E11 - Formation of Special Fire Force Company 8 - The Strongest Hikeshi

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    "Inquiry Report"
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    These are the incident records
    that may be connected
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    to the White-Clad that we
    discovered the other day.
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    The 8th's first fire. This is the
    research report from right after
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    the sister and Maki joined up.
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    Come to think of it, how is it
    that the 8th came to be?
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    I haven't heard about what
    happened before I joined.
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    Well, let's see. It has to do with
    the matter of the heart of the 8th.
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    Lieutenant, tell them.
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    Huh?
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    You're the better talker. That's an order.
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    "Solar Year 195"
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    "Tokyo Imperial Armed Forces"
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    "Yokota Base"
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    The darkness is illuminated
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    The days we've grown accustomed
    to walking are weeded out
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    My dream might be to make a stable living
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    but I'll moan over the lack of stimulation
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    The end is illuminated
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    Where are the streets we're
    accustomed to walking?
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    Time can sometimes be irksome,
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    but we're enveloped in warmth
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    Flames rise to show us the way
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    reminding us of a gentle melody
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    There is no eternity, none at all, they say
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    I just smile, thinking that's fine with me
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    If we shine, someday, our light will go out
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    We'll keep on walking until the day
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    the fire of our lives gets doused
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    Playthings that make sounds
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    and magic that chases pain away
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    are all precious treasures to me
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    There is no eternity, none at all, they say
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    We'll keep on walking until the day
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    the fire of our lives gets doused
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    I hear there has been another
    increase in Infernals lately.
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    Maybe there's something better
    we could be doing
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    besides patrolling and
    investigating criminals.
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    Infernals fall under the
    Special Fire Force's jurisdiction.
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    Don't get any funny ideas.
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    Sergeant Hinawa!
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    I'll see you tomorrow, sir.
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    I don't recognize her.
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    Could she be...?
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    General Oze's daughter, Private Maki Oze.
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    She's so thin.
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    Is she all right?
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    She gives twice the effort of the others.
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    She also trains even harder
    than she's told to.
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    She'll build up her strength
    before you know it.
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    Pretty impressive for being
    a general's daughter.
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    She's still daddy's little girl, though,
    and only got in because of him.
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    She's too kind... and desperately
    not cut out to be a soldier.
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    All of the work she's putting in
    now will be for nothing.
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    You're as harsh as ever, aren't you?
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    If she's trying that hard,
    you should be behind her.
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    Wasted effort doesn't
    get to be called effort.
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    She's no different from a goldbricker.
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    I'm surprised you'd say something
    like that about such a cute girl.
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    That's because you're too kind, Tojo.
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    Something the matter with that gun?
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    I'm following the Special Fire Force
    and took it to be baptized at the church.
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    Speaking of wastes.
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    Waste? Between a gun that was
    baptized and one that wasn't,
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    you'd rather be shot by
    the baptized gun, right?
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    How about it, Hinawa?
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    If you go to the church and have
    your gun baptized, too, just to try it,
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    your point of view might change a little.
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    I don't believe in Sol. It's not like
    the effects of shooting a gun change
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    just because it's been baptized.
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    I've known you for a long time,
    and that's what I thought you'd say.
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    How come someone as kind
    as you sticks with me, anyway?
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    Hinawa, you're not as cold
    a fish as you think you are.
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    I mean, you are bussing my tray with yours.
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    Tojo?!
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    Hinawa! Shoot!
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    Shoot me! While I'm still conscious!
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    Hurry up and shoot!
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    Shoot!
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    You'd rather be shot by
    the baptized gun, right?
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    Wait--
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    Why couldn't I shoot him?
    I failed to shoot him...
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    Lieutenant Tojo's gun.
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    I finished changing the owner's name
    to yours, as you requested.
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    Thank you very much.
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    The Blue Stripes have arrived!
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    We'll direct the civilians and
    check the spread of the fire
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    until they finish putting them to rest.
