Chapter 1682
"Future, how are you? This is forced water.
“I don’t know if you can read this letter, but if you can read this, then I and all the team members should be no longer alive.
"Future, please don't cry. I guess you will shed tears when you see this. You are a child who values love and justice. Everyone and I know this very well, so we prepared and arranged all this. This We have lived happily for decades and have nothing to regret. We have to let our friends know this.
"Of course, we have never given up trying to get in touch with you. We used meteor technology to send a Tulaiga gun to the Kingdom of Light, which contains the voice recorded by everyone, which can also be regarded as a souvenir. If you have already received It would be great to receive this special gift - if you don't receive it, there may be a problem during transportation. I have a backup copy stored in the war room, and I hope you can keep it as a souvenir.
"In the future, please don't forget the meaning of your name. That is not only the hope of Captain Ban, but also the hope of every member of GUYS: We sincerely hope that you can live happily every day in the future.
"Then, as the captain of GUYS, this is the end of what I want to convey to you on behalf of everyone. There are some things I personally want to say on the back of the letter, and I hope you can take a look.
"...Tulaiga Gun...I received...Captain...
So, Hibino Mirai once again stood at the door of the Phoenix Nest Base.
Time flies, and the Earth's defense force has a new name and a new base. The Phoenix Nest base was converted into a museum, silently recording the history of human beings and the giants of light joining hands to protect this unique planet.
Perhaps because it was a working day, there were not many visitors in the museum. The logos of the past defense forces were hung in a row in the center of the empty hall, each one corresponding to the statue of a giant of light. Mirai approached the statues of his brothers and then looked at his own. The spotlights on the roof cast a thin shadow on the logo that read CREW; GUYS, which fell on Ultraman Mebius's shoulders.
From the different fighter models of different defense forces, to the brief introduction to the Warriors of Light, to the review of important battles and even the reappearance of images - in the future, he will take the visitor's brochure picked up at the entrance and carry a portable explainer , with headphones in my ears, I watched the entire exhibition carefully. When he walked to the exit of the museum and was about to see the exhibition board with "Epilogue" written on it, the voice that sounded in the earphones was not the mechanical female voice that had been explaining to him for the past few hours, but a voice that was more familiar to him. :
Everyone..." Under the impact of too strong emotions, words and thoughts became fragmented. Even if it is just a handwritten letter, as long as it is written by Captain Qishui, it seems to have a reassuring magic power - the future has finally stopped. She held back her tears, but her hands still trembled as she turned over the letter.
"What are you thinking about in the future?
The electronic lock was released with a sudden movement, and the metal door slowly slid to both sides. The things inside the door slowly revealed its full picture - Mirai could tell at a glance that it was CREW; GUYS; JAPAN's battle when he was stationed on the earth. room. Since no one has entered for a long time, there is inevitably some dust accumulated on the objects, but overall it is still clean and tidy. The familiar tables and chairs quietly repeat the layout and pattern of many years ago, as if they were here discussing the recent monster attack just an hour ago. Or the latest gossip. The only difference is that the walls of the war room are covered with photos.
Photos of everyone, photos taken at various times and in various places, photos of single people, photos of many people and photos of landscapes without people, photos of everyone looking at the camera and photos of no one paying attention to the camera, different What was unusual was that at this moment, Mebius was covered in flames, spreading from his chest to his back and expanding to both sides. There were even a few pictures of monsters and Ultraman Mebius mixed in. The airflow when opening the door blew the photos, creating a roaring noise; from the floor to the ceiling, the large number of colorful photos almost flooded the war room - Future felt as if he was in an ocean.
The most eye-catching thing is the group photo that was previously placed on the display stand. After being enlarged and carefully framed, it was a little blurry due to the low pixels. Surrounding the group photo are photos of Mirai when he was still in GUYS. The young people are wearing GUYS uniforms, looking high-spirited; extending to both sides are photos of each GUYS team member. The young people in the photos gradually become more mature and mature. Steady, and finally dyed with an old color.
In the future, he stepped forward and looked carefully. The photos surrounded by group photos seemed a bit strange: even though he often appeared in the photos, he seemed to have never seen these photos before. The angle of view of the photos is a bit weird. More than half of the photos are from the back or profile. The distance between the photographer and the photographer appears to be far and near. Sometimes there is only a blurry back in the photo, and sometimes it seems to be standing directly in front of the person being photographed. In front of you; the photos seem to be arranged in chronological order. There are obvious seasonal changes in the clothes of the young people in the photos. The photographer's photography skills also seem to be gradually improving. At first, there are often blurry and out-of-focus situations. Later, As time goes by, the composition of the photos becomes more and more refined.
When the photos on both sides were taken, he should have already left the earth, so they show his more unfamiliar scenes: his partners are working, falling in love, getting married, giving birth to children, and raising children in these photos. Occasionally, other acquaintances from the future appear: Acting Director Misaki, veteran secretary Madoka, Sister Aya, new team member Harusaki who has met once, Marine Team's Yuyu and Chief Araso, Dr. Fujisawa, Hiroyuki from the cafeteria. Sister-in-law... It can be seen from the few group photos included that they still get together often, and they have different lives and struggle for different dreams. But as Future walked to the other side of the war room, their lives were all entering a similar twilight years - Future had never seen them look like this before, and he needed to concentrate more to identify the white hair in the photo. The pale old man is Zheping, George, Long or the water captain. The kind old lady wearing reading glasses or myopia glasses is Xiaohao or Marina.
