"If worst comes to worst, you go in."
Yuzhou smiled as he said this to Juggler.
After being fused with the Tiga stone statue for so long, Yuzhou had actually rarely seen Juggler fight after transforming into Tiga.
"…Huh?"
Juggler was momentarily stunned. But thinking it over, there was really no need to keep hiding his identity anymore.
Ah… I originally planned to live among Haruki and the others as an ordinary human.
Meanwhile, Greeza continued its rampage.
In just a few short minutes, a once-prosperous metropolis had been reduced to a city riddled with destruction.
There was no denying it—Greeza, the Void Monster, was terrifyingly powerful.
In the original timeline, Z himself had said that defeating Greeza required power beyond common sense.
And the medals Z recommended using were none other than Zero, Geed, and Belial.
In Z's view, only those three possessed strengths that defied logic.
One was his endlessly admired master.
One was senior Geed, who had defeated Belial.
And one was Belial himself—the monster who had once overturned the Land of Light.
No matter what, seeing Greeza wreak havoc across the city, Haruki knew he could not wait to deploy a Storage unit. Against a monster of this level, piloting a robot would be meaningless.
He drew out the Z Riser and pulled the trigger, stepping into the Gate of Light.
What burst forth from the gate and soared into the sky was Z, Beta Smash Form.
With a thunderous crash, the crimson Z landed in front of Greeza and threw a punch straight at it.
But Greeza's ghostlike body trembled violently—and Z's fist passed straight through it.
"What?! I can't touch it at all!"
Inside Z, Haruki exclaimed in shock.
"Greeza is a Void Monster!" Z clenched his fist and swung again. "It has no true physical form—so conventional attacks won't work!"
As expected, the second punch also went right through.
Z stared intently at the monster as it emitted its eerie, distorted cries.
"Z-san! If we can't hit it, then Beta Smash isn't the right form at all!"
Haruki shouted anxiously.
"Agreed!"
Z nodded, immediately initiating another Fusion Rise.
This time, they transformed into Alpha Edge.
At that moment, two beams of light descended from the sky.
Two Ultramen landed in succession, cracking the ground beneath their feet and sending debris flying.
"Geed-san! Belial-senpai!"
Z and Haruki shouted excitedly upon seeing them.
"Z, Haruki—we're here to help!"
Riku—Geed—nodded at Z before charging straight at Greeza.
Belial said nothing. He merely studied the monster, sensing the oppressive pressure it radiated, before launching his own attack.
Unsurprisingly, neither Geed's nor Belial's punches and kicks had any effect.
Their attacks passed straight through Greeza's body, only for both of them to be struck by chained violet lightning unleashed from Greeza's head.
In an instant, both Ultramen were forced back.
"Senpai!"
Haruki cried out in alarm.
"Z-san! If physical attacks don't work, then let's try beam attacks!"
In desperation, Haruki made the suggestion.
"It's worth a shot!"
Z nodded, pulling his arms diagonally apart as light gathered between them.
"Zestium Ray!"
With his arms forming an L-shape, Z fired the beam straight at Greeza.
But to both Z's and Haruki's shock, the ray passed straight through Greeza's body—and slammed into a building behind it.
The building collapsed instantly, dust and debris exploding outward.
"What is he protecting?!" Director Kuriyama shouted angrily from inside STORAGE headquarters as he watched the footage.
"Tch."
Juggler curled his lip, glancing disdainfully at Kuriyama.
If Ultramen didn't exist on this planet, the city would have already been completely erased by Greeza.
But after observing the three Ultramen fighting together, Juggler knew the truth—
Even all three combined might still not be enough.
So he found an excuse.
And went to the restroom.
Inside the STORAGE bathroom, Juggler took out a Sparklence he had not used in a long time.
This Sparklence was different from the others.
One wing was etched with golden patterns.
The other bore dark-golden markings.
"Half light… half darkness."
With a low chuckle, Juggler raised the Sparklence and pressed the button.
The golden and dark-golden wings unfolded.
A halo like a distortion in spacetime appeared—
And then, a Tiga Ultraman clad in intertwined silver, black, and purple emerged in the sky, flying toward the battlefield.
Yuzhou felt it instantly and looked up.
A massive figure streaked overhead, unleashing a scatter-type beam from the armour plate on its chest toward Greeza.
Boom!
The beam passed through Greeza's body and blasted a massive crater into the ground behind it.
Juggler landed on the battlefield and glanced at the crater, shaking his head.
As expected, Greeza was immune to most forms of attack.
A monster of pure void was indeed extremely troublesome.
"Tiga-senpai?!"
Juggler's appearance immediately drew everyone's attention.
Z and Haruki, in particular, were thrilled.
Tiga-senpai seemed capable of anything. If Tiga was here, maybe—just maybe—there was a way to deal with this monster.
"…Not quite."
Juggler turned his head toward Z and spoke in a wicked, amused tone.
"I'm not your Tiga-senpai."
"You're…?"
Z froze.
Haruki was just as confused—this voice definitely didn't sound like Tiga's.
"Could it be…"
Riku looked at Juggler thoughtfully, then suddenly realized.
This Tiga—
Was Juggler.
Riku knew that Juggler possessed the ability to transform into Tiga.
Belial knew it as well.
And the most obvious difference in Juggler's Tiga was his coloration.
"Watch out!"
Juggler suddenly slashed a blade of light to Riku's left—
Clash!
It collided head-on with a beam fired by Greeza, exploding instantly.
Riku snapped back to his senses, retreating rapidly before initiating another Fusion Rise.
Ultraman Geed — Aurora Form!
Using the capsules of Tiga and Dyna, Riku transformed.
Crossing his hands over the crystal on his forehead and slicing downward, his body shifted into silver, purple, and blue hues—
The Swift Miracle Type of Aurora Form.
"Is that… using Tiga-senpai's power?" Z murmured in surprise.
"Z-san, let's go too!"
"Right!"
Ultraman Z — Gamma Future!
Using the medals of Tiga, Dyna, and Gaia, Z performed Fusion Rise and transformed into Gamma Future.
Then—
As if acting in perfect unison, Juggler, Riku, and Z raised one arm each and fired beams toward Greeza's head.
Freeze Rays!