Across Ultra: Half Dream

[Oh my, Uncle Seven, your good days are over.] Chloe laughed with gloating pleasure.

When Zhongao was on his way back to Ace's house and was about to reach the Technology Bureau, Hikaru suddenly appeared.

"Ace, wait." Hikari called Ace.

The others turned around and looked at Hikari with a puzzled look on their faces. Ace said, "What's the matter, Hikari?"

Hikari said calmly, "I discovered that Xiao Yi has a talent for scientific research, so I came to ask for her."

The Ao and Chloe looked at Hikari with an expression that said, "Are you sure?"

The others were still confused, but Ace was the first to react. With a murderous look on his face, he held Chloe in one hand and picked up Ace's Blade with the other hand and looked at Hikari, "Hikari, you'd better be kidding! Otherwise...!"

Zoffy also reacted and hurriedly stopped Ace, looking at his childhood friend with a headache. "Guang, how old is Chloe? You think she is suitable for scientific research?"

The other three Aos looked at Ace who was becoming more and more murderous, and hurriedly tried to persuade Hikari, trying to dissuade him. Unfortunately, after hearing the next sentence, everyone fell silent and looked at Ace with dissatisfaction.

"Have you ever seen a baby who can speak fully at the age of one hundred? Moreover, she is more skilled at playing with the light screen than you are." Seeing that everyone was in disbelief, Hikaru directly threw the video out.

[It’s over… that damn blue-skinned devil!!] Chloe panicked. She didn’t want to have to work overtime every day in the future.

Zoffy looked at Ace dissatisfiedly, "Ace! Why didn't you tell us that Xiao Yi could talk? Why did you hide it from us?"

Before Ace could say anything, Taro spoke up, "Hikari, that's not right. Xiao Yi is clearly more suitable to be an Ultraman! Last time, when she was only a little girl, she released a beam of light and knocked the syringe out of your hand!"

"What? Light?! When?!" Ace looked at Taro in shock.

After hearing this, Zhongao was even more shocked than Ace. He turned to look at Chloe, his eyes full of joy at seeing a genius, which gave Chloe goosebumps.

"Xiao Yi, can you show daddy another one now?" Ace looked at Chloe excitedly.

"Ah... that's fine, Daddy." Chloe said as she casually shot a beam of light towards the sky.

The Ao who witnessed it were all thrilled. Especially Ace who excitedly shouted, "Great, great, great! You are worthy of being my daughter! You should inherit my ability!"

Chloe's move made Hikari unable to learn. "No, she must learn from me! Her talent cannot be wasted!"

Furious, Ace cursed, "Hikari, you're dreaming! This is my daughter! She must inherit my inheritance!"

Seeing that Ace and Hikaru were about to fight, Zoffy hurried to stop them, "Calm down! It doesn't matter what you learn! Just learn Hikaru for literature and Ace for martial arts!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ultraman quickly advised, "Big brother, you are right. I, your daughter, should learn more so that I can protect myself."

Taro hugged Ace and tried to reconcile him, saying, "Brother Ace, it's always good for my daughter Odo to learn something!"

After hearing what the others said, Ace calmed down. He looked at Hikari and snorted, "I can learn from you! But! Force is more important! I can't turn my daughter into a weak scientist!"

Hikari looked at Ace speechlessly, "Don't worry! Even though I'm a weak scientist, I understand this principle."

Afterwards, Ace and Hikari started discussing how to arrange their study time, which left the other Aos speechless...

Chloe, on the other hand, watched the situation unfold, her face filled with confusion as she wondered, "Who am I? Where am I? Where is this? What am I doing?"

Chloe, who finally came to her senses, burst into tears. "No, Daddy sold me out like that?! I couldn't escape it after all. I feel like I'm going to die from overwork in the future..."

Jack, who was shocked, looked at Ace and Hikaru and said, "How old is Xiao Yi, and you've already arranged for him?"

Chloe was deeply moved when she saw Jack speaking up for her.

But the next second, Hikari said, "Why don't you learn more when you are young and wait until you are old? Besides, if you have talent, you should learn early and don't waste time!"

Chloe stared at Hikari [Blue-skinned Devil!!!] in amazement, then turned to look at Jack with hope, hoping that he could help talk again.

As a result, after hearing what Hikaru said, Jack was convinced and nodded in agreement.

This time, Chloe was completely autistic. [You don't love me anymore, right...]

Suddenly a majestic voice appeared and temporarily saved Chloe.

"Have you forgotten the laws protecting youngsters in the Kingdom of Light, or haven't you learned them? I think you need to relearn them!"

After hearing this, the other Ultramen turned around and saw that it was Ultra Father. Ace and Hikari both shut up. It turned out that the light emitted by Chloe had attracted Ultra Father.

Then, Father Ao took Chloe from Ace's arms and held her in his arms. He looked at the other Ao with a bad expression. "You have to be a thousand years old to go to Ultra Kindergarten, and Chloe is only over a hundred. I think you guys want to go to prison for a while."

Hikari was about to retort, but fell completely silent after hearing this.

