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.
Fire Force
Chapter 3
Episode 9 "Holy Sword, Resurrected"
Orichalcum
Orichalcum.
It is a legendary ore from the legendary island of Atlantis.
Since it is an ore worthy of legend, it is super rare.
It's perfect for forging the legendary sword Excalibur.
If we're going to forge Excalibur, anything other than orichalcum would be unthinkable!
Everything we need is written on this map.
It's darkest under the lamp. The Orichalcum is at the first shop you visited!
"It's darkest under the lamp."
As it's written in ancient runes, the full meaning isn't clear. However...
"Darkest."
Being able to read that one word is more than enough.
If it speaks of dark places, then it speaks of the Nether.
The orichalcum is in the Nether!
But it says that it's in the first shop you went to, doesn't it?
Maybe it's the tsukemono place?
How could I possibly remember the first place I went?
I think that this is indicating the place where everything started—Atlantis!
What?
What d'you mean, "you think"?
Yu, he's already gone too far.
It's time to change the plan.
We head for the Nether!
Y-Yeah!
Mr. Fire Officer! My cat is stuck in a tree and can't get down!
Help me!
I'm in the middle of the main quest.
I'll play the side quests later. Farewell!
What?
Listen up, Yu. Idiots' brains tend to take the path of least resistance.
They don't think. They just hurry toward the result they want.
It certainly seems that way.
Did you know that the idea of brains taking the path
of least resistance comes from circuits?
Does it really?
You know what happens when you directly connect
a battery's positive and negative terminals, right?
Well, it'll short out. You have to connect something else between them.
Oh, I get it. That's where that idea comes from.
When you're working with mechanics,
you can't just jump to the path of least resistance.
You have to think about every method from every angle.
That's how you find the best one possible.
Yes, sir! I will engrave that into my heart!
But this time, you put too many things between the terminals,
so he couldn't reach the answer.
I never imagined that his electric current would be this weak.
He's the equivalent of a coin battery.
But it sure feels nostalgic to see Vul teach you, Yu.
And to have you watching over us, Lisa-san!
If something's shorted out, we just need to fix it!
What are you doing?
Hurry up and find an entrance to the Nether for me!
And we've gotta fix this broken scenario, too.
From here, we can enter the Nether.
Should we really enter without permission?
We've already done lots of un-fire-soldier-like things to get here, haven't we?
There's no turning back now!
There is, actually. Want to turn back?
We're in. We're in the Nether.
We told him we can turn back, but he won't listen. He won't listen at all.
He really won't listen...
Wonlisten...
Wonlisten!
Wonlisten! Wonlisten! Wonlisten! Wonlisten! Wonlisten! Wonlisten!
Yu's gone insane with fear of the Nether.
Well, it's his first time here.
Wake up, Yu!
This is the Nether! If you don't stay on your guard, the abyss will look into you!
Come to your senses!
Knight King Arthur... What was I doing?
If you don't conduct yourself properly, you'll lose your sanity.
Yes, sir! I'll act properly!
I understand how he feels. What are we all doing here?
Lisa, are you okay?
Huh?
Being in the Nether must bring up memories from before, right?
I'm keeping my eyes on the future now.
It's true that I still feel my fear of Dr. Giovanni,
but I'm sure the moment is coming when I'll have to overcome him.
And when it does, I'll be there with you to knock him into next week!
There isn't much time left before the Great Cataclysm.
We are absolutely going to need Arthur's strength!
That's exactly why we need to get him to power up now!
Is this a goblin nest?
But the idea that a fantasy gets better results than that training of his...
This is bad!
There's a huge swarm of rats coming this way!
Keep your wits about you, Yu!
What are fire powers, anyway?
Sir!
Box them in!
Sir!
What is Adolla?
Go, Yu!
Sir!
Get them, Yu!
Lieutenant Konro.
What're you moping around in this room for? You're better now, aren't you?
Yes, sir.
Um, Lieutenant Konro?
What?
You've had an Adolla Link, too, haven't you?
Do you remember how you did it?
I can't just wait around anymore.
I want to head into Adolla myself.
Vul, are you sure we can get back?
Labyrinths are just like circuits. I remember the way.
We've been at this for an hour already.
Let him keep going until he feels satisfied.
He'll pick up some random piece of metal,
then we'll swap it for the alloy I have ready.
But going any deeper into the Nether is pretty dangerous.
All right.
Let's have the last boss show up so we can end all this.
