02x17 - Boys, Be Weak

[bunniefuu]

Mm hm. I get it. Mission accepted.

You do it, you big dummy. Curse you giant serpent.

Oh.

Joe. Fire rat. I'll protect you.

All right. Here you go. Give it a kick.

It seems really freaking tough. Please go away.

Radioactive decay is just not stopping. Radioactivity levels still climbing like crazy.

We got to end this quickly, Shinra.

Try to calm down, Nataku. Stop pressuring me.

Doing the best I can.

Please. Can't do anymore.

Another hundred. You're so amazing. Always working so hard.

And someday you're going to be a doctor

saving lives just like your father.

I know you can do it. You've

got such a bright future ahead of you.

No, Mom, you don't understand. I have to.

Because you expect so much. I mean,

remember that one time I got a bad grade?

What am I going to tell your father?

You're starting to let him slip. You're too easy on him.

I'm sorry, Mom. I'll try harder next time. I promise. Please.

Are you serious? Nataku is the third generation.

You're taking him to a Haijima facility.

Don't worry. I know you'll be home real soon.

You won't let a little flame get the best of you.

You've got this. You can do it right.

Yes, I can. You promise me? Yes, Mother.

Okay, Let's begin the experiment. We're hoping for something good today.

You can do it. Yes, Mom. I can do it.

I can do it. I can do it. I can do it. I can do it.

I can do it. I can do it. You can do..

It. You ready for a test with your Uncle Reaper today?

There's a chance that you might die, but you can do it.

Yes, sir, I will. Don't worry. I know I can do it.

I don't have a choice. I have

to be smarter. I have to be stronger. Nautico.

Just now. What was that? Such a weird feeling.

Take it easy, okay? Listen to me for just.

Stop looking inside my head. Don't let your power consume you.

It'll be okay because you're strong enough to be.

You bet I am. That's why I can do it.

I know I can. Just watch me.

The radiation level spiked. Shinra. Get out of there now!

You've got to be kidding me.

That's ridiculous. Amount of energy. It's insane.

I can see what's going to happen.

If that thing lands a direct hit,

it'll blast a crater km wide. There's no way..

We could run away from something that big.

You stay over here, sister, okay? Yes, sir.

Yeah. No, that won't help. You don't

have a snowball's chance right now. Take shelter at once.

How the hell are we going to get away from that?

Watch me. You'll see. I'm. It.

Out. No way I can do.

Because I have the power. I'm gonna blow this.

No one can stop me. No. Damn.

They must be protected.

No matter what the cost may be.

No way. Is the energy reflective power of tar on the reflector.

This is so much fun.

That's wild. Yeah. Maybe I went too far. Although pillars

and their protectors are all about teamwork.

Am I right? Clean it up. My mess. Sharon. He's.

Please. I'm here. Would it hurt for

you to listen to me just this one time?

I'm sick of all your whining. Just shut up already.

Her own. You know, man, I can see

everything that goes on in that big head of yours,

So stop worrying about me all the damn time, okay?

Damn it, all This is ridiculous. My life

is flashing before my eyes, and there she is.

I can't help but take my calling very seriously.

That's why I have no other choice.

I will protect the pillars. Even if it costs me my life.

Oh.

Seriously.

Okay. Oh, no.

Yeah.

I can't move a muscle.

You'll have to stop the sixth pillar for me.

That was close. That was way too close.

We were seconds away from having all

the weak people in the city just wiped out at once.

You. You almost took them from me.

And after this, Haijima is going to owe

me one hell of a bonus. I could do it.

Current all.

Oh, wow. He cut through my flaming one. It's not demon class.

But that armor is still insanely tough. I know.

Don't get stronger. Hear me? I'm disappointed in you. You're just hopeless.

Please don't say things like that. I'll do it, I promise.

I know that I can see you now,

and it's going to be super easy for me.

You can do it.. Right, son. I know you'd never let me down.

Yeah, I can. Just watch me, Mom.

Oh, no. Everything will be okay, Mom.

