Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 369, Section 365: The First Meeting Between Gomora, the God of the Sky, Asuka, and Fujimiya

"Where are we going?" asked Feibiao, who was following Qi Ming, her eyes scanning the base's corridor with curiosity.

"Go find Staff Officer Quan Tou; he's in a meeting with other staff officers right now." Qi Ming raised his hand and nodded to Minister Yin, who was standing guard at the meeting room door. The latter returned the gesture.

He pushed open the conference room door, immediately attracting the attention of all the staff members inside.

"Senior Shinjo!" Asuka exclaimed with delight upon seeing Staff Officer He Zhi sitting at the right end of the long table.

Isn't this the veteran piloting the Flying Swallow No. 1 during the GUTS era, charging to the front lines and fiercely battling monsters?

He's Liang's idol, I never thought there were still reliable acquaintances in this world.

"New City?" Staff Officer He Zhi was taken aback upon hearing this.

Qi Ming: "It's nothing. It's probably because you look a lot like that senior, Shinjo."

He subtly tugged at Asuka Shin's sleeve and whispered to him that this was not Senior Shinjo, but Staff Officer He Zhi, the hawkish leader here.

Although he also loved humanity, his plan to protect Earth before Qi Ming arrived was quite terrifying—a friendship plan with the outside world, and direct assassination of high-ranking officials who knew about it.

Upon hearing this, Asuka Shin's smile froze on his face.

Is it because the environment is too stressful that everyone here is forced to take extreme measures to protect themselves?
"Chief of Staff Gondo, have you been sitting in the office for too long? Have you gone out for some fresh air?" Qi Ming asked. "There's been an emergency in Nazuki Village, Nagano Prefecture. Why don't you come with us?"

Quan Teng was taken aback. Why would Qi Ming suddenly send him to the front line?
Seeing the meaningful look in Qi Ming's eyes, he had a sudden thought and smiled, "How can I refuse an invitation from Team Leader Qi Ming?"

After saying that, he nodded to his staff officer, stood up, and walked towards Qi Ming.

Asuka Shin: “…”

Arriving at the staff meeting place, Qi Ming's words carried considerable weight as he managed to remove the staff officer from the meeting.

Qi Ming sat in the driver's seat of the Drum car, leading Asuka Shin and Staff Officer Gondo towards the scene of the incident.

Qi Ming casually asked, "What were you discussing in the meeting just now? Are there any situations that require my decision recently?"

Gondo adjusted his posture: "Our friendly alien, [Koff], has almost fully recovered thanks to Dr. Kazamatsuri Hikaru's treatment. We also arranged for his friend, Oka, to transfer to our TPC school."

"Now Kov also wants to learn about human knowledge by accompanying his study companion, and we were just deploying their security measures."

Qi Ming nodded approvingly: "Yes, you've done a very meticulous job."

Asuka Shin was completely confused. This was a superior praising a subordinate. What exactly was the situation with Qi Ming in TPC?
Even though he disliked Chief of Staff Gondo's behavior when he was still with Super GUTS, he still had to show the same attitude as a superior when facing him, and he couldn't be negligent in the slightest when he gave orders.

Qi Ming took out his tablet and explained the situation of the operation: "Just now, the young people who went to Nazuki Village in Nagano Prefecture filmed this video while camping."

He showed a video, and Asuka and Gondo gathered together to watch it.

A small monster with crescent-shaped horns and a height of about two meters emerged from a small mound, roaring and baring its teeth.

Gondo immediately said, "This is the 'God Gomora,' a small, rare and exotic beast that inhabits the country of Fuldonia. How did it end up in Japan?"

Nagano Prefecture, Natsuki Village, Tenjin Gomora.

These factors all stem from episode 21 of Ultraman Max, "The Challenge from Underground".

It was precisely because Qi Ming remembered the plot of this episode that he asked Staff Officer Quan Teng to accompany him on the mission.

