Things start at the sauna village as you and Tomte await for all the demons to come over, who show up as expected. Tomte comments on them finally arriving and says he heard that they’ve been escalating their pranks. Now that they’re here he’s sure that their attempt to mess the event up is their complete rejection of Santa.
Tomte says he worried about it and didn’t accept it at first, but he admits the demons are himself and understands. You either be shocked at how many of them there are and call out to Tomte, or you can stay quiet. Tomte says it’s okay as they won’t hurt either of you guys. He says the main problem is whether he can believe in himself all the way and finish what he’ll set out to do.
Narration questions if Tomte is directing that to the demons, someone else, or both. Tomte talks about hating the people who cast him down as a demon. He hates them and continued hating them, meaning the people of Eden whose faith judged him unilaterally.
Theirs is a simple faith that moves their world, saying good children go to heaven while bad children go to hell. Santa is one thing born from this System, which is why Tomte hated him too. He hated everything that came from Eden, and narration brings up the expression that relates to that.
Narration says this hatred is not a thing that will be resolved in a day since it tied so deeply to Tomte’s way of life. He’d need at least as much time as he spent suffering with the hatred to move past it. Tomte speaks aloud about not having the time for it now, so he says he won’t deny it. He’ll put it on hold for now. Tomte says that he’ll coexist with those feelings and bring about a new image of Santa.
You are shocked at Tomte’s apparent plan to remake Santa, ask what he means, or quietly wait for him to go on. The demons wait for Tomte to continue as if listening closely. Tomte says that in Tokyo, the faith for Eden and the faith for Santa are not equal. In which case, Tomte says he can find some gap to squeeze through.
Tomte talks about how in Tokyo, Santa is just thought of as the guy who brings presents to good kids. Black Santa is the one who punishes bad kids, and according to that belief they do so with gifts that don’t make them happy. Things like coal, potatoes, or animal guts.
Tomte notes that Black Santa is not believed to take naughty children to hell, then repeats that there’s a gap for him to work with. He takes his being able to think of this as proof that he is naughty, unable to let go of his hatred.
Despite that, Tomte thinks of Ded and says he wants White to worry about him one more time and for Black to scold him again. And he wants them to do so as Ded and not as Santa. Tomte then asks you to watch him finish what he’ll do all the way to the end. You ask about watching him or if he’s okay with you doing so.
Tomte explains he wants you to see that he’s not just a good kid or a bad kid since you’ve accepted him as both. It’s why he wants you to watch him all the way. You agree to it and nod, or you can ask if this is a love confession. Going A, he thanks you. In C he says you shouldn’t say something like that so lightly and says he might prank you like the bad kid he is.
Tomte then faces the possessed people and brings out his vihta. He then activates his NP as he tells them all to blow out all their pent up emotions and tells the demons to return to him. The possessed initially react with pain upon being hit with a branch but soon says it feels good. The Evils fall out of them and are absorbed by Tomte’s pad as it glows.
Narration then turns the clock back a bit to the daytime and tunes into the Santa School before the Santa Sendoff Ceremony is supposed to start. Tomte introduces himself formally as the head organizer and thanks everyone there for coming. Aside from the Santa School people, this includes the Crafters, Claude, Snow, Bathym and Sitri, Team Shinya, the Toyosu group, and the Outlaws.
Tomte starts the meeting off with an apology for running out on things. He doesn’t expect forgiveness, but he hopes he can prove himself with his actions. He also mentions for the record that Ded has disappeared from Tokyo and takes the time to explain the situation.
After that’s done, Tomte says that Ded doesn’t really have a connection to people outside of Christmas since he’s a Santa. That’s why the unstable faith in Santa caused him to disappear. Bringing him back will require you guys to take back that faith, and to do that you guys will have to give presents to good kids and punishment to bad kids. Tomte also says however that Ded won’t be coming back if they use his artifact to do so.
