"Hm? That is…?"
Daigo and Masaki were just about to raise an Ultra Barrier when they froze in confusion upon seeing the two approaching orbs of light.
The two light spheres slammed directly into Dark Zagi. As they made contact, the radiance surrounding them dissipated, and their true forms were revealed.
"Is that Yu Zhou-kun? Has he already finished?"
What appeared were Ultraman Tiga, and another Ultraman no one present had ever seen before—his body silver and red interwoven.
Daigo and Masaki's first thought was Yu Zhou, because among everyone present, only Daigo and Yu Zhou were capable of transforming into Tiga.
"Greetings."
To everyone's surprise, the newly arrived Tiga spoke first after landing, then looked toward Daigo.
"Tiga, I didn't expect you to bring back so many allies."
"Uh… wait a moment," Daigo scratched his head. "You're not Yu Zhou-kun?"
The voice coming from this Tiga was clearly different from Yu Zhou's, and even his manner of speaking felt unfamiliar.
"I'm Nagano," the Tiga replied, scratching his own head in confusion.
Why did this Tiga look as though he did not recognize him?
"Nagano?" Daigo was slightly stunned.
He had heard that name before—back in 1965.
But that was in his world, not Yu Zhou's.
"Enough chatter," the silver-and-white Ultraman beside them said impatiently.
"You lot—finish this thing first. Talk later."
"…That's true."
"Alright!"
"Let's go!"
"Charge!"
Although none of them knew who this silver-white Ultraman was, they all agreed. Dealing with the enemy came first.
With the addition of the two newcomers, eight Ultramen surged forward together toward Dark Zagi.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The eight Ultramen used no flashy techniques. Instead, they transformed into streaks of light and slammed repeatedly into Dark Zagi's body.
Against darkness, the most effective weapon was always light.
Noah alone could defeat Dark Zagi.
Ultraman Ginga could fight him head-on.
Before eight Ultramen, Dark Zagi stood no chance. Under the relentless impacts of light, his body became riddled with openings.
"Now! Finish him!"
The silver-white Ultraman, rich in combat experience, shouted the moment he saw Dark Zagi growing disoriented.
"Got it!"
Fighting together, they trusted their comrade without hesitation.
Surrounding Dark Zagi, each Ultraman unleashed his beam, firing simultaneously from all directions.
With no way to defend himself against the barrage, Dark Zagi was struck head-on by all eight beams at once.
Under the violent bombardment of multi-coloured light, Dark Zagi finally collapsed—
A magnificent explosion erupted in space.
The blazing fire illuminated the silver faces of the Ultramen.
Watching as Dark Zagi was annihilated completely—leaving not even particles behind—the Ultramen exchanged nods and then flew toward Earth.
Meanwhile, the orb of light before Yu Zhou grew increasingly brighter, gradually forming the shape of Camearra.
Some particles were still missing—she would need a little more time.
Seeing the eight streaks of light descend to the ground, Yu Zhou nodded quietly.
So Dark Zagi has been dealt with.
He spread his perception across the entire planet, searching for the final fragments of Camearra.
Landing on the ground, the Ultramen reverted to their human forms.
But the moment Daigo and Nagano returned to normal—
Not just the two of them.
Everyone froze.
"You two… why do you look exactly the same?"
Herau stared blankly at Daigo and Nagano.
"Daigo," Masaki said, stunned, "could this be your long-lost twin brother?"
"No…"
Daigo's mind spun wildly.
Suddenly, he remembered what had happened back in 1965—when the film crew mistook him for Nagano.
Nagano and he looked almost identical.
At last, Daigo understood.
What he could not understand was why Nagano had appeared here.
"You're Daigo?!"
Nagano reacted just as strongly after hearing the man who looked exactly like Masaki Keigo speak.
Then it clicked.
The man standing before him—who looked nearly identical to himself—was Daigo, the character he once portrayed.
And the man beside him had to be Masaki Keigo from the series.
When he had first seen "Evil Tiga," Nagano had been shocked.
Now it seemed that this "Evil Tiga" had already turned over a new leaf—and Masaki Keigo had become one of the good guys.
As for the other Ultramen, Nagano could mostly recognize them.
Hudra.
Darramb.
And… two others he did not recognize—yet they looked exactly like the stone statues beside Tiga in the series.
"It seems Tiga brought all these allies from another world,"
Nagano finally concluded.
"You recognize me?"
Daigo asked in surprise.
"Yes."
Nagano smiled and nodded.
"Nice to meet you. Just call me Nagano."
Meeting the character he once played felt… strangely surreal.
"And this one here," Nagano continued, gesturing, "is Belial."
Belial gave a slight nod in acknowledgment.
Though arrogant, he was not devoid of basic courtesy.
With introductions underway, everyone from the Tiga world began exchanging identities.
Soon, this gathering of "Ultramen" was chatting animatedly, voices overlapping.
Yu Zhou paid no attention to the lively scene on the ground.
His focus remained fixed on locating Camearra's final particles.
Only one fragment remained.
Once recovered, the true convergence could begin.
At last, above R'lyeh, he found it.
Bringing the final particle back, Yu Zhou merged it into the orb of light before him.
Convergence—began.
The light particles that had covered the entire planet dispersed. Yu Zhou released dense, radiant beams of light, wrapping them around the orb formed from Camearra's particles.
"Camearra… come back."
Bathed in the gentle radiance, the particles began to recombine.
Very quickly, the outline of a young woman emerged.
"Camearra!"
Yu Zhou's emotions surged the instant he saw her.
It was her youthful form—
the very appearance she had recovered upon arriving in this world.
As the particles continued to reorganize, Yu Zhou poured even more light energy into them—
Accelerating their reconstruction.
Ensuring that when Camearra finally awakened again—
She would possess even greater power.