Am I the only one in this team who is not Ultraman?

“Order.” Emperor Empera took a bite of his apple. When he was the Dark Emperor, he didn’t need to eat at all, but now he eats whenever he can. “There is no order in your universe.”

Based on long-term observation and a lot of direct information from Leo, Ampera is certain of this.

"In that universe, there is the Kingdom of Light, and in the darkness, there is my Dark Universe. Mefilas should have told you that there are many aliens in my Dark Universe, many of whom are restless, but with me restraining them, an order has been formed."

Similarly, the Ultraman of the Land of Light are not only maintaining peace, but also maintaining the order of the universe. Otherwise, Earth would not have been free of alien and monster invasions for more than 20 years.

"But your universe doesn't have a force as vast as my Dark Universe or those guys from the Land of Light, large enough to form an order..."

As he spoke, Ampera paused in his eating, turned his gaze to Leo, and his tone became serious, "Unless you yourself establish a force capable of maintaining this order."

"Swallow the apple in your mouth first," Leo said casually, leaning against the headboard. "That's way too difficult. I just want to protect the Earth; I have no interest in conquering the universe."

Ampera rolled her eyes. She thought conquering the universe was much easier than protecting Earth. Monsters like the evolved Lagras and evolved Grangon could destroy a planet anywhere else.

Moreover, Leo is only ten years old, and his awakened abilities have only been around for a little over half a month. Just look at his subordinates: a Zetton that's almost at EX level, Demaga that gets stronger the more it's fought unless it's killed, Galactron, one of the highest achievements of planetary technology in Kussia, and Eleking that can communicate with the cosmic magnetic field...

Needless to say, the other monsters are also formidable. Leo's current monster army is a considerable force even in her universe, and he also possesses the legendary Dark Spark.

However, Empera was only offering a suggestion, and Leo's decision was not something she could interfere with at the moment.

"So when exactly are you going to help me repair the Darkweave Cloth?" Apella suddenly remembered that there was such a thing. Having stayed with Leo for so long, she had almost forgotten that the Darkweave Cloth originally belonged to her.

"Later, later, we'll extract the dark energy from the evolution of Lagras and that should be enough to repair the remaining cracks."

The dark power within the evolved Gulangon was consumed by the Dark Spark, but the resulting increase was negligible. If, as Renlong said, the Dark Spark could grow into a threat to the entire universe in the future, then the amount of energy it would require would certainly be enormous.

Seeing Leo start working again, Ampera didn't say much. He rested his chin on his hand and stared at the screen. After a while, he subconsciously looked at Leo's face. His eyes were focused, and he was very serious and hardworking.

If I had met this guy sooner, or had someone like him under my command, things would have been much better, right?

However, Empera could also sense that if one day everything on Earth came to an end, Leo might grow to a level she couldn't have imagined. At that time, how would they maintain their relationship?

Chapter 109 Masaki Keigo Comes Knocking

Early in the morning, Leo, who had just finished the highest-level meeting, left the conference room and went straight to the Department of Scientific Research to find Dr. Dango.

"Installing the Softia Barrier on a fighter jet is currently quite difficult." After listening to Leo's request, Dr. Dango pondered for a moment, "But breaking through the Softia Barrier is not difficult."

"How long will it take, and will it interfere with your other research?" Leo continued to ask. The Sphia Barrier was too disgusting; it could even distort ultra-thermal beams. It had to be addressed.

Dr. Dango was deeply moved to hear that Leo was worried about affecting his other research. These days, it's rare to find a client as considerate as Leo.

“You don’t need to worry, Mr. Leo. This matter is actually not difficult. Dr. Yao and I, together with the Dream Team, should be able to complete it soon.”

With the data collected from previous battles, breaking through the Softia Barrier shouldn't be too difficult. In fact, a solution had been proposed before, but at that time the focus was on the renovation of King Joe and the laying of related projects.

"By the way, what do you think of Masaki Keigo, whom I mentioned before?"

“I know that guy.” Leo’s words surprised Danhou. Leo had also investigated afterward and found that he was indeed someone she knew. “You might as well agree to his request first. Of course, you have to keep control of the research yourself, and you can’t tell that guy important data.”

Leo recalled when he first met Masaki Keigo, who always seemed determined to win. Leo was the only person in the fighting class he couldn't beat, so he challenged Leo every day, only to be beaten so badly by Leo that he questioned his existence.

"What do you mean?" Danhou didn't quite understand what Leo meant.

"Given his personality, he most likely does possess some secrets about Ultraman. Since he wants to use us to study Ultraman's power, why not use him in return to advance our research?"

Leo's smile was very friendly, but in reality, he had already instructed Galactron to monitor all of Masaki Keigo's companies and all his secret research labs. Nothing this guy did could escape his notice.

"Um... I thought you would just arrest him, Vice Captain." Dango felt that Leo was acting like a complete schemer.