So. Please. I know I can handle it. I have to.

You can do it. Yes, I can. You can do it.

I got fired up. You can do it.

Reach the stars. Come on. You can do it.

Oh, I have to do it. I just have to.

Oh, it's a mom. I gotta do it.

Can't stop.

Let me go, Corrado.

This isn't all I've got in me. I can do better.

I'm stronger. Everybody's expecting something from me.

I can't let them down. I can do..

It. Okay. Not now. But why? You.

Everyone else want me to use my adult lovers thing, don't you?

So just let me. I won't fail you. I swear, I could do more.

You've done enough. But that's what you want.

Don't get stronger. That's all I want.

What? Why are you saying that? Because

I like to bully the weak.

You're still just a kid, aren't you?

You don't need to be stronger.

Are you saying you don't expect anything from me?

I want to do this. I want to be that.

I'm going to become whatever. That kind

of thinking makes little brats get stronger too soon.

What's the big rush, anyway? I think

you should hang on to that weakness and vulnerability.

The very thing that makes me want to bully you.

It's such a fleeting thing. Which is why it's rare and precious.

What I want is for you to stay as weak as you are now.

I can't believe it. I've never heard anything like that.

Mom and Dad always expected so much out of me.

They always said you can do it right.

But when I couldn't do something, they would be so disappointed.

It made me feel terrible.

I was so scared of letting them down.

Now this crazy man in my head won't leave me alone.

You're still just a weak little kid.

Tell me, is it okay for me to be weak? Yeah.

I'd like you to be weak enough for me to pick on.

Thank you so much.

Huh? The radiation levels are finally dropping.

Colonel stopped him. % of people out

there would take one look at this

and say it's a weird relationship.

But for those of us in the minority,

this is the best thing that could happen.

Seems to me that we found the sixth Pillars protector.

I'm completely exhausted. Let's leave the kid with.

At least for the time being.

You can stay right here for now,

because, after all, I can see your future.

They just left.

The battle that day

between the eighth Haijima and the White-clad was over for now.

people lost their lives. The official

statement to the public said that an

accident occurred during an burst experiment.

It ended up leaving a huge crater on the moon.

But since the people of Earth had

already dealt with the catastrophic damage of the great cataclysm,

nobody made that big of a fuss about it.

There are still kids being held at the hygienic laboratory.

All companies could really do was urge

Haijima to stop their extreme experiments and

quit trying to create h*tler bursts.

I was surprised it was Kurono who stopped Nautico.

Basically, all I did was stand around and watch it happen.

That guy is super messed up, but somehow

he seems to be a good partner for keeping Nataku balanced mentally.

This investigation was to find a link between Haijima and the evangelist.

But seeing how this all played out,

it doesn't look like there is one.

And now, today, Inspector leaked. Captain Obi

and I were all summoned to Haijima.

To have a discussion about what went down. Come in.

President Haijima, thank you for bringing us here.

Regarding the recent incident, I have this to say.

You have really stepped in it this time.

Do you expect to survive in the Empire

after making an enemy of Haijima?

Is that some kind of thr*at? I would consider continuing

our battle as a waste of time and resources.

Instead, I think it'd be best to

form an alliance against the evangelist.

If you would agree to work with Haijima against our common enemy,

I'd be willing to rescind the execution

order that's been placed on Inspector Leaked.

Tell me what's going to happen to Nataku.

You're the crewman with the Adolla burst, are you not?

Agree to aid us in our research

and I'll make this pledge to you.

The experiments we do in the children's facility will change.

I think this is a fair deal as it is.

But I'll go a step further. How about I drop all the charges

against you? Only have you..

Forgotten that you were the one who started this whole fight, Sir.

Don't let your emotions get the best of you.

We're discussing matters of great importance, ones

that will affect the very future of the Empire.

I assume you must know the function of Company eight.

We carry out internal investigations into matters concerning the special fire force.

We suspect that Haijima is somehow connected

to the evangelist. You're hiding something about Amaterasu.

