Halloween Police Episode 4 Part 4

Up on Umamichi's roof Touji can hear things are starting and regrets being unable to move and join in the fight. He settles for staring at the sky, and soon after Sanat Kumara pops up back to the sun to comment on how dumb he's looking. Touji is unable to make out a face given how Sanat is standing, but based on voice and silhouette he's positive Hougen turned up to talk to him. Sanat makes no attempt to correct this as he stays silent.

Touji asks 'Hougen' if he also knew that Touji was being given the Lord Impaler's relic. Sanat Kumara doesn't give a straight answer as he asks what Touji would do if he did. Touji is taken aback as he says his inner oni would have stayed sealed if he never took the thing. It's noted that the Sakimori barrier techniques are used to make walls in hearts and minds, which is what Touji was using to seal his oni side.

Touji says that he's been living to make the world a place where anyone can live happily, and he's frustrated that even trying to do the right thing and living for the future has blown up on him like this. Sanat Kumara however says that killing something within yourself for the sake of the world is wrong, which Touji is confused by. Sanat then talks about how things being cut away over and over again is a bald faced repetition, a mistake the world and history has continued to redo. He advises Touji to use everything within himself, and he says how his oni self over there and the part of him here do not make up everything about him.

Sanat Kumara opens his hand and takes Touji into a soulscape of the universe or something to synch with him on a mental level. Touji is baffled by the change in scenery and location, so Sanat explains that it is the world and little universe inside Touji himself. Sanat then prompts Touji to look at all the little lights, the lives that live inside him just like how many people live inside Tokyo. The awakened oni is just one of them. This place is also where many possibilities and pasts people can't look back upon reside. Things that are true or false, things that are material and immaterial, and any other descriptor you could come up with are things that exist inside this inner world.

Sanat Kumara says everyone has their own world inside of them, then talks about how Touji viewed his oni side as an enemy he sealed away with walls. Since those walls are made by the mind, there are times when they falter. Sanat tells Touji to remember that only he can save this small world and everything that lives within in, and he asks him why he'd save Tokyo but not save anything here. Touji is taken aback at the question, and Sanat says that if he was given the Lord Impaler's relic, he must need it for something. He also questions whether the oni is actually Touji's enemy. Sanat's psychedelic space vision ends there as Touji tunes back to Umamichi alone. He thinks about Hougen, the guy he's aware is called stuff like Horny Tengu and Bad Touch For Life, but he also knows about that serious side of him just now. Touji sees he can move now, so he gets up and wills himself to head out and regroup with the party.

Scene then shifts to your end as a battle has broken out. Hanuman and Nezha are laughing and spouting the trickster gang's catchphrase, exasperating Li Chou into telling them not to believe the goddamn rumor. Li then attempts to take the two of them back with him and snap them out of hit by going in with a kick. He gets bounced back so hard he gets sent spinning as Alp notes in horror. Ebisu goes oh no at that, and Hotei yells to Li that he's only wearing a police costume even if he's calling himself a police officer, meaning he didn't get a buff or anything. Azathoth laughs and agrees, saying it's just a skin change. Li protests in embarrassment that he knows and just wanted to do it, then complains about this being a regular battle. You either try to sugarcoat Li's behavior and say he got caught up in things, or point out it's just a costume again. Li insists that dressing up is very important, but catches himself as he says this isn't the time to discuss that.

The vending machines come charging at the party again, moving fast enough to kick up dust clouds. Jiangshi laugh and spout the trickster catchphrase, which prompts Li Chou to tell the stupid kids to stay away because vending machines are chasing after them. With little time to do anything else, Li jumps forward, determined but resigned to use himself as a shield for the kids, which Oni Touji laughs about. Li says he's in charge of Halloween this year, so he can't let little kids from elsewhere get hurt. Plus as a guy who tried to leave a civil servant post only to crawl back to it, he knows painfully well how event scandals can lead to promotions.

Li Chou dares the vending machines to come at him, bracing himself for impact. That impact never comes as Touji has come to help, surprising the party. You are happy to see Touji there, and Touji looks discomfited for a moment before turning his attention back to his other half. Oni Touji is intrigued that he's shown up, and Touji says he knows what it is he needs to do. 

Touji pulls out something he's been keeping in his chest pocket up until now, and Hotei is shocked to find out that Touji's had it all this time. Touji starts talking to you and begins asking for a favor if he ever loses sight of himself. You assure him you'll cut him however many times it takes, so Touji says he'll be counting on you and joins in whole ham on the sentai police thing the party is doing. Once he's changed he initially declares himself the exorcist before rethinking it and saying the protector of Halloween's peace, the Halloween Police. He says the trick and treat thing the tricksters have been doing ends now, and he tells his oni self it's time to settle things as he starts the episode battle. More happens afterwards.

After the battle, things tune near the end as Oni Touji laughs as he is impressed at how much harder you guys fought against him compared to earlier. He asks if you guys came to cut him down, then points out that this would be the same as cutting Touji himself. Touji however rejects the idea saying they aren't here to cut him. Oni Touji gets offended at him saying so while using the power of an oni, so Touji admits he's hated himself for being part oni at some point. But then he met people who knew he was part oni and still trusted in him, and he met people who had faith in his dreams and saw him off with a smile on their faces. And then there was someone who worked together with him despite barely just meeting him. These are all people who wish for him to be happy in life.

Touji says he had always planned to live his life alone because he never believed in himself. On some level, he believed he'd go on some blood rage and start attacking everyone around him. Now though, he's got people who will believe in him even if he doesn't believe in himself. And if he goes on a rampage? He has faith that someone will stop him. Touji then starts up his NP, comparing his swords to oni horns and saying they'll always be with him. He talks about how he'll accept his other half, telling Oni Touji he can run wild as many times as he likes, he won't fear him anymore. He reaches out to him, and you activate your own NP to separate Oni Touji from the memories of the Lord Impaler, which goes back into the vampire costume.

Oni Touji admits that he was also afraid of going crazy and hurting people, notably dropping the high born speaking style he had as Vampire Touji. Because of this fear he distanced himself from everyone, thinking of himself as some bloodsucking demon. But if there's a future out there where he doesn't have to be that way, then maybe he was wrong too. That time has already passed though, washed away like a message in the sand. Oni Touji then sighs about how it's been so long he had fun, and he compares the night to a dream. He disappears like mist in the wind, and Touji tells the Lord Impaler he'll carry on his regrets. He starts to say he'll do something else one day when you tell Touji he did great and/or ask if it's all over. Touji says there's still one last thing to do, so he asks you to watch him as he goes.

A little time later, Hanuman slowly wakes up from apparently getting knocked on the head, then wonders why he and the others were going so hard on pranks earlier. Nezha laughs about how much fun they had, though they too think that maybe they've had enough. Black slowly gets up from getting beaten, complaining about how tough the Halloween Police are. The possessed vending machines beep a little and say they're sold out of tricks for the day.

Touji walks up and points out how the pranks are stopping now for the Bad Brats Brigade and others. He orders them all to surrender and put their hands out, though he offers to listen to anything that they have to say first. Hanuman freaks out and attempts to excuse himself about hearing how Halloween is a day it's okay to play tricks. Nezha actually seems concerned about this predicament and tries to remember what to say here, and Black asks if they're getting arrested in shock. The vending machines beep, and Azathoth starts laughing as he wonders whether getting arrested means getting banned or something else.

Hanuman, Nezha, and Black all start apologizing and beg not to be arrested. Touji actually agrees to this to their surprise, so he explains he'll believe them if they say they regret it and won't repeat their behaviors. But if they do go back to shenanigans, he'll come back to face them as many times as it takes. He then reveals the reason he told them to put their hands out is to give them some wrapped Halloween candy, wishing them a happy Halloween and tells them to stop there with all the tricks as he smiles. And so the outbreak of pranks at Umamichi is contained, and the festival resumes as normal.

Out front, Motosumi is making and selling yakisoba for people, hyping up how big the portions are. Tetsugyuu is also running a stand selling Umamichi's newest local specialty, grilled pumpkin. Jiangshi are bouncing around acting as sales assistants giving people their food orders, and Ebisu accepts some as he thanks the kids. Hotei expresses surprise at all the things around besides the pumpkin, like that corn he's getting a good whiff of.

Li Chou says Halloween is originally a harvest festival, so he figured the school could put out a bunch of stalls for people to enjoy. It's been hugely popular, though he says it's still important to pray for the dead. Li talks some more about how food always gets attention, which goes well with how everyone at Umamichi wants to stand out and likes festival activities. Li goes on to start eating whatever it is he bought, which is so hot and fresh off the grill or whatever he burns himself.

Alp is starting up a dance that he leads, and some jiangshi join in thinking it looks fun. Hanuman is advertising a Halloween play he's worked on, and Nezha does as well describing it as full of action and including themselves as part of the cast. Gouryou is taken aback at this saying Nezha being in it can only be bad, and he sighs about getting stuck helping out with the play. Sarutahiko tries to placate him saying the ending is important too, asking him to gut up and make everyone happy. Touji talks about how he had forgotten how 'everyone' he wants to protect is supposed to include himself too, and he thanks you for reminding him of that. You politely respond or get shy at that, and Touji thinks to himself for a moment before pretending to be the Impaler Lord again. He asks if you've live with him for eternity as he calls you his bride. You can either react in surprise or agree after a moment. In A, Touji reveals he was kidding, though he admits that he may have been partly serious. In B, Touji is taken aback that you took it seriously and chokes on himself about how you're always messing with him.

Some time later, Arc apologizes and says they have to go for urgent business. Alp tries talking them into staying to enjoy things and asks where they're going. Arc thanks him but says they may need to take a while on something, so you ask if something happened. Arc takes a deep breath and works up the nerve to say something important. They ask for your help as they say they'll start with the end first: at the rate things are going this is going to be the last Halloween ever because Tokyo will end. Azathoth laughs, and Ebisu reacts in surprise as hands start reaching out of his necklace again.

Over at Kioh, Daikoku talks about how even if Halloween were to disappear it won't change what will happen to Tokyo. He pulls on his gloves again as if hiding something, smiling to himself, then talks about how all Enclosed Areas have the same fate whether created by the app's light walls or by schools. Transients and student App users all share a certain faith, which is the idea that if they are the only ones in an area, they can use supernatural powers. Daikoku compares this to playing superhero, and you can have any power you want within that fantasy. If everyone in the Enclosed Area agrees, that becomes the truth of that place.

