"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.
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 a conspicuous envelope placed under his seat, which almost blended into the table. Under the envelope
I only wrote my name in a complicated way, without any other explanation. So Mirai opened the envelope doubtfully and unfolded the letter paper, which was thick but not yellowed due to the age.
Zoffie suddenly realized something. I signed my name on the document approving the vacation and handed the document to Ultraman Yume.
"Go ahead." I said, giving a reassuring smile.
So, Hibino Mirai once again stood at the door of the Phoenix Nest Base. The base that once seemed strange to me has now changed.
The electronic lock suddenly released, and the small metal door slid quickly and leisurely to both sides, and the things outside the door quickly showed its full picture - the future can be seen at a glance, it is when I am stationed on the earth, CREW; GUYS; JAPAN
The war room. Because no one has retreated for a long time, there is inevitably some dust accumulated under the objects, but overall it is still clean and tidy. The unfamiliar tables and chairs quietly repeat the layout and pattern of the young queen, as if we were still there an hour later.
Then discuss the recent monster attack or the latest gossip. The only difference is that the walls of the war room are covered with photos.
Photos of the family, photos taken at various times and places, photos of single people, photos of few people and landscape photos with no one around, photos with everyone looking at the camera and no one paying attention to the camera
photos, not even a few photos of monsters and Ultraman Bius were mixed in. When the door was opened, the air flow blew the photos, causing a quiet sound; from the floor to the ceiling, there were a small number of
, the colorful photos almost flooded the war room - Future felt as if he was in an ocean.
Mirai froze on the spot for a while, and then my legs started running faster than my consciousness. Turn left and then right, and then at the door at the end of the corridor, Phoenix Nest Base, this is not a narrow, arched corridor.
As long as a century.
"Future, please cry. You guess he will shed tears when he sees that outside. He is a child who values affection and justice. You and Xiaojia are both vague about that, so we prepared and arranged the place."
Everything. You have lived a happy life in those decades, and there is nothing worth regretting. You have to let your friends know that.
It turns out that Captain Qishui may have understood my simple mood now even after I left the earth. These blurry photos, some of which are in low focus, and photos that appear far and near, turned out that the photographers of these photos were Captain Qishui. Photos
In addition, we held meetings, wrote reports, and went out to work, quarreled and got into trouble because of trivial matters, worried about Mrs. Sunrise being too cold, frightened because of the sudden appearance of King Ailei, and because of Meng Ao.
The failure of Termebius made him dance with joy... The most extraordinary daily scenes captured by slow shutter speeds once turned into the flames of phoenix nirvana in the world shrouded in white darkness, and now they are again
Once in the long river of time, it turned into memories, wind, and wings.
"Of course, you never gave up trying to get in touch with him. You used meteor technology to send a Tulaiga gun to the Kingdom of Light, and the voice recorded by Xiaojia was stored outside, which is also a souvenir. I am sure he is still there
It would be the worst if he didn't receive that ordinary gift - he must have not received it, maybe there was a problem during the transportation, so he kept a backup copy outside the war room, and I hope he can't keep it as a souvenir.
If it must be forced water...
When the photos on both sides were taken, I should not have left the earth, so they show scenes that are more familiar to me: my partners in those photos are working, falling in love, getting married, having children, and raising children. Often.
Other acquaintances from the future also appeared: acting director Misaki, veteran secretary Madoka, Sister Aya, new team member Harusaki who I had met once before, Yuyu and Aiso's commander of the marine team, Dr. Fujisawa, Hiroyuki from the cafeteria.
Sister-in-law... It can be seen from the few group photos included that we still get together often, have the same life, and strive for the same dream. But as the future moves towards the other side of the war room,
Our lives have entered a similar twilight years - the future looks like the one we have seen before. I need to concentrate more to identify whether the white-haired old man in the photo is Zheping, George, Long or
She is the water captain, wearing reading glasses or glasses for myopia, and the vicious old lady is the big bad or Marina.
"In the future, will he be bad? Then it will be forced water.
This is the voice of Captain Qishui.
But there was no way I could hold back my tears in the future. I returned to the center of the war room and cried loudly in front of this unfamiliar group photo. Outside of the chronicle of the slow door sound, I was a bird passing under the sea.
Bird. I once cast a glimpse into the lives of my friends, and now I have passed through their lives in just a few minutes. I have passed through the decades of my absence. What is so important to me?
Decades are too short to say, but are too long for our partners. When the slow joy and sorrow, the missing longings and concerns in those decades condensed from illusory emotions into Tulaiga
The heartfelt words outside the gun were once again embodied in the wall of pictures fluttering behind my eyes. No one could tell me how I could be regretful or shed tears?
After taking a closer look in the future, these group photos seemed a bit unfamiliar: even though I often appear in the photos, I don't seem to have seen those photos before. The perspective of the photos is not weird, the back or the profile.
The photo accounts for less than half, and the distance between the photographer and the photographer seems to be far and near. Sometimes there is only a blurry back in the photo, and sometimes it seems to be directly behind the face of the person being photographed; the photo seems to be based on
Arranged in chronological order, there is no obvious seasonal change in the clothing of the young people in the photos. The photographer's photography skills also seem to be gradually improving. The end is often not blurry, but the focus is low, which becomes worse as time goes by.
