Ultraman: The Dark Shadow Mage, Creating a Magic Empire

Chapter 89 Ace's Friend, Young Taro and Tregear

"On my trip to the front lines of the Land of Light, I encountered two boys from the Land of Light."

It turns out that during this trip, Ace encountered Taro and Tregear, who were just over two thousand years old and playing near the Land of Light.

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

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

If they had matured earlier, like Zoffy back then, and Ace now, they would have already participated in the war at the age of five thousand.

Taro and Toregia, who are only two thousand years old, are equivalent to five or six-year-old children!

Being able to play with the two of them shows that Ace still has a childlike heart.

Ace wanted to play with them under the guise of stealing information and seeing if he could seduce them!

Ace wanted to bring these two promising young men to the Shadow Empire!

"Unfortunately, Taro is indeed the son of Father of Ultra. His will is exceptionally strong, and he doesn't care about other powers at all."

Ace sighed as he spoke, because Taro's potential was truly immense!

If Taro is willing to join, then it won't be long before they have another powerhouse at least at the galaxy level!

"But we could try to win over that guy named Torregia."

"Oh? Why?"

"He is a member of the Blue Clan, and is naturally weak, but he has the ambition to join the Space Garrison and become a front-line soldier. However, he keeps failing his courses at Ultra Elementary School. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot meet the required standards."

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

"Not bad, you've already shown some thinking ability. If you achieve some more merits, you might be promoted to Grand General."

Norman smiled and nodded, patted Ace on the shoulder, and said, "However, you don't need to have so many ulterior motives when making friends. If you meet someone worth befriending, you can set aside your status and communicate with them before you clash with the Empire."

"After all, identities are always changing; what is now an enemy may become our ally in the future."

"Yes, Your Majesty is right. Perhaps I should let go of some of my preconceived notions in order to be able to be friends with them better."

Ace nodded seriously.

Ace, trained by Norman, not only possessed exceptional magical talent, mastering all kinds of magic, but also innovated and developed many new magical techniques.

Some of the new magic currently available comes from Ace, making him arguably the greatest magic developer after Norman!

Having been involved in government affairs since childhood, he learned the system of imperial governance and became quite familiar with its intrigues and deceit.

It was precisely because he understood this that Ace didn't have many friends his own age.

In his view, they were either up to no good or wanted to get close to him in order to use his status and position to do things they shouldn't.

The entire Shadow Empire is unconditionally loyal to Norman, and no one would 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 why he has no friends; it's because he actively distances himself from others and views them with prejudice, rather than because others ostracize him.

"It's good that you can learn something. If you can bring one of them into the Empire, you'll have accomplished a great feat. I'll personally select a guard for you then, how about that?"

"Really?" Ace's face lit up with joy.

"Of course, I am your adoptive father. When have I ever lied to you? Besides, this was said in the name of the Emperor. Would I go back on my word?"

Norman smiled at Ace, who realized he had misspoke and immediately knelt on one knee to bow, saying with a smile, "Father, please don't feel bad about it later~"

"Haha, don't worry, absolutely not!"

Ace happily withdrew and quickly returned to the front line, preparing to continue contact with Taro and Tregear.

When he arrived at the front lines, he saw Beria's army preparing for battle.

"Uncle Belial, what's going on? Is another war about to break out?" Ace asked Belial, who was resting, as he entered the command room.

Belial, upon seeing Ace, even managed a rare smile.

He highly approves of Ace.

Norman's teachings made Ace a pragmatic person with a certain degree of cunning, indifferent to the forces of darkness and light.

Ace didn't have any prejudice against darkness or light; he would use anything that was usable and had no side effects!

"The Land of Light wants to launch a counterattack, and we're preparing for war. How about it? Want to go to the battlefield and give it a try?"

"I'm going to find my two friends and see if I can bring them into the empire."

"Is it that guy named Taro?"

"Yes, there's another one named Torregia, but I actually think he's more promising."

"Hmm, Taro is Ken's son, and he might be just as hypocritical as him. It's not easy to win him over. It would be better to choose someone who is close to him, so we can use them to put him down later."

Beria rubbed his chin, a wicked grin on his face.

Ace was at a loss for words regarding Belial's reaction.

Anyway, he's already used to it.

"Then I'll set off. I'll be back before you start fighting, Uncle Belial."

"Hmm, be careful with your disguise."

"it is good."

Ace went outside, concealed his dark power, and flew to an asteroid near the Land of Light.

After he arrived, two small figures quickly flew over as well.

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

"Don't even mention it, it's all homework every day, it's so annoying."

As a child, Taro didn't have much interest in learning, and he hated the packed schedule of schoolwork as much as he could.

"Don't say that, Taro. This is all to lay a foundation for us. Without a good foundation, we won't be able to join the Space Garrison!"

Young Tregear, on the other hand, was the epitome of an indomitable underdog!

In every physical training session, he either failed or barely passed; he never achieved good results.

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

But he remained positive and optimistic, constantly encouraging Taro who wanted to run away and play, and helping Taro learn and improve together.

"Okay, I was just kidding." Taro pouted, but didn't refute it.

"Studying hard is essential, otherwise you won't be able to travel long distances on your own in the future. Don't you want to see for yourselves the things I've seen and heard?" 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 arms behind his head, "It's a bit like soothing a child."

"I think that might be true."

Still recovering in the toilet, but I'm all better now. One more day...

(End of this chapter)