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Shinra, tell me everything Dr. Giovanni said to you in the Netherworld.

Yes, sir.

An Adolla Link

is a phenomenon that supposedly only happens among those

who have an Adolla Burst, or who have been in contact with Adolla.

Shinra has connected via an Adolla Link to Dr. Giovanni,

as well as...

...Lieutenant Konro, of Company 7.

Then this man Konro is questionable.

No, there's no way!

Discussing Lieutenant Konro here will get us nowhere.

I'm going to go over to Company 7 and meet with the lieutenant.

If I can find out the reason why I Linked with the lieutenant,

we might be one step closer to the Evangelist.

I'm off to see Lieutenant Konro!

Step right up! Buy one now, and I'll throw in another one for free!

Asakusa is nice and bustling.

Are you sure we should be dropping in without an appointment?

The people at Company 7 can't stand to sweat the small stuff.

Actually,

why are you even coming along, Captain Hibana?

Konro could have ties to the Evangelist.

You're too nice to others, and get fooled easily.

I'm telling you, as far as Lieutenant Konro goes, he's on the level.

Oh, the fella from Company 8. What brings you here today?

There's something I need to talk to Lieutenant Konro about.

Well, he's not here.

He went to a storage shed just outside of town on his own.

Okay, I'll go check it out there for him. Thank you very much.

By the way,

you hound dog, bringing such a hottie along with you!

Is she your girlfriend?

Girlfriend?

No, she's not! This is the captain of Company 5!

Captain?

Girlfriend...

She really doesn't look like she'd object.

The lieutenant is going off on his own to a storage shed with no one else around...

This is getting more and more suspicious.

He must be running some errands.

This is a proto-nationalist we're dealing with, too.

There's no telling what he might be up to.

Hold on.

A White-Clad?

There, you see?

You've been following me for days now, huh?

You know, and you still came here alone?

You, a warrior who can't fight due to your tephrosis!

If we're doing this, then let's do it already.

Lieutenant Konro!

He's getting attacked! We have to hurry and save him!

Don't be too hasty! This is our chance to catch him in the act!

Lieutenant Konro has tephrosis!

Lieutenant of Company 7, you are dead!

Lieutenant Konro!

Shinra?

So what you're saying is,

you and I shared one of these "Adolla Link" things?

Yes.

Do you have any idea why?

Have you ever seen a hellish, alternate world?

I sure have.

Two years ago, during the Great Fire of Asakusa.

The one where that Demon appeared in Asakusa?

Yes. This is when I came down with my tephrosis.

This Infernal was unlike any other.

Almost like a mirror image of myself.

Are you trying to replace me?

Sorry, but you can't do that.

Crimson Moon!

I'll see you in hell!

If that was some other world, then it would mean I had an Adolla Link.

You say the Demon felt like your mirror reflection? Like a doppelganger?

What's a doppelganger?

It's like a double of a person.

There's sort of an urban legend that says

there's someone who looks exactly like you, somewhere in the world.

It's nothing more than a ghost story, of course,

but apparently, if you run into your doppelganger,

it's either kill or be killed.

Yikes!

It did in fact seem like he came to kill me.

And since you killed him instead, that makes you one hard-as-nails man.

That's our Lieutenant Konro, all right.

Don't be ridiculous.

I think I'm going to check into doppelgangers a bit more.

As a sophisticated lady, you're pretty smart.

But why would they come after me?

Could it have something to do with the fact that you've seen Adolla?

Or your scar...

It seems like those who see Adolla tend to get some kind of disfigurement.

So that goes for the others, too...

Still, why would they?

Could it be inconvenient for them

for there to be others who have seen Adolla?

What? Konro, you got attacked?

He was lurking around for so long,

I figured he wouldn't show himself until I was alone.

It was amazing!

He defeated him in one blow, without even using his abilities...

What did you do that out of the blue for, you idiot?

You avoided that.

You did teach me how to detect the breath of life, Captain Shinmon.

Which means that you can now fight decently.

Still, the White-Clad are starting to become more forceful too.

They have people that my Rapid and Corna won't work against.

Captain Shinmon, how would you fight against someone like that?

You might be able to pull it off now...

I would use the Hysterical Strength of the Fight or Flight Response.

Hysterical Strength?

