"I'm sorry..." The glowing figure said to Camilla. Although the audience couldn't see its face, they could sense the regret in its voice.
"You're not wrong..." Camilla smiled as she looked at the light.
Why did she keep bothering Daigo? Because she sensed the light of the Tiga from 30 million years ago in him.
"Thirty million years ago, I really wanted to become light with you…"
She slowly reached out her hand, as if wanting to gently touch her lover's face like she did 30 million years ago. The glowing figure seemed to understand and knelt down, embracing her, placing her hand on its face, letting her feel its warmth.
"So warm... Is this the power of light? No wonder you chose Yuli... But this time, I finally won, because I..."
Feeling the warmth in her hand, Camilla's smile grew wider.
Accompanied by gentle piano music, the rest of her words were drowned out. The audience could only see Camilla slowly closing her eyes, smiling.
At that moment, she seemed happy.
The glowing figure then lifted Camilla in a princess carry and looked at Daigo, saying, "I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble."
After saying this, the figure and Camilla slowly ascended into the sky, reminiscent of the astronaut from Jupiter III becoming stardust in "Goodbye Earth."
As the light faded away, Rena arrived at Daigo's side, leaning into his embrace. "Where did they go?"
"Home." Daigo placed his hand on her shoulder.
And so, the grudge spanning 30 million years finally ended.
Daigo and Rena's wedding proceeded as planned, and after the ceremony, they moved to Mars to become the brave "Mars Explorers."
But soon, another scene appeared before everyone's eyes.
In the departure hallway, a clumsy TPC staff member accidentally bumped into Daigo.
"Sorry!"
"Daigo! Daigo!"
Rena looked at the young man curiously. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing…"
Though he said it was nothing, some audience members felt something was off!
Did the Porter spend so much time just to show this scene before Daigo left?
Even as the credits rolled, viewers were still puzzled about the identity of the young man at the end.
"I think he's the main character in the next Ultraman series!"
"I agree. The Porter wouldn't just abandon the Ultraman IP. There's still so much left unexplored, like the other Ultraman in the TV series and the origin of Ultraman's homeworld. This seems like the start of an Ultraman universe!"
"I think Tiga is a jerk, abandoning his girlfriend for some light and going to Yuli. I feel Camilla looks better than Yuli."
"You think Tiga is a jerk? But he put Camilla's golden power on his chest!"
"By the way, what did Camilla say at the end under that BGM?"
"The Porter did that on purpose! There's no clear answer about Camilla's fate!"
"She must have died, right? She was just lying there without moving."
"Come on, if you were sealed for 30 million years and finally saw your boyfriend, wouldn't you at least pretend to be unconscious to enjoy his embrace?"
"I can read lips; Camilla's last words were, 'Because I'm still alive!'"
"That's nonsense! I saw her say, 'Because I can die in your arms!'"
Camilla's story seemed to have ended, but her final fate was left to the audience's imagination.
Some thought she died, while others believed the Tiga from 30 million years ago took her away.
This became another big mystery, like the famous question, "What did the Pangolin say?"
"So, is Camilla dead or alive?" Even Jada asked her husband with a hint of frustration.
As a woman, she found Camilla's story quite tragic, so she naturally wanted to know her fate.
"A thousand readers have a thousand Hamlets." Ren said thoughtfully while lying on the bed. "Why do you need to know Camilla's ending?"
Although Jada wanted to know the ending, she knew her husband wouldn't tell her, so she didn't bother asking further.
She quickly forgot about it, focusing instead on something more exciting.
The box office!
Picca Comics' *Ultraman Tiga: The Final Holy War* had been approved to show in major theaters.
The theaters needed to make money, and unlike *The Garden of Sinners*, an original IP that the big five could overlook, *Ultraman* was now a major domestic IP. With Picca Comics' growing reputation and fans demanding the movie, they had no choice but to show it.
*The Final Holy War* had a strong opening, grossing 254 million RMB domestically and 1.41 billion yen in Sakura.
From a box office perspective, *The Final Holy War* was a huge success!
No wonder, as the movie's plot perfectly connected with the *Ultraman Tiga* TV series. Ren also made some changes to fill in the gaps and address some plot holes.
The music had a heavier feel compared to the TV version.
And, most importantly, the production cost was much higher, so the special effects were far superior.
Of course, *The Final Holy War* wasn't the only animated film in the New Year's lineup.
The first was from one of the big five, *Chronicles of the Hero with a Stick*. It's about a princess who lost a stick, and a hero with two sticks who asked, "Dear princess, did you drop this fire stick or this 8 to infinity stick?"
It grossed 175 million RMB on the first day.
There was also *Tony Evil*, a touching love story between a doll and a young man. Its cute animation made many viewers cry, in every sense of the word.
But the main star of the New Year's lineup was *The Final Holy War*.
In just four days, it grossed 1.418 billion RMB, making it a contender for one of the top three spots in the history of Chinese cinema.
It dominated the New Year's lineup. The combined box office of all other films released since New Year's Day was less than half of *The Final Holy War*.
This New Year's season belonged to Picca Comics, leaving the industry in a state of despair.
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