Ultraman: I Really Didn't Want to Rule the World

He took back the flashlight the young man had handed him, shining the light on him as if he were holding a gun or some other weapon, threatening him: "Move forward! Don't move!"

The young man, pleased by the boy's actions, readily agreed to walk down the mountain and followed the boy home.

Tsk, she was so easy to fool back then, now she's learned to hide things from him. What an ingrate!

The handsome young man swayed his wine glass, listening to the sound of ice cubes tapping against the glass, and smiled.

A woman sat down next to him.

The woman was dressed in a little evening gown, and every smile and gesture exuded charm.

"I didn't expect to see you here, Mr. Hong." The woman waved to the bartender to bring two glasses of wine before saying to Hong Tu, "A toast to you."

"A Kirieloid?" Hong Tu glanced at her sideways, then looked away uninterestedly.

These rats have been unusually active lately and even invited him to join them, but he had no interest in joining a religious fanatic organization, let alone ruling the earth, so he refused.

"These humans are truly depraved." The woman sipped her wine, looked at the men and women indulging in their decadent revelry, and said disdainfully, "They need the guidance of the god Kirieloid to walk the right path."

Hearing her words, Hong Tu was amused: "Well, whatever you want."

He gave the confident Miss Kirielold a meaningful look, then turned and left the bar, walking out of the pub.

"It's getting late, we should head back. Otherwise, the little shepherd will start to overthink things." Remembering the superhuman's serious warning, Hong Tu smiled and went back.

I think I'll be able to see Ultraman Tiga tomorrow. I'm getting a little excited just thinking about it.

This marked the end of the night that marked the beginning of everything.

The next day, Hong Tu changed into casual clothes, took her camera, greeted Kirino Makio, and went out.

Kirino watched his retreating figure, frowning, but ultimately did not stop him.

Hong Tu drove his car, following the scent of light, towards the countryside.

Because of the long distance, he only drove, so it was already noon when he arrived.

He parked his car, then, carrying a backpack and a camera, stepped into the picturesque forest like any ordinary photography enthusiast.

Along the way, Hongtu stopped and took one photo after another. She looked up and glanced at the low hills in the distance, where a golden building was faintly visible. On the other side, two planes with yellow as the main color were flying in this direction.

He had to wait until the person arrived.

The Victory Team split up and searched for their target in the jungle.

"Ah!" Horii lost his footing and slid down the hillside, right in front of Hongtu.

"What a unique way to make an entrance."

Despite thinking this way, Hong Tu still stepped forward to help him up.

"Thank you!" Horii clutched his side, his expression twitching. "Hello, I'm Horii from the Victory Team."

"Hello." Forcing back a laugh, Hong Tu nodded. "My name is Hong Tu, I'm a freelance photographer, and I'm here to take pictures."

"Horii, are you alright?" A concerned female voice rang out as Lina rushed over and asked with concern.

"It's okay, it's okay, hiss," Horii waved his hand, still clutching his side, but still standing firmly.

"Hello, I'm Lina from the Victory Team." Lina noticed Red Tea standing nearby and saluted. "Have you seen any pyramids nearby?"

"Hello, Hong Tu." Hong Tu nodded in return, and upon hearing the question, asked with some curiosity, "If it's about the pyramids, shouldn't we go to Egypt?"

"Is there really a pyramid here?" A member of the Shinjo team appeared from the other side and quickly joined the others. "Hello, I'm Shinjo from the Victory Team."

"How could satellites not capture images of a pyramid that can hold giants?" Horii waved his hand and pointed to the sky.

Is it alright to say something so confidential in front of him?

Hong Tu watched the group arguing heatedly, feeling both amused and exasperated. "If you keep arguing like this, Daigo will be in jail!"

"Excuse me, is the pyramid you're talking about that one?" Hong Tu interrupted their conversation with a smile, pointing behind them.

Everyone looked in the direction he pointed and saw a pyramid that was just partially visible between the mountains in the distance, as well as Daigo's team members on the suspension bridge.

Chapter 3: Let's summon a monster to celebrate!

"Daigo?" The first thing Lina saw was Daigo on the suspension bridge.

Seeing that Daigo was intently watching the pyramid and about to pass by, the three panicked.

Whatever the situation is over there, just rush over there!

"Daigo, don't go!" Horii shouted, cupping his hands around his mouth to try and stop him.

Xincheng and Lina acted even faster and have already caught up.

"Sir, it's dangerous here, please leave quickly!" Lina turned around, ran a few steps, then turned back and quickly instructed Hong Tu, who had already raised his camera, before catching up with the group.

Don't go!

"Daigo, come back! Come back quickly!"

The three members of the Victory Team quickly ran to the suspension bridge, shouting "Stop him!" while contacting their commander, who was still in the plane.

Hongtu took a few photos while standing still, then put down her camera with satisfaction.

What? Go back? Of course not, he wants to take a few more photos, he should at least take a picture of Tiga's appearance.

Before he could catch up, he was stopped by Vice Captain Zong Fang, who had arrived from behind.

"Sir, what are you still doing here? It's dangerous here, please leave quickly." Zong Fang knew that monsters were coming, and there were two of them.