Daikoku points out how Transients and App Users are increasing by the day, and one day they'll become the majority in Tokyo. It's just an inevitable consequence of population growth, but what happens when that point is reached? The inside and outside of the walls switch places, that's what. Every part of Tokyo becomes a place where you can use superpowers from other worlds, and the rules get applied to the natives. In this case, on Halloween the dead might come back to life, and Daikoku then thinks to himself how this is a problem since he isn't interested in ruling over a ruined hellscape.

Elsewhere Nyarlathotep starts gibbering about dreams and reality mixing up with one another like a marbled cookie. If there isn't enough stimulus, then he just needs to add some colorful, cute spices! If that's what Azathoth wants, then all the Nyarlathoteps will work to make it happen! He laughs about how it's his time to move now, and the episode ends with him cackling about bringing things to a bad end.

Halloween Police Episode 4 Part 3

Things tune in over at Kabukicho Academy where Kresnik is checking in to make sure Ellie is doing her make-up school work. She let things pile up for three days, and he asks if she's gotten anywhere with that. Ellie yawns and responds that she got all of jack done. It's finally nighttime, but having to do work is making her sleepy. Kresnik is taken aback that Ellie brought a pillow with her, saying she got all this work to do because she wanders around at night and sleeps during the day. Shinjuku's Emperor of the Night Tsukuyomi is doing well in class, so Kabukicho's Night Queen could stand to make an effort, he says.

Ellie sighs about how Kresnik just doesn't understand that queens are supposed to be free-spirited and junk. Kresnik is shocked that Ellie would defy a teacher like that and wonders how he's supposed to motivate her. He then asks if she was ever interested in learning about the people who came before her. Ellie is quiet for a moment, but the topic does interest her enough to ask him if there are any other vampires in Tokyo that aren't Transients besides her.

Kresnik is mildly surprised at the question and asks Ellie what she'd do with that information, so Ellie answers that she'd ask if they'd agree as another Night Walker that homework is stupid. Kresnik decides to tell her after a moment that there might have been in the past, but all he knows is of the past. Ellie is interested and asks what happened to them, so Kresnik says it's not really public knowledge, but there was a fair amount of casualties then. It's always been a thing that anyone made out to be an enemy of the world gets shunned as a monster, and the guy Kresnik is talking about was once called the Impaler Count. Information of the incident is still top secret, but rumors say he continues on as an urban legend even here in Tokyo. They also call him a High Daylight Walker, though he notes that Ellie herself could walk around in the day if she felt like it.

Kresnik eyes Ellie as if wondering if she's just a terminal slacker as he says that they both know that it's all the same to the world in the end. Ellie says nothing at that. Narration talks about how oni and monsters live in people's hearts, and how oni and monsters are things created by people. If people call something a monster, then that's what they become. If they have no horns or fangs they're just hiding it, they say as "truth" covers over reality. The monsters then get swallowed up by that "truth," believing that it's their destiny to crave blood.

Ellie asks Kresnik if the Impaler Count is no longer around anymore. Kresnik answers that there aren't any records of him in the general public, but there might be something in society's underworld. He brings up that artifacts can change their owners, like Ellie's blood has. Artifacts collect faith, and when someone inherits one they also inherit the thoughts and feelings that are drawn in by that faith too. 

Kresnik says it's possible the Impaler Count could be sleeping somewhere surprising, like some facility regular people don't go to. Ellie suggests the police station as a possibility, which makes Kresnik laugh at her jumping to that of all things. He then tries to get Ellie to return to her work, but Ellie peaces out instead to have fun, leaving him to futilely call after her before sighing about it all.

Things then tune back to the present I guess as the battle with Vampire Touji continues. Touji laughs evilly and demands flesh and blood be brought forth for his faith, and he has a blood crazed smile on his face you've never seen him wear before. You demand to know who he is, wondering for a second if he's Touji before rejecting the idea. Vampire Touji says he's always been inside him as he takes a moment to punch up the grandiosity of his speech, saying he was always sealed away.

Vampire Touji talks about how Touji carries the blood of oni who once got stuck in this world, and he always lived among people suppressing his instincts to eat people and drink blood. His ancestral barrier magic has kept his other side down, but the seal has weakened today on Halloween, and now his oni side has come out by borrowing the faith of the Impaler Count. So to sum it up, he is both Touji and the warrior the Impaler Count, and he taunts you guys to continue fighting.

Oni Touji laughs about the valor and faith you hold, which he says makes sipping your blood worth it and considers making you his bride. He does notice that you're holding back, so he asks if you're worried about his body or mind. Hotei yells that of course they would be when a friend's body is taken hostage, but Oni Touji scoffs at this as naivety saying you should do whatever you can if you want to survive. He doesn't consider avoiding people and living in isolation to really be living, and for a moment he looks off into the distance.

Li Chou and Sarutahiko attempt to take advantage with a cross attack filled with their school spirit, but this fails as Sarutahiko notes that Oni Touji has been blocking it by turning to mist every time. Li notes that's a standard vampire trick and that they can also turn into bats as a defense too. Sarutahiko compares this power to shifting into another dimension, and then compares it to Ama no Sakate. That would be Kotoshironushi's power to create a shrine to hide himself in.

Sarutahiko starts saying you guys need a power that can destroy any barrier and defense to stand a chance, but Oni Touji scoffs that no such thing exists. He starts to say he's invincible so long as that one vampire hunter isn't fighting him, but Li Chou snaps that if the idea is to just punch his stupid mug in, then there's definitely some way of doing that. Oni Touji takes enough interest to ask about that, so you do the invocation spiel. Oni Touji is alarmed enough to try turning to mist again, but you let loose with your NP and demand Touji's return.

Your attack cuts Something in between Touji and his oni self, and you can feel something working. Touji starts falling over, so Hotei rushes in to catch him with his bag as a cushion. Once he does catch him Hotei loudly asks Touji if he's okay, and he turns out to not be above playing around with Touji's face to find out. Touji is awake and mobile enough to whack him and call him an ass, and Hotei yelps and calls it a good reaction. Touji steps back a bit to admit he did save him, so Hotei expresses amazement at your artifact and says he helped out too. Li Chou cheers about your artifact, and you express relief that Touji is okay before remembering that there's still a bigger problem to deal with. Someone starts laughing about being surprised a power like yours exists, and Hotei points at the mist cut off from Touji as it starts coalescing.

Scene shifts to the other half of the party down on the ground, and they can see something happening as Ebisu asks what's going on above the school. Arc figures you guys must be up there and says they're getting a bad feeling about it. Alp is sniffing like a dog, then expresses confusion about faintly smelling a dream despite not having used his artifact. Azathoth laughs about how it's Halloween, the day where the border between Here and There is gone. Both sides are blending together into a dream land, and which is real and which is true means little because of what day it is.

Black is laughing as he leads the vending machines on a rampage. Hanuman says he still doesn't get what's going on, but he declares himself to be the number one prankster. Nezha laughs and says they won't lose as they're gonna be the ones at the top in terms of cuteness and pranks. Black comments on his surprise at finding some people so talented for tricks over here, and he sniffles about not being lonely now since he was the only one of the stupid gang sent over to play tricks.

Over in Umamichi's gym or whatever, a bunch of jianghshi are tickling Tetsugyuu as part of their trick or treat shenanigans. He does his best to resist and tell them to stop, and he also points out that they're acting different than usual. Motosumi comments on Hanuman and Nezha going wild again and is mad about it because they're going to have a bad influence on people, which makes Testugyuu promptly lampshade his priorities.

Back to your side of things, Vampire Touji starts laughing about how having that faith is enough to manifest himself outside Touji. Hotei says he understands now that Vampire Touji is a ghost or ethereal person. You ask about these terms and/or express shock that Vampire Touji came out of Touji, and Sarutahiko turns to Li Chou to ask him what to do now. Li Chou's mind shorts out in shock for a moment as he agrees to do something before yelling that he can't and calls for an exorcist. Motosumi or Gouryou being around would help, but the former is busy babysitting and the latter is busy playing hooky. Li then resorts to panicking and yelling for Sanat Kumara's help.

Vampire Touji directs you all to gaze upon the body filled with the faith given to the Lord Impaler's artifact, and his mist body starts coming together and materialize into a more solid form. Touji is shocked at seeing it turn out to be a copy of himself, so Vampire Touji says it's because he's him, the oni he had always sealed away inside himself. Sarutahiko is baffled that there are two horned guys now.

Touji says Vampire Touji is talking malarkey and says he's enough on his own, that he doesn't need his oni side. He swears to seal him again, but Oni Touji says that won't actually get rid of him. You can't make something that exists suddenly disappear to nothing. He starts taunting Touji about how he put on a front and talked about leaving a place he loved to protect people, but inside he was afraid of possibly eating the people around him. He's always focusing on the future and turning away from the past. Vampire Touji starts talking about how the vampire costume he refers to as a relic from the Impaler Lord is what let him out, and this causes Touji to sputter in shock that the costume his senpais gave him caused all this. Vampire Touji then tells Touji "I am thou, thou art I" with slightly less antiquated linguistics and says he won't stand to be ignored by him.

You call out to Touji and/or stare at him, and Touji seems ashamed to be seen by you. Oni Touji talks about how this current phenomenon will eventually spread across the whole world, where dreams and reality mix and chaos covers the sky. He's fine with playing with you guys until then, but he notes that some other mad play is happening elsewhere around here. Li Chou asks him if he's talking about the vending machines, and Oni Touji finds this term fascinating for a mount. He decides he should get some himself for a resurrection celebration. It's noted that Oni Touji is acting like the Lord Impaler probably because he's carrying his faith, but you find Oni Touji's ignorance of vending machines to be odd. Hotei wonders if he's just acting stupid as a surprise, though he can sort of see how he could think that. Oni Touji then cackles as he says bye to the group and leaves.

After Oni Touji leaves, Li Chou starts yelling about how Halloween is going beyond chaos in terms of crazy this year. Sarutahiko tries to calm him down and prompts him to take deep breaths while sympathizing. Touji is alarmed at his other side running off and swears to cut it down, but when he tries to move he turns out to be too tired to keep steady as Hotei points out. Touji tries to argue it's no big deal and that it's his job to protect the peace. Plus he feels personally responsible for dealing with his other side, or else dying wouldn't be enough to make up for it.

Touji is shuddering a little, so you tell him he shouldn't push himself, tell him to rest a minute, and/or help support him on his feet. He can't bring himself to say anything as you lie him on a futon Hotei pulls out of his bag, but soon starts asking why his police senpais gave him that costume. He tried to live his life with an eye to the future, but the past will never let him escape.

