On the way, Zero asked gravely, "Long story short, what does this Angel look like? Any sign of Belial's energy?"
Misato said, "We haven't detected that kind of energy, but this Angel appeared out of nowhere. We're still analyzing the data."
Asuka changed into her Combat Suit and entered Unit-02. (Our Zero was a proper Ultraman. He hadn't looked at anything he shouldn't.)
The Guard had already headed to the scene with the frontline troops.
Unit-02 and Unit-00 were launched to the surface.
Guren's somewhat impatient voice came through Unit-02's communications display:
"Zero, this Angel is a giant ball!"
"According to Shish Kebab's measurements, it's at least several hundred meters across!"
Jean-bot angrily cut into his transmission.
"What do you mean, a giant ball? And stop calling me Shish Kebab!"
"Zero, Asuka, I'll just show you the images."
With that, Jean-bot sent photographs of the Angel at the scene to Unit-02's screen.
At first sight, Zero couldn't help thinking,
Why does it look a bit like an Alps Lollipop?
A massive sphere floated in midair, its surface covered in zebra-like black-and-white stripes.
The Twelfth Angel-Night Angel.
"Zero, Jean-nine and I performed a preliminary energy scan, but we got no response from either visible light or sound waves."
Jean-nine also reached a conclusion. "No organic life-sign readings detected."
"It has no connection to the two-dimensional world, either. It's more like a shadow," Mirror said, equally baffled after sensing it.
"What are you all talking about...?" Their back-and-forth had left Asuka thoroughly confused.
Zero said gravely, "Whatever it is, one thing's certain: it's different from the previous Angels."
This Angel also had an extremely simple appearance. Being especially cautious around enemies like that was standard procedure for the Space Garrison, since observation alone revealed little about their true nature.
Besides, taking Ramiel's