"I have to make sure the Belial Splinter is gone..." Invisible in the sky, Zero had shrunk to human size and was scanning the Angel's remains below with his Ultra Vision.
After a painstaking inspection, Zero tentatively confirmed that the Devil Splinter was gone.
The shadow had been too fast. By the time Zero returned, it had vanished without a trace, taking the splinter with it.
Realizing that searching further would get him nowhere, Zero turned into a stream of light particles and returned to Unit-01's Entry Plug, changing back into Shinji.
"I'm okay. Did Ultraman save me?" Shinji put on an act for the technicians at the scene, who knew nothing of what had happened.
Seeing that he was unharmed, the technicians breathed a sigh of relief and ejected the Entry Plug.
Unit-02 and Unit-00 had also ejected their Entry Plugs after Zero defeated the Angel.
Asuka hurried anxiously over to Shinji's Entry Plug. Just as she was about to open it with her bare hands, Shinji opened the hatch himself and climbed out.
"Idiot! You're not hurt anywhere, are you...?"
Looking at the anxious Asuka, Shinji smiled and waved a hand. "Relax. I'm fine."
Back in the command center, Misato was making up names for Zero's forms.
"This blue form is really fast, and it can teleport. Let's call it Sky Type."
"This red form is incredibly strong. Even its beam gives off a sense of power. Let's call it Power Type."
"As for that last silver-and-purple form, both its appearance and its moves were like miracles. Let's call it Miracle Type."
Zero happened to hear her as he returned.
An indignant Zero immediately took over Shinji's body and dragged Misato outside.
"What do you mean, Sky Type, Power Type, and Miracle Type?!"
"My blue form is called