Onsen Jamboree Epilogue Part 2

The story picks up slightly after where things left off last time, briefly mentioning that the party has climbed out of the portable tub, picked the Purple Evil up out of the water, and done a head count. Once he's confirmed that nothing is out of place, Kimun Kamui stands straight up as he reports to Arslan that everyone in the party has come back safely. Arslan acknowledges that the report has been turned in and thanks Kimun for his work. He then comments that it looks like he's discovered something, asking Kimun if he's faced himself.

 

Kimun says yes and calls the jamboree his trial for growth, and he stands next to Arslan as he smiles. Zabaniya walks up apologizing for interrupting, but he tells Arslan it's time for the closing ceremony. Arslan starts heading over for that and says he'll ask Kimun about what he's learned afterwards. For now he needs to say some words of appreciation for everyone's that attended the event. Kimun says he'll see him later.

 

Maria comes over telling you guys there's a hot spring nearby and suggests you guys use it. You're a little surprised by this as you figure you could go after the closing ceremony, though thinking about it you guys would be heading home after that. Maria insists that you guys go wash up since you're all probably sopping wet from being in the river. It'd be a problem if you caught a cold, and Maria also points out that the Crafters has lent a really big tub. You guys can listen to the ceremony while soaking up in it! Maria then hands out some towels and asks you to go ahead and use them whether you're doing a foot bath or full bath or whatever. You see that Maria is right and ask Shirou if it's okay as the hot spring is waiting for you guys. Shirou agrees, then orders the party as leader to go to the baths.

 

For the last time this event you can choose whether this is a foot bath or a full bath. Anyways, Maria is back at where the closing ceremony is taking place as she speaks into a megaphone to some loud applause. Aizen sighs about how nice the water is, then mentions his reluctance to be listening to the ceremony there. Kagutsuchi says the water still feels good what with having to jump into the water to save the Purple Evil earlier. There's slightly more going on with the full bath option as Shirou says it feels like he's warming up all the way to his core and tells the Evils to soak in more too. Moritaka talks about feeling like he'll melt from how nice it feels as he sinks into the water, which freaks Kagutsuchi into yelling for him to come back.

 

Anyways Kimun comments that hot springs are great and says it's like what people favor is already part of nature's providence. You agree and say hot springs are great and/or sigh about the heat. Kagutsuchi then starts talking about how weird the overworld shift is, as while you guys spent a night in there it has only been a few hours out with the rest of the world. Aizen admits he's glad for that since he was on the verge of committing the horrible crime against public order that is being late. Shirou points out that Aizen could have been both late AND missing as a possibility.

 

Ryouta comes over and joins everyone, figuring he might as well if you guys weren't gonna go to where he was. Shirou is a little surprised he knew you guys were here, then says that a bunch of stuff happened. Ryouta says Maria and Chouji told him, mentioning they were really worried and wonders what you guys were up to. Moritaka apologizes for the worry but says it's hard to explain what happened in brief. Ryouta figures that since you guys got back okay that all's well that ends well. You say to Ryouta you're back and apologize for worrying him. Ryouta says welcome back to you, Shirou, and Moritaka.

 

Elsewhere Maria says it's time for Arslan to say a few words. Kagutsuchi gets excited as he says he wants to listen. Arslan starts telling everyone in attendance that they all did good in finishing the event. He explains that scouting is said to have started out as the art of learning how to keep moving out in the field when investigating the unknown. Why do we move? Because there are things we can't see from where we currently are. Why do we live in groups? Because there are things we can't see on our own. We shed light on things we didn't see, and so our world expands.

 

Arslan then moves on to talk about the trial he had mentioned back when the event started. As it turns out, team assignments were deliberately set up to put you with people you normally wouldn't get along with. People who normally didn't think about leading were encouraged to volunteer to do it. The trial that Arslan had been talking about was in trying the opposite of what you believe to be your strengths. So more or less every team had its problems, but in trying to tackle them people should have learned some things. The goal of the whole event was to try something new, and if people got something out of it all, Arslan says he'll be happy. Arslan then officially declares the Jamboree is over, wishing everyone well.

 

Arslan then throws in one last comment to talk about all the curry rice he tasted. If the chance ever comes up again, he asks that people make some for him again. He then signs off with a ciao, and Kimun thinks to himself as he agrees that there are things that can't be seen when you're on your own at the moment.

 

Some time later the party leaves the bath and changes. Aizen says he has after bath drinks for the last bath of the event and says you can pick whatever you want from regular milk, coffee milk, or strawberry milk. Aizen okays whatever you pick and says that you should savor this last drink. Everyone drinks their milk, and once that's done Aizen declares that all the drinks he's prepared, including his spares, are used up now. He points that out as another sign that the jamboree has ended.

 

Kimun agrees, saying it is a little sad but all things end. Ryouta says he should get back to his team so that he can say goodbye to them all, then suggests going home together later as he excuses himself. After Ryouta trots off from the changing area, Kimun has the party get together and starts speaking in a somber tone.

