Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 365, Section 361: Carmilla, the Blank Slate (A Local) [Two Chapters Combined]

Amidst the ruins left by the fierce battle, Victory stared at Qi Ming for a full half minute.

In the end, without saying anything, he turned into specks of golden light and disappeared.

Having completed the task assigned by the Queen, he returned to the underground world.

In the Sacred Domain of Victory, a figure named [Sho], dressed in ancient attire and resembling a human youth, appeared amidst the radiant Victory Crystals.

He stared at the transformation device in his hand, the Victory Torch, his eyes filled with confusion: "How does he know my name?"

However, in any case, he was not qualified to agree to the decision to no longer live in seclusion but instead emerge into the world to protect the Earth with the humans on Earth. He had to ask the Queen for permission.

[Xiang] walked back, and as he walked, he suddenly fell silent.

"Weren't those enemies who wanted to destroy the Earth brought here by you humans...?" he suddenly muttered to himself.

He thought of the Kielong Star Beast, King Bridge on Pedan Star, and many other things.

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"He left without saying a word. That's fine, at least he didn't firmly refuse."

Watching Ultraman Victory depart, Qi Ming wasn't too disappointed.

"Judging from his reaction after I called out his name, he must be [Xiang] himself."

In the original Ultraman Ginga S series, Ultraman Victory's human form, Sho, is a slightly arrogant transformer.

In order to investigate the invaders who wanted to seize the Victory Crystal, he came to the surface from the underground Victory, deliberately keeping his distance from humans.

Then—tempted by Ultraman cookies, he eventually became good friends with Hikaru Raido, Ultraman Ginga's human form, despite their initial misunderstanding.

Therefore, Qi Ming believed that he would be able to persuade Xiang sooner or later.

"Whoosh!" At that moment, a transport plane descended from the sky, and Hikari and Dan Moroboshi jumped out of the cockpit.

Dan Moroboshi had clearly come to support the battle with his Ultra Telekinesis, but he was too late.

Hikari asked, "Is it all over?"

Qi Ming: "This is the end, but Carmilla and Dagon are still alive, so there'll be plenty of trouble to come."

Dan Moroboshi: "Who are they?"

Qi Ming: "Let's eat and chat at the same time. I'm a little hungry after such a fierce battle."

After saying that, he turned to look at the three idiots of Nebula, who were hiding behind a big tree, trembling as if they had been called on by the teacher to come to my office after school and dared not leave: "Boss, is the restaurant still open today?"

"Open for business, definitely open for business!" The Nebula Trio nodded.

Thanks to their extensive skydiving experience, Yamanaka and Kishida were unharmed despite the crash, and they were in charge of directing TPC staff in the aftermath.

Hong Kai takes Jugglus Juggler, who was severely injured by Dagon, back to the base for treatment. Fujimiya and Jun Himeya leave again, and Qi Ming gathers the others at the Nebula Restaurant.

Inside the private room arranged by the Nebula Trio, Qi Ming, Hui Mei, Saijo Nagi, Moroboshi Dan, Amaterasu, Hikari, and Aizen Makoto filled the table.

Faced with such distinguished guests, the Nebula Trio went all out, putting in 1000% effort, and laid out a table full of delicious dishes.

Qi Ming nodded encouragingly and commented after finishing his meal, "Very good."

Saijo Nagi already knew about the Nebula Trio, and looked at them with a slightly sharp gaze: "So, they're aliens who came to invade Earth?"

The Nebula Three Idiots immediately knelt down and said, "We're sorry! We did have that thought at first, but we've severed ties with our home planet. Now we just want to run the restaurant properly. Please give us a way to survive!"

Seeing that they were sweating profusely with nervousness, Qi Ming waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, you haven't harmed any humans, nor have you stockpiled dangerous goods for the purpose of invasion. We won't do anything to you based on your actions rather than your intentions."

Under normal circumstances, the presence of extraterrestrials on Earth would certainly be a matter of great concern.

But because of Qi Ming's words, the matter was immediately settled—three harmless aliens were running a small business on Earth, and there was no need to pursue it.

Dan Moroboshi raised his glass to them: "No matter what your background is, as long as you love this planet and are willing to abide by human rules and interact with humans properly, that's enough."

He commended the Nebula Trio for their courage in stopping and exposing the Miki aliens' plot after discovering their scheme.

Huimei added, "If you discover any clues about other aliens in the future, you can provide them to us—we will offer a reward."

This is to recruit them as informants.