The Santa School students are shocked when Tomte declares they’ll have to go without Ded’s bag. Tomte says he can’t do it alone, and that the Santa students can’t do it by themselves either. Everyone else who joined the organizing committee will be needed to pull this off, so Tomte asks them once again for help. You raise your hand and agree to help, or you look around to see how others react.
Going A, Tomte is surprised but thanks you for joining in. Kurogane happily offers to help out until the end of things as a point of pride. Takemaru adds that they need to repay for the help with Musashi. Tomte is happy for the offer but notes that it’s technically his fault that happened to begin with. Takemaru points out that he still helped Musashi get in to the sauna regardless. Their sauna has been a hit since then, so Takemaru says they need to thank him for that.
Talos joins in the conversation and offers to help as Hephaestus. Hephaestus himself is either apparently talking to Talos remotely or is only there as a flashback saying he wants to help you but doesn’t want to be near a crowd, so he orders Talos to go in his place. Talos is happy to do so and plans on trying to improve Hephaestus’s reputation among other people.
Claude agrees to help, reasoning that if the possessed causes this to be the last Christmas ever then it was unintentional. He stakes his own reputation on helping out here, and Sitri asks why he was brought along despite not being a Bukuro student.
Snow says he saw him loitering around looking bored, so he decided to take him with them. Sitri protests being bored but says he can’t give Kengo his present with things like this. He decides to help if he can and that he can’t just overlook people in trouble if he wants to be cool. Bathym happily coos about how great Sitri is turning out, then decides he should work in the background this time instead of being in the spotlight.
Shinya says he’ll help out as much as he can, then asks what Kalki and Taromaiti plan on doing. Taromaiti says she’ll go with him but has reservations about how things are at the moment. She thinks having Santa around on Christmas would be best. Kalki high handedly says he’ll lend a hand too.
Eita is shocked at the idea that Santa could be gone and cries over how sad that is. Makara tries to calm him down, and Aegir says it’s too early to be crying. If someone steals something from you, then he suggests taking it back. Eita however is annoyed Aegir is using him as an elbow rest.
Kengo is shocked Tetsuya is around and asks why he’s there since he couldn’t possibly be one of the organizers. Tetsuya tells him to shut it and says things just happened. Kengo is happy to have him around as an ally and suggests they go hand presents out. Tetsuya sighs it’ll only be for a day and tells him not to drag him down.
Tomte thanks everyone, and Shirou asks him to explain his idea. The Analyst starts up for Tomte’s exposition as he decides to begin with explaining how the presents will be handled. So without Ded’s bag, they’ll need to work off predictions and haul around the presents and people. Tomte also says presents aren’t just objects as there are some things that have to be done with actions. Like one child is hoping to have tea with Santa while another wants to fight him.
Touji feels that this is impossible unless they had an artifact that has the power to predict things. Tomte says his pad has been in use for a long time and has a record of what all the kids in Tokyo want. They can use that to figure out what to get as presents. This is vital to the operation, so he wants Shirou and the others to handle it. You either say it’s a huge responsibility or say you’re counting on him.
Shirou has some doubts about being able to do this since picking presents isn’t his specialty. Tomte has faith in his analytical abilities and assures him you and he will be with him to help. Shirou says he’ll do it then and says he’ll be counting on you too.
Tomte says the next order of business is actually getting the presents, and Shirou says he he heard of a good offer from Kamata and Ikebukuro. Claude backs him up, saying he can put in advertisements for toys and goods from their foundation. He thinks it’ll be a cheap investment if some branding is thought up for it.
Kurogane adds that Takemaru can get the materials they need to make things using his artifact. Takemaru thinks it’s cute of him to volunteer him like this and says he’ll do it. Tomte thanks him and says the next bit is getting the presents handed out. With belief in Santa weakened, transporting the usual Santa way will be delayed. He suggests lightening the load on the reindeer and using alternate methods to make it up.
