Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

"Yes, I'll try not to be away for too long."

Tiga nodded, reached into the spacetime vortex, pulled out some energy, rubbed it between his fingertips, and then turned and left. Tiga had realized the uniqueness of this spacetime vortex and the reason for its formation. It was probably because Subaru, who was in an unstable state, was pulled by some external force, resulting in a multi-layered separation.

To resolve this situation, either all the 'separation layers' must be stabilized, or one must rely on great power to directly manipulate spacetime forces... no, to manipulate 'time' itself, extracting the 'confusing' attributes so that Subaru can naturally return to normal.

Obviously, the latter is something that cannot be done for the time being, at least Tiga himself admits that he cannot do it. Therefore, he can only work on the former. However, this search for the 'separation layer' is not without clues. After analyzing the energy of the spacetime vortex just now, Tiga thought that this separation should be caused by different energy reactions in Gen Subaru's body, which would make it a little easier to deal with.

But the biggest problem is still what external force caused the separation of Minamoto no Subaru. This is probably the most difficult situation to solve.

What Tiga didn't know about this problem was that it had already been resolved at this moment. The culprit that separated Gen Subaru was the cry for help from other worlds. This interdimensional plea for help caused Gen Subaru, who was under the punishment of time, to be 'shattered' and separated, resulting in so many 'Gen Subaru existences'.

Fortunately for Subaru, the planet that had sent him a distress call had already been saved by other Ultra Warriors. Ultraman Ace quickly destroyed the wreaking havoc of the space dinosaur Zetton and eliminated the mastermind, the Zetton aliens. At the same time, he also discovered the spacetime vortex on it and took action to stabilize it.

At this point, the 'thin paper' that Minamoto no Subaru had separated from the outside had been properly dealt with and stabilized.

However, there is another document, located outside TLT Earth, belonging to the same "paper" status as the original entity. It is currently in a confused state, and TLT Earth has no means to detect its existence. At TLT's current level, they can only barely detect the unstable spacetime phase flow outside Earth. As for what is in it, TLT has no idea, let alone how to stabilize it.

Furthermore, as the 'main body' continues to become confused, the fluctuations of the other 'thin layers' also begin to worsen. Everyone who is trying to maintain the spacetime vortex feels the pressure rising rapidly. Clearly, the rare state of overall stability is about to collapse.

But at that moment, a holy light suddenly shone from Gen Subaru's main body, and a feather slowly emerged. It was a blessing from the divine beast Unikin. Because of Noah's 'final seal', the divine beast that was flying at different times only vaguely sensed the danger on Gen Subaru's side and let out a short and cute cry.

In an instant, all the timelines that Eunice had flown through emitted the same cry. These layered calls permeated the final seal, triggering the power of the blessing. This allowed Subaru to regain his senses amidst the 'time confusion' and seize this rare opportunity to deal with himself.

At this point, all the 'thin paper layers' were stabilized, and the energy, psychic power, and existence frequency of the different 'Subaru' reached a consensus. In addition, the calls for help from Subaru had been resolved by Ultraman Ace. Therefore, all the wandering 'Subaru' and their corresponding spacetime vortexes instantly disappeared and returned to their original bodies.

Gen Subaru took a deep breath, directing the power of [Eternal·Original] as much as possible toward the 'Nexus' state, suppressing his own 'time confusion' problem. Then, with the blessing of the divine beast Unikin, he broke free from this spacetime vortex and silently landed on Earth.

Subaru landed in Mikami Town, which was still deserted. The child staggered into the ranger's hut, took off his TLT-made uniform, and examined his current body.

He could clearly see that every inch of his skin was undergoing bizarre changes, sometimes resembling the skin of a tender infant, sometimes the withered flesh of a seventy or eighty-year-old human, and sometimes the surface of a rotting corpse. The corresponding light particles fluctuated accordingly, and every now and then, Subaru's perception would experience the same inverted and confused state as before...

