"Yes, that was me." Chen Yu replied with a smile, "No need to thank me or anything. It was just a small effort on my part."
The passengers tried to open the door but found it locked; attempting to open the windows also proved futile.
However, after hearing Chen Yu's words, one of the more courageous passengers asked, "Are you a superhero?"
"Something like that," Chen Yu responded. "Actually, there are many people with superpowers like mine, hidden among the general populace."
"To think that there are actually people with superpowers in this world!"
Another younger passenger grew bolder as well.
Despite some fear, this passenger asked, "What was that monster just now? Is this world not the same as we usually see?"
"Of course, it's different," Chen Yu replied.
"Right, what about the giant that destroyed the monster with a single punch?" another person asked.
"That giant..." Chen Yu had been waiting for this question, "He's called Ultraman. As for the monsters, they are collectively known as Chimeras."
"Ultraman?"
The four were somewhat surprised, not expecting the giant to have its own name.
"Ultraman, also known as the Giant of Light, appears on Earth to protect humanity," Chen Yu explained on his own, "While the Chimeras are monsters that come from space, feeding on alcohol, gasoline, and human fear... and of course, they also eat people."
Hearing the words "eat people," all four felt chills run down their spines.
If not for the young man here and that Giant of Light, Ultraman, all the people on the bus would probably have fallen prey to the Chimera.
"Is Ultraman specifically here to combat Chimeras?" one of them asked.
"Yes, Ultraman came to Earth to eliminate the Chimeras," Chen Yu nodded in confirmation.
"But why hasn't this been reported in the news?" another asked.
"Because... there's a specialized organization responsible for erasing the memories of those who witness Chimeras," Chen Yu said, "And the reason I'm taking you away is that the memory-erasing organization will be here soon."
"So, our memories will be erased?!" Hearing this, all four were somewhat angry, "By what right do they erase our memories!"
"They have the technology," Chen Yu stated, "Once your memories are erased, you won't remember anything about the erasure."
"Besides, since I'm taking you away, naturally your memories won't be erased," Chen Yu continued, "Because they won't be able to find you."
The passengers finally understood that Chen Yu was saving them to avoid their memories being erased.
"Once you're in the city, if you don't want your memories erased, it's best to record what you've seen in writing," Chen Yu went on, "If someone finds you and erases your memories again, at least you can know what happened through the written records."
"We understand!"
All four nodded, finding Chen Yu's advice sensible.
In reality, the MP, as an organization with extensive information coverage, should quickly be able to find these four who slipped through the net.
Chen Yu had done and warned all he could; what happens next would depend on the four individuals.
After dropping the four off in the city, Chen Yu parked the SUV in a secluded area and stowed it away in his storage space.
Then, he summoned his spacecraft in an unpopulated area and boarded it.
"Having a mobile home is really convenient," Chen Yu mused comfortably on the sofa inside the spacecraft, "Before I had the spacecraft, I needed an identity just to have a place to live."
Looking at the mission, the exposure of Ultraman might have increased slightly, but the data panel Chen Yu saw did not show any changes.
The number of Chimeras eliminated remained at one, making Chen Yu realize he lacked a means to track Chimeras.
The Night Raid team had the TLT organization to detect Chimera vibration waves, thus locating the Chimeras.
Jun Himeya had the Evolution Trust's flashing signal, also able to pinpoint the appearance of Chimeras.
To complete the mission of eliminating Chimeras, Chen Yu needed to receive information on their appearances; otherwise, by the time he arrived, either the Night Raid team or Nexus would have dealt with them.
That would make his mission much more difficult.
So, there were three convenient ways for Chen Yu to get information on Chimera appearances.
The first was to join the Night Raid team, becoming one of them, which would allow immediate access to the location information of Chimeras as soon as their vibration waves were detected.
The second was to find Jun Himeya and live with him, so that when the Evolution Trust flashed, Chen Yu could get information on Chimeras through Himeya.
The third was to become Nexus's wielder himself, having the Evolution Trust to know where Chimeras appear.
And this was also one of the missions Chen Yu needed to complete.
The third option was the hardest. The first option, the Night Raid team, was unlikely to allow someone of unknown identity to join.
Therefore, Chen Yu had only the second option left.
Finding Jun Himeya and living with him seemed relatively simple.
After all, where there were Chimeras, there would be Jun Himeya.
Chen Yu only needed to catch up to Himeya at that time and explain his purpose; Himeya should not refuse.
...
Days quickly passed.
During these days, Komon Kazuki, who had joined the Night Raid team, saw rapid progress in his abilities under the guidance of Night Raid team member, Hiraki Shiori.
With his strong learning capability, Komon Kazuki managed to grasp the basics of using firearms and piloting fighter jets in just seven days.
This changed the entire Night Raid team's view of him.
No one expected that someone who seemed so ordinary could master the basic abilities required for Night Raid team operations in such a short time.
Even the operation of the Night Raid team's computer systems was mastered by Komon Kazuki under the guidance of Ishikura Mitsuhiko.
However, Saijo Nagi more than once approached Matsunaga, the manager, to question why someone who performed poorly in the rescue team was allowed to join the Night Raid team.
Matsunaga, somewhat annoyed by the questioning, told Saijo Nagi it was a decision made by the higher-ups.
As to why the higher-ups chose Komon Kazuki to join, that was completely unknown.
What Saijo Nagi didn't know was that her own inclusion in the Night Raid team was also decided from above.
This was also the case for the former deputy leader of the Night Raid team—Goryumaru Shinji.