When you're on the verge of a crisis,

and you overcome your limits to release all of your latent strength,

it's called Hysterical Strength.

How is it done?

Hell if I know. You figure it out.

Waka, you can't say that when you're the one who brought it up.

Go round up the youngsters from your company.

I don't want to have to teach this over and over.

Lucky you! Waka has agreed to give you his personal instructions again!

Thank you very much, sir!

I promise you, I'll get even stronger!

The Knight-samurai deigns to return to Asakusa once more.

You sure you don't want to be the Samurai-knight?

This means you're a samurai.

Let's cut the nonsense! Forward, men!

Pardon the intrusion.

You're early. Is showing up ahead of time the Imperial way?

It's you and top-knot head again, then?

Actually, there's one more with us today.

I'm Tamaki Kotatsu!

Please train me, as well!

SEVEN

You're here? You're too early.

We're looking forward to whatever you can teach us again.

What's this? There's one more of you.

I'm well aware that I'm not at the level where I'm ready to receive your training.

But I want to be someone other than the weak person I am now.

Would you allow me to at least observe?

You want to get stronger?

Yes, sir!

And why is that?

Because I'm so gutless right now that I'm a burden on the other crewmen.

If I were stronger, there would be lives that might have been spared.

Is that a sob story?

No, sir! It's remorse and resolve!

I see. But merely observing is likely to bore you out of your mind.

Hey!

-What is it, Waka? -What is it, Waka?

Go have some fun with that lady.

-Who, that airhead? -Who, that airhead?

What do you want to play, trampy lady?

And it better be fun, or you'll pay, shameless lady.

Kusakabe?

Looking after those two is a handful.

Tamaki, I'm going to see how strong you are

by the way you play with Hikage and Hinata.

Oh, okay.

Kon, aren't you going to watch the rookies from Company 8?

I'll do that once I finish sweeping up in here.

Oh, I'll do that. You go ahead and watch.

It's my duty today. I don't mind.

Waka says you've got to keep away from both of us for one minute.

We're going to play tag.

-Hurry! -Hurry!

-All right, already. -Hurry!

Okay, I'll start running.

Though I don't want to run so fast it makes them cry.

I'll just go nice and easy on them.

Come on, run!

-Are you mocking us? -Are you mocking us?

That hurt!

-Run for real, or we'll kill you! -Run for real, or we'll kill you!

Damn it, all right, then.

Girls shouldn't use potty language like "damn it"!

And if you talk down to us, we'll dump you right in the Sumida River!

You want me to run like I mean it, then? Well, don't cry if you can't keep up!

For heaven's sake, what is this? I didn't come to Asakusa to play games.

I want to catch up with Shinra and Arthur, even just a little bit.

Didn't we tell you not to hold back, you sow?

Do you honestly not want to get any stronger, you piece of crap?

We're being nice enough to play with you. Don't go get the wrong idea.

Are these girls that good?

Guess we better get started too.

Please do, sir!

Wow, haven't seen this in a while.

What are you doing, sir?

Not since it was Beni's turn.

It's been a long time since we've taken in a sight like this.

Another peaceful day in Asakusa.

That's too hot!

-It's peaceful, all right. -My clothes are burning!

-Eight seconds! Nowhere near a minute! -Eight seconds! Nowhere near a minute!

Yes, I know!

But just watch this!

I mean business now!

Go on and catch me if you can, you little brats!

Hina, looks like she's finally gotten motivated.

We should get going, too, Hika.

Coming through!

Yahoo!

Don't blame me if your kimonos get burned!

Wishful thinking! Five seconds!

Five seconds? That's less than last time.

This is her meaning business? Don't make me laugh.

I'm just getting started. Let's go again!

Isn't a minute too long for her?

Might as well make it 30 seconds.

I'll show them.

I'm a Fire Soldier.

How is school going, Tamaki?

Are you going to get your sister certification?

We're not a clerical family, so there are a lot of tests,

but the teacher says I'm doing fine.

Don't get in over your head now.

It's just that because

Mama and Papa told me...

Tamaki, good morning!

Good morning.

Ah, your badge!

Yes! I'm a sister now!

I still have the written test and the interview

before I'm certified as a sister.

Yes, but you're smart, so you'll do fine. Hang in there.

