mijobooks Chapter 90 Farewell to Darkness: Even if the body decays, the soul remains immortal!
Chapter 90 Farewell to Darkness: Even if the body decays, the soul remains immortal!
The heartwarming aftertaste of "Urgent! Haicheng" still lingers in the hearts of viewers. Its tenderness that transcends the stars helped countless people sleep soundly late last week.
But Gu Nan's fans are well aware that the plot of "Ultraman Tiga" is coming to an end, and the heartwarming daily life may just be the calm before the storm.
Sure enough, at 8 p.m. on Friday, countless viewers were waiting in front of their screens.
As the opening theme ended, the episode's title appeared on the screen: "Farewell to the Darkness".
Saying goodbye to darkness? That title sounds a bit heavy.
I have a bad feeling, is this episode going to be another tearjerker?
[This kind of name? Oh wow, this episode is definitely going to be tough, but it might also be angsty.]
The art style suddenly changes at the beginning of the story.
There are no monsters raging, nor are there any tense battle meetings; the scene shifts to a lively food stall.
Horii, wearing an ill-fitting suit, was sitting at a roadside stall with a cute girl.
That was Jiang Qianhe, the girl he met in a previous episode.
The audience burst into laughter.
[Hey! Horii's really done something! He actually asked Chizuru out?]
[This fat guy already has a girlfriend, are you guys still single?]
[Haha, wearing a suit and tie while eating at a roadside stall, that's so Horii!]
However, the atmosphere of the date didn't seem very romantic.
Chizuru watched speechlessly as Horii greeted the proprietress.
"Boss lady, another order of stir-fried pork, please."
"Okay, one serving of stir-fried pork!"
Chizuru finally couldn't help but complain, "What's wrong? We rarely go on a date, and this isn't romantic at all."
With his mouth full of stir-fried meat, Horii mumbled a reply, "Romance can't fill an empty stomach, hurry up and eat..."
"I'd like to create a more festive atmosphere..."
Chizuru muttered.
Just then, the power went out!
Almost simultaneously, Horii's communicator also rang.
"Horii, an unusual discharge has occurred in the S area. Command is on its way. The underground cables were damaged, which is likely the main cause of the discharge. In addition, the operators have seen very strange creatures."
"Understood, begin the investigation!"
Horii immediately put down the food in his hand, and his expression became serious.
Chizuru watched Horii about to leave again, her eyes filled with disappointment: "Wait a minute, what about it?"
Horii glanced at the unfinished food and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, can we talk another day?"
"You said the same thing last time!"
Chizuru got angry. "I can't take it anymore!"
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, this is work, please!"
After Horii finished speaking, he ran towards the patrol car without looking back.
Seeing Chizuru's figure remaining in place, the comments section was filled with "disappointment and frustration".
Horii, you straight man! No wonder you've been single for so long!
[Leaving his girlfriend for work—even though it's the GUTS team's responsibility—is still too tragic.]
[This scene, while funny, is typical of the GUTS team members—always on call, with no personal time.]
The scene shifts, and the GUTS team begins investigating the so-called "strange creature".
According to witnesses, the cable was damaged by a monkey.
"monkey?"
Xincheng looked incredulous. "You saw a monkey eating electricity?"
"Yes, yes, I saw the monkey biting the cable with my own eyes!" the witness said confidently.
Just as everyone was puzzled, Horii raised a chilling possibility.
"There's one more thing that I'm very worried about... the second-generation development plan." Horii's expression was grave.
As the story progresses, the group learns about the so-called "second-generation development plan" from the Victory Team's strategist.
In the past, the Space Development Agency conducted a study to implement its planetary exploration program...
It's about making astronauts' bodies stronger.
Their report mentioned that a type of cosmic cell—Ebolon cell—was used in the experiment.
These words instantly awakened the memories of longtime viewers.
[Ebolon cells?! Isn't that what happened in the episode with Ryosuke Sanada?]
[Holy crap, could it be that Ryosuke has come back to life?]
[That was a monster transplanted with Ebolon cells? The foreshadowing has been resolved!]
[I knew there would be more to this story!]
The pace of the plot suddenly quickened.
The experimental monkey that was transplanted with Eberon cells mutated, and its size instantly increased, turning it into a huge, ferocious monster—Metamorga!
It bursts out from underground, frantically pulling up high-voltage power lines and greedily absorbing the electricity.
