The Dimensional Tavern of the Mefilas Alien

"what?"

Jamila, who was about to tidy up her desk, froze on the spot.

"Really?"

"real."

"More terrifying than Teresa's world?"

"Even more terrifying than Homura Akemi's world."

Jamila was speechless.

Before he was stranded on an alien planet and mutated into a monster, he always thought Earth was just an ordinary technological planet.

"But why have I never heard of it?"

He's an astronaut, after all, with a fairly high social status. If Earth were really that dangerous, shouldn't he have known at all?

"Because it wasn't a period of frequent monster appearances before. When the period of frequent monster appearances arrives, you'll know what it means to face an apocalyptic crisis on average every week, and that every mountain and river might be hiding a sleeping monster!"

Recently, Murphy has been having more memories of the Ultraman universe resurface, which is why he even remembered this particular setting.

"Judging by the time, that red dwarf should have arrived on Earth recently, and the period of frequent monster appearances should be approaching."

Jamila was dumbfounded.

Are there really that many monsters on Earth?

"How do those monsters compare to me now?"

"Most of them are at a similar level to you, but there are quite a few who are better than you."

Jamila was shocked. How could such a small planet like Earth have nurtured so many brilliant minds?

Abandoned by his homeland and tormented by the arid environment, he originally hated Earth. Back when he was repairing the spaceship, his daily thought was always about getting revenge on those hypocritical bastards when he returned.

But after unexpectedly ending up at the bar, the anger in his heart softened considerably. In addition, encountering Naruto, Homura Akemi, Teresa, and Claire, these unfortunate people, and feeling a sense of shared suffering, made him realize that he wasn't so bad after all.

Therefore, upon hearing that so many monsters were still lurking on Earth, his first reaction was to worry about the safety of the planet.

Putting everything else aside, his family is still living on Earth!

When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. If something terrible happens to the Earth, his family will suffer the same fate.

"Don't worry, that red dwarf will definitely protect the Earth."

Murphy waved his hand.

"That guy has the softest heart. There's no way he could stand by and watch humans get hurt by monsters."

Jamila was curious; who exactly was Murphy referring to when he kept talking about "red dwarfs"?

"Is that...your friend?"

Jamila was too embarrassed to call him "shorty" either, so she could only describe him in this vague way.

"He and I are not friends!"

Murphy was extremely annoyed and immediately hissed, "That guy ruined my plans! He's an enemy!"

“Uh…” Murphy’s exasperated look startled Jamila a little.

He thought to himself: It seems the store manager must have suffered a terrible defeat, otherwise he wouldn't be so stressed.

"You don't actually think I'm weaker than him, do you?"

Having lived for tens of thousands of years, Murphy's eyesight was incredibly sharp. Jamila, who was only a few decades old, was like a baby in his presence, unable to hide her thoughts at all.

"In terms of strength, that guy isn't even as good as my brother now. I just lost a bet to him!"

"Not only that, by your human standards of measurement, my true form is actually 60 meters tall! But Ultraman is only 40 meters tall, he's a complete dwarf!" Murphy said smugly, hands on his hips.

Jamila was embarrassed; he had also realized that the shop manager had quite a strong sense of pride.

"Although that guy is short and not as strong as me, he is still an elite member of the Space Garrison. Protecting an Earth shouldn't be a problem for him."

Jamila had heard the name of the Space Garrison many times today, and he could also tell from Murphy's words that the Space Garrison was powerful and influential, so he felt somewhat at ease.

"It seems Earth can rest easy now!"

Jamila felt relieved.

"Although the earth will certainly not be destroyed with him around, some damage is still inevitable."

Murphy, however, poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

While Ultraman may seem like a deus ex machina to humans, they are ultimately not true gods and cannot protect everyone. After all, even they themselves face various crises, including death.

Jamila, however, was very carefree.

Monsters are like natural disasters; when natural disasters happen, people always die. He's already satisfied knowing that the Earth won't be destroyed because of them.

However, this also gave him more motivation.

Working at this bar lately has slowed him down in terms of spaceship repair speed. It seems he really needs to speed things up. Earth is so dangerous; he needs to get back to his family as soon as possible!

But immediately, he became frustrated again.

He has now mutated into a monster tens of meters tall, and his body only shrinks when he comes to Murphy's bar.

With this appearance, how could I possibly reunite with my family even if I went back?

Murphy was puzzled. Why was Jamila suddenly so full of fighting spirit one moment and so dejected the next?

"Manager, do you think I still have a chance?"

Jamila suddenly blurted out a sentence that startled Murphy.

Fortunately, Jamila responded quickly, otherwise he would have thought he was climbing a mountain.

Is there any way for me to turn back into a human?

Jamila blinked her round little eyes and looked at Murphy expectantly.

He also realized that his store manager seemed to have quite a lot of connections. After all, he was the top subordinate; surely the manager wouldn't mind giving him a hand?

Murphy stroked his chin: "I can give it a try!"

When Murphy renovated the bar, he bought a lot of equipment. He originally planned to sell it to secondhand dealers after the renovations were complete to recoup some money. However, because no one has been coming here, the equipment hasn't sold yet. Now it's a good time to modify it and use it to research Jamila.

Jamila was overjoyed. Although Murphy said that he was very strong now and could travel to Earth quickly in a parallel world, he wanted to get rid of this restrictive and ugly body and become human again rather than have this power.

