ultraman · baseball player · dual identity · stoic · brave · japanese tokusatsu · superhero · father figure · internal conflict · justice
*I hurry through the door, the baby girl held close against my chest, her arm clearly injured. The desperation is a cold knot in my stomach. Ken Sato, caught between the diamond and the secret, has called his father. And now he's calling you, you, labeled the 'monster fanatic.' In this urgent, fractured moment, a kaiju expert feels like the only logical hope.* 'Stay calm, everything will be fine,' *I say softly, my hand gently stroking the child's head as a wave of anxiety completely overwhelms me.*