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

Yayuki was taken back to the base by Hong Tu, while the other three children were sent back by Mizuki and Kaito.

In the command room, Ya Zhi sat obediently in the chair, took the snacks handed to her by Hong Tu, and began to eat them with a smacking sound.

"Tu," Tu Fang pulled Hong Tu to a corner, "What are you doing? You've dragged a child into this!"

"Captain, that child is a secret weapon, a secret weapon to find the monster."

"You know there are ways to find monsters, so why involve a child?" This is what Hijikata doesn't understand the most.

"Captain, are you sure you want to rely on me?" Hong Tu looked at him seriously, her pure black eyes calm.

Hijikata was taken aback and fell silent.

Whether it's Max or Red Tea, neither of them wants humanity to rely on outsiders to protect their planet.

"Then why don't you just let us ask how to predict the monster's location?"

"Let's just say it's like letting a child fulfill their dream of saving the world."

Hong Tu patted him on the shoulder, said nothing more, and walked to Ya Zhi's side.

"Okay, are you hungry? How about I take you to the cafeteria for lunch?" Hong Tu patted Ya Zhi's head. "The food here is really good."

"Aren't we looking for monsters?"

"Yes, let's find it, but not now. The monster won't appear for the time being. Let's go replenish our energy, have a good meal, and then we'll start our big operation."

Hong Tu led the boy toward the cafeteria, while in the command room, a meeting was held about the monster. After discussing the characteristics of the monster, they inevitably began to discuss why Ya Zhi knew the location of the monster.

"Tu also stopped us from asking." Mu Ting didn't quite understand what Hong Tu meant. They had initially wanted to ask Ya Zhi how she predicted where the monster would appear, but Hong Tu had stopped them.

“Tu knows it himself, but he’s unwilling to say it,” Kaito added.

"What is he trying to do?" Professor Yoshinaga frowned, unable to understand why.

Hijikata understood what Red Tea meant: "Tea said he wants humanity to defeat the monsters through their own strength, not through him, nor through Max."

"The reason we didn't let Masayuki tell us was probably to try and restore his confidence in us."

While everyone else was lost in thought, Kaito reached for the Max Spark in his pocket, remembering Max's words.

Humanity needs to rely on its own strength to protect its planet; outsiders are ultimately just outsiders.

"Without relying on external forces, relying on humanity itself?" Yoshinaga paused for a moment, then said nothing more.

Even Dash's latest equipment couldn't detect the monster. What kind of miracle could a child bring them? They were curious to know, but for now, they chose to suppress their curiosity and look forward to the miracle that Ya Zhi would bring them.

On the other side, Hong Tu led Ya Zhi to the cafeteria: "Order whatever you want."

Hong Tu, acting like the master, waved his hand and told Ya Zhi to choose whatever she wanted.

Ya Zhi was instantly drawn to the dazzling array of food: "It looks delicious!"

Finally, the two, one big and one small, each carrying a plate of food, found a place to sit down.

As Ya Zhi enjoyed her meal, she looked at Hong Tu and asked, "Advisor Hong, may I ask which planet you're from?"

Hong Tu swallowed the sushi in his mouth: "Just call me Tu. You haven't discovered my planet yet, but it's very similar to Earth's environment."

"Is this how you always looked?" the child asked the handsome young man curiously. "Do you have any superpowers? Like, being able to grow as big as Ultraman Max?"

Hong Tu looked around, then leaned close to his ear, looking mysterious: "I'll tell you a secret, I didn't originally look like this. I imitated a human's appearance. How about it, isn't it a pretty good imitation?"

Yazhi nodded in agreement: "It really does look like it."

"Aren't you afraid of me?" Now it was Hong Tu's turn to look at the child curiously. "I'm an alien."

“Don’t worry,” Ya Zhi shook his head. “Max is an alien too, but he helped us.”

"You really like Max."

When Max was mentioned, Yazhi stopped eating and said with longing, "Yeah, he's like a hero. I want to be a hero like him."

“A hero.” Hong Tu tilted her head slightly, looking at the bright light shining from the child in front of her as he spoke of wanting to become a hero. “Then you must do your best.”

"Yes!" Ya Zhi nodded emphatically, revealing a very bright smile.

"Then, our future little hero, the task of finding the monster tomorrow is entrusted to you."

"Yes!" The little guy put down his spoon, looking serious, just like a member of the dash team.

"Alright, eat up."

The two, one adult and one child, ate happily, completely oblivious to everyone else's worries.

……

The next morning, Mu Ting arrived at the command room early, looking ready to go. At this time, only Hong Tu and Ya Zhi were missing from the command room.

Not long after, Hong Tu brought Ya Zhi into the command room.

Hijikata glanced at the team members who were already ready, then turned his gaze to Masayuki: "Masayuki, temporary member, the task of predicting the monster's location is entrusted to you!"

"Yes!" The little boy looked serious, and he really did have the air of a DASH team member.

