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.
Tamaki! Pull back from there!
Take control!
Yes, sir!
A powerful second generation pyrokinetic.
But it's to no avail.
Maki-san!
Thank you.
A break in the flow of money is a break in the flow of luck.
Even alone, I am more than enough of a match for all of you.
Let's go!
This toll was prepared by Captain Obi— the spirit of the 8th!
Fire Force
Chapter 3
Episode 4 "Golden Secret"
Alone?
She's really underestimating us.
Wait, Tamaki.
This is what you asked me for.
There wasn't much time, so this was all I could make.
Two?
Thanks!
I won't waste 'em!
Here she comes!
Bullets alone will hardly be enough.
I wouldn't call it a toll...
but I shall borrow from you.
There is something quite nice there.
My shield!
Tekkyo!
Sputter, sputter!
Flare, flare!
What is the enemy's power?
She's manipulating metals. Is it magnetism?
The only distinctive item she has is that gold gauntlet.
No. If that were the case, then...
What about the possibility that... No, that's not right.
Then what about this?
All that muttering... Is he okay?
I'm sure a brilliant idea will come to him.
When it came to Firestorm and dissipating that underground heat,
Licht-san's ideas saved us!
Is it connected to the shapes somehow?
No, no. It has nothing to do with physical appearance.
Licht-san is an essential member of the 8th!
That gauntlet. Magnetism.
Using flame-based powers...
Gold itself is not magnetic.
And all those who have powers, without exception,
have abilities connected to fire or heat.
Gold and magnetism. Fire and heat.
That means...
Again?
Gold and heat!
Vulcan-kun!
Please stop her from using Tekkyo to attack!
Maki-san! Stop your attack!
What?
You're always like this.
You talk, but you never say anything.
You're absorbed in your own thoughts, thinking you're in the right.
I can't stand it!
She stopped Tekkyo?
Licht, what's going on?
It's the gold! She's creating magnetic fields with gold and heat!
Gold isn't affected by magnetism and won't stick to magnets!
Don't care
Doesn't that mean she can't be using magnets?
No. This is where heat becomes an issue.
When gold is exposed to heat, it has the potential to become magnetic.
Gold's power, the heat energy she emits as a third generation pyrokinetic,
is funneled through her gauntlet and transformed into magnetism,
allowing her to control metal objects.
It can't be! She took Tekkyo!
Bullets and Tekkyo are made of steel.
They're completely vulnerable to magnetic influence.
I procure local weapons for my assassinations.
It doesn't cost any money that way. Ka-ching!
Don't, Lieutenant!
If you shoot, you'll only be giving her more weapons!
She'll even use a discarded gun barrel?
Another round incoming!
You're quite quick, aren't you?
I'll keep disrupting her attacks like this...
and use Vulcan's hand-crafted boosters!
Vulcan, what are those?
I made them from a mix of finely powdered iron oxide and aluminum!
Mechanical tech to boost firepower!
Set fire to those and you'll trigger a thermite reaction,
and you get super high-temperature flames!
Tech that'll increase firepower?
I thought your training in Asakusa was a success.
Yeah. I think I've improved my techniques and my speed.
But compared to Shinra and Arthur, I have fundamentally weaker firepower.
Well, sure, compared to those two...
I think our enemies are going to get tougher from here, so...
If there's anything I can do that might help everyone, I want to do it.
Will you help me?
All right. If that's what you're after, just leave it to me!
I'll make you something great!
Oh?
What impressive firepower.
All right! Go!
Nekomata Giant Fireball!
Take this!
Huh.
It can't be.
The average assassin couldn't withstand that.
But we Destroyers excel at assassinating those with powers.
Consequently, we also have a high resistance to fire.
Tamaki-chan!
I can't move.
That was close!
My lucky lecher curse saved me.
That's a relief! Though her lecher curse is the same as always.
All the parts that comprise Special Fire Force uniforms
are made of Haijima's heat-resistant plastics.
The only metal component is on the belt.
Which means!
You mean we do this?
How unsightly.
We strip every year for the nude calendar! We feel no shame!
Does it pay that well?
Since you live in the Nether, it seems you don't know.
It sells like crazy!
So she can't yank our bodies around anymore,
but if Tamaki's giant fireball didn't work on her, what do we do?
If we can't do something about her magnetism, we can't use our weapons!
Problems?
You're dressed like that teddy bear. What're you doing?
This isn't funny! Lisa, hurry up and take your belt off!
Have you forgotten what my power is?
Fishing Fire!
My flames are magnetic.
They should disrupt her magnetic fields at least a little.
Lisa!
Will you be all right fighting?
I'm a former Feeler of the Knights of the Ashen Flame.
I can't sit around hesitating at a time like this!
I was your enemy, but Captain Obi welcomed me in.
Maybe my feelings don't run quite deep enough...
but I want to save Captain Obi!
All I can do is buy you time, Vul.
Leave it to me!
Licht!
The way you were talking, you've come up with a plan, right?
Of course!
I am the 8th's science officer, after all!
Fire Force
Chapter 3
Fire Force
Chapter 3
The enemy, Gold, is a third generation pyrokinetic.
Haphazard flames won't work on her.
The most effective attack method is not flames, but one unconcerned with heat resistance...
