03x02 - The Curse which Falls on Parent and Child

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Attention. Attention.

Evacuate the area immediately.

If unable to evacuate, remain in place

and wait for the arrival
of authorized personnel.

Attention.

Attention.

But why?

Assistance is on...

Hey! Hey, are you okay?

Somebody, please.

We need help over here.

Look! Somebody is coming.

What... what happened here?

I don't know.

Let's go assess the situation.

Yeah, right.

Are you all right?

Can you tell us what happened?

How could you do something like this?

Go away!

Haven't you done enough damage?

Watch out! They might do it again.

Moroboshi?

Mr. Ide, we've arrived on the scene.

What's the situation?

Looks like Adoros has been taken care of.

But there's a lot of casualties.

And it seems like the alien
might not be the only one responsible

for all the carnage.

Someone...

We need help!

- Please! Over here!
- We got it. Step aside.

Here.

Unfortunately,

we don't have a clear picture
of the situation yet either.

Ever since that incident last year,

there aren't many security cameras left.

Finding out just what happened there
could prove difficult.

Sir, a number of civilians
shot footage of the incident

and their videos are spreading
on social media.

All right, put one of them up.

What?

It was...

Shinjiro!

But how could this happen?

Isn't it obvious?

Just as Edo said.

Shinjiro's powers have advanced.

Advanced in the worst way imaginable.

I can think of no other explanation.

It cannot be denied,
that is a possibility.

But we should be careful
not to jump to conclusions.

No, it's clear that...

We have to face it.

There's no other explanation
and we all know it.

Forgive me.

It's all right.

Can you contact Shinjiro?

I've been trying, sir,
but he's not responding.

- Huh?
- Sir,

the Ultraman suit has been released.

What?

You want us to go look
for the kid, sir?

Bring him in?

Uh, no, let's not be hasty.

Return to base for now.

Roger that.

Huh?

Hayata!

Hayata! Wait!

I have to go find Shinjiro.

But...

You see, I remember something
I once told him.

I told him that being Ultraman
was a curse.

I didn't have the words then

to explain the exact nature of the curse.

It was just a feeling that one day,
it would destroy our family.

And now I see exactly how right I was.

I have to find him, Ide.

Oh.

Uh, where the hell am I?

How did I end up here?

What happened?

REVITALIZATION PRAYER CEREMONY

Yeah, that's right.

Rena. Rena's rehearsal.

What the hell happened?

I better check in.

Where's my phone?

So, it has begun.

We must hurry then.

There were at least four buildings
totally destroyed,

including one that was right
in the middle of construction.

It's chaos around here,

so we still don't have an exact count
of how many were injured.

That's the latest from the scene.

SHINICHIRO YAMANAKA

While most witnesses agree
that it was an alien attack

that precipitated the incident
in the first place,

there is evidence that suggests

it was Ultraman's countermeasures
against the alien

that caused most, if not all,
of the destruction.

As well as the injuries to bystanders.

For analysis, we've asked
a special guest to join us.

Professor Masatsugu Otani
of Teito University.

A leading expert in the field
of the contemporary urban destruction

especially as it relates to Ultraman.

Professor Otani, welcome.

Well, thank you for having me.

As an expert, what are your thoughts
about this latest incident?

PROFESSOR MASATSUGU OTANI

Well, for one thing, this wasn't
an incident, but a disaster.

The sort of disaster
we all should have seen coming long ago.

It was bound to happen.

Uh, how so, Professor?
What do you mean?

- Well, it isn't...
- You okay?

- ...but if you go back and look...
- Yeah, fine.

...you'll find many instances
of considerable damage

left in the wake of battles
between the giant Ultraman

and the monsters he fought.

And in the last few years,

there's been
a disturbingly similar pattern

starting to emerge
in these battles against the aliens.

With the new Ultraman,

we've seen some mitigation
of the destructive tendencies

that led to such incidents.

Nevertheless, we cannot

deny that the propensity for destruction
is still very much there,

as evidenced by the scene of carnage
and terror we just witnessed.

We have to ask ourselves

how high a price are we willing to pay

to have Ultraman defend us
from these aliens?

At what point does the remedy become worse

than the thing it's supposed
to save us from?

As long as we continue
to rely on Ultraman,

we'll continue to see tragedies like this
and perhaps worse.

The problem has always been there,

it's just now finally coming
to the surface.

No way...

They're saying I did that?

No. There's...

there's no way I could've...

I never trusted Ultraman.

That guy gives me the creeps.

Yeah, I always knew
something like this would happen.

He's bad news.

AWAYA CITY IS A DISASTER ZONE AGAIN?

THE SSSP HAS TOO MUCH POWER.

IT'S A MILITARY ISSUE.

There's always gonna be people
who make a fuss no matter what you do.

Best to ignore.

