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E3 - The Rookie Fire Soldier Games

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    You do, of course, know what's taking
    place in the world right now, right?
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    The world is in shambles. In some places,
    flames are being whipped up,
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    space is distorting in a way
    that is carving up continents,
[00:20] ---
    and many countries that
    once existed have fallen.
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    Right now, there are few places
    where you can live a decent life
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    other than here in the Tokyo Empire.
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    And so, people gather here
    in the relatively undamaged Tokyo,
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    where the Holy Sol Temple and
    Haijima Industries have developed
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    Amaterasu, the perpetual
    thermal energy plant.
[00:40] ---
    The empire is the beneficiary
    of its vast energy,
[00:44] ---
    and has also made further advancements.
[00:48] ---
    Does this story keep going on?
[00:51] ---
    Who knows? If it were up to me,
    I'd like it to continue.
[00:57] ---
    So how did it go?
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    This stuff I had you make for me
    did some interesting things.
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    Special Fire Force Company 8,
    with that devil guy?
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    I did a little checking into them.
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    Their captain, Akitaru Obi, was decorated
    twice in his firefighter days.
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    He was also stripped of them twice.
[01:18] ---
    "Akitaru Obi"
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    The reason why they stripped them is because
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    he disobeyed orders to
    give priority to life-saving.
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    Very nice. A model fireman,
    whether for good or bad.
[01:29] ---
    You could say the 8th
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    has been built up on the strength
    of Obi's character and magnetism.
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    They're a different animal
    than the other companies.
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    It's fascinating.
[01:43] ---
    "Shinra"
[01:52] ---
    The darkness is illuminated
[01:53] ---
    The days we've grown accustomed
    to walking are weeded out
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    My dream might be to make a stable living
[02:00] ---
    but I'll moan over the lack of stimulation
[02:02] ---
    The end is illuminated
[02:04] ---
    Where are the streets we're
    accustomed to walking?
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    Time can sometimes be irksome,
[02:10] ---
    but we're enveloped in warmth
[02:12] ---
    Flames rise to show us the way
[02:17] ---
    reminding us of a gentle melody
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    There is no eternity, none at all, they say
[02:29] ---
    I just smile, thinking that's fine with me
[02:35] ---
    If we shine, someday, our light will go out
[02:39] ---
    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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    "Episode 3:
    The Rookie Fire Soldier Games"
[03:20] ---
    Yeah! The Rookie Games!
[03:23] ---
    Tamaki Kotatsu is here to rock!
SIGN    "Second Class Fire Soldier" "Third-generation pyrokinetic" "Tamaki Kotatsu"
[03:33] ---
    Huh? What are you looking at?!
[03:36] ---
    Nothing.
[03:38] ---
    Wow!
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    Wone Wone Nyine!
[03:41] ---
    Wone Wone Nyine?
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    You don't know them? They're the
    Fire Defense Agency's mascot characters,
[03:46] ---
    Wone Wone Nyine!
[03:48] ---
    But one of them is just an older man.
[03:51] ---
    Ah, you mean Mamoru-kun?
[03:53] ---
    Mamoru-kun...
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    The characters started out
    as two dogs and one cat,
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    but the higher-ups at the Fire Defense Agency
[04:00] ---
    complained about all three
    of them being animals,
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    so one of them became a dog-faced older man.
[04:08] ---
    What's wrong with having them
    be two dogs and a cat?
[04:10] ---
    Huh? But Mamoru-kun is cute!
[04:13] ---
    Eh?
[04:17] ---
    Eh?!
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    That man was...
[04:52] ---
    Excuse me!
[04:57] ---
    Do you need something?
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    Are you one of the rookies
    that came in this year?
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    Yes, sir! Shinra Kusakabe,
    Special Fire Force Company 8!
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    Um, if you don't mind me asking,
    do you remember that fire 12 years ago?
[05:12] ---
    I don't have time to chat
    with you right now. Excuse me.
[05:16] ---
    I just need a moment!
[05:17] ---
    Hey, you! Don't act so
    forward with my captain!
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    No, it's not like that! I'm sorry!
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    What are you smiling at, you pervert?!
[05:36] ---
    Damn it! Why does my lucky lecher lure
    always have to activate?!
[05:40] ---
    I know you stepped in to distract me,
    but that's really distracting.
