03x04 - No One to Trust

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Five days after the incident,

there's still a lot of debris
that needs to be removed from downtown.

The ceremony
to celebrate the rebuilding of the city

had to be postponed.

People are wondering.
"When will life return to normal?"

How do you feel about
Ultraman after these latest incidents?

I think it's a threat to society. Really.

The guy is like a total menace.

Well, he's kinda out of control.

Yeah.

I mean, I thought Ultraman's job

was supposed to be trying to protect us.

Similarly, critical comments

have been spreading all over social media.

The government
on the other hand has so far refrained

from making any official comment.

Is Ultraman a hero
or a menace?

It's the question that everyone's asking.

We're going to debate that question

and then allow our viewers
to decide the answer.

My two guests have two
very different opinions of Ultraman

- and will point them out...
- Rena, you're on next.

- Right, thanks.
- ...right after this.

Hmm.

From 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

Repeat. The street must be clear
for street cleaning

from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

Here you go.

- Ah!
- Yeah!

- Thank you, sir.
- Yup. All right.

Hey, is that...

- Uh. Mm...
- Shh!

Quiet. No.

- He's not here.
- Don't...

But he left this for you.

Long time no see.

I thought you might come looking for me.

Unfortunately, now is not a good time.

Take a look at this.

Ah. I didn't think Mephisto
would be on the move already.

Mephisto?

Who is that? And what's he after?

Don't worry, he'll turn up again.

You'll get another crack at him.

Meanwhile, the ones you got
to watch out for

are those nasty minions of his.

I almost think they're worse than he is.

What do you mean by that?

Adad!

Damn it!

Hmm.

Huh?

Wait.

Is it not connected to the internet?

"Virtual Suit"?

Huh?

It transferred?

HAZUKI EATERY

We'll get the daily platter.

And... extra rice, as usual.

Got it.

So, uh, who do you think
that guy was, Inspector?

Some kind of Ultraman knock-off or what?

How should I know?

Ultraman's a hero.
There's no two ways about it.

- Rena?
- Oh.

Just think about all the times he saved us
from the robbing aliens before now.

There's no way that Ultraman

will be going around
destroying things like that.

It's a misunderstanding.

There you have the position of one
of Ultraman's most vocal supporters.

Would you care to respond, Professor?

Well, I can understand
your infatuation with Ultraman,

let's leave our emotions outside,
shall we?

I am not

infatuated with him.

What the hell does she think she's doing?

Yeah, you wouldn't want her
to embarrass herself.

Go on, Professor...

That girl.

Ms. Sayama.

I wonder if you are at all familiar
with the relationship

between humans, wolves, and deer.

Huh?

What is he talking about?

Wolves have always been
the natural predators of deer.

Huh?

People pitied the deer
so they k*lled off the wolves,

almost to extinction.

So, of course,
the deer population exploded.

And eventually, there are so many of them

that they ate everything in the forest
down to the ground.

And they starve to death.

Okay, but what's all of that
got to do with this?

The professor is saying that Ultraman
is kinda like the humans

who thought they were saving the deer.

Well, in actual fact,
all they were really doing was destroying

the balance of nature.

Hmm.

Yes to us, Earthlings, these aliens seem

like truly terrifying entities.

Powerful and deadly, but even so,

does that make it right for Ultraman
to try to exterminate them, hmm?

If I may go back to the analogy
I used before,

from the wolves' point of view,

we, humans, were a threat
to their very existence.

I'm sure the aliens see Ultraman

as a similarly existential threat to them.

But it's the aliens who...

Yes, Ultraman maybe protecting us
in the short run.

But I fear his interference

might have the opposite result
down the road.

But putting that aside for a moment,

who is it that suffering
the most right now

from Ultraman's interventions?

- Well, if you look at...
- Humans.

The one's he's supposed to be protecting.

The disastrous events of the last few days
just highlight that fact.

- Yes, but...
- We must be very careful.

For if we put our futures
in the hands of Ultraman,

I fear that we, as a species,
may one day find

that we have no future at all.

Hey!

Am I ever gonna get a chance to talk?

Oh, boy.

Ultraman's in a real trouble
if he needs some

- ditzy pop star to defend him.
- Totally.

- What you're saying?
- Whoa, Inspector.

Uh, never mind, sorry.

It might have been a mistake
for Rena to do this.

She doesn't seem to be getting
a lot of support.

I thought you of all people
would take a different view, Ms. Sayama.

What do you mean? Why would I?

Something interesting
that I discovered in my research.

You once lost someone
very near and dear to you

if I'm not mistaken.

A casualty, uh,
one of the Giant of Lights battles.

Huh?

That was...

Uh...

Sorry. I'm going to have
to interrupt this fascinating debate.

The results of our viewers' survey are in.

WHAT IS ULTRAMAN?
CALAMITY, HERO

Time to see which side of our issue
our viewers have come down on.

CALAMITY

Hmm.

Well, that's not very good news
for Ultraman, is it?

What's your reaction
to the results of our survey...

Whoa. Hey, what's wrong with it?

Actually, I'll call that very good news.