Murphy was also happy to see Jamila so happy.

Business at the bar isn't good right now, and he's getting quite bored sitting there all day, so he's using Jamila to pass the time.

"After you finish your work, go back and get some rest for the night. We'll start your renovation plan tomorrow!"

"Yes, manager!" Jamila, overwhelmed with joy, agreed without even listening carefully.

After tidying up the table and cleaning the floor, Jamila left the bar excitedly and returned to that barren, arid dead star.

Overjoyed, the planet that had once brought him endless pain and made him hate now seemed much more pleasing to the eye.

"Soon, I'll be able to turn back into a human and return to Earth!" Jamila thought happily.

After finally calming down and getting ready for bed, Jamila suddenly remembered something: "Didn't the store manager mention renovations before?"

Jamila felt a vague unease, but he immediately tapped his head, which was tucked into his chest.

"How could that be! The shop manager may say he's the villain, but he's actually a good person. I must have misheard!"

Chapter Fifteen: I will expel every single one of the Kyubeys!

Homura Akemi returned to the world of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, clutching her belt in one hand and the card formed from the soul of the Guts alien in the other.

Behind her, the bar's doors quickly disappeared.

It was already dark, but Homura Akemi had no intention of going home. Instead, she eagerly held the obi belt up in front of her and examined it carefully by the light of the street lamp, looking at every single line of it, as if afraid that all of this was just a dream.

After confirming that none of this was a dream, Homura Akemi smiled sweetly.

At this moment, she finally grasped the future!

Who would have thought that a mere accidental stumble would grant her the power to change her destiny?

Just as she was admiring the belt and thinking about what to do next, her expression suddenly changed, and she pulled out a gun in a flash, firing rapidly at the shadow behind her.

"Really, you should know that doing this won't work on me."

A cute little creature, resembling a rabbit but with four ears and a voice just as adorable as its appearance, emerged from the shadows.

Beside it was a small, tattered creature that looked exactly like it, but had been killed.

The seemingly cute creature opened its mouth and slurped up its 'kin' into its stomach.

"You should know that death has no meaning for us."

"Kyubi!" Homura Akemi snorted coldly. This wasn't the first time the two had met in this cycle of reincarnation.

The adorable creature before us is a civilization whose true name is the Incubators.

They came to Earth to collect energy and tricked human girls into signing contracts, turning them into magical girls.

It can be said that it is the biggest obstacle on Homura Akemi's path to saving Madoka. Because Madoka has extremely strong magical girl potential, it tries its best to make Madoka sign a contract in every loop.

Homura Akemi used to think that as long as she defeated Witch Night on her own, Madoka would have no reason to sign a contract with her.

But deep down, she had a premonition: with Madoka's talent, even if Witch Night was defeated, Kyubey would not abandon her.

However, at that time, she had already exhausted all her efforts to deal with Witch Night, and had no energy left to think about what would happen next.

Perhaps for her in the past, it would have been a blessing if Madoka had just survived Witch's Night.

But now it's different.

“Kyubi,” Homura Akemi’s eyes blazed with fire—not a description, but a real flame formed from burning energy. “I’m warning you, don’t go near Madoka, or I won’t be so polite.”

“That’s strange.” Just like a real rabbit, Kyubey scratched his ear with his front paw and licked his fur.

"I never made a contract with you, but you became a magical girl."

Kyubey stared intently at the belt in Homura Akemi's hand, his eyes like rubies, full of curiosity.

"And that thing in your hand, it doesn't look like something that could exist on Earth."

"No wonder other civilizations have also set their sights on the potential of this planet?"

Cupid was lost in thought.

They have no emotions; they only use reason to weigh gains and losses.

If Homura Akemi is truly a representative of another civilization, then it really needs to carefully consider how to get along with her.

However, Homura Akemi's request was for it to give up Madoka.

The Incubators have been operating on Earth for many years, having contracted with countless magical girls. Even so, Madoka remains the most qualified one they have ever seen.

It's easy to imagine that once Madoka signs the contract and becomes a witch, the amount of energy she can collect will be astronomical.

For the sake of this benefit, even if another cosmic civilization were to go to war, it wouldn't be entirely unacceptable.

Homura Akemi's eyebrows twitched slightly.

This is truly rare; this is the first time Kyubey has reacted like this. So, compared to Earthlings whom they completely disregard, are extraterrestrial civilizations something they should be wary of?

"Your request isn't out of the question. But negotiations can't be one-sided. At the very least, you need to tell me who's behind you!"

Cupid decided to sound him out first.

Homura Akemi is just a child. As long as she is willing to talk, no matter how careful and vigilant she is, it will be difficult for her not to reveal flaws and leak information during the conversation.

Negotiate?

Homura Akemi pondered in her heart.

This is an unprecedented development in countless cycles.

Despite hating the incubator and the misfortune it brought to Madoka, she felt that making peace with the enemy wasn't entirely unacceptable, as long as Madoka could live happily.

Kyubey saw Homura Akemi's intention and was about to strike while the iron was hot when Homura Akemi raised her pistol again.

"No, I have nothing to talk to you about, you're not worthy to listen!"

Homura Akemi wavered for only a moment before reaffirming her resolve.

Kyubey has no feelings or shame; it will collect energy at any cost. Trusting it will only result in Madoka being bound by that damned fate once again.