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

Seeing that the bird had already eaten it and had no adverse reactions, Hong Tu had no choice but to turn Bemstar back into a card. He then transformed into a streak of black light and flew back to Earth.

"What was that just now? Is it really okay for the Behemoth to eat it?" Hong Tu asked, walking through the crowd while holding Behemoth's card.

The dark ring he had hidden under his clothes glittered.

“Yes, that’s true.” Hong Tu put away the cards. “However, there are even some monsters you don’t recognize.”

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"Not a monster? Then what is it? An alien creature. How amazing."

Hong Tu pushed open the door and entered a newspaper office.

"Hong, you're here." A man sitting at the table looked up and greeted him.

“Good morning, Mr. Onoda,” Hongtu replied.

"Have you gotten any new news?" Onoda put down the manuscript in his hand.

"It's nothing big news, Mr. Onoda. It just so happens that we took some pictures of the battle between Tiga and the Kirieloids." Hong Tu took out a stack of photos and some manuscripts. "I've also finished writing the manuscripts."

Onoda took the item and looked at it: "The photos are still so excellent."

He put down his things, looked at the young man in front of him, and asked, "Are you really not planning to work for our newspaper? You would be an excellent reporter."

"No, thank you for your kindness, Mr. Onoda. I'm just doing what I want to do." Hong Tu smiled brightly, just like an ordinary boy next door.

“That’s true, you’re only twenty, still very young.” Onoda already knew the outcome, so he nodded in understanding, though he was somewhat disappointed. “I’ll send you the royalties later.”

“Okay, Mr. Onoda, I’ll be going now.” Hong Tu nodded and left.

On the other side, Captain Megumi sat in the command room, constantly thinking about the young man she had met a few days ago.

A few days ago, because of the Kirieloids, she had to write a lot of related reports, and her speech on television also attracted some discussion from high-level officials. She has been busy with these matters until now.

And as she finally sat down, she remembered that something was off about the young man.

"Ye Rui, help me investigate someone." She placed her hands on the table, crossed them. Her intuition told her that this person was not simple; he must know a lot.

"Okay." Based on the captain's description, Ye Rui found Hong Tu's information.

“Hong Tu, twenty years old.” Ye Rui projected the information onto the big screen. “Strange, there’s so little information about this person. And something’s odd.”

The others were also looking at this information, and Lina felt that he looked somewhat familiar.

"Ah, that's the person!" Lina remembered, and seeing the others' gazes, she explained, "It's the person we met when we went to look for the pyramids that day."

"It seems like it really is him." Shinjo and Horii also remembered.

As Izayoi looked at these messages and heard Lina's words, she frowned.

Because this information only covers the last two years. Hong Tu, 20 years old, address, and then his various part-time jobs.

For two years, he did not look for any real work, only doing odd jobs and part-time jobs.

There is no family information, no previous living information, only a roommate named Kirino Makio.

"I found it!" Ye Rui suddenly said with delight, as the information on the screen changed and became much more abundant.

“This person has changed his identity several times,” Ye Rui said strangely. “His earliest information is from ten years ago. After that, he would change his identity every two years.”

Keiji fidgeted with her fingers, seemingly lost in thought.

"Moreover, this is a photo of him from ten years ago, and this is a photo of him now." The two photos were listed separately, but apart from his clothes and hairstyle, there was no change at all.

"Ten years, and not a single thing has changed," Shinjo said in surprise.

“Captain,” Nori’s expression was strange, as if surprise was mixed with confusion, “regarding his friend, Kirino Makio, I found that his information has been classified as confidential.”

Another window opened on the large screen, displaying information about Kirino Makio. However, apart from a photo and his name, the other information was not marked with "forbidden" or "insufficient permissions".

"Judging from their appearance, they are not ordinary people." Megumi clasped her hands together, pondering whether she could ask the director for information.

Chapter 9: Finding a Drunk Munakata

The Victory Team began investigating information about Red Tea, however, Captain Megumi encountered a setback with the director.

"Captain Megumi, if it's about this person, let's stop the investigation." Director Sawai sat at his desk, flipping through the application submitted by Captain Megumi, and unexpectedly rejected her request. "This person is indeed not an ordinary person, but he is not a threat either."

"But," Captain Megumi was about to explain when the director raised his hand to interrupt her.

“I know what you’re trying to say,” Sawai said, sounding quite helpless, “but that’s not something I can decide. I know about him, but given his special circumstances, we have to classify his file as confidential. So, let’s stop the investigation here.”

"Then I'll take my leave." Captain Megumi didn't linger, bowed, took the application, and prepared to leave.

"Just consider that person a miracle," Zei said as she was about to leave.

Kei stopped for a moment, then quickly opened the door and left.

The door closed again. Sawai stood up from the chair, walked to the window, and looked at the scenery outside: "A miracle of humankind."

