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.
Just a moment!
I am... Moonlite Mask.
Fire Force
Chapter 3
Episode 7 "Sleeping Truth"
Fire brigade standards...
And those clothes...
You're Benimaru from the 7th, aren't you?
I am Moonlite Mask.
We may be from Asakusa, but we can't afford to become enemies of the empire.
And that means I gotta wear this thing?
And fasten your happi the other way, too.
Listen closely, Waka.
The words you'll use to trick them are, "Just a moment!"
Just a moment! I am Moonlite Ma—
Captain Shinmon!
Grab hold of those standards while you can!
What is that?
He controls all the heat within a four-meter radius of himself?
Moon... Moonlight...
"Just a moment"? What's that supposed to mean?
Obi, good work holding out.
That was close. I thought I was going to die.
Let's get moving. The White Clad have us surrounded.
Shinra, what happened to Captain Burns?
A Demon Infernal. It was right in front of me.
It got Captain Burns.
I couldn't protect him.
He said he'd leave everything to me, but I...
I see.
So Captain Burns entrusted everything to you.
Captain Burns took on everything I threw at him.
Captain Burns fought for the sake of this empire to the very end.
Let's protect this empire.
Right now, I'm...
This spot... is so warm.
His back is so broad.
It's so reassuring.
This is what the world— the empire—needs to become.
Grab on to my standards! We're pulling back!
We're so high!
I feel like I've become an actual witch!
Captain Obi! You're safe!
Yeah! Lieutenant Hinawa, thank you for making it this far!
You guys go on ahead.
Mr. Strongest, you get out of here, too. I'll cover you.
Looks like there are some people here who might be worth fighting, though.
Not even you could take them all on alone.
Wait, maybe you could.
Maybe. But there's a crazy one in there, you know?
Iai Chop, Form One...
Kagetsu!
Counter!
Wow. This place is full of monsters.
Iai Chop, Form Seven...
Nichirin!
Did you swat a mosquito?
He's a beast.
Hey, are you goofing around?
Iai Chop, Form Two...
Gekko!
Everything seems to have gone perfectly.
It all went according to your plan, didn't it?
Yeah.
Amaterasu, Sho, Shinra, Inca, Nataku, me, and now that other one...
Today, all the Pillars were in one place.
Everything is in place.
Make the final preparations!
The day when this planet burns to nothing is nearly upon us.
Asakusa
Is he back?
Waka!
Wait, that's wrong.
Moonlite Mask!
Don't.
We've got injured. Look after them for me.
Looks like you made it out safely, Obi.
Is Shinra all right?
Yes. Can you take him?
His life isn't in any danger right now.
We've got severe injuries over here! Hurry!
Hang in there, Arthur!
We used first-aid spray to stop the bleeding!
Please get everything ready to treat him!
Carry that stretcher carefully! Don't shake it!
We'll check the rest of you soldiers, too! This way!
Thanks for taking us in.
If you hadn't arrived, we'd have gotten wiped out.
Well, we did exchange cups of sake with the 8th.
What happened between you and the empire?
Can you tell me what's going on?
The Holy Sol Temple and the Evangelist's crew have joined forces.
Because of that, the 8th is being cut off within the empire.
Looks like your instincts were right, Waka.
My instincts never work for gambling, but with this stuff...
Is what you just said true?
Yes.
Captain Burns of the 1st martyred himself.
You said a Demon Infernal got him, right?
Was it one of those doppelgangers that Hinawa was talking about?
But the responsibility for the crime of killing Captain Burns
will fall upon the 8th.
That way, the union between the empire and the White Clad will grow even stronger.
We're heading for the worst possible scenario.
Why did Burns go through with that battle?
To isolate the 8th even more?
No. That's not what that guy's made of.
Special Fire Grand Cathedral 1
Burns...
Rest in peace. Látom.
Prayin' in front of an empty casket like this is just...
Captain Burns' funeral was held at the 1st and nowhere else.
Killed in the line of duty, chasing wanted criminal Akitaru Obi.
That's what they said.
His cause of death was announced as murder by Shinra Kusakabe.
The 8th were treated as complete traitors...
and became enemies of the empire.
No way that's true!
Karim, do you remember the last thing Captain Burns said?
How could I forget?
Karim, Huo Yan.
All this time, I have devoted myself to prayer.
I can't change the way I live now.
You are the ones who can change this world.
Please think about what will happen next.
Look after this place while I'm gone.
I'm going to Fuchu to tell them this.
I'm sorry for being such an irresponsible, stubborn old geezer.
Special Fire Force Combine 5
Princess, where are you going?
Captain Burns was trying to change something.
We're going to protect the 1st that the captain built.
It's time for us to carry the responsibility now.
What are you planning to do?
I'm going back.
There's somewhere I have to go.
Back to the place that raised me.
That place is...
St. Raffles Convent.
Fire Force
Chapter 3
Fire Force
Chapter 3
St. Raffles Convent.
The crest of this convent is the cross of the Holy Sol Temple with flowering plants.
A hundred and thirteen girls with no relations
have been raised here as holy sisters.
The sisters offer prayers.
Every day, conscientiously, from the heart, and with gratitude to God.
They have three meals per day, in the morning, the afternoon, and the evening.
Nutritious vegetables that have bathed in the light of the sun are the main foods.
They are, of course, vegetables that the sisters have grown themselves.
The convent's crest, together with the sisters' customs,
created a tradition in which the sisters are named after flowers.
Sister Sakura, don't cause too much trouble.
Sister Clematis, don't be too picky about things.
