Ultraman Time Repairman

"Haha."

Holding the pottery jar, Hei Yan ran excitedly to his doorstep. Still feeling excited, he pushed the door open with a loud "bang," startling his mother who was cooking in the kitchen. She peeked out and saw her son running in. He was wiping his sweat with a towel, but he seemed to have encountered something happy, as he kept grinning.

"Kuroiwa-kun, where have you been again? School starts tomorrow, haven't you finished your homework yet?"

"Hehe, I don't have to go to school tomorrow."

Heiyan tossed the towel back into place, gave a brief explanation, and then happily ran back to his room with his pottery jar.

After closing the door, he turned the pottery jar over and looked for the button on it that represented the release command. After twisting it a few times, a puff of yellow smoke rose out as he wished, and then specks of blue starlight gathered in front of him. That's how Taixiao was released.

"Haha, thank you, Taixiao."

"In that case, I suppose I've fulfilled my promise."

Taixiao stretched his hand behind his back, trying to touch the spot where he had just been hit by the shell, but his arm was too short to reach it.

"Ah, not having to go to school is really great."

Kuroiwa grinned foolishly and collapsed onto the ground, flailing his limbs across the floor.

"Ouch, that hurts! Mike is amazing!"

Taixiao's face contorted in pain, but then, as if remembering something, he paused, glancing at Heiyan who was still smiling with his eyes closed on the floor.

"Monster, I kind of want to go home."

"Call me Miyazaki Kuroiwa-kun!"

Hearing his name called wrong again, Hei Yan got up from the ground with some dissatisfaction. Just as he was about to teach this guy a lesson, he saw Tai Xiao's sad expression, and his momentum instantly deflated.

"What? You miss home?"

Somewhat helplessly watching the silent Taixiao, Heiyan patted its belly after pondering for a while.

"I'll take you to play with your friends later, then you won't want to go home."

"Huh? What are we playing?"

“Let’s play a role-playing game. We’ll be Leo and Mike’s team, and you’ll be the monster.”

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Mac headquarters.

"Captain, I heard that a monster appeared at the school this time?"

Seeing Moroboshi Dan walking ahead, Chiki followed closely and asked.

"Well, it's a good thing the students are on holiday, otherwise the children would be in danger."

Why would a monster attack an empty school?

"I don't know. The monster suddenly disappeared after Team Mike arrived. Anyway, if you have nothing to do in the meantime, investigate it. It would be bad if the monster appeared in a school with people next time."

Dan Moroboshi, leaning on his silver cane, stopped in front of the control panel and turned to look at Chiki.

"Why are you back from your trip to My Heart Mountain so soon? How was it? Did you find anything?"

"Uh...no."

Qian Shu gave an awkward laugh.

"I don't know where the monk with ten strings of cash has gone. I couldn't find him in the mountains, but I did find traces of the Fulipu aliens."

“I know that. Other team members are in charge of the matter concerning the Alien Fulipu. You can focus on investigating this monster.”

After saying that, Dan Moroboshi put his hand on Chiki's shoulder and continued earnestly.

"You must study hard at Xinshan. This monk with ten strings of cash is a highly respected figure."

"A highly respected person?"

Upon hearing the captain's words, Chishu couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

What kind of person could make the team leader take this so seriously?

"You go ahead and get busy. I remember Xiangjun and Xiaotong are also students from the school where this incident happened. You might be able to ask them."

"Yes, Captain."

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After returning home, Qian Shu didn't even change out of his team uniform. After his grandmother opened the door for him, he busied himself looking for Xiang Jun and Xiao Tong.

Perhaps we can get some clues from that.

"Xiangjun and Xiaotong? It seems those two kids have gone out."

The old woman was sweeping with a broom when she looked up at Qian Shu.

"Grandma, where did they go?"

"It must be in an abandoned factory near the school. They used to hang out there with their classmates a lot."

"Okay, I know where that is."

Chishu nodded, put her shoes back on, and was about to go out to find the two children when she suddenly noticed a pair of unfamiliar shoes on the ground.

This size isn't Chanel either.

"Grandma, the shoes you bought this time are really stylish."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Does this old lady look like she's old enough to wear high heels?"

"Whose shoes are these?"

After smiling at the old woman, Qian Shu scratched her head in confusion.

A crisp, clear voice suddenly came from the room.

"Excuse me, that's mine."

After a "click" sound, the door was pushed open, and a familiar figure appeared in front of Qian Shu.

"Why is it you?"

“I’m helping out at the old lady’s flower shop now.”

Roland stood at the doorway with a smile on his face, still wearing his family apron.

"No, Mother-in-law, how can you let strangers stay in your home?"

After a brief moment of surprise, Qian Shu frowned slightly, turned to the silent old woman, and asked her question.

Although he knew the Crane Monster wasn't inherently bad, after working with Mike's team for a long time, he always became overly sensitive to monsters.

Although he understood that the old woman was getting old and wanted someone to keep her company, he found it somewhat unacceptable that he would have to live in the same house as a monster.

“What do you mean you don’t know him? Roland is not only my shop assistant, but also the nanny I hired for this household.”

"But……"

Just as Qian Shu was about to say something, he was already being pushed and shoved out the door by the old woman.

"Don't you have things to do? Hurry up and go. It's really impolite of you to stay here."

"Isn't it?"

After being kicked out, Chishu stared speechlessly at the closed door in front of her.

Was I kicked out?

Grandma's willful temper really hasn't changed at all.

"Harmful."

After letting out a soft sigh, Chishu walked with her head down along the road in the abandoned factory.

Let's focus on finding that monster first.

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On the sandy ground of an abandoned factory.

"Mike, commence the attack!"

"Don't do that! I'm a real monster, not a monster model!"

Hidden behind the bushes, Xiao Tong was leading Xiang Jun to watch as Hei Yan and his group of people were fooling around at the foot of the sand dune.

Several children wearing cardboard Mac helmets on their heads were forming a circle. In the center was Black Rock, wearing a red leather suit and a Leo mask. He was riding on the fallen Taisho, and the children's fists rained down on him regardless of his pleas for mercy.

"It really does look like a monster."

Xiao Tong squinted and looked at it carefully for a while, then said to his younger sister in surprise.

"Let's go find Brother Qian Shu!"