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At the farthest point of Uranus's orbit in the solar system, the once tranquil space suddenly rippled, and a distorted black hole was born from it, radiating endless attraction and swallowing up floating ice and cosmic dust.

But at the same time, it also "spit out" something—

call!

call!

Two consecutive shocks sent the enormous two-headed monster and giant flying.

Clearly, traversing worlds was an unpleasant experience; both the monster and the giant were dazed and confused. Upon regaining consciousness, their first reaction was to look at each other... and the monster began to flee frantically!

"Damn it! Don't run away!"

Ultraman, with his handsome face, realized what was happening and immediately gave chase.

He had been chasing this monster for several days. Despite its clumsy appearance, it was surprisingly fast and could even teleport, escaping from his grasp time and again. In order to shake off Ultraman, the monster even went so far as to approach the edge of a black hole.

However, to its surprise, the giant chased after it without any fear. As a result, the two fell into a black hole during the fight, and when it woke up, the world had changed.

The monster was quite helpless. It never expected that simply attacking an ordinary-looking planet to plunder its core heat energy would attract such a troublesome enemy, who seemed determined to destroy it.

If it dares to approach a black hole, it must have spatial abilities. Isn't this guy afraid of being torn apart by the black hole?

—I'm really not afraid.

It was unaware that this giant had "traveled through time" before.

Tens of millions of years ago, he fought against a powerful enemy and was accidentally caught in a spacetime turbulence, eventually arriving in a completely unfamiliar parallel world.

However, even after leaving his homeland, the Giant of Light remains a hero who fights for justice. No matter which universe he is in, as long as someone calls out to him, he will do everything in his power to reach that person.

So, over the long years, he sometimes guarded a place, sometimes fell into a deep sleep, sometimes got caught up in accidents, and at the same time, he was always looking for the way home.

But for some reason, despite traversing time and space more than ten times over millions of years, he was never able to return to his original universe...

Over the years, the giant has encountered many extraordinary people, and after learning about his situation, someone made a hypothesis.

Or perhaps his time travel was "predestined," and he carried some kind of mission that he could not return home until he completed it.

Alternatively, his hometown itself has certain special characteristics, and its "location" is unpredictable, like a chaotic pendulum. Unless its timeline is fixed by some force, the probability of him returning home is extremely slim.

Therefore, wandering between different worlds has become a very common thing for him...

By the way, he even encountered an old acquaintance during his travels, a comrade-in-arms from his hometown, who, like him, had also been transported to another world due to a sudden event.

The two even traveled together for a while, but eventually parted ways to help others more effectively... It's probably been thousands of years since they last met.

'Have I time-traveled again? I wonder where I've ended up this time.'

The giant stared intently at the prisoner he was pursuing, and as the outlines of planets swept past him one after another, a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

I feel like I've been here before...

No! Not only that... this is!

"Could it be the solar system?!"

Even though there are countless stars in the universe, the appearance of the solar system is the one he can never forget, and this is not a solar system in a parallel world!

This stirring within the depths of my soul undoubtedly points to a single goal—

home!

Having wandered for tens of millions of years, the giant unexpectedly returned here today. This surprising fact left the giant in a daze, almost thinking he was dreaming...

However, after his initial euphoria, he quickly noticed something amiss. For example, the brightness of the Sun, the core of the star system, was much lower than he remembered.

This is already a star nearing the end of its life. The giant has seen many stars in the universe, but his home planet's sun should be relatively young... It's impossible for it to have changed so much in tens of millions of years.

Could it be that the flow of time is different on both sides, and billions of years have actually passed here?

Oh, right, Earth! Is Earth still around?

The giant didn't forget to hunt down the two-headed bird, but he couldn't resist diverting his energy to search for Earth. With Ultraman's sensory abilities, finding a specific planet was naturally not difficult, and soon he "saw" Earth from the other side of the sun...

"Um?!"

Is that... is that really Earth?

Ultraman was stunned for a moment, wondering if he had made a mistake. In reality, he had still traveled to another world and had not returned to his hometown at all.

At the same time, the two-headed bird also discovered the distant planet. With an excited cry, it vanished in a flash, instantly teleporting millions of miles away. Then, it skipped through space like skipping stones, quickly widening the distance between itself and the giant.

"not good!"

The giant immediately tensed up and entered light-speed cruising mode to give chase.

This two-headed bird is highly intelligent. It knows that Ultraman can unleash his full power without constraints in space, but he would be more restricted on a planet.

So when it was being hunted in the past, whenever the strange bird encountered a civilized planet, it would deliberately cause trouble, fight Ultraman, deplete his energy, and then leave immediately... Each time, it was able to temporarily shake off its opponent for a period of time.

"babble!"

This time is no exception!

Although the strange bird was unaware that this was Ultraman's home planet and that the planet held special significance for it, that didn't stop it from harboring malice towards intelligent civilization.

This huge, green sphere of light is clearly from a highly advanced civilization, probably home to tens or hundreds of billions of life forms. If Ultraman were to fight on it, he would probably have to think twice before even unleashing his beams!

