Mystic Christmas Episode 5 Part 2

Tetsuya starts having a flashback to a time when he was younger. On that day, the snow fell silently down on that holy night. Tetsuya doesn’t really remember how he lived his life back then, but he feels like he drifted from house to house with people he met in the shopping district. It was probably about that point in his life that he understood that those who were with him that found their own lives would leave him.

Black Ded greets Tetsuya and says he came to see him again this year. Tetsuya got into a lot of fights and gambling at this point, and Ded says that he came to give stuff to the guy everyone recognized as a bad boy. He laughs as he hands over a big piece of coal.

Tetsuya thought it was some sort of joke at first, but he heard that Black Santas give out coal, potatoes, animal guts and other such things as punishment for naughty children. But anyways Tetsuya thanks Ded for it, saying he can make a good profit pawning it off to the store of some guy he knows. Ded finds his cheek amusing and laughs about how determined Tetsuya is.

Tetsuya decides to ask if Ded gets tired of the same old routine every year. Ded comments on Tetsuya getting harsher tongues over time but says he doesn’t and would never. While Ded might always look the same to Tetsuya, Ded always sees Tetsuya changing every time. Tetsuya is quiet at first before suggesting that Ded gets him a real present sometimes.

Ded says he can’t do that because Santas don’t give presents to bad kids. Tetsuya clicks his tongue at this, but has a different question. He asks just what is a naughty kid? Is it what everyone else thinks? Ded laughs at how clever Tetsuya is and confirms it, saying that a bad kid is whatever the majority of the world says is one.

Tetsuya says he’s probably always going to be a bad kid then since he likes his way of life. He doesn’t care about fighting, gambling, or the law and decides to just live as he pleases. He decides how his life goes and sneers at the thought of changing to fit anyone else’s ideas. Ded responds that that means they’ll be meeting again, sucks to be him.

Tetsuya then starts narrating about how he didn’t care whether Ded was Santa or Black Santa. To him, Ded was that weird old man who always comes by every year at Christmas to give him some weird ass thing and talk for forever. Then he says it’s just a memory from when he was younger.

Things tune back to the present as Tetsuya, Ibaraki, and Tetsugyuu rave at how good Tomte’s food is. Tomte prompts them to dig in while everyone exhales happily between each bit they eat. Tetsugyuu compares this to suddenly being married and feels kind of bad about being taken care of like this. Tetsuya points out that he’s still eating through a lot and should actually hold back if he wants to leave something for customers.

Tomte assures them it’s fine since Tetsuya already told him to make a lot of food. Ibaraki mentions liking the meatballs and asks for more. Tomte says it’s called köttbullar with thick sauce covering it and is happy he thinks so. It’s also popular at the Santa School dorms.

Tetsuya asks about the sweet porridge. It’s not bad, but Tetsuya says he can’t get used to it. Tomte says it’s julgröt, or Christmas porridge, which is thick porridge with milk and cinnamon in it. Ibaraki comments on thinking rice as sweet is weird, but then he remembers that there is a sweet rice confection out there. Tetsugyuu likes the porridge though. Tomte is delighted and says it’s awesome how thick and sticky it is.

Tetsuya is a bit weirded out as he asks if Tomte likes thick and sticky things. He says that the Outlaws would associate that description more with bloodshed and social relationships instead of food. Tomte notes that words mean different things under different environments.

Some time later, Tetsugyuu is full and thanks Tomte for the food as he says Christmas food isn’t that bad. Tomte admits that what he knows is really winter solstice food, and that it’s for a similar holiday to Christmas known as Yule. Ibaraki is kind of interested as he says he doesn’t know much about other worlds. But neither of those holidays exist in his world, so it’s all good.

Tomte asks the Outlaws if they’d ever be sad if Christmas stopped being a thing. Tetsuya seems sad before answering that they wouldn’t since all it is is a tool for them to get customers. They only bother dressing up because it makes others happy. Tomte goes oh as he notes that Christmas wouldn’t matter much in that case.

Tetsuya is confused that Tomte would accept that since he’s supposed to be a Santa School student. Tomte says he’s now actually glad Tetsuya said what he said. At the moment he can’t bring himself to innocently accept Santa. Tetsuya asks Tomte about being a Santa School student that hates Santa, though Tomte gets frantic as he denies that.

Tomte insists that as someone raised by Ded he could never hate him. He insists that no one could hate Santa since he’s loved by everyone and gives happiness to everyone. Tetsuya looks on quietly, and Suzuka walks over to talk to him about how tired he must have been to go looking for customers last night.

Tetsuya is surprised Suzuka is talking to him, and she passes on a message from Marchosias the townie with the kid: thank you for last night. Suzuka also says Santa will probably visit them, though the rest of the punks in town are out of luck.

Tomte tries to ask what they’re talking about, so Ibaraki tells him that most of the people living in Kabukicho are bad kids who caused some sort of huge trouble outside. Suzuka says they won’t get presents from Santa because of that, but they still follow the holiday activities anyways. Tetsgyuu adds that they’ll dress up like Tetsuya did and hand out presents themselves.

Tomte is happy to hear that Tetsuya does that and starts asking if he likes Santa after all, but Tetsuya denies that. He also agrees that giving to presents to bad kids is not what Santa does, even if he’s dressed for the part. Since Tomte is a part of the Santa School Tetsuya points out that he should know this.

Tomte asks what Tetsuya is, but Tetsuya says he doesn’t care what anyone thinks about Santa. He just does what he pleases and everything else can suck it. When Tomte tries to talk to him some more, Tetsuya is put off by the puppy dog eyes look he’s making and asks what’s up. Tomte then says he wants to know about him some more and listen to what he has to say. He still feels uncertain, though he’s not sure why yet.

Tetsuya sighs over what a pain Tomte is, then says he has a principle that he lives his daily life by. If Tomte wants to follow him, then he can just do whatever he wants. Tomte asks where he is going, so Tetsuya mentions it’s a certain place by the Shinjuku police station that he goes to after work.

Scene shifts to a sauna room as Tomte comments that coal saunas are nice too, then expresses amazement that there’s a place like that in Shinjuku. Tetsuya says he’s known of the place since forever, and that he lets his pent up worries melt away there. Tomte laughs that Tetsuya would describe it that way too. Tetsuya laughs back and tells him to stop nitpicking.

Tomte then starts talking to Tetsuya about how he doesn’t know what it is he should do from now on. It would have been easier to stay as a good kid, but his darker feelings are stuck in him. He blames himself and can’t stand how much it hurts. Tetsuya seems surprised as Tomte shudders a little, and just as he starts to say something to him, you enter the room and find Tomte. You also express surprise Tetsuya is here too.

