The Beachside Hut and Andvara Falls Episode 4 Part 1

Title card pops up right away, and this episode is called The Watermelon’s Great Fireworks Blooms on the Beach.

Things then tune back in as Andvari is directing a car backing up or something and apologizing for how early it is. Volos however says it’s fine since it’s a good opportunity and thanks him as he gets out of the car. He does however have some reservations about Andvari’s idea and asks if he’ll really get customers for his vegetable sale in this heat.

Andvari reassures him that a bunch of customers have asked him to sell the vegetables that were used in the barbecue. He believes that part of the popularity that came of it is due to Volos’s veggies. For now though he suggests waiting and seeing for now and thinking more on it later, then says he’ll assign two part timers to help.

Volos thanks him for complimenting his veggies, then says he’ll head to the construction area once the delivery is done. He starts walking to the beach house with boxes of his deliveries and thinks to himself that a presentation of vegetables for sale seems kind of pointless.

Andvari does think his things are worth something and suggested the idea, so Volos figures he should try to make something of it. He thinks that anyone who smells of the earth can’t be a bad person...if you ignore how Andvari gets when it comes to money. That aside Volos thinks it’ll go well with how nice the veggies have been raised.

As Volos starts climbing some steps he trips on some weeds, still holding onto his box. You however run in to save him and Goemon asks Volos if he’s okay. Volos thanks you guys for helping, then he notices it’s you and greets you, asking if you’re taking in sufficient potassium. You either say you came to help sell the vegetables, remark that he still has strange forms of greeting people, or say his shirt has a nice pattern to it.

Going B, he’s aghast and starts talking about how important potassium is. Having salt is important for heatstroke prevention, but when you have too much salt you need potassium to get rid of it. In C he says it’s pumpkin flower patterned and he impulse bought the shirt when he saw it. But in any case Goemon is shocked you know him too and says you being well known is putting things lightly. You can’t possibly know all the customers on the beach, right...?

Volos notes Goemon and reintroduces himself to him again. He’s glad you two are helping him since he’s shy, so you two being there ought to help him get some business happening. Oniwaka walks by to ask if Volos dropped some watermelons. One was flying towards him, so he grabbed it. You can either express happiness at seeing Oniwaka, say it really does look like everyone around is someone you know, or be glad the watermelon is fine.

Going A, Oniwaka says he just came to see how you’re doing since he heard you were working here. Volos thanks him and is glad the watermelon is okay since it’s the featured product of his sales. He offers to treat one to the three of you as thanks. It’s one of his best works, so he also wants to hear what you guys think.

Scene shifts elsewhere on the beach as Kurogane reports that the tent construction is finished to Andvari. Andvari thanks him and says it was a good idea after all to ask the Crafters to do the job given the quality. Kurogane says it’s because they had maintenance to do on the waterfall and turns to Hephaestus.

Hephaestus is uncomfortable with places with large crowds and says he wants to leave once work is done. Andvari tried to talk him into staying a bit longer by giving him a ticket. Kurogane agrees and says they changed into their swimsuits ahead of time because of the heat, so it’d be a waste to go home as is. Then he wonders if Hephaestus hates the sea.

Hephaestus says he actually likes it, but personally it’s ‘too nostalgic.’ Andvari thinks on that for a second before noting that you guys are coming over as the ones using the tent. He says he’ll leave things to them and tells the Crafters to have fun.

As you guys approach Hephaestus hides behind Kurogane without thinking about it. Volos expresses amazement about the tent, and you agree before noticing the people behind Andvari. Hephaestus is shocked to see you here, then says he can’t be here too because he’ll otherwise start crying.

Kurogane calls after him in surprise before chasing after him. Volos is disappointed since he also wanted to ask the Crafters for their thoughts on his watermelon. Goemon comments that Volos seems less like he wants to thank people and more like he wants people to eat the watermelons.

A different group of people come by as Kurogane and Hephaestus run off, starting with Alp calling Cu Sith and the others to come over. Cu Sith runs over and tells Volos he came to see him, but then wonders if he’s there too early.

Oniwaka balks at seeing Cu Sith and claims to have things to do, trying to excuse himself. Cu Sith notices anyways and says he was looking for him. You can either ask Oniwaka if he knows Cu Sith, comment that it really does seem like you know everyone around, or tell Cu Sith which way he ran off.

In C there’s an extra line with Oniwaka shocked you’d do him dirty like this. But in any case Oniwaka trips on the sand as Cu Sith jumps at him, which leads to his getting caught. Cu Sith asks where he went, if he’s fine, if he’s hurt, and if he’s hungry. Narration notes that Cu Sith is speaking unusually assertively, yet his tail is wagging really hard for some reason.

Alp asks Cu Sith if Oniwaka is his friend, and Oniwaka says they were once. You can either compliment Cu Sith on his straw hat, say Alp’s swim tubes are interesting, or say it feels like you’ve heard this before.

In A Cu Sith says Leib gave it to him because it’d be hot. You question why he’s still wearing his scarf, so he insists it’s important. In B Alp says it was sold together with his swimsuit in Ueno’s Ameyoko market street. He also says a normal swim tube wouldn’t fit him. In C Oniwaka doesn’t remember if he’s ever said anything about this but is fine if you forget about anything he said of the past. He does tell you he thought he’d see Cu Sith again if he walked around Ueno but it didn’t pan out. When asked why he ran, he says he can’t act cool dressed as he is now.

