Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

Of course, Subaru also suspected that if this Reonic life form really existed, it might be Belial's current body.

Therefore, Gen Subaru immediately attempted to perform 'time rewind' again. While trying not to damage the foundation as much as possible, he endured the punishment from 'time' to obtain the maximum amount of data resources, and then input them all into Rem's system, letting the system analyze his past data to see if it could find the answer.

Then....

"Didn't you find anything?"

No special information was obtained from Lem's report, meaning that the situation that Gen Subaru was worried about has not yet been found.

"That's good."

Gen Subaru breathed a sigh of relief. If anything related to Belial still remained, he had no doubt that it could have a cosmic-scale impact. Now... he hoped that his worries were just unfounded.

However, Rem's subsequent report immediately made Subaru's expression complicated—

"Based on the logical model built from the data we have obtained so far, I believe the results are limited."

Lem said that the data can only reconstruct the situation in the short period before the stronghold was destroyed. To make more accurate inferences, Lem needs data from an earlier point in time.

This left Yuan Mao somewhat helpless. For the time being, this clone couldn't continue its 'time' manipulations; otherwise, the transmitted time penalty might even affect the main body. It seemed this was the only option for the time being. Really, just as he'd breathed a sigh of relief, the investigation was back to square one—no, it hadn't actually progressed at all…

"Can't you think of something, Lem?"

At that moment, a somewhat helpless Subaru casually remarked to Rem, to which Rem honestly replied:

"Inflexibility is also a characteristic of machinery."

"As expected, so, Lem, you haven't found any clues about your creator either?"

Yuan Mao now feels that his investigation has hit a dead end. If there is no turning point, he may have to find a professional detective agency to help him, provided that such an agency actually exists. Otherwise, he can only passively wait for clues to appear.

"I'm very sorry, but I also have no answer regarding the manufacturer's information. However, Master, this matter is not without a breakthrough. You've been thinking too much, so you haven't noticed that I previously equipped myself with a defense system."

'Although that defense system is dispensable to you, since it's compatible with me, it should contain my previous data. If I could get that data, I might be able to obtain a more accurate answer.'

389 Subaru: Am I getting old? (Sixth update)

Just as Gen Subaru was recalling what had happened at the Observatory Command, Zena, who had returned to AIB headquarters, was walking toward the vault.

While called a vault, it's actually a vast space storing evidence and other items confiscated from numerous incidents involving the AIB. Moreover, the incidents they were involved in—meaning those related to extraterrestrials—resulted in a wide variety of items, ranging from small ray guns to spaceships. The space storing these items would naturally be enormous, about the size of a small sports stadium.

"This one..."

After completing a series of applications and checks, Icarus, the vault's administrator, led me to my destination, Zena, where I looked up and saw the enormous confiscated item.

The mechanical monster Mechagomora was destroyed by several King Joe machines, and its wreckage was kept by AIB.

'May I ask why you insisted on coming to the wreckage of Mechagomora?'

After arriving at their destination, Zena continued to question Gen Subaru. The answer was quite obvious: the mechanical Gomora was the defense system that Lem had previously deployed. However, after the Lem base was destroyed, the person behind it either didn't have the energy to repair it or changed the plan, causing the defense system to be used for other things, such as... robbery!

Gen Subaru dealt with Zena casually. He had to admit that becoming a riddle master did make many things and many situations much easier to handle. However, as a price, Gen Subaru felt that it was entirely justified for a riddle master to be beaten up.

Gen Subaru had Zena circle the wreckage of the mechanical Gomora several times to allow him to better analyze the situation. After several laps, Gen Subaru obtained the preliminary analysis he wanted. As things stand, the main system of the mechanical Gomora was only slightly damaged, but analyzing the data and removing the layers of protection was quite tricky.

But it's not a big problem. I can do that too.

After completing the data collection, Gen Subaru told Zena to leave this place—no, to leave the AIB headquarters directly—and find a secluded spot.

