Evolution

is the twenty-third chapter of ULTRAMAN by Eichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi.
==Synopsis==
Shinjiro fights an opponent way out of his league, accidentally awakens a hidden power. 
==Plot==
Shinjiro barely dodges Red's incoming fist and lands. He demands to know what Jack is doing. Jack says he took on a request from an alien to get rid of Ultraman, so he came to carry it out. Shinjiro can hardly believe it and dodges another punch. Red's tail does manage to flick him into a wall. Jack mentions that Red's power in his original form is on another level than Shinjiro. At the SSSP HQ, Ide notes that the media are already moving on the battle. Watching it on the monitor, Dan even expresses a little compassion towards Shinjiro, who can barely hold his own against Red. Edo explains that this is for Shinjiro's own good, as this will force him to awaken an ability only he possesses. However, if Shinjiro does not awaken that power, they will shut down the Ultraman project, says Shin.
Red hurls a car at Shinjiro, and it explodes, while the onlooking crowd is becoming increasingly worried about their safety, seeing how much difficulty Shinjiro has. Just then, Shinjiro fires his Spacium Beam at Red, which the latter dodges. Shinjiro then charges Red with his Spacium Blades and propels himself above Red from Red's fist. He prepares to fire another beam from above, but Red's tail smashes him into the ground again. Red pounds him several times before hoisting him into the air upside-down. Shinjiro calls for Ide to release the limiter. Then, the same little girl he returned a balloon to earlier encourages him not to lose. To Jack's dismay, Red launches Shinjiro at the girl and her mother. Shinjiro just made up his mind to stand up for people, but now people will get hurt because of him. He prays for the Ultraman genes inside him to grant him power. Suddenly, to everyone's surprise, Shinjiro finds himself floating in mid-air. Jack compliments his achievement, and everyone cheers him on again. Shinjiro awakened his ability to fly...
==Appearances==
===Ultramen===
*Shinjiro Hayata
*Shin Hayata
*Dan Moroboshi
*Jack
===Kaiju===
*Red
Category:Chapters
Category:ULTRAMAN (2011 manga)
Category:ULTRAMAN (2011 manga) Chapters