Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

"Luckily, no one lives in this area, otherwise your loudspeaker would have been torn down no matter what."

"I did this precisely because no one lives here."

Hikari, fiddling with an unknown capsule, answered expressionlessly:

"That child has Noah's protection in time and space. I'm out of options. I've used every method I can. All the time and space tracking programs are running automatically in the background. If there's any reaction, they'll respond and notify us immediately. From now on, we can only wait and see how things go."

Speaking of metaphysics, Zoffy glanced at the loudspeakers again, pointed at them, and said softly:

"This is the metaphysics you're talking about?"

“Look, that kid is always responding to other people’s requests for help, so it’s always good to try your luck with this.”

“…”

Zoffy stared silently at the loudspeakers for a moment, and then, to be honest, he suddenly realized there was some truth to it.

"By the way, where are Seven and Zero?"

At that moment, while busy with the data at hand, Hikari casually asked:

"I haven't seen them these past two days; they've disappeared without a trace."

"Seven went to find the wormhole he had traveled through before."

Zoffy rubbed his legs, sat down next to Hikari, and said softly:

"Although the chances were slim, he decided to try his luck anyway. Zero went to find his friends. As you know, because of the Shield of Paragi, he made a lot of different kinds of friends."

"..."

"Hikari, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing Hikari suddenly fall silent, Zoffy keenly sensed that he was thinking about a very important question, so he waited quietly for a while before asking softly.

"It's nothing, it's just that... a while ago, Zero's [Shield of Paragi] suddenly stopped working. Although it was partly due to Zero's mentality, I also recorded the performance of [Ultimate Zero] after Zero adjusted his mentality. Although it was very brief, there was a very short but quite obvious drop in data."

Hikari twirled the capsule in his hand, unconsciously turning it once before tapping the table and saying:

"After getting through that period of decline, Zero's compatibility with the [Shield of Paragi] also increased significantly, as if Zero had completely taken control of the holy shield."

"I don't know what you're thinking, but your thinking is a bit far-fetched."

Zoffy thought for a moment, then couldn't help but say:

"That was originally a blessing Noah gave to Zero in response to everyone's faith. Isn't it normal that Zero would completely take control of it?"

“What you said is indeed correct, so I was just stating my own assumptions.”

Hikari said calmly:

"Now that we've finished talking about Zero, let's talk about that kid, Subaru. Don't you find it strange? Isn't Noah being a bit too protective of that kid? Closing off a universe to ensure his safety is more like... imprisonment."

"Hikari, you shouldn't use conspiracy theories to speculate about Ultraman Noa's thoughts."

Zoffy frowned slightly and said:

"Ultraman Noah wouldn't go so far as to do something like that. If it were imprisonment, wouldn't that child still be responding to other people's pleas for help and appearing?"

"I still feel like something's not right."

Hikari leaned back in his chair, rubbing his head as if his brain was overloaded, and said softly:

"Right now, my feeling is... that the universe where Gen Subaru is located is like a gladiatorial arena."

"Alright, Hikari, you should take a rest."

Zoffy gently patted his shoulder and whispered:

"You've been too tired lately, so don't think about this anymore. If you feel unhappy, go to the dojo and spar with Taro."

"Speaking of Taro, don't you guys need to go over and give him some advice?"

Upon hearing the name 'Taro,' Hikari paused for a moment, then couldn't help but say:

“He seems to have gone mad lately. Although that kid, Gen Ang, learned the Ultra Bomb from him and is quite adept at using it, you can’t control yourselves in the Deep Blue Space either. In the end, it’s not your fault.”

"That makes sense, but..."

Speaking of the Deep Blue Space, Zoffy suddenly became melancholy, his straight back involuntarily hunching over as he slowly said:

"Hikari, if you were in the Deep Blue Space, watching your own projection make Subaru cry and call for his father, how would you feel?"

"...I suddenly want to thank Noah for not dragging me into this."

Hikari only had a brief moment of imagination before he involuntarily shuddered, saying with a mixture of relief and exasperation:

"So all this time you've been practicing healing and support skills like crazy, just so that Subaru can learn these in the next training session?"

"Well, after all, we haven't really used those in past training sessions."

Zoffy nodded, and said somewhat helplessly:

"And we are also worried that the child may not want to learn those skills."

"Ah? Oh...right..."

Hikari initially found it strange, but upon closer examination, he realized it made sense. After all, based on everyone's memories, they had conducted a simulated battle modeling of Subaru, and discovered that the kid was just a reckless brute, the kind who would use anything as long as it was powerful, regardless of the side effects.

This is why he has a special fondness for the "Ultra Bomb" and "Guillotine" series.