"After all, we don't have any other evidence besides your email. Since he's willing to help us save money, why not?"

Leo patted Dr. Dango on the shoulder and handed him a USB drive. "This contains some information I compiled myself, as well as data I collected in battle. I hope it will be helpful for your research. As for research directions, I think Ultraman Nexus is a good one."

Because Nexus's Layered Storm can directly break enemies into molecular states, Leo didn't believe that Sphia was capable of sewing the monster back together.

Dr. Tango was so moved that he was speechless. He took the data and hurried back. He needed to contact Masaki Keigo. Now he would do whatever Leo asked him to do!

After leaving Dango's laboratory, Leo went to Dr. Otomo's place. The moment the latter saw Leo, he stood up and warmly stepped forward to shake his hand. "Vice Captain Leo, how did my matter go?"

"At the top-level meeting this morning, I presented your plan to the higher-ups. Director Sawai believes it needs to be done in stages, and Director Yoshioka agrees. Although the representatives from each branch have some opinions, they are all willing to wait for you to produce some preliminary results."

Tango and Dr. Otomo are truly formidable rivals. One is thinking about creating an artificial Ultraman, while the other is thinking about creating monsters. They've been bickering since childhood but are also close friends. Dr. Otomo's plan to create artificial monsters is unlikely to be approved directly because monsters are harder for people to accept than Ultraman.

"Thank you so much for not rejecting it outright."

Dr. Otomo was deeply moved. He knew very well that if he had proposed this plan, no one would have agreed to it. The fact that this was the result was entirely due to Leo's personal achievements speaking up for him.

Actually, this idea is not entirely correct. With the help of Zetton and Demaga on multiple occasions, TPC has already accepted Zetton and others as anonymous allies and has also realized the potential contained in the monsters.

"You're welcome. Also, regarding the preliminary research, you know that Dr. Tango is in charge of leading the analysis of Ultraman's beam. In my opinion, why don't you try to study the monster's abilities?"

Leo had intended to suggest that Dr. Otomo research the monsters' abilities and develop countermeasures, but to his surprise, the guy immediately nodded and said, "I've thought about combining the abilities of different monsters to create a comprehensive and powerful monster."

"For example, Silvergon's power and Zetton's barrier, Eleking's electricity, Demaga's defensive capabilities, and..."

Perhaps because he hadn't been able to find anyone to share his thoughts with, Dr. Otomo became very excited and talked on and on for a long time, which Leo found increasingly absurd.

Dr. Otomo not only has a complete theory, but he has also obviously put in a lot of effort. He is not just talking nonsense, but there is really such a possibility. If the Yabo people came here, they would have to toast him.

"The more powerful the monster, the harder it is to control. Let's take it one step at a time. Director Sawai asked me to tell you that while science must look far ahead, we must take things one step at a time."

"I understand. Thank you so much, Vice Captain Leo." This was the first time Dr. Otomo had encountered a high-ranking official who didn't dismiss his words as nonsense and was willing to help him.

"This is some information I gathered about monsters during battles. I hope it will be helpful to you."

Leo handed over some research data on Super Gob to Dr. Otomo. As for what the doctor would create? Leo had already planned it out. He would just use the Battlenizer to strike first. When it came to controlling monsters, he was absolutely confident.

Watching Leo's departing figure, Dr. Otomo took off his glasses and wiped away his tears. His research, which had been misunderstood by no one for so many years, had finally found a kindred spirit.

(Leo, you're much better at manipulating people than my crew. You can get them to do things for you willingly.)

Having witnessed everything, Empera couldn't help but complain that Leo had accurately grasped the psychological loopholes of Dr. Tango and Dr. Otomo, completely fooling them. In reality, he had always been managing risks to prevent any possible accidents from happening.

“I didn’t manipulate people’s hearts. I just saw what they wanted and met their conditions. How can that be considered exploitation?”

Leo's lips curled up slightly. Calculating the time, he still needed to go to the armory to give King Joe some suggestions on the modifications. His schedule wasn't too heavy today. After finishing his work in the morning, he planned to go home and rest first. Dimaga was seriously injured in this battle, and the others had also worked very hard. He needed to make something to eat to reward them properly.

As he was walking, Leo suddenly sensed something and looked up at the person in the white coat walking towards him from not far away. The person seemed to be somewhat surprised as well.

“A new face. I’ve never seen you before in TPC.” Something about this person was off, but Leo couldn’t quite put his finger on it. The person just seemed like an ordinary person.

"Ah, I'm Hajime Yamaoka, a scientist who was recently transferred from the Americas branch. My mentor is Dr. Otomo." Hajime Yamaoka quickly introduced himself.

Leo nodded thoughtfully, then left without saying anything. He just happened to bump into Yamaoka's shoulder. Hmm, that reaction was definitely human.

