Onsen Jamboree Epilogue Part 3

We pick up with Kagutsuchi calling for Ikutoshi after finding him. Ikutoshi is surprised, then sighs about Kagutsuchi being so loud. Kagutsuchi laughs and apologizes in response. He then asks Ikutoshi if something happened since Ikutoshi had told him at some point he'd be on the mountain training with a friend.

Ikutoshi is surprised again but doesn't say anything, and Kagutsuchi figures out that means that Ikutoshi came to pick him up, which makes him happy. Ikutoshi claims he just finished up early and is only around to make sure Kagutsuchi isn't causing problems. A moment later he tells Kagutsuchi to stop clinging to him in exasperation, and Kagutsuchi turns to you to say he'll be going back to the dojo with him. You thank him for all his work and tell him to keep at it with his fire control, or you can pat him on the head.

In C there's an extra line where Kagutsuchi is a bit embarrassed you're doing this again, but he's still happy about it. Anyways, he thanks everyone for being at the camp and says he'd like to do it again sometime. He'll keep training at controlling his fire, and he swears to keep focused and not forget what he's been taught by everyone.

Arslan runs in and sees that Kagutsuchi is still here, glad he found him before he left. Maria is also here, and Shirou asks the two if something happened. Maria says they wanted to say goodbye since everyone is going home, and also there's something they wanted to talk about. Kagutsuchi is surprised they'd come to talk to him, and Arslan prompts Zabaniya to come out and say something to him.

Zabaniya walks up and struggles to find something to say. He admits to feeling embarrassed at not having anything profound or smart to say to Kagustuchi, but he talks about also thinking on the suffering of having flames that can hurt others. So if Kagutsuchi ever feels worried, then Zabaniya offers to counsel him over at Aoyama. If anything he's learned in his life can help him, he'd be happy to do so.

Kagutsuchi takes a quick moment to process this, then says he'll definitely come see him. He also starts referring to Zabaniya as master. Zabaniya is taken aback by this, and Arslan jokes about joining in as another student under him. Zabaniya weakly protests and says the way Arslan laughs at him like that is embarrassing.

Kagutsuchi excuses himself at this point, bowing deeply to everyone before hurrying off to rejoin Ikutoshi who has already started walking off. He starts telling Ikutoshi about how he made curry just like the one at the dojo. Ikutoshi is surprised he didn't burn it and says that could be called progress. Kagutsuchi agrees and says he wants to make that curry for him next time.

Back to your side of things, Arslan talks about how it's about time for them to go too. He also mentions that working as the general manager has made his shoulders stiff. Maria reminds him that there's still more work to do, by which she means carrying the things back to base at Aoyama and get to washing them up. She stops midsentence upon noticing Jacob wander in. Jacob says he's back and notes that things ended okay. Maria is glad to see him again, saying she believed he'd be fine and was wondering when he'd be able to come back. She then stops with where she was going with that and figures that something came up that called him away.

Jacob thanks Maria, saying her faith in him makes him happy. He does say he felt he was needed somewhere, though he's not sure how that will play out just yet. Koropokkur is somewhere nearby watching behind you all. After a moment he turns to his teammates that are apparently from the same school as him, then leaves the area. But back to the conversation, Maria is about to ask more about this until she catches Arslan attempting to sneak off. Arslan ruefully laughs about being caught, then asks if Aizen and Kimun Kamui are going to go back to Aoyama with them.

Kimun says he'll go with them since he believes his path lies in the same direction the Missionaries are going. He also believes more forms of love unknown to him lie that way. Aizen says he'll be going with them too as he needs to learn about love from everyone. Arslan is glad that more people will be around, then suggests to Zabaniya that they sneak off to play some shogi. Zabaniya declines, saying that he'll go help wash and suggests Arslan go rest. Arslan quickly says he'll help wash too because it's going to be super awkward being the only one not working otherwise.

You comment that this is how the Missionaries are, all disconnected and junk. Kimun agrees, but says that that's fine. It's because they're all disconnected that even if one person's love doesn't make it through, the others' might shine on something. You either comment on Kimun being energetic or on Aizen having gotten familiar with the Missionaries. In A, Kimun smiles as he says he could handle all the laundry on his own. Thinking about his fur and giving love would be his strong points. In B, Aizen says that before he joined the event he could see himself not being next to Ophion. Now that he's come here, he's glad he did. He has more things he wants to tell him now.

In any case, Arslan says it's time for them to go. He tells you guys to be diligent and that he'll see you guys again later. Maria says the last three days have been fun, then asks you guys to be careful on your way back before she says bye. Zabaniya thanks you guys for all your efforts, and he asks that you get some rest if you feel tired when you reach home. Aizen tells you that the ceasefire you guys have is officially expired. The next time you guys meet you'd best be on your best behavior if you don't want to get purged. You either tell him to bring it or try to suggest getting along. In A, Aizen snorts as he calls you love singularity again. He won't give you special treatment, so it'll be the impartial purge for you! In B, Aizen says it'll depend on you, and he'll be writing what happens in his exchange log.

Kimun laughs and says that it feels surprisingly sad to think about how it's time to go different ways. He then calls you his little hero and says he's looking forward to seeing how you've grown. You thank him or say his fur was nice and warm, as if he were hugging you. In A, Kimun says he's glad if his fur brought you warmth. In BC, he laughs and notes that his scent has gotten on you. He offers to wrap you up in his affection whenever you want it, calling you the one who carries the traces of the little hero he adored. He's glad he met you.