When Hong Tu returned home, she saw Tong Ye sitting on the sofa, looking like he had been waiting for a long time.

"What's wrong?" He sat down on the single sofa and couldn't help but find it amusing to see the man's tense face and serious expression.

This is probably a common problem among parents: no matter what, the children they raised will always be children in their eyes.

Although Kirino wasn't his son, he raised him, didn't he?

“Ligadron,” Kirino looked at Hongtu, “has he been subdued by you?”

"Ligadron?" Hong Tu tilted his head, not quite understanding what was happening. Had he been subdued?

"Ah, you mean that unidentified object?" Suddenly remembering the strange cosmic creature that was eaten by the seagulls in space today, "So it was called Ligadron."

Seeing that Tongye's expression was not good, Hongtu gave up on teasing him: "No, it was eaten by Bemstar."

"Bemstein," Makino's expression softened. Thankfully, there wasn't another unknown powerful monster. However, the thought of Bemstein still made Makino feel tense.

He knew about Bemstar's abilities; he had eaten Ligardron, but he didn't know what would happen next.

"I was quite startled when Bemstein first ate that thing. But thankfully, there was no reaction afterward." Hong Tu found a comfortable position and lazily reclined on the sofa.

"Hmm." Kirino relaxed his expression, got up, and went back to his room.

Hong Tu watched his retreating figure quietly, her expression revealing nothing of his thoughts.

The dark ring began to flicker.

"It's nothing," Hong Tu said calmly.

The light from the ring quickened.

“There is some, I suppose.” Hong Tu rested her chin on her hand. “After all, there are still feelings involved.”

The dark ring shone brightly, and even began to tremble.

Hong Tu pressed it down with one hand, her fingertips caressing the ring, soothing it: "No, it won't be pretty if the light is stained dark."

The rings shone even brighter.

However, Hong Tu no longer intended to pay him any attention.

"A glass of milk," Zongfang said to the bartender as he sat at the bar.

"Are you sure?" Hong Tu found it somewhat amusing. This guy came to a bar and ordered a glass of milk?

"Hmm." Zong Fang responded, looked up, and found that the person looked somewhat familiar.

As the commander of the Victory Team, his professionalism was impeccable. He quickly recognized that Hong Tu was the person the captain had asked him to investigate earlier, and he composed himself without revealing any clues.

"Please enjoy your meal." Hongtu poured him a glass of milk.

Munakata, who had originally planned to leave, remained seated. This was a good opportunity for investigation.

"Are you on vacation?" Onoda sat down next to Munakata the next second. "A glass of milk."

Hongtu poured himself another glass of milk, looking rather helpless.

"Have you ruined your health?" Onoda's purpose today was very clear. He spoke to Munakata next to him in a familiar manner, "Sorry, but you don't look like you're here to drink."

"I'm currently quitting drinking." Zongfang only needed one glance to determine the other party's purpose.

This is a journalist, and I know him because I approached him for some news.

“Me too.” The reporter gripped his glass. “I’ve quit drinking. I’ve had six drinks.”

"Then you must be an expert," Zongfang said ambiguously.

"Haha." The reporter laughed twice, but did not agree.

On the other side of the bar, Hongtu was wiping cups indifferently.

The atmosphere froze for a moment.

Fortunately, a news report on television saved the day from an awkward silence.

"Late last night, police received a report from residents that a huge carcass of a creature had been found near the coast of Kitagawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture."

Onoda answered a phone call, and while he was on the phone, Hongtu watched as Zongfang put down the milk and quickly left.

"No, I don't think the GUTS team knows yet. Wait a minute," Onoda said, turning around halfway through his phone call to find an empty seat next to him.

Hongtu carefully put away the cup and money, and seeing Onoda's stunned gaze, kindly replied, "Now I know."

Onoda was momentarily at a loss for how to react.

After hanging up the phone, Onoda finished his milk in one gulp, grabbed his things, and prepared to leave.

"Hong, aren't you going? You might get a big headline story."

"No, I'm working part-time right now. If you keep delaying like this, you might not be able to win him over, Mr. Onoda." Hong Tu grabbed his empty cup, waved her hand to indicate that she was working and couldn't get away.

"I wish you all the best in your work," Onoda replied with a smile, then hurriedly left.

Hongtu put down her cup and watched the news on TV.

"The Earth Peace Alliance TPC and the Victory Team are now here investigating." The reporter, oblivious to Horii's head peeking in behind her and stealing the spotlight, continued her professional on-site reporting, "The corpse has been there for quite some time and is emitting an unbearable stench."

Hong Tu placed the clean cup down and rested her hand on the table: "It must have been tough, having to deal with such a horrible smell."

He simply didn't want to get close at all.

"A beer." A customer sat down at the bar.