Humans? Yamaoka Hajime, or more accurately, Zagi, sensed the same reaction from Leo. When he first saw Leo, he felt that something was off about him.

Unfortunately, in order to avoid revealing his identity and for the sake of convenience, he had to hide most of his power and would not untie the restraints unless necessary. Therefore, he could not see through whether Leo had any secrets.

But thanks to the fact that this body was indeed human and was well hidden, Leo was not able to see through it.

As Leo walked, he kept a close eye on things and did some investigation. He found that Yamaoka was indeed a scientist from the American branch who had led research on monsters in a laboratory in Colorado and was also Dr. Otomo's junior.

According to Dr. Otomo, since relying solely on himself and his assistant Yamazaki was somewhat insufficient, and since it was not advisable to openly recruit people for the project, he could only bring in his junior from the United States.

(Do you also think that guy is weird?) Ampera asked. She had also felt that something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"It's just a gut feeling. Let Galactron focus their surveillance on this guy." Leo pursed his lips. For now, this was the only way to handle it. He couldn't just attack someone without a reason.

"Be careful." After saying this, Empera, who was in the dark veil, subconsciously paused for a moment, thinking about a question: When did she start to care so much about Leo?

Forget it, there's no point in asking such questions. After all, we still need him to fix the Darkweave Cloth right now. Besides, I'm really curious about how far Leo can go.

Leo arrived at the armory. Since ESCG was on holiday today, apart from Captain Gento writing a report for Leo and Komon going to the zoo with his girlfriend, everyone else came to the armory to help repair the fighter jets.

Basic fighter jet maintenance is also a compulsory course for the defense team. Since Leo and Hong Kai did not transfer from other defense teams, they were not tested in this area at the beginning, but Leo learned it quickly later.

Although the last crash was also due to force majeure, and the damage to the fighter jet was not severe and the battle record was good, it still crashed after all. Taking into account the previous incident, Leo dragged Daigo and the others over and asked them to help out at the armory for half a day first.

Daigo and the others didn't have any objections. In fact, they felt quite bad for the repair team staff, so it was only natural for them to come and help. However, they weren't good at very precise repairs and could only do some simple repairs and move things.

"Hey, Daigo, do you want to break something? And Fujimiya over there, don't do anything rash!"

Captain Hebikura, carrying the Serpent Heart Sword, directed Daigo and Fujimiya. Gamu was called away to participate in the research on breaking the Specia Barrier. Fujiwara Juri performed quite well, and Kai Kurenai worked very hard carrying things.

"Vice Captain Leo is here, good morning." Someone noticed Leo, and soon everyone looked over.

"Mr. Leo, would you like to have breakfast with me? I'll get you some tea."

"Vice Captain Leo, please have a seat. Your injuries are still not healed; you need to rest properly."

Soon, a lot of people gathered around, all concerned about Leo. This made Hong Kai sigh at the huge difference in people's character. They had both come to help, but Leo was practically carried away and sent back to his ward.

"I just came to see if there's anything I can do to help. Everyone, don't worry about me, go and do your own thing."

Leo didn't consider himself a celebrity, and he felt quite uncomfortable with so many people surrounding him. Everyone had their own work to do, and they quickly dispersed, though occasionally someone would still greet him.

Arriving in front of the armored King Joe, Leo looked at the King Joe who was now only the upper half of his body and his expression turned serious. In the past, King Joe would have been a formidable fighter, but in the current situation, one King Joe was simply not enough.

If facing an opponent like Evolved Lagras, whether it's King Joe or Auguma, it's all in vain if they don't reach Galactron's level. But right now, the only robots humans can create are at the level of Armament King Joe.

If aliens from other planets knew what Leo was thinking, they would probably curse him out. Many planets couldn't build a King Joe of this level no matter what they tried. The Lebik people's greatest technological achievements were spaceships and shrinking rays, which were still not enough on Earth.

After chatting with Grandpa Ye Hu about various things, such as designing diverse equipment for King Joe, Leo returned to his personal dormitory to change his clothes before leaving headquarters and driving home.

It's better to change back into regular clothes when you leave work, and the car is also disguised, otherwise it might cause some unnecessary trouble. This is the advice that Director Yoshioka gave him. After all, ESCG's reputation is really high now, and many tabloid reporters are probably keeping an eye on it.

Leo was a man who hated trouble and didn't want to get involved with tabloid reporters. While driving, he glanced at the message sent from inside and couldn't help but laugh.

The Kirieloids have been very active in their missionary work in the Americas lately, even taking the initiative to fight the monster when the Gadi appeared in the Americas. Of course, it is very likely that they were the ones who awakened this monster.

Then he was beaten senseless by that 70-meter-long Gadi and almost killed. He had to strengthen himself twice before he finally defeated Gadi and disappeared in a sorry state.

