Fire Force (炎炎ノ消防隊)

Causes of death are many and varied. Old age, suicide, illness...

But the cause of death that scares the most people in this day and age...

...is death by fire.

Hey.

Th-That's...

What is going on with that comical moon?!

The fierce battle between Benimaru and their previous boss brought Adolla closer.

Because of that, the ocean changed, and the way the moon is represented was altered.

So Beni did that?

Not my problem.

The moon is smiling!

Yeah!

Our guys are excited about it.

Tonight, we'll pay tribute to the old boss's spirit and drink while gazing at the moon.

Yeah!

How can that lot from Asakusa be so easygoing about this?

The moon has transformed into something with a ridiculous face!

I've never seen a moon like that.

No, that moon is what we all often think of...

It is the image of the moon itself!

Now it's clear what the Great Cataclysm actually is.

Shh! Right now, I'm Doctor Marimo!

Don't use the name Licht. It's on the wanted list!

Doctor Marimo?

I couldn't just sit around.

You're the 8th's...

No, he's Doctor Marimo.

Yes, indeed.

I see.

So...

What is it that's clear about the Great Cataclysm?

Konro, you said earlier that your old boss and the doppelganger were different, right?

His personality and appearance were exactly the same, though.

But he didn't have the strength to hold his own against our current Beni.

And more than anything else, while he was a rough man,

he wasn't someone who would destroy things without a thought.

Destroy!

Destroy! Destroy!

Destroy the Tokyo Empire!

Destroy the Tokyo Empire

Doppelgangers are entities that reflect the image that other people have of a person.

And that odd moon is also made from the images that people have of it.

The source of both is Adolla.

Adolla's true form is likely the aggregation of people's images of things.

So according to Adolla,

the Great Cataclysm that interferes with the patterns of the world is...

The Great Cataclysm is merging people's images of the world with the world itself.

But the White Clad's objective is to return the world to the fire.

That's what Rekka said.

If the Great Cataclysm merges people's images with the world,

then it's different from the objective of the White Clad.

Adolla is a collection of humanity's imaginings.

If what lies beyond humanity's imaginings is the White Clad's goal, then...

Death.

All human images end in death, huh?

If that's true, it lines up with the White Clad's objectives.

There's only one pillar left.

If this world fuses with Adolla...

The world will be destroyed.

Things have gotten pretty disturbing.

If it's all gonna get destroyed anyway, how about I bust it up first?

You saw what the old boss was like. Please stop joking.

If your doppelganger were to appear...

what would happen then?

Fall back! Retrieve the Honda Shot as quickly as possible!

I thought it split in two, but it split into 64 parts.

This is why I hate the strong.

With just the 2nd, there would have been casualties in town.

It's good that Haijima got involved, too, isn't it?

Well, it weakened toward the end, so I was able to enjoy myself.

Well, that's good.

It's not good.

It seems the 7th took care of the seventh pillar.

If only they would handle everything.

There's only one pillar left.

Will it be a demon or fire? Who knows?

Don't be ridiculous.

I'm docking your pay.

You're the demon here.

Fire Force

Chapter 3

Episode 15 "Birth"

This makes seven pillars.

The Great Cataclysm seems to be steadily progressing.

Yes, it does.

Whether I'm there or not, this world will likely be destroyed.

However...

Look!

That boy's so adorable, I can't believe he's from this world!

He must be an angel!

All I can think is that an angel's descended to Earth!

He's just so cute!

What? I thought I'd blended into the aboveground world perfectly.

Shall I snipe them without their noticing?

Not yet.

My family.

My older brother. My mother.

Before the world is destroyed, I want to know about my family.

Shinjuku Ward Office

My mom and I have been treated as dead for the last twelve years,

but if I check an official copy of our family register,

I should learn something about our family.

But, Commander, you and I don't officially exist in this world.

Surely you won't be able to check your family registry.

I don't intend to follow the proper procedures.

I'll stop time and steal it.

Commander, what is that?

An official copy of the Kusakabe family register.

Mari Kusakabe

Shinra Kusakabe

As I thought, it does say that I am dead.

Mari.

Mari Kusakabe.

Mari Kusakabe

Do Not Duplicate

So that's my mother's name.

What's wrong?

It's nowhere in this family register.

Shinra

Solar Era

My father's name isn't here.

Here.

What do you want to play?

Anything's good!

Commander. Commander.

Commander!

STARTLE

I asked and found out the location of the hospital.

Have you? Well done.

Holy Sol Medical University Hospital

My father's name wasn't in the Kusakabe family register.

There may be something written in the hospital's birth records.

Will you stop time again?

Of course.

C-Commander?

He's already gone...

Behind you.

I'll be right back.

The commander played a prank. That's rare.

It's not here.

My father's name isn't written on the birth records, either.

Either they didn't know who the father was

or he wasn't acknowledged.

Perhaps your mother gave birth to you as a single mother.

It's true the possibility is highly likely.

But the thing is...

Take a look at these records for me.

This is...

They ran tests to check for a virgin birth?

Maternity Dept. Mari Kusakabe

Even aboveground, I've never heard of an actual virgin birth.

If this were really true, it should have been a bigger deal in the past.

Perhaps a local community center?

Even if it wasn't treated like a big news item at the time,

they might still have some record of it.

The community center?

Shinjuku Ward Community Center

Shinjuku Ward Community Center

Apparently, we'll be able to hear the story from the director here.

Why bother? I can just steal it again.

I thought it would be good to hear it from someone who was here at the time.

Well, you know,

long ago, I was the one who wrote the local circular notices.

And since I went to the trouble of writing them, I'm happy you're interested.

If there are people like you who gave them a good read, then I'm glad I wrote them.

This man talks a lot.

Was he born mouth first?

Shall I attack him?

Not yet.

But no, you know, it was a long time ago, so I don't remember everything.

But what you're asking about, the Kusakabe family of seventeen years ago...

I remember that very well.

It was a very memorable year.

Memorable?

The Kusakabe family went through a lot besides that fire twelve years ago.

What do you mean by "a lot"?

Mrs. Kusakabe had two children, you know.

But for both of her children...

she said the father didn't exist!

Can you believe that? I've never heard of a virgin birth!

But if it were true, then it would be a holy thing, right?

So I thought I should write about it in the circular for posterity!

He just likes rumors and gossip.

It's only natural, but everyone doubted Kusakabe-san.

And Kusakabe-san was in her teens, so she was young.

Everyone wondered if she was hiding something unsavory.

Maybe they were the children of one of her teachers at school.

More people believed that than the virgin birth thing.