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

Megumi took Daigo back to the cherry blossom grove and allowed him to join the cherry blossom viewing group.

While the Victory Team continued to admire the flowers, Red Tea was quite busy.

The young man, with a half-smile, moved through the darkness, toying with the fleeing aliens like a cat playing with a mouse.

This is one of the aliens we just saw.

"Ms. Matsushita? No, it should be Ms. Sachiko, why are you running away?"

"Sachiko" dared not stop at this moment; if she did, death would be the only thing waiting for her.

Horrible! Madman! Insane! Monster!

The monster chasing after it was like the Grim Reaper, clinging to its bones like maggots; no matter where it ran, it would be found. Most terrifying was the monster's cat-and-mouse attitude. It only followed at a distance, but it was precisely this behavior that made it even more terrified.

It doesn't know when the other party will suddenly strike and end its life; this despair in the struggle is the most terrifying.

Finally, exhausted, it tripped over a stone and fell to the ground, completely losing the will to resist.

For a fleeting moment, it felt a pang of regret. Why did it covet Earth? Why did it provoke this monster?

Hong Tu smiled as she looked at the fear and despair emanating from her prey. She walked up to it and lifted its face with her finger: "Honestly, why did you have to attack Mami and Kirino?"

If he hadn't left his power on the two of them beforehand, his two children would probably have been killed.

Sachiko was taken aback, then suddenly realized what was going on.

Yes, he had ordered others to kill those two humans, making it appear as if they were killed by humans, by the GUTS team, in order to incite Hong Tu's hatred towards humans.

It suddenly remembered that before leaving, Hong Tu had patted each of the two creatures on the shoulder.

So you already saw it back then? Their entire plan?

Darkness gradually swallowed its golden body, and in the end, all it could see were those deep red eyes that were almost black.

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Chapter 74 Change

Tongye didn't turn on the lights and sat alone on the sofa. When Hongtu returned home, she looked up and saw her son sitting in the dark living room, with only the lenses of his glasses reflecting the pale moonlight.

"Is the little hermit still awake?" Hong Tu changed her shoes, glanced at Mami's room to make sure she was asleep, and sat down in front of Kirino without turning on the light.

"What exactly do you want?" Kirino asked in a deep voice.

"Huh? What did I do now?" Hong Tu asked innocently.

"Don't play dumb. You can't possibly not know what that so-called Sachiko Matsushita is, especially since they tried to attack me and Mami!"

Listen, what you want to do is your business! But you shouldn't drag Mami into this and put her in danger!

Hong Tu listened patiently to his outburst, remaining calm and composed without arguing back.

The dark power he had left on the two of them as a precaution was indeed activated. Mami probably didn't notice, but this couldn't be hidden from Maki.

"How's Mami doing?"

"Mami is fine." Kirino vented his emotions and calmed down, but seeing Hong Tu's unmoved expression, his anger was reignited.

Kirino stepped over the table and grabbed Hongtu by the collar: "Don't you feel even a little bit ashamed? You keep saying you treat us like your children, but have you really taken responsibility? Putting your so-called important people in danger?"

But Hong Tu just stared at him. Even with his collar being pulled up, his face remained expressionless, just like the deathly darkness that Tong Ye saw in him.

Kirino immediately let go of him, took a few steps back, and her eyes were filled with unconcealable fear.

How could he forget that darkness is darkness, and no matter how it is disguised, it cannot conceal its ruthless nature?

Everything is fake

Hong Tu noticed the growing fear emanating from the other man, and stood up to pat his head reassuringly, just as she had done long ago: "Don't worry, those attackers have been dealt with. If you don't like it, I can just take care of them in the future."

However, his comforting words did not have the desired effect; instead, Kirino's fear increased, leaving Hongtu completely bewildered.

I've already defeated the enemy, avenged my son, and made a promise, so why is my son even more afraid now?

However, Hong Tu was always rather easygoing. He noticed that Tong Ye was quite resistant to his approach, looking like he wouldn't believe anything he said. He could only helplessly return to his room so that Tong Ye could calm down.

Long after the sound of the door closing faded away, Kirino finally relaxed her stiff body. Her legs went weak, and she sat down on the sofa. After a long silence, she finally buried her face in her hands.

He has been living like this for the past ten years.

Every time he tried to trust the other person, he saw their true nature more clearly each time.

That was darkness, not humanity.

Because Ultraman Tiga was once associated with darkness, he would believe in Hong Tu, but if it were that person...

The plans that were previously put on hold cannot be stopped, and must be implemented as soon as possible.

Kirino made a decision in secret. Inside the bedroom, Hongtu was also somewhat troubled.

"Huan, why does the little shepherd seem so afraid of me?" Hong Tu felt that raising her cubs was really too difficult.

She's clearly a very open-minded parent, isn't she? She doesn't get angry at her child or interfere with their hobbies, so why is she always afraid of her?

Could they have been frightened by today's attack? Did they see the attackers? I wonder if Mami was scared.

