Things tune in one day inside a car as Gammei calls you guys on the vidphone while in hero mode. He's representing UEHA's Team B and reports that they are fighting five of the burglar villains on their end. Eight still remain and are heading towards the city's west port, so Gammei says it seems like they've split up. Team A is currently pursuing that group, and he asks you guys to head over to the port as well to chase after them. Huckle replies back that Team Parallel Flight is about five minutes away from the west port area, and he suggests ambushing the villains on a narrow road before asking Gammei to carry on as he is. You either wish Gammei good luck, say you guys have things covered, or compliment Gammei's looks. In A, Gammei thanks you and says he's counting on you guys. In B, Gammei says you guys are reliable so he'll take you up on your words. In C, Gammei is shocked by the comment, telling you to stop staring at him and threatening consequences when he sees you in person.
Akashi comments on how the villains keep twisting and turning corners while trying to get away, and if you guys didn't have a tracking device to follow you'd have lost them already. Ryekie says that just goes to show how lively the villains are, so you guys should be ready to throw down once you catch up. Akashi then comments about feeling a weird sense of pity for the villains for trying so hard to escape while being watched as he eats something, and Mokdai starts getting indignant since Akashi is eating a burger he was saving for later.
Akashi is taken aback at this, saying he thought it'd be fine since he just saw Mokdai eat a donut a second ago. Mokdai complains that Akashi just had a ~~jelly donut~~ rice ball himself and whines that he was really looking forward to that teriyaki burger. Ryekie attempts to get the two to calm down since it's just a 200 raf/lah/space money burger, and Sui comments that no one seems concerned at all. You either shrug and say it's better than them being too nervous, say it's great, or comment that teriyaki burgers are tasty.
Crowne also happens to be along for the ride as she's in the backseat of the car fixing something, but she stops after a while to look at you. She's thinking about what she overheard the other day, and Huckle sighs wishing the party would think about him for a bit since he has to stay alert and drive the car. Huckle then talks to Crowne asking if her fix up will be ready soon since you'll be at the target location soon. Crowne is preoccupied still and says your name, so you try to bring her attention back to Huckle's question and ask why she's looking at you like that.
Crowne finally tunes in at this point and quickly claims that nothing is wrong. She's almost done fixing Mokdai's gadget and just needs to put the case back on. Huckle is a bit confused by Crowne's reaction, but he apologizes for asking her to do her work in the middle of a moving car. Sui notices Crowne acting weirdly and wonders aloud about that. She turns to look at her and happens to look outside the window while she's at it, at which point she catches a glimpse of Crowne Alter outside in an alleyway. The surprise makes her doubt herself and rub her eyes for a double take, but by then Crowne Alter is gone. When Crowne notices Sui looking, she asks if something's wrong. Sui decides to dismiss what she saw as a figment of her imagination, leaving Crowne to wonder what's going on.
Time skips about five minutes to the part where you guys have reached the ambush point and launch the attack. The wolf villain mobs are surprised by the trap and attempt to turn back, but Ryekie blocks the road behind them. Sui says the live feed is already up and that a net has been placed behind them, so there's nowhere for the villains to run to. Green is alarmed to see Justice around, and Yellow asks what the net thing is all about and if the rest of you are heroes. Red gets mad as he says forcing their way through is the only thing left they can do, so they proceed to transform and attack. Akashi calls to you about getting things started, and you respond affirmatively as you say it's time for the episode battle to begin. More happens afterwards.
After the battle, the story tunes back in shortly afterwards as the villains bemoan being captured so quickly and demand that you guys take the ropes off of them or else they'll kill you. Akashi comments that for all the chasing they put you through, the threats just aren't working with them tied down like so. Mokdai is doing his best to catch his breath since he says the villain gang was really strong. Sui however asks how long it'll take for Gammei to get there since the rope tying the villains up was made through her hero power, so she can't quit out until he gets there. Ryekie informs her that Gammei's group should be there in about 20 minutes and tells her to hang in there. Sui is shocked at this and says she'll be having muscle aches tomorrow.