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    Reporting in! I'm in charge of
    the Fire Fighters here, Akitaru Obi.
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    We heard there were two Infernals.
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    Yes. There are two, but they are
    currently in different locations.
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    One is belligerent, and is currently
    running around inside our cordon.
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    The other one is more docile,
    and staying inside this store.
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    One of the two of them...
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    ...isn't going to earn many points, huh?
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    Points?
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    The situation is clear.
    You Fire Fighters pull back.
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    We'll start with the live one.
    Leave the one with fewer points alone.
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    Excuse me, Mr. Fireman, my husband
    is patiently enduring those flames.
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    Please put him out of his misery quickly.
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    There is an order of precedence
    we follow at a scene.
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    You let us handle the arrangements
    of putting him to rest.
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    Let's go!
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    P-Please, wait!
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    Excuse me.
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    Wouldn't that just mean
    sending only two men in pursuit,
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    dividing your forces in two,
    and putting them both to rest?
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    We are pros. There is such
    a thing as on-site judgment.
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    You mean points?
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    That's right.
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    By assigning rankings to Infernals,
    and awarding points based on results,
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    I can maintain my men's morale.
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    Maintain their morale?
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    Morale doesn't mean a damn
    when putting a person to rest, does it?
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    Don't second-guess our job, amateur.
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    You Fire Fighters just
    get ready with the water.
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    Nobuo-san, hang in there. Just hang in there.
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    I'm sorry I can't do anything for you.
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    Ma'am, if you like, I
    could take it upon myself
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    to put your husband to rest.
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    Please, allow me.
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    "Tokyo Fire Defense Agency"
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    What are you planning to do?
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    Who are you?
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    Sergeant Takehisa Hinawa,
    Tokyo Imperial Armed Forces.
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    "Episode 11:
    Formation of Special Fire Force Company 8"
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    Beyond here is Blue Stripes territory.
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    If a soldier like you or a Fire Fighter
    like me crosses this tape,
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    we will be severely punished.
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    Compared to the suffering
    of the Infernal inside,
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    accepting punishment is no skin off my nose.
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    You think so, too, don't you?
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    Sergeant Hinawa, do you have
    any experience fighting Infernals?
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    I turned my gun on a friend who
    became an Infernal the other day...
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    ...but I couldn't shoot him.
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    I am not a pious follower of Sol.
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    Nonetheless, I could not shoot him
    with an unbaptized gun.
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    Infernal sighted.
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    Sergeant Hinawa, it's not about
    whether or not I believe in God,
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    but how much I can do for the sake of
    a dying Infernal that I believe is important.
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    Baptisms and prayers are
    a part of that belief.
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    And they're also salvation to
    those who put Infernals to rest.
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    I'll do it.
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    The flame is the soul's breath.
    The black smoke is the soul's release.
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    Ashes thou wert and art. May thy soul...
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    Sergeant Hinawa, you are a kind man.
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    You have courage.
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    You're the one who has courage.
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    If you hadn't taken action,
    I likely wouldn't have done anything.
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    Making up your mind to move forward
    on your own isn't that difficult.
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    It's easy to believe in yourself, after all.
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    But trusting in someone else,
    taking action, and sacrificing yourself
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    are things that require
    a tremendous amount of courage.
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    Today, Sergeant Hinawa,
    that courage... was yours.
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    If so, then you're the king.
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    That settles it!
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    I'm going to establish a
    Special Fire Force company.
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    I want to be a Special Fire Soldier,
    and pursue the mystery of Infernals.
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    How can I sit back and do nothing
    while the world burns down around me?
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    I'm going to need men like you in my company,
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    who cherish life above anything else.
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    When that time arrives,
    by all means, reach out to me.
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    "Solar Year 197"
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    This is the fire cathedral
    that will serve as our base.
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    It's as run-down as you'd expect of
    the dwelling of a bunch of outcasts.
