Good morning!
This is the front desk, with your wake-up call!
Uh, right.
Thanks, I'm awake.
Have a nice day, Mister!
Now, then...
Time for work.
I'm finally here...
Center City.
Good morning.
Morning.
How's the welcome party coming?
We've already proceeded to phase two.
There have been no oversights.
We're up against the Ghost here.
Make sure not to get yourself haunted.
Right, Sir.
Before the road repair erases the footprints, I want to go check it out myself once again.
We'll proceed with the steamroller plan right away.
Now, don't be hasty.
I have two or three things I'm curious about.
Hold up the invitation until I've determined them one way or the other.
Got it?
Understood, Agent Hughes.
I was asked out on a date!
What do you think, Heroman?
I'm kinda embarrassed.
But, wait! The guy needs to take the lead on a date, right?
I wonder where Lina would enjoy going to?
What do you think, Heroman?
The barricade is set to be lifted at eight o'clock.
#3 filming is complete.
Proceeding to precision measurements.
Nothing out of the ordinary detected in a 30 meter square perimeter.
This is where the trail cuts off.
Onesy, twosy, threesy...
I knew it... I'd better put in some work or else.
Yes! Coming, coming!
Who is...
S-Sis?!
Hey, you alien!
Show your true form!
Sis, it's me! Joey!
What are you talkin' about?
My little brother is a tiny munchkin!
Well, I grew a bit in four years!
It's Holly!
Granny, I'm home.
Don't worry. I caught the alien.
I'm Joey!
I thought you were touring with your band on the east coast?
I heard that Center City was attacked by aliens so I came runnin' all the way here.
It's been three months since then!
I didn't have the money to get here so quick, sheesh.
Here, it's a souvenir.
You're old enough, right?
I-I'm not...
I wish you'd have at least called...
Oh yeah, that would have been a good idea.
She hasn't changed.
Doing things at her own pace, as always.
You say something?
N-No, nothing.
I'll make some coffee.
Five lumps of sugar, please!
I came running here, but what a letdown.
There ain't any aliens around anymore.
It happened three months ago!
You're always like this, Sis...
Egocentric and selfish... You never care at all about the people around you.
Well, I came all this way so I ain't leavin' right away.
I'll probably crash here two or three days.
Damn, it's hot!
This is why I hate the west coast!
Dr. Minami. We have a request for a meeting.
From who?
They say they're someone with the government,
but it seems they wish to tell you the details only in person.
Accept it.
Yes, sir.
Finally they're here.
It's been three months since we've been helping the reconstruction.
What took them so long?
These are gross!
Give me another one!
That's my favorite, limited time only, pumpkin flavored cereal!
What do you care, I ain't eating that much!
Yes, you are!
Stop being such a nag. That ain't cool, Bro.
I just got in the shower!
I wanna clean off after the trip!
You go after me. I'm first.
How does that work exactly?
Sis, why are you stripping?
Let's just shower together, then.
I'm leaving!
I'm leaving right now, so keep your clothes on!
What's the big deal? We used to do this all the time, remember?
I'm in middle school now!
When did you...
T-That's...
Sis!
Knock before you enter, will ya?
But yeah, I see you still treasure this thing.
Stop it.
Dad's helmet is mine.
Don't go wearing it around!
Hmph! You and your father complex.
So, what is it now?
Joey, you sleep in the living room.
You plan on making a lady sleep on the sofa?
This room is now mine.
Y-You're joking, right?
You're always, always taking my...
What's this?
No! Anything but that, please!
Don't worry, I won't break it.
Sis, do you remember how much of my stuff you've broken before?
I didn't break 'em. They just broke.
Man... Caring so much about a stupid toy at your age.
You're pathetic.
So, Joey, how old are you?
Whatever!
That thing looks pretty expensive.
Think we could get some cash by selling it?
Don't even joke about that!
Heroman isn't a toy, or something to be sold.
He's my friend!
Your friend?
Oh, I get it, he's your friend!
You're a riot!
Hey, Joey, wait!
Where are you going?
To Psy's place.
Pardon me.
This is the first time we've met.
I am Agent Hughes from the National Intelligence Agency, abbreviated NIA.
Nice to meet you, Dr. Minami.
Nice to meet you as well.
You're from the NIA?
So what does the agency under direct control of the President want with me?
If you want the MR-1 to be formally adopted into the military, then...
I'm afraid it's something else.
We'd like your advice on a certain case we're investigating.
Or more precisely, to hear your opinion.
My opinion?
Yes. And I would like for you to cooperate with us on this matter.
Cooperate?
Why me?
We are an agency that answers directly to the President.
We have a very deep connection with your clients.
If you think about your future...
So you're saying this is for my own good?
By the way, I will write all the reports myself.
Oh, I see then.
Then, if you'll allow me to ask a question.
Is that okay?
Sure. Ask whatever you'd like.
At the request of the government,
or rather you used your great power as one close to the military
to join in and aid the government's reconstruction in a grand way.
This was designed as a demonstration of your robot, correct?
But if that was the point, there are more prominent places, like near the White House.
What are you trying to say?
Allow me to be frank.
What are you doing here in Center City?
What?!
