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Pay, pay, pay, pay,

pay, pay, pay, pay,

pay, pay, pay… Huh?

Huh?

Oh!

It's money!

Down the hatch!

Yummy, yummy!

Thanks a lot!

Shiny, shiny money!

This is the cause of Hoshimoto City's recent inflation and shortages!

Huh?

The bike shop's closed again.

- Nice, nice, nice, Kanegon! - Whoa! Incredible!

Wow! Great job!

- Look over here! - What is this?

Thank you.

- That's three articles of clothing. - Yes.

- Uh, how would you like to pay? - With HoshiPay.

- Right here then. - Okay.

Pay!

- I'll take this. - Thank you.

- And for payment…? - HoshiPay, please.

- Go ahead. - Pay!

- How will you be paying? - With HoshiPay.

Very good, sir. Go ahead.

Pay!

- Thank you very much. - Thank you.

Good mor—

Good morning.

Good morning.

Isn't it a little dark?

Oh, this?

Orders from HQ.

Orders?

Recently, Hoshimoto City's been hit with shortages, and prices are up, right?

So we're doing a conservation campaign.

Conserve what you can.

Utilities and food…

Mobile phone bill and money to Grandma…

Man, I can't cut back on anything!

I see you're having trouble.

I don't know how I should go about conserving.

What are you doing?

I'm down to three cups of coffee a day.

Three cups…

Only three cups of coffee a day is just…

preposterous!

Yuma…

Conserving isn't about abstinence.

It's about not overindulging or wasting,

while spending money appropriately and in moderation.

R-Right.

That's why I've decided to try something different.

Yuma…

Have you heard of HoshiPay?

Let me show you.

Just install the app for HoshiPay on your smartphone.

This new local currency can be used anytime, anywhere, and by any resident,

and spreads joy around Hoshimoto!

Introducing… HoshiPay!

I have the HoshiPay app, too.

You can use it like cash, so it's really useful.

What? Are you two going to save up HoshiPay points?

No. I plan to obtain HoshiPay in a different manner.

Users can stream videos on the app, and there's a system

where viewers can "tip" the streamers HoshiPay.

"Tip"?

If viewers like a stream,

they can send any amount of HoshiPay they like to the streamer.

Send money?

To show their gratitude for the entertainment.

If a stream gets popular, you get more viewers,

and eventually you can earn enough to get everything you need.

That's my idea.

I see.

Good luck with that, Mr. Ishido!

I was hoping we could do this together.

What?!

Let's do this! Together!

But…

It's almost time for a coffee break. We'll see you all later!

Don't forget to like the video and subscribe to our channel!

To the left! The left! Yeah!

Too far! Go back! Right there!

Was that okay?

It was perfect.

We'll get 10,000 views at least!

Our subscriber count is static!

And we have zero tips!

It's all wrong!

Releasing kaiju intel as SKIP's official channel may draw more attention.

I see…

Wait, that's classified information!

Don't worry.

What are you talking about? You'll anger the GDF.

No, leave that to me.

- What? - I'll bargain with them.

- That's absurd. - I'm going.

- Have some coffee. - No.

- Are you okay? - I'm going!

Is something wrong with Shu?

His personality changes when coffee's involved.

And so, Chief, we'd like SKIP's official approval!

Don't lose your cool.

Streaming as an individual's one thing, but going official

means sending applications, reports, and other paperwork to HQ.

But our subscriber count…!

Let's be patient. I'm enjoying your streams.

This.

"When in Rome" and all.

Try imitating a popular streamer.

There's quite a lot.

Even my daughter's been hooked on livestreams recently.

She's been completely ignoring me.

What is this?

The top streamer is a kaiju?!

This streamer…

Ouch, ouch.

What's this kaiju's account name?

Kanegon. Internet Kanegon.

That makes this… a kaiju case, right?

You'd think people would panic with it being out in the open,

but not one resident has filed a report.

It must be a CG overlay or something.

It's movements are too real. It seems to be authentic.

A kaiju livestream…

What an amazing time we live in.

For now…

let's ask about a collaboration.

I guess direct contact would be the best way to investigate a kaiju.

This is the SKIP Kaiju Hotline.

What?!

What's wrong?

It's… from Kanegon.

What?!

Sorry to have keep you waiting!

I'm Kanao Dogane, CEO of HoshiPay Co., Ltd.

It's nice to meet you.

Thanks for speaking with me on the hotline.

Thank you for the call. We're with SKIP.

Please, have a seat.

- Thank you. - Go right ahead.

So… you're Kanegon?

No, no! I'm a human!

But… I made Kanegon!

You made Kanegon?

I was researching AI in college. My theme was modelling human wants.

Will humans spend money or save? To fund my research, I founded a business!

And that was HoshiPay?

I figured I'd help my home town while I was at it.

The HoshiPay project was selected to test Hoshimoto's next-generation city plan.

With our new funding, we took an independent AI

we were developing and implemented it into the system for PR and research!

That's how Kanegon began!

So that kaiju Kanegon is an AI?!

Correct! A completely digital being without a body!

Amazing! It looked completely real!

So how did it become the top streamer?!

Kanegon analyzes people's wants, for which money is the ideal learning data!

Kanegon shows people what they want and does what they want in its streams,

faithfully and tirelessly!

It was an instant star, and the number of HoshiPay users exploded!

So from what I hear, it's been smooth sailing.

Why did you call us?

Actually, we've lost control of Kanegon, and it's kind of gone berserk.

This is the current circulation data for HoshiPay.

