[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-527":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Ultraman Arbitrary Key: Dawn",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2261744,4413,"Chapter 527: 520 My Son Is That Mysterious Reo Niks?","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-527",527,"\u003Cp>Qi Ming ultimately decided to hold off, joining them to watch Ultraman Tiga on TV: “So now even system insiders are cramming up on Ultraman?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Qi sipped his tea: “Live and learn—there might be other Ultramen or monsters coming later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you run into an emergency later, watching this gives you an edge. Always be prepared.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming nodded in approval: “Old Qi’s still striving hard—deserves a promotion. But beyond that, you won’t be able to handle it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Qi was pleasantly surprised his son praised him, but instantly bristled at the second half: “Are you trying to insult me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Not insulting. I’m worried you’ll get too full of yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Qi nearly laughed in anger:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, enough. Tell me where you’ve been sneaking around lately. At your age, I was studying all night long… If your grades were bad, who’d respect you as student council president?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And you? You skipped every exam. Thinking you’re above it all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Above it all… I’ve been there plenty of times.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Qi: “?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, don’t start quarreling the moment you get home,” came a gentle female voice from the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming’s body stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to see his mother walking out of the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at over forty, time had left little mark on her; she and Qi Ming’s father were both strikingly good-looking, no wonder they’d produced a son like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom…” Qi Ming had always thought himself unemotional, but at this sight of his mother, he couldn’t stay calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, Shinjo Aki was just another “script-reader,” like himself—someone who could make decisions based on intel and exchange sarcastic banter with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Yang was his real mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom, I’m back.” All his words boiled down to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re back—that’s what matters. We can talk slowly,” Chen Yang said. “Professor Gao’s coming for lunch. Come with me to buy groceries.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Gao had taught Old Qi in college, and also Qi Ming’s uncle and the monkey uncle he adored—his family had always been close to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……………………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking with his mother through the streets, Qi Ming, waiting at a red light, glanced at the nearby city hospital: “Mom, I was born right there, wasn’t I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm,” Chen Yang patted his head. “Time flies—you’ve grown so big.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming glanced at his worn-out wristwatch: “By the way, Mom, do you have any expectations for me? What do you want me to become?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yang: “I just want you safe and sound. The world’s getting more dangerous by the day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“News reports are full of disasters lately. While you were gone, your father and I were constantly worried.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming felt a pang of guilt: “Sorry…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yang continued: “Next time you go out, at least send word home to say you’re fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And… I hope you seriously consider finding someone to spend your life with. That way, when your father and I are gone, you won’t be alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming had long declared, “Romance just gets in the way of my wandering the martial world.” Old Qi had scoffed, calling it youthful nonsense—he’d grow out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Chen Yang had sensed, faintly, that Qi Ming truly had no interest—and she worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Someone to spend my life with…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he didn’t give a clear refusal. His gaze flickered, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……………………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back home, Qi Ming helped his mother in the kitchen. Soon, Professor Gao arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hair was gray, his attire proper; though over sixty, he radiated vigor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello, Professor Gao,” Qi Ming greeted politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deeply respected this composed, unshakable elder, from whom he’d learned much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the dinner table, they chatted idly, and the only topic everyone circled was the Ultramen and monsters now appearing in reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Gao lamented how strange the world had become—demons running wild, humanity no longer masters of this Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only ones capable of fighting these alien monsters were other aliens: the mysterious Reo Niks, and the Ultramen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming asked: “Professor Gao, what’s the official stance on Reo Niks and Ultramen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Gao: “Of course, they want contact and cooperation. Whoever reaches them first will lead the era, ride the crest of the wave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But these godlike beings are too distant for us. Even I can’t reach them. Better to live grounded, focus on our own lives.”\u003C\u002Fp>",724,"2026-06-19T16:40:34.912Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5e05ccaa1278f2455f8e65e6d01f523c40d6a609984949b93593c65dba9a3f06","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-528","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-526",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]