What the...

It suggest to me that
most of you, Earthlings,

see eye to eye with us.

That's very encouraging.

What is it?

What's happening?

- It's there.
- What's going on?

What is that?

Huh?

What is that?

What's going on?

We're not sure.

A huge energy signature just appeared.

All television broadcasting notes

had been interrupted.

- A blackout?
- Looks like it.

Backup generators coming on.

People of Earth.

You have nothing to fear.

I am Mephisto.

I come seeking
the elimination of Ultraman,

a menace to the universe.

- Whoa, check it out.
- Oh, my god.

In other words, we face the same dilemma
and share the same objective.

Like you, we have repeatedly been
the victims of Ultraman's aggression.

These Ultramen used
their immense power

to imposed their own standards of justice
on those who are powerless.

They pursue
a relentless campaign of purchase,

eliminating all those
who dare to resist them.

The recent events
that you yourselves had witnessed...

Hey, what's going on?

I'm not sure.

Uh, just stand by everyone, okay?

Sorry about the interruption. Stand by.

Just stay cool.

Do not be afraid, allies of Earth.

Together we are facing the same enemy.

You and I are comrades.

It is our joint duty to remove this menace

from the universe forever.

In other words,

it must be our mission

to eliminate the four Ultramen.

What?

The four Ultramen?

Fortunately,
we have eliminated two Ultramen.

Our goal now
is to bring down the remaining two.

These four pillars will stand

as their grave markers.

People of Earth.

Allies of Earth.

Stand with us

as we fight to ready our world and ours

of disgorge of Ultraman forever.

It's gone.

Hey, where'd it go?

So, that's what he meant.

Sir, what's he talking about?

There's no truth in it, is there?

We've got a security alert.

There's been a system malfunction.

Where is it?

What's the cause?

Something's going on in the server room.

Security cameras are down.

Uh, sir...

I could be wrong
but before the cameras went out,

I saw someone down there.

I think it might have been Ultraman, sir.

Impossible.

Shinjiro's locked up
in the detention room.

Sir, let me go down and check it out.

Go ahead. But be careful.

Shinjiro?

What the...

Hey. Hey!

Hmph!

The sewers?

Whoa!

Who are you?

If you were any kind of gentleman,

you'd introduce yourself first.

There!

Consider that my introduction.

Oh...

Huh? Huh.

Hmm?

Huh?

Huh?

So who are you?

And what the hell are you after?

Oh, dear, you weren't listening
to Mephisto's speech?

I'll be so disappointed.

As much as I would like
to finish you off here and now,

there's something much more important
I have to do.

Don't you wanna know what it is?

Oh, hell, I'll just tell you.

My job is to make sure

that Ultraman is released.

Released?

What are you talking about?

Ugh.

Sorry to leave you all hot and bothered,

maybe later we can pick up
where we left off.

Come back here!

Taro.

Shinjiro's gone.

We need you back here at once.

Right.

I'm on my way.

Hmm.

I guess you are the real deal.

And you're not even wearing the suit.

I'm impressed.

What kind of game are you playing?

But suit or no suit, Ultraman has to die.

I don't think so.

You might as well just give up.

Oh, you're gonna live stream?

You wish! Hyah!

What's wrong with this suit?

Ah, damn it!

Huh?

You're a tough one, aren't you?

Have you located Shinjiro yet?

- No, not yet.
- I just got a report that

Ultraman has been seen
headed for the hangers.

What?

How long till the security systems
up again?

I get it now.

It was you, you fake.

You set this whole thing up.

Hyah!

Security system is coming back online.

Good.

We have visual.

The hanger bay elevator
is ascending to the heliport.

Huh?

- Zoom in closer.
- Yes, sir.

Help me.

Shinjiro.

Huh?

Taro, you're here.

What is going on, Shinjiro?

This guy,

he disguised himself as Ultraman.

It was him setting me up all along.

You saw that, right?

No, that's not what I saw.

What I just saw was you
slaughtering that alien.

Ah... No way.

Uh...

He was the one at the concert venue
who destroyed all those buildings.

I'm sure of it!

Have you got any proof of that?

Well, someone must have seen me

fighting this fake Ultraman.

It'll prove that I'm innocent.

Shinjiro.

Huh?

We're not able
to confirm your story.

I'm sorry to say.

Unfortunately, our whole security system
was down at the time.

Huh?

No one saw?

None of us is passing judgment on you.

Whatever you did,
I'm sure you had your reasons.

Nevertheless...

Why is it so hard to understand?

It's obvious. These guys
are behind the whole thing.

But you have no proof,
and we can't just take your word for it.

Let us do the investigating.

You need to get back
to the detention room.

I won't do it.

No.

I won't sit by any longer.

Mm.

Whoever did this...

- they're the ones who k*lled my father.
- Shinjiro!

Even if you are right,

your motives are all screwed up.

You're looking for revenge, not justice.

I understand.

You don't believe me, fine.

I'll just do it by myself then.

Shinjiro!

Well done, Valkyura.

I aim to please.

And you have.

Everything is proceeding
according to plan.