Ultraman: Old Tom was actually a tsundere

Chapter 21 Maybe we should let Gaia blow it up?

"You mean you want to talk to Chiba, the strategist from XIG, about the Renlong incident?"

I confirmed it again in my dream and asked the same question repeatedly.

"That's right."

Xia Yu said seriously, "Renlong can still tolerate it for now, but if we continue to promote the land project, it will inevitably sever the dragon vein, and a great battle will be unavoidable."

Is it that serious?

I knew that human development was destroying nature, but I never imagined it would be this serious.

"Okay," he readily agreed.

"However, Staff Officer Chiba may not listen to me, but I will try my best to persuade him." For a moment, he hesitated.

Xia Yu patted my dream, his words conveying his understanding.

In fact, Chiba's first reaction after hearing what Yumeichi said was to refuse.

"I'm an advisor to XIG. What does the government's land development project have to do with me?"

"My dream, is your friend exaggerating? I've never heard of any Renlong."

"No, what he said is true, and it's very important," I said hurriedly. "If we ignore it, the city will suffer great damage when Renlong gets angry."

"Alright, Imu, unless you have evidence, we at XIG cannot interfere in matters of people's livelihood. That's the rule." Chiba said earnestly, rejecting Imu's request.

"Chiba, if my friend is lying, I will leave XIG. Please believe me this time."

Upon hearing this, Chiba looked at Imu in shock.

His youthful face was full of determination, and his gaze showed no sign of backing down.

Chiba hesitated.

After all, they are members of Alchemist Star, and their youth should not be underestimated.

"Alright," Staff Officer Chiba finally agreed.

I dreamt of a relieved smile. He immediately contacted Xia Yu and finalized the time and place.

This was Chiba's first meeting with Xia Yu. If it weren't for the urgency of the situation, Xia Yu wouldn't really want to deal with XIG.

I was afraid of bringing danger to them.

"Chiba, hello, I am Xia Yu, a friend of my dream."

Xia Yu sized up the middle-aged man opposite him.

A square face, neat short hair, and a serious expression—that's the image of a staff officer in Xia Yu's mind.

"Yes, Xia Yu, right? Could you please tell me more about Renlong in detail?" Advisor Qianye sat up straight and said seriously.

Xia Yu took out a map and marked the places where the dragon vein had been cut off.

Explaining something with illustrations is more persuasive.

Chiba grew increasingly alarmed as he listened, his brow furrowed as he stared at the map.

Several dragon veins connected together really do resemble a roaring dragon!

This is definitely not a coincidence.

"If left unchecked, Tokyo will face the wrath of the Renlong, and the lives and safety of its citizens will be greatly threatened."

Xia Yu said earnestly, "Chiba, you're so dedicated to the future of humanity, you definitely wouldn't stand idly by, right?"

Staff Officer Chiba glanced up at him and said, "There's no need to flatter me."

"I will try to communicate with government departments, but our functions are different, and those politicians may not listen to me."

What he didn't say was that many politicians within the government were actually quite dissatisfied with the large amount of funding allocated to XIG each year.

The Root Destruction Entity is merely a result deduced by a lifeless computer. Will the destruction of Earth really occur?

In fact, many people have a question mark in their hearts.

Despite the appearance of monsters, they believed it was merely a special phenomenon.

After the conversation ended, Xia Yu waited patiently.

A week later, I dreamt of bringing some terrible news, my face grim.

The land construction projects in Tokyo could not be stopped, and Chiba's intervention failed.

"Chiba has done his best," I dreamt. "He also asked a few old friends to try to persuade them, but these projects all have the shadows of families and conglomerates behind them, and they won't buy it with just words."

"They also said that if a monster does appear, then XIG has a responsibility to protect their property, not to point fingers at them now."

My dream was growing increasingly agitated; it seemed he was very dissatisfied with the government's response.

On the contrary, Xia Yu was initially quite angry, but later calmed down.

"Never mind, we've done our best," he said, trying to comfort me.

Just as I suspected, humans are short-sighted and selfish creatures; they won't rush things unless their own interests are involved.

Toregia chuckled, "You kept saying you'd save that monster, so what are you going to do now?"

"Oh? What brilliant idea do you have?"

I looked up in surprise, and Xia Yu gave me a wink.

I then realized that he was talking to an evil god.

"Xia Yu, he..." I suddenly realized that Xia Yu was hiding an evil god.

Even while fighting against the evil god, he still cared about the humans on this planet. It really moved me so much that I didn't know what to say.

In contrast, there are those who disregard safety for the sake of some economic gain.

I slowly clenched my fist.

He had an absurd idea.

Should we use Ultraman's power to smash their precious project to pieces?!

"Hahaha."

Xia Yu's loud laughter interrupted his reverie.

"That's hilarious, Toregia, you really are... hahaha."

"What are you laughing at? Isn't this the simplest and most direct way?" Toregia scoffed. "Otherwise, if you were to try and persuade them, that monster would have already come out and eaten you."

"Are you really Toregia?" Xia Yu suddenly asked. "I doubt you're a fake."

"You have the nerve to suggest such a crude and simple method?"

Seeing my confusion, Xia Yu explained, "The evil god told me to use his power to blow up those land projects, thus ending the crisis of the dragon vein."

"He didn't even consider whether such a simple and crude method would affect the innocent workers on the construction site."

"He does things without using his brain at all, yet he calls himself a scientist."

"Hey, why are you blushing in my dream?"

"You seem to have a good idea?" Torregia mocked.

He knew perfectly well that this method was utterly mindless, but his goal wasn't to restore the earth's energy of the dragon vein; he was merely trying to induce Xia Yu to use his power.

Another, more subtle approach is to mentally control the relevant leaders and turn them into puppets.

Xia Yu rejected it as well.

"Then you just watch."

He patted Meng on the shoulder, indicating that he would take care of the matter.

There was still some time before Renlong would fully rage and resurrect. Xia Yu contacted Kuroda Megumi, and also summoned Tabata Reiko and Lunwen.

Kuroda Megumi was overjoyed to see Xia Yu, while Tabata was immediately distraught.

"I need your help."

Xia Yu, without a half-dead smile, recounted the predicament Ren Long had encountered with the help of Kuroda Megumi.

"Renlong is quite pitiful. He once blessed all living beings, but now he is being harmed by humans." As a woman, Lingzi was more emotional and immediately empathized with Renlong's perspective.

"Yes, strictly speaking, it's a member of the Earth just like us." Lunwen's awareness was very high.

However, judging from the way he kept flashing a bright smile at Kuroda Megumi, it seemed more like he was trying to please her.

"So what do you want from us?" Tabata shrugged. "We can't control what those big shots think."

Xia Yu smiled and said, "No, we only need to decide what the citizens think."