That Damn Familiar Feeling!

Black-hearted Factory Universe.

Earth.

In an unknown corner of a city.

While we were strolling around, Debt King Hong Kai suddenly sensed an invisible and powerful dark force approaching Earth from the sky.

Moreover, it seems to still have the scent of that World Tree from back then.

"Someone has stirred up spacetime. That power feels so familiar, that dark power is so strong..."

Gai Kurenai's gaze as he looked at the sky became sharp and serious.

Then, after touching the Orb Ring hanging from his waist and several other Ultra cards from his predecessors, he had already made up his mind and decided to run straight in that direction.

Even the drink in my hand wasn't sweet anymore.

The Orb Ring —that's a special piece of equipment that the ruthless O-50 factory owner gave to Gai Kurenai.

Gai Kurenai, through the Orb Ring and by fusing the power of other Ultraman, became one of the most indebted beings in the Ultraman Universe, a notorious debt king.

The Orb Ring's main theme is that the more debt you have, the stronger you become; they've borrowed money from every Ultraman with a name.

Meanwhile, Gai Kurenai repeatedly borrows the power of other Ultraman to go further and further down the path of becoming a debt king.

Meanwhile, Juggler, dressed in a black suit, was also looking in that direction with a serious expression, and the milk tea in his hand no longer tasted good.

The main reason is that this aura feels somewhat familiar; it's too similar to that fleeting aura from back then.

"Hmm? Such powerful and violent dark power, no, it seems to have the aura of Miyagon."

During the battle to protect the World Tree, a dark force suddenly struck the ground and then bounced away.

However, when that dark force rebounded and left, it took away his seriously injured disciple, Miyagon. As a result, he searched for her in the universe for thousands of years but could not find her.

He neither saw the living nor the dead, and he couldn't believe that the Miyagon was dead.

Therefore, Juggler felt a sense of familiarity with this suddenly appearing dark power, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why.

It's somewhat like that dark power from back then, and also somewhat like Ultraman's power.

After all, he had dealt with Gai Kurenai for thousands of years and had seen many Ultraman, so he was very familiar with Ultraman.

Moreover, back then, he also learned some information from that Ultraman named Dyna.

Ultraman Dyna said that the dark force seemed to resemble his older Ultraman Tiga, or rather, a tanned Ultraman Tiga.

Ultraman Dyna only said that they looked very similar; he wasn't quite sure if it was his older brother.

Therefore, he had always wanted to obtain the Ultraman Tiga card from Gai Kurenai, to personally ask Ultraman Tiga and find out the truth.

However, Gai Kurenai was always on guard against him.

They are their dearest family and friends!

The ship of friendship capsized so easily.

Besides, he only wanted to borrow it to ask a question; he wasn't going to destroy it. Was it really necessary to do this?

Now, Juggler also finds this very strange.

He's a man rejected by the light, so he could be considered a member of the dark side—no, an alien from the dark side.

Logically, he should have known about that dark information immediately.

Moreover, he is currently holding the Dark Ring, which is showing absolutely no reaction.

It was completely useless, and he even had the idea of destroying the Dark Ring.

He's good at nothing but borrowing power.

"Dark light, is that light? Has he fallen into darkness like Dark Belial?"

Juggler muttered to himself, feeling that his guess was absolutely correct.

However, there was one thing he couldn't understand: how did the other party obtain such violent dark power? Even Dark Belial didn't have such concentrated dark power.

Besides, isn't Ultraman Tiga from the light faction? How could he possibly fall into darkness?

"No, that guess doesn't hold true. Could it be that he was originally from the dark side and fell into the light?"

Juggler was startled by this sudden thought, then slapped his forehead and said, "My brain hasn't been working too well lately. How can Ultraman be originally dark? Ultraman is light!"

"Sigh, I hope it's just passing by, or maybe a spacetime projection. If it comes to Earth, that would be so much fun!"

"Ultraman!"

"Senior Ultraman Tiga!"

"Please lend me your power of light!"

Gai Kurenai felt that the dark power was definitely coming from Earth, so he quickly activated the Orb Ring and borrowed power directly using the cards.

With a loud roar, he successfully harnessed the power, and then a burst of light appeared, revealing several Ultraman with beautiful stripes, which flew straight towards the place where the dark power had arrived.

"Ultraman Orb - Rejuvenation Form!"

"Kai, you finally couldn't sit still anymore, but I won't help you anymore!"

Seeing Gai Kurenai suddenly transform into Orb, Juggler smiled.

He vowed never to help Gai Kurenai again, not this time either!

Although he and Gai Kurenai have been locked in a love-hate relationship for thousands of years and are also best buddies, he really doesn't want to help anymore.

He always needs to help, even though he is clearly the strongest, but the Orb Ring don't choose him, which has frustrated him for thousands of years.

"He's appeared, Dark Ultraman! Such powerful dark energy, Orb should be able to handle him!"

Juggler was startled to see that the space had begun to crack.

The Dark Ultraman gradually transformed from a phantom into a physical form, and the sky in that direction was completely blackened.

He's starting to lose some confidence in Gai Kurenai.

His biggest worry right now is that Gai Kurenai, who always claims to be a champion of justice, probably won't be able to handle this sudden Dark Ultraman.

"But this Dark Ultraman looks familiar..."

"If you replace black with another color, hmm, the more I look at it, the more familiar it seems. Where have I seen it before?"

"Kai, this is the last time I'll help you!"

As Juggler muttered to himself, he searched for a place to transform.

Finally, he found a familiar place.

He was also preparing to go forward and see who this Dark Ultraman was.

Meanwhile, Orb also wanted to find out who this suddenly appearing Dark Ultraman was.

Dark Ultraman is a rare sight, especially Dark Ultraman that is so ferocious and powerful.

This Dark Ultraman is definitely not the fighting body, it is the real Ultraman.

Moreover, when he borrowed Ultraman Tiga's power just now, it seemed that there was some resistance and things didn't go smoothly.

There is already a Juggler on Earth, and his best friend is from the dark faction and likes to cause trouble from time to time.

If another dark faction joins the fray, he might as well just give up and go to sleep.

What bothered him even more was that the closer he got to the phantom, the more familiar this Dark Ultraman warrior seemed to him.

It's that kind of familiarity you get from sleeping together every day, as if they see each other every day.

Moreover, and most importantly, it seems that I can resonate with him; the power of light within me can resonate with him.

"This damned sense of familiarity... Who is it? Which predecessor has fallen into darkness?!"

"Could it be Belial? But I didn't borrow his power! I don't even have his cards!"

(Two or three more chapters to resolve the issues, then I'll be heading back to godlike status.)