You tell Touji in concern he shouldn't worry about it too much, so Touji apologizes for his outburst. He also feels you're wasting your concern, which you either protest against or quietly look at him. He apologizes again for upsetting you, then asks you to go after Oni Touji. He says he'll be fine and back at it after a little break, and he promises to come join you guys soon. You agree, then prompt everyone to come along.

Touji thanks you, but before everyone leaves Li Chou decides to make a point of telling Touji he shouldn't be alone when times are tough. Touji is surprised by his concern and sees something in his eyes. Hotei decides to add his own words and says he understands a little bit about Touji's suffering even though he's only known him a few days. It sucks to have so much expectations placed on you by others, but what's worse is your own expectations.

You ask Hotei about personal expectations being worse than external expectations, so he elaborates it's about having confidence in yourself that you can do something. In his case he's always expecting deep down that he can make people laugh and smile, especially with his main gag. This doesn't always happen though, and failing his own expectations would depress him. Sure there are times he succeeds, but in life it's not how it'll go every single time. Sarutahiko says he knows that feeling as he mentions getting caught up in himself at work and messing up because of it. He agrees that being self-confident is important though when you occasionally lose sight of yourself.

You say you sort of understand what the others are getting at and say you lose sight of things when you get stressed. Touji contemplates the thought of personal expectations, and Hotei decides it's time to pull something out. He takes a moment to rummage through his bag, then eventually finds that cold wet towel he had somewhere in there and places it on Touji's head. The chill makes Touji calm down and slow his thoughts down. He looks at himself more analytically, more composed than he was before.

Hotei says it's time for them to go, telling Touji it's times like these that it's fine to leave things to other people. Li Chou gets determined to put a stop to things as an organizer, and he tells Touji to watch you guys. Sarutahiko suggests going to his workplace after everything's over and says he'll get everyone cleaned up nice and proper. You tell Touji you're going and say you'll be back soon. He nods in acknowledgement. Hotei notes how everyone is worried and has their hands full thinking about their lives and living, so you thank Hotei for being so sunny all the time. Hotei then laughs and says not having any worries can be a worry in itself, then says smiles can save the world.

Scene shifts over to Nezha and the others, and Nezha seems to pick up on something. Hanuman asks them what's up since it's unusual for them to make a face like that. Nezha says they feel there was something important that happened, but now they forget. Nezha asks Hanuman if he knows, and Hanuman is slightly taken aback at the question and asks if it's more important than pranks. Nezha laughs that tricks ARE important, and Black agrees as he says having them around him is reassuring. He also refers to them as stars, which Hanuman is flattered by as he notes he was a famous trickster in his home world.

Oni Touji turns up at this point to imperiously ask for the bending muhsheens, threatening to show them the Lord Impaler's true terror otherwise. Hanuman freaks out at Touji being around and asks if he's here to yell at them for their tricks, though he then argues it's cool to play tricks if he doesn't get candy today. But on another note he thinks Touji is into the vampire costume and asks if he came to join them in playing pranks, which confuses Oni Touji.

Hanuman figures that's what's actually going on and calls Touji a rascal. Nezha is impressed Touji jumped up and turned into mist, thinking it's a cool trick that he can't figure out. Black is also impressed and invites Touji to join them, and Oni Touji is intrigued that they'd treat him that way. He decides to tell them to follow after him, and the vending machines all cheer as they move along. Ebisu is surprised that 'Touji' is helping the pranksters, and Alp starts worrying that Touji has gone bad. Arc can sense it's not really Touji and wonders why he feels so sinister. Azathoth starts cackling about how boring it is to hit a bad ending in the fourth chapter, and he gets serious about telling everyone to stop the tricksters. If they manage to get out of the school, it's a quick step away from The End and the end of the event. The episode part ends with Arc being concerned with Azathoth's change in demeanor.

Halloween Police Episode 4 Part 2

Picking off from last time, Hotei is noticeably in a good mood as he hums to himself while the party moves along. Alp takes notice of this and asks if the big temple in the area has something there. Hotei says it's more that seeing the thing reminds him of some old stuff, so you take some interest in this and ask him to talk about it. Hotei admits he doesn't have a clear idea on any of it yet, and while it's been so long he feels he's getting bits and pieces while hanging with Ebisu. Like this one time that was super rough but also fun, and he compares the memory to a dream. Azathoth laughs as he repeats that last bit for emphasis.

Ebisu wonders if Hotei is starting to remember his time on the Treasure Ship, but when Hotei turns to look at him Ebisu breaks off and decides to suggest inviting Benten over next time to have a party together. Hotei is initially happy to hear Benten is in Tokyo too, but then he asks why she wasn't called over now. Ebisu says he tried, but she told him she'd be busy for end of the year stuff. Hotei waxes nostalgic about how crazy Benten is with her showy biwa strumming and idiotic headstrong personality, saying he's wishing the whole gang got back together again. The subject reminds Hotei to ask about Daikoku, who he notes paired up with Ebisu tons of times. Ebisu says he's heard rumors that he's here, but try as he might, Daikoku won't agree to see him for some reason. Arc apologizes for interrupting the conversation as they cut in, then note the party has reached Umamichi's front gate.

Alp cheers about hearing how it sounds like people are having fun here, and he's sure everyone must be in costume enjoying themselves. Azathoth says he hears a lot of laughs, so he asks if this is the center of the world, or the edge of the world. Touji decides to make a point of reminding you that Umamichi Academy is a school of punks that even the police department knows about. If it comes to it, he tells you to jump into his arms. You are taken aback by Touji's suggestion, and Touji starts talking about how you belong to him and he's not giving any drop of your blood to anyone. He extends his hand out to softly touch and lift your chin, scandalizing the rest of the party as you either protest in shock or close your eyes and lean into his chest.

Either way Touji snaps out of it and quickly claims whatever just happened is some weird ass trick of the mind, but Alp is excited as he calls it forceful and sexy and something out of a shoujo manga. Ebisu blushes as he says it's a nice approach, but also a bit much to be doing in public. Arc doesn't have much to say besides "wow," and as Touji attempts to protest some more you either say you're happy he said what he said, say he got too into character, or just silently bare your neck. In A and B, Touji gets flustered as he says you're both wrong and not wrong, too panicked to really think of what to say. In C, he says your neck looks good before he stresses out again and tells you to cover your neck up.

In any case Touji says he'll explain what happened later because he still doesn't get what's going on either. Hotei steps in to stop this line of conversation saying it's bothering Touji. Touji is initially thankful for this until Hotei pats him on the shoulders with a knowing smile and tells him he only hit strike one so far. He's got until three! Touji is taken aback at this, then sighs about how today has been terrible for him. 

Some time passes to the point where Arc comments that Li Chou hasn't shown up yet since he said he'd meet you guys out front. Ebisu finds it weird for Li to be late since he suggested the meeting place himself. Hotei notes that Li can be pretty self-important, and while he looks the part it seems being surprised is his main thing. Hotei then suggests that you guys just go in and see Li yourselves since he's probably busy. Alp notices that something seems to be coming from further inside, something loud and forceful that seems exciting. Ebisu wonders if it's their parade, though he's heard it's a night-only thing. Azathoth then cackles about a giant parade that he calls the manifestation of a wild party is approaching fast.

Nezha, Hanuman, and Trickster Black all ride in on possessed vending machines, shocking the party when they appear. You point out any or all of their presences, and Arc calls out that you guys need to get out of the way. Hotei yells for people to just move wherever, though Ebisu still points out that going ahead would be a bad idea. Touji tells you to grab his hand, which you do as you just yell evasion or just yell.

The party ends up getting divided in half as the prankster trio start chasing after Arc, Alp, and Ebisu with Black demanding they let him play tricks on them since he doesn't want candy. Alp raps about their situation for a moment before he drops it and yelps about how they're in trouble. Ebisu begs for whatever help is available since he sucks at running. Arc says they'll just have to run as best they can and tells you guys to go see Li Chou. Azathoth laughs and jokes for the others to get moving, then brings up he can just teleport anywhere he wants. He flexes on the others by teleport spamming a bit while reclining in midair, causing Alp and Ebisu to complain as they get chased outside the school.

Hotei is alarmed and asks if you guys should go help the rest of the team, but Touji points out that even if you guys did you have nothing going in your favor. And if you guys do chase them, it might be hard to catch up as you end up pushing them forward. You jump on the idea that maybe Li Chou can think of something if you guys see him, then start asking for a festival staff member. Touji says Umamichi is supposed to have a famous guide around, and he's heard of their name at Kioh before as he tries to remember who it is.

A voice cuts in asking if you guys said you wanted a guide to show you around. Hotei is surprised as he says you guys have, then demands to know who talked. Sarutahiko reveals himself saying he'll take you guys anywhere from Heaven to Hell, promising to get you guys wherever as he introduces himself and says he's a second year student of Umamichi. Sarutahiko then asks where you guys want to go, assuming it's something mundane like a dining area, rest area, or a local bathhouse. You either treat this like your first time meeting him, or you express surprise at Sarutahiko being a Umamichi student as you recognize him. In A, he politely greets you back and offers a coupon for the bathhouse he works at as a commemoration gift. In BC, he goes 'oh hey it's you' and laughs about the coincidence as he confirms he goes there.

Anyways, Hotei comments on how incredibly convenient Sarutahiko's timing was and asks why he was up a tree until now. Sarutahiko says a vending machine punched him out and he was out cold up there up and only just woke up. He asks what the deal is with those things since he never heard anyone say they were gonna do something like that. Everyone else including guests and regular students have fled to high areas, and Sarutahiko wants to know what the hell Nezha and Hanuman are doing.

Hotei remembers that they can't chat for long and asks where Li Chou is. Sarutahiko happily says he'll take you guys too him, and Touji starts monologuing about chaos and madness swirling in the air as the curtain rises on a foggy devilish night. He snaps out of it soon after, wondering what he's talking about but noting it's hard to resist it. Hotei tells Touji it's time to go, offering to carry him on his back since he only notices Touji looking ill. Touji brushes it off after a moment and apologizes for worrying him, and Sarutahiko figures Li must be in a particular place as he leads you guys over.

Time passes as Sarutahiko leads you guys to the school's roof. It's nothing special, though Li Chou is hanging around there stressing out about how his plans to make Halloween a success is going up in smoke. He's prostrating on the ground and crying enough projectile tears to make a puddle on the floor. Li moans about how everything was perfect and going to plan until the vending machines came. He's initially in disbelief that Hanuman and Nezha got involved with the shenanigans, though on further thought he notes they've always been the type to get swept up in things. He hasn't seen Sanat Kumara anywhere either, so that's another thing cramping his style!

