Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

"Alright, those whose lifespans are not reduced will return safely, and then we will send you all home safely so that you no longer have to worry about monsters or other disasters."

After speaking, Gen Subaru lowered his hand and looked at everyone, saying:

"But you must promise me that no matter what happens in the next battle, you will not worry about me anymore. You just need to cooperate with me. Being so concerned about by humans will make my fists go weak."

"What kind of strange metaphors are these?"

Nan Mengya couldn't help but complain, and then placed her palm on the back of Yuan Mao's hand first.

"I wish I could fight too."

Rikka Takarada paused for a moment, then walked over and said in a rather complicated tone:

"That way, we won't just have to watch you deal with the enemy."

"However, even those of us who can pilot the DynaTyrannosaurus Rex seem to be of no help."

After Rikka Takarada placed her hand on it, Chise Asukagawa followed suit, muttering softly in acknowledgment:

"This is just too supermodel-like, it's actually reached the cosmic level, something I couldn't have imagined before."

"Chise, don't say that, it's not appropriate..."

Knowing that his cousin was in a bad mood due to the destruction of their original world and the many things she had experienced that defied common sense, Yamanaka Reki placed his hand on the back of her hand and, with the composure of an adult, weakly said:

"Although the enemy is powerful, we also have some capable people on our side, right? Anyway, let's do our best."

Shima, now standing beside Gen Subaru, scratched his neck and said somewhat helplessly:

"At first, I thought I was leading you kids into battle, but in the blink of an eye, I've become the one holding you back. Anyway, let's cheer each other on and hope things can return to normal soon."

After saying that, Shima also placed his hand on it. Gen Subaru glanced at Shinjo Akane beside him, and the human girl waved her hand with a grin, saying softly:

"I won't. I've always had a lot of faith in you. Besides, didn't we already make an agreement? If there are too many agreements, someone might forget about them."

"Are you really just pretending to be socially awkward? I seriously doubt that Alexis and I have been fooled by you."

After replying with that sentence, Minamoto no Subaru looked at the crowd in front of him, smiled slightly, and continued:

"Okay, the agreement is reached. Let's each do our part. Very good, very good! We have new motivation now!"

303 - A draw against the three heroes

"Hey, did you forget something?"

Seeing Yuan Mao immediately pull his hand back, Nan Mengya's lips twitched, and she looked at the boy and said:

"Shouldn't you be shouting a slogan at this point, and everyone should be shouting while pressing their hands down and then raising them high? What's with you just pulling your hands back like that? The atmosphere has already reached this point."

"...So that's how it is?"

Gen Subaru blinked, rubbed his chin, and said:

"I've learned something, I'm sorry, I'm not very familiar with this process. How about we... never mind, let's leave it at that. Anyway, the agreement has already been reached, right? That's enough."

To be honest, Subaru hadn't really paid attention to the aftermath of the ritual, but since the goal had been achieved, the process wasn't that important. At that moment, Chise Asuka, who was standing next to him, seemed to remember something, and lowered her head slightly to glance at Subaru's stomach—

Just as Minami Yume grabbed Gen Subaru's collar and pulled him up, Asukagawa Chise saw a small patch of skin showing on Gen Subaru's stomach. That hole... it shouldn't be his belly button, right? Even if Gen Subaru is Ultraman, his belly button can't be that big, can it?

Um?!!?

At that moment, Akane Shinjo noticed Chise Asuka's actions, and her smiling expression froze instantly. It seemed that the little girl had realized or discovered something.

Ah...ah...ah....

Akane tilted her head, looking somewhat troubled. She muttered to herself, "If the dozens of stabs I did were revealed, I don't think I could stay here. Aside from Rikka, none of the others here are native to Azalea Island. If they were, based on their established rules, even if I stabbed them to death right in front of them, they wouldn't hold a grudge against me..."

Ah, it seems Rikka isn't following this rule anymore. Is it too late for me to run away now?

Akane Shinjo began to feel uneasy. Just then, a dazzling light shone in Subaru's hand, immediately attracting everyone's attention. Looking at the pillar of light that resembled an iron rod, they were all very curious about what Subaru was going to do with this. Could it be like in the myths, drawing a circle around the secondhand shop "Ayaka Junk Shop" so that no demons or monsters could get in?