"You should know my experience: I once served as the leader of a small team in the Kurt team's space exploration team, flying at sub-light speed in the universe. Due to the relativistic effect, during the one year I flew in the universe, the earth has already Five or even ten years passed. During this period, I was unable to communicate with the earth. Once I took off, it would take a long time to return. Even though the earth was experiencing frequent attacks by monsters, I could not accompany the old days. By the side of my comrades-in-arms. When I returned to Earth, many of my former comrades had passed away, and my friends of the same age were already gray-haired old men, but I was still young.
"It was as if I had been left behind by time. I once felt lonely because of this; unable to fight side by side with my old partners, my partners were separated from me because of this. I also felt regret and pain for this.
"The lifespan of us humans is hundreds of times different from that of the Ultra clan. This is an unchangeable fact. It is inevitable that everyone will leave you behind and take the first step. But what I really want to say is: I understand you in the future. I understand your loneliness, your regret and pain, because I have experienced it. You are not alone on this destined road.
"Do you still remember? Once, everyone was discussing in the war room the question of "what photos should be taken." At that time, I said that everyone would tend to take pictures of the people and things they love as a record of the best moments. Now, Please take another look at the photos hanging directly opposite the long table next to our group photo.
"I deliberately took these photos to record the most precious memories. In the future, even if we don't have the chance to be by your side all the time, even if the encounter with you is so brief, the time when we are with you and with everyone This time is the best time I have ever experienced. It is like a miracle that we actually had this time. Even if we feel lonely, regretful and painful now, it is an inseparable part of us. , is a part that I don’t want to give up no matter what.
"We don't want to see you wallowing in the sorrow of the past, and we don't want to see our memories drag you down and bring you permanent pain. In the future, you will also meet new partners and protect the peace of the universe with them. Creating more beautiful memories together is the most important thing. As for us, there is a romantic saying on earth: people who have passed away will turn into stars in the sky. As long as you occasionally think of us when you look up at the stars, then That's enough.
"What are you thinking about in the future? No matter what, please take these beautiful memories and move on with a smile.
It turns out that Captain Qishui may have understood his current complicated mood even before he left the earth. Those blurry photos, out-of-focus photos, and photos that flickered from far to near, it turned out that the photographers of those photos were all water-forcing captains. In the photos, they were in meetings, writing reports, going out on field trips, quarreling and making up over trivial matters, distressed because Sister Sunrise was too enthusiastic, frightened and at a loss because of the sudden appearance of Little King Airei, and because of Menbius Ot Mann danced with joy at his victory... The most ordinary daily scenes captured by the shutter again and again, once turned into the flames of Phoenix Nirvana in the silent world shrouded in darkness, and now have once again turned into flames in the long river of time. Memories turn into wind and wings.
Mebius knew that he would take off on the wind. There will be no more regrets or regrets. With the blessings of his partners, he will fly to the distant future. Hibino Mirai once again stood at the door of the Phoenix Nest Base.
It didn't take long to ask Captain Zoffie for leave. The eldest brother of the Ultra brothers is very considerate of their youngest brother. In addition, Membius has always been serious about his work. If there is no emergency, it will not be a problem to go to Earth for a short annual leave - even if Membius says No one would care if he wanted to travel around the solar system, as long as he came back before his vacation balance ran out. Zuo Fei's signing hand only paused when he heard his younger brother say, "Going to visit a friend." Reminiscent of the Tulaiga Gun that caused a sensation in the Kingdom of Light, he quickly considered his words and asked the question in as soft a tone as possible.
Mebius's expression betrayed neither sorrow nor pain. He just stood there calmly and firmly, as if he was just reporting on his daily routine.
Zoffi looked at Membius and sighed. He thought of Shingo Gakamizu, the Earthling with whom he had one mind, the captain of Mebius on Earth. What would you do if you were forced to flood?
Zuo Fei seemed to suddenly realize something. He signed his name on the document approving the vacation and handed it to Membius.
"Go ahead," he said, smiling a reassuring smile.
"Hello, future. Please don't leave in a hurry. "
"Turn right, then left again. There is a small interior door at the end of the corridor that can be opened with your facial recognition information. Welcome back to Phoenix Nest. "
That was Captain Qishui's voice.
Mirai froze on the spot for a moment, and then his legs started running faster than his consciousness. Turn right and then left, and then at the small door at the end of the corridor. The not spacious, arched corridor of the Phoenix Nest Base is as long as a century.
"Face recognition successful, welcome, Hibino Mirai."
This ocean finally ended in several similar photos: Although the old people were all sitting on the hospital bed, they seemed to have made an appointment, making V-sign gestures to the camera and laughing heartily, as if telling him: I have seen the future. ? We all have a happy life, so please don’t cry for us.
But there is no way to hold back tears in the future. He returned to the center of the war room and burst into tears looking at the familiar group photo. In this chronicle of the shutter, he is a bird flitting across the sea. He once cast a glimpse into the lives of his friends, and now he has passed through their lives in just ten minutes, and has passed through the decades of his absence. This is too short for him. , but it was too long a few decades for the partners. When all the happiness and sadness, all the longings and concerns in the past few decades were condensed from ethereal emotions into the heartfelt words in Tulaiga's gun, and then once again materialized into the wall of photos fluttering in front of him, who could Can you tell him, how can he not regret, how can he not cry?
He couldn't bear to look at the smiles of his companions anymore, so he turned his back. The long table in the center of the command room was empty, except for an inconspicuous envelope placed on the seat that belonged to him, almost blending into the table. His name was simply written on the envelope, with no other explanation. So Mirai opened the envelope doubtfully and unfolded the letter paper, which was thick but had begun to turn yellow due to the passage of time.
(End of chapter)
