Daigo had been put through the wringer by Keigo Masaki. When dealing with that Shark Monster, he had even suffered fairly serious injuries.
Naturally, that was because Keigo Masaki had deliberately interfered. The Victory Team had been utterly useless too, actually letting Keigo Masaki find Daigo first and even allowing him to snatch the Spark Lens from Daigo.
"Why did this Keigo Masaki guy steal that thing? Although they have similar genes, he shouldn't be able to use the Spark Lens, right?"
"While he can't directly use the Spark Lens to transform into an Ultraman, he can use it as a medium to truly convert himself into particles of light.
Then, by injecting those light particles into statues like the ones in the underwater ruins, he can successfully revive the statue and become an Ultraman."
"Eh! That's true. There really is a statue beneath his laboratory. But can he really succeed?"
"Impure light will likely turn directly into darkness. Even if he succeeds, he won't become a Giant of Light, but a Giant of Darkness."
Kaisha came to that conclusion.
"Let's wait and see. This is rather interesting."
Although Daigo had been beaten up by Keigo Masaki and had his Spark Lens stolen,
he ultimately found Keigo Masaki's underground hideout on his own and saw two statues there.
One was a statue of a giant, while the other was a monster.
"I didn't expect you to find this place!"
"What exactly are you trying to do?"
"Don't you understand yet? I already told you, didn't I? You aren't special. We're all the same, so why are you the only one who can become light?"
"You want to become light! Why? Just for power?"
"Of course not just for power, but to guide humanity. Giants of Light exist to forcibly lead