Yeah, I mostly do. Still...

Sir.

Shinjiro!

I got here as soon as I could.

Shinjiro, what in the world
made you do that?

- What do you mean?
- You know what I mean!

I didn't do anything!

The hell you didn't!

Calm down.

I'm sorry.

Shinjiro, what exactly happened out there?

I don't... remember anything.

Nothing?

I got a call from Dad,

and then I was heading
for the concert venue

to watch the rehearsal, and then...

then I don't remember anything after that.

Next thing I knew,
I was waking up in an alley.

Look, whatever it was that happened,
it happened before I got there.

I see.

Well then, the sooner we get
to the bottom of this, the better.

You let us know
if you recover any of your memory.

Yes, sir.

And in the meantime,

it seems to me that the prudent thing

will be to keep you and the test suit...

out of action.

So, what you're saying...

You're saying...

You think I did it?

That's why you're grounding me, isn't it?

The thing is, it's not only
the video footage.

Your suit's transponder, the data,

clearly shows
that you were at that location.

But it wasn't me.

I know I said I couldn't remember but...

But one thing I'm sure of,

whoever did that, it wasn't me.

But how can you be sure?

Huh?

You say you lost your memory,

so it seems like none of us
can really be sure of anything.

Yeah, but...

all of the data is saying
it was Shinjiro who did it.

You're right.

Still... data is just data.

Nothing more.

Look, for now, we need to proceed
with caution until we know more.

- You see that, right?
- Hmm.

Shinjiro, wait.

What is it?

I guess I was a little hard on you. Sorry.

Forget it.

Mr. Ide wanted you to have this.

You said you lost your phone, right?

He said use this one for now.

Hey, what's wrong?

Be honest with me,
do you really think I did it, Taro?

Honest answer... I don't know.

But look, whatever it takes,
we'll get to the truth.

That much I do know.

Till then, you just keep the faith,
all right?

All right.

See you later.

Uh, Taro.

What?

Do you, uh, happen to know
my dad's phone number?

I don't have it.

Uh, yeah.

I guess it might not be
on the new phone, huh?

Okay, don't worry. I'll get it to you.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Hmm.

I see.

All right.

Thank you, Ide.

Hmm.

Yes?

Dad.

Shinjiro!

Yeah.

I just spoke with Ide.

He told me what happened.

Do you wanna talk about it?

Well, perhaps not over the phone.

Dad, do you ever have memories

of when you were Ultraman back in the day?

Hmm...

Yes, now and again.

Fragments mostly.

Sometimes, I think I'm able
to remember bits and pieces of it.

You ever have memories
of things you've never seen?

Shinjiro, where are you right now?

Oh, uh, I'm just
on my way home.

Hmm, so am I.

Why don't we continue this
when we both get home?

We'll have a good father-son talk.

Uh, maybe not at home.

You know, Mom will get worried.

Good point.

I don't want her spending
the rest of the night yelling at me.

Exactly.

I know.

Let's meet at Namiki Park.

All right, I'm on my way.

Hmm.

Ah, I see that your time

as the Giant of Light wasn't wasted.

Who... who are you?

What do names matter?

You may call me

the representative of the Nameless Victim.

He's strong.

What is it now?

The Zoffy suit was just called down, sir.

It was?

- What do you think it could mean?
- Get a location on it now!

His suit is currently engaged in battle
with an unknown alien.

Huh?

Hayata?

Why are you attacking me?

Answer me!

Most impressive.

Very encouraging.

You've managed to maintain your strength.

What's going on over there?

Be careful. That's Ultraman.

I can't do this here.

I see.

It seems that you don't want to risk
inflicting further damage

on Ultraman's already shaky reputation.

Am I right?

NAMIKI PARK

Where is he?

I would have thought
he'd gotten here already.

Standby for emergency dispatch

of SSSP Chopper 102.

Standby for emergency dispatch

of SSSP Chopper 102.

What is it, sir?

All I was told was to suit up.

Mr. Hayata's out there
fighting for his life right now

against an alien.

- Does Shinjiro know?
- Why?

I mean, sir, it's his dad.

There's nothing the kid can do now.

No point in telling him.

Huh?

What is this?

How touching that you want
to keep this battle to ourselves.

And how like you to be
so considerate of others.

But, alas,

I'm not going to be able
to play this scene

according to your script.

Besides, how can a hero be a hero

if there's no one there to see him?

Don't you think a hero
really needs an audience

in order to justify his existence?

What are you talking about?

My god, what's that?

Huh?

No! No!

Excellent. Excellent.

Are you wondering how I knew

you would rush to protect them?

It's simple.

It's because you're a hero.

Dad?

What is it you want? Argh!

For now, just this.

Nothing but this.

No, Dad!

Look out!

Sir, we've lost the Zoffy's signal.

Hayata!