Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 581, Section 577: Holding Tea in Hand, Watching Dogs Fight (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Inside the Victory Team's command center.

As he entered the gate, Shan Zhong grumbled angrily, "That kid named Aoki from the second team is so arrogant!"

Kishida, who came in with him, also leaned his face against the table, unconsciously sliding the still-sized Dyna Submariner back and forth on the table: "They really don't take us seniors seriously."

Saijo Nagi: "What happened?"

Yamanaka said they had just gone to the shooting range for their daily routine shooting training. Originally, the first and second teams had different shooting times, but then the male member from the second team named Aoki came.

Yamanaka hit the bullseye with all ten shots, while Kishida, though not as perfect, still met the excellent standard.

As a result, Aoki immediately laughed loudly.

"Can this kind of shooting method really take down the enemy?" After saying that, Aoki also fired ten shots that hit the bullseye, his provocative and demonstrative intentions were obvious.

Fengyuan: "Last time was even worse."

When the second team was established, Staff Officer Gondo presided over a joint exercise, asking these seniors to give some pointers to the juniors.

As a result, a problem occurred while piloting the fighter jet in air combat.

Both Yamanaka and Kishida maintained a guiding mindset, leaving room for maneuver in their actions.

Aoki's actions were chilling—he treated the exercise as real combat, and every move he made was deadly.

Caught off guard, the plane crashed, much to the embarrassment and anger of the crew.

When questioned afterward, Aoki responded righteously, "If we don't do it this way, we won't achieve the training objective; doing it would be a waste of time."

Extremely arrogant and highly aggressive.

Jugglus Juggler, who was standing nearby, seemed to understand something after hearing this: "This is not just ordinary showing off... Perhaps in his heart, he is stronger than us, and he is unwilling to be subordinate to others because of his seniority."

When he said this, he was thinking of himself.

This guy is somewhat similar to me.

He and Kai climbed to the top of the Warrior's Peak together at O50, but he was rejected, while Kai gained the power and became Ultraman.

Back then, weren't I also indignant?
The reason he fought so seriously when I taught him swordsmanship later was probably because he was somewhat unwilling to accept defeat.

This empathetic understanding gave him a greater sense of comprehension and a greater sense of caution regarding Aoki's actions.

Yamanaka: "Stronger than us? What a joke! I was just careless last time...really careless!"

He grew angrier the more he thought about it: "This is too arrogant. This Aoki is just like Qi Ming who just arrived, but does he really have the same abilities as Qi Ming?"

Kishida: "No, he's even worse than Qi Ming."

He said that although Qi Ming, who had just joined the team, was unconventional, he never took the initiative to provoke others.

This Aoki is clearly deliberately picking a fight; he's far too aggressive.

Feng Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Speaking of which, after the last exercise, I heard Aoki say, 'It's a pity I didn't get to fight Qi Ming. Only by defeating him can I show my true skills.'"

In the mountains: "Oh ho? Good, when Qi Ming comes back, let him go and have a go at Qi Ming. He'll be in for a beating then."

Saijo Nagi: "Don't be impulsive."

Huimei was also lying on the table playing with her Dyna Wings: "Are both teams so straight? I've been challenged too."

She said that the "Shunzi" team members from the second team also invited her to compete in fencing, and also hoped that the people from the Victory team would come to watch the match.

Fengyuan: "I remember you were in charge of intelligence analysis and network communication support, right, Huimei-senpai? Swordsmanship?"

This behavior is as unreasonable as having scientists fight hand-to-hand with soldiers in war.

Carmilla appeared mysteriously, placing her hand on Huimei's shoulder: "What's wrong? Did you get bullied? Want me to stand up for you?"

Huimei: "Don't be silly, I can handle this."

Unlike Genjiro Jugglus, Carmila has no official position and never attends daily training sessions, always appearing and disappearing mysteriously.

When Qi Ming wasn't around, he would occasionally chat with Hui Mei, whom he was quite familiar with.

However, apart from Shan Zhong, everyone in the team tacitly maintained a mutual understanding.

Saijo Nagi felt that the problem with the second team's atmosphere stemmed from the top down.

Judging from her interactions with the village leader of the second team, this young, high-achieving student always exuded a condescending sense of superiority in her every move.

He seemed to look down on these first-line team members who "rely on Ultraman," believing that he could do better, but just lacked opportunities.

