Chapter 278: Darkness Descends!
Detective Conan World.
Kudo Shinichi watched the scene of Daigo transforming into Tiga and flying toward Zoigar with Rena, a trace of inexplicable emotion flashing in his eyes, because even for a man like him...
He also felt that this scene was inexplicably romantic. What other scene could compare to this?!
The person he loved had turned into Ultraman, protecting her as they flew toward the sky together. Moreover, she was likely the only person in this world who knew that Daigo was Tiga.
Well, this is from Rena's perspective; she probably thinks she is the only one who knows Daigo's identity.
In reality, who knows how many aliens and monsters—and even humans from the Ultra-Ancient Civilization—could recognize him as Tiga just by seeing him.
Even now, Captain Iruma Megumi clearly knows that Daigo is ultraman tiga.
"How romantic."
Kudo Shinichi sighed. At the same time, he pondered for a moment: if he could turn into Ultraman, wouldn't he be able to take Ran and recreate a scene like this?
Wait? Why did he think of Ran?!
Kudo Shinichi quickly shook his head. Although he truly liked Ran in his heart, their relationship hadn't even been finalized yet.
"But this way, the misunderstanding between Rena and Daigo is resolved."
Kudo Shinichi looked at Tiga in the video and remarked with some emotion: "And from Daigo's situation, he clearly knows that Rena is waiting for him to reveal 'his identity'."
"Yet he just won't say it. Watching it makes me so anxious; it's not like Rena is someone who can't be trusted."
"Captain Iruma Megumi had already discovered his identity before, and she also understands that Rena is trustworthy, so why doesn't he say it?"
Although Kudo Shinichi also knew that this was something that couldn't be said lightly—after all, the identity of Ultraman destined Daigo to keep it hidden.
While he could understand, Kudo Shinichi felt that if he were in this situation, he would definitely tell the people he trusted most, like Professor Agasa, his parents, Ran, and so on.
After all, one more person means more strength!
"More than that, the enemy Tiga is about to face is even more terrifying."
Soon, Kudo Shinichi's attention shifted from this romantic scene to the conversation between Yurei and Iruma Megumi.
For him, this conversation contained a huge amount of information.
This dialogue was essentially telling him that Gijera was only one of the reasons the Ultra-Ancient Civilization suffered extinction.
Kudo Shinichi had already deduced this situation.
But the most important pieces of intelligence were the darkness Yurei mentioned and the dream Daigo had.
Kudo Shinichi had already seen through part of the future scene; Zoigar's arrival was just the prelude, even if he was defeated.
The darkness shrouding the earth would eventually descend. Just as the sun would rise as usual, the darkness would eventually spread across the entire world, enveloping everything.
Looking at Tiga on the screen, Kudo Shinichi sighed: "Even though the enemy hasn't shown even a shadow yet, just the introduction in the background gives off a feeling of being an invincible foe."
"This is definitely the most powerful enemy ever. I just don't know in what way it will appear. Falling from the sky? Or emerging from that discovered ruin?"
Kudo Shinichi guessed curiously.
The video continued playing.
Rena looked at Daigo, who had transformed into Tiga, and couldn't help but say, "Thank you."
Tiga looked at Rena in his hands, nodded slightly, and then quickly charged toward Zoigar.
Sitting in the Snow White, Rena showed a very serious expression. She pressed the attack button, and a blue energy beam shot toward Zoigar.
Boom—!!!
Accompanied by a flash of fire, one of Zoigar's wings was destroyed. It let out a quite painful scream and then fell from the high altitude.
Zoigar landed in a place familiar to everyone: the Mongolian Plateau where Golza first appeared. There were even familiar yurts nearby.
It was at this moment that Tiga descended from the sky and landed on the ground.
His massive body landed on the ground without kicking up a speck of dust, showing how well he controlled his power.
Tiga gently placed the Snow White on the ground, looked at Rena in the cockpit, and nodded slightly.
On the other side, Zoigar let out a shrill bird-like cry, and countless light bullets shot from its mouth, attacking Tiga.