That nightmare has returned?
Yeah...
Just great...
Guess I'd better steer clear of your house for a while.
She's only been here half a day and I'm already worn out.
It's a disaster, huh?
And it's only just begun.
Holly, huh?
It's been four years since she suddenly left town.
It's all coming back to me...
That dark period in our youth...
Always pickin' a fight, rude, strong as heck, buttin' in at the wrong time...
Who're you callin' beautiful, elegant, and graceful?
H-Holly!
Long time no see...
What's with the leg?
N-Nothing much...
I see.
Anyway, I have a favor to ask you two.
Will you do it for me?
Do what?
Well then, I will contact you again in a few days.
I'll be waiting.
Cunning bastard.
How could I not be surprised!
In just one night the entire pile of wreckage was cleaned up.
Any clues?
If there were I'd go and thank to guy myself.
Thank them?
Well sure.
Thanks to them our schedule and budget is looking much better.
What's there to complain about?
Here, too?
Well, I'd like to get back to work, so...
One final question.
What kind of person do you think this individual is?
An ally of justice!
Everyone around here thinks so.
Ally of justice...
Sheesh... So you just wanted us to show you around town?
You leave for a bit and everything changes in this city.
So then, where do you want us to show you, Sis?
A place with a lot of people, if you can.
And a place where it won't matter if I stick out a little.
What's that supposed to mean?
Shut it!
Stop complainin' and find a place!
I'm gonna fall!
Any results?
I ended up questioning people.
But I didn't get any proof.
Then, we should go one by one...
Now, wait.
There's one thing that's peaked my interest.
It's still only in the realm of conjecture,
but all the incidents of the Ghost have the same characteristic.
Did you think of something, Agent Hughes?
Yeah. Just a bit of an opening act for the party.
How long are we going to go on like this?
Ask that to my sister...
I've decided on here.
I'll set off a big firework right here!
Huh? An explosion?
Excuse me, what happened?
Some accident.
Seems there are some people left behind...
People?
That giant sphere destroyed this building.
The foundation isn't doing so well, so the rescue squads can't get to them.
Oh, no!
What're you going to do, Joey?
You could probably use Heroman to save them, but today...
What are you two standin' around for?
It's nothing!
Psy, I've been entrusted with a great duty to protect Center City.
W-What?
Hey, wait!
I'll be back soon, so handle things here!
Hey, Joey! Where are you going?
Joey!
Psy.
Hold my stuff.
Holly!
The accident happened above here.
Heroman...
Engage!
Where are the people that were left behind?
I knew you'd appear.
I've been searching for you a long time.
We finally meet, Mr. Ghost.
He's been searching for Heroman?
I apologize for tricking you into coming here.
But I didn't think I could meet you any other way.
Don't worry, there are no people nearby.
That means this is a trap!
So the people being left behind was a lie?
I have a lot of things I want to ask you.
About your relationship with the Skrugg,
and the large amount of volunteer work you've been doing lately.
But first... May I ask you what you are?
Silence, eh?
Or perhaps you cannot speak?
This is bad. I have to escape.
Oh, pardon me. Let me introduce myself first.
I am from the NIA, an agency that answers directly to the President...
Heroman!
Hey now, we're not done talking yet!
Crap, crap, crap!
I've got to do something!
Man, I was finally going to show my stuff,
and the main guest goes wandering off somewhere!
Oh, no!
That's it!
Heroman... Attack!
Taking a shortcut through the floor?
Heroman, let's go.
Wait!
At least listen to my whole introduction.
I am...
What's all the smoke?
Cool...
Hey!
Sorry, Sis!
Sheesh.
Don't go leaving your cute sister and wandering off!
I-I'm sorry.
Whatever.
Let's hurry and get back so I can start!
Start?
What?
Does the clear blue sky know?
Does even the kind wind know?
Right or left, going either way it's the same anyway.
I don't got no map...
But the sky'll point out, like sproutin'.
If I stretch out my hand, I should be able to find it.
I want to be able to bloom, like dandelion fluff.
If I wander, I'll be able to find it, I'm sure...
Gently...
At the base of the rainbow.
Holly's gotten really good!
Amazing, Sis! You're sure to be a big star with a song like that!
I'll work hard to save up money and see you perform on stage sometime!
Where are you heading to next? The east coast again?
No, I think I'll stay here for a while.
There's something interesting in this town.
"Can you hear this voice?"
I've been calling that, always, from deep within my heart.
Would you, all alone, let another lonely one be next to you?
Because together it's not lonely, it's twoly.
See, you're not alone any longer.
Just because there's no one next to me
doesn't mean that I'm lonely!
For someone to notice this pain
that heart must have surely cried.
Right now, we'll crush to bits
the fortress of our limitless sadness!
I'll take you with me!
Got it? I'm running through at full power.
To where you're waiting, left behind
in the place of tears...
I believe in you, with burning passion!
Come to me!
On the next Heroman:
Why? Why won't everyone leave us alone?
Why?
Lina wants to get closer to Joey,
so she successfully asked Joey out on a date.
However a new threat appears and gets in the way.
Next time on Heroman #12: Stalkers.
Heroman... Attack!