Dagu grinned in pain, but his ears stood up as hard as he could, trying to hear clearly what was behind him, but what came into his ears was the roar of people, the roar of the engines of passing cars, and the distant sea.
The long and quiet whistle sounds are all the sounds of the city that we have long been accustomed to.
It's just that what Dagu wanted to hear urgently at this moment was the voices of those two people. Regardless of the pain in his body, he hurriedly climbed up. What he saw were high-rise buildings, cars and pedestrians. There was no director Eiji who had passed away long ago, and he did not become Ultraman.
himself, not to mention the black mist that made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
It seemed that the immersive movie viewing that lasted less than five seconds was just an illusion, but Dagu could clearly feel the discomfort of his eyes after seeing strong light. If illusions could be so real, what movies, games, etc.
All VR and AR businesses will be shut down immediately. It is enough for everyone to just fantasize about it. There is no need for other forms of entertainment.
People around him were coming and going, and Dagu's fall to the ground caused many people to look at him curiously, and then left in a hurry. In this fast-paced society, unless it was a fight between two people, it would not be possible.
There will be too many people interested in taking a closer look.
In the past, he was surrounded by people because of his embarrassment, and attracted attention for making a fool of himself. For Dagu, it was absolutely social death. Even if no one knew him, he would feel embarrassed, and he could not wait to find a crack and get in.
But now, Dagu didn't care about the eyes of the people around him. He just lay there and twisted his neck, looking for the two people, but found nothing.
Then he thought of something and hurriedly got up and turned to look behind him. The other 'self' in the 'phantom' seemed to be looking at the sky just now. Dagu wanted to know what he was looking at.
I saw that the sky was full of sunset, and a red sun was slowly setting towards the city, stretching the shadows of tall buildings into long shadows, shrouding the streets, cars, and people in shadow.
"Ultra... Star." Dagu repeated in a low voice. This was the clearest and most understandable name he had ever heard. It was the hometown of the Ultramen he had loved watching since he was a child, and it remains so until now.
I still remember what Ultraman Seven said to Anu at the end: If you see stars in the western sky, it’s me watching you from the distant planet.
"He's looking at the Ultra Star?!" Dagu thought uncertainly, trying to recall everything just now, and suddenly thought that before hearing the voices of the two people, he seemed to see a star, one in the sky at sunset.
The stars shining in the room made him unable to help but compare with the night sky when he was a child.
Could it be...
"That's the Ultra Star?" This idea that he found incredible appeared in Dagu's mind, so that when he first thought of this idea, he subconsciously denied it: "How is it possible? The Kingdom of Light is just on TV.
Yes, how could there be Ultraman in the real world?"
"Yes, Ultraman doesn't exist at all. They are just... people on TV." Dagu smiled bitterly, shook his head, bent down to pick up the documents scattered on the ground, and sorted them out
Put it back in your bag and prepare to leave this place.
But before leaving, I couldn't help but look behind me. It was still empty there. There was no revered Director Eiji, nor himself transformed into Ultraman in the light. He turned around and glanced up at the sky.
There is no Ultra Star there either.
There is nothing, and those touching stories of Ultra heroes are all fake. Just like when I was a child, after watching Ultraman and imagining myself becoming Ultraman, I still had to do my homework, but now I
Even the ability to think freely is lost, and only the homework assigned by life is left.
Dagu's mood suddenly dropped. The good mood after get off work in the past was gone. Even his steps became extra heavy. He didn't know why he wanted to walk, but he just walked forward along the coastal road.
Behind Dagu, in the corner of the high-rise building, there is a group of shadows that are denser than other areas. They rotate synchronously as Dagu advances, as if staring at Dagu, and seeing Dagu's emotions
He walked forward depressed, instead of standing still and thinking about things like 'Ultra Star, becoming Ultraman myself', he let out a laugh of 'Jie! Jie!' from the shadows. It sounded like
I feel very proud, and feel happy that my great revenge has been avenged.
It's just that the city is too noisy. The roaring engines and the roar of people make this laughter seem particularly weak. Before it leaves the shadow, it is already covered by the noise. Even people passing by can't hear it, let alone those who have already left.
The distant past.
The wind blowing from the land to the sea, carrying the city's unique smell of exhaust gas and waste, floats on the sea and fills the world, as if the world has become turbid.
Dagu just walked like this and unknowingly arrived at a tourist pier built with wooden planks. Dagu couldn't help but stop and looked around blankly: "This is..."
Although several years have passed, he has never forgotten this place, but he has never been here again, let alone mentioned it, just because here, he had a falling out with his childhood sweetheart, Lina.
There was no talk of breaking up, and they still looked like boyfriend and girlfriend in front of others, but in fact only they knew that there was a thorn between them.
To this day, Da Gu still remembers saying with a happy smile and pretending to be relaxed: "I decided not to leave, to stay in this city, to stay with Lina, and to be with Lina forever."
After saying "Together", Lina was not as happy as she expected, but instead showed a surprised expression, which then turned into disappointment, shook her head, and turned to leave.
At that time, he didn't understand why he didn't leave the city and could be by her side all the time. Not only was Lina unhappy, she even turned around and left angrily, refusing to say a word to him.
At that time, Dagu was confused, but also felt aggrieved and angry. He felt that it was too much for him to pay so much but not be understood.
The two people had a cold war for a long time because of this. Even though they got back together later, they never mentioned it again. Even if they knew that the other party remembered it and cared about it, they never mentioned it again.
"Why are you here?" Dagu couldn't help clenching his fists. His first reaction was to leave, but his legs were like lead. He refused to obey his orders and could not leave. Somewhere somewhere, there was someone
The voice is saying, 'This is evasion and cannot solve the problem'.
"Escape? Yes, I have been escaping. I thought that by being an ostrich and burying my head in the sand, nothing had happened." Da Gu muttered to himself, but he hated himself extremely in his heart. Why?