A supporting character in a romance anime? I became a god using a rat talisman.

Well...

Xiao Ke scratched his head, looking somewhat troubled.

"I don't know either. If all else fails, you can just release it back into the wild."

Hearing this mad rambling, Qianyu remained silent for a few seconds before honestly taking back the two cards.

"We'll talk about those two cards later."

Little Ke fluttered her tiny wings and flew to his shoulder, patting his cheek with her fluffy paws, looking like a caring older sister.

"Don't be discouraged, Chiyu."

"Although you can't use those two SSR cards for now, it's already amazing that you were able to defeat the Judge!"

"Why don't we treat ourselves to something good to eat first?"

Qianyu glanced sideways at the pretentious rag doll.

The comforting words were fake; what I really wanted was to eat ramen.

This guy only has three things on his mind: eating, playing, and eating more.

However, after all this fuss, his own stomach was starting to rumble.

"Let's go."

Qianyu was too lazy to argue with it, so she stuffed Xiao Ke into her collar and walked towards the school gate.

The ramen shop is small, decorated in a Showa-era style, with handwritten menus hanging behind the wooden counter, and the air is filled with the rich aroma of tonkotsu broth.

The number of customers in the evening was not large, with only a few students and office workers sitting at a few tables.

Chiyu found a corner seat and ordered two bowls of extra-rich tonkotsu ramen.

One bowl is his, and the other bowl is nominally "takeout," but it will actually be devoured by a greedy sealed beast under the cover of his illusion cards.

The noodles were served quickly.

Qianyu picked up a mouthful of noodles with her chopsticks and just brought it to her lips.

"Hey, Qianyu! Why isn't that soft-boiled egg here yet? I'm starving!"

Xiao Ke poked her head out from her collar, about to continue complaining, when she suddenly stopped.

"Huh? What's on TV?"

Qianyu looked up following its gaze.

An old LCD TV was hanging on the wall, playing the news.

"According to the latest news from our station, a multinational scientific expedition team has made a groundbreaking discovery in a certain area of ​​the Pacific Ocean—a mysterious island that has never been marked by any satellite or nautical record emerged from the deep sea in the early hours of yesterday!"

The female anchor's voice was clearly heard by every diner through the restaurant's speakers.

"Preliminary surveys indicate that the island covers an area of ​​approximately 37 square kilometers, and its geological structure shows that it rose from the seabed to above sea level in just a few hours. This phenomenon has attracted significant attention from the international geological community."

The camera switched to an aerial view.

In the middle of the azure sea, a black island lies quietly on the waves, like the spine of some ancient behemoth.

The island's outline is extremely irregular, with jagged edges, like a piece of land uprooted from the seabed by some brute force.

Even more bizarrely, the island appears to be covered by some strange architectural complex, with geometric black stone pillars appearing and disappearing in aerial footage.

Experts say the cause of this geological phenomenon is currently unexplained. Some scholars speculate it may be related to deep-sea volcanic activity or plate tectonics, but the specific cause still requires further investigation. It is noteworthy that there appear to be numerous man-made structures on the island, the age and builders of which are unknown…

Looking at the details shown in the news footage, Qianyu, relying on her intuition and the plot, instantly guessed the true identity of the island that had suddenly appeared.

The ancient ruins of Luluya.

The TV screen then switched to a collage of screenshots from various social media platforms, with hashtags and repost numbers jumping around wildly.

"Atlantis is real!" "Alien ruins!" "Apocalyptic prophecy?!" "The eighth continent has been born!"

Exaggerated clickbait headlines and conspiracy theories scroll across the screen, demonstrating how vivid human imagination is when faced with the unknown.

Qianyu frowned deeply.

What is Camilla up to?

Logically speaking, R'lyeh is the lair of the Dark Giants.

A secret outpost of this level should normally be completely shrouded in layers of magical barriers and cognitive fog, or at least its satellites and ships should automatically detour around it, right?

But now?

The gates are wide open, welcoming visitors and allowing scientific expeditions and media from all over the world to flock in.

