Finally grown up!
Returning to his adult form put Ethan in a great mood, and because of that, he conveniently helped Barry solve the problem that had been bothering him the most.
Reverse Flash was exposed by Ethan just like that.
Although Ethan's claim that Harrison Wells was Reverse Flash sparked a lot of skepticism, especially from Caitlin and Cisco, who saw Harrison as a mentor and even a father figure, they could not believe someone so wise and kind could be the villain who killed Barry's mother.
But it was the truth. If Reverse Flash did not want to be beaten to death by Ethan on the spot, he had no choice but to reveal his powers, and with that, his true identity.
So, Reverse Flash had no way to continue hiding. Even worse, he could not escape either, because Ethan showed speed and strength on par with, if not greater than, his own and easily subdued him.
After capturing Reverse Flash as a thank-you gift for Barry's help, Ethan left Central City.
Not only did he leave Central City, he left the entire Arrowverse.
His main goal had already been achieved, and there was no reason to stay there and waste time.
As for Thea, Ethan did not bring her back to the Artemis. Although he intended to train her to become Diana's warrior, she was still young. Staying there to train and improve her strength was a good choice.
Naturally, he left Thea with a multifunction terminal. Except for not having access to Luna's teleportation to the Artemis, the personal terminal Thea received was no different from the ones used by others.
With the terminal in Thea's hand, Ethan could continue to monitor that world and Thea herself. He would decide later whether to truly bring her in, depending on how things developed. Besides, the Arrowverse itself was a vast world, worth putting in some effort.
At first, he had thought of training Thea as the Pegasus Saint Seiya, and when he saw Caitlin, he even briefly considered whether to train a Cygnus Saint Seiya as well.
However, that thought was short lived. At the time, he had a more important goal. Once that goal was accomplished, his mind was entirely focused on "I can finally eat meat" and he completely forgot about Cygnus.
By the time he remembered again, he was already back on the Artemis.
He had a ton of things to deal with next, and something like training a Cygnus Saint Seiya did not need to be revisited.
After returning to the Artemis, Ethan did not immediately set off for the Macross world like he had originally planned. Instead, he took a few days off to rest and have some fun with Ada on the spaceship before teleporting again.
Unlike last time, after completing the teleportation and establishing the channel, Ethan returned to the Artemis, leaving Ada, Tony, and Pepper there, and directly synchronized the time between the two worlds.
Ethan's interest in the Macross world was originally very high, but perhaps because he had been playing nonstop for too long, his enthusiasm had significantly decreased.
Now, his main interest lay in the variable fighters unique to that world and various spaceship technologies. Ada needed to collect this knowledge, and if he went along, he would just be standing around or finding something else to do to kill time.
He did not choose the early timeline. The technology humans had mastered in the first generation was not mature. Going to that period, the only advantage would be bringing back Lynn Minmay, who could sing an entire enemy army into submission, but the more important technical data did not meet his expectations.
Even though the ship did not have a musician, Ethan did not forget his original goal just for Lynn Minmay. So, he chose the Macross Frontier timeline.
During this period, human space technology had matured enough to build large and medium sized new Macross ships, cruisers, frigates, and large migration ships for interstellar travel.
Additionally, the VF series variable fighters that Ethan and Tony were most interested in had also reached their peak. Both the VF 25 and VF 27 were top notch mechs.
As for the later Macross Delta, its technologies were not drastically different from those of Macross Frontier, only adding the application of Fold Crystals.
That technology did not hold much value for Ethan, since the crystals were a unique product of that world. Unless he built a stable base there, it would be impossible to gather them in large quantities.
Moreover, something unique to a specific universe might not retain its original effects in another. This further lowered Ethan's interest in that technology, so he focused more on general technologies.
After sending Tony, Pepper, and Ada to that world, Ethan continued handling the tasks at hand.
After some consideration, he decided to first deal with the problems in the Transformers world.
This time, he did not bring anyone along. He went alone.
Compared to the last time when he came with Tony, mostly to explore and set up a trading company, this time Ethan kept a much lower profile.
Originally, he had planned to buy a spaceship from the Starship Troopers world and use it to travel to the Transformers world.
But that plan was for turning the Transformers world into a long term base. Now that he had decided to abandon it, he did not need to be so meticulous. Without those concerns, there was no need to perfect everything.
Still, he kept his promise and found a meteorite with a good amount of water resources for Senator Smith. It came from an asteroid belt. As long as Smith confirmed the water was usable, and as long as transportation and extraction issues were resolved, Earth would not have to worry about water shortages anymore.
There was no shortage of smart people on Earth. In fact, when the Transformers appeared, humans were already trying to obtain advanced space technology from them.
Unfortunately, even with Ethan's hints, Optimus Prime still refused to share high end technology with humans, so what followed did not surprise Ethan.
What did annoy him was that the conflict between humans and Transformers ended up dragging him into it as well.
He could not help it. After all, in this world, Ethan was also an alien. In the eyes of Earthlings, he and the Transformers were all outsiders.
Of course, Earth's humans could not threaten Ethan. However, Dylan Gould, whom he had chosen at random, and Mikaela, who had volunteered to follow him in hopes of changing her future, both firmly stood by his side, which made Ethan feel a bit less irritated.
Actually, Dylan had no other choice. He still remembered that Ethan had left a mark on him. In this situation, what other path could he take besides sticking close to Ethan?
What relieved him slightly was that Ethan seemed far more reliable than the Decepticons. At least when trouble came, he did not abandon them.
But with things developing like this, Earth was clearly no longer a place to stay. Now Dylan was worried about whether he could adapt to life in an alien world.
Ethan had no idea what Dylan was thinking. He did not care how the situation changed. After all, he had already decided not to develop this world anymore, so it did not matter what humans thought of aliens.
On the contrary, now he could completely let go of this world. So, in the following time, he went to the far side of the moon and performed a detailed scan and teleportation of the Cybertronian ship, just like he had done with the Kryptonian ship before.
After that, he asked Dylan, Mikaela, and Sam if they wanted to leave Earth with him.
Dylan's answer was simple. He could not survive on Earth anymore. If he did not want to spend the rest of his life in prison, he had no choice but to follow Ethan.
Sam's answer was also simple. This was his home. His family was here, and he did not want to leave. He believed that the conflict between humans and Transformers was just a misunderstanding and would eventually be resolved.
As for Mikaela, after some hesitation, she also chose to stay.
So, Ethan settled their compensation and gave them a few tubes of potion. These would not extend their lifespan, but would allow them to live a long and healthy life. Then, he left the Transformers world with Dylan.
As for Dylan Gould, who was essentially forced into allegiance, Ethan had no intention of keeping him on the Artemis. But he had a suitable place to assign him.
Cherry Military Industry.
Annette had returned to the Resident Evil world and probably would not be back for a while.
Evelyn, who was in the Starship Troopers world, was not the type to quietly manage a company either. Cherry Military Industry needed someone capable to take charge.
Dylan was a very competent person and could take over Annette's role to help Ethan manage the company.
However, for Dylan, the Starship Troopers world was a future world. There were many things he did not understand and needed time to adjust to.
But that part was Evelyn's responsibility, so Ethan did not have to worry.
It was not until then that he finally had some free time and could properly check his body.
Sitting at the edge of a cliff, watching waves crash against the rocks below, Ethan slowly mobilized his mental power and carefully examined different parts of his body to see if the changes were good or bad.
The result surprised him a little. The potion he had originally made just to help himself grow up faster unexpectedly brought some additional benefits. The changes were not just in his body, but also in his mental universe.
(To be continued.)
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