Sister Sumire, please look after everyone over there.
The Ruins of St. Raffles Convent
Does the secret of the doppelgangers really lie here?
If it does, then why...
Kishiri, wait there.
I'm your guard. I can't be too far from—
Do not enter the convent, you filthy gravel.
What?
If anything happens, I'll call for you.
I came all the way out to the outskirts of the empire,
but she's just as cold as usual.
Hey, you done with your training?
When you get as good as me, that training is no sweat.
Anyway, what do you say to grabbing a meal?
I'm friends with the owner of the empire's hardest restaurant
to get a reservation at, you know.
I'll take you there as a special favor. What d'you think? Huh?
Um...
You're a man, and yet you constantly talk about yourself,
trying to make yourself look good.
The only girls who will be attracted to that are idiots.
What's this, now? Are you interested in what I'm saying?
And that hair is both disgusting and revolting, so get it cut.
An ugly man acting so desperately... It's unsightly.
Ugly?
I mean, it's nice not having to use a curling iron on my bangs every day.
This is proof that the captain cares about me, right?
Could it be that...
Gravel! Disgusting! Ugly man!
But the truth is...
She actually wubs me?
Gimme a hug! Hug me!
Oh, Captain!
He really is creepy.
You're more aggressive than I thought you'd be! More! It's so hot!
Why are there only creepy guys in the 5th?
Sister Clematis, this way!
Wait for me!
Sister Hibana!
They said there's a honeybee hive over there.
A honeybee hive? But that's dangerous.
That's why we want you to come, Sister Hibana!
Iris, you're coming, too, right?
Oh, but...
Will she be all right? It's dangerous for Sister Iris.
She'll be fine!
I'll protect her!
You feel safe, right?
It's at the top of that tree.
Is this really all right?
Let's approach with caution.
I've heard all about it.
Trying to get close to a bug's nest like this...
What harm does it do, Sister Sumire?
We're just going to take a little look.
So you say, but it's already time for prayers.
Save this for some other time.
Yes, Sister.
When we're done, let's come right back to see.
Sakura, are you serious?
I heard that!
Argh!
Sakura was always causing trouble.
It's so nostalgic.
She may have been a sister, but she was just a child.
Sister Sumire must have had a tough time, too.
The only ones left are me and Iris.
I swear on the flower language of the otogiriso plant...
I will avenge you!
There's nothing left of the buildings above ground.
Which means...
The Nether.
If there's a large pocket of air below the surface, the vibration frequency should drop.
But where?
The frequency dropped! There's no mistaking it.
There's a space under here!
This is... the dining hall?
There's an entrance to the Nether here.
It's somewhere the sisters would never approach.
The altar.
The sisters wouldn't have touched this without good reason.
Beneath this altar...
But how to move such a huge thing?
Gravel!
It didn't even shudder.
But... what was this altar again?
It's an altar for offerings!
Are you sure you used to be a sister?
Why are you two here?
We tried to get in touch regarding a certain incident.
In touch with me? And you came all the way out here?
There's something I want to ask you about doppelgangers.
You guys, too?
Blast that Kishiri, letting you through without permission!
Never mind. You can see the situation for yourselves.
I've deduced that there's something under this altar,
but I can't figure out what to do next. I'm stuck.
I'll figure something out.
Can you make flames under the altar?
Are you giving me orders?
I'll do it.
Don't. I'll do it.
Rose Whip!
Entangle!
Thermoacoustic cooling!
What's gonna come to light?
I knew it! Stairs leading underground.
Why would those be in a sacred convent?
It looks like the fire didn't affect anything down here.
Holy Sol, I beg your forgiveness.
There was a place like this underground here?
This goes against the doctrine of the Holy Sol faith.
It's just as we deduced, but I was hoping it wasn't true.
Eight pillars.
That's the same number as there are human pillars with the Adolla Burst.
This place reeks of something burnt.
Somewhere, there's something about the mystery of human combustion.
As I thought, the convent fire was set deliberately.
There must be proof of that here somewhere.
A book about plants?
There are instructional books on agriculture here, as well.
Captain Hibana, do you have any ideas about this?
Agriculture? How could that possibly connect?
The crest of this convent is the cross of the Holy Sol Temple with flowering plants.
No, I'm probably reading too much into things.
It's a book about bugs.
Plants and bugs... This place is full of books about mundane things.
They have three meals per day, in the morning, the afternoon, and the evening.
After taking the trouble to make this room,
all they left here are books about plants and bugs?
Nutritious vegetables that have bathed in the light of the sun are the main foods.
If, after the doppelganger experiments conducted here,
the sisters were turned into Infernals...
They are, of course, vegetables that the sisters have grown themselves.
But there aren't any hints about the concrete details of those experiments.
What happened here?
And now recipes for meals?
It looks like this was just for document storage.
What's wrong?
Could it be that for such a long time, we...
The convent's crest, together with the sisters' customs,
created a tradition in which the sisters are named after flowers.
Did you figure something out?
They were creating...
Like crops, giving the sisters flower names...
What are you trying to say?
So something did happen here?
Flower names and then bugs...
Bugs go with flowers, don't they?
Sister... Sumire?
Oh, so you remember the name "Sister Sumire"?
Sister Sumire
Why are you here?
To Be Continued
Fire Force Chapter 3
Next Time
Reading without permission again, are we, Sister Hibana?
And I've told you so many times that
you mustn't leave things out after you're done with them.
Episode 8
Holy Mother of Darkness
Next time, "Holy Mother of Darkness."
Return to the great flame of fire. Látom.