We open up to a flashback as Mononobe talks to Furufumi, commenting that he finally showed up on the second day and saying it was a good idea to bait him with the secondhand book market. Furufumi then takes over narration as he calls Mononobe mean for exploiting how he can't sit back if there's a rare book from another world around. He says that if there's a book he's never seen before, he's going to go read it. It was something he decided to do after talking to him.
Furufumi talks about how his ancestors once served a certain high class family in the distant past, before Tokyo had been walled up. As generations and eras passed, his family continued to serve that other family. This family founded Shinjuku Academy, and this familial relationship continued on even now while slightly changing how it existed.
This bond also went to Furufumi, which led to him going in and out of the old schoolhouse since a young age. The library within was his playground. He read through every book he got his hands on, and eventually...he noticed something. History up until now has been repeating itself, and so it will after this. An endless waltz of war, peace, and revolution. History is a cycle of these three things repeating themselves, and that is what Furufumi noticed. The set may change and the actors may switch, but the same old story plays out once again. Furufumi decided he might as well just pay attention only to his books, and so he threw himself into his reading. Books will become his replacement for the world outside, and it was natural that he became distant to student life. And he, that person who was here in the school before Furufumi, was the one who protected him when he was disconnected to school life.
Plenty of people have told Furufumi to look at the world around him. They reprimanded him, saying he shouldn't stick his nose in books all day. He needed to experience the world outside they said. There are things that books can't replace, they said. But he didn't. He was the one to tell him he could stay as he is. Even if someone told him it'd do him good to go outside, Mononobe was the one to say he didn't need to do so the same way they did. If he sincerely chose to not have something, then Mononobe said he'd respect that. If he ever did decide he wanted to go outside, Mononobe said he should do so. Furufumi looked at Mononobe again when he said so, seeing the face of an adult who had lived longer than he had. He saw him as someone worn down by many things. he saw him as someone tired from all he had lost. But as tired as he looked, Furufumi felt he was as brilliant as the stars.
Back to the present the camera tunes in at the teachers' party gabbing with one another. Mononobe comments how hopeful it is to have Ziz and Shennong joining as guides for the students. Jinn and Triton are getting more reliable by the day too, so he says that if he's ever gone, things should be okay. Jinn disagrees saying Mononobe needs to stay and guide them too, and Triton agrees with Jinn on that point saying there's no one who could replace Mononobe. Ziz is surprised by the remark while Shennong doesn't say anything.
Mononobe laughs saying he's glad they're saying so, but he brings up not even the students are going to be in school forever. And as teachers, they don't know what the future holds. That especially goes for him, what with how long he's been at Shinjuku. If something were to happen to him, there'd be others to protect the students in his place. That's a fact to be happy about no matter what, and he thanks everyone for having come to the school. Jinn and Triton are moved by this, and Mononobe smiles as he holds his ringed hand tightly.
Camera then jumps over to wherever Li Chou is, freaking out about how everything is happening and that he has no time to sit down. You and Furufumi have met with the others in the committee, and Cait Sith says he welcomes his help but awkwardly asks who he is. Furufumi gives his name and says he's your senpai. Cait Sith thanks him for his manners but suggests he leaves things to the festival staff. Furufumi however insists on being allowed to help if there's a rare book at stake. Li then comments that running around isn't going to help and is at a loss for what to do. You ask about the running around in confusion and if there's an actual location to go to.
Li Chou says running around is cooler, and he quotes some expressions about running around here and there because you're so busy and running like you're chasing after something. You turn to Cait Sith to ask what the rare book looks like. He describes the book as shining like fairy scales were scattered over it, so you should recognize it when you see it. It's also pretty big so it can't be put into a bag, but Cait Sith doesn't know where the person who took it went off to. He brings up the possibility that they took the book to somewhere that can't be seen from the outside and panics over this situation. Solomon expresses concern for Cait Sith and wishes he could do something, but then something catches his attention. Cait Sith is confused too that someone turned on the App.
Furufumi says he's going to use his artifact to guide him, though he doesn't know if it'll work. He's never actually used it this way before, but anything for a rare book. He casts his NP, and incomprehensible words appear in the pages of his book. Furufumi reads it, bringing rise to a vision of the future. In it someone yells crash and laughs, and Furufumi sees himself with a bunch of other people, namely Hanuman, Nezha, Tetsugyuu, Krampus, and Benten.
