Valentine Timeslip Episode 2 Part 3

A flashback kicks in, set a few days ago over in Claude’s office at the Ikebukuro Berserkers’ guildhouse. Claude asks how the thing with Gyumao is going since he hasn’t heard from him in some time. Snow assures him that everything is going fine. There’s been some internal issues going on at the Tycoons, and Snow plans on exchanging information with him some time in the future.

 

Claude says he’ll leave Snow to it and mentions looking forward to the presentation. Snow promises to do his utmost for things, then tries to ask Claude for some of his time as he makes a point of calling him young master. Claude’s phone interrupts, and he picks it up as it’s some business call with someone who he says he’ll be meeting soon.

 

Claude then apologizes to Snow and asks to set things aside for a few days since he’ll be busy. He thanks him again for all his work, then says he’ll be going. Snow tells him to be careful, then seems sad after Claude closes the door behind him.

 

Snow narrates towards Claude about how his wish is to serve and attend to someone with the heart of a ruler. Ever since Claude summoned him when he was young, Snow had been working for him from the bottom of his heart. His feelings have never changed, and Snow trails off about saying something about Claude’s heart of a ruler.

 

Back to the present, you ask what Snow just said in some disbelief. Echo on the other hand is totally excited for it, and Snow is glad as he mentions he just had an idea for the chocolate. He then explains that’s it about adding a shake of some spice for a secret ingredient. Spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, or cardamom can help make the sweet smells stand out, and Snow says it’s an old art of making the shakti move. He also teases about there maybe being a legend about it evoking love. You either comment that there’s a lot of things like that, say it sounds exciting, or ask for a charm to bring you love with him.

 

In C, Snow is taken aback and says that’s very specific before he tries to get you to calm down. But anyways, Snow sidesteps the question as to whether the charm actually works to say the feeling of trying it is important. That’s the feeling of believing in yourself, and it might lead to a miracle. Echo sighs about how nice charms are and talks about her hopes. She also says the charms of the forest faeries happen to be a bit too quick to go off, so they aren’t any cute. Snow is surprised as he comments on those being the real thing.

 

Heracles starts to comment that spells are all well and good, but before he gets any further Echo swoops in to insist they’re charms and not spells. Charms sounds cuter, get it right. Heracles is surprised into apologizing, then goes back to his question, which was about whether you guys even have spices with you. Snow says he picked up some spices before his meeting at the botanical gardens, so he can give Echo some. It’s also what he used to wake Echo up the first time around when she was out cold.

 

Snow then informs Echo that the spices he has only have a small effect on stimulating the heart. Due to that, he tells her that she shouldn’t scrimp on the effort on making the chocolates. Echo says she’ll try them out and thanks him. You speak up as you figure now’s a good time to ask Snow how he’d give chocolates or ask if he’s giving chocolate to Claude.

 

In B, Snow takes a moment to think on it, then says that while it’s a hidden feeling everyone has, how it comes through their attitudes is different. In the end what Snow wants to reveal is deep affection and respect, so he’d want to give a present.

 

In C, says he does intend on giving Claude some chocolate, then says he makes some chocolate by hand every year for him. This is just because he want to do so though. He says he wants to show his affection and respect for Claude, and handmaking the chocolates is the best way of getting those feelings accepted. When you ask what he puts in them, Snow declines to answer.

 

Anyways, Snow says when giving the chocolates, all he thinks about is about whether the recipient will be happy with the gift. Echo thinks on this and how she should think only about making Narcissus happy. She gets excited as she says she’ll do her best because she wants him to be happy. She happily takes the spices from Snow, and Heracles is standing to the side watching her.

 

Heracles comments on how bright Echo is shining. You invite him to join in since it’ll be fun and can grab his hand if you want. In C, Heracles is surprised and asks why you’d touch the hand of a slave so gently. He says you should just treat him roughly like a tool since that’d be appropriate. After a moment he says it’s been a long time since he felt a hand so warm.

 

In any case Echo will also ask Heracles to help her make the chocolates. He’s surprised by the idea, so Echo says she wants to do it with him. Heracles eventually agrees, smiling alongside you and Echo.

