Japanese Terrorist: What? I'll fight Hellstar!

The moisture on the lake had not yet dissipated, and the seven-tailed red fox was still howling obsessively. A pressure far colder and more ancient than the fox demon's power, like a giant abyss beast that had been dormant for ten thousand years, enveloped the vast lake.

In an instant, even the ripples on the water's surface seemed to freeze, slowly solidifying into fine ice patterns.

"Occasionally, a woman with divine power in her bloodline is born into a human race. Whenever such a woman appears in a village, we will cast a curse on the heir of the tribe, forcing him to fall in love with that woman and want to marry her."

A bizarre sound exploded, neither human nor fox, but rather like the low growl of a ferocious beast grinding its fangs, rough and scraping against the eardrums.

Hinako of Deepwater suddenly looked up, and the golden eyes of the Giant of Light shone with a sharp light.

A thick, ink-black mist surged from beneath the lake's surface. As the mist dissipated, a giant black fox with nine tails stood on the water, its vertical pupils a cool, clear blue. Its gaze was composed yet carried an air of superior indifference.

Like the seven-tailed red fox, this nine-tailed black fox has the same characteristic: a haori that symbolizes a deity.

"The successors of my clan throughout the ages have all won their wives with sweet words, but the current successor is too foolish, hahahaha... He can't even win over a mere human girl, he's too immature."

It swung its nine bushy black tails, the tips of which swept across the water, creating a ring of dark ripples, and a rough, hoarse laugh mixed with a beastly roar rang out.

"grandfather……"

The seven-tailed red fox turned to look at the nine-tailed black fox, its tone complex and tinged with shame.

"You good-for-nothing brat, you may step aside. I will handle the negotiations with her from now on."

The nine-tailed black fox glanced at its offspring, stepped forward, and faced Deepwater Hinako directly.

"Are you deliberately provoking me?!"

The light around Deepwater Hina suddenly surged, and her silver-red body took a step forward, causing waves several meters high to rise from the lake. Her voice rolled like thunder, filled with intense anger.

Cursing one's own people? What does that mean?

Shouxing, he didn't truly fall in love with himself, but was also being manipulated by his parents and had no choice in the matter.

Why are there such despicable people everywhere?!

"No, no, no."

The nine-tailed black fox raised its front paws, its movements relaxed and showing no fear whatsoever.

"Don't get angry yet. Aren't you curious why my clan would do this?"

"Not curious."

Deepwater Hinako's right arm was taut, her strength concentrated, and her gaze was icy.

"Once I smash you flat with one punch, you'll naturally kneel down and explain everything."

A fierce aura emanated from Hinako Fukami.

It was inhuman, evil, and the kind of guy she hated the most!

If she doesn't take down this fox within thirty seconds, she'll be throwing the order!

Seeing the giant of light radiating overwhelming battle intent, the nine-tailed black fox finally took a half-step back, completely dissipating the black aura around her, and lowered her head in a gesture of weakness: "Wait! There's no need to fight, I'll tell you everything now."

"Thirty seconds. You have thirty seconds to explain the truth."

Hinako Fukami paused, then said coldly.

"This story begins with the Yamata no Orochi. According to the Nihon Shoki, the Yamata no Orochi was an eight-headed dragon that sacrificed human girls as human sacrifices. It was then intoxicated by the god Susanoo with eight barrels of strong sake before its eight heads were severed. However, no one knew that one of those eight heads broke free from the divine power and flew towards the distant west, eventually falling into what is now Mount Ebisu."

The nine-tailed black fox stopped pretending to be profound and frankly stated the reason why it dared to step forward.

"That head has transformed into a water dragon that spews poisonous water, awakening here. The poisonous water it spews corrodes the land and poisons living beings. After my fox spirit clan became the faith of this place, we took on the mission of suppressing the water dragon. If you become an enemy of our fox spirit clan today, we will have no choice but to give up suppressing the water dragon. At that time, the water dragon will break free of its seal, and Rongzhi Hill and even the surrounding waters will be polluted. In the terms of this era, underground minerals such as arsenic and sulfur will erupt to the surface on a large scale."

The nine-tailed black fox looked at Hinako Fukami with a half-smile.

"That's right, Ultraman Seven, your power is immense. Even I might not be able to defeat you. However, even with immense power, there are always things you can't do. You might be able to defeat the Yamata no Orochi in its prime, but can you solve the environmental pollution caused by the Yamata no Orochi's power?"

Deepwater Hinako was speechless.

Environmental pollution?

Many of the monsters in the Ultraman series were created because of environmental pollution caused by humans. All Ultraman can do is eliminate the monsters; they cannot replace humans in managing the environment.

"Then how did you manage to do it? Are you some kind of irreplaceable fox spirit, someone who's been kept in obscurity?"

Deepwater Hinako asked, somewhat unconvinced.

"Hahaha! Obscure? Indeed, but it is precisely because we are obscure that our clan has been able to remain so powerful to this day. As for those famous gods and Buddhas, how many people still believe in them? And how devout are their followers?"

The nine-tailed black fox sneered, its words filled with contempt for gods and Buddhas.

As times have progressed, humanity has long ceased to believe in gods and Buddhas. Those aloof and self-proclaimed noble gods and Buddhas will not easily bestow blessings, nor will they arbitrarily bring disasters upon humanity.

In this respect, they are not as good as those evil cults active in remote towns and villages, who can gain faith from the ignorant and greedy wicked.

"No one has faith? What about the Yamata no Orochi? Does it have any worshippers?"

Hinako Fukami discovered a flaw in the Nine-Tailed Black Fox's words: if power comes from faith, then what is the Yamata no Orochi? Can a mere snake head really threaten an entire region?

"How could you ask such a stupid question? You humans have already figured it out, haven't you? The so-called Yamata no Orochi is the personification of flood disasters and iron-making phenomena."

The nine-tailed black fox's tone was somewhat mocking, yet every word was clear, revealing a truth that overturned Hinako Fukami's understanding.

"The magmatic activity and water-rock reaction deep underground will dissolve all the minerals such as arsenic and sulfur in the rock strata. When these toxins gush to the surface with the underground water column, the pressure and temperature change drastically. Arsenic is enriched and precipitated, and hydrogen sulfide is released into pungent poison gas - hehehehe, this is the water dragon that entrenched in Rong Hill."

"The Yamata no Orochi has long been devoutly worshipped, yet human writings, legends, and records have never allowed its existence to disappear. Knowing it is itself a weak form of faith, enough to keep its will alive, though it has fallen into a state of inert slumber. But the Water Dragon is different. The sacrifices and oral legends passed down through generations in Rong Hill keep its will active. Once the seal is broken, it will transform into a living calamity and devour this land."

Hinako was dumbfounded.

A nine-tailed fox that has lived for thousands of years, spouting off about magma activity, water-rock reactions, arsenic and sulfur enrichment, and hydrogen sulfide release?!

Isn't this a fox demon who performs rituals and casts spells in the deep mountains?!

Can anyone tell her why this black fox has a broader knowledge base than she does? Why does it know more about science than she does?