ca-book Chapter 40 Violence is forbidden! "The Battle of Red and Blue!"
Chapter 40 Violence is forbidden! "The Battle of Red and Blue!"
Friday, 8 PM.
Jinghai City, Chasing Light Studio.
Chen Bo was chewing on a piece of toast while his hands were flying across the keyboard.
Horii, who runs the studio and is the biggest fan leader of tokusatsu, has a ton of titles and now has an astonishingly large workload every day.
However, he enjoyed it.
Of course, he's not an M...
This is fueled by love!
"Hey hey hey, we're getting a double boost in both traffic and reputation now!"
Chen Bo said vaguely, "It's only been a few days since 'The Awakening of Ghosts and Gods' aired, and the number of pre-orders has already reached two million! Our studio's backend is full of people urging us to update, and some even said that if we don't release it soon, they'll go to the Qinling Mountains and dig up that 'Evil General' and give it to us."
Gu Nan smiled but didn't say anything.
Everyone is used to this way of getting along and it's nothing new to them.
The timeline jumps to the day the new episode was released.
……
The video begins.
The background was explained.
The Earth has been quite turbulent these past few days.
That night, on a movie set, an action actor returned to his car to rest after filming a series of stunts.
Just then, an Abbas from the Blue Tribe suddenly appeared inside the car.
The actor initially thought the alien in front of him was also a costumed extra.
But to everyone's surprise, the next second, Abbots swiftly abducted the stuntman.
However, some people have seen that there seems to be another alien, who looks similar to that alien, trying to stop these things.
During this period, the number of missing persons cases increased exponentially.
……
The scene shifts to a remote suburban farmhouse.
The camera pans low, cutting through the weeds on the ground.
The last rays of the setting sun shone on the dilapidated wooden door, the paint long since peeled off, revealing its mottled interior.
An old lady was sitting in a rocking chair in the yard, rocking slowly.
On the table next to her was an old radio, crackling with the weather forecast, occasionally punctuated by the clear chirping of cicadas in the background.
This scene left Bilibili viewers, who had been expecting a grand spectacle, stunned.
What's going on? Did we wander onto the wrong set? Is this Ultraman Tiga or Back to Field?
[The tone shifted so quickly! Wasn't it just aliens abducting people?]
[Director Gu, you've changed! Did you spend the entire budget elsewhere? Why is this episode a documentary about a nursing home?]
However, when the camera panned, viewers noticed something was amiss.
The rocking chair next to the old lady was empty, but it was swaying slightly.
She held two rice bowls in her hands, muttering to herself as she put a piece of pickled vegetable into the empty bowl.
"Eat more, big boy, don't go hungry."
Just then, a bizarrely red alien named Redell slowly appeared.
It crouched beside the old woman, its movements somewhat hesitant and clumsy. It didn't speak, but simply stretched out its huge red paw and carefully took the bowl of white porridge.
The chat instantly fell silent.
Holy crap! Is this the alien from the beginning?
To be honest, the quality of this leather case is absolutely amazing.
Wait a minute, the monster isn't grabbing people anymore? It's... drinking porridge?
As the scene unfolds, Gu Nan uses an extremely straightforward narrative style to showcase the memories and daily life of this unusual couple.
The old lady is an elderly woman living alone.
Her son works in the city and hasn't come back for three years.
The calendar on the wall was covered with circles, each circle representing a hope, but those hopes ultimately turned into sighs at sunset.
Raeder had been injured by Abbas and fled to this place.
But the old lady wasn't afraid when she saw the alien in front of her.
On the contrary, they were very happy.
The old man was still curious.
Why are young people dressing in such strange ways these days?
Later, Raeder told the old woman through telepathy that he came from Standal and had come to Earth to find someone.
But the old woman seemed to only vaguely understand what he was saying.
The old lady, being naive, assumed he was a foreigner and dressed in modern fashion, telling him not to worry about it.
"Nobody told you to take your clothes off. Just relax, act like you're at home."
Redel can also understand what the old man is saying through telepathy.
He understood what the old man was telling him: he could stay there indefinitely.
He became very agitated when the old man tried to turn off the light, which frightened the old man.
It took a lot of effort to figure it out; it turned out he was afraid of the dark.
