The Gaelic people of the Ultraman Tiga world

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With the help of the vast interstellar network formed by stargates, humanity has spread throughout the Milky Way, further promoting the exchange and prosperity of civilizations and races throughout the galaxy.

The solar system, which was originally humanity's home, has become like a backyard.

Through years of development and transformation, all eight planets in the solar system bear traces of human habitation to varying degrees.

Among these, Mars stands out, having already been developed by TPC into a second home for humanity.

The colossal Sky-Piercing Mechs stand tall in every corner of Mars...

Towering spires provide these colossal mechs with abundant energy via quantum transmission channels…

This is the "Atmospheric Eco-type Armored Giant," jointly developed by TPC and Keigo Masaki, specifically designed for real-time monitoring of the Martian environment.

When necessary, these towering mechs can even reshape the entire Martian surface ecosystem, transforming it into an environment most suitable for human habitation according to a predetermined program.

In addition, those super-large vacuum pipes erected on the surface of Mars are also high-speed aerial structures built by TPC to make human life more convenient.

These high-speed aerial pipelines are located far from the ground and can only be accessed by special suspended rail trains.

The levitated train takes at least twenty minutes to travel from the south pole to the north pole of Mars, which is basically the speed limit inside the planet.

Of course, the role of these high-speed pipelines is far from limited to transportation within the planet.

Their true strength lies in their ability to reach outer space and dock with those super-large space stations in Mars' outer orbit.

With only a very short transit time, humans on Mars could jump back to Earth via those massive space stations.

In a sense, traveling between Earth and Mars is now as convenient and fast as taking a bus in the 20th century.

In the morning, you might be working somewhere on Mars, and in the afternoon you could be back at your home on Earth.

This has become a daily routine for many people, and it has also become a starting point for humanity's formal conquest of the solar system.

It is said that TPC is already considering a faster-than-light teleportation solution to Venus.

Once the plan is finalized, Venus will become the second Mars, a life-bearing planet that ordinary Earthlings can easily reach and travel to.

In light of this, personnel from the Space Development Agency are intensively preparing and recruiting experienced humans to conduct preliminary surveys and deployments on Venus.

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"So, why did you refuse that call-up?"

Looking at Daigo, who was tending to the flower seeds not far away, Lina asked softly, somewhat puzzled.

Since the two settled on Mars, Daigo has become somewhat independent of TPC and GUTS, forming a relatively independent special operations unit.

To be honest, Lina could understand the apprehension that TPC's higher-ups had about Daigo's identity.

This is a reality that cannot be ignored simply because of goodwill or malice.

Daigo is the savior of humanity, the invincible embodiment of light.

If the TPC management had any sense, they wouldn't treat him like an ordinary Victory Team member anymore.

But if you let Daigo out of human sight, the TPC executives probably won't be able to sleep at night.

In this respect, Gaelvin, who appeared only as a Gaelic from beginning to end, seemed much freer.

Theoretically speaking, if Daigo were to accept the Space Development Agency's offer, he could escape this semi-surveilled life and become as free as Galvin.

Therefore, Lina felt sorry for Daigo's rejection—she believed that the recruitment plan was a gesture of goodwill from some high-ranking TPC executives towards her husband.

"I stay on Mars because I like it here, not because I'm under house arrest here."

Daigo gazed at Lina with deep affection, then turned and smiled as he spoke.

"Besides, if I really want to leave Mars, no one can stop me."

His calm tone was filled with undeniable domineering authority; the current Daigo was no longer the Daigo of more than twenty years ago.

Both his personal experiences and his abilities have given Daigo ample confidence.

"..."

Rena slowly walked to Daigo's side, hugged him from behind, and stopped talking.

“I heard from our daughter that Yuanyi will graduate in a couple of days, and he should be assigned to Mars.”

"Do you think we should prepare in advance?"

He turned around and hugged Lina back, his voice as gentle as ever.

However, when the topic of Round Wing came up, Daigo's lips twitched involuntarily.

If he remembered correctly, his brat's graduation flight this time definitely wouldn't end so smoothly.

Going back five thousand years, witnessing firsthand, or even creating, a series of dark chapters in one's own history...

Daigo swore he would never forget this incident for the rest of his life.

"Yes, it's been a long time since our family got together, it's about time we had one."

Unaware of what her husband was thinking, Lina simply responded softly.

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At the same time, on Sixth Avenue on Earth.

"Is Yuanyi graduating?"

Somewhat surprised, Kari exchanged a few words with Enkou on the other end of the communicator, letting out a slightly wistful sigh.

"Time flies, that brat has grown up so much in the blink of an eye."

Today, Kari is the head of Sixth Avenue and the Demon King who rules over many other beings.

On Earth today, including those illegal black streets built by aliens, all of them are managed and monitored by Jia'er.

Her authority is equivalent to that of the Extraterrestrial Alliance, which is specifically responsible for overseeing aliens.

The Extraterrestrial Alliance is still managed by Karen.

But as far as Karen knows, it seems that Karen has been looking for a suitable successor for a long time, but she just hasn't found a new generation of artificial intelligence that can truly inherit her position.