The thought of outsmarting the giants once again filled the strange bird with excitement. It completely ignored the surveillance systems surrounding the planet, using its spatial abilities to pass through the barrier and enter the encirclement.

boom!

The strange bird fell onto a huge metal platform, its massive body rising amidst the turbulence and casting a terrifying shadow.

It roared excitedly, seemingly eager to devour the fear of these living beings!

"Roar!!!"

—The people who heard the sound looked up, but surprisingly, no one panicked.

"Ok?"

Daigo and Shinjo, who were training their juniors, turned around: "A monster?"

just!

what!

drink!

call out!

Flashes of light appeared, and two Ultramen clad in red capes led a group of silver-white young giants into the training field, their eyes all focused on the monster!

"!!!"

The monster jumped backward as if it had been hit by something, feeling as if all the blood in its body had stopped flowing. It had no time to think about how there could be so many giants; its only thought was to "run"!

But as soon as it turned its head, before it could even spread its wings, a magnificent meteor kick had already landed on it.

"You're not allowed to hurt people...humans?"

The giant who had just landed was clearly shocked by the scene and was speechless for a moment. Daigo and Masaki, who were standing in front of the crowd with cross and star emblems on their chests, couldn't take their eyes off the figure that looked exactly like Tiga.

"Daigo, he looks like you... no, I should say he looks like Ultraman Tiga..."

"There's no mistake, it's my 'origin'... the very first Ultraman Tiga!"

"How could this be... Just as Ye Shou said, as long as the Earth shines forever, the lost light will eventually find its way home."

Daigo respectfully bowed to Tiga, the senior who had passed on "light" to him, who was still confused about the situation, with his hand on his chest.

"Welcome back, Ultraman Tiga... King Bayeri would be very happy if he knew."

Then, take off the cloak!

Let's kill this monster first!

-

Earth, this planet, has been called that for a very long time.

Perhaps because they defeated the Dark Lord, humanity's path of development was very smooth, without any obstacles. Or perhaps the unexpected events that occurred along the way turned into help. They were just setbacks, but not major difficulties.

To counteract the negative effects of the aging sun, humanity built the Superspark Tower to provide an unlimited energy source in place of the sun, which seems to have spurred human evolution...

With the increasing appearance of Ultraman, Earth's status in the universe has become more and more special. At some point, people started calling it the "Star of Light," and its original name was rarely mentioned anymore.

...The former strongest psychic, "Kirino Makio," is now walking on a main road in a Martian city.

The glass curtain walls on both sides cut the dark red sky above into neat squares and maintain the interior at a temperature suitable for ordinary people to live in.

Not everyone can evolve into Ultraman. In fact, those people are still incredibly lucky. Most people evolve towards becoming superhumans with mental or supernatural abilities, and this also depends on their own talent and inclination.

Kirino is one of them. Although he didn't become a giant like his good friend, he was already a top-tier esper. After being illuminated by the Spark Tower, his abilities were further awakened, and his physical lifespan was also extended beyond its original limits.

The evidence is that after all these years, his appearance hasn't changed at all; he's still so young... He suspects that as long as he doesn't encounter any accidents and remains safe and sound, he might be able to live forever.

The biggest advantage for him is that he can travel around and witness firsthand the progress humanity has made over the years.

Incidentally, because she went from being "different" to one of many superpowered individuals, Kirino no longer feels ostracized by society, and she's no longer conflicted. Life is much better than before.

"Excuse me, could you move aside?"

Kirino was admiring the Martian city built by humans when suddenly an alien merchant wearing a loose robe walked towards him, carrying different items on each of his four arms, with a stack of documents standing out in particular.

Its face, which resembles a lizard, carries a hint of urgency. Although its appearance is vastly different from that of a human, its demeanor and behavior are those of a very competent office worker.

The alien nodded at him, and Kirino smiled back and stepped aside to make way for him.

This scenario would have been unimaginable in the past.

Aliens appear on the street, walking alongside humans, greeting them, and haggling over prices... Just ten years ago, when even setting foot on Mars was a major news event for Earthlings.

But now, the population of the Martian city has exceeded eight million, of which about 200,000 are wanderers from different star systems. Most of them are refugees from interstellar wars. After the giants rescued them, they were placed in the solar system because their home planet had been destroyed.

Others are simply "tourists" attracted by the rapid pace of human civilization's development.

Kirino slowly walked to the edge of a viewing platform, held onto the railing, and looked down.

The city's silhouette stretched out against the distinctive orange-red Martian sky, with towering buildings of metal and glass arranged in a staggered pattern. Hovering vehicles and low-flying aircraft traversed the streets, while pedestrians and family robots shared the spacious sidewalks.

The sun appears smaller at this angle than it does on Earth, but its light is still dazzling. However, Kirino knows that the star's lifespan is no longer as long as it used to be.

The battle between Ye Shou and Emperor consumed a significant portion of the sun's internal energy, and since then, the sun's spectral readings have undergone irreversible changes.

Scientists on Earth estimate that without intervention, the stable period of a star will be shortened by 99 percent... Although the remaining 1 percent is still a sufficiently distant timescale, for a civilization that has just established interstellar vision, that sense of urgency has permeated the hearts of everyone.