Original subtitles

Listen up.

HQ has informed me that, as of today,

a special investigator from the Global Defense Force

will be stationed at our branch.

Oh!

Thank you for the other day.

I, Shu Ishido, will be working with you starting today.

I'm pleased to be here.

What?!

To be honest, I'm also surprised.

Kaiju disasters happen around the world.

Here in Hoshimoto City, they've increased over the past year.

The GDF decided that an on-the-ground investigation was needed,

to which SKIP HQ agreed.

But the GDF has the Kaiju Control Unit.

Why send someone from the Space Science Division?

Hoshimoto City has many possible space-related incidents.

There's the Monohorn…

There's Ultraman Arc…

That's why we want a fresh perspective in the investigation.

Anyway, he'll be joining us in our investigations.

Work together with him.

I'm sorry to disrupt you all.

No, not at all.

But for your post in the city,

why were you stationed at our… well…

… our tiny, run-down office?

- That's going overboard! - Ow!

Oh my…

Hello? This is the SKIP Kaiju Hotline!

Please! You have to stop my dad!

Huh?

You said a kaiju is buried under the forest!

Oh no!

It could awaken at any time!

A kaiju?

Yes.

We got a call that one could appear because of your construction work.

That sounds like a prank.

Who would…

Hayato!

You told me, Dad!

You said a kaiju is buried under the forest!

And that's why we can't cut the trees!

That's…

Why are you listening to the ramblings of a child?!

And you even brought him here!

But he's the one who called us!

Sure I told him about the kaiju, but that's just a fairy tale.

We have permission to work here and we did a ground survey.

If you want to investigate more, talk with my superiors!

Mr. Otawara!

I'll be right there!

Hayato.

I'll take you home at lunch.

Wait in the office, okay?

Hayato, could you repeat your story to me?

A long time ago, a kaiju called Leodo used to live here.

It was a bad kaiju and spewed black mud that kept crops from growing.

So the villagers worked together to bury Leodo underground.

Then they planted a forest on top.

Dad told me about it lots of times.

And yet…

now he wants to cut down the trees to build apartments.

If he does that, Leodo's gonna wake up!

I see.

Don't worry. We'll investigate it.

Can I borrow this picture?

Sure. I'll help!

Thank you.

But we'll handle it.

This guy is actually in the Global Defense Force.

Really?!

Hey! They're halting our work!

- Huh?! - Why?

- How come?! - All I know is they found something!

Excuse us!

- Excuse us! - Excuse me. Pardon me.

They look like altars for a ritual.

They seem similar to Mayan or Aztec designs!

This could be a discovery that shapes ancient Japanese history!

Chief.

Huh?

Oh, sorry.

Uh, so they kicked you out because of that discovery?

Yes.

Not just us, but the construction workers, too.

No one can enter until an archaeology team arrives.

I'll check with city hall, but this'll take a while.

In the meantime, I'll look through some records.

Roger.

We can't wait until something happens to act.

But our investigation won't be given priority without concrete evidence.

It's a difficult position.

That's how it works at SKIP.

Personally, I question doing this much over a child's call.

It all starts with trusting.

That's what I believe.

Did I say something strange?

Oh, sorry. Let's split up and meet at the office.

Uh, Mr. Ishido?

Um…

Hmm…

It looks like there is indeed a legend about a monster in that forest.

Nowadays you'd call it a kaiju.

- I knew it! - Yeah.

"Um… Roughly 1,200 years ago,

there lived a creature called Leodo."

"It lived in swamps,

and when it emerged above ground, it would rampage and spew black mud."

"The mud would kill crops and make the land barren, leading to famine."

It's like Hayato said.

Oh!

- The pictures are similar! - Yeah.

"The villagers gave offerings, but Leodo continued to rampage."

"They fed it a pellet made from 88 herbs,

weakening it and allowing them to drop it into a hole and bury it."

"Trees were planted above it, making a sacred grove,

and people were forbidden to live there."

Mr. Sugiyama,

does that book mention a stone altar?

Like a place to make offerings.

A stone altar?

No, there's nothing here about that.

I see.

Well, I should have other records. I'll check them.

Thank you.

Are those altars there by coincidence?

That doesn't seem…

With all these creatures that used to be legends and cryptids showing up,

you guys have got it rough.

Uh, Mr. Sugiyama?

Yes?

What's this pot?

Pot?

Huh?

