Ultraman: Feed my daddy

"Actually, I not only deceived you, Daigo, but also Gen. He was deceived by me. In your presence, I called myself the original Ultraman, and in his presence, I called myself Ultraman Seven..."

Since we're going to be honest, let's make things clear and transparent.

Takahashi knew Seven might be peeking, but he didn't care because he knew too much.

From deceiving Daigo at the very beginning to deceiving Gen later on, Takahashi made no attempt to hide anything.

Finally, he explained why Seven had come to see him yesterday.

Of course, this also includes the threats Seven mentioned, as well as the enemies that Kirino Makio mentioned, roughly corresponding to which enemies they might be, and their respective possible strengths and levels.

"So... besides Gazort, we are about to face the invasion of five alien civilizations, the impact of a moving planet teeming with monsters, the devouring of a living black hole, the invasion of hellish demons from another dimension, and the awakening of an ancient evil god slumbering in the ocean and its countless minions..."

Daigo's mouth opened wider and wider, until it was big enough to swallow a person whole.

In fact, if he could, he does have an urge to eat people right now.

What kind of plague has befallen Earth that has managed to attract the favor of so many powerful beings at the same time?

"Here's the thing, I'm very sorry to tell you some bad news. The Land of Light might not help us, and they also want to take Ultraman Leo away. In that case, it'll be up to you and me."

Takahashi helplessly spread his hands.

Actually, the situation isn't as dangerous as he described; the possibility of Leo being stolen away by Seven is not high.

The reason Fengyuan isn't here today is because he went to visit the Yamaguchi Momoko family.

This is a powerful bond. If Seven dares to take Ootengu away directly and prevent him from visiting Yamaguchi Momoko, he'll probably get a couple of punches first.

In addition, Gen was still feeling guilty towards the Earthlings, which may have been partly the reason why Seven didn't rush to take Leo away.

Once Fengyuan's mental state stabilizes, it will be even more impossible for Seven to take him away.

Earth has become his second home. Many people on this planet have shown him kindness, and many beautiful memories and warm people and events have happened here.

Earth is in danger right now, so taking Fengyuan away at this time is not going to be easy.

Takahashi exaggerated a bit of the facts, simply to divert Daigo's attention and stop him from dwelling on his identity and the deception.

"Cough cough cough cough"

Perhaps due to excessive pressure, Daigo started coughing and quickly covered his mouth and nose with his hand.

However, Takahashi's enhanced body noticed something in that instant.

"Daigo, what's wrong with you...?"

Takahashi approached Daigo, pried open one of Daigo's hands, and looking at the bright red color on it, an ominous premonition arose within him.

"As expected, I couldn't hide it from you, senior..."

Now that he'd been discovered, Daigo decided not to hide it anymore.

He pressed a few buttons on the communicator, took out a medical examination report, and handed it to Takahashi.

"This is……"

As Takahashi reviewed each item, although he usually reads science magazines that are closer to physics and chemistry, he also has some knowledge of medical and biological journals and can at least understand some of the indicators.

"Daigo, how can your body simultaneously exhibit reactions from both a neutron bomb and nuclear radiation exposure...?"

"Could it be...?"

Takahashi looked at Daigo, and Daigo happened to be looking at him too.

Both sides tacitly understood the root of the problem.

"And this too."

Daigo unbuttoned his clothes, revealing a bite mark on his shoulder.

The bite mark was very unique in shape, and could not possibly have been caused by any creature on Earth.

Moreover, this angle, this direction.

More like... more like...

"A Wood-Dwelling Alien?"

Takahashi said those words heavily.

Daigo nodded; this was indeed the spot where he had been bitten by the Wood-Heart Alien during the previous battle.

In the past, no matter how serious the injury was, as long as the transformation was stopped, the body would return to its original state. Therefore, Daigo did not initially realize the source of the dull pain in his shoulder.

He didn't discover the gift from the Wood-Dwelling aliens until he returned to his lounge to take a shower.

Actually, before coming to Takahashi's house today, Daigo secretly went to a hospital for a detailed physical examination, which is how he discovered two other, more subtle symptoms.

Of course, afterwards he used his access to the City of Light system to delete all the records, and the copy he has now is a rare find.

"Did it only appear after this battle? It didn't appear in the previous battles?"

Takahashi asked again.

"No, this is the first time something like this has happened."

Daigo's answer made Takahashi's heart sink.

In the early episodes of Ultraman Tiga, Daigo's injuries would not affect Tiga, and vice versa.

This stemmed from the opinions of Ultraman Tiga's two most important creative writers.

No matter how weak, how much pain, or even how close to life and death one was before transforming into Ultraman, once transformed, one becomes a god-like being. Those pains and injuries simply cannot affect the transformed Ultraman.

Of course, the Ultraman Tiga production team was so large that each screenwriter and director had different ideas.

Moreover, there was a period in the middle when Daigo injured his hand.

Therefore, during the battles of Gazo and Sukuna, it can be seen that the injury on Daigo's hand seems to have been reflected in Tiga, but it does not affect the battle.

These two situations are interspersed; sometimes they don't affect each other, and sometimes they do.

In the most famous scene, when Tiga fought against Gi 2, ​​Daigo was beaten up by the witch before the fight even started, but he was still in good condition after transforming.

The same thing happened later when fighting Masaki Keigo's transformed Evil Tiga. First, Tiga was injured, which affected Daigo, making him extremely weak and allowing Masaki to easily steal the Spark Lens. Then, Daigo was subjected to another electric shock, but after transforming, he was still at full strength.

The overall result is that Daigo and Tiga seem to be merging, transforming from independent entities into one.

As a viewer outside the drama, Takahashi found this coincidence quite romantic when he learned about it.

Now, as Daigo's comrade-in-arms, Takahashi can only say, this is shit!

Mebius, who was the original form of Ultraman, was destroyed, but transformed again in the blink of an eye. Gai was destroyed and disintegrated, but Gai transformed without injury by inserting a card.

Daigo, who is using the body of a stone statue, is essentially a power bank. Why should he get injured after the battle?

It seems that only a portion of the injuries are being reflected back to Daigo. If this evolves further and all the injuries are reflected back to Daigo, then Takahashi will be the only fully healthy fighter left on Earth.

Because Leo is the original form of Ultraman, any injury will be reflected in his body to some extent. However, the recovery is not the same for aliens and humans.

As for Takahashi, all he needs to expend is physical strength. No matter how serious the injury, it's as if it never happened once he stops transforming.

Once you regain your strength, you'll be a hero again.

"Now things are even more complicated."

Takahashi frowned, thinking about what he could do to help Daigo.

In his opinion, the most urgent task is to find out why there was no feedback before the injury, and why it is only now that feedback has been given.

TV drama plots may be influenced by the writers' interpretations, but in the real world, there must be some underlying reason.

Once we find the reason, we might be able to come up with a solution...