Episode 11: A New Hope

Episode 11: A New Hope

Soros stared in complete disbelief.

> "Impossible…!"

Aizakawa smiled calmly.

> "Yeah, as you can see… I'm back.

Look at this stab wound—I'm still alive."

Soros roared,

> "Attack Evros now!!"

His entire army launched a frenzied assault on Aizakawa.

But Aizakawa just stood still—and in a flash, every single soldier was wiped out.

Soros managed to scratch Aizakawa's cheek.

Aizakawa touched the wound and muttered,

> "Just a scratch."

Soros launched another brutal assault, blow after blow, causing mass panic on Earth.

Aizakawa calmly created a barrier to protect all the civilians.

Soros continued attacking, but Aizakawa casually pushed him away.

> He didn't want Earth to be destroyed because of their fight.

Eventually, Aizakawa punched Soros so hard that he was sent flying into outer space.

Aizakawa followed with a grin:

> "Is that all? Come on, show me everything you've got!"

Soros growled,

> "You haven't seen anything yet!"

Aizakawa laughed with excitement.

> "Yes! That's more like it! Show me everything! I haven't felt this fired up in ages!"

Soros attacked viciously, throwing millions of punches in a second.

But Aizakawa blocked them all with just one finger.

Their speed was so immense, they looked frozen in place—

yet galaxies and universes around them began to collapse from the shockwaves.

But eventually, Aizakawa grew bored.

He launched Soros across the edge of the universe—back to the Milky Way—

and ended it with a single slash that shattered stars.

Soros was destroyed.

And Aizakawa returned to Earth.

---

Back on Earth, he was greeted with joyful cheers and tears.

Aizakawa approached Mialethra and said:

> "I'm back."

Mialethra slapped his cheek hard, then hugged him tightly in tears.

> "Idiot… Don't ever do that again!"

Aizakawa softly replied:

> "Yeah… I'm sorry."

Everyone lifted Aizakawa into the air, shouting:

> "Welcome back to Earth, Ultraman Evros!!"

Aizakawa felt overwhelmed inside.

At first, he only wanted to protect this world…

> "But now… Earth reminds me of my lost homeworld.

These kind humans… they've become my people now."

> "Earth… I've returned."

---

However, in a distant part of the universe…

Soros was still alive—barely.

He crawled weakly and knelt before a shadowy figure:

The Dark Prince.

Without a word, the Dark Prince raised his hand—

and beheaded Soros.

> "Useless."

---

Back on Earth…

Aizakawa asked curiously,

> "Wait… how do you all know I'm Ultraman?"

A nearby civilian replied:

> "Well, you once brought a praying mantis monster to an empty field.

You moved too fast to be human."

Aizakawa continued,

> "But how did you know my real name… Ultraman Evros?"

Everyone pointed toward one of the students who had bullied Aizakawa in the past.

Aizakawa walked up and asked:

> "Where did you hear that name?"

But surprisingly… they pointed at Mialethra.

Aizakawa sighed.

> "I told you not to reveal my identity as Ultraman…"

Mialethra replied gently,

> "Sorry… But your squad suggested it.

They thought it would keep people from panicking."

Aizakawa initially wanted to scold his elite team, but chose to let it go.

He understood their good intentions.

---

Then, one of the villagers shouted:

> "Hey, everyone! Hungry? Let's go to my ramen shop—today's on me!"

Everyone cheered in excitement.

Aizakawa asked,

> "Are you sure about this, sir?"

The ramen owner smiled.

> "You saved the entire planet from aliens.

Let this be our way of saying thank you."

Aizakawa felt a bit guilty, so instead of accepting the free food…

> He paid for everyone's meal.

As it turned out, Aizakawa had previously sold a planet to aliens—

and from that deal, he'd earned hundreds of millions of yen, all transferrable to Japan.

In his heart, Aizakawa quietly promised:

> "I will protect the smiles of everyone in this village…

Especially my adoptive mother… and Mialethra."