"This world is now facing an unprecedented catastrophe. Humanity has already become a shared community of fate. A mindset like yours is fundamentally incompatible with this era."
Yuzhou left those words behind and transformed into a beam of light, vanishing from the scene.
Kano Okaji stared blankly at what he had just witnessed. His body refused to move, and there was no one else around.
Collapsed on the ground, he lay there helplessly, utterly at a loss.
"Report: A monster identified as Birdon has appeared in front of Tsuburaya headquarters in Tokyo, Island Nation. Ultraman Tiga has emerged and eliminated it."
Inside the headquarters of the Global United Organization, the report was delivered immediately.
Over the past several days, the organization had been closely monitoring the movements of both Ultramen and monsters.
As for Belial, who had previously appeared on the Moon and demanded crystals by the Korean Peninsula—there had been no further developments so far.
"Tsuburaya headquarters?"
Though the representatives of various nations had already grown accustomed to the appearance of Ultramen and kaiju, the location mentioned in the report immediately drew serious attention.
Orders were issued at once to bring in personnel related to Tsuburaya for questioning.
"It seems Ultraman is also aware of Tsuburaya's existence," someone speculated.
"Ultraman knows he exists within human stories," another representative nodded. "Yet we still have no idea where Ultraman truly comes from."
"Has anyone been dispatched to investigate the scene?"
"Yes. Investigation teams are already ending route."
"Any useful intelligence?"
"Not yet. The Tokyo response team has only just departed."
"Then we wait."
Yuzhou returned to the village.
He first visited his parents and relatives, wandered around the village for a while, and only then returned to the Hillside Base.
Regarding his earlier sudden disappearance, he offered his parents a partial explanation.
He claimed he had been secretly recruited into a monster reconnaissance unit to serve the country, which explained his long absence.
The excuse was clearly not very convincing.
However, when Yuzhou produced the GUTS Hyper Gun and showed it to them, his parents finally believed him.
Inside the Hillside Base, Belial had yet to return, so daily affairs of the New Universe Garrison were handled autonomously by its members.
In truth, there wasn't much to manage.
Nagano had already brought his wife, Shiraishi, to the base.
After a lengthy explanation, she reluctantly accepted the reality that her husband had truly become Ultraman Tiga.
The Hillside Base was large, with plenty of rooms.
And if space ever became insufficient—digging deeper into the mountain would solve the problem.
This underground mountain base reminded Yuzhou of a game he used to play occasionally: Minecraft.
Whenever he played survival mode, he always dug into mountains to live like a true caveman.
Crude—but efficient.
Just like now. If space wasn't enough, expand inward and decorate afterward.
Within the base, only Yuzhou and Nagano were no longer single.
Achilles and Herau, meanwhile, had become addicted to single-player games from this world, playing whenever they had free time.
Hudra and Darramb initially expressed utter disdain for such behavior—
Only to fall victim to the "true fragrance" principle shortly after and join them.
They even boldly claimed things like, "If you have games, why do you even need a girlfriend?"
From the Ultraman Geed Movie World, Yuzhou had brought back quite a few useful items.
During downtime, he distributed them among Achilles and the others.
Each item resembled a short rod made of Red Steel, but unlike ancient relics buried in sediment for tens of thousands of years, these were pristine—clean, new, and unsealed.
When infused with the Power of Light, the rods unfolded into weapons of various forms.
Guns. Staffs. Swords. Bows. Claws.
A wide variety—each carrying a strong mechanical, high-tech aesthetic, much like Geed's Ultimate Finalizer once Red Steel was fully activated.
With so many weapons, Yuzhou selected one to test personally.
The weapon in his hands resembled a crossbow, yet functioned more like a spear.
By channelling Flame Strength and Frost Agility, it could unleash fire and ice attacks.
"Not bad," Yuzhou said after testing it.
It handled well—though it felt strangely familiar, as if he had seen something like it before.
After returning from the New Frontier World, Yuzhou returned the suitcase to Charija and even cooked him a full meal as thanks.
Charija was delighted and casually asked when he could lend it out again.
Yuzhou could only reply, "Soon. Probably once a month."
Sure enough, before long, Yuzhou once again appeared at Charija's home to borrow the suitcase.
About a month had passed.
He returned to the Hillside Base—once again early in the morning.
Camearra was sleeping soundly.
Yuzhou placed porridge into the rice cooker on schedule and quickly fried two eggs.
This time, he wasn't teleported away halfway through cooking.
Looking at the sleeping Camearra, Yuzhou gently kissed her forehead.
Then, stepping into the spatial vortex that had appeared, he vanished.
The moment he exited the vortex; Yuzhou felt his footing vanish.
Looking down, he realized he was dozens of meters above the ground.
The vortex disappeared, forcing him into free fall.
At that instant, a massive red hand appeared beneath him, catching him securely.
Steadying himself, Yuzhou looked around.
Pale green crystal buildings stretched in every direction, and the air was saturated with dense particles of light.
He immediately understood where he was.
The Land of Light. The M78 Nebula.
Following the red hand upward, he saw its owner.
A towering figure with glowing yellow eyes, each containing a black pupil. Two silver horns rose from his head, and a red cape flowed behind him.
"Thank you, Taro," Yuzhou said instinctively.
The one who had caught him was Ultraman Taro—one of the Ultra Brothers, the "Prince" of the Space Garrison, and its chief instructor.
"No need, Tiga," Taro replied with a nod, clearly recognizing him.
Hearing Taro address him as Tiga, Yuzhou understood—
This was the same Land of Light he had visited before.
Taro had seen his human form, confirming it further.
What Yuzhou didn't yet know was when exactly he had arrived—or what events lay ahead.
For ease of communication, Yuzhou raised the Sparklence and transformed into his giant form.
"Tiga. It's been a long time."
As the transformation finished, Zoffy, captain of the Space Garrison, approached and spoke.