Having traversed countless realms, can you possibly be as clever as me?

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The miracle of words was so easily overturned!

In fact, they were the ones who first seized almost all the power from the giant's body!

They should be the true gods, and they should possess the greatest power.

But why are they the ones being crushed like ants?

Nonsense! How could they accept this? How could they accept such a ridiculous and laughable failure? How could they possibly accept it?

The hysterical SEELE controlled the giant, stretching out his arms with all his might, gathering endless light to emerge.

They refuse to admit defeat; they refuse to accept failure.

They're going to fight to the very end!

"Shinji." Lipia's deep voice echoed in Shinji Ikari's mind.

"Ah, I know."

Shinji Ikari took a deep breath, glanced at the fleeting phantom of Kaworu Nagisa smiling and waving at him, and raised his hands.

He raised his right hand, drawing an arc in front of his chest, his left hand outstretched, and his right hand upright, striking the most powerful pose in the memory of the Giant of Light.

Facing the same torrent of light unleashed by the evil giant, gather all your light and power—

Let's end all of this.

"A man who is a strong man, a man who is strong and strong, and a man who eats and eats is strong and strong, and a man should grit his teeth and persevere to the end."

"転んでもいいよまた立ち上がればいい，ただそれだけできれば(If you fall down, it’s okay to stand up again, as long as you can do this)

"Hero!" (He's a hero!)

The curtain fell on Tsuruga's joyful and rousing three-minute performance.

The hero from tokusatsu, radiating the Specium of light, swallowed up the unbearable darkness of the evil giant.

Shinji Ikari clasped his hands together, and a blazing white light surged from his palms, transforming into a torrent of light that stretched across the sky and poured towards the evil giant.

The brilliance of the evil giant was easily overwhelmed and swallowed up by this light.

The light engulfed the evil giant controlled by SEELE.

It drowned its distorted face, its broken body, and the will that was still screaming, still cursing, still trying to struggle.

"Do not--!!!"

"We won't—!!!"

"we are--!!!"

The villain's last laughable, unwilling voice came to an abrupt end almost instantly.

The light dissipated, leaving only countless scattered points of light in the vacuum, like fireflies, like flying snowflakes, like shattered stars.

The evil giant vanished, leaving only Shinji Ikari—the Giant of Light Ultraman—suspended alone in the vacuum, bathed in endless light, awaiting the victory.

Oh, it also emitted a radiant light, dispelling all the shattered lunar meteorites. Although it did not piece the White Moon back together, it did restore the Earth's tides to normal.

On Earth, there was a full three seconds of silence, and then—

The cheers erupted.

"We won!!!"

"We won!!!"

"Shinji!! Shinji!! Shinji!!!"

People embraced, wept, and cheered together. Those who were cursing just moments ago were now laughing; those who were fearful were now jumping; those who were doubting were now raising their hands.

That was a victory, their victory, a victory shared by both the saved and the saved. Of course, not many of them might fully understand what it meant, but in short, this better world deserves to be celebrated.

In space, Shinji Ikari looked down at the blue planet and at the tiny figures cheering.

His lips curled up slightly, revealing a relieved smile, a victorious smile.

A young man who has finally completed his mission smiles from the bottom of his heart.

So, everything, a happy ending...?

Snap~ Snap~ Snap

A cheer rang out, and the play resumed before everyone's eyes. They watched as a handsome young man, carrying a guitar, smiled and clapped, walking out like a perfectly convincing mastermind villain.

"A wonderful performance, truly moving! However—"

"This performance is definitely not over yet."

Tsugumi looked at the giant of light before her, then glanced at Shinji Ikari behind her, whose expression trembled slightly, and said with a smile.

"My saint, my saint, do you still remember the teachings I imparted to you?"

“…sinners will suffer.” he murmured.

“Yes, all sinners must be punished as they deserve.” He raised his hand, and the souls of the SEELE members gathered in his palm, but they screamed and howled incessantly, suffering unimaginable torment.

“But they’re not the only sinners.” Tsugumi gently stroked her cheek, chuckling softly.

"I've said it before, of the three billion people who have survived in this world, countless have sins that need to be atoned!"

