Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

Kijima took a deep breath, suppressed her thoughts, looked up at Choi Myung, and asked in a more relaxed tone, "So... Senior, is there anything else?"

"I don't know." Cui Ming's answer was still concise, without any unnecessary preamble.

Megumi couldn't help but chuckle, her tone somewhat blunt: "Um, senpai, you know what? You don't actually have much of a talent for conversation."

Cui Ming nodded frankly, a hint of helplessness in his voice: "I know, that's why I'm having a headache about how to tell you."

"Oh, I see." Seeing his honesty, Megumi smiled and stopped worrying about the way they chatted.

After a few seconds of silence, she took the initiative to ask, "So, what exactly happened?"

"It's nothing really." Cui Ming shrugged, his body relaxing slightly. "You know about my relationship with Camilla, right?"

"Yes, that's right." Megumi nodded; she had heard about this before.

“I reckon you’ve probably guessed pretty much by now,” Cui Ming continued.

After a moment's thought, Megumi Kijima replied softly, "Yes, she is a dark giant."

“Now he’s the Giant of Light,” Cui Ming corrected, then turned his attention to her, “You have ancient genes in you, and these genes come from someone Camilla and I know.”

"Oh, and then? Senior?" Megumi asked, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Cui Ming pointed to himself, his tone clearly troubled: "Camilla is worried that guy will cause trouble, so she wants me to have more contact with you. To be honest, this is very difficult." He paused, then added, "Actually, I'm not very mentally stable myself. I've been killing all the time, so it's good that I can finally rest for a while. Actually, I'm in a better mental state now."

"I can't imagine what it would be like if you were mentally unstable, senior." Kijima looked at Choi Myung with surprise in her eyes—the Choi Myung in front of her was quiet but steady and reliable, and it was really hard to associate him with "mentally unstable".

Cui Ming didn't explain much, but simply described it as: "You can imagine someone who just keeps killing."

“Alright.” Megumi nodded gently, not pressing for details, but instead leaning forward to close the distance between them. Her tone carried the curiosity typical of a woman in her twenties: “In that case, senior, tell me more about your story?” She was filled with a desire to explore Cui Ming’s past experiences and the things of the ancient times, and her tone was softer than before, with a touch of girlish anticipation.

Choi Myung paused, looking at her approaching figure and the curiosity in her eyes, seemingly not expecting her to suddenly ask about his story. He was silent for a moment before slowly speaking, "My story... isn't really that interesting, mostly fighting and killing. Are you sure you want to hear it?" Choi Myung looked at the expectation in Kijima Megumi's eyes, remained silent for a few seconds, but ultimately didn't refuse. He simply changed his tone, as if he were telling someone else's story, "Then I'll tell you a story of an unlucky guy."

Megumi immediately sat up straight, looking at him intently, waiting for him to continue.

"There was this unlucky guy who just wanted to live a peaceful life, earning a little money every day, eating what he liked, and living a quiet life. But somehow, he suddenly encountered an alien invasion. At that time, there was war everywhere, and there was no way to hide. He had no choice but to pick up a weapon and fight." Cui Ming's tone was very calm, as if he was talking about an insignificant little thing, but if you listened carefully, you could detect a subtle sense of heaviness.

"But the unlucky guy didn't expect that every time he rushed to provide support, his teammates had already been defeated. So every time he faced hordes of giant enemies, he was all alone. Later, the situation got worse, even monsters appeared, and he still had to hold them off alone. In the end, the enemy probably couldn't stand him being such a 'hindrance' and dropped a huge Imperial City onto Earth. That city was full of weapons and artillery fire everywhere. The unlucky guy fought desperately, dismantling all the turrets, and finally destroyed the Imperial City. In the end, all he could do was raise his middle finger to the sky, after all, the Imperial City was too big, there was no way to dodge or escape it."

At this point, Choi Myung paused, not continuing, but turning to look at Kijimae.

Megumi listened intently, her brows furrowed slightly, her eyes filled with astonishment—this unfortunate fellow's experience was simply too tragic; to fight against so many enemies alone and dismantle the massive Imperial City was almost unimaginable.

Cui Ming withdrew his gaze and continued, "But that's not the end. After the Imperial City was destroyed, the unlucky guy transmigrated again. However, he lost his memory during the transmigration, forgetting everything from before. This wouldn't have been bad, forgetting all the pain and being able to start over in a new world. But his good fortune didn't last long; enemies invaded that world again. At that time, the unlucky guy was just an ordinary person, and as a civilian, he accidentally got caught up in this great war."

His voice lowered: "But there was no other way. This enemy was too terrifying. The city quickly fell completely, and there were corpses and ruins everywhere. In the end, in order for the survival of the race, the Earthlings had no choice but to launch a nuclear-level attack to cleanse the entire ground. At that time, there were explosions everywhere, and fires everywhere. It was as if the whole world was about to be burned to the ground."

Cui Ming stopped again and looked at Ju Jian Hui. His eyes were expressionless, but they made Ju Jian Hui's heart tighten.

"For the first time, the unlucky guy felt he could finally be free. So many battles, so much pain, it was finally over. Then... the worst part came." Cui Ming's tone was tinged with helplessness. "Those invaders were actually from the future; they had time machines. Somehow, the unlucky guy was chosen as the representative of time, and he had no choice but to start a tug-of-war with the invaders. And what the unlucky guy had to do was try his luck every day during those endless cycles of several years, trying to find those damned time fleets—finding them once might change something, but if he didn't, he would have to start the cycle again and experience all that pain once more."

After he finished speaking, the office fell silent.

Cui Ming didn't speak again, but just stared quietly out the window, as if he was reminiscing or spacing out.

Kijima sat there, stunned for a long time, before slowly realizing—the "unlucky guy" Cui Ming was talking about was actually himself! All those experiences of alien invasion, fighting enemies alone, dismantling the imperial city, time travel and amnesia, getting caught up in a war, and being forced to reincarnate to find the time fleet were all things Cui Ming had personally experienced!
Looking at Cui Ming's profile, she felt a mix of emotions. She had only known that Cui Ming was incredibly capable, the "Storm One" protecting Earth, but she hadn't realized he harbored such a painful past. He had endured those seemingly hopeless experiences alone, and even now, he was still striving to protect Earth.

"Senior." Megumi opened her mouth, wanting to offer some words of comfort, but found herself at a loss for words—any words of comfort seemed too pale in the face of these experiences. (End of Chapter)