We have learned that there were non-humans

involved in the founding of the Holy Soul Temple.

And since these beings were tied to the evangelist,

then it would come as no surprise that Haijima shared these ties.

The Holy Sol Temple worked together with Haijima to build Amaterasu.

You're saying Haijima does have a connection to the evangelist?

So you were aware there was a person inside Amaterasu?

Yes, of course. After all, Amaterasu is powered

by a human being that possesses an adolla burst.

But so what if it does? Just

shutting it down is not an option.

The entire Tokyo empire has been built

upon the sacrifice made by one person.

If we chose to cease its operation,

then what would become of our countrymen who depend on it?

If their energy source were to suddenly

vanish, surely rampant chaos would ensue.

The Evangelist's adherents just att*cked our facility.

Does this incident not disprove your theory

that we're somehow in league with them?

Haijima has a great deal of influence over Company three.

Dr. Giovanni has proven ties with the evangelist..

No matter with the third is extremely unfortunate.

But remember that % of the Empire's population works for Haijima.

It would be an impossible feat to keep track of all of them.

The evangelist is attempting to monopolize control over a dollar bursts.

That is becoming a nuisance for us.

You'll be wise to destroy them and stop this haijima witch hunt.

Want to tell us why Haijima wants in a dollar burst so badly.

It's in order to power a second amaterasu.

Do you not value human lives? Having

an idola burst doesn't make you less of a person, but..

It does make it possible to save

million of your fellow men.

Amaterasu is what keeps this entire empire from collapse.

I'll ask you as one possessing an adolla burst.

If you could give your life in

order to save million others,

would you not make that sacrifice?

Since you became a fire soldier, it would

seem you've already made the decision to pay

the ultimate price to save another.

I would proudly lay down my life

if the sacrifice of one fire soldier

was all it took to save everyone.

No Shinra. Fire soldiers lives are valuable.

I mean, you can't really expect to

save anybody's life if you're dead.

Matter of fact, you might be able

to save more than million people if you keep at it.

There is another way. I'm going to build my own generator.

One better than Amaterasu. And no one

has to die. Hey, hold it, pal.

Now, don't you worry, Shinra. There's no way

I'm going to let you be sacrificed by these ghouls.

A member of the Joseph family that built Amaterasu.

That's so All right. Let him in. Hands off.

So you're the top dog around here, huh?

You claim you can build a generator

superior to Amaterasu That requires no sacrifice. Yeah.

All I want is to bring the world back to life.

And we're going to need way more than Amaterasu to do that.

We're not sacrificing shinra no matter what.

I'm going to protect him if it's the last thing I do.

Thank you, guys. Really? Sharon did say

that the pillars all had their protectors.

And it looks like mine is everybody at the eighth.

Well, that's quite a bold claim. If

you can make good on your plan,

that would be a dream come true for Hajime as well.

We'll back you %. That also goes for the eighth.

Tell me this. You sure you can do it? Hell, yes, sir.

There's only one condition. We all have

rights equal to the proportion of our investment.

Just give me the materials I need,

and you can own the whole thing.

I'm saving the world, not cashing in.

It's settled then. Haijima might only be motivated by turning a profit,

but I don't think they have any connection to the evangelist.

So I guess we're going to be working with them.

So what's going on with Nataku?

He's just fine. He's taking part in another dollar burst experiment today.

You mean you're still torturing him? We're

taking great care with the boy. There's no need to worry.

You've learned how to control your flame pretty well, huh? Noah.

I'm still scared without my fireproof cloak.

Well, that's all right. You can do this. Yes, I can.

All right. Are you

ready to play with your Uncle Reaper again today? I am.

Just try to relax. Stay nice and weak for me.

Please. Oh. Oh.

Yes, sir.

The Holy Sol Temple has provided salvation to those

who fear the terror of the flame.

But something bothers me. A great soul

has my faith and devotion to you. Been a mistake?

Will you pray with me? Next time

on Fire Force Season two Episode The Holy

Woman's Anguish Returned to the Great Flame of Fire. LatAm.