Onsen Jamboree Epilogue Part 1

The story decides to wind the clock back a little, set at some time before spring comes to the Kamuy Kotan overworld shift. Koropokkur is somewhere far away watching the battle with Wen Kamui after having evidently pissed off after everyone stopped paying attention to him. In a surprise twist, when you win the battle and Wen reunites with Kimun Kamui, Koropokkur looks at you celebrating with the party with affectionate eyes rather than with any hate or anger.

 

That said, Koropokkur does sigh over you Doing What You Did as he calls you hopeless. Narration compares how he said it to an older brother's way of speaking to his younger siblings as he watches over them, kind, proud, and cruel. He calls you annoying again, but cute too. He laughs as if to say how adorable you are. When you're born to the world, you're like fresh snow before you live for how ever many years and months. Your simplistic honesty where you're dead set on living, ignorant of the time limit on your life span is so precious. Koropokkur comments that life feels like a fleeting dream until you grow up and That Time comes when the soul freezes over and dies. Narration adds that it's all like an illusion until you get old enough to fear your demise.

 

Koropokkur stabs his leaf into the ground, which then puffs up and hides him. At that instant, the blizzard blasting the world increases in power until it eclipses the storm that was here before, filled with killing intent. A person's end is predetermined no matter how much wealth, fame, or other things they've amassed. Their blood and flesh was beautiful to that extent until even their soul spoils as they get decrepit with age. In that case, Koropokkur feels it would be best to end your life before then when you're at your prettiest.

 

Koropokkur says to you it'll be okay as he promises to stay with you the entire time this time. He asks you not to go anywhere, to stay here with him in the snow. A voice calls out to him asking if he intends not to let anyone leave, which would be a problem. Koropokkur tenses up as he asks who's there and able to see him, ready to kill the man who suddenly shows up. Jacob turns up and greets Koropokkur politely, fully aware of who he is and what guild he's with as he introduces himself and says he's one of the Missionaries.

 

Koropokkur's murderousness remains on point as he decides to continue talking to Jacob, and he asks how long Jacob has been there and how Jacob could tell where he is. If he's actively trying to hide with his butterbur leaf, it's supposed to be impossible for anyone to see him. And for that matter, Koropokkur asks how Jacob can walk around in his super blizzard while wearing such relatively light clothes.

 

Jacob answers that he can't see him since he can't see anything at all. However, he explains that his fists are able to guide him to people he should meet. When Koropokkur looks, he sees a phantom of the sword of flames that burns the heavens in Jacob's hands. It's described as protecting the breath of life like a tree that rises to the skies. He understands that the massive energy it has is what lets Jacob walk around in his blizzard without issue.

 

Koropokkur notes the sword of flames that functions for eternity and the Tree of Life it protects, then says he understands. He mentions that Michael was looking for it and was ranting about how it Finally Appeared. He thinks back to the time his ally told him about that, then grips his leaf hard as he talks again. Koropokkur talks about understanding and notes that Jacob is the same as him. And by that, he means another pitiful dude who Has to Remember all the sad repeating memories of the world.

 

Koropokkur downgrades his desire to kill Jacob to 'merely' cold hostility. He then asks if Jacob understands that him killing you here is out of his kindness. Jacob doesn't respond to that, and Koropokkur talks about how repeating things over and over and over and rotting out because of that is a given. It's the same for that pitiful Kimun who Ended Up Remembering his old memories. One day they'll grow up and get fouled up, then Forget About Them. Koropokkur says that's why growth is pointless, and everyone's lives get wasted because of it. Everyone should just stay as newborn babies. It's sad, but you guys can't do that. In which case, he needs to make things permanent for you guys while you're still pure and ignorantly happy. He then pleads with Jacob asking if he understands if he's The Same as Him.

 

Jacob thinks on Koropokkur's mentioning of the word pointless, and he supposes that might be true for them/the world. If you see someone repeating their lives in the same place in the cage known as the world, it can look as if time as stopped. However, Jacob says that love is something that goes around endlessly drawing things. Even if it looks like it's staying in one place it's drawing more layers on top of things. It might look like folly if you look at it from above or glare at it from below, but Jacob suggests that if enough layers are put together, it can surpass the heavens and reach the heights of outer space.

 

Koropokkur comments that they have different opinions, then asks why Jacob came to him. Jacob answers that he came to pick up some Jamboree members who got lost. Koropokkur quietly regards him for a moment, then agrees to keep what happened in this overworld a secret. He'll also not tell Micheal about his run in with Jacob as he figures Michael will stop trusting him if he finds out about this. Koropokkur makes a point of saying that he won't tolerate it if the hero Betrays Everyone again. If that happens, Koropokkur swears to freeze everything in the world as his eyes flash with a cold love and hate. Jacob says there's no need to hurry as they'll all meet again when their love's location and its state of being intersect.

 

Title card pops up, and the chapter is just called Epilogue.

 

Things then tune back out on the mountain for the scout jamboree, and the time is noted to be late afternoon with the sun slowly started to set. A bunch of participants who have safely finished their stay are milling around and socializing at the starting area, and the staff and other participants clap for the teams that make it to the finish line. Finally a certain team rolls in, feeling a mix of fatigue and accomplishment.

