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

The girl warily stood in front of him, shielding the dragon behind her: "What are you going to do?!"

Hong Tu raised an eyebrow slightly and pointed behind the girl, indicating that she should look back.

The girl paused, then turned around, and what she did startled her.

Max's raised left arm is gathering seven-colored energy; it's time to unleash a powerful attack!

"Stop!" the girl shouted anxiously. Max paused, and together with the dragon, they looked up and saw two "people" floating in the sky.

The girl flew to Max's side, spread her arms, and used her tiny body to protect the huge dragon behind her.

Behind her, the dragon let out a low roar, looking at the girl protecting it, golden tears welling up in its eyes.

"The dragon just wants to protect the village, that's all." The girl looked at the giant Max without fear.

Hong Tu also landed, but he landed next to the dragon.

“Sorry, Summer Watchman.” The young man’s tone was gentle and sounded very sincere. “I will catch that guy.”

The dragon stared at the young man for a long time before nodding and falling silent.

"You still believe me?" The young man was somewhat surprised. "Thank you so much. But could you tell me about that guy?"

This is the young man's goal; what the girl saw was not all. The rest needs to be supplemented by the dragon.

Unexpectedly, after calming down, Long actually chose to trust him.

It must be said that, as expected of a god who protects this region, he probably sensed that something was amiss.

"Roar~" The dragon roared softly, and the tears in the corners of its eyes shone with golden light. A golden water sphere with a diameter of nearly two meters floated in front of the young man, and the scene that the young man wanted to know appeared on it.

The scene begins shortly after the young man leaves. The dragon is enraged by the destruction of the shrine and throws up a column of water, revealing its location. Not long after being calmed down by the girl, a black mist rushes into the lake, and a figure wearing a black robe appears in front of the dragon.

The young man raised an eyebrow slightly; this was the man in black robes he had just seen by the lake.

The long, pure black robe covered most of his face, but the wrinkles on his exposed chin suggested that he was around forty years old—no, the body he had chosen belonged to a middle-aged man.

The dragon found the man's appearance strange, but mistook his aura for Hong Tu's and did not attack immediately. Instead, the man in black robes made the first move.

Black mist spread from his body and quickly enveloped the dragon's enormous body.

"Roar~" The dragon sensed something was wrong, but it was too late. The black mist invaded its body, and the energy it had obtained from Hong Tu was brutally extracted and replaced with its own power.

Hearing the dragon's painful howl, a girl shimmering with golden light appeared at the bottom of the lake. The dragon only had time to roar at the girl before losing consciousness.

The scene then turned ominous black, clearly indicating that the dragon was subsequently controlled by the man in black robes.

After watching the video, Hong Tu nodded slightly, as it was exactly what he had guessed.

"I understand, thank you." He took something out of the darkness—a small crystal bottle. A golden light shimmered within it like a star, and against the backdrop of the darkness surrounding the young man, it seemed like a beacon of hope that dispelled the darkness.

Of course, this is how it appears inside the bottle. If it were taken out, it would be instantly tainted by darkness by the youth.

Max was taken aback. The bottle contained light, pure light that represented hope and miracles.

"This is the reward." Hong Tu gently pushed the crystal bottle, and the small crystal bottle floated to the girl's front.

The girl paused, glanced at the dragon, and then reached out to take the bottle. The instant they touched, golden light pierced through the glass and merged into her body. Golden light instantly enveloped her, turning her into a golden sphere.

The dragon let out a joyful low roar, and without paying any attention to Hong Tu, it tried to stretch its head to get closer to the golden ball of light.

Max seized the opportunity to strike. With a flick of his arm, the gems on his gauntlets shimmered with golden light, then emitted a green glow that spread toward the dragon and the golden orb.

Summer's Guardian Dragon was startled by this power, but did not resist, allowing the seven-colored light to envelop it. Wings made of flames unfurled from its back, and it flew into the seven-colored light following the golden orb.

The dragon eventually chased after the golden orb of light and disappeared into the light.

Max's chest timer flashed a warning red light. He glanced at Hong Tu, said nothing more, flew into the sky, and disappeared.

Hong Tu also disappeared from mid-air and appeared beside Lake Naizu River.

Before long, the person he was waiting for arrived.

A golden light appeared not far behind him, and when the light faded, Kaito appeared behind him.

“Tu…” Kaito stepped forward and walked to his side. “That man in black robes, the guy you called Shadow Mage, right?”

Hong Tu, who had actually forgotten what she had said to fool Dash earlier, was speechless: "..." The new script I just came up with is useless now...

But since the other party had said so, Hong Tu naturally wouldn't deny it. After all, although that guy wasn't the Shadow Mage himself, he was indeed wearing a black robe...

Then Hong Tu said with a serious expression, "That's right, it's him. I'm sorry, I didn't expect him to catch up so quickly."

I think, for the safety of Earth, I should leave as soon as possible.

“You can stay on Earth, we can help you,” Kaito said, instinctively stopping Kurenai after hearing her words. “We’re friends, how can we let a friend face danger alone? Max is also very willing to help you.”

Hong Tu turned her head away, her dark, almost black, red light flickering in her eyes.

He said with a hint of melancholy, "That guy came to find me. Right now, it's just an avatar. When he comes in person, Earth will be plunged into complete disaster."

I love this planet, and I love humanity, so I cannot allow evil to corrupt this place as well.

“Then you should stay,” Kaito said firmly. “Maybe that person has their eyes on Earth too. If you stay, we can protect Earth together.”

"You really trust me that much?" Hong Tu turned her head, completely exposing her ominous red eyes to Kaito. "I am also darkness. I might be with that guy."