Furufumi says it seems to be a place indoors within the stall area, where a bunch of hot blooded students in uniform are running wild. Li Chou is confused by what Furufumi is talking about, and Furufumi mentions seeing a sign that he'll need to focus harder on to see. Once he does so, he sees the sign says Scare Cabin, leading Li to yell in shock asking what in hell is going on.
Time passes as Li Chou leads you to the Scare Cabin since he had an idea of where it is, and the place is described as a large scale stall attraction. Li mentions this is where they were working and sighs to himself about how he thought they'd already be up to something anyways. You ask what the Scare Cabin is and ask if it's different from the other haunted mansion attractions you passed by. Li focuses on the scare parts when he answers, saying it's all about the chills and thrills. Since ghosts are common in Tokyo though he shrugs and says it's probably just marketing differentiation.
Cait Sith asks how this place is related to the rare book, but Furufumi suggests going in right now, sure the book is inside. He turns off the App and starts walking in. You call after him, comment that he's different when books are concerned, and or suggest following after him. Li Chou decides to ready himself to go in since there's a problem happening, and Cait Sith asks you guys to slow down and wait for him too. Solomon says you guys should go in as well, and he reminds you to keep the App ready. Gouryou is acting as the doorman and thanks you guys for coming before he notices you're all part of the committee and asks what's going on inside.
Cait Sith talks about how the place is the opposite of happy power, with his knees shaking and body shivering in fear. Li Chou thinks it's weird how the guys haven't shown up and are using tricks like this. Two people start screaming for help, and which you point out. Furufumi says the book might be there, so he says they should all go see. Li agrees and says he's going to find out what those dopes are doing.
In the next room or whatever, Nezha, Hanuman, Tetsugyuu, Benten, and Krampus are acting as scares as they announce themselves old school era style. They are respectively: a nonstop runaway car, a flying monkey (or sky running monkey technically), a wild ox man, a social media viral biwa girl, and a scary face. Random visitors scream in terror at all this, and Cait Sith says the tension is running really high, though it would be surprising to have them pop up all of a sudden. Li attempts to call a time out to ask them if they've seen a book, but Hanuman leaps at him interrupting him. Li evades by throwing himself into a dogeza bow, barely dodging. He gets back up outraged asking if Hanuman was seriously trying to attack him.
Nezha and Tetsugyuu laugh. Benten strums her biwa, and Krampus just stands there looking creepy. Cait Sith freaks out some more and says they all have their unique ways of scaring people. Li Chou attempts to talk to Nezha and Hanuman again before he says they don't even seem to hear him calling to them. Furufumi wonders if they've lost their minds, but he seems to realize what's up. He gets cut off by Hanuman calling to Nezha trying to show off for them and saying how much he loves them. Nezha ignores him and turns their attention to Tetsugyuu instead who they say they love and find cool. Benten asks where the Treasure Ship is and where Daikoku went, saying she's going to play him her love song. You yell that their relationships have turned into a mess, wonder what happened, or yell that it's all scary.
Furufumi asks what you're surprised about until you tell him that everyone's normal relationship connections have been mixed up from normal and switched around at random. He compares it to William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" where fairies have shaken up the relationship charts of people and calls it a closed circle. Furufumi then realizes something might be up when he focuses on 'fairy tricks' and this being Little Tir na Nog. Cait Sith says you guys need to solve the current issue first with the terrorizing of guests, and Furufumi tells you guys to be careful since the scare squad is coming, and the episode battle starts. More happens after that.
After the battle, things tune in midway as Li Chou yells in frustration for Nezha and Hanuman to wake up. Cait Sith has been attempting his cat punch on them, but this hasn't had any effect in making them do anything different, so he's freaking out in fear. The scare squad use their powers to terrify the party, and you either freak out that they are doing so despite the app being off, or you wonder if it's because this is an enclosed area.
Nezha and Hanuman start chasing Furufumi around in circles, and you exclaim that you can't hold them off with just one sword. You still try to defend Furufumi, and Solomon calls out to you. Nezha and Hanuman react in surprise to you as you block them, as does Cait Sith who is amazed you and Solomon are breathing in synch. He also saw Solomon turn into another sword, which he calls awesome magic. You thank Solomon, or ask how he went inside but push the question aside to ask if Furufumi is okay.
Furufumi answers that he's fine, then apologizes for dragging you down despite being your senpai. He sadly wonders if he should never have tried to go outside and just stayed in the old library. You deny this, pointing out that his book of prophecies helped as you ask him to try again. Furufumi is surprised, then remembers he made a promise with him. He reminds himself he wasn't buried in his books, he Chose to be buried in them.
