Chapter 27: Shocking! Ultraman Actually Spoke!

“You don’t seem too satisfied. Could it be that you want me to wear that kind of special outfit? I’ve observed that women in certain regions do wear such clothes, but they all seem rather risqué. However, if you like it, I could wear it just for you!” said the Earth’s will a bit bashfully as she looked at Mu Yang’s expression.

Mu Yang silently looked to the sky. How had things ended up like this? This was supposed to be just a planet—why could it think like a human? It wasn’t merely the Earth’s will anymore. Logically, the Earth’s will ought to be simple, or at least devoid of human emotions.

He glanced at his hands. He couldn’t quite understand it. But since he couldn’t make sense of it, he decided not to dwell on it. He wasn’t the type to press for answers until the end, much like how he never figured out why the system chose him in the first place.

One could only say—it might just be coincidence?

Still, facing the Earth’s will, Mu Yang could only say, “It’s best not to dress like that usually. But perhaps from now on, I won’t be able to see you the same way I used to.”

The Earth’s will tilted her head, then gave a radiant smile. “By the way, Sakurajima Mai—that’s my name now!”

(ノ｀Д)ノ —Even Sakurajima Mai?! Mu Yang was utterly conflicted. Just how much did this Earth’s will know? For some reason, he felt like he had no privacy at all in front of her.

Before he could say anything, “Sakurajima Mai” spoke again: “The battle is about to end, I’ll take my leave first!”

And with that, she disappeared from Mu Yang’s side.

Mu Yang fell silent again. Judging from everything, she didn’t seem to be the Earth itself, but rather a deity born from the will of the Earth.

Still, not being the Earth itself was a good thing!

Turning his gaze to the battle between Muruchi and Jack, Mu Yang observed the situation. Muruchi wasn’t particularly strong to begin with. Faced with the now-upgraded Jack, he naturally stood no chance. Even though Jack hadn’t gone for the kill immediately, the outcome of the fight had been clear from the start.

With a flash of Jack’s Specium Ray, Muruchi met his end on the spot. But Jack didn’t leave immediately—he remained standing there.

Everyone stared silently at Jack. No one knew why, but this time, Ultraman hadn’t flown off like before.

Only Mu Yang had a sense of understanding. It seemed Jack was planning to do something different this time.

“Earthlings, the Earth has now entered a period of frequent monster appearances. Information about Earth has been exposed throughout the universe. However, not every alien wishes to invade. Many, like those from the Land of Light, protect weaker civilisations. We hope you can grow strong enough to stand alongside us! At the same time, we hope humanity can face aliens properly. Incidents like today could easily trigger an interplanetary war, and when that happens, it won’t just be one or two monsters appearing.”

With those words, Jack flew into the sky.

Many people were left exchanging bewildered glances. Ultraman had actually spoken—it was unbelievable! This was nothing like the cold, mechanical Ultraman they’d grown accustomed to. Wasn’t he always supposed to defeat the monster and then just fly off?

Was this time different? So different that Ultraman had to come and warn humanity?

For the first time, humans realised that Ultraman was not an emotionless, soulless being. For the first time, they began to reflect. Perhaps they needed to start reconsidering things. Were they truly prepared for interstellar warfare?

Humans did have strength. Back then, even the mighty Zetton, whom even Ultraman couldn’t defeat, had been taken down by humans. Admittedly, that was also because Zetton had exhausted itself fighting the first Ultraman. Still, humans often relied heavily on Ultraman’s power. Some nuclear weapons were indeed powerful, but they were double-edged swords—hurting both the enemy and themselves. Compared to the powerful civilisations in space, humanity was still far too weak.

For instance, Belial could easily produce bombs capable of destroying galaxies. If the Land of Light truly went mad, they too might be able to develop such weapons.

“We should head back. These matters are no longer ours to decide,” Katō Katsuichirō said with a sigh, glancing at his team.

He didn’t see any sign of Hayata, but he didn’t mind. In fact, he deliberately avoided mentioning Hayata at all, as though choosing to forget about him in that moment.

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“I don’t even know if telling humanity all this is good or bad!” Mu Yang stared at the sky, lost in thought. From now on, humans would likely be more cautious in their actions, but at the same time, they might desperately yearn for more powerful weapons.

“Brother Mu Yang, do you think we humans and aliens can ever live together in peace?” Jirō suddenly turned and asked.

“It’s not entirely impossible,” Mu Yang replied, recalling other universes. In later Ultraman plots, quite a few aliens lived on Earth and helped humanity. If humans were willing to make some changes, perhaps it wasn’t entirely out of reach.

Mu Yang hoped humanity could learn from this setback and experience true growth. The Land of Light had once been the same, hadn’t it? Now they had developed into what they were today. In Ultraman Mebius, humans had helped Mebius many times.

(There won’t be too many slice-of-life storylines. When considering a female lead, it just felt like all the women in Ultraman had seriously offended their makeup artists. No need to worry too much about these things.)