-The Great Sol is watching your efforts. -Just because everyone else was doing it...

Tamaki!

I kept tripping up for no reason.

Are you all right? Easy, now...

Is something wrong?

There's fire coming from your bottom!

Just because I started making flames...

Damn! How long was that?

Twelve seconds.

One of your better times.

Again!

That's amazing, isn't it? If you're a Third Generation,

does that mean you're going to be a Fire Soldier?

A Fire Soldier sister? Now that's cool!

If you do enlist, it will be at Company 1, right?

Company 1, huh?

Look there!

Wow!

It's Lieutenant Rekka Hoshimiya!

He's so cool, isn't he?

Young female students! Don't just watch from over there, come here!

Company 1 is fervently waiting for fresh faces like you to enlist!

-What do we do? -He spotted us!

Let's get out of here!

I looked up to Lieutenant Rekka the same way everyone else did.

Just because everyone else said so.

Papa! Mama! I want to become a sister and join Company 1!

I became a Fire Soldier just because.

I will stand by and see your end through!

You're going to die in my place, Tamaki!

Please Kusakabe,

defeat Lieutenant Rekka.

Leave it to me. That's why I'm here.

I'll show them!

Too bad! That was 18 seconds!

I want to change!

Hika...

Hina...

But I've just been carried along by everyone else so far.

I know it's not going to be that easy for me to change.

And everyone else is trying so hard...

So then, so will I!

I'm going to try harder, too!

Thirty seconds left.

We're going to go all-out now too.

I swear I'm going to keep away from you.

-Oh, no! -Hey!

Sorry!

No, I should apologize. My Lecher Lure strikes again.

You know that boy you pounced on earlier, right? He's my boyfriend.

"Lecher Lure" my eye! You did it on purpose, didn't you?

You flirty little warthog!

I'm sorry. But I really didn't do it on purpose.

Go over and sit in the corner, you troublemaker!

Still wearing twin tails in middle school, too.

For a warthog, you sure are a flirt! Hurry and get over there!

Are twin tails supposed to be flirty?

I like them because they're like floppy animal ears.

Must be nice to be a cat. They don't get lechered.

I wish I could be...

as quick as

a cat!

Forty seconds! Not good, Hikage!

If she keeps this up, she'll get away from us!

We're not going to let her!

They're catching up!

And as nimble as a cat!

Damn, 45 seconds!

What are you sitting in the corner for? Come on over here.

If I sit over there, my Lecher Lure will bother you, right?

I'll sit in the corner. You go sit over there.

It's okay. I'm used to it.

I'm more used to sitting in the corner. Give the "Devil" his due.

SLAP

-Take this! -Back at you!

-Put me down! -How did this happen?

Look, I'll sit in the corner, okay?

It's true, that is awkward as hell,

but it doesn't mean you have to consign yourself to the corner.

I mean, look at that idiot.

He's as low as they come, but he always sits in the birthday boy's seat.

Have a little self-respect for yourself.

I'm done slinking off into the corner!

Why did you come to a stop? Are you giving up?

For these last ten seconds, I'm not running away!

I'm steamrolling through!

Now she's coming after us.

She might have actually gotten away, too!

-Unite! -Unite!

-Mother Fox! -Mother Fox!

I'm going to tear right through you!

Nekomata Fireball!

NEKOMATA FIREBALL

-Damn that woman! We're not done yet! -Damn that woman! We're not done yet!

That's 60 seconds. I don't know why,

but there was some reason why you were suppressing your own power.

Captain Shinmon!

But you've peeled that layer away, haven't you?

Thank you very much!

Nobody asked you to peel that much away.

Sorry, sir!

-Floozy! -Floozy!

Is a simple game of tag enough to really change me that much?

Anyone who can't take a simple game this seriously

doesn't stand a chance when it comes to playing for keeps.

Now, for the first time, you've stood in the ring.

Keep it up.

Thank you very much, sir!

What exactly are you doing to yourself over there?

Oh, my.

SENRYUSAN

Captain Shinmon! Where did you go?

You can't tell us you've forgotten about us!

TO BE CONTINUED

The strain of death is making me smile.

Next time on Fire Force, Season 2, episode 24,

"Signs of Upheaval."

Return to the raging flames.

Latom.