Clearly, this time penalty is not a one-time blow, but a continuous debuff, which is not good news. Originally, Gen Subaru thought that as long as he survived that wave and didn't die, he could find a few stars, absorb some energy, and recover his condition, since he was a light particle body.

But now it seems that I had oversimplified things. After these few punishments, time has begun to be increasingly harsh on this habitual offender.

Well....

Yuan Mao covered his head and let out an uncomfortable groan. The feeling of being confused was really too uncomfortable. He had to think of a way... he had to think of a way. In this state, he could not engage in high-intensity combat.

Should we forcefully suppress it with the dreamlike power of [Eternal·Original]?

Yuan Mao first thought of his new, all-powerful power after his evolution. He immediately tried it out and found that it could indeed suppress the 'time confusion'. However, the energy required to suppress it was too much. In addition, he needed to maintain the [Eternal·Original] posture at all times. Once the suppression was lifted, the 'time confusion' punishment would rebound like a spring.

This is certainly not the preferred solution.

Should we use the "blessing" of the mythical beast Unikin?

Yuan Mao thought of a new way to deal with it, but he rejected it as soon as he thought about it. If the divine beast were right next to him, it would be fine. Yunijin's power over time is unimaginable. But now it's just a feather and a blessing. It's too unrealistic to continue to suppress the punishment of 'time confusion'.

What to do? What to do? What to do?

Yuan Mao bit his thumb and began to think quickly. He tried out ideas such as sealing techniques, self-severance, and creating scapegoats, trying to get rid of... no, just to lessen the punishment of 'time confusion'.

But all these methods failed without exception, leaving Yuan Mao completely helpless. He began to realize that this predicament... was probably beyond his ability to handle...

We have no choice but to ask others for help.

Thinking of this, Gen Subaru first felt helpless about his own weakness, then without further hesitation, he immediately took action. He used [Eternal·Original] and the blessing of the divine beast Unikin to suppress the punishment of 'Time Confusion', thus buying time to go to other stars to replenish his own condition. Then he directly tore through spacetime and approached the location of Noah's Final Seal.

Having learned from his previous experience, Subaru's entry and exit from the final seal went relatively smoothly this time. Although he was inevitably pursued by Noah's clones, the reaction and speed of [Eternal·Original], even with the constraint of the 'Time Confusion' penalty, were much faster than 'Nexus'. Without expending much effort, Subaru shook off those ghost-like Noah clones. After all, the clones' job was to guard the seal, not to relentlessly pursue him.

After regaining his freedom, Gen Subaru felt that due to the energy depleted during his escape, the power of [Eternal Primal] seemed unable to suppress the 'Time Confusion' penalty. In addition, the blessing of the divine beast Unikin was still on cooldown. Realizing the danger, Gen Subaru quickly began his main evolution for this escape.

Gen Subaru drew circles in front of him with his hands, and these circles overlapped and gradually formed a dark golden hole. Then, realizing that the 'time confusion' punishment was about to take effect, Gen Subaru hurriedly plunged into the hole.

On the other side of the void lies the Time Waterfall, where the gatekeeper resides.

The moment he entered the void, the rebounding 'time confusion' penalty plunged Gen Subaru into a state of blurred consciousness again. But soon, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head, instantly bringing Gen Subaru back to his senses.

Gen Subaru patted his head to clear his head a little, then looked up and saw the silver body floating not far away from him, which was the gatekeeper's body.

"Don't look over there, I'm not inside my body."

At this moment, the gatekeeper's voice came from all directions. His body was first affected by the primal energy, and then he dragged his seriously injured body to help Gen Ang fight the [Notebook]. Although this body looked fine on the surface, in reality, the gatekeeper was in great discomfort inside. Fortunately, he simply put his body aside and let it repair itself.

Then, Yuan Mao felt a gaze fall on him, and immediately felt as if he had been seen through. A sense of guilt made Yuan Mao lower his head.

