So, he had finally become a civil official.

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Confronted with the threat from the subterranean woman, Qi Ming was briefly taken aback, then replied with four calm words: "Wait and see."

Having spoken, he formed his arms into an L-shape, releasing a dazzling beam of the Zeipelliao light, which struck the fallen Kirielord.

“Boom!” The Kirielord, along with the Telestron crushing him, exploded into ashes.

“No!” The subterranean woman let out a terrified scream before dissipating into the brilliant light.

With that, all intruders were annihilated.

A flicker of green and blue light streaked across the sky, passing through Tiga’s shimmering multicolored timer, and entered the button at the top right of Qi Ming’s watch.

[Access/Convert.]

Without hesitation, Qi Ming chose to convert them all.

Star Blessing: 4.

Insight: 3/5.

It seemed the first-generation Kirielord had reached B-class—not bad.

Qi Ming nodded to himself, then gave a solemn “OK” gesture toward Saijo Nagi, who remained tense inside the cockpit of the Flying Swallow II, before leaping into the azure sky.

Emi asked, “That gesture... is Pyramid Ultraman telling us the matter is resolved, so we need not worry anymore?”

Saijo Nagi paused, then relaxed her guard.

“Calling him Pyramid Ultraman sounds odd. How about calling him ‘Ultraman Tiga’ from now on?” Qi Ming’s voice came through the comm channel.

Saijo Nagi quickly asked what had happened earlier and why the communication was cut off.

“I don’t know either. I was talking to you all, but no one replied.”

“Later, when I took out the comm device, I found it had disconnected somehow—probably knocked accidentally during the escape.”

Emi smiled gently upon hearing such a “down-to-earth” mistake from Qi Ming.

Saijo Nagi was skeptical but refrained from pressing further out of respect for Qi Ming’s typically stern demeanor.

“So, you were talking to yourself for most of the time, huh? Ugh... I still feel dizzy,” a voice bubbled over the comm channel.

It was a team member from Yamanaka, who had confidently vowed to shine and not let Qi Ming steal the spotlight.

Yet, he had crashed at light speed and now wished he could just crawl into a hole.

He should have kept a low profile to minimize his presence, but he just couldn’t help himself.

Qi Ming warned, “Take it easy.”

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Though Yamanaka had boasted but still crashed, the accident was sudden and not his fault.

Qi Ming refrained from mocking him, letting him conserve energy for recovery.

This display of tolerance surprised Kishida and Emi, who thought, “So Qi Ming does have a human side.”

Back at the ocean base, Yamanaka was sent to the medical center, while the others returned to the command room to receive verbal commendations from the Victory Team and to conduct a mission debriefing.

Zhu Xing Tuan said, “Well done, excellent work.”

Qi Ming lightly tapped the table. “Did you catch the underground woman’s final shout to Ultraman Tiga before she died?”

Emi said, “When she said, ‘Other underground people will come out to seek justice for us’? Are you worried her comrades will avenge her?”

“Don’t worry, they won’t succeed,” Kishida replied confidently.

Based on tonight’s performance, Telestron was weak—Flying Swallow II’s Texas Beam could probably take them out in one shot.

Qi Ming said, “The ‘other underground people’ she mentioned may not be her comrades.”

In his recollection, there was the eerie and sinister King Pok of the Underground People from Jack Ultraman, a kingdom of four billion underground beings in Ultraman Dyna...

More famously, the underground beings from Ultraman Max and Ultraman Galaxy S had deeper roots and greater strength.

If they decided to intervene, even Qi Ming would find it troublesome.

But Qi Ming had acted decisively then, believing the subterranean woman was bluffing.

If they were truly united, why would these underground people always seek alliances with aliens, borrowing the might of a million Basaku to invade? Wouldn’t they just conquer everything outright?

Upon reflection, Qi Ming now felt the world’s situation was complex, possibly undergoing strange changes, and it was necessary to alert them.

Zhu Xing Tuan nodded. “We’ll have intelligence keep an eye on this in the future.”

Qi Ming added, “And the Kirielord matter isn’t over. There are still disguised Kirielords lurking among the crowd. Their kind will definitely make a comeback.”

If next time only the second-generation Kirielord from the original Ultraman Tiga series appeared, it wouldn’t be a big problem.

But if the gates of hell opened and all Kirielords poured out...

That would be truly troublesome...

…………………………

The next day passed without incident.

On the third day, seeing no repeated occurrences, Qi Ming prepared to take leave to visit the Alchemy Star, hoping to find a way back.

“Headquarters is in France...” Qi Ming frowned.

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At that moment, Saeki Rika, a trusted aide of Staff Officer Gondo, came to visit and asked Qi Ming to accompany her somewhere.

Three days earlier, she had reported what she witnessed to Staff Officer Gondo.

Upon hearing it, Gondo did not see Qi Ming as rebellious but rather highly praised his actions.

In his eyes, Qi Ming had joined the Victory Team through Kiriyama and Zhu Xing Tuan.

When a superior was in danger, Qi Ming had defied Staff Officer He’s pressure to protect his superior and smooth things over—such fearless loyalty impressed Gondo greatly.

Moreover, in the recent TPC self-destruction incident, though the official reports from Zhu Xing Tuan and other members were vague, Gondo’s sources indicated this new member had turned the tide with great effort and had directly repelled the rebellious aliens.

“We must make him ‘one of us’!” Such resolve and ability made Gondo value him immensely.

Saeki Rika said, “But he is still a foreigner and has already offended Staff Officer He.”

“If Staff Officer He seizes on the ‘unclear background’ point in the next meeting, attacking Qi Ming as suspicious or even a spy, we will be in a difficult position.”

Gondo fully understood this and had been pondering a secure solution these days.

“Let me be his teacher?” Qi Ming was somewhat surprised on the way.

“It’s just a nominal title,” Saeki Rika explained.

Gondo planned to have Qi Ming become a teacher at a school under TPC; the school’s leadership was mostly aligned with Gondo’s faction.

Gondo had already arranged that if anyone investigated, they would insist Qi Ming had been teaching there for three years, well known and diligent.

Saeki Rika said, “That way your record remains clean and unimpeachable.”

“If anyone asks, Staff Officer Gondo will speak up for you.”

“He will say, ‘Because you saved students during a disaster, your virtues and strength were recognized. After long-term evaluation and rigorous team entry assessments, you were allowed to join the Victory Team.’”

Qi Ming reflected, “That sounds a bit like the ‘talent introduction’ policy back home.”

His father’s mentor, Teacher Gao, had transitioned from a university professor to officialdom this way, rising steadily.

Thinking of this, Qi Ming couldn’t help but smile; he now had another teacher identity.

Does that mean he’s officially a “civilian official” now?