Original subtitles

This is the Hoshimoto City Daiko Mountain Ridge tunnel construction site.

And if you look over there, you'll see the kaiju fossil that was discovered here.

It was found by Professor Shinya Makino, the Dinosaur Professor.

He's popular among kids and very active on television and the web.

- Hello. - Thanks for having us.

My pleasure.

How's this pose?

I used to adore Professor Makino, too.

When I was a kid, I was afraid of kaiju,

but thanks to the professor, I learned to approach them as living creatures.

Oh yeah?

"We have wings of imagination!"

We can wonder about what the creatures were like from even the tiniest of fossils

by spreading our wings of infinite imagination.

And he gives the GDF his opinion as a paleontologist.

Wow!

- Really? - Yes.

Oh, Professor, what is that glittering crystal-like stuff over there?

- Ah. Sodium chloride. - Oh?

It's what you'd call "rock salt." Or in other words, salt.

Salt?! Why is there salt here?

Right. This place used to be an ocean.

- I see. - So that could be why.

- But we don't know the details yet. - This used to be an ocean?

- That's right. - I had no idea.

Hiroshi Ban?

That's why I want to do everything I can now!

A kaiju's appeared at the Daiko Mountain Ridge!

- Keep up the good work. - Thank you.

Whoa!

So it's true.

Is this possible?

Whoa! It's a lake!

That's right, a lake.

In just a few days, a lake has formed on top of

the Daiko Mountain Ridge, where a kaiju fossil was found.

The GDF has issued an evacuation order for residents.

Currently there are no casualties or missing persons among the residents.

No kaiju have been sighted.

But the GDF has asked us to investigate in light of Hoshimoto City's situation.

We have one week.

- The civilian evacuation will continue. - SKIP?

Excuse me, but is there some connection between this area and kaiju?

Whoa! P-Professor Makino!

Actually, we're here to investigate that.

You're…

It's been a while, Professor Makino.

Ban…

Hiroshi Ban?

Yes.

Chief, you know the professor?!

Yeah.

I used to be a dinosaur kid, too.

I dug up fossils for fun, even into college,

where I met Professor Makino.

Then did you two do excavations and stuff together?!

You're on the clock. Try to calm down.

Hiroshi…

So you're with SKIP now.

Professor Makino, do you have any idea what could have caused this lake?

Well…

I do not.

And this isn't a lake.

It's an ocean.

An ocean?

That's salty!

Careful!

What if it's toxic?!

It has a salt concentration of 3.4 percent.

Its composition is basically that of sea water, so it's fine.

Why is there sea water here?

Let's start our investigation.

I'll help.

We appreciate it.

Thank you.

Vroom!

The tunnel's been filled with sediment.

- Do you have time for a few questions? - Sure.

Has anything strange happened here recently?

- I'm Special Investigator Ishido. - Thank you for coming.

- Do you have any new information? - I heard a strange sound at the mountain.

Your week of living as an evacuee ends today.

The surrounding area varies in salt concentration.

There's a particularly dense area. Could the sea water be coming from there?

Composition-wise, that water seems to be coming from an aquifer.

It's mixing with sodium chloride, making it similar to sea water.

It's seeping into the surrounding soil.

At this rate, it could affect the local environment.

Could a kaiju burrowing in from the ocean have caused an influx of sea water?

No, that's unlikely.

- Any info on kaiju? - There were no eyewitness accounts.

So while we still don't know how an ocean formed in the mountains,

we can say that the presence of kaiju could not be verified.

Then… is our investigation over?

I suppose… that's it.

Are you all okay with this?

Nobody seems satisfied.

Say it's a 99 percent chance that there's no kaiju.

But if the evacuation order's lifted, and something happens to the residents…

But we don't have enough evidence to call of the lifting of the order.

To prevent disorder,

the evacuation shelters will be opened up one by one.

The first residents will start moving at 10:00 A.M.

We have ten hours.

There's still time!

Nothing is certain with natural phenomena.

But we have a responsibility.

Let's search all we can until we're satisfied.

Okay!

- I'll help! - I have no objections.

I'll report to the GDF.

Come on! Let's begin!

Roger!

Hiroshi, you surprised me.

You've grown so much.

Oh, no.

