Valentine Timeslip Episode 3 Part 3

Just like how every other third parter has been so far, we set the main plot aside for a second to pop in a flashback, and this one is set somewhere in Ueno before the plot of the event started. Barguest is running as hard as he can, and Kenta points him out to Inugami as he waves at him.

 

Barguest apologizes for making him wait and asks if he’s cold. Kenta says he’s fine because he has the coat Barguest got him, and Inugami barks in agreement. Barguest says that’s good then, and Kenta suggests they get going since there’s already a big line. Kenta actually pulls Barguest over, who in turn tells him to stop since he might trip like that.

 

The two reach their destination, and Barguest notes that the line is huge. He asks Kenta about going to a closer supermarket instead, but Kenta says he wants to go here because of Ryouta’s recommendation. They’ve got white chocolate, milk chocolate, and panda chocolate. Barguest says the panda one sounds nice but he has reservations about being in a crowded area given his nature. Kenta begs him to stay and promises to help more with things. Inugami barks too.

 

Barguest thinks and comments on getting hungry, so he decides to stick it out for Kenta and heads on over. Inugami follows after him, then Kenta afterwards as he has fun with this.

 

Some time later Barguest is winded, and Kenta asks if he’s okay as he comments on how many people were around. Barguest says there are times when it happens, but he’s still surprised at the lines being so long that things didn’t move much. Kenta says it’s thanks to him that he got some panda chocolate though. Barguest is happy for him and tells him to keep a hold of it.

 

Kenta asks if Barguest also bought himself some chocolate. He says he does and gives some to Kenta and Inugami, the latter as thanks for protecting Kenta. Kenta is happy and shows Inugami that he got some polar bear chocolate.

 

Kenta takes the moment to give Barguest some chocolate and wishes him a happy Valentines. Barguest talks to himself about how he always thought of things as unhappy, but it can’t be all bad if Kenta is saying it’s happy.

 

Anyways Barguest asks Kenta to hold onto something for him. It’s something he wants to give to the people who are helping him, but he’s worried about his bad luck leeching into them if he holds onto them the whole time. Kenta agrees and says he’ll put it in his backpack. He reminds Inugami to not eat them since they’re important to Barguest. It barks in response. Barguest says it’s not that important but thanks him.

 

Flashback ends and things pick back up with the chocolate making, and everyone is enjoying themselves as they get to it...almost everyone anyways. Heracles asks Barguest to stop watching from so far away and to come help with everyone. Barguest declines saying the chocolate maker might break if he gets too close. He also talks about having accidents when he cooks, like how a bag of pasta breaks and spills everything onto the floor.

 

There’s also such incidents as fish fat popping off when frying it, burning his fur, or the fire going out when he’s trying to boil something. You either say that’s unfortunate, say he managed to boil things well given the circumstances, or suggest that last bit is just carelessness on his part.

 

Going C, Barguest insists the light was on at first and that he checked the indicators for safety’s sake. In any case, Barguest mentions his surprise that Heracles seems to be enjoying the chocolate making process. Heracles says he wants to know more about the love he and Echo have been talking about. He talks about having surpassed countless trials and outlandish orders, but you have ordered him to work with you guys to undergo the trial of love. Also, as a slave he does some cooking, which he’s more familiar with than fighting.

 

Barguest thinks on how Heracles referred to things as a trial and compares “falling in love” with accidents in a certain sense. And in that sense, you could probably talk about them in the same way as trials that befall you. You either question the comparison to accidents, ask Barguest to explain some more, or say you sort of get it.

 

Going A, Echo also asks Barguest what he means. Barguest has to figure out how to explain himself, then says that it’s just his opinion, though he also says you should be aware other people may think so too. Barguest says being loved isn’t a bad thing, but he also says that he’s fated to be tormented by misfortune no matter what. If it happens that someone who likes him is met with misfortune, then he says that the act of falling in love with him was an accident.

 

But that said, love is bothersome in that it’s not clear what can trigger it. Barguest says he doesn’t know how anyone who loves him would feel, but he’d prefer such accidents to be prevented before they happen. You either say that’s sad, say it’s not a crime to love someone, or point out that would be “falling” in love.

 

Going A, Barguest admits that as much as he warns people about his bad luck, there’s Someone who won’t leave him alone. Whether it’s happy or unhappy, that’s dependent on the exchange, and the same goes for him. Barguest says that happiness for him is when others settle their feelings for him and calmly back away before they get caught up in his bad luck.

 

Echo thinks about how separating from someone could also be happiness for people. Barguest clarifies that what makes you happy and what makes someone else happy aren’t necessarily the same. She won’t know how Narcissus feels until she asks him. Echo looks depressed at that, and Barguest is quick to restate that this is just his personal opinion.

