Megumi Kuroda

is a character that appeared in Ultraman Gaia. She is a Feng Shui expert.
==Personality==
Megumi has a personality that is intellectual, elegant, and gentle. Although she considers her feng shui practice only as a hobby and maintains a humble attitude, she possesses some profound and inexplicable abilities. For instance, she can sense the consciousness of Mizunoeno Dragon, and communicate with it through telepathy to calm its anger. Moreover, she can understand the thoughts of other monsters, making her the only person in the series who can converse with Earth's monsters and serve as a bridge between them and humans.
Throughout the series, Megumi is aware of the struggles faced by monsters living on Earth. She knows that the Earth has already been occupied by humans, leading to countless extinctions of animals and driving monsters into hiding. This makes her very sad. However, she still holds onto her ideals, hoping that all creatures in the world can coexist.
For Megumi, feng shui is the ability to read the natural energy flow and interpret the natural energy of the Earth. She believes that no matter what humans create, it is only a part of nature. She believes that humans should learn to respect nature and live in harmony with it.
==History==
===Ultraman Gaia===
Megumi is a feng shui master introduced to the members of KCB by Kenji Tabata. She is Tanduan's classmate's younger sister, and was asked to provide feng shui advice when Tabata moved house. As a result, she was invited to be a guest for a special interview by KCB when they recently covered the news of the shortage of Tokyo's underground water sources.
As soon as Megumi stepped into the Yushima Seido, she could feel a strong presence. With recent news reports of Tokyo's underground water source running low, Megumi analyzed the earth's energy and concluded that the areas experiencing water shortages were mostly located along the dragon vein. She explained that in ancient China, people believed there were dragons beneath the earth's surface, and Tokyo's largest dragon vein is known as the "Mizunoeno Dragon". However, due to excessive human exploitation of groundwater, the dragon vein has been severed, and the water dragon has emerged to cut off Tokyo's so-called "lifeline" and to restore the vein. Megumi informed Reiko and the others that the Mizunoeno Dragon was thoroughly enraged by human overuse of groundwater and conveyed the Mizunoeno Dragon's message.
Underground, XIG had deployed a new weapon to try to destroy Mizunoeno Dragon. However, this action angered the dragon, causing it to go on a rampage and burst onto the city's surface. In order to calm the dragon's anger, Ultraman Gaia engaged in a fierce battle with Mizunoeno Dragon. Meanwhile, Megumi prayed to the dragon and begged it to stop destroying Tokyo, hoping to give humanity a chance to start anew.
As the group discussed the whereabouts of Mizunoeno Dragon, Megumi expressed her belief that cities built by humans also have their own direction, and that human creations can eventually become a part of nature.
After the discovery of Tigris underground in Tsukumi Lake in Gunma Prefecture, Hiroyuki Hiiragi from the GUARD Pacific Rim force quickly launched an operation, deploying an Underground Penetrate Nuclear Missile and taking a preemptive plan to try to eliminate the potential threat to humans posed by the monster. However, Megumi learning of this through the news, went to observe the local earth energy near the launch site and unexpectedly encountered Gamu, who had come to investigate, and was also keenly aware of his identity.
Megumi made a call to KCB, requesting their assistance in evacuating the crowd. During her discussion with Gamu, she mentioned that Mizunoeno Dragon had once been able to quell the anger and offer humanity a second chance. However, this opportunity may be thwarted by GUARD's use of the Underground Penetrate Nuclear Missile.
In order to protect Megumi's life, Gamu placed her in the XIG Fighter EX. When the sleeping Tigris was attacked by the Underground Penetrate Nuclear Missile, it was heavily injured but did not immediately die due to the protection of the earth's energy. Tigris then rampaged to the surface, destroyed the launch base, and headed towards the control room where Hiiragi was located.
In the end, Tigris died of serious injuries and was buried underground by Ultraman Gaia. Gamu felt guilty when he realized he couldn't protect everything. However, Megumi comforted him and believed that one day, humans will find a way to coexist peacefully with the life within the Earth. We cannot give up hope just because of this tragedy.
Shortly after the events, Megumi encountered Hiiragi by chance when performing feng shui at the Yushima Seido. The two briefly introduced themselves and Megumi learned that Hiiragi was the commander who deployed the Underground Penetrate Nuclear Missile.
When Hiiragi asked her what she would do if someone she cherished was injured in a monster attack, Megumi replied, "Perhaps I would hate the monster, but hate only breeds new hatred." When Megumi understood that Hiiragi's intention was to protect what he loved, her impression of him changed. However, while she believed Hiiragi was a good person, she also thought that his perspective was too narrow.
Later, while three members of KCB were filming the news of Blitz-Blotz destroying the GUARD International Forum, Megumi quietly appeared behind their camera and the four of them greeted each other happily. However, during their conversation, Megumi sensed the presence of Mizunoeno Dragon and noticed something unusual happening.
After learning about the reappearance of Blitz-Blotz, she went to the riverbank with KCB and witnessed the intense battle between Ultraman Gaia, Blitz-Blotz, and Tigris II.
In the end, after the Blitz-Blotz was defeated, Megumi returned to Yushima Seido and issued a message to all life sleeping underground: "Creatures living on the earth, that moment is about to come." Mizunoeno Dragon then appeared above the shrine, foreshadowing the future battle between Earth and the Radical Destruction Bringer.
==Gallery==
===Ultraman Gaia===
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