Oh, no! My shield is...
A final blow from Lieutenant Hinawa's gun.
The enemy has a perfect target on her forehead,
Alchemical Symbol for Gold
but her magnetic fields will interfere.
So it is necessary to first render her magnetism ineffective.
For example, ferromagnetism could be used
to stop the magnetism produced by her gold gauntlet.
By "ferromagnetism," you mean materials
that'll disrupt magnetic fields, right? Where would we get any?
They're everywhere.
Iron!
We'll cover Gold's golden gauntlet in iron.
But she can control iron! It's impossible!
Definitely impossible, normally.
And that's why this is something only the Special Fire Force can accomplish.
Gold, how long will you continue to amuse yourself?
Time is money, isn't it?
Hurry up and destroy them.
They have no more moves left. They are finished.
Are you bluffing again?
Silence.
Fishing Fire!
What's this? Did I make a mistake in my control?
Good work, Lisa!
Given my magnetism's power,
once she gets used to it, she'll counter it, and that's the end!
Vul, we don't have much time! Please hurry!
Will do!
Licht, what is this thing that only the Special Fire Force can do?
Are you ready? Please listen closely!
I see. You're right! That method will work!
First, Soldier Tamaki, please have your flames at the ready!
I didn't really understand any of that.
What are you trying to make me do?
Licht, we're okay to go here!
Again, what are you making me do?
Maki-san.
Leave it to me.
Hey!
Let's start cooking.
Tamaki, form a pot with your tails.
Huh?
Don't spill anything.
Hey, wait!
First, we melt this iron refuse.
My caboose?
Iron refuse!
Hang on! My flames aren't hot enough to melt iron!
To melt iron,
we'll need about 2,800 degrees Fahrenheit.
Vulcan-san, can we do it?
Leave it to me. First, we trigger a thermite reaction.
Huh?
You ready, Maki-san?
Okay!
Hey! What are you using my butt for?
It's still nowhere near hot enough!
Huh?
What now? What are you doing now?
Highly concentrated oxygen meant for breathing.
We'll use these to raise the temperature to 2,800 degrees!
Y-You'll what?
You're using magnetism to interfere, are you?
But I've already grown accustomed to it.
Vul! Is it ready yet?
You there! What are you trying to do so stealthily?
Lisa, thanks for holding out for us!
Tamaki, go!
And what is that?
Is that iron? If it is, I shall use my magnetism to take it from—
Sorry, but iron heated to over 770 degrees changes composition.
It is no longer magnetic!
My gauntlet!
The gauntlet's useless!
Now you won't be able to use magnetism!
If you think you can stop us, go ahead and try!
Lieutenant Hinawa!
Wait.
Huh?
You did it.
Gold...
has been defeated.
To think she truly was bluffing. I will go next.
Do as you like.
There will be no need for you to step in.
Nor for him, of course.
Did you see that? That's the 8th's teamwork!
You three could've fought us together, but you underestimated us!
Unfortunately, we only know how to fight alone, you see?
Next, I, Stream, shall serve as your opponent.
Blow, Anna!
What is it this time?
Licht!
The video feed is clear! Beginning analysis of the enemy's abilities!
Tamaki, be careful!
If it's flames, my resistance will handle it!
Tamaki-chan?
His attacks use something other than flame or heat?
Given Soldier Tamaki's injuries, the enemy is using air currents caused by fire
and attacking with whirlwinds or the vacuums caused by them.
Anna and Erica!
Kris and Kate!
Where are you aiming?
He's fast! My analysis can't keep up!
First, we have the powerful Erica!
Lieutenant!
Die.
Are you from the 8th, as well? There was another one?
I am the Knight King, Arthur Boyle.
I have no name to give the likes of you.
I see. Arthur Boyle, is it?
Then you shall meet my four beauties and die! My four goddesses!
What?
Violet Flash
Stream, the Gale, defeated in an instant?
Arthur, where have you been?
You know the 8th is already shorthanded!
Why weren't you here?
Arthur's foot
I fell from my horse.
The silent treatment again?
Putting Captain Obi through all this...
And the fire eleven years ago, too. If you hadn't kept quiet,
I'd have found Sho sooner.
And Sho, too! Why'd he have to suffer through all that?
Captain Burns, why do you keep helping the White Clad?
I am but a servant doing God's work.
You are a priest and a fire soldier!
Isn't it a fire soldier's duty to protect the people?
Even before we are priest and fire soldier, both you and I are merely humans.
I have long prayed for this empire, for this world.
My prayers lack for nothing.
The truth of human combustion. Sho. Your mother.
What have you sought all this time?
None of your wishes have come true.
And you will continue to be unable to achieve anything.
I swore that I'd become a hero!
I will save everything!
Implant the Insect in Obi!
Your wishes...
Stop!
will never come true.
To Be Continued
Fire Force Chapter 3
This appears to be an emergency situation.
Next Time
Everyone, provide support for Captain Obi!
Pathetic. Truly pathetic.
Lieutenant, please pull back.
What? Dragon?
Next time, "Chance Meeting with an Arch-Enemy."
Episode 5
Chance Meeting with an Arch-Enemy
Return to the great flame of fire. Látom.