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SOLAR YEAR 198

TOKYO, KITA-KU

Next stop, Tabata.

Today's Amaterasu operational rate is normal.

We are running according to schedule.

Attention all commuters at this station!

The train traveling between Komagome and Tabata...

TRAIN NUMBER 1

-A fire has broken out on a running train. -That's a huge fire.

I heard it was an Infernal.

Another fire?

You must be in pain.

I'll put you out of your misery now.

Special Fire Force!

All civilians, please get back!

This area is dangerous!

You too. Don't stand around here. Step back now.

Hey, aren't you...

Lieutenant! What are you doing?

Excuse me.

0810.

Let's put this Infernal to rest.

-Roger! -Roger!

Sister, please begin the prayer.

Right.

Flames are the breaths of souls.

-Firing a special ire extinguishing shell! -And smoke is the souls' release.

Readying the core-annihilating pile bunker!

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

This soul,

return to the raging flames.

Latom.

Latom.

Awesome.

This is it!

TABATA STATION

Sister, are you hurt?

No.

Sister!

Are you...

Yes! Forgive me for the late introduction.

I'm a newly-assigned member of Special Fire Force Company 8 as of today,

Third Generation Fire Soldier, Shinra Kusakabe.

So these are the Devil's Footprints I've heard about.

SPECIAL FIRE CATHEDRAL 8

The newly-formed unit isn't in a modern facility?

What a dump.

Shinra, come in.

Yes, sir!

-You think it's a dump? -No!

Reporting in!

Oh, you're here.

I'm the Captain of Special Fire Force Company 8,

Akitaru Obi.

Please stop training when you're introducing yourself at least.

Oh, right.

Takehisa Hinawa, Lieutenant of Company 8.

So Shinra...

SHINRA

About this resume photo, why are you smiling in it?

Sir! I'm sorry about that.

When I get nervous, my face tightens up,

I seem to have a tendency to smile.

What?

Well about that...

I smile whenever I tense up. My whole face...

Sorry.

You're just so adorable.

So it must have created a lot of misunderstandings.

Yes, sir! It's not that I'm making light of anyone.

"Adorable"? I think the word you're looking for is "disgusting."

So tell me, Shinra,

what was your motivation for joining the Fire Force?

Sir!

I came here to be a hero.

Heroic ideation is fine and all, but Fire Soldiers are a team.

We have to make sure that we put cooperation first.

A hero, huh?

From what I understand,

you were called a devil even at the Training Academy,

over an incident that took place when you were a little child.

Are you sure you're not just a delinquent with a bad reputation

who became a Fire Soldier to score a little credit?

And you expect to be a hero?

SPECIAL FIRE CATHEDRAL 8 SHOWER ROOM

Sister...

What is it, Maki?

Earlier, you were swept off your feet like a princess

by the new recruit at the station, right?

When he did that,

did you feel it was the hand of fate or anything?

THUMP

Maki you're usually so cool.

But your head is full of girly imagination.

Reporting in!

Thanks for your help earlier.

Don't mention it.

Any hero would do the same.

It really is fate!

Iris, our lovable Sister, violence isn't your thing.

Isn't it nice and romantic?

I adjusted the cuffs on your pants to go with your ability.

Is the length okay?

Yes. Thank you very...

That kind of smells nice.

Is that the scent of a damp woman?

Excuse me! That's not what I was thinking!

Captain Obi, it's about time.

All right. Everyone's here, so let's get started.

None of us know when or who it might happen to.

The terror that grips every person who lives on Earth

is because of Spontaneous Human Combustion.

One day, it just started.

Out of the blue, people all over the world began to catch fire.

These victims of Spontaneous Human Combustion

were labeled the First Generation.

This First Generation, who lost their sense of themselves

and ran out of control until their lives were spent,

were feared as Infernals.

An Infernal would not cease their activity

until the core where their heart was is destroyed.

Or in other words, they are put to rest.

The Special Fire Force's mission

is to put Infernals to rest and save the souls of both humans and Infernals.

It is also our duty to solve the mystery

and find the cause of Spontaneous Human Combustion,

and more than anything, to save humanity from the flame terror

as soon as possible.

I'm going to be a hero.

No, I have to be a hero.

SPECIAL FIRE CATHEDRAL 8 DORM, UNIT C

Mom...

Mom, I'm going to be a superhero, and keep both you and Sho safe.

That's so cool.

Devil!

Of course, I'm not going to take in such a dangerous child!

Now, Grandmother, you shouldn't say that in front of your grandson.