Roughly 90% of HoshiPay has been used as tips to Kanegon!

I guess Kanegon is just that popular, huh?

What's the problem?

Are you telling me that you really don't get it?!

Uh…

I think I need to educate you two.

Normally, tipping should be a subsystem.

It helps circulate HoshiPay from person to person

and encourages people to buy goods from shops and utilize services,

energizing the city's economy.

This cycle was our goal.

But because so many people have become caught up in HoshiPay tipping,

the vast majority is now held by Kanegon.

But the HoshiPay is still being used, right?

What's the problem?

Hmm…

If you were given HoshiPay, how would you use it?

I'd use it on necessities, and send some to Grandma, and uh…

Exactly! Money has so many uses!

The jobs and lives of many people are supported by money being spent.

Money doesn't disappear when used.

It passes from person to person and eventually returns to its original owner.

Kanegon is an AI with no concept of spending money,

so it just collects HoshiPay and doesn't buy anything.

Money doesn't circulate or return to the people as intended.

We're already seeing temporary and permanent store closures.

If this continues, it could critically damage Hoshimoto City's economy,

which is already suffering from repeated kaiju disasters.

That's terrible!

What can we do, Professor?!

We teach Kanegon the concept of spending money.

I see!

That's the situation!

R-Right…

Kanegon's accumulated so much HoshiPay that

the digital currency's circulation has plummeted.

This is the cause of Hoshimoto City's recent inflation and shortages!

To solve this crisis,

we need Kanegon to release the HoshiPay it's accumulated back into the market!

Apparently.

I don't really get it, but…

what are we supposed to do?

We capture Kanegon and feed it the necessary learning data.

How do we capture a kaiju without a body?

Miss Dogane and I have discussed how to do that.

Kanegon moves freely around Hoshimoto, vanishing just as suddenly as it appeared.

But it uses the HoshiPay network,

so there's a single data server that it must pass through,

located on a tethered high-altitude balloon

created as an experimental platform for stratospheric communication

in case of infrastructure damage by kaiju.

I'm talking about the aerial data center,

supporting HoshiPay's services from 300 meters in the air!

That's where we'll capture Kanegon.

Huh?!

Huh?!

Spin, spin… ah, it broke.

Thank you!

Bye-bye, everybody! Pay!

Kanegon ended its stream! It's on the move!

Commence Operation Capture Kanegon!

Let's go this way!

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Ouch, ouch, ouch…

Huh? What's going on?

Kanegon's accessed the airship server.

I led it to the audit network and isolated it on the antivirus inspection server.

Cutting the data link between the airship server and the ground.

Switching the high-altitude tethered balloon to autopilot!

Is this…?

Is this working?

For now, there are no issues.

After the landing, we'll update Kanegon on the ground.

You're up, Yuma and Mr. Ishido!

Roger!

We have visual confirmation of the airship.

Wait a minute.

Something's wrong.

I'm starving.

Oh! Money!

Is anything in here?

No, it's empty.

Anything over here? Oh man, I'm so hungry!

I'm hungry!

Whoa, it's gonna hit us!

Oh no! Run!

Hurry up, Yuma!

Right!

I've reconfigured the airship's flight control program!

Wow! Shiny, shiny money!

Or not?

Oh man.

I'm starving!

Get off me!

I said quit it!

Money?! It's money!

Money!

Kanegon's really strong!

It really is!

Wait, focus on the mission!

Arc is distracting Kanegon. I'm sending YouPi into the digital world.

- Huh? - You can do that?!

For the conservation campaign,

I customized YouPi to be able to function on the network without a body.

Wow.

Hup!

Gimme!

YouPi, give Kanegon the learning data!

YouPi's on the job!

Down the hatch!

That's bitter!

That wasn't money, darn it!

I'm starving!

I'm starving! I'm starving!

Darn it, darn it, darn it!

I'm starving!

- Look at this! - Oh no!

It found the HoshiPay reserve funds!

Reserve funds?

We have HoshiPay reserves for revitalizing the market!

Who provided the funding?

- Hoshimoto City. - That's really bad!

Is this okay?

Thanks!

Down the hatch!

Money!

Drive Mode! Vroom!

Vroom!

YouPi, give Kanegon the learning data again!

YouPi's on the job!

What's wrong?!

Kanegon's massive size is hogging the computational resources!

YouPi's actions couldn't be processed.

Arc is our only hope left.

Money!

Money?

- Money? - Kanegon's reacting!

It thinks it's money! It's working!

So this is tipping!

Thank you!

Huh?

Huh?

Huh?

Hey, isn't that Ultraman?!

Have a free huge payout!

A livestream from 300 meters in the air!

Amazing!

Thanks for another great stream!

Entertaining everyone by collaborating with Ultraman…

A true top-tier streamer!

Thank you, thank you. Your support is always appreciated.

Thanks a lot.

- A thank you dance. - Excuse me! Look this way!

Kanegon, thank you! Kanegon!

Thanks a lot. Yay, yay, yay!

Alpha here with today's deep dive into kaiju!

I'm Omega, using science to make more delicious coffee today!

Whoa!

Thank you for the tip!

This is…!

This is from Kanegon!

Whoa!

What? What's wrong, Alpha?

I am…

Omega!

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

Rin has always admired Mr. Yamagami of the Kaiju Analysis Unit.

But he is suspected of misappropriating and selling kaiju cells.

Rin assists in a secret investigation.

Her wavering heart closes in on the truth.

Next time on Ultraman Arc,

"Goodbye, Rin"

Time to run, Yuma!