[05:50] ---
    Captain of the 1st, can I have just a moment?
[05:53] ---
    The competition is about to begin.
[05:55] ---
    All competitors, please put on
    your turnout gear and gather around.
[06:00] ---
    You said your name was Shinra?
[06:02] ---
    Do you know how many fires
    break out in a year?
[06:07] ---
    I'm sorry, but I don't remember something
    that happened 12 years ago.
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    The competition is beginning. Go get ready.
[06:20] ---
    He's hiding something, isn't he?
[06:24] ---
    What is this?
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    You are all about to
    charge into this building
[06:31] ---
    which will be simulating a fire scene.
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    After you overcome the obstacles
    and rescue those who require it,
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    be the first to reach the crewman
    posing as an Infernal.
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    So that's it. We're storming the castle.
[06:47] ---
    Is everyone ready?
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    Start!
[06:58] ---
    Is he that confident?
[07:00] ---
    Then again, in my case...
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    ...I can just fly up there!
[07:06] ---
    Wha--?!
[07:07] ---
    Dirty pool. This is why I hate devils.
[07:11] ---
    Damn it!
[07:12] ---
    Nekomata!
[07:19] ---
    Heroes always arrive from the skies.
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    Pardon the intrusion.
[07:28] ---
    I have to hurry and wrap up this contest,
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    and question the captain from the 1st.
[07:36] ---
    Hello?! Is there anyone alive up here?!
[07:56] ---
    Yo. I took care of anyone getting in our way.
[08:02] ---
    I need your attention, Devil's Footprints.
[08:06] ---
    Huh?
[08:08] ---
    That fire that happened to you 12 years ago--
    would you like to know about it?
[08:14] ---
    What?
[08:17] ---
    Who... are you?
[08:22] ---
    You'd like to know right? About the fire
    your mother and brother died in?
[08:29] ---
    About the day you became a devil?
[08:34] ---
    How do you know about that?! Who are you?!
[08:39] ---
    Get away from those crewmen!
[08:41] ---
    Huh? What? You're more worried about
    these two than hearing about the fire?
[08:48] ---
    You Fire Soldiers...
[08:51] ---
    Okay, so you can't give me your attention.
[08:58] ---
    Well then, guess I'll kill them.
[09:02] ---
    Stop!
[09:08] ---
    Ho...
[09:11] ---
    Whoa...
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    What do you know about the fire? Tell me.
[09:17] ---
    If you entertain me, I'll tell you.
[09:24] ---
    So, let's see how many moves you can last.
[09:29] ---
    Ashes?
[10:11] ---
    Well, that was surprisingly easy.
[10:18] ---
    Guess I'll kill you.
[10:22] ---
    H-
[10:24] ---
    He's gonna kill me...
[10:26] ---
    Wow, that's a hell of a look on your face.
[10:29] ---
    You can still smile, even in this situation?
    You're better than I thought.
[10:36] ---
    As a reward, I'll give you your first
    hint about the truth of that fire.
[10:45] ---
    Your younger brother...
[10:47] ---
    ...is still alive.
[10:52] ---
    What? Sho is alive?
[10:57] ---
    What do you mean?! Sho was
    burned to death, bones and all!
[11:01] ---
    And besides, if he's alive,
    where has he been since the fire?!
[11:05] ---
    At the time, Sho was still
    a one-year-old baby!
[11:09] ---
    You think maybe someone is hiding something?
[11:13] ---
    There's no way I could believe
    something like that!
[11:23] ---
    What's the matter? Did that ring a bell?
[11:28] ---
    Even if it's true, how
    would you know about it?
[11:32] ---
    Why would you tell me about it?
[11:35] ---
    What are you after? Why did you
    come all the way up here?!
[11:39] ---
    So now you're deeply
    intrigued by me. Very good.
[11:43] ---
    You do show a lot of promise, after all.
[11:46] ---
    And from the way you're acting,
    do you have suspicions about the Fire Force?
[11:52] ---
    Your mother died; that's
    nothing to sneeze at.
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    You want to know the truth, don't you?
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    Are you ready to stop playing hero,
    and seek out the truth
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    by joining me as a devil?
[12:08] ---
    Be a hero or a devil, you say?
