The Friends Book Is Full of Ultraman Hosts

The author is revising like crazy and fixing typos. Please make sure to read the author’s note at the end of Chapter 1 for content warnings. Thank you!

When a round eye appears in the sky above Hachibara, Natsume discovers that many unfamiliar names have appeared in his Book of Friends.

He opens the book and frowns.

“Daigo Madoka, Shin Asuka... Musashi Haruno, Kaito Touma, Mirai Hibino... Jugglus Juggler... Yuma Hoshiyuki?”

*

Natsume and Nyanko-sensei pass through the round eye into another world, intending to return the names. But Natsume soon realizes this world is incredibly dangerous, and some of what he sees shatters his worldview.

This world has not only giants fifty meters tall, but also incredibly destructive monsters and aliens who threaten to destroy it.

What’s more, the new friends whose names have appeared in his Book of Friends charge out every day in all sorts of reckless ways to fight monsters. They crash planes, blow up planes, jump out of planes, and charge to the front lines brandishing phones, Rubik’s cubes, harmonicas, the Serpent Heart Blade, and coins, shouting “Smile!”, “Osu!”, “I’ll take care of it!”, “Happy!”, and “Pancakes!” They never get tired of it.

Natsume can barely keep a straight face.

Wake up!

You’re just ordinary people!!!

#What if the Book of Friends is full of Warriors of Light#

#Ultraman hosts hiding their secret identities every day#

#Natsume really does have someone, an Ultra, looking out for him#

#There’s only one person in the whole organization who isn’t an Ultraman host. Who could it be?#

There’ll be some Kamen Rider characters making brief appearances.

This is a story I’m writing for myself. Natsume has no romantic pairing, and he and everyone else are comrades who’ve been through life and death together.

The Ultra side of the story is mostly about characters I ship, so feel free to ship whoever you like...?

The hosts who appear come from different points in the timeline. Some may be from during the TV series, some from thousands of years after it, and some Ultras won’t be in the Book of Friends but will still make a stylish entrance (?)

Coming next, thanks for your support:

Monster attacks have been happening more and more often. After her Uncle Long sends her to Japan, Xiaoyu discovers she’s somehow ended up with a whole bunch of guardians.

She meets her guardians one by one. They include men and women, young people and middle-aged adults.

Xiaoyu’s first guardian is Hikibuki Mitsuishi.

Hibuki is still in college, but surely looking after an elementary school student won’t be too hard.

Xiaoyu notices that her guardian often goes out to work part-time to earn money for donuts. It seems he’s supporting a child named Buchi, and now he has her to care for too.

Then, one day, a monster appears...

Xiaoyu grabs Buchi and runs for her life, trying to escape the monster. She looks back and sees that Buchi, who had pulled free of her hand, has grown up and suddenly shot up to sixty meters tall.

“...Huh? Hey, Buchi, that’s so cool!”

*

Xiaoyu’s second guardian is Yuma Hoshiyuki.

Yuma doesn’t say much and rarely shows much emotion. His home is quiet and bare, with nothing but paintings and mirrors. Though it might be better if red figures didn’t keep drifting through the mirrors.

After noticing this strange phenomenon, Xiaoyu gathers the mirrors in Yuma’s home together and tries chanting, “Demons and monsters, go away! Demons and monsters, go away!”

Then, one day, monsters appear again...

Yuma is about to transform when he realizes all the mirrors in his home have been stolen and Xiaoyu is missing.

“...!”

*

Xiaoyu’s third guardian is Gen Hiruama.

Gen says he works in the Defense Force’s logistics department. Equipment maintenance and inspections sometimes keep him away from home for days at a time, so he repeatedly tells Xiaoyu to stay home and wait for him.

Then, one day, monsters appear yet again...

After wandering around the Defense Force’s logistics department, Xiaoyu blows her bangs out of her face and realizes Gen doesn’t actually work there at all.

Gen: “?”

*

Xiaoyu’s guardian, whose number she’s lost track of, is Gai Kurenai, a wanderer.

The wanderer says he comes from a very, very distant place and is only staying here temporarily. He likes playing the harmonica and eating all kinds of delicious food. He’s also strong enough to punch strange-looking villains until their faces are bruised and swollen.

Then, one day, monsters appear yet again...

Xiaoyu firmly rescues a suited middle-aged man standing still beneath the monster’s feet. She pats her chest and flashes a toothy grin. “You’re welcome!”

*

Xiaoyu’s next guardian is Daichi Ozora, a young scientist.

Even in his casual clothes, the scientist wears a lab coat. He also carries a phone-like device and often talks to it. Wow, so even a genius scientist can keep a cyber lover in his device.

The device is incredibly smart and can even scan the talismans in her hand...

“Maybe I should call Uncle Long and tell him I’m doing pretty well here!”

*

As Xiaoyu’s list of guardians keeps growing, she realizes there’s a serious problem.

Every monster looks different, and every Ultraman looks different too. But Ultraman hasn’t been blown up, so Xiaoyu is baffled. Why is it that an Ultraman who appears one time never shows up again the next time?

All the Ultraman guardians rub their faces in despair. “...”

#If the younger generation can’t handle a kid they can’t keep an eye on, then the seniors will have to take care of her!#

#She’ll keep getting passed along until she eventually ends up with Daigo#

#If even Daigo can’t keep an eye on her, then everyone will do it together#

#But here’s the question: will they still be able to transform?#

Theme: No matter how difficult the road ahead, believe in tomorrow’s sun