After Komon Ikki and Saita Riko reunited and embraced, a sight unfolded that made Ye Yun feel rather awkward, so he quickly turned around and walked outside.
Reaching the hotel rooftop, he took in a few breaths of cold wind.
Only then did Ye Yun snap back to reality.
Right!
He was in Japan now.
So Komon Ikki and Saita Riko showing such deep affection made complete sense.
Ye Yun smiled, gazing at the clouds in the sky as they gradually drifted westward, pondering the upcoming plot developments.
A few days ago, he had fought a major battle ahead of schedule with Dark Mephisto, the transformed Mizoroki Shinya.
Although Ye Yun had restrained himself to the utmost at the time, he still managed to inflict minor injuries on Dark Mephisto.
He figured the guy wouldn't come back to bother him anytime soon.
Next up.
He needed to eliminate a few lesser monsters, including Golza, Vampila, Lizarias...
And only after that would come the showdown between the first and second generations of Dark Mephisto.
This would be his chance to kill two birds with one stone and harvest two golden treasure chests.
Right now... Mizoroki Shinya should be starting to make contact with Saijo Fubuki.
Inspired by Saijo Fubuki.
This fellow, eroded by darkness, would realize his past mistakes and turn over a new leaf.
Using a power opposite to the Light of Darkness, Mizoroki Shinya would transform into the first-generation Mephisto and engage in a fierce battle with the second-generation Dark Mephisto, who was actually Misawa Hiroyuki.
When that time came, it would be Ye Yun's cue to enter.
To raise the Evoltruster.
Ye Yun silently sensed the fluctuations of energy around him.
After feeling nothing out of the ordinary for a moment, he finally set his mind at ease.
"Ye Yun-kun, thank you so much!"
Komon Ikki's voice came from behind him.
Ye Yun turned around.
Komon Ikki was standing behind him, holding Saita Riko by the hand.
Both of them wore smiles filled with gratitude.
Ye Yun scratched his head and smiled, saying, "Don't be so polite, Komon!"
"Ye Yun-kun, you truly live up to your name as the one from the future; you're so powerful!"
Komon Ikki said with deep emotion.
"..."
Ye Yun gave an awkward, sheepish smile.
It seemed his casually fabricated identity as a man from the future had really taken root in Komon Ikki's mind.
Well, it didn't really matter.
He was just a time traveler anyway.
Looking at the sweet smiles on the faces of Komon Ikki and Saita Riko, Ye Yun felt compelled to offer a word of caution.
"Komon, Riko has only just been revived. It's best to keep this matter confidential for now. It would be best to have her stay in the hotel and avoid going out anytime soon!"
Komon Ikki was slightly startled, but he immediately understood.
This world was still far from peaceful, and there were still unpredictable forces of darkness out there.
Saita Riko was just an ordinary person, far too weak.
Once those dark forces caught wind of this, they might make a comeback and target Saita Riko once again.
Thinking of this, Komon Ikki said with profound gratitude, "Ye Yun-kun, I understand. Thank you for the reminder!"
Ye Yun nodded.
Then he left the hotel balcony, planning to find a restaurant to grab a bite to eat.
Just as he reached the hotel lobby,
he heard a familiar voice calling out from the adjacent waiting area.
"Ye Yun-kun!"
"How is it you, Hiragi Shiori?"
Ye Yun turned his head to see Hiragi Shiori, dressed in a light yellow dress, standing not far away with a cute smile on her face.
Good grief.
Ye Yun's heart instantly did a flip.
This was the first time he had ever seen Hiragi Shiori in a dress.
She really looked quite pretty!
"Ye Yun-kun, do you have some free time? I'd like to treat you to a meal."
Hiragi Shiori walked over, looking at Ye Yun with a hint of bashfulness before lowering her head and asking softly.
Ye Yun was dumbfounded on the spot.
What was going on here?
Had his charm really reached such a level?
He hurriedly lowered his gaze to check the smooth floor beneath him.
He confirmed that the reflection staring back at him was indeed exceptionally handsome.
"Ah, I forgot. Even before traveling through time, I always had endless luck with women simply because I was too handsome. I never expected that after crossing over, I'd end up captivating Hiragi Shiori just like that!"
Ye Yun gave his forehead a slap, a look of distressed realization washing over him.
Back on Earth in his past life,
his good buddies had bestowed upon him an epic title.
The Invincible Supreme Hunk!
It sounded incredibly imposing, albeit tinged with a fair bit of jealousy.
Basically, they were all green with envy over Ye Yun's good looks.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have teased him so relentlessly by saddling him with such an outrageously badass nickname.
Fortunately, though, Ye Yun had been an Ultraman fan since childhood, and most of the time he preferred to immerse himself in his own world.
He wasn't overly promiscuous.
In over twenty years, he had only ever dated two girlfriends.
His very first puppy love happened back in the seventh grade.
When his parents eventually found out, they stepped in and broke them up right then and there.
Thanks to his parents' timely intervention, Ye Yun's grades in junior high remained unaffected, and naturally, he went on to get into a top-tier high school.
In college, he dated another girl.
As soon as he stepped onto campus as a freshman, a senior campus belle from the graduating class pursued him relentlessly.
Ye Yun was pushed into such a helpless corner
that he finally gave in to the campus belle's pursuit and agreed to be her boyfriend.
However, after graduation, this senior went out into the workforce.
Contact between the two gradually dwindled, and so that relationship fizzled out without a conclusion.
Therefore, in Ye Yun's heart,
good looks—
were merely a tool for mutual attraction between men and women.
For affection to endure over time, it required shared hobbies, interests, and much more.
"Ye Yun-kun, are you busy right now?"
Seeing the handsome man in front of her lost in thought for so long, Hiragi Shiori couldn't help showing a trace of disappointment.
"I'm free!"
Ye Yun nodded and smiled.
It was just a meal, no big deal, and besides, he happened to be hungry.
Having a cute girl keep him company wasn't a bad thing at all.
Hiragi Shiori was instantly overjoyed and asked Ye Yun what he wanted to eat.
Ye Yun told her she could pick.
So the two of them left the hotel and found a nearby Western-style restaurant.
They ordered two plates of steak.
Hiragi Shiori seemed exceptionally happy, chattering away like a cheerful little bird, though most of her talk was about Ye Yun's combat experiences when he transformed into Ultraman Nexus.
After finishing a piece of steak,
Ye Yun suddenly felt an inexplicable wave of fatigue wash over his body.
"What's going on?"
He muttered softly to himself. Given the physical constitution of an Ultimate Noa-form Dunamist, this kind of reaction shouldn't be happening!
Could it be... someone messed with the steak?
Thinking of this, Ye Yun's eyes grew hazy, and he muttered under his breath, "Ah, how strange, why am I suddenly so dizzy?"
With that, he pretended to slump face-down onto the tabletop.
Hiragi Shiori's eyes widened as she looked at the fallen Ye Yun, completely at a loss for what to do.
Right at that moment, several men in black suddenly swarmed into the restaurant.
Leading them
was none of than TLT's Administrative Officer Matsunaga, someone Hiragi Shiori knew well.
"Administrative Officer Matsunaga, what are you trying to do? Did you... did you drug Ye Yun-kun?"
Hiragi Shiori stood up abruptly, bravely stepping forward to shield Ye Yun.
Administrative Officer Matsunaga wore a stern expression. With his hands clasped behind his back, he said coldly, "Step aside. Don't interfere with official business!"
"Ye Yun-kun helped us eliminate so many Space Beasts, and yet you still want to take him away for research? You're literally burning bridges after crossing the river!"
Hiragi Shiori shouted angrily, her face flushed red.