Moritaka is happy to find Tomte, who in turn is surprised to see you guys. Tetsuya takes a moment to recognize you, and you suggest to Tomte that you all go back since people are waiting for him. You can also ask if anything happened. Tomte starts insisting he can’t go back, and as you try to ask what’s wrong, Tetsuya sticks up for Tomte and says he’s one of them.

You say Tetsuya’s name, ask about him calling Tomte one of them, or just quietly react. Tetsuya takes issue with you being in Kabukicho again and refuses to believe you don’t know about their rules. Tetsugyuu shows up and says it’s okay because Gyoubu gave permission, but Tetsuya says he shouldn’t accept everything the higher ups say without question.

Tetsuya threatens to start a fight, but he admits to not wanting to cause a scene in a business he regularly goes to and deal with the others’ reactions. Tomte tries to apologize for all the problems he’s causing to him, but Tetsuya waves it off and tells him to sit behind him. Tetsuya challenges you to a sauna battle, and you accept because you have your own business to take care of. You also say you want to talk to Tomte.

Tomte says he wants to join in on the sauna battle, asking to fight alongside Tetsuya so he can blow out his pent up emotions. Then the episode battle starts, and more story happens afterwards.

The story picks up midway with Tetsuya panting as sweat pours off of him and puddles on the ground. Moritaka comments on how hot it is but rallies himself saying you guys have things you gotta do. You agree and say you can keep going, or you can try to sneak closer to Moritaka. In C, he notices and tries to tell you to stop because it’ll make things even hotter.

Tetsuya admits you guys are doing good and says there aren’t many people who can keep up with him in a sauna battle. You either say the same goes for you or you can compliment Tetsuya’s body.

In C, Tetsuya notices you checking him out and asks if you wanted to match off against him like that. He’s totally up for comparing if you want to, mentioning that there were times when he couldn’t get that into it.

But anyways as Tetsuya pants some more, Tomte calls out to you both. Tetsuya teases him for looking so sad and brings up that he said he didn’t want to go back. He can stay if he wants then because it’s not like it’s so difficult. You ask if they know each other and when they met.

Tetsuya says he only met Tomte last night at some garbage pickup area, and that’s all there is to their connection. Tomte agrees and uses it as a point to ask why Tetsuya would cover for him like this. He also brings up that Tetsuya said he doesn’t care about Santa.

Tetsuya confirms he said that before and that he doesn’t care about Tomte being a Santa School student either. Tomte asks again about why Tetsuya helped him. Tetsuya doesn’t answer, and Tomte goes on saying he’s not a good kid or anyone worth helping. He admits to hating Santa and a world that accepts him. He yells that he hates any world that would decide that he’s a naughty kid.

Tomte processes that he’s said the thing he shouldn’t say out loud. He always thought things would be fine if he forgot about it, if he pretended he wasn’t a bad kid. Tetsuya then smiles and says that’s the reason he’s doing this for him. When Tomte is confused, Tetsuya repeats that he’s helping him because he’s a bad kid. He doesn’t care about him as a Santa, but he doesn’t mind that he’s a bad kid.

Tomte reels at this and looks around as if looking for help. When he looks at you, you agree and say it’s okay for him to hate Santa. He asks in surprise about whether or not you guys came to take him back or to blame him for running out on the event work. You say you wanted to talk to him or were worried about him.

Tomte starts narrating his thoughts about understanding that he was always afraid of accepting that he wasn’t a good kid. He realizes he isn’t just the good kid that everyone accepts, and he says he didn’t know what to do about the parts of him that wasn’t good.

Tomte starts talking to you and Moritaka and admits that while he remembers hating Santa, he still loves Ded. He’s at a loss for what to do, then starts begging for help. His pent up feelings start coming out as sweat and tears.

Time skips a bit as the story glosses over Tomte telling you about everything that happened since he left. It tunes in at the part where he talks about how the faith in Santa fading caused Ded to disappear, and he mentions about Ded trying to give him his artifact. Tomte says he thought Ded was trying to give him his last will and words, and the anguish of it drove him to run away.

You ask if the bag artifact is something special and/or wonder why Ded would give it to Tomte. Tomte says it’s an artifact that reacts to fate, so presents for nice kids and punishment for naughty kids. To act as a Santa, you have to do things fitting as a Santa. If you give that power away to someone, you stop existing as a Santa.

Tomte then says that Ded’s bag is special to Transients like him and Tomte who carry roles like they do. It works as a safety valve for those who have opposing light and dark sides within themselves, which is why Ded can have two different roles in one body. If Ded didn’t have his artifact, his body would probably have been torn into two.

Moritaka comments on how strange it is to have a role split a body like that and starts mentioning that he’s heard something similar in his home world, only to stop himself. Shino asks why he’s looking at him like that, but Moritaka backs off and says it’s nothing as he grabs his orb.

You start to talk about the demon split off from Tomte, and Tomte says that if he accepted the bag, his contradictory sides could probably settle down. You ask if he’s also split between black and white or comment on how that happened. Tomte however says he doesn’t understand why Ded tried to give it to him. He says he can’t become a Santa like Ded and is the opposite of someone like that.

Tomte starts mulling on about how Ded should have known that Tomte hated Santas and that it’s his fault people aren’t believing in Christmas anymore. He snaps out of it as he says he doesn’t want Ded to disappear. Tetsuya stays quiet, and Moritaka sympathizes a bit saying they might do the same in his circumstances.

As you ponder that hypothetical and think about Mononobe, Jinn, and Triton, Tomte admits he is the reason Ded is gone. He repeats that he hates Santa but doesn’t want Ded to disappear. He pleads for an answer on what to do. You don’t have an answer, but Tetsuya sighs over how seriously you guys are taking this.

Tetsuya asks why you guys have to adhere so closely to what other people think Santa should be. If all you guys want is for Ded to come back, that’s what you should focus on. He suggests that Tomte should become a Santa he can accept being rather than one he can’t. Tomte has a realization after thinking on it, as can you.

Moritaka asks what’s going on, but Tomte asks to delay the explanation for now since time is of the essence, then asks you for help. You swear to bring Ded back, no matter what. Shino laughs about you guys coming up with a plan, having had faith that you would figure something out. He prompts Tomte to say something to him, so Tomte declares he’ll be his own kind of Santa and bring Ded back for sure.

After a moment, Tomte says he needs all of his demons brought together into one place. Then all of the possessed need to be exorcised. Moritaka asks if he’s saying that things will work out if the people all go to the sauna village. Tomte confirms it and says the faith will be returned this way. He trails off on saying what would happen if it doesn’t work, but you suggest starting Christmas before Ded gets back.

Tomte says if Santa doesn’t come for Christmas, the remaining faith in him will be lost. As such, you guys will need to purify the demons and hand out presents at the same time. Tetsuya comments on it being a tough situation and asks if Tomte is saying he can do something about that.

