Ikebukuro Christmas Concerto Episode 2 Part 2

Picking off from before, Ashigara opens up by using his CS and attacks any sleigh caught in its effects. Gunzou charges with his full body tackle, though he says he’s holding back a bit. Narration says there’s a mountain’s worth of eliminated contestants by this point. Meanwhile Tanngrisnir is impressed by the teamwork of the Yoyogi students.

Tanngrisnir then snaps out of his thoughts to focus on the race. He says that right now is your only shot at getting past, and that he’ll direct you through so you guys can pick up Melusine.

You charge in at full power, which prompts Durga to come after you in an ambush. She says she’s different from before and mentions stirring things up with her feet, while Ashigara works with her to destroy teams in succession.

Durga tries to attack again with a high speed kick you can’t see, but Tanngrisnir counters and advises that she not lose sight of other things while focusing on one thing. Durga is shocked he’s fast enough to counter her, and Tanngrisnir tells you to keep going.

Durga continues trying to kick your sleigh, and Tanngrisnir blocks her every try. As you try to move on Ashigara comes in to block the way, and Tanngrisnir says you guys won’t be able to get out of the pincer attack unless there’s some way to break past the formation. You try to think of a weakness in either Ashigara or Durga.

Around this time Tanngrisnir’s thermos of stew almost falls out of his chest pocket. He manages to catch it, and Durga catches a whiff. This gives you an idea, though Tanngrisnir isn’t following along your train of thought. You ask him for the thermos, and he hands it over after a second to process things.

Ashigara says he won’t show any mercy, then comments that he’s getting hungry. You hand him some stew in a cup, and he tries to protest until he gets a whiff of its scent. Gunzou picks up on it too, as does Kyuuma who says he’s hungry. Everyone’s attention is drawn to it, so you can either laugh at them, take the opening, or say they’re cute.

You slip past to the side of Ashigara anyways to his shock. Gunzou is more focused on asking him for a bite of the stew. Durga snaps at Ashigara and says she’ll chase after you, so you give her some stew too.

Durga tries to turn down the stew citing calorie concerns, but after some thinking decides she moves enough for it to not be a problem and takes it. You hand out stew to everyone that chases after you, eventually running out by the time you hit the checkpoint.

You apologize to Tanngrisnir for giving away all of his stew, but he’s happy everyone’s enjoying it. Also he has yet another thermos of the stuff on hand to your surprise. Tanngrisnir tells you to keep going straight ahead, and there you see Melusine waiting for you.

She greets you there. You in response either say her name, ask if she’s okay with pulling the sleigh, or say she looks nice in the Santa outfit. Going with C, she’s shocked but thanks you. Then she talks to herself about how this is work and that she shouldn’t get excited.

In any case she says you guys should leave now before the Yoyogi athletes are ready to start attacking again, which Tanngrisnir agrees with. But a voice calls out saying they won’t let you leave that easily.

Taurus Mask jumps in from somewhere saying it’s the start of the Christmas match. You can be shocked, ask where he came from or say you wanted to see him. Going with B he says an invincible masked hero can appear from anywhere like a comet.

Scene shifts over to Andvari as he continues commentating, starting with Taurus Mask’s arrival. Then he turns to Ded for an explanation for where all these people are coming from. Ded says that Santas always have to deal with the unpredictable, so he thinks this is a good experience.

Scene shifts over to Team Krampus having finally reached Yoyogi, and Krampus notices Taurus Mask. He decides to pull something from the back of the sleigh while telling Garm to keep going.

Back to your side, the rest of the athletes are scrambling to get back in formation and saying they won’t lose, all the while chowing down on the stew. Ashigara calls for a variation of the Yoyogi Combination, and you say this is too many people and ask if a hero is coming for you.

Krampus calls out in response saying he’ll be the hero you’re looking for, having changed out into his wrestler costume. He’s also picked up Ikutoshi as the third member of the team, and as they’re pulling the sleigh he’s standing and posing on top. You can either ask if he’ll fight alongside you or be the straight man and ask if he’s cold.

Going with the former, he calls you his partner and says he’ll help. He’s also doing this because you made it easy for him to get through to the checkpoint, so he’s paying you back. Ikutoshi comments on Krampus getting into his wrestling persona and says he’d get on well with Taurus Mask.

Ikutoshi also says he wants to warm up a bit and says he’ll fight too. Garm says he’ll help too since the Yoyogi students have been getting in your way. Ashigara points out that this makes it a 6v6 battle and how that follows sportsmanship. Melusine interrupts him with gun fire.

Ashigara protests the battle hasn’t even started yet, and Melusine apologizes and greets them with a bow. But since you guys are in a hurry she gets ready to fight, leading to the episode battle. Things continue after that.

After the battle, Durga says she can’t get close, then jumps away to get away from the gunfire. Andvari commentates on Melusine driving everyone away with her weapon, and Kyuuma makes an attempt to use his CS. He manages to knock Melusine’s gun out of her hands.

Ashigara thinks this turns things around for them, but Melusine proceeds to pull two SMGs from her skirt and pick back up with firing away at them all. Since most of the Yoyogi students don’t have ranged options they can’t hold up against this. You tell Melusine she’s going overboard. She tells you not to worry because she’s using rubber bullets and that she’s avoiding vital areas.

Ashigara complains that it still hurts. Tanngrisnir asks if you guys can make distance from the Yoyogi students, suggesting that you guys work with Team Krampus to get out of there. You get the choice of talking to any of Team Krampus’s current members.

All of you make your getaways, though Taurus Mask and Gunzou are still willing to pursue you guys. Wakan Tanka comments on the way you guys ran, saying it reminds him of something about thunderbirds and dreams. Krampus responds by using his NP as a distraction, and both teams run past in the opening that makes.