Turn back!
I am the master of the abyss,
and though the orichalcum lies just beyond, you may not have it!
Turn back!
Lisa, why is a grown woman playing silly games like this?
Yu is watching, you know.
Why do his instincts work for stuff like this?
I swallowed my embarrassment to do this...
Don't do anything uncalled for!
That foolish move could've ruined this whole adventure!
We've been doing this for an hour! He needs to hurry up and get tired of it!
He's like a giant child!
Lisa-san, he's tired of it.
Oh, I so want to kill him!
You moronic dog, making us take you on a walk all the way out here!
I'll show you who your master is!
Lisa, calm down!
We're doing this to save Tokyo!
Why are you acting serious all of a sudden?
I feel a presence.
Oh, stop it, Arthur. This is the Nether—
Arthur, are you serious?
Stay back!
Who goes there?
It really is you, Arthur!
It's been a long time.
Father. Mother.
Oh, it's just his mother and father.
Honestly.
What?
What are you doing here?
Didn't we tell you, Arthur?
You don't mean...
Wait, what?
Yes, that's right.
To our dear son, Arthur, Your mother and father have gone on a journey to save the world! The castle is all yours! As of today, you are the king!
So you've saved the world, then!
Vulcan, did you set this up, too?
Of course I didn't!
I would expect no less of you, Father, Mother. Father King, Mother King.
Your actions never bring shame to the title of king.
From your appearance, you've become a fire soldier, haven't you?
You have fought to save the world, haven't you, my son?
After you left on your journey, I became the Knight King.
Fire soldier and Knight King. Wearing two hats was a tough job.
My son...
You've grown up so well!
Well, I am a knight.
Hang on.
You are Arthur's parents, and you say you've saved the world.
It's all so nonsensical that I can't quite keep up, so, um...
could you please explain?
Vulcan, don't think. Feel.
And you should feel less and think a little more!
You're all associated with the fire soldiers, aren't you?
Yeah, that's right. We're all members of the 8th with Arthur.
We are the Resistance!
We act to correct the corruption in this empire!
The Resistance?
Well, to put it simply,
it's something we thought up when we had to flee our debts in the night
that would keep in line with this man's flights of fancy.
I'm sorry? What does that mean?
Basically, we're pretending to be the Resistance down here in the Nether.
You've been doing that in the Nether for all these years?
Why would you play along with something so ridiculous?
We couldn't let him come to the Nether alone.
Arthur was just a child, so we couldn't bring him with us,
but despite my husband's flaws, I love him.
So you just left Arthur behind?
That's my mother for you. So very wise.
We did both that and this, all of it, to prevent a crisis from befalling the world.
A crisis befall the world? You don't—
The Holy Sol Temple, which worships the sun deity,
was created to control people.
The Evangelist, a being from a higher plane,
is trying to create another Great Cataclysm in order to destroy the world.
How do you know that?
And they say that spontaneous human combustion occurs when another version
of ourselves from another world interacts with us here.
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Wait, please!
Where'd you hear all this about the Evangelist and other worlds?
We didn't hear about them. They're all my husband's fantasies.
Mister, how did you...
That's difficult to answer, but...
it's because I'm a seer.
Our restaurant went out of business because of food poisoning and a fire.
Back then, our family was in dire straits.
The cause of the fire, which started inside the restaurant, was declared unknown yesterday.
The restaurant that burned recently suffered an outbreak of food poisoning.
All I could do was run from reality like this.
Along with the loss of trust that resulted, this fire has dealt it a grave blow.
Why were you looking at the inside of your hat?
Can you see something in there?
Arthur, your mom and I are going on a journey to save the world.
We love you.
Take care, now.
Ever since that day,
if I look inside my hat like this when I'm feeling lost,
I can see a sky full of stars.
When I look at those stars, I understand...
the truth of this world.
Arthur-san, are these really your parents?
Of course they are. Tricks don't work on me.
How could I ever mistake them?
Vulcan.
It's too much for this to just be a coincidence.
Did you show up here because you had a vision?
I felt like my son would come here.
Arthur, you came here looking for something, didn't you?
I did indeed, Father.
I came here looking for orichalcum in order to forge the True Excalibur.
Come with me.
Vul, you trust people way too quickly.
That's why I was able to trick you so easil—
But you're with us now, right?
Y-Yeah, I am, but...
What's with the mountain of junk?
You know, at night, when you get déjà vu...
Knight?
