Summoned from another world, the hero is Ultraman Zeta.

The sun rose as usual, and work and life went on. As per custom, the town's Mage Guild Minister received Haruki and agreed to his request to allow Sean to participate as well.

"I've long admired your name, Mr. Haruki! It's a pleasure to meet you. The story of you and Zeta working together to eliminate the dimensional monster is truly legendary! I was so negligent in not welcoming the hero from the other world in advance; it was a serious dereliction of duty and a breach of etiquette."

The specially decorated reception room had beautiful bouquets and a clean floor. The tea was warm and steaming. The minister walked into the room towards Yaohui. Although they had only met for a short time, the minister was very enthusiastic towards everyone.

"Let's get down to business, Minister. I want a proper explanation for the matter of the Light Magic Stone and the reason why Ajiu was imprisoned. These shouldn't be difficult for you, Minister."

Haruki sat down calmly, but showed no intention of pandering to the minister. Unexpected events had disrupted their original plans, and failing to resolve the current troubles might leave unnecessary risks. Therefore, Haruki had to calmly assess the situation and seize the opportunity to end things once and for all.

“Well… some of the information involves classified matters, and I’m not sure if I should tell you about it here, Mr. Haruki. If you really want to know, I can compile all the information later and present it to you personally. Don’t worry, you will definitely be satisfied.”

The middle-aged minister spoke with a kind and benevolent expression, saying things like he wanted to consider the other person's feelings, while also displaying his smooth-talking nature. "I'll organize the materials shortly, Mr. Yaohui. Please wait a moment. You must be tired from your journey. I can arrange for someone to give you a proper tour right away..."

"I just want to know the truth! Right now!"

Not wanting to hear any more flattery, and too lazy to explain his own emotions, he temporarily put aside all considerations of sentimentality and let reason guide him for the safety of his companions and the overall situation. Yao Hui spoke his mind without any hesitation, his eyes fixed straight ahead.

Having fully understood what Haruki meant, the minister didn't want to offend the hero on their first meeting. He had no choice but to abandon any plans he had. He waved for the people around him to leave temporarily, leaving only himself, Haruki, and Sean in the room.

The minister didn't know how Sean got involved with the hero, but since the hero wanted to bring Sean here, there must be a reason. Although the minister wanted Sean to leave as well, he refrained from interfering with Sean's plans to minimize conflict.

"Sean was the first to discover the Light Stone, I think you should know that, Mr. Yaohui. But it is also a fact that Sean handed it over to the guild. When we didn't know the origin of the Light Stone, we took great care in its safekeeping and research, and did not do anything to damage it. I can guarantee that."

"Can you talk about something I don't know?" Yaohui still couldn't stand some people who would always ramble on and on without any rhyme or reason. The more he wanted to end it quickly, the more his rhythm was disrupted. If he didn't have a strong enough focus, he could easily be misled and led astray by these kinds of people.

"Why did you give the Light Stone to Tsuchigumo? What if the Light Stone is incompatible and causes danger? Can you afford the risks of a monster going berserk?"

Haruki had already experienced something like humans using unknown powers to strengthen their "monsters" once on Earth. He and Zeta suffered a lot back then and hurt many people they cared about. He didn't want something like that to happen again.

"Don't worry, Mr. Haruki. The Light Stone is absolutely safe. We entrusted the Light Stone to the Earth Master for safety reasons. Recently, there have been an unusually large number of behemoth rampages. The Earth Master needs to strengthen its power to better protect everyone and safeguard the territory."

"Can't we just talk properly?" Yao Hui complained inwardly. When Sean saw that the minister had stopped arguing, he knew that the minister was really anxious. The minister was like a different person whenever the topic of Earthwalkers came up, and Sean was already used to it.

As long as their power isn't used for bad things or selfish purposes, Haruki and Zeta don't mind lending it out. If the other party really needs help, Haruki and Zeta are happy to lend a hand, provided that the other party is sincere enough.

