Fire Force (炎炎ノ消防隊)

Hey, Charon!

I've got my own hands full of trouble up here! Hurry up and grab the Pillar!

I read you, Haumea.

Bastard!

This guy is pretty tough in his own right.

This guy's a rock. No matter how hard I attack, he doesn't even flinch.

It's almost like I'm not even hurting him.

Again?!

SNAP!

Damn...

I'm not just not hurting him, he doesn't even have a scratch.

Where is all the energy from my full-power kicks going?

Not to mention his explosive pyrokinetic ability...

All he has to do is walk and it triggers explosions.

He's able to walk quietly, too. Did those explosions use up all his gas?

If something seems out of place, then I need to reconsider it from square one.

Energy that seems to just disappear...

Explosions...

The way he explicitly calls it out when he uses his ability...

That first overblown explosion he made a show of at the start...

Because of all that,

I made the unwarranted assumption that he has to be a third generation.

What generation are you?

"Episode 5: Corna (Sign of the Devil)"

Step back and stay behind me.

That is amazing.

It's no big deal.

Using your opponent's flames to turn heat into sound, and sound into cold.

Second generations each have our own areas of specialty,

but I've never seen anything like this.

Lieutenant Hinawa, your ultra-fine flame control is something

I could never duplicate, either.

You second generations sure do have some radical abilities.

We may not be able to create our own flames,

but if we're facing a third generation,

we can still use their own flames to fight with.

Which is the whole reason why our tactic when fighting a third generation

is to conceal what generation we are to get them to create their flames,

and catch them off guard.

So that's what's going on.

You created a big extravagant explosion at the start

to give off the illusion of being a third generation.

You convert the kinetic energy you receive from an attack into heat energy,

and then release it to attack.

You're a second generation, aren't you?!

I got tricked by your typical muscle-headed appearance.

Yeah, you're absolutely right.

But then, so what if I am?!

He's right.

Even after I've figured out the trick,

it's not as though I'm any closer to landing any attacks.

Unless I defeat this guy, I can't offer Inca any protection.

But what do I do? Even if I do attack, he just sends it back as an explosion!

But if I stand here doing nothing, I'm just gonna get beaten up.

What's the matter? Too afraid of my counters to attack?

You have to attack if you want to defeat your opponent!

Think!

As long as I don't lay a hand on him, he can't hit me back that hard--

Hey, guys!

No way...

STAMP!

Hold on...

That's it. It's all in the timing.

He absorbs energy, then releases it. The moment he releases it,

his second-generation control over flames is directed outward, not inward.

If I can counter his counter just right...

I can't prove it will work, but it's still worth trying.

And worth trying is all I have right now!

Using my Corna, here!

I'm going...

...to knock him flat!

CLAP!

Now!

Damn, it didn't work!

I could do it in Asakusa, but not here! What's different?!

Being psyched up!

I'm not psyched enough! Let's do this, damn it!

Blow up, damn you!

Damn... Why did Captain Obi even teach me about the Corna sign?

The "Maloik Sign," the "Devil's Sign," "Corna"--

it goes by many different names,

but the fingers sticking up look just like a devil's horns.

When we Fire Soldiers lose heart, we're done for.

This sign is used to inspire your heart and strengthen your feelings.

But a devil, sir? I'm a hero, not a devil.

Oh, just listen.

It's a sign that musicians who performed music known as "rock"

used a long, long time ago.

Nowadays, it only exists as audio in museums, but it is so cool.

Whenever you get in a pinch, remember "rock" while making this sign,

and it will inspire courage within you.

Isn't that great? Kind of like your own trademark.

I get the feeling that if I go down here, I'm not getting back up.

If I mess up the timing even a little, it will all come back on me.

Can I really get away with doing this and having it work?

I'm not freaking out. I'm just making sure of my odds of winning!

Which is the whole reason why I need the effort it takes to not fail,

and the courage it takes to succeed!

No matter how much I fight it, this "devil" thing keeps following me around.

So I'll just be...

...a devil toward evil!

--Corna! --CLAP!

No way...

Oh, crap...

Choke on the flames of Hell!

"Corna (Sign of the Devil)"

Charon-sama!

Rock & roll!

"Episode 5: A Secret Plan"

Not Charon the Reflector...

Let the girl go!

The Special Fire Force is taking her into protective custody.

Damn, he's already broken out of that. I guess that didn't buy us much time.

Everyone, please stand back.

We'll create a firewall to protect us all from the flames!

Second generations, join forces and take a defensive position!

This is a demon...

How are we supposed to take down something like that?

The Special Fire Force has only defeated demons twice before.

Once in Asakusa, when Lieutenant Konro used the ultra-high firepower of Crimson Moon,

and again in Asakusa, when Captain Shinmon used Crimson Moon.

Theoretically, if we can generate that much firepower,

then putting a demon to rest might be possible.

That scale of firepower? Licht, do you have any ideas?

You're asking me for ideas?

Why didn't you call the 7th in Asakusa to help us, sir?

I did call! But they never answer their phone!

We have all the flames we could ask for!

Should I freeze him again?

We have all the flames we could ask for...

Yes I do, sir!

A plan that will kill two birds with one stone--

put out all the flames in town and defeat the demon!

Licht, how can we do that?

With a plan that uses all the second generations we have

and the layout of the town to round up the flames and the demon together!

Let's get started!

This is Yamazaki! Target point reached!

This is Yamamoto! In position!

Moritani here! Target point reached!

This is 2nd Platoon Leader Taguchi! Target point reached!

This is 5th Platoon Leader Tokuyama! We've all reached our target points, too!