Time back to early morning.

Tokyo Bay, Park Beach.

Su Mo, Eriyi, and Zero three sat on the beach by the sea.

At this time, the sky was not yet clear, and the dark sea was rising, and waves were lapping on the shore, breaking into white spray.

At the horizon, the sky was still cloudy, and you could see a bright orange-red cloud, and the sun had not yet fully risen.

As Eri wished, they came to the beach early in the morning.

It's a pity that there is no place to sell snacks at this time, and most of the temple fair snacks that Eri Yi has in mind can't be eaten.

Fortunately, there is a convenience store nearby, so I still bought oden and takoyaki.

After breakfast, the three of them arrived here.

Su Mo sat on the beach waiting for the sunrise, Zero An quietly waited with her legs on the side, Eri Yi tiptoed on the beach, looking at the small fish and shrimp that were slapped on the shore, and looked back from time to time, as if to confirm that Su Mo and Zero were still behind her.

Although it is the height of summer, the sea is inevitably a little cold in the early morning, and although I have been cautious, the waves are getting bigger and bigger.

After a while, Erika was still wet with the scarlet hakama of the shrine maiden's costume.

She tugged at the corners of her skirt and ran back on tiptoe, like a child who had accidentally fallen into a puddle on the way out of school, and was going home to find her parents.

"Looks like I'll have to buy something else next time."

Looking at the red and white witch costume on Eri's body, Su Mo spoke.

Actually, Eri changes her clothes every day, but these shrine maiden costumes are all the same style, so they don't look the difference.

When you go to other places, the shrine maiden costume is not inconvenient, at most it just attracts attention, but it is a little troublesome to go to the beach.

[Hmm]

Eri sat on her knees obediently and wrote a reply directly on the beach in front of her with her finger.

Zero sighed slightly, came to her side, and let Eri cooperate to hold the corners of her wet skirt together, and twisted out the sea water with a slight force.

Under her tutelage, Eri learned to do the same, and quickly wrung out most of the water.

"Does Eri like the seaside?"

Su Mo asked curiously.

"Hmmm! It's beautiful here! ”

Eri nodded obediently.

"Why did you keep looking back at us just now, because you were afraid that we would disappear?"

Su Mo asked again.

Hearing this, Eri's expression became a little nervous.

[Will Ultraman disappear?] 】

She widened her eyes and looked at Su Mo and Zero worriedly, for fear that if she blinked, the two in front of her would disappear.

It seems that he misunderstood Su Mo's meaning.

"Of course not, just to ask you."

Su Mo immediately shook his head.

Although he doesn't mind bullying Eri Yi to play, he still has a sense of proportion and a bottom line in this kind of thing.

Hearing this answer, Eri felt much more relieved.

However, she still took the initiative to reach out and grab the corners of Su Mo and Zero's clothes, as if the two of them would not lose them.

For this kind of childish move, Su Mo and Zero have no intention of refusing.

"So, why keep looking back at us?"

Su Mo asked again.

This time, Eri understood.

[Because I want to protect Ultraman]

She immediately gave her reasons.

It turned out that she kept looking back, not worried that Su Mo and they would disappear, but worried that Su Mo would be attacked.

For Su Mo, yesterday's words may have been casual, but for Eriyi, they were very serious.

Today, her brother may do something to Su Mo, and she must protect Su Mo.

After writing this sentence, Eri hesitated for a moment and wrote again.

【I'm sorry】

She hung her head down like a kitten that had done something wrong.

Seeing her like this, Su Mo was slightly stunned, a little puzzled.

"Why the sudden apology?"

Zero was also a little confused.

[Brother doesn't like Ultraman because of me]

Eri writes the reason.

In her opinion, it would be unpleasant to be hated, let alone attacked.

She was not stupid, she knew that the reason why Yuan Zhisheng confronted Su Mo and wanted to attack Su Mo was all because of her.

It's her fault.

So no matter what, she has to protect Su Mo.