Seeing the change in Haruki's expression, the minister knew that his words had had an effect, and immediately continued to explain, trying to reverse the previous disadvantage. "The light stone directly affects the Earth Guardian and will not affect the Earth Guardian himself. The Earth Guardian is the guardian monster of this land and is a proxy of the will of nature. It definitely has enough strength to withstand the power of the light stone. It was the same when fighting the dimensional monster before, and the Earth Guardian successfully drove away the dimensional monster."

When Haruki heard that Tsuchimori could defeat the dimensional monster, his opinion of Tsuchimori immediately changed. Without the help of the Magicians Guild, neither Haruki nor Zeta were entirely confident that they could completely eliminate the dimensional monster. They never expected that there would actually be a native monster on this land that could fight against the dimensional monster.

Of course, this is just Haruki thinking positively. The reason why Tsuchi was able to drive away Genra was simply because Genra had no interest in Tsuchi's territory. Finding that there was no energy in Tsuchi's territory, it did not intend to stay any longer.

Apart from a mud monster, there was nothing special about this territory. Moreover, the mud monster was inedible. After beating the mud monster up, Huanluo was too lazy to waste time in such a place.

"Although he drove away the dimensional monster, Tsuchimi was seriously injured and unable to continue the pursuit, which led to the attack on the ruins. Although he successfully protected the people here, he couldn't prevent the disaster. It's really unfortunate."

No matter what happens, the ability to pat oneself on the back is a skill, a skill that makes the minister proud.

"Since Mitsu can defeat dimensional monsters, why does it still need to be strengthened with Light Stones? Isn't that a bit unusual?" Haruki didn't blindly follow the captain's words; maintaining independent thinking was the key to remaining rational.

"This brings us to the question of the source of Tsuchimori's power, Mr. Haruki. I believe you have heard the legend. Tsuchimori was not originally on the side of protecting humanity. It was a monster that represented the will of nature. It was only with the help of the previous hero that humanity gained the ability to control Tsuchimori. However, after Tsuchimori was controlled by humans, the way its power was replenished also changed. It began to require the faith of the people on its territory to replenish its energy."

Haruki didn't quite understand what the minister was saying. He didn't know the legends about the heroes, nor did he know the truth about Tsuchimori. Although Haruki had witnessed the amazing abilities of the Ultramen, he still couldn't understand why Tsuchimori used people's faith as an energy source.

"People's faith can be described as the key to extracting energy. The energy from the earth is the true energy source for the Earth Guardian. Because the hero changed the Earth Guardian's physique and made a contract between the Earth Guardian and humans, the Earth Guardian needs the faith of the people in the territory if he wants to exert more strength or obtain energy replenishment."

Sufficient faith is needed to make the contract more effective and complete, protecting everyone while also protecting the Earth Master themselves through the power of Earth.

Seeing this, Sean spoke up to add more detailed information about Earth Guardians and Earth Masters. Haruki understood after listening, but soon a new question arose: why did Sean know so much about Earth Guardians and Earth Masters?

"That's how it is, Mr. Haruki. Although Tsuchimori drove away the dimensional monster before, the fact that Tsuchimori was seriously injured and that the dimensional monster was still causing trouble has made the people on the territory lose faith in Tsuchimori. This has prevented Tsuchimori from exerting his previous strength. In addition, the monster riots have increased recently, and Tsuchimori can no longer protect everyone as well as before. If we still want to protect this land, we must rely on external forces. That's why the guild decided to give the Light Stone to Tsuchimori."

The minister explained part of the matter, and Haruki also understood a little about the Earth Guardians and Earth Guardians. If the Earth Guardians' strength was really related to people's beliefs, then if Aku revealed the truth, it might not only be the Earth Guardians, but also the people of this land would suffer.

"I know it's not good to use the reputation of a hero's partner, but with monster rampages happening frequently, this is the only way to quickly win people's faith." The minister lowered his head and spoke in a gloomy tone, making it difficult to read the truth in his words or see his expression.

"I'll help you resolve the monster riot. In exchange, I need you to rescind A-Jiu's punishment after it's over. Is that alright, Minister?"

Haruki didn't want to deal with complicated interpersonal relationships; fighting monsters was more in line with his personality. Haruki didn't want to ask the department head for anything; his immediate priority was to protect the people around him.