Tomte answers that he has a plan, though he thinks it’s crazy and unbelievable. He can’t do it alone either, so he begs you all for help. You either agree, say to Moritaka you guys should work hard at it, or say it’s for Ded.

In any case, Tetsuya asks if you two will be enough to get Ded back. Tomte admits it won’t be enough, and after a moment Tetsuya is embarrassed as he asks if Tomte plans on asking the other guys connected to Ded there for help. Tomte is astounded by the offer, and you can either thank him, call it a temporary truce, or say you like that about him.

Tetsugyuu offers to help and says he’ll go talk to Ibaraki and the others. Tomte asks if Tetsuya is okay with this since he’s received so much help from them. Tetsuya brushes it off saying that they’re just happening to help because they want to while Tomte is doing what he wants. Tomte thanks him, then says they should head back to the Santa School.

Over at the Santa School, Shirou is trying to delay Tanngrisnir from announcing the cancellation of things, saying that the search for Tomte is still ongoing. Tanngrisnir thinks there’s no point to the ceremony if Ded isn’t around even if Tomte comes back. Shirou concedes that being unable to hand out presents is a reason but argues that Tomte is the one who set the event up. If anyone should call things off, it should be him.

Tanngrisnir thinks it’s a logical argument and offers to help look for Tomte since he can’t sit still. He’s about to say he’ll go all over Tokyo to look, but you run in at this point and say you found Tomte. Tomte apologizes for the worries he caused, and Tanngrisnir tells him everyone looked for him since that morning.

Tomte is surprised they’d do that, so Tanngrisnir tells him it’s the result of all his work he’s done every day. Everyone wanted to thank him, but Tomte was always working so no one could find a moment to do so. When he became the head organizer, everyone did their best for him.

Tomte realizes he’s already had a connection with everyone, and this causes his vihta to shine. Tomte says that he’ll help everyone in the school as they believed in him. He might not be like Ded, but he’ll try to do something only he can do. You cheer him on, ask Shirou to join you, or ask everyone for help. In B, Shirou asks if you have an idea to solve the crisis.

Anyways Tomte says he doesn’t know if it will work and doesn’t have proof it’ll bring Ded back. You guys don’t have any other choice though if you aren’t going for it, and Tomte asks for all the students and organization members to be gathered. He says they’re going to hand out presents without Ded, and the episode ends.

Mystic Christmas Episode 5 Part 1

Narrations by talking about how Tetsuya is wandering around Kabukicho Ichibancho holding up a signboard meant to attract customers and wearing a Santa costume he got at some bulk retailer. At this time of night lots of customers are around looking for a distraction, and that means it’s time to make money. Narration compares Tetsuya to some migrating fish as he walks from Ichibancho to Hanazono St. to Golden Gai.

Tetsuya then notices a tenant somewhere has put up a new bar. Narration says that while the shops may change, the location does not. It’s a town with an isolated atmosphere. There Tetsuya spends his days working the whole time, doing what looks like gambling from the outside and living as if there was no future.

Narration wonders when was it that Tetsuya first stepped foot in this place. At that time, there was someone (re: Kengo) with him who isn’t here now. This was a a town that accepted noobs that were lost for directions in life and dreams to follow. And this was a town where those who found their dreams left to pursue them out in the world. Those who search for their dreams come to Kabukicho, and one day they leave after they find it.

Tetsuya’s seen many lost people come in, and he’s watched them go. Even still he remains. He still feels like a newcomer, but lately he’s been getting colleagues that are like underlings to him.

Tetsuya comments that customers seem more sullen this year all around town. At this time of year there’s usually more activity happening, meaning the influence of Christmas is waning here. Tetsuya is concerned since the downturn of business will affect their food budget, so he hopes Santa will do something about it.

As Tetsuya looks around for customers, he notices something strange at one of the trash pick up spots in one of the back alleys and goes to check on it. In said alley, Tomte is frantically running through as if running from the fact that he shouted abuse at Ded before he collapses. Everywhere he looked on the way looked the same as if it weren’t almost Christmas. There are no lights out on the trees on the streets, and no Christmas cakes are being sold.

Tomte wonders if he’s ever expressed emotions like this before, and if this happened because he regained his memories. He thinks about his hate for the saint Santa. Within his heart there is a self that laughs at what’s happening. It holds his warped belief and delights in its vengeance against Santa. But at the same time, there’s still the side within Tomte that lived with and studied Ded. The conflict between his sadness and enjoyment of the one he cares for makes him feel as though he were being torn apart.

Tomte wonders what it is he wants to do. Even if he doesn’t accept Ded’s artifact, Ded will disappear if the belief in him goes away. He agonizes at the thought of trampling on the feelings Ded entrusted to him. Because of what he’s said to Ded, Tomte feels that he can’t go back to the Santa School. He thinks about losing his home ‘again’ as he wonders where he should go.

Tomte stares up into the sky, lost for ideas that usually come to him right away. He mutters about not knowing what to do, and Tetsuya walks up to him at this point asking if he’s from the Santa School based on his outfit. He also asks what Tomte is doing lying on the ground like that.

Tomte doesn’t answer, and Tetsuya says he’s in their territory so he ought to leave if he doesn’t have any business there. Tomte starts crying, which takes Tetsuya aback for a moment as he thinks his face may have scared him to tears. Tomte cries about Tetsuya chasing him out and not having any place to go. Tetsuya sighs about him just being someone who collapsed and tells him to come with him then.

Tomte thinks he made Tetsuya mad, and Tetsuya has to quickly deny that, saying he just looks that way. He also tells him to stop crying. Tetsuya sighs over what a pain Tomte is and says he’ll ditch him there if he isn’t coming along. Tomte eventually decides to follow him.

Title card pops up, and this chapter is called The Fairy’s Place in the World.

Scene then shifts that wooded area by the dorm Moritaka practices in the morning where Moritaka is doing just that. You go over to talk to him and comment on him training even on Christmas Eve. He greets you back on comments on how early you’re up. He also says that since he’s always trained since he was young he can’t let himself skip a day.

Moritaka then asks what brings you over as he figures that the sauna village must be done. You can either mention that you never did anything with him over the event in one of two ways or say you wanted to be with him. He’s surprised you came all this way to say so to him, but he’s happy you said so. He is a little sad it didn’t turn out like so, but he doesn’t mind and asks you to not look so sad. You can then thank him, suggest you guys hang out some time, or hug him.

Going C, Moritaka is flustered as he asks what’s going on with you. He tries to protest that he’s still in the middle of his training routine and is unsure of how to react. You call it a make up hug, so he says he wasn’t mad to begin with but accepts the gesture as he rubs your back a little. Narration notes his fur is a little longer for the winter and how warm it is, and Moritaka says he really does feel attracted to you. He immediately tries to take it back, but as you two draw closer, Shirou calls out looking for him. Moritaka panics and tries to get his tail under control.

