What is unusual is that at this moment, Mebius's whole body is surrounded by flames, spreading from his chest to his back and expanding to both sides, faintly forming a pair of wings of flame. Mebius's expression shows neither sadness nor sadness.
Showing pain. He just stood there calmly and firmly, as if he was just reporting on his daily routine.
Zoffe looked at Mebius and sighed. He thought of Shingo Shimizu, the Earthling who once had the same heart as him, and Mebius's captain on Earth. What would he do if he was Shimizu?
Zoffie seemed to suddenly realize something. He signed his name on the document approving the vacation and handed the document to Membius.
"Go ahead." He said with a reassuring smile.
So, Hibino Mirai once again stood at the door of the Phoenix Nest Base.
Time flies, and the Earth's defense force has a new name and a new base. The Phoenix Nest base was converted into a museum, silently recording the period when humans and the giants of light joined hands to protect this unique planet.
The history of the planet.
Perhaps because it was a working day, there were not many visitors in the museum. The logos of the past defense forces were hung in a row in the middle of the empty hall, each one corresponding to the statue of a giant of light. Approaching Brother in the Future
They looked at their statues, and then looked at their own. The spotlights on the roof cast a thin shadow on the logo that read CREW; GUYS, and fell on Ultraman Mebius's shoulder.
From the different fighter models of different defense forces, to a brief introduction to the Warriors of Light, to the review of important battles and even the reappearance of images - Mirai holds the visitor's brochure picked up at the entrance and a portable explainer on his shoulder
, with headphones in his ears, he watched the entire exhibition carefully. When he walked to the exit of the museum and was about to see the exhibition board with "Epilogue" written on it, what was ringing in the headphones was not what happened in these few hours.
Instead of the mechanical female voice that had been explaining it to him, it was a voice he was more familiar with:
""Hello, Future. Please don't leave in a hurry."
""Turn right, then left again. There is a small internal door at the end of the corridor, which can be opened with your facial recognition information. Welcome back to the Phoenix Nest."
That was the voice of Captain Qishui.
Future was stunned for a moment, and then his legs started running faster than his consciousness. Turn right and then left, and then at the small door at the end of the corridor, the Phoenix Nest Base was not a spacious, long arched corridor.
The electronic lock was released with a "snap", and the metal door slowly slid to both sides, and the things inside the door slowly revealed its full picture - Mirai could tell at a glance that it was CREW; GUYS; JAPAN's battle when he was stationed on the earth.
Because no one has entered the room for a long time, there is inevitably some dust accumulated on the objects, but it is still clean and tidy overall. The familiar tables and chairs quietly repeat the layout and pattern of many years ago, as if they were here discussing what just happened an hour ago.
Monster attacks or the latest gossip. The only difference is that the walls of the war room are covered with photos.
Photos of everyone, photos taken at various times and in various places, photos of single people, photos of many people and photos of scenery without anyone, photos of everyone looking at the camera and photos of no one paying attention to the camera, and even
There were also several photos of monsters and Ultraman Mebius mixed in. The air flow when opening the door blew the photos, causing a rustling noise; from the floor to the ceiling, there were a large number of colorful photos.
The war room was almost flooded - Future felt as if he was in an ocean.
The most eye-catching thing is the group photo that was previously placed on the display shelf. It was enlarged and carefully framed, and it was a little blurry due to the low pixels. Surrounding the group photo are photos of Mirai when he was still in GUYS. The young people were wearing GUYS.
The team uniforms look high-spirited; extending to both sides are photos of each GUYS team member. The faces of the young people in the photos gradually become mature, stable, and finally tainted with old colors.
Future stepped forward to take a closer look, and the photos clustered around him seemed a bit unfamiliar: even though he often appeared in the photos, he seemed to have never seen these photos before. The perspective of the photos was a bit weird, with the back or profile taking up a lot of the photos.
More than half of the time, the distance between the photographers appears to be far and near. Sometimes there is only a blurry back figure in the photo, and sometimes it seems to be directly in front of the person being photographed. The photos seem to be arranged in chronological order, and the faces of the young people in the photos are
There are obvious seasonal changes in clothing, and the photographer's photography skills seem to be gradually improving. At first, there were often blurry and out-of-focus situations, but as time went by, they became less and less, and the composition of the photos became more and more complex.
Be refined.
When the photos on both sides were taken, he should have left the earth, so they all show his more unfamiliar scenes: his partners in these photos are working, falling in love, getting married, having children, and raising children. Occasionally,
Other acquaintances from the future appeared: acting director Misaki, veteran secretary Madoka, Aya, new team member Harusaki who had met once before, Marine Team's Yuyu and Araso's chief operating officer, Dr. Fujisawa, and Mrs. Hinode from the cafeteria.
...It can be seen from the few group photos included that they still get together often, have different lives, and struggle for different dreams. But as the future moves to the other side of the war room, their lives have changed.
They are all entering a similar old age - he has never seen them look like this in the future. He needs to concentrate more to identify whether the white-haired old man in the photo is Zheping, George, Long or the water captain, wearing an old
The kind old lady who wears spectacles or glasses for myopia is Xiaohao or Jinna.
This ocean finally ended in several similar photos: Although the old people were sitting on the hospital bed, they seemed to have made an appointment, making V-sign gestures to the camera and laughing happily, as if to tell him: I have seen the future.
? We all lived a happy life, so please don't cry for us.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! But the future could not hold back the tears. He returned to the center of the war room and burst into tears facing the familiar group photo. In this chronicle of the shutter sound, he is
A bird flitting across the sea. He once cast a fleeting shadow in the lives of his companions, and now he has flitted across their lives in just ten minutes, passing through these few days when he was absent.
