Sawakawa instructed the WIT Team to take the four alien intruders away, after which everyone returned to the SSP office.
Yu Zhou followed along, since X already knew him and recognized his abilities.
"Why does X know Yu Zhou?"
Inside the office, Gai, Naoemi, Yu Zhou, and X—inside the X Flash—began a conversation.
Gai wanted to understand Yu Zhou's identity. X explained he knew Yu Zhou because he was a special person.
"Uh… well…" X hesitated, recalling Yu Zhou had asked him not to reveal his identity. With Naoemi present, X answered tactfully. "Yu Zhou helped Daichi and me before, so we're friends."
Yu Zhou had intended to tell Gai he was Ultraman Tiga, but X's explanation left him momentarily stunned, and he decided to keep it to himself.
"So, you're friends with X," Naoemi said with a smile, nodding at Yu Zhou. "Your skills are truly impressive!"
"You flatter me," Yu Zhou replied modestly, shaking his head.
"X, what's your current situation?" Gai asked after understanding Yu Zhou's presence.
"I came from another world, another universe," X began recounting the events. "After fusing with Daichi, we went to the moon to confront the space monster Dizzastro. But we fell into a trap—someone set up a wormhole there. The spatial distortion forcibly separated me from Daichi. That was the last time I saw him."
Yu Zhou recalled that this happened shortly after he had left X's movie world. He had forgotten to inform X and Daichi before returning. It was surprising to encounter this version of X now.
"I can't leave this X Flash either," X added, explaining that he was stuck within the device.
"I heard Ginga and Victory also lost contact and are missing," Gai said, nodding after hearing X's account.
"The opponent is terrifying," X muttered with a sigh.
"First, we have to find this Daichi, right?" Naoemi said optimistically to X. "We'll help!"
"Absolutely not," Gai immediately interrupted. "It's too dangerous, especially for you."
"What do you mean?" Naoemi objected. "We, SSP, work with you Ultramen…"
"Who are the Ultramen?" Shinta Hayami walked in from the door, followed by Matsudo Mori and Sawakawa.
"Oh, it's the Hawaiian Super Mango Cake—so delicious!" Naoemi laughed, quickly eating some cake with Gai.
"Captain, forget that—we have a lead!" Matsudo Mori said, entering with an excited tone.
"The WIT Team also received multiple reports. Recently, there's a strange rumor," Sawakawa added.
"Remember that night when the sky turned weird? The next day, a mysterious villa appeared overnight in the countryside," Shinta explained, scrolling through his data.
"It must have been a sudden construction, right?" Naoemi guessed.
"Check this out," Shinta said, opening a video. "Apparently, a couple discovered the villa and filmed it."
Yu Zhou leaned forward to watch.
The footage showed a first-person perspective inside a corridor. Suddenly, a red-eyed alien appeared, frightening the couple.
If the plot held, Daichi should be inside that villa. Gai had mentioned that Ginga and Victory, missing and possibly turned to crystal statues, were likely there too.
"I sense him!" Naoemi's X Flash vibrated. "Daichi is there—I can feel him!"
Upon hearing this, the SSP trio grabbed their equipment, ready to head to the villa and help X find Daichi.
"No! You three can't go!" Gai said firmly, seeing them gearing up.
"What do you mean we can't go?" Naoemi asked, confused.
"This is too dangerous," Gai said as he put on his leather jacket. "You cannot come."
"No way! This is X's mission for us!" Naoemi insisted.
"This enemy is unlike any before," Gai said seriously. "You must obey me!"
"Don't be so formal with us, Kai. We've always been comrades," Matsudo Mori said, smiling.
"Listen carefully," Gai said, taking the X Flash from Naoemi, his face stern. "I'm not joking."
He walked toward the door, and Yu Zhou followed. Gai had no objection; X had vouched for Yu Zhou, marking him as a capable ally.
Soon, they arrived at the mysterious villa. Yu Zhou held the Victory Heppa Gun tightly, expecting alien threats inside.
"Are you sure it's right to keep them out?" X asked as Gai prepared to open the door.
"I'm doing it for their safety," Gai replied, glancing at X Flash.
Just as Gai was about to push the door open, it swung open by itself.
A head poked out—it was Gagula.
Gagula, a morally ambiguous character, had once fought alongside Kai for Orb's light but ultimately did not succeed.
"It's you!" Gai exclaimed, surprised.
"Long story," Gagula said with a sly smile, showing his teeth. "I found a job—will you praise me?"
"What's your intention?" Gai asked cautiously.
Gagula said nothing, instead gesturing them inside.
Gai entered without hesitation. Yu Zhou exchanged a glance with Gagula. Seeing no hostility, he followed.
"Ultraman Orb," Gagula addressed him politely. "The villa's owner wants to see you."
"And this gentleman?" Gagula looked at Yu Zhou. "You may do as you wish."
"Interesting," Yu Zhou said, smiling. He followed Gai upstairs.
As they ascended, Gagula suddenly vanished.
Gai sensed something amiss. Yu Zhou, knowing the plot would soon transport them via wormhole into a garden, stayed silent.
Indeed, they suddenly fell as if into an abyss, the scenery around them turning fantastical and colorful as they entered the wormhole.
Back on the ground, the X Flash continued calling.
"Kai? Yu Zhou? What's happening?"
Gagula appeared beside it, picked it up, and grinned mischievously.
"Who are you? What do you want?" X demanded.
"I'm putting you on silent mode," Gagula said, snapping his fingers on X Flash. It dimmed immediately.