Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 345, Section 341. Toregia: "What! You killed Queen Amaterasu?" (Seeking monthly votes)
The waters around Jiuliangliang Island.

A burst of light erupted, and Orb, wearing red shorts, emerged from the sea carrying the soaking wet Flying Swallow 1.

What to do if a plane crashes?
It's simple, just turn your teammates into Ultraman and fly them in fighter jets.

"Jugglus, what do we do?" Orb looked at Jugglus in the cockpit.

“With such strong electromagnetic interference in this sea area, the problem might lie here,” Jugglus said. “Let’s go back and tell Senior Qi Ming about this.”

"it is good."

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"Ultraman... has actually appeared here."

Meanwhile, deep within the waters off Jiuliangliang Island lies a hidden paradise.

This is a magical realm, a self-contained space with blue skies and white clouds, while billions of tons of Pacific Ocean water are kept above it.

In the middle of the space, there is a small island that is like a paradise, surrounded by schools of fish and covered with coconut trees.

Just like a coastal island in the outside world, the grass underfoot is soft and damp, and the air is filled with the salty smell of the sea breeze.

In a monitoring room in the center of the island, a girl looked at Orb holding the Flying Swallow 1 as he left on the monitor screen, and a look of nostalgia appeared on her face.

Her name is "Xiao". Although she has the same appearance as humans, she is not human. She is a Gaxi Star person from Gaxi Star.

Many years ago, a terrifying monster called Saint Delos launched an attack on their planet Garcia.

The planet Garcia was destroyed, and the survivors fled outwards.

However, Saint Delos, who was determined to exterminate them all, arranged for his subordinates to block the escape route of the Gashi aliens.

Just when it seemed the Garsian race was about to be wiped out, a wormhole opened, and an Ultraman with a jet-black exterior, who called himself "Tregear," appeared.

He repelled the enemy, protected the last bloodline of the Garsi aliens, and granted his companion, a man named "Ren," the ability to solidify life forms into gems.

"Ren" was chosen by Ultraman Tregear, thus becoming the leader of the remaining Garish people.

Ultraman Tregear then suggested that the Garish aliens come and live on Earth, saying, "That would be really interesting."

So the Gashi aliens went to Earth and established a space called "Blue Territory" in the depths of the ocean, living a life completely isolated from Earth's humans.

But recently, they detected a signal from space that resembled that of Saint Delos, which has made the Gashi aliens in the Blue Region nervous.

Meanwhile, the descendants of the Numalte race, an indigenous race of Earth who claimed to have "lived in the ocean for a long time," approached them, expressing their desire to cooperate with the Garshi aliens.

The content of the cooperation is to give the Gashi aliens the power of Ultraman Agul.

"Ren, can he really become Ultraman?" The girl [Xiao] left the monitoring room and turned to look at the center of the blue area.

Today, the Nummart people have come again, and they are discussing matters with "Ren," the leader of the Gashi Star people.

"I have a bad feeling..." the girl [Xiao] thought to herself.

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[Ren] looks about the size of a twenty-year-old Earth youth, while the Nonmarte envoy who came here looks like a thirty-year-old adult woman.

The envoy from Nonmarte looked at the water tank beside him, in which there was a faint blue light.

She nodded in satisfaction.

“Very good. The power of the ocean is being gathered here continuously. Agul’s radiance will soon be restored.”

"Moreover, the new Agul will definitely be more powerful, enough to rival the new Gaia."

Ren looked at the blue light in the sink and felt a longing for it as well.

But after hesitating for a moment, he still asked, "Why does Nonmarte want to cooperate with us?"

The envoy from Nonmart said decisively, "Because we have a common enemy: humanity."

"They first drove us from the land to the sea, and then completely destroyed our last home in the sea."

"And once they find out that aliens like you exist in this blue region, they will also try to exterminate you, using methods even more cruel than those of Saint Delos."

"Only by wiping out humanity can we, the Nonmalt, and you, the people of Gaxi, have a future."

Ren thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Humans are indeed very selfish. Once they know about the existence of the Blue Region, it will definitely bring us disaster."

"But... since you have the technology to capture the power of the ocean and transform it into the Light of Agul, why give that power to me?"

This is what he finds most puzzling: why don't the people of Nonmart come into contact with the Light of Agul and become Ultraman themselves?
Upon hearing this, the envoy from Nonmart's face darkened: "Are you sure you want to know?"

Ren felt a pang in his heart: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked so many questions."

This opportunity is perfect for me. If I can become Ultraman Agul, I can revive the glory of Planet Gasi on Earth!
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Meanwhile, TPC.

Dan Moroboshi, returning to the sea base from outside, noticed something was wrong.

How did Queen Amaterasu suddenly change into this appearance?
This is like a completely different person!
When he asked, Captain Shinra and Tachibana Migen remained silent, while Queen Amaterasu said in a nonchalant tone, "This is how I should look. This is the demeanor that the Lord of Ganon should have."

This made Moroboshi Dan feel increasingly uneasy, so he sought out Qi Ming to find out what was going on.

Qi Ming thought for a moment, then pulled Moroboshi Dan to his dormitory and told him what had happened.

Dan Moroboshi reacted violently: "What? You erased the personality of the former Amaterasu Queen? You killed her!"

Qi Ming, who was well-prepared, explained, "Things don't happen more than three times. After messing up once at Ganon, she continued to make mistakes on Earth."

