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Kotaro was a little envious of Kitajima. He fainted from the very beginning and was snoring over there.
This was a lie. In fact, Kotaro was very excited.
This kind of fighting, a fist-to-flesh fight, he hadn't tried it for a long time. Not as Taro, but as Tou Kotaro.
He confirmed once again that the enemy that Taro from the Land of Light could not defeat could be defeated by Kotaro from Earth.
The darkness turned into a hurricane, tearing and splitting Kotaro's body. But every time, Kotaro's fists always responded by tearing through the hurricane.
His fist is a warning from human beings to themselves, a response to the instinct of yearning for light and destruction.
This planet allows humanity to repent because Gaia is here.
"Kotaro, come on!"
Look, there she is. A boxer is invincible if he has a girl he likes cheering for him under the ring.
The boxer is named Human and the girl he likes is named Earth.
And there was the black-haired, red-eyed girl, Enma Ai. Kotaro remembered that Ling had also told him that that was the great wish of thousands, tens of thousands, or even countless believers more than 1,200 years ago.
The hope to sacrifice oneself in exchange for the continuation of mankind is mankind's desire for tomorrow.
Now that desire was in him.
Human beings are despicable, but also great. There is no need to avoid this; the two are not in conflict.
Kotaro took two steps back and gasped violently for a while. There was a scratch on his forehead, and he reached out to wipe away the blood that was blocking his vision.
Goenitz was also adjusting his breathing.
"It's useless. I have seen the end of mankind. This is God's punishment!"
A wild hurricane rolled up and the entire ocean was boiling.
It's simply doomsday.
But Kotaro doesn't care about that. He carries the hopes of those who place their beautiful feelings on him.
He used up all his strength and threw a punch.
This punch was thrown by humans themselves.
The kindness of good thoughts and the restrained morality are directed against the evil thoughts of malice and the ugliness of depravity.
There was no technique to his moves, and Kotaro didn't have any thoughts, he just threw his punch as hard as he could.
If you don't have any moves and the boxing coach sees you, he will criticize you harshly.
So let’s call it “Mushiki”, burning the flame called courage.
"Try this, this is the 'Human Fist'!"
Amid the raging fire, the punch hit Goenitz's chest.
The priest took a step back and sat down on the ground. Nothing happened.
It was just that the hurricane at sea vanished.
The destructive black fog and the curse that even Gaia's quantum streamlines could not eliminate also disappeared with this punch.
With nothing to support them, Kotaro, Goenitz, and the Balji fell toward the sea. Only Kitajima was unconscious and still sleeping soundly in the underwater vehicle.
When he entered the water, the bitter and salty sea water touched the wound, causing Kotaro to scream in pain.
But it was only for a moment, and soon he no longer felt the pain, and the suffocating sea water was no longer around him.
"Thank you for your hard work, hero of humanity."
Kotaro looked at Reiya who was using "Blue Mother" to treat himself, smiled and shook his head:
"I am not a hero. Human beings are heroes."
He is not being modest.
He defeated the darkness not because he was Kotaro, but because he was human.
Humans did not fall into darkness out of fear, nor did they become invaders. They still persisted in the kindness in their hearts.
"Blue Mother" also healed Goenitz and the Balji people.
As Kotaro said, he himself is not a hero, and Goenitz and Balji are not demons.
I was chosen just because of the emptiness in my heart.
Italian priest, he may forget all of this, or he may remember it. I just hope that the void in his heart can be filled.
Two days later
The spring breeze blew across Tokyo Bay, and news came from the ZAT team that Kotaro had resigned.
"Why did you quit so suddenly?"
Saori was a little reluctant, because Kotaro was not only leaving the ZAT team, he was also leaving Tokyo.
She thought Kotaro could live at home forever.
Although I already knew it was a "temporary stay", I was caught off guard by the fact that they were leaving so suddenly.
Of course, so is Kenichi.
But he was sensible, so he left the opportunity to say goodbye to his sister.
