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

Hong Tu looked at him with a complicated expression: "Falling into darkness is going too far."

I'm just a little bit special.

Seeing Daigo's bewildered expression, Hongtu patiently explained to him, "You know, humans are rather magical creatures. In the depths of a human's heart, there exists both light and darkness, a characteristic that is extremely rare even in the universe."

Daigo nodded. From Tiga's perspective, the aliens he had seen were either filled with light or had their hearts consumed by darkness and evil.

There are indeed very few beings like humans.

“But there are always exceptions.” Hong Tu took a sip of tea. “There are always humans who are special. For example, you are full of light, which is why you were chosen by Ultraman Tiga. As for me, I am the opposite of you. My soul is pure darkness. It is also a very rare characteristic.”

Therefore, I have never fallen into darkness. Besides, I am darkness myself right now.

The claim that his soul is pure darkness, or rather, the Dark Ring's theory, is something Hong Tu finds puzzling. But the ring's intelligence is questionable, and she can't explain why.

Daigo nodded, but then another question popped into his head: "What about the monsters?"

"I raised it. If you can turn into Ultraman, why can't I raise a monster?"

Hong Tu chose to keep the matter of the ring a secret.

"Then why did you eat the monster?"

"I need to eat."

"But if this continues, your mind will be devoured by those dark forces!" Daigo said, somewhat agitated.

Hong Tu held back for a while, but finally couldn't hold back anymore. "Where did you get the idea that I would be consumed by negative energy? When you eat, are you affected by the seasonings?"

Daigo was somewhat bewildered. How could that be the same? Humans add seasonings to their food to enhance the flavor. When you eat monsters, do you use the accompanying negative energy for seasoning?

Hong Tu immediately saw the other party's doubt and sighed helplessly: "Perhaps other creatures will be affected by the negative energy attached to the dark power, but I won't."

I am pure darkness myself. Those additional things are just food to me, having no other effect besides increasing my power.

You must understand that tolerance is also a characteristic of darkness. Therefore, all your worries are unnecessary.

Chapter 69 Another Time-Space Monster

By the time Hong Tu and Da Gu finished their conversation, it was already evening.

Daigo summarized it.

Hong Tu was originally human, but for unknown reasons, he turned into darkness and was able to control monsters, feeding on dark power without any risk.

Moreover, Hong Tu herself has a great love for humans, or rather, for light, so she can be classified as a teammate.

As for his antics with Ultraman Tiga, it was partly because he had previously prevented him from eating, and partly purely out of personal interest.

But this hobby is really not something that people can agree with.

Hongtu also made some summaries about Daigu.

Daigo is truly an angel. Although he can transform into Tiga, he still doesn't feel like he is Tiga and firmly believes that only humans can save humanity, and transforming into Tiga can only be a last resort.

It has to be said, this idea is really Ultraman-like. Of course, Hong Tu admires this idea, because he knows that he himself couldn't do it.

After a friendly chat, the two parted ways, satisfied.

Daigo went to visit Rena, while Hongtu returned home.

He never expected that when he returned home, he would be faced with a three-way interrogation.

Kirino, Asami, and Shira were all sitting on the sofa, looking quite serious.

What happened? Are you guys trying to cause trouble?

"What did you say to Ultraman Tiga?" Kirino asked.

Looking at Hong Tu, his eyes flickered slightly, and the future he had glimpsed in his dream last night came to mind.

Boundless darkness enveloped the Earth; a colossal, god-like dark overlord; a terrifying monster bursting forth from flames; the stone statue of Ultraman Tiga; and, the dark Ultraman.

Hong Tu raised an eyebrow, surprised that he knew about his conversation with Daigu: "We cleared up some minor misunderstandings. As for you two, what's going on?"

Upon hearing this, Mami could no longer keep a straight face and laughed without any politeness: "Brother Mu is afraid that after your identity is exposed, Mr. Tiga will make things difficult for you."

“How could he possibly be made to suffer?” Kirino pushed up his glasses, his face indifferent.

Mami gave him a sweet smile and didn't refute him. She turned to look at Hong Tu and asked, "Mr. Hong, would you like to eat?"

Hong Tu nodded, and the matter was dropped.

Kirino and Asami didn't ask any further questions, and Hongtu, seeing that they didn't ask, didn't say anything either.

Having witnessed the entire Dark Ring, I felt a complex mix of emotions, some of which were difficult to put into words.

However, after Daigo learned how to enter the Yokai Street, he would come here to block Hong Tu whenever he had free time, out of curiosity about these yokai and even aliens.

"Are you Victory Team guys that free?" Hong Tu looked at Daigo, who was wearing a uniform, and was speechless.

