"Actually, I'm quite curious to see what two-dimensional people look like too," Chen Yu said.
Two-dimensional people must surely be pretty and cute, right? After all, there are plenty of two-dimensional cuties all over certain anime-focused websites…
"Don't get your hopes up too much. Two-dimensional people find it inconvenient to appear, so let's not bother them," Princess Amelana said with a smile to Koji and Chen Yu.
Then, Princess Amelana led everyone under a snowflake mirror suspended in the sky, looking up at the mysterious aurora-emitting snowflake.
"Two-dimensional people, please answer us!" Princess Amelana called out to the snowflake mirror, "We've come here in search of the Parajium Shield!"
The snowflake mirror responded with colorful lights, "We, the two-dimensional people, have become indifferent to the affairs of the three-dimensional world."
"Indifferent?" Lan was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, "But Belial's goal is to invade the entire universe and establish his empire…"
"We know," the snowflake mirror replied. "Our mirrors can reflect any corner of the universe."
"So, you can even see when others are bathing?"
Chen Yu suddenly chimed in.
The snowflake mirror fell silent for a long time before responding, "Indeed, we can see that."
Amelana: "…"
"Royal Spaceship," Amelana turned and said.
"Present, Your Highness," the Royal Spaceship responded promptly, puzzled.
"Take all the mirrors out of your system," Amelana instructed.
"…Understood."
The Royal Spaceship agreed, starting to execute the task through its internal mechanisms.
Chen Yu wanted to ask whether bathing or using the toilet inside the Royal Spaceship might be problematic, but he held back. After all, the Royal Spaceship was an important means of transportation, and it wouldn't do well if Princess Amelana ordered it dismantled because of his questions.
"Why don't you take action against Belial's army?" Lan asked the snowflake mirror, confused by their inaction.
Belial's army would inevitably roll over everything; the two-dimensional people knew this, but their inaction baffled Lan and left Koji, the little troublemaker, puzzled as well.
"We can't win. It's useless," the snowflake mirror replied. "Let it be destroyed if it's meant to be."
"I don't understand 'we can't win,'" Chen Yu smoothly took over the conversation.
"Let me show you this," the snowflake mirror sighed and opened a mirror image.
In the image, a giant warrior with red star-shaped eyes was curled up, squatting on a rock.
Upon seeing this, Princess Amelana exclaimed, "Mirror Knight!"
Her voice was filled with urgency, but she was powerless to help.
"What happened to him?"
Staring blankly at the snowflake mirror, Amelana asked.
"To protect the Esmeralda Royal Palace, the Mirror Knight used his last strength, and his soul was corrupted by Belial's darkness. He had no choice but to seal himself away."
"Because he believed he was beyond salvation."
The snowflake mirror patiently explained to Princess Amelana, clearly aware of the relationship between her and the Mirror Knight.
The kind-hearted Princess Amelana immediately shed tears, shocked by the great sacrifice the Mirror Knight had made for the Esmeralda Royal Palace.
Chen Yu, observing the withdrawn Mirror Knight, checked his inventory and found a bundle of "Purification Power" lying there.
This was a reward given along with the Serpent Heart Sword, initially overlooked because it seemed unnecessary at the time.
According to the description, this power could purify all negative energy, emotions, and statuses, restoring objects to a positive state.
"Using it on the Mirror Knight seems feasible, but…" Chen Yu had a bold idea, "What if it's used on Belial instead?"
Purify all negative energy, emotions, states…
Could it essentially wash the dark Belial as white as snow?
"Alright, then." Chen Yu made a decisive decision, "I will restore the Mirror Knight to his original state!"
With that, Chen Yu stood in front of the mirror and raised the Light Stick, pressing the transformation button.
The transformation light reflected off the mirror, illuminating the entire space.
Everyone gaped in disbelief at the giant enveloped in light.
"This is…"
"The Giant of Light!"
Though the concept of Ultramen wasn't known in this universe, the idea of giant warriors, like the Mirror Knight, existed. There were also Iron Knights like Jambort, which was essentially the Royal Spaceship behind them, battling similarly to Transformers.
Chen Yu, now transformed into Ultraman Tiga, was regarded as a Giant of Light by the onlookers, given the blinding light reflected everywhere during his transformation.
Chen Yu turned and nodded to Princess Amelana and the others before flying towards the mirror.
However, the next second, Chen Yu banged against the mirror.
Confused for a moment, Chen Yu looked back at the snowflake mirror.
This shouldn't be happening, right? In the original storyline, Zero went straight through after transforming.
"Sorry," the snowflake mirror quickly responded, "Your transformation was so impressive, I felt filled with light. I've now opened the passage for you. You can go through now."
Chen Yu: "…"
Well, if it was a mistake, then trying again should suffice.
Chen Yu dove into the mirror space once more, facing the curled-up Mirror Knight without wasting words.
The Mirror Knight seemed to be in a withdrawn state, not responding to Chen Yu.
Chen Yu extended his hand and released the Purification Light towards the Mirror Knight.
Light particles gently wrapped around the Mirror Knight's dim form. Without any resistance, the light penetrated into the Mirror Knight's body.
It seemed the Mirror Knight had strong self-control, managing to return and seal himself after being injected with Belial's berserk gene.
Otherwise, anyone else would have gone on a rampage.