ryethenovel Chapter 102 A Tribute to the Glorious People
Chapter 102 A Tribute to the Glorious People
light.
The warm and gentle light lingered over the sea that had once been shrouded in despair.
With the complete dissipation of Gatanothor's enormous body, the majestic and godlike Tiga, who stood on the sea, finally completed his mission.
As hundreds of millions of viewers around the world watched with bated breath, the golden giant slowly became transparent in the light, eventually turning into countless tiny golden stardust particles that melted into the air like the first snowflakes, gently sprinkling onto the sea and onto the battered yet still floating Atdis.
The scene wasn't cut off immediately; instead, it shifted to the deck.
There, Daigo stood quietly.
His Victory Team uniform looked exceptionally neat at that moment, as if the earth-shattering battle just now was nothing but a dream.
Daigo slowly opened his eyes.
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps approached.
"Dagu!"
It's Lina.
Ignoring the other people around her and disregarding her dignity as an ace pilot, she rushed over like a little girl and threw herself into Daigo's arms.
Immediately afterwards, Munakata, Shinjo, Horii, Nozue... all the members of the Victory Team gathered around.
"Daigo! You bastard!"
Shinjo punched Daigo in the shoulder, his eyes red-rimmed, "I knew you weren't dead!"
"That's great...that's really great..."
Horii wiped away his tears haphazardly.
The scene was heartwarming and beautiful, with the joy of surviving a disaster overflowing from the screen.
Lina raised her head, her eyes still streaked with tears, and looked at Daigo, asking the question that all the viewers were most concerned about at that moment, which was also the final footnote of the "Ultraman Tiga" series.
He pulled out the magical artifact that had accompanied him for all fifty-two episodes and countless days and nights with the audience—the magic light stick.
At this moment, the Spark Lens no longer had that smooth, jade-like texture.
Under close-up shots, the originally crystal clear part became murky and dull at a speed visible to the naked eye, eventually turning into a lifeless stone texture.
He placed the magic light stick in Lina's hand.
"Click..."
A crisp cracking sound.
To the astonishment of all the spectators, the Spark Lens turned to ashes in Daigo's palm, drifting away gently with the sea breeze and disappearing completely.
"The Spark Lens... is gone?"
In the live stream, Lao Tang's hand, which had been cheering, froze in mid-air, his eyes behind his sunglasses filled with astonishment.
The celebratory atmosphere of the victory in the live chat was dampened by this sudden sense of parting, turning into a feeling of sadness and bewilderment.
What happened? Why is the Spark Lens broken?
Does this mean... Daigo will never be able to transform again?
No! Even though we won, I can't accept a world without Tiga!
[Upstairs, still don't understand? The mission is over.]
In the scene, Daigo stared blankly at his empty palm for a long time. But he didn't show any disappointment. Instead, he let out a long sigh of relief and a relieved smile appeared on his face.
Goodbye, Ultraman Tiga.
He said it softly to himself.
Lina, standing beside him, asked softly, "Daigo... does that mean... you can never become Ultraman again?"
Upon hearing this, the chat in the live stream became sparse.
Everyone pricked up their ears, waiting for the answer.
Although they already had a guess in their hearts, they still wanted to hear the man say it himself.
The sea breeze ruffled Daigo's hair, and at this moment, Su Zhe delivered his most natural and genuine performance in the entire series.
Freed from the burdens of being a hero and the majesty of being a god, he was now just a gentle, ordinary person.
He looked at Lina and the comrades surrounding him, his eyes clear as a spring.
"actually……"
Daigo's voice was soft, yet it was clearly conveyed to everyone through the screen.
"In fact, everyone can become light through their own power."
At this point, he smiled gently, squeezed Lina's hand, and his gaze swept over everyone present, as if sweeping over every child in front of the screen, and every adult who had ever believed in the light.
"You've become light too, haven't you?"
This line, like the finishing touch, instantly broke through the defenses of countless viewers.
[Waaaaah... Daigo!]
I've become one too! I've become one too!
This is the best ending! It wasn't God who saved people; it was people who saved themselves!
[This actor's delivery of lines is so good, it gave me goosebumps.]
The camera zooms out.
The sun was shining brightly on the deck of the Atlas.
"Okay, everything's alright now!"
Zong Fang waved his hand, his face still covered in dust, but his spirit was higher than ever. "Now, everyone, let's take a picture to commemorate this!"
"OK!"
"Come on, everyone! Come closer!"
Ye Rui set up her camera, set up time-lapse, and then rushed over in a panic: "Wait for me! This is always the case..."
The winning team needs to be a complete family!
"Hahaha!"
The laughter of the crowd echoed in the sea breeze.
"Okay, I'm going to take the picture!"
"Say 'eggplant'—"
"eggplant!"
"Snap!"
The image freezes.
It was a somewhat blurry, even overexposed, photograph.
In the photo, the seven members of the Victory Team are huddled together, laughing so hard they're doubled over, completely disregarding their image.
Gone is the usual seriousness, gone is the heavy burden of saving the world, all that remains is the purest joy of seven ordinary people.
In the background of the photo is an endless expanse of azure sea and a newly risen sun that represents boundless hope.