Anyways, Shirou notices you’re here too and wonders if you were both practicing. Moritaka says he was doing his usual training as he turns to you. You either agree, say you came to watch Moritaka train, or comment to Moritaka that it was really intense. If you go with C there’s an extra bit where Moritaka sputters, though Shirou doesn’t pay much thought to that.

In any case Moritaka asks why Shirou is there. Shirou asks you guys to stay calm as he informs you both that Tomte and Ded have disappeared as of last night. You both express shock, and Moritaka wonders if they were kidnapped. Shirou can’t confirm that but brings up something you and Kengo mentioned to the gang when you were talking with Tomte and Takemaru. Flashback ensues to the time Takemaru compared Santas to oni and how people’s belief affect them.

Shirou then repeats the bit about how belief is what allows Santa to exist, meaning Santa disappears if the belief in him does. If accepted for the time being, he figures that explains why Ded is gone. It happened because the people possessed by Tomte’s demons caused the faith in Santa to dry up.

You ask about the other Santa students, Yule, and Krampus. Shirou says they seem fine, and he guesses it’s because they’re just students instead of official Santas. He then wonders why Tomte is gone then since he isn’t one either. You think Tomte hasn’t really disappeared and is still in Tokyo somewhere. Shirou thought so too and and agrees, though he doesn’t have any evidence.

Shirou does remember that Tomte mentioned not having a home and a place to belong to anymore if Santa is gone, so he takes that as support for his instinct about Tomte being somewhere. Moritaka has heard about how Tomte sees Ded as a father figure, and he figures the shock of him disappearing would cause Tomte to run away. You either agree with Moritaka, ask Shirou’s opinion, or act officially and ask what Shirou thinks as adviser.

Shirou agrees with Moritaka’s thoughts and says he wants you to go look for Tomte since you spent the most time with him. Shirou also asks Moritaka to go as your guard, and Moritaka agrees and swears to find Tomte as well. You then ask where Shirou will go and if the rest of the gang with help look.

Shirou plans to go to the Santa School because the current situation has the schools in chaos. He mentions that everything may be put on hold until Tomte is back. Moritaka is surprised the Sendoff Ceremony might be on hold too, so Shirou mentions Ded being gone caused the students’ present sacks to lose their power. You ask about this happening despite the bags still existing.

Shirou explains that the bags all the students have borrow a part of Ded’s artifact’s power. He doesn’t know much since he heard it secondhand, but Ded’s bag is still around. No one can get it to work though, which Shirou describes as if its ownership was abandoned.

Anyways, the students are unable to give presents to anyone currently. People are saying Christmas may be canceled, or at least the ceremony. Moritaka says Tomte would be so upset if he heard about that. You say that while you may not know what’s actually happening, you need to at least talk to Tomte. Moritaka then gets fired up to go look with you.

Scene shifts to some club in Kabukicho as Tomte wakes up. Tetsuya notices and asks how it feels to occupy someone else’s bed. Tomte say he might cry again if he loses focus, but he calmed down a bit. Tetsuya is glad at least since he says he couldn’t put up with any more crying.

Anyways, since Tomte asked at some point where he is, Tetsuya tells him he’s in a Outlaws safe house where it ought to be warm. It’s supposed to snow that day from what he’s heard. Tomte asks who Tetsuya is and wonders if he’s a Santa since he’s dressed up. Tetsuya says he’s just a fake Santa dressed up for business reasons.

Tomte notices that Tetsuya has some resentment towards Santa and asks about it. Tetsuya says he was always a bad kid and never got presents because of it. Tetsuya finally gives his name at this point and describes himself as one of the infamous lawless people. He also calls Tomte by name and notes his school affiliation.

Tomte ask how Tetsuya knows and if they met before. Tetsuya says they shouldn’t have met before and that he just heard about him from the outside. Tomte asks why he helped him then, so Tetsuya says it’d be a problem to have someone lying around on the ground on their turf. He also adds that it’s because he’s dressed up as Santa and that he knows Black Ded.

Tomte then asks what Tetsuya did to be visited by Black, but Tetsuya’s stomach growls at this point. Tetsuya then grumbles about having not eaten last night because of Tomte, so Tomte offers to cook Christmas stuff for him as thanks.

Tetsuya figures he might as well get Tomte to do all the food prep too as he says their policy is to make everyone work. Marchosias Their knight should already have bought the food and brought it in already. Tetsuya also asks Tomte to make stuff that can be served to customers, so Tomte asks if it’s okay to make more. He then heads off to the kitchen.

Almost all of the other Outlaws walk in at this point, and Gyoubu asks how Tsukuyomi is doing as he refers to him as a white bronze mirror. Suzuka says he’s sleeping like always, though it’s fine since it’ll be busy that night and they can make him work then. Assuming it’s busy anyways. Suzuka then says it’s time for everyone to share their information.

Ibaraki says he went to check on the Santa School and says that Ded and Tomte have disappeared. He’s apparently also an organizer for Shinjuku, so he uses that to verify his info. Tetsugyuu went with Ibaraki and looked around while they were out, and to him it looks like people have forgotten what day it is and acting like it’s any other day.

Tetsuya says something big happened while they were relaxing, then mentions finding Tomte last night. He sighs about what he ended up picking up. Ibaraki starts suggesting they just tie Tomte up and dump him in the river, but Tetsuya laughs and says they aren’t like that in Kabukicho. Everyone else silently agrees.

Tetsuya then describes Kabukicho as the place where idiots in Tokyo end up in when they lose their other places to belong to. So long as Tomte doesn’t express any sort of intent to do something particular, Tetsuya has no plans to kick him out.

Scene shifts to Shinjuku Station as you say it’s time to look for Tomte, though given that you have no idea where to look you ask Moritaka for ideas. Moritaka notes that Tomte has a unique scent and says you have something with that smell in your bag, so he asks to see it.

You have a towel that you both used at the sauna for some reason, and Moritaka figures he can use that to track him even if it’s not his specialty. You can either thank him and say he’s reliable or compare him to a dog. If you go C, Moritaka protests that he’s a dog man and not a dog, and that he just has sharper senses in smelling and hearing than others.

In any case Moritaka starts leading you to the entrance of Kabukicho. He says the smell is getting stronger inside, but he does note that you guys can’t just walk in on Outlaws territory. He asks what you think and will go along with your decision. You either shrug it off as an emergency, wonder if you can see someone you know around, or say it’s time to barge in through the front.

Shino shows up to laugh at Moritaka for doing his job as a bodyguard. Moritaka is taken by surprise at his presence, and Shino calls him a dog that needs more training since he didn’t realize he got so close. Moritaka protests at not being a dog. You start talking to Shino and say he came at a good time.

Shino starts greeting you as the Originator who has the same scent as his spouse. He offers to help however he can in place of the dumb trainee and asks what brings you over. You either say you’re looking for someone, say you came to say him, or claim to be on a date with Moritaka.