Unfortunately, they can't catch the Kirieloids every time they crack down on illegal gatherings. These guys are too fast. Catching the elderly who have been misled by them and the rebellious youths who are self-aware and believe that TPC is the mastermind behind the monster disasters is also useless. The old man of the Americas branch is really annoyed by this.

Compared to Sphia, Zaki, and the Destruction Bringers, the harm caused by the Kirieloids is still within a controllable range. Most people simply don't believe them. Do they really think the masses are so easily fooled? This isn't the Middle Ages where information spreads slowly. It hasn't been long since these guys attacked the city.

The shrine wasn't actually that far from TPC's headquarters. Leo quickly arrived at the nearby parking lot, parked his car, and prepared to go back. Suddenly, he sensed something, turned his head to dodge a straight punch from behind, grabbed the opponent's fist with his left hand, and forcefully elbowed the opponent backward with his right.

With a muffled thud, the attacker behind him blocked Leo's elbow strike. Leo also grabbed the attacker's wrist and simply turned around to kick... but he didn't manage to kick it, because Leo recognized the attacker.

"Masaki?" The one who attacked Leo was none other than Masaki Keigo, a friend Leo had met with Kirino in the fighting class, though they hadn't been in touch for many years.

Masaki Keigo was surprised that Leo still remembered him, and a smug smile appeared on his lips.

"I'm glad you still remember me, Leo. Oh, now I should call you Vice Captain Leo."

"Judging from your expression, you want to fight me again?" Leo roughly guessed Masaki Keigo's intentions, but kept quiet about it.

Masaki Keigo doesn't deny that for him, a genius who excelled in all aspects from a young age, Leo is the only obstacle he can't overcome in his life. From the time they met until today, he has never beaten Leo, not even once!

"Five years have passed. I'd like to see how I compare to you now. The nearby commercial center is my property. Come on, I'll treat you to a meal while I'm at it."

"...Okay, let me send a message home first." Leo took out his phone and texted Ren that he would be home later. Masaki Keigo glanced at it and looked at Leo strangely, "You're afraid of your wife?"

Sensing the displeasure emanating from Zetton and Eleking, a displeasure so intense they seemed ready to beat up Masaki Keigo, Leo's lips twitched involuntarily. Wait, Empera, what's bothering you?

"Let's go." Leo put away his phone, wanting to see if Masaki Keigo had contacted him about Ultraman.

Chapter 110 Leo, Vice-Captain, are you Ultraman?

Leo still remembers that when he first met Masaki Keigo, the other man displayed a sharpness that was not common among ordinary people. At that time, Masaki Keigo was already hailed as a child prodigy and had many scientific and technological achievements.

Moreover, aside from scientific research, he also possessed extraordinary talent in close combat and shooting. At that time, Masaki Keigo even regarded himself as the focus of the era and the best candidate to lead humanity in the future. He was confident that he could become or even surpass Director Sawai.

Until five years ago, he met Leo.

Even now, Masaki Keigo still remembers everything that happened that day. Just like now, all his attacks, whether punches, chops, or kicks, no matter how fast or tricky, seem to be full of flaws in Leo's eyes.

That was the first time Masaki Keigo encountered the biggest hurdle in his life, and five years later, he still hasn't been able to overcome it.

Masaki Keigo's side kick was easily blocked by Leo, who then quickly stepped forward and kicked out. Masaki only had time to put his arms around his body before being kicked to the ground by Leo. His hands, back, and legs all hurt.

It's the same as always: unreasonable power, monstrous speed, yet reflexes as swift as a cat.

This was their fifth fight since they arrived here, and he hadn't won a single one. Just like that summer five years ago, during the two months he spent in the fighting class, he experienced what it meant to be utterly defeated, with over a hundred one-on-one matches.

"Still want to fight?" Leo barely broke a sweat. After awakening as Leonics, his physical abilities far surpassed those of before. He had also been strengthened by dark power multiple times, and with the support of the Renlong Treasure Jade and the Light of the Earth, his buffs were stacked to the point that they could make people question their existence.

In fact, Leo thought that Masaki Keigo was the real expert. He could hold out for two minutes in each round, even if he wasn't going all out. But if it were a Levik alien, several of them would have died.

"I'm not playing anymore." Masaki Keigo lay sprawled out, "Five years have passed, and I still can't beat you even a little bit."

"There's nothing I can do, you won't let me go easy on you, but you're really amazing." Leo clapped his hands. Masaki Keigo's level is very high. If he trains more, he'll probably be about the same as Mizoroki. He would be an outstanding talent in any defense team.

"I can't compare to you, ha, genius... what kind of genius am I?"

Masaki Keigo slowly stood up. He left after being defeated by Leo for the hundredth time. For the next three years, he did not appear in any media or communicate with any friends. He felt ashamed of himself for being complacent when he received only a little admiration.