You tell Li Chou to get a grip or blithely say you guys came to cheer him on. Li is taken by surprise as he quickly claims he's totally not losing his shit. But anyways he has to make sure the general public doesn't get hurt and that the damage happening doesn't spread outside the school, so he demands that you guys help out. Hotei says that while that's true, he's unsure of how to do that since the trickster gang is moving oddly fast.

Li Chou says he did make plans based on the info he got yesterday, but all the nonsense started happening a little after the Umamichi Halloween festival officially started. Li has no idea what to make of it and asks you guys to tell him anything if you've figured anything out. Sarutahiko volunteers that Nezha seems a bit different than usual and Hanuman seems to have been pulled along for the ride on that. And then as things went on, the two started getting crazier and crazier.

You express surprise about Nezha, Hanuman, and the mob gang's presence for some reason, and Touji speaks up to say they haven't actually gone crazy. He says they've actually returned to their original natures, then slips into crazy mode himself as he says he's finally out now too, the oni memories that was sealed away. Touji's shift in character confuses you for a moment, though you catch on soon enough that he's not really himself now.

Scene jumps to the other half of the party as Ebisu and the others have managed to get away from the vending machine riders. Since Ebisu is breathing so hard, Alp offers him some water in concern. Arc is trying to call you but fails, so they wonder if something happened. Azathoth giggles about a bad end fast approaching, with the living and dead mingling while the sanity and insanity of the two worlds blurring together. If you guys don't get a move on the dead are gonna come back. As he laughs, something seems to answer back within the peals of cackling.

Back to your end, Touji rambles about the school filling up with madness and corruption, turning it into his domain. But that aside, he's hungry and decides his dried out throat needs to get wet with something. Li Chou asks what's going on with Touji and asks if he's turned into a vampire. Sarutahiko says Touji is getting really intimidating now and is making him quiver in his sandals.

You assert that it's not Touji in front of you guys because clearly something is up. Hotei is surprised and asks for further explanation, though he can tell he's different from usual. He's smiling for one, really creepily smiling. Touji says further questioning is pointless, and as a warrior he hates wasting time. If it helps him enforce his justice, then he's fine with being called a vampire. He then declares the start of a frenzied banquet as he demands blood, starting the episode battle.

Halloween Police Episode 4 Part 1

In the world there are many walls, many boundaries that separate things from one another. For example, the border between sages and fools, justice and evil, life and death, and sanity and insanity. These borders change with the eras and with the thoughts of the people living in the world. Nothing stays the same forever after all. Even the definition of life and death changes over time. But if these boundaries are created by the people's will, then these boundaries getting destroyed would also be by the people's will. Halloween is the day where many people believe the border between this world and the realm beyond weaken. Their faith becomes power, common knowledge takes form, and the border disappears in practice. As a result, things not of this world come back from the dead. Someone pretending to be human awakens as Something Not Human. Someone pretending to be alive awakens as Something Not Alive. And someone pretending to be mad awakens as Something Else.

Things then tune in at Kioh Police Academy as Tajikarao is working the phone lines answering calls as part of the police's temporary Halloween department. Someone is complaining about whatever, so Tajikarao politely tells them an officer on patrol will be by to see the person shortly. Magami is also on the phones, and he gets a call about a lost child's lost kitten with at least one of the two crying. He's not sure if and how this is a prank, but he says he'll send an officer their way quickly. Daikoku is off to the side sighing about all the calls and comments how they the police can't relax with all the commotion. Hougen is surprised Daikoku is around since he's supposed to be at a meeting, so Daikoku admits he left early. He then says he has something he wants to talk to Hougen about alone and asks for his time.

Daikoku and Hougen move to another room, and Daikoku starts talking about how he's heard things have blown up further than expected. Hougen confirms as such, saying there's been more reports of pranks coming in since yesterday. The phone lines inside the police station are flooded, and other businesses being obstructed has been verified as well. Because of all that, it seems Hougen is the one to decide to make a new department to deal with it all. Daikoku approves of how the officers are working so hard despite also being students for his the public's sake, but he also brings up that Hougen also did something else he hasn't mentioned yet. Hougen compliments Daikoku for being well-informed and quick to hear, and Daikoku jokes he's still not as fast as him.

Hougen tries to move the conversation along instead of bantering, which disappoints Daikoku. Hougen then talks about putting together a Halloween training meeting the other day as part of the counter-Halloween prank strategy for interested parties, through which he's established a special volunteer precautionary team. He's also used his permissions to put one of the students onto the team as a supervisor of sorts. Daikoku notes that the Halloween Police have done a good job of solving a few pranking incidents, but the greater incident is still ongoing with no clear idea of how to stop it. Hougen says he's right, then asks if he knows anything if he's asked to talk to him about it.

Daikoku says he doesn't, but since the skilled Hougen is commanding this group he doesn't see a need to butt in. Having said that, he still feels the need to talk to him about what comes after all this. Daikoku mentions how Halloween is the day where people here pretend to be things not of this world, which he uses to argue that Halloween is a day where it's easy for the people here and those from beyond to intermingle. Daikoku then brings up Touji in an aside, the student who transferred in a month ago. He mentions his oni lineage and how he's using old barrier techniques to seal his blood rage. Hougen cuts in at that point to insist that Touji will be fine and not go on some rampage. He sees through Daikoku's schemes and says Touji won't go crazy so long as he isn't deliberately provoked that way.

Daikoku says of course and reiterates that he's not worried about what you guys are doing. As police superintendent he's looking at things a bit further up than everyone else. While you guys are maintaining order and should be doing so, Daikoku is plotting out what would happen in case that all fails. If the Halloween Police is unable to prevent the public order from turning upside down then he has to prepare for what would come next, and he says Hougen ought to know since he's dallied in tengu sorcery to trick people too.

Scene shifts over to Asakusa in Daito Ward, and this is now Day 3 of the Halloween Police being a thing. Yoyogi was Day 1. Daikanyama and Ueno was Day 2. Today's agenda will be Umamichi Academy in Daito Ward and Toyosu Marine Academy over at Minato. Now a flashback kicks in to the day before to show more of the conversation you guys had with Harlot over at Ueno. She compares the Halloween Police thing you guys are doing to a game, and she says she and the others are doing something interesting too since they want to make Halloween exciting. Harlot laughs about funny tricks and hopes you'll like them too. Aren't the Bad Brats Brigade so cute? They just love her so. Harlot also mentions she and her comrades have scattered around and are helping out. She then flat out tells you they're going to Asakusa next, and she asks you to tell them what you think when things happen there.

The flashback abruptly ends and you wonder aloud about whether Harlot's the mastermind of the incident given what she's saying, but you have your doubts about that. Hotei comes over in his vending machine guise to greet you good morning in robospeak, so you either casually greet Hotei or yell about him doing it again. A has Hotei say it was probably coming, but he's still disappointed by your reaction. B has Hotei happy you're going along with his comedy routine and giving the proper reaction. 

Anyways, Hotei switches back out to normal as he greets you more normally and asks how you are. He jokes about how his status as a ghost is a trending topic and offers to ghostclip through the wall as his next trick, only to be put off when you decline that. You either say it's not that big a deal, point out he's taking this all rather cheerfully, or ask if he's shocked about the ghost thing. A gets an extra bit of Hotei saying he needs to change up his jokes to go with what's up in comedy if he wants to make a life of it, then jokes about how living means something different here because haha ghost.

In any case Arc is glad that Hotei is taking this all better than they thought he would. Hotei puffs his chest out about how a thing like that isn't going to stop him from doing his specialty gag. It hasn't affected his day to day life either, so he hasn't really cared about it much. Plus, no one including him had realized anything about it at first. Ebisu notes Hotei still eats like a normal person, and if he doesn't care about it then it's probably okay for everyone else to leave it be. Alp decides he won't give it another thought then, saying Hotei is who he is whether dead or alive. You are either shocked at how casual people are about this, or you decide it's not that big a deal since there are a lot of ghost Transients around anyway.

Arc says there are a lot of Transients in Tokyo who exist in the same state of being, and it's not a good thing to be overly concerned about their ghost status. Azathoth says Hotei should have gotten a clue earlier and says he totally didn't notice anything was up. You either comment on Arc being with you guys today, ask Alp if it'll be fine for him to leave Ueno alone, or complain about Touji no-showing again. A gets an extra bit of Arc saying they're coming along today and was worried about what would've happened yesterday. Azathoth asks what they're worried about, so she says it's him since she's concerned about her family. B gets a different extra bit of Alp saying he's worried about the main incident and is helping out as part of the Halloween Police. Or at least, that's what Leib advised him to do. Ueno is close by anyways if anything happens, and this is important too so he'll be around.

In any case, Arc comments on Touji being late and how weird that is for a hardass like him. Hotei notes that Touji has been late to the party every time and wonders if he's some natural trouble magnet. Touji comes in around this point in his vampire costume, which Alp immediately fawns over before realizing he's talking about Touji. Touji apologizes for being late, and Hotei, Ebisu, and Alp start stammering a bit before yelling how handsome Touji looks dressed up.

Touji is taken aback by their reaction, and Ebisu says the costume looks great on him. He figured he wouldn't be going in costume, but it's amazing how he went all out on it. Hotei says Touji's look is almost as great as his own, saying it's impressive how he pulled it off. Arc comments on it being a vampire costume in surprise, then says Touji looks good in it. Azathoth compares it to the classic fantasy vampire and says he's like the kind to hold a rose in one hand and scoff. You either compliment Touji's costume, say he looks great, or say you'd be fine with him sucking your blood.

Touji is embarrassed and interprets all the comments as jokes as he explains the thing just happened. A flashback kicks in where Touji asks if it's really okay for him to go on ahead since phone work would generally be the new guy's deal. Tajikarao assures him it's fine and says Hougen told him to go on too. Since there's so much info to deal with, even the fully fledged cops in the station have their hands full resolving things. So on that note, Tajikarao asks Touji to enjoy the festivities in his place get out there and resolve things at the scene.

Touji is touched, then passionately says he'll go sort out the Halloween chaos as he turns to leave. Tajikarao however tells him to wait a moment, asking if he's really going out in his police uniform. Touji is confused by this, so Tajikarao tells him he has to be dressed for the occasion (i.e. festival), and even the teachers have ordered him to get Touji changed. Touji is startled by this but agrees to do so, so Tajikarao signals for a bunch of mob cops to come join in and get Touji into costume. Touji protests that he can change himself, and Magami throws himself into the commotion, saying he wants attention too and is ready to be brushed.