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    So, are we the only two crewmen?
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    Oh, well...
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    Gathering crewmen I can trust
    is quite a difficult task.
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    As it happens, I have a line on someone.
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    A subordinate from my soldier days.
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    Someone who works harder than anyone,
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    but who wasn't much use as a soldier.
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    Who is more compassionate,
    and thinks of others before herself,
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    which makes her a good fit for your 8th.
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    Huh?
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    Oh, yeah?
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    Way to go, Maki-san.
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    Huh? I thought I was only brought in
    to be a meat shield because of my ability.
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    Lieutenant, you said that?
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    I'm so happy...
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    Lieutenant, nicely done.
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    The heart of the 8th remains
    unchanged since its founding--
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    respect and prayers for
    the Infernals we put to rest,
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    deliverance from the flames
    for those who are alive,
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    and cherishing human lives.
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    "Inquiry Report"
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    This is kind of turning into a long story,
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    but this was the 8th's first fire scene.
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    It was a hot day.
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    It was our first call out,
    and we were all nervous.
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    The victim who had Infernalized
    was dressed all in white.
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    We put them to rest without incident,
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    but there were a lot of
    suspicious factors about that fire.
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    An unfamiliar red cross...
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    No next of kin.
    The company where they worked
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    hurriedly came to collect
    their personal effects.
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    Looking into it, that business still exists.
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    It's located in Asakusa.
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    That's the 7th's jurisdiction.
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    --Come on by, come on by!
    We have Hoppy, cheap!
[14:41] ---
    --Yo, Beni-chan!
    --Come on by, come on by!
    We have Hoppy, cheap!
[14:42] ---
    --We have monjayaki, monja, and beer, too!
[14:45] ---
    --Hello there, Waka, sir.
    --We have monjayaki, monja, and beer, too!
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    Benimaru-chan!
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    I made some daifuku. Take some with you.
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    Huh? Don't I always say I don't
    like sweets, you old biddy?
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    She makes too much.
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    Yo, Beni-chan! Haven't seen you
    in three days. You doing all right?
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    Come have a drink with me tonight!
[15:21] ---
    Buzz off.
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    Daifuku from the old biddy.
    Anyone who wants one, help yourself.
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    I love that die-hard old hag's daifuku!
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    An old lady who can't make daifuku
    would be better off dead!
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    Hinata, Hikage... Now, look...
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    What is it, Waka? We aren't
    listening to any complaints.
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    They're just parroting you, Waka.
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    "Lieutenant"
    "Third-generation pyrokinetic"
    "Sagamiya Konro"
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    I'm not listening to any complaints.
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    You see? Right there.
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    These daifuku are delicious!
    The last glimmer of a die-hard old biddy.
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    The light of a dying old hag is tasty!
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    I never said anything like that.
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    By the way, Waka, we just got word
    from the folks at the 8th.
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    They say they want to search our jurisdiction
    over that Evangelist matter.
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    Too much trouble. Ignore them.
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    Begging your pardon, but we're already here.
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    Huh?
[16:29] ---
    "Episode 11:
    The Mightiest Hikeshi"
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    What do you think you're doing
    barging your way in here?
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    I heard that Captain Shinmon Benimaru
    hated the bother of formalities,
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    and we decided to just come over directly.
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    So you've come here unannounced. Fine.
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    And I don't care a bit about this
    Evangelist investigation,
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    but I can't have anyone
    coming in to disrupt my turf.
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    The Evangelist is artificially
    producing Infernals.
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    There's a possibility that the people
    of this area will be the next target.
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    That's what the empire says, right?
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    It's not like I've ever actually seen
    one of them turn a person
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    into an Infernal, myself.
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    I'm not so naive that I believe that.
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    Well, I have seen it myself!
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    It doesn't matter to me
    what some imperial dog saw.
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    I don't need to hear any tales
    from a credulous pup.
