Don't Do That!

"This time, I owe you."

At Nova Corps Headquarters on Xandar, Richard spoke solemnly to Nova Prime.

"I'll remember the help the Nova Corps has provided. If Xandar faces any threat in the future, I'll come to support you immediately."

For example, if some purple sweet-potato freak showed up with an army and massacred Xandar.

Nova Prime smiled. "Your promise is enough. And please don't feel that you owe us anything. We're merely repaying the favor from last time. As I said before, we wouldn't even be standing here talking now if it weren't for you."

After a pause, she continued, "Also, I've already sent people to investigate the matter you entrusted to me... You said you were looking for someone who possessed dark power?"

Richard nodded. "I'm tracking his movements. Have you found anything?"

"...Possibly, but perhaps not," Nova Prime said. "A Nova stationed in one of our border sectors reported a lead a week ago. His team is still following up on it. It may be connected to what you're looking into, or it may turn out to be nothing. But rest assured, we'll keep investigating. The moment there's any progress, we'll let you know."

"Thank you. I'll leave it to you, then," Richard said.

The universe was vast—far too vast, even for a god. Richard couldn't keep watch over every situation in every region of the universe at all times.

That was why he needed to mobilize as many allies as possible to keep an eye on Lucifer. If Dark Lucifer was also recruiting forces and building up his power throughout the universe like Zagi had once done, his allies would notify him immediately. That way, he wouldn't be as passive as he had been when fighting Zagi.

While the two spoke, Galacta wandered around the command