Seeing Eriyi's reason, Su Mo shook his head.

"The world is so big, there will always be people who don't like me, it's a normal thing, and Eri doesn't have to apologize."

"As long as the person you like likes also likes you, that's enough."

With that, he touched her head and comforted.

"Besides, with my position with Gen Zhisheng, we are already hostile to each other, even if there is no Eri Yi."

Hearing Su Mo's words, Eri nodded and didn't know if she understood.

[What I know]

She thought for dozens of seconds before continuing to write on the beach with her white fingers.

[I like Ultraman and Sister Zero, Ultraman and Sister Zero also like me, this happiness can be greater than all unhappiness]

She raised her head and looked at Su Mo, her scarlet eyes were very serious.

She has a personal experience of Su Mo's previous words, so she agrees with it very much.

Since Su Mo appeared, she knew that little monsters can be happy, and they will even be regarded as Ultraman.

Even if the others are still the same as before, even the elder brother is still afraid of himself, but after Su Mo and Zero appeared, Eri's world has indeed changed.

It's not just a change, it's a sea change.

Therefore, she fully agrees with Su Mo's statement, and also understands that as long as the person she likes likes her, it is a great happiness.

It doesn't really matter whether other people like themselves or not.

[However, I don't want Ultraman not to be liked by others]

Eri Yi raised her head, and looked at Su Mo with clear eyes.

Now, under Su Mo's teaching, Eri has accepted the idea that monsters can be happy, and monsters can be regarded as Ultraman by special people.

However, because of her past experiences and other people's subtle attitudes, Erika still treats herself as a monster and still sees herself as the fault of the world.

She has long understood this and has long been able to accept it.

The unhappiness of being feared by others is not worth the happiness of being recognized by Su Mo and Zero, so this kind of thing can't bother her.

However, she can accept that she is not liked by others, but she can't accept that Su Mo is not liked by others.

It's even more unacceptable that Su Mo is not liked by others because of his own reasons.

It made her feel guilty that she had turned Ultraman into a monster.

Or to put it more simply, she didn't want Su Mo to be hurt because of her.

There is no doubt that Eri Yi is pushing herself and others.

She had felt the taste of being feared and disliked all the time, and she had suffered for many years, so she didn't want Su Mo to taste the same sadness and loss as her.

Because she had been drenched in the rain, she wanted to give someone an umbrella.

The simple Eri Yi naturally couldn't imagine that some people really didn't care whether they had an umbrella or not, maybe they still wanted to take the opportunity to wash their hair, and Su Mo really didn't care about Yuan Zhisheng's attitude.

Unlike Eriyi, who has never been in touch with the world and is extremely sensitive, Su Mo's attitude towards people he doesn't care about is really not caring.

The character of this giant turtle is too simple and direct, so direct that Su Mo can predict his performance from the beginning, when a person's attitude is completely under your control, it is difficult for you to feel anything about his attitude.

It's a pity that these things are too complicated for the current Eri to describe them all.

Therefore, after a few seconds of silence, Su Mo suddenly spoke.

"Does Eri want to be liked by others?"

[Huh? 】

The girl was slightly stunned, her eyes ignorant.

Why did the conversation suddenly turn to this side?

"For the vast majority of people, liking and hating are emotions that can be easily rewritten, and most of them are only related to interests, so I don't really care."

Su Mo and Eri Yi's eyes looked at each other seriously, and then said.

"But Eri seems to be very concerned about this, so why don't you give it a try?"

With that, he held out his hand to Eri.

"Just like we proved that monsters can have friends, this time we're going to prove that Erika is not a monster."

"Do you want to change the minds of those people before you, including your brother, and become the real Ultraman in the hearts of others?"

At this moment, the sun rises from the sea and the clouds, and the glow shines on the sea, sparkling.

The golden sunlight covered Su Mo's hand, as if it was inlaid with a shining gold edge.

Sunrise.