You could feel it too, right? The dark power emanating from that person was almost identical to mine.

“Max and I both believe in you.” Kaito was initially taken aback by his red eyes, but quickly regained his composure. “Although you are also darkness, you are different from that person.”

If Kaito and Max had previously doubted Hong Tu, Max decisively chose to believe him after he showed them that glimmer of hope.

Those who possess the light of hope in darkness must truly yearn for light! They cannot be evil people.

"Thank you." The red light in Hong Tu's eyes faded, and his black eyes looked at Kaito earnestly, appearing very sincere.

Kaito relaxed and smiled, "Let's go, Mizuki is looking for us."

After saying that, the young man, who had become one with the light, walked out of the village, completely unaware that Hong Tu had secretly made a victory sign with his hand behind his back.

Sure enough, giving the girl the Light of Humanity that he had collected was a wise choice. Although he lost a collectible, he successfully tricked a teammate into joining him!

The Dark Ring didn't even bother to comment, quietly pretending to be just a clueless toy: "..."

Chapter 122 Youth Visiting Group

When Hong Tu and the other two returned to the base, Hong Tu was taken away by someone.

First, a group of high-ranking officials questioned him about the man in black robes. After they finished questioning him, they had the researchers take Hong Tu away again.

After learning about the situation, the UDF leadership held an emergency meeting to discuss matters concerning the man in the black robe and the Red Tea.

Judging from what has happened before, the black-robed man codenamed "Shadow Mage" is clearly not a benevolent person, and he can obviously make monsters go berserk, which is extremely detrimental to Earth, which is currently suffering from monster disasters.

Therefore, it was necessary for them to launch a series of actions against the man in black robes.

However, the black-robed man's goal was clearly Hong Tu, so the higher-ups had a series of discussions about whether Hong Tu could continue to stay on Earth.

Hong Tu didn't care much about their discussion results. He had acted too harmlessly, which clearly made the humans misunderstand something. After all, whether he could stay on Earth was not up to them in the first place.

Hong Tu, who was brought to the laboratory, cooperated fully with the researchers in studying her energy fluctuations and comparing them with the energy fluctuations of the black-robed man, thereby developing an instrument to locate the black-robed man.

Although he could find it himself, he had an idea that he needed to verify it, and he would try his best not to expose his situation if possible.

So, let's leave it to human-made advanced technology.

After numerous experiments and tests, he was finally released from the laboratory three days later.

As soon as Hong Tu came out, he was surrounded by everyone from dash.

"Tu, it's okay," Sheen patted his shoulder. "We're teammates, we won't leave you alone."

“Yes, we are comrades-in-arms!” Mu Ting put his arm around his shoulder.

"That's right. No matter what kind of enemy we are, as long as we are united, we will definitely be able to defeat them." Hijikata put his hands on his chest, looking calm and reliable.

Mizuki and Kaito stood to one side, exchanged a glance, and then nodded emphatically to Hongtu, clearly thinking the same thing.

Even Ellie next to her nodded and turned around, expressing the same meaning.

Surrounded, Hong Tu's smile remained frozen. So, what did Kaito tell you all?! Your behavior is making my conscience a little sore…

The members of DASH are eager to fight alongside Hongtu, but after several discussions among the high-level officials of various UDF countries, they have been unable to reach a consensus and the situation has reached a stalemate.

This stalemate lasted for more than half a month.

For the past two weeks, things have been calm. The man in black robes hasn't caused any trouble, and there haven't been any monster incidents in Japan. Humans have gradually lowered their guard. Only Hong Tu has remained calm and quietly put his suspicions into practice.

This morning, before the official start of work, Tsuchito announced something without waiting for everyone to arrive: "Today is the day of the social practice activity hosted by UDF. Four children will be visiting Titan Base to conduct social practice."

"Kaito, Mizuki, these children are in your care. Later, go and prepare; I'll give you the tour itinerary."

Hong Tu rested her chin on her hand, quite intrigued: "They actually invite children to visit the base?"

“Yes, the UDF holds such practical activities every few months. On the one hand, it’s to let everyone know more about our strength, and on the other hand, it’s to cultivate children’s interests.” Hijikata nodded. “Of course, it’s not about letting them join us when they grow up, but just to let them know that peace is not easy.”

Hong Tu nodded, with an expression that said, "I understand."

Seeing the serious and earnest look on the alien youth's face, Hijikata and Shin exchanged glances, suddenly unsure whether the other person understood the same thing as them.

Sure enough, the young man spoke earnestly: "By demonstrating our strength, we can let them know we are safe, and make them realize that UDF is invincible, right?"

No, no, no, that's not what you meant!

Kaito and Mizuki left the command room to pick up the children, while Kurenai was surrounded by Hijikata and Mizuki, who began explaining the founding principles of UDF, in case the other party said anything outrageous in front of the children...

This educational session lasted for nearly an hour. Hong Tu listened attentively to the entire explanation of the development history of the two-person robot UDF, the rules and creeds, the weapons, the recruitment of personnel, and so on. The explanation only stopped when Kaito and Mizuki brought the children to the command room.

"That's amazing!"

"That's so cool!"

The four little rascals walked into the command room and exclaimed in admiration at everything there.

Hijikata finally let go of Hongtu and came to the children: "Welcome to Titan Base."

A boy saw him and suddenly laughed: "You're Captain Hijikata Shigeru!"

Hijikata was somewhat surprised, but he smiled as he looked at the child in front of him: "That's right."

The little guy turned his head and saw Red Tea and Sheen sitting to the side: "Sheen White is here too!"

"Hi everyone!" Sheen waved to them.