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I saw a god the other day.

By the river on a rainy afternoon. He helped an abandoned kitty.

It's a god that only I can see.

A black-winged angel that came down from the heavens just for me.

What are you doing?

Hey, Takkun!

You shouldn't come to my school.

But I kinda felt like coming.

Aren't you embarrassed?

Who's that?

You're in high school. Geez.

It's his wife.

Naota's older wife.

Are they going out?

What do you want?

She doesn't look very smart.

That looks pretty cool. That thing on your head.

Stop it. Stop looking at it.

Stop staring!

It doesn't look good on him at all.

Okay. Stay still.

Look. There's no brain.

Empty. Did you lose it somewhere?

It's your fault, isn't it?

It's not my fault if you lose things. What an odd kid.

Look who's talking! You're the one who's odd.

I'm not the one sprouting robots from my head.

By the way, there's something new coming out now.

It's weird. It's not normal. Growing a horn? It doesn't make sense.

The last one turned into a dumb robot that lives at my house.

It's all 'cuz I was run over by your bike.

My Vespa's not that odd.

You still haven't returned those clothes?

People watching are starting to think you're really a nurse.

Hello there. I'm Haruhara Haruko, age 19.

I'm a housekeeper at Takkun's house.

Don't lie about your age.

But my true identity is a...

Galaxy Patrol Officer.

What a dumb name for a band.

Chill out! We're not going on Star Search.

That hurt!

Why'd Miyu Miyu get on your case yesterday?

I'm in trouble. Lots of it.

I'm in trouble because of Takkun.

What is this thing?

How come it can take X-rays?

Because he's a Medical Mechanica robot. Didn't you know that?

They make them there.

Why'd a thing like that come out of my head?

That's what I wanna know.

What is your connection with them?

Stop it, already!

That hurts!

Where does the truth end and the lies begin?

I said stop it! I'm getting mad! Where does the truth end and the lies begin?

Samejima Mamimi and Haruhara Haruko.

A lot of lies are flowing around me.

These two new horns that sprang up.

A true story that seems like a lie.

Move it! Move it!

Since you don't have any neat futuristic gadgets, we'll make you do stuff like this.

You're using him outside again!

No, no, no! Don't you know that this one goes in first?

The neighbors have eyes, you know.

You want him all to yourself because you brought him home?

Is your name written on him?

It's not normal to have a robot in the house!

Who cares if there's a robot in our house?

It must be symbolic to have a humanoid robot in a normal household...

...while the pursuit of unconventional science still exists.

For one thing, there's the family unit, N, where the robot's accepted into it.

The social structure, M, that makes it all possible.

And everyone's buying Initial D.

Robot Detective K...

Nakamori Akina's Young Girl A,

What is he talking about?

Satsuki Midori's Passionate Woman B.

He wrote an "Eva" book a long time ago.

That's the meaning of the robot.

Eba? That's the meaning of the robot.

That's the meaning of the robot.

That robot was walking around outside again yesterday!

There have been a lot of fires around here lately, too.

There was one yesterday.

He likes to have some time to himself every once in a while.

Right, TV-boy?

Why don't you act like a high-schooler?

I was playing with Takkun, and my shoes floated away.

Who?

Takkun.

He's Takkun, too?

Yeah.

This Takkun seems to be hungry. Do you have anything?

Like what?

Do you think he'd eat gum?

A stray cat? You saved it?

I'm like a god, huh?

A protector of the weak, the god of the black flames, Cantido-sama!

That's a game right?

The one where you burn down the city and other dangerous stuff?

I'm really into it right now.

You like games, don't you?

You don't wanna play?

I'm busy.

You always seem busy.

I have to take care of a bunch of people.

Miss, Miss... What year is this?

I haven't seen parts like these before.

Really, do you think she has a brain?

Geez, I question your common sense.

Barges into the facility, on her own. Crashes her bike, on her own.

It's been bad enough lately without this.

Turns out the fire yesterday was arson.

Before that, a nurse at the hospital was tied up and had her clothes stolen.

There's a lot of crazy people out there.

What do you think you're doing? You're an adult!

Who is this kid? Your brother?

No, we're not related. I'm a human.

This isn't a place for little kids! We're working here, all right?

This isn't a place for people to work.

There's no entrance or exit.

You're thinking it's not normal for a school kid to be one's guardian, right?

Hey wait. This kid is your guardian?

Yeah, that's right. It's not normal.

But you came for me.

The rain stopped. I'll give you a reward.

It's even better than CPR.

God's not here yet, huh?

It's a god.

It's a god.

It really is a god.

That time... It was he who...

You usually don't come to the beach now, do you?

Not in the fall. It's too cold.

Hey! That's dangerous!

You suck at driving.

That's not true.

I don't like to be scared. Plus, I don't have a helmet.

You're scared, even though you don't have a brain?

When you're on a bike, the ocean's a lot closer than you think.

The autumn salt wind went through to the back of my nose.

And maybe it's because, like Haruko said, my head was empty.

I'm glad I followed him.

Great.

What if someone sees it?

I saw him at a mini-mart the other day.

He was reading Delabe.

When?

