The Dimensional Tavern of the Mefilas Alien

But now, Jun Himeya is appearing and disappearing mysteriously every day. Apart from meeting Kazuki Komon a few times, he hasn't had any contact with other members of the Night Raid Squad.

Besides, he didn't break down because of the battle; on the contrary, he became more and more energetic. He even had the energy to investigate the alien beasts.

"Damn it, what's going on? Could it be that extradimensional fluctuation we sensed earlier?"

Dark Zagi gritted his teeth.

He noticed that the monsters he had recently defeated would inexplicably lose some of their cells. Afterward, Jun Himeya would disappear for a while, and when he reappeared, he would be full of energy again.

"Could it be that that guy is actually using the power of the alien beast?!"

Dark Zagi's eyes widened suddenly as he realized a terrifying possibility.

He had never even tried such a taboo method. Had that guy really gone to such lengths to win?

Dark Zagi was not pleased by Noah's fall. Instead, he felt a surge of anger.

You are a righteous person, a hero, how can you be as unscrupulous as a villain like yourself?

Shouldn't a true hero be someone who upholds principles, fights to the last moment, and then falls defeated, entrusting their strength and hope to their successor?

He does not acknowledge, and absolutely refuses to acknowledge, that what Himeya Jun is doing now is heroic.

More importantly, if Himeya Jun really did that, what would he be? Would he be merely imitating someone else, or someone who blindly tries to learn how to walk like someone from another place?

You can't say that even if he fell into darkness, he was still inferior to Noah, can you?

No… he’s not even Noah now, he’s just Nexus.

Thinking of this, Dark Zagi was deeply shaken.

"Ishibori!" At that moment, the captain of the Night Raid Team, Eisuke Kurakura, called out to him.

"A document has been sent over from above. Please accept it."

Chapter 104 I'll become the light, won't I!

"Yes!"

Dark Zagi quickly adjusted his expression, nodding to Eisuke Wakura as if he were a dutiful subordinate.

Many years ago, Dark Zagi lost his body in a battle with Noah.

Eighteen years ago, he, now only a soul, descended to Earth, forcibly took over the body of human scientist Hajime Yamaoka, and erased his consciousness.

Later, Dark Zagi altered his identity and joined the Night Raid Team, which specializes in exterminating alien beasts, under the name Mitsuhiko Ishibori.

Dark Zagi did this not out of a sense of justice or a desire to protect humanity. Rather, he wanted to observe the Night Raid members up close to better advance his plans, thereby seizing Noah's power and resurrecting himself.

Dark Zagi is actually a clone of Ultraman Noa.

Long ago, the visiting civilization located in the M80 globular cloud in Scorpius was attacked by alien beasts.

In the face of utter despair, a silver warrior with wings on his back descended and defeated the invading alien beasts with overwhelming force.

That great warrior was none other than the legendary warrior who had protected the universe since ancient times—Ultraman Noa.

After he left, the visiting civilization used the genes he left behind in the battle to create an ultimate weapon.

The weapon possessed a similar form to Noah and identical power (at least in the eyes of the visiting civilization).

That was the Dark Zagi before he fell.

In the days that followed, he did not disappoint the visitors, defeating one alien beast after another.

Just when the visitor, Wenming, thought he could rest easy, Dark Zagi gradually awakened to his true self.

Upon realizing that he was merely a copy created to fight the Alien Beasts, Dark Zagi, unable to accept this, went berserk.

He then manipulated the alien beasts to attack the visiting civilization.

Faced with overwhelming power, the visiting civilization, in a desperate move, detonated its home planet in hopes of killing him.

However, Dark Zagi not only survived, but also launched a brutal hunt for them.

Along the way, he ruthlessly destroyed all the civilizations he discovered.

Upon learning of this, Ultraman Noah finally appeared and decided to personally deal with the Dark Destroyer who was born because of him.

Although Noah was powerful, Dark Zagi was no weakling either. Moreover, he had the assistance of alien beasts.

Ultimately, Dark Zagi's physical body was destroyed by Noah. Noah himself also exhausted his power, and his physical form deteriorated significantly.

Dark Zagi, despite losing his physical body, was not discouraged.

After observing the future, he devised a plan: to seize Noah's energy by corrupting the chosen ones.

In this way, not only can he be resurrected in a more powerful form than before, but he can also take the opportunity to kill Noah completely.

At that point, he will no longer be a copy, but the one and only Dark Zagi in this world—

That's how it should have been. But now, he's finding it hard to accept that Noah seems to be resorting to any means necessary to achieve revival.

His hatred for Noah stemmed primarily from his desire not to be a copy of anyone.

Therefore, Noah symbolizes light, and he is about to fall into darkness.

But now, Noah has fallen into depravity himself. If he then corrupts his own chosen ones, wouldn't that confirm that he is just a copy?

"Bastard... bastard!"

Mitsuhiko Ishibori cursed inwardly.

Himeya Jun's actions disrupted his plans that had been in the works for many years.

Worse still, if Noah willingly falls into corruption, wouldn't his corrupting influence on the suitors be exactly what he wants?

"No, I have to change the plan!"

Mitsuhiko Ishibori appeared to be looking at documents, but his mind was already wandering far away.

He needed to determine whether Jun Himeya's actions were his own doing or whether Noah was pulling the strings behind the scenes.

If it's the former, I can simply find a way to take out Jun Himeya first. But if it's the latter...

"Damn it, if all else fails, I'll have to reverse the attributes of Dark Faust and Dark Mephistopheles..."

Mitsuhiko Ishibori sighed deeply. These two were dark giants he had meticulously crafted, his trump cards for executing his plan.

Reversing their attributes is no easy task for someone who is now only a spiritual being.

