VS. Special Fire Force Company 5 arc

The arc is the second story arc of the Fire Brigade of Flames series. It follows the confrontation between the 5th and 8th Special Fire Brigades. The arc takes place from Chapter #12 to present.

The Confrontation
As Setsuo gets taken away by the 5th Brigade, Princess Hibana glares at Shinra, causing him to collapse to the ground. She tells her subordinates to hold Shinra down while she lectures him on how to be respectful towards superiors. The woman orders Shinra to lick her shoe as Shinra acknowledges that what he had done was rude and apologises, however, the woman refuses to listen and repeats her order. When a member from the 5th Brigade pushes an innocent child away, Shinra, infuriated, is provoked to kick his opponents away with a twirling fire kick. He stands up and challenges the 5th Special Fire Brigade to a fight as the 8th Special Fire Brigade arrives at the scene. Hibana explains that she wishes to capture the Flame Human for research, to which Akitaru responds by asking whether the information will be shared. Hibana smiles and agrees, though Akitaru sees through her deceit. As a member from the 5th Brigade mocks Akitaru for not having fire manipulation abilities, Shinra and Arthur jump in to pick a fight with the boy, they are stopped. Maki then approaches the boy and delivers a corkscrew punch straight to his gut, followed by Akitaru thanking his squad.