Rain Shower

is the thirty-first chapter of ULTRAMAN by Eichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi. 
==Synopsis==
It appears that the three culprits and Alien Igaru only wanted to harass Rena's critics. Shinjiro's secret identity as Ultraman is also known by a freshman from his high school.
==Plot==
At Endo's home, Rena asks her father to tell her the truth about the serial murders. Endo agrees: Alien Igaru first met the three culprits, Mino, Saeki, and Ando, in a chatroom on her fan website. The three decided to meet in the urban area of Akihabara. At first, they just wanted to rob the alien. But when Alien Igaru exposed his identity, they found out that he was of no threat to them. Since an alien as a friend was rare, they decided to become friends, much to Alien Igaru's joy. They held a stable friendship for a time. But it all began when Mino became enraged when he saw the malicious comments left on Rena's fan website. Alien Igaru told them that Earth's lawless internet made it easy for them to track the commenter's location and harass them. So they did. Unfortunately, the Alien Bris Alien Igaru hired was a killer and started a serial murder. That is why the three are still testifying that they never wanted to kill. They only set the targets and left everything else to Alien Igaru and his assassin. There were no other survivors involved in this case, which might have been different if the SSSP decided to help.
At the SSSP HQ, Ide greets Endo. Endo explains that he comes to deliver a report on the serial murders, whose news is being broadcasted every day. Ide pretends to be retired to keep up the facade, but Endo sees right through him. He knows that the SSSP is still active and that the new Ultramen are possibly part of them due to spotting the SSSP Meteor logo on the suit's collar. Endo hands Ide the confession records from the three culprits. He still has more to ask but decides to leave it for another day. When leaving, Endo mentions that a new age of aliens and monsters seems to be approaching again, and the new Ultramen are imitators of the real Ultraman.
At a run-down apartment, Dan explains the truth to Shinjiro: Igaru was from royalty before coming to Earth and was even the representative of the Star Cluster Council Alliance for his people. His people were peaceful, and because of that, they were exploited politically and then wiped out. Igaru was representing his people to the Star Cluster Council when the genocide took place, and the council permitted him to relocate to Earth, where the SSSP gave him a run-down apartment in the Alien City to stay in. Shinjiro feels pity for Igaru and feels he cannot blame him even if he is involved since he can relate to Igaru's feelings of loss and fear. Dan tells him that is no excuse to take something important from someone else. Shinjiro knows this and leaves on his own.
At Shinjiro's school, Shinjiro is happily chatting with his friends when one of his classmates tells him that a freshman is looking for him. Shinjiro ignores his friends' teasing remarks but is still slightly disappointed that it is a boy. Nevertheless, he comes over and asks what the freshman wants. The freshman introduces himself as Seiji Hokuto from class 1-C. Suddenly, he grabs Shinjiro's sleeve and asks if he is Ultraman...
==Appearances==
===Ultramen===
*Shinjiro Hayata
*Dan Moroboshi
*Seiji Hokuto
*Ultraman (Mentioned)
===Kaiju===
*Alien Igaru
*Alien Bris 
Category:Chapters
Category:ULTRAMAN (2011 manga)
Category:ULTRAMAN (2011 manga) Chapters