1. Many years ago,
mankind faced a divine furyCopy !req
2. In an event known as the
"Day of the Cataclysm,"Copy !req
3. our entire world was burned.Copy !req
4. The fire raged with an
intensity that threatenedCopy !req
5. to reduce mankind to ash.Copy !req
6. The places they lived,
the languages they spoke,Copy !req
7. the culture they had built.Copy !req
8. None could escape its wrath.Copy !req
9. [YONA, ARROW]
Látom.Copy !req
10. Haran has returned to the flame.Copy !req
11. He died a martyr.Copy !req
12. It was a small price to pay
for the birth of a new demon.Copy !req
13. No regrets.Copy !req
14. Also, the boy from Company
Eight with an Adolla BurstCopy !req
15. experienced an Adolla
Link with the demon.Copy !req
16. Then that settles it.
Yes, we must acquire him.Copy !req
17. For the Evangelist wills it.Copy !req
18. It's a waste for the Fire Force
to have an asset like that.Copy !req
19. There may be more to
this than it seems.Copy !req
20. I'll go along next time.Copy !req
21. A new team member
coming out of nowhere?Copy !req
22. It seems kind of sudden,
don't you think?Copy !req
23. Haijima strong-armed
one of their people throughCopy !req
24. since the Eighth doesn't
have its own science team.Copy !req
25. They're plotting something.Copy !req
26. That's a little harsh.Copy !req
27. After the whole
Evangelist incident,Copy !req
28. every company is
under Imperial orderCopy !req
29. to step up their scientific
investigations, right?Copy !req
30. I know we've been lagging
a bit in that area,Copy !req
31. but we were searching
out new members.Copy !req
32. In the meantime, Captain Hibana
has been providing usCopy !req
33. with all the support we need.Copy !req
34. Yeah, but that's
a bad habit to get intoCopy !req
35. and I'm sure a captain like her
has plenty on her plate already.Copy !req
36. Haijima saw a problem and
offered me as a solution.Copy !req
37. Therefore, I will now be servingCopy !req
38. as Special Fire Force Company
Eight's head scientist.Copy !req
39. The name's Viktor Licht.Copy !req
40. Smells like a rat
if you ask me.Copy !req
41. A proper Fire Force salute
should be performedCopy !req
42. with the right hand,
not the left one.Copy !req
43. Oh, uh. Not really my thing.Copy !req
44. I'm sorry.Copy !req
45. Those scientists, right?
Head in the clouds!Copy !req
46. So... indulge my curiosity!Copy !req
47. I simply have to see
your Adolla Burst!Copy !req
48. Ooh, show me! Ah, show me!Copy !req
49. Don't get touchy feely with him!Copy !req
50. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
51. My foot!Copy !req
52. Viktor Licht. Let's see.Copy !req
53. Advanced placement into
Tokyo Imperial University.Copy !req
54. Graduated at the top
of your class.Copy !req
55. Headed the applied
pyrokinesiology labCopy !req
56. at Haijima Heavy Industries.Copy !req
57. I must admit,
it's quite the resume.Copy !req
58. Hmm...Copy !req
59. What can I say? I'm brilliant.Copy !req
60. More like suspiciously
brilliant.Copy !req
61. This place is a dump.
Why would you wanna work here?Copy !req
62. Haijima kept me cooped
up in my lab all the timeCopy !req
63. and it was starting
to get stale.Copy !req
64. I thought if I joined an outfit
closer to the action,Copy !req
65. I might be able to get some
intriguing new dataCopy !req
66. out on the front lines,
so to speak.Copy !req
67. If I cause any trouble,
you can kick me out,Copy !req
68. but at least let
me join for now.Copy !req
69. Uhh...Copy !req
70. Looking at your staff list,
I'm a little worried.Copy !req
71. You guys don't have an
engineer yet, do you?Copy !req
72. It's nice that you have
a researcher now,Copy !req
73. but are any of you qualified
to service your vehicle?Copy !req
74. You gotta take care
of that stuff.Copy !req
75. Yeah, that's on the agenda.Copy !req
76. We have someone in mind already.Copy !req
77. Lieutenant, have you
been able to reach him?Copy !req
78. Vulcan? He hasn't replied.Copy !req
79. You're trying to recruit Vulcan?Copy !req
80. Are you taking this
seriously at all?Copy !req
81. Should I know him?Copy !req
82. The point is that nobody
can recruit him.Copy !req