In B, Shino is happy to hear that but figures that’s not really what’s up and asks again. You tell him you’re looking for someone at that point and ask to go in. In C he laughs saying Moritaka did well to go on a date with you and figures he’s just high on that, so he stops saying anything else on that. Moritaka is taken aback and says it’s not really a date, and if it were he’d have brushed up some more. Shino stops with the jokes and says Moritaka isn’t that reliable, which shocks him. He asks again why you’re there so you say you’re looking for someone and ask to go in.

Shino offers to take a message for you since there’s a lot of people around who’d pick a fight. He also asks who it is you’re looking for and a description of some kind. Moritaka describes Tomte as a Santa School student with a white branch bundle and a pad.

Shino understands and asks you guys to wait. Moritaka asks where he’s going, and you either thank him, ask if he knows who it is, or be amazed at the Outlaws info net. The episode part ends as Shino asks you to wait for the time being.

Mystic Christmas Episode 4 Part 2

White Ded starts things off in the narration zone for all I know since I don’t understand how this conversation can possibly happen or when it takes place. But as to what he’s actually saying, he’s reacting to you saying it’s weird for him to be split into two people. He finds it funny since it’s ‘you’ that’s saying this, since you are split into at least two, and he suggests it’s way more than that.

Ded then talks about how in a certain place you’d often say things like “everyone around me is the same” or “I’m not interested in being (insert thing here).” But in another place, you’d be saying “no one accepts it, but I’m actually (insert thing here).” Ded talks about how these aren’t that similar, and how another you is gradually walking off alone. All around ‘you’ the world accepts ‘another you’ and allows that self to do ‘anything permissible.’

As all this happens with your other self unable to leave your body, the situation becomes so that two roles live within one body. White says there’s nothing strange about that as that’s how they and probably other people out there live.

White then rhetorically asks what would happen if your own existence weakens. In that case, people around you stop being aware of you. And if the world says you’re no longer allowed to do the things you could do before? White supposes you’d feel pain comparable to having your body torn apart and probably disappear.

White then asks if you’ve ever heard that fairies can’t live if there’s no one around who believes in them. The same applies for him and Black, and they would disappear as if they never existed to begin with.

White then brings up that his Santa sack used to be the artifact that belonged to an old friend of his. He says he was never born to be Santa and that he was never allowed to act as one, but one day Kitezh took in and adapted the role of Santa and looked to him to do it. Ded was given the authority to be Santa, and his friend who lost it disappeared from the world.

When asked why he’s talking about it, White laughs and doesn’t answer right away. He then says that maybe he wanted ‘you’ to remember about ‘their’ old friend who gave them a place to belong. White says now he feels like he understands how they felt that day when said friend gave the power of Santa to him. They feel like they’re repeating something that happened before, which is why he feels he understands.

Back to the present, you guys are going around to inspect the buildings. You finish up with bringing some firewood and tell Tomte that you’re done with that part. Tomte thanks everyone for helping and says it’s time to help Eita next. Eita can hear you from wherever and yells back that he can finish his stuff by himself and that he’s okay. You ask if he can reach the top shelf, and he insists he can get there just fine.

Tomte decides to accept this and suggests that you guys head into the sauna then. Touji reminds him to not forget this is an inspection of the whole facility, then asks where they should go. You ask about how the sauna village has several kinds of saunas, so Tomte says he’ll explain.

So anyways, the sauna village has locker rooms, shower and washing areas, and saunas aplenty. The saunas are divided based on type and temperature so people can go to whichever one they prefer. There’s a cold bath in the center kept at 20°C/68°F. Authentic saunas allow for jumping into a lake, but here safety was emphasized.

Tomte also mentions that it’s possible to eat in at the sauna village with food from either Cafe Asterism or Ebisu’s small restaurant place. That way after filling up after using the saunas, people can be ready to enjoy Christmas for real. Tomte personally suggests going to see that Ded signboard that’s by the entrance.

You either comment that Tomte really likes Ded or point out you can see it from where you are already. Going A, Tomte says if he has to answer whether he likes or hates Ded, he likes him then. Ded basically raised him and acted as a parental figure to him when he lost his memories after all.

Tomte then starts thinking about other places to recommend, taking into account that Touji is a first timer. Aegir comes over already dressed to go in as he suggests 60°C/140°F-90°C/194°F mid range saunas or the lower temp saunas. Tomte is surprised at how much Aegir knows and that he’s already dressed to go in. You either be shocked and say Aegir is being a bit too quick to go, say you’re actually dressed to go in too, or say Aegir should dress like this more often.

Going A, Aegir snorts as he says he mentioned you guys can leave everything up to him, then calls the sauna a meeting place for adults. But anyways if the temp range is decided, Aegir starts to talk about the methods for saunas to suggest 80% humidity with a steam sauna no hotter than 60°C/140°F.

Touji agrees to go along with that and mentions it’s the same kind of sauna you guys used to exorcise the Evils from the other days. Tomte tells you guys to follow him so you don’t get lost.

Over at the sauna room, Touji is amazed to see it and compares it to an enclosed space. He then starts thinking about how it’d affect an app battle if one were to happen inside what with the heat going on. You either say it feels good, tell Touji to relax, or sit next to him.

Going C, Touji quickly tries to deny that he’s feeling nervous as he claims he’s just thinking about what would happen if there’s an attack. He also says you’re at fault for walking up to him all innocently and asks you to keep some distance from him.

Tomte says he brought some aromatic oil today to help people relax. Aegir likes the idea and tells him to pour it onto the stone already. Tomte proceeds to do so, mixing it into some water first, and a sweet scent fills the room. Touji says it smells nice and that the temp is just right for relaxing. Aegir however says it’s still not enough as he asks what you think. He then asks to borrow Tomte’s vihta to teach you more about saunas.

After a few whacks of it, Aegir says that this feels the best and mentions it felt like his hips gave out the first time he felt this. He then suggests you use the vihta yourself saying it helps with circulation and smoothing out your skin. He also tells you to accept his affection and shine even brighter. You can either pass, accept the offer, or show some hesitation.

Going A which probably skips a bit, Eita wanders in and is suddenly huge, bragging to Aegir about how mature he is to finish cleaning up by himself. Everyone else is shocked to see this, and you are the first to ask about him somehow getting bigger. Eita thinks he just hit a growth spurt, then comments that Aegir seems smaller than he is now.

This strikes a nerve with Aegir as he starts growing himself and dares him to say he’s smaller than him again. You shout out about him getting big by absorbing the steam and/or how childish he is to get into a fight with a middle schooler. Touji however notices something and points it out to Tomte, and the Evil in Eita starts sliding off of him. You are surprised that Eita is possessed and can see it too, though you note it seems different from the others.

