sigh I guess I will have to accept that its not MC's alternate self but just some guy who's the real villain. I really wanted to see where the Author would take it if there is an alternate self trying to represent the very essence of "dont mess with the timeline" but I guess it would have to be as simple as just giving someone else the villain here. Oh well.
I wonder what happened in the future back then though. Since Noda and Mizusawa are in kahoots. And noda actually wanted to get back at Muzsawa then why didnt he just do that in the future? why did he just wait for our MC here to try and find it out for themselves? I mean I get why he cant help the MC directly but he was only there watching him. hoping that our MC finds the true evidence that mizusawa is the real culprit. is he just a coward? even after all this years he didnt find the courage to face mizusawa himself? but instead rely on our MC here who's literally insane.