01x14 - For Whom The Flame Burns

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Causes of death are many and varied.

Old age. Illness. su1c1de. But out of that long morbid list,

there's one end that people fear above all others.

Don't touch me! I'm trying to help you.

Please just evacuate. Shut your trap! I'm

not listening to a word you say..

When people are faced with a disaster.

Only about % managed to do the right thing.

% panic and end up doing something that makes matters worse.

And the remaining . Freeze struck motionless by shock.

You get it. And times like these,

people need a leader to guide them.

You're the one who can tame this chaos

and protect the people here. Destroyer of Asakusa.

Conroe. Been looking all over for you.

It's a mess. Sorry. New Infernals keep popping up.

Same with the street fights. Everybody's arguing about everything.

There's no way to find out what's going on.

We think the enemy is altering people's faces.

That's a start. But don't tell me.

Tell the people down there. They won't

listen to each other, but they'll listen to you.

We can't let this get worse. You got to give him a speech.

Even if I could do that, I'm not the one they're waiting for.

They need someone with authority. They need

a hotshot to grind this chaos under his

heel and take the city back.

I know, why do you think I came to you?

You're the one we need right now.

You've got a level head. If you tell people to calm down,

they'll listen. What's the issue? Walker?

I'm sick of hearing you talk like that.

You don't have to defer to me. You become a strong leader.

Show him some guts. I know you got it in you.

Remember, no matter what goes down here. Asakusa is your town.

The people aren't waiting for me. It's

Benny who's going to show everyone how this is done.

All right, Conroe, get off the tower.

Yes, sir. But I'm warning you, a guy

like me can't do anything but tear things down.

That's the best you can expect.

Time for me to bring the pain.

Please keep screaming. Delicious. Mayhem. Chaos. So beautiful.

This is a work of art. But if you demand this.

Brilliantly rendered by yours truly. Of course.

All that's left is to bask in its glory.

Benny. Benny. Maru. What now? Finally! That's a watchtower.

Quite the showoff, isn't he?

Our town is under att*ck.

This is the work of outside forces, not your neighbors.

They've stolen our faces to turn us

against each other. Asakusa is overrun with impostors.

There's no way for us to tell

who's the real deal and who's a fake.

In other words, there's not a damn thing we can do.

So what do you really think? I'm

going to let that stop me? That's right.

You don't. You're the boss here. Hell, yeah.

I knew you'd have a plan. We just

had to hold out long enough.

He says a few words and all tension melts away.

That man can really command authority when he wants to waka.

What are your orders, sir? We stand ready.

All of you start b*ating the crap out of each other.

Don't worry about who's fake or real.

The people of Asakusa won't lose to a bunch of imposters.

Don't worry about the fires and the Infernals either.

Company seven will take care of that.

All right. Now let's see those fists fly.

The festivals are. It's a fight fest.

Horan. Did that weirdo just eat one of those firebugs?

We're in Oshkosh. This is a power spot.

Another demon might appear. If that's the theory,

I might as well test it out on myself.

He turned himself into an inferno without a second thought.

Not just any infernal. I'm sure his

horns haven't escaped your notice. He's a demon.

This is pure barbarism. Why? It isn't art at all.

Well, I'm sure they're taking out some of the imposters in there.

Should we start.. Punching each other, too?

I think I'll pass. Thank you.

Tonight, your sparring partners will be the fires.

Get to work and put them out. Yes, sir.

Considering the mess we're all in, you seem pretty happy, sir.

Everything is coming together just fine. Kept

us waiting. But we're in good hands.

One of them, huh? It looks like

I found my partner for the big festival.

No way. It looks the same.

Oh.

Huh? That's an a doula link. Unreal.

You don't belong in the fire force

at all, do you? What'd you say?

Listen. Well, your flames are the fire meant to exterminate mankind.

Hey, you're gonna help me or what?

Aren't there. Huh? Did she run away? Now what?

It won't cost you.

Uh.

If you want to pick a fight, you got to go through me.

That was a nice entrance and all,

but I'd be careful. That's no normal infernal.

I've seen one of these before. Two years ago, here in Asakusa.

A horned infernal. That's how Kondo got his torosus.

Stand back. The both of you. This one is mine.

I got to do it alone.

I think there are people in that building. Are you sure?

You said you'd give me.. Candy if I lent you my kimono.

But this. It isn't nearly enough.

Useless. How am I supposed to explain this to Gina?

So make fun of me when she finds out I got cheated.

We finally found you. He got some..

Groceries. You pretended to be you. I bet

these losers are his friends, huh?

That means we can b*at the crap out of him, right?

Hee hee hee hee.. Hee hee hee hee!

I'm burning. Burning my flesh.

He's taking whatever it throws at him and tossing it aside.

That one hurt. You're as tough as you look, aren't you?

