Chapter 254: Trigger, the Visitor in Tiga's World
[Crash-Test Pilot]: "Mr. Kenji, do you know about an Ultraman Trigger?"
[Star Forger]: "?"
[Star Forger]: "How do you know about Trigger? I've never told you about him."
Kenji paused. He was very curious now. Where had Daigo learned about General Te? The Fish-Head-Spicy-Mom Trigger was from a parallel world. The original Tiga would probably know about him, but it was unlikely that Daigo would.
[Crash-Test Pilot]: "Trigger was fighting a golden spaceman named Tartarus. They appeared from a golden spatial portal. I could feel the aura of another universe. That human host is badly injured and currently unconscious."
That Ultraman, Trigger, had some similarities to Tiga. He felt a sense of kinship.
[Star Forger]: "A golden spaceman, Tartarus?"
Kenji hadn't expected it to be this self-introduction alien. The Ultimate Lifeform. He had mastered an ability called Naraku Space, which allowed him to jump between different times and spaces. It was to be expected that Daigo would know Tartarus's identity. The self-introduction alien loved to introduce himself. Most of the time, he would introduce himself the moment he appeared: "I am the Ultimate Lifeform..."
[Lifts-Bemstar-With-One-Hand]: "Tartarus... I didn't expect him to have run off to your universe, Daigo."
Hikari knew of Tartarus. Although his strength was not as great as the Ultraman King's, he surpassed many other Ultramen, especially with that escape skill of his. Basically, no one could keep him contained.
[Crash-Test Pilot]: "I transformed into Truth Tiga to help and directly fired the Truth Zepellion Ray. That little golden man just opened a golden portal and left."
[Galactic Baseballer]: "Daigo knows how to adapt now. A zero-frame startup with an ultimate."
[Crash-Test Pilot]: "When you're not short on your blue bar, of course you start with an ultimate."
[Star Forger]: "Tartarus probably hasn't left. He's definitely still in your universe, Daigo, quietly spying on you."
[Crash-Test Pilot]: "I know. But I need to treat this Trigger's human host first. He has a lot of injuries. I can't go looking for Tartarus right now."
When Daigo had seen the injuries on Kengo's body, he had been stunned. What kind of battle had he been through to have so many wounds? There were countless new injuries and unhealed old ones. For a human host to suffer this kind of injury was really uncommon.
[Star Forger]: "For General Te, having a few injuries is a basic operation. A walk in the park."
[Star Forger]: "Most of the time, Trigger's opponents are very strong monsters that could be final bosses in other worlds. And after a battle, he has almost no time to rest before the next enemy arrives."
[Ghost of the Uchiha]: "This is practically a model worker. Does he have to fight that desperately?"
He knew very well the damage that high-intensity battles did to the body. Did he have a death wish?
[Star Forger]: "If Trigger were to rest, who knows how many people on Earth would die."
If that world's weapons were as hardcore as the Showa era's, Trigger could take a little break.
[Monkey D. Kizaru]: "Impressive, impressive. I've never seen someone fight so hard."
[Earth Wrecker]: "There are some very capable people among the next generation. I still have Agul to help me here, so the pressure isn't too great."
Tiga's World.
"Ughh..."
After being treated by Daigo's light, Kengo Manaka also gradually woke up.
"Where is this... I remember now, me and that Tartarus..." Kengo murmured to himself.
"Are you alright? How do you feel?" Daigo asked with a faint smile.
"You are... Senior Tiga?"
Kengo nodded. The pain from his injuries had all disappeared. He then remembered that it was Tiga who had helped him repel Tartarus earlier. When he had been dealing with the Kyrieloids, Tiga had also helped him. Although Truth Tiga looked a little unfamiliar, he still recognized him.
"You know me?"
Daigo was a little surprised. He hadn't expected that an Ultraman from another world would also know of Tiga. Although he had heard from Kenji about how "tricky" Tiga was, he hadn't expected him to be able to run off to a parallel universe.
"Yes. I've been helped by Senior Tiga before, and I've also heard my elders mention you," Kengo nodded. The transmigrator, Mitsukuni Shizuma, had mentioned the Giant of Light, Ultraman Tiga, many times. He had heard about him since he was a child.
"Is that so? But I'm not the Tiga you know," Daigo shrugged.
"Huh?"
Kengo's brain couldn't quite process it. Not that Tiga? Are there many Tiga's?
Daigo knew Kengo would have this expression. He explained helplessly, "I am now using the combat body left behind by the original Tiga."
"The original Tiga left this Earth, and his whereabouts are unknown. He likes to leave stone statues everywhere, so don't be surprised if Tiga appears somewhere."
Daigo was being very respectful to the original Tiga; he didn't use the term "corpse-tossing."
Even so, Kengo roughly understood. The Tiga who had saved him at that time must have been something like a clone.
Sugoi! I didn't expect a clone of Tiga to be so strong. Then how terrifyingly powerful must the original be?
"By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. Just call me Daigo."
"Alright, Senior Daigo! My name is Kengo Manaka!" the young man Kengo said, standing at attention.
Daigo smiled. Senior is fine. There was a time when he had been lost, not knowing what he was fighting for. Now, he had been through so much. This Kengo before him, it was said, had no time for confusion.
"Senior Daigo... um... I'd like to ask, how do I get back?" Kengo's tone was bitter. He was in a parallel universe now. He didn't dare to stay here for long. The Earth over there needed him. Without him, who knew if a monster would appear at this time? There were so many people who needed his protection.
"There is a way. But are you sure you don't need to rest for a bit?" Daigo asked with concern. Although his physical injuries had been healed by Daigo, Kengo's spirit was still very tired. A proper rest would allow him to recover. He had remembered the aura of the other universe. He just needed to use the Space Needle to open a passage for Kengo.
"Time waits for no one. I don't want to see the smiles disappear from everyone's faces because of a monster's wanton destruction," Kengo's voice was firm and powerful.
His will was firm. He couldn't rest at a time like this. His teammates were all waiting for him to return.
Seeing that Kengo's mind was made up, Daigo didn't try to persuade him any further and respected his choice.
The two transformed into Ultramen. Tiga's light sword cut open space, opening a path home for Trigger.
"Senior Tiga, thank you so much. If we have the chance to meet again, we'll have a good chat," Ultraman Trigger nodded.
"Mm. Go on."
After Trigger left, Daigo also transformed back into his human form.
When Tartarus saw Tiga take out the Space Needle, his cerebellum seemed to shrink. Where did Tiga get that? And that Light-Dark-As-One Truth Form from before... He had to get out of here, quick. The waters of this universe seemed a little deep. He felt he couldn't grasp it.