Wow, this old lady is so kind-hearted, but her eyesight is questionable...
Seeing elderly people like this reminds me of the elderly left behind in rural areas.
So, aliens aren't all bad after all!
When the next day arrived, not wanting to disturb the old man, Raeder left on his own.
At this moment, the old woman seemed somewhat lonely.
"What does it matter if we don't speak the language? Why bother going?"
The old lady went to the convenience store and bought much more groceries than usual; it seems she's still looking forward to Redel's return...
An old woman carried groceries and came to the park alone to feed the pigeons, silently watching the children playing in the park.
Suddenly, all the pigeons flew away, leaving only the old woman's lonely figure.
Then, the old woman stood on the overpass, facing the towering skyscrapers, lost in thought.
At this moment, two young thugs, hoping to see the old woman commit suicide, joined in the spectacle.
So he asked a provocative question.
The old woman was very angry, and the thugs confronted each other.
However, the thugs' shoving caused the old woman to fall to the ground.
Just then, Redel appeared in time and saved the old woman.
He beat the thugs away with just a few punches and kicks.
The old woman warned him, "You must never use violence, you absolutely must not use violence, you understand? No matter what, it's never allowed."
After that, Redel carried the old woman on his back and ran quickly down the street, while the old woman smiled warmly on his back.
He carried the old woman on his back and ran through the streets, ignoring the stares of the world.
It was all just so that the old lady could enjoy the family happiness that she should have at her age.
To the elderly, this "foreigner" was like their own child.
It can't speak, but it helps the old lady chop wood.
It is very strong, but it will gently cover the old lady with a blanket when she is sleeping.
Gu Nan did not use any fancy rhetoric or exaggerate the tragedy here.
He was just taking pictures.
The film shows an old lady trying to mend Redell's tattered "outer garment".
Pai Redel squatted in front of the television, curiously looking at the distorted screen that had long since lost its signal.
These "short, simple, and quick" slices of daily life, however, are like a fine needle, slowly piercing into the hearts of the audience.
Wow, if you ignore the alien's appearance, it's actually quite heartwarming.
Why do I suddenly feel like crying? I miss my grandma.
This alien is so gentle; there's real emotion in its eyes.
[Upstairs, that's a light source inside the case. But I agree with you, the atmosphere is absolutely amazing.]
The scene then cuts to the streets of Jinghai City.
Blue beams of light descended from the sky, and one by one, strong adult men vanished amidst screams.
The blue aliens, Abobbas, are plundering soldiers for the "Eternal War" on the planet Standal.
The Victory Team was therefore dispatched.
Because of Raeder's previous activities on the streets, the GUTS team made contact with him and learned about the situation on their planet.
Moreover, accompanied by the old woman, Redel told the Victory Team about his purpose in coming to Earth.
This made everyone realize where the real enemy came from.
"Rayder represents daytime, Abbas represents nighttime..."
This setting was explained very quickly, without any unnecessary details.
The audience immediately understood: the red-clad Raeder was the good guy, and the blue-clad Abbas was the bad guy.
Furthermore, the Victory Team members came up with a brilliant plan.
They decided to make the act real to lure Abbots into capturing them.
To prevent more people from being taken away by Abbas, a special warning was issued to the public via radio, advising them not to go out at night.
Horii is there to protect the old woman and Raeder, who is not good at nighttime activities.
However, the old woman had already come to regard Redell as her own child.
Picking up the photos on the table, the old man's thoughts drifted back to the past.
Moreover, Redell has realized something more important.
He wants to protect the old woman, and also humanity.
While Horii was taking a bath, Raeder rushed off to the battlefield.
So, the old man still sent him to fight?
Grandma often said: "Violence must not be used." Of course, she was just saying it.
Good heavens, with the old man's permission, Redel has been unsealed!
This is a classic case of the difficulty of reconciling loyalty to one's country and filial piety.
……
Meanwhile, at the construction site, Munakata Shinjo, Otani, and several other team members pretended to be fighting.
Subsequently, a conflict broke out.
Abbas really did appear and took Daigo and Shinjo away.
But Abbas discovered Daigo's special qualities, so he deliberately didn't brainwash him.
Abbas attempted to work for Daigo again, but Daigo refused.