Tetsuya offers to pitch in on that front, saying the Outlaws’ biker gangs are waiting on standby, which seems to be Suzuka and the yakshas. Tomte accepts the suggestion and moves onto the part with Black Santas and the presents for naughty kids. Moritaka says that seems hard and asks how they’re supposed to keep the kids from running away from them. It was Ded’s artifact that kept them from running away since it’s an artifact related to karma. How do they work without it?
Tomte says he’s already thinking of something. But if he’s right, he thinks the bad kids will come to him on their own. Moritaka is shocked and is about to ask about it, but Tomte asks they leave it to him as he says he’ll use his vihta artifact to retrieve the demons. You either express surprise that it’s an artifact or ask if it wasn’t a sauna tool.
Tomte says he was surprised by it too since he also thought it was just a normal object until recently. He says it started shining with its power when he started to remember things, and he says he’s sure he knows what power it has. Before he says what, he realizes he needs to talk about what’s happening next. He then asks Sitri and the Toyosu group for help here to be the new style Black Santas.
Sitri is surprised he’s needed for this part, but he talks to himself about how it would be cool to say ‘leave it to me’ there. Aegir is surprised but interested as he asks Tomte to explain. Tomte says that all Santas exist to bring happiness to children whether they be regular or Black Santas. He wants to have a connection with the old way of thinking while coming up with something new.
Tomte then declares as the head organizer that it’s time to get started on things. Scene flashes back forward to the sauna village as Kalki welcomes everyone coming in, being really intense as he asks if people want to eat in or get take out. You either comment on how much pressure he’s putting out or ask him to smile. Ryouta compares this to how Touji would do things, but Touji doubts he’d be so cold and says Kalki is inflexible in some ways.
Kalki notices Touji around at this point and asks if he knows you guys. Touji tells him you guys are his friends, then tells you guys he and Kalki study under the same master. Kalki then asks why you’re here and asks if you’re there to help give presents. You say it’s mostly that and hand Ryouta something.
Ryouta jokes that you’re giving him a love letter, then reads that it’s orders from HQ telling him to bring specified presents to an assigned location. He says he can’t go as he is and needs food right away, then asks Kalki for a whole bunch of cakes while inviting you and Touji to eat with him. Kalki is shocked at how much he’s ordering and notes it’s a lot for three. Ryouta admits the point but mulls it over since he still wants to try them all.
Chouji comes over telling Ryouta that there’s still chicken, salad, and hor d’oeuvres left, then says everyone can take them home. Ryouta is happy about that and plans on emptying his stomach before having them later.
Over at the Santa School, Yule is in Ded’s office staring at his bag. He reaches out hesitantly for it, but eventually stops and hangs his head. Tomte walks in looking for him, and Yule starts apologizing for not being around for the last bit of prep for the main event. Tomte almost brushes it off but figures Yule isn’t feeling the best since Ded was like a parent to everyone in the school. Yule agrees saying he wants him to come back. Because of that, he couldn’t bring himself to take Ded’s artifact with him.
Tomte starts talking about how he and Yule are the same, in that there’s a good kid and a bad kid within themselves. Tomte says he wants to remake the image of Santa, and to do that he needs Yule’s help. Yule says he’s a jerk for saying that first since Yule had thought of Tomte as a rival beforehand. Tomte brings up that rivals can also be friends, which is something he heard from Krampus’s DVDs.
Yule laughs at that, then thanks Tomte and says he feels a little better now. Tomte has a request of him, then asks Yule to buddy up with him for tonight. Yule asks if he’s being asked to be the reindeer, but Tomte says he wants to do something that isn’t the Santa and Reindeer setup that’s been happening up until now. Yule is surprised and asks what that is.
Tomte says he knows what Yule has been worried about and that he’s always been hesitating. But it’s precisely for those reasons that he wants Yule’s help so that they can find something new together. Yule agrees after a moment, and Tomte says it’s time for them to be a new age Santa Claus.
The episode ends as the title card pops up, and the chapter is called The Obliging Santa’s Present.
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