 

Ryouta stumbles in wheezing as he says 'just a little more,' and as soon as he passes that finish line he immediately flops over yelling about making it, lying covered in sweat on the grass. He talks about how nice the wind feels, then mentions how sweaty and hungry he feels. Ryouta says he feels even more tired than when he ran a gym class marathon, but he nods and says it feels great. He reaches for the sky, then exchanges looks with his teammates who have also flopped over on the grass with him.

 

Chouji congratulates Ryouta for doing well and hands him a special sports drink. Ryouta thanks him and congratulates the rest of the team too, then takes a drink as he mentions feeling thirsty. After taking a big swig, he asks what the sports drink is as he describes it as bubbly and a little sour. Chouji says he put salt and lemons into a sports drink, then diluted it with carbonic acid. He figured he'd try to make it easy to drink by making it refreshing and moderating the sweetness.

 

Ryouta says the drink made him feel like he tried his best just for this moment. Chouji says he needs to go put in his report, then invites Ryouta to come with him if he wants. Ryouta hard passes and says he can't take another step. He talks about his legs being all wobbly so he figures he's in for aches tonight. He also figures he won't be able to go to class for a week and asks Chouji to pass it on. Chouji: Ryouta's not coming to the cafeteria for a week. Got it. :) 

Ryouta: NO I'M ALIVE I mean I'LL GO

 

On a different note, Ryouta remembers that he needs to ask for everyone's phone numbers. He admits to maybe kinda sorta being a problem when it came to mealtimes, but hey they all became friends and he has tons of pictures to send them all. Chouji excuses himself at this point to go to the main office, telling the team he'll be back soon and that they can do whatever in the meantime. Ryouta acknowledges this and waves him off.

 

Time jumps to after Ryouta has gotten the phone numbers of the randos he was teamed up with, then starts looking over all the pictures he took during the event, sliding through them and looking at the fun times he had. He reminisces about how much he enjoyed it all, then talks to himself about needing to show the pictures to you guys. And on that note, Ryouta wonders whether you guys got back yet as he remembers you guys set out a little bit after his team did. He laughs to himself thinking you guys have an interesting team and gets excited about asking about what things you guys got up to.

 

Scene then shifts over to the Missionaries as Chouji walks up to them and notices that you guys aren't back yet. He says he thought that you guys were holding a steady pace the whole time the way Shirou would do it until now. Zabaniya says Kimun and your team has definitely started to descend the mountain, but you guys haven't turned up yet. Maria says that no team that came after you said anything about passing you guys. Arslan notes that your team is filled with unique types and was bringing along the little Evils too.

 

Zabaniya says the problem is that it'll be dark soon. Even if they sent out a search party, visibility will become a concern. Chouji is confused and brings up that Azazel was supposed to be monitoring Kimun. Zabaniya awkwardly looks away, and Arslan attempts to get Azazel to say something since he's just been laughing meaningfully to himself for a while. Azazel just continues laughing like a secretive weirdo, and Arslan says he's been doing that all day. The other Missionaries look at each other worried, and Azazel flips through his book before suddenly stopping.

 

Azazel says it looks like Jacob managed to do something and is glad for that. He can see Koropokkur from there as he calls him the Representative of Kamuy Kotan, the one who allied himself with Eden's Representative. If Eden's Representative made a serious move, Azazel says he might need to undo his bindings. Narration describes Azazel as the fallen angel from Eden who chose to approach people and moves according to his own love. He whispers to himself as he touches the golden chains on him.

 

Azazel says that it would be bad if he did lift his bindings. People need to reach that love on their own, not through his power. His job is only to watch. He says that when people reach that love, it will only be when the World's Last Secret is revealed. Before he says anymore, he reacts in surprise to something. Maria asks him what he saw and asks if some sort of danger befell you guys. Azazel assures her that you guys are fine, and if anything is going to fall it is going to fall on them. He then asks the Missionaries to get some umbrellas together. Zabaniya is confused by this and notes that the weather is clear. Azazel only smiles back as he takes an umbrella with him as he leaves the main office tent.

 

Scene shifts to behind the HQ base tent where a mountain stream is flowing into a river that goes into town. The Missionaries are perplexed as to what's going on, and Maria tries to ask Azazel about what he saw. Azazel doesn't respond and just stares up into the sky. He eventually declares that you guys are coming and opens up his umbrella. The others follow his lead.

 

The next moment, your team's tub pops into existence and lands hard into the water. The impact blasts water with enough force that it comes back down like rain. Maria starts to point out the portable tub, and Kagutsuchi starts saying his thanks that there was a river underneath you. He wasn't expecting you guys to pop out of midair. The landing shook Shirou up a little bit, and he snaps to asking if everyone is still there and wasn't tossed out of the tub. Kimun does a quick head count and notices that the Purple Evil is missing. Moritaka points out in alarm a butt he sees floating in the river getting carried away by the current. Aizen orders everyone out to go get the Evil because he's not going to have someone fall to the wayside at the very end.

 

You either comment that you guys made it back safely, ask if you guys are back, or call out to the Evil that you're coming to get it. The Missionaries are surprised to see you, then relieved as they start laughing at how your party sounds like a mix of alarm and enjoyment. You either say you're back, take notice that everyone is laughing, or focus on the Evil. The section ends with the Evil floundering in the water.