Uneasy daily life

"Ohhhhhh!"

At this most desperate moment, a group of children suddenly rushed out and swarmed in front of Ultraman Tiga.

One of the children shouted and rushed towards Gatambeer: "I want to become light—"

"hold head high--!!!"

The powerful and ferocious roar completely drowned out the children's shouts.

The head of the Gatanbeek stared coldly and menacingly at the child, saying nothing. Its ferocious pincers were positioned on either side, and the tentacles supporting its body slowly writhed on the ground.

The child felt scared, and his running pace slowed down.

"To become light?"

Gatanbaev coldly replied, "How many points did you get on your exams that you think you can become light?"

The child stopped, seemingly bewildered and at a loss.

"You haven't finished your homework and you want to become light?"

The child swallowed hard, feeling pressure in every sense of the word.

"You think you can become the light like other kids?!"

The child was completely bewildered.

"Hehehe—! Embrace the darkness, we are all just ordinary moths, light only brings the burning pain!"

Gatanbeau took slow but unstoppable steps forward, and the children hurriedly moved aside in fear. The children behind him scattered like frightened little animals when they saw the huge creature charging straight at them.

"Damn light! Go out!"

Gatanbaer raised his pincers and thrust them straight at Ultraman Tiga.

Its movements suddenly stopped, and its gaze went straight to the girl blocking the way with the pincers.

"Eru!"

The boy suddenly rushed forward and blocked the girl's path. He turned around, panting, and smiled, "Since it's the end of the world, let me watch it with you."

Gatanbey's eyes seemed to gleam with a sharp light, and suddenly he snapped his pincers...

"Houtarou!"

The girl hugged the boy with a mixture of sadness and joy.

Just as Gatanbae's pincers were about to pierce the girl, they paused abruptly, as if they had regained a sliver of humanity in front of the two who were embracing each other.

The boy and girl embraced in front of Ultraman Tiga, fearful yet joyful as they prepared to face the darkness, as if a light descended from the sky and enveloped them.

"hold head high--!!!!"

Gatanbae trembled and let out a most frenzied roar.

"I refuse to accept this! Why is the world so cruel to those I love! To be ostracized, bullied, mistreated, and oppressed until the end of my life—Light! You are high above! To hurt this world, even if it means embracing darkness and abandoning my humanity, I am willing to do it!"

"In this world—there isn't a whole year's worth of ice cream, cookies, candy figurines, pudding, daifuku, jelly, and cake! Light! What makes you think you can fight me?! You can kill evil monsters, but you can't kill human desires, human darkness!"

Gatanbae's ramblings were largely a sign of his loss of humanity, a sign that he had begun to go completely insane.

The girl was somewhat bewildered, as this was not the development she had expected. The boy was somewhat astonished and confused, realizing that the light had failed to revive Tiga or trigger the chaotic split of Gatanothor from within!

Something fatal has happened!

With a flick of its tentacles, it grabbed the girl and the boy respectively, and with a sudden burst of force, separated them and moved them away from Tiga.

Tiga, struggling to move and break free of his invisible restraints, could only watch helplessly as Gatanbeau raised his pincers high—

Suddenly, a girl seized the opportunity and rushed over. She stood in front of Tiga and tried to reach out to touch Tiga's chest, putting the timer that had been knocked away into the diamond-shaped indentation.

“Foolish,” Gatanbeur scoffed. “You want to become light too?”

The girl turned her head and looked directly at Gatanothor, her lips pursed as if in fear, her voice trembling with tension: "No... I won't lose..."

Gatanbaev scoffed, "You?"

"Tiga will not lose!"

"Ridiculous! Even without power, Tiga would lose!"

"Tiga will not lose!"

"Hope alone is poison; there is no cure!"

"Light alone will lead to defeat!"

Gatanbaev frantically waved his pincers: "We lose to poverty, we lose to achievements, we lose to war, we lose to comparison, we lose to hatred, we lose to decadence, we lose to exclusion, we lose to ridicule, we lose to wages, we lose to efficiency, we lose to the evaluation of value, we lose to the assignment of meaning, we lose to the hierarchy of status, we lose to humanity itself!"