Zena did not resist at all. On such matters of principle, this Shad alien could still distinguish right from wrong, so he quickly found a place that met the requirements. Then, he saw a ball of azure light emerge from his chest, float in front of him, and begin to spin.

"You are... Wow!"

Zena was about to have a formal conversation with Gen Ang, but when he saw the ball of light suddenly begin to spin rapidly and generate a scorching heat wave, the Shad alien immediately retreated. He knew that Gen Ang was not going to launch an attack, since he hadn't released any killing intent at all, but he didn't understand what this meant. So for the time being, he could only stand quietly to the side and wait for Gen Ang's next move.

What Gen Subaru is doing now is simply replicating the multitasking he used when he was learning from Hikari in the Land of Light. He uses multiple 'selves' as computing servers, and even Rem can't match this speed.

He didn't know if it was because of age or a decline in memory, but in any case, when Genji tried to replicate this operation, he couldn't do it as easily as before. Genji remembered how energetic he used to be, basically playing non-stop, and then doing such high-intensity mental arithmetic without much rest. He really missed those days...

Wait, something's not right. Is it possible...?

It's not because I'm getting older, nor because my abilities are declining, it's just because I haven't had much rest, and my energy can't keep up.

This...this...oh oh oh oh oh!!! I miscalculated, let's start over, start over, start over! I can't get distracted, I have to calculate carefully! No, why does this formula equal forty-eight? It should be zero! Let me see, let me see, where exactly did I go wrong?

After this setback, Genma abandoned his distractions and focused all his energy on the calculations. About twenty minutes later, Zena saw that the rapidly spinning ball of light finally began to slow down. The Shad alien silently glanced at the lawn directly below the ball of light. There was no grass there anymore, and the soil covered in black ash had been baked by the astonishing heat until it cracked.

However, Zena chose not to speak. He waited quietly, waiting for the Ultra Warrior to break the silence first, since he didn't know if the ball of light would turn back again.

Just then, Zena saw the space beside him suddenly distort, and then the sphere of light threw a stream of light into it. Immediately afterwards, Gen Subaru's voice, barely concealing his exhaustion, rang out:

Where is that life manifested?

"I understand, please wait."

With a mechanical sound, Zena saw a golden sphere hanging from the ceiling appear in the distorted space, flickering on and off. The "she" located below the observatory activated the indoor machine and began to answer Gen Subaru's request.

"I don't know. The records show that the results were unsatisfactory. Was that life form destroyed? ... Did Belial's forces intend to use that life form as a vanguard, or was it just an experimental subject for data collection from the beginning? ... It's impossible to draw an accurate conclusion right now."

"This speculation is meaningless now. The question is whether that life form still exists!"

Gen Subaru could tell that the massive influx of data was causing some lag and confusion in the Lem's program. Therefore, he repeated his question, asking Lem to reorganize the data and provide him with an accurate answer. At the same time, Gen Subaru casually tossed Zena some knowledge. This Shad alien had helped him all this time, and even though he was an alien, he should receive some reward.

"I don't know, the current data is still insufficient to determine the result."

After a short wait, Rem gave a definitive answer, but it was something Subaru didn't want to hear. Zena, standing nearby, couldn't help but sigh regretfully. Based on the knowledge he had just gained from Subaru, Zena realized that this matter was more complicated than he had imagined.

The genesis of the Reibrads, who once plunged the universe into terror, may have been released somewhere. Sometimes, this could even escalate into massive chaos...

"We can't just sit idly by."

Zena remained silent for a moment, then finally spoke up, breaking the somewhat heavy atmosphere:

"...Ultraman Warrior, can I keep this information a secret for a while?"

390 The Soul of a Working Man (First Update)

Zena believed that secrecy was necessary at the moment. It was still unknown how bad the situation could get, and it was also unknown whether the monster tamer known as the Son of Belial was still alive. Zena believed that this fact should not be made public now.

After thinking about it, Gen Subaru agreed with Zena's statement. Was that life form still alive? Even if it was, what would its current situation be? It wouldn't be too late to tell Asakura Riku after finding out.