More importantly, besides changing his attributes, in order to distance himself from Noah, he will probably have to completely reverse his goals and methods as well:

If Noah truly chooses to use the power of darkness to revive himself, then he can only use bonds to amplify the light!

……

After filling his stomach, Jun Himeya, feeling refreshed and full again, left the Monster Tavern with satisfaction.

After he left, Beria took advantage of the fact that no one was ordering food for the time being and called Murphy over.

“I asked the Land of Light before. They haven’t heard of any Dark Zagi. They also know very little about Noah. But Zoffy was called the God Noah on Earth about five thousand years ago.”

Beria didn't simply want to have a drink with Murphy; he had some serious matters to discuss with him.

"Zoffy?" Murphy grinned.

Although Zoffy is now showered with honors and is famous throughout the universe, in the eyes of old-timers like him and Belial, he is just a passable junior.

Belial nodded: "However, according to Zoffy himself, those humans may have confused him with some legend that has been passed down from the past."

Murphy stroked his chin: "It seems that Noah may have been to this universe a long time ago."

“That’s what I think too.” Belial felt that great minds think alike. “After all, there are some legends about Noah circulating in the Land of Light. It’s a pity that the old man has disappeared again. Otherwise, we might have gotten some information by asking him.”

The old man Belial mentioned is the King of Ultra.

Although the King of Ultra is also an Ultraman and has a close relationship with the Land of Light, he is not actually a member of the Land of Light.

He enjoys a very high reputation in the Land of Light simply because of his great strength and the fact that he has guided the Land of Light through crises on many occasions.

It was probably only when Beria mentioned him that he was so dismissive.

However, Murphy felt a little amused.

If he hadn't intervened and driven away the Reiblood alien back then, this guy would probably have been imprisoned by the King of Ultra himself. How could he possibly be calling him "old man" so calmly now?

"That old man is always acting mysteriously; I can never find him when I need to contact him."

Belial had some reservations about the King of Ultra.

With great power comes great responsibility. He always felt that since the King of Ultra possessed such great power, he should take responsibility and fight evil, instead of hiding somewhere mysteriously doing nothing all day.

Murphy glanced at Belial with displeasure.

What do you want the King of Ultra to do? Don't forget, he and his brother are both members of the Dark Faction!

Chapter 105 A Gentleman's Promise

Beria thought Murphy was overthinking it.

The fact that he drove away the Reibrad aliens and saved him is enough for him to be on the Land of Light's whitelist.

Of course, his unfortunate younger brother wouldn't fare so well. Even from the most optimistic perspective, he'd probably have to spend millions of years in a cosmic prison.

However, he didn't seek out the King of Ultra for such a trivial matter.

"What is that guy trying to do by distributing that strange blue stone everywhere?"

Belial was wary of Jun Himeya's actions.

Although Belial backed down after being persuaded by Jun Himeya and stopped mentioning closing the tavern, he remained wary of the collision between different universes.

"They probably want to conscript men!"

Murphy unceremoniously picked up Beria's bottle and poured himself a glass.

"Conscripting men?"

“It’s about selecting suitable candidates from other universes.” Murphy took a sip of his drink. “Nexus’s power can grow stronger through bonds and inheritance, until it evolves into Noah.”

"Isn't this treating others as tools to be used?"

Murphy always felt a little amused watching Beria say such righteous words.

If future Riku Asakura heard this, he would probably deeply agree. I just wonder if Geed will ever be born in this universe.

Murphy actually knows a few female fans of Belial. If Belial is interested, he wouldn't mind playing matchmaker.

"This is also a win-win situation. Every host in Nexus is a volunteer. And even if Noah regains his power, he will only continue to use it to protect the weak."

Although he still had some reservations about Himeya Jun distributing bluestones everywhere, Belial acknowledged Noah's diligence and responsibility.

Compared to the King of Ultra, who often disappears from the public eye, Noah is a true workaholic.

At the same time, Murphy's attitude when talking about protecting the weak pleased Beria even more.

If it were any of the Dark Legion's kings, they would have scoffed at the mention of such a thing. But Murphy remained calm, even showing a hint of admiration.

I knew I hadn't misjudged him!

Overjoyed, Beria drank several glasses of wine, and soon finished a bottle of Starry Whisky.

He did not linger at the bar.

Although he doesn't hold a specific official position, he's actually very busy. Crises are everywhere in space, and he's already nearly overwhelmed just putting out fires for the Space Garrison every day. Squeezing out a little time every now and then for a drink is his limit.

As evening fell, the guests gradually left, and the bar closed for the day.

"Xiao Yan, how have you been lately?"

After realizing that he hadn't paid attention to Homura Akemi's situation for a long time, Murphy casually asked a question.

"Thanks to the store manager, everything went smoothly!"

Homura Akemi's smile was much brighter than when she first came to the bar.

From the time she mistakenly entered the bar until now, only a month has passed. But her life has already undergone earth-shattering changes.

With her and Kyoko Sakura's combined efforts, the magical girls who chose to follow Kyubey suffered a series of defeats. Meanwhile, centered around Mitakihara, they used the recovery device developed by Murphy to continuously transform witches and magical girls who no longer wanted to fight back into ordinary people.

Even Mami Tomoe and Madoka, under Nagisa Momoe's influence, resolved their misunderstandings with Homura Akemi.

However, Homura Akemi still had some worries in her heart:

Even now, despite being instantly killed the moment she shows her face, Kyubey still refuses to leave Earth. Furthermore, the day of Witch's Night is fast approaching. She's worried that Madoka will, like in countless past loops, be bewitched by Kyubey and become a magical girl again.

"Manager, if I go back to the past, will the tavern also rewind? Will I be able to come back here again?" Homura Akemi had been holding this question in her heart for a long time, and today she finally asked it.