Chapter 1
Land of Light, the home of the Ultraman. Ultraman is known as the protector of the galaxy, they protect other living things from kaiju attacks and aliens who want to invade other planets.
In Silver Cross, there was an Ultra named Max. He has cuts and bruises all over his body. Mother of Ultra, also known as Ultrawoman Marie, was treating Max.
"Max, how did you get hurt like this?" Mother of Ultra asked.
Max was silent for a moment, he looked nervous when he was asked such a question. "I... fell down the stairs. I'll be more careful next time."
Mother of Ultra actually knew that Max was lying, but she chose not to ask further about the real reason behind the injuries.
"Well, then, you should get plenty of rest and not do too much strenuous physical activity," Mother of Ultra advised. Max bowed respectfully to Mother of Ultra, then walked out of the room.
After Max walked out of Silver Cross, he sighed heavily. "I should have just told her the truth." Max held his upper arm. "But if I tell the truth, I'll definitely get beaten up by them again."
"Max."
Max turned his head towards Ultra's figure who was calling out to him. "Xenon."
"I saw you come out of Silver Cross just now. Did something happen to you?" asked Xenon.
"It's okay. It's just a minor injury," Max replied.
"What's a minor injury? Your body is bruised like this and the wound is pretty bad! Are you sure you're okay?" Xenon said.
"I'm fine, Xenon. If you'll excuse me, I still have some work to do," Max hurried away, not caring if Xenon called out to him.
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Max was now in his office, finishing up all his reports that he was going to give to Zoffy. Just as he was about to leave his seat, his senior came in and handed him a stack of assignments.
"What's this?" Max asked.
"An assignment for you, Max. And you have to complete it tonight," Max's senior replied. "But isn't it your assignment? Why should I do it?" said Max.
Max's senior looked sharply at Max, as if not accepting Max's words.
"Listen. I'm your senior, so it's only fair that you do what your senior tells you to do. If you don't want to do it, I'll report it to your superiors and I'll beat the crap out of you," Max's senior threatened. Max didn't move, so he nodded his head to indicate that he would do his senior's assignment.
"Good. That's a good Junior," said Max's senior as he walked out of the office, leaving Max to work on his irresponsible senior's pile of assignments.
Time skip to morning,
Max has finished all his assignments. Max was already feeling tired and sleepy. "Hopefully there won't be any missions or assignments today." That's what Max thought. Max remembered that he had to give his report to Zoffy. He picked up the report and carried it out of the office.
On his way to meet Zoffy, Max met Taro.
"Hi, Max!" greeted Taro.
"Ah, Taro-san! Good morning," Max greeted Taro back.
"Max, are you okay? You look tired," Taro said. Taro took a quick look at the wounds on Max's body. "Max, what's wrong with your body?"
"I'm fine, Taro-san. I just fell down the stairs. I was just working on my assignment last night, and I finished it this morning," Max replied.
Of course Taro knew that Max was lying. Because according to Taro, it was impossible to fall down the stairs with such a severe injury, unless it was from the 1051st step.
"It's not like you're just writing a report for Zoffy. Aren't there not that many assignments from Zoffy? Or maybe...," Taro didn't finish his sentence because Max interrupted him.
"No! It's nothing. I have to quickly give this to Zoffy-san," Max said.
Suddenly Max felt weak, and he fell unconscious.
"Max!" Taro rushed over to Max who was unconscious. "Max! What's wrong, Max? It's bad, I have to take him to Silver Cross. Hang in there, Max! I'll take you to Silver Cross!" Taro carried Max to Silver Cross.
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"I don't know what happened, Max just suddenly fainted," Taro said.
"This is the 34th time this week," Mother of Ultra added.
"It's not the first time Max has been like this. I've had him faint at the training ground," Leo says.
"I've also found Max in an unconscious state, only Max collapsed in a state full of wounds," Astra said.
"Does anyone know why Max is like that?" asked Mother of Ultra.
"I asked him that after he woke up, but he never told me the truth," Astra replied.
Max now lay at Silver Cross unconscious. No one knew why Max was in that condition, because Max chose to hide what had happened.
