Similarly, once the Tiga emblem on the card became fully enveloped in golden light, Yuzhou stopped supplying energy.
He then handed the Shining Tiga Card to Gai Kurenai.
Holding the Shining Tiga Card in his hand, Gai could not hide his excitement. He looked at Yuzhou and said earnestly, "Senior, thank you for the power of light. I will make good use of it!"
"You're welcome. Use it wisely," Yuzhou nodded. "Just like Geed's capsule, the card has a cooldown period. Under normal circumstances, it can be used as an ordinary card."
Belial glanced at Yuzhou, only to realize that he could no longer see through this Ultraman Tiga at all.
The radiant power emanating from Yuzhou was something Belial had never encountered before.
"So Tiga has already reached this level of strength…"
Belial silently marvelled.
As for Tiga himself, Belial had little to criticize. His deepest impression remained the moment when Tiga had purified him, restoring him from darkness to his original self.
Now that his son Geed had even obtained Shining power from Tiga, Belial felt genuinely pleased.
At present, Belial's sole desire was nothing more than seeing his son succeed.
"Since the matter has been resolved, we should all disperse," Gai said to the group after obtaining the Shining Tiga Card.
Father of Ultra had already returned to the Land of Light, and the Plasma Spark on the Moon had been created by Belial himself.
There was nothing left to deal with.
"Alright. Geed, Leito, Tiga—we'll head back to the Land of Light first!"
Zero nodded to Yuzhou and the others, as well as to Leito, who had arrived on the Moon by spacecraft.
He then used the Ultimate Aegis to open a wormhole in the sky and flew into it together with the members of the Ultimate Zero Guard.
"Goodbye, Zero!"
Leito waved repeatedly, reluctant to see him go.
"We're leaving too, senior. Geed—until next time!"
Gai nodded toward Yuzhou and Geed, preparing to depart.
Juggler, who had transformed into Blast-Type Tiga, looked at Yuzhou and quietly said a word of thanks.
"Until we meet again."
Yuzhou gave them an Ultra-style nod. Accompanied by the sound of a harmonica whose source was unknown, the two departed.
What remained were Yuzhou, Geed, Belial, and Laiha, along with the others who could not transform.
"Belial."
Just as the group fell into an awkward silence, Yuzhou suddenly called out Belial's name.
"Hm?"
Belial looked over, unsure why Tiga was addressing him.
"Wait… never mind."
After a moment's thought, Yuzhou decided not to continue.
If he were to ask Belial for something on Geed's behalf, it would amount to exploiting kindness for personal gain.
His gaze shifted to Airu among the group, and a sudden realization struck him.
On Planet Kushia, even something like the Ultimate Battle Nizer could be manufactured.
Although Planet Kushia had already been digitized by Gillvalis—and was now completely destroyed—Yuzhou still possessed the suitcase he had borrowed from Charija.
Perhaps he could use it to travel through time back to Planet Kushia and see whether there were even more advanced technological creations to recover.
Seeing Yuzhou hesitate, Belial found himself momentarily at a loss for words.
Yuzhou then release his transformation and walked toward Airu.
"Yuzhou-kun, what is it?"
Laiha and Moa asked in confusion as they saw him approach.
"It's nothing," Yuzhou smiled lightly at the two before turning to Airu. "Airu, there are some things I'd like to discuss with you alone."
"Ah?"
Airu's face instantly flushed red, and she became visibly flustered.
Could it be that Ultraman Tiga was… this straightforward?
The others also looked at Yuzhou in confusion, wondering whether he had fallen in love with Airu at first sight.
They hadn't even known each other for that long.
"Uh, it's not what you're thinking," Yuzhou quickly explained when he noticed Airu's reaction and even heard her quickened heartbeat.
After all, he was already married. Even if his reputation wouldn't carry over to his original world, he still couldn't behave recklessly.
"Ah?"
Airu froze for a moment, realizing she had misunderstood, and felt embarrassed.
Still, having lived for tens of thousands of years, she did not dwell on such a small matter.
...
Yuzhou wasn't sure when it started, but he seemed to prefer discussing serious matters by the seaside.
Perhaps it was the vastness of the ocean that put one at ease, or the refreshing sensation of the sea breeze.
Walking along the shore with Airu, Yuzhou finally spoke:
"Airu, do you want to save your father?"
"What?"
Airu did not immediately understand.
"I'm asking—Airu, do you want to save your father?"
Yuzhou repeated helplessly.
"My father… already sacrificed himself when Gillvalis destroyed Planet Kushia,"
Airu said, recalling the scene vividly—her father collapsing on the path of escape, placing Red Steel into her hands.
There was absolutely no chance of survival. He could not possibly be saved.
"No."
Yuzhou shook his head. "Your father can still be saved."
"Yuzhou-kun, do you realize what you're saying?"
Airu found it hard to believe, yet deep down, a faint hope began to surface.
If there was one regret she carried throughout her life, it was failing to escape Gillvalis together with her father.
"I do."
Yuzhou stopped walking and looked directly at her.
"I can take you through time—back to the past—and rescue your father without altering the course of history."
"Time travel?!"
Airu was utterly shocked.
Those four words alone caused her eyes to widen.
Time travel—Planet Kushia had once researched related technologies, but nothing practical ever came of it.
Actual traversal through time was far beyond reach.
Yet the man before her—Yuzhou, the human host of Ultraman Tiga—was saying that he could take her back to the past and save her father.
It was simply unbelievable.
"Is it really possible, Yuzhou-kun?!"
Airu's voice trembled with excitement.
If her father could truly be saved, she was willing to accept any condition.
"If you're ready, we can depart right now," Yuzhou nodded calmly.
"Then… what are your conditions?"
Having lived so long, Airu knew there was no such thing as a free miracle.
If Yuzhou was offering to save her father, he must have his own purpose.
"As for me…"
Yuzhou smiled. "I don't really have any conditions. I just want to take a look around Kushia after we go back."
"I simply feel that letting so many advanced Kushian technologies be destroyed by Gillvalis was far too wasteful."
"So that's it!"
Airu suddenly understood.
Indeed, Kushia's technology was incredibly advanced. Letting it all be annihilated by Gillvalis was truly a loss.
If Yuzhou could retrieve those creations, then no matter what, the efforts of the Kushian predecessors would not have been in vain.