"Chen Yu!"
When Da Gu saw Chen Yu, a relieved smile spread across his face.
Starting from this morning, everyone around Da Gu became lethargic, falling into a state of extreme excitement as if they had visited a paradise.
Through his investigation, Da Gu discovered it was due to the yellow flowers that bloomed all over the world. The pollen from these flowers caused people to fall into an abnormal state of mind.
Da Gu speculated that he was immune to this state due to his ability to transform into Ultraman Tiga.
At a loss for what to do, two strangely dressed individuals walked into the unguarded Victory Team hall.
They told Da Gu that they were super ancient humans who had returned from space.
Their return was for the reblooming Zijerala, from which they needed to extract Zijerala essence to sustain their lives.
Only then did Da Gu realize the name of the flower that often appeared in his dreams.
And why its pollen induced euphoric hallucinations in people.
The super ancient humans explained that in their time, the Giants of Light could not interfere with human choices, which led them to leave Earth, and humanity was consumed by darkness in their drunken stupor.
After the two left, Da Gu decided to fight alone.
However, as he prepared mentally for battle, he suddenly thought of Chen Yu.
Like him, Chen Yu also possessed a Light Stick and could transform into Ultraman Tiga.
Perhaps he had not fallen into Zijerala's euphoric hallucination either.
Thus, Da Gu flew to the mountainous area of Kumamoto City in Hayabusa No.1, where he initially met Chen Yu, believing he might be living nearby.
As dusk approached, Da Gu noticed a wisp of smoke rising from the mountains.
Where there was smoke, there were likely people.
Indeed, in the dilapidated temple, Da Gu found Chen Yu.
To his surprise, the temple had become Chen Yu's dwelling place.
The little yellow dog also lived there with Chen Yu.
"Da Gu, how did you find this place?"
Chen Yu was surprised, standing up to look at Da Gu.
Seeing Chen Yu so lucid, Da Gu felt as if he had found a savior.
He hurriedly approached Chen Yu, anxiously saying, "Chen Yu... I don't know what to do!"
"What to do?" Chen Yu paused his actions, looking at Da Gu and said, "Are you talking about that thing?"
Saying so, Chen Yu pointed at the Zijerala flowers blooming beside the temple.
Looking at the Zijerala flowers, resembling ordinary lilies, Da Gu silently nodded and said:
"Everyone has been enchanted by Zijerala, probably only we are sober in this world."
"Zijerala... Do you know where its main body is?"
Chen Yu asked Da Gu.
It seemed the situation had caused significant anxiety for Da Gu, especially since it was not yet the time in the original story for Da Gu to make a decision.
"I know." Da Gu replied, "But I don't know if I should take action against Zijerala."
Having someone to communicate with normally was a relief for Da Gu, as those tempted by Zijerala's pollen could not think straight.
"Da Gu, your dilemma must be why the super ancient Giants of Light didn't interfere with human choices," Chen Yu said, looking at Da Gu.
"Indeed..."
Da Gu nodded, surprised at how well Chen Yu understood his thoughts.
"Because they are light," Chen Yu continued, "But you, Da Gu, are different. You are both light and human."
"Both light and human?"
Da Gu had heard this phrase from Youlan before.
Now, hearing it from Chen Yu gave Da Gu clarity on his path forward but also raised new questions:
"Chen Yu, who exactly are you? Why do you also have a Light Stick and can transform into Ultraman Tiga?"
"This..." Chen Yu did not expect Da Gu's question to focus on him, "The stone statue of Tiga is his battle form, you know that, right?"
"I know."
Da Gu nodded, having revived Tiga's statue to gain the power to transform.
"I'm like you," Chen Yu continued. "I found another statue of Tiga elsewhere, so I can also transform."
"I see! But how can there be so many statues of Tiga?"
Da Gu realized the truth but still had doubts.
"A battle form, nothing more. If Tiga can leave one statue, he can leave two, three, or even more."
Chen Yu waved his hand, indicating not to worry about these details.
After all, he wasn't wrong; Tiga did leave statues everywhere.
"I thought you wouldn't know about Zijerala, living deep in the mountains."
Da Gu sighed in relief.
Chen Yu then pointed at the panting yellow dog and told Da Gu, "Do you know why this little guy is so tired?"
"Why?"
"It's been dancing since this morning."
Da Gu: "..."
It turned out that Zijerala's pollen affected not just humans but animals too.
"Did you know, at noon today, two euphoric wild boars came to the temple door to perform their version of the 'Iron Mountain Lean' for me."
"There are wild boars here? Aren't you afraid they'll come in at night?"
"Afraid? Look at all the wild boar meat in this pot; I'm more worried it won't cook in time."
"..."
People need food as much as iron needs steel; skip a meal, and you'll feel weak.
Convinced by Chen Yu, Da Gu enjoyed a hearty dinner in the temple.
The upcoming battle would surely drain their energy.
However, during the meal, Da Gu mentioned something.
When facing Zijerala, he wanted to see humanity's attitude.
If humans hadn't come to their senses and recognized reality, Da Gu would no longer transform into Ultraman Tiga after resolving the Zijerala issue.
If someone realized Zijerala's danger and understood the essence of the matter, it wouldn't be too late to deal with Zijerala then.
Chen Yu didn't expect Da Gu to make such a request, but it wasn't a problem at all; he agreed on the spot.
With this in mind, they needed to change their approach to the battle.
So, as the sun set and darkness fell, Da Gu transformed.
Chen Yu, held by Da Gu, flew towards the location of Zijerala's main body.
Meanwhile, as Zijerala became less active, humanity worldwide began to regain some sense.
The Victory Team members in the hall watched Zijerala's main body on the screen, deep in thought.