Chapter Four: I Want to Be Ancestor-Man

"I want to be Ancestor-Man!"

After gaining superpowers, Jupiter felt more carefree than ever.

"I can do whatever I want..."

"Anyone who tries to bully me, anyone who picks on my brother, anyone who schemes against our family—they can all go eat shit!"

"All the pretty girls are mine, everyone I hate can eat shit, and the whole world is my playground..."

Jupiter wore the sunniest smile as he spoke the harshest words.

"What did you just say?!"

Deborah gaped at Jupiter's words.

"Hey, bro! How can you say something like that?!"

Mark stared at Jupiter in disbelief.

"Haha, I was just joking~"

Jupiter looked at Stella and Mark's expressions and smiled as he shook his head.

"Phew..."

"You scared me to death!"

At his words, Deborah slowly let out a breath. Jupiter's words had startled her. She'd thought her family was about to have a supervillain on its hands!

"Bro, what you just said is absolutely the funniest joke I've heard all year!"

Mark also thought Jupiter was joking. He even gave him a thumbs-up, declaring it the funniest joke he'd ever heard.

"Hehe..."

Jupiter didn't reply. He just smiled faintly.

But where Mark and Deborah couldn't see him, Nolan gazed at Jupiter with unrestrained admiration. His expression seemed to say, Did you hear that? That's my son, Jupiter!

He truly was worthy of being Nolan's son—a great Viltrumite! Viltrumites were born conquerors. They ruled! In this universe, they did whatever the hell they wanted!

"Jupiter!"

Just as the family was enjoying a happy moment together, Nolan suddenly rose from his seat.

Here it comes!

Jupiter thought to himself, knowing his plan had worked. He'd said those things to draw out his father, the Viltrumite invader who'd been sent to Blue Star.

That was right. Viltrumites weren't like Kryptonians. They weren't here to protect Blue Star. They were here to rule it!

This exceedingly rare people in the universe ruled almost the entire observable cosmos!

Nearly every one of them could easily rule a planet!

Aerospace civilizations were as fragile as paper before the Viltrumites!

"You're coming outside with me! We're going to have a proper talk about how you came up with such outrageous ideas!"

Nolan grabbed Jupiter's hand, ready to pull him out of the house.

"Nolan, Jupiter was only telling a joke just now!"

Deborah looked worried as Nolan prepared to drag Jupiter outside.

"Deborah, this is a conversation between father and son!"

"I absolutely will not allow anyone in my family to have such extreme ideas!"

"Not even as a passing thought!"

Nolan stopped Deborah and Mark from trying to help with a look.

"Good luck, bro! I really can't help you!"

Mark lowered his head like an ostrich and took the opportunity to add a few more dumplings to his bowl.

"..."

Jupiter said nothing as his father, Nolan, dragged him out of the house.

"Jupiter, listen to me. Were you serious about what you said just now?!"

Nolan took Jupiter straight up into the sky and looked at him gravely as he asked.

"Um... I guess I was!" Jupiter nodded slightly, then explained, "We're so powerful, and they're so weak..."

"My son!"

Before Jupiter could finish explaining, Nolan pulled him into his arms.

"You really are a natural-born Viltrumite!"

Nolan looked at Jupiter with nothing but satisfaction in his eyes.

"A long time ago, while my comrades and I were conquering a highly advanced civilization, we encountered a sorceress. She begged me to spare her life, promising to tell me about my future. I agreed. Then she told me that my first child on a planet called Blue Star would be a natural-born Viltrumite powerhouse. He would surpass the current Regent King, become the true king of the Viltrumites, and lead them to conquer the entire universe!"

"After she finished, I killed her. I was afraid someone else would hear what she'd said. I didn't believe her prophecy at the time, because if it were true, she should have known that I'd kill her as soon as she told me about it. But clearly, she hadn't foreseen her own death..."

"When you were born, I remembered that prophecy. That's where your name came from, Jupiter! King of the gods! To the natives of this planet, we Viltrumites are as powerful as gods. And as king of the gods, your name meant that one day you'd become king of the gods—our king!"

"But, son, you never awakened your superpowers, and I even thought you were a lowly Blue Star native. Fortunately, your genes were making you stronger subconsciously, pushing you to keep training in martial arts! And now you've finally gained your power, become one of us, and easily defeated your younger brother! That made me believe in that legendary prophecy. Son, you're a natural-born powerhouse of Viltrum!"

Nolan spoke with such excitement that spit flew from his mouth. He was practically more excited than Jupiter himself.

"I'm a little confused, Father. Aren't we Viltrumites a friendly people?"

Jupiter looked at Nolan as if he didn't understand.

"Hahaha..."

"That's just what I tell this planet's natives to deceive them!"

"We Viltrumites have never been friendly!"

"We're a people who take pleasure in conquest!"

"I deliberately pretended to be the Superman they believe in, so I could assess this planet's fighting strength while figuring out how to conquer it!"

"Son, will you help me?"

As Nolan spoke, he extended an olive branch to Jupiter. To be honest, he knew he was taking a gamble. If Jupiter refused, all his efforts might go to waste—and he might even have to fight his own son!

"When do we make our move?"

To Nolan's surprise, Jupiter immediately asked when he planned to strike.

"What did you say?"

Nolan was stunned. He hadn't expected his son to answer so readily.

"Um, I mean, when are we going to make our move against this planet?"

Jupiter explained after hearing Nolan's response.

"No rush! This planet isn't as easy to deal with as we thought. Its civilization is only a low-level aerospace civilization, but countless strange beings have their eyes on it. In reality, it's a tough bone to crack! Our first enemy will be the Global Guardians!"

Nolan looked seriously at Jupiter. He'd already decided it was time to make a move against the Global Guardians.

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