03x05 - Hide and Seek

[bunniefuu]

I understand.

You don't believe me, fine.

I'll just do it by myself then.

Shinjiro!

Wait!

Wait, why?

It's no use.

Damn!

Huh?

Hm?

Moroboshi.

You heard about Shinjiro?

About him running off?

I did.

What's your take
on what you saw up there?

I don't... really have a take.

But, of course, I wanna believe
what he's saying.

But... I mean the way he's been acting.

I just can't be sure.

What do you think?

I don't know.

But leaving him aside for now,

I'd like to know what
these alien infiltrators are after.

Hmm?

Taro.

Will you and Moroboshi please
come here at once?

So now you want us
to go after Shinjiro?

It's better if we bring him in ourselves.

I'd rather not have
to put his name on a wanted list.

I've got a bad feeling.

He's not gonna wanna
come along with us quietly.

Well, act accordingly.

Wait, what does... that mean?

In other words,

you're authorizing the use of force, sir?

It pains me to have to say,

but violence may be unavoidable.

And unfortunately,

Shinjiro is not the only issue
we're facing at the moment.

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 did he mean by that?

Who are the four Ultramen?

There's Hayata, who's gone missing,

and we assume they count Shinjiro as one.

The other two...

Well, we're not sure who they are.

Regardless,

whatever you have to do, find Shinjiro,

and bring him back here.

It's for his own good
as much as anyone else's.

- We'll find him.
- Understood.

Hmm...

Oh, right.

I'm on my own.

All right.

I just gotta figure out
where I go from here.

Who am I kidding?

I don't even know what the hell it is
I'm trying to figure out.

So what do I do now?

So, two of the four Ultramen
had been eliminated.

Congratulations.

We had a chance to take out another one.

Are you sure it was wise to let him go?

There's no rush.

Everything is going exactly as scripted.

I see.

Well, not to spoil the suspense
or anything,

but what happens next
in this script of yours?

You pursue Ultraman until you find him.

That's easy for you to say.

Do we even have any idea where he is?

Yes, in fact, we do.

Oh, I get it.

You're using the alien network
to locate Ultraman

and then corral him as well.

And now, we proceed to phase two.

So, you're okay with this?

With what?

Mr. Ide's order to us.

The way he approved of using force
against Shinjiro if we have to.

I mean... I mean a battle
between Ultramen is...

I'm sure he took all of that
into consideration.

You object?

No.

I'm just saying.

Find everything you needed?

Yeah, I did. Thank you.

Oh, uh, here.

I've, uh... I've got cash.

Cash is fine.

RENA SAYAMA BOOK SIGNING

PHOTO ESSAY: WATASHIBIYORI

Huh?

We've got a hit.

Facial recognition systems picked up
a likely match.

Get the location of it
and send Taro there.

Right away.

There's been a report
of a possible sighting

of Shinjiro at a convenience store.

In the Awayacho Third District.

Deploying drone.

Hmm.

Oh, I don't have Rena's contact info
on this new phone.

Huh?

Huh?

Huh?

The GPS on Shinjiro's phone
was just activated.

Why would he be doing that?

Hmm, that's odd.

Northbound on Route 58.

Speed about 50 kilometers per hour.

Got a visual.

That's it. That truck.

Stop the vehicle!

Sorry.

I need to take a look at your cargo,
you mind?

- Uh, no. Go ahead.
- Thanks.

Moroboshi.

I think he's onto us.

All right. Come on back.

My god, we actually let that kid
get the better of us.

- Thanks for all your hard work.
- Thank you.

Oh, Rena.

Uh, don't forget
the book signing tomorrow.

I'll pick you up at ten o'clock, okay?

Roger that.

I'll be ready, sir.

- See you then.
- Mm.

CALL HISTORY
SHINJIRO HAYATA

We're sorry.

The number you are calling
is not in service at this time.

Please check the number and...

See you at home.

You and I will have
a good father-son talk.

Dad.

I wonder what it was
you wanted to talk about.

Your motives are all screwed up.

You're looking for revenge, not justice.

Huh?

RENA SAYAMA BOOK SIGNING

Oh, Dad, just in time.

Rena, you're home.

I didn't know.

Saw you on that TV show.

What were you thinking?

What do you mean?

I was good.

You're just opening yourself up
for trouble

by doing things like that.

Use your head.

Are you saying that you...

You think Ultraman's a bad guy too, Dad?

I don't care about Ultraman.

'Cause...

I know that...

Deep down you know that Ultraman

isn't a bad guy.

Everyone else does too.

They know it.

But they go along
with the rest of the crowd.

Like sheep.

I don't know what to think
as far as Ultraman goes.

In any case, you don't want people
associating you with him.

You don't want them digging up the past.

So what, Dad?

Hmm?

You don't ever talk about Mom.

What do you mean?

Well, like...

if I was to ask you why you married her,

could you even tell me?

What a ridiculous question!

See?

You never tell me anything.

Men don't talk about things like that.

Even if we want to,

we keep it all bottled up.

If you're here
for Rena's book signing,

the line is on the right.

Those with tickets only, please.

I'll always be your biggest fan.

Oh, thank you.

Bye-bye.

All right, your turn.

This line is only for those
with tickets to Rena's book signing.

If you don't have a ticket...

...we ask that you please wait to the side

and we'll see if we can fit you in...

Uh... never mind.

No, wait!

- Once again, if you have a ticket...
- Mm.

...the line is on the right.

Men don't talk about things like that.

Even if we want to,
we keep it all bottled up.

Here.

Huh?

ALWAYS STAY THE WAY YOU ARE
RENA

So promise.

Promise me you won't ever change.

Thank you.

I'll always be your biggest fan.

Thanks a lot, Rena.

Have you not found him yet?

Like you said, what's the rush?

Anyway, there's one thing
I wanted to clarify with you,

so there's no misunderstanding later.

It'll, uh...

won't be a problem
if I k*ll him this time, right?

I'll leave that up to you.

Hello? Hayata residence.

Hello?

Shinjiro.

Mm-hmm.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Have you heard any news?

About your father?

No.

Nothing's been confirmed yet.

Mom.

What is it?

I, uh...

I... might not be coming home for a while.

I understand.

You're not worried at all?

Well, yes, of course, I'm worried.

But I...

I have a feeling...

I know you'll be all right.

Actually, Shinjiro...

Your father once told me
the name of a place.

A place to go if...

If anything ever happened to him.

What place?

Wait, let me write it down.

Okay, this looks like it.

SHIRAI SHRINE

Huh?

Ooh! I can see you're the new
and improved version.

Who are you?

What is it with the men on this planet?

Why do I always have
to introduce myself first?

Hyah!

You're taking me on with your bare hands?

What a gutsy move.

You'll get big points for courage,

but not for smarts.

Huh?

If I had my suit...

Huh?

Well, well.

Taro, how did you know where...

Listen, Shinjiro.

Stop running away from us, will you?

How can we protect you
if we don't even know where you are?

Two against one, huh?

Good. I was just beginning to get bored.

Uh...

Wait! Shinjiro, stop!

Uh-oh.

You're not paying attention.

You never learn, do you?

You may have got the best of me last time,

but that won't happen again.

We'll see about that.

Hold it right there.

Moroboshi.

I'm tired of playing hide-and-seek
with you.

Give it up, kid.

Huh?

All clear, we lost them.

This old dog's
still got a few tricks left in him.

Just don't ask me to roll over
and play dead.

I never learned that one.

Thanks for the help.

But who are you?

The name is Daisuke Arashi.

Former member of the SSSP.