Neutralization Special Advanced Course Semester 2 Midterm Results 1 Iharu Furuhashi 2 Ken Saito 3 Sota Kono 4 Takeru Matsuo 5 Aya Nozomu
Furuhashi again?
Iharu Furuhashi
Damn it!
No point trying to compete with him.
He could get top scores at a neutralization university if he wanted to.
Back in technical school, nobody could touch me.
My brain absorbed everything I was taught.
And my body became stronger and stronger each day I trained.
I couldn't even guess how strong I could be someday.
I even got excited, thinking about how tough I could be.
Mina Ashiro.
Gen Narumi.
Isao Shinomiya.
I believed I could be on par with them...
I never doubted that.
Activating Numbers Weapon 6.
Form assimilation, nerve synchronization, both normal.
Hey, is he okay?
He never had a chance.
Episode 19 Wall
Sectors M through R have been sealed off.
Evacuation complete within 5 kilometers.
Sectors A through N have also been locked down.
All Kaiju within the neutralization zone have been surrounded.
Roger.
Good work.
How's Ichikawa-kun doing?
He all set?
Brainwaves all clear.
No. 6 cells within normal parameters.
Ready to go whenever.
So this is the No. 6 suit...
It still hasn't been unleashed...
And just being next to it, it feels cold enough to freeze me!
I didn't think he'd be able to get his numbers
up to actual combat levels in a single month.
I was trying to do the usual old-guy thing of "Ask the young guy
to do the impossible to teach him that reality's harsh."
In a normal company, you'd be begging HR to keep your job.
The data from the Third Division shows
he's been growing incredibly fast since joining up.
Right now, his unleashed combat power is well below Kikoru Shinomiya,
but his is climbing much faster than hers.
Is that what you call a genius, maybe?
But actual combat doesn't work like training.
Ichikawa-kun.
You're going to work with a platoon to take out the Honju.
It's a mole type 67.
It first appeared in '67, and appears in this area in roughly five-year intervals.
Its fortitude is 6.4.
If I don't think you can handle it, I'll neutralize it myself.
Okay. Let's see if you're really worthy to use No. 6.
Roger!
Begin the Bunkui Pass Neutralization Operation.
He's fast!
Damn it! I can't be saving my strength!
Full power! I'm keeping up!
As I've said in the past, Numbers Weapons put enough
stress on your body to shorten your lifespan.
Ten minutes.
While you're still proving yourself, I'm setting a time limit for you.
I don't have a lot of time.
I need to get results with the time I've got!
A Yoju!
I'll dodge its charge and shoot from the side!
He can't control the ice!
Iharu-kun!
Okay. It's fine.
I can fight.
I'm saving you, dumbass.
I can fight them, too!
Stay calm... Just like in training..
He froze himself in place?
How is he so impossible?!
Furuhashi! Pay attention! Above you!
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
Why... Why can't I defeat a Yoju like this with one hit?
It all started to fall apart once I actually joined up.
My grades stopped going up at all.
I saw real talent for the first time...
And every day, I realized I didn't have it.
I struggled and struggled and struggled...
But I didn't get closer to them.
I got further away.
And then the real monster
appeared out of nowhere...
Furuhashi!
Furuhashi-kun, don't push yourself too hard.
Sometimes it's important to retreat, too.
Damn it... I'm pathetic...
Thank you, Iharu-kun.
You helped me collect myself.
Wait...
I'll take care of the rest.
Don't leave me behind...
Ichikawa has engaged the Honju.
Readying full combat potential unleash!
Full unleash...
Unleashed combat power, 43%.
I-Incredible.
No good...
Its skin is much harder and regenerates much faster than the Yoju...
I can't reach the core like this.
More... I need more power!
Unleashed combat power has risen to 46%!
He's growing as he fights!
No, he's...
More... I need more power...
Unleashed combat power at 51%.
Are you okay, Ichikawa?
I'm fine.
If anything, my head feels clearer than ever.
Reno...
That's not good.
More.
I need more power...
The Honju has changed form.
The enemy's serious, too.
If I was stronger...
Senpai... and Iharu-kun...
wouldn't have suffered!
I have to do it.
He's fast.
Ichikawa has destroyed the enemy's uniorgan.
He's strong. But...
His blood pressure is rising... I'm seeing muscle tears in six places!
Those movements clearly exceed what his body is capable of...
His body can't take this!
No. 6 has made him lose control?!