[12:12] ---
    Screw you! No matter what you know,
    you still assaulted two Fire Soldiers!
[12:18] ---
    I'm gonna kick your ass and take you in!
[12:21] ---
    Well, this is disappointing.
[12:26] ---
    That flying kick of yours
    leaves you wide open.
[12:39] ---
    Heroes always do flying kicks!
[12:46] ---
    That's incredible, isn't it?
    That's the firepower of the Devil!
[13:24] ---
    Whoa, that startled me!
[13:31] ---
    I'm sensing something icky up ahead.
[13:34] ---
    I'm picking up a whiff of
    some awfully nasty danger.
[13:37] ---
    I am not a knight-shaped seat cushion.
    Hurry up and move.
[13:42] ---
    What are you doing underneath me, you sicko?!
[13:45] ---
    I'm not a knight-shaped punching bag, either.
[13:57] ---
    Hey!
[13:59] ---
    Watch out!
[14:01] ---
    I let this drag on too long,
    and now we're being interrupted.
[14:05] ---
    Sorry to keep you waiting, "Infernal."
[14:08] ---
    Arthur!
[14:08] ---
    A suspicious man has
    snuck into the games facility!
[14:11] ---
    He's brought harm to two crewmen
    who are now injured!
[14:13] ---
    Go report this to the captains outside!
[14:15] ---
    What?!
[14:18] ---
    Don't lie to me. I'm gonna be the winner.
[14:21] ---
    Huh?!
[14:22] ---
    I'm gonna catch him!
[14:24] ---
    Oh, you stupid knight!
[14:29] ---
    How do you plan to catch me
    by waving that sword around?
[14:36] ---
    Don't forget about me!
[14:43] ---
    Caught you!
[14:51] ---
    They're taking things
    this far in the Rookie Games?
[14:53] ---
    Like I told you, the competition is on hold!
[14:59] ---
    Shinra, if you insist on being a hero,
[15:04] ---
    then go ahead and try to rescue
    every last person here.
[15:08] ---
    More of those ashes?
[15:13] ---
    What are those?
[15:14] ---
    Ashes?
[15:17] ---
    Later, Devil. If you ever feel like
    joining the Joker, I'll take you in.
[15:28] ---
    Good luck with this.
[15:31] ---
    We have to get out of here, now!
    It's gonna explode!
[15:39] ---
    Arthur, cut through the ceiling!
    We'll head upward!
[15:45] ---
    Only beautiful princesses
    may give orders to a knight.
[15:54] ---
    Hmph, my cuts were too brilliant
    to let the ceiling fall down.
[15:58] ---
    Move it! We're busting
    through the ceiling, right?
[16:09] ---
    Grab on, both of you!
[16:14] ---
    I'm saving them all!
[16:25] ---
    Are you a hero, or are you a devil?
[16:28] ---
    Damn it all, Fire Soldiers are heroes!
[16:38] ---
    Arthur! Cat lady!
[16:40] ---
    Save me!
[16:43] ---
    God have mercy.
[16:47] ---
    Captain Burns!
[16:50] ---
    You get those two safely down on the ground.
[16:54] ---
    Right!
[16:56] ---
    Um, what about me?
[16:58] ---
    Look down.
[17:01] ---
    Don't punk out, Arthur!
[17:03] ---
    Show us that 8th spirit!
[17:06] ---
    That 8th spirit? All I'm
    doing is freefalling.
[17:18] ---
    Ow...
[17:20] ---
    It's lucky for me you're all so musclebound.
[17:23] ---
    Who are you calling a gorilla cyclops?!
[17:25] ---
    I never said that!
[17:38] ---
    Is there anyone hurt?!
[17:39] ---
    Hurry and evacuate!
[17:46] ---
    It looks as though you
    took care of Tamaki, here.
[17:49] ---
    I could have gotten out of there by myself.
[17:52] ---
    Shinra, wasn't it? Thanks.
[17:58] ---
    Your praise is more than I deserve.
    Thank you very much.
[18:03] ---
    Shinra! Are you okay?!
[18:04] ---
    I saw that! You saved all four of them!
    You're a hero, you know that?
[18:09] ---
    Thank you very much!
[18:12] ---
    All right, we'll be going now.
[18:20] ---
    Tamaki, tell me what happened in there.