I see you've continued investigating that fossil.

When you were in college,

you brought me this and said…

"I found this at the Daiko Mountain Ridge."

"It might be the fossil of an unknown creature."

But I didn't believe you.

That's right.

You said that judging from the curve, the creature would be gigantic,

and no such creature existed on Earth.

Yes.

I thought it was a meteorite or some other extraterrestrial material.

But a few years later…

the kaiju appeared.

K-Day…

I've always regretted that.

I should have listened to your opinion.

Who could blame you?

I don't think we could have prevented the kaiju disaster.

But…

research may have progressed.

My biggest regret is judging things based solely on past experience and knowledge,

rejecting the ideas of a young man.

And after all my talk to children about wings of imagination.

Ten years ago, when SKIP was founded…

I immediately signed up to join.

How come?

You could have been a great researcher.

Ever since the kaiju appeared, I'd been thinking.

Just what is my knowledge for?

Isn't it to help those who are close to me?

You feel that way too, right?

You want people to feel close to science, so you appear on media outlets.

I'm just following the trend.

I, too, regret how I acted.

I should've investigated until I was satisfied.

That's why I want to do everything I can now!

I see.

You're right.

I do, too.

- Magnificent! - Chief. Professor.

Breakfast is ready.

- Ah. - Okay.

Here's some tea.

Thanks.

Here you are.

- For the professor. - Thank you.

Thank you.

Oh, Mr. Ishido, you're eating a boiled egg?

It's the only thing that goes with coffee.

Goes with coffee?

Salt…

Sodium chloride!

- Professor! - Right, Hiroshi!

This is a little out there, but listen.

We thought of the sea water and the kaiju as being distinct from one another.

We were sure that a kaiju had somehow brought the sea water in.

And as for the salt on this fossil,

we thought it was related to the fact that

the area around the Daiko Mountain Ridge used to be an ocean.

But…

… what if the kaiju itself produces salt?

If a kaiju of the same species

as the fossilized one awoke from a long slumber…

So the kaiju is creating sea water?

That means there could be a kaiju somewhere in the lake!

Rin, show us the salt concentration data!

Right!

The highest concentration…

is 5.2 percent.

The evacuation order will be lifted soon! Please be patient!

I see. We're checking with HQ now.

Please be patient.

9:30 A.M.

30 minutes left.

Vroom!

I'm at the highest area of salt concentration.

This is…

It's where the tunnel was.

You-bot, get closer.

Roger!

There's a gap.

You-bot, can you enter that gap?

Sure! You-bot's on the job!

You-bot, what's wrong?!

I suddenly felt light.

The water here seems different.

The salt concentration is…

Huh?! 35 percent?!

Huh?! An eye?!

Professor, are you okay?! Professor!

It's here! It's here!

A kaiju!

You-bot!

L-Livyjira!

SKIP here! A kaiju's appeared at the Daiko Mountain Ridge!

You can't lift the evacuation order!

Th-This is…

It's salt! So it was the kaiju!

Chief! Professor!

It's Ultraman Arc!

- Now's our chance! - Right!

Hang in there, Arc!

Watch your step!

Rin!

How does it know where Arc is when everything's so cloudy?

Whales can use ultrasonic waves to search their surroundings!

Honestly… You panicked and fell in the lake?

- I'm sorry. - Be careful.

Salt levels have dropped, and the impact on the environment should decrease.

And the water may eventually dry up.

Hopefully.

That said…

Maybe it secreted salt to make a habitable environment.

But why did it evolve to produce salt in the first place?!

Wait, the salt concentration in its burrow was at 35 percent.

Hardly any creature could live in such conditions!

- So it was to keep enemies away?! - That's it!

- Looks like they're having fun. - You've got lots to talk about!

We have wings of imagination, after all!

Oh, Professor, look at this! Its front legs seem to be degenerated!

- That's a big mouth. - Imagination…

Whoa! You scared me!

Sorry.

Honestly.

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

At an inn in the mountains, we encounter a somewhat strange clerk.

Mr. Ishido's completely different approach to the investigation baffles me and Rin.

Then that kaiju appears…

Next time on Ultraman Arc,

"Welcome to the Akebono Inn"

Time to run, Yuma!