Ultraman Arbitrary Key: Dawn

After returning to the Sea Base, Yamanaka was sent to the medical center, while the others returned to the Command Room to receive verbal commendations from Mamoru Shirogane and summarize the mission.

Mamoru Shirogane: "Good work, you handled it beautifully."

Qi Ming lightly tapped the table: "Did you notice what the Underground Woman shouted at Ultraman Tiga before she died?"

Emi: "That line, 'Other underground people will come out to seek justice for us'? Team Member Qi Ming, are you worried her compatriots will avenge her?"

"Don't worry, they won't be able to do anything," Kishida said, dismissing the concern.

Judging by tonight's performance, Telestron was very weak; he felt Falcon 2 could take it down with a single Texas Beam.

Qi Ming: "The 'other underground people' she mentioned might not be her compatriots."

In his memory, there was the eerie and terrifying Underground Man Bokur in Ultraman Jack, and a kingdom composed of four billion underground people in Ultraman Taro...

The two types of underground people in Ultraman Max and Ultraman Ginga S were even more famous and had stronger foundations.

If they were to come forward, even Qi Ming would find it troublesome.

But the reason Qi Ming acted decisively at the time was that he felt the Underground Woman was bluffing.

If they were truly united, why would this lineage of underground people always ally with aliens? Wouldn't it be a straightforward sweep if they brought out Million Baltan to invade?

However, after thinking about it carefully now, he felt that the situation in this world was complex and perhaps some strange changes had occurred, making it necessary to give them a heads-up.

Mamoru Shirogane nodded: "We'll have the intelligence department keep an eye on this aspect in the future."

Qi Ming: "And about the Giliru Aliens, this isn't over. There are still disguised Giliru Aliens lurking among the crowd, and her kind will definitely make a comeback."

If the next one to appear was just the Second Generation Giliru Alien from the original Ultraman Tiga drama, it wouldn't be a big problem.

But if the Hell Gate were to open wide and all the Giliru Aliens inside were to pour out...

That would be troublesome...

The next day, nothing happened.

On the third day, seeing that the situation had not recurred, Qi Ming prepared to take leave to go to the Alchemy Star, to see if there was a way for him to return from there.

"Headquarters is in France..." Qi Ming's face showed distress.

Just then, Chief of Staff Gondo's confidante, Reika Saeki, arrived and asked Qi Ming to accompany her somewhere.

Three days ago, she had told Chief of Staff Gondo about what she had witnessed.

After hearing it, Gondo didn't think Qi Ming was being defiant; instead, he greatly admired his actions.

In his view, Qi Ming had joined the Defense Team through Yu Tsuchihashi and Mamoru Shirogane.

Therefore, when his superior was in danger, he could disregard Chief of Staff He Zhi's pressure to protect his superior and help him resolve the situation. This loyalty, which defied authority, made him look at Qi Ming with new eyes.

And during the previous TPC self-destruct incident, although Mamoru Shirogane and the other team members' mission reports were vague, according to his sources, this new team member seemed to have made a world-changing contribution and had personally repelled the rampaging aliens.

"We must make him 'one of us'!" This resolve and capability made Gondo value him immensely.

Reika Saeki: "But he's a foreigner after all, and he's also offended Chief of Staff He Zhi."

"If Chief of Staff He Zhi seizes on Qi Ming's 'unclear background' at the next meeting and attacks him as a suspicious person or even a spy, we'll be in a very passive position, won't we?"

Chief of Staff Gondo naturally understood this. He had been thinking about it for the past few days and had come up with a secure method.

"Let me be a teacher?" Qi Ming asked in surprise on the way.

"Just a nominal position," Reika Saeki replied.

Chief of Staff Gondo planned to have Qi Ming become a teacher at a school under TPC. The school's leadership was basically composed of people aligned with Chief of Staff Gondo.

Gondo had already made arrangements; if anyone came to investigate, they would all insist that Qi Ming had been teaching at the school for three years, that his background was clear, and that he was a diligent person.

Reika Saeki: "This way, your resume will be clean and issue-free."

"If anyone asks, Chief of Staff Gondo will also speak up for you."

"He'll say, 'Because you saved students during a disaster, your character and strength were valued, and after long-term observation and strict team entry assessments, you were allowed to join the Defense Team.'"

Qi Ming pondered: "It's a bit like the 'talent introduction' policy in my hometown."

His father's esteemed teacher, "Teacher Gao," had transitioned from a university professor to a political career through this, and then rose steadily through the ranks.

Thinking of this, Qi Ming couldn't help but want to laugh. He had gained another identity as a teacher.

Did that mean he was now considered a "civilian official" as well?