Of the entire second team, only Konno, who seemed rather simple-minded and only knew how to chant "Amitabha," was relatively "Buddhist." The others were full of hostility towards the first team and wanted to "swallow the old guard to death on the beach."

After summarizing, Kishida remarked, "These guys are really eager to climb over us seniors to get ahead."

The next moment, the door opened, and Zhuxing Tuan and Qi Ming walked in.

Qi Ming said, "Don't worry, this is a world with Ultraman. It's not acceptable to step on your seniors to rise to the top."

Even though it's the new generation, the strongest fighting force is still those four old charlatans from the Heisei and Showa eras; the combat power of the Ultra School remains incredibly valuable.

"Team Leader Qi Ming, Team Leader Zhu Xing, you're back! When did you get back?!" The two were immediately given a warm welcome.

Qi Ming: "Just got back."

Just now in Staff Officer Quan Teng's office, Qi Ming said directly, "These people are wicked and corrupt. Keeping them around will only cause trouble. Let's fire them."

After he gave his reasons, Dan Moroboshi felt that people can change, and perhaps the people in the second team would restrain themselves and change. They should be given a chance.

Dan Moroboshi: "You and Yamanaka used to have a very tense relationship, but now you're getting along well... Should we observe them a little longer?"

He knew that Qi Ming had probably seen the terrible deeds of these people in "other parallel universes," which was why he was so resistant, but perhaps they would be different in this timeline.

Qi Ming then came over to ask the Victory Team members about their reputation.

As a result, the mountain team members immediately started shouting. In his description, the second team was "too numerous to count," with only the Konno team member being considered a person.

Dan Moroboshi frowned: "Is it really that exaggerated?"

In the mountains: "It's even more outrageous than that. That guy named Aoki even thinks he can beat Qi Ming to make a name for himself."

Qi Ming: "I knew it..."

But after thinking it over, he decided not to "use his power to arbitrarily send them to the frontier," but instead to give them a chance.

At this moment, "Shunzi" from Team Two sent a "challenge letter" to Huimei, asking her to compete in swordsmanship with him in half an hour, and also hoping that the other members of Team Victory could come and watch the match.

In the mountains: "Too arrogant!"

Carmilla, looking like she was eager to stir up trouble, said, "What's there to be afraid of? Go! Just use the Dyna Wings to blast her!"

Huimei would never act recklessly like that, but with the other side pressing her so hard, she decided not to back down anymore, lest others say that Team One was afraid of Team Two.

What's more, Qi Ming, one of her teammates, was cheering her on.

So, surrounded by the Victory team, Hye-mi calmly went to the appointment.

But when they arrived at the training ground, they found that none of the other members of the second team had come; only Shunzi had shown up.

This surprised Kishida. He had just thought that Shunzi was challenging the first team on behalf of the second team, trying to steal their thunder. It turned out that this competition was only on an individual level.

Upon seeing Qi Ming and Moroboshi Dan arrive, Shunzi's eyes lit up with surprise, and he immediately bowed to them.

She quickly straightened her expression and looked at Hye-mi: "I take Hye-mi as my role model, and I hope to find out how far I am from that goal through this competition. Senior, I'm counting on you."

On the surface, her manners were impeccable, and Dan Moroboshi nodded in approval.

Huimei calmly accepted the challenge: "Alright, let's go."

The two donned protective gear, wielded bamboo swords, and faced off on the arena.

This made Carmilla feel a bit bored: "Boring, let's just have a real fight, I want to see rivers of blood."

Next, with Dan Moroboshi acting as referee, Yamanaka and Kishida and their group began to watch the "two women" fight.

After exchanging blows for dozens of rounds, Hye-mi won the match.

Qi Ming was not surprised at all. Hui Mei's combat ability in the original "Blaze" series was no less than that of special forces soldiers, so beating a newcomer was no problem.

"I...I lost." After being defeated, Shunzi was dejected.

Unlike the other members of the second team who wanted to surpass the first team to prove themselves stronger, what she wanted to do was to join the first team directly.

In her view, it was uncertain when she would be able to advance as a "reserve team" player, and joining the first team directly was the fastest way to realize her dream.

But the team was already full, so she challenged Huimei to a duel, wanting to show off her abilities in front of her teammates.