Just then, Raeder appeared behind him and attacked Abbas.
But at night, Raeder was unable to exert his strength and was easily defeated by Abbas.
[Oh no, is Redel so weak he's just going to feed the enemy...?]
[Damn! This blue alien is totally bullying us!]
[Quick! Daigo! It's up to you now!]
Let's show these alien hillbillies what humans are capable of!
The light flickered.
Ultraman Tiga, here he comes!
The following fight scene, after being modified by Gu Nan, is a true battle between red and blue.
Tiga switched to the Power Type.
Red Tiga battles blue Abbas!
The heavy fist slammed into Abbas, sparks flew, and the impact was explosive.
This visceral, realistic feel directly boosted the overall intensity of the episode.
However, at night, Abbas stacked up a buff.
Even the powerful Tiga could only manage a draw.
But the audience's attention was still drawn to the figure in that corner.
While Tiga was fighting Abbas, Redel sent away all the kidnapped humans.
He arrived at the battlefield.
Redel was trembling. It looked at Tiga, who was struggling to protect humanity and everything, and then at the old woman who had taken it in.
It seems to have made a certain decision.
"Tiga! Abbas is afraid of light, I'll hold him off!"
It exerted all its strength to grow to its enormous size and charged out.
Raeder rammed his body into Abbas, the blinding red flashing against the blue light screen with extreme tragedy.
Under its influence, Tiga charges up—Timer flashes!
"boom--!"
In a fit of resentment and fury, Abobbas turned into blue mud and vanished into the night sky.
The battle is over.
The first rays of dawn shone into the courtyard.
Raeder stood there quietly.
Its body began to become transparent, a sign that its home planet was calling it, and also a sign that its injuries were too severe to remain on Earth.
The old woman walked over unsteadily, trying to take its hand.
Redel lowered his head and gently rubbed his red head, covered in blue crystals, against the old woman's calloused hand.
It finally pointed to the rocking chair and made its only, faint sound in the world.
It's as if it's saying: Take care.
The next second, the red color disappeared.
The courtyard was empty.
The old woman stood there blankly.
"Oh, so you're going home!"
The old lady was happy for Redel.
Then, snowflakes began to fall in the deep blue night.
A thrilling night.
The event finally came to a peaceful and harmonious close.
The hexagonal snowflakes look remarkably like Raeder's shape.
This is his silent longing for his wife.
On Earth, Redell found warmth in his mother-in-law's embrace, which profoundly influenced this stranger.
The old woman simply walked back to the rocking chair silently, sat down, and then, as usual, gently began to rock.
"Rock-a-bye baby, rock-a-bye to Grandma's bridge..."
She hummed a nursery rhyme softly.
The camera slowly zooms out.
In a dilapidated suburb, the lonely farmhouse looked exceptionally small in the morning sun.
The video screen is black.
The Chinese version of the ending theme song, "Brave Love, TIGA," began to play.
……
[Chasing Light Studio, give me back Redell!]
[That last shaky shot of the old lady really broke my heart.]
I originally thought I was here to watch Ultraman Tiga fight, but now all I want to do is call my mom.
[The term "empty nest elderly" used to seem so distant, but after watching this episode today, it suddenly dawned on me that I haven't been home for six months.]
[Redell isn't a monster; he's the epitome of everyone who wanders far from home, yearning to offer some comfort to their parents.]
In an era where everyone pursues ultimate sensory stimulation and monetization of traffic, he used a "college student graduation project" to drop a bomb called "humanistic care" on society.
"Brother Nan, look!" Chen Bo suddenly pointed to the corner of the screen, "The official media... 'Jinghai Evening News' has reposted our video!"
Gu Nan looked over.
The message forwarded was short, yet carried immense weight.
Pay attention to elderly people living alone; don't let loneliness become their only companion in their later years.
"Its reputation has completely gone viral."
"Our studio has surpassed two million followers! Just now, several nursing home charities wanted to collaborate with us..."
Gu Nan stood up and walked to the window.
Outside the window, the neon lights of Jinghai City were still flashing, and the city was bustling with traffic and activity.
But in the shadows of this city, how many elderly people are sitting in rocking chairs, waiting for "Redel" who will never return?