83. Haijima, the Special Fire Force,Copy !req
84. he turns them all
away in an instant.Copy !req
85. But I'll tell you,
Vulcan's the real deal.Copy !req
86. He's a true "God of the Forge,"
just like his namesake.Copy !req
87. We may have to make a personal
trip to his workshopCopy !req
88. if we wanna get
through to him.Copy !req
89. I don't think that's
gonna work out for you.Copy !req
90. He hates Haijima with a passion,Copy !req
91. and he hates the Fire Force
as much for working with them.Copy !req
92. He'll send you packing
like everyone else.Copy !req
93. Okay, then.Copy !req
94. Shinra, I want you to head
to Vulcan's workshop.Copy !req
95. Take Iris and Arthur with you.Copy !req
96. Before we move
forward with anything,Copy !req
97. I need to know if this guy's
Company Eight material.Copy !req
98. You think we're good
to make that call?Copy !req
99. Why d'you wanna send us three?Copy !req
100. Vulcan is about your age,
so you might get along.Copy !req
101. Keep it casual, keep it honest,Copy !req
102. and don't let him think
you're trying too hard.Copy !req
103. [SHINRA, IRIS]
Yes, sir!Copy !req
104. I don't want this
to be too formal,Copy !req
105. so it's better if you
go in your civvies.Copy !req
106. That doesn't mean you
need to be cageyCopy !req
107. about who you are, though.Copy !req
108. If we come across as deceptive,
he won't trust us.Copy !req
109. Just try to say hello.Copy !req
110. If all the stories are true,
that may be hard enough.Copy !req
111. We'll show 'em some guts!Copy !req
112. Hm?Copy !req
113. The other companies
tried to tempt VulcanCopy !req
114. with promises of
money or status.Copy !req
115. The Eighth is just sending kids?Copy !req
116. I told you, Vulcan
loathes the Fire Force.Copy !req
117. This is a total waste
of your time.Copy !req
118. We're trying to change
the world here.Copy !req
119. We gotta do the impossible.
Let's try and see what happens.Copy !req
120. I just got hereCopy !req
121. and things are getting
interesting already.Copy !req
122. Well, this should be
as good a test as any.Copy !req
123. Let's see if you can help
us reach our goals or not,Copy !req
124. Company Eight.Copy !req
125. I've seen that animal
in a picture book.Copy !req
126. The big one with the long snout.Copy !req
127. Yeah. It's called
an elephant, right?Copy !req
128. That's it. I think?Copy !req
129. This place is really something.Copy !req
130. Excuse me!Copy !req
131. Maybe he's not at home.Copy !req
132. Or he's just ignoring us.Copy !req
133. I am the Knight King,
Arthur Boyle.Copy !req
134. Fire Soldier!Copy !req
135. How audacious of you to
disrespect the Knight King!Copy !req
136. It's the Fire Soldier
part he didn't like!Copy !req
137. Get lost!Copy !req
138. Owie!Copy !req
139. Hah. Slow-witted dolt.Copy !req
140. Eep!Copy !req
141. Hey! Stop screwing
with us and come out!Copy !req
142. You think your feeble
projectiles intimidate me?Copy !req
143. [YU]
Um, hello. Can I help you?Copy !req
144. Huh?Copy !req
145. [YU]
Uhh...Copy !req
146. Látom.Copy !req
147. I'm sorry for being so rude.Copy !req
148. We're here from Special Fire
Force Company Eight.Copy !req
149. I'm Shinra Kusababe,
First Class Fire Soldier.Copy !req
150. And I'm a hero, too.Copy !req
151. Another visit from another
Fire Force Company, huh?Copy !req
152. You're here to
recruit the master,Copy !req
153. but he won't let
you in, I assume?Copy !req
154. Hello? Master?Copy !req
155. I've returned with the
parts you asked for.Copy !req
156. Yu, I told you not to
call me "Master," remember?Copy !req
157. It's either "Vulcan" or
"Dirtbag." Take your pick.Copy !req
158. Vulcan, then.Copy !req
159. But, anyway, um, the parts that
you needed are in that bag.Copy !req
160. Hold on, dirtbag!Copy !req
161. Enough with the ca— Huh?Copy !req
162. What? There's
a second can assailant?Copy !req
163. I have nothin' to say to
you Fire Soldiers. Buzz off!Copy !req
164. He really doesn't like us, huh?Copy !req
165. Although I guess we were warned.Copy !req
166. We didn't even say anythingCopy !req
167. and he's already
picking a fight.Copy !req
168. Let's go. This isn't gonna work.Copy !req
169. [YU]