Having been exposed to the Victory team's gaze without being detained or treated seriously, the Nebula Trio breathed a sigh of relief, knowing they had landed safely.

With the approval of bigwigs like TPC, they can now consider themselves true Earthlings and live peacefully on the land they control, without having to live in fear anymore.

After settling the matter of the Nebula Trio, Dan Moroboshi inquired about the Dark Giants.

Qi Ming frowned slightly: "These guys are troublesome. They've only just been resurrected and their strength hasn't recovered yet. After some time, they'll probably reach a level close to A-rank."

"Judging from the metal sphere Carmilla is holding, they came from another dimension."

"But what's strange is that the Dark Three don't have the ability to travel through time, so how did they find their way here?"

Hikari said, "It's probably because of the spacetime chaos caused by Bruton before. They were chosen and pulled here because they were carrying a metal sphere from this spacetime."

Qi Ming sighed helplessly, "Fine, it's my fault."

Indeed, nothing in this world is without risk.

Huimei asked, "What did they do in the past?"

Qi Ming: "The evil dark giants slaughtered the ancient humans on Earth 30 million years ago in another dimension, leaving rivers of blood and piles of heads."

Even Dagon, who had the least interest in destruction and killing, was the kind of person who didn't care about the lives of ordinary people at all. To him, killing those people was like an elephant stepping on an ant—he wouldn't care or feel guilty.

He would casually say, "Even if it means destroying everything, I will lure out my formidable enemy," and then begin to wreak havoc on the city.

Upon hearing this, Moroboshi Dan's face immediately darkened: "For the sake of people's lives, we must not let them live."

Queen Amaterasu: "They must be eliminated."

Qi Ming: "That's what I think too."

Huimei asked about the thing that bothered her the most: "Why did Carmilla react that way after seeing you, Qi Ming? She seemed to really...like you?"

Qi Ming: "She likes the Triga that I transformed into."

Qi Ming said that Carmilla is a being who possesses both "evil" and "deep affection".

She despised humanity like ants, and in order to seize the Eternal Core, she unleashed a bloodbath upon descending upon Earth in the ancient times, leaving corpses strewn across the land.

But she was also a woman who remained faithful, loyal, and unwavering in her devotion.

Once she set her sights on Trica, she loved him wholeheartedly and was infatuated with everything about him.

Even when it came to acquiring the power of the Eternal Core, he was placed before himself.

Then, the most ridiculous thing happened—her beloved Triga ended up living as a human, whom she despised, spending his days in a state of constant smaul.

Humans smiled because Ultra Warriors stood up to protect them, but Carmilla couldn't smile.

Ultimately, she obtained the Eternal Core, and her reason for destroying the world instead of ruling it was utterly absurd—"My beloved Triga is gone, so let this world and my Triga perish together." A yandere, truly yandere, truly yandere.

He's a hopeless romantic, but it's truly terrifying that he'd disregard the lives of others for the sake of love.

After a moment's thought, Aizen Makoto made a surprising statement: "Then let's use this to our advantage and win her over. I believe in Qi Ming's charm!"

Aizen Makoto believed that as long as one truly repents, the power of darkness can be used as light.

"Absolutely not!" This statement was met with immediate and unanimous opposition from everyone.

Huimei: "Are you kidding me? Are you suggesting that Qiming should put on an act to appease her?"

Dan Moroboshi and Nagi Saijo said, "Since those guys have committed so many evils and taken countless lives, they must pay the price with their lives for their sins."

Queen Amaterasu said, "Lord Qiming must not suffer such injustice; it is an insult to him!"

Qi Ming also said, "Win her over? That's impossible. She only wants her Trica."

In a sense, if Kensuke Manaka from the original Trigarm series had confessed to Carmilla in the first episode, saying, "I love you, let's protect the Earth and safeguard the light together," then 90% of the plot might not have happened.

After all, True Sword Satoru is the real Triga, possessing the soul that Carmilla deeply loved.

But Kengo Shinichi did not do that.

He was lost and confused in the early stages because he had no memory, and even after he regained his memory, he had no intention of having a proper talk with Carmilla.

Although he showed leniency several times, his stance that good and evil are irreconcilable was very clear.

So the two broke up, leading to a situation where they were irreconcilable enemies.

Qi Ming: "I'm pretty sure I'm not Triga. I'm 21 years old, a student, and a member of the Victory team, but I could never be the real Ultraman."

He said Carmilla had probably misjudged the situation this time, but she would soon realize that she was not Triga.

