However, everyone misjudged the timing of Yuzhou's return this time.
Although a new evil god had appeared, this was not the world's most serious crisis, nor was it the finale of the Dyna Ultraman TV series.
When it came to returning, it would still be after the Sphere Black Hole appeared.
Moreover, even if he were to return, he would have to bring Camearra along.
Not just Camearra—Yuzhou also considered taking Daigo and the others back.
After all, with this dimension-crossing ending, a crisis in his own world was about to unfold.
According to the little red-dressed girl, the coming crisis in his world would be extremely severe.
If he faced it alone, it would be almost impossible to handle.
"If it's truly that dangerous, Camearra shouldn't come with me."
As he thought about it, Yuzhou suddenly felt reluctant to take Camearra back.
Remaining in this world, she would face almost no danger.
But if she came with him, she would confront massive disasters.
"In short, I won't be returning for now," Yuzhou told everyone. "If I foresee that I need to go back, I'll inform you in advance."
"That's good," Daigo smiled. "We were just worried you might leave without telling anyone."
...
With the crisis resolved, the world continued to operate.
Although the appearance of the evil god caused many disturbances, these could all be eliminated one by one.
Additionally, Yuzhou learned a few things through Asuka.
It concerned the development of the New Frontier.
The world of Dyna and Tiga belongs to a New Frontier development universe.
This New Frontier initiative is essentially an expansion from Earth into the vast, mysterious universe.
In fact, Earth has already made significant progress in this regard.
For example, there are various Earth bases scattered across other planets in the Milky Way.
Frankly, now that Earth has established contact with the planet Dais, its space development technology will improve greatly.
After all, Dais's technology is far more advanced than Earth's, and its space exploration capabilities cover an even broader range than Earth's.
As for why the New Frontier is being pursued, there is a reason.
On one hand, it stems from humanity's curiosity about the universe.
On the other hand, Asuka told Yuzhou that humanity's urgency is linked to the ancient superhuman civilization.
The superhuman civilization was destroyed by darkness. The surviving humans abandoned Earth and sought new, habitable lands.
These are the Earth-like planets Yuzhou visited previously.
TPC also realized that, with darkness being so powerful, every crisis faced is extremely difficult to overcome.
If the day ever came when Earth was swallowed by darkness, having developed the New Frontier would at least provide alternative worlds to migrate to.
Hearing Asuka's explanation, Yuzhou could roughly understand the intentions of Colonel Goto.
Goto had stolen Masaki's F Plan.
In the future, he would even capture Asuka to extract the light within him and create artificial Ultramen.
Yet this man, whether viewed as good or bad, was complex.
Goto's villainy lay in abducting Asuka and forcibly extracting his inner light.
By logic, Goto should know Daigo's true identity as Tiga.
After all, the F Plan materials obtained by Goto included Daigo's identity.
However, in the original storyline, Goto only captured Asuka on Mars.
If he really wanted to target Daigo, there were closer options.
However, according to the original storyline, Goto likely believed Daigo could no longer transform into light, which is why he didn't pursue him.
Goto's redeeming quality was that his actions aimed to prevent humanity from being helpless in future world crises.
If artificial Ultramen could be created, humanity could more easily withstand attacks from powerful forces.
In the original story, Goto ultimately gave his life to Asuka, allowing him to regain his light energy.
Moreover, Goto himself would contain light within him.
This shows that Goto's motives were not purely selfish; he truly sought humanity's future.
Masaki, on the other hand, initially pursued his own desires—wanting to become like the Ultraman King and transform humans into obedient giants.
Early on, Masaki even told Daigo that relying on him alone, humanity could never survive darkness.
Thus, Masaki's initial goal for evolving humans into giants was also to counter darkness.
This was the truth.
Without changes to the storyline, if all humans had not been transformed into light, Earth might have already been doomed.
Now, however, Masaki no longer has selfish intentions; he simply wants humanity to gain the ability to protect themselves, like the residents of the Land of Light.
Goto and Masaki share similar goals, though their methods differ.
Goto inherited Masaki's F Plan and intended to create statues to allow humans to fight inside them.
Masaki, however, discarded the old F Plan and now hopes to replicate the Land of Light's approach—using devices like the Plasma Spark.
Through this, only selected elite warriors would receive the blessing of light.
This would add another layer of protection for Earth.
Masaki now is essentially an Ultraman devoted to scientific research.
Yuzhou occasionally considers introducing Hikari to him.
Unfortunately, this world's Land of Light is not the same as the familiar parallel universe's Land of Light.
When he visited previously, Hikari was nowhere to be found.
...
The recent appearance of the evil god had one additional effect: it caused potential alien invaders to hesitate.
Earth had such terrifying defenders, so invading recklessly was no longer an option.
Had an alien nation attempted to occupy Earth, only to have the evil god appear, it would have been disastrous—an invasion in vain.
Even just the seven shining giants on Earth were enough to astonish other beings in the universe.
Some extraterrestrials familiar with the Land of Light had to admit defeat.
They had assumed Earth lacked true defenders, making it easy prey.
But with the emergence of the evil god, the seven shining giants revealed themselves all at once—a dangerous surprise.
Though M78 Nebula regularly sends Ultramen to train on other planets, deploying seven simultaneously was unprecedented.
When did the M78 Nebula start acting on such a grand scale?
Perhaps the monsters on Earth are more difficult to defeat, requiring more defenders.
Indeed, judging from the new evil god, it is extremely formidable, so sending seven from the Land of Light seems reasonable.
Yuzhou didn't realize that some aliens mistook him and Daigo as Ultramen sent by the Land of Light.
Leisurely days like these would not last long. Yuzhou still wanted to relax.
Sitting at his computer, feeling Camearra massaging his shoulders, he thought that life here was almost heaven.