The Gaelic people of the Ultraman Tiga world

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"I'll answer this question myself!"

Just then, a mosaic flash appeared on the large screen in the control room.

Immediately afterwards, Saki's image appeared on the big screen, and she spoke in a slightly serious tone.

"Ligadron, which is the mechanical behemoth you speak of, is none other than the missing Gipta III."

"Or to be more precise, it was Gypsy III, which had become a monster."

Since Saki appeared in TPC's sights as the "Alien Princess," she has been dedicated to maintaining the balance between humanity and extraterrestrial life.

In addition to serving as an external instructor for the Victory Team, Saki also established his own small intelligence organization outside of the Galvin Group.

Although this small intelligence organization is only nominal, most of its intelligence still comes from Lu Xuan and Kirino Makio.

At least in the eyes of Earthlings, Saki, whose intelligence was quite accurate, truly deserved the title of "Alien Princess".

Thanks to this, the relationship between extraterrestrials and humans living on Earth has been greatly eased, and the negative impact of the "Shinjuku Incident" is being gradually eliminated.

"Two months ago, Gypsy III was attacked by unknown life while carrying out its routine mission to explore Jupiter."

"This unknown life form assimilated the body of Gypta III and absorbed Dr. Jiang Qi and the other two who were still inside the spaceship at the time, which is how it became the current Ligadron."

"Perhaps it was for survival and evolution, or perhaps it was influenced by the will of Dr. Ezaki and the other two..."

"After leaving Jupiter, Ligadron set his sights on the headquarters of the Space Development Agency as his next target."

Saki paused slightly, waiting for the GUTS team members to finish processing the news before continuing.

"I'm not sure if your TPC has received any relevant intelligence, but I personally suggest you visit Dr. Jiang Qi and his family."

"Since Ligadron returned to Earth under the influence of Dr. Jiang Qi and others, it certainly wouldn't forget its former family members."

"If you make it in time, you might get some unexpected benefits."

Upon hearing this, Captain Megumi, who had already realized what was going on, immediately turned around and gave instructions to the GUTS team members.

"Ye Rui, immediately find information on Dr. Jiang Qi and the other two, and see where their families are now, and whether they are still in the area circling Ligadron?"

"Horie, Rena, Daigo, the three of you will each go separately and head to the location of Dr. Ezaki's family."

"Munakata! Go to the headquarters of the Space Development Agency again. I need all the data on Gypsy III as soon as possible!"

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Chapter 303 Returners from the Stars

A moment later, on the other side, Sixth Avenue.

After Saki ended her call with the GUTS team, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Speaking of which, why did you decide to proactively provide information to the GUTS team this time?"

Turning her head to look at Lu Xuan, who didn't seem to be fully focused, Sha Ji asked with curiosity.

Normally, Lu Xuan would rarely provide intelligence to the Victory Team on his own initiative.

In most cases, Daigo or Daigo themselves would take the initiative to ask for help, and only then would he provide some assistance to the two of them, like squeezing toothpaste.

But this time was an exception.

Not long after Ligadron wreaked havoc at the Space Development Bureau, Lu Xuan contacted him through Somo and asked him to inform the GUTS team about Gypsy III turning into a monster.

Most importantly, Lu Xuan also emphasized that the Victory Team should investigate the family members of Gypsy No. 3.

"You really want to know?"

Lu Xuan slightly raised his eyelids, his tone carrying a hint of teasing.

Since becoming an external coach for the Victory Team, Saki has been intentionally or unintentionally reducing the number of times she asks Tomoko for help.

Lu Xuan could understand that the other party was using their own strength to prove their growth, but that didn't mean he had no reservations about it.

"Of course I want to know!"

Saki rolled her eyes, clearly annoyed that Lu Xuan had such a wicked sense of humor.

"After all, this is different from before. This time you asked me for help, so I should at least know the whole story!"

Seeing this, Lu Xuan finally stopped teasing Sha Ji and answered seriously.

"The reason is simple: I want to know the origins of Ligadron!"

Seeing Saki's blank expression, Lu Xuan explained further.

"I want to know where that unknown life form that assimilated Gypta III came from."

"It exists in the form of 'light' and can assimilate organic and inorganic matter, giving birth to life that transcends common sense."

"Daigo and I once encountered a similar being."

Upon hearing this, Saki's eyes widened in sudden realization.

Daigo never hid his and Lu Xuan's adventures from Saki, which naturally included their experience of traveling back to the Jomon period five thousand years ago.

"You mean... Kazuma Asuka!?"

Both were attacked by an unknown light, and both merged with their own Hyakushiki fighter jets.

Kazuma Asuka ultimately broke through the limits of matter through his own will, transforming into Dyna, a giant symbolizing miracles.

If we ignore the final result, the process of Kazuma Asuka assimilating with Hikaru is almost identical to that of Ligadron today.

The only difference is that Kazuma Asuka eventually transformed into Dyna, while the members of Gypsy III were trapped inside Ligadron's body.

"It's not as simple as it seems on the surface..."

Lu Xuan first nodded in affirmation of Saki's guess, then shook his head and said...