Then, everyone saw Gen Subaru grab the stick and smash it hard on his own head. With a sound like a thunderclap, Gen Subaru's body was immediately covered in cracks and then shattered. At the same time, the old computer started to spark and break down amidst the exclamations of Gridman and Zero.

Wait, what's going on here?!

"Phew, this form suits me best."

Just as everyone was stunned and began to doubt whether they had seen something wrong, dark golden light particles rose from the shattered body fragments. Subaru's voice came from within them, and the light particles then coalesced into a human form. The boy stretched his body, patted his arms and legs, and said calmly:

"Without the limitations of the physical body, I can do more things."

"But... Subaru, our fusion relationship has been dissolved as a result."

Gridman surveyed his electronic data space, making sure it wouldn't suddenly break down, before turning to Subaru and saying, somewhat bewildered:

"I'm afraid I won't be able to fight alongside you anymore."

"Then get some rest. I'm here for you."

While answering Gridman's question, Gen Subaru reorganized the structure of the light particle aggregate and performed a more suitable and efficient energy cycle. As a result, Gen Subaru's figure became much more solid and almost indistinguishable from that of an ordinary person.

Furthermore, a faint sense of oppression emanated from him. Nan Mengya knew that Yuan Mao's fighting spirit had been ignited, and he had begun to enjoy the pressure and danger that came with resolving this major incident.

Meanwhile, Gridman sighed inwardly. He hadn't been wrong after all. Sure enough, fighting had become an instinct for Genjiro. From the very beginning, he had been trying to finish things here as soon as possible so that he could better devote himself to the battle to come.

but....

There's still no way around it. No matter what, Gen Subaru is indeed the most capable fighter right now. Originally, I hoped that Zero, as his 'father,' could still restrain him, but I didn't expect that this so-called 'father and son' didn't have much of an emotional foundation. Judging from Gen Subaru's style of doing things, if Zero had answered something wrong or had any hidden meaning, he probably would have used his life to kill him.

"New Article".

Subaru flicked his hand, and a point of light landed on Akane Shinjo's forehead. After flashing a four-pointed star, it disappeared, but Akane could feel that something had left a mark on her skin.

"As I always say, once you find Alexis, remember to call me."

Be careful.

At this moment, the Samurai Holy Sword inside the cabinet spoke up. It was clear that he was quite anxious. Even in his current state, he still managed to mobilize his energy and admonished Genji. After all, it seemed that Gridman had tacitly approved of Genji's cooperation with Alexis, which meant that Genji was now in charge of handling the matter. So, he had to say something.

"Although we don't know what Alexis's background is, he is immortal and his energy is inexhaustible. You must be careful when dealing with such a cunning and troublesome enemy."

“I’ve got it. Thank you for reminding me, Mr. Samurai.”

Subaru's words still echoed in the secondhand shop "Ayaka JUNK SHOP", but he had already turned into light and left. He first quickly strengthened the nodes around the Azalea Platform, and then quietly left this miniature world and came to the interlayer of the cosmic plane.

Looking at the surrounding space, Gen Subaru frowned slightly. He did not sense the power of [Eternal·Original], but he did detect some energy reactions similar to those of Gridman.

However, the source of this energy reaction is untraceable, much like the air on Earth, which is virtually ubiquitous.

Could it be that this universe is divided into two layers, an inner and an outer one? Am I currently in the space controlled by Gridman's main body?

The idea flashed through Gen Subaru's mind, but he immediately shook his head and rejected it. Such a situation would require relatively strict and stable spacetime conditions. Right now, countless cosmic planes are rubbing and colliding, causing spacetime fluctuations. It is simply impossible for such an absurd thing as two layers of cosmic planes to occur.

My current strength is roughly the same as when I first transformed, no, it's even slightly weaker than then.

Yuan Mao pressed his hand to his chest, conducting a new assessment of his strength. Then, he slowly opened his eyes, releasing his aura of power. If the enemy's goal was the power of [Eternal Primal], they should be attracted by this reaction.

Not long after, three streaks of light appeared, and the energy forms of Ultraman Tiga, Dyna, and Gaia appeared within Gen Subaru's perception range. If Gen Subaru was not mistaken, these three should be energy forms that appeared in the world of Nanmengya. They were still continuing their mission to hunt down his group, only Agul was missing.

Hmm... Could it be that Agul's projection is stuck in that spacetime turbulence?

