Shin'yō 2: The Second Time Traveler!

"Is this our child?"

"He looks like you, he'll definitely grow up to be a handsome young man."

"Name? Let's call him Shinji Kaminaga! I hope our child will grow up to be a brave person."

"..."

"Oh my god! How is this possible? Our child has a problem with their vocal cords?"

"Does that mean he'll be mute from now on?"

"..."

The scene changes.

Our time traveler, the protagonist who shares the same name as the human form of Ultraman in the new Ultraman movie, was abandoned at the gate of an orphanage because of a congenital vocal cord defect.

Shinji Kamiyoshi, still an infant, was on the verge of tears.

What heartless parents! They should at least have tried to save him and raise him. He's just mute; he doesn't deserve to die.

Besides, we won't be mute forever!

Shinji Kaminaga sees a virtual panel that only he can see.

[During the absorption and transformation of light energy, the time until the awakening of the first Word of Power is 10 years.]

This is Shinji Kaminaga's second time traveling through time.

The first time, he was directly reincarnated into "Shinji Kaminari" in the new Ultraman movie world. He joined the Fate Team, became one with Ultraman, defeated the celestial ultimate suppression weapon Zetton, and saved the Earthlings.

But he died along with Ultraman because of this.

Strangely, after his death, in his spirit form, he awakened his memories of his past life.

But what's the use of awakening memories if they're all dead? Even with Ultraman's power, he felt his soul was about to dissipate, along with Ultraman.

But he really didn't want to die. He'd never even been with a girl. It would be such a waste to die so tragically while saving the world.

His strong will to survive led him to resonate with Ultraman.

At that moment, something incredible happened.

Shinji Kaminari and Ultraman are once again united in their soul state, and a circular timer emitting blue light is born on Ultraman's originally smooth silver chest.

In an instant, a black hole appeared, sucking in the towering red and silver figure.

When Shinji Kaminari opened his eyes again, he heard his parents' joyful voices, followed by the disgust and embarrassment revealed by his defective vocal cords.

Then came the scene of being abandoned at the gate of the orphanage.

…………

Time flies, and before we knew it, Shen Yongxin, who grew up in the welfare home, was 10 years old.

This night marks the completion of his absorption of light energy, the time when he awakens the first power of words in his life.

When it was exactly midnight.

The interface in front of Shinji Kaminaga, who was lying on the bed, changed.

[Light energy conversion and absorption completed; the Light Body begins to awaken.]

[Current Word of Power: Do Not Die (When used on a living being, it consumes light energy to heal all injuries. Insufficient light energy will consume life force.)]

Upon seeing his first Word Power ability, Shinji Kaminaga couldn't help but chuckle.

"Seriously, his first ability is to save others? Am I really addicted to being Ultraman?"

"But is Ultraman still around?"

Shinji Kaminaga sighed deeply as he thought of his companion who was of one mind with him and together they saved the Earth.

Even if Lipia is gone, I will still hold fast to my dream!

In this life, Shinji Kaminaga has only one dream: to enjoy his new life.

Saving the world is too tiring.

Moreover, there don't seem to be any monsters in this world that he needs to fight; at least, he hasn't seen any aliens or anything like that yet.

Of course, he had another goal.

That is to give back to this orphanage when I grow up, and to know how to be grateful.

Without the care of the orphanage director and Izumi Kiriko, he wouldn't be alive today.

Abandoned shortly after birth, this world is truly full of malice towards me.

But that's just how humans are; they have all sorts of faces. We can't just look at the dark side of humanity; we must also see the beautiful things.

These beautiful things are precisely what Shinji Kaminari and Ultraman sacrificed their lives to protect.

After investigation, Shinji Kaminaga discovered...

This world also has tokusatsu (special effects) shows, like Kamen Rider and Ultraman.

However, there is no movie called "New Ultraman".

Naturally, the fact that Shinji Kaminari and Ultraman worked together to save the world remained unknown to most.

There's no way around it, this is a new world.

It's still pretty good. Without a crisis from the universe, Shinji Kaminaga can enjoy his new life.

With aspirations for the future in mind, 10-year-old Shinji Kaminaga pulled the covers over himself and fell asleep.

The next day, when he got up, he found an exquisite gift box next to his pillow.

There was also a note on it.

Happy birthday, Shin-chan.

This handwriting is clearly from Izumi Kiriko.

Shinji Kaminari felt a warmth in his heart.

Although he was unable to speak from a young age, Shinji Kaminaga showed his genius and never caused Izumi Kiriko any worry. He was arguably the easiest child to take care of in the orphanage.

Open the gift box, and inside is a lifelike toy.

It's the Beta Wand, Ultraman's transformation device.

Ultraman is something kids love to watch, and Shinji Kaminaga liked it too.

Perhaps it's because watching Ultraman TV shows makes him feel like he's seeing his partner Ripia, and he often stares blankly at the TV screen.

Izumi Kiriko chose this toy transformation device as his birthday present.

Holding the Beta wand, Shinji Kaminaga smiled slightly, put the item in his pocket, and turned to leave the room to wash up.

Now, only Shinji Kaminaga and Kiriko Izumi live together in the orphanage.

The other children, because they were healthy, were all adopted and taken away.

Shinji Kaminaga was mute, so he was left behind because no one else wanted him.

After washing up, I went to the lobby.

A gentle woman with medium-length black hair and wearing a blue apron has prepared dinner.

Izumi Kiriko was also a beauty. She was an orphan adopted by the former director and then inherited the orphanage after growing up, continuing to adopt other abandoned children like herself.

This is also a kind of inheritance.

Izumi Kiriko is 25 years old, a very beautiful age, but for some reason, she doesn't have a boyfriend.

Shinji Kaminaga didn't ask any more questions, after all, he was a "mute" and still a child.

"Shin-chan, good morning! Today we have your favorite braised pork belly with sauce!"

Upon seeing Shinji Kaminaga, Kiriko Izumi's usually cold and aloof face blossomed into a gentle smile.

Shinji Kaminaga smiled and nodded, then used sign language to say, "Good morning, I received the gift, I like it very much, thank you."

Izumi Kiriko reached out and touched his hair. "Come and eat. I'll take you to school after we eat."

At this point, Shinji Kaminaga sounded somewhat helpless.

He finally understood how Shinichi Kudo felt in Detective Conan.

I, Shinji Kaminaga, the human form of Ultraman, the great hero who saves the world, now have to go to school like an elementary school student and attend classes with a bunch of little brats.

Moreover, he is currently in the third grade at Chiba Elementary School.

Definitely a third-grade elementary school student.