 

Kimun begins his speech with how the event has ended, so the team will be splitting up. He then begins addressing Aizen and thanks him for all his work in running the bath and how great it felt. Aizen thanks him and says it was worth it do that job if he said so. Kimun talks about how Aizen's orderliness and (over)seriousness helped him in lugging around all the water. Also, he points out that Aizen kept questioning what was in everyone's hearts during all the trials. It was Aizen who got Kimun to reexamine how dangerous his kindness was. Without him, you guys would never have finished the walk, and Kimun thanks him.

 

Aizen says it's thanks to everyone that he learned of different kinds of love. He also gets the feeling he's learned how to see the other kinds of value to love besides how dangerous it is. He struggles with words for a little bit, then thanks everyone.

 

Kimun turns to Kagutsuchi next, but before he gets far he's taken aback and asks if he's already crying. Kagutsuchi sniffles but insists he's not crying. Kimun goes back to his speech and says it's his opnion that Kagutsuchi was the one who grew the most. While people have said harsh things to him, Kagutsuchi managed to surpass things in the end. He managed to handle fire and seriously faced himself while listening to people. Kimun suggests that Kagutsuchi's earnestness and considerations for others will lead him to greater heights. Kimun also adds in a note about his curry rice being nice and asks him to make some for him again sometime. Kagutsuchi starts to say he'll keep focused and thanks everyone for their support before he breaks down into projectile tears and hugs Kimun.

 

Moritaka is next on the list as Kimun notes that he seems to have lost his edge compared to the beginning. Moritaka agrees and says he was rushing due to his inexperience, then says he now feels he lost sight of himself. Kimun says a weapon isn't only for taking down your enemies; sometimes it can help by being a hunting spear. Kimun also says that he's not saying hostility is wrong, but he reminds Moritaka to not forget his gratitude. He says he feels that Moritaka has a talent for spear fishing, then asks if he has any interest in being his student. Moritaka is taken aback by this and politely says he'll think about it. Moritaka then swears to find his way as a warrior, saying the trip has been worth it and thanks everyone in the party.

 

Kimun addresses Shirou next, saying he did great as a leader. Shirou nods and says a lot of things didn't go as expected, but he thinks he did a good job. Kimun then tells him that his first impression of him was the opposite of his thoughts of Moritaka, in that he thought Shirou was too calm. Shirou is naturally surprised at this, and Kimun elaborates that he felt Shirou was looking at himself Too objectively, quick to make decisions and as such too focused on his limits.

 

Kimun then apologizes saying he was too quick to judge. He says it's true Shirou is too quick to give up on himself, but he notes that the image others (or a certain other) have of him is what gives him passion. It's that quality that Kimun learned a lot from. Shirou takes a moment before speaking, then says that being a leader has helped him learned a lot as an individual. He talks about wanting to think about how he is without being stuck in preconceptions. After that he thanks everyone for supporting him over the three days.

 

Kimun has some words for the Evils too, and he decides to appoint the Purple Evil to act as the group representative as he asks it to step forward. He says they all did good to walk the whole trail what with how small they are. He also praises their consideration for Shirou and says he was surprised at how brave they are. He wishes for them to have even more fun times learning and playing with the people important to them.

 

Finally, Kimun turns to you and has to grasp for words a bit. He eventually starts talking about how you resemble an important memory to him, and that he knows you give your love to someone. He's sure you must've had a meeting with someone that made you happy from the start, and that there must have been people who have given you their kindness. That's why you give it back, and he supposes you'll bring about many happy encounters. Kimun says that when the number of people you give things to goes up, you'll become prone to putting yourself off more and more. He tells you to remember that when it comes to making people happy, you should first make yourself happy. He laughs and says he might not have room to say that though. You nod and say you'll keep it in mind and thank him.

 

Kimun tells you there's no need to push yourself, you can just be the way you usually are. He then rolls around to talking about himself, which he prefaces by saying he needs to apologize to everyone. He says it's probably common knowledge by now that the overworld shift you guys went through is his fault. He regrets putting everyone through so much trouble and enough danger that threatened everyone's lives. You ask him not to worry about it because it's relatively business as usual for you.

 

Kimun says that at the same time he's felt the everyone's grown, he also saw a peek of what he should actually do. From now on, he's going to rethink his own happiness for the sake of the beloved children. That's his new way of life he's decided upon here in Tokyo, where people are allowed to grow. That's something he was able to share with everyone after meeting you all, and he And Wen thanks you all from the bottom of his heart.

 

At this point, Kimun says it's regrettable but it's time to go. He asks Shirou to do his thing one last time for the road. Shirou makes a quick speech about how he believes everyone's relationships built up over the course of the scout event will go on even after the team breaks up. He says everyone did well during these three days, then thanks everyone. You say thanks as well and call back to him, and the party follows suit. Your voices ring out, and the episode section ends with you all smiling as you all start making your separate ways.