The Dark Circle also felt hopeless about its bound person's emotional intelligence in this regard.

"Huh? How could it be my fault?" Hong Tu frowned.

The circle was speechless and even froze.

"Ah, but they're alright?" Hong Tu blinked, still not realizing what the problem was.

"The ring was in despair, so it simply pretended to be dead and stopped talking."

"Did I really miss the point?" Hong Tu frowned. A few days ago, the alien deliberately approached her. She wanted to confirm the alien's purpose, so she simply let it get close.

Today he discovered the malice these guys harbored towards his son, so just in case, he placed dark power on the two of them.

As expected, the attacker was likely swallowed up by the dark forces.

Wait, could it be that Maki and Mami witnessed the scene of the dark forces devouring that alien?

That scene might indeed be a bit inappropriate for children.

Hong Tu thought about it and decided that next time, she should avoid creating such a scene.

Having figured out the reason, Hongtu relaxed and decided to apologize to the young shepherd.

That night, only Mami slept soundly.

Contrary to Hong Tu's expectations, Tong Ye hurriedly left before dawn, giving Hong Tu no chance to apologize.

Hongtu made breakfast for Xiaomamei with a touch of melancholy.

"Mr. Hong? Good morning." When Mami came out after getting ready, she saw Hong Tu wearing an apron and arranging the breakfast he had prepared. Xila on her shoulder also greeted Hong Tu chattering away.

"Oh, Mami's up." Hongtu put the plate down. "Come and have breakfast."

"Mmm, it smells so good." Asami sat down and couldn't wait to start eating.

Hongtu then poured some of Sila's favorite birdseed.

"By the way, Mr. Hong, how did your date go?" Mami suddenly asked.

Hong Tu looked up, tilting her head curiously: "What date?"

"Your date with Ms. Matsushita?" Asami found it even more strange.

“No date,” Hong Tu hesitated for a moment, then, feeling that she might have made a mistake, tentatively said, “Yesterday I just took Ms. Matsushita home. After all, it’s not very safe for a girl to be alone.”

"That's all?" Mami poked the fried egg, finding it hard to believe, yet inexplicably relieved.

"That's all." Hong Tu smiled and gently tapped Mami's head. "You're so clever for your age. How could I just find a girlfriend like that? At least you and Xiao Mufu should give your opinions."

Mami didn't really like Ms. Matsushita; she instinctively felt that Ms. Matsushita wasn't a good person.

But seeing how happily she and Hong Tu were chatting, she had to abandon her own ideas.

Hong Tu frowned as he watched Mami eating her breakfast with her head down. Mami didn't seem to know anything about aliens, which contradicted his earlier assumptions.

Contrary to his earlier assumptions, Mami and Kirino didn't actually witness the alien being swallowed by darkness. Kirino simply spotted the alien attempting to attack them and led Mami on a detour, trying to shake it off. The alien didn't even have a chance to get close before being killed by the power left behind by Hongtu.

Humans are often unaware of their own changes. Although Hong Tu is no longer human, he is also unaware that, at some point, his way of thinking has begun to differ from that of humans.

Even if he is not corrupted by the negative energy mixed in with the dark forces and becomes a puppet of the dark forces, some things are still changed when he transforms from a human into darkness.

His temperament became increasingly tolerant, his yearning for light grew stronger, and he increasingly enjoyed using darkness to devour his enemies.

There were many changes, but only Kirino vaguely noticed them.

Chapter 75 What Kind of Gift Should I Give?

For the next few days, Hong Tu didn't see Tong Ye. Ma Mei went to the arcade with Karen again, and the house was empty again.

Hong Tu sighed helplessly, feeling like a lonely, empty-nest old man.

Now, "empty nest" elderly people feel that their homes lack human presence, so they are going out for nighttime walks.

In Tanuki's tavern, Hong Tu was pouring out her troubles to Tanuki: "Tanuki, what's wrong with my boy? I haven't seen him for days. I don't know what important thing he's doing that keeps him so busy that he doesn't even come home. Is he saving the world?"

My son always overthinks things, but he never says anything. How can I know what he's thinking if he doesn't say anything?

I don't even know what I did wrong when I apologized, and I can't even see anyone.

The raccoon smiled ingratiatingly, not daring to say anything out of line, and could only pour him some wine.

He drank bowl after bowl of red tea, saying, "Raising children is so hard! Being a parent is so difficult!"

"By the way, do you know how to raise a child?" Hong Tu suddenly stared intently at the raccoon.

This monster seems to be very caring. It probably has experience raising children.

Noticing his gaze, the raccoon's tail fur stood on end; that gaze was simply too oppressive. His pure black eyes were dark and unfathomable, and even in a brightly lit room, not a single ray of light could penetrate them.

It was just a pair of eyes, but the tanuki seemed to see endless darkness.

The tanuki seemed to understand why the child in this adult's house was overthinking things. If it weren't a yokai, it would probably be frightened and startled by this person too.