Okay. Time to kill you and take that Kaiju power.
I need to beat it here!
No! He failed again!
I can't transform.
Crap...
Farewell, Kaiju No. 8—
K-Kikoru!
Episode 15 The Strongest Division
Can you transform?
No. I keep trying, but it doesn't work.
I see.
Is No. 9 doing something to jam it...?
Here it comes!
Kafka Hibino!
I'll hit it hard and render it immobile.
If it's doing something to jam your transformation,
it'll be ineffective while it repairs itself.
I hate to say it, but I need your power to defeat it.
Roger!
Hey, no fair.
All right...
I'll do this, then.
There's no way to predict what this guy will do!
Kikoru!
One down.
Huh?
I'm done watching helplessly as I lose something...
This time... I'm going to save them.
She's smiling at the cheering crowd
after another successful Kaiju neutralization mission!
She's a true valkyrie on the battlefield, carrying Numbers Weapon 4,
one of the Defense Force's mightiest weapons!
Actually, I, Miyamo, am also a fan of hers.
Hey, isn't that Kikoru-chan's mommy?
Oh, I wasn't listening.
Really? Wow!
Your mom's the strongest out of anybody!
Yup! That's my mommy!
I'm home!
Welcome home, ma'am.
I'm so tired...
Mommy! Welcome home!
Hey, Kikoru.
Your mom's tired.
Now you've done it!
Were you a good girl?
Listen! Listen!
We were watching TV today at school, and everybody said you were super cool!
Was everybody okay?
Yup!
That's great!
Did you get hurt?
Yeah. Today's Kaiju was pretty tough.
But I'm fine.
Mommy.
I'm going to join the Defense Force to help you!
All right. Then when you're in trouble, Kikoru...
Mommy will come help you!
The mass Kaiju attacks caused by the appearance of Kaiju No. 6 have resulted in serious damage.
And the loss of Hikari Shinomiya, captain of Division 2,
has cast a shadow on all our hearts.
Without her brave sacrifice, the damage would've been far greater.
Condolences are pouring in from around the globe,
and temporary memorials have been set up all over the country.
Liar... liar...
I'm such a liar...!
I said I'd help you, Mommy, but...
I'm sorry!
Daddy...
I'm sorry, Mommy.
I couldn't save you, but instead, I'll become the strongest...
And when I'm on the battlefield...
I'll save everybody, like you would do!
...I won't let anyone die!
The head of the ant?!
No! Her footing!
Kikoru!
Squadron-Style Ax Technique Number Six...
Daruma Dropper!
Now!
Right!
My comrade gave me this chance...
So I'm finishing things here, no matter what!
Kaiju No. 8 has failed to transform again!
No... No. 9 had nothing to do with this.
No. 8 seems to be struggling.
This is why I was opposed to the whole thing.
We have no choice but to move to plan B...
I'll go.
I can't let one rookie handle this forever.
Unleashed Combat Power: 98%.
Captain Narumi is at full power!
Designating the surrounding area as off-limits!
A blade that burns as it cuts.
I should fall back and shoot him...
Oh... so that's your unique weapon.
A combination of both blade and gun. No openings, either close up or far away.
But...
I've already learned how to deal with it.
It spread its body out like roots?
Captain Narumi!
It's evolving during battle.
Yes.
It looks nothing like what was in the Third Division's report.
It learns from interactions with humans, continually changing...
This Kaiju is like a virus.
Something we've never seen in any other Kaiju. It's a threat.
Well, that's scary.
But don't worry!
I'm a bigger threat than it is.
Huh? He's unhurt?
Now...
Now that my suit's warmed up...
It's time for the hunt to begin.
What happened to your eyes? They look like a Kaiju's...
I thought I'd figured out that attack...
Retina 0001.
Gen Narumi's other unique weapon.
The oldest Numbers Weapon in Japan, created from the retinas of Kaiju No. 1.
Strange...
I thought I'd figured out those attacks, but I can't dodge them.
He's going faster?
No, he's not...
He's attacking...
the spot I'm moving to?
Kaiju No. 1 had the power to see the future.
It could visualize the signals that appear within the brain
when a living creature is about to move.
It could realize where a person was going before that person even knew themselves.
The records say...
that the attacks of this terrifying Kaiju could not be dodged.
I see it.
So that's your core.
No... I can't learn fast enough...
Squadron-Style Gunsword Technique Number Two - Slash Salvo!
Captain Narumi has taken down the Honju!
Splendidly done.
Now it's your turn,
Kafka Hibino.
This is...
fear.
Fear of... being swallowed up by the Kaiju...
Fear of killing my friends...
My own fear...
So that's it.
Don't...
Don't underestimate me!
And not just me!
Captain Ashiro!
Vice-Captain Hoshina!
Reno and the rest of the new recruits!
And more than anything, you yourself!
We're the Defense Force...
Don't underestimate us!
Yeah...
I'm an idiot.
Somebody so strong and cool...
There's no way a loser like me could kill them.
Believe...
in your comrades!
Sheesh.
You're always so slow.
Kafka Hibino!
We can't let the battlefield get any bigger.
Don't let them escape the neutralization zone!
Tch...
There's too damn many of them. We need something to turn the tide...
Report!
On the west side of the neutralization area...
Kaiju No. 8 has appeared!
There we go.
Maybe sending Shinomiya was the right move.
Move to Operation Phase 2!
Roger!
Now let's see how it goes...
Oh, I knew it.
You were Kaiju No. 8 after all.
The dead Yoju...
It was still hiding its power?
Thanks, Kikoru.
I still can't believe in myself like I'd want to.
But...
I can believe in all of you, 100%!
You can, huh?
So, can I let you handle the ants?
You're making me fight the wimps instead of the big guy.
So if you don't win, I'll kill you.
Right.
I'll go kick its ass.
I owe you for last time, Kaiju No. 8.
I've learned a lot since then.
Now I'm capable of killing you...
Oh, this is the ant's!
Well, whatever.
From the look of how you fought Kikoru,
your core's down there too, right?
Seeing that, I thought to myself...
I haven't brought out No. 8's power at all.
It's ironic.
After letting it take me over...
I know how to use my body better than before.
Gotcha!
Get ready.
What happened?
This time, you won't escape.
Is he...
different somehow?
This is the real...
Kaiju No. 8...
Incredible.
Soshiro Hoshina's "Hoshi Night Japan"!
Here's this week's guest!
Kikoru Shinomiya has arrived!
Okay, here's today's letter.
This is from someone whose radio name is "Kikorukko-san."
"Why are you so perfect, Kikoru-chan?"
Sure, I'm pretty, and athletic,
and I skipped grades to be the youngest to graduate
from California Neutralization University at the top of my class!
Can you speak any languages other than English?
What did you say?
That's Arabic.
"As long as I'm here, I won't let you skip any letters!"
Wow!
Am I really that perfect?
You'd be more perfect if you weren't like that.
See you next week on "Hoshi Night Japan"!
To Be Continued