Huckle apologizes for pushing Sui like this and says it'd have been a good idea if they brought their own chains or restraints of some kind. He then jokes about cutting the villains' tendons before saying that's not very heroic. The villains freak out about Huckle saying that with a smile and worry what would happen to them if they tried to run. You are a bit put off by Huckle's remarks, say that's not funny, or comment that Huckle does have his sadistic side. Crowne also comments that it's freaky how she can't tell how much of Huckle's suggestion was a joke, then asks if anyone else feels any rumbling. Mokdai notices the street lights are shaking, and then the rumbling becomes a lot more intense. Each quake sets off a wave that rolls along the ground, which reminds you of what you saw the other day. You decide to run off to check, causing Huckle to call after you asking where you're going.
When you get back to the main street, you see the thing over at Mt. Fuji again and exclaim it wasn't some hallucination. You can see the thing at the mountain move like like some sleeping thing tossing and turning when eventually you catch sight of something like an eye. Making eye contact with that causes you to freeze up in fright, and your blood chills as if a giant ferocious animal has spotted you. The giant monster then unleashes a loud roar that rattles your eardrums and knocks you off your feet. A scream comes from where the rest of the party is, and you hurry over to check what's happening.
Back to where everyone else is, smaller monsters have started appearing from the ground as the villains beg for help. Before anyone can do anything though they get eaten by the things, horrifying Ryekie. Sui is shocked the things ate her net along with them, but Akashi tells her to focus so they can stop the things and save the villains. Mokdai agrees, and while this is another battle coming soon after your previous one, he feels you guys should be able to handle it since there's just three small ones. Crowne calls out to you and Huckle saying the camera is ready to go and the live is on, and Huckle tells you you guys should finish this quick since everyone's tired. You respond affirmatively and say you guys will go at full force.
Everyone gets ready to fight again, at which point another quake hits followed by the loud roar. You flinch and complain about the noise again, but Huckle only notices the tremors. You are confused about him not being able to hear the roar, and Huckle soon asks you why you're covering your ears. You don't have an answer for him, and the roaring stops soon after. But when that does happen, even more little Monsters pop out of the ground and screech at you guys until the alleyway is filled with them. Ryekie is rudely surprised by this development and Mokdai briefly freaks out at the influx of monsters. Sui is concerned that there's too many to take on, and Akashi says he's lost track of the original set of monsters that ate the villains. You wonder aloud in shock how this happen or ask if it's related to the roaring, at which a voice behind you notes that you can hear it. Melide is standing behind you when you turn to look, and Crowne is surprised at her sudden appearance. Melide just calmly comments on meeting you again and greets you. You either ask her name or shout it out. In A, Melide reminds you what her name is, though she tells you you don't need to remember it. In B, she's mildly pleased to see you remember.
Anyways, Huckle asks if Melide is an acquaintance of yours, but he pushes the thought aside telling her to get away since it's dangerous for civilians to get involved. Melide says that in her view, Huckle is way more of a civilian than her. She clarifies that she means in the sense that he's someone who was randomly caught in the middle of things and gives him her sympathies. Huckle is taken aback at this and asks what she means, but Melide cuts him off and says the two of them can dispose of the trash here.
You repeat Melide mentioning 'dispose of' in confusion and/or start to suspect what she means. One of the monsters suddenly floats up into the air and gets bisected, surprising Akashi. Monomasa then lands down with a soft thud where the monster was, already in hero mode. You recognize Monomasa from before and/or call his name, and Ryekie is shocked as he says he doesn't recognize him as a hero he knows and asks who he is. Mokdai says Monomasa seems more like a villain than a hero and notes how he's dripping stuff. Akashi demands to know who he is, though he adds that he is happy he helped out. Monomasa waves off the thanks as he says this is both work and food for him, which confuses Akashi.
