Decisive Battle Under the Setting Sun

is the thirty-second episode of Return of Ultraman.
==Synopsis==
MAT was investigating the frequently occurred earthquakes on Mt. Ryujin. Go went on an investigation for Ryujin Tunnel after knowing the accident happened in the tunnel 10 years ago. An earthquake happened again and Go lost his consciousness in a collapse. Monster King Maimai, the cause of earthquakes, appeared and was taken down by MAT! That's what it seemed to be...
==Plot==
Go, Ikeda and Ueno are ordered by Captain Ibuki to investigate the recent cases of earthquakes in Ryujindake while going undercover as tourists to avoid commotion with the villagers. Go visited Sakuta Nohara, a former miner who previously dug the Ryujin Tunnel that supposedly linked from Ryujindake to Tatsunoguchi. As Sakuta recounted, while there was once an earthquake happened due to a cave in during the mining operation, it was due to the soil erosion brought by the heavy rain from the day before the incident.
Meanwhile, Taro Nohara is a troublemaker who has been pulling pranks on the villagers for his own twisted enjoyment, leading to his father getting all the complaints from the victims. A local police named Shigeru managed to drag Taro away from several children and learned that his recent behavior is due to an eavesdropping from a certain conversation. Apparently Taro's real father was Hikota Obayashi, a late miner from Tatsunoguchi of similar age as Sakuta. When the cave-in incident happened, Hikota died and his wife left Taro, forcing Sakuta to raise Hikota's son in honoring his late friend's wish. All these happened when Taro was recently born at that time, bringing tears to both the young boy and the police officer in the present day. AT night, Shigeru and the rest of the MAT members discusses their operation. Unfortunately the crew realized that Ueno is the only one left behind, as he happened to be intoxicated mid-way during the travel.
The next day, MAT members decided to venture into the Ryujin Tunnel, assuming that a monster is behind all the earthquakes and that it would slowly awaken from its slumber. Go decided to enter a small crevice that leads to several stalagmite, but the earthquake quickly trapped him inside. As Ibuki and Oka rode their patrol car, they fail to realize that Taro was hitching a ride on top of the vehicle. The patrol car commences attack on the recently awakened monster. A drunk Ueno was accidentally swatted mid-air but he released a bag full of explosives that instantly amputated the monster's right arm. Although it seemingly stopped its actions, Ibuki is well aware that the monster is still alive.
Taro manages to find and awaken Go in the stalagmite cave. There, they discover the frozen cavader of Tatsunoguchi miners, including Hikota. Go transforms into Jack to get him and Taro out before facing the molted monster. Jack seemingly won by ruining its wings, but the monster quickly countered by spraying cobwebs. After freeing himself, Jack throws his Ultra Bracelet into a timed bomb that finally killed said monster. Taro reconciled with Sakuta and MAT members decided to return home, unaware that they accidentally left Ueno behind.
==Cast==
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==Appearances==
===Ultras===
*Ultraman Jack
===Kaiju===
*King Maimai (Larva and Adult)
==Home Media==
*Return of Ultraman Volume 8 features episodes 29-32.
Sora3 4562132640432.jpg|2002 release
Return of Ultraman Vol.8 2010.jpg|2010 release
==Trivia==
*This episode is considered by fans to be the second in the series of "."https://magmix.jp/post/66471http://h-yamato.cocolog-nifty.com/ultraqg/2009/07/11-5f37.htmlhttps://x.com/aitahide/status/1732774854125113525/https://x.com/KanedaMasumi/status/1457340648881672199
==References==
Category:Return of Ultraman
Category:Return of Ultraman Episodes
Category:Episodes