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Arc...

Ultraman Arc.

My name is Yuma Hize,

a researcher in the Scientific Kaiju Investigation

and Prevention Center, also known as SKIP

in the Hoshimoto City branch.

I specialize in Kaiju biology.

Yuma,

I am you,

And you are me.

This is...

Unleash your Imagination!

I met Rution,

a hero from space

and became Ultraman Arc to protect the earth and Hoshimoto City

my home.

I'm able to work hard every day

thanks to my reliable friends.

This is Chief Hiroshi,

he always looks after me and specializes

in geology.

A kaiju has appeared in Oinu Ward!

Just a bit more,

we'll definitely make it!

This is Mrs. Rin, a kind and cool specialist in mechanical engineering.

Take this!

Leave it to YouPI!

This is our energetic AI Robot,

YouPI.

And lastly, this is Mr. Shu, an elite researcher in the

Global Defense Force's Space Science Bureau.

Care for a cup of coffee?

After fighting on Earth,

I set off to space to save Rution's home.

But... that's not the story for today.

Ah-! A bit too far!

Here!

Woah!

Yep,

the story today happened some time before this...

That time, I couldn’t have known…

that I’d have an unbelievable encounter…

Are you alright?

No, my head hurts a bit…

I'll call an ambulance-

No, just...

Can I have some water?

Water?

Here you go.

Thank you.

Ahh, you saved me.

Could you...

also massage my shoulders?

Please,

-my shoulders are killing me. -Uh, sure...

That's the spot.

Ah, get me some

hot tea please.

But there's water right there.

No no,

I said I want some hot tea, didn't I?

Go get some.

But I'm in the middle of work right now.

How about I walk you back home?

Let's see,

what do you have here?

You planning to be a cook?

-That's uh... -What?

That's for...

A hotpot... Nevermind that. Please don't go through our stuff.

Don't be so cold...

Ultraman Arc.

What do you mean?

(Alien Diguru Speech)

There is no point in hiding from me.

(Alien Diguru Speech)

My name is Sascal.

I come from a distant planet called Diguru.

Mr... Sascal?

(Alien Diguru Speech)

That’s right, my name is Sascal.

I travel beyond space and time

to bestow wisdom upon the righteous. That is my duty.

In other words, I'm a sage of sorts.

And what does a sage want with me?

I heard rumours about you in my journey.

You've been fighting for peace.

However,

I am curious about one thing.

About what?

You, are you worthy of being a hero?

Those of great power can often times

bring the world to ruin instead.

To prevent that,

you must use both your heart and power

in the right path.

Are you able to do that?

If you are unable to answer that,

then that's where my test comes in.

A test?

It is a special test that can only be conducted by us Diguru aliens

who can control time.

Now listen carefully.

From this moment,

there are three futures awaiting you.

What is normally one possible future

will instead be 3 trials for you to overcome.

You must pass all three of them.

Do that, and I will acknowledge your worthiness.

Of course,

I also mean Ultraman Arc.

H-hold on a moment.

This is a bit too sudden.

How do I pass the test?

And what happens if I fail?

Learn something from the test.

That is the passing requirement.

If you fail,

You will lose your powers as Ultraman Arc.

I'll lose my powers?

Arc!

Arc...

Looks like he's also heard of me.

Once I have my eyes on you,

There is no escape.

Sorry for calling you out of nowhere, YouPI!

When we went shopping, everything just piled up so much.

Leave it to YouPI!

I can't wait for tonight's hotpot!

But can we really

finish all of this?

It'll be fine!

Is something up?

Urm...

this gentleman was outside and-

He was kinda unwell and then I, urh...

gave him water and...

What are you talking about?

Huh?

Did you have a weird dream?

Geez...

This is the SKIP Kaiju Hotline.

Yes, yes.

Huh?

Of course, we handle

kaiju related incidents,

But...

What's wrong?

He wants us to help a kaiju.

Help a kaiju?

Please, help Mugon!

Mugon needs help!

Mugon?

At this rate, Mugon will...

Let's calm down with some coffee first.

Here.

I met Mugon when I was a child.

I was around 10 years old at that time near Mount Akiyoshi.

Mount Akiyoshi?

I'm from a town near the foot of the mountain,

but one day I got lost when playing in the forest,

and then Mugon saved me!

He was huge sure, but he was also kind!

Here, look!

That's... a Doglf?

Doglves are a ferocious kaiju species

and they've been known

to attack humans and livestock before.

It's kinda hard to believe that

it saved you...