Ten years, this is too short for him, but it is too long for his partners. When all the happiness and sadness, all the longings and concerns in these decades are condensed from illusory emotions into pictures
The heartfelt words in Layga's gun were once again embodied in the wall of fluttering photos in front of him. Who can tell him how he can not regret it and how he can not shed tears?
He couldn't bear to look at the smiles of his companions anymore, so he turned his back. The long table in the center of the command room was empty, except for an inconspicuous envelope placed on the seat that belonged to him, almost blending into the table. The envelope
His name was simply written on it, without any other explanation. So Mirai opened the envelope with doubts, and unfolded the letter paper, which was thick but had begun to turn yellow due to time.
"Future, how are you? This is Qishui.
"I don't know if you can read this letter, but if you can read this, then I and all the team members should be no longer alive.
"Future, please don't cry. I guess you will shed tears when you see this. You are a child who values love and justice. Everyone and I know this very well, so we prepared and arranged all this. This
We have lived happily for decades and have nothing to regret. We have to let our friends know this.
"Of course, we have never given up trying to get in touch with you. We used meteor technology to send a Tulaiga gun to the Kingdom of Light, which contains the voice recorded by everyone, which can also be regarded as a souvenir. If you have already received
It would be great to receive this special gift - if you don't receive it, there may be a problem during transportation. I have a backup copy stored in the war room, and I hope you can keep it as a souvenir.
"In the future, please don't forget the meaning of your name. That is not only the hope of Captain Ban, but also the hope of every member of GUYS: We sincerely hope that you can live happily every day in the future.
"Well, as the captain of GUYS, that's all I want to convey to you on behalf of everyone. There are some things I personally want to say on the back of the letter, and I hope you can take a look.
"...Tulaiga Gun...I received...Captain...Everyone..." Under the impact of too strong emotions, the words and thoughts became fragmented. Even if it was just a handwritten letter, as long as it was written by Captain Qishui
The tears seemed to have a reassuring magic power - Mirai finally stopped crying, but his hands still trembled as he turned over the letter.
"What are you thinking about in the future?
"You should know my experience: I once served as the leader of a small team in the Kurt team's space exploration team, flying at sub-light speed in the universe. Due to the relativistic effect, during the one year I flew in the universe, the earth has already
Five or even ten years passed. During this period, I was unable to communicate with the earth. Once I took off, it would take a long time to return. Even though the earth was experiencing frequent attacks by monsters, I could not accompany the old days.
By the side of my comrades-in-arms. When I returned to Earth, many of my former comrades had passed away. My friends who were the same age as me were already gray-haired old men, but I was still young.
"As if time had left me behind, I once felt lonely because of this; unable to fight side by side with my old partners, my partners were separated from me because of this, and I also felt regret and pain for this.
"The lifespan of us humans is hundreds of times different from that of the Ultra clan. This is an unchangeable fact. It is inevitable that everyone will leave you behind and take the first step. But what I really want to say is: I understand you in the future.
I understand your loneliness, your regret and pain, because I have experienced it before. You are not alone on this destined road.
"Do you still remember? Once, everyone was discussing in the war room the question of "what photos should be taken." At that time, I said that everyone would tend to take photos of the people and things they love as a record of the best moments. Now,
Please take another look at the photos hanging next to our group photo directly opposite the long table.
"I deliberately took these photos to record the most precious memories. In the future, even if we don't have the chance to be by your side all the time, even if the encounter with you is so brief, the time when we are with you and with everyone
This period of time is the best time I have ever experienced. It is like a miracle that we actually had this period of time. Even if we feel lonely, regretful and painful now, it is an inseparable part of us.
, is a part that I don’t want to give up no matter what.
"We don't want to see you wallowing in the sorrow of the past, and we don't want to see our memories drag you down and bring you permanent pain. In the future, you will meet new partners and protect the peace of the universe with them.
Creating more beautiful memories together is the most important thing. As for us, there is a romantic saying on earth: people who have passed away will turn into stars in the sky. As long as you occasionally think of us when you look up at the stars, then
It's enough.
"What are you thinking about in the future? No matter what, please take these beautiful memories and move on with a smile.
It turns out that Captain Qishui may have understood his current complex mood even before he left the earth. Those blurry photos, photos that were out of focus, and photos that were far and near, it turned out that the photographers of those photos were Captain Qishui.
In the photos, they were in meetings, writing reports, going out on field trips, quarreling and making up over trivial matters, distressed because Sister Sunrise was too enthusiastic, frightened and at a loss because of the sudden appearance of Little King Airei, and confused because of the sudden appearance of Mumbius Ott.
Mann danced with joy at his victory... The most ordinary daily pictures captured by the shutter again and again, once turned into the flames of Phoenix Nirvana in the silent world shrouded in darkness, and now they have turned into the flames of Phoenix Nirvana again in the long river of time.
For memories, turn into wind, turn into wings.
Mebius knew that he would take off on the wind. There would be no regrets or regrets. With the blessings of his partners, he would fly to the distant future. Hibino once again stood at the Phoenix Nest Base in the future.
's doorway.
It didn't take long to ask for leave from Captain Zoffy. The eldest brother of the Ultra brothers was very considerate of their youngest brother. In addition, Mebius has always worked seriously. If there is no emergency, he will go to Earth for a short break.
Annual leave is naturally not a problem - even if Mebius wants to travel around the solar system, no one will care about him, as long as he comes back before the balance of the leave is used up. The only sign of Zoffie's hand was when he heard his younger brother say "Go"
"Visiting friends." He paused for a moment. Thinking of the Tulaiga Gun that caused a sensation in the Kingdom of Light, he quickly considered his words and asked the question in as soft a tone as possible.