Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

Then, as if to put an end to this memory, the chocolate box was slowly closed.

"I forgot to mention, the other agents will be going to eliminate Ryoichi Tsukasa soon."

Saijo Nagi was startled. Ichijo's smiling face appeared before her eyes.

"Huh? But the result isn't out yet..."

"TLT seems to be getting impatient. Meanwhile, they might be carrying out an invasion. They can't wait for concrete intelligence."

Saijo Nagi made up her mind.

Indeed, one can only rely on one's own eyes to confirm the truth.

Late at night, Saijo Nagi stood in front of Ichijo's mansion.

"Absolutely no acting on your own initiative"—recalling E's words stung slightly. Nagi Saijo still carried the special agent energy gun she'd borrowed from E without permission, hidden in her sash.

However, this was something Saijo Nagi had to do. Saijo Nagi's goal was to become a special agent who protected people's lives. She couldn't just stand by and watch ordinary people being killed. And... if her father died, how would Sayuri survive?

That kind of thing must never happen.

Nagi Saijo thought to herself, "If we find no signs of the invaders, we'll let them escape."

Breaking into the mansion by crossing the threshold would be easy. During the day, Saijo Nagi simply went to tea parties and such, so the thought of it was impossible. Saijo Nagi carefully checked the security weaknesses. Then, she confirmed the password.

Saijo Nagi boldly entered through the entrance hall.

The room was shrouded in darkness, and there was no sound. Saijo Nagi tiptoed into the corridor, remembering a place that had been on her mind during her visit earlier that day.

Saijo Nagi groped her way to a metal door. This door, however, seemed unnaturally new compared to the others. Saijo Nagi thought that if anything existed here, it must be here.

With a push, the door quietly opened. Behind the door, in the bottomless darkness, there was a staircase leading underground. Saijo Nagi steadied her flashlight and cautiously walked down step by step.

Saijo Nagi pondered, what if Ichijo was an alien? What would become of Sayuri? Her mother was gone, her father was gone, could such a frail girl survive?

Don't worry, it's okay.

Saijo Nagi shook her head. Even Saijo Nagi lives like this, doesn't she? She risks her life to protect what she wants to protect, doesn't she... right, Mom?

'Yes, that's exactly it.'

In a daze, Saijo Nagi seemed to hear her mother's voice, which made her more determined to continue.

What Saijo Nagi didn't see, and couldn't see, was that above her, a huge cyan energy hand hovered above the house, scattering dense threads across the entire world, binding Himeya Jun, Komon Kazuki, and Senju Rei like dolls.

At this moment, the bluish-green threads began to climb up Saijo Nagi's limbs. Perhaps when the binding was complete, the Primal Messenger's goal would be achieved.

The Primal Messenger was extremely excited about this, so much so that its large hand trembled slightly. Of all the Nexus adaptors on this planet, only Saijo Nagi remained. If Saijo Nagi followed the 'script' it had modified to the end, the Nexus Light within her body would become part of the Primal Energy. Assimilation of this energy might provide a breakthrough, allowing the main body to specifically confront Noah!

However, what this Primal Messenger failed to notice was that behind it stood another figure—Subaru Gen. The child was intently observing the Primal Messenger's actions, the pure white light in his palm shimmering slightly, as if he were learning something through observation…

Saijo Nagi reached the bottom of the steps, where there was a door, through which a faint light shone.

Suddenly, Saijo Nagi tensed up, her heart pounding.

Saijo Nagi told herself that no matter what happened, she would never fall into a coma again in this lifetime. With her sweaty hands, Saijo Nagi gripped the gun in her pocket, bit her lip, and opened the door.

Nagi Saijo then felt dizzy.

There was a huge disc there. Saijo Nagi seemed to suddenly collapse from exhaustion. Despite this, Saijo Nagi struggled to her feet and scanned the vast underground space. Strange machines spread out like plants, with a black disc placed in the center.

Sure enough, one of them was an alien!

"What are you doing there?"

Suddenly, a figure appeared from behind the machine, and Saijo Nagi immediately raised her gun.

"Don't move!"

"Hey, stop messing around, who exactly are you?"

"You've been deceiving Lily all along!"

Saijo Nagi's body seemed to be engulfed by the burning fire in her heart.

"NO, I have not."

"Shut up!"

Saijo Nagi realized she was pulling the trigger, and then Ichijo collapsed, clutching her foot.

I trusted you so much, I trusted you so much...

Saijo Nagi, consumed by rage, attacked the surrounding machinery with her gun, causing some unknown device to shatter. With a cracking sound, flames engulfed the area, creating a scene resembling hell.

"Please stop."

Suddenly, a voice that seemed to emanate a chill came from behind. Saijo Nagi turned around and saw the figure of a girl shining like the sunrise emerging from the flames. It was Sayuri.

You've got it wrong.

Sayuri's expression twitched, but she remained completely still as she spoke.

"Please take a look at Father."

One of them was clutching his foot, his face contorted in pain, and the color of the blood flowing from his foot was...

"...Red."

Saijo Nagi realized that Ichijo's blood was undoubtedly human blood.

"Father is an Earthling!"

"That..."

Xiao Baihe peeled off the bandage wrapped around her finger, where there were still traces of a kitchen knife wound—a bluish scar.

"I'm so sorry I haven't told you yet, but I'm an alien."

This time, it seems that Saijo Nagi is really about to faint.

"...Did you lie to your father?"

"No, there was no deception or anything. Father knew from the very beginning that I was an alien."

"You knew? So, you knowingly aided the invaders? Why? Why?"

Saijo Nagi shouted at Ichijo, completely unable to understand.

"My wife and daughter both perished in the accident..."

It was said in a groaning tone.

"When I returned to China, both of them were no longer alive. I felt there was no point in living in such a world anymore, so I decided to die. But just then, Sayuri came back..."

"That's not your daughter, it's an alien!"

"Even so, it's alright. Sayuri was so good to me. She gave me the courage to live again. Thanks to her, I was able to..."

"Was new energy also taught by aliens?!"

"Yes."

Little Lily nodded in the fire.

“Father, you have done very well.”

"Are you crazy!"

Saijo Nagi cried out, feeling she couldn't take it anymore.

"No, I feel very happy..."

"Just as Father said, we put the happiness of humanity on this planet first."

Sayuri said, her face still bearing the innocence of a young girl.

"The Earth is getting worse and worse because of human relationships. If this continues, it will be destroyed. If it were our advanced civilization, that kind of thing wouldn't happen. And, just like I met my father, you can also meet your mother. How about that?"

She tilted her head, peering at Saijo Nagi with her round eyes.

Saijo Nagi suddenly stopped thinking. The word kept echoing in her mind.

Mother....

"Don't fall for her tricks."

At that moment, a sharp sound rang in Saijo Nagi's ears.

Inside the door at the entrance, a dark figure stood holding a gun.

"E!"

Saijo Nagi blurted out, seemingly on the verge of tears of joy.

"That's why I said you absolutely cannot act on your own. Thank goodness, I planted a transmitter on you. Okay? Don't be fooled. Once these guys invade Earth, they'll enslave humanity. This child hasn't been resurrected. It's just an alien mimicry."

E pointed the gun at Lily.

"Go! Fire!"

Saijo Nagi instinctively pointed her gun at Sayuri and said in a low voice:

"...I trusted you so much, yet you deceived me."