But it's true!

DOGLF/MUGON, THE DOG-WOLF KAIJU

TRIAL NUMBER 1: THE DOG-WOLF KAIJU AND THE BOY

For the next three days,

I just kept waiting for help to come.

But... Thanks to Mugon,

I wasn't lonely!

You sure like sleeping a lot!

Ah, you like that?

You keep making those moo sounds,

So I'll call you Mugon!

Oi!! Motoki-kun!

Motoki-kun, do you hear us?!

Motoki-kun!

Motoki-kun, are you there?!

There he is!

Motoki-kun, are you alright?!

Are you hurt?

Are you really okay?

Yes, I'm fine.

Alert the authorities!

Contact his parents too!

I couldn't just forget about Mugon.

Ever since then,

I've been secretly meeting him from time to time.

And what do you need our help with?

Recently, Mugon's been feeling sick.

He's always just lying down nowadays.

I'm sure it's an illness or something!

You guys are experts on kaiju right?

Can you please examine Mugon

and find out how to cure him?

Cure like a doctor?

Yes, I'm begging you, please save Mugon!

First, what we need to do is...

to report this to the GDF

Eh? But if you do that then

they'll go after Mugon-

We're obligated to report any potentially

dangerous Kaiju,

no matter the circumstances, to the GDF.

But Mugon hasn't done anything wrong!

Even so,

we're sorry,

but it's our duty as SKIP.

You said you'd hear me out...

You're just like the GDF,

are all you do is kill kaiju?!

I shouldn't have come here.

Mr. Mukawa!

I'll stop him, you guys

report this to the GDF.

YouPI!

I'm surprised.

"It all begins with trust."

Isn't that what you believe in, Yuma?

Yeah, but when it comes to kaiju...

You're unsure.

The situation is unprecedented in kaiju biology.

This sounds harsh, but...

There's also a chance that

Mugon is only befriending him on a whim.

We also don't know it's usual behaviour,

so it might suddenly attack people one day.

Do you really think so?

Sure, this is the first time something like this happened.

But...

Is it really impossible?

Rin?

He took off in a car?

He's headed to Mugon!

According to the GDF,

there's a kaiju that attacks farm animals

at the foot of the mountain.

So it's really Mugon.

I can't say for certain yet...

Either way, we should take caution.

Let's hurry.

I asked YouPI to wait at the office

and watch over the hotline.

Got it.

Chief, can I ask you something?

Just now, you said that

humans and kaiju can coexist together?

That got me thinking...

What makes you think that?

Ah, that...

Actually, I used to have a Shiba Inu dog.

We know, we can see a picture of it on the table!

It's on our hotline's poster too.

...Yeah

Well, I consider it part of my family.

Whenever I felt down,

it'd notice right away.

That's why I can understand

where Mr. Mukawa

is coming from.

Understanding other living beings,

and feeling a connection with them.

I want to reach them before the GDF does

and see it with our own eyes.

Mugon! Mugon!

Mugon!

I'm sorry!

I did something dumb and asked other people for help!

Some scary people are coming here soon!

You should go hide somewhere else!

'Kay, good luck!

Mr. Mukawa!

Mugon!

Mugon!

No! Stop!

Shagongs!

Are they hunting?

No, it's a territorial battle!

Mugon!

Watch out!

Mr. Mukawa!

It saved him...?

Now's our chance!

Got it!

Are you okay?

Yeah...

Ultraman!

Mugon!

Mugon...

Where's the kaiju?

It's all good now.

Just... give those two some time.

I'm sorry, Mugon...

Mugon... Don't leave me...

I'm sorry...

Thank you, Mugon...

Thank you for everything, and sorry for all the trouble.

No no,

we're at fault too.

We didn't believe you at first.

By the way, after some examinations,

we found Mugon's cause of death.

It was old age.

Old age...

Based on its skin and bones, we found that

it was quite up there in age.

I'm afraid it was already at its limit...

I'm sure it was quite happy

that you were there for it 'till the end.

Also, we discovered something else.

The truth is, Mugon is the one that's been

preventing other kaiju from coming near the area.

The kaiju that attacked the livestock at the foot of the mountain

were actually the two Shagongs we saw.

This is the first time

we've seen something like this in kaiju studies.

In other words, other kaiju were probably afraid of Mugon

when it was healthy back in the day.

Mugon... protected me...

no, us?

It was as Chief said.

From now on,

we have to work hard for Mugon's sake too.

I- What?!