Ashigara and Durga both try to block you guys. Ikutoshi is annoyed but Tanngrisnir says that should be the end of their attempts to stop you. Ashigara tries to say something when Andvari yells over some speakers that they’re leaving their designated areas. Ashigara is shocked, and Taurus Mask rolls with it accepting you guys made it past. Durga sighs over this, and Gunzou says you ran great and that he wants you on his team. Wakan Tanka stands there quietly.

Some time later, Tanngrisnir says you guys should keep the pace up and keep going, asking Melusine to pull the sleigh too. She then moves besides you and goes quiet, which prompts you to ask if something’s wrong.

Melusine says it’s nothing and wonders if she overdid it. The Yoyogi students are athletes, so shooting at them might have seemed unfair. She’s hoping she didn’t traumatize them with her suppression fire fighting style. You can either say she’s a worrier, wonder how the jocks are doing, or say she has nothing to worry about.

Some time later after Yoyogi is no longer in sight, you get a video phone call. It’s from the Yoyogi students, and Durga asks if you can see her. Everyone else immediately crowds around her, causing her to complain to them to speak one at a time.

Gunzou goes first and wishes you luck, even if it sounds weird from someone who was trying to stop you. He’s upset he lost and says he’ll train harder. Kyuuma cheers you on, and Durga says she’ll win next time and be faster than bullets.

Taurus Mask says it was a good match and says you guys should meet in the ring next time. Ashigara tells you to come back after you win and says he’ll eat everything. You thank them and tell Melusine they seem to be fine. She’s surprised and agrees.

Tanngrisnir talks about how they fought hard earlier and how they’ll get stronger, and that he thinks it’s great to have a fight where you push yourself to the fullest. He gets sad as he dwells on that last point

Melusine picks up on this and asks if he’s okay, and Tanngrisnir says he is. He says to head for the next checkpoint and comments on Team Krampus being fast as they seem to have pulled ahead again. You can either acknowledge this, talk to Melusine and say you should do your best, or express concern over Tanngrisnir.

Scene shifts back to the arena again as Andvari says most of the teams have been eliminated by this point. He also comments on Team Krampus making rapid progress and says Ikutoshi must be adding a lot of horsepower. Andvari tells a camera to get closer, and Ded asks if everyone is fine. He also talks about the basis for Santas being smiles and hopes everyone remembers to have fun.

Scene shifts over to Team Krampus, and Garm is happy to be running with Ikutoshi. Ikutoshi tells him he’s going too fast and that he might have to mode shift to keep up. Krampus tells them not to get them all a speeding ticket, then says he’ll go change because it’s getting cold.

Ikutoshi asks how long he was planning to wear his wrestling outfit and says he should at least change where he won’t be seen. Back at the arena again, Andvari is shocked to find out Team Krampus is in first place. Garm’s random route ended up being a shortcut.

Andvari then turns his focus to Team Claude in second place. Camera shifts to them, and Snow asks Yule if he’s running at the right pace. Yule says it is and says he’s amazing for how stable he is. The way things are going he won’t have any tricks to teach him for sleigh pulling.

Snow waves the compliment off saying he doesn’t compare to someone specialized in the field. Claude tells him to stop being humble and says he can become a Santa no problem like this. Snow is surprised to hear Claude saying he wants to be Santa.

Claude asks if there’s a problem with that as anything he does would be on the path to being a ruler. Snow apologizes and says there isn’t. He does want to discuss more about the subject later though as it seems you guys are catching up.

As you guys come in, you can either yell or say you think you see something. Tanngrisnir is surprised to see Team Claude, and the camera shifts back to the arena as Andvari says the race is getting chaotic. He was waiting for something like this to happen.

Back to your side, Yule is surprised you guys caught up. Snow casually comments on you being a reindeer for the race. You can talk to either of them, either telling Yule you won’t lose or ask Snow about his reindeer costume.

Going with B, Snow says Claude put him up to it and admits he’s a little embarrassed about wearing it. With both sleighs side by side, Snow and Melusine exchange looks. Melusine directly calls him a bonehead, and Snow sarcastically thanks her for worrying about him and says she has a big mouth. He also makes a dig at her body saying he isn’t sure there’s going to be another fight between them.

Melusine answers by making a reference to the tortoise and the hare. Snow responds to being called careless by activating his power to give himself three times his leg strength. You and Melusine are shocked he’s using his power this way. Snow turns to Yule and says they should pull ahead. Yule is surprised but goes along with this, and Team Claude tears away.

Melusine yells at them to stop, but by then they’re out of sight. You can either comment on this, marvel at their speed, or comment how badly Snow and Melusine get on with each other. Going with A, Tanngrisnir say both Yule and Snow are strong. He also says having a rider and reindeer on the same wavelength makes for the ideal relationship.

Melusine admits they’re doing good, but she has no intention of being left in the dust. She also thinks aloud for a moment on the ideal servant for a master before setting it aside. Since the subject is brought up you ask what’s going on with Licht.

Melusine gets flustered and says Licht is fine. She describes him as fighting in a different battlefield. He’s safe though so there’s nothing to worry about. She also says Licht ordered her there, so she’ll do everything she can here.

Tanngrisnir comments on her serving someone and looking for the ideal sort of work without hesitation, saying he understands her feelings. He says he’d like to help, then offers her some stew. Melusine tries to turn his offer down before changing her mind and saying she’ll have some later.

Melusine suggests focusing on the race soon and stopping the discussion for now. She wants to catch up to Snow and the others as soon as possible, telling you ‘let’s go for victory.’ Solomon pops up after that for more end of tv episode narration again, recapping passing the checkpoint and getting Melusine. He asks if you’re okay and says the 2nd checkpoint will be for next time, then ends the episode.