Qi Ming switched the screen, and the news being broadcast was also discussing the appearance of the god Gomora in Naiyue Village.

The host in front of the camera said, "Why would the exotic and mythical Gomora appear here? We have invited Ms. Miyahara Kaho, a journalist. Ms. Miyahara, how do you think this Gomora appeared here?"

Kana Miyahara: "I believe that [GSTE] is involved in this matter. Before disappearing, this organization smuggled five Gomora gods from [Freudonia] to Japan."

"According to my investigation, the nearby mountains and forests are very suitable for [GSTE] to infiltrate. Their base may be nearby, where they are developing biological weapons."

Asuka: "What is [GSTE]?"

Staff Officer Gondo: "I have a vague recollection of it. It seems to be an organization whose full name is 'God Save The Earth,' which translates to 'God Saves the Earth.'"

"They shouted environmental slogans, threatened large corporations, and even blew up the building of the group."

Upon hearing this, Feibiao was immediately shocked: "This is a terrorist organization, isn't it?" Qi Ming was also curious: "I didn't see it when I was browsing the news before."

Staff Officer Gondo waved his hand: "There are plenty of terrorist organizations in the world, this one doesn't even come close."

Asuka: “…”

There are so many, it's impossible to get a number.

It gives people the feeling of having a hard life.

After driving to Nagano Prefecture, Qi Ming spotted a familiar figure on a country road.

It is Fujimiya Hiroya.

"Hey, Fujimiya." Qi Ming rolled down the car window, stretched out his hand, and shouted to Fujimiya, "Are you here for that [Gomora God] too?"

Fujimiya nodded to Qi Ming: "The person who created [GSTE] is called [Uno Kenshin], a biological authority. I have dealt with him before."

"He believes that humanity is a cancer on the earth and that destroying modern society is for the sake of the earth."

"For this reason, he wanted to breed a giant monster that he could control through breed improvement, and use it to destroy human civilization."

To breed monsters that you can control?

This immediately reminded Asuka of Dr. Otomo in the Monster Island arc, who also wanted to breed monsters to control.

Qi Ming nodded, and following the same path as the original drama, he asked, "You must have gotten along very well with him back then, right?"

Fujimiya lowered his eyelids: "I did give him some advice at the time... so I have to make up for my mistake myself."

Qi Ming: "Then let's go together and find him."

Asuka opened the car door and invited Fujimiya to get in, sitting with him in the back seat.

Upon seeing this scene, Qi Ming thought that although there were four people in the "Heisei Three Heroes", this seemed to be the first time Asuka and Fujimiya had met.

At this point, Staff Officer Gondo also understood the objective of this operation—to find the mad scientist [Uno Kenshin] who was trying to cultivate monsters and thwart his plot.

"Next, we need to find his hideout. There should be a factory underground." Qi Ming said as he drove, activating [Insight] and scanning the surroundings.

"Found it, it's here." After arriving at a mountain forest, Qi Ming saw a huge space below.

He opened the car door, got out, took a bomb from the trunk, and prepared to blow the place up.

Asuka: “…”

No, isn't it a bit too blatant for you to use Ultraman's power like this?
At least bring some equipment to pretend, aren't you afraid of being exposed like this?

I know all too well what happens after exposure.

He glanced at the staff officer beside him and found that the other man had a completely unsurprised expression.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Chief of Staff Quan Teng, don't you think that Qi Ming has some extraordinary qualities, such as superhuman perception?"

"Have you ever thought about exploring these secrets, like putting him in a cage and performing a full scan?"

Staff Officer Gondo shuddered, cold sweat instantly soaking his back.

Is this why you dragged me out? To test whether I have any ulterior motives?

If so, should we just kill them outside?

For a moment, he even forgot the art of speaking: "I have absolutely no such thought. I still want to live and contribute to protecting the peace of the earth."

Asuka: "?"

Both of us showed extraordinary qualities, so why didn't I receive the same treatment back then?

(End of this chapter)