Whoosh!
Ben Tennyson raised his wrist, and the Omnitrix retracted Ghostfreak back inside.
Just like that—
He had obtained a 100% obedient Ghostfreak years ahead of schedule.
Whoosh—bang.
Ethen deactivated his Celestial transformation and contacted the local Tiangong Association branch.
Half an hour later.
The Plumber Association arrived, secured the scene, and took away the Circus Freak Trio.
Ethen and the others continued following the blue-haired guide, touring the remaining areas of the prestigious school.
Throughout the entire visit—
The blue-haired girl remained extremely cautious, clearly afraid of offending Ethen and the others. Her attitude was polite to the point of nervousness.
The rest of the day passed peacefully at the school.
That night.
Ethen opened his eyes early and stared at the Celestial Watch on his wrist, filled with reluctance.
"Goodbye… God Watch."
This Omnitrix was absurdly powerful.
Without question, it was the strongest watch he had ever used.
Letting it go genuinely hurt.
Ding! The host's God Watch has expired. Would you like to permanently store it in the ability pool?
The Celestial Watch began to fade.
Ethen clenched his teeth and asked,
"System… what's the price?"
[God Watch price: 9,999 Reward Points.]
"Pfft—!"
Ethen almost spat out blood.
Not to mention how insanely hard it was to accumulate 9,999 Reward Points—
Spending points during the process was practically unavoidable.
"So this is the value of an entire Celestial race… plus a god-tier guardian?"
He smiled bitterly and gave up.
Whoosh.
The Celestial Watch vanished completely.
Farewell, invincible cheat.
"System," Ethen said calmly, "claim today's Omnitrix Template."
Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully claiming an Omnitrix Template.
[Template acquired: Knight Watch!]
"Knight Watch?" Ethen raised an eyebrow.
[Knight Watch: In this universe, Azmuth mastered a unique inter-dimensional observation ability. While watching other universes, he became fascinated with Kamen Rider-style heroes and integrated their concepts with alien transformations.]
Knight Watch?
Ethen didn't hesitate.
"I'll take it."
Even if he didn't know how strong it was—
It sounded cool.
Whoosh!
A deep-gold Omnitrix appeared on his wrist.
Unlike the domineering orange of the War Watch or the aggressive pink of the Love Watch—
Gold represented legend.
"Interesting," Ethen murmured, smiling.
"Knight Watch… I wonder which unlucky bastard will run into it tomorrow morning."
The night passed without incident.
Morning came.
The old, battered RV drove along the desert highway.
Ben and Gwen each ate a bowl of green paste. It was crispy and surprisingly tasty.
"Well?" Grandpa Max asked with a grin.
"Good, right?"
"Mmm—crispy, like potato chips," Gwen said curiously.
"Grandpa… what is this?"
"Oh," Grandpa Max replied casually.
"Dung beetle paste."
Ben and Gwen froze—
Then instantly spat everything out.
Their faces turned green.
"Don't waste food!" Grandpa Max scolded.
Then he turned to Ethen, "Aren't you having a bowl?"
"Haha… I've got work to do," Ethen said stiffly, chewing his sandwich.
"I'll just eat something quick."
He pretended to pull out a Plumber Association terminal and scan data.
Being a trainee Plumber was great.
You could always use "work" as an excuse to dodge Grandpa Max's nightmare cuisine.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
Suddenly, the terminal issued an alert.
[Trainee Plumber Ethen.]
[Satellite has detected suspected activity by an unknown organization near your location. Please remain alert.]
"Unknown organization?" Ethen raised an eyebrow and glanced at his Knight Watch.
"They're the ones who should be careful."
At the same time—
Click.
A device popped out of the RV's roof.
A screen unfolded.
Displayed on it—
A demonic mask.
"This is—
The The Mummy's Mask of Anur Khufos," Ethen said, eyes narrowing.
Grandpa Max's expression turned serious.
"The RV's warning system detected it being unearthed," he explained.
"That mask can guide its holder to the temple—and the legendary Ah Puch God Sword."
"So that means…" Gwen frowned.
"An unknown organization nearby… and the Demon God Mask has already surfaced."
That was bad.
Very bad.
"I've locked onto the mask's location," Grandpa Max said, stepping on the gas.
"We're moving."
Minutes later.
The RV stopped at a construction site.
Normally, it should've been full of workers.
Instead—
Heavily armed warriors stood guard, blocking entry.
"These guys…" Ben clenched his fists.
"They're with the people who kidnapped me!"
"Calm down, Ben," Ethen said calmly, patting his shoulder.
"Use Ghostfreak. Go intangible and invisible. Secure the Demon God Mask first. Don't worry about the guards."
"…Okay," Ben said, steadying himself.
He activated the Omnitrix and transformed into Ghostfreak.
With a chuckle—
He vanished.
Minutes later.
The car door creaked open.
Ghostfreak reappeared, holding the Demon God Mask.
"That was easy," he said proudly, placing it down.
"We've got the mask. Let's go."
"Good thing they didn't notice us," Grandpa Max sighed in relief.
Gwen smiled.
Ben really was getting more reliable.
Everything seemed to have gone perfectly.
Only Ghostfreak looked uneasy.
Ethen suddenly raised a hand.
"Wait."
He looked toward the construction site and spoke calmly—
"We've got the item."
"Now it's time to deal with the This Organization's warriors."
"…What?!"
Everyone stared at him in disbelief.
Especially Ghostfreak—
Who looked completely stunned.
...
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