Tomte says that either way you guys can only do one thing when it comes to demonic possession. Aegir picks up for him and mentions that you guys will have to have a sauna battle and tells Eita to blow it all out. Tomte is amazed that Aegir knows about sauna battles. You either agree with starting the battle or ask if this is really a thing that people know about. Aegir says he’ll show how broad minded he is in a special extracurricular lesson as the episode battle starts, and more story happens afterwards.

After the battle, we pick up midway as usual as Tomte is working up the steam and maybe also whacking Eita and Aegir with his vihta. Eita sighs happily about how much he’s sweating while Aegir does much the same as he talks to Tomte about how great saunas are. You note that Aegir and Eita are returning to their original size and that the Evil is starting to pop out.

The Evil says it’s in paradise and thanks Eita for bringing it there. Eita is surprised the thing was inside him, and you notice it seems different from the others and ask if Eita knows it. Eita says he only just met it and wonders if you know about it. He also tells you he have it porridge when it asked for some, then next thing he knew he was bigger.

Touji notes this is different that what Shirou and Kengo have mentioned as he wonders if it’s a different demon or something else. The Evil answers that it’s the same demon, but the only difference was that it received porridge. Touji asks if it’s that big a deal, so the Evil says it rewarded Eita when he gave it what it wanted. Its specialty is in raising things to be big and strong, which happened to be what Eita wanted so that’s what it did.

Tomte compares it to Ded’s ability, which causes Aegir to ask him to explain how. Tomte starts talking about how Ded’s present sack judges whether someone is a naughty or nice kid. Nice kids get rewarded while naughty kids get reparation. He also says it also teaches people that good kids and bad kids are all around you. Back to the subject of the Evil, Tomte says he feels like it gave a reward for a good deed done for it.

Touji asks if this means all the other possessions were reparations for not getting porridge. The Evil says it’s a naughty kid itself, so trying to play a prank might have turned out the way it did. It thinks for a second and apologizes to Eita.

Touji says he mostly understands the pattern but doesn’t understand a certain thing. He asks why the Evil possesses people since it could just do what Black Santas do. The Evil answers that it’s a stray and that its connection to Tokyo is important. Since it hates Santa, it doesn’t have anything else it can do. You ask if it’s the prankster Santa or comment about a connection with a demon.

The Evil says it knows Tomte and asks if he doesn’t remember. Tomte asks why it knows his name and whether they met before. It asks him to remember as it touches his pad to play a flashback.

The flashback opens up with the narrator asking for porridge and offering to take care of the farm if given any. If he isn’t given any porridge after helping, then he suggests he might pull pranks. Tomte’s silhouette shows up as he talks about having the role of a fairy that is associated with farm work. He’s not however as famous as other fairies or concerned with things as big as nations or worlds. He’s just a tiny fairy that takes care of farms or causes mischief.

Tomte went through many worlds and helped on many farms. He did anything that related to farms, whether it involved fire, water, or wood. He might have been called a messenger of heaven, but he does think he’s been feared as a messenger from the underworld. He himself however just struggled to live in a world of chaos. If he wasn’t given faith to affirm his existence and given a connection to someone, he would just disappear.

Tomte did all he could for the porridge he was given as a reward. When people slept, he cleaned, looked after livestock in the morning, and tilled the fields. If Tomte’s work was shunned, he would retaliate mercilessly. He says he can’t live if he’s disrespected. Sometimes he’s frightful and fearsome, and sometimes he’s kind and reliable. That was how he received his faith and lived as a farm fairy.

But one day, this faith and the way the world worked suddenly changed. The world he was in was battling another world, though he didn’t know at the time. His world lost, though he doesn’t know the details. The otherworlders said good is good while evil is evil, and they proclaimed Tomte to be wrong. The new world order called him a prankster demon that harmed farms. They prized good kids and labeled him as bad as they would not abide him.

The way everyone looked at Tomte then changed, which he couldn’t stand. He decided he should be a good kid like they wanted, so he should cut off the part of himself that did pranks as a bad kid. After doing so, what was left of him traveled to another world. He believed this would make everything better, and the pain of splitting himself disappeared within seconds.

Nothing worked out for Tomte. The old couple died leaving Tomte alone on their farm, and he stood there unmoving as the snow piled up on him. He was unable to do anything else aside from hanging his head on the ground. He had tried to not be selfish or pull pranks, and he tried to live as a good boy with the couple. It was how he tried to live up until they passed.

Tomte notes that the couple seemed sad, which he blames on being a bad kid still. His tears fell, only to disappear under the falling snow. Black Ded wanders over having sensed a child and comments on finding a crying kid fairy instead. He tries to get Tomte to talk to him, so Tomte asks who he is and if Ded knows who Tomte is.

Black says that unfortunately, this should be their first ever meeting. He also tells Tomte to not be so on guard and introduces himself, mentioning he’s a Black Santa. Tomte reacts to the Santa bit, calling it the name of the saint from That World and their faith that held him in contempt as a bad kid.

Tomte says he hates them all. He also however feels that having that emotion is why Ded showed up, and that his presence confirms that he’s still a bad kid and a demon. He figures that was why he couldn’t live happily with the old couple. Ded is alarmed and tries to ask what Tomte is doing.

Tomte says he’ll throw it all out this time so that it’ll all work out next time. He intends to discard his self-hatred as well as his hate for Santa, which all manifests as a bunch of Evils that chitter like normal ones. They all disappear for ends unknown, and in the end Ded is the only one left at the farm.

Back to the present, Tomte is reeling from the revelation that the Evil is himself and that he met Black before he ever met White at the park. The Evil asks Tomte to remember and to accept it. He struggles with himself, and you call out to him and ask what’s wrong or ask if he’s afraid.

Tomte asks you if it’s okay for him to accept the Evil, and Aegir has nothing to say. Tomte talks about wanting to know the truth behind the prankster Santa for Ded’s sake and that he wants to know about himself and his lost memories. He however struggles with whether it’s okay to take back something you’ve cast off once. Tomte thinks it’s just repeating his old mistakes and pointless.

Touji asks if Tomte is afraid of repeating his old mistakes, and Aegir suggests everything have a drink to calm down a sec. He brings out chilled milk, which surprises Touji, and Aegir prompts you to take one too since you’ll need to rehydrate. When he looks to Tomte, Tomte quietly agrees.

You take your milk and drink it and try to talk to Tomte about how nice it is after a sauna. Aegir says it’s kind of strange to take back in something you’ve thrown away before. He says that if there are people who aren’t interested in doing so, then it would be pointless. But if Tomte wants to do so, he should go ahead and do it since he doesn’t need any other reason. Good and bad are irrelevant, and in those cases you should do as you please. Maybe you’ll see something new after a repeat.