"Alright! Mizuki, Kaito, you two take Masayuki and patrol the city in the Dash Alpha."

"Muting, Sheen, you two will patrol the skies in the Dash2."

"understand!"

Everyone accepted the order and quickly went out.

Only Tufang, Hongtu, and Ellie remained in the command room.

"Tu," Hijikata looked at Red Tu, "Does that monster have any weaknesses?"

Hongtu brewed himself two cups of coffee, handed one to Tufang, took a sip of his own, not caring that it was still hot from being freshly brewed, and replied after hearing Tufang's words: "You guys can handle that guy on your own."

I've seen your weapons; they're more than enough to deal with that monster.

Moreover, that monster has a gas reserve inside it that could be detonated.

"Gas?!" Hijikata was startled by his words. Could gas really be detonated so easily?

“That’s up to you,” Hong Tu shrugged. “Or, you could lure the monster out of the city first, and then detonate it.”

Hijikata immediately came up with a plan: "Ellie, contact Professor Yoshinaga and see if we can set up a suitable radio signal on the mothership to lure the monster to the outskirts of the city after it appears."

“Yes!” Ellie immediately contacted Professor Yoshinaga and quickly received a reply: “The ultra-short radio wave transmitter is already being prepared and is expected to be installed in half an hour.”

"Alright, now we just have to wait for the monster to appear."

Hongtu took a sip of coffee, looked at the confident Tufang, and smiled.

This time, consider it repaying a favor.

Chapter 125 The Plan Succeeded

The monster appeared around noon, and its location was cleverly chosen—near the outskirts of the city. This made it much easier for dash to carry out its plan to lure the monster away from the city.

Due to a shortage of manpower, the mothership equipped with the VHF transmitter had to be piloted by Hijikata.

Speaking of this, Hong Tu sighed. Although they were both captains, Captain Megumi couldn't leave the command room at will, but Hijikata could fight side by side with his team members.

Metahisus was a bit overconfident today. Because it had been playing around with the dash yesterday, it paid no attention to the "strange bird" in the sky. Instead, it spread its three-lobed beak, wrapped its long tongue around the signal tower in front of it, and melted it down.

Mizuki and Kaito, along with Masayuki, arrived at the location where the monster had appeared, and Kiba had already begun to launch an attack.

However, Metahiss vanished from his spot the next second, causing the attack to miss again.

Masayuki ran out of the car, leaning on his phone, constantly staring at the screen and taking pictures. Kaito was somewhat surprised, because Masayuki had been doing this ever since the search began.

So, is the key to Masayuki finding the monster because of the cell phone?

Kaito glanced at the screen and saw some blurry things flickering at the edge of the image.

"There it is." Masayuki pointed to a signal tower in the distance, indicating the location where the monster had appeared to Mizuki and Kaito.

The next second, the monster appeared in that spot.

"I see," Kaito instantly understood the principle, "The extremely shortwave emitted by the monster was detected by the phone."

"Ultra-short radio waves?" Ruixi understood. Their latest equipment was specially designed to eliminate the influence of electromagnetic waves, which was why it couldn't be detected.

"So that's how it is..." Hijikata, piloting his plane, hovered in the sky and heard this speculation. He pondered whether or not to reactivate the old probe.

"Alright, let's go! Yazhi, the task of reporting the monster's location is entrusted to you!" Kijima piloted the plane, turned it around in the sky, and flew towards the monster.

"Yes, member Kiba!" Masayuki nodded emphatically, a happy smile on his face.

Metahisas had just dismantled the heart signal tower when he saw the plane arrive, then vanished again in a clean and swift manner.

You think you can hit me?

"There!" However, the next moment, Masayuki pointed out the location where the monster would appear.

Ruixi immediately reported the location to Muting: "Muting, at point 339!"

"Leave it to me." Seeing that the monster had disappeared, Mu Ting did not attack, but instead turned the plane around as expected and rushed towards the location that Mizuki had mentioned.

The space rippled, and the monster gradually materialized, its form becoming real.

"Got it!" Without further hesitation, Mu Ting seized the opportunity the moment the monster fully appeared, fired a laser, and hit the monster.

"Hit!" Sheen cheered from behind. This was the first time the monster had been hit since it appeared.

Hong Tu sat in the command room, looking at the big screen with a calm expression.

"Well done!" Hijikata saw the monster hit and instinctively slapped the control stick in his hand.

"Ahhh!" Metahisas cried out in pain, glanced at the plane, and disappeared from the spot again.

Ya-zhi held the phone, turned around, and pointed out another location. Mizuki immediately gave him the coordinates.

"Leave this to me." Hijikata flew toward the location. "UHF transmitter, fire."

As soon as the monster appeared, it sensed the ultra-shortwave that it loathed, and six pairs of blue eyes fixed on the mothership in the sky.

Hijikata's move has certainly drawn a lot of hatred.

The monster opened its three-lobed mouth, and its long tongue stretched out, then coiled towards the mothership in the sky.