Hold on a sec!Copy !req
170. I'll hear you out.
If you guys'll talk to me.Copy !req
171. It almost sounds like he's
playing drums in there.Copy !req
172. Did Vulcan make all
this crazy stuff lyin' around?Copy !req
173. Yeah, pretty much.Copy !req
174. There's projects from his
father and grandfather, too.Copy !req
175. Wait, and you bring him parts?Copy !req
176. Is he forcing you to
do all his busywork?Copy !req
177. He doesn't have to
force me. I want to.Copy !req
178. It's not like official, but, uh,
I'm sort of Vulcan's apprentice.Copy !req
179. I've always liked
tinkering with machinesCopy !req
180. and I admire Vulcan's work,Copy !req
181. so I asked him if I could lend
a hand around the workshop.Copy !req
182. That was the plan, but I'm
mostly running errands now.Copy !req
183. So did something happen
to change things?Copy !req
184. [YU] Vulcan's talent
is the real deal.Copy !req
185. His work shows precision, speed,
and above all else, creativity.Copy !req
186. He's the ultimate technician,
with no weak points.Copy !req
187. I'm not really into the whole
skull thing, but whatever.Copy !req
188. Anyway, as you can imagine,
he's in high demand.Copy !req
189. From Haijima and you guys.Copy !req
190. But Vulcan turns everyone
away on the spot.Copy !req
191. Haijima wasn't too happy
about this, of course,Copy !req
192. so they pulled some strings,Copy !req
193. and now, no more merchants
will work with him.Copy !req
194. He can't get materials anywhere.Copy !req
195. [YU] But I've been able to get
him most of the parts he needsCopy !req
196. by running around to
different junk shops.Copy !req
197. I guess I'd hate Haijima,
too, if I were him.Copy !req
198. I dunno. He hates Haijima
and the Fire Force a lot.Copy !req
199. I haven't heard the details,
but it's quite the grudge.Copy !req
200. Trust me, we aren't like
the other companies.Copy !req
201. You have my word on that.Copy !req
202. Please. Can you at least
ask Vulcan to hear us out?Copy !req
203. Just this once.Copy !req
204. [YU]
Maybe you're right.Copy !req
205. I have to admit, you're
nothing like the othersCopy !req
206. who came to recruit him.Copy !req
207. I'll take you in.
It's worth a shot!Copy !req
208. Should we just barge
in without asking?Copy !req
209. Vulcan might yell at me
about it, but it'll be fine.Copy !req
210. Wait, it was
a machine all along?Copy !req
211. Owie! Another one?
How many—?Copy !req
212. Actually, that one
was thrown by Lisa.Copy !req
213. She lives here with Vulcan.Copy !req
214. Yu! Come on!Copy !req
215. You know better than to let
the Fire Force in here!Copy !req
216. [YU]