The thin veil was torn off, revealing the body that Tsurugi was currently controlling—a body imprisoned and tortured beyond recognition!

Upon seeing that face, even though fifteen years had passed and it was completely unrecognizable, Misato Katsuragi still gaped in disbelief.

"Father, Father?"

At this moment, he was inside a huge and painful machine. He could no longer feel pain and hatred, but the pain accumulated over the past fifteen years had been transformed into a terrifying miracle through the engine itself!

Yes, Tsurugi likes happy endings—but he doesn't accept a confused or haphazard happy ending!

There are still many people in this world who deserve punishment and judgment. It is not time to end until all sins have been atoned!

I love beauty, but I love punishing evildoers even more!

"I will punish this world, for the three billion people who died, for the slaughtered creatures, for the destroyed environment, and for the ravaged planet."

Looking down at the world below, Tsurugi could feel the pleas and despair of his followers, even the collapse of their faith, but he didn't care about any of that.

His task as the 'Holy Spirit' is not to have faith in him personally, but to acknowledge his existence and then practice his ways.

His path is very simple: regardless of the cost or consequences, punish evil and promote good!

"Lord Tsugumi, what are you doing?" Shinji Ikari asked in a trembling voice.

“It’s very simple.” Tsugumi looked at him, smiled slightly, and casually stated a result that would drag the world into an abyss.

"I will open a gate to the hell of jealousy, and on the other side of the gate, monsters will emerge."

“They will punish the guilty in my place. Of course, I will lower an iron wall to shield the innocent countries from the major ones, but all sinners in this world who commit wrongdoings in the future will have to go through the iron wall to atone for their sins indefinitely.”

"And all the people in other places must atone for their sins!!!"

He smiled and casually described the future of this world—a future leading to an almost endless war of atonement!

"Shinji, what will you choose?" Tsugumi asked Shinji Ikari with a smile.

"Will you come with me, or...?"

Shinji Ikari remained silent for a long time, his heart filled with turmoil. After a moment, he let out a long breath, and then, controlling the Giant of Light, slowly raised his hands towards Tsugumi.

"I'm sorry, Lord Tsugumi," he said, his voice filled with remorse yet also with unwavering resolve.

"I choose to do what I want to do... I won't argue with you about any grand principles, I just feel that this is the choice I would make!"

"To be your enemy and save the world is what I believe is the right thing to do!"

"Ha, you did a great job!"

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The miracle of words was so easily overturned!

In fact, they were the ones who first seized almost all the power from the giant's body!

They should be the true gods, and they should possess the greatest power.

But why are they the ones being crushed like ants?

Nonsense! How could they accept this? How could they accept such a ridiculous and laughable failure? How could they possibly accept it?

The hysterical SEELE controlled the giant, stretching out his arms with all his might, gathering endless light to emerge.

They refuse to admit defeat; they refuse to accept failure.

They're going to fight to the very end!

"Shinji." Lipia's deep voice echoed in Shinji Ikari's mind.

"Ah, I know."

Shinji Ikari took a deep breath, glanced at the fleeting phantom of Kaworu Nagisa smiling and waving at him, and raised his hands.

He raised his right hand, drawing an arc in front of his chest, his left hand outstretched, and his right hand upright, striking the most powerful pose in the memory of the Giant of Light.

Facing the same torrent of light unleashed by the evil giant, gather all your light and power—

Let's end all of this.

"A man who is a strong man, a man who is strong and strong, and a man who eats and eats is strong and strong, and a man should grit his teeth and persevere to the end."

"転んでもいいよまた立ち上がればいい，ただそれだけできれば(If you fall down, it’s okay to stand up again, as long as you can do this)

"Hero!" (He's a hero!)

The curtain fell on Tsuruga's joyful and rousing three-minute performance.

The hero from tokusatsu, radiating the Specium of light, swallowed up the unbearable darkness of the evil giant.

Shinji Ikari clasped his hands together, and a blazing white light surged from his palms, transforming into a torrent of light that stretched across the sky and poured towards the evil giant.

The brilliance of the evil giant was easily overwhelmed and swallowed up by this light.

The light engulfed the evil giant controlled by SEELE.

It drowned its distorted face, its broken body, and the will that was still screaming, still cursing, still trying to struggle.