This is not right, this is really not right.

Qianyu picked up his cup and took a sip of water, trying to calm himself down. His mind raced, rearranging and recombining all the known information.

What exactly does this woman want to do?

"Hey, Chiba?"

Xiao Ke's voice came from her collar, tinged with confusion.

"Why did you suddenly stop eating? You look terrible... Is that island really that important?"

Chapter 142 Trouble

"Is Camilla really going this far?"

Chiyu recalled the plot.

In the original theatrical version, R'lyeh's appearance was a major event, but at least it was a secret exploration carried out under the TPC's blockade and control.

In this timeline, they actually did a global live stream?

This is like dropping a nuclear bomb in a busy downtown area and then hanging the detonator in a conspicuous place for people to press at will.

He really couldn't figure out what Camilla was up to.

Given that woman's personality, how could she possibly tolerate a group of mortals running around freely beside her bed or even in her bedroom?

Unless she did it on purpose.

If we disregard the conspiracies and schemes, from a purely entertaining perspective, this whole thing is actually quite interesting.

The group of human explorers, full of anticipation and believing they had discovered some Atlantis ruins, rushed ashore with great enthusiasm, armed with magnifying glasses and brushes, ready to conduct archaeological work.

As soon as they ventured deeper into the heart of the territory, they looked up...

Good guy.

The mountains and fields are covered with Ultraman stone statues.

That scene would absolutely shatter those experts' worldviews; their expressions would probably be more interesting than if they'd eaten shit.

Qianyu really wanted to see it with her own eyes.

However, if those statues were discovered, photographed, or even broadcast live, it is foreseeable that global news would explode within 24 hours.

Theories include: "Extraterrestrial Civilization Relics Theory," "Ancient Superhuman Theory," and "Empirical Evidence of the Ultraman Legend."

Various conspiracy theories and pseudo-scientific theories will spring up like mushrooms after rain.

Twitter, Weibo, Reddit, 2ch... all social media platforms will be flooded with this topic.

The public outcry at that time will be a million times more exciting than any Hollywood disaster movie.

Countless people have jumped out to question, "Does Ultraman really exist?"

Governments around the world were forced to make statements.

Conspiracy theories are rampant.

Then people will start digging deeper: why did Tsuburaya Productions create these characters decades ago? Did they already know something? Or is it all part of some larger conspiracy?

Then came the part that truly gave Chiyu a headache.

Once those stone statues are exposed, the concept of Ultraman will move from the world of tokusatsu (special effects) films into the real world.

All of humanity will know that in this universe, there truly exist giant humanoid creatures that are tens of meters tall, can shoot beams of light, and possess overwhelming combat power.

What will happen next?

Governments around the world will establish specialized research institutions.

The military will try every means to acquire Giant Technology. (After all, that's how Project F came about.)

An unprecedented crisis of faith will erupt in the religious community.

Conspiracy theorists would claim that the government knew everything all along and was manipulating things behind the scenes.

And he, Kazama Chiba, is the only human in the world capable of transforming into Ultraman Tiga.

Sooner or later, they'll be thrust into the spotlight. At that point, forget about keeping a low profile; people will probably take pictures even when they go to the toilet.

Even if he were to rub the cards until sparks flew, he still couldn't erase the memories of every single one of the seven billion people in the world.

Moreover, even if Qianyu could use a cheat code to erase all the memories of the world, so what?

Camilla, Darramb, and Hitler won't just disappear into thin air.

Because they are real, right there on R'lyeh.

Those are real threats that cannot be solved by erasing memories.

Qianyu fell into deep thought.

The news on TV continued to broadcast, and the scene switched to the live footage of the scientific expedition team landing on the island.

A group of researchers wearing windbreakers and carrying various instruments and equipment were walking on the island, their faces full of excitement and curiosity.

He stared at the news on the television screen, already pondering how to respond.

What does R'lyeh's present existence mean?

What exactly is Camilla up to?

How should I deal with the series of chain reactions that may follow?

To be honest, he didn't really care that all of humanity had discovered Ultraman's existence.