[Become a real Ultraman? 】

Faced with Su Mo's invitation, Eri was completely stunned.

Is there still such a possibility?

Self, who has always been feared and rejected, can he really become a righteous Ultraman like his brother?

To be honest, to be able to become the Ultraman in Su Mo's heart alone, Eri is so happy that she can't sleep at night.

She felt that she had evolved from a monster that everyone shouted at to at least a monster like Guy who would not be attacked.

Such a change was gentle enough for her, as beautiful as a miracle.

But now, Su Mo actually said that she could even become a real Ultraman?

She never doubted Su Mo's words.

So at the moment, what she suspected was her ears.

"Of course, would you like to try?"

Su Mo didn't withdraw his hand, and then asked.

Hearing this, Eri immediately remembered that yesterday morning, Su Mo also told himself that he could give it a try.

Then, she became the Ultraman in Su Mo's heart.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but pluck up her courage.

[Ultraman with me, let's try it together]

This time, she didn't write on the beach, but put up the small notebook again, and looked at Su Mo with expectant eyes.

She had a little bit of courage, but not much, so she wanted Su Mo to accompany her side to help.

"Okay, let's try it together!"

Su Mo smiled and nodded.

With his encouragement, Erika took his hand.

Under the morning sun, the figure of the girl in the red and white witch costume also shone with a layer of golden brilliance.

The girl gained determination.

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Most things in the world start with making up your mind.

However, for most things in the world, determination alone is useless.

Once you've made up your mind, it's a matter of how to do it.

What does it take to become a righteous Ultraman?

Eri quickly thought of this question and asked Su Mo a question.

For this question, Su Mo's answer is also very simple.

"Fight monsters!"

What is Justice? It is justice that fights evil.

What is Ultraman? The one who fights the monster is Ultraman.

Just like in Kamen Rider, even if you have the same origin, you will distinguish between positive and negative camps, and compared to the difference in appearance, what can really determine a person's side is his opposite.

Yin and yang, good and evil, light and dark, these dualistic concepts must establish their own concepts through their opposites.

Therefore, if you want to become Ultraman in people's hearts, the easiest way is to help people fight monsters.

From this point of view, Su Mo's original game name was not all to bully Eri, and he was telling the truth.

[Fighting monsters? 】

Hearing this, Eri Yi was stunned for a moment, looked at Su Mo blankly, and wondered if she had done something wrong and why she wanted to beat herself.

In this regard, she had no intention of dodging, just a little aggrieved and confused.

At this time, noticing her misunderstanding, Su Mo immediately added.

"Just like last time, you used words on the ghosts!"

Only then did Eri understand that the monster was not referring to herself, but to other monsters.

Thinking about it, she felt that Su Mo's words were very reasonable, last time she fought the fierce ghosts, protected Su Mo, and became the Ultraman in Su Mo's heart.

And this time, does it only need to defeat other monsters and protect others to become a real Ultraman?

But I'm a monster, is there really no problem with this?

Thinking like this, Eri Yi was still a little apprehensive after all.

It wasn't until Su Mo took her back to Genji Heavy Industries, in front of Genji Heavy Industries' closed steel gates, that she still asked with some uneasiness.

[Is it really okay to do this?] 】

She was feared because of her strength, and now she shows her strength like this, it's really no problem.

In this regard, Su Mo just touched her head.

"Trust me, you too can be a light!"

Eri nodded emphatically.

She absolutely trusts Su Mo.

So, she took the Imperial Sword handed over by Su Mo and waved it lightly.

Under this extremely clumsy chop, the will to cut absolutely was issued, and the door of the Genji Mansion burst open.

In the next second, Eri took the initiative to step into the Genji Building.

The golden light and shadow reflected her figure like a god.

Compared with the weak Yuan Zhisheng, in the eyes of everyone, she is now more like Amaterasu.

"Da!"

The moment Eri stepped into the Genji Mansion, all Deadpools stopped moving, and the entire hall fell silent in an instant.

(End of chapter)