Aside from bringing Masaki along, Yu Zhou also went to speak with Daigo.
He first told Daigo about everything he had experienced in the Super-Ancient era, then formally introduced Achilles and Herau to him.
Daigo was deeply shaken. He had never imagined that Yu Zhou truly was Tiga himself.
Getting back to the main point, when the matter of bringing Daigo along was raised, Rena expressed no objections. With her consent, Daigo agreed to accompany Yu Zhou.
As for the occasional monster attacks that still occurred in this world, Yu Zhou shamelessly asked Charija to help keep things in check.
"I'm a monster merchant! A monster merchant!"
"And you want me to protect Earth's safety???"
Charija was utterly speechless. Not invading Earth was already an act of restraint on his part—yet Yu Zhou now wanted him to defend it.
This was simply… outrageous.
Returning to Yu Zhou's own world could only be done through a spatial vortex.
The last time Yu Zhou had come to this world, it was because the little girl had used the Cosmic Needle to lock onto coordinates and bring him here.
As for returning, he originally had no idea how to do so.
However, after acquiring far greater power, Yu Zhou found that he could now perceive fluctuations in spacetime itself.
Especially after repeatedly passing through wormholes and spatial vortices, his sensitivity to spacetime energy had grown significantly stronger.
Thus, leading the group that intended to follow him, Yu Zhou brought everyone to the beach where he had first landed.
When he had returned to this world, he had descended right here. The most awkward part was that he had happened to run into Daigo and Rena in the middle of… private activities.
Daigo knew this place as well. Upon arriving at the beach, the tips of his ears reddened slightly.
For Yu Zhou, that incident felt like something from the distant past.
For Daigo, however, it had happened only a few days ago.
Sensing the residual spacetime fluctuations left behind on the beach, Yu Zhou transformed, raised a single finger, and released a beam of light.
The light scattered and drifted through the air, as if searching for something.
After a long while, one particle of light suddenly vanished, as though it had been swallowed by something unseen.
Yu Zhou felt a subtle response in his heart and turned toward the direction where the particle had disappeared. His finger slowly lowered.
Moments later, a spatial vortex suddenly opened before him, generating a powerful suction force.
Yu Zhou immediately cancelled his transformation and called everyone over.
The vortex's pull wrapped around them, dragging all of them inside in one sweep.
…
They reappeared atop shattered ruins.
Yu Zhou brushed the dust from his body.
Daigo. Masaki. Hudra. Darramb. Achilles. Hudra.
All six had successfully arrived in this world alongside Yu Zhou.
A world ravaged beyond recognition by darkness.
After scanning the surroundings and finding no nearby civilians, Yu Zhou instructed the others to wait where they were.
He walked to a secluded corner and remained silent.
Then, the figure of the little girl in a red dress slowly manifested before him.
"I detected the light-particle signal you released," the girl said, her large innocent eyes fixed on Yu Zhou. "So, I used the Cosmic Needle to forcibly open a spatial vortex."
Yu Zhou nodded, acknowledging her actions, then asked,
"I have a question. Since you've already forced this passage open, will there still be limitations when traveling to that other world in the future?"
The spatial vortex had originally appeared once a month, and that rule seemed unchanged. Yet the method of targeting a specific world appeared to be something the girl could control.
"From the moment I forcibly opened this passage," the girl replied,
"this world and the world you mentioned have been permanently connected."
"And the flow of time between the two worlds will now be synchronized."
"As long as you call for a spatial vortex in this world, you'll be able to travel there."
Yu Zhou felt a surge of relief.
From her words, it was clear that traveling to the Tiga–Dyna world would no longer be restricted.
In other words, as long as he remained in this world, he could summon a spatial vortex to reach the Tiga–Dyna universe at any time.
He tried calling for one experimentally.
A spatial vortex slowly emerged.
"So, it really works."
Of course, Yu Zhou had no intention of leaving immediately, so he allowed the vortex to dissipate.
"Then… can you help me open passages to other worlds as well?"
Since she had managed to open one, Yu Zhou reasoned she might be able to open a second.
The girl shook her head.
"Young man, what are you thinking…" she said softly.
"When I used the Cosmic Needle to designate a world for you back then, it already consumed a great deal of my power. Forcing open this passage just now exhausted even more."
"I no longer have the strength to open additional passages for you."
"I see…" Yu Zhou scratched his head in embarrassment. He had not realized how much effort she had expended for his sake.
Under such circumstances, it was only right not to ask for more.
There was nothing further to say.
"Then," Yu Zhou said, turning away, "let me begin by bringing Camearra back."
He walked toward where Daigo and the others were waiting.
The little girl nodded slightly and wished him luck.
In front of Daigo and the rest, Yu Zhou habitually took out the Sparklence and transformed into Ultraman Tiga.
The colossal figure appeared, drawing attention from survivors who had previously been scattered across the ruins.
"Tiga?"
"Tiga has appeared?"
"But there's no monster—why is Tiga here?"
"Is something about to happen?"
"…"
The survivors of the apocalyptic world whispered nervously, staring at the giant of light.
News of Tiga's appearance quickly drew the attention of the Earth United Organization, established by the remaining nations.
Before long, live footage appeared on the screens in the Global Assembly Hall.
Yu Zhou paid no attention to any of this. He slowly rose into the air, and with a single thought, radiant brilliance burst forth from his body as he entered his Glittering Form.
"Tiga went straight into Glittering mode?"
The officials in the Global Assembly Hall were stunned.
"Can Tiga do that?"
"No script ever said he could!"
"Wait—Mr. Konaka! Mr. Hasegawa!" one delegate suddenly called out to two writers seated in the hall.
"When you wrote the last script… didn't you say Tiga could directly enter Glittering Form?"
"Did we…?" the two replied uncertainly.
"Don't tell me the script settings actually came true?"
…
Ignoring the confusion of the world, Yu Zhou released countless particles of light from his Glittering form, spreading them across the entire planet.
Each particle drifted through the air, searching for the fragments of Camearra's light, scattered across the world by the wind.
This was not something that could be accomplished instantly.
It would take time for the light to cover the globe—and even more time for the scattered particles to reunite.
Everything now depended on patience.
They could only wait.