Father Ao said seriously, "This matter will not begin until Chloe is a thousand years old! Anyone who dares to teach Chloe privately during this period will be sent to prison to reflect on his mistakes!"

"Yes! Father!" After hearing what Father Ao said, the other Aos could only temporarily give up the idea.

Watching the subsequent development of the matter, Chloe felt that there was always light at the end of the tunnel and was very happy.

Thinking of this, Chloe excitedly washed her father's face with her saliva. And Father Ao lovingly touched Chloe's little head, looked at Ace and said, "Ace, I will take Chloe away first. You can come back to pick her up in a few days!"

As he spoke, Father Ao, who had just taken a few steps, thought of Zero and continued, "By the way, when Zero gets out of school, bring him here!"

Afterwards, Father Ao took Chloe away, leaving Ao and the others looking at each other in bewilderment.

Seeing Chloe being taken away, Hikaru didn't feel anything. He turned around and went back to the Science and Technology Bureau to work overtime.

But Ace was not so well. Watching his daughter being taken away, a gloomy aura emanated from his body, which scared the other four O's so much that they hurried to comfort her.

Chloe, who was taken away, hugged Ao's neck excitedly and rubbed it hard, which made Ao's father laugh. "Xiao Yi, it's not good to be too happy. After all, I know them, especially Hikaru. You can hide from me for a while, but you can't hide forever."

Hearing what Ao's father said, Chloe hugged Ao's neck and said in a muffled voice, "Grandpa, I know, but I still want to play for a while, even for a little while."

Father Ao patted Chloe's back gently and asked lovingly, "Hmm? Can you tell Grandpa why?"

Chloe said sadly, "Because once I start studying, I won't have time to be with everyone...especially Brother Ling..."

"Xiao Yi really likes Cero." After hearing Chloe's answer, Father Ao did not blame her. Instead, he counseled her, "Xiao Yi, learning will make you stronger, so that you can protect everything you care about."

"But, I'm just a weak girl, can I really do it?" Chloe looked at Father Ao doubtfully.

Father Ao touched Chloe's head and said, "Don't you want to fight alongside Zero in the future? Are you willing to stay in the Kingdom of Light for the rest of your life? Every time you can only wait anxiously for your brother Zero to come back?"

"No! I don't want to! I want to fight alongside Brother Ling!" Chloe felt uncomfortable thinking of that scene. "Grandpa, I understand!"

"Well, our Xiao Yi is very smart." Seeing that Chloe understood, Father Ultra stopped talking about this topic and began to tell Xiao Yi the story of the Ultra Brothers.

Along the way, Father Ao spoke vividly and looked at Chloe with amusement, sometimes shedding tears and sometimes giggling.

When Chloe returned to Ao's father's house, she saw the gentle Ao's mother. She quickly got down from Ao's father's arms and ran towards Ao's mother, "Grandma! Grandma! Xiao Yi is here to see you!"

Hearing Chloe's voice, Mother Ao turned around and caught Chloe who was rushing towards her. "Hey, my little Yi is here. Did you miss grandma?"

Looking at the gentle and loving eyes of Ao Mu, Chloe couldn't help but act like a spoiled child, and chattered with Ao Mu, "I thought about it, grandma. Let me tell you, today..."

Father Ao looked at the heartwarming scene in front of him and smiled unconsciously. He walked over quietly, sat next to Chloe, and listened to the conversation between the two.

Time passed slowly, and the Spark Tower was no longer as bright as it was during the day. Chloe, who had finished her dinner, stood in front of the gate, looking expectantly.

Suddenly, Chloe's eyes lit up even brighter than usual. She ran forward quickly, then pounced into the arms of Xiao Ao, who had been waiting for her for a long time.

"Xiao Yi, I'm sorry for the long wait." Cero hugged Chloe, exuding a happy atmosphere.

"No! Brother Ling." Chloe happily swung her feet and hugged Sero's face for praise. "Brother Ling, have you eaten? Xiao Yi ate well today!"

"Yeah! Xiao Yi is the best! For being so well behaved, what reward does Xiao Yi want?" Cero looked at Chloe with amusement.

"Hmm? As a reward, Brother Ling, can you tell me two stories tonight?" Chloe tilted her head, thought for a while, and said to Cerro.

Hearing that Chloe only wanted such a simple reward, Sero felt warm in his heart, smiled dotingly and said, "Of course."

Chloe happily rubbed Zero's face and said, "Great! Rei-nii is the best!!"

That night, Youao fell into a sweet dream, but Youao couldn't fall asleep.

"Sigh..." Ace sat in the living room, looking at the deserted house, feeling very aggrieved.

When Silly Zeta heard Ace sigh, he asked, "Brother Ace, why haven't Xiao Yi and Zero come back?"

Hearing this, Ace felt like a clear well-shaped mark was about to appear on his forehead. He tried to hold it back, but finally couldn't help it. He grabbed Zeta Destiny's scruff and entered his own training room.

Soon after, Zeta's screams and the sound of light explosions were heard in Ace's house.