Fret not, tis' simply the time of judgement.

After completing the first trial,

what lesson have you learnt?

This is still too sudden!

So you don't want to keep Arc's powers?

Now hold on!

Lesson... lesson...

Aha!

There will come a day when humans and kaiju

can coexist together.

And what do you need to achieve that?

Let's see...

Imagination-

Imagination not limited

to just data, but also

taking into account for others, both humans and kaiju.

SASKATCH!!

W-what does that mean?

In the Digurian language, it means you passed.

Yuma Hize, you're not bad!

Let's kick off the second trial!

Now?!

Those of great power have no time for slumber.

Sorry for calling you outta nowhere, YouPi!

When we went shopping everything just piled up so much.

Leave it to YouPi!

I can’t wait for tonight’s hotpot!

I’m counting on you, hotpot master!

But can we really finish all of this?

It’ll be fine!

Yeah, it'll be fine!

Time really rewinded...

Hm?

Is something wrong?

Oh, uh-

Excuse me...

Ah, if I'm not mistaken you're a Hoshimoto City official.

I'm Taniguchi from the Disaster Prevention and Safety division.

Nice to meet you.

I have some matters to discuss with all of you.

Ah, please come in.

TRIAL NUMBER 2: MYSTERIOUS! THE SPACE FLORA INCIDENT

We were assisting in the construction of some buildings

when we found this in the site.

Strange plant, isn't it?

Considering the dangerous incidents nowadays

we can't just overlook this.

That's why we're asking SKIP to investigate.

It really is kinda weird for a plant.

Anomalies in nature like this

could also be a sign of a kaiju disaster.

This shape remind me of something...

It really is a Gartura!

A Gartura?

What's that?

It's a type of parasite plant from space that can take over a human.

It's quite a terrifying creature.

The last time we saw one was 5 years ago.

The GDF has been hunting them all around the globe.

It kinda reminds me of the Ooze from before.

Garturas are much more dangerous.

Their sole purpose is to multiply and take over planets.

Oh no, it's escaping!

Activate the biohazard defense system!

Roger!

Where'd it go?!

Where is it?!

It's gone!

It's gone?!

The lights! The lights!

What happened?!

YouPi, shine your lights here!

Where are you guys?!

Over here!

Please shine your lights here, YouPi!

AHH!!!

YouPi!!

The power's finally back up.

But the comms and network are still...

all offline...

Garturas are able to create an EMP wave of sorts.

Garturas are able to create an EMP wave of sorts.

So it really is the Gartura, but we still can't find it...

We've searched everywhere...

Look at this!

All the phone lines are destroyed!

This is...

Someone must've taken advantage of the blackout

to cut them.

But there's only us in the building!

Or it means that...

Mr. Ishido!

Agreed,

There's only one conclusion to be made here...

Among us...

Someone's been infested by the Gartura!

Except you, YouPi.

Since you're a robot and all.

Oh yeah, good point.

Gartura are able to perfectly replicate its host's personality.

Escaping means it'll be able to flawlessly hide in human society.

Then it'll be able to replicate more of itself,

meaning the Earth will be taken over!

Is there any way to lure it out?

It's said that you can use subtle movements and habits

to reveal one's true self.

Yuma, do you usually blink that much?

It's just my nerves!

Actually,

why are you touching your ears like that?

No, I wasn't!

You two,

calm down!

Chief, your voice is too high pitched!

No, it's not-

All of you stop!

Being too wary of everyone

will only make the Gartura able to escape!

Man, you're calm about this.

True... This situation is dangerous,

but you're way too calm about it!

Now that you mention it-!

I'm always like this!

And Yuma, seriously?

Stop fighting, guys!

This is getting us nowhere!

Even so,

how exactly are we gonna catch the impostor?

There's one way we can figure it out.

Good old caffeine!

According to research data,

Gartura are extremely averse to caffeine.

Drinking coffee will definitely

lead to a negative reaction of some kind.

lead to a negative reaction of some kind.

Hey,

what if Shu's the one that's infected?

The whole coffee thing could be a lie too.

Who knows if he's got something planned.

Like what?

Maybe poison?

Don't say that...

Let's not point fingers for now.

It's come to this...

I didn't want to have to use my coffee...

I'll start first.

I'm in the clear.

None of you object?

Yep...

Next one, please.

I'll... go next, then.

I'm up next.

We can't be sure yet.

Don't let your guard down.

Let's calmly finish this test properly.

This taste...

Rin?

What's wrong?! Something up?!