What is this?

Oh wow, how astonishing! It's just like the records say!

Whoa!

Hayato.

I'm sorry for yelling earlier.

I remember the stories of Leodo.

I heard them from your grandfather.

But you know, those were just fairy tales.

Hoshimoto City is full of people whose houses were destroyed by kaiju.

Making new apartments is an important job.

Do you understand?

Yeah.

But…

Hello? This is Otawara.

Yes.

Uh, well, but I wanted…

I want to know when we can get back to work.

I need a proper answer!

I'm back!

What's that?

I borrowed it from a secondhand store.

Ew! That's disgusting!

If we analyze this, we might learn something about Leodo.

Wait! Close it!

Huh? What's on the screen?

Yuma!

Mr. Ishido is amazing!

I got the Space Science Division to use an SAR satellite.

By focusing microwaves via spotlight mode,

we can detect objects up to 500 meters underground.

It'll let us check for a kaiju without entering the forest.

Whoa!

Thank you, Mr. Ishido!

I'm surprised the GDF approved.

Won't you get in trouble?

It all starts with trusting.

I took a page from Yuma's book.

We got something!

It's right under the altars.

But… what is it?

Rin, try running a simulation at a different angle.

Right. I'll try.

Oh! Stop there!

That's it!

What's what?

Oh… Oh!

Huh?

- Whoa, I see it! - Oof.

So this is Leodo?

Like this?

They weren't altars. They were the bottoms of Leodo's feet!

Huh?

- Its body temperature is rising! - It must be from air seeping underground!

At this rate, it could awaken at any time!

SKIP, move out!

Rin and Yuma, head on-site to warn everyone and evacuate them!

I'll contact the GDF and the other authorities!

- Roger! - Roger!

Hayato!

- This way! - Okay!

Hayato, now!

Run!

Hayato!

Rin, where's the GDF?!

The chief said it'll take them 20 minutes to get here!

This way!

Hayato!

Hang in there!

Dad!

Hang in there!

Don't let go!

Oh no!

Time to run, Yuma!

What?!

Rin, let's try the plan we talked about in the car!

Ah! Yuma?!

Wait! Yuma!

Hayato!

Hang in there!

Aagh!

Hayato!

Oh no!

Aagh!

Hayato!

Dad!

I'm sorry, Hayato!

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

- Do you forgive me?! - Yeah!

Zoom!

Here's your medicine!

Open wide!

Pi-body, thanks!

You-bot, be careful!

You-bot's on the job!

- You-bot! - You-bot!

- It's falling! - Pi-body's on the job!

Drive Mode!

Vroom!

Plop!

- Nice going, You-bot! - Nice going, Pi-body!

Hooray!

I'm back!

- Welcome back. - Welcome back.

How was Hayato?

His tests showed no abnormalities.

- And he doesn't need to be hospitalized. - Phew!

He said to tell everyone hi.

That goes for YouPi, too.

Hooray! YouPi's on the job!

I talked to Mr. Otawara, too.

He said he wants to make new rules based on the threat of kaiju disasters.

- That's an issue we all have to deal with. - Yep!

Oh, that's right!

Take a look at this!

Huh?

What's that?

Wow, they look just like us!

Let me see! Let me see!

It all starts with trusting, huh?

Your trust saved him.

Yes!

Yep!

It's Ishido.

I apologize about the satellite.

But more importantly, the readings are incredibly high.

Obviously, I haven't told SKIP yet.

Yes.

Yes.

Understood.

The future is in these hands

Let's hold hands and go dream

Today we boldly dance barefoot

(Sizzle, sizzle) Light a fire in your heart

Even if they laugh or put us down We'll definitely be shining our brightest

While dreams may burn in our hearts They won't ever burn up

Just like the sun They'll arrive every day

And illuminate us

I know love is in these hands

If we laugh out loud, it'll be all right

That's right Nothing's wrong

The future's in these hands

I want to hold hands and go dream

Sizzle, siz-siz-siz-siz-sizzle Sizzle, sizzle

I want to dream

Sizzle, siz-siz-siz-siz-sizzle Sizzle, sizzle

I want to dream

Memories from 16 years ago.

The space kaiju…

The Giant of Light…

Dad's last words…

Facing an endless nightmare, the time halted inside of me moves again!

Next time on Ultraman Arc,

"Unleash Your Imagination!"

Time to run, Yuma!