Fire Force (炎炎ノ消防隊)

Mm-hmm, mm-hmm!

I get it! I understand!

Thank goodness you're so dumb!

Why, you giant serpent!

"Episode 17: Boys, Be Weak"

I will protect you. Go, fire-rat!

Here I go! Shinrider Kick!

Damn, that is so hard!

Stay away from me!

The radioactive decay isn't stopping.

Radioactive concentration is still climbing!

This is getting really bad, Shinra!

Take it easy, Nataku-kun!

Don't expect anything more out of me!

Don't expect any more!

Another 100! Tak-kun, you're so good. You always work so hard.

Tak-kun, you're going to be a fine doctor, just like your father.

I know you can do it. I can't wait to see your future.

No, Mom. You always expect so much.

I mean, that one time I got a bad grade...

"Science"

Augh, what am I going to tell your father?

You aren't keeping a close enough watch over Nataku!

I'm sorry, Mom.

I promise, I'll try harder next time. So...

You're kidding. Nataku is a third generation?

You're going to take him in at a Haijima facility?

Tak-kun, I know you can come home soon.

There's no way that the flame's power can get the best of you.

Isn't that right? You can do it, right?

Yes, I can.

You can do it, right?

Yes, I can.

All right, let's start the experiment.

We're looking forward to some good results today.

You can do it, right?

Yes.

I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it...

--I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, --You can do it, you can do it, you can do it...

"I can do it"

--I can do it, I can do it... --You can do it, you can do it!

You have a test with your Uncle Reaper today.

You might wind up dead, but you can do this, right?

Yes, I can.

I will. Leave it to me. I know I...

...can do it!

I have to. I have to become smarter. I have to become stronger.

Nataku-kun...

What was that? What did you do? What was that sensation?

Nataku-kun, take it easy! You have to listen to me!

Stop it! Stop looking inside me!

Don't let yourself be carried away by the flames' power!

It's all right! You're a strong boy, so--

Yeah, that's right! That's why I can do this!

I know I can do this! I can do it!

The radioactive concentration just spiked!

We're in danger! Hurry up and get to shelter!

Hey, man, are you serious?

That's an absurd amount of energy. I'm not even kidding.

Huh?

I can foresee what's going to happen. If that heat ray gets a direct hit,

it will form a crater about 500 kilometers across.

There's nowhere to run from something like that!

Sister, stay behind here.

Yes, sir.

No-- No, that won't do any good.

It doesn't matter where we run anymore!

Hurry up and take shelter!

Where are we supposed to take shelter from that?

I can do it! I've got this!

I'm going to do this!

Stop!

I can do it! I can do this! I have the power!

I can blow this whole city away!

I can do anything!

You dumbass!

There's nothing I can do!

I am a protector!

Charon!

Haumea, and Inca, and Shinra, and Nataku...

...cannot be lost!

Is he...?

Reflective force of Charon the Reflector!

This is fun, all right!

Whoa...

Maybe I overdid it a little...

Still, Pillars and their protectors are all about teamwork, right?

Hang in there cleaning up my mess, Charon.

"How to Raise Good Children"

Haumea, I'm begging you, do as I tell you for once.

Shut up, shut up, shut the hell up.

And Charon, I can see everything that goes on inside your head.

Stop thinking about me all the time!

Ow!

Damn... My life is flashing... Imagine, thinking about Haumea right now...

What an earnest protector I am.

Which is exactly why...!

I will protect the Pillars or die trying!

Are you kidding me...?

The moon...

Oh no...

I can't move another muscle.

You have to stop the Sixth Pillar.

That was close.

That was very close.

I was this close to having all the weak people in town blown away at once.

You nearly took them from me.

I'll have to request some extra compensation from the company.

I can do it, Kurono-san! I have to do it!

Kurono!

He cut through the flaming one?

It may not be demon-level, but that armor is still pretty hard!

He's strong!

My arm!

Don't get any stronger.

You've disappointed me, Nataku. You're hopeless.

Please don't say that!

I can do this!

Well enough to beat you! I can at least do that much!

You can do it, right, Tak-kun? You're my pride and joy, after all.

Yeah! I'll do it!

Oh, no...

It's all right, Mom! Don't worry! I can handle it! I can...!

You can do it!

I can...

You can do it!

--I can handle it... --You can do it! You can do it! You can do it!

--I can... --You can do it!

I have to do it!

I have to do it...

...or Mom will...!

I'm gonna do it!

Wait, Kurono!

Let me go, Kurono-san! This isn't all I've got! I know I can do better!

Be stronger! I have to produce results, right?!

Well I'm going to! I'm going to!

No.

Why not?! You're expecting me to use my Adolla Burst thingie, right?!

Please, I know I can do it! I can do more!

You've done enough.

How come?!

Don't get any stronger than this.

Why...

...are you telling me that?

I like to bully the weak. You're still a child, right?

So don't go getting any stronger.

Are you saying you can't expect anything from me?

"I want to do such and such." "I want to be such and such."

"I want to become such and such."

It's out of those thoughts that little boys become stronger.

What's the big rush?

Right now, you have to hold on to the weakness you have--

the kind that makes me want to bully you.

It is a very precious and fleeting thing.

So I want you to still stay weak.

Nobody has ever told me anything like that before.

My mom and dad had unreasonable expectations of me.

Always telling me, "You can do it, Nataku."