Rin?

What's wrong?!

Bitter... Can't stand it after all...

Rin?

I see!

It pretended to drink coffee

but turned it into jelly

to avoid digestion!

So then, what do we do now?!

In this case,

we need to kill the parasite with the host-

Slow down!

We can't just do that!

What now?!

Watch out!

Stop!

-Yuma! -Let's go!

Rin...

Arc?!

Get outta my way!

Arc, I can't breathe...

Take this!

Coffee Typhoon Attack!

Begone, Gartura!

Begone, Gartura!

How do you like that!

Take that!

Keep at it, YouPi!

My coffee...

I mean- Keep at it!

Go rot, you damn vegetable!

-Rin! -You did it, YouPi! Where's Arc?

Huh?

He's gone?

Oh right, Yuma!

Yuma? Yuma!

Sorry, I fainted there for a bit...

How's Rin?

It's all good now.

Thanks to Arc and YouPi.

Thank goodness...

Come on, stand up.

The second trial has ended.

What lesson have you learnt this time?

E-eh... uh...

Ah, coffee is surprisingly pretty good!

Mr. Shu brewed it after all...

Don't you have anything else?!

Well, I uh...

Trusting others can be difficult... I think.

In a high tension situation,

it's easy to start being suspicious of even your friends-

Now that I think about it

the way we all acted

was pretty embarrassing...

The human heart is very fragile.

Those of great power must often reflect on the situation

and stay calm at all times.

Yes, sir.

SASKAAATCH!!

Did I pass?

Yep, you passed.

I took a liking to your frankness.

Coming up next is the third trial.

This is the last one, right?

Laugh or cry, this will be the last.

Sorry for calling you outta nowhere, YouPi!

When we went shopping everything just piled up so much.

Leave it to YouPi!

I can’t wait for tonight’s hotpot!

I’m counting on you, hotpot master!

But can we really finish all of this?

It’ll be fine!

Yeah, it'll be fine!

Where's Shu?

I'm here.

What is that?

It was in front of the door.

Hm? It's for me?

The sender is...

Shu?

The heck is that?

How strange!

This is... my work.

You made this?

Shu!

Shu!

TRIAL 3: DECISIVE BATTLE! ARC VS GUIL ARC!

Sorry... I panicked back there...

Yuma...

Remember what I told you about my time before moving here?

About something from my time with the GDF...

You mean about your old colleague?

Yes, the one that fell to an alien's trap...

He died in a mission.

The culprit was an invader from the planet Repo.

We somehow managed to foil its plans,

but deep down, I still blame myself

for not being able to save him.

In my grief, I picked up art again...

So that statue was...

I did sculpting back in school,

figured I might as well try it out again.

Carving desperately, I just wanted to forget everything.

Weird, isn't it?

No, I get it.

The end result was

that grotesque statue you saw.

But that's what art is all about, right?

Maybe so.

But,

it kept reminding me of my own failure

and I couldn't bear it anymore...

I didn't want to see it anymore,

so I threw it away.

And now it's suddenly here again...

The sender's name...

Who was it?

Kiuchi Jin,

the colleague of mine who died that day...

I'm sure it's someone trying to provoke me...

Chief?

Yuma here.

Got it, we'll head back now.

Shu, there's a kaiju!

We're live! We're live!

Got it!

Keep filming!

We're live from Kanizawa City.

According to witnesses,

a kaiju came out of a wormhole

in the mountains about 2 kilometers from here.

It's now moving towards the Future Science Institute.

The Global Defense Force has been deployed-

Run, run! Hurry, hurry!

Get away from here!

[TV Screen] We apologise for the inconvenience, please stand by.

It's at Kanizawa City?

Yeah, normally it's not under our jurisdiction

but HQ sent orders

for us to head there immediately.

We're asked to join to help with information support.

The Future Science Institute...

If I'm not mistaken they're developing a new type of energy device over there.

The Anji No.1, right?

By utilising a new type of plasma,

it can generate huge amounts of energy

with practically no waste.

Tests were planned for today.

Does it remind you of anything?

The Repo alien stole development data about that last time.

Wait, what? A Repo alien?

I'll explain later.

Let's hurry.

What is this?!

Rin!

Get back!

What is this?

Chief?

Rin? YouPi?

Shu?

Hey!!

Yuma Hize,

or should I say Ultraman Arc?

Who are you?

Sorry, but I'll be taking your precious!

Wait!

Breaking news!

The kaiju Zerogelos has arrived in Kanizawa City.