She felt that as long as she performed better than her, the other members of the winning team would recognize her and she would have a chance to replace her.

This was supposed to be an exchange of ideas and lessons, but in reality, it was her application to join the team.

Unexpectedly... they still lost.

"Good, Huimei, well done!" Yamanaka had no idea what she was thinking.

He still considered Shunzi to be from the second team, and as soon as Huimei won, he immediately started clapping enthusiastically.

Qi Ming clapped along and nodded to Hui Mei with an encouraging smile.

Huimei smiled back; for her, this brought even more satisfaction and joy than defeating her opponent.

As the loser, Shunzi lost all face. He bowed hastily to everyone and fled as if he were running away.

Jugglus thought for a moment and said that this person probably wasn't here to establish authority over Team One, because she did indeed treat Team One with the attitude of a junior towards a senior.

"She's trying to replace Huimei, isn't she?" Qi Ming said, recalling Shunzi's performance in the original series. In the original series, Shunzi hostilely challenged a female member of UGM named [Shirono Huimei], wanting to replace her.

It's quite strange that in this world, the challenge is still against "Hye-mi".

Hye-mi looked stunned: "You want to replace me by defeating me? Is that even possible?"

This girl is being way too unrealistic. Besides being female team members, what else do we have in common?

If a warrior defeats a priest, does that mean he can replace the priest in healing the team during raids?

Qi Ming: "Of course not. Anyway, no one can replace Hui Mei here."

Shunzi couldn't help but turn around and saw the Victory team members chatting and laughing together. She thought they were laughing at her overestimating herself, and a wave of shame and indignation surged up inside her.

This caused her to not be paying attention to where she was going, and when she reached the doorway, she bumped into someone.

That's Aoki from the second team, her current teammate!
Aoki looked at the dejected Shunko with utter disdain: "You lost? You undergo combat training every day, yet you can't beat an intelligence analyst?"

Shunzi took a half-step back in surprise: "How did you know I was here...?"

"Don't underestimate Captain Tatemura's intelligence network." Aoki said with disdain, "He came here to embarrass himself without any preparation, humph."

This commotion caught the attention of the Victory Team.

Feng Yuan: "Aren't they teammates? Why are they saying such nasty things?"

Yamanaka: "This is team bullying, it seems the atmosphere in this second team is very bad."

Qi Ming: "You have no right to say that."

After mocking Shunzi for a while, Aoki looked at Qi Ming and said, "I would also like to ask Senior Qi Ming for guidance."

He crossed his arms, raised his chin slightly, and stared directly at Qi Ming with undisguised hostility and provocation.

Qi Ming was no stranger to that gaze.

In the original series, this is how Aoki viewed the members of the Ultra Guard.

He never considered them comrades-in-arms; he only saw them as his rivals and stepping stones.

Aoki stared at Qi Ming, his heart filled with surging fighting spirit.

He had heard about Qi Ming's extraordinary abilities and prowess a long time ago, but he felt that his miraculous achievements were too outrageous and must be exaggerated.

He had more faith in himself and wanted to use Qi Ming as a stepping stone to shine brightly.

Even if he can't defeat him, as long as he can fight to a draw, he will become famous.

"Oh dear, this kid's in trouble." Yamanaka and Kishida got excited when they saw this, their faces showing the excitement of watching a good show.

Aoki's reckless behavior is just like theirs back then.

Qi Ming gladly accepted the challenge, and also planned to take this opportunity to teach these newcomers a lesson.

Aoki: "I came in a bit of a rush and didn't prepare much. How about we have a simple hand-to-hand combat match? We'll just be careful not to overdo it."

Qi Ming: "Okay, just stop there."

Upon seeing that Qi Ming was also going to play, Carmila immediately became excited and pulled out a cheering stick from somewhere.

Dan Moroboshi warned, "They're all colleagues, so be careful what you do..."

He was afraid that Qi Ming would beat someone half to death; there were too many precedents for that…

Qi Ming gave him an innocent look: "Am I a really bad person?"

Soon, the two also stepped onto the ring.

As referee Dan Moroboshi swung his hand down, Aoki's muscles tensed instantly, every nerve winding up like a tightly wound spring.

Without any probing, he slammed his right foot into the ground, shooting out like an arrow, channeling all his power into his right arm, and delivering a straight punch straight to Qi Ming's face with nothing fancy!