Furufumi thinks back on what he promised that day, and of the person who affirmed him when all he did was read. Furufumi then asks his artifact to help him. He can't do things like other people, but it's because he is who he is that he can do things no one else can. He casts his NP once again, and his artifact glows. He reads and understands the words that pop up that no one else can, and he says he's seeing a continuation of the earlier prophecy, a new future.
Furufumi answers that his book had told him that he'd leave the cabin with the book in hand after this. He reasons that if he goes to the exit, then he'll find the book. He runs as hard as he can back. and he sees a light that he saw in his vision. Furufumi exclaims that he's found the fallen book, which Cait Sith doesn't clearly hear but gets excited about the book being found. Li Chou asks if it's the source of everything happening, and if it is there's only one thing to do. He tells you guys to go get it while he holds everyone else back.
Benten pops up when Furufumi calls out to Li Chou, and she pulls her biwa up high for a swing. Cait Sith intervenes with his Magic Magic, switching his and Furufumi's positions. Benten ends up swinging at some smoke, and then she beans Cait Sith with her instrument. Cait Sith is able to hold on long enough to say his trick is a success before he collapses. Furufumi stammers out an apology and his thanks, and then he runs at full speed towards an open book. He points it out to you, saying things will be solved if something can be done. You partially abbreviate the invocation spiel to use your NP, and you cut at some power that is inside the book. With the spell broken, Furufumi sighs and closes the book in his hand.
Furufumi thanks Li Chou, Cait Sith, and you for all your help, giving a shy, awkward smile. Solomon reverts to his normal form too as he thanks you for your work, then he asks what happened. You either react with shock that he doesn't remember helping you and/or you say you don't remember what happened either. Cait Sith tells you two you guys are amazing and calls you geniuses. Solomon brags about how it was easy, but he thinks to himself that he really doesn't know what happened.
Solomon changes the subject to ask about the happy power collection. Cait Sith has forgotten all about it, but he tries to claim that it wasn't the goal this time as solving the problem came first as a festival committee member. But now that it's been brought up again, he mentions that he's feeling tired. Solomon wonders if he said too much in that case. Furufumi asks what happy power is supposed to be, so you give a quick run down. Li Chou points out that scares would be the opposite, so there's not much to be done about that. Solomon prompts you to cheer up Cait Sith somehow for his sake as well, so you protest that you don't have an idea on how, say there isn't any happiness here to work with, or comment on how friendly he is with him.
Cait Sith, Li Chou, and Furufumi all react in surprise as your happi starts glowing. Solomon asks what's going on and if happy power really is being generated here. To the side, a mage girl says she was so scared and asks her fencer date to keep hold of her hand. He agrees and says they should cuddle up more. Also, a mermaid says she can't move her lower body, but she's fine with it if she's together with that maid she's with. The maid calls her senpai and asks her not to say so as she admits her legs have given out too. Cait Sith, Li, and Furufumi understand where the happy power is coming from now, and you either suggest or prompt everyone to go outside.
Some time later, Cait Sith decides to call it case closed. Problem's been solved, and you got some happy power out of it. Furufumi turns to him and says he wants to thank him for saving him earlier. Cait Sith gets a little embarrassed by this, but he says he was doing what a king would naturally do. Furufumi is surprised by that and asks if he's a king, so Cait Sith tells him he's an apprentice. The previous king is really something else. He wants to be like him and better than him. You either say he's working hard or comment that the old king must have been amazing.
Cait Sith is surprised into silence at this, so Furufumi apologizes if he's made him upset. He does say that there's no need to be the same as a great leader. Rather than that, he mentions there are many cases where an almighty king is unable to trust in anyone imperfect and doesn't hand the reigns off to the next in line. Furufumi then suggests that it's when you get old and weak and can pass things on to the next generation that you understand what you're lacking in. He admits this is something he's read from a book though, and he smiles proudly despite that.
Cait Sith doesn't say anything, and Li Chou says he understands how people are always comparing themselves, especially when they're comparing themselves to someone great. He turns to Cait Sith and says it's fine to walk your own path though. Cait Sith is quiet for a bit, then thinks aloud about the idea of knowing what it is he doesn't have and about the road he wants to take. He looks above into the starry sky as he talks to himself, and narration notes it will be the night of the full moon tomorrow. It will almost be the last day of the festival, and the episode ends.
What do I need? Where do I want to go? Everyone asks these questions, including cats.
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