"Tiga will not lose!"

The girl's eyes widened, as if she only knew this one sentence. She poured the power of her heart into the words, and with all her might, she resolutely raised her head and shouted.

"Our Ultraman Tiga—will not lose!!"

It was as if a beam of light fell, enveloping the girl and slowly expanding to include Ultraman Tiga behind her.

Before the light, Gatanbeur seemed to take a half-step back in disgust.

One by one, the children suddenly mustered up their courage and ran to Ultraman Tiga's side.

Ultraman Tiga stood with them.

"scare--!"

Tiga is resurrected and assumes a fighting stance as he faces Tanbaa.

"hold head high--!"

"Oh oh oh oh—!"

Gatanbeah roared with both human and monster-like cries, brandishing its pincers and tentacles as it charged forward.

Tiga grabbed a tentacle with his backhand and tore it off, the pincers slamming heavily into his chest; a cloud of black mist was sprayed all over Tiga by Gatanothor, and Tiga raised his hand and threw out an invisible ray of light, sending Gatanothor flying. The light flickered, and the Dark Ruler and the Incarnation of Light engaged in a fierce battle that was evenly matched.

In the end, Tiga was superior. He directly removed Gatanothor's two giant pincers, leaving the latter with almost no strength to continue fighting.

“Tiga——!!”

As the monster lay dying, Gatanothor's human form frantically broke free from its body, roaring as he grabbed Tiga by the neck and forcefully pushed him along.

Tiga did not retaliate, but silently watched as he choked him, his steps becoming slower and slower, his movements becoming lighter and lighter, until he lost the strength to support his body and softly collapsed to the ground.

Tiga quickly knelt down on one knee, bent down and reached out to support him before he fell, gazing at him quietly with bright eyes.

A flawless light seemed to shine down from the sky.

Having fought his way to this point, he stared blankly at the light, as if reaching out to catch something, but then stopped and withdrew his hand midway.

"This light..."

"It's so warm..."

Perhaps it was sarcasm, perhaps it was resentment, perhaps it was relief, perhaps it was a sigh.

"Ah."

After a brief laugh, his hand fell limply to his side, and he remained silent.

The curtain slowly closed until everything disappeared from the stage.

Chapter 87 We are all traitors!

Before the curtain falls, Ultraman Tiga bids farewell to humanity that has fallen into darkness.

After the curtain closed, the dark humans made Ultraman Tiga stand obediently against the wall.

"Traitors! You traitors, one after another! Stand up straight! Stand against the wall! What are you all acting out? What kind of charade are you putting on?!"

As the performance segment ended, Yukino Yukinoshita, who was struggling to adjust the lighting to match the stage storyline, and Yui Yuigahama, before even entering the backstage area, heard the lead actors giving instructions.

The two exchanged a glance and then quietly looked backstage.

Yukino Yukinoshita's expression was subtle, and she muttered with a hint of a smile, "As expected..."

Yui Yuigahama asked in surprise, "Really?"

“Hmm… Angelina told me before that she wanted to change the plot without telling Haku-kun, and asked me to coordinate the lighting and background music off-screen.” Yukino Yukinoshita said cheerfully, “Haku-kun’s script has been completely messed up this time.”

Yui Yuigahama paused for a moment, then realized, "No wonder Shiro suddenly said something like, 'Why is the world so cruel to the people I love! Being ostracized, bullied, and oppressed to the point of ending my life'... cough cough."

Yukino Yukinoshita was busy adjusting the lighting and music, and only then did she belatedly realize that her joy at successfully playing a prank had instantly been halved.

"Ah..." Yui Yuigahama quickly tried to salvage the situation, "What Shiro said was 'the person I love'..."

"You are not allowed to speak up for him now."

Yukino Yukinoshita raised her hand and covered Yui Yuigahama's mouth: "Anyway, let's see what's going on inside."

Everyone else had left, leaving only the actors for the final performance.

The elementary school students gathered curiously to watch the protagonist torture the supporting character... even though, in theory, Hachiman Hikigaya, who played Ultraman Tiga, was the protagonist.