On the other hand, since Megumi Kijima stepped down from her role as a front-line member, her son, Tomoki, has applied to join the Victory Team and plans to rebuild a new Super Victory Team.

Considering Chishu's abilities and status, this is not impossible.

In fact, if it weren't for Megumi's outstanding achievements and performance, Tomoki's status in TPC would be even higher now.

Even so, Tomoki is now one of the top figures within TPC, and the Super Victory Team project, which he personally promoted, is only a matter of time before it is formed.

"Jia'er, you'll definitely be going to Mars in a couple of days, right?"

Unaware that Kari was distracted, Hikaru asked in an expectant tone on the other end of the communicator.

Although Madoka is Daigo and Rena's daughter, she is closer to Kari, who raised her since childhood, in many ways.

This innate sense of closeness even made Lina so jealous that she questioned the meaning of life.

Why should my daughter be so close to a stranger?

But she finds fault with her own mother, who is actually the mother.

Daigo, as always, simply smiled indulgently and wisely refrained from taking a stance on the matter.

After all, Daigo couldn't very well say that Madoka's closeness to Kari was actually because he inherited his light gene, could he?

The seemingly gentle and serene Yuan Guang actually possesses a natural sensitivity and longing for darkness and dangerous things.

Extreme light is always attracted to extreme darkness; this is a truth that needs no further explanation.

In contrast, Yuan Yi, who did not inherit much of the genes of light, does not face the crisis of being attracted to darkness and potentially falling into corruption at any time.

"Yeah, I'll go."

Kari nodded in acceptance of Yuan Guang's invitation, and she was equally looking forward to it.

Because she knew that Lu Xuan would definitely go to Mars, and then she would be able to meet him again after so long.

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At the unknown end of spacetime, in the cracks of the multiverse.

A planet made entirely of machinery is constantly jumping through spacetime, sometimes appearing in a higher-dimensional world, and sometimes shrinking down to a piece of paper or the origin.

The frequent dimensional ascents and descents not only did not damage the structure of the mechanical planet itself, but also allowed it to travel freely between the multiverses.

In addition, numerous satellites orbit around the outer orbit of this mechanical planet.

Those satellites were also celestial bodies constructed entirely of machinery, each teeming with a massive number of mechanical beasts and aliens.

"That's why I said that guy will cause big trouble sooner or later!"

Standing above the main city of one of the satellites, Agul, transformed into a giant, roared angrily.

"How exactly did that 'Time-Space Demon God' named Etelgar discover us!?"

Despite Agul's questioning, Gaia, standing atop another satellite, remained remarkably calm.

"Etalgar travels through different times and spaces, sealing and capturing different giants. It's only a matter of time before they encounter us."

"Since we've run into His true form this time, let's just resolve this problem."

Perhaps because he had spent a lot of time with Gaelvin, Gaia's tone now carried a rather domineering air.

"Is this a problem that we can solve simply by wanting to?"

Having the home-field advantage of having a satellite as well, Camilla couldn't help but complain.

On the contrary, the other two dark giants, who belonged to different satellites, were already used to this.

"I think we should first figure out how to deal with Aetalga's illusions!"

"After all, the enemies He conjures up are the most troublesome ones we've ever encountered. If we're not careful, we might end up getting caught off guard."

Darram remained calm as always and promptly reminded everyone present.

"Right now, I really miss the days when Hikari was around..."

"If He were still here, that demon god named Etalgar would never have been able to get close to us."

As Hitler spoke, he casually unfolded his magnificent domain.

With the expansion of the satellite city, the grand domain is developing at an exceptionally fast pace, and the space it can encompass is unexpectedly vast.

In the blink of an eye, all the illusions rushing toward the mechanical planet were banished.

"The most crucial question now is, where on earth did that guy Galvin go?!"

With Agul's angry roar, countless waves surged forth from the surface of the satellite on which he was located, instantly transforming the entire satellite into a world of ocean.

"If He hadn't taken the Sophon away, even if Etelgar had a thousand lives, He wouldn't have dared to come near us!"

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In a parallel universe, in Tokyo, on Earth.

"Ah!"

Lu Xuan, who had reverted to human form, suddenly sneezed, drawing a sidelong glance from Amui beside him.

"You can get sick too?"

With a hint of surprise, Amui's words left Lu Xuan speechless.

"Is it strange that I'm sick? I'm a real human being now!"

Lu Xuan tapped the Omnitrix on his wrist lightly and retorted irritably.

"Of course, my sneezing just now wasn't from being sick; it must have been someone secretly cursing me behind my back."

Now it was Amui's turn to roll her eyes in exasperation.

"Do you still believe this?"

It's not surprising that Amui's performance was so exaggerated.

It's really hard for a normal person to associate Lu Xuan with the word "superstition".

"I believe in all sorts of things, what's so strange about that?"

"If we're really talking about strange things, isn't it strangest that someone from five thousand years ago would be interested in archaeology?"

Amui shook his head noncommittally, clearly having his own opinion on the matter.

"Archaeology? I'm just following in Tiga's footsteps."