I might be a fake Ultraman.

Chapter 5238

5232 Bailiyuan: Look at this matter...

New Year, at the temple.

Early in the morning, Saori took Kenichi and Hyakuri En to a nearby temple to pray for blessings and draw lots.

Although it was early, the temple was already bustling with activity.

Saori dressed up specially today, wearing a gorgeous kimono for an unmarried woman, looking every bit the part of a well-bred lady.

Jianyi was wearing a new sweater on his upper body, but shorts on his lower body. His upper body was basic, but his lower body was anything but. He was energetically squeezing through the crowd.

Baili Yuan, dressed in a penguin costume and wrapped up tightly, waddled along beside Saori.

This penguin outfit was prepared for him by Gardevoir.

Looking at the adorable Hyakuri En, Saori couldn't help but bend down and poke Hyakuri En's cheek, imagining that her future child with Higashi Kotaro would be just as cute...

As long as it's not a naughty, spoiled younger brother like Jianyi, it's fine.

As she thought about it, Saori's face turned red again.

Baili Yuan: "..."

He really wanted to say, "When you're thinking about men, can you please stop poking me? You're practically poking my nose!"

Saori quickly realized what was happening and awkwardly withdrew her finger.

Just then, Kenichi, who was running around, passed by the two of them. Saori Zero Frame raised her hand and punched Kenichi on the head.

"Jianyi, stop being naughty! What if you bump into someone? Come and line up with us!"

Jianyi followed behind, looking aggrieved.

In front of the money box.

Saori and Kenichi together threw their five-yen coins into the coin box.

Baili Yuan followed their example and threw the coin in his hand.

However, whether by coincidence or not, the coin that Baili Yuan threw hit the box and bounced back into Baili Yuan's hand.

Baili Yuan slowly typed out a question mark.

Jianyi's eyes widened in amazement. "Amazing!"

"Yuan, let's throw it one more time," Saori said with a smile.

Baili Yuan tossed the coin again, and it bounced back into his hand.

Even the priestess standing to the side couldn't help but look at Baili Yuan with a suspicious expression.

That look seemed to say—were you doing it on purpose or by accident?

Saori quickly bowed and apologized.

Left with no other choice, Baili Yuan had to climb to the money box and forcibly stuff the coins into it.

The priestess then withdrew her gaze with satisfaction.

I thought they were just trying to cause trouble.

slam-la-

Saori shook the red and white bell.

The bell hanging above the money box rang once.

Then Saori, Kenichi, and Hyakuri En put their hands together and made a wish at the temple.

Wish complete.

Saori smiled and asked Hyakuri En and Kenichi.

"I wished for my whole family to be safe and sound. What wishes did you all make?"

Kenichi replied with a smile, "I wish to join the Seito Team and defeat monsters with Kotaro-nii!"

"That will have to wait until you grow up." Saori smiled and ruffled Kenichi's hair, then looked at Hyakuri Yuen.

Baili Yuan smiled and said, "I wish for world peace!"

As soon as Baili Yuan finished speaking, the bell hanging above fell down, knocking over the money box below. Then, the money in the money box flowed out like water, and coincidentally, it was all delivered to Baili Yuan.

The air suddenly became quiet.

The bustling shrine fell silent for a moment.

The priestess standing to the side gaped open.

Bai Liyuan looked up at the sky above the shrine.

The god of the shrine: This is something we really can't do!

"Get out of here!!!"

The shrine maiden's angry voice echoed above the shrine.

So, the shrine maiden sprinkled salt as she ushered Baili Yuan and his companions out.

……

Inside the Shiratori residence, Higashi Kotaro yawned.

He was on patrol last night and only got back to rest for a while this morning. He just got up now.

Saori took Kenichi and Hyakuri En to the shrine to pray for blessings, so Higashi Kotaro had to cook for himself.

He rubbed his stomach as he opened the refrigerator and saw the mochi.

"It's sweet and fragrant mochi~"

Higashi Kotaro happily heated up a plate of mochi for himself, then sat on the sofa, watching a comedy show on TV while popping a whole mochi into his mouth.

"Hahaha...so funny, uh, uh, boohoo..."

Because of his laughter, the sticky, soft mochi was sucked directly into Higashi Kotaro's throat, blocking his trachea.

Higashi Kotaro stood up painfully, his face flushed red and then turning purple as he struggled to breathe. He reached for the phone, stretching his arm as far as he could to pick it up from the table.

"As long as, as long as we get there..."

However, due to lack of oxygen, Higashi Kotaro collapsed to the ground.

He prayed to the heavens in anguish.

"Brothers, Mother, please come and save me..."

Frontline reporter reports: Ultraman Taro appears to have been defeated single-handedly by the Mochi Monster.

……

We left the shrine.

Baili Yuan brushed the salt off his body.

"I was hoping to draw a fortune stick," Baili Yuan said, somewhat disappointed.

Saori shook her head helplessly. Who could have predicted that something like this would happen?

However, the fact that Honpō Bell suddenly fell down during the New Year's prayers was indeed not a good omen.

Kenichi didn't care about all that. He told Saori and ran out to play.

Saori sighed helplessly, "Kids these days don't have the festive atmosphere anymore. Only we adults are seriously celebrating the New Year."

"Alright, Xiaoyuan, let's go shopping. We're having a big meal at home tonight!"

Saori took Hyakuri Emi shopping.

On their way back from shopping, they passed a place where rice cakes were being made.

Making rice cakes is also considered one of the traditional activities of the Japanese New Year.

Along the way, Bailiyuan also saw many people making rice cakes.

But unlike other places where adults are making rice cakes and watching, here there are many children gathered around.

Saori, also curious, squeezed into the group of children with Hyakuri En.

There's nothing particularly special about it.

Moreover, the uncle who was making rice cakes soon started to drive the group of children away, looking disgusted.

"Get out of the way! There's no rice cake for you!"

As he spoke, the uncle glared at Saori, as if he had seen something dirty.

Saori was completely bewildered by the stare.

"Tch, you stingy adult, may your OO shrink!"

Baili Yuan chirped loudly.

The uncle who came to disperse the children immediately glared angrily at Baili Yuan.

"You boy!"

The uncle picked up Baili Yuan.

Saori raised the things she had bought to throw at the other person.

Just as the other party was about to make a move, an angry shout came from not far away.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

The man turned his head and saw two players wearing Seth team uniforms walking towards him menacingly.

It was Kotaro Higashi and Tadao Nanbara.

"Brother~!" Baili Yuan cried out in grievance, pointing at the uncle, "This guy is going to hit me and Sister Saori."

Enraged, Kotaro Higashi shouted, "What are you doing? Are you an alien in disguise?"

Seeing that Higashi Kotaro was about to draw his gun, the uncle felt a chill run down his spine, hurriedly threw Baili Yuan down, and turned to run away.

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm not like that! Get out of here!"

It was Saori and Nanbara Tadao who stopped Higashi Kotaro, who was furious for his lover. (End of Chapter)