My arm! You're breaking it!Copy !req
217. I dunno about all the
banging, but he's fast!Copy !req
218. I've never seen that
technique before.Copy !req
219. All right! It's done!Copy !req
220. Why would you kick something
you just made across the floor?Copy !req
221. What if it breaks?Copy !req
222. A machine that breaks
from one kick is defective,Copy !req
223. far as I'm concerned.Copy !req
224. Hey! You little rats!
Who invited you in here?Copy !req
225. We wanna talk, that's all.Copy !req
226. Hey, Yu, what're you doin'?Copy !req
227. Bring some drinks already!Copy !req
228. Sir!Copy !req
229. Oh. Thank you.Copy !req
230. Yeah, right!Copy !req
231. Just five minutes, okay?Copy !req
232. I heard enough from the Fire
Force to last a lifetime.Copy !req
233. So get your ass outta my shop!Copy !req
234. Moron.Copy !req
235. Vul, looks like he's back.Copy !req
236. I'll handle it.Copy !req
237. Are you okay alone?Copy !req
238. It'll be fine.Copy !req
239. That's the captain of the Third!Copy !req
240. Their company is in
tight with Haijima.Copy !req
241. Does that mean they're gonna
nab Vulcan before us?Copy !req
242. No way.Copy !req
243. If Vulcan goes with them,Copy !req
244. there's no way his dream
will ever come true.Copy !req
245. How has business
been these days?Copy !req
246. Slow, it seems.Copy !req
247. You still have a
fondness for animals,Copy !req
248. like when you were a child.Copy !req
249. Tch.Copy !req
250. That was a dirty
trick you pulled!Copy !req
251. I know you're the one who cut
me off from my suppliers!Copy !req
252. You think that's gonna work?Copy !req
253. I needed to teach you
it takes more than blueprintsCopy !req
254. to build something.Copy !req
255. Stop being stubborn and join us.Copy !req
256. I assure you, you'll
have all the materialsCopy !req
257. you could ever dream of.Copy !req
258. I wouldn't even
change a lightbulbCopy !req
259. for your filthy company.Copy !req
260. This is your
final warning, Vulcan.Copy !req
261. If you fail to heed it,
you can only blame yourself.Copy !req
262. What, you gonna kill me?Copy !req
263. Like you did with my
dad and my granddad?Copy !req
264. What are you talking about?Copy !req
265. Piss off, you backstabber!Copy !req
266. Such a pity.Copy !req
267. All your talent wasting
away in this scrapyardCopy !req
268. when you could accomplish
so much more.Copy !req
269. Speaking of wasteful,Copy !req
270. your plan with the animals
will never work.Copy !req
271. Shut up!Copy !req
272. A child's dream.Copy !req
273. You sold off all your
dreams for money and power!Copy !req
274. What the hell do you know?Copy !req
275. You're not being
bold, you're being selfish.Copy !req
276. If you offered your
talents to the Empire,Copy !req
277. imagine how many lives
could be saved.Copy !req
278. Your dream is worthless, It's
too pathetic to even laugh at.Copy !req
279. What's your problem? I thought
I told you to get outta here.Copy !req
280. Sure it was smart to piss
off Haijima like that?Copy !req
281. It's not your
problem either way.Copy !req
282. Actually, it is.Copy !req
283. The Eighth was formed to
investigate the Fire ForceCopy !req
284. from the inside.Copy !req
285. We're not like the
other companiesCopy !req
286. who are tied down by
big organizations.Copy !req
287. The only thing we care
about is helping people.Copy !req
288. So talk to us. Maybe we
can help you, too.Copy !req
289. Who turned that thing on?Copy !req
290. Oops. Guess I must've
touched it someplace weird.Copy !req
291. We're having a serious
conversation here.Copy !req
292. Stop touching things
in weird places.Copy !req
293. What does this button do?Copy !req
294. Nothing good. Don't press it!Copy !req
295. What's your deal?Copy !req
296. Hey. How do you get
this thing to stop?Copy !req
297. Don't ask me!Copy !req
298. What's this one do?Copy !req
299. Uh! Get away from there!Copy !req
300. Boom.Copy !req
301. The elephant!Copy !req
302. What does this
little round guy do?Copy !req
303. Don't you dare.Copy !req
304. Oh. I'm sorry.Copy !req
305. How do you guys even function?
You're totally nuts!Copy !req
306. And I'm supposed to believe
you're Fire Soldiers?Copy !req
307. All right, fine.Copy !req
308. You're probably
gonna get in troubleCopy !req
309. if you go back
empty-handed, am I right?Copy !req
310. I won't join your team,Copy !req
311. but I will show you somethin'
