01x04 - The Hero and the Princess

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Agency alarm control system activation signal confirmed.

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Don't forward it. I'm enjoying the confusion. Commencing alarm..

System. Hacking of firefighters. Requesting instructions.

Tell them to stand down. It's Canada under company jurisdiction.

Gravel doesn't get to have opinions. Besides, they asked a question.

It was only polite to give them an answer.

New message from Haijima Industries. Aoi. I'll worry about it later.

I don't take orders from the main office.

I've got a research subject to catch.

The fifth is heading out. I don't

care if we have to step on the toes.

We will secure that infernal..

Object approaching subject at high speed..

From the Adolla pattern. I believe it is the third

generation fire soldier from the eighth.

Gravel from the eighth. Interfering.

That's all we have for now.

Today's Amaterasu operational rate is normal. This concludes

our broadcast. Have a pleasant day.

No news on yesterday's incident. Nothing about the rookie

game snafu or this joker guy.

Seems suspicious. Not to mention it. The

fire force have something to hide.

Captain obeys the key. If I stick with him,

I'll get closer to the truth about human combustion.

And about the day I lost mom and show.

Sorry to interrupt, but I've got the results.

The analysis on the substance Joker used

to blow up the training facility.

They examined its components. The main one is infernal ashes.

Those ashes belong to an infernal..

Turning the remains of the dead into an expl*sive. Sick bastard.

Huh?

The flames of the original sin.

Mm. I meant to, but I couldn't

bring myself to tell them about show.

Wake up. Quit looking like you're about to die of boredom.

It's making it hard for me to work.

This is Arthur Boyle, valiant knight and Lord

of Camelot. How can I help you?

I am so sorry about that. Special fire force company eight.

Of course. Certainly.

Yes. A dog. Oh, right, I understand.

Can you please tell me the address? Yeah. What?

Why did you decide to become a fire soldier?

Easy. Because I'm a knight right away.

All right, look alive, you two. We've

got a report of a dog stuck up in a tree.

Thank you. Brave soldiers can help. Get him down.

Go and rescue a dog. That kind

of sounds like a job for regular firefighters.

We get calls mistaking fire soldiers for firefighters all the time.

What's the big deal? I mean, it's

not like you guys are making much headway here.

Go on. I'll take care of the rest of this for you. Oh.

Oh, I'll do it. Tell me where to go.

It ought to be easy. I'll just fly up and grab the mud.

Yeah, so that's not exactly a dog

so much as a dog faced human goodness.

Thank you very much, young man. What

were you doing up a tree?

I was in the shopping district for an event,

passing out balloons and some local college kids. Hip, hip. Hooray! Me?

Why would they do something like that?

Do you remember the killings carried out by that firefighter?

Huh? The man's name was Miyamoto. He k*lled

four people for the fun of it.

Folks have resented the Fire Defense Agency

and firefighters themselves since the murders.

Sometimes they take their aggression out on us like this.

So what ended up happening to that firefighter?

His verdict is scheduled to be announced today.

According to the scuttlebutt, he'll be found not guilty. For psychiatric reasons.

Setsuo Miyamoto. This court hereby finds you not guilty.

What do you know? I got away

with it pretty easily to make sense.

This country would be up a creek

if they convicted a firefighter of m*rder.

Oh! Somebody help! Put me up! Put me out!

Get an extinguisher! Throw blanket! Oh, no! Ow ow ow!

The tables have turned. I think I'll go a flagpole and make

a break and then just come up.

What do you.. Think you are to decide what fate I..

Deserve? I don't understand, I just declared you innocent.

Shut your mouth! Order the Chechen now!

Captain Obey. Listen, about the inferno in Tito Ward U.A. district.

He still has a sense of self.

Fascinating. I want him, whatever. It takes..

Me to the.. Control room. Quickly.

Where are Shinra and Arthur?

And infernal has appeared.

Emergency vehicles are about to deploy. We request

that all civilian motorists pull to the side

of the road and clear a path so they can safely pass.

An emergency dispatch. The matchbox.

Shinra. Arthur,

I know you punks are around here wandering the streets without permission.

When we get back, I am going

to redefine your understanding of the word punishment.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm so.

I just couldn't tell him. I'll make

it up to you. Thinking the matter.

Sorry, Mamoru, but that's all the help I can give you. Tong.

See you soon, Arthur. I'm going on ahead.

Hey, what do you think you're doing?

I'm coming with you. Hi ho! Silver.

No way. Are you serious right now?

What's wrong with you? Oh, whatever.

Oh, hey, it's you two. Wait. This

is a public road. You shouldn't fly..

Here. Yeah, I'll move higher soon. But could

you tell me about that infernal.

It was a m*rder defendant. He was

being tried at Ayano District Court.

He's attacking bystanders as we speak. You

to hurry ahead and help out at the scene, okay?

Yes, sir. Saving lives should be your top priority. Understood?

I'm your lawyer, remember? I've been on your side all this time.

It's dangerous. Civilians should evacuate. I used

to say that all the time as a firefighter.

It was my pleasure saving you from that sickening courthouse.

You could say I saved your life.

Which would mean your life belongs to me now.

And if your life belongs to me, then I get to do whatever I

want to with it, right? Yeah. Let go! God save me.

What the hell is your.

What the hell?

What the hell is your.. Problem, you crazy punks?

