Shinji sprang to his feet, staring in disbelief at the red-eyed man.
The terrifying multicolored light still shone across his face.
The terrifying voice continued, "When scarlet rain falls, it will herald our resurrection."
"Scarlet rain? What are you..." Shinji was about to step forward and question him when Zero sensed something was wrong and immediately reacted.
"Sorry about this, Shinji."
"Shinji" took off his glasses, tucked them into his pocket, and plopped back into his seat.
By then, more people's eyes had turned red. They stared at Shinji and continued their threats:
"Suffer. You are cursed. Savor the resentment of the Destroyer."
More people's eyes turned blood-red.
"Now it's your turn to be destroyed, Ultraman Zero."
The corners of "Shinji's" mouth twitched twice.
"Heh, so you're trying that trick on me?"
"You want Shinji to lash out at the crowd, then come to his senses and get investigated or even arrested, costing him people's trust."
"Alien Yapool, you've certainly thought this through."
Shinji suddenly glared at everyone with red eyes. "But don't you think this trick is a little stale?!"
Alien Yapool was baffled by Zero's reaction. In theory, young Ultra Warriors were particularly susceptible to this tactic, weren't they?
Simply put, Alien Yapool was at a disadvantage because he had never fought Zero directly and knew little about him.
Besides, he had used this trick of exploiting people's hearts and making an Ultra Warrior's human host lose humanity's trust on Ace and Mebius several times. Though it had worked fairly well back then, it really had no effect on Zero.
All the vile tricks Alien Yapool had pulled on Ace and Mebius had become required coursework for the Land of Light's Space Garrison. Ace and Mebius tirelessly taught the Guard's new warriors about Alien Yapool, afraid that the