Chapter 97: Life Echoes in a Galactic Roar! Arc Gurren Lagann!
〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Tatsumi (Akame Ga Kill): "Such a good big brother… died just like that? No! This must be fake!" ]
[ Blackbeard (One Piece): "Zehahahahaha! Since he chose to fight, he must have the resolve to be killed!" ]
[ Simon (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann): "H-How could this be… Big Brother… Big Brother, I'm not… I'm not…" ]
[ Bai Junlang (Sea Tiger): "Shut the fck UP!!! Since you inherited your big brother's will, you live on with his share too! What the fck is this nonsense you're spouting! Fiercely pierce through the HEAVENS-YAH!!!" ]
[ Bulat (Akame Ga Kill): "That's right. If it's to illuminate the path for the younger generation, it doesn't matter even if I sacrifice myself, hahahahaha!" ]
[ Hiruzen Sarutobi (Naruto): "The Will of Fire burns endlessly." ]
[ Tobirama Senju (Naruto): "…Monkey, can you stop saying that here? Is that the only line you know?" ]
[ Kenjaku (Jujutsu Kaisen): "Heh heh, I'm actually more curious about how Simon will survive with this Team Dai-Gurren after Kamina's departure." ]
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〜Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann World〜
Simon looked at this scene and lowered his head in shame.
How could he…
"Lift your head! Simon!"
Kamina punched Simon heavily on the head, instantly raising a large bump on the boy's forehead.
Kamina didn't care about his own death in the slightest; instead, he laughed loudly at Simon.
"Did you forget what I said?! I don't want to die meaninglessly like that!"
"But Simon, didn't you see?! I protected you, I protected everyone! Is this kind of death still meaningless?!"
Simon raised his head, a trace of light appearing in his tear-filled eyes.
Kamina spoke no more.
He rubbed Simon's head vigorously. To ignite the path forward for Simon with his life—it was worth it!
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
The structure of a universe is defined as a finite universe. A single universe is an infinite universe. A super single universe is a plurality of single universes.
A multiverse is an infinite number of single universes. A super multiverse is a plurality of multiverses.
And the "Infinite Box" is an existence even more omnipotent than a multiverse plus a multiverse.
…So why on earth is this happening? Someone asked with difficulty.
This encompasses countless living universes.
Why is the one standing at the apex of the so-called Infinite Box… this boy before their eyes?
Cowardly, timid, disgusting. Do all creatures need to grow?
Will a cruel world give them the chance to grow?!
Where exactly did they fall short compared to him?!
After losing Kamina's leadership, the crowd couldn't even imagine how Simon would continue!
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『 After Kamina's death, the entire Team Dai-Gurren seemed to lose its vitality and life, and Simon sank into endless sorrow.
It was all his fault… He was the one who got Big Brother killed.
The eyes of the originally timid and cowardly boy gradually became fierce, but everyone knew this was merely Simon imitating Kamina.
In one battle, he even overloaded, causing the Lagann to go berserk and fall off a cliff. In the pitch-black abyss, Simon walked through this desolate wilderness like a walking corpse.
But just then, a box fell from the sky. When Simon opened it, he found that inside was a stunningly beautiful girl with golden hair!
And very quickly, Simon and the entire Team Dai-Gurren learned her identity: Nia, the First Princess of the Spiral King! 』
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〜Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann World〜
"Big Brother, listen to my explanation!"
Before Kamina could speak, Simon said with a face full of determination,
"That is the daughter of our ultimate enemy, the Spiral King!"
"How could I fall in love with my enemy! Just watch, Big Brother. I will definitely use her to threaten the Spiral King!"
Simon feigned fierceness.
Kamina raised an eyebrow, a smile surfacing at the corner of his mouth.
"Oh~ Is that so~"
"Then I'll have to take a good look at your performance, Simon~"
The members of Team Dai-Gurren, who had not yet gathered and were scattered across various places, also revealed resentful expressions in unison. They believed that they would definitely make good use of that girl to threaten the Spiral King!
…Even if she is cute, it's no exception!
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『 Clearly an enemy, yet because she was overly cute, she received the sincere affection of Team Dai-Gurren!
The only one who couldn't quite accept it turned out to be Simon. He continued to linger before his Big Brother's tombstone every day, unwilling to leave.
As the news of the Dai-Gunzan being captured spread, Adiane, one of the Spiral King's Four Supreme Generals, arrived!
Nia wanted to stop it, but discovered she had long been abandoned by the Spiral King.
Adiane mocked her, saying the Spiral King had lived for thousands of years and had countless children; Nia had been discarded by him long ago!
Just as Nia was about to be killed, Simon had unknowingly climbed onto Adiane's Gunmen. The Gunmen were flying tens of thousands of meters in the air, yet Simon didn't tremble in the slightest.
Big Brother's words echoed in his mind once again: Listen well, Simon. Don't believe in the you that believes in me, and don't believe in the me that believes in you…
"Believe in the you that believes in YOURSELF!!!"
