At Company 8, an analysis of Joker's exploding ashes reveals that they are Infernal Ashes, made from the remains of dead Infernals. Maki sends Shinra and Arthur to rescue a dog in a tree, and they find that it is one of their mascots, Mamoru, who was "Hoorayed" by local youths. He says that since the fire fighter Setsuo Miyamoto killed four people on a spree, fire fighters have been unpopular with the citizenry. Later that day, after Miyamoto is found not guilty at his court case, he bursts into flames and becomes an Infernal. He goes on a rampage and Company 8 is called into action...