The story picks back up on your end of things as the party decides to head out when the blizzard outside dies down a little. Shirou asks if anyone has forgotten anything and reminds people to be careful since you guys might not be coming back to this cave. At some point Shirou has broken out some emergency supplies and has wrapped himself up in an aluminum sheet as he checks the preparations.
Kagutsuchi asks Shirou how they'll handle their search. Shirou initially says things are going as expected before correcting to say it's even more than he thought, by which he means the snow outside. Your tracks from yesterday are already mostly covered by now. Moritaka adds that your scent trails have mostly disappeared too, and he suggests heading back to the cliff area before his ears perk up as he hears something. He says he hears the sounds of swords clashing and realizes it must be Kimun Kamui. You either ask if he really picked something up with his ears instead of his nose, or you can call him a good dog.
Shirou tells Moritaka to lead the way, so Moritaka accepts and asks everyone to follow him. Shirou then decides the formation the rest of the party will take. Moritaka is on point, you and Shirou will be behind him, Kagutsuchi and the Evils will be behind you guys, and Aizen will take the rear. Kagutsuchi acknowledges the order and asks Moritaka to lead them. Shirou tells everyone to move out, and everyone calls back in response. You say you're going and ask Kimun to wait for you guys.
Narration describes your surroundings as you guys move. All you see is white, with the occasional flash of light reflected off the snow. Anything that could be used to feed the living sleeps beneath the snow, and the world is a sealed one where actions are restricted to the utmost. You guys eventually run into Kimun fighting with Wen Kamui, and Kimun is struggling to keep up while Wen laughs and asks if he's ready for what's next.
Kimun says yes as he refers to Wen as his forgotten past self. He calls Wen the one who hunts the growth of weak children while he himself is the one who wishes for the growth of the weak children. Shades of the children he gave his kindness too flicker and fade out around him...erased more like it. Kimun thinks to himself that he cannot forgive his past self, and he says out loud that Wen is his enemy, to be taken down by his own hands.
The blizzard around the pair gets progressively heavier, and the amount of phantom children watching the battle increases. Koropokkur is hanging around too, and Kimun is surprised and pained by the cast off memories from the reincarnations that assault him. His eyes narrow, and he swings his sword of hatred with all his strength. Wen laughs at this, and Kimun demands to know what is so funny. Wen actually apologizes and says he's happy he finally got Kimun to make that expression. He laughs some more, asking if Kimun knows pain like he does. If he does, it doesn't matter to him which of them wins.
Wen is about to declare his victory when Kagutsuchi shouts out Kimun's name, which surprises the both of them. The party arrives as Kagutsuchi says he's come with everyone to find Kimun. Aizen says they finally found him and tells Kimun a hot bath is waiting for him. Moritaka is glad Kimun is okay and informs him his teachings has helped the party survive on the snowy mountain. Shirou declares as leader that all party members are doing okay. You call out to Kimun and are relieved he's okay.
Kimun is surprised and seems unable to come up with anything to say. Kagutsuchi forestalls anything he would come up with by asking to speak first and to ask him what's going on. He recognizes the look in Kimun's eyes, saying it's the same look he himself was sporting when he was feeling desperate before has asked for his advice. You either call Kagutsuchi's name or stare at him quietly
Kagutsuchi cries a little as he compares Kimun to how he was before, feeling impatient and hurting himself. He brings up that Kimun was the one who taught him that he had no reason to hurt himself. Kimun lowers his sword out of sadness as he says Kagutsuchi's name, and Aizen comments that this is student teacher love. Kagutsuchi says he's sad to see Kimun like that since he now knows how sad he was before. You tell Kimun that it's thanks to his lessons that you guys are alive as you look firmly at him with a smile.
Wen cackles as he says this is Kamuy Kotan, a world of ice frozen by a snowstorm. He yells that no one is going anywhere anymore except six feet under, but Kimun jumps in the way to block his attack saying he won't let him do it. You either call out Kimun's name, tell everyone to focus, or try to figure out something you can do. At that point, your sword starts glowing, which you react with surprise to.
Kimun is surprised as he says the light your sword is giving off is the same as the little hero's sword he saw that day. Narration talks about a belief in a sword that is said to carry the souls of many kamui and moves on its own in reaction to danger to its owner. It is the one sword that can move independently in this world that freezes all movement, the Sword That Cuts Stillness. Your light breaks through the frozen time, and past the cracks Shirou sees someone there.
Koropokkur is revealed, and the blizzard covering the world is noted to be coming from the leaf he holds. Shirou immediately orders his Evils to shoot him, and Aizen joins in saying he'll cover for him as he shoots out his Purge Beam too. Koropokkur quickly reacts by pulling his leaf from out of the ground and jumps into the air with a flip. Moritaka notes in surprise that the phantoms are disappearing in response, as did the blizzard for all of a second. You ask if Koropokkur was the one to make the blizzard, if he was the one who showed you guys those phantom kids, and ask who the hell he is. The episode section ends with him staring silently.
Koropokkur needs some slaps to stop being a lil bitch
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