"Uh, I just happened to be patrolling nearby." Daigo smiled sheepishly. He and Shinjo were out patrolling tonight, each in a car, and happened to be passing by, so they thought they'd come and take a look.

I never expected that Hongtu would actually be here.

"Then hurry up and go!" Hong Tu was even more annoyed. During work hours, go and do your job properly!

"Uh, okay."

As it happened, Shinjo was also looking for him, so Daigo could only leave the Monster Street with a lot of back glances and obediently went on patrol.

Disturbed like this, Hongtu lost his appetite for drinking and decided to go out onto the street to wander around the city.

"Hmm?" He sensed something was wrong as soon as he stepped out of the monster street.

One of the monsters he had stored in the card box became agitated and let out a series of hisses.

With a flick of his wrist, Hong Tu summoned a card, which he then turned to reveal the monster printed on it under the light.

“El Robopa?” Hong Tu raised an eyebrow; the unusual activity of this card was quite unusual.

"Ah!" On El Roboppa's card, a phantom of a monster appeared, roaring towards the sky.

"A monster is traversing the gaps in spacetime?" Hong Tu frowned. Time-related monsters are always difficult to deal with because they are too elusive. If you don't know their weaknesses, it's extremely difficult to harm them.

"what"

"Can I find it?" Hong Tu looked around, trying to sense the spatial fluctuations around him.

"what"

"Approaching? Do you know when it will arrive?" Hong Tu sensed nothing and could only ask the monster in her hand that was proficient in time.

"what"

"What are you talking about tomorrow? I thought it was now."

Let's fight tomorrow's monster then; we can have one more Time Monster then.

Hong Tu carefully put away the cards, abandoned his nighttime stroll, and went home decisively.

Just as El Robbpa had said, the monster appeared the next morning.

First, a huge ship suddenly appeared on the outskirts of the city, like a mirage.

This was like a signal of the beginning; a vortex-like magnetic field appeared in the sky and gradually expanded.

Golden lightning appeared in the vortex, and with each strike, something would appear.

Ships, airplanes, vehicles

After investigation by the Victory Team, these were found to be items that had mysteriously disappeared in the past.

That vortex was like an out-of-control time tunnel, bringing things from the past across time and space into the present.

But it wasn't just these inanimate objects; a young girl appeared before the GUTS team after a golden lightning bolt struck.

The GUTS team brought the girl, who may have traveled through time, back to their base.

Nori was ordered to communicate with the girl and investigate her identity.

Daigo then quietly slipped out of the command room and contacted Hongtu.

"Hello, this is Hong Tu." Hong Tu didn't check who was calling. He was standing on the roof of a destroyed building, watching the ever-growing whirlpool in the distance. Below him, people were being urgently evacuated from the street.

"Tu, this is Daigo." Daigo's voice came through the phone. "Do you know what's going on?"

Hong Tu knew what he meant: "Of course, just a monster that can travel through time."

"A monster?" Daigo exclaimed in surprise. "Okay, I understand, thank you."

"Do you need help? This monster is tough to deal with. If you don't get it to this time of day, you won't be able to hurt it."

"Hmm, so we need to get it to this time? I understand. Please leave it to our GUTS team; we can handle it." Daigo rejected Kurenai's suggestion but accepted the information about the monster that Kurenai had provided.

Daigo hung up the phone, and Hongtu felt a sense of dissatisfaction, as if she had been used and then discarded.

But would he listen to Daigo? Of course not!

However, before he could take any action, another phone call came in.

"Tu! Where did that woman who was with Ye Rui come from?!" Karen's roar came from the phone, catching Hong Tu off guard.

"What?" Hong Tu rubbed his ears, not understanding what Karen meant.

How would he know who Ye Rui is with? Is this some kind of unreasonable argument? Why don't you just look it up yourself?

However, consumed by jealousy, Karen didn't care whether he knew or not, and continued, "That woman seems to have traveled through time. Make her disappear immediately!"

"???"

Do you know you just asked me who I am?! Can't you be a little more rational?! Do you even remember you're a computer without any emotions? Why are you acting like a jealous shrew?

"Calm down."

"How could I possibly stay calm!" Karen was about to explode.

Heaven knows she just wanted to keep track of how many things had traveled through time, never expecting to see her own Ye Rui on a date with a woman!

I've never even dated Ye Rui! What kind of woman dares to steal him away?! She's almost a hundred years old, and she actually dares to seduce Ye Rui!

"Okay, whatever you say."

Hong Tu remained silent and didn't argue with her. Instead, he looked at the monster that flashed by in the distance and comforted her, "As long as we kill that monster, those who are meant to go back will go back."