After completing this data collection, the collaboration between Yuan Mao and Zena was temporarily suspended. This was mainly because Yuan Mao was too tired. After such intense mental calculations, the child realized that he really needed to rest a bit. Otherwise, his brain might not be able to keep up, leading to some decision-making errors, being caught out of some loopholes in his words, or other flaws.

Therefore, Gen Subaru let out a soft breath, looked at the rising moon, and said to Zena:

"Is there anything else you'd like to say or ask? If not, I'll be leaving now. I'll continue investigating the possible Reonics gene inheritor. What about you?"

"I have nothing else to ask for the time being."

Zena thought about it seriously for a moment, then responded softly:

"I will continue to investigate this matter. Sigh... Although it's not appropriate to say it like this, I really hope that monster user is dead. That would save us a lot of trouble."

"On the bright side, if that person were still alive, they might even stand on our side against Belial."

Gen Subaru casually chuckled and said:

"Anything is possible, let's wait and see. I'm leaving now, Ciao~~~"

After saying that, Subaru transformed into a beam of light and disappeared before Zena's eyes. Only then did Zena realize that he seemed to lack the means to contact this Ultra Warrior, but...

Since he's an Ultraman, contacting him shouldn't be too difficult, right? Maybe if I just shout somewhere secluded, he'll hear me and come running.

Although Zena had never met an Ultraman before, she had heard similar stories before, saying that if you send out a distress signal on a planet, an Ultraman passing by in the universe can hear it.

Let's start with the intelligence department first. Maybe we can find something there... no, let's start with the extraterrestrial immigration department. Generally speaking, when they cooperate with the Earth government in conducting the census, they should be able to screen out quite a few people. Also, there's the repatriation of illegal immigrants. I remember there are quite a few tacitly approved gray areas there. Maybe we can find something there.

Zena's thinking is beginning to take shape. He has already anticipated that this investigation will likely be slow to progress, as just running around to these two departments will take a long time.

But it's alright, it's all for the safety of the universe, so a little hardship is acceptable...

"Zena, you're finally back. Here, these tasks are yours. Hurry up, I'm heading to the site now. Goodbye."

As Zena walked along, lost in thought, a task was assigned to him the moment he entered the office. Watching the staff rush off to work overtime, Zena suddenly realized there was another reason why the investigation was stalled—

That is, overwhelming busyness and chronic manpower shortage. AIB is busy dealing with alien crimes that occur every day. Even if Zena did not choose to keep it a secret and reported the monster user to AIB, AIB would probably still have to hand over the whole matter to me after discussion. But I am not a full-time person for this!

Suddenly realizing the problem, Zena rushed to the new location with a dark face. This time it was a violent suppression operation, and it didn't matter whether Aizaki Moa was there or not, so Zena didn't contact his partner. Zena was busy until noon the next day, and he leaned against the mobile vehicle, exhausted, with a look of utter despair on his face.

I hope someone can help me, anyone can.

Even Zena wanted to shout it out. He even thought about whether he should try to call on that Ultraman right now and ask him to come and help with the overtime work.

But it was clearly inappropriate. Zena looked up at the sky and sighed. He began to find the weather unbearably sunny, with the scorching sunlight carrying heat.

Anyway, let's take a walk and clear our heads.

Zena has no desire to return to AIB as soon as possible. The thought of what's to come gives him a headache. It turns out that even aliens react the same way to Earthlings when it comes to working overtime.

But at this moment...

"Um?"

For a fleeting moment, it seemed as if a shadow had passed through the sunlight.

Realizing something was wrong, Zena looked up and followed the shadow, then vaguely saw something that looked like a bird with outstretched wings fly away.

"It doesn't seem to be a creature from Earth..."

Regardless of size, color, or shape, none of them fit into Earth's ecosystem—let alone the biodiversity seen in cities.

However, for Zena, an agent of the AIB, this was nothing unusual. Was it an illegally settled alien's pet turned into a stray animal, or a mutant that had undergone abnormal evolution? In any case, it was all within the scope of AIB's routine missions. But for Zena, the question wasn't there...