But at this moment, what was more important was his troublesome teammates, so Zong Fang could only urge them a few times. Seeing that Hong Tu obediently ran back, he turned around and ran towards the pyramid.

Faced with the other party's attitude, Hong Tu had no choice but to run back a few steps and disappear into the jungle, pretending that she had obediently run back.

But as soon as Zongfang left, he emerged from the woods, shrugged helplessly, and suddenly disappeared.

When it reappeared, Hong Tu was already in the jungle near the pyramids.

At this moment, Daigo's team had just arrived in front of the pyramids.

Not far away, Deputy Captain Zongfang had already gathered with the others.

"Where's Dagu?"

"Commander, he's over there."

Hong Tu set up his camera and snapped a few shots, capturing the process of Da Gu entering the pyramid.

Seeing the others go inside one after another, Hong Tu pouted helplessly.

He can't get in, at least not without damaging the pyramid. After all, it's a protective device set up by the Light faction. Although its power has diminished considerably over time, it still retains the ability to repel dark forces.

Red Tea, being the purest form of darkness, has been placed on the first list of those to be rejected.

While it would be very easy to vandalize and force entry wouldn't be difficult, it's unnecessary. It's somewhat disappointing not being able to see the inside of the pyramids.

A tremor ran beneath my feet, followed by the sound of enormous footsteps; the ferocious beast Golza was approaching the pyramid.

Hong Tu turned around, and Golza was coming from the direction behind him.

"It's really uncomfortable to have my head tilted back like this." Because of the monster's height, Hong Tu, who was relatively close to it, had to tilt his head back. However, as the monster got closer and closer, he had to give up tilting his head back, which was really uncomfortable.

He rubbed his neck, and at his height, he could see a pair of enormous feet approaching him.

Golza stopped in his tracks, and the armor on his head emitted a powerful ultrasonic beam attack, destroying the pyramid.

Hong Tu frowned. The light particles generated when the pyramid was destroyed scattered everywhere, some of which drifted around him, making him quite unhappy.

This light was hardly light at all; it felt extremely cold.

“Artificial light, huh?” Hong Tu flashed away, leaving his original spot and arriving at a place far away from the battlefield. “What a disgusting feeling.”

The pyramid gradually disappeared, revealing three stone statues inside. However, apart from Ultraman Tiga, he didn't recognize the other two at all.

Melba arrived after the pyramids had completely disappeared.

Two Flying Swallows took off. One of them saw that the monster had begun attacking the stone statues and had even destroyed two of them. It was now attacking Tiga's stone statue, so it couldn't hold back and rushed over.

But the plane was firing smoke bombs.

"???" Hong Tu was completely bewildered by this turn of events. He didn't remember much of the plot and didn't know that the Victory Team's plane wasn't carrying live ammunition, but that didn't stop him from seeing the bright, gleaming light in the cockpit. It was the brightest light he had ever seen in years.

Honestly, even if you wanted to transform into Ultraman Tiga sooner, you didn't need to use a smoke bomb.

Hong Tu looked at the valiant plane with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, rushed up to it, and was then successfully shot down by Melba's beam.

A light shone from the cockpit of the crashing plane, flew out of the plane, and landed in the color timer on Tiga's chest on the ground.

"It's coming." Hong Tu's lips curled up, and his left hand couldn't wait to reach for the dark ring hanging at his waist.

The Tiga Crystal on Tiga's head lit up first, and the stone statue actually raised its hand to block Golza's big foot that was stepping on it.

Golza felt something was off about his footing, tilted his head strangely, and looked down to see that Tiga, whose petrification had been removed, had pushed him away with a single effort.

Tiga stood up, struck his classic entrance pose, and then assumed a fighting stance.

As Hong Tu murmured the name "Tiga," she couldn't help but feel excited.

Which boy doesn't dream of being a hero? And now, one of his childhood idols is standing right in front of him.

See that?! A real Ultraman Tiga! I saw it with my own eyes!

Hong Tu thought that to celebrate Tiga's awakening, he could summon more monsters!

With a wave of his left hand, Hong Tu conjured dozens of monster cards, which lined up and flew around him.

Which one should I choose? I heard that this first battle is Tiga's own battle consciousness, so I have to pick a monster that I can stand up to and celebrate!

Please, everyone, refrain from imitating this kind of behavior that annoys your childhood idol.

While Hong Tu was still debating which monster to choose, Golza and Melba had already split up on either side, preparing to besiege Tiga.

Despite being in a deep sleep and receiving Daigo's light, Tiga still managed to overpower the two monsters in their battle against Tiga's true fighting spirit.

With a flash of light from the crystal on his forehead, he transformed into his powerful red form and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Golza, nearly snapping Golza's waist.

Melba, showing great teamwork, rescued Golza, buying it time to escape and successfully attracting Tiga's attention.

As Golza dug the hole and ran away, Tiga's color timer started flashing, and he turned his murderous gaze toward Melba, who was courting death.

A crystal flashed on his forehead, and in his purple aerial form, he delivered a flying kick that sent the foolish Melba charging towards him sprawling down.