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

"Ahem, Mr. Hong," the man quickly changed the subject while Hong Tu was drinking, "What brings you here today?"

You're not here to show off your two kids, are you? Besides, are your two as cute as my sister? My sister is beautiful, sings well, and has billions of fans worldwide!

“I almost forgot, here you go.” Hong Tu pulled two pieces of paper from the darkness and handed them to the woman, who was none other than the world-class singer Maya. “I hope you can do me a favor.”

Maya's brother, who was being ignored, thought:

Maya took the paper, glanced at it, and said, "This is..."

“I need you to use it when the time is right.” Hong Tu looked at Maya with a smile, completely ignoring the sister-obsessed person next to her.

"The right time?" Maya didn't quite understand what he meant.

“It’s when people need light,” Hong Tu explained. “You should also be careful lately.”

A formidable being is about to awaken. Since you've decided to stay on Earth, you need to be prepared to face it together with the people.

“A terrifying guy?” Maya’s brother, Evan, looked at Hong Tu. “Is Earth that dangerous?”

Hong Tu glanced at him and sneered, "Trying to run now? Too late. You've completely merged with this body, using its body. Instead of repaying it, you think you can just run away?"

Aiven's body was also the body of a recently deceased Earthling, arranged by Hong Tu himself.

That's right, he contacted two people after that, especially Maya. Maya's singing was incredibly captivating, and it was part of the plan.

Maya was getting used to the two of them teasing each other from time to time. To be precise, it was Hong Tu's one-sided mockery of Evan.

The reason was that when Hong Tu was bragging about her child, Ai Wen interjected, "My little sister is the cutest," which earned him Hong Tu's grudge.

Maya, who never expected this dark boss to be like this, thought, "Fine, for the sake of strength, I'll just confront my brother instead."

After Maya and her brother left, only red tea remained in the room.

A moment later, the raccoon came in and brought him some new wine.

"My lord, TPC is still looking for Lord Kirino and the others."

Hong Tu waved his hand: "They won't be able to catch the little shepherd."

Instead, tell me what you plan to do.

That guy is about to wake up, what are you guys planning to do?

The tanuki paused, put down the wine jar in its hand, put its hands in its sleeves, and said, "We are a group of pitiful monsters. With the advent of the human era, some of us have perished, and some have fled for our lives. Now we can only barely survive, hiding among the crowds or in the darkness."

But there's nowhere else to go but this Earth.

Hong Tu nodded: "I understand."

"Speaking of which, does the adult know how the ancient humans perished?"

"I heard from Joebelle that it was because of the awakening of the Dark Lord that humanity, having lost its Titans, was unable to resist, ultimately leading to its demise."

"Then do you know why the giant left?"

Hong Tu moved the wine cup away from his lips, looked at the raccoon, and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Because of the opening up of Qijiela, people are indulging in beautiful dreams, choosing to usher in the end of the world within those dreams."

"Is Zijra open?"

"Yes, one of the little demons has already fallen victim." The raccoon opened its eyes, which had been squinting, and stared straight at the wine jar on the table.

"Even monsters can't avoid it?"

"This is Earth's last act of mercy, allowing living beings to choose whether to sleep eternally in a beautiful dream or to break free from that dream and face a despairing reality." The tanuki's tone was somewhat complicated. "What a merciful mother."

Hong Tu scoffed: "A beautiful dream? It's clearly giving up resistance."

The real options are to give up resistance and submit to death, or to fight to the bitter end.

“You’re right.” The tanuki agreed with him. “We monsters have some resistance to this pollen, but we don’t know what choice the humans will make this time.”

Hong Tu, however, had great faith in humanity because he remembered Tiga's fate.

Humanity used hope and light to overcome the final darkness, so the weakness of the ruler of darkness is light and hope.

All he had to do was help Ultraman Tiga awaken the light within humanity.

The young man touched his chest, wondering if he would...

"Humanity will awaken." Hong Tu lowered his hand, concealing the confusion that had just been revealed. "Humanity still has light, a light that can even defeat the ruler of darkness."

"Does Your Excellency believe that Earth will survive this final calamity?" The tanuki finally asked the question that had been on its mind.

“Of course,” Hong Tu looked at it, revealing a wild smile, “the ending has already been laid out!”

Chapter 91 Arrival at R'lyeh

Hong Tu's tone was filled with absolute arrogance, and she was certain that she would succeed.

The raccoon bowed its head respectfully: "Yes, I understand."

The raccoon respectfully withdrew. Its purpose had been achieved.

Since these monsters are unwilling to retreat, their hopes rest on the shoulders of these two people.

Ultraman Tiga is one, but Red Tea is their greatest hope.

Just as Tanuki said, over the next week, zigella began to appear around the world, and then, one morning, zigella pollen finally spread all over the globe.

Hong Tu walked down the street, surrounded by all sorts of people lost in beautiful dreams.

They all wore illusory smiles, unable to extricate themselves from the dream they most desired to see.