At the same time, Zoffy was also a little frustrated. His M87 Beam was also a very powerful finishing beam, and its power was no weaker than the Ultra Bomb. Could it be that the kid abandoned it because it wasn't cool enough to use? No, I have to develop it and add some special effects. Using my M87 Beam is much safer than the Ultra Bomb.

Thinking of this, Zoffy was about to go to the training ground to practice when he and Hikari suddenly noticed something. They turned around and saw Taiga crouching in the corner, peeking in their direction, looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Zoffy and Hikari exchanged a curious glance, then beckoned Taiga over and asked softly:

"Taiga, what's wrong? Is something the matter?"

"Um... Uncle Zoffy, Uncle Hikari..."

At this moment, Taiga said somewhat hesitantly and weakly:

"What exactly happened? Who is this Nexus? Ever since I met that Ultraman, I've felt like everyone's acting strangely..."

Isn't that strange? Putting everything else aside, before Uncle Seven left, he treated me so well. You could say he would grant my every request. All I have to do is tell Uncle Seven about Nexus's words and actions when he was with me.

Every time he talks about Nexus and says, "Although I don't have a father and haven't had the chance to experience your troubles... Keep going, I support you!" Uncle Seven's hand clenches tightly. A few times when Brother Zero saw this, he immediately ran far away.

As for Zero, his attitude was very strange. Several times he saw him sneaking behind him, looking like he wanted to ask but didn't dare to. Moreover, he deliberately bumped into him a few times. When he greeted him and tried to leave, Zero would stop him and force a conversation, making him so uncomfortable that he couldn't stand it anymore.

Then there are my grandparents. They've always been very good to me, but lately, they've made me feel like they've done something great. And they've been subtly hinting that if I ever run into Nexus again, I should... no, I absolutely must invite him to the Land of Light as a guest.

Grandpa even gave him a little gadget, saying that if Nexus was busy and in a hurry to leave, he should activate the gadget and then try to stall him so that Nexus could rush over and persuade him in person.

Finally, there was her father, Taro. How to put it? The way he looked at her always seemed to be comparing her to him. Although her father was worried about hurting her pride and didn't let that look appear in front of her, she still noticed it a few times when she looked in the mirror.

After considering all of this, Taiga realized that Nexus was definitely problematic and not as simple as he had initially thought.

"This one..."

Zoffy and Hikari exchanged an awkward glance, surprised that Taiga had come to ask this question. "Well, the Nexus you met is actually your little nephew who is about four days old in Ultra Age."

To be honest, even though Taiga is still young, I'm quite afraid he might just swat me.

"Taiga, this question... you should ask your brother Zero when he comes back. He has more authority to decide this matter than we do."

So, after a quick thought and a glance, Zoffy softly said to Taiga:

"Don't overthink it. How should I put it? You can think of it as a surprise. Alright, since you're here, let's go to the training ground and spar a bit. Let me see how much you've improved during this time."

Just as Zoffy was taking Taiga to the training ground, Zero had already used the [Shield of Paragi] to arrive near the planet where Gai was. Seeing Gai and Jugglus resting on that planet, he landed and looked at Jugglus beside him. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly sensed something was wrong and frowned in confusion.

"Zero, you've come at the right time. I need your help with something."

Upon seeing Zero suddenly appear, Gai was taken aback at first, then stood up with great joy, waving and talking to Zero.

Zero shrunk his body and looked at the two people in front of him, saying:

"I also have something to discuss with you. Jugglus Juggler, right? What's with the light around you? I remember your light belonged to Subaru Minamoto, didn't it?"

“…”

Hearing Zero ask this right away, both Gai and Jugglus looked rather grim. Jugglus clicked his tongue and said softly:

"This is my own light, the power that has been transformed into me under the influence of Subaru's light."

"What about Subaru's light?"

Zero pressed on with some eagerness. He had come here to retrieve some of Subaru's light. After all, for an Ultra Warrior, his own light was like a human ID card. With this, he could better track down his whereabouts.

"Disappeared."

This time, it was Gai Kurenai who answered Zero. The space wanderer took out an Ultra Fusion Card from his pocket, and the place where the image of Nexus was originally printed was now blank.

"It was so sudden, without any warning. The Subaru Light on me and on Jugglus Juggler vanished instantly. We've consulted several masters to help us investigate, but..."

"But what....."

Seeing the increasingly grim expressions on Gai and Jugglus's faces, Zero nervously asked in a low voice. Gai sighed and said:

"Those masters all gave the same two answers. One is that the child Minamoto no Subaru withdrew his light, but the masters felt that this was unlikely. After all, Minamoto no Subaru is separated from us by a cosmic plane barrier. If he had this ability, the light on us would be nothing more than something dispensable to him, and there would be no need to recall it."

Secondly...

Jugglus Juggler coldly took over the conversation and said:

“Something happened to Gen Subaru. Even if he didn’t die, he must be in a dying state, which is why his light has faded.”