Melide tells Monomasa that there's about 65 Monsters running around and asks if he can handle them. He answers it should be fine if he can keep them penned up, and it should all be done in two minutes as he asks Melide for her help. She nods in acknowledgement, so Monomasa puts his hands out, roaring as he turns his fingers into whips. Monomasa then jumps up by turning his legs into springs, and when he comes back down he swings both arms to sweep the monsters up. Mobs get knocked into other mobs before poofing out of existence.
Sui is surprised at how strong Monomasa is and asks who he is. Mokdai notes that he doesn't seem to be using a Parallel Weapon. There ARE ones out there that can gigantify your limbs, but they shouldn't be able to turn them into other things. Akashi asks what Monomasa is doing then, and Huckle is the one to suggest he might be a Monster. Ryekie is shocked at the idea since he's never heard of one having any sapience. Sui says there has been a case of that happening before, and she brings up the one that ate her mother. Monomasa however still seems different from that one, and the best Sui can try to explain it is that Monomasa is clearer than her mother was. Like he has a soul while her mother seemed indistinct. Akashi just yells that he doesn't get it and asks what it is he's seeing with his own two eyes, and you either comment that Monomasa must be a Monster or ask what he really is.
While the party is working through their collective feelings of 'what the hell is going on,' Monomasa continues on with clearing out the trash mobs. Once the last of them is defeated, the villain mobs get dumped back into existence and seem no worse for the wear. Monomasa declares the disposal is complete and asks if any more are left. Melide says it seems all clear and thanks him for his efforts, so Monomasa returns his limbs to their regular form as he walks back to her.
Mokdai expresses his surprise that Monomasa cleaned out the monsters so quickly, and Crowne expresses an interest in finding out how Monomasa's limbs work. Meanwhile the villains from before notice that the rope net tying them down before is gone now so they could try to make a break for it, but Monomasa whips out a finger and uses it to suspend the villain gang up in midair. One of them freaks out while another still has enough nerve to demand that Monomasa let go, but Monomasa brings them closer to him and tells them to take their punishment like good captured criminals unless they want to die before the monsters all around are gone. The mobs quail at this and sink to the ground when Monomasa puts them down.
Monomasa notes that the villains should stay still now, so Ryekie awkwardly thanks him and fumbles for his name. Monomasa gives his alias of Monstrooper, so Ryekie thanks him again and uses that name this time, leading Monomasa to say he actually sorta likes it. Akashi tries talking to him next, so Monomasa assures him that while he is a Monster, he doesn't eat people. He reverts out of his battle form and says that eating people goes against his body and soul. Mokdai is mildly surprised Monomasa has a more normal form, and Akashi gets the feeling he's met him somewhere before. You either agree that it's weird, ask Akashi if he knows him, or sigh over how cool Monomasa is. B gets an extra line, Akashi says it's less he knows him and more that he's seen him before. He's never talked to him before though, and he isn't sure anyhow. C gets a different bit with Akashi noting your interest in Monomasa despite what just happened, then talks to himself about feeling he's seen him somewhere before.
In any case, Melide turns to you and asks if you can still hear that Monster at the moment. You realize that you don't now that she's brought it up, and you notice the quakes have stopped as well. Melide notes your reaction and says it seems like the thing went back to sleep again. She calls it a sleepyhead, but maybe it staying asleep would be better. Monomasa asks if the thing really is getting closer to awakening, so she confirms as much. If it isn't taken care of soon, things could get dicey.
Huckle asks the two what they're talking about, then asks if the quakes and the monster spawning in are related. Melide looks down at the question, then says that since they're together with an Observer capable of seeing the thing, it might be better to have them cooperating as well. You ask Melide about what she means by that, so Melide says she wants you in particular to help. She opens up another piece of candy and puts it in her mouth, then says it's fine to do so after you hand the mobs off to the police. She asks if you guys will follow her after that to go see Exio, and the episode ends with Crowne reacting in shock at the namedrop.
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