What do you mean I have to fight Ultraman Tiga?

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Because they are Ultraman.

Therefore, they will do everything they can to help others.

That's all.

Hikari began operating the gadget he had casually developed, and started searching for Li Xiang in the vast universe.

Time passed slowly, countless Ultraman flew across the sky, the Land of Light spun around several times, and the Ultra Guard, who had gone out on a mission, had returned to change shifts.

In the end, Hikari simply shook his head at the crowd.

"I'm sorry, but in this universe, and in all the multiverses that the Land of Light can reach... we have not found Li Xiang's existence."

"How is this possible! How can we not find him!" Seven excitedly stepped forward and asked Hikari, "It can't be... he's dead!"

Seeing Seven so agitated, Zoffy quickly went up to pull him back.

—Seven, as always, loves humanity.

“I don’t know if he’s dead…” Hikari shook his head.

"My device can find his trace even if he is dead, within the infinite possibilities of time!"

"But! I can only find clues about him before he left this world... After Li Xiang passed through the black hole, he disappeared and completely left our world."

"The most plausible explanations now are that my device malfunctioned; or that he left the multiverse observable by the Land of Light, or even this super-universe bubble! He went to a much more distant place!"

"Having left this hypercosmic bubble?" Ace stepped forward and asked, "Is it even further than Zero's journey back then?!"

"Ah! He's even better than me? Li Xiang... he really is a formidable guy!" Zero praised Li Xiang without reservation.

“Yes, my device can’t be malfunctioning, so there’s only one possibility!” Hikari nodded in response. “The hypercosm theory has always been just a scientific hypothesis.”

"However, due to the war against the Belial Galactic Empire, Ultraman Zero personally arrived at the Hypercosm Bubble and successfully verified this hypothesis!"

"After that, I devoted myself to the research of the hypercosm, and finally concluded that the hypercosm bubble is just the tip of the iceberg of the universe! Beyond the hypercosm, there are even more vast worlds, with infinite possibilities! In those worlds, Ultraman may exist, or Ultraman may not exist, or there may be all kinds of other life forms... It is a universe where a hundred flowers bloom!"

"We Ultraman are still in the early stages of exploring the universe!"

"Therefore, the only possibility for Li Xiang is that he has left our super-universe and gone to other worlds, which is why my device cannot find him."

"So far away... How is that possible!" Taro couldn't believe it. How could a human possibly travel to such a distant place?

"Yes, how did he, as a human being, manage to travel to such a distant part of the universe?" Jack wondered, deeply moved.

The Ultra Brothers fell silent.

Because of such a vast distance, even the Land of Light wouldn't have the capability to do it...

But a deep voice broke the silence.

An elderly man wearing a silver cloak landed in front of the Ultra Brothers.

“King of Ultra!” Zoffy immediately stepped forward and shook hands with the King of Ultra.

"Your Majesty, why have you come here?"

"It is hope."

The King of Ultra slowly uttered these two words—"Hope".

The Ultra Brothers were all puzzled.

Hope is indeed incredibly important, and Ultraman himself is seen as a form of hope by some civilizations.

However, they were curious as to why the King of Ultra had suddenly appeared here.

Why bring up hope all of a sudden?

The King of Ultra looked at all the Ultramen present.

First are the Ultra Brothers, who are veterans of countless battles and are renowned Ultra Warriors throughout the universe.

Next are Zero, Dyna, and others. They are still incredibly young and inexperienced, but they have unlimited potential.

Then, the King of Ultra spoke.

"What guided Li Xiang away from the super-universe and towards a distant place was 'hope'."

“Li Xiang, like everyone here, is light… but he is also different from us, because he is also human!”

Then, the King of Ultra waved his hand in the air, and an image appeared.

In the video, all the Ultramen saw a yellow fighter jet sailing through space—that was the Flying Swallow piloted by Li Xiang.

The Flying Swallow was originally traveling normally in space.

But after a while, the Flying Swallow moved forward at an indescribable speed, and even the images that Ultraman King tried to track and play through his own power could not catch up with it.