 

Barguest starts to say that if he weren’t so unlucky, something would be different, but he changes tacks midway to say it wouldn’t change even if he regretted it. He says that even if you take actions because you want to make someone happy, it might not actually make that person happy. Barguest tells Echo to keep in mind that there are as many kinds of happiness as there are people. You either think on the idea of kinds of happiness or say that seems lonely.

 

Heracles says he understands since he’s destroyed things in his insanity. But that aside, Heracles decides to be the one to ask Barguest how he’d give chocolate to someone assuming he has someone he loves. Barguest falls over in shock, and when he gets up he insists that he already said that he doesn’t know what it’s like to be in love. Heracles denies that and says he’s asking him a hypothetical question. You ask Barguest the same thing and can give him an empty box and ask him to act it out.

 

Barguest is flabbergasted at having to act out giving chocolate to someone, and Echo asks him to do it since she wants to know too. Barguest doesn’t see how a demonstration would help before desperately asking if you guys mean when he gives chocolate to Kenta. You guys tell him that it’s for someone he loves, to his disappointment.

 

Barguest ends up going with the awkward trying to be casual routine claiming he’s giving something but it has nothing to do with Valentines. He also asks if you’re going to bug him for it, then says to take it if you don’t mind becoming unhappy. Barguest then asks how long you plan on making him do this and tries to say he’s done enough.

 

The party looks at Barguest with distant, happy expressions, and he in turn asks what you guys are thinking of in shock. He says it’s humiliating and curses it as bad luck. You either comment on him being bashful, say he could stand to be more honest, or say it hit you right in the feels.

 

Going A, Barguest says of course he’d be with how you guys seem to be enjoying him making a fool out of himself. He also tries to insist that that sort of affection isn’t something to be flaunted for others to see. Echo and Heracles continue to smile at him, which embarrasses him further and prompts him to try to get the chocolate making started already. He proceeds to knock a bowl into his face when he bangs the table with his hands, causing him to bemoan his luck again.

 

Time skips to that night, and it’s Barguest’s turn to talk to you about being up late. He asks if you’re staying up late or if you woke up from some bad dreams. You either talk about Echo’s chocolate not being done I think, say you couldn’t get to sleep, or ask about Barguest being up.

 

Going C, Barguest says you shouldn’t worry about him and get to bed, though he figures that by saying that you’ll be sticking your nose in his business. Anyways, Barguest says that when he looks at Echo struggling to speak, he’s reminded of when he first met Kenta. It’s not just Kenta either. He mentions that the place he lives in is called terrible things like the Tokyo Slum. The Eastern Side of Tokyo is a place where only the innocent is allowed to reside in, and everyone else is thrown out. Before he knew it, he saw that he was adored by those people. He in turn was worried for them.

 

You either say you never knew the eastern side was like that or ask about having met Barguest in Roppongi. Going C, Barguest explains that he moved there for work at the time. Even then he was called a third class ward resident.

 

Barguest says that even if people don’t intend for it, they’ll get classified by someone else at some point. He and the others were classified by people, and since they had nowhere else to go they had to flock together. It may have been for mutual support and sympathy, but Barguest says it’s also because of who they were that they could help each other.

 

Barguest gives a big sigh, then talks about how there are unavoidable things in this world. A big kind of misfortune comes to people at some point. Barguest says he’s meant to be an early warning for when that happens. Disaster will strike him first, so he’ll be an omen for everyone else.

 

Barguest says Kenta being with him is the same thing, in that even he’s being made to carry misfortune. Barguest says he has to protect him because not being able to do so while he’s with him is the worst kind of misfortune in his eyes. You either say Kenta must be happy he’s protecting him, ask if he’ll protect you from bad luck too, or say you want him to be happy too. Going C, Barguest snorts as he says he doesn’t think he’ll ever be happy, but he’s happy that you’d think so.

 

Time skips to the next day as the party gathers at the spring again. Echo is trying to keep calm, and Barguest notes it feels kinda worn out around before asking Echo how her chocolates are. Echo says she’s fine, though she admits she couldn’t sleep much. She then asks everyone to look at what she made. You easily recognize it as chocolate and say it came out well.

 

Narration describes the chocolates as heart shaped with no extra decoration added. Gyumao freaks Echo out a bit as he slides in and yells about how well they look and congratulates her. He also says this is proof that the chocolate maker can be used by anyone without issue. All that’s left is for Echo to give the things, and Gyumao is confident it’ll go over well. Echo asks him to back off a little since the sound pressure of his voice is getting to her. Also he’s close enough that he’s breathing on her.

 

Snow notes the sweet and mellow scent of cacao, then compliments on how much better Echo’s gotten at making chocolate. Heracles notices that the chocolates are starting to shrink and asks about that, and the rest of the party is shocked when they poof out of existence. You say it looks like they melted into nothing but can still smell them.

