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Causes of death are many and varied.

Old age, suicide, illness...

But the cause of death that scares the most people in this day and age...

is death by fire.

-It's too hot! -It's too hot!

Captain Shinmon! Where did you go?

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

We came here to learn how to use the Hysterical Strength of a Fire Scene!

Captain Shinmon! What is the purpose of this?

Captain Shinmon, what is the purpose of that?

I don't know. It's proto-nationalist hazing.

Hysterical Strength of a Fire Scene

is a power beyond the limits of the limits of one's strength.

So this is also necessary to overcome the limits of one's strength.

Konro did this to me when I was a kid.

It's called Hysterical Strength of a Fire Scene.

It's no exaggeration to say

that when someone can use this Hysterical Strength at will,

they become a full-fledged hikeshi.

And the captain of Company 8? He's God's gift to Hysterical Strength.

That man is the model of what a hikeshi should be.

Captain Obi?

Nobody else who is non-powered can do the things he can.

What is the purpose of this?

What is...

the purpose...

of this?

What is...

the purpose...

We're roasted over a fire...

Dragged through town behind a wagon...

Dipped undressed and upside-down in the water

and then were spun around...

What is the purpose of this?

Hysterical Strength of a Fire Scene

requires you to go beyond the limit of your limits.

Right...

I said the same thing when Konro did this to me.

And...

I'm sure there was a reason for all of this.

I never actually checked, though.

What?

SERIOUSLY?

Okay, let's do this.

Was there really no point to all of that, sir?

I don't know. Are you going to worry about every little thing?

-Hey, screw you, man! -What the hell was all that?

-Die, damn you! -That was a complete abuse of power!

Maybe it's the hazing, but you have a lot of pent-up anger.

Nice. I can feel the Breath of Life in every one of your attacks.

I can even sense you trying to kill me.

Of course you can, sir! It's the bitterness from our anger!

Are you okay?

That's going too far!

Anger begets anger.

If you turn your bloodlust on someone,

that bloodlust is guaranteed to come right back to you.

You two have learned the Breath of Life.

Your lives, your friends' lives, your enemies' lives,

the importance of all life.

But you still take it too lightly.

To face a fire scene,

you cast yourselves into the purifying fires

of the Wisdom King Acala.

The moment you drop your guard will be your last.

Acala's flames will come and snuff your Breath of Life right out.

What you sense past the Breath of Life is...

THE PRESS OF DEATH

Look alive!

Or Acala will claim your life.

How? He's faster than my Rapid!

That was a simple kick and palm strike...

This is the Hysterical Strength of a Fire Scene?

-We're not... -...done yet!

SEVEN

I'm not done yet...

Damn...

They've been at it for five hours.

They've used up all the oxygen in their bodies.

They're blacking out.

If they keep this up any longer,

they'll develop tephrosis.

Overheated?

Captain Shinmon, isn't that enough training for one day?

Training? I don't even remember starting that.

Get up. The training begins now.

Hey, Konro, are you here?

The captain of Company 5? Are you here to have Waka train you, too?

Don't be ridiculous. I'm a researcher, not a barbarian.

I've come to hear all about the story you mentioned yesterday,

about when you fought that Demon two years ago.

Yesterday? You mean about the doppelganger?

Yes, that's right. I want to hear more about it.

You want to hear more? I don't know what to say.

There isn't anything more than what I said yesterday.

Anyhow, why don't you come in?

I've thought about that, so we're here to take it up with you physically.

Please go on in.

There's someone else with you?

Special Fire Force Company 6 Captain Kayoko Huang.

Kayoko, this is the one.

I'll start with a palpatory exam.

What are they doing to me?

What's the matter? Get up, already.

The training is just starting?

If you keep this up any longer, they're going to get tephrosis!

This training is to push them beyond their limits.

Now, stand up!

I was never going to quit...

in the first place...

That just sounds like bravado to me.

Just standing there getting hit is the same as quitting.

Come on, what's wrong with you? Move, or you're dead.

Your enemy isn't going to wait for you.

I know that, sir...

All the oxygen in my body...

I can't breathe...

I can feel my own life burning...

My consciousness...

is fading.

A fire scene?

The purifying flame of Acala...

A fire scene?

I'm in the middle of a fire scene?

Shinra!

Shinra!

Is this...

But I'm in Asakusa right now...

Sho...

Mom...

If I don't do something, I'll be killed.

I don't ever want to lose them again.

Precious life...

Unique...

Once it's gone, there's no getting it back.

Tension and fear are making me stiffen up.

If I don't move, I'll die.

I'll be killed. Once I'm dead, it's all over.

Am I just a coward?

Am I going to let this end without doing something?

What should I do? What can I do?

I've used up everything that I have.

There isn't anything left.

So what can I do?