Back to the present, Touji explains that's how he got the vampire costume. He's not really keen on the dress up thing, but he can't bring himself to say anything because of his senpai's seniority. Also they told him to bring back presents, specifically some brand name cakes sold here at Nakamise St. You either comment that the police sound like fun, ask if Touji's actually the bullied kouhai type of character, or call his senpais awful. In A, Touji says they might seem that way, but they're also respectable people he should learn from. In B, Touji gets embarrassed as he denies the idea. In C, Touji denies the accusation, saying he's thankful for them and doesn't hate them. In any case, Hotei suggests walking and talking and asks which way Umamichi is. Arc explains it's down Nakamise St. and behind Asakusa Temple, and the episode part ends as they say there's still some time to take it easy and talk.

Halloween Police Episode 3 Part 2

When a human and oni love each other very much...or at least get together, they produce a person that is neither of the two races. As such these people live their lives looking for a place to belong and looking to blend into human society. They exorcise otherworldly beings lost in this world and send them back to the other world, and this is done to defend the world of humanity. Such is the job of exorcists and the role of the Sakimori who are defenders. They throw themselves into their work together with the security police so they can continue to pretend to be human. They take positions in Shinto and Buddhist shrines, wander through various schools, and hunt on as people ask them to. And that's how Touji's lived his life.

Times change though, and now otherworldly beings walk around in broad daylight in town. In resisting the changes that come with the passage of time, Touji has seen many partings, become alone, and seen many new meetings. As times changed, he's learned a new way of life he never had before. And he learned that he isn't the only one in the world who is different from everyone else as another such person stood by them. Touji has thought about wanting to protect the city, but it isn't a thought about him having to protect the city. But what else can he do besides exorcism to work towards that goal? What can he do to prevent a repeat of partings with his friends in Public Security? What path would make the best use of the connections he's formed and his specialties? And so Touji made his choice only he could make out of his own free will. Ever since he was young, he's watched the police work from the sidelines so he could better act like a human. He doesn't know if this choice is for the best, but it's the one he chose. And so, he'll live on and see it through.

Back to the present, you, Touji, and Alp are in the middle of running back to Ueno when Touji decides to talk to Alp. He's just gotten done with explaining why he transferred to Kioh Academy, and he says most people looking at the end result would figure it's something common. Choosing to become a police officer to protect someone isn't some mind blowing decision, but Touji says he can tell people all the worries and doubts he had to get to this point are all his. He picked this path, and now he's proud of it. He's still unaccustomed to his new uniform, and even he feels like it's more a costume than anything. But this is where everything starts, and this is where he sees his dream and makes a wish to become something.

Alp asks Touji if he's afraid of the idea that his decision would turn out to be wrong. Alp himself thinks about how frightening it is to chase after your dreams and make a decision. The most intimidating thing out there to him is getting hurt while pursuing your own desires. If it goes wrong, there's no one but yourself to blame. The idea of failure makes his feet falter. Touji however admits to Alp that is he is scared, but he isn't the only one afraid. And even if he is afraid, there are people there that makes him wish he could be like them. And there's someone who taught him that as long as he lives, he can just keep trying again, he says as he looks to you. Alp says he understands the part about wanting to be like another, and he thinks about a dream of someone's he ate once. It was so bright and beautiful that he admired it. He wanted to be like that, and he wanted people to admire him.

Scene jumps over to Ueno Academy, which is unable to begin its Halloween festival due to all the chaos going on. The students are doing their best to make it happen despite that, but the hands of the pranksters draws closer! Trickster Brown is confused and angry about Ueno's festival not being cancelled yet, so he resolves to get the thing shut down by playing more tricks. He leads some other mobs too, and they start by hitting and kicking candy vending machines to get stuff for free. He also calls for the ghosts sent by That Lady to start possessing the machines. Once they do so, they make the machines robospeak and spout the gang's catchphrase while dumping out the candy inside. Brown then leads the mobs on to cause more mayhem in the school.

Inside the school Ebisu freaks out about the vending machines moving around again, though he does mention that he thought he saw some sort of figure go inside the things. Hotei sighs about his schtick being stolen again and about copycats making life tough for the popular. He decides he should show off what vending machines can do himself as he changes into one and attempts to charge. He is bounced back for his troubles, and Ebisu calls after him in concern and bemoans the nonsense of it all. Jambavan is taken aback and asks in alarm how the machines are moving, but Ebisu asks that he not lampshade the crazy at the moment since they don't really know either. Azathoth just laughs about how rare it is to have a battle of the vending machines. Ebisu initially asks Azathoth to help out, but he decides against it since he thinks Azathoth will go overboard. He then loudly complains about having to be the sane man here when that's Benten's job, and his necklace whips its hand and yells "what the hell y'all" for good measure.

Brown takes a moment to brag about their handiwork before urging his group of mobs to keep going with the tricks. Fenrir dramatically gasps about spirits and miasma getting thicker at the school and asks what's happening. Azathoth changes the subject to ask why the Halloween event hasn't started you, suggesting you guys may as well do so if the mobs came to stop it. Leib says they're ready to go, but Alp as the announcer for the event's start isn't there yet. He then gets annoyed and worried about what you guys are doing on your side.

Brown urges the tricksters to keep going on and overthrow the old framework of what Halloween is, and Green says they'll become pro pranksters that'll make a new kind of Halloween. Red adds that what they did that morning was undecided too, and the mobs start tearing things down trying to get the commotion to spread outside the school. 

Leib takes notice of the tricksters saying they'll become pro pranksters and asks if they're just imitators. He's appalled at the idea that they're just copying someone else and asks what the point in disrupting every school's Halloween event is. Azathoth cackles as per usual but comments things will be bad if they continue. When Leib asks him to explain, Azathoth brings up that Halloween was originally the day the dead came back to life. It might have been some fake stuff they did back in the day, but here in Tokyo there really are dead people who have revived, even natives. Some Transients are naturally like that too. Despite what he calls bonus stages being made for school credit, the way things are going the Flow of Faith will turn things into a zombie apocalypse. Also he adds that he's declining to reveal any more hints until everything's about to blow up. Leib doesn't quite get what Azathoth is saying, but he soon recognizes him as someone from Fushimi Academy. He then realizes what will happen if the situation continues as is and a supernatural Halloweens stops being just a school thing. In that situation, even the deceased natives may revive and throw the city into chaos.

Off to the side, Cu Sith is yelling for the kids to stop pulling on his tail, and despite how upset he's getting he reminds himself that he won't cry. The tricksters keep spouting their catchprase, but a voice yells out for them to stop. Ebisu and Hotei are surprised by this while the Beast Tamers are happy to hear Alp is back. Leib sighs not altogether displeased as he comments on Alp taking his sweet time, and Alp holds up his badge to play sentai police hero.

Once Alp changes outfits, he does a hero introductory speech about being the popular police guy here to protect the peace of Halloween and denounces the tricksters' actions. Red and Green recognize Alp from when they saw him that morning, and Brown says he's heard of him from his friends who went to Daikanyama. He declares the Halloween Police their biggest enemy and somehow thinks it's weird that you guys are over here too. Hotei is confused that they didn't realize the rest of the party here earlier was part of the Halloween Police too, so Ebisu remembers that they never got around to saying they were and figures the kids thought they were cosplaying.

You apologize to the other half of the party for being late or comment on Alp getting into things. Azathoth laughs about how good your timing is, then prompts you to get changed too. Leib prompts Alp to do his thing, saying everyone was waiting for his signal. Cu Sith says it's almost time to get the festival started and it's the organizer's job to get that rolling. Alp makes a public address as he officially starts Ueno's Halloween Festival, asking everyone to join him in saying Happy Halloween.

The tricksters join in as well and seem excited about it until Brown remembers they came to stop the thing. Alp says it's already started, then tells the mobs to stop with their over-the-line tricks and have fun with everyone instead. Alp also mentions feeling like he's gotten a look at one way he'd like to be, a hip hop police officer that protects his friends and Halloween.

Brown is taken aback as he argues there's nothing wrong with playing tricks on Halloween, looking to his cohorts for backup. Red, Green, and the possessed vending machines all agree, but Alp asks if that's really what they want to do this Halloween. The question hits home, but Brown tries to claim anyway that it is. Alp says it looks to him that they're pretending to do what they want, but they're actually doing this against their will because they have no other choice. Brown gulps as he asks how Alp knew, so Alp says it's because he shared their feelings before. Alp says Halloween is a lot more fun and swears to show that to them, so you either tell Alp it's time to go, say it's time to show them what the Halloween Police are like, or tell him to show how cool he is. Alp answers affirmatively as he says he'll show his best hip hop dance, and the episode battle begins. More comes afterwards.

Things tune back in at after the battle where Ebisu expresses his amazement at Alp's dance and Brown seems horrified at his actions. Alp assures Brown that it's okay because he's the same, so when Brown starts asking what he means Alp says he now understands from before when he danced with the others and destroyed the festival set up. Back then he was too worried about himself and never spared a thought for the other children, but were they also afraid of having done something they couldn't take back?

Alp asks if the tricksters were afraid and ready to cry, which led to them running off. The mobs don't answer but seem upset at the question, so Alp assures them it's fine and says he'll apologize with them. And since Halloween is a special day, Alp invites them to see a new dream with him as he casts his NP. This causes dreams and reality to switch, materializing the tricksters' dreams. They gasp and stop as they see a vision of their dreams, which is each of them enjoying the holiday in their own ways. It's what they wanted to do, but they did something more terrible than they thought, and now they're lost as to what to do. The mobs all start crying and apologizing for breaking things and running away that morning, and Ebisu is surprised even the vending machines are joining in on that. Off to the side, Hotei thinks to himself about his attention being drawn to the dreams and reality thing despite not understanding it. He wonders if the dream he saw before is the cause of this.

Some time later, the tricksters admit to being the ones to call the police and suggest canceling the Halloween festivals, thinking maybe it'd be fine if there wasn't Halloween. Red says they were doubtful about it the entire time though, and the worries were weighing on them. Alp says they're good kids for being able to say that, and he compliments them for being more mature than he is as he gives them special Halloween pandayaki.

The mobs seem touched by Alp's gesture, and Alp says he ran away too, but he came back after being talked to by his friends. The mobs seem to want to say something at that point, but Alp smiles and stops them, saying they aren't alone and offers to apologize with them. They nod, so Alp lines up with them and loudly apologizes all together. They bow like polite Japanese norms dictate, and everyone else hands them candy saying Trick or Treat to start Ueno's Halloween festival. And so the event kicks off with a bout of laughs.