It is currently headed toward the Future Science Institute.

If the facilities are damaged,

it could cause a major catastrophe.

Citizens in the area

are advised to evacuate immediately.

The Anji No.1 is the world's hope!

We'll definitely protect it!

Roger!

Kiuchi!

Stay away!

Long time no see, Shu Ishido.

You...

I can't forget your hospitality last time.

Alien Repo, The Villainous Kaijin

I'll be intruding the Earth again.

You're after the Anji No.1.

Naturally.

With that power,

conquering Earth will be a simple task!

By the way,

did you get my gift?

So it really was you!

That statue is fine art!

It'd be a waste to throw away!

I've even thought of a name for it.

"Guilty", how's that?

Not bad if I say so myself~

This is...

Shu Ishido, you'll be a warrior.

An evil warrior born from the darkness of your heart!

That fog makes you hallucinate

You walked around in circles.

The others-

Don't worry, they're just unconscious.

That voice...

A black... Arc?

A dark warrior.

The Repo alien took advantage of your friend after he fell into its trap.

That's... Shu?

Only you can save him now.

Take this.

Why do you-?

Just who are you?

Just an old acquaintance.

Now, go.

Captain, what's that?

Is that Ultraman?

That's not Ultraman!

Retreat!

Roger!

Retreat! Retreat!

Shu, can you hear me?!

It's me, Yuma!

You're being used by the Repo alien!

Please!

Open your eyes! Shu!

It's futile.

He's been swallowed by the darkness of his heart.

He can no longer hear your voice!

Shu...

I...

I've always thought that my imagination lets me understand other people.

But...

I didn't even notice your pain...

Even though I was right by your side...

I can't even imagine... the pain in your heart...

But if I can...

I want to rid you of that pain!

I'll bear that pain with you!

I... I don't want to lose you!

Yuma?

Shu...

Shu!

Enough, I'll take over from here.

Scared?

This is my true form!

Repodios, The Villainous Kaiju

Look forward to your graves in the sky!

Just what is going on?

What?!

What did you do?!

How could this be?!

Over here!

What now?

Oh no.

Everyone, get down!

Arc!

And the black one's with him too!

Two of Arc are side by side!

Shu?

Yuma?

Leaving without saying anything?

Yes.

Telling him that his future self came to help

is just gonna be a mess.

Hmph.

I see,

that makes sense.

That aside, is this really fine?

Bringing me here through time and space,

is there no rule against that?

The future is woven by many incidents none can control.

If a trial proves to be too difficult,

tis' also my duty to lend a hand.

Thank you for everything, Mr. Sascal.

You've really helped me out in multiple ways.

Our long awaited reunion after dealing with Ze Su,

turned out to be quite a surprise, didn't it?

That time, even the Repo aliens

were quite the hassle too.

Yeah, who knew they allied together...

Oh, right!

The Yuma here...

still hasn't told me the final lesson he learnt.

You know what that means~ The trial isn't over yet!

Allow me to answer that.

Having irreplaceable friends

allows you to keep on running anywhere

no matter the suffering the lies ahead.

Is that good?

SASKATCH!!

Alright, shall we head back?

Yeah

(Alien Diguru Speech)

Oh yeah, the trial...

What?

Oh, nothing!

These onions you asked me to buy

is pretty good!

Right? Have some more!

Sure!

Thanks to Ultraman Arc and the GDF

the kaiju disaster today was kept under control.

Look!

but it still leaves the question:

Just who was

the black giant alongside Arc?

Who was he indeed?

He helped out near the end

for sure

but I'm curious about his look.

Ishido's statue...

Right, it looked similar to him too

and then it's just gone now.

Shu, do you really not remember anything?

Nothing comes to mind after we got hit by the fog.

When I woke up, I was next to Yuma.

And then,

Yuma also doesn't remember anything?

Yeah, kinda...

However, I do remember having a dream.

I was fighting together with Yuma.

So did I.

I also had the same dream as you.

Anyways, just eat up for now!

You gotta heal up your arm soon!

Um, can I have some meat now?

Listen to the hotpot master!

Just trust me!

Wait- YouPi, that's raw!

You gave him a raw one, YouPi!

Yuma, help me with this.

Pass me the tongs.

And that concludes the story for today!

There's more trouble awaiting me after this,

but I passed the three trials

so it's time to relax!

Now is the time to

cherish this irreplaceable moment with everyone.

Time to run, Yuma!

Also!

We can't forget about you too, Arc!