Tiga instinctively dodged, but the Snow White was right behind him. This caused him to turn his back and use his own body to forcibly block the attack.
Bang bang bang bang—!!!
Countless light bullets landed on Tiga, and explosions suddenly rang out.
After the attack, Zoigar reached out and placed its hand on its other wing.
Finally, a shocking scene occurred. Zoigar let out a quite painful cry as it exerted force with its hand, tearing off its other intact wing.
Yes, although the reason for this action was unknown, after Zoigar tore off its other intact wing, it immediately fell to the ground, then let out a piercing cry and rushed toward Tiga.
Tiga also took a standard combat stance and looked at the Zoigar charging toward him.
Zoigar, now completely wingless, began a close-quarters brawl. Then... Tiga was being unilaterally beaten in the melee.
Facing this situation, the audience outside the video was not surprised. This Sky Type had suffered such setbacks more than once; they were almost used to it.
As long as he switched back to that crimson form, Tiga could turn the tide and win!
Screech—!!
Zoigar reached out and death-gripped Tiga's throat.
At this time, Tiga's timer also began to flash with a red light.
Seeing this scene, Rena couldn't help but shout anxiously: "Daigo!!!!"
Even while being strangled, Tiga reached out with both hands. The crystal on his forehead flashed with red light as he switched to Power Type.
Hah—!!
With a battle cry, Tiga threw Zoigar onto the ground not far away, instantly reversing the battle situation.
Tiga followed up the victory, relying on his now powerful physical body to unilaterally pummel Zoigar.
Zoigar was beaten back repeatedly, making it sense a coming crisis. It spat out two more light bullets from its mouth in an attempt to kill Tiga.
However, to Zoigar's surprise, Tiga reached out and caught the two light bullets with his bare hands, then threw them back into Zoigar's mouth.
Boom—!!
With an explosion, Zoigar covered its mouth. White smoke rose from its mouth; it clearly wouldn't be able to use light bullets to attack for a while.
Ha—!!! Ah—!!! Ha—!!
The next moment, Tiga's arms gathered from the sides upward, accumulating a ball of scorching fire in front of his chest, which he then fired at Zoigar.
The Delacium Light Stream hit Zoigar squarely, causing it to explode in the next instant.
This demonic bird was thus eliminated.
After dealing with the enemy, Tiga did not fly away as usual. Instead, he stayed where he was and turned into 'light,' dissipating right before Rena's eyes.
Accompanied by the gentle BGM.
Rena looked at Daigo's back not far away, her mouth opening as if to say something.
The audience outside the video, through lip-reading, knew that Rena was saying 'Look over here.'
Then, as if they shared a telepathic connection, Daigo turned his head and looked toward Rena.
This made Rena show a very beautiful smile.
Daigo also walked toward Rena. The two looked at each other, and this gentle scene made countless viewers express that they were shipping them.
Looking at Daigo standing in front of her, Rena said with an inexplicable tone, "Welcome back."
"I'm back," Daigo also showed a heartfelt smile.
Then the two moved closer to each other. The camera subtly zoomed out, making countless people watching the video widen their eyes slightly, wanting to see the 'details'.
However, they ultimately only saw Rena and Daigo's helmets fall to the ground, unsure if that kind of thing actually happened.
The gentle BGM came to an abrupt halt along with the 'beep beep beep' of the communication device.
Daigo hurriedly picked up the communication device and saw Captain Iruma Megumi, who said with a serious face: "Return to base immediately, Zoigar has invaded Japan!!!"
?!!!
Both Daigo and Rena widened their eyes slightly, looking completely incredulous.
Rena was also very shocked: "How is that possible? Didn't it just die?!"
Then Zoigar's cry rang out again, causing Daigo and Rena to look back. They saw two Zoigars streaking across the sky, heading toward an unknown location.
"The dolphin is not responding!!!"
Vice-Captain Munakata's voice came through the communication device.
Captain Iruma Megumi said very seriously: "Right now, places all over the world are under attack by Zoigar."