 

Time then skips to that night, and Snow walks up asking if you’re still going to be up before noting it looks like you couldn’t sleep. You can either say you got nervous like it’s you giving candy, say you’re worried for Echo, or ask if Snow isn’t able to get to sleep.

 

In A, Snow says you’re kind to think about others so much. You’ll just have to leave things to Echo though, and worrying too much will cut into your rest. In C, Snow says yes, though it’s not a huge heart pounding thing for him. Since he had something on his mind he figured he’d keep watch. He then admits it’s sophistry and cops to being a little restless.

 

In any case Snow talks about thinking of Claude, though he supposes the flow of time between Tokyo and an overworld shift are different. Just like he’s tol

d Echo, he’s devoted himself to the one he admires. This is for his own sake, not theirs. Snow also says he’s done his best to make sure he’s not lacking anything and that he himself is accepted. You ask if he’s fine with that, comment on how important Claude is to him, or say you’re jealous of Claude.

 

Going A, Snow says yes as it’s just like he’s told you earlier. If it weren’t like that he wouldn’t have said the same thing to Echo. Claude might let Snow call him young master, but Snow says he has deep sense of adoration for him. He’s charmed by the military rule Claude leads, which might be why he answers. Still, Snow says that the love of a king he wants and the love Claude wants are different. Whatever love Claude wants, Snow hopes he gets. He’s about to say more on that but stops there, smiling kindly but sadly as he asks you to laugh at him.

 

Snow says he knows that Claude will one day leave his protection, but he trails off. You either comment it’s more like family than lovers for him, or it’s something closer than master and servant. Snow says that his current relationship with Claude is appropriate of course, and he wishes that Claude’s hope for love will be realized. He just worries that his affection for Claude will turn into a burden one day.

 

Snow says Claude has grown so fast to the point that he should stop calling him young master soon. He comments that one day there might need to be a line drawn on his relationship with him. You either say he won’t compromise for that day, hope they’ll always have the relationship they want, or ask if Snow will work for you when that time comes.

 

In B, Snow agrees as he hopes it’ll last as long as both sides want it. No matter what happens, if that’s what Claude wants, then Snow will happily keep planting the seeds without compromise. In C, Snow ends up laughing but apologizes for it coming out. But if you want that to happen, he’ll happily serve you then if you devote yourself into becoming the best sort of king in your own way. He also tells you that Claude’s pretty strong though.

 

Anyways, Snow says it’s getting late and asks you to keep this conversation a secret. He offers you some hot milk with a touch of cinnamon added to it. He calls it a little charm to help you sleep from him, then wishes you good night.

 

Time skips to the next day as everyone gathers at Narcissus’s Spring again. Gyumao asks Echo how her chocolates turned out this time, and Echo feels they came out pretty well. She opens her box, but you find them odd as you say they have a strange smell and an alarming color to them.

 

Snow asks Echo if this is the box of chocolates she worked so hard on. Echo confirms as she says she put in a bunch of spice and charm into it. Gyumao asks to taste test a piece, and Echo is surprised but agrees. Gyumao falls over screaming sensation, so Snow tries to get him to compose himself and give him some water.

 

Gyumao tries to be polite and says the chocolate has a complicated flavor, but he soon gives up in favor of being blunt. In short: they’re awful. Echo is crushed to hear that, and Snow asks if she ever tried any of her chocolates. Echo admits she didn’t and says she’ll do it now. You however tell her to not rush herself, yell for someone to stop her, and yell at Gyumao to get a grip.

 

Echo admits that she was worried when she emptied a whole jar/vial earlier, which shocks the rest of the party. She talks about how she thought about trying to make sure she wouldn’t have any regrets, so she ended up adding other spices too. Snow had warned her about adding too much, so she tried to keep that in mind. Snow says that’s a silver lining at least, since nutmeg and other spices could be dangerous depending on the dose.