In episode 12 of the original "Triga" series, Carmilla also mistook the empty shell of Dark Triga, who possessed only power and relied on physical instincts, for the real Triga.

But she quickly learned her lesson and soon recognized that the Dark Triga that Ignis had transformed into was an imposter, and attacked him without hesitation.

Hikari, who had been silent all along, finally spoke again: "For the sake of those innocent lives lost, they must be dealt with."

The "ultra-ancient purgatory" that Qi Ming mentioned reminded him of the lifeless planet Arbok, and he believed that such a heinous villain should not be allowed to live.

Qi Ming: "No problem. If they dare to show up again, I will personally take care of those two guys."

Seeing Qi Ming's resolute attitude, Hui Mei nodded heavily.

As expected of Qi Ming, who has zero tolerance for evil!

Queen Amaterasu also said, "I will lend you a hand as well."

As she spoke, she frowned again, saying that fighting with crutches was really inconvenient.

Upon hearing this, Dan Moroboshi immediately said, "If used properly, a cane can also be a good weapon."

He immediately began to recount his extensive experience using the cane, which prompted Queen Amaterasu to nod repeatedly and praise him, saying, "Not bad, Captain Moroboshi, I didn't expect you to have so much experience using the cane."

Dan Moroboshi fell silent for a moment: "..."

This is so heartbreaking.

At this point, Queen Amaterasu asked Hikari if the cane could be given some additional functionality, such as having a sharp weapon extend from the front, or even being used to fire cannons.

Hikari said it could be improved, and he would work with Agamous to modify the cane based on Amaterasu's battle data.

Dan Moroboshi moved a chair next to Hikari: "That sounds good. When I regain my transformation ability, can you get me one too?"

Hikari remained silent.

He looked at Dan Moroboshi's legs, which had fully recovered, and asked with slight concern, "Are you alright?"

The evening passed by amidst eating and drinking.

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Meanwhile, outside the Earth.

A spaceship shaped like a withered tree appeared, perfectly evading all radar detection with its stealthy posture, and emerged outside the atmosphere.

It was Dr. Genius's giant spaceship.

Because their time travel was interrupted by the eclipse of Gauss, he and Quinn went through many hardships and suffered countless difficulties before finally escaping a series of troubles and finding this place.

"The Tree of Life." Through a high-tech camera, Dr. Caiqi saw the three-hundred-meter-tall, lush tree standing on Earth.

"Sure enough, the Tree of Life has come back to life!" Upon seeing this, Dr. Talent was overjoyed.

This means his plan can proceed again.

After capturing Earth's network signal and seeing a series of news reports, Dr. Caiqi shook his head: "This planet is also crying."

His robot, Padil, said, "The Earth, like everywhere else, is full of conflict."

Dr. Caiqi then saw a clip from the past, showing Qi Ming, disguised as Zoffy, battling the vampire bat Hyranos.

The talented doctor said, "In the name of justice, they commit acts of killing. I really want to ask these warriors of light, what kind of justice is it to take lives?"

On the other side, in lunar orbit.

A huge figure wearing a scarf and constructed of dark gold and white appeared.

This is the [Enchanting Warrior] Carmilla, but Dagon is not with her, nor are there any signs of the battle she sustained during the day.

"Is this Earth? The Earth that the elders spoke of with its eternal core, after such a long journey, we've finally arrived." Carmila said, looking at Earth not far away.

Her identity is readily apparent from her appearance and her self-talk.

This is Carmilla, born from this hybrid universe. Unlike the three Dark Giants from the original Trigár universe, she is a native.

She has not yet experienced a life-or-death battle, nor has she met any companions, but she possesses boundless ambition!

"Very well, now let me use the Eternal Core to transform the universe into a world that belongs only to darkness!" This local Carmilla charged toward Earth.

This is a "little enchantress" just starting out in the martial arts world.

The next moment, she saw the genius doctor's spaceship and wondered what it was.

Is it Earth's external surveillance system, or are they aliens trying to steal my Eternal Core?
Let's strike first.

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①The Ultra Guard's westward journey, where King Joe and the Pedan aliens first appeared, actually has a very dark forest feel to it.

The probes launched from Earth arrived on Pedan. Pedan believed that Earth was preparing to invade us. This reasoning left Moroboshi Dan speechless, and he also thought that this behavior by humanity was very bad.

However, after Dan Moroboshi made his "promise between the universe and humanity," it would be unfair for Pedan to continue its invasion.

(End of this chapter)