Then, the Flying Swallow disappeared into the edge of the universe in the sight of all the Ultramen.

"This is the last universe that I could find, where Li Xiang is staying. This universe is incredibly far away from us, but it also contains stories about Ultraman, which is why I was able to find Li Xiang through this connection."

"And now, Li Xiang has gone to a more distant world! In those worlds, there is no Ultraman, but there is countless despair—countless lives are suffering!"

"Li Xiang heard the calls of these lives and went to those worlds—and the power that guided Li Xiang there was the undying hope in the hearts of life!"

A world without Ultraman, filled with countless despair and suffering.

The Ultra Warriors present all knew what this meant.

If Li Xiang went to other worlds in response to those hopes, he would face unprecedented challenges and fight alone!

All Ultraman were moved by it.

"—ULTRAMAN!!!"

The King of Ultra suddenly spread his arms and shouted to all the Ultramen!

"We must not let him fight alone! Even if he is insurmountable in the distance, we must not let him fight alone!"

"Li Xiang... Ultraman Tiga is striving for infinite possibilities for his finite life!"

"So—ULTRAMAN!"

"Please pass on our power to Tiga, and pass on our heartfelt wishes to Tiga!"

As the King of Ultra finished speaking, all the Ultramen raised their hands without hesitation, passing on their power and their light.

It's not just the light of the Ultra Brothers, but also the light of Dyna and the light of Zero.

The light of all Ultraman in the Land of Light.

All the Ultramen passed on a portion of their light.

The King of Ultra raised his arm high, gathering countless lights together to form a magnificent and dazzling sphere of light.

"These lights are our power, they are the will of our world!"

"Even if we are far apart, this sentiment will surely reach the other side and into the hands of those who hold hope."

Then, the King of Ultra sent these lights toward the edge of the universe!

These lights, carrying everyone's faith, will traverse infinite time and space to reach those who hold hope.

The light flew towards the distant shore.

"These lights will carry our hearts to beyond the universe! Then, they will spread to every corner of the world until they reunite with those who hold light and hope in their hearts—at that time, the light of Ultra will shine brightly once more!"

“ULTRAMAN TIGA!”

"Go and answer everyone's call, go and become everyone's hope!"

"To become a beacon of hope connecting life and the future!"

(The three side stories are finished. The purpose of these side stories is to lay the groundwork for TPC and the Land of Light to later support the protagonist. Spoiler alert: the next volume is Black Bullet, and a beloved Ultraman will make a cameo appearance!)

Chapter 51 The Cursed Child? You're talking nonsense!

A blind child with messy gray hair, wearing a purplish-red coat, is begging on the roadside.

Her eyes were wrapped in gauze.

Normally, no matter what, this child would always smile at passersby.

Even if she is met with cold indifference, attacks, or insults, she will still face everyone with a smile.

Because she is the "cursed child," someone hated by everyone.

These are special children born to female fetuses infected with gastrulation virus.

They gained extraordinary abilities due to the effects of the virus, but also bore a tragic fate.

She was a cursed child, hated by the world; she was a monster.

Therefore, in order to beg for a living, she had to keep smiling.

Because she believed that as long as she kept smiling, one day everyone would come to like her and stop disliking her.

But this time it's different.

A bird that was originally pure white is flying freely in the sky.

The bird spotted the girl kneeling on the ground begging. It noticed that the girl had messy but white hair, just like its own feathers.

So the birds began to fly around the girl.

It liked this kind-hearted child; it was drawn to the girl's heart.

Finally, the bird mustered its courage and landed next to the girl.

The girl felt something fall beside her, but she couldn't see anything, so she could only ask aloud.

The girl's voice was beautiful, more beautiful than a nursery rhyme, more beautiful than birdsong.

"Chirp—!"

The white bird responded to the girl.

"Oh, is it a little bird?"

Following the sound, the girl reached out her hand toward the bird.

She touched something soft and warm.

"So...warm!"