Anyways, Aizen says he'll see you all again as he addresses you, Shirou, and Moritaka with descriptors (love singularity, advisor, and brave dog warrior for the record). Kimun says that if you guys need help, you guys can ask him. He declares himself the Kimun Kamui and others who gives lost children kindness and trials. The Missionaries all leave at this point, their expressions described as smiles carrying a new energy.

Moritaka suggests you guys get going too, bringing up that Ryouta will be waiting. Shirou agrees and says the jamboree isn't over until you get back, so he says you guys should straighten up and head out. Time skips a little bit as narration glosses over you guys meeting up with Chouji and Ryouta and heading back to the dorms together, and you all start talking about your respective experiences. Ryouta talks about how everyone on his team got along and says he'll need to introduce them all next time. Moritaka comments that Ryouta's ability to make friends is as good as ever. You turn to Chouji and ask about him not needing to go back with the Missionaries.

Chouji explains that he's volunteered to give out food tomorrow and onwards, so he's leaving early to get that ready. Ryouta says that being able to split work like this is what makes large groups great. He then asks what happened with you guys. Someone tells him which gets skipped over to Ryouta recapping in shock about you guys walking through snow, spending a night in a cave, and surfing an avalanche in a bath tub. While that's happening Chouji is playing with some of the Evils next to him.

Ryouta is at a loss for much to say, but he comes up with saying you guys are amazing and did great getting out of the situation. You get into crazy stuff so much that he has to admire you for that. Shirou says you guys were lucky since you had Aizen and Kagutsuchi around as fire users. Moritaka agrees and says if you guys took out any one person from the party things wouldn't have played out as it did. He then thinks about how reassuring it is to have someone watching his back.

Ryouta shrugs it off since you're all safe and that's all that matters, mangling an expression in the meantime. Shirou points out that the literal meaning of how he messed up his expression would be a bad thing and tells him how it's supposed to go. He sighs and wonders if Kengo is affecting Ryouta because malapropers are his shtick. On that note, you ask how things were with Ryouta's party and you can call him the Hand of Destruction. Ryouta locks up, then flatly laughs as he vibrates in place. Shirou is surprised by this and figures he did terribly.

Ryouta insists he tried his best, but he still couldn't get anything to cook right. Moritaka is shocked Ryouta still managed to fail at cooking with Chouji around. Chouji says he doesn't understand what happened. Somehow Ryouta managed to burn the curry ingredients just by cutting them, which Shirou has trouble believing. Chouji said he tried desperately to salvage the dinner into something edible, but he doesn't remember what he did. You either say the Hand of Destruction did it again or say it's not just fate anymore.

At this point, Moritaka notes that the Evils are getting sleepy. Shirou says it's been a long time since the Evils have been outside for so long as he picks one up. The Evil babbles at him, which Shirou understands to mean that it doesn't want to go back home yet. He asks Moritaka to pass the Evil over, then starts rubbing it on the back as if to put it to sleep. Chouji notes that little kids can fall asleep like they've run out of batteries and wonders if that applies to the Evils. Shirou says they're pretty naughty, but he's glad he brought them along and thanks Chouji.

On that note, you decide to ask Shirou why he did bring them along. Shirou explains that he's not the type to go out much if he's on his own. And despite the Evils being Transients they're always hanging around him. From that point, he decided he wanted to show them a bunch of other things. They could do things like go to camp, play, make memories...come to think of it, Shirou feels like he's learned a lot himself, so he says he needs to thank the Evils for that. Moritaka says his opinion may be based as someone who was also brought along, but he thinks the Evils enjoyed it all. You agree and say things were fun thanks to them, and that you're glad you spent time with them.

Shirou steps a bit closer to you and whispers so no one else can hear. He says the biggest thing was that you were watching him, which he feels is the reason why he changed. If he were his old self he'd probably never have volunteered to go to the scout camp. Every time he sees himself through your eyes it's always another surprise for him.

Some time later you guys reach Shinjuku Station, and Moritaka says he'll be splitting off there to go to Kabukicho. He explains that there's someone he wants to talk to about what happened at the scout camp. Ryouta offers to take his bag home for him so he can move faster, but he gets cut off when Chouji gets a little flustered asking Ryouta to help him with the Evils getting fussy after waking up. Ryouta turns to help in alarm, then passes the luggage over to you.

Moritaka laughs and comments on how lively things are, then wonders to himself why he stayed away from this mood. Moritaka then turns to you as he says he's shaken his slump off at the camp and figured out how he should be from now on. He swears to go with you wherever you go with his sword in hand. He'd like you to believe in that at least, as there's something he doesn't want to lose. (I think he means you?)

Ryouta finishes pacifying the Evils by this point and suggests doing one last thing while everyone's still here if Moritaka is heading off. Moritaka gets excited as he sees what Ryouta is getting at, saying he was thinking he wanted to do that one last time. Shirou has some reservations about doing it right there but figures doing it one time will be okay. Chouji laughs and says it's okay sometimes, then points out the Evils seem excited to do it too. You then lead the group through it, and everyone makes one last hurrah.

The wind blows, bringing with it a familiar scent. But compared to a few days ago when you all headed to camp, it now brings different emotions within everyone. The lights of the city bring a different shine that lights up everyone's hearts. Ryouta suggests that they all go to the camp again, this time with all the people in class and in the guild. Moritaka says they'll invite everyone who couldn't come this time and feels it'll be great fun. Everyone agrees with the idea and starts talking it over. Their voices ride with the wind, and wind flows towards its next destination. The End.