 

Gyumao asks Echo what’s going on, so Echo says she was thinking about Narcissus when she made them. If it turns out he doesn’t want them then they’ll evaporate in about two minutes after the box is opened, and she calls it mist chocolate. Everyone is too stunned to say anything, and you eventually ask about the evaporation thing.

 

Snow tries pointing out that Echo just let her chocolate disappear, but Echo says she has another box of it ready. She’s determined to give them, and if he doesn’t want them then it can just disappear. You either say that’s really depressing, point out the chocolate will disappear on the way back, or ask what manner of sorcery is this.

 

Barguest says it would be a good thing for someone who’d be reluctant to take her chocolate, but he asks Echo what she’d do if she actually had a chance. If Narcissus actually wants to eat them then they’ll disappear soon. It takes Echo a moment to process this, and she starts panicking a little since she didn’t think of that. Heracles points out that Narcissus is there and asks if she intends to give them. Echo is flustered and says she’ll have to give them quick, so she decides to go over to him.

 

Heracles expresses concern whether things will be alright as Echo flies over. Snow says that the chocolates are good when the box is opened, but Echo did say they’d only last two minutes, which you also point out. Gyumao wonders how she managed to do that and says the chocolate maker still isn’t ready yet. Barguest decides he’s worried enough to go after her.

 

Snow tries to stop Barguest from doing something so rude, but he seems to notice something first. As Barguest tries to run after Echo he slams into some invisible wall, which you express shock at. Snow figures that means only the actual memory holder can get near the core of the memories, meaning only Echo can go there. Heracles notices Echo coming back and asks how it went.

 

Echo says it didn’t work and that she didn’t seal up the box right. She shows you the box, which is already empty. It was like that when she opened it in front of Narcissus. Barguest says it’s good she thought about who she’s giving it too but says next time she should give a bit more thought about making sure she can give it properly. She agrees to think on it some more.

 

Narcissus kisses the surface of the spring, then disappears into it. Barguest says that should be the cue for the corrective force to show up. Snow says he hears something in the distance, which sounds like music. As it gets closer, he says it’s eurobeat, shocking Barguest and Gyumao. The Valenfesta battle theme starts streaming from the chocolate mist, and you either ask why it’s eurobeat coming or say you remember hearing it before.

 

Heracles says something is dancing towards you guys and wonders what the hell is happening. A voice you remember hearing before sings about Valentines and not needing to worry about calories as it invites you to exercise with her as Nomad and a bunch of randos pop up. Everyone is lost for words, and you either are shocked to see Nomad, surprised to see him smiling, or ask who he is.

 

Gyumao recognizes Nomad and says he’s wearing the sportswear clothes from his company’s gym department. He asks why the private detective and part time job master is here. Barguest interprets Nomad as being here on a part time job. Nomad starts instructing people to pump their arms up, and Echo ends up following along. Nomad says she’s doing great, and Heracles asks what’s going on as the dance crew from nowhere starts surrounding you guys.

 

Barguest recognizes the music at this point from the sweets event he had Kenta taken to before. He heard that Nomad was struggling with stuff in his life and set his detective work aside to work there. Snow says he remembers that’s when Nomad started the job and mentioning vehicle inspection fees were killing him. Barguest says Kenta showed him a video, and he remembers being lost for words at how chaotic it looked. You either say you want to see Nomad do detective work, say you remember this happening, or join in on the dancing.

 

Chocolate Nomad starts smiling, then notices that some people don’t look happy so he figures he should change things up. He switches the music to the current event’s battle theme, raises his hands up, then starts the episode battle. More comes afterwards.

 

Things pick up around the time you beat down Nomad, though he still gets up long enough to say your dance moves were good and tells you to remember them. The dance crew from nowhere falls apart with their formation going down, and you either wonder if this is also a manifestation of the corrective force or say you had a good sweat.

 

Snow says it likely is, and that it’s like how Aizen showed up based off your guys’ memories to interfere. Barguest asks if that means Nomad came from his memory and sighs over how complicated things are getting.

 

Heracles asks why he seemed to be smiling so brightly yet gave off a feeling of misery. Snow declines to comment on that. Echo says she also used to sing and dance with her friends back in Olympus, though she says she felt she Had to Do It because everyone else seemed to be enjoying themselves.

 

Barguest says the dance crew may be a bit different, but he tells Echo that she doesn’t need to join in on things she’s not enjoying. There are many ways of being happy, and she needn’t conform herself to anyone’s way of doing so. She agrees with the point, and you either say the real Nomad is cooler, say he needs to work harder at detective stuff, or say his smile was great. Going A, Chocolate Nomad seems flattered before light covers everything again, and the episode ends.