You tell Tomte he should do what he wants and that if anything happens you can hit him with his vihta. You also tell him you understand wanting to remember. He thanks you and takes the Evil in, and Eita cries about it being gone even if he only knew it for a few hours. Tomte says he’s happy to hear that, and Touji says he wants to make amends for their first meeting. He also apologizes for doubting his credentials.

Aegir laughs and says he’s not just some professor; he’s the world’s one and only giant sea king Aegir. He just is. Anyways Tomte asks if you and Touji can handle the rest of the checks without him since he needs to talk with Ded. You ask if he’ll be okay alone and offer to go with him. He says he’ll be okay and apologizes for leaving the work to you. He also thanks Aegir and Eita and offers to treat them another time before excusing himself.

Time skips a moment and you wonder whether Tomte will be okay and suggest going home to Touji. Touji however gets a call at that point and takes it. He’s alarmed when he hears that prankster Santas are rampaging in town, and you try to ask what happened.

Scene shifts to Shinjuku as randos complain about this horrible treatment they’re getting from the Santas. They protest that they haven’t done anything to deserve it and tell that Santa should just go away.

Over at the Santa School, Tomte goes over to Ded’s office. Black is surprised to see him back already and asks if he’s done with the day’s work, so Tomte says he left it to you guys as he has something he needs to ask him. Ded comments on him being able to ask others to handle his work now and asks if he’s resolved his anxieties over not being relied upon.

Tomte says he found out where his anxiety stemmed from and mentions having thrown away his memories himself. He reframes this as cutting off his own ties with someone he knows himself. Since it was mysterious to him he’s always been uneasy and unable to be clear on it. His specialty at the Santa sneaking is from him not having any connections with others.

Ded asks if this means Tomte is starting to remember things, then asks what it is Tomte wants to ask him. Tomte isn’t still sure of what he wants, so he decides to ask the biggest thing on his mind. He talks about how his fragments are causing more and people to not celebrate Christmas, which if left alone will take away the faith given to Santa. That in turn may cause Santa Claus to disappear from Tokyo. His question is whether or not Ded can do anything about this.

Ded says he could go and teach them a lesson since he’s a Black Santa and all, but he asks Tomte what’s most important for a Santa, even more than the three principles. Tomte answers that it’s to make all children happy. Ded approves and says he’s grown up from that time he was a crying little kid.

Anyways Ded says he wants to make the Evils (also Tomte) happy too. If Tomte understands, then Ded thinks he can be a great Santa. Ded then says that Santa is not being your old friend but being the only one who can be yourself. It’s being a Santa that connects to children only once a year. Ded also offers to give Tomte his sack as a graduation gift.

Tomte asks him why, so Ded brings back up that the faith towards Santa is disappearing in Tokyo. Tomte says it happened because of himself and his cast off parts that hated Santa. Ded says that if the Evils are denied then Tomte’s past will disappear. If they’re accepted then Ded will disappear. And Ded adds that he has no intention of denying them as a part of Tomte.

Tomte starts throwing a tantrum as he argues against it. He says he still wants to be with Ded, then calls him a jerk before running off. White laughs this off as Tomte getting into his rebellious teenage phase and comments on not having predicted this. Black is annoyed that White seems to be enjoying this since time is running out. White suggests they just trust in their students.

A moment later, Tanngrisnir knocks on Ded’s door since he wants to talk about the main event happening the next day. He’s surprised to find no one there as the episode ends.

Mystic Christmas Episode 4 Part 1

Touji starts things off by greeting us at Shinjuku’s train station as he says he was tired of waiting for us. You greet him back and mention that you don’t think you were late though. Touji checks the time again and apologizes since he realizes he just came too early. He got antsy thinking about how it was his turn to go with you for the day.

Touji comments that the guys in the gang who went with you first did their parts well, so he feels he needs to do as well as they did. You either sigh about how serious he’s being, suggest he chill for a second, or be surprised that he’s talking about guarding you.

Going B, Touji says he can’t because you get into shenanigans left and right. If he doesn’t keep an eye on you then he feels he’ll be shamed as a guild member, so he swears to work hard as to not shame the others. You say he’s getting too worked up and that you don’t think he needs to be that way. He’s a friend after all.

Touji is a bit surprised and then says he’s embarrassed that he had to make you say so. He admits that he’s unsure if he’s that close with the rest of the gang since he’s a bit avoidant. Touji says that what you’ve said to him helps a little bit and he concedes he might be a bit stiff.

Touji then talks about how comforting the place is, just like how it used to be when he had other friends he worked with for the sake of Tokyo. It’s because of that that he wants to protect the place so he doesn’t lose something again. You can then put you hand on his shoulder, grab his hand, or hug him.

Going B, Touji is surprised as he asks if this is an attempt to cheer him up. You tell him he looked like he wanted some sympathy, causing him to ask what that even looks like. Anyways, he mentions that things have been busy since before he left, though he adds that he doesn’t hate that. He says that’s his daily life now, so he’ll protect you to keep that way of living safe too.

Touji then notes that Tomte is late and wonders if something happened. Tomte runs up on cue and apologizes for being late, then explains that Krampus started talking to him for a bit to recommend a bunch of morning tokusatsu hero shows. Before he knew it it was already time for him to leave. Touji tells him you guys just came early so Tomte has nothing to worry about. He then asks where you guys are going today.

Tomte answers that the plan is to visit the sauna village and do the final checks on the finished work. Touji is surprised the thing really came together and is a bit afraid to see how it’s turned out. You then ask what Touji was going to talk about and if it was anything important.

Touji says it’s about the investigation as he says it’s clear the Evils are the cause of the prankster Santa. Tomte asks if he’s learned anything else, but Touji says he hasn’t figured out what the demons really are. He did notice something else during his investigation though. Specifically, despite how close it is to Christmas, there’s not much of a festive spirit in town.

Tomte asks Touji for specifics, so Touji brings out a list Shirou has wrote down to read from it. Among other things, department store displays aren’t using Christmas decorations, bakeries aren’t getting Christmas cake order reservations, the streets don’t have lights or other decor put up, and something about couples that Touji chokes on and tries to gloss over. You either agree with him trying to pass on it, be alarmed and ask him to read it, or tell him to be bold and spit it out.

Going B, Touji is shocked that you would focus on the couples bit. Tomte says he wants to know everything on that list since he has to report it all to Ded, so Touji relents. He then struggles to read out that couples aren’t kissing under the trees. Tomte says that is a common sight, then asks if there’s anything else.

Touji also struggles to get out that there are less couples holding hands, but he doesn’t make it all the way and yells asking what kind of training is this supposed to be. You wonder if the strange things happening is because of the possessions and their influence. Touji says that there’s a lot of them if that’s true, and that this could affect all of Tokyo. He also compares the current situation to the calm before the storm.