"The original Dyna was summoned back by an ancient time machine."

"While recalling Dyna, the time machine from 30 million years ago also sent some unknown signal into the depths of the universe."

"And this time, when Ligadron was approaching Earth's outer orbit, Sophon also received a similar signal."

After a brief pause, Lu Xuan looked up at the sky with unusual certainty.

"The appearance of Ligadron was not an accident, but a test of Earth by some force."

"The ancient civilization from 30 million years ago has not perished; those former wanderers have found a new home among the stars."

Looking up at the sky as well, Saki, in Lu Xuan's description, seemed to see a group of ancient humans who were constantly spying on Earth.

"You mean, they want to take back ownership of the Earth from humanity?"

With a noncommittal smile, Lu Xuan gave another unexpected answer.

"maybe!"

"However, before the evil god Gatanothor is officially destroyed, those terrified guys are unlikely to come to Earth in person."

Lu Xuan wasn't guessing; he had come up with the answer by analyzing the plot of Ultraman Tiga TV.

After all, even when the Qijiela Flower bloomed, only a father and daughter who seemed to have gained immortality through the essence of Qijiela came to Earth to pick the Qijiela Flower again.

In addition, the final boss in the Dyna TV series—the unknown life form Sophia—also arrived on Earth ten years after Gatanothor's demise.

Based on the evidence he currently possesses, it's hard for Lu Xuan not to make a reasonable conjecture.

"The survivors of that ancient civilization are probably gazing at Earth from somewhere in the universe right now."

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Inside a high-end sanatorium in Tokyo, Japan.

This is a nursing home specifically for the families of TPC employees, so that TPC members can have someone take care of their elderly relatives while they are on duty.

Gong Fangzi is an elderly woman temporarily staying at the sanatorium, and also the mother of Ryoko, an observer on Gypsy No. 3.

"Liangzi..."

Lying on her hospital bed, drowsy, Gong Fangzi seemed to see the figure of her daughter.

Her daughter was still so young and beautiful, looking almost exactly the same as when they last spoke on the phone two months ago.

"mom!"

Just when Gong Fangzi thought she was dreaming again, Liangzi, who was standing by the bed, suddenly smiled and spoke.

Her expression was very gentle, and her tone of voice was as affectionate as ever...

"Ryoko?"

Startled awake from her dream, Gong Fangzi looked at her daughter, who was so close to her, and tremblingly reached out her hand.

"Ryoko, you're back?"

Upon clearly feeling her daughter's body temperature, Gong Fangzi burst into tears.

"Mom, I'm back."

Gently squatting down, Ryoko rubbed her cheek against Miyako's hand, her eyes filled with longing.

"Are we... leaving again this time?"

Seemingly realizing something, Gong Fangzi's eyes were filled with a pleading look.

As a mother, Gong Fangzi felt uneasy, knowing that her daughter might not be able to stay here for long.

"Mom, no matter what happens in the future, you must live well on your own."

While not directly answering Yoshiko's question, Ryoko's words were practically an affirmation of the other party's guess.

"Do not……"

Looking at Ryoko with pleading eyes once more, Miyako reached out to grasp her daughter's arm, but gave up at the last moment.

"Ryoko, how long will you stay this time?"

With a sorrowful bow of her head, Gong Fangzi could no longer bear to look at her daughter's forced composure.

"Perhaps... I can stay for a while longer!"

Looking up at the ceiling of the sanatorium, Ryoko's gaze seemed to pierce through the concrete walls, revealing a colossal figure still soaring in the sky.

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Chapter 304 Warrior of Light

When Daigo rushed to the sanatorium.

I just learned from the caregiver that Ryoko had taken the rare opportunity to come back and spend time with her mother today.

So, Daigo, whose expression changed drastically, didn't bother to explain too much. After revealing his identity as a member of the Victory team, he quickly ran towards Miyazaki's ward.

I don't know if it was just a coincidence or something that was expected.

Just as Daigo arrived at the floor where Miyako was, Ryoko happened to walk out of her mother's hospital room.

"Hello, Warrior of Light!"

Across the stairwell, Ryoko, with a slightly sorrowful expression on her face, bowed to Daigo.

At this moment, Ryoko could not make out Daigo's appearance at all; all she could see was a humanoid figure formed entirely of light.

That light was so warm that even Ryoko, who had been consumed by obsession, regained a sliver of rationality.

"You're Ryoko!?"

Daigo immediately recognized the woman opposite him and became alert.

The observer from Gypsy III, who had long since disappeared, is now standing beside his mother.

This means that Saki's previous guess has come true—the mechanical behemoth was indeed the monstrous Gypta III.

“I am Ryoko, but I am not Ryoko.”

Facing a warm and gentle presence like Daigo, Ryoko showed no hostility whatsoever.

"The real Ryoko disappeared with the crash of Gypsy III. I am just a wisp of her memory that has been temporarily manifested with the power of Ligadron."

"After fulfilling Ryoko's wish, I will disappear completely and become part of Rigaderon."

Upon hearing this, Daigo asked with a slightly grave expression.