Bai Ying and Angelina stood together, while Hikigaya Hachiman, Oreki Houtarou, Chitanda Eru, and Hayama Hayato lined up in a row.

"First of all!" Bai Ying put her hands behind her back, took a deep breath, "Airu, why did you participate in this? And why did you have to act in such a clichéd love story with your nemesis!"

"Huh?" Chitanda Eru asked in surprise, "Didn't you, Uncle Shiro, ask me to participate in the performance at the last minute? Didn't you write the script?"

"Huh? Who told you that?"

Chitanda Eru looked at Oreki Houtarou, her clear eyes filled with great confusion.

Bai Ying slowly narrowed her eyes: "Eru, come here, you don't need to stand."

"Oh."

Chitanda Eru stood next to the white figure, puzzled, and looked at Oreki Houtarou with curiosity.

Houtarou Oreki knew that this ordeal was necessary and that he couldn't play any tricks. He honestly said, "It was Hikigaya who suggested it, saying that this would allow Uncle Shiro to take his performance of anger and madness to a higher level and make the drama more energetic."

"?" Hachiman Hikigaya turned around in astonishment. "Oreki! Didn't we agree to face the chairman together? You traitor!"

The white-clad figure slowly revealed a smile: "General, do you have anything to say in your defense?"

Oops! The hatred is too concentrated! We need to find someone to share it with!

Hachiman Hikigaya subconsciously searched for his target and happened to see Hayato Hayama... well, this has nothing to do with Hayama...

"Haku's performances always broaden my horizons, especially after I participated in them myself," Hayama Hayato said, shaking his head. "Even Hikigaya can improvise freely in the script, which is surprisingly proactive. For example, the line 'Your light is the most useless' is not in the script, but it resonates in people's hearts. It's a stroke of genius, sharply pointing out the fragility and powerlessness of some popular values ​​in the real world."

Now we're connected.

Bai Ying suddenly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, Komachi will be starting high school next year..."

"President! I'm reporting this!"

Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly pointed a finger: "Anshinin! Anshinin is the real mastermind and executor! You should understand that, right? Even if we have bad intentions, our abilities are limited, and we can't do anything earth-shattering! With great power comes great destruction and great responsibility. Only she could do those things!"

For example, he could transform Hachiman, who was wearing a leather suit, into a martial arts master and dismantle Gatabet until only a shell remained.

Hachiman Hikigaya is making a crazy suggestion.

Bai Ying smiled slightly: "Guess why I had 9527 standing next to me?"

"?"

Exactly! If she was being forcibly controlled, the president would be the one who knows best, so it's impossible that she wouldn't know about Anxin's actions...

Hachiman Hikigaya subconsciously looked at Angelina.

"Hmph! You traitors, I knew you'd betray me!" Angelina said with a look of righteous indignation. "All that talk about sharing the good times and the bad, about revenge, and in the end you all wanted me to take the blame. Luckily, I agreed with the depth of the commander's plan from the beginning..."

A thought flashed through Hachiman Hikigaya's mind like lightning, recalling the strange lines uttered by the white shadow during his portrayal of madness. He subconsciously repeated, "A whole year's worth of ice cream, cookies, candy dolls, pudding, daifuku, jelly, cake..."

Angelina: "Slurp."

The air fell silent for a moment.

Houtarou Orimoto's gaze drifted to the ceiling: "Traitors always succumb to materialism; what about the classic logic of betrayal in creative works..."

Hachiman Hikigaya's eyes twitched slightly as he looked at Angelina with a bitter and resentful expression—he had trusted her superpowers too much, but he hadn't expected that her determination was something he shouldn't have trusted!

"Traitors? There are no traitors!" Angelina said confidently, even with a strange sense of pride. "I was just acting according to the original script, and there were absolutely no mistakes! Justice will prevail, so you two are the real traitors!"

Hayato Hayama complained, "Although the plot is somewhat similar, was there any part in the original script where they said those kinds of things to the children? It's all about grades, other people's kids, and deliberately scaring them..."

"Improvisation is the essence of performance." The white figure slowly revealed a sinister smile, but Komachi's sweet voice came out, "Hey~ Trash-chan, Komachi allows you to leave a last word."