to make your trip worth it.Copy !req
312. After that, you leave me alone.Copy !req
313. I'm listening.Copy !req
314. I haven't gotten to see
this in a long time.Copy !req
315. Hey. Should I bring
this with me or what?Copy !req
316. Just put it down.Copy !req
317. That's enough room.Copy !req
318. So what is it?
Some invention of yours?Copy !req
319. When I was little, I made this
with my dad and my granddad.Copy !req
320. Now shut up and watch.Copy !req
321. I wanna make things
people have never seen.Copy !req
322. I won't settle for
something ordinary.Copy !req
323. Not too bad, huh?Copy !req
324. Would you believe
that there used to beCopy !req
325. over 1.7 million species
of animals in the world?Copy !req
326. This is unreal.Copy !req
327. Those are
elephants, aren't they?Copy !req
328. What are those?Copy !req
329. Migratory birds.Copy !req
330. They used to fly from
continent to continent,Copy !req
331. but with the way things are now,Copy !req
332. there'd be nowhere
left for them to go.Copy !req
333. I don't understand
this feeling.Copy !req
334. But for some strange reason,
I can't stop crying.Copy !req
335. Amaterasu can only
generate enough powerCopy !req
336. for the Empire's people,Copy !req
337. so I wanna create
a new energy source.Copy !req
338. Something even stronger that
can bring the whole world back.Copy !req
339. And I'll bring all of the
animals who went extinctCopy !req
340. back to life with it.Copy !req
341. That's the dream
I'm fighting for.Copy !req
342. This is someone
who wants to use his powerCopy !req
343. to save lives in a way
no one else can.Copy !req
344. Captain Obi,
you had the right idea.Copy !req
345. Vulcan is perfect
for Company Eight.Copy !req
346. Every time I watch,
it blows me away.Copy !req
347. So, you guys,
what did you think?Copy !req
348. Honestly, it touched my heart.Copy !req
349. So cool.Copy !req
350. Listen, Vulcan,Copy !req
351. I know you'd love it
at Company Eight.Copy !req
352. Please stop by.Copy !req
353. Just talk to our captain
and you'll understand.Copy !req
354. Sorry.Copy !req
355. Nothing you say will
ever convince meCopy !req
356. to side with anyone
under Haijima's thumb.Copy !req
357. I'll find my own way.Copy !req
358. Same thing every time.Copy !req
359. So how did you meet Vulcan?Copy !req
360. Both my parents died in a fire.Copy !req
361. An Infernal destroyed my life.Copy !req
362. Later, my relatives died, too.Copy !req
363. I was about to be
put in a convent,Copy !req
364. but the last thing
I wanna be is a nun.Copy !req
365. Oh, I'm sorry.
You're not a nun, are you?Copy !req
366. Uh. It's fine.Copy !req
367. I ran away.
Straight off to nowhere.Copy !req
368. I had nothing.Copy !req
369. I wandered here to the
scrapyard looking for a placeCopy !req
370. where I could stay
outta the rain.Copy !req
371. Then Vulcan found
me and took me in.Copy !req
372. He has a kind heart, huh?Copy !req
373. Yeah, he does.
Too kind, maybe.Copy !req
374. Vulcan will take in anyone
who needs his help.Copy !req
375. And animals, too.Copy !req
376. He will work hard to take
care of all of them.Copy !req
377. Whose grave is this?Copy !req
378. [YU] Vulcan's father's and
his grandfather's, too.Copy !req
379. Both of them went Infernal
at the same time.Copy !req
380. That isn't something that
happens often, right?Copy !req
381. Vulcan thinks Giovanni had
something to do with it.Copy !req
382. And does he have a good
reason to suspect him?Copy !req
383. Vulcan's grandfather had
taken on two apprentices.Copy !req
384. One of them was Vulcan's father,
and the other one was Giovanni.Copy !req
385. Right after his father
and grandfatherCopy !req
386. died unnatural deaths,Copy !req
387. Giovanni went to
work for Haijima.Copy !req
388. That's something that was
forbidden by their master.Copy !req
389. Oh. Why was it forbidden?Copy !req
390. Something with his family.Copy !req
391. Apparently, they have a
bad history with Haijima,Copy !req
392. going way back.Copy !req
393. Nice chat, but I'd better
get started on Vul's dinner.Copy !req
394. I hate to say it, but you
really should give up.Copy !req
395. Sorry I couldn't
be more helpful.Copy !req
396. Don't say that. We just need—Copy !req
397. The time has come.Copy !req
398. Vulcan must be killed.Copy !req
399. It's that same feeling
I had back in Asakusa.Copy !req
400. That time, it was Lieutenant
Konro calling out for help.Copy !req
401. This time, it's Doctor
Giovanni out for blood.Copy !req
402. Anyway, I think this is a bust.Copy !req
403. Let's head back to the station
and see what's next.Copy !req
404. We can't leave Vulcan
on his own right now.Copy !req
405. Call it my "hero's intuition."Copy !req