Time passes, and some alchemist is hawking special pumpkin pandayaki. Jambavan says there's also tea available for anyone who wants any. Fenrir snorts about someone wanting him to play a trick as he calls himself a cursed wolf stained in darkness, then says it's him who wants tricks to be played as he prompts people to eat. Cu Sith and Alp play at trick or treating, with the former saying he'll eat anyone who doesn't give him candy and the later challenging people to a dance battle in the same case. Whoever they're talking to starts tickling them instead.

You comment on things getting lively and say it's better after all for Halloween to be filled with smiles. Leib comes over and thanks you guys for your work, Halloween Police or whatever. As thanks for that and for taking care of Alp, he says you guys should enjoy the festival and volunteers Jambavan to serve you guys over his protests. Ebisu says he's having a lot of fun and notes things are different here than with Yoyogi, with a lot of body contact and Hotei saying all the soft fur is nice. Leib notes that Alp's plan is a big hit and says he's done great to satisfy people.

Touji comes over and notes that things have gone off without a hitch, saying he reported it in that things are fine. You thank Touji for what he's done and ask if it was hard. He starts to answer no and that this is just his job, but then Alp interrupts by throwing himself at you guys. This does knock you off your feet, but it doesn't actually hurt you as you start to enjoy how soft Alp's fur and/or costume is. Touji protests against Alp jumping at people, but when Alp starts profusely thanking you guys for helping him get the festival open Touji lets it drop and says he's done something like a police officer now. He then tells Alp to stick with either crying or laughing as he looks away, gently patting Alp on the head.

Some time later, Touji mentions to you guys that a bunch of vending machines have fallen over nearby. With so many guests around it would be dangerous to leave them like that, but there's also the machines being heavy to consider too. Leib says it's not a problem as they can ask people who specialize in moving heavy objects. Ebisu starts to ask who he means, but some ghosts come by acting professionally asking if the machines are the things they're supposed to move, then proceed to possess the things. Once inside, they play at robospeak asking people to make way as they move them elsewhere.

Ebisu is surprised at the idea that the machines moved by being possessed by ghosts, and Alp is dumbfounded as he realizes there's no way vending machines could move on their own. The idea gives you some thoughts as everyone starts looking at Hotei who is in the middle of eating a crepe. Once he notices, he laughs the idea off saying his vending machine gag isn't anything like that. Ebisu agrees and asks if he's using some other kind of trick, and Hotei says yes as he laughs.

Upon further reflection says he never realized it himself and suggests that he's like a spirit too. The party is baffled silent until you ask if he's serious, and soon after everyone reacts in shock. Harlot walks up at this point to comment on how fun Ueno's Halloween festival is now that she's come to check it out, and you turn to look at her when you recognize her voice.

Harlot greets you, then asks why you have such a serious look on her face. You ask Harlot about the ghosts with her, so she laughs at first and asks if you remember that she's a kind woman towards dead children. Is it really so odd for her to walk around with deceased, pitiful children? She sighs about how she wants to make a world where they can walk around freely. And elsewhere (I guess), Azathoth starts ranting about people pretending to be things. Stuff like humans, policemen, vending machines, friends, and diabolical masterminds. Everything is spinning and turning, swirling in chaos. It's almost time for things to shoot straight for the bad ending, and the episode ends with Azathoth cackling as he wonders how things will go.

Halloween Police Episode 3 Part 1

Yggdrasil, one of the 23 worlds connected to Tokyo, is a world composed of several smaller subworlds tied together with a rainbow bridge. For example, there's the human world of Midgard. There's the world of the dead, Helheim. There's Mulspelheim, the world of the people of flames, along with Nilfheim, the world of the people of ice. Just as the living cannot live in the land of the dead, the people of flames cannot live in the land of ice. For that reason, compartmentalization became a thing with each race having its own world to live in. And one of those subworld realms would Alpheim, the land of tiny fairies. And there's also Svartalfheim, the land of dark fairies.

Alp is a type of fairy born in Yggdrasil known as a dream demon. They are a race that lives by feeding on the dreams of others, and their bodies are made up of the same stuff as dreams. It's probably for that reason that they are able to change their forms to other people's dreams. Their specialty is to pretend to be someone's dreams while they're dreaming. It's so easy for them to blend in with the people of the other realms and take their dreams.

The Halloween festival should have been a piece of cake for Alp that he could handle before breakfast. He can change into anything and adapt himself to anywhere. He can mimic the form of whatever any random person is dreaming up, but unfortunately Alp has a personal dream of wanting to be a popular person. Oh the irony of someone easily making someone else's dreams come true be such a failure at making his own dream a reality. It has no solid form, and he struggles on with making it happen, unable to mimic anyone else.

Now it's time to turn things back a bit to before the commotion that happened at Daikanyama, back to the early morning over at Ueno. Since every school has delayed the opening of their respective Halloween festivals, Ueno Academy is holding its own in the afternoon. They are publicizing their own using songs and dance as a showpiece, probably as a response to how famous Daikanyama's Halloween festival is. People there are in the middle of rehearsing, keeping themselves busy until it's showtime.

Among all those people is the school's organizer for the festival Alp, who is standing outside Ueno's front gate looking all proud. He laughs to himself about how all the preparations are are good, and he's sure that everyone is going to get their socks knocked off when they see it happen. He had to cut back on sleep for the planning, but he also worked hard to get his Halloween costume ready! It's totally going to be a hit, and soon he'll be a popular guy in the spotlight! He's practiced giving out autographs, and his smile has perfected being at that exact 45 degree angle. He did mess up with placing an order for the candy, but since there's candy wholesalers nearby in Ueno that wasn't a problem. Alp also went to the training meeting, so all that's left is to wait for the doors to open.

Alp starts hugging his patchwork costume to himself as he thinks about how hard everyone in school worked on the festival. He talks to himself about how it's sure to be a success, though he quickly changes this to making it a success. He then remembers he's supposed to be rehearsing his dance, but before he leaves he notices someone poking their heads in and out by the gate.

A couple of tricksters are hanging around, and Red comments that it doesn't look like Ueno is going to be doing anything since it doesn't look Halloween-y at all. Green points out that the flyers said it'd be happening today though, and he can see people around and hear music playing. He asks if they should go back, but Red protests they came all this way already. He apparently was looking forward to getting some juice here after biking over.

A couple of tricksters are hanging around, and Red comments that it doesn't look like Ueno is going to be doing anything since it doesn't look Halloween-y at all. Green points out that the flyers said it'd be happening today though, and he can see people around and hear music playing. He asks if they should go back, but Red protests they came all this way already. He apparently was looking forward to getting some juice here after biking over.

Alp walks over to talk to the tricksters and asks what they're up to. Red's first reaction is to be impressed at how well made Alp's Frankenstein costume is, so Alp basks for a bit as he agrees at how cool it is. Green says they came to see the Halloween festival and asks why they can't go in, so Alp explains it'll start in the afternoon and asks them to wait a few hours. The tricksters are loudly surprised by this, startling Alp himself.

Red is reluctant to wait around for a few hours and suggests heading to Daikanyama. Green remembers they have a meeting in the afternoon, so he gives up and says they should just go. Red clicks his tongue saying he was looking forward to the rapping and dance off. Alp asks the two to wait and offers to play with them for a little bit instead. He's still rehearsing, but he he can do the rap and dance off with them at least. Red is surprised and asks if that's okay, so Alp says he's the organizer for Ueno's festival this year and can't bring himself to ignore children who came to enjoy things. He assures them that making dreams come true for people is his specialty, and he'll do it for them too even if it's for just a little bit. The kids cheer, and the three go inside the school grounds.

Alp's dance off with the kids causes a lot more damage than he expected as it destroys the surrounding layout. Cu Sith, Fenrir, and Leib all come running over to investigate all the noise, only to find Alp all by himself in the middle of all the destruction. The kids have disappeared already and Alp, still lagging as he attempts to process everything, wails as he gets taken to the staff room to be interrogated and then informed of the festival's cancellation in the midst of that.

Back to the present, Alp finishes his story about how he ended up the way he did over at Daikanyama, running out of his mind in terror. The party is currently over on the way to Ueno, and you have to think on how to politely word your thoughts as you settle on asking what kind of dancing Alp was doing. Alp is depressed, still with his hands tied in rope, and Touji says Alp probably got what was coming to him. Ebisu and Hotei are shocked at how blunt this is, and Hotei says he might have a point, but that's still unnecessarily harsh. Azathoth however cackles about how Touji is acting like a big shot cop there and approves.

Touji tries to argue that it's the correct course of action for a school and organization when trying to uphold order, so Alp should just take his punishment like a man. He starts arguing that if Alp recognizes that himself then there shouldn't be anything else to talk about, but you cut Touji off firmly and say Alp knows and is upset because of that. Touji is surprised for a moment, then apologizes to Alp. Alp says it's okay after a moment, noting he has to make up for it and think about what he did. He also notes that the cancellation hasn't formally been decided yet, and Touji thinks to himself that he messed up again like at the training meeting.

Touji thinks about how his biggest flaws are his stubbornness and inflexibility and how those are why he keeps making the same mistakes. Hotei says Alp may be right, but he wonders if you guys can actually make it in time since it's still close to opening time and a motion to cancel has been recommended. Hotei then asks if the cancellation suggestion came from the police, and Touji looks away silently. Hotei complains that he'll be sad if Touji ignores him, so Touji stumbles over himself apologizing and asking if he's talking about the famous pandayaki. Ebisu's necklace suddenly whips its hand and yells "what the hell y'all" surprising Touji and Hotei. Ebisu apologizes saying it just did it on its own, and the necklace starts handwhipping at him as it repeats itself, causing Ebisu to get flustered about not being able to stop it. Azathoth cackles madly as he watches.

You ignore the hand necklace shenanigans and ask if you guys can do anything when you get to Ueno despite the cancellation notice. Touji realizes that's what you guys are talking about and agrees to explain. Since the notice was sent a lot of things have changed, and currently the pranks have caused a lot of misinformation. You ask Touji about that last point, so Touji explains that educational organizations are obligated to notify the police when they decide to open an event. There needs to be an idea of where the event grounds are, how many people will be around, and a patrol route on the day of needs to be decided. If there's a report of a serious accident or something, then the police can quickly take charge to deal with things. If the reports sent to the police are pranks or faked, then things are different.