Then the camera shifted slightly. Over the ocean near New Zealand from before, thick black fog emerged and spread in all directions. Something terrifying had begun to awaken.
Rena and Daigo immediately boarded the GUTS Snow White and headed back toward the headquarters.
Outside the video.
Magical Girl Illya World.
"Did they kiss?!! Did they kiss?!!!!! Ahhh!!! Is this something I can watch at my age?!!"
Illya appeared very shy, yet also very excited. After all, anyone seeing such a scene couldn't help but wonder if Daigo and Rena actually kissed.
Moreover, the emotions between Daigo and Rena had reached a peak at this moment, and the atmosphere was built up perfectly.
If Illya were in this situation, well... although she would be very shy, she would also be very bold in making a move!
"Ultraman is for kids~~ so that kind of scene can't appear!"
magical ruby couldn't help but tease Illya: "Director Eiji Tsuburaya, who filmed Ultraman, said they filmed it for children~"
"So for the physical and mental health of children, kissing is something only adults can have."
"So Illya-chan! You will never reach the reality of seeing Rena and Daigo kiss!!!"
Hearing magical ruby's words, Illya tried to grab it without a second thought.
However, magical ruby immediately floated up, not letting Illya catch it.
"..."
Seeing the playfulness between Illya and magical ruby, Miyu just smiled and didn't say much, then turned her gaze back to the video.
"Miyu-sama, do you think there's still hope for victory?"
At this time, magical sapphire spoke up.
The images just now were truly shocking. It was thought that after defeating Zoigar, the Super GUTS members would get a temporary breathing space.
Unexpectedly, no sooner had this Zoigar been defeated than two more appeared. And according to Captain Iruma Megumi's description...
Zoigars were appearing all over the world. This was different from before; instead of just one monster appearing, a whole swarm of them had appeared.
Although everyone had wondered before why monsters didn't appear in groups, now that a swarm of Zoigars had appeared, the people both inside and outside the video felt the descent of despair.
And even more terrifying... in Yurei's words, Zoigar was just an emissary of darkness; it wasn't the true enemy.
It could only be considered a lackey or a subordinate of the true enemy?
"Of course there is!!! There's Tiga!!!!" Illya had great confidence in Tiga. She stopped chasing magical ruby and said very seriously: "You have to know that Tiga has dealt with countless enemies. No matter who the true enemy is, he can defeat them."
Since this video started, Illya hadn't seen Tiga lose.
Well... there was one time he almost lost, during the Kyrieloid incident.
But that time, humans and Tiga together dealt with the Kyrieloid and didn't let that Gate of Hell open.
Even so, Illya felt it was impossible for Tiga to lose! He would definitely be able to defeat the enemy and stop this so-called darkness.
"I don't know."
Miyu shook her head. She looked at Illya and said calmly, "After all, this is a 'God-Tier Plot Twist' ranking. I think there will definitely be a twist. It's possible that the always-victorious Tiga... will face defeat in the end."
"Just like Riku and Shuvi."
Yes, Miyu had a strong sense of foreboding. So far, the 'God-Tier Plot Twist' hadn't appeared. The only battle that could be considered a twist was the Kyrieloid one.
Adding in that series of tragic twists from before, Miyu felt that the possibility of a happy ending was a bit low.
"Eh!!"
Hearing Miyu's words, the light instantly faded from Illya's eyes. Clearly, she too thought of the tragic Riku and Shuvi; they had been just one step away.
"Of course, it's also possible he'll be like Dr. Roman."
Miyu looked at Illya and continued, "The title is 'To Those Who Shine.' Daigo is both Ultraman and a human, so I can't help but wonder..."
"Could it be that Daigo sacrifices his identity as a human, turning into pure light to stop the darkness from descending?"
As Miyu's words fell, an aura called 'Despair' permeated the air around Illya.
Seeing Illya like this, Miyu hurriedly said, "This is all just my guess, don't think too much about it. It's just speculation, pure speculation!!!"
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