No. That's who Ichikawa-kun really is.
When a Numbers Weapon user
synchronizes with the massive energy and cells of a Daikaiju,
it massively boosts the amount and speed of neurotransmitters in the brain.
As a result, the wielder's true nature, and their true desires, are magnified.
Depending on their personality, it may cause their destruction.
But... that never happened during training!
That's the scary thing about real combat.
Extreme stress on both the mind and body causes the unexpected to happen.
Especially with the No. 6 weapon, built from the strongest Kaiju in history.
The stress on both mind and body is on a whole other level.
If you can't control yourself,
I won't be able to let you use it, Ichikawa-kun.
When Reno failed to use the No. 6 weapon...
A part of me felt relieved.
I...
I'm an awful person.
What is this?
It hurts...
I have to be the one to do it. I have to be the one to do it. I have to be the one to do it.
My whole body hurts...
But it won't stop...
It's not enough. It's not good enough.
I can't control my own thoughts...
More... More... More... More...
I need more power!
A 50-meter radius around Ichikawa has been frozen!
He's attacking anything in range, no matter what it is!
Oh no!
We can't help him!
He's refusing to let others help?
His sense of responsibility is incredible.
But...
Thirty-five percent of the Honju's body is frozen.
He's attacking faster than it can regenerate...
But Ichikawa...
now has 16 muscle tears.
And four bone fractures!
He can't keep this up...
Left tibia fractured!
He's finished!
Ichikawa-kun.
That's it.
I'll join the battle.
Toko-chan, go back up Ichikawa-kun.
Roger.
N-No...
Weak. Weak. Weak.
I'm going to lose again...
I'm so weak...
Weak. Weak. Weak. Weak.
I... I can't...
save anyone...
Weak. Weak.
Reno!
Furuhashi-kun?
Wait, Captain Ogata!
Give Reno...
Give Reno and me just a little more time!
Furuhashi-kun, that area is dangerous right now.
Get out of there.
Toko-chan, what's his unleashed combat power again?
The records say it's 24%.
That's 24%?
He's an incredible guy!
He's always honest, and hard-working, and he cares about his comrades...
It's enough to make you jealous!
I know he'll pull it off.
Right?!
Right?
Right...
Right, Reno?
I-Iharu-kun?!
Why...
You're finally awake?
Just listen, then!
I got the captain to give us time!
Right now, our senpai are distracting the Honju!
You're going to defeat it, right?
So you can officially use the No. 6 suit!
I'll get the core to a point where you can attack it!
Strike it from range!
But then...
You'll be in danger!
Don't underestimate me!
You try to do everything yourself!
You're younger than I am, so just shut up and rely on me!
Iharu-kun...
you really are amazing.
Whenever I'm afraid...
You always get me looking forward again.
All right.
I'm counting on you.
Good.
Don't miss my signal.
Right.
This neutralization mission's going into overtime.
Let's get started!
Soshiro Hoshina's "Hoshi Night Japan"!
Today's guest is these guys!
Hello, everyone. I'm Reno Ichikawa.
Iharu Furuhashi!
I've got a question all lined up. Here we go.
Radio name "I Watch Movies on My Day Off."
"I'm in love with a coworker. They're my age, and we never really got along,
but I fell in love over a sudden show of kindness.
But I can't talk to anybody about it
because of the relationship we have and our position in our company."
They're asking what they should do.
Was this really a letter sent to "Hoshi Night Japan"?
Somebody asked Vice-Captain Hoshina for advice on romance?
I didn't quite catch that, Ichikawa.
It's nothing!
Hey, Reno!
Doesn't that make you curious?
What's someone who's whole life is work going to say to a question like that?
G-Good point.
First, we'll give a quick answer and then pass it off to the vice-captain!
Roger!
You two seem to be whispering to each other.
You know we're live, right?
S-Sorry...
It's someone who fell in love with a coworker, right?
The only thing to do here is proclaim your love and see what happens, right?
Seems a little rash...
That's just like you, Iharu-kun.
What do you think then, Reno?
I think they should give it time.
Go to dinner a few times and see how things play out before you make your move.
They'll never get anywhere like that!
Right, Vice-Captain?
Nice pass, Iharu-kun!
But everyone's love is different.
I once heard there are 200 different kinds of love.
Oh, we're all out of time!
See you next week on "Hoshi Night Japan"!
In the end, we still didn't learn anything...
To Be Continued