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    And I don't need to hear that
    from some incredulous do-nothing.
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    Captain of the 7th, sir, you're the
    mightiest Fire Soldier, aren't you?
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    So powerful that you forced the empire
    to acknowledge your town's hikeshi force?
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    Well now it's my turn to kick your ass
    and make you acknowledge me!
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    "Fires and fistfights are
    the flowers of Edo," huh?
[18:12] ---
    Fire! Fire! Fire!
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    An Infernal?
[18:17] ---
    You had to go and jinx us, Waka.
[18:19] ---
    Damn it.
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    Beat it on out of here before I get back.
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    That must be it.
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    Who is it?
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    The ever-ostentatious Kantaro.
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    He just barely invited me
    to have a drink with him.
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    Kantaro over on Block 3 has turned Infernal!
[18:49] ---
    Seiya! Soiya! Seiya! Soiya!
[18:51] ---
    Seiya! Soiya! Seiya! Soiya!
    Seiya! Soiya! Seiya!
[18:56] ---
    What's he planning to do?
[18:58] ---
    The festival is beginning!
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    Those homes!
[19:19] ---
    He flew away.
[19:21] ---
    What kind of ability does their captain have?
[19:26] ---
    There you are, you old coot!
[19:29] ---
    --Waka!
    --Waka!
[19:45] ---
    Another block!
[19:47] ---
    We can rebuild houses as much as we need to.
[19:50] ---
    But now that Kantaro has become
    an Infernal, his life is over.
[19:59] ---
    What's going on? Is he starting fires
    and controlling the flames?
[20:04] ---
    There may be a trick to
    those matoi he's using.
[20:07] ---
    Waka can use both
    third-generation pyrokinetic
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    and second-generation
    flame manipulation abilities.
[20:14] ---
    Creating fires and controlling them
    are a piece of cake for him.
[20:19] ---
    He's a compound Fire
    Soldier, unlike any other.
[20:22] ---
    "Compound Fire Soldier"
    "Shinmon Benimaru"
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    Look at this, Kantaro!
    The whole block is a mess!
[20:33] ---
    You're much too old to be running
    around like this, you old coot!
[20:40] ---
    This is just like you--always so
    ostentatious. Aren't you?
[20:55] ---
    Way to hang in there.
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    Thank you for letting me
    see Kantaro through to the end.
[21:18] ---
    Did Benimaru-chan's way
    of putting someone to rest
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    strike an 8th Fire Soldier
    like yourself as being too rough?
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    Just as the Holy Sol religion
    offers its prayers,
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    we have our destroyed block offerings.
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    Everyone in our world is terrified
    by the flames of Infernalization,
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    and are looking for a place to die.
[21:38] ---
    As far as the people here go,
    if we have to die anyway,
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    we want to have Benimaru-chan
    be the one putting us to rest.
[21:46] ---
    Shinmon Benimaru,
    the demolishing king of Asakusa.
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    Too sweet.
[22:19] ---
    
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    "To be continued"
[22:21] ---
    
[22:22] ---
    You can toil your way through humorless days
[22:23] ---
    
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    and curse the unwavering present,
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    but words that simply hang in the air
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    are not enough to save you
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    We've been walking shoulder-to-shoulder
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    between sights we never reach
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    and pain that brings no warmth
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    to make it to a faraway place
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    Given the hope that you speak of
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    or the ideals that you dream of
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    I'll find a way to show you love,
    however cold you may be
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    You can toil your way through humorless days
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    and curse the unwavering present,
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    but words that simply hang in the air
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    are not enough to save you
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    You can cry out timidly
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    but that changes when the nights grow fevered
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    Even if we let go of each other's hands,
[23:36] ---
    I hope we can still walk together again
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    I'll refrain from saying goodbye
[23:42] ---
    to ensure that we can meet again somewhere
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    "Next time"
[23:53] ---
    "Episode 12:
    Eve of Hostilities in Asakusa"