Hotei notes that Touji is right now that he thinks about it, and crank calls are a thing. Touji continues explaining that normally the police of the local area are the ones to check things out, but there's been a lot of prank reports blowing up since that morning. People pretending to be victims of pranks are calling in, and now the police are in a mess because of it. As such, Hougen has ordered Touji to go himself to confirm things on location. Ebisu asks if that means the cancellation isn't a sure thing yet, and Alp gets hopeful that things can still be salvaged for Ueno's festival.

You say you guys need to check things out and prompt everyone to start running for Ueno, but Hotei pleads for you to slow down. Ebisu isn't happy at the idea of having to run again either, but he decides he'll just have to put up with it for his friends. Azathoth laughs and offers to teleport the party over, but you decline the offer because it scares you, so Azathoth laughs about how sharp your eyes are. Touji tells Alp they should go, though he warns him to be careful since he's still tied up with the rope. Alp says he knows, and everyone starts making their way over.

Once you guys reach Ueno Academy, everyone is shocked to see that there's no signs of Halloween decorations put up anywhere over there. Azathoth comments that you guys couldn't dodge the event flag, but then again there might not have been one to begin with. Alp freaks out about the festival getting cancelled, leading to Touji trying to get him to calm down and suggest that might not be the case. Hotei also tries to get Alp to slow down and decides now would be a good time to use his vending machine gag. When Ebisu protests, Hotei says that when a friend is upset he's going to try making them smile. Azathoth laughs and clowns around, saying Hotei's idea is good. You decide to reign people in and suggest going inside to talk to someone.

Leib comes over and asks who you guys are to be dancing around in front of the school gate, and Alp pales upon seeing him. Leib notices Alp with you guys in shock soon after and tries asking where he's been all day, but Alp starts yelling apologies and running away. Touji protests this since he's still hanging on to the rope tied around Alp's hands, but Alp doesn't hear him and ends up dragging him backwards. Touji does manage to tell you he'll leave Ueno to you and promises to call later as he gets pulled away, and Azathoth laughs and says it looks like Touji bugged out and started moonrunning. You attempt to tell Alp to stop and/or tell Touji to roll.

Leib stops you from going anywhere and asks you to explain what's going on. Specifically, he asks why Alp is with a police officer and what Alp has been doing all this time. Hotei asks if Leib is Alp's schoolmate, then suggests he sit down for the explanation while you attempt to protest out of concern for Touji. Ebisu suggests Touji might be okay since it's him, and Azathoth laughs as he says gathering information is important to events.

Time passes as the party goes to one of Ueno's classrooms to talk, and Jambavan brings over some tea and cookies he's made himself. Cu Sith says Jamabvan's cookies are great and that the tea is something special he got from a friend. Ebisu finds that interesting and notes that the cookies look similar to what you guys saw at Daikanyama. Azathoth complains about being served tea and pumpkin cookies again, but they're good enough that he still accepts some. Leib brings the conversation back to his asking about what's up with Alp, so you begin the explanation.

One offscreened explanation later, Leib sighs about Alp taking on all the responsibility himself. Fenrir talks about how no one can escape the wheel of fate's turnings, though he understands the pitiful cries of Alp the Dream-Eating Panda well enough. You ask Leib what he means, so Leib says the part where Alp went crazy and destroyed the stage with his dancing during rehearsal is true. He also knows about the recent commotions, and other students are aware the police has sent a call to the school saying the festival should be canceled. Things then got complicated when conflicting stories came out about whether the cancellation was actually a thing, so Leib and the others looked into it. What they found was that a third party pretending to be involved with the festival work are trying to get them cancelled.

You react in shock at that revelation, and Leib tells you that the end result is that Ueno's Halloween festival isn't actually cancelled yet. All the chaos going on has been constantly delaying it opening up though. Leib's tried to contact Alp to inform him of this, but so far he apparently hasn't had the presence of mind to check his texts, and Cu Sith notes Alp did run out in the middle of things. Leib says he must be afraid of opening them up, and while he sympathizes, it's also annoying.

You ask who could be trying to meddle with the Halloween festivals, and Leib wonders if the culprit is doing all this for shits and giggles or some other reason. Ebisu says if that's the case, you guys need to look for Alp. Touji still hasn't called in yet anyways. Leib apologizes for taking your time, then asks you guys take Cu Sith along. Cu Sith says he'll take care of it and knows Alp's scent, and Leib says the rest of them will keep working on getting the festival ready for when Alp gets back.

Hotei asks Leib if they can make it in time since there's nothing up, but Leib assures him it'll be fine and says Alp must've forgotten the trick they set up for this. Before he says any more, a loud noise in front of the school interrupts everyone, and Jambavan is startled as he says it came from the front gate. Fenrir says his silver fur is bristling at an evil presence trying to stain the school in darkness, and Azathoth laughs as he asks what the hell that means. Azathoth then shrugs this off as a staple thing and calls it a drag. Ebisu asks you and Cu Sith go out to find Alp while the rest of the party handles whatever is going on, so you agree and say you'll come back right away when you find Alp. Cu Sith leads the way as he howls, and Leib tells you to tell Alp to look at his phone when you find him.

Time passes as you and Cu Sith reach the school gates, and Cu Sith leads on saying Alp seems to be outside the school somewhere. You run into the Halloween Bad Brats Brigade on the way, but you ignore them for now to focus on Alp. When you catch a glimpse of Harlot among them for a second you do react in doubt and surprise, but Cu Sith prompts you to keep going.

Time passes some more as Cu Sith leads you to a park a little ways away from Ueno Academy that borders on a residential neighborhood, and after a bit more sniffing he says he's found him and asks if you can see him. He and Touji are up ahead, with Touji stopping Alp from running any further. Cu Sith suddenly stops walking, so you ask him why. He answers that he's worried that Alp would be upset at the moment if he saw anyone from Ueno since he's worried about causing everyone problems. You agree to talk to Alp yourself, comment that Cu Sith is kind, or quietly pet Cu Sith. Cu Sith thanks you and says he'll head back first then.

Touji notices you come up and is glad you came, and you apologize for keeping him waiting and thank him for holding Alp. Alp is still depressed as he apologizes to you and Touji, then says he can't bring himself to face anyone. You sympathize and ask him not to say that, but Alp goes on to say he made a mess of everyone's efforts for the festival. He didn't want to disappoint some children who came by, but then he went and disappointed his school friends even worse. He wanted to be someone popular that everyone likes, but then made a bunch of people who trusted him hate him. Alp wonders what he should have done earlier, and he wonders if he should have let the kids down back then. Alp then starts to yell that he's upset about messing up again and afraid of going back, but you stop him here and ask if he has any text messages on his phone.

Alp is surprised as he pulls out his phone and sees everyone at school sending messages worried about him. You tell Alp that even if he messed up he's not alone, and you ask that he comes back with you. Touji gives a little snort and smiles as he says you're still the same as ever. He then turns to Alp and tells him that everyone makes mistakes. Given his own stubborn personality, he admits he may have made the same mistakes even more than Alp has. Pressure gets put on others and on himself, refuges get lost, and suffering happens. He knows how it is, so he tells Alp that if he's hurting all alone, then he should stop being alone. It's through having someone with you that you can see a new way of making your dream happen.

Alp points out that Touji transferred schools away from you and the other Summoners, and you seem sad at this point bring brought up. Touji doesn't immediately respond to this, and Alp asks if Touji is the same as him for distancing himself from his friends. You either say you want to ask Touji that too, silently look at Touji, or look away. Touji eventually answers that he figured out how to make his dream happen and just transferred out. Alp asks incredulously if he did so knowing the rest of you would be sad at this, so Touji says he did so wanting to become a policeman who could protect you all. You react in surprise to this statement, and Touji continues on by saying that he doesn't think a separation means an end to a relationship.

Alp is about to say more when a loud explosion interrupts him, and smoke starts rising in the distance. You point out that it's coming from Ueno, note that the noise was louder than before and wonder about the smoke, and/or call out to Alp. Alp starts getting concerned for everyone at Ueno, and Touji asks if he's going to stay there even if he could do something to help. He also points out that it's possible he'll never seen anyone at Ueno again.

The possibility makes Alp grab onto his costume, and he has a flashback of the other Ueno people helping him make his Frankenstein costume. Cu Sith talks about putting everything Alp wants to be into the costume since he doesn't have to settle for just one. Jambavan is helping with the head piece, then says it's cute and looks good on Alp. Fenrir talks about it being a patchwork of many dreams to make the ideal beast, which he calls a great idea and wants to touch too. Leib turns out to be the one to suggest that Alp call his costume the Fluffy Frankenstein if he wants fluff to be a part of it, and he fishes for compliments on his naming sense.

Back to the present, Alp thinks aloud about how everyone helped with his costume and how everyone supported him as the organizer. He wanted to be proud of his costume and show it off to people, and Alp talks about how he doesn't want to say goodbye to anyway yet and still has tons to say to them. He wipes away the tears welling up in his eyes and turns towards the school, so you say you guys should go to everyone and it's time for the Halloween Police to roll out.

Touji approves of Alp wanting to go back and cuts the rope, surprising Alp. Touji says he's acquitting him, though he notes that there wasn't a crime to begin with. He then says he'll contact his senpais at Kioh Academy and tell them the cancellation call was misinformation, and you nod to Touji and/or tell Alp it's time to run. Alp says he understands and says nothing will start without him, and the episode half ends as the three of you head back to Ueno Academy.

Halloween Police Episode 2 Part 3

Touji starts asking Alp if he's calmed down now, but Alp doesn't answer. Touji then tries suggesting he talk and explain things, because nothing will change if he stays quiet. Hotei also tries asking Alp what happened to make him act like this after how excitable he was yesterday. Touji tells you guys Alp acted like this earlier in front of Kioh Academy, what with him yelling and crying about wanting to be arrested. Touji couldn't bring himself to leave him alone, and if Alp hasn't actually done anything wrong he couldn't be arrested anyway. But since Alp has been so insistent he went with the rope thing, and Touji says his senpai will call him if something comes up when a phone ringing cuts him off.

Hotei says the timing is convenient and prompts Touji to answer it, but Touji says it's not his phone that's ringing. Maria realizes it's actually hers, then gets curious about Arslan calling as she picks it up. Arslan is flustered when he asks if Maria is there, so Maria asks why he's so worked up. Arslan says things have gotten worse, then asks if the Halloween Police are with her. Hotei can hear him and answers that they're there, arbitrarily deciding now that he's the Halloween Police's teacher. Arslan nods at this and tries to remember what promise they made for times like this, but Managarm bursts into the chapel to tell Maria they have an emergency with a weird prankster gang causing havoc. Arslan hears Managarm, then yells for the Halloween Police to show up.