"They keep saying they want to protect peace, but they always end up helping the evil side. Who can stand that?"

"If we don't take some measures, are we just going to let her ruin another great opportunity at a crucial moment?" Dan Moroboshi was still a little unable to accept it: "She's just a bit naive. We can teach her a lesson. People always grow up eventually..."

He went on and on, saying that while wrongdoing should indeed be punished, erasing her entire personality was too cruel and shouldn't be done to a kind heart.

Qi Ming thought to himself that it was fortunate that Kai and Jugglus weren't there when the incident happened, and the other Ultra Warriors were all asleep, otherwise they might have also gotten angry.

Unlike those women who try to hook up with rich men, for Ultra Warriors, it really is "all you need is your attitude".

As long as your intentions are good and your principles are kind, no matter what mistakes you make or how much they hurt you, they will understand you and give you a chance.

This is the noble spirit of the Ultra Warriors.

But Qi Ming also had something to say: "Captain, ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel. Don't you understand what the world is like now?"

"If we don't do this, what if Queen Amaterasu again uses the banner of peace to aid and abet evil? Would you be able to accept it if monsters killed tens of thousands of people under her protection?"

"You are not only an Ultra Warrior from the Land of Light, but also the captain of the GUTS team on Earth. You should also be responsible for people's lives."

When the topic of human life came up, Dan Moroboshi fell silent.

Qi Ming: "Originally, I wanted to kill her completely, but for the sake of the people of Ganon who regard Queen Amaterasu and the God of War as their spiritual totem, I spared her body, which can transform into the God of War. Isn't that enough?"

This is Qi Ming's principle in doing things: he will consider the interests of kind people and try his best not to make a mess of things.

He said that as soon as Quin and Baalzeb's army died, he would assist Queen Amaterasu in transplanting the Tree of Life back to Ganon.

Earth is already chaotic enough; he doesn't want to bring the evil that would be attracted by the Tree of Life to Earth as well.

At that time, the new Amaterasu Queen will bravely use the power of the God of War to eliminate the enemy and protect Ganon, and the pressure on Earth will be relieved.

Dan Moroboshi paused, then said, "But what difference is there between this and being dead?"

Imagine if one day your loved one died, but the body was possessed by a wandering ghost and came back to life. The ghost had no feelings for you at all. Could you say your loved one came back to life?

Qi Ming: "There is a difference. The new Amaterasu Queen will cooperate fully with me in fighting the invaders and will no longer be a hindrance."

Dan Moroboshi: "This was a decision made after weighing the pros and cons... Don't you still consider yourself an Ultra Warrior?"

Qi Ming: "Of course, I will be human for the rest of my life."

He patted Dan Moroboshi on the shoulder one last time and said that perfect things are rare, and sometimes you have to make some trade-offs.

Qi Ming: "I believe that even the former God of War who died from exhaustion while protecting Ganon Star would be very gratified to see his successor on the right track if he were here."

Dan Moroboshi sighed: "Alright..."

Qi Ming: "Then, Captain, remember to cover for me from now on."

Soon, Jugglus Juggler and Kai returned to the base and told Qi Ming about their ordeal.

Qi Ming handed the intelligence over to Staff Officer Quan Teng, who immediately dispatched men to conduct a large-scale patrol in the waters around Kyu Liang Liang Island.

This is a big project.

Immediately afterwards, Qi Ming gave Hikari the coordinates he had obtained from Kira Zeyu.

He hoped Hikari could go to Shinjuku to see if he could reopen the wormhole that "The One" had traversed, as the other side of the wormhole might very well be his hometown.

Hikari: "I understand."

Soon, ten days passed, and the Tree of Life successfully grew to its full height of three hundred meters, while Queen Amaterasu's injuries also recovered considerably.

However, her leg has not fully recovered. Dan Moroboshi said that this is normal, as it took him a long time to recover as well.

Nothing happened during this period, a stark contrast to the terrifying frequency of attacks that occurred when Qi Ming was away.

There were no monsters or aliens; Earth was perfectly harmonious.

"They probably know that you're back, Qi Ming," Hui Mei guessed.

Saijo Nagi: "It's also possible that they're secretly plotting something bigger."

On Earth, Ultraman's random key absorbed the energy of the Eternal Core, restoring his speed of automatically increasing by one point every three days.

The Star Gift Value has reached 10 points again, and a new Star Gathering Time has arrived.

Kai, Dan Moroboshi, Nagi Saijo, Emi, and others gathered in Qi Ming's dormitory to watch this scene unfold.

"Jugglus, come here," Qi Ming said to Jugglus.

"Should I do it?" Jugglus was afraid of messing things up, but Qi Ming reassured him that it was just pressing a button.

Jugglus: "Well... okay." He was actually itching to try it too, but on the surface he just put on a nonchalant and aloof act.

As Jugglus pressed the button, the four buttons emitted lasers to form a light curtain.

As Qi Ming watched the images on the screen, his eyes gradually lit up with surprise.

The Star Gathering of Emi gave rise to Blaze, and the Star Gathering activated by Jugglus Juggler was also closely related to him.

In summary, this was probably the luckiest star gathering ever, and also the first "A-level" star to emerge from it.

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I originally wanted to take the day off today, but considering that the ancestral rules cannot be changed, I'll update this at noon as a transition.

Updated at 12:00 - 12:59 is also 12:00.

I need your monthly votes—think about my update schedule last month, guys, I really need to catch my breath.

(End of this chapter)