They traveled through time at the same time, but the villainous scientist

Chapter 458 The Truth
A few hours later, in Kyoto.

Inside a ramen shop that's open late at night, the rising steam blurs the neon lights outside the window.

Under the warm yellow light, the rich aroma of pork bone soup filled the small space, separating it from the cold night outside the window.

"what is going on?"

Jun Himeya finally spoke. He barely touched the ramen in front of him, only watching the man opposite him calmly picking up the noodles.

Masaki Keigo put a mouthful of chewy noodles into his mouth, chewed it carefully, swallowed it, and then raised his eyes to look at Himeya Jun.

"How much do you know about Nexus and the Alien Beasts?"

Instead of answering directly, Masaki Keigo asked a question.

"This……"

Himeya Jun's throat felt like it was blocked by something, and he couldn't speak for a moment.

How much does he know? He knows nothing.

All he knew was that the light had chosen him, and his mission was to destroy the monsters known as "Alien Beasts".

Apart from that, everything else remains a mystery.

Seeing the bewilderment on Jun Himeya's face, Keigo Masaki put down his chopsticks, making a soft clinking sound.

"Okay, I'll start from the beginning."

His voice wasn't loud, but it possessed a strange power that could make all the surrounding noise fade away.

"It all began in the distant past, on the other side of the universe, on a planet with a highly advanced civilization."

The intelligent life forms there created a civilization far more advanced than that on Earth.

But emotions, especially negative ones, like undercurrents in the universe, attracted uninvited guests… monsters known as 'Alien Beasts'.

"As long as dark and negative emotions exist in people's hearts, alien beasts will not disappear."

Although that planet's civilization and technological capabilities far surpassed those of Earth, it still struggled to cope with this calamity originating from life itself.

During the long war, the flame of civilization was about to be extinguished, and then, light descended…

Masaki Keigo's narrative was straightforward, yet it painted a grand and tragic epic picture in Himeya Jun's mind.

"Nexus...?"

Jun Himeya subconsciously reached out and touched the cold, evolved trustee in his arms.

The metallic feel seemed to echo this ancient story.

"Yes."

Masaki Keigo nodded.

"Nexus saved the planet from destruction."

The survivors developed an extreme adoration and longing for Nexus, who had saved them.

So, imitating the figure of that giant of light, they used the last of their civilization's technology to create a replica—an artificial giant named 'Zaki'.

"But just like in all tragic stories, the 'god' that was created began to question his own existence and the purpose of his birth."

It possesses power similar to Nexus, but lacks a matching heart.

This immense negative emotion, stemming from the very existence of the creature, caused the previously subdued alien beast to resurrect in an unprecedented manner…

"That civilization was powerless to resist the giants created by using all of its technological prowess."

Ultimately, the survivors of that planet made the most tragic decision.

They detonated their homeworld, attempting to bury Zaki and the endless alien beasts with the complete annihilation of a civilization.

At this point, Masaki Keigo picked up his water glass and took a sip.

But they miscalculated.

The seeds of Zagi and the Alien were not completely destroyed. Instead, they traveled across time and space to Earth on the escape ship that carried their last hope.

To prevent the tragedy of their home planet from repeating itself on this blue planet, the alien survivors began to contact humans, secretly transferring their technology to them and establishing a secret organization dedicated to observing and dealing with alien beasts…

A thought flashed through Jun Himeya's mind. "TLT?

he blurted out.

No wonder! No wonder TLT possesses technology far ahead of its time, and no wonder they have such a deep understanding of Alien Beasts.

It turns out that it was not the achievement of humankind on Earth, but a heavy legacy inherited from another civilization.

Everything makes sense now.

"if it is like this……"

Jun Himeya's thoughts raced, and all the previously chaotic clues were now connected.

"Those two dark giants, Faust and Mephistopheles, are they the henchmen of the Dark Zagi you mentioned? And what is their purpose?"

Those two dark giants clearly possessed independent will and intelligence, unlike the chaotic and violent alien beasts.

If they are Zaki's subordinates, then their actions must serve a larger conspiracy.

A meaningful smile appeared on Masaki Keigo's lips.

"As a counterfeit product manufactured to imitate the 'genuine' product, what is the simplest and most direct way to prove its own value?"

He asked again, his gaze deep and penetrating, as if he could see right through people's hearts.

This question, like a cold awl, pierced the depths of Jun Himeya's consciousness.

He thought of Faust's obsession with him, and of Mephistopheles' undisguised malice that wanted to crush him completely.

A chilling answer surfaced in his mind.

"Will...defeat the genuine product...?"

Jun Himeya muttered to himself, a chill rising up his spine.

It turns out that I was their target from the very beginning.

The light he inherited is the inescapable enemy that Zaki must overcome.

Masaki Keigo nodded, seemingly unsurprised by his answer.

Then, his gaze passed over Jun Himeya's shoulder and landed on the door of the ramen shop.

"You've been listening for so long, just come in."

He spoke to the empty doorway, his tone as casual as if he were inviting a regular customer.

"Hey?"

Himeya Jun was taken aback, and looking back in confusion, he followed his gaze.

Outside, there was only a quiet street and flashing neon lights.

However, the next second.

wow-

The shop door was opened from the outside, and a middle-aged man in a sharp black suit with a serious demeanor walked in.

Ignoring the shop owner's enthusiastic greeting, he walked straight through the narrow aisle to the table where the two sat, casting a shadow that completely enveloped Jun Himeya.

"Heh~ Was what I said just now correct, Commander Matsunaga?"

Masaki Keigo smiled at the newcomer and asked.

"Matsunaga? The branch manager of TLT?"

Upon hearing Masaki Keigo's words, Himeya Jun was initially taken aback before he realized what was happening.

Ever since he obtained the power of Nexus, he has been investigating the TLT organization and has naturally collected a lot of information.

And the man in front of him happened to be someone he knew; it was none other than Matsunaga Yoichiro, the manager of TLT's Japanese branch...

Moreover, judging from Masaki Keigo's reaction, it's clear that he was the one who brought the person over...

(End of this chapter)