Chapter 138: King Mons: Where Are You Looking?

The Adventure vehicle burst out of the space-time tunnel!

A silver-white streak of light shot out first. However, Jojo did not fly toward the monster; instead, he set his sights on the location of Tsutomu Shinsei and his friends and flew directly toward them.

To capture the bandits, one must first capture the ringleader. Unless the Red Sphere was contained, this monster would continue to grow stronger without end.

The light descended, and a tall, silver giant suddenly appeared, looking down at the rooftop of the school building. Had it been Gamu, he might not have been able to bring himself to take action against children, but Jojo did not have such reservations.

A red Ultra Telekinetic force was released, immediately seizing the Red Sphere from Hiroshi Kashimada’s hand and controlling it as it flew toward his palm. He did not dare to touch the sphere directly; instead, he wrapped it in Ultra Telekinesis, keeping it suspended just above his palm.

The Red Sphere was like a mirror; anyone harboring dark thoughts in their heart would be dominated by the sphere through their own negative emotions. Although Jojo was an Ultraman, he had not forgotten the darkness within him, so he remained cautious and avoided direct contact.

"Ultraman? A stranger Ultraman!" Tsutomu Shinsei stared at the giant looming right before him, his eyes wide with astonishment.

Beside him, Hiroshi Kashimada and his two cohorts collapsed onto the ground the moment they lost the sphere. They looked like mere puppets, unaware that they had just been under the sphere's control.

"What happened?" Hiroshi Kashimada looked bewildered, suddenly noticing a pair of enormous eyes staring directly at him. The oppressive pressure made him look up, and he could clearly sense that the giant’s gaze seemed to be brewing with something.

He swallowed hard, and in the next moment, he saw the crystal on the giant’s forehead emit a pulse of light. A Sensory Amplification Beam was released. The beam struck Hiroshi and his two lackeys, magnifying their senses. The screams of the victims around them and the sounds of people fleeing in terror flooded their minds.

"Feel it well—the sins you have all committed!"

As the giant’s stern voice rang out, Hiroshi clutched his head, his face turning deathly pale as his pupils contracted. It was only because this was a tokusatsu world and Jojo possessed a "Golden Spirit" that he did not deal a lethal blow to these children. In any other world, or in the hands of someone without the Ultra spirit, these three unlucky kids would have been finished long ago.

The sounds of fear toward the monster and the pained groans of the victims caused Hiroshi to collapse to his knees, his body trembling. "Is this my doing?! How could this happen?! How could it be like this?!"

His two cronies were in a similar state. All three were plunged into deep remorse and self-reproach. Even if they were just children, they had to be made to understand their mistakes.

Jojo had no intention of "making dumplings" out of them, and since these three brats were juvenile delinquents, it was all the more necessary for them to understand the consequences.

He looked down at the Red Sphere in his hand. It was flashing with black and red light, and even under the restraint of his telekinesis, it was struggling to escape. Jojo’s telekinetic grip tightened. Just as he was about to manifest an Ultra Slash to destroy the orb, he suddenly noticed Risa Nanase on the playground below, collapsed on the ground, a look of agony on her small face.

Jojo immediately held back; if he completely destroyed the Red Sphere, Risa Nanase would die along with it.

He turned his gaze toward Tsutomu Shinsei and extended a large silver hand toward him.

"Me?" Tsutomu looked thrilled. He pointed at his own face, looking at the silver giant with excitement. Even if it was an unfamiliar Ultraman, who wouldn't want to be held in an Ultraman’s hand?

Jojo gave him an "Ultra nod."

This made Tsutomu even happier. He prepared to climb over the rooftop railing to jump onto the silver palm. But the moment he moved, a red telekinetic force lifted his body into the air. Risa Nanase, down on the playground, was also lifted by Jojo’s telekinesis and brought up to land on his palm.

"Whoa! Whoa, this is amazing!" Tsutomu shouted, his face filled with excitement. "I’m actually flying!"

Once he landed on the silver palm, Jojo said in a gentle voice, "Hold the Red Sphere in your hands."

Tsutomu hurried to reach out and cradled the sphere between his palms. The sphere was covered in small spikes and pulsed with black and red light, but it could not affect the simple-hearted Tsutomu. Perhaps because of his kind heart, once the sphere was held by Tsutomu, the black and red light stopped flashing.

Seeing this, Risa Nanase’s face lit up with joy. "Great, the Red Sphere has been contained!"

Tsutomu was a bit puzzled, but holding the sphere did not affect him at all.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Adventure vehicle slammed into King Mons’s face. After a shower of sparks, it was sent flying, crashing onto the ground and rolling on its large wheels.

The commotion caught Tsutomu’s attention, and he turned his head quickly. "Gamu!"

Under Gamu’s control, the Adventure vehicle quickly unfolded after landing, its two large wheels transforming into metallic arms. Aiming for King Mons’s arms, the Adventure fired its dual claws! After latching onto the monster's arms, a surge of red and white electrical current was released!

The intense electrical current made King Mons roar in agony. However, an attack of this magnitude only left the creature’s body feeling numb.

"GRAAAH!" King Mons roared, suddenly exerting force with its arms, and the claws that had grabbed it were ripped clean off.

As King Mons opened its mouth, it fired a beam of incineration at the Adventure! An orange energy beam shot out. Gamu ejected from the craft, leaving the shell of the Adventure behind.

BOOM!

With a fiery explosion, the shell of the Adventure was blown to pieces. It was hard to tell what Gamu was thinking; he piloted his craft toward King Mons, only to be swiped by its tail!

"Ah!? How is its reaction so fast!"

Sparks flew inside the cockpit. Gamu scrambled to pull out his Esplender.

"GAIA!!!"

Just as the incineration beam from King Mons’s mouth struck the cockpit, a burst of red light bloomed! A silver and red giant appeared within the light, but the Adventure was gone for good.

Jojo thought to himself, *Oh no.* The Adventure was destroyed—how would Gamu get back? He wondered if Gold Experience Requiem had learned how to travel through space-time yet. Gamu was fine on his own Earth, but the moment he arrived here, he became a "vehicle destroyer."

Tsutomu didn't know any of this. Seeing Gaia appear, he shouted, "Gaia! Gamu, do your best!"

Gaia turned his head to look over, thinking he should put on a good show in front of his little fan.

*'Jojo, just watch from there. Let me handle this one alone!'*

He used telepathy to tell Jojo not to intervene. At that moment, King Mons raised its claw and patted Gaia on the shoulder. Just as Gaia looked back in surprise, the monster landed a heavy slap across his face!

*SLAP—*

Sparks flew!

With a red handprint on his face, Gaia was sent tumbling backward.

"Ah, ow, ow, ow, ow! Damn it!"

After rolling a few times on the ground, Gaia clutched his face and quickly scrambled to his feet.