"Captain Shiratori is back too, Saori, you and Kenichi have grown up, I think you can take care of yourselves."
"Ah, what about who takes care of whom!" Saori pouted in dissatisfaction, but the separation and some unexpressed emotions made the corners of her mouth shrink again.
A little sad.
Kotaro took off his ZAT uniform and changed into casual denim clothes. He was carrying a bag, but there was nothing to bring. All he had was a canvas bag.
Just like when I jumped off Captain Shiratori's ship and first arrived in Tokyo.
"will you come back?"
"Maybe, I'm not sure." Kotaro said, the spring breeze blowing on his face warmly. He suddenly laughed and joked, "Saori, you are a college student now, it's time for you to have a boyfriend. You can't miss the good guys in school."
Then Saori understood.
She could only watch Kotaro leave. She had originally prepared a gift to give him, but in the end she didn't give it to him.
"Kotaro, you're an idiot!"
Kotaro, who had already walked far away, waved with his back without looking back.
Gradually walking away in the spring afternoon, leaving behind a girl's first love that ended before it even began.
Kotaro didn't take a taxi, but just walked slowly to the harbor of Tokyo Bay.
"I'm the champion! Haha, I'm the champion!"
The sound of the beach drew his attention away.
At the Tokyo Bay sea fishing competition, Kotaro felt a little better when he saw the yellow-haired fish that had just landed from the fishing boat at the port, and the result confirmed after being weighed, jumping for joy because he had won the competition.
Not everyone in this world is hostile to humans. There are also aliens who come here purely for fishing.
The sea does not belong to humans, but to all living things on this planet. It does not even reject alien visitors from afar.
"I feel like that sea bream will be delicious." Ling also came over with her schoolbag.
Of course, Kotaro didn't come to watch the sea fishing competition, he was waiting for Reiya.
"Sorry, the school's graduation ceremony delayed us for some time."
"I thought you wouldn't come to see me off."
Kotaro checked the time and saw that his ship was due to leave the port in half an hour.
"I promised to come and see you off, I won't break my promise. Do you want me to sing 'Outside the Long Pavilion, Along the Ancient Road'?"
Ling also said those two sentences in Chinese, and Kotaro didn't understand them either, but he knew it was probably a farewell song.
"Forget it, it's good that you can come." Singing and such is too weird.
Ling didn't care, it was just a joke.
"So where are you going?"
"I haven't decided yet, let's go around the world."
What a willful person he is, but also really enviable. Ling couldn't help but think of Shinoda who sailed the Polaris back then.
Not only in appearance, they are the same person.
She pulled out the Taro badge.
"Are you really not going to do this, Kotaro? Are you really not going to become Taro anymore?"
"Well, please return it to Mother of Ultra, or keep it as a souvenir."
He no longer needs the badge. Even if he really has to transform, he doesn't necessarily need the badge.
"When the earth is in danger and needs Ultraman, Brother Seven will appear. I just want to walk around and see what I can do as a human being."
The final battle made him realize that the real threats to humanity might not necessarily be monsters and aliens.
"Go around the world, try your best to help those in need, and let more people feel kindness. Maybe this is more important than becoming Taro."
Spreading a bit of kindness will reduce despair. To make people feel warmer, even if it's just a little bit, Kotaro thinks that is more meaningful than transforming into Taro and fighting.
beep--
The sound of the ship's whistle echoed across the sea.
Kotaro went on a long journey. Ling on the shore also waved and watched the ship go farther and farther away.
After meeting Brother Beidou, we parted again. It was as if we had met for the purpose of parting.
But she herself also had to leave temporarily.
The world that the King of Ultra talked to her about was a world that had fallen into despair.
It is not the remnant of destruction, but the real source of destruction. The Earth is doomed to extinction.
She wanted to give it a try anyway. If someone needs help, you should help them.
She had already told Grandpa Jianye, Maria and the others that she would be leaving for the time being and asked them not to worry.