Across countless worlds: Yearning to become a giant of light.

Chapter 74 The Entrustment of the First Man
The moment Daigo discarded the Silver Spark Prism, he couldn't help but feel a pang of regret and self-reproach.

If I were to abandon this power so soon after taking it on, wouldn't that be a betrayal of Chaos, Camilla, and the others?
Even so, he would never change his mind.

"You actually gave up your power without hesitation?"

Silver Tiga and the other two giants were somewhat surprised.

When faced with the test of desires from the depths of the human heart, some people will accept it without hesitation, while others, though hesitant, will still choose to be loyal to power (desire).

Only a few people can barely restrain their inner desires.

But Daigo was the first to refuse without hesitation.

Moreover, they saw emotions in Daigo's mind that they had never seen before.

Blame yourself.

Is the power of light seen as a kind of [responsibility]?

It's unbelievable...

"Human, you have made a different choice than the original humans."

The silver-clad Tiga slowly lowered himself, no longer meeting Daigo's gaze with an air of superiority.

"The first person...?"

Daigo looked up blankly and found that the three giants were not angry because of his refusal. The silver Tiga who was bending down seemed to appreciate him.

Although he wasn't sure how he could tell that from their expressions.

"The first person to accept me (the light) was exactly like you, but you made a completely different choice."

Silver Tiga reached out and sent a point of light into Daigo's chest.

"This is a seed of light. As long as your will remains steadfast, it will slowly grow and hopefully help you defeat the final enemy."

Daigo looked down at the shimmering light on his chest and took out a spark prism that was exactly the same as the one in reality. He could feel that there was an extra golden light inside.

Then Daigo looked up and sincerely thanked Silver Tiga:
"Thank you, Tiga."

"..."

Silver Tiga nodded slightly, seemingly hearing a human's 'thank you' for the first time, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

"Tiga, it's time for us to leave too."

Seeing that Silver Tiga seemed to be in an awkward situation, the two giants beside him spoke up to help him out.

"Um……"

Silver Tiga slowly stood up, standing alongside the other two giants.

"This is the end. You've watched over this planet long enough..."

"Watch?"

Upon hearing this, Daigo's eyes widened.

Could it be that Tiga has never left Earth in these 30 million years?
"Well, the seed of light has been given to you. What kind of fruit it will grow into is up to you (humans)."

After saying this, the three silver giants disappeared from the space, leaving Daigo alone standing there in thought.

(Note: In the official TPC chronicle, even more than a hundred years into the future, Tiga still appears to protect humanity.)
After a short while, Daigo came to his senses and realized that even though the giant had left, why was he still in this space and hadn't woken up?
Da da da……

At that moment, a strange figure appeared behind Daigo. He immediately turned around warily, but was suddenly startled by the person walking towards him.

"I……?"

Like looking in a mirror, the two looked like twins when they faced each other, except that Daigo seemed more sunny, while the other person's temperament was more gloomy and numb.

"Nice to meet you, my future self."

The man seemed to want to greet Daigo with a smile, but his face only twitched slightly; he couldn't manage a proper smile.

"You are……"

Daigo looked puzzled.

"I am the first person, the Ultraman Tiga of what your era calls the ancient civilization."

The man introduced himself, placing one hand on his chest.

"You're the one Camilla can't forget..."

"Still thinking about me? She probably hates me to the core."

The man's eyes were lowered.

Now that he (Daigo) of this era has met Camilla, he will likely be relentlessly pursued by her, and she might even vent her resentment from the past 30 million years on him (Daigo) of this era.

"No way!" Unexpectedly, Daigo refuted the other person's opinion, causing the other person to look up in surprise.

“Camilla, she never truly resented you! She just didn’t understand… why you abandoned her without a word? And then sealed her away after turning to the light.”

After hearing Daigo's words, the man finally managed a smile, but it sounded more like self-mockery.

This version of himself (Daigo) actually knows more about Camilla than I do... It's unbelievable.

How tragic.

"I...did something irreversible."

The man who looked just like Daigo closed his eyes and spoke in a sorrowful tone.

He then told Daigo his story, some of which was no different from the ancient stories that Camilla had told him.

He was indeed chosen by Tiga's light as the savior at first, but he failed the test, or rather, he took the scene of leading humanity to glory again during the test as his mission.

To protect human civilization, we must possess greater power.

In pursuit of this, he relentlessly sought power, ultimately losing himself and succumbing to the darkness.

He only realized this when civilization was on the verge of destruction.

But it was too late to make amends.

Even if he takes away the power of his friends and lovers and becomes the Giant of Light again, he cannot change the fate of darkness covering the entire world.

Humanity has utterly lost hope.

In the end, he and Yuzare could only preserve themselves and the remaining giant statues for future generations of humans, and seal (protect) Camilla, who could not yet turn into light.

As for Darram and Hitler?
They were never seen again after their power was taken; perhaps they were devoured by the ruler of darkness.

"..."

After listening, Daigo remained silent.

He couldn't help but ask himself if he had accepted Silver Tiga's power just now, would he have ended up like the person in front of him?

He also realized that Tiga's act of sealing Camilla was to protect her.

"Then...why would Camilla mistake me for you? Even if we look alike, it shouldn't be like this..."

Daigo finally asked the question that had been buried in his heart for a long time.

He had always wondered why Camilla and Yuzare both thought they were Ultraman Tiga (the ancient one).

"You are me, that's absolutely true."

The man answered without hesitation.

"..."

Daigo frowned, as if he wanted to refute.

“I am dead… truly dead, but I regret… regret not being able to save our (human) civilization, so in my final moments… I dispersed my light essence…”

The man's voice suddenly became somewhat pained.

"In the long span of thirty million years, someone like me will surely appear! So, you are indeed me... but you are not... (a failure like me)."

Seemingly understanding what the person said, Daigo's brows relaxed slightly, but he still didn't know how to comfort the other person.

But then Daigo suddenly discovered that the other person's body was breaking down!

Your body!

Daigo tried to help the other person up, but the other person grabbed his shoulder.

"It's almost time... I should leave now."

The man finally showed a relieved smile.

"I'm entrusting this to you (me), Daigo... Protect your civilization! Don't let it end up like mine... Also, take care of Camilla... Tell her for me..."

"Sorry……"

As those words fell, the person's body completely vanished.

"I will..."

…………

“Tiga——!”

Camilla, who was sleeping in a high-rise hotel, suddenly woke up with a start, and a tear slowly slid down her cheek.

(End of this chapter)