More than half a month had passed since Duke went out on a mission. Daily life at TPC Headquarters remained as ordinary as ever, and the same went for GUTS. They went out on missions every day as usual: encounter monsters, fight, crash their aircraft, watch Ultraman beat up monsters. Not to brag, but they could perform this routine for 800 episodes.
Although their equipment was becoming more advanced and their fighter jets increasingly well-armed, for some reason, every time their laser cannons hit a minor monster, the explosion was as weak as one from a toy pistol—just a little biu, and then it was gone. After that... they would sit back and wait for Ultraman to appear.
If there was anything different, it was only Daigo. During the Kijiera incident, Ultraman Zero and Ultraman Cosmos had appeared again, confirming for people that Ultraman was indeed a social species.
Partners of justice were welcomed everywhere. Ultraman Cosmos and Ultraman Zero merchandise began selling well, and for every Ultraman Tiga figure sold, 0.3 Ultraman Zero figures and 0.2 Ultraman Cosmos figures would be sold as well. The latest version of the fighting game Ultraman Tiga Beats Up Minor Monsters had also added Ultraman Cosmos and Ultraman Zero as playable characters. Ultraman Cosmos merely laughed it off, but Ultraman Zero was overjoyed, feeling that he had gained recognition. He dragged Daigo into a match, declaring that he would avenge his past humiliation.
Ultraman Tiga VS Ultraman Zero, 100 wins, 0 losses!
Ultraman Zero cursed the game developers for maliciously lowering his stats, and that was indeed the truth. After all, Ultraman Zero and Ultraman Cosmos were newcomers, while people still preferred Ultraman Tiga. Thus, in the game, Ultraman Tiga's attributes completely crushed those of Ultraman Zero and Ultraman Cosmos.
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