si-mexico Chapter 371 Daughter of Time
Chapter 371 Daughter of Time
A week passed in the blink of an eye.
With timely update notifications from major video platforms, the seventh episode of "Ultraman Cosmos" premiered.
Countless viewers who had been waiting in front of their screens immediately flooded into the live stream, and the screen was instantly filled with comments.
In Gu Nan's original world, "Daughter of Time" was one of the few remarkable episodes in the early episodes of the "Ultraman Cosmos" TV series.
After all, it was written by Ai Ota, the same writer who created Obik and Sila.
However, due to time constraints, the original version of "Daughter of Time" had to be split into two parts for broadcast, but in the present world...
Each episode is over 45 minutes long, so Gu Nan decided to combine the two parts into one episode.
The screen lights up.
The opening doesn't immediately jump into a tense and exciting battle; instead, it plays a news segment with a high-tech feel.
In the image, a massive and magnificent metal space station is silently suspended in the depths of space.
A voiceover slowly began: "On this day, a long-held dream came true. The Nebula III, a truly habitable space station, was completed."
The scene cuts back to the command center of the elite youth team.
Vice-captain Mizuha handed two steaming cups of tea to Musashi, a slight smile playing on her lips: "Speaking of which, Musashi once said that she hopes to go to space one day."
"Yes, that's why I've been looking forward to the completion of Nebula 3."
Musashi took the tea, looked at the news on the screen, and a hint of emotion flashed in his eyes. "Humans are truly amazing."
"When the project was suspended four years ago due to an accident, I thought it would never be completed."
[Dyna's Worldview: It seems Earth still has the strongest technological foundation.]
[Cottage: What did you say?]
[Jetton: I'm so scared I'm crying...]
[Space station, huh? I do know of a defense force that was wiped out and used it as a base...]
[Our Xia Kingdom also has a space station in real life, so watching this scene strangely resonates with me!]
Is Musashi's dream to go to space? It seems to fit his personality of exploring the unknown.
Just as the audience was still discussing the space station, the scene suddenly changed.
As night fell, the piercing alarm shattered the tranquility of the command room.
"Unidentified life form spotted in the ninth district of Bincheng!"
Rena quickly typed on the keyboard, sending the coordinates to the main screen.
Since it was Musashi's turn to work the night shift, he didn't hesitate to pilot his Tek fighter jet and speed towards the scene of the incident.
After the fighter jets arrived at the scene, Musashi saw a heart-pounding scene on the screen.
On the dark street, a beautiful but pitiful woman was desperately running away in terror.
Closely following behind her was a gigantic alien.
An evil cosmic life form called Uroga.
It has a slender body, its head is covered as if by a black cloth, its face has glowing organs that flash red light, and its arms extend with huge spikes that constantly fire deadly destructive rays.
But to everyone's surprise, a dozen beams of light shot out, blasting the ground, walls, and trees around the girl to smithereens, but not even a single hair on her head was harmed.
[Is this some kind of alien sexual predator, happening so late at night?]
Wow, this alien has such a tiny waist!
[A master of outlining human figures? Did he shoot with his eyes closed?!]
[They're too much of a martial arts enthusiast; it's all intimidation shooting, not a single shot hits.]
[Giant right from the start? You can't exactly say you were forced into it by a girl, can you?]
In that critical moment, Musashi decisively pressed the control stick. As the fighter jet dove for cover, he pulled out the Sun and Moon Radiance from his pocket.
A dazzling light pierced the night sky as Ultraman Cosmos crashed down between Uroga and the girl!
Gauss assumed the classic Tai Chi starting stance, ready for battle.
However, the scene of their first meeting was unusually comical.
When Uroga saw Gauss appear, he did not show any desire to fight.
It tilted its head and glanced at Gauss, then casually unleashed a harmless little skill.
Gauss casually blocked the attack and was about to counterattack when Uroga suddenly glowed, transforming into a ball of light and disappearing without a trace.
[That's it?]
[You're clocking out, right?]
Master Gao: I haven't even used any force yet, why did you run away?
This alien is clearly putting on an act; all bark and no bite.
After the aliens inexplicably retreated, Musashi deactivated his transformation and ran to the side of the still-shaken girl.
He wanted to step forward and comfort her.
Unexpectedly, when the girl saw the man suddenly approaching, she was so frightened that she pushed him away, put her hands in front of her chest, and her eyes were full of vigilance.
"No, no! You've misunderstood!"
Musashi quickly took two steps back, explaining in a flustered manner, "I just wanted to help you treat your wounds."
Upon hearing this, the girl paused for a moment, and her guarded gaze gradually softened.
She looked at Musashi's sincere face and asked softly, "So, you saved me?"
"Ah...I guess so."
Musashi scratched his head somewhat awkwardly. "Sorry, I startled you. My name is Musashi, what's yours?"
The girl opened her mouth, but suddenly showed a pained expression.
She covered her head, desperately trying to recall, but couldn't answer for a moment.
Subsequently, in order to protect the safety of the unidentified girl, Musashi decided to take her back to the Youth Elite Team base for treatment.
After a preliminary examination by the base's doctors, it was confirmed that the girl had suffered some kind of severe trauma, resulting in temporary amnesia.
She not only doesn't remember why she was being hunted by aliens, but she has also completely forgotten her own name.
The next morning.
Sunlight streamed into the medical room through the base's windows.
Musashi, who is usually so reserved, was surprisingly proactive today.
He went out early in the morning to buy a bouquet of flowers, and carrying the bouquet, he walked somewhat awkwardly into the girl's hospital room.
"Thank you for last night."