Grandson?

Do you know what the boy has done?

And still...

You still have that expression on your face?

I'll keep my promise.

The alarm!

Shinra!

An Infernal has appeared! Be ready in 30 seconds!

Right!

NON-POWERED, CAPTAIN AKIHARU OBI

An Infernal has appeared in Taito-ku, Torigoe District.

The site of the fire is a small factory.

The person who turned Inferno is the factory manager's wife.

NON-POWERED, SISTER IRIS

SECOND GENERATION PYROKINETIC LIEUTENANT TAKEHISA HINAWA

We'll work with Squad 4 of the Fire Defense Agency's Ueno Regional HQ

to put her to rest and stamp things out.

SECOND GENERATION PYROKINETIC FIRST CLASS FIRE SOLDIER, MAKI OZE

We're moving out! Hurry and get in the Matchbox!

THIRD GENERATION PYROKINETIC

SECOND CLASS FIRE SOLDIER SHINRA KUSAKABE

SPECIAL ARMORED FIRE ENGINE CODE NAME: MATCHBOX

Emergency vehicles are now passing through.

All other traffic, please pull to the side and clear a path.

Special Fire Force Company 8, move out!

This is your chance to be a hero.

KAWAGUCHI METAL FITTINGS

The Blue Stripes are here!

This Infernal seems to be especially aggressive.

We're working to keep any sparks from flying,

but unless you can put the Infernal to rest, there's nothing...

Sister.

Please bring my wife to rest.

Infernals are lost souls surrounded in flames.

In the name of the great god Sol, I offer mercy.

Special Fire Force Company 8, we're going in!

-Yes, sir! -Yes, sir!

There. All done.

All right!

Now I can keep everyone safe!

Mom, look! Do I look like a hero?

Yes! Very cool.

In there.

It's almost as if this wall of flames is refusing to let us in.

This place must have been very important to the wife.

Mom! Sho!

Shinra! Are you okay?

I'm...

I thought you were going to be a hero.

Fire Soldiers do not leave their comrades behind and run away.

When one of us lags behind, we're all delayed.

The luminous blue stripes that ring our bodies

are the ties that bind comrades together in the world of flame and smoke.

Never break them!

Having a sense of fear allows you to make cool-headed decisions.

Just don't chicken out because of it.

Not a problem.

Maki!

Securing a path!

The flames are being sucked in!

Shinra!

-Shinra! -Shinra!

Shinra!

Shinra!

Hurry and get out of here!

Hurry!

Mom...

The son, Shinra, was supposedly the cause of the fire.

There weren't even any bones left from his little brother Sho.

Did they say he was a Third Generation? They can shoot out flames, right?

Terrifying, isn't it?

I can't run away.

It wasn't me.

There was someone there during the fire.

Someone other than Mom, Sho, or me.

I'm going to find out who the bastard was.

That twisted, nervous smile...

It's so disgusting.

He's a devil.

Ever since that day, I haven't been able to smile genuinely.

Hey, Devil!

Get up! Devil!

Blue light?

After getting stuck with a heavy-duty nickname like Devil,

are you this pathetic?

I was knocked out.

How many minutes have passed?

What? It was about five seconds.

Are you okay? If you can move, then get up!

Are you okay, Shinra?

Yes!

Everyone prepare for battle!

2110.

Now moving to put the Infernal Factory Manager's Wife to rest!

-Roger! -Roger!

Shinra, Maki and I will draw her attention.

Finish this in one shot with those feet of yours!

Right.

Commence the operation!

That's hot!

Improved Type 2 Fire Ax thrust!

I was going to be a hero and keep Mom and Sho safe.

Mom, Sho, I'm sorry.

I couldn't keep my promise.

But I will keep another promise.

Mom,

here I go.

I am not a devil! I have to be a hero!

There. Off you go!

Off I go!

Sister! The prayer!

Right.

Captain!

Shinra! Aim for the core!

You are a devil!

Flames are the breaths of souls.

Disgusting. What a crooked smile.

And smoke is the souls' release.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. This soul...

Hey, soul!

Burn!

Amazing. This is a Third Generation's firepower?

Return to the raging flames!

Latom.

Sister, is my wife...

Your wife is safe. She has returned to the great flame of fire.

Shinra put her to rest without her suffering.

Thank you, Shinra.

Thank you.

Good work!

Thank you, Fire Soldiers!

From here on, you'll be the recipient of these cheers again and again.

Very cool.

You've taken your first step toward becoming a hero, haven't you?

TO BE CONTINUED

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