following for a long time, I thought I could trigger some hidden plot, but the result of curling up under the windowsill for several hours and eavesdropping was just a recollection of the old days that belonged to the uncle and aunt, but Mo Yu was not disappointed. I finally knew some of the secrets of those Cotter team members back then, as well as the general situation after forty years, including some surprising facts, such as Arashi, who looks wild and stylish, actually became the director of the nursing home, such as Akiko of this world line did not marry Hayata, such as the seemingly funny first has taken on such a major task for so many years.

I don't know if it's a problem of slow reaction when people are old, they talked for so long, they didn't expect to take a group photo, Mo Yu was anxious for them, there was no way, in the end, they had to do it themselves.

[My craftsmanship has not regressed at all!] 】

When Mo Yu was complacently appreciating the results, Hayata, who had left before, suddenly went and returned.

Hey, why is he holding his stomach, isn't it uncomfortable?

In less than a minute, a faint energy fluctuation came out of the house.

・・・・・・

"Hayata, Hayata, Earlya ・・・・・・"

Coming out of the bathroom refreshed, Hayada suddenly heard a strange call.

The call went deep into my heart, and it was extremely nostalgic.

Following the sound, his gaze fell on the glass mirror in the hallway, and the picture on the mirror gradually blurred, and finally reflected a strange shadow.

He has a red and white body, oval eyes, and a colored indicator light on his chest.

"Ultraman!"

When they looked at each other, Hayada only felt a breeze blow away the fog in his mind, and the hidden memories flowed through his heart like flowing water -- Lake Ryumori met Ultraman, accepted his invitation to share his life, constantly fought against the giant monster, was defeated by Jeton, and finally parted ways.

"I see."

"You're finally remembering."

The first generation in the mirror nodded, "In the past, we used to be one-hearted, but because of the defeat in the battle with Jeton, we had to separate. My body is back in the M78 Nebula, but a part of my mind remains in your body. ”

"So, in fact, you asked me to write those anonymous letters, no wonder Akiko said that the handwriting is very similar to mine."

"I heard your conversation before, and I always thought that Captain Muramatsu was the only one who noticed this, but I didn't expect them to be aware of it."

Hatsuyo sighed, "When Tatara Island was turned into a monster paradise, he once said that nature cannot be as beautiful and flawless as the sunset, but in fact, he was a euphemism to remind me not to interfere too much with the changes in the earth's nature. ”

"Even after discovering this, the captain has always treated me as an ordinary person."

After many years, Hayada is still moved by what the captain did for himself back then.

"Yes, for Captain Muramatsu, as long as you fight hard as an ordinary human, it's enough. He never asks you to do anything beyond the human realm. ”

"In other words, even for the two years of existence, I have always been myself?"

"Yes, you, have always been yourself."