Tokusatsu: How come this knight drama is different?!

Hiden Aruto spoke up...

"You ask me... why I'm pushing myself to such an extent?"

Hiden Aruto slowly stood up, looked at Ark in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "Because... I am human."

Ark paused slightly as he walked towards Hiden Aruto, then grinned as he stood on an open space not far in front of him: "Heh, humans? They're just destined to be destroyed by me..."

"No!" Hiden Aruto decisively interrupted Ark, "We will win!"

Hiden Aruto's tone was extremely serious: "Even if I lose! Humanity will ultimately... win!"

No matter how long it takes... no matter what the cost, Ark!

Humanity will definitely win!

Ark looked at Hiden Aruto, whose Zea armor was slowly emitting light, and let out a mocking laugh without any attempt to hide it.

Hiden's will has become stronger.

His strength also increased.

To be honest, Hiden Aruto's current power is actually stronger than Shining Metal Hopper.

but……

In Ark's eyes, it was still not enough.

Far from enough!

Even if Hiden Aruto's power were doubled, it still wouldn't be half of Ark's power.

That was a crushing defeat from multiple angles! That was Yak crushing Hiden or Man!

(Pegasus: ??? Isn't this all the data I've accumulated over the past few decades?! Without me, where the hell would you have such power now?!)

As for Hiden's nonsense about humanity's inevitable victory, Ark didn't take it to heart at all.

Humanity?

What kind of waves can an existence that can easily handle even those mass-produced Humagear prototypes make?

In this day and age, all Yak needs to do is hack into the network, and most parts of the world will be paralyzed within a day.

You think you can defeat me just by opening your mouth, Hiden Orochi?

That's absolutely hilarious.

Well, forget it, Ark is too lazy to waste any more words on Hiden Aruto.

Right now, all he wants is to kill Hiden Aruto immediately and then carry out his plan to destroy humanity!

Thinking this, Ark clenched his fists and his feet sank slightly into the ground. He was going to deliver a fatal blow to Hiden Aruto!

Just now!

immediately!

immediately!

"Boom"

An unidentified object flew straight over and hit Ark on the head.

This sudden turn of events left both Ark and Hiden Aruto stunned in place.

Then the two of them looked at the thing that had hit Ark on the head...

This thing is a...

A spatula?!

Yak was completely dumbfounded.

What the hell?

How did this thing that can't even give me a sense of danger get hit on the head?

Then, Ark and Hiden looked in the direction from which the spatula had come...

Then, Hiden Aruto's pupils, hidden beneath the knight's helmet, suddenly contracted...

I don't know when...

Groups of people, figures, are walking this way...

With just a quick glance, Hiden Aruto spotted several familiar figures inside...

The roadside stall owner who sets up a stall in New Dawn Town...

The female shop owner who runs a flower shop in New Dawn Town...

Their security at Feidian Company...

Factory guards at Zaia Corporation...

Traffic police officers from the city's traffic police department...

amusement park staff...

comedians...

A singer carrying a speaker...

Faces and figures, men and women, young and old, all wearing their data cores on their ears...

These people...

They're all Humagears...

All of them are from this city, living alongside humans for years, decades, months, or even less than a month after being created...

Humagear...

Yak fell silent.

He glanced at the spatula that had just hit him on the head, then at the ever-approaching Humagear army...

If these ordinary Humagears, created simply for ordinary living, are considered an army...

An uncontrollable rage surged within Ark...

"You bunch of bastards...what do you want to do?!"

Ark spoke in a cold voice, and at that moment the screen suddenly went dark...

—End of this episode.

Chapter 280 The Preparations of the Others

The discussion in the Knights fan community regarding the ending of episode 44 was much more peaceful, and there was none of the usual urging.

After all, Toei has already announced that Zero-One will only have 46 episodes, and that's settled now.

Furthermore, judging from the ending of episode 44, episode 45 will most likely involve Hiden Aruto obtaining the power of "everyone," awakening a wave of power, and then using his power to defeat Ark.

The audience didn't seem to have any objections to this.

After all, Gabe, which is also serialized to 44 episodes, has almost dropped to 9 points. You should know that Gabe's rating was as high as 9.9 in the middle of its run. That's right, 9.9 is only 0.1 away from the perfect score.

It's a pity that they were amazing in the early and middle stages, but then they went downhill for some reason. Even at episode 40, they were still bringing up individual episodes featuring the main characters. It's not that they can't bring up these episodes, but if possible, could they please put these things a little earlier?

Then the protagonist's uncle passed away, and to be honest, the protagonist didn't seem to show any particular sadness...

Of course, these are all subjective guesses from the audience, and whether a character dies or not is ultimately up to the screenwriter.

So it's not wise to make any rash judgments before it's finished, but the rating is dropping sharply, almost down to 9 points.

In recent years, it seems that no matter how well the early episodes of knight-themed dramas were filmed, they always fall apart in the later stages.

This has led many viewers to be more happy with the ending of episode 44 of the 01 (remake) series, without feeling any resistance to the clichéd plot.

After all, this method of making the protagonist stronger by leveraging the power of many people seems to have no other drawbacks besides being cliché.

In the current climate, you know what, the audience can actually accept this kind of ending.

However, when episode 45 officially began a week later, contrary to the clichéd plot that viewers had expected, episode 45 did not pick up where the previous episode left off...

……

Instead, the camera focused directly on the former laboratory...

Here, Gai Tensei asked Yu Tetsu, "Given Ark's speed and strength, we probably can't just stick this bomb directly to him, right?"

"Well, so we need to think of a solution."

"What method?" Tianjin Gai asked anxiously.

Yu Che pursed his lips, then smiled and said to Tianjin Gai, "Remember what I said before? Hiden Aruto, he's the key..."

Tianjin Gai was slightly taken aback, then fell silent.

……

Then, the camera focused on Yuche attaching the data bomb to Hiden's back.

Hiden Aruto was once again pulled into that data space composed of 0s and 1s.

Zea, using Izu's form, began explaining to Hiden Aruto how to use the data bomb.

Upon learning that the data bomb was not yet fully charged, Hiden Aruto knew that what he needed to do now was to buy time...

then……

It's a scene where Hiden Aruto realizes he can't stall for time, and the Humagears in the city spontaneously come to him...

After that, the opening sequence started, and after it ended, the main content began, with the camera switching to AIMS's side:

Commander Aoyagi stood with his hands behind his back and looked at a middle-aged man in AIMS attire beside him, asking, "Can you confirm where those Humagears are?"

The middle-aged man nodded: "Just as we predicted, those Humagears have a clear goal, and the direction they're heading..."

"That's where Hiden Corporation's president, Akagi, and Ark fought..."

Commander Aoyagi took a deep breath, put his hands behind his back, and silently gazed at the deep night sky in the distance.

After a long pause, Commander Aoyagi looked at the middle-aged man: "Is there anything we can do?"