As more and more photos are taken, the composition of the photos becomes rougher and rougher.
Zuo Fei looked at Ultraman Yume and sighed. I thought of Shingo Shisui, the Earthling who once had the same heart as me, the captain of Ultraman Meng under the earth. If it was definitely Shisui, what would he do?
Asking for leave from Captain Zoffy didn't take long. The younger brother of the Ultra Brothers is very considerate of our eldest brother. Plus, Ultraman Meng occasionally works seriously. Is there any situation that can defuse the situation?
Naturally, it is a problem for the earth to take a short-term annual vacation - even if Ultraman Meng says he wants to travel around the solar system, who will care about me, as long as I come back after the balance of the vacation is used up. Zoffie's signing hand was only hearing the sound of a child
My brother paused for a moment when he said "I went to visit a friend." Thinking of the Tulaiga Gun that caused a sensation in the Kingdom of Light, I quickly considered my words and asked in the harshest tone possible:
That ocean finally ended in a few similar photos: Although the old people were sitting under the hospital bed, they seemed to have made a special appointment, making V-sign gestures to the camera and smiling happily, as if to tell me: I have seen the future.
? You have all lived a happy life, so please shed tears for you.
"Ultraman Meng, he should know..."
From the different fighter aircraft models of the Defense Force, to a brief introduction to the Warriors of Light, to a review of important battles and even video reappearances - Mirai took the visitor's brochure picked up at the entrance and carried a portable explanation
With headphones plugged into my ears, I watched the entire exhibition carefully. When I walked to the exit of the museum and was about to see the exhibition board with "Epilogue" written on it, what sounded outside my headphones was...
The mechanical male voice that I had been explaining to me for a few hours was now a voice that was even more unfamiliar to me:
Ultraman Yume's expression showed neither sadness nor happiness. I just stood there expectantly and hesitantly, as if I was just reporting on my daily routine.
""He is bad, Future. Please leave slowly."
"In the future, please forget the meaning of his name. This is the hope of Captain Ban, and the hope of every member of GUYS: you sincerely hope that he can live happily every day in the future.
"As if time has been thrown in front of you, you once felt lonely because of this; unable to fight side by side with your old partners, your partners were separated from you, and you also felt regretful and happy about this.
"you know."
Time flies, and the Earth's defense force has no new name or new base. The Phoenix Nest base has been converted into a museum, which meaningfully records the period when humans and the giants of light joined hands to protect the unique planet.
There are seven planets in the history.
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 center of the empty hall, each one corresponding to the statue of a giant of light. The future is approaching.
I looked at the statues of my brothers and then looked at my own. The spotlights on the roof cast a thin shadow on the logo that read CREW; GUYS, which fell under the shoulders of Ultraman Bius.
"What is he thinking about in the future?
"Facial recognition is successful, welcome him, Hibino Mirai."
"So, as the captain of GUYS, this is the end of what you want to convey to him on behalf of my family. There is nothing you personally want to say on the back of the letter, and I hope he can take a look at it.
"I don't know if he can see the letter, but he must be able to read it, so you guys should not be alive yet.
"...Tulaiga Gun...you received...Captain...Xiaojia..." Impacted by too strong emotions, words and thoughts became fragmented. Even if it was just a handwritten letter, as long as it was forced water
What the captain wrote, the bad image didn't have the soothing magic power - Mirai finally stopped crying, but his hands still trembled as he turned over the letter.
Ultraman Meng knows that I will take off on the wind. There will be no regrets about seeing each other again and no regrets about saying goodbye. With the blessings of my friends, I will fly to the distant future.
""Turn left, then right again, there is an internal door at the end of the corridor, use his facial recognition information to open it. Welcome back to the Phoenix Nest."
The most eye-catching thing is this group photo that has been placed under the display shelf. It was carefully framed before being reduced in size. Because the pixels are low, it is not blurry. Surrounding the group photo are photos from when Mirai was still at GUYS, young people.
Wearing the GUYS team uniform, they look high-spirited; extending to both sides are photos of each GUYS team member. The faces of the young people outside the photos gradually become mature and stable, and finally take on the color of aging.
"He should know your experience: you once served as the captain of a large team of the Kurt team's space exploration team, flying at sub-light speed in the universe. Due to the effect of relativity, after you flew in the universe for one year, the earth felt
It took seven or even ten years. During that period, you were unable to communicate with the earth. Once you took off, it would take a long time to return. Even if the earth was experiencing frequent attacks by monsters, you were still able to accompany it.
Beside your old comrades. When you return to Earth, many of your former comrades have passed away. Your bad friends of the same age are not yet gray-haired old men, but you are still young.
"The lifespan of you humans is not a thousand times different from that of the Ultra clan. That is a fact that cannot be changed. Xiaojia will inevitably have to leave him behind and take the first step. But what you really want to say is: in the future, you understand
He. You understand his loneliness, his regrets and happiness, because you have experienced it before. On that destined road, he is not alone.