It's so nice.

I wish I could have him at my house.

I thought you couldn't have pets at your house.

Sameji!

Come inside! It's cold!

I'm okay out here.

My grandfather doesn't like her dating my brother.

That's why you're not letting her in the house?

She said she's fine.

He's back!

What are you doing?

Hey!

Canti-sama!

Canti?

The god of the black flames, Cantido-sama!

You're late!

Why are you using him to run errands?

I told you to get the one with the pulp, didn't I?

What's that? That one.

Hand it over.

What's this?

I told you to get the one with Shaku-chan in it, didn't I?

Grandpa, too?

It's Bomb.

He's useless.

You're the one who broke it.

Haru-san, you shouldn't do that. He's a god.

What's she talking about?

It's some video game.

I guess high school kids have it easy.

It's true.

The black wings are the proof.

Don't go out anymore! I'm gonna chain you down!

Hey, TV-boy!

Did you record the Thursday Night Special?

Over here.

This used to be a boathouse? This thing?

It kinda smells.

It says, "Do not enter."

Then don't follow us.

Don't worry. The police were here already.

I heard it was arson.

Again?

Arson, arson!

Probably someone like a stressed out housewife.

From being forced to do housework.

No. You're wrong. It was UFOs.

Did you see the pictures in Focus magazine?

It was foreign agents.

If that were true, they would've burned something more high profile.

Like a school! A school!

Didn't something like that happen before?

Before we even went to school. That was a long time ago.

Someone burned it down?

The ashes are still there.

What's that?

What?

What is that?

Bullying, right?

I saw some girls bullying her yesterday.

What uniform is that?

It's Shinden High School.

She's in high school?

At that age, it's really pathetic.

The hand-held game Fire Starter.

No one knows how the city of devils, Endsville, was born.

As soon as it was created, it prospered,

Takkun, bring me some sandals!

My shoes floated away. and then it slowly ate up the world.

and then it slowly ate up the world.

Why don't you act like a high-schooler?

You see anybody suspicious, kid?

You serve Cantido, god of the black flame,

I don't know.

and must hinder its growth by setting it afire.

It's arson, right?

and must hinder its growth by setting it afire.

There's bad people out there.

You sure you don't know who it was?

Trick the fire fighters, hide from the police,

I haven't seen anyone!

I told you it was stress.

Trick the fire fighters, hide from the police,

I saw some girls bullying her yesterday.

and torch the city to purge it of its devils.

I saw some girls bullying her yesterday.

You don't wanna play?

But you mustn't burn everything.

A dangerous person who burns down a city.

Turns out the fire yesterday was arson.

Arson, arson!

If the entire city burns down,

I'm really into it right now.

You will have no place to stay. She doesn't look very smart.

No. You're wrong.

She did it, didn't she?

You will not be able to live.

No!

No. It is her.

There can be no final victory.

Where did you go? Wait!

The only thing you can do is burn the city.

It's my fault! I didn't notice!

Your only hope is to receive the blessing...

Where does the truth end and the lies begin?

...of Cantido, god of black flames.

Why is Miyu Miyu?

There's no brain. Empty. Did you lose it somewhere?

We're talking about you. Nya!

No. I haven't been able to get in touch with him.

Well, I made one of the enemy robots into a crony.

But he's useless.

Don't come closer. Please stand back!

The river...

Hey! Where'd she go?

I remember now.

The fire at the elementary school 6 years ago.

He saved me.

My brother?

The protector of the weak, Canti-sama.

There were rumors it was arson.

But they never found the source of the fire.

That was the day Samejima Mamimi and my brother met.

Furi kuri furi kura...

Why are you here? It's kinda late.

You dropped something.

I don't need it anymore. You can have it.

This is where you and my brother went to school, right?

Do you remember the fire?

You wouldn't remember it, huh?

You were still little, Takkun.

I hated this place.

You...

And so I wished that it would go away.

But it's useless.

Even if you burn it down, its remains stay.

Look. Endsville is burning.

Now, Cantido-sama!

Bless me with your kiss.

My reward...

Your kiss...

Wh-What's this? It's bigger than before.

Oh no! There's some weird fat thing coming out of Takkun!

I-It's heavy.

Takkun!

How dare you do that to Takkun!

Takkun!

Haruko?

Mamimi?

Run, Mamimi!

Brother!

Takkun?

What are you doing? Let me go!

Takkun...

...was eaten!

Stupid! You're not a god at all.

Why'd you eat Takkun?

Transformation?

Chance!

Huh?

Takkun!

Takkun, you're all sticky.

The ashes all blew away.

And something smells.

Shit!

Let's get outta here!

Hey, you two! What are you doing?

At the time, I didn't notice the approaching sirens.

I don't know where the truth ends and the lies begin.

What can I do for Mamimi?

I decided to stay by her side.

It's not really right to give names to cats.

Unlike dogs, the relationship between man and cat is more primitive.

Kinda detached.

How 'bout calling it "Meow" or "Nau" or some other cat noises, then?

Next on "FLCL." Episode 3: "Maru Raba."

Don't you think it'd be funny if Nekohachi and Koneko greeted each other that way?