"Good. As long as you understand," Yu Zhou continued. "I intend to establish a Space Garrison in this universe as well."
"A Space Garrison?" Nagano was startled by the idea. "But… we don't even have a Land of Light here."
"Don't rush to conclusions," Yu Zhou said as he sat down on the sofa as well. "The captain of the garrison will be Belial."
"I want you to be the first member. What do you think?"
After a brief moment of thought, Nagano nodded. "I think it's feasible."
In the television series, Nagano's impression of Belial Ultraman had been poor. But after personally interacting with White Belial, he realized that Belial was not as irredeemable as the shows made him out to be.
Wanting greater power—was that wrong?
Wanting recognition and honour from the Land of Light—was that wrong?
Wanting the affection of the woman he loved—was that wrong?
No.
Belial's real problem was that he was too much of a straightforward man—stubborn, proud, and overly self-assured.
Nagano understood the nature of a Space Garrison.
Fighting monsters. Protecting peace.
Such a thing would have been unimaginable to him in the past.
But now, with Tiga's power in his hands and Earth facing a crisis, joining the Space Garrison felt entirely appropriate.
"In that case, you'll be the first official member," Yu Zhou said, nodding, before turning to Achilles and Herau.
"We're willing as well."
Achilles and Herau immediately understood Yu Zhou's intent and agreed without hesitation.
Back in the ultra-ancient era, both of them had been ordinary humans. Even after becoming Giants of Light, they had only experienced two battles.
In that sense, they were veteran newcomers.
Veterans—because they originated from thirty million years ago.
Newcomers—because their combat experience was limited.
Joining the Space Garrison of this world was not a bad choice for them.
They were following Yu Zhou regardless. If there was a need, they would naturally accept.
As for Hudra and Darramb, Yu Zhou did not invite them.
He truly owed them too much—having sealed them away for thirty million years.
He lacked the face to ask them to join, let alone to place them under Belial's command.
Seeing this, Hudra spoke up first.
"Tiga, if you ever need us, Darramb and I will help."
"Yes," Darramb nodded. "Just say the word."
"Alright," Yu Zhou replied.
To be honest, he was deeply moved.
The debt he owed them had only grown.
"Hudra, Darramb, just take action whenever you encounter monsters," Yu Zhou said. "That's enough."
He had no further demands—defending the village, or eliminating monsters they happened to encounter, was sufficient.
As for Daigo and Masaki, they were bound to return to their own world, so Yu Zhou never suggested they join the garrison.
…
At dawn, Yu Zhou gently withdrew his arm from beneath Camilla's head and left the room.
He had already gone back to check on his village. His parents were now living in newly built apartment blocks, and their daily lives were stable enough.
In this era of extreme material shortages, Yu Zhou had also transported supplies from the Tiga World.
With the two worlds connected, the benefits were undeniable.
Life passed quietly.
Whenever news reports mentioned monster sightings, Belial would arrange for personnel to eliminate them.
For now, their scope was limited to protecting Earth—it was far from defending the entire universe.
Belial performed his role as captain with surprising competence.
As for the base inside the hillside, Yu Zhou felt it was still far too crude.
After some discussion, he considered bringing over the Time Fortress he had seized from Etelgar—the golden Minion-like enemy—in the Tiga World.
Unfortunately, it was simply too massive, and Yu Zhou had no clear way to transport it.
The plan was shelved.
Belial then suggested constructing a base on the Moon.
Yu Zhou thought the idea was sound, but for the time being, the hillside base would suffice.
Once he returned to the Land of Light and obtained more crystals, they could rebuild properly.
Daigo and Masaki also participated in battles in this world, destroying multiple monsters.
When civilians first saw Evil Tiga, they were nearly scared out of their wits.
After all, in the television series, Evil Tiga was a villain who attacked humanity.
But when Evil Tiga began fighting monsters instead, the public was utterly confused.
"So… Evil Tiga is actually a good guy?"
The same reaction occurred when Hudra and Darramb appeared.
Ancient Dark Giants—textbook antagonists.
Yet when they fought monsters, people were left dumbfounded.
Even Dark Giants could be "good"?
What the general public knew, the Global United Organization knew even earlier.
Back when multiple Ultramen had charged into space together to block Dark Zagi's invasion, the organization had already identified them.
Evil Tiga.
Hudra.
Darramb.
Even the other two Giants from Tiga's pyramid.
"Do you remember the Plasma Spark?"
At a G.U.O. conference, a representative from the United States spoke first.
"If we could obtain the Plasma Spark, perhaps we could evolve just like the Land of Light!"
"Then we wouldn't have to fear monsters anymore!"
"You must not do that!"
To everyone's surprise, the objection came from an unexpected source—one of Tsuburaya's screenwriters.
Because Ultramen and monsters had become real, Tsuburaya now held a special seat within the Global United Organization.
Every meeting included Ultraman writers.
The one who objected this time was Kobayashi, one of the screenwriters of Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend).
As a writer, Kobayashi knew something crucial.
Yes, the Plasma Spark had enabled evolution in the Land of Light.
But the casualties during that evolution were beyond imagination.
Countless beings had died, unable to withstand the power.
More importantly—
They lacked the Heart of Light.
The Heart of Light had once been just a narrative concept written into scripts.
But now that fiction had become reality, this concept clearly existed as well.
Kobayashi firmly believed that even if some humans possessed a Heart of Light, far more did not.
If humanity were to attempt evolution through the Plasma Spark—
Earth's population would plummet to a catastrophic low.