Amid the frenzied crowd, only the young man covered his nose, feeling choked by the pollen from Qijiela.

"I never imagined there would be someone like you on Earth." A man's voice suddenly came from behind him.

Hong Tu turned around and sized up the man dressed in blue: "An ancient human?"

The familiar artificial light, and the rich floral scent of Qi Jie La Hua on his body.

“Yes, Lord Darkness, hello.” The man greeted him. “My name is Luke, and I am a human left over from the ancient times.”

Hong Tu frowned, subtly moving a little further away from him: "Human? You're clearly a bio-cyborg, only surviving thanks to Qi Jiela, and you still call yourself human?"

Lu Ke maintained his smile, unperturbed by Hong Tu's harsh words: "I just want to survive. I want to see what choices humanity will make this time."

"Oh?" Hong Tu looked him up and down. "Are you alone?"

“And my daughter.” Luke paused. “I was just about to go pick her up.”

Hong Tu nodded, not intending to say anything more to him, and turned to leave.

This guy's floral scent is so strong it's really unpleasant, so I'd better get out of here quickly.

Lu Ke stood there, watching him leave from afar, his smiling face revealing nothing of his thoughts.

When Hong Tu returned home, he saw Ma Mei with Xila perched on her shoulder, standing at the window, looking out at the people on the street with their psychedelic smiles.

Hong Tu patted her head: "Don't look anymore, you'll be fine tomorrow."

"Really?" Mami looked up at him. "Will everyone be recovered by tomorrow?"

Hong Tu nodded: "Of course, I promise."

Mami breathed a sigh of relief, but her gaze out the window was still filled with worry. On her shoulder, Sila nuzzled her face with her little head, comforting her.

Hong Tu stopped paying attention to the girl. He had said what he needed to say, and now it was time to prepare lunch.

The outside world was in chaos, while Kirino and Masaki had already dived underwater to search for R'lyeh.

Because R'lyeh's location was uncertain, they wasted a lot of time, and given the difficulty of surviving in the deep sea, it would only take them longer.

Today, they finally found R'lyeh's location and are diving down to approach her.

“There’s a barrier inside R'lyeh. The Dark Ruler won’t deliberately destroy R'lyeh’s barrier, so as long as you enter the barrier, you’re safe for the time being,” Yu Lian explained to the two of them.

As a scientist, Masaki was more concerned with: "If there's no seawater in the barrier, will there be air? What about harmful gases? In the ancient times, could there have been any ancient viruses? Humans now are different from humans in the past, aren't they?"

Yu Lian: "That's a pretty sharp question."

Kirino pushed up his glasses. Actually, he wanted to ask that too, but he didn't ask directly for the sake of maintaining a sophisticated image.

"Don't worry, it's relatively safe in R'lyeh." Yu Lian opened her mouth, but could only say it dryly in the end.

She really didn't know what was going on in R'lyeh. After 30 million years of evolution, humans today are different from humans of the past, and it's possible that they are no longer suitable for human habitation.

But can we say that? Of course not! Besides, both of them possess light genes, and they're fully equipped!

As the mini-submarine descended, the water pressure increased, and the surroundings grew darker. Whether it was their imagination or not, they felt that the darkness was filled with madness and despair, as if it were hiding unimaginable monsters.

Kirino forced himself to look away, pulling himself out of that despairing mood.

If I'm not mistaken, that darkness is filled with the negative energy overflowing from the ruler of darkness.

It was more terrifying than I had imagined, and in a way that was completely different from the power of the Red Tea.

If the darkness of Red Tea is an all-encompassing absolute silence and tranquility, then the darkness of the Dark Ruler is the despair and pain that destroys everything.

This is just a glimpse of the overflowing energy, yet it fills one's heart with despair, making it hard to imagine what its true form might be like.

Kirino couldn't help but wonder again: Can we really defeat that thing?

But soon, he shook his head, pulling himself back to reality.

No matter what, we can't give up now. If we give up, there will truly be no hope.

Masaki forced himself not to look out at the darkness, instead keeping his eyes glued to the radar and maneuvering the submarine to continue its descent.

Yu Lian, who was originally radiating a faint white light, further restrained her power and hid inside the time machine, trying her best to avoid being detected by the Dark Ruler.

In the deep sea, it is difficult to perceive direction and time. According to the data display screen, they have been diving for six hours.

"We've arrived." Masaki saw their destination on the radar.

It was a small island shrouded in faint light, R'lyeh, which was revered as a sacred place by the ancient humans.

"Go straight in. R'lyeh's barrier won't stop humans from entering." Yuzare didn't come out, but her voice reached the hearts of the two of them.

Without hesitation, Masaki found a suitable spot and entered.

The faint light shield surrounding the island blocked out the seawater, and the submarine ran aground after entering.

After collecting and analyzing environmental data, and confirming that it was safe for humans to live normally inside, Masaki and Kirino, carrying some tools, stepped off the submarine.