Tomte says that the Santa Sendoff Ceremony might be shut down at this rate if Touji is right. He then says that while he’s been reporting to Ded as needed, it’s also true that they haven’t come up with any ideas yet. You suggest that everyone keeps going as is and focus on what you guys can do. Touji agrees since the others might come up with something that you guys don’t. Tomte then says it’s time to go.

Title card pops up, and this chapter is called The Disappeared Santa Claus.

Narration then describes the sounds of cooking being started in preparation for the main event at the sauna village. Cheerful voices can be heard from the entrance, and Ebisu smiles as he looks up and sees who it is. Eita is there with Makara and Aegir as he says he’s brought the seafood Ebisu asked for.

Ebisu thanks him and comments that they had a pretty big haul to bring back so much. Makata laughs and says it’s thanks to Eita working so hard as he fished up a huge tuna. Eita however credits that to having Makara and the others to help. Aegir starts leaning on Eita and teasing him for suggesting Aegir wasn’t any help.

Eita asks Aegir to get off and to stop talking to him from so high up since he’s so tall. Aegir laughs it off saying everyone is small compared to him. He adds that everything about him is big and great for that matter. Eita gets annoyed as he says he’s still growing and will be as big as him one day. Aegir says that’d be nice and clarifies that he’s not calling him small. If you live by the sea, your dreams should be just as big and greedy.

Anyways, Ebisu says it’s time for him to get to work and make a whole lot of dishes using seafood. You walk up at this point and can talk to either Eita, Ebisu, or Makara as you greet them. In B, Ebisu is glad to see you and asks how you’re doing. In C, Makara is also glad to meet you again. He explains he just got here to delivery some fish and invites you to join him on a trip to sea next time.

In any case Aegir calls you cold for not greeting him since he thought you were going to do so. He also teases you about having become a naughty kid to be keeping him on the hook like this. You either greet him, apologize and say you didn’t notice him, or agree and say you’re a bad kid like the kind he likes.

Going A which I guess skips a few extra lines, Touji calls Aegir suspicious and demands he not get any closer to you. If Aegir tries to do anything funny Touji threatens to call the police. Aegir just thinks Touji is being cute and plays off the amount of touching he’s doing with you as just a greeting. Touji refuses to believe that and demands he identify himself.

Tomte steps in to introduce Aegir as a college professor at Toyosu Marine Academy. Touji has trouble believing this because of how Aegir is dressed, so Aegir laughs and says appearances aren’t everything. He also tells Touji to call him Professor. Touji introduces himself and apologizes for his rudeness. You are either glad this didn’t turn into a fight or pick on Touji for being such a stickler about social positions.

Eita is surprised that Touji is in the same class as you, then introduces himself to him as a middle schooler at Toyosu. Makara goes next and mentions he’s a high schooler at Toyosu. You either say you know, be shocked that he’s a high schooler, or comment that you thought he was higher up than that.

Going B, Makara asks if it’s that surprising before saying he’s happy he seems reliable to you. Anyways Tomte explains the Toyosu group is part of the organizers and was asked to collect ingredients for the dishes to be served at Christmas. Based on how they look he figures the fishing went well and is relieved they all seem unhurt. Aegir says as the oldest of the adults who went with them he made sure to keep the students safe.

Tomte says that’s reassuring before asking where Dagon and Ahab are. Makara says Dagon went back to his own lecture hall to hide since it was really bright out when they went fishing. Aegir sighs about him being an indoors type of guy despite his body type, though he’s glad this means their hunting grounds don’t overlap much.

Eita says Ahab mentioned not wanting to go back on land so he left the delivery to the rest of them. Tomte is disappointed since he wanted to greet them. Aegir says Ahab would probably just grumble about how delivering things would be a hassle and is probably going to be at the main event. Tomte hopes as much since he wants everyone to celebrate Christmas.

Anyways, Tomte moves on to mention that Ebisu will be the head chef for the seafood. Ebisu protests the title as he says he’s still learning. He’s not quite as good as Chouji with big feasts since he usually sticks with smaller restaurant casual dishes, and as he talks about it he doubts he’s good enough to do this.

Tomte says he tried some of Ebisu’s food and insists that his stuff is awesome. The rest of the Toyosu group nod in agreement, so Ebisu says he’ll try to live up to their expectations. He then asks what you guys are here for. Touji says he heard you guys are checking the facilities, then asks Tomte if they need to help carry the deliveries.

Tomte says it would be easier if everyone was helping, and he’d be happy if he can ask you guys to do it. You agree and mention it’ll probably be a lot of work as you have to look up at it all. Tomte suggests trying out the saunas after working as a test run for it. He also invites the others to come along too saying it ought to help cure their fatigue from fishing. Aegir thinks it’s a great idea and says he’ll join. You either ask Aegir about him knowing of saunas, say they feel great, or say you want to get into a sauna with him.

Going A, Aegir proudly declares that he’s learned about all kinds of enjoyments since coming to Tokyo. This includes saunas of course, and he offers to show you how to enjoy them. He then asks what the others think.

Ebisu says he has work to do, so he figures he’ll go in on the big day. Makara decides to stay and help Ebisu since it’s a lot of work for one person, which Ebisu thanks him for. Eita has to think about it, then says he thinks of saunas as uncomfortably hot since he doesn’t know much about them. He leans towards helping Ebisu too since he’s learned how to clean fish from his dad.

Aegir says people should try things at least once in their life and says Eita’s own greed is small. He takes offense at this in response. Tomte shrugs and says he won’t force him to come, though he does want him to learn how great saunas are. If Eita does change his mind though, Tomte offers to teach him how to go about it if he calls him over. Eita thanks him and heads off to help.

Some time later, Eita is finally getting around to the last box of fish he needs to deal with. He mentions being surprised that everything they brought back still might not be enough. If they need to stretch it, then they’ll be using mountain ingredients, and Eita wonders if some hunters have been asked to help too.

Eita tries and fails to reach the highest shelf, then says he doesn’t want to ask Aegir for help with it. He sighs about wanting to grow up soon and wonders if anyone around can make that happen for him. At that point he happens to notice an Evil around and goes to check it out since he initially thinks it’s an octopus of some kind.

The Evil pops up from whatever Eita was doing in trying to identify it asking him to stop tickling it or something. Eita is surprised by it and asks if it’s a Santa School student, which the Evil is confused by. Eita then figures it must be a stray and asks where it came from. It tells him it came from a faraway faam.

Eita figures out that the Evil meant farm, and it adds that its specialty is raising big crops and livestock. It then asks Eita what a Stray Transient is, and he answers that it’s a Transient who lost their summoner. He heard a lot about that at school. The Evil agrees and thinks it must be a stray then.

Eita sympathizes for the Evil as he starts to cry about how strays have bonds too weak to keep them in Tokyo for long. He bounces back quickly enough to offer to help however he can, saying that new encounters are important. The Evil then asks him for a lot of porridge, and at that point the episode half ends.