Scene shifts to the event area at Daikanyama as Gabriel yells about being caught, though she doesn't really get how things got to that point. A Hero trickster dramatically laughs and asks if people are having fun playing tricks, then he and the other two tricksters with him yell their stupid catchphrase of "trick yay!" Managarm demands to know who the little brats are as well as Gabriel's return.

Trickster Silver declares that they are part of the Halloween Bad Brats Brigade, prepare for trouble and make it double when they fill the city with pranks! Yellow rants about how the kids of today are fed up with things like studying, exercise, school, cram school, and teachers. Purple says they're going to blow off that stress with tricks and treats, and Silver brags that the pranks of brats are heug u gais and that their catchphrase is trick yay!

Managarm sympathizes with the mobs and says he's had times when he felt as trapped and miserable as the kids, then asks if they're just going through their rebellious phase. Silver yells to Managarm that he's going to ignore his on-point commentary just for today, so Azazel comments he must be right. The party arrives around this point as Maria asks what's going on and who the kids are. Arslan is glad to see you all, then explains that the kids are a group of prank-playing tricksters.

You express shock at the idea of a gang of kids coming together to make a team of pranksters and/or ask Azathoth if they're connected to him in any way. Azathoth laughs at how things are heating up and asks if they're some sort of kiddie prankster resistance. He denies being involved with them and doesn't even know who they are. The kids however recognize him and call him a legendary prankster. They've heard about what happened at Yoyogi and are amazed he can toy with adults. They say they started doing what they're doing after seeing what Azathoth did and yell their catchphrase. Azathoth parrots it back, baffled himself.

Hotei notes that Azathoth influenced the kids, so Azathoth laughs about being bigger than a last boss, so he just oozes charisma everywhere. Silver then declares they're going to try pulling a prank that'll make them a legend too and break them out of their frustrating everyday lives. They spout their catchphrase once more, pulling out water guns, BB guns, and paper shurikens. This also somehow causes some vending machines to beep up and parrot their catchphrase and move around. Randos witnessing this react in shock to the machines moving on their own, and you are taken aback as you ask if that's also their doing, note that it doesn't seem to be Hotei's work, and/or ask why this is happening.

As the tricksters start making a mess of things, random mob children take notice that everyone else is running rather than getting mad, so they start getting ideas about rejecting candy to play as many tricks as they want. Azathoth finds this mildly impressive, saying the tricksters are influencing people even if they aren't do so as strongly as he did. Maria however says the more important thing going on is the vending machines. Hotei complains that they're stealing his schtick, which prompts Azathoth to comment on his priorities.

Hotei says if the kids want candy, then he'll give them some. He puts on his vending machine form on and starts firing stuff out from the pickup slot. When Silver catches the candy, he asks what it is, then says he's done with pumpkin candy and rejects it in favor of playing tricks. The others follow suit, though there's a note of hesitation on their end. You either get frustrated at this not working, say the kids seem like they were born to play tricks, or note that standard sweets don't have enough of a punch.

Hotei switches back out of his vending machine form, then tries throwing Ebisu's Ebisu-maki. Silver is baffled at it and says it's not Halloweeny at all. Hotei tries to point out that it's like a mummy, then encourages the kids to eat them. Silver gets pissy as he calls it just a hot dog wrapped in white, leading Hotei to yell about kids these days having discerning eyes and tastes. Silver gets offended at being underestimated for being a kid, so he leads the other two in playing more tricks. Managarm demands the kids give him back the candid photos of Gabriel they took, then tells them stop pulling on his tail so hard. Azazel tries telling them the Lord sees all, then asks them to stop pulling on his chains. Kimun says he can't give them much more without issues and he tells them to wait, but they apparently tug at his clothes some more or something.

Silver laughs and asks how their pranks are, then pushes his teammates to play tricks on the vending machines now. You note that stopping these outrageous tricks is to give them treats, but you ask how you guys can do that. Ebisu finally catches up to the party by now, panting as he says he's bad at running. Hotei reacts to him in surprise, then starts asking if him being back means what he thinks it means. Ebisu confirms that he's done with his True Ebisu-maki, commenting that he got through it like he had several hands. He also knows what's happening, so he says you guys need to stop the tricksters. Maria asks if he can make it work, so Ebisu confirms but says you guys need to tire them out first. He'll take over from there and asks for everyone's help, so you agree and say there's only one thing to do.

Ebisu passes a message from Zabaniya about how that one thing they've talked about earlier is ready to go whenever. Maria is glad to hear that, saying it made it in time from Kamata. She then turns to Hotei to ask him to do the motto catchphrase, so Hotei agrees and thanks Maria. Azathoth laughs to himself and considers aloud about what he'll do, so you turn to him and ask for his help. Azathoth is surprised by this and tells you he may or may not have said at one point that he's a wall that stands in front of you guys. You then ask what he thinks about pretending to be your ally and say that'd be a cool plot twist too, so Azathoth laughs about how well you know him. On further thought, joining you guys on a whim sounds kinda fun actually, so he pulls a police badge out of a rift in space saying he's borrowing it from someone figuring this would happen.

Time passes as Zabaniya turns up and informs Arslan he's arrived. Arslan is glad he's there, then asks what that thing in his hand is. Zabaniya answers that he doesn't know, but Maria told him to turn it on when Hotei gives the signal. Arslan is confused by this, but Hotei tells everyone to put their badges up into the air. Everyone acts like a police sentai squad calling out their transformations, and on cue Zabaniya turns on his floodlight or whatever on the party.

Hotei quickly passes everyone their Halloween Police uniform, then acts like a TV show narrator once everyone's changed. Azathoth plays along with the hero team setting, then laughs about how multiplayer can be fun sometimes. Maria declares that she won't let tricks and thievery go unchecked, and Ebisu declares he'll make the kids say they want his special treat. Silver reacts to the party revealing themselves to be the Halloween Police with utter seriousness, and he says they've been tricked if the Legendary Prankster is joining them too. Azathoth laughs that he let himself be tricked since that's what Halloween is all about. Silver is offended at this deception of their poor innocent hearts, then declares their gang will play a special trick on you guys, and the episode battle begins as Alp reacts in surprise at seeing the tricksters. More happens after that.

After the battle Silver bristles at being beaten, and he starts to say he's trained at sports before stopping himself there and saying he'll pull all the pranks. Azathoth laughs at him asking if he's tired, noting his will to play tricks has been broken down. You attempt to ask Azathoth to act more like an actual police officer since he's sounding pretty villainous himself there. He just looks abashed as he does another quiet laugh.

The tricksters sigh about being hungry enough that they can't move, so Hotei points this out to Ebisu and asks if he has a plan. Ebisu readies himself and gets things rolling by throwing his wrapped sausages into the air. Hotei complains that he hasn't done anything differently with them, but Ebisu says he's worked them more than before and signals to Zabaniya. Zabaniya says he'll help as another person dressed up as a mummy, then uses the work duty burner the Missionaries have lying around to fire off flames to cook the Ebisu-maki, searing them off in an instant. The batter wrappings get sweeter and look more like old bandages as a result. Azathoth decides to pitch in too by using his teleportation ability to pull a disappearing trick on the food.

The mobs complain about the Ebisu-maki disappearing since they wanted it, and narration talks about how something that was nearly attainable but suddenly isn't catches attention. Arslan walks up laughing saying it's a payback trick, then hands them the Ebisu-maki that got teleported into his hands. Silver starts to complain that regular treats won't work on them, but upon further inspection he sees it wasn't the same thing he was given earlier. The batter wrapping is a crisp light brown in color with pumpkin seeds used to make eyes, and an upside down triangle has been carved in as a mouth to look like a smile.

Yellow asks if the thing is a mummy, then asks about it smiling. Purple tries to assert that it won't be enough to convince him, but then he notices that his looks different than Yellow's. Ebisu says that is what his True Ebisu-maki is and encourages them to take the batter wrapping off as they eat it., having changed back into his mummy costume at some point. Purple says it smells nice from the openings, then asks if he's supposed to eat that. Yellow is disappointed that his wrapping breaks when he tries pulling it apart, so Purple laughs that he did a better job.

Ebisu explains that the sausage meats he used are bologna, lyoner, and frankfurters, then tells the kids to look forward to the sauce he worked into them. The kids bite into the sausages, then react in surprise to the sweet, sour, and spicy flavors that hit their tongues. Ebisu looks nervous as he awaits their verbal reactions, then bows as he introduces himself to them and asks what they think. The tricksters coordinate their answer, and on the count of three shout Happy Halloween.

You think on this being Ebisu's take on Halloween expression and note that taste isn't everything to it. Hotei laughs that the kids and Ebisu are all smiling, and Maria compliments Ebisu for making a great Halloween dish. She asks in surprises if he managed to get it all done himself, but Azathoth laughs that Ebisu has plenty of hands to help him because He's Not Alone. Ebisu never really answers the question as he thanks the kids for accepting his food, then laughs as he asks the kids to show him what to do on Halloween for times like this. Silver tries to act proud as he thinks on it, then says he'll let him off there before thanking Ebisu for the food. The kids then say this isn't the end of things since there's a rumor about the Top Pranksters who equal the legend. If the seven of them rise up against you, who knows what will happen?

You wonder who the people the trickster is talking about are, but the kids decide to run off at this point and thank Ebisu again for the food, smiling happily. Hotei goes back to playing TV narrator as he narrates how the tricks have stopped and peace has returned to Daikanyama. He thanks the party for their efforts, narrates how they'll set out again to protect the peace, then tells people to tune in next time as he beatboxes a closing tune.

Some time later Ebisu talks about how he tried to look at Halloween with his own sort of expressions, and he thought it would be nice if everyone was happy. He doesn't know for sure if there's anything underneath that, but he at least wanted things up top to be all smiles. He did his best to show that, have a reality within that people would want to look at, and put a wonderful look on it like a mummy hoping that smiles will come someday to Halloween. Zabaniya tells Ebisu he did great and compliments his cooking, so Ebisu laughs and says he's glad an excellent mummy like him would say that to him.

Maria thanks everyone for what they've done, then asks what you'll do from here. Hotei figures the party may as well go to Ueno since they're supposed to open next on the schedule. Touji comments that it seems like things are done for now, then says the Halloween Bad Brats Brigade is a stupid name. Alp tries to ask everyone to listen to what he knows about the kids, but Touji apologizes and says he needs to speak first. He just got a message from his senpai, and he reads out that Ueno has cancelled their Halloween festival to Alp's shock as the episode ends.