"I'm telling you, what else can I say about you?"

Sure enough, the gatekeeper noticed the problem with Gen Subaru and made a helpless sound. If he weren't inside his body, Gen Subaru felt that the gatekeeper would poke his head with his fingers or tap it a few times.

"How can you be so unruly at such a young age? Once or twice is one thing, but you've become like this... What? Do you want to test your limits, or do you want to experience what 'time' punishment feels like?"

"Senior gatekeeper, I know what I did was wrong..."

"It's not just not quite right, it's completely wrong."

The gatekeeper then transferred his consciousness into his body, put his hands on his hips, looked at Gen Subaru, and said:

"Do you think rules are meant to be broken? Let me tell you, young man, the law of 'time' is not to be violated. If it weren't for your young age and outstanding abilities, you would have been finished long ago!"

“…”

Hearing this, Yuan Mao lowered his head and obediently accepted the lecture, looking quite humble.

But you are very humble, yet you just won't change!

The gatekeeper couldn't help but mutter to himself, but he didn't say it aloud. After all, he was just a child. The important thing was to let him know what he had done wrong and what he had done wrong, and to teach him a lesson. If he were to punish him too harshly, it wouldn't be very meaningful.

That's what the gatekeeper thought. Of course, this was only one of the reasons why he didn't continue to settle scores with Gen Subaru. Another reason was that the gatekeeper had witnessed the power of the pure white light that Gen Subaru possessed. In the battle against that green energy, Gen Subaru's existence would definitely have an unimaginable effect and would be a factor that could determine victory.

Furthermore, since Subaru had already destroyed the "Notebook" and resolved the source of the Azure Calamity that had plagued the entire universe, Subaru demonstrated his unique value to the Timefall. Therefore, the gatekeeper was able to calmly and composedly converse with Subaru and consider how to provide assistance, rather than directly turning against him and imposing punishment on Subaru in accordance with the rules of the Timefall.

"You...you should rest for a while. Let me see if there's any way to deal with the 'time confusion' penalty on you."

The gatekeeper had originally intended to take the opportunity to criticize Subaru again, hoping to make him pay more attention, but seeing Subaru's unwell appearance, he abandoned that idea and began to concentrate on searching for relevant clues in the past of the Waterfall of Time.

As the saying goes, the one who tied the knot must untie it. Since Subaru's situation was caused by 'time', then we should use 'time' to deal with the related matters. That is the safest way and the one with the fewest side effects.

Soon, the gatekeeper found a point in the 'past' within the Timefall where the timeline deviated from the course of history, yet did not become a parallel world. This point in the timeline began to influence the changes in the main timeline.

This point in time is precisely the 'past' that Minamoto no Subaru had previously influenced.

Subaru, do you know the history of the Land of Light?

Looking at that time, the gatekeeper immediately made a decision and said softly:

"It's about the history of the Great Ultra War."

"Well... I've heard of the Ultra War, but I don't know much about the specifics."

Subaru didn't really care about this. After all, looking at the history of the Land of Light was less important than looking at the types of monsters in the archives, since that was more relevant to practical combat.

The gatekeeper had no choice but to explain it to Gen Subaru seriously:

The home planet of the Emperor Alien suffered a solar explosion long ago, just like the Land of Light in the M78 Nebula. However, the Emperor Alien did not experience anything like plasma sparks. Therefore, the surviving Emperor Alien transformed their past resentment into a powerful dark force.

Soon after, he, who hated light more than anyone else in the universe, embarked on the path of dominating the dark universe, proclaiming himself the Great Emperor of the Dark Universe—the Alien Empera.

The Alien Empera, with his terrifying power and methods, rules over numerous aliens and monsters, establishing the vast Empera Empire. He harbors hatred for anything that possesses light and attempts to bring darkness to the entire universe.