As this photo was captured, the ending theme song "Ultraman Forever," which had long been etched into the DNA of the audience, rang out with an unprecedentedly passionate tone!
Our unwavering devotion lies on this blue planet.
Looking forward to your eternal Ultraman!
The earth gradually awakens.
A ray of dawn broke the silence of the night.
My heart is pounding with passion.
Pray for peace to come.
Together we pursue the future, a journey fraught with thorns and perils.
A cry from the heart echoes across the boundless sky, radiating light.
……
As the song played, the credits on the right side of the screen began to scroll.
The screen on the left then began playing snippets of events from the past fifty-two episodes.
From Golza's roar in the first episode to Ultraman Tiga standing on the earth for the first time.
From feeling wronged by being attacked by humans due to misunderstandings, to falling down and getting up again and again to protect her companions.
Mayumi weeping in the white mist, Obik reminiscing about the past under the setting sun, Zheng Jingwu stubbornly trying to prove himself...
The music continued:
Look at that blue planet.
It is our eternal commitment.
I stand here listening to the sound of the wind.
Come on, my passion is taking flight!
Carrying that bright hope
We join hands and transcend the boundaries of time and space.
Break through the darkness
You are always my hero.
Scene after scene, play after play.
That was a whole year of youth for the audience, and also the most memorable stroke Gu Nan left in this parallel world.
……
Is that all...?
Don't go! I can watch another hundred episodes!
This wave of nostalgia is too much; I can't stop crying.
[The story is complete! Hooray!]
[Thank you Gu Nan, thank you Ultraman Tiga!]
However, just when everyone thought the series would end with a flashback,
In the very center of the screen, the last line of text slowly appeared, like a brand:
To the brilliant people
End.
……
……
Xia Guo, Lao Tang's live stream room.
When the words "The End" appeared, Old Tang was stunned for a full minute without saying a word.
He took off his sunglasses, rubbed his eyes hard with the back of his hand, and then let out a long sigh.
"Brothers..."
Old Tang's voice had a thick nasal tone, which sounded somewhat comical, but at this moment, no one laughed at him.
"I, Lao Tang, have been watching TV series on live stream for over ten years, from terrible domestic films to Hollywood blockbusters. The number of directors I've criticized could circle the Earth three times."
"But today, facing this 'Ultraman Tiga', and facing that old scoundrel Gu Nan..."
Old Tang suddenly stood up, bowed deeply to the black screen.
"I give up."
"I'm truly impressed."
"Thank you, Gu Nan. Thank you for letting this thirty-year-old man believe in the light again."
With Lao Tang's bow, the chat in the live stream finally broke free from the scattered sadness and was replaced by an explosive outpouring of emotions!
This time, it's not just about saying "666" or "awesome".
Instead, it was a series of heartfelt short essays that covered the screen like snowflakes.
I'm a food delivery driver, enduring countless scornful looks every day, feeling like an ant. But just now, seeing those children turn into light, I actually stopped my car on the side of the road and cried my heart out. Thank you, Ultraman Tiga, for making me feel that I too have power.
My son has autism and never speaks to anyone. But in the past few months, he's learned to do Ultraman Tiga's moves, and today he even shouted "TIGA!" Director Gu, you are my savior!
[Is it over already? I feel empty inside...like I've just broken up with someone.]
[A tribute to those who achieve greatness... This isn't just a tribute to Ultraman Tiga, but also a tribute to each and every one of us, ordinary yet extraordinary individuals.]
On the internet in Xia Country, the final episode of "Ultraman Tiga" instantly topped the trending searches.
Eight out of the top ten posts on Weibo are about Ultraman Tiga.
#UltramanTigaFinale#
#ThatYearWeBecameLightToo#
#Tiga's story has ended! Hooray!#
#LightSticksSoldOut#
#To those who have achieved greatness#
Even the official account of a state media outlet posted a message late at night, accompanied by a photo of the winning team laughing heartily, with only eight characters in the caption:
"With light in your heart, you have no fear of darkness."
This display of power is unprecedented and will never be repeated!
……
Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean in Japan.
Although it was late at night, thousands of people were still gathered in front of the large screens on the streets of Shibuya and Akihabara.
The moment the Spark Lens turned to ashes, the entire Akihabara seemed to fall into a deathly silence.
Countless office workers in suits, countless biker gang members with dyed yellow hair, and even otaku who usually dislike each other all reacted in the same way.
They wept silently, some even kneeling down to pay tribute to the figure on the screen.
"Arigato... Tigasan..."
A middle-aged Japanese man with a full beard, wiping his nose and choking back tears, said, "So we are light too... We don't need to wait for God to save us, we are the light ourselves..."
On Twitter, the trending topics in the Japanese section were completely dominated by this.
A famous Japanese tokusatsu critic published a long article overnight with a title of only one sentence: "Tonight, the God of Tokusatsu Descends to the East."
In the article, he wrote: "I used to think that the essence of tokusatsu was only in our Showa era, only in the fights in those suits."
"But Gu Nan used Ultraman Tiga to tell us that tokusatsu is not just about fighting monsters; it is a hymn to humanity, hope, and courage."
"The moment children all over the world raised their hands, I knew that a new era had begun."
"Thank you, Gu Nan!"
"Thank you, Ultraman Tiga!"
……