"You filthy human, die, die..."
From the monster's mouth came fragmented human language, a curse filled with resentment.
However, after absorbing the electricity, Metamorga quickly fled the area.
……
At the GUTS headquarters, the GUTS members are questioning the team that developed the Ebloon cells.
Seeing the researchers' indifferent attitude, Horii was furious.
"That's because it evolved emotions in order to survive!"
"How is that possible!"
"Listen up! The mistake you've made is that you not only entered the unknown realm of life, but also presumptuously tried to transform it! This is the consequence!"
This sentence is profound!
Reckless behavior will only lead to the bitter consequences of one's own actions!
[Alas, this monkey is pitiful... But the development of human biology is indeed inseparable from such biological experiments!]
……
Horii is ordered to go to the Space Development Agency to assist in the investigation, hoping to find a way to deal with this monster.
And there, the gears of fate began to turn once more.
Horii encountered Chizuru, who worked there, again. After all, Chizuru's father, Dr. Ezaki, held an important position in the Space Agency, so it was quite reasonable for him to arrange for his daughter to work there.
Chizuru thought Horii had come to make up for yesterday's date, but she didn't expect that Horii was there for work again.
Chizuru's heart sank.
Then, a dramatic scene unfolded.
The person who connected Horii with the Eberon data turned out to be his college class beauty, that unexpected old friend—Sayaka.
The girl who grew up with Sanada Ryosuke and Horii was also someone Ryosuke deeply loved during his lifetime.
Chizuru happened to witness this scene.
Horii's so-called job turned out to be chatting with beautiful women...
The atmosphere instantly became awkward.
Seeing Horii and Sayaka's familiar interactions, Chizuru was filled with misunderstandings: "I'm so stupid, so incredibly stupid..."
However, Horii was engrossed in his conversation with Sayaka and did not notice Jiang Qianhe leaving.
Sayaka, however, revealed why she stayed: "Because of Ryosuke... I really want to know what kind of monster he ultimately became."
This dramatic scene amplifies the tragic impact of the previous generation's "Ebolon Incident."
Ryosuke, driven by his competitive spirit, underwent a cell transplant, ultimately perishing because he couldn't control the power. And now, humanity seems to be repeating the same mistake.
As night fell, Horii looked at the video footage of Ryosuke during his lifetime and fell into deep self-blame and confusion.
"We humans do indeed keep making the same mistakes."
Daigo walked in, looked at the man on the screen who once yearned to be number one, and said softly...
"But there are also many wonderful things. For example, humans have kind and considerate hearts... I don't know how to put it, but I don't regret being a person on Earth."
"Daigo, well done, I admire you."
Horii finally smiled.
[Daigo's resolve is truly worthy of someone who inherits the light.]
Humanity progresses through making mistakes, and that's what makes Ultraman Tiga so profound.
The crisis fully erupted the next day.
In search of higher purity energy, the monster Metamorga charged toward the Space Development Center!
It contains a massive amount of energy; if it were detonated, the area within a hundred miles would be razed to the ground.
Worse still, the monster's body has become an unstable mobile explosives depot due to absorbing too much electricity.
"This guy has now become a huge ammunition depot, so we can't just attack him randomly."
Vice-Captain Munakata gave the order, "Try again to see if we can stop this monster. If we inject the drug that accelerates its evolution into its body, we can destroy its cellular tissue."
This is the only chance.
Inside the Space Development Center.
Jiang Qianhe bumped into Sayaka, who had gone on a date with Horii the day before, and noticed that she was walking inside in a very unusual way.
So Jiang Qianhe followed her.
It turns out that Sayaka took advantage of the chaos to enter the archives to search for evidence of the Ebloon experiment.
Just then, Jiang Qianhe came in, and Sayaka asked her to help her look for it.
However, because Metamorga had already begun processing high-purity energy, the development bureau's power supply was completely cut off.
The two people were trapped in the archives...
……
A battle outside is about to break out!
The Flying Swallow accurately fired its freezing ray, temporarily freezing the monster and buying time for New City to launch its special medicine.
Horii and Daigo enter the building to rescue people.
"Open the door! Opening the door won't work; the door to this room is extremely sturdy!"
Chizuru pounded on the door anxiously.
Based on her understanding of Ebloon cells, Sayaka concluded that the Monkey King's hatred for humans would be amplified many times over, so she felt that her chances of survival were extremely slim.