During this process, the Alien Empera learned of the existence of the Land of Light in Nebula M78. They felt a strong aversion to the Ultra Warriors in the Land of Light in Nebula M78, who, like them, had lost their sun but were still alive, and thus decided to invade the Land of Light in Nebula M78.

Then, 30,000 years ago, the Alien Emperor led his army to declare war on the Land of Light, which triggered the Ultra War, which had a profound impact on the history of the Land of Light. In the early stages of the war, the Alien Emperor led his monster army to invade and occupy the Land of Light for a time. However, Father of Ultra immediately led the Ultra Warriors to fight back bravely. Although many were killed or wounded, they managed to maintain the front line.

In the final battle, Father of Ultra and Alien Emperor fought one-on-one in the Land of Light. Father of Ultra used the Ultimate Blade, and Alien Emperor used the Emperor Blade, resulting in a draw. During the battle, Alien Emperor was injured in his right waist, and Father of Ultra was injured in the abdomen. The battle ended with Alien Emperor withdrawing his troops.

After his near-miss in the Great Ultra War, Emperor Alien harbored even greater hatred for the Ultra race of the Land of Light. Before launching another attack on the Land of Light in Nebula M78, he invaded Earth, which had been protected by generations of Ultramen, and began his invasion plan.

Meanwhile, also in order to invade the M78 Nebula again, the Alien Empera created a mysterious armor with evil energy that could grant the wearer incredible power. However, before the Alien Empera could put on the armor, he was killed by the Phoenix Mebium.

And this is the original timeline of development recorded in history.

However, thanks to Subaru's intervention, that history has been altered.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Mao paused for a moment. He remembered something related to it: his rescue operation after killing Nuoyuan Greiza should correspond to the time point mentioned by the gatekeeper senior.

Seeing the knowing look on Minamoto no Subaru's face, the gatekeeper nodded and said softly:

"The current point in time is like a lever searching for a fulcrum. Once successful, it could completely overturn the development of the entire main timeline. However, due to the self-repairing ability of the main timeline, it is currently trying its best to divide it into a parallel world. Therefore, 'now' has not changed yet."

At this point, the gatekeeper paused, making sure his idea was correct, before continuing:

"But as things stand right now, the main timeline's ability to repair itself is somewhat weak. So Subaru, you should go and fix that point in time, returning it to the correct historical record. That way, you'll not only be a prodigal son who has turned over a new leaf, but you'll also have accomplished something. Only on this basis can I use the power of the Timefall to fundamentally affect the punishment you've received. Subaru, do you understand?"

Looking at Gen Ang's expression, the gatekeeper continued with a hint of helplessness:

"Don't overthink it, and don't be too soft-hearted. What's past is past. Countless regrettable things happen in the past, and they're still happening now. You can't save everything by yourself, and..."

The gatekeeper's tone became quite serious. He placed his hand on Gen Subaru's shoulder and said with a slight pressure:

"How do you know that the 'past' or 'tragedy' you've altered will definitely have a good outcome? Won't new victims be created because of the history you've modified? Subaru, you're young, and it's understandable that you don't know or understand some things, but you can't not learn them."

At this point, the gatekeeper realized he hadn't met Genji very often, so he hadn't had many opportunities to reason with him. Therefore, he decided to elaborate further. With a flick of his hand, the timelines corresponding to 'Yusaree,' 'Bianca,' and 'Ampera Alien' appeared between him and Genji. The gatekeeper softly said:

“I know you want to protect the Earth you live on, and that’s why I think you’re risking everything to come to me to resolve this punishment of ‘time confusion.’ But if you want to resolve this problem, you must choose one of these three options to correct history. Subaru, what will you choose?”

Seeing that Yuan Mao had suddenly fallen silent, the gatekeeper calmly put away the three time points and said in a gentle tone:

“Subaru, the option of ‘I want it all’ is often not available. Many times, we have to choose to give up. Even if you are powerful, new problems will still appear in front of you.”

Having said this, the gatekeeper separated from his body and whispered: