After paying and leaving the store, Zhao Hao and Sakurajima Mai walked side by side. Zhao Hao noticed a bag in Sakurajima Mai's hand, containing clothes.
"Did you buy new clothes?"
Sakurajima Mai replied, "Yes, new clothes. But I actually bought a maid outfit to see if it would attract anyone's attention in the mall. I wanted to see if anyone would notice me."
"A maid outfit?"
Zhao Hao remembered that the original character was Sakurajima Mai, the rabbit girl senpai. How did she become a maid senpai?
Sakurajima Mai teased, "So, you want to see me in a maid outfit?"
Zhao Hao rolled his eyes at her, "If I said I wanted to see you in one, would you actually wear it for me? I don't think I have that much face."
Sakurajima Mai stopped walking and said seriously, "If you want to see it, I'll wear it. Of course, don't think of me as someone who's so easily swayed. I bought this outfit just to experiment and see if anyone would notice me. I wouldn't just wear it for anyone."
"This…"
Zhao Hao didn't know what to say. It was a natural desire for a man to want to see a girl in a maid outfit, but it would ruin his persona.
So, for the sake of his pride, Zhao Hao declared, "While I do kind of want to see it, this is clearly not the right place. So let's forget it."
Sakurajima Mai nodded her head, then said, "Well, how about we go to your place, and I'll wear it for you then?"
"Ah… this!"
Zhao Hao didn't expect Sakurajima Mai to be so bold, leaving him speechless.
Sakurajima Mai watched Zhao Hao's reaction, and let out a laugh, "Just kidding."
She put her hands behind her back and ran a few steps forward. As for whether her previous words were true or not, only she knew.
Zhao Hao shook his head in disbelief. Women's hearts are truly as unfathomable as the ocean.
"Boom boom! Boom boom!"
As they walked, the Evolution Trust in Zhao Hao's chest began to vibrate with an unusual heartbeat-like rhythm.
Zhao Hao sensed something and turned his head towards the distance. He was no longer an ordinary person but a Bennai. He could sense things through his special abilities, even without transforming. He saw an image in his mind.
A monster with a sharp beak, resembling a chicken and a bird, was flapping its wings and flying towards the city.
"Is this monster the Volcano Bird Baton?"
Zhao Hao recognized the monster's appearance. It was the Volcano Bird Baton, a monster with a decent combat record. In the world of Ultraman, it had defeated Ultra Brothers, Taro and Zoffy. It was Zoffy's dark history, making him the Fire Head Captain.
When Baton emerged from the volcano, Kiraizawa Yu detected its life signs using precise instruments.
"A monster awakened from its slumber deep within the volcano? Why did it wake up suddenly, and why is it heading straight for the densely populated city!"
Kiraizawa Yu frowned and immediately ordered the Night Raid Team to deploy.
Although their two fighter jets were destroyed by the Birdman of Destruction, the Night Raid Team had many backup jets.
In the Night Raid Team's meeting room, alarm sirens blared throughout the base.
After training for about a week, Ogami Ichi joined the Night Raid Team as a member.
Although his training was far from complete, the constant appearance of alien beasts and monsters left little time for him. He could only continue his training through real-world combat.
"Captain, this can't be a drill, right?"
After the alarms sounded, Ogami Ichi didn't react much, but the others immediately rushed to the equipment area, put on their protective vests, and grabbed their DE-WY guns.
Saijo Nagi immediately snapped, "Of course it's not a drill, Ogami. Don't let your lack of experience delay the entire team."
"Yes!"
Ogami Ichi was startled and quickly put on his protective vest, grabbed his gun, and followed them to the elevator.
He was deployed with the Night Raid Team, riding with Saijo Nagi, as the vice captain was assigned to guide him, the newest of the new recruits.
"Eyaaah!"
The Volcano Bird Baton flew across the sky at Mach 10.
It arrived at the densely populated area because it had been asleep for thousands of years. Every time it woke up, it would cause destruction before hunting another monster to devour.
"Zhao Hao, what are you looking at? Is there a beautiful woman over there?"
Sakurajima Mai walked a few steps backwards and noticed that Zhao Hao wasn't following her. She curiously looked over and saw that Zhao Hao was staring at something.
"Get down!"
Zhao Hao quickly reached out, wrapped his arm around Sakurajima Mai's shoulders, pulling her close, and immediately ducked down.
The next second, a powerful gust of wind blew from the sky. People standing on the ground were clueless, only seeing a 60-meter-tall bird monster flying low in the sky. The wind generated blew hundreds of unprepared people off their feet. The severely injured died immediately, while others suffered broken bones.
It wasn't just Zhao Hao's area, but the entire street was affected. Zhao Hao protected Sakurajima Mai, so she was fine. Otherwise, she would have been like the others.
"What happened!"
Although Zhao Hao had protected her by making her squat down, Sakurajima Mai could still hear the cries and the sound of the wind.
Zhao Hao said, "It's a monster. Let's go."
"Monster!"
Sakurajima Mai gasped. A monster had just flown over their heads. It was terrifying.
She looked around. Everything was in ruins, as if a hurricane had swept through. There were casualties everywhere.
If Zhao Hao hadn't protected her and made her squat down, she wouldn't have survived.
They immediately ran in the opposite direction of the monster.
Zhao Hao ran a few steps to a fork in the road and said, "Mai, I'm going to take this path. You go ahead too."
"Okay, be careful."
Zhao Hao gave her a small smile. "Don't worry, I'm fine now."
"Okay."
Sakurajima Mai nodded her head vigorously. They then parted ways.
Arriving at a small road, Zhao Hao placed the game console and the game disc he had bought on the side. He took out the Evolution Trust from his chest and pulled it out. A strong red light shot up into the sky.
After flying over the city, Baton landed in a crowded area. It flapped its wings and slowly landed. The people around were terrified and screamed, fleeing in panic.
"Eyaaah!"
Baton let out a terrible roar from the sky, kicked a building down, and then generated a hurricane with its wings, blowing people around like tumbleweeds. It was no less powerful than a Category 10 typhoon.
While Baton was having fun, a red light ball directly collided with it, sending it flying. The red ball remained in place.
The red light dissipated, revealing a silver Ultra Warrior in front of everyone.
"Look, it's an Ultra Warrior. The Ultra Warrior is here to save us!"
"God, please defeat this monster."
"Ultra Warrior, go for it, take down that ugly monster!"
Nexus knelt on one knee as he made his grand entrance. He stood up and looked at Baton.
If we were to use Pokemon terminology, the Volcano Bird's base stats were undoubtedly high. Zhao Hao remembered that this monster had appeared several times in Ultraman history, and each time it had a decent track record.
But encountering him, this Baton would add a loss to the Volcano Bird family.