 

Echo apologizes as she starts losing heart. Snow says he acknowledges the strength of her emotions but asks her to keep better track of portions and taste testing next time. Echo says she will as she apologizes again, then seems to notice something happening. Barguest winces about what should be happening next, and Heracles says something is coming.

 

A strange groaning starts happening, and Echo shrieks as her box of chocolates(?) starts moving. She drops it in fright, and out pop a bunch of choco Shoggoths again. Barguest asks if they’re going to turn into a wave again, but Snow points out that they’re changing shape. You notice it seems to be the shape of a person.

 

A voice starts moaning about Valentines being scandalous (the catchphrase of the month). Aizen then appears yelling shameless as he always does, and you either react to his appearance with shock, be in disbelief at the return of the No Dates Gang, or not recognize him.

 

Gyumao recognizes Aizen as Ophion’s retainer and the school decency committee guy. The mobs with him are the forms of other Tycoon members. Snow however says they’re all like the dragons in that they have no presence. Chocolate Aizen complains about how awful Valentines sounds and yells about how scandalous it is. Echo tries to deny it and asks him to explain. Choco Aizen can’t and loops back to repeating himself, then says he’ll purge Valentines. You either express shock, say Aizen’s No Dates Gang is supposed to be gone, or just be baffled.

 

Going B if it matters, Snow says he remembers hearing about that group before. He says it came up in an incident where Aizen tried to pull a coup d’etat. You say you remember that or be confused about it. Choco Aizen points at you as he calls you a love singularity and intends to purge you. You either be surprised he’s talking to you, say his insistence seems to have gotten weaker, or question the love singularity thing. Aizen just goes on to be a broken record as he starts the episode battle. More comes after that.

 

Things pick up towards the end of the battle as Aizen still moans the word scandalous. Snow says he understands why Aizen don’t have much of a presence and why his assertions are so weak. It’s because he’s like the choco Shoggoths and dragons as something that formed using chocolate as a medium. But it is as Barguest suggested in that they’re some sort of corrective force looping the memories. You ask why it turned into Aizen or ask if Echo knows him.

 

B has an extra line where Echo denies knowing Aizen, then describes him as deeply jealous and forceful. Either way Snow guesses that when the rest of you were pulled in, everyone’s relevant memories to Valentines might have mixed in. Aizen is still choking out his catchphrase, and you either yell the real Aizen was cuter, say shouting scandalous all the time isn’t much of a claim, or accuse him of being jealous.

 

Going C, Aizen looks shocked before turning away, and the light from before covers everything again. Barguest sighs about time turning back again when he bangs his head again without thinking about it. He asks if he did it again. You say it may be because you guys have been returned to the same places, sympathize with his bad luck, or wonder if everyone else is around.

 

Going A, Barguest seems a bit shocked as he says it was bad luck that he didn’t notice. Echo speaks up as she says she’s there, and Heracles is here already too. He notes that everyone seems okay and wonders what Aizen’s No Dates gang was all about.

 

Gyumao and Snow walk over, and Gyumao comments on now noticing that they’ve all returned to their original starting positions. He asks why Heracles is here though since the past round had him starting from further away. Heracles finds it strange too, though he didn’t actually notice at first. Snow wonders if their fates have been connected somehow. He also suggests that maybe Echo and Heracles have some commonalities that are affecting the memory world. You either say you’re happy to be connected with him by fate, say he’s a friend, or say it’s reassuring to have him with you guys.

 

Heracles thinks on having a connection or bond with you guys, then says he’s happy too if that’s true. He then expresses surprise to have gone on for so long without a master though. He says he needs to find one soon, or else he’ll be going against the oracle. You either say that’s rough, offer to be his master, or say you’d prefer to be his lover instead of master.

 

C has a few extra lines where Heracles isn’t against the idea, but he suggests having you be both master and lover before asking why you look against it. In any case Snow thinks about how having a connection to Heracles in itself ought to be a good thing, but he has thoughts that this might cause the corrective force to get stronger because of that. Barguest sighs and suggests heading back to base to come up with new ideas. He thinks to himself as he wonders whether you guys can go back and if Kenta is okay. The episode ends as everyone checks their things before leaving the area.