Anyways Leib, Jambavan, and Fenrir come up next as Jambavan says Cu Sith shouldn’t jump at people walking around. Leib sighs that he shouldn’t cling to people in this weather and tells him boundaries are important. Fenrir on the other hand compares Cu Sith the Wailing Guard Dog trapping a friend is to Cheat Him of His Shares (re: sell) of The Fertile Earth’s Compassion (re: vegetables). I’ve probably misread the grammar.

You can either be shocked and ask why Jambavan is carrying so much stuff, point out that Leib has a lot of his body exposed, or tell Fenrir to say vegetables like a normal person.

In A Jambavan says it’s not all his stuff. After a while everyone saddled him with their stuff too when he went to go buy that colorful drink people have been talking about. In B Leib says he just wanted a swimsuit that wouldn’t take much space up to carry back home and tells you to drop the subject in exasperation. Nothing special happens in C.

Anyways, Cu Sith finally gets around to greeting you and says he came to play, adding that he brought everyone with him while he was at it. Volos is happy to see him and says he was about to serve some watermelon. Goemon gets excited and says he’ll go borrow a kitchen knife, but Volos says he doesn’t need one.

Volos places the watermelon on a plate on a table, then smacks the thing while using photosynthesis as a countdown word. The watermelon then splits into eight neat slices. You are shocked by this and can ask if he used Severance on it. Fenrir is also astonished and asks what sorcery it is that he used on The Striped Fruit That Fattens in the Blazing Heat.

Volos explains that he selectively bred a watermelon that will split into eight clean slices for use in watermelon smashing games. He then starts sciencebabbling about collecting cell fibers, researching how to make it split along the carpels, and gourd type vegetables before either cut in to stop him, comment that he rambles like always when talking about veggies, or say you want a taste already.

Volos is embarrassed about rambling again, then gets around to handing out the slices. Leib is shocked and says Volos has probably moved onto the next dimension from selective breeding. Fenrir says it tastes great and asks if anyone has the Dregs of Flowing Tears (re: salt) with them. Jambavan says it’s juicy and sweet and compares the texture to ice. Leib is further shocked that the two of them ate it without any hesitation.

Alp then asks what watermelon smashing is, so Goemon explains it as a game where you put a blindfold on and try to hit a watermelon, though he says it’s hard to describe if you haven’t already seen it in action before. Since there’s already a watermelon made for it though he offers to show him how it’s done.

Volos brings up that he was also thinking of having a watermelon smashing competition of sorts along with the presentation of the watermelon, then asks you and Goemon to explain it to people.

Scene then shifts a bit elsewhere on the beach to focus on a family that’s come. Arc talks about feeling giddy when she comes to the beach. Azathoth is laughing as usual, and Arc suggests he put his mobile game away for now to play at the beach as they’re there anyways. In fact she suggests she hold onto it so it doesn’t get wet.

Harlot sighs about how bright the sun is and wonders if she would have been better off not showing off and picked a swimsuit like Arc’s instead. She then tells Arc and Azathoth that they can play in the water but suggests resting in the shade for a moment. Arc then suggests going to the beach house since she heard you were working there. She tells Azathoth to come along and says he can keep playing on it.

Arc proceeds to push Azathoth’s throne like it’s some floating wheelchair as she and Harlot walk to the beach house. Surtr follows along smiling underneath his helmet. Harlot notices people gathering around a watermelon and wonders what it is.

Goemon makes a scene of putting on a blindfold and spins around ten times. Narration questions if he’s really dizzy or not, but regardless he spins. Then he calls out asking people to direct him to the watermelon. You throw out directions one way or another and Goemon stumbles around. Arc realizes what’s going on and notices you’re there too. Azathoth looks up upon hearing the word game.

Goemon finally decides to take a swing, but he doesn’t hit anything. Alp says he wants to try it too and says he’ll add in some cool lyrics, which leads to Goemon asking what that is. Cu Sith also wants to play and drags Oniwaka to join in too, to his surprise. Jambavan suggests the rest of the Beast Tamers also enter. He and Fenrir go, and Leib initially waves them ahead before realizing he’s dragged in too.

Arc comes in and asks to join while checking if Harlot and Surtr are okay with it. You tell everyone to line up before being concerned that with all the people wanting in there might not be enough watermelons. Volos is also a bit alarmed since he didn’t expect so many people and starts to count the melons, but Azathoth suggests he change the format from ticketing to having everyone join in at once. Everyone can be blindfolded and it’ll be a race to see who hits the watermelon first.

Volos accepts the idea and starts handing out towels to be used as blindfolds. After a bit of time for the prep to be done, Volos tells everyone to spin ten times. Arc is already disoriented at one spin, but Alp says spinning is his strong suit. You tell Arc to be careful and/or tell Alp blind breakdancing is dangerous. Volos finishes the countdown and everyone starts trying to get to the melon.

Azathoth thinks it needs to be even more exciting, so he starts using his teleportation power to shuffle the spectators around with the watermelon. Oniwaka says he can’t hear you anymore and calls to you for directions. Jambavan continues with the directions he was getting from Volos, and Arc feels something at her feet and swings at it, but she starts swinging at Harlot and Surtr who tell her to stop.

Cu Sith is chasing Volos, and Azathoth is cackling to himself about the things going down. The game area descends to pandemonium with all the players getting confused and the spectators trying to get out of the way, which leads to the episode battle.