But having experienced the Magnia incident with Horii, Jiang Qianhe believed that the Victory Team would definitely come to rescue them, and told Sayaka not to give up hope.
Sure enough, Horii heard the cries for help. Without hesitation, he turned and rushed into the room where the person was trapped.
"This should be the room... Horii? Horii!"
Jiang Qianhe heard the noise outside the door.
"Daigo, leave this to me. You go back now!"
Horii shouted into the communicator.
"But……"
"Please! You must stop the monster from advancing!"
Meanwhile, outside, Metamorga unleashed his inner power, his body temperature soaring, having broken free from the freezing, and was steadily approaching the Space Development Center building.
With each step its enormous body took, the earth trembled.
Daigo looked at his teammate who was in imminent danger and did not hesitate at all.
He raised his magic wand.
A dazzling light shines as Ultraman Tiga makes his appearance!
This battle was exceptionally difficult.
Tiga cannot use beams because the monster's body could explode at any moment.
He could only fight with his bare hands to stop the monster's advance.
"ha!"
Tiga clung tightly to the monster's waist, trying to push it away from the building.
But Metamorga absorbed so much electricity that its power became astonishing.
It wildly swung its claws, striking Tiga's back hard.
Sparks flew everywhere.
Under the continuous blows, Tiga groaned in pain, and the color timer soon began to flash.
In order to buy Horii time to save people, Tiga was practically risking his life to delay.
He unleashed a binding beam in an attempt to weaken the monster, but to his surprise, the monster converted the beam into energy, becoming even more ferocious and savage!
The monster actually converted the transforming beam that Tiga used into energy!
At this moment, the barrage of comments on the screen was already dense, and everyone's heart was in their throat.
[Tiga, stop hitting it! It'll explode if you keep hitting it!]
[This is so frustrating! How are we supposed to fight if we can't use the light beam?]
[Hurry up, Horii! Ultraman Tiga can't hold on much longer!]
This monster is disgusting; it gets stronger the more you fight it!
Inside the building, Horii desperately pried open the door and finally rescued Chizuru and Sayaka.
But the monster's attack caused the building to shake violently, and huge rocks fell down, blocking the exits.
"I don't think we're going to escape..."
Sayaka cried out in despair.
"Don't give up! You must persevere to the very end!"
Horii held the two girls tightly, his eyes resolute.
Outside, Tiga had already been knocked to the ground by the monster.
The monster raised its enormous foot, about to stomp on the building where Horii and the others were!
That was a fatal blow!
Tiga fell to the ground, the red light flashing rapidly. He tried to get up to stop it, but it was too late.
At the critical moment, Sayaka looked out the window at the terrifying beast, and Ryosuke's face flashed through her mind.
"Ryosuke... if it were you..."
Just then, a miracle happened.
The air behind the monster suddenly distorted.
A golden light slowly emerged.
Within that light, there seemed to be a man wearing a white coat standing.
He had his back to the camera, but that familiar back view brought tears to the eyes of all the longtime viewers.
It's Ryosuke Sanada!
That man who was once lost because of jealousy and ultimately died tragically!
He didn't speak, but his figure transformed into the phantom of Ebron and embraced Metamorga.
At this moment, he regained his boundless power.
That is the power of the soul!
The monster's movement to stomp on the building abruptly stopped! It roared in pain, as if bound by some unseen force.
"You filthy human... Go to hell..."
The monster was still roaring, but its body could no longer move forward.
On the screen, the barrage of comments that had been flooding the screen suddenly showed a strange gap.
The dense barrage of complaints and exclamations disappeared, replaced by scattered, yet chilling, words.
That's...Ryosuke Sanada?
[Yes! That's the monster that Ryosuke Sanada transformed into! Ebloon!]
Oh my god, he's back.
Even though the physical body has perished, does the soul still guard this place...?
[I'm so touched. Ryosuke has always been there for me.]
Inside the building, Sayaka seemed to sense something; she suddenly looked up at the window and exclaimed, "Ryosuke?!"
As Tiga watched this scene, he also felt the bond that came from the soul.
"The monster's behavior is strange... Has the catalyst taken effect?"
Xincheng is still wondering...
What he didn't know was...
The figure in the light, the already dead Ryosuke, used his last bit of strength to yank the monster hard, completely confining it to a distance of just one step from the building.