SURVIVAL INSTINCT

Survival instinct.

The strain of death is making me smile.

A PINCH OF ENERGY

A Pinch of Energy.

What is the fear of death giving me?

THE PRESS OF DEATH

Those flames...

Not bad, kid.

Have you learned anything?

Your flame is not special, nor different from the flames of other pyrokinetics.

And if your flame has no special characteristics,

then there must be some other trigger for you to Adolla Link.

Lieutenant Konro, both you and Captain Hague from Company 4

underwent your Adolla Links during the Great Fire.

There were major flames, and many people's deaths.

Perhaps something about that served as the trigger.

Kayoko,

you just said his flame was no different from a normal one.

Having actually touched an Adolla Burst,

is there anything different about it that sets it apart from normal flames?

Is something the matter?

No, it's nothing.

I'm going to go around and ask the others who have had Adolla Links.

I know Captain Hague is someone else who carries a stigma.

Talking to him might reveal something.

I bear a holy scar, and the White-Clad came after me.

Are we sure the captain is safe?

We'd better hurry.

Good! Yes, very good!

You are someone with considerable skill.

Who are you? I assume you are a member of the White-Clad.

You who bear a stigma, I have come for you.

A golden arm...

How did you get behind me?

There is nothing behind you.

The protectors are not the only weapons the Evangelist has.

What exactly are you?

A Destroyer.

A Fire Soldier's duty is to protect human lives and property.

But one's own life is the most important thing.

Without one's life, lives that may have been saved can no longer be.

Latom.

Latom.

The death of one of your men sure takes a toll.

Pan, always make rational decisions, always act sensibly,

and at a scene, always treat your own person with great care.

We are not heroes. We are human, just like the victims of these fires.

Do you aspire to be a hero, sir?

Good question.

I think it would be nice if there were such beings beyond our understanding.

Help me get him down from there.

Yes, sir.

There's no sign of any struggle in here.

Are we sure that Captain Hague didn't take his own life?

Captain Hague has been different ever since the Great Fire two years ago.

But he's not someone who would willingly throw his life away.

Then that means...

...that Captain Hague was done in without a chance to fight back.

This was a significantly dangerous foe.

He's burning so quietly. But also, incredibly hot.

He's starting to get the hang of it.

Captain Hague?

In an Adolla Link?

Not yet!

This is what it is to die. Hysterical Strength of a Fire Scene.

I can't yet. I can't die here yet!

Captain Shimon, is that...

Yes. The flame beyond the limits of one's limits.

They're doing it.

All right, that's enough, both of you. Nicely done.

Don't forget it so you can go through that sensation at any time.

What have I done?

Looks like the training is right on schedule for the first day.

What is it, Shinra?

That was the "Press of Death."

Captain Hague is dead?

Captain Hague's death was written up as a suicide, owing to his masochism.

However, the unusual condition of his body, pierced head to toe with stakes,

made for a gruesome sight that was utterly inconceivable as a suicide.

Okay, then.

Waka, Hague over at Company 4 was...

The White-Clad may come around here again.

Konro, don't go off on your own and do anything behind my back.

Shinra and the others were saying

that the time had come for the Empire to be united.

As long as it benefits Asakusa and Company 8, it's fine with me.

Flames are the breaths of souls.

And smoke is the souls' release.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

This soul...

Return to the raging flames.

Latom.

Captain Hague appears to have been killed in the line of duty.

Captain Burns, since you also possess a stigma, please be careful.

Perhaps you should consider having a bodyguard.

This is a trial being bestowed upon us by God.

As such, Company 1 must set an example

as followers of the Holy Sol Temple.

We must demonstrate to all others through our conduct

that we will never back down from this kind of terrorism.

May the flame of Sol be with us...

...that we become the swords of God...

...and dispel the darkness.

Okay, let's go and take this country back.

How does the sky feel after all this time?

Okay.

It is about to begin,

a new era for humanity!

Shinra, Arthur, Tamaki,

it sounds like your training in Asakusa went well.

Good work, all three of you.

-Thank you very much! -Thank you very much!

Also, thanks to all of our operations so far,

we've managed to form partnerships with each of the other companies.

After the incident with Nataku Son,

we've even managed to find common cause with Haijima Industries.

That's right. When we started, Company 8 was fighting all on its own.

But before we knew it, we managed to gain all these allies.

The enemy is a mighty one. There is still much we don't know.

But we have friends we can rely on and allies who will stand with us.

Now is the time to muster all of our strength

to take down the White-Clad!

Just you wait, Evangelist!

We're going to kick your ass and protect the Tokyo Empire!

That's the reason why we...

the Special Fire Force is uniting!

I see it...

It's streaming in...

The world under a new sun...

The Empire will become as it should be!

SEE YOU LATER