[18:23] ---
    Yes, sir!
[18:26] ---
    That's a good man you've got there.
[18:45] ---
    I ran into a suspicious man inside.
[18:48] ---
    Someone who could control explosions
    with a mysterious powder.
[18:52] ---
    The explosions were a lot like the ones
    at that fire scene the other day.
[18:57] ---
    The man seemed to know something.
[19:00] ---
    Captain, is the Special Fire Force
    hiding something?
[19:06] ---
    Shinra...
[19:08] ---
    The Special Fire Force really is fighting
    for the good of the people, right?
[19:13] ---
    I became a Fire Soldier to keep people safe.
[19:18] ---
    Fire Soldiers really are heroes
    who fight the flame terror, right?
[19:26] ---
    Yes, they are. On the other hand,
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    the Special Fire Force isn't exactly
    one monolithic organization.
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    The Fire Force was formed by
    combining personnel from three bodies--
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    the Holy Sol Temple, the Tokyo Armed Forces,
    and the Fire Defense Agency.
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    Moreover, each of them has different
    levels of influence at each company.
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    The influence of the Holy Sol Temple
    is strong at the 1st.
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    The 2nd reports directly
    to the Tokyo Armed Forces.
[19:56] ---
    At the 5th, the real power is
    held by Haijima Industries.
[20:01] ---
    Haijima?
[20:03] ---
    How is Haijima in so deep?
[20:06] ---
    All of the equipment that we use
    is made by Haijima.
[20:10] ---
    The Special Fire Force could not
    operate without Haijima.
[20:14] ---
    They have a monopoly on product orders,
[20:17] ---
    and control vast amounts
    of capital and interests.
[20:20] ---
    Of course, each company's duty
    is to put Infernals to rest,
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    to seek out the cause of
    spontaneous human combustion,
[20:27] ---
    and fight on behalf of the people.
[20:30] ---
    However, each company keeps the
    information they find out to themselves,
[20:35] ---
    and nothing is shared.
[20:37] ---
    Some of it may be information about
    the truth behind human combustion.
[20:44] ---
    I believe it to be a just organization,
[20:46] ---
    but there may be some companies
    that have their own dubious motives.
[20:50] ---
    Since I can't completely trust them,
    I'm also suspicious of the Fire Force.
[20:55] ---
    Then, sir, what is our objective at the 8th?
[21:00] ---
    We at the 8th are a body
[21:03] ---
    that some on the Fire Defense Agency
    strong-armed into creation,
[21:06] ---
    with me as its captain, comprised of
    members that they could trust--
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    to investigate Companies 1 through 7,
    and zero in on the truth.
[21:17] ---
    Does that mean...?
[21:19] ---
    The Special Fire Force should already
    know the cause of the Infernals.
[21:24] ---
    I want to find what it is, and save people.
[21:42] ---
    Please allow me to help you
    with that investigation, sir.
[21:51] ---
    Thanks. I'm glad I called you into the 8th.
[21:56] ---
    
[21:56] ---
    "To be continued"
[21:58] ---
    
[21:59] ---
    You can toil your way through humorless days
[22:00] ---
    
[22:02] ---
    and curse the unwavering present,
[22:05] ---
    but words that simply hang in the air
[22:09] ---
    are not enough to save you
[22:24] ---
    We've been walking shoulder-to-shoulder
[22:28] ---
    between sights we never reach
[22:31] ---
    and pain that brings no warmth
[22:34] ---
    to make it to a faraway place
[22:38] ---
    Given the hope that you speak of
[22:41] ---
    or the ideals that you dream of
[22:45] ---
    I'll find a way to show you love,
    however cold you may be
[22:50] ---
    You can toil your way through humorless days
[22:54] ---
    and curse the unwavering present,
[22:57] ---
    but words that simply hang in the air
[23:00] ---
    are not enough to save you
[23:03] ---
    You can cry out timidly
[23:06] ---
    but that changes when the nights grow fevered
[23:09] ---
    Even if we let go of each other's hands,
[23:13] ---
    I hope we can still walk together again
[23:16] ---
    I'll refrain from saying goodbye
[23:19] ---
    to ensure that we can meet again somewhere
[23:28] ---
    "Next time"
[23:30] ---
    "Episode 4:
    The Hero and the Princess"