Then, he turned around and looked at Sayaka inside the building.
Although his face was not clearly visible, everyone could sense that he was smiling.
It was a relieved, liberated laugh.
Even though my body has decayed, my soul remains immortal.
[It wasn't until the deceased Ryosuke appeared behind the monster in spirit form, using all his strength to restrain it and buy a chance for the people beneath its feet, that I suddenly understood the meaning of this episode's title.]
Say goodbye to darkness.
Ultraman Tiga seized this last opportunity.
He stood up and gathered energy in his hands—the Ultraman Tiga Freeze Ray.
The beam of light struck the monster, instantly freezing its body.
Tiga then sent it into space.
In the explosion, the monster's enormous body slowly dissipated, turning into countless golden specks of light.
Amidst the countless points of light, Ryosuke's figure grew fainter and fainter. He took one last look at the world, then transformed into the most dazzling light and vanished completely into the horizon.
The battle is over.
The sun sets over the ruins.
Horii and Sayaka walked side by side.
"It's finally over," Sayaka sighed.
Horii looked at the sky, his expression complex: "No, even if the Ebolon cells have completely disappeared, the darkness in the human heart will not disappear."
Sayaka nodded: "Yes, everyone has a dark side, but also a bright side."
Sayaka's eyes hardened with unwavering determination: "Now, I can believe. As long as we persevere to the end and never give up, I believe that humanity can create a bright future and a beautiful life."
At that moment, the two saw Jiang Qianhe in the distance.
"As long as you cherish what's important, I believe you can definitely achieve it!"
Sayaka looked at Horii with encouraging eyes.
Horii also understood what he should do.
He stepped forward and hugged Jiang Qianhe.
Chizuru nestled in Horii's arms, a happy smile on her face.
Sayaka gazed at the sky, as if bidding a final farewell to the departing soul.
The end credits song began to play.
However, at this moment, an Easter egg caught everyone's attention!
The scene suddenly shifts to Horii and Ezuki's wedding!
The entire Victory Team was present.
【? ? ? 】
【What does it mean? 】
What the heck? That was so sudden! Things are progressing so fast?!
[666, besides the captain, Horii is the first member of the GUTS team to find a partner!]
[What?! Where's my lovey-dovey stuff?! Where's my sweet daily romance?! How did we end up at a wedding?!]
……
The audience was deeply moved and unable to calm down for a long time.
Although this episode is an episodic series, its emotional intensity is in no way inferior to the main storyline.
Gu Nan looked at the flood of comments pouring in from the back-end and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
The comments section was already in an uproar.
"This episode is a masterpiece! Absolutely a masterpiece!"
"I thought it was about environmental protection or animal welfare, but it ended up focusing on Ryosuke's redemption."
"Gu Nan is so good at writing about emotions."
"Am I the only one who noticed Horii's last words? 'As long as you try your best to the end and never give up,' that's so inspiring!"
"Upstairs, that's what makes Ultraman Tiga different from other tokusatsu shows. It's not just about fighting monsters; it explores humanity, and the interplay of light and darkness."
"I cried so much when I saw Ryosuke's back. He once fell into darkness because of jealousy, but in the end, he chose to embrace the light in order to protect his lover and friends."
"This is the true meaning of 'saying goodbye to darkness.' It's not about eliminating darkness, but about conquering the darkness within yourself."
The well-known tokusatsu (special effects) content creator "Lao Tang" also posted an update immediately:
"Guys, just finished watching episode 47, wow... the quality is still top-notch!"
"This episode is a tragedy of 'humans and monkeys sharing the same origin.' In the pursuit of evolution, humans did not hesitate to use Eberon cells to modify life, only to suffer a backlash. This is not only a reflection on scientific ethics, but also a test of humanity."
"But what moved me the most was Ryosuke. He used to do anything to be number one. Now, he has returned as a soul, just to protect. He has achieved self-redemption and truly bid farewell to the darkness."
"Gu Nan really understands the soul of tokusatsu. He films with a humanistic touch."
"This episode, 'Farewell to Darkness,' not only picks up where the foreshadowing left off and completes the world-building, but more importantly, it elevates the theme of 'Ultraman Tiga' to a new level."
"Light is not just the power of Ultraman."
"Light is also the courage in the human heart to overcome darkness and protect others."