Our mascot friend Mamoru got hip, hip

hooray into a tree because of you! Yeah, right.

Wait, that's your beef? You're special fire soldiers, right?

So when you m*rder someone, you get

praised for saving the day. Use.

Good. We made it in time. Spotter. Come.

How can he still speak? He's fully transformed.

When someone has a strong will and attachment to life,

some of their traits can't survive the change.

I've never seen it go this far, though.

I don't see any way to escape this.

All right. Fine. I surrender. What if you're

not just a g*ng of self-righteous murderers?

You let me off, won't you? I was

found not guilty at my trial.

So you can't k*ll me. It's against the law, right?

You aren't wrong. But I'm not so good

natured as to forgive scum like you.

You k*ll me even if I don't.

Well, that settles it. You are just better at.

This isn't good. You guys get to go around

k*lling in battles that aren't going to go around k*lling humans.

What should we do? Go on ahead.

Shinra. You're the only one fast enough to catch up to him.

Yeah, but, sir, he's self-aware, so should I.

Still, the fact is, he's no longer human.

But even so, I get how you feel.

If I may, sir. Shinra. Pay no

attention to the words it says.

Dispose of that thing. On the double, right?

Put to rest. This is still a sentient being.

I'm sorry. That's fine. That needed to be said,

but not by our shining light.

If I back down from this, then

more innocent people are going to get hurt. So I'll do it.

I'll put him to rest.

It's an immortal. The city being like

a great big box of toys. The first.

Mm.

Ha ha.

Where do you get off interrupting my good time, kid?

Do you have any idea how many

people I saved in my firefighter days?

Now that I've turned infernal, it's only

fitting I should k*ll a few.

But you k*lled people as a firefighter too, right?

Guess basic math is too much for a dumb drunk like you.

That isn't even close to the number I saved.

You're some kind of devil.

I'm a brave hero.

I believe I just observed a second

adolla burst coming from that rookie fire soldier.

That rookie is the more valuable specimen,

but for now, let's focus on capturing

that self-aware infernal alive. Retrieve him at once.

The flame is the soul's breath. The

black smoke is the soul's release.

No, please don't do this. Hold on a second.

The sister isn't here to pray for you,

so you'll have to settle for me. Ashes thou wert and art.

Please don't. Don't k*ll me. I'm scared.

Can't you at least let me meet my end.

To the sound of a.. Sister's prayer of peace? Please.

Whatever. I guess that's fine. The sister

and the others should catch up with us before long.

Stay still and repent till they get

here, okay? That's what I'll do.

I doubt a soul like yours can be saved.

You aren't anyone's hero. You're just a half cocked wannabe.

Shut your mouth. You've lied enough. I'm putting you to rest.

I am the.. Captain of Special

Fire Force Company five, known as Princess Hibana.

The fifth will handle this Infernals disposal.

What the hell is you put on me?

Let me go! Take him away! Ma'am. Hold on.

The eighth is already taking care of this.

Your help isn't needed, so get out of here.

You missed the part where I gave

my rank. Don't defy my orders.

You might be their captain, but you aren't mine.

Damn. What did you do to me.

You pathetic lump of eighth company gravel?

Don't you know that your place is

on the ground beneath my feet?

The only sound I care to hear from you is the crunch,

crunch, crunch of my heels being pressed into your back.

I get that you're trying to put me in my place,

but isn't this going a little far?

Do as you're.. Told and lick my shoe.

I'm trying to talk to you. Seriously? He's.

Oh.

Hold him down. The angels three are here, ready for action.

How did the way move it?

Hey, you! Fire soldiers are supposed to keep people safe.

Have you dirt bags at the fifth? Forgotten that?

Come on. It's not like we use the Bradford kid.

We'd have to dry them out first.

Don't even cr*ck jokes about burning children.

Oh, I'm about to show you what

a fire soldier should be. Come at me. Company five.

You're up against Shinra Kusakabe, second class fire soldier from the eighth.

This should be fun.

What happened?

It's unusual for an infernal to be as lucid as this one.

Simply k*lling him would be a waste.

Our research team will make use of him.

You must know you're in the eighth jurisdiction.

Yet it feels like you're trying to call the sh*ts.

Legally, this man has been deceased since the moment he transformed.

You could extinguish him and return him to ash.

But you'll agree that this corpse would be easier

to study in its current state.

And the eighth is a newer company.

I'm told that you've yet to recruit a science team.

This is quite the rare specimen. If solving

the mystery of human combustion is a goal we share,

then you should want this infernal to be researched by the.

Can I take that as a promise

that you'll share the results of your research with us? Oh, absolutely.

Very well. I'll leave the inferno in your custody.

Oh, someone's scared. Huh?

I hear you are powerless.

Nobody, captain. So it's no wonder you

backed down. The mayor of Loserville.

You better watch your mouth. Or else.

Oh, dear me, I've pissed off Captain Nobody's second class lackeys,

but shaking in my boots. She's done it. Uh huh.

Uh uh. Hmm.

A quick warning if a brave

little firefighter should stick his nose where it doesn't belong,

he'll run the risk of being extinguished himself.

Well, thanks for the tip. It sounds

like I've been blowing smoke in somebody's face.

Thing is, my flame is company and

it won't go out easy. But.

Special Fire Force Company five.

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