Yu Zhou thought for a moment, then leapt toward the three gigantic stone statues.
Thanks to his extraordinary physique, he was able to spring high into the air with ease. In just a few breaths, he landed near the towering figures.
Among the three statues, the one in the rear was clearly that of Tiga. The two standing in front, according to the records Yu Zhou had studied, were the Aurora Warrior, Achilles, and the Mighty Warrior, Hercule.
From the records, Yu Zhou knew Achilles could unleash freezing beams and possessed incredible speed. Hercule, on the other hand, was a philosopher, immensely strong, and skilled in hand-to-hand combat.
"These two giants must also have been Tiga's companions during the Ultra-Ancient Era," Yu Zhou murmured, gazing up at them. "But why is it that whether Tiga stood with the light or with the darkness, his comrades were always speed and power specialists?"
He scratched his head. When Tiga had been a Dark Warrior, he was accompanied by the Speed Giant Hudra and the Power Giant Darramb. After turning to the light, his allies became Achilles for speed and Hercule for strength.
Coincidence? Or some hidden truth behind this pattern?
Looking down at the ground, Yu Zhou noticed that it was littered with glowing fragments—shards of the pyramid destroyed earlier.
He remembered that in the very first episode of Ultraman Tiga, the pyramid had appeared as a manifestation of light particles, not physical stone.
"Maybe… I can repair this pyramid."
After some thought, Yu Zhou turned toward the approaching red-robed sorceress, Izare, and spoke.
Although he knew this Izare was not exactly the same as Captain Megumi from his own time, her face was practically identical.
"Then I'll leave it to you, sir," Izare replied calmly. Now that she knew Yu Zhou was destined to become a Giant of Light in the future, she trusted him with the task of restoration.
"Before repairing it, though… I'll need to move these two statues first."
Yu Zhou pointed at Achilles and Hercule's stone figures. He couldn't just leave them where they were—after all, in the future, Golza and Melba destroyed them almost instantly. That loss had always seemed a pity to him.
"Move them?!" Izare's eyes widened in shock. Weren't the statues supposed to be preserved, protected with care? Why would the Giant of Light from the future say such a thing?
"Yes, move them," Yu Zhou confirmed with a nod. "In the future, these statues are smashed by ancient monsters. If I move them now, maybe I can prevent that outcome."
He knew he needed to explain clearly. If he was right, this Izare was likely Captain Megumi's ancestor, possibly inheriting the genetic legacy of Yuzare—the commander of the ancient Earth Defence Corps.
"I see…"
Hearing his reasoning, Izare relaxed a little. At first, she had feared the future Giant of Light intended to do something strange or destructive. But with an explanation, she could accept it.
"Still, before moving them, I need to prepare."
Simply removing the statues could disrupt the flow of history, creating unpredictable consequences. Yu Zhou had no desire to set off a chain reaction of changes.
So, he reached into his dimensional bracelet and pulled out a machine.
At the top it had something like a camera lens, while the lower half featured two openings—one for intake and one for output, almost like it could absorb and reproduce materials.
"What's that…?" Tsubasa asked, recognizing the shape faintly.
"An automatic sculptor," Yu Zhou replied. "I bought it on Dais Star. Take a picture, input the size and conditions, and it carves automatically."
"OH, I remember that now," Tsubasa nodded, recalling the advanced tech.
Yu Zhou aimed the device's "camera" at Achilles' statue, snapping an image. Then he repeated the process with Hercule's.
"Now for the fine-tuning."
He uploaded the photos, set the parameters, and within minutes, the machine was ready.
The device then began searching for raw materials. To everyone's amazement, it moved on its own to the nearby debris, sucking up the glowing pyramid shards into its storage inlet.
That inlet wasn't ordinary—it used folded-space technology. The one-man-tall device acted like a bottomless pit, endlessly absorbing fragments.
"How can that thing possibly hold so much?!" someone blurted out in disbelief.
"But it does," another whispered, eyes fixed on the process.
"Future technology truly is miraculous…" Izare muttered, even she unable to hide her awe.
After consuming every shard from the ground, the machine went to the river, drew in water, and then moved to the spot Yu Zhou had designated. It began its work.
Before their astonished eyes, it sculpted from the ground upward—feet, legs, torso, arms—until a perfect replica of Achilles stood before them. Then it began Hercule.
Yu Zhou summoned his flyer, circling the new statue carefully before landing.
"Identical. No way to tell the difference."
Satisfied that the replicas matched the originals inside the pyramid exactly, Yu Zhou nodded. This was the effect he needed—flawless enough to "swap heaven and earth."
Soon, Hercule's replica was complete as well. After one final inspection, Yu Zhou recalled the sculptor into his bracelet.
But now he faced a new dilemma: what to do with the real statues hidden inside the pyramid.
Rubbing his chin in thought, he rummaged again through the items in his bracelet.
"Not this one… not this either… nope, still not it…"
He tossed gadget after gadget onto the ground, the scene uncannily resembling a certain earless blue robot cat from an old cartoon pulling tools out of his pouch.