Conroe had a blast, a crater into the ground

to take out the last demon that att*cked.

I'm going to need at least that much

firepower to put you away. Huh? I'll do it in Conroe's honor.

Let's hope I don't blow up half the town in the process.

I just needed a little more space.

Thanks for coming along..

To Infernal's at : at the intersection of Kennoway.

Yes, sir. What's that? It's the captain.

The sky. Hoping to end the festival with some fireworks,

huh, Benny? Huh?

They noticed. Not good.

He may be strong, but my arrow can still sh**t him down.

I'm coming.

Betty.

I can't do it. I can't even move. Someone protect him!

Before you decide to throw your life

away, ask me to help you. Save .

Percent damage.

My lights again.

What was that? Thanks. I appreciate your perspective.

Like he's telling me something.

Claim. I've got you. What's happening? No you don't.

The devil's footprints.

Just a little more.

He heard me. He is terribly fast, isn't he?

He caught up to the arrow. Just like that. No matter.

My sh*t will not stray

from its course. Despite your strength.

Unreal. You don't belong in the fire force at all, do you?

Listen well. Your flames are the fire meant to exterminate mankind.

Screw you, lady.

My claim to the fire that's going to protect mankind.

Shinra. You got this? Oh, are they fighting

up there in the sky..

Like our commander? You possess the power of an adolla burst,

and yet you choose to be a tool of the ignoble.

Better to be a devil with us,

and we can burn this world to the ground.

I don't care what those creeps say.

I'm gonna be the hero who saves everyone.

That's what this flame is made to do.

Kick this stupid arrow thing out of the way, man.

No way. He did it.

You okay, captain? Yeah, I'm almost done.

This should be high enough, I think.

Top form seven Sunwheel.

That still didn't cr*ck you, huh? All right.

Captain, let them have it. We're all cheering for you. Come on.

One more. I don't care about the

evangelist or whoever you work for.

Don't you dare act like you own this place.

Asakusa is my town. You pick a fight here, you answer to me.

Show him. Benny. You got the whole town cheering for you.

I'm borrowing your move. Sorry. Conroe.

A sight for sore eyes.

The Crimson Moon.

All that firepower from one person. That's

nuts. It was quite the technique.

I got to admit, the man sure does live up to his reputation.

It's vexing. But there's a hint of.. Artistry in his work.

It's not fair. I'm so jealous.

Fiona, it's time to withdraw. We have

to report this to the commander.

Now we know that a second demon

can be born in the same spot. This is invaluable information.

Harun. For what it's worth, your death was not in vain.

That's so cool.

Huh?

Overdid it back there. I'm all b*rned out.

Lieutenant colonel. All the fires have been put out.

The Infernals have been taken care of too.

Splendid work. As soon as I can stand,

I'll give my thanks to company eight.

Especially our friend Shinra.

What

I can't believe they got all this cleanup done overnight.

Luckily, their destroyer is just as good at repairing things.

Otherwise, I don't think he'd be so popular.

Captain. Yeah, we looked into that company

that we believe is involved with the evangelist.

What'd you find? Their office b*rned down

during all this chaos. Seems they were burning evidence.

So it sounds like they were investigating

us while we were investigating them.

Man, we're a step behind already.

The whole town got wrapped up in our fight.

I don't like it. Let's hope they

don't resort to something even more drastic next time.

Three.

Heading back to the eighth, huh? Well, I appreciate the help.

Yeah, thanks. It's fine. This is the least we could do.

Especially since we might have been the ones

who started this mess in the first place.

Doesn't matter. The evangelist g*ons were already hiding here.

You just brought them out. All the

human combustion our town has suffered.

It might have been their groups doing all along.

Now we can put that behind us.

Mm. Conroe. Bring it here. Yes, sir. What's it?

I may dislike the Imperial Fire Force,

but company eight is pretty all right in my book.

Hey there, you big dumb musclehead and your big dumb buddy.

The next time you show up here,

you better bring us some candy and

we're going to be real mad.

Candy sucks are going to be double. We'll look forward to it.

A bottle of sake.

We exchange cups of sake as a token of our mutual friendship.

It's an old Japanese tradition celebrating our bond.

You don't like sake? I love it.

Hmm. So does this mean the seventh

and the eighth are going to be good friends from now on?

Count on it.

Is he smiling.. Like a real smile? Yeah. I mean.

I'm happy if he's happy, but it's

kind of weird coming from him.

When the destroyer of Asakusa gets a little booze in him,

he can never seem to stop smiling.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Thank you. Obayashi. Taru. If anything comes

up, feel free to call me.

I will. We're drinking buddies now, after

all. Here's to a healthy partnership.

Nope. I don't like that smile one bit.

Is that what it's like when I smile?

Do you want me to k*ll you? I will.