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An elderly man with white hair is taking a walk in the moonlight.
He was distressed, trying to recall what he had forgotten and what he had lost.
He forgot something very important.
I don't know if it's because I'm getting old that I've forgotten.
In short, it was something extremely important to him.
This is Lake Longsen. A beautiful lake.
This wasn't the first time the old man had come here. In fact, he came to Longsen Lake every night to ponder his questions and try to recall what he had forgotten.
But it's always relative.
"Oh dear, when people get old, they're no longer useful."
The old man looked up at the twinkling stars in the sky.
Those twinkling stars look just like Ultraman...
Ultraman what was it again?
The old man fell into a daze, trying to grasp that fleeting memory.
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But the golden bird of memory has already quietly flown away.
It flew to a distant, unreachable place.
Hey, stars.
Can you tell me what is so important that I have forgotten?
Kind stars, please tell me.
Stop this constant, intermittent silence.
But the stars had no answer.
The stars, too, lamented that they could not tell the old man that in the night sky, there were no longer any bright stars that anyone could see.
The stars can only twinkle, responding to the old man in this way.
Oh, stars! A shooting star has appeared.
...A shooting star?
In the night sky, among the silent stars, a noisy shooting star suddenly appeared.
He shattered the silence of the night sky with a single blow, accompanied by a flash of fire and a deafening roar as he hurtled toward the earth.
It seemed as if it were responding to the old man's call.
The whistling sound tore through the sky above Longsen Lake, then crashed into the grass not far away, sending up a burst of sparks.
Those are high-temperature sparks generated by the friction between celestial bodies captured by Earth's gravity in the atmosphere.
The old man was almost knocked to the ground by the shockwave caused by the falling meteor, but fortunately he was in good health and managed to stand firm.
Was that... a shooting star falling?
After confirming that it was safe, the elderly man cautiously approached the site where the meteor had fallen.
A large crater had been smashed into the grass, and the surrounding grass was scorched by the high temperature, giving off a burnt smell.
When the old man got closer to the pit, he only saw a ball of light at the bottom.
That's right, it was a ball of light.
And that ball of light, under the old man's gaze, visibly dimmed, and eventually faded away completely.
In the light, the old man saw a young man wearing a peculiar white uniform.
And, in his hand, he was tightly gripping a stone-like, rod-shaped object.
Seeing this, the old man hurriedly slid down the slope and came to the young man's side.
"What's going on? Why is there a child in the meteor?"
"Never mind, let's save them first."
"Child, are you alright...?"
The old man helped the young man up, but the young man showed no signs of waking up.
So the old man decided to take the young man home, as leaving him in the wilderness was definitely not an option.
Fortunately, the old man was strong and healthy, and he easily carried the young man home.
[This station reports: At 23:58 last night, a meteorite was suspected to have fallen in the Longsen Lake area. The Deep Space Exploration Team (DSM) announced that the meteorite was a regular space meteorite and posed no threat. Citizens need not worry...]
At 17:34 PM on the 21st of this month, a case of viral infection was discovered in Australia, with the patient exhibiting cross-shaped ulcers on their face… The DSM had completely controlled and eradicated the virus by the 27th of this month…
Famous star Nagano Tomari will hold a concert in Tokyo next month...
A young man was staring blankly at the news on television.
The look on his face suggested that he was curious or puzzled about what was happening in the news.
"you're awake?"
A voice suddenly came from behind, startling the young man sitting on the tatami.
"Who are you...who are you?!"
The old man placed a plate of fragrant rice dumplings in front of the young man.
"Me? I'm the owner of this house. I'm the one who saved you last night."
"You saved me? Well... thank you!"
Although the young man was confused because he found himself in this room as soon as he woke up, he still politely expressed his gratitude when he heard the old man say that he had been saved.
"I'm glad you're alright. Are you hungry? Come and have something to eat."
The old man picked up a ball of rice with both hands and handed it to the young man.
The young man was indeed starving, so he instinctively took the food with both hands and immediately opened his mouth to start eating. However, he subconsciously glanced at the old man and then hurriedly looked up again.
"Thank you, really thank you!"
Then he began to eat heartily.
"It's alright, eat more. It's a good thing that young people have good appetites. There's also miso soup here, so don't choke."
Seeing the young man eating so heartily, the old man smiled kindly.
After a while, seeing that the young man had almost finished eating, the old man finally spoke up and asked.
"What's your name? Why did you end up on Earth as a meteor?"
"Name? My name is..." The young man originally wanted to say his name without hesitation, but he hesitated for a moment.
"Huh? What's my name again?"
The young man was stunned, even forgetting to chew the rice in his mouth.
The old man noticed something on the chest of the youth's uniform; it seemed to be a line of words printed on it. He subconsciously read it aloud: "LI XIANG... Is that your name?"
“Huh? Li Xiang? Li Xiang… that’s my name…”
The young man seemed to be lost in some kind of memory, and then suddenly jolted awake.
"Yes! That's my name, that's my name! My name is Li Xiang!"
"Ah, Hibiki, that's a pretty good name... So, are you an alien?"
"An alien? You're saying I'm an alien?" Li Xiang, who had just remembered his name, fell back into memories.
However, this time, Li Xiang couldn't remember anything.
"I'm sorry, I don't know. I don't know who I am or why I'm here... I'm so sorry."
Upon seeing this, the old man's face showed disappointment and sympathy.
"It's okay, just forget about it. I've forgotten a lot of important things too, but I believe I'll remember them eventually."
The old man always had a smile on his face, which made Li Xiang feel warm and cozy.
"Um... excuse me, what's your name?"
Faced with this old man, Li Xiang also asked him questions out of curiosity.
"Me? My name is Eiji Tsuburaya, just an ordinary tokusatsu director."
Eiji Tsuburaya answered with a smile.
He was very happy to have met this young man.
Because this young man descended to Earth from the night sky, accompanied by a meteor.
Therefore, he believed that Li Xiang might be an alien who had lost his memory due to an accident, and thus transformed into a human form, which was then encountered by chance.
It's amazing to meet an alien!
Director Eiji Tsuburaya, known as the god of special effects photography, possesses a childlike heart that loves to fantasize!
Chapter 195 "Seniors, I'm so sorry I'm late!"
"Eiji Tsuburaya...then I'll call you Mr. Tsuburaya!"
"Okay, you don't look as old as me, so I'll call you Xiang."
The old man and the young boy ate breakfast and chatted idly.
"Mr. Tsuburaya, you're saying that I... fell to Earth along with a meteor?"
"Yes, it's the meteor you just saw in the news... It's amazing that there's life accompanying a meteor. You really are an alien, right?"
"I don't know either, I don't remember where I came from... Damn it, I really can't remember anything!"
Seeing Li Xiang start scratching his head, Grandpa Tsuburaya quickly stopped him from continuing his wild thoughts.
"Don't worry, you young people will remember eventually... And judging from your appearance, you seem to be from Earth. Are you just pretending, or are you a human from a parallel universe?"