Japanese Terrorist: What? I'll fight Hellstar!

"You dare...you really dare to lay a hand on me?!"

The nine-tailed black fox stared wide-eyed at the giant in the distance, its voice filled with disbelief.

Aren't you Ultraman's human form? Aren't you a great philanthropist? Why did you act so swiftly?

"Defeat the Water Dragon, defeat the Water Dragon... How many times do I have to tell you before you understand! You can't do it! The Water Dragon's threat has nothing to do with the battle! Seven can't solve the environmental pollution problem either! Otherwise, the Ultraman series wouldn't have so many episodes!"

The nine-tailed black fox shouted angrily at the deep-water child, its eight tails swinging wildly behind it, each swing stirring up huge waves, causing the lake water to surge and spread in all directions, crashing against the invisible barrier at the edge of the sacred domain.

"I don't understand what you mean by 'can't do it'!"

As Deepwater Hina took a step forward, ripples spread across the lake beneath her feet, splashing water everywhere. Her back was ramrod straight, radiating an indomitable aura.

"Giving up before even trying, surrendering before the battle even begins—that's not how a Giant of Light fights!"

In an instant, Hinako's aura surged, and her silver-red body seemed even more dazzling than before.

As her will and beliefs transformed, the power she was able to unleash also increased.

The light energy within her body surged through her blood vessels, as if responding to her determination, bursting forth from every inch of her muscles.

The nine-tailed black fox was speechless; it sensed it.

Hinako Fukami, the human form of Ultraman Seven, did not lose her faith despite the setbacks; instead, she strengthened her resolve.

Those deep blue vertical pupils no longer reflected an object that could be bewitched, but a warrior with an iron will.

It's no longer possible to seduce Hinako Fukami.

Without giving the Nine-Tailed Black Fox a chance to continue her sophistry, Deepwater Hina raised her right hand to her forehead, and with a thought, the ice axe separated from the groove on her head and floated in front of her.

"Ultra Psychic!"

With a burst of golden light in her eyes, Hinako Akamiji made no unnecessary movements. She suddenly activated her psychic power, and her head-mounted shuriken instantly transformed into a silver-white lightning bolt that tore through the darkness. Its speed easily broke the sound barrier, and the air was compressed into a cone-shaped shockwave in front of the blade. With the power to shatter the void, it slashed straight at the head of the Nine-Tailed Black Fox!

Fast! Too fast!

The silver light seemed to travel from where the ice axe stood still to the nine-tailed black fox's neck without any concept of distance. The nine-tailed black fox only had time to see a flash of silver light before the ice axe was already right in front of her.

The barrier it hastily erected was as thin as paper before the blade. The ice axe tore through the protective layer of demonic power as easily as cutting tofu. The sharp blade of light grazed its neck without making a sound, only causing a momentary stagnation.

Jet-black fox blood gushed from the wound like a fountain, dispersing into a black mist in the air of the sanctuary. Half of the neck was neatly severed, the cut as smooth as if it had been polished by a mirror.

The enormous fox staggered backward, its eight tails drooping limply as they crashed heavily onto the water, creating a wall of water several meters high.

"grandfather!"

The seven-tailed red fox standing to the side stared in horror, blood seeping from the edges of its eyes.

It wanted to help, its four claws creating white streaks on the water's surface, but it didn't know how to assist.

The opponent was Ultraman Seven, transformed from Hinako. That silver-red giant, tens of meters tall, stood on the lake, its mere existence an insurmountable barrier. Even if it was prepared to fight Hinako to the death, it was powerless to shake the giant of light.

"Don't come any closer! Go! Leave immediately! Our entire race cannot perish here! Abandon the Holy Land! Abandon our power! Return to the mountains!"

The nine-tailed black fox sternly stopped her grandson, blood still gushing from the wound on her neck, staining the lake water beneath her black.

It raised its head, its blue vertical pupils churning with a frenzied hatred so intense it was almost tangible.

However, beneath the hatred lies something deeper: the last vestige of rationality within the animalistic instinct when faced with an irresistible force.

"grandfather……?"

The seven-tailed red fox stared in astonishment at its grandfather, its four legs frozen in place, its tail ceasing to wag.

It never imagined that its grandfather, the patriarch of the fox spirit clan, would have such a humble day.

That's right! It's about humility! The grandfather may seem to be letting it escape, but he's actually showing weakness to the chick!

It's saying that if you're going to kill, killing just one is enough. The other members of the fox spirit clan will retreat into the mountains and never appear again, as long as they're spared.

The thought sent chills down the spine of the seven-tailed red fox; it had never imagined that it would hear such words from its grandfather.

"Didn't you hear me? Let's go!"

The nine-tailed black fox stared intently at the giant of light before it, letting out a beast-like growl from its throat. The sound squeezed out of its chest was filled with resentment and anger, but even more so with a desolate helplessness.

Deus Ex! This is definitely Deus Ex! In a world where no one can stop them, Ultraman suddenly appears.

Now, the Nine-Tailed Black Fox can finally understand the villains in the Ultraman universe.

Fighting is useless; talking is useless. No matter what kind of moves you use, they are just a form of training for Ultraman. They can never truly defeat Ultraman!

Even if what appears before you is just a girl who has just become an Ultra Warrior and still has a deep shadow in her heart.

Hearing the roar of the nine-tailed black fox, Hinako Fukami paused and glanced at the seven-tailed red fox.

The silver-red giant stood still, his ice axe hovering in mid-air, its blade still stained with black fox blood, which dripped into the lake.

She did not press her advantage; her golden eyes were fixed on the young fox, her gaze complex.

"Aren't you going to do anything?"

Amamiya Rin asked.

"Let's just say it's Suyuki. Suyuki didn't do anything evil, or rather, he couldn't do anything evil successfully..."

Hinako Fukami's mood was somewhat somber, and her voice carried a hint of weariness that she herself was unaware of.

She still couldn't accept that her childhood sweetheart had actually been a fox spirit long ago, and that he was determined to impose his wish, which was ostensibly well-intentioned but was actually a sacrifice, on her.

She could no longer tell how much of the time they spent together in Rongzhi Hill, those smiles and conversations, was genuine and how much was feigned.

However, even though she didn't want to be sold to the Toki family by her parents, and didn't want to marry Toki Toshiyuki, she didn't harbor much ill will towards him. Those memories were too vivid, too real, to be completely negated by a single truth.

Their past feelings were genuine. Now that she, the intended victim, has not yet been harmed, it is not difficult to let Tokihisa return to the mountains.