He took the initiative, pouring all his pride and desire for victory into this decisive first strike!
Qi Ming simply retaliated with one punch.

"boom!"

Aoki didn't even see Qi Ming's movements clearly. He only felt a dizzying sensation and was slammed hard onto the ring.

The excruciating pain instantly spread throughout his body, and every bone seemed to be groaning in agony.

He slumped onto the cold countertop, his mind blank.

what happened……

I... lost?
Defeated by a single punch?

Yamanaka Kishida and the others, who were about to cheer for Qi Ming, were also taken aback. They were not surprised at all by Qi Ming's victory, but it was too fast.

Only Carmilla didn't care about any of this; in her opinion, Qi Ming should have won so decisively.

However, to their surprise, the player from the second team who had a straight-up hand also started clapping.

"Well done! As expected of the invincible Senior Qi Ming, you are amazing!"

To others, this was a mockery of Aoki—were you acting all high and mighty just now? How come you knelt down faster than me?

In fact, this was another gesture of goodwill she made towards the first team—she was eager to improve.

But she was just throwing herself at the blind; the Victory Team members were more concerned about Qi Ming's punch.

Kishida: "Has Qi Ming gotten stronger again? He's practically One-Punch Man..."

Qi Ming: "Compared to the 'Dragon-level' and 'God-level' disasters we fight every day, this is just a warm-up."

After finishing the fight, he went to the side of the fallen Aoki and said, "Judging from your attack just now, you are probably one or two times as strong as Yamanaka."

The mountain dweller was immediately shocked: "What do you mean 'one or two of me'?!"

Qi Ming: "Then 1.1?"

Yamanaka: "That's more like it... wait, why is he stronger than me?!"

Qi Ming continued to say to Aoki, "In short, you have great potential. I hope you will use this potential and ability in the right way and not go astray."

After saying that, he left.

This was his last chance for Aoki—he had done everything he could to personally demonstrate the difference in their strength and serve as a warning.

If Aoki remains obstinate and does something outrageous, then he will have to be dealt with even more seriously.

After he left, Dan Moroboshi came to Aoki's side, looked at Junko in the distance, and thought for a moment before saying, "As teammates, you still need to maintain a good relationship. After all, on the battlefield, you will be entrusting your lives to each other."

After saying that, he left too.

After recovering, Aoki sat up despite the excruciating pain, his eyes fixed on Qi Ming's back.

He didn't listen to a single word of the advice he had just received.

Now, he has only one obsession on his mind.

One day, I will completely defeat Qi Ming, trample him under my feet, and reclaim the glory that belongs to me!

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Soon, news of Shunko and Aoki's failure reached the ears of Captain Tachimura of the second team.

He remained silent for a long time before recovering.

"Did we fail? It seems my two new players are still not as good as those first teams that have been training for a long time."

"Fortunately, Konno didn't go to challenge, so it's not a complete defeat."

Thinking of this, Tachimura looked at Konno, who was organizing the data.

He actually looked down on Konno, thinking that he was clumsy, had no personality or temper, and was the worst team member.

But unexpectedly, this guy's lack of competitiveness actually saved face for the second team.

Konno appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, he was desperately suppressing a smile.

He could be a bully in the TAC team when facing honest and kind people like Hokuto and Minami, but in this team, he could only be considered a "loli" when facing Tachimura and Aoki.

Even someone as oblivious as him could clearly sense Aoki's undisguised contempt and Shunko's aloofness.

Now that he knows that the two people who looked down on him have been humiliated, he is naturally overjoyed.

This second team is now full of ulterior motives, creating a unique atmosphere reminiscent of a four-person dormitory with five group chats.

Staff Officer Li quickly composed himself:

"Since Junko Aoki is incompetent, I have no choice but to take matters into my own hands."

"With my organizational skills, as well as my grasp and judgment of the situation, I will be able to surpass the first team sooner or later."

The next day, Staff Officer Licun gathered the team members and announced something.

"It seems a monster has appeared in Hokuei Town. Put on your team uniforms and go out to investigate thoroughly, at the highest level."

"Remember, you must complete this investigation mission proactively. You cannot let the people from Team One get involved. You must let Staff Officer Gondo see that Team Two is not an appendage of Team One."

Apart from Konno, the other two hadn't recovered from yesterday's defeat and were both somewhat listless: "Yes!"

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