Let the heroes investigate the heroes, and let the brave investigate the brave

"Wait." Qiming quickly realized something and swiftly turned off the [Clairvoyance] ability, letting his vision return to normal before turning around.

Qiming casually tossed the sniper rifle back into the trunk and asked, "What meeting?"

Megumi replied, "Although the two super-ancient monsters have been dealt with, that shark monster is presumably still lurking beneath the underground of Kumamoto City."

"Its defense is immensely powerful, and it even drove Ultraman away. Staff Officer Gondo feels it will be a troublesome threat, so he is taking it very seriously."

The others were unaware of the truth and believed the subterranean shark to be a living monster residing underground.

This had thrown the citizens into a panic, who viewed it as a "Sword of Damocles" hanging over their heads.

Both the TPC and the Defense Force had promised the citizens that the moment the monster's lurking location was found, they would do everything in their power to annihilate it immediately.

The door opened, and Qiming followed Megumi into the command room. Even though he arrived last, Staff Officer Gondo still nodded at him and offered a friendly smile.

Then Staff Officer Gondo began a lengthy analysis—discussing the habits of sharks, how to lure it out of the depths of the earth, and how to eliminate it faster and more stylishly than the Defense Force—which bored Qiming to the point of drowsiness.

If he truly wanted to, he could resolve this menace at any moment and let Keigo Masaki "see his own brains."

Yamanaka listened attentively, nodding frequently, yet still instinctively argued against the staff officer: "Will that even work? Even Ultraman Tiga was driven away."

Qiming spoke up, "Perhaps Tiga simply felt it wasn't necessary to fight to the death with it, so he made a strategic withdrawal."

"After all, Ultraman fights to maintain world peace; he isn't a slaughter machine that kills every monster he sees."

Saijo Nagi followed Qiming's line of thought and analyzed:

"You mean the arrival of Golza and Melba disturbed this monster."

"So once Ultraman eliminated those two interfering factors, he felt everything could return to the way it was?"

Megumi added, "Judging from the facts, that shark hasn't continued to destroy the city afterwards; it went back underground, and things are quite peaceful now."

Staff Officer Gondo countered, "Still, we cannot just leave it alone, or we won't be able to answer to the citizens."

He suddenly sighed with emotion:

"The light on Ultraman's chest was still blue, which indicates he still had plenty of combat stamina left, yet he chose to retreat under those circumstances..."

"In truth, we should understand the Giants of Light much better. Only by controlling that unknown power can the defense forces of the TPC truly be as secure as Mount Tai."

Hearing this, Qiming instantly grew alert inside.

Has it begun? Staff Officer Gondo, are you going to shatter this peace as well?

In the original timeline, Staff Officer Gondo, desperate to possess an Ultraman controlled by humanity, dug everywhere, discovered Asuka's true identity, and locked him in a cage to forcibly extract his energy.

Qiming had no desire to experience anything of the sort.

Damn it, not only did he have to deal with extraterrestrials attempting to invade Earth, but he also had to guard against "his own people" potentially stabbing him in the back at any moment. This life was truly becoming impossible to endure.

Wait...

A flash of inspiration struck Qiming.

After giving a light cough, he said, "Isn't Ultraman Tiga just a living stone statue from the pyramid? If we can analyze a complete stone statue, we should be able to replicate one as well."

Staff Officer Gondo shook his head. "It's not that simple. Restoring a stone statue is a massive undertaking, and there's no guarantee we can fully reconstruct it."

Qiming suggested, "Wouldn't it be fine just to find another intact stone statue that hasn't been destroyed?"

Staff Officer Gondo smiled. "Things like that aren't something you can just find whenever you want."

Qiming replied, "I think Golza and Melba might have already found one for us."

Staff Officer Gondo was startled. "What did you say?!"

Qiming led him step by step:

"Golza and Melba first appeared at the pyramid and wreaked havoc, and then they appeared a second time in Kumamoto City."

"Why didn't they go to other cities? What similarities do these two places share that are attracting them?"

Staff Officer Gondo understood. "You mean there is also a giant's stone statue in Kumamoto City?!"

Qiming nodded. "I think the possibility is very high."

Staff Officer Gondo grew excited and nodded repeatedly. "That's right, and the probability is extremely high!"

His expression shifted rapidly as his mind raced. He then declared that the members of GUTS needn't trouble themselves with further investigations into Kumamoto City or the subterranean shark; he would organize a specialized team to conduct a long-term investigation instead.

Clearly, he wanted to keep everything under his own control.

Seeing his impatient look, Qiming smiled inwardly.

His objective had been achieved.

Rather than dealing simultaneously with two potential enemies eyeing his power, it was far better to gently guide them into tearing at each other and mutually keeping one another in check.

Staff Officer Gondo hurried away, leaving the members of GUTS bewildered and at a loss.

Originally, they had prepared to pilot the underground Peepa Tank, tunneling back and forth through the underground of Kumamoto City like pangolins to hunt down the monster.

Yet after Qiming offered a few words of guidance to Staff Officer Gondo, it seemed they had nothing left to do.

At that moment, Dan Moroboshi stood up with a gloomy expression: "Qiming, step outside with me for a moment."

As Qiming followed him out, the others wore puzzled expressions.

Megumi wondered, "Why does the captain look so displeased?"

Kishida remarked, "Nothing major has happened lately, everything has been going smoothly."

Yamanaka muttered, "Should we follow them? I'm afraid they might start arguing and Qiming's fierce streak will flare up, causing him to break the captain's other leg as well."

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Upon entering Dan Moroboshi's room, Dan took out his phone and played a video.

In the footage, Qiming transformed into Tiga and confronted the subterranean shark, dodging twice and causing two buildings to collapse.

Judging from the angle, it must have been filmed by an ordinary citizen operating a drone.

Dan Moroboshi questioned, "Don't you plan to explain this?"

Qiming looked completely unfazed. "What is there to explain? To achieve an effective strike, one must reduce one's own losses to the absolute minimum."

These were Saijo Nagi's exact words from *Ultraman Nexus*; the vice-captain in the original series had been stunned after witnessing Reisuke Himeya's reckless fighting style and later spoke those words to Komon.

Dan Moroboshi's face grew darker. "Then take a look at these. Are you still going to remain indifferent?"

He opened the comment section, which was bustling with lively and heated discussion.

"So irresponsible! Allowing the monster to destroy the city, and then running away at the end—it's simply disgraceful!"

"I think it's fine. The disaster damage was kept quite low this time, and didn't the monster leave in the end?"

"Talk is cheap! The house I'm paying a mortgage on was right there!"

"If he's truly a mighty hero, he should brilliantly eliminate the monster without giving us anything to worry about!"

"This Ultraman is far inferior to Ultraseven."

Qiming understood now.

Oh, Ultraseven couldn't bear to see the humans he loved most wronged, so he came to put pressure on me, is that it?

It seems it is necessary to reiterate my attitude once more.

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