Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

[Don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "Okay, finally, finally, finally—it's done!"

[I don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "Hehehe, after so long, I can finally escape this cesspool of Warhammer. I've finally done everything to the point where I'm no longer needed. Yay! I'm going back to my hometown right now. It's been so long, Ayanami and Asuka must miss me terribly."

[I don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "After I go back and reunite with Ayanami and Asuka, I can go to Uncle Kassapa's place—ah, I just don't know if everything is settled in the main universe of the Land of Light now?"

[Don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "Uh... what's going on in the group? Nobody's talking. It's so weird, the silence is terrifying."

Shinji Ikari, who used to be introverted and quiet, has now been completely transformed. He can now let out a silly laugh like any other teenager, and he is full of hope for the future.

But when he shared the good news in the group chat, it was extremely rare that no one responded for a short period of time.

That's strange. When he opened the group chat, although he didn't look closely at the content, he did see that there seemed to be a lot of the latest chat messages.

【I am Batman】: "Take a look at the chat history first."

Bruce pointed out a path, his words low and somber.

It wasn't that Shinji wasn't with them, but rather that Shinji had been so focused on his work that he rarely checked the group chat, so he wanted to leave Warhammer, this cesspool universe that he found so difficult to adapt to, as soon as possible. The current chat log only started a dozen minutes ago.

Now that she's been so busy with work that Shinji can finally leave without worrying about her, she immediately went to the chat group to share the good news.

If Shinji is still busy, the weasel will come and tell him the rest offline.

As for now, since it's such a coincidence, Shinji should go see it himself.

Shinji Ikari was completely bewildered and tilted his head: "What is that?"

While wondering, I went back up to scroll through the chat history.

Then he saw it, caused by Uncle Bruce's report of bad news, claiming that the Origin Wall had shattered. Uncle Kassadin said he knew and told Uncle Bruce to wait a moment.

Then, after a while, Uncle Casa started tagging Uncle Bruce in the group and sending out a lot of information.

This information was like a depth charge, instantly bringing everyone except Shinji to their senses. Every single one of them was completely stunned.

Of course, Shinji is now just as confused.

What is all this nonsense?!

If you're not someone who has a deep understanding of the various systems and major events in the DC universe, even if the explanations are given by the King of Ultra and relayed by Uncle Kasa, the various Jenga elements of the DC universe will still leave you completely confused.

Subaru Natsuki, who was originally a 2K-era anime fan, and Bruce Wayne, who has always loved reading comics, are relatively easy to understand and can be sorted out. However, the others are a bit more difficult to deal with.

After all, although Subaru Natsuki had been sending Uncle Bruce DC comics from his Earth after he was taken home, the DC series was just too bloated and huge. It would take at least a year or two for anyone else to understand the DC series from scratch.

Right now, everyone can at best be considered to have shed the label of "cloud DC" and entered the identity of a shallow DC reader, but they are still far from being deep readers.

Shinji, in particular, is a prime example. While others are either not busy or have limited time to spare, Shinji is constantly immersed in his Warhammer dung heap and has no time to read DC comics, resulting in him being completely clueless about them.

Therefore, the DC Jenga worldviews that Uncle Casa shared were like reading gibberish to him.

However, even so, Shinji still understands the most basic logic.

Strip away the various technical terms that he couldn't understand, which were like heavenly scripture, and get straight to the essence.

That means the origin of the DC universe is the so-called omnipotent universe, and the strongest, original, oldest, fiercest and most powerful creator and the Great Darkness in the omnipotent universe are now enemies!

In the ending of the Death Metal event that Popetua watched, the Creator Hand came with the intention of directly destroying the DC universe and completely crushing everyone in the DC multiverse.

In the end, although he said it was because he saw Wonder Woman know that she couldn't possibly defeat the Creator Hand on her own after defeating the Maniac, he was moved by Wonder Woman's insistence on defeating the Maniac and then waiting to be destroyed by the Creator Hand, so he decided not to destroy the DC universe.

However, judging from the behavior of the observers first sent by the Hand of Creation, the truth is not so simple.

The reason why the Creator decided to leave behind the DC universe is because the stories within it are so interesting and engaging, far surpassing all other multiverses created by the Creator.

The fact that they rebooted the DC universe but left the DC multiverse without killing any of the dark side beings is irrefutable proof.

The Creator is purely superior; the concepts of good and evil are completely unimportant to them. What matters is that every multiverse should contribute interesting stories to them. If a story is interesting, it will live; if it's not interesting enough, it will be destroyed.

The reason Popetua was sealed away billions of years ago was not out of kindness, but because Popetua's ideas defied the highest authority in the Creator's hands, which was why Popetua was taught a lesson.

Such things, which can destroy different multiverses at will, are obviously evil, willful, selfish and self-centered, and are something the Warriors of Light cannot tolerate.

Therefore, although it is unknown what attitude the Hand of Creation will have towards the Arcane Multiverse, it is certainly not a problem to directly designate it as an enemy for now.

However, the Hand of Creation, as an omnipotent universe-level being, is even more terrifying than Perpetua. The Arcane faction is not even 100% confident in defeating Perpetua.

In other words, the events we are facing now surpass everything in the past. It can be said to be the greatest crisis in history, unprecedented and probably never to be repeated.

After all, the Arcane type doesn't just stack boxes for the sake of stacking; there aren't that many mindless box-stacking games. In terms of combat power, it's indeed incomparable to the Hand of Creation and Perpetua.

Shinji Ikari: "..."

Shinji fell silent, just like everyone else.

That's too much of a jump! How did it suddenly jump to an omnipotent, universe-level enemy?

