133: Toward Glory (End of Volume One)
This also proves that the so-called dark, dark, and cruel is only a niche phenomenon.
It is utterly vulnerable to audiences who crave happy endings.
People still yearn for love and justice.
Because of its immense popularity, the television stations readily agreed to Inoue Hikoo's request and made time to broadcast the new final episode of Alien Baby Hikari-chan.
Three days before New Year's Day, on December 29, 1999, Shuya Rena's house watching the new final episode with the Quintuplets.
Inoue Hikoo and Hanazawa Sakura are both busy and not at home.
Surrounded by the Quintuplets, Shuya watched the final episode with a mix of emotions.
The plot changes in the final episode were mainly in the latter part.
The Christmas date, which originally took up the entire A portion, was reduced to half.
The subsequent major earthquake was not deleted.
Yuzuki and Hikari-chan are still trapped under the building.
But at this point, the world line shifted.
Countless memories flashed before my eyes.
A heartwarming moment between Uesugi Yuichi and Hikari-chan.
Clips of Yuzuki and Hikari-chan playing together.
The interaction between Uesugi Yuichi and Yuzuki.
The experiences of Uesugi Yuichi and Nakamura Cho.
Everything, everything...
Hikari-chan suddenly began to grow, transforming into a beautiful boy wearing a strange robe in just a few seconds.
He smiled at Yuzuki, then gently waved his hand to extinguish the explosion, restoring the collapsed building to its original state.
The earthquakes in the vicinity were forcibly suppressed by superpowers.
"Hikari, Hikari-chan?"
Yuzuki looked at him in surprise.
Uesugi Yuichi hadn't been pulled away yet, stumbled over.
When he tried to speak, countless screams erupted from the surrounding area:
"What, what is that?"
"A UFO has appeared---!"
"Aliens have invaded Earth!"
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Uesugi Yuichi and Yuzuki were startled and looked up at the sky, drawn by the commotion.
Hikari-chan also looked up, but unlike the others, he knew what had happened.
Just as people had said, there was a huge unidentified flying object in the sky that blocked out the view.
The moment Uesugi Yuichi up, a beam of light shone down from the UFO, illuminating Uesugi Yuichi, Yuzuki, and Hikari-chan.
Time on Earth... has stopped.
A voice, neither male nor female, emanated from inside the UFO, beginning to explain the cause and effect.
The mystery of Hikari-chan's origins has finally been solved.
Hikari-chan is definitely an alien.
The UFOs kept explaining that their race was born without understanding emotions, but strangely needed to absorb emotions in order to grow.
And Earthlings, on the other hand, are a race rich in emotions.
Thus, throughout history, Earth has always been the starting point for this alien race.
Hikari-chan- chan appeared on Earth, of course, to grow.
This setting also explains something else.
At the end of the first season, Hikari-chan suddenly grew into the appearance of a five or six-year-old, but changed back to her original appearance in the first episode of the second season.
The phenomenon that had remained unexplained for so long has finally been explained by the established rules.
The UFO appeared suddenly because it detected Hikari-chan's forced growth and came to pick her up, and incidentally treat the aftereffects.
The aliens said that to thank Uesugi Yuichi for his efforts, they would conveniently eliminate the earthquake and restore peace to everything.
And to thank Uesugi Yuichi, the aliens are willing to grant him one wish.
Yuzuki had expected Uesugi Yuichi to suggest reviving Nakamura Cho, but he didn't.
He refused.
Uesugi Yuichi.
He didn't take care of Hikari-chan out of any desire to repay her.
Moreover, as for repaying kindness, he has already received many memories.
The UFO remained silent for a moment, then took Hikari-chan away.
Hikari-chan didn't get to say goodbye to Uesugi Yuichi in the end because he had overused his power and was unconscious.
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After the UFOs left, the world indeed returned to peace.
Uesugi Yuichi and Yuzuki Sasaki stared blankly at the sky, still unable to recover from Hikari-chan's disappearance.
The song "Small Love Song" plays as the ED again.
The production credits have been released.
The scene shows an epilogue about the Alien Baby Hikari-chan.
Six months later...
Uesugi Yuichi and Yuzuki continue their pursuit of art.
Yuzuki's Yuzuki are cheering for her.
The art critic continued to pester Uesugi Yuichi, while Yuzuki began to fight back.
The police officer was patrolling the streets as usual today.
The students in the art class were also admitted to their desired art universities.
Everything is moving in a positive direction.
Everything was filled with sunshine and hope.
But the one little person who brought so much joy to people is gone.
The ending credits roll, and the screen goes black.
Everyone thought it was over.
But...
The image showed countless thin lines running from top to bottom.
Splash splash---
The sound of heavy rain could be heard.
"Ha ha..."
Accompanied by gasping sounds, the screen began to shake violently.
Someone is running.
It's Uesugi Yuichi.
Uesugi Yuichi was caught in a downpour after finishing his art class and had to run home.
A familiar scene.
A familiar scene from a Japanese drama.
A familiar taste!
"Oh?!"
"Could it be!"
"No way!"
The audience erupted in cheers!
Uesugi Yuichi was running in the torrential rain.
Just as he was about to reach the place where the dream began, the small park.
Suddenly, a flash of light streaked across the sky, and he instinctively looked up.
His pupils were reflected in the image.
In his eyes, a shooting star streaked across the sky.
Uesugi Yuichi seemed to have thought of something, and his expression became extremely excited.
He opened his mouth wide as if he wanted to shout something.
The screen went black.
A line of large characters slowly appeared.
Alien Baby Hikari-chan
"Oh oh oh!"
"Oh! That's great!"
"This is the ending we wanted!"
"Guys, no need for formalities, just start bragging!"
"Marvelous!"
The fans started celebrating.
The Quintuplets hugged Shuya and shouted, while Rena nodded, a smile that seemed to say, "It should have been like this all along."
This ending may not really be that miraculous, but compared to the previous thing, it's like heaven and earth.
Moreover, this ending holds special significance for fans.
This is a victory they won after fighting against evil forces!
I'm so touched and excited!
Fans all over Asia are celebrating.
The media outlets that had just criticized Inoue Hikoo wanted to interview him again, but he declined them all.
Inoue Hikoo didn't bother with promotion. After completing this ending, he kept muttering that it lacked inspiration, that he didn't like it at all, that it was just a pile of garbage, and that it wasn't nearly as profound as the previous ending.
Shuya thought to himself, the last ending was profound.
It was so profound that someone almost came to your door and smashed your head in.
After the new finale aired, DVD pre-orders hit a new high.
Sales of other related items also increased.
There were a lot of people who broke the discs and smashed the merchandise before, but now that the ending has been changed, they're buying them back.
These unexpected earnings were something Inoue Hikoo hadn't anticipated.