Poison for Progress

Poison for Progress (進歩への劇薬 Shinpo e no Gekiyaku) is the 105th chapter of ULTRAMAN by Eichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi.
== Synopsis ==
Rena tells Kotaro about her recent information surge. Maki poisons the police chief who promoted Endo to cover his tracks.
== Plot ==
Somewhere in the Gifu prefecture, Maki answers the call from Endo, who obtained the means of contacting him from Edo. Maki is still out for a while and will contact Endo later. He is standing right across the small police outpost where Endo was an officer nearly two decades ago.
Rena admits the fact that Endo is not her biological father shocked her. But worse still, he hid the truth about her actual parents, who got murdered. Furthermore, Endo told her she was an alien as well. All of the recent information surges are too much for her brain to handle. But the listening Kotaro understands the feeling more than she thinks. Someone he held very dearly also died due to aliens. The difference from Rena is the fact that Kotaro's friend got killed because he got him involved in his mess. Back then, Kotaro lost himself in rage and wanted to exact vengeance. But later, he understands he should not act that way again. To not let this sacrifice be in vain, he became the messenger of justice he is today. Rena quietly repeats those last words.
Maki visits the former police commissioner of Gifu prefecture, Kitagawa, at his retirement home. Overlooking some files, Kitagawa cannot believe the alien hunting institute is still functioning even after Earth joined the Star Cluster Alliance and the reactivation of the SSSP-J. Maki changes the subject and asks if Kitagawa remembers Yosuke Endo. Kitagawa does, as he was the one who gave him his position at the Tokyo PD. Maki then reveals to him that the girl Endo adopted shortly after moving to Tokyo is the daughter of that alien couple. Kitagawa is shocked to hear that and finds the pictures of Endo with Rena in the files. If word of this illegal adoption gets out, everything the institute, the Japanese government, and even all of Earth did against the aliens will also get revealed. Maki knows how to deal with it and says he is already dealing with it. Suddenly, blood streams out of Kitagawa's nose and mouth, and he collapses, dying from Maki's poison. Maki's face does not change a bit, and he takes a sip of tea...
== Appearances ==
=== Ultramen ===
* Kotaro Higashi
* Rena Sayama
Category:Chapters
Category:ULTRAMAN (2011 manga)
Category:ULTRAMAN (2011 manga) Chapters