Even now that it has fully mastered the powers of Adam and Lilith, and the Ascendant Unit-01 has the power to destroy a planet, it is still no more than an ant in front of the Hand of Creation and Perpetua.

However, reality is probably like this: some civilizations couldn't even escape their own atmosphere before they encountered Bashumon and were eaten.

The reality is that things don't progress gradually; the level of enemy you encounter is not determined by yourself, but by the enemy.

Shinji Ikari paused for a moment, his face still showing a lingering shock.

But that doesn’t stop him from making a choice from the bottom of his heart.

[I don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "I want to participate in this battle."

There was no firm tone or assertive manner; it was simply a straightforward statement. This was the first time Shinji Ikari had addressed anyone, including Caesar, without any room for negotiation, and instead delivered his words purely as a statement.

[Pro-war faction]: "This battle will be very dangerous; it's not just a matter of nine out of ten chances of survival, but a certain death."

[I don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "I know."

[Pro-war faction]: "Whether it's me, the entire Kingdom of Light, or the King and Noah, no one can protect anyone in this battle."

[I don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "I know."

[Pro-war faction]: "Your parents, your relatives and friends are still waiting for you. After many reincarnations, you have finally obtained a happy life, Shinji."

[I don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "I know."

[Pro-war faction]: "Whether you join the war or not, I will always love you, I will always love you all, Shinji. From the bottom of my heart, I hope you will not get involved in this too dangerous thing. I do not want to see any of you die."

[I don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "I know."

[Pro-war faction]: "Even so, you still want to participate in this battle?"

[I don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "Even so, I will participate in this battle."

Shinji Ikari remains shocked by the Hand of Creation, the Great Darkness, and Perpetual's Jenga-level power, which is beyond human comprehension.

However, this has nothing to do with him participating in the battle; it doesn't matter at all.

When he was in pain and lost, unpopular and disliked, it was Uncle Casa who praised him, comforted him, watched over him, saved him, and loved him.

For the first time in his life, he experienced what it meant to be protected and valued, what friendship across age was, and what the joy of being raised by an excellent adult could be.

Uncle Kassa severed the endless cycle of reincarnation for Lilith and Adam, pulling everyone, including himself, out of the perpetual quagmire.

Because every Ultraman never dwells on the good deeds they've done, they're content just to see the figure of the saved person moving towards the future, rather than receiving numerous verbal thanks. Therefore, Shinji Ikari didn't say thank you very often after the very beginning.

However, feelings that are not expressed verbally will not cool down if they are kept in the heart; they will only grow warmer with time.

Even if a hundred years, ten thousand years, or a hundred million years pass, Shinji Ikari will never forget who was the first to give him true love, and how much he wanted to repay that kind love.

Now, his desire to join the war is not even out of a desire to give back or repay a debt of gratitude.

He wouldn't drag the others from the EVA world into the fight because he knew it would be pointless and might even cause more trouble. Besides, the Ultramen didn't want to see more casualties.

But he himself had to fight.

This wasn't about giving back or repaying a debt of gratitude; it was his own wish, because he wanted to fight alongside Uncle Kassa, even if the enemy was something absolutely impossible to defeat, even if he would die alongside Uncle Kassa.

His feelings for Uncle Casa had always been indescribable, but now he could finally express all his thoughts in a single sentence.

[I don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "I want to join the war."

Stubborn Shinji Ikari, obstinate Shinji Ikari, unyielding Shinji Ikari.

After the phoenix rises from the ashes, this is the Shinji Ikari we know today!

Kassa stared at the chat group for a long time, at the announcement Shinji had posted.

He originally intended to discourage others from joining the group, hoping to prevent anyone other than Bruce from participating.

But what else is there to say now?

The children have actually grown up and have their own opinions.

If he were not in the form of an Ultraman, but in the form of a human, Kassadin might already be moved to tears.

[Pro-war faction]: "Good."

The word "good" carries immense turmoil. Kassadin, who once guided the children, now lets go, watching as Shinji, having found his own path and made his true choice, walks down the road he has chosen.

Ultraman is never a feudal patriarch.

Life and freedom are equally precious, and the Warriors of Light will always respect them equally.

In the Warhammer universe, Shinji Ikari smiled.

He knew, he always knew, that this was Uncle Casa.

"!"

Shinji Ikari's stubbornness made everyone else in the chat group widen their eyes.

Hachiman Hikigaya opened his mouth, feeling an even greater shock than when he saw the Hand of Creation and the information about Perpetual.

He wasn't afraid of death, but he was far weaker than Shinji, so he struggled. He wanted to risk his life, but he also felt he wasn't qualified and that going would be useless. He thought it was ridiculous that he wanted to get involved in the war with such little strength.

But yes, that's true.

For some things, the process and the result don't matter at all, right? The most important thing is to see your own true self. This is the lesson he realized from the very beginning of watching the Ultraman series when he was in kindergarten. It's the lesson that the Ultraman warriors are conveying!

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "Me too...I want to join the battle!"

[Best Actor]: "I want to work in logistics."

Despite being physically weak, Yotsuya Miko possesses only the superpowered eye to see ghosts and monsters. She knows that going to the front lines would only draw others' attention away from protecting her, so she will obediently do logistics work.

Although there may be no difference between the front line and logistics in the face of enemies like the Hand of Creation and Perpetua who can destroy the multiverse, her heart is to help, so she will definitely choose the position where she can help the most!

[Coward]: "I've discussed it with Gridman. No matter what dangers we face, I'm going to enter the body of the original Gridman with him, become one with the original Gridman, borrow all of its last bit of power, and then head to DC with the Minister of Justice."

One of the original group members, Hibiki Yuta, had the ID "Coward," but he was never actually a coward.