Ultraman Arbitrary Key: Dawn

On the road, the uncle met some fishermen he knew and asked them how they had been doing lately.

The fishermen shook their heads. "Not good. Too many people come here to fish, and it's hard to catch anything in this sea."

Uncle: "No way, with so many people 'baiting the waters,' the fish should be getting fatter."

Fisherman: "We're puzzled too, but the seawater has been getting murkier lately. Some say the nuclear wastewater discharged before has flowed into our waters, which is why there are fewer and fewer fish."

The uncle cursed along, saying he didn't know what those officials were thinking, having money but not using it to treat nuclear wastewater, instead loudly proclaiming its harmlessness to the world.

At this moment, the boy's eyes lit up, and he pointed to a large red fish in the boat. "Uncle, what is this?"

Fisherman: "I don't know. It's the first time I've seen such a strange fish. Could it have mutated due to nuclear pollution?"

The boy didn't care about that. "But it's big, bigger than the fish my friend caught. Uncle, sell this fish to me."

The fisherman thought for a moment. "I can give it to you, but you have to promise me you won't eat it. It's very likely poisonous."

The boy readily agreed.

After putting the fish into his own creel, the boy and the uncle said goodbye to the fishermen and prepared to go home.

As they passed the marine research institute the uncle had mentioned, a car caught the boy's attention.

"I know this! This is the Defense Team's Dram Car!" the boy exclaimed in surprise.

Looking at the man and woman getting out of the car, the uncle also praised, "That young man is quite handsome."

The male team member was Qi Ming, and the female team member was Emi. They had come here to investigate two matters.

"This research institute should be the one from episode twelve of Tiga, 'Emergency Distress Call from the Deep Sea.'"

"But where did this 'Sigma Wave' come from?"

The seabed in this area had been emitting "Sigma Waves" for the past few days. Mamoru Shirogane guessed it might be related to the frequent seabed earthquakes recently, so he asked Qi Ming and Emi to bring a "strange dead fish" to inquire at the marine research institute.

"The DNA analysis results are out. They contain recombinant DNA factors caused by radiation," said the director of the institute.

Emi: "So, this is a mutated creature that evolved from a pre-existing organism. Is it caused by nuclear wastewater?"

The director said, "The possibility is very small. The treated nuclear wastewater is not that harmful."

"The most likely cause is the series of nuclear experiments conducted by the United States in the Pacific Ocean before."

"And the recent widespread seabed earthquakes may also be caused by nuclear experiments."

"Due to the eruption of underwater volcanoes, the migratory routes of plankton-eating fish have also changed significantly. If they pass through polluted waters, there will be more and more 'strange dead fish' like this..."

After explaining the dangers, the director added, "We are using the latest equipment to find a way to solve the harm caused by nuclear experiments to marine life."

He led Qi Ming and Emi to the laboratory and proudly introduced:

"This is the Ultrasonic Induction Transmission System."

"Simply put, it uses ultrasonic waves to gather schools of fish and control marine life to avoid polluted areas."

"This is a buoy equipped with a transmitter..."

After the director's lengthy explanation, Qi Ming said, "I suggest we use this with caution."

In the original Tiga series, this ultrasonic induction system attracted the mutated Pipi Fish - Rayloas.

And in this world where almost all Ultraman characters and events were gathered, who knew how many sea monsters it could attract...

Seeing his doubt, the director asked Qi Ming unconvincingly what his opinion was.

Qi Ming: "There are many giant monsters in the ocean. If they are also attracted here, can your facility handle it?"

Director: "Such large monsters should not have the characteristics of ordinary marine life."

Qi Ming: "But what if it does? For example, if ordinary marine life mutated, or if it was naturally that large."

The director was silent for a long time. "We also need to conduct further experiments and observe data to improve the system. If monsters do appear, the Defense Team and the Self-Defense Forces will eliminate them, right?"

Qi Ming: "If Earth monsters appear and cause destruction proactively, they will definitely be killed, but..."

Can something attracted by the ultrasonic system be considered "proactive"?

It seems I need to find time to explore Japan's main Dragon Vein, find the Ren Dragon, and have a formal talk with it.

At this moment, Emi asked about the second matter. "The waters near the research institute are always emitting 'Sigma Waves.' This is very unusual. Do you have any leads?"

Director: "We have also noticed this, but so far, everything is normal."

"Beep beep." The next moment, their communicators rang.

Mamoru Shirogane sent a message, telling them that a monster had appeared just now and attacked an offshore oil exploration station.

Qi Ming looked at the image data and thought, "As expected."

The monster in the picture resembled a green pufferfish with a terrifying appearance. It was the monster mutated by the underground nuclear tests in the original Tiga - [Rayloas].