Ultra: Dark Shadow Mage, Founding a Magic Empire

Chapter 89: Ace's Friends, Young Taro and Tregear
"I went to the frontline battlefield of the Kingdom of Light this time and met two young men from the Kingdom of Light."

It turned out that this time when Ace went out, he met Taro and Tregear who had just turned 2,000 years old and were playing near the Kingdom of Light.

He then hid his dark power, approached the two men, talked with them, and played with them.

A 5000-year-old Ultraman is equivalent to a teenager on Earth, about 12 to 16 years old.

If they were more mature, like Zoffy back then and Ace now, they would have already participated in the war at the age of 5,000.

And Taro and Tregear, who are only two thousand years old now, are equivalent to children of five or six years old!
Being able to play with the two of them shows that Ace still has a childlike nature.

The reason why Ace wanted to play with them was to steal information and see if he could seduce them!

Ace wants to bring these two good young men to the Shadow Empire!

"It's a pity. That Taro is worthy of being the son of Ultra Father. His will is very strong and he doesn't care about other powers at all."

Ace said and sighed, because Taro's potential is really great!

If Taro is willing to join, then it won't be long before they have another strong man of at least galaxy level!
"But the one called Tregear can be fought for."

"Oh? Why?"

"He is from the Blue Tribe and is born weak, but he has the ambition to join the Space Guard and become a frontline soldier. However, he is now failing classes at Ultra Elementary School. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot reach the required standard."

Ace said: "We just need to wait for him to become confused, and then with a little guidance, we should be able to bring him into the Empire."

"Yes, you can think now. If you make more achievements, I'm afraid you can be promoted to general."

Norman smiled and nodded, patted Ace on the shoulder, and said, "But you don't need to have so many purposes when making friends. If you meet a friend worth making friends with, you can put aside your status and communicate with him before you come into conflict with the empire."

"After all, identities are always changing. Our current enemies may become our allies in the future."

"Yes, Your Majesty is right. Perhaps I should let go of some of my thoughts so that I can be better friends with them."

Ace nodded seriously.

Ace, who was trained by Norman, not only has a high talent for magic and can learn all kinds of magic, but he also innovates and has developed many new magic moves.

Some of the new magic at this stage comes from Ace, who can be regarded as the number one magic developer after Norman!
Having been involved in government affairs since childhood, he had learned the system of imperial governance and was quite familiar with the intrigues and deceptions.

Precisely because of this understanding, Ace doesn't have many friends of the same age.

Because in his opinion, they either had ulterior motives, or they just wanted to get close to him and use his status and position to do things that they shouldn't do.

The entire Shadow Empire is unconditionally loyal to Norman, and no one will rebel, but Ace feels that as Norman's adopted son, he has an obligation to eliminate any possible factors and nip everything in the bud!
This is also the reason why he has no friends, because he actively distances himself from others and looks at them through tinted glasses, rather than others rejecting him.

"It's good to learn something. If you can bring one of them to the empire, you will have done a great deed. Then I will personally select a guard for you. How about that?"

"Really?" Ace looked happy.

"Of course, I am your adoptive father. When have I ever lied to you? And I am speaking in the name of the Emperor. Will I go back on my word?"

Norman smiled and looked at Ace. Ace knew he had said the wrong thing, so he knelt on one knee and said with a smile, "Father, please don't feel bad when the time comes~"

"Hahaha, don't worry, I definitely won't!"

Ace happily retreated and quickly returned to the front line, ready to continue contacting Taro and Tregear.

When he arrived at the front line, he saw Belia's army preparing for battle.

"Uncle Belia, what are you doing? Is the war going to start again?" Ace came to the command room and asked Belia, who was resting, for details.

Belia smiled when he saw Ace. He approved of Ace.

Because of Norman's teachings to Ace, Ace became a practical person who had certain Machiavellianism and did not care about the forces of darkness and light.

Ace doesn't have tinted glasses when it comes to darkness and light. He will use it as long as it can be used and has no side effects!

"The Kingdom of Light wants to counterattack. We are preparing for war. What do you think? Do you want to go to the battlefield and give it a try?"

"I'm going to go find my two friends and see if I can recruit them into the Empire."

"Is it the guy named Taro?"

"Yes, there is another one called Tregear. I am actually more optimistic about him."

"Well, Taro is Ken's son, and he might be as hypocritical as him, so it's not easy to get him here. It's better to choose someone who is close to him, so that we can strike him down later."

Belia rubbed his chin with a smirk on his face.

Ace didn't know what to say about Belia's reaction.

Anyway, he's used to it.

"Then I'll be leaving. Uncle Belia, I'll be back before you start fighting."

"Well, pay attention to the disguise."

"it is good."

Ace went out, hid his dark power, and flew to an asteroid near the Kingdom of Light.

After he arrived here, two small figures soon flew over here.

"Long time no see, how have you been lately?" Ace greeted the two with a smile.

"Don't mention it. I have homework every day. It's so annoying."

As a child, Taro did not have a strong interest in studying, and he hated his busy academic schedule as much as he could.

"Don't say that, Taro. This is all to lay the foundation for us. If we don't have a good foundation, we won't be able to join the Space Guard when the time comes!"

On the other hand, the young Torrekia was a perfect example of an unyielding loser!
In every physical training session, he either failed or just barely passed, and never got a good result.

No matter how hard I tried, I never received praise from my teacher.

But he was still positive and sunny, always encouraging Taro who wanted to run away and play, and leading Taro to study and improve together.

"Okay, I was just joking." Taro curled his lips but did not refute.

"You should study hard, otherwise you won't be able to travel long distances alone in the future. Don't you want to see for yourself what I told you about?" Ace asked with a smile.

"I do want to, but Ace, the world you described, where darkness and light coexist, doesn't seem real at all."

Taro crossed his hands behind his head, "It's a bit like coaxing a child."

“I think this might be true.”

　Still reborn in the toilet, but I'm fine now, please give me another day...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)