The boy was knocked off, falling rapidly, but in that very moment, the Core Drill hanging around his neck flashed with brilliant light, and Lagann erupted with terrifying energy!
It resonated with Simon's consciousness! In just an instant, it pierced through the sky, defeating Adiane with a single punch!
"Nia, I've come to save you." The light returned to the boy's eyes, but it was different from the past.
His eyes now held an unprecedented determination and conviction!
Like the rising sun, ascending with unstoppable momentum!
Gurren also received Simon's summons at this moment. The two quickly combined, a pillar of green energy shooting into the sky, with brilliant stars shining behind it!
"Big Brother is dead! He's no longer here! But on my back, within my heart, he continues to live on as a part of ME!!!"
Simon completely walked out of the gloom. He pointed high towards the sky, his thin figure now bathed in boundless radiance!
"Who the hell do you think I am?! I am Simon. I'm not Big Brother Kamina. I am me!"
The Beastmen panic-fired all their missiles, intending to thoroughly pulverize Gurren Lagann!
With a loud boom, hundreds of kilometers around were turned into scorched earth, but in the center of that destruction, the look in the boy's eyes didn't change a bit!
The entire Team Dai-Gurren also unleashed their ultimate attack at this moment!
This strike contained fury, pain, anger, sorrow… and the conviction to pierce through the HEAVENS!!!
"WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE!!!"
"BOOM—!"
Stars shone, a terrifying beam exploded, and a bewilderingly beautiful mushroom cloud rushed straight into the sky. The terrifying shockwave leveled tens of thousands of kilometers!
The setting sun was like blood. The group returned to Big Brother's grave. Before Big Brother's tomb, in the afterglow of the sunset, Simon gave Nia a token of his love—a green gemstone.
Clothes flapping in the wind, the twilight of the setting sun hit everyone's faces. Simon looked into the distance and murmured.
"The Nia right here is Nia, so it's fine for Nia to live in Nia's own way."
"…Mn!" The girl's eyes curved into crescents, happiness and love shining in their depths.
The horn of the counterattack did not stop. Next, their target was the Spiral King! 』
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〜Sea Tiger World〜
"Hahahahaha! Ya-chi! Now that's what I'm talking about!"
Seeing Simon, who could go to such lengths for a woman, Sea Tiger laughed heartily!
After all, didn't he walk step by step to where he is today because of Hitomi?
But soon, Sea Tiger's expression became desolate. Hitomi…
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〜Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann World〜
"Big Brother… Big Brother, I…"
Simon's face turned beet red. The words he just spoke felt like slaps landing on his face one by one.
What did he do? Big Brother just died, and he found a woman, and it was the Spiral King's daughter. Is… is he even human…
"Alright, you brat! Stop pretending."
Seeing Simon, whose eyes looked like they wanted to burrow into the ground, Kamina was both amused and exasperated.
At the same time, his heart was filled with pride.
"Simon, in the future, you will definitely be an indomitable man!"
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Countless viewers watched Simon's series of changes. The crowd fell silent for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh out loud.
So that's it. So that's how it is!
Simon represents the 99% of billions of lives!
Not someone born with knowledge, nor someone born strong. He was timid and cowardly, fearing all unknowns, fearing death, but…
Isn't an existence like Simon exactly what makes up countless worlds?
This is a story of a boy growing into a man.
From initial skepticism, disdain, and disgust, to current understanding and anticipation, the crowd suddenly realized that perhaps they were wrong this time.
These brief scenes on the screen were someone else's entire life. How could the grief, reluctance, hope, and conviction within be understood just by watching?
Now, the crowd was even more curious. Simon, the one who inherited Kamina's will and transformed himself, how exactly did you reach that level?
That drill, can it really pierce through everything?!
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『 Without much time to rest, after Simon defeated Adiane, the Spiral King attacked directly!
A black shadow like a city fell from the sky, and the whole world was shrouded in dark clouds!
The Grand Finale has finally BEGUN!!!
Success or failure hinges on this one move!
Team Dai-Gurren and the Spiral King went to total war. To create an opportunity for Simon, they recklessly held off the Spiral King's subordinates, and with everyone's combined efforts, shattered the Spiral King's barrier, sending Simon and Nia inside!
It was a tall, bald man with spiral patterns in his eyes. Facing Simon's arrival, the Spiral King was not surprised at all, because it was inevitable that this spiral man would come here.
As for why the Spiral King wanted to massacre humanity, Simon didn't know. Right now, he just wanted to overthrow the Spiral King and let humanity return to the surface!
Both sides, upholding their respective beliefs, began the final decisive battle. The terrifying combat tore apart and shattered both mechas, and in the end, the two even engaged in the most primal hand-to-hand combat!
Just as the Spiral King was about to deal the final blow to the heavily injured Simon, Simon fiercely plunged the Core Drill from his neck into the Spiral King's chest!
A terrifying beam erupted, stretching for tens of thousands of miles!
This strike destroyed heaven and earth; half of the Spiral King's body was directly shattered!
They won!
But at the very end, the Spiral King warned Simon that once the human population exceeded one million, the moon would transform into a messenger of hell and completely destroy the Earth!
Saying this, the Spiral King's figure fell from the high sky. 』
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〜Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann World〜
Countless humans oppressed by the Spiral King let out fanatical cheers!
Although this moment had not yet arrived, it was like a ray of light shining upon everyone!
They firmly believed that Simon could definitely, definitely defeat the Spiral KING!!!
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Unlike the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann World, the crowd here fell into a slight confusion.
The final boss was defeated just like that? It seemed a bit too hasty, right?
And what did the Spiral King's final words mean? A threat before death or… the truth?
The crowd didn't understand, but they knew it was far from over, because Simon's current strength was still far too inferior compared to the Infinite Box…
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『 Time flew by in a flash. Seven years passed. Under Simon's rule, life was prosperous, and the population grew rapidly!
Finally reaching the one million mark!
The Spiral King's warning arrived along with the birth of the one-millionth person. Pitch-black armor wreaked havoc in the city, and Nia suddenly underwent a mutation, her body covered in patterns!
Team Dai-Gurren piloted their mechas to frantically attack those pitch-black Gunmen, but it had no effect!
All attacks were absorbed and blocked by it!
Just as everyone was helpless, a crimson mecha streaked across the sky. The tall and resolute Simon piloted Gurren Lagann and destroyed that pitch-black armor with a single strike!
But in the next moment, something unexpected happened to everyone. After being shattered, the pitch-black armor turned into countless fragments, falling towards every corner of the city.
Terrifying explosions filled the entire city. In just a moment, the whole world seemed to be plunged into a sea of fire.
And in the center of that sea of fire, the controlled Nia declared war on all of humanity!
From now on, the Human Annihilation System will be activated!
But the disaster did not end there. Due to Simon's actions, the populace rioted!
In the sea of fire, people wantonly vented the evil in their hearts!
They toppled Kamina's statue and sent Simon to court—
Verdict—Death PENALTY!!! 』
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〜Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann World〜
"How could this be… How…"
Simon's eyes trembled violently, unable to accept the scene before him!
Just now… everyone… Why? Is it because he committed an unforgivable crime that he has to be sentenced to death?
Simon looked at his Big Brother Kamina with lost eyes, but Kamina had a dark face and said nothing, only staring deeply at the populace on the screen.
And at this moment, what Simon didn't expect was that bullet comments began to scroll frantically—
〜Myriad Worlds livestream Barrage〜
/It's starting, it's starting!
/High energy ahead!
/Break through all karma and destiny, the scream of life echoes through the universe.
/Arc-Gurren Lagann, get READY!!!
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Wait! What is going on! Simon was confused and puzzled. Wasn't he already sentenced to death?
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
The expressions of countless viewers became increasingly inexplicable—some mocking, some sarcastic, some angry, some laughing wildly.
The strongest who saved the world was sentenced to death?! How, how ridiculous!
A thought rose in unison within the hearts of countless strong individuals.
Simon was ultimately bound by human nature; a god should not be judged by humans.
If you treat some dogs too well, not only will they not be grateful, but they will also want to take over as the master.
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『 The sentenced Simon was quickly thrown into prison, where all the heinous criminals insulted and assaulted him.
How ridiculous! The Savior was sentenced to death by the subjects he saved!
The criminals captured by Simon laughed frantically, making no secret of their malice. Finally, Viral couldn't stand it anymore and stepped in to stop them.
But that night, Viral saw a scene that terrified him to the point of his liver and gallbladder splitting!
In the young man's hand, a green spiral drill emitted a bewitching and brilliant mighty power!
It turned out Simon had long mastered Spiral Power! This is the power sufficient to create a UNIVERSE!!!
But Simon didn't use this power to escape; he quietly waited for death.
However, the world without Simon had long turned into ruins. Humanity was vulnerable after losing Simon.
And Rossiu, the one who judged Simon, had secretly collected the Spiral King's brain back then and found the Spiral King's Ark.
He had long fled Earth! But in outer space, countless enemies had already surrounded Earth.
And Simon, in prison, still foolishly believed that Rossiu could save everyone and was willing to wait for death.
But just as human civilization was about to be destroyed once and for all!
Team Dai-Gurren assembled once again and appeared before Simon. The group gathered again and charged straight into space!
At the final moment, the entire Gurren Lagann transformed into a giant drill and plunged into the Ark!
"Break through all karma and destiny, the scream of life echoes through the universe!"
"ARC-GURREN LAGANN!!!" A brand new Gurren Lagann, three thousand kilometers long, was born at this moment!
It stood upon the sea of stars, its terrifying figure almost crushing everything in this SPACE!!!
Break through this fate, sever this karma. At this moment, a heaven-shaking roar echoed throughout the galaxy!
"Let's pierce through the HEAVENS!!!" 』
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Everyone's scalp went NUMB!!!
BURNING!!! It's freaking exploding with burning PASSION!!!
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