The girl saw Musashi and managed a weak smile.
"It's a bit deserted here, so I brought this over to cheer you up a little."
Musashi blushed and handed over the flowers.
As she handed him the flowers, the girl's slender hands touched the back of Musashi's hands.
This made Musashi avoid eye contact, not daring to look the girl in the eye at all.
[It turns out, Musashi is Xiao Chunan.]
Musashi was definitely smitten.
[How innocent Musashi is.]
[The actresses are so pretty, I'd add one more as my wife!]
To ease the awkward atmosphere, Musashi accompanied the girl to take a walk on the rooftop of the base.
In the gentle breeze, Musashi explained the nature of the EYES (Elite Young Team) to the girl.
"The EYES team specializes in capturing docile monsters and sending them to the Seiya Archipelago for protection."
Musashi gazed at the distant sky, his eyes gleaming. "It may sound like wishful thinking, but we hope to coexist with them, to do everything in our power to coexist with the monsters that live on this planet."
The girl listened quietly, her eyes filled with deep admiration and longing: "Isn't that amazing? Even though it's incredibly difficult, there are still people who want to realize that kind of dream."
In the girl's eyes, since they are all life forms living on Earth together, they must be able to coexist peacefully.
Her ideals coincided with Musashi's.
This spiritual connection completely captivated Musashi.
He watched as the girl's hair was blown by the wind, and Musashi's hand kept moving closer to the girl's hand that was resting on the railing.
But when the girl turned around, he was so startled that he immediately withdrew his hand and blurted out, "Oh right, I've always felt like I've seen you somewhere before. I have this feeling of déjà vu."
The girl nodded slightly: "Me too. When I first met you, I also felt like I'd seen you before. So I had to remember quickly."
[What kind of light novel opening is this?!]
"I've seen this girl before, haven't I?"
[Musashi, you're in trouble! You've fallen in love!]
[A typical example of someone who has the desire but lacks the courage to act on it.]
[Is it because I'm feeling repressed?]
This is what is meant by "a graceful and virtuous woman is the object of a gentleman's affections."
The girl took out her notebook, which contained notes the doctor had asked her to write down, along with fragments of thoughts that occasionally flashed through her mind.
She should write down everything that happens in her daily life, which might help her recover her memory.
Suddenly Musashi noticed a word in the girl's notebook.
"Daughter of Time".
The girl pointed to this line in the notebook, her brows furrowing slightly. "Where am I? What did I do? Whenever I try to recall, the phrase 'daughter of time' comes to mind."
Not only that, she had previously drawn a strange building in her notebook that looked like a nautilus shell.
She asked the nurse to give this clue to Musashi, hoping it would help her regain her memories.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the meticulous vice-captain Mizuha was staring blankly at the battle replay on the main screen.
Why did this cosmic life form suddenly disappear?
Mizuha crossed her arms, her eyes filled with suspicion. "At first, he clung to her relentlessly, but as soon as Gauss appeared, he vanished without a fight. Shouldn't that seem strange?"
The seeds of doubt have been sown.
Late that night, the only light in the base's computer control room was the faint blue glow from the screens.
Musashi sat alone in front of the computer, holding the "Nautilus" sketch drawn by the girl, frantically searching for something in the internal database with a serious expression.
"Hey, Musashi's so helpful."
Fengchui walked into the control room at some point and, seeing Musashi's tense appearance, couldn't help but tease him.
But Musashi completely ignored him, his eyes fixed on the search results that had just popped up on the screen.
Before he could even turn off his computer, Musashi suddenly stood up and dashed out of the control room.
"What is that guy researching?" Feng Chui walked to the computer with some confusion.
When he saw the information on the screen, the joking expression on his face instantly froze.
He then immediately went to the command center.
"Captain! Come and see this!"
Soon, Captain Haruka, Mizuha, and Tsuchikage all gathered in front of the computer.
On the screen, a personnel file was clearly displayed.
The person in the photo is the amnesiac girl lying in the infirmary right now!
But the words on the file sent a chill down everyone's spine.
"Her name is Kurosaki Rene."
The sound of the wind trembled slightly. "Four years ago, she was a member of the construction team for the Nebula 3 space station."
"Four years ago?"
Mizuha frowned. "That accident..."
"Yes." Feng Chui swallowed and pointed to the red stamp at the bottom of the file. "Four years ago, she died in a construction accident on Nebula 3."
Holy crap!!!
[A dead person? A Chinese Ghost Story!]
[A cyber ghost?!]
[Is there still something to do with Lao Pu?]
[666, the professor has tracked us down here!]
[I knew that alien wouldn't let her go so easily! This is a conspiracy!]
[Turns out it's not a modern romance drama, it's a horror-suspense drama!]
"Dead?"
"But she's still in our infirmary!"
Just then, the base's medic pushed open the door and walked in, holding a freshly completed deep brain scan report.
Her expression was equally somber.
"Her diagnosis is out." The doctor handed the report to the captain. "After she died, someone implanted a tiny biochip deep in her forehead."
"Biochip?"
"That's right."
The doctor sighed, his tone full of regret, "She began to simulate life activities with the help of the special pulses emitted by this biochip."
Moreover, data comparison revealed that the pulses emitted by this chip are of the same nature as those emitted by the previous cosmic life form.
The air inside the command room seemed to freeze at that moment.
All the mysteries were solved in an instant.
Vice-Captain Mizuha suddenly realized: "Rene was implanted with a biochip by that cosmic life form and then deliberately sent to the Youth Elite Team base! Why did Gauss run away when it appeared? Because it was acting the whole time, its purpose was to make us bring Rene back!"