As Gen Subaru pondered, he raised his right hand, and amidst the shimmering light of the four-pointed star, the young Nexus appeared in the interdimensional space between the two planes.

But it's also a good thing, these three are good fighters, maybe I can use them to recover some of my condition.

Just then, Gaia concentrated energy in both wrists, stretched out his hands, and fired ultra-low temperature gaseous beams at Gen Subaru. At that moment, Gen Subaru noticed a slight change in the surrounding environment.

Although this is outer space, under the influence of some unseen force, it has become a suitable location for Gaia, allowing the Gaia Blizzard to unleash its maximum power even in the interdimensional space.

Is it because of the power of chaos?

Such a guess flashed through Yuan Mao's mind. Then, with a wave of his hands, a light blue ring appeared, catching the Gaia Blizzard. As the ring rotated, based on the principle of [Aurora Power], he began to try to absorb the energy within it.

However, Tiga's energy body seemed to sense Subaru's intentions. He put one hand at his waist and extended the other hand forward. As light flashed in his palm, the power of Gaia's blizzard suddenly increased. Subaru realized that something was wrong and immediately withdrew the [Aurora Power]. He then used the little energy he had just absorbed to teleport.

Gen Subaru has only just met the conditions to activate the [Aurora Power], and his upper limit is not high, even after being blessed by the [Pure White Light].

Having just been amplified by Tiga's energy body, if he hadn't stopped in time, the ring might have been burst open, causing Subaru to suffer a backlash of energy.

However, at the same time as Gen Subaru teleported, Dyna's energy body also disappeared. He released energy from his hands and performed a spatial transfer, blocking Gen Subaru's coordinates after teleporting. He then accelerated towards Gen Subaru. In the instant he brushed past Gen Subaru, the energy he had accumulated in his hands concentrated at the edge of his palms, and he ruthlessly swung down at Gen Subaru's neck, trying to cut off Gen Subaru's head.

The attack came very quickly. Gen Subaru couldn't help but praise the timing. He then activated [Hollowfication] and narrowly allowed Dyna's energy body's hand blade to pass through his body. Gen Subaru also seized the opportunity to exploit Dyna's energy body's weakness, crossed his hands in a cross shape, and unleashed the Cross Ray Storm, which locked onto Dyna's energy body's torso and killed it.

However, at this moment, crescent-shaped red and white light bullets and shuriken-shaped bluish-white light bullets attacked from the side, one heading towards Gen Subaru's head and the other towards his heart. This diversionary tactic from Gaia Energy Body and Tiga Energy Body forced Gen Subaru to stop [Cross Ray Storm] and be forced to defend.

Dyna's energy body did not suffer full damage as a result. Although his back was injured by the disintegration beams that had already been fired, the level of injury meant that even if he had been hit in the back of the head, the energy body would not have died and would still be able to fight with great vigor.

On Gen Subaru's side, he opened his shield and caught Gaia's Slash and Tiga's Palm Light Arrow. Then, he brought his hands together, and the shield's energy directly enveloped the two attack energies, converging them into a sphere. Accompanied by a flash of pure white light, it completed the assimilation, absorbing the opponent's energy into his own.

At this moment, Dyna's energy body changed. Its red, blue, and silver body transformed into blue and silver under the flash of light. This meant that the energy body had evolved into Dyna Miracle Type, a form that combines speed and superpowers.

At the same time, Tiga began to change form. His crimson, muscular body brought a direct sense of power. Immediately, Tiga raised his hands, and as he brought his hands back to cross in front of his chest, vortex-like red energy appeared.

Subaru is familiar with this move: [Tiga Electric Punch], an enhanced version of Tiga's powerful punch. It's a punch released after accumulating energy, and the energy will burst into sparks upon impact.

Furthermore, the effect of this accumulated energy can last for a period of time, causing sparks to fly from punches and kicks, increasing the destructive power to more than twice that of a typical powerful punch.

Daigo used to love using this move when he was sparring with him.

It has to be said that if Tiga's energy body's punch had landed squarely on Nexus, Subaru's expression would have been far from pleasant.

However, while Tiga Power Type gained immense power, its agility and speed were somewhat reduced as a trade-off. In a one-on-one situation, Subaru could suppress Tiga Power Type's offensive just as he had suppressed Daigo, thus securing victory.

Only now...