Chapter 148
A Dream from Daga
Chapter 148 A Dream from Daga
The atmosphere inside the patrol car was tense on the way back to TPC Far East headquarters from Kumamoto City.
Shinjo and Lina sat in the front row, glancing at Daigo in the back seat through the rearview mirror from time to time.
Daigo lowered his head, his hands resting limply on his knees. He remained silent, as if his soul had been ripped away from him.
The loss of the Spark Lens was not only the loss of a transformation tool for him, but also the handing over of the hope and light that he had always upheld for humanity to an extremely arrogant and ambitious person.
"Daigo," Rena called softly, wanting to comfort him, but when she saw Daigo's eyes filled with frustration and confusion, she didn't say anything more.
Beside them, Caul leaned back in the passenger seat, closing his eyes to rest; his expression was equally unpleasant.
Just last night, when Masaki Keigo forcibly took away the Spark Lens and announced that he would take over the power to defend Earth, Coulburn planned to use his own power to take Iwao to Kumamoto City to forcibly take back the Transformation Device.
However, in the dream, the will of Daga, from an unknown place, crossed a long period of time and still spoke with Kaul.
"Kaul, don't worry about him. Let him try his own path. I want to see if my will has truly influenced Masaki Keigo, and I want to see if this human named Madoka Daigo can take over Tiga's beliefs."
That was Daga's consciousness.
In his dream, Daga clearly told Kaul that Masaki Keigo was the successor he had chosen for this era, and he wanted to see just how high this human, who carried his pride and obsession, could go with this power.
At the same time, this is also a test for Daigo Madoka, the successor of Tiga. If Daigo does not even have the awareness and power to reclaim his transformation device, then Tiga's glory is not worthy of him to continue to possess in this era.
Kaul ultimately chose to respect Daga's pride; he did not intervene, but instead allowed Daigo to face this almost invincible opponent alone.
Back at the base, the Victory Team's command center was in complete chaos.
The main screen is playing a public speech by Keigo Masaki, as well as footage of the "Daga Salvation Association," which was spontaneously established by the public.
In a time when monsters frequently resurrect and humanity is extremely insecure, the allure of a god who can instantly defeat Tiga, who destroys cities, and is willing to reveal his identity is immeasurable.
"This is utterly ridiculous!" Director Yoshioka's face turned ashen.
"Sawai! That guy named Masaki Keigo has announced to the world through his private network that he has taken over Earth's monster disaster defense! Now, there are even quite a few people in the police department and various branches of the defense forces discussing whether or not to join his rescue organization! This is an open provocation against the power of the TPC, and a disruption of human social order!"
Director Sawai listened quietly to Yoshioka's roar, but did not immediately express his opinion.
He turned his head and looked at Kaul, who had just entered the command room.
"Officer Kaul, what's your opinion on this suddenly resurrected Daga?" Sawai asked.
Kaul walked to the conference table, picked up a cup of coffee that had just been prepared for him, took a sip, and remained very calm.
"Director, Director Yoshioka, and everyone, Masaki Keigo is indeed an extremely arrogant genius. He used the light particle converter to reshape Daga's body, and now he has two powers of light in his hands. But my opinion is that we should not interfere with him, or even actively seek out trouble for him."
"What?!" Director Yoshioka couldn't believe that Kaul would say such a thing.
"Chief of Staff Caul, are you saying we're handing over the safety of Earth to someone we don't trust, someone who even harbors ulterior motives and aspires to become a god?!"
"Of course not," Kaul smiled. "He is the chosen one of the Giant of Light, Daga. Right now, all he cares about is eliminating monsters and establishing a miracle before humanity. Since he doesn't take a single penny of salary from TPC and is working as a free henchman on the front lines, why should we stop him?"
Kaul's words stunned everyone present.
"Moreover, I bet that with his arrogant and intolerant nature, it won't be long before he gets himself into trouble." Kaul patted Daigo's shoulder, who was standing next to him in a daze.
"During this period, TPC and GUTS need to cooperate with his plans and give him the coordinates as soon as the radar detects the monster's movements so that he can fight. Daigo, you need to undergo more rigorous physical and mental training with me during this time, while TPC will spend more time conducting experiments."
Captain Megumi looked at Kaul, then at Daigo.
As Daigo's captain, she vaguely guessed what was going on, but as a qualified commander, she knew that Kohl's plan was the wisest and least costly option in the current situation where there were no suitable heavy weapons to fight against the Titans.
"I agree with Chief of Staff Kaul's opinion," Megumi Kijima straightened up and said seriously, "Nori, activate the highest level of monitoring of the solar system and the area around Earth. Once any unusual activity of aliens or monsters is detected, assess it in the database immediately and allocate resources according to the Chief of Staff's instructions."
"Understood, Captain!" Ye Rui wrote down from the side.
Three days have passed since the great battle in Shinjuku. During these three days, the earth has enjoyed a period of calm, but everyone knows that this is just the last gasp before the storm.
In the evening, in the central district of Tokyo.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the earth, and the lights of the entire city lit up one by one in the twilight.
On a quiet, grassy riverbank on one side of the street, a girl named Saki, dressed in a long white dress and holding a strange short flute, stood quietly.
She tilted her head back, looked at the sky, took a deep breath, put the piccolo to her lips, and began to play an extremely ethereal piccolo tune.
"Warning! Something has been detected approaching this area over Tokyo Bay. Delta Force has intercepted it, but..."
Even if we attack, the attack is deflected. In the command center of TPC headquarters, Nozomi's voice reported to Iruma Megumi.
"Victory Flying Swallow, take off immediately! Lina, Shinjo, pilot it to the target area for investigation!" Munakata issued the order immediately. Their main task now was to begin the investigation.
Even if Masaki Keigo can transform and defeat the monster, they cannot stand idly by.
However, before the Victory Team's fighter jets could even fly out of the base, a video signal was suddenly forcibly inserted into the main control screen.
On the screen, Masaki Keigo, dressed in a dark blue suit, sat in an armchair with an arrogant smile on his face, holding a glass of red wine, watching Iruma Megumi and Director Sawai on the other end of the video.