Not that kind of night.
This technology is from before the Great Cataclysm.
We've gathered some of those machines here.
Really?
I've never seen junk parts like these. Is this some kind of device?
If I remember correctly, somewhere around here... Oh, here it is.
This is it.
What is it?
Could it be...
Is that a nose fairing from a space rocket?
You seem to know a lot about it.
This is made of a special aluminum alloy.
Two or three thousand degrees of heat won't even make it flinch.
That's how heat-resistant and sturdy it is!
Dark matter that has traveled through space.
In other words, a fragment of a star.
If the holy sword were forged from this...
You have it wrong. Weren't you listening? It's part of a rocket, not a meteo—
Shh!
He's moving his fantasy along!
Who was that?
Dad! Mom!
We're back.
Were you good?
Yeah.
What? No way! Kids?
What? How?
And there are three of them!
How?
We had them after coming to the Nether.
What do you mean, you "had them"? After you left him behind?
Yu, that's enough! Every family has their own circumstances.
Wait! It just isn't right, is it?
What about Arthur's place? Why'd they have kids?
They said they left Arthur because they couldn't bring a kid into the Nether!
I just feel so horrible for poor Arthur!
That's lucky. He isn't listening.
Arthur!
I can forge you an even better sword with this than with the fake orichalcum I have ready!
Hey, Vulcan! You said it out loud! You said you got it ready!
Splutter
You're exposing this farce that we've been acting out!
Really, Vulcan? That means we've done it!
Hooray! He doesn't hear anything that doesn't fit his scenario!
This is crazy! I'm starting to fantasize, too!
What is with these people? I'm scared! It's dark! It's so dark here!
All that's left is to go back to the surface and forge the sword, okay?
Let's get forging!
Excalibur!
For some reason, I feel really tired.
Arthur, what happened with your family?
They haven't been above ground in a while. They're looking around town.
The Boyle family's all about freedom, huh?
All right. Everything's ready!
Next, I'm pouring it into this thing!
I'll watch!
Now, this is enough to get anyone excited!
Watch out! That's dangerous!
Even if you're a third generation, that has to be hot!
A sword made of a rocket. There's a certain romanticism in that.
All that hard work was worth it, huh?
I've never seen Arthur look this happy before.
Come to my hand, holy sword!
The construction of the sheath is just about finished.
The belt to hang the sword from is done, too.
All right! Just one last push!
Arthur-san! Hurry up! Hurry!
Sorry to keep you waiting. Look! We've finished it!
This is...
Vulcan, I thank you.
I swear upon this blade,
I will never lose to anyone ever again!
I'm counting on you, Knight King!
Arthur!
I heard you found your parents. You must be so happy!
What's that?
It was fun being above ground after so long. We're leaving on another journey. See you around. Your father
What? Again?
Maki had a thought.
As she gazed at the profile of this man who didn't understand
he'd been abandoned by his parents twice,
she thought, now that he'd obtained the real holy sword,
he had become the Knight King who would save the world.
Look, you're tensing up again.
Um, I asked Lieutenant Konro about how to initiate an Adolla Link.
Konro told me. You're planning to go raid Adolla, right?
Captain Shinmon, do you know a way to raid Adolla?
Nope. No idea.
Huh?
But if this Evangelist is a god, then it's not like there aren't ways.
Then what I'm doing right now is...
Third eye.
Once you awaken it, you can connect to the universe, or higher dimensions,
even to the seat of a god... or so they say.
Connect to higher dimensions?
Third eye?
What do I need to do to awaken my third eye?
First, relax your entire body.
Feel the earth through the palms of your hands.
Close your eyes and unify your consciousness.
Become one with the earth and quiet your spirit.
Become one with the earth.
I can't feel anything, so I always fall asleep like that.
The earth. Unified consciousness.
Become one.
Sleep.
Don't fall asleep, moron!
A long time ago, my predecessor made me do this,
but since I lack faith, all I could do was take a nice nap.
But you...
It makes sense that you don't believe!
As the God of Destruction, people believe in you.
I believe in you, too!
What're you talking about, kid?
Keep going.
Yes, sir.
I'm gonna go do some gambling.
Sho!
Who are you?
We meet again.
Big brother.
To Be Continued
Fire Force Chapter 3
Next Time
After I cause the Great Cataclysm, nothing will remain.
I must see my brother one more time.
Episode 10
Advent
Next time, "Advent."
Return to the great flame of fire. Látom.