Truth Told With Lies

Truth Told With Lies (偽りが語る真実 Itsuwari ga Kataru Shinjitsu) is the ninety-third chapter of ULTRAMAN by Eichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi.
== Synopsis ==
Shinjiro, Shin, and Dan are all kidnapped by Mephisto, who devised a plan to destroy humanity's trust in Ultraman using Alien Zarab as an imitation Ultraman. Imit-Zoffy and Imit-Ultraseven also appear. Edo heads off to turn the tide. 
== Plot ==
Shinjiro wakes up in a dimly-lit room, strapped to a table. He tries to get loose but fails. The last thing he remembers is talking to Dan, but seeing as Dan has been strapped to a table next to him for two days, the Dan Shinjiro was talking to was a fake. The Shin Dan went to see also turned out to be a fake, as Shin had been strapped to a table next to them for three days. The capture of all three Ultramen is an unspeakable disgrace and a total blunder. Then, their captor enters the room: Mephisto, director of the Japan branch of the Star Cluster Council. Shinjiro asks why the Council is detaining them like this, and Mephisto gives a simple answer: humans blindly believe the Ultramen are heroes, so he wants to destroy that illusion. He shows the three the footage of the battle in Shibuya between Kotaro and a fake Ultraman, which Shin immediately recognizes as an Alien Zarab. Back when Shin was still Ultraman, another Alien Zarab posed as an Imit-Ultraman. Dan then notices the reference in Mephisto's name, and the latter reveals his appearance as an Alien Mefilas. Mephisto remarks how easy it is to trick humans, and seeing as all three Ultramen are here, there is no way to prove the Imit-Ultraman is a fake.
Imit-Ultraman dodges Kotaro's flaming fist, spins in the air, and lands behind him. He realizes the odds are not in his favor if he meets Kotaro head-on, so he jumps into a car wreck and takes a woman hiding there as a hostage, threatening to kill her if Kotaro moves. From this action alone, Kotaro concludes his opponent cannot be an Ultraman. But as soon as he says that, an Imit-Ultraseven appears behind him and slashes him in the back. Kotaro collapses, and an Imit-Zoffy lands next to Imit-Ultraseven. Imit-Ultraman loudly announces he and his fellow Ultramen are through protecting humans. No matter how often they fight monsters and save, humans learn nothing. Instead, they have gotten lazy and weak and take their protection for granted. But no more are humans worthy of the Ultramen's protection. While Seiji is watching them from a distance, the Leo Brothers arrive at the battlefield. They apologize for being late and get Seiji back on his feet. Seiji sees through the Imit-Ultraman's disguise and knows it cannot be Shinjiro, and the Leo Brothers agree. The Imitation Ultramen calls the Leo Brothers out as traitors. When Leo asks them who they are, the Imitations reaffirm they are Ultramen.
Ide and Edo watch the live news reporting the destruction of Shibuya and a hostage situation at the hands of Ultramen. Ide, too, knows these Ultramen are imposters. Strangely enough, Edo leaves at a time like this. He says he is going to do something only he can do to resolve this situation...
== Appearances ==
=== Ultramen ===
* Shinjiro Hayata
* Shin Hayata
* Dan Moroboshi
* Seiji Hokuto
* Kotaro Higashi
* Leo
* Astra
=== Kaiju ===
* Ambassador Mephisto
* Alien Zarab (As Imit-Ultraman)
* Alien Adacic II (As Imit-Ultraseven)
*Alien ??? (As Imit-Zoffy)
* Edo
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