Once, in maybe Earth or maybe Eden, there was the kingdom of Not Israel whose All-Knowing king served an All-Powerful All-Knowing God. The king was given a ring meant for making familiar contracts by another of the God's servants, Michael. This was King Solomon, he who heard and lived his life in accordance to God's voice.
As a representative of God, King Solomon built and ruled over the Millennium Kingdom, but people also say that's all he did. He did little good for the individual citizens and let individual evils go. He just seemed to sit there and watch history go by.
What did he think as he did that? No normal person (ie those without omniscience) could possibly know.
Present
Duo: What people judge as good and evil is what they're able to comprehend. What if you had a pet chimpanzee and found out it had cancer? Don't keep pet chimpanzees actually, they'll tear your face off. Anyways, you might see it as a good thing to cut out the cancerous tumor in this insanely premised scenario, but the chimp would only see you coming at it with a knife and think this is evil. DNA-wise, humans and chimpanzees are really similar but intelligence-wise we're on completely different levels. So just as chimpanzees can't comprehend on our level, we can't comprehend on godly levels.
Duo: They say King Solomon's faith went through a bunch of different worlds and got changed by the process. Like, Garothman said King Solomon had this really cool sword. And you know the idea that demons are sealed by crests? That's connected to King Solomon's ring.
There are legends that King Solomon's descendants drifted to the far east and started the basis of a Touhou game. These descendants met with the Mononobe clan, married into them, and brought along their magic seals to the present day.
Duo: Speaking as one of the geniuses, King Solomon and Kyouma Mononobe are genetically speaking our father. It's where our hair comes from. He's been watching the game here as an Exception, meaning he couldn't be here himself and used Mononobe as a terminal to keep watching. Maybe a host or avatar or something. Except now the Rule Makers and Entertainers worked together to summon him, with an unusual condition in place.
Duo: So, I mostly get what ~~Karen~~ Curren is thinking since I'm a genius too. We all basically use all that past data to predict the future, but even with that I can't get a read on the Entertainers.
The Entertainers are here to make the game exciting. But, why tho?
Duo: Okay fine, Oscar's sort of a genius in literature. But he's still human and I can't see why he'd be that different intelligence-wise from us...
Bertro: That'd mean it's not a matter of intelligence here.
Duo: Meaning...
Bertro: The Entertainers have been looking at something we can't see. We've been watching the game up front with the World Representatives, but they've been watching from the back end. Can't they have seen something?
Duo: ...
Bertro: If I'm right, you'd be the closest to them from among us. You've been watching from elsewhere than us.
Duo: ...okay, I'll try.
Bertro: I'll send my agent Breke to investigate something. Tell me if your agent R-19 finds something.
And so Duo goes back to thinking.
Elsewhere
Barguest: RUNNING AWAY!
Barguest is trying to shake off his pursuers and is at the border of Chiyoda and Taitou on his way over to Arakawa. If he can make it, he can hide out like he always does.
Barguest: But what do I even do with this thing if I get there?
"This thing" being MC's arm. It's still alive and warm, just detached. Should he get a doctor or some researcher to look at it?
Barguest: What's going on with MC? What are the Entertainers planning?
Tianzun: Bad day, pal?
Barguest: WHOMST
Tianzun: Oops, sorry about the scare Barguest.
Barguest: You don't seem like an enemy, but...who are you and how do you know me?
Tianzun: Hmm, I know you from a friend of a friend of a student of mine.
Barguest: what
Social network chain: Tianzun > Hanuman > Nezha > Sanat Kumara > Echo > Barguest
Tianzun: Five degrees of separation, pal!
Barguest: ...so, are you here to help me or something?
Tianzun: Nah, I can't do much of anything here in Tokyo. I just came to tell you about this huge party we've got going on.
Barguest: w-what?
Tianzun: If you're in trouble, someone who sees that might help you. And if you see someone in trouble, you could help them. (hands Barguest a handwritten invite) Come on by if you feel like. There's a list of people already coming! Bring that little guy with you too if you want!
Solomon: wait YOU CAN SEE ME!?
Tianzun: Yep! Connecting with others is my one trick. Two points make a line and the path can go to unexpected places. Okay, bye! (poof)
Barguest: w-what he disappeared (runs off again)
Solomon: N-no, wait for me!
Solomon follows along like he's dragged along. Barguest looks closer at the invite.
Barguest: Haven't I heard of this guild on this list? They got researchers... (pulls out phone) Hello, change of plans. Any of you guys know anyone in the Ueno guild or someone who knows them?
Elsewhere
The Rule Makers have tied up Leib and the other Beast Tamers.
Leib: Your stupid autopsy report is done.
Angel: Good, give it to the messenger and have it delivered straight to Lord Horus. He says to not let the Entertainers notice, even if they are allies!
Leib: Yeah sure, whatever. If we're done, can you let us go now?
The angels hold up their spears!
Angel: No. We've been ordered to take you to another Portal. Keep them separated, they're set up as partnered beasts and tamers!
Leib: Ugh, they know that? I better get a call in before we le--
Angel: What are you muttering to yourself about!?
The angels frisk Leib!
Angel: A communicator! Destroy it!
Ueno Station area
Pazuzu: Welp, they noticed Leib's comm unit.
Hastur: Then we must save them! Why are we dallying about he--
Pazuzu: Hold your horses, my sweet sweet lizard. You aren't that reckless and--oh
Hastur: What?
Pazuzu: ...sounds like the guildmaster has charged in alone.
Ueno
Angels: WE'RE UNDER ATTACK
Yuma attacks!
Angels: Camera image analysis complete. It's the Ueno guildmaster! Everyone, turn on walkthrough mode as our equipment calculates his defense! Concentrate your fire!
Yuma tanks the attacks!
Angels: W-what, it didn't work? Why is the data wrong!?
Yuma: RAWR
Angel: N-no wait, I surrender! I'll tell you anything! Your friends? T-they were just taken elsewhere to our stronghold!
Yuma notices some familiar fur on the ground and eats it. He briefly flickers into Leib's form.
Angel: W-what?
Yuma jumps out!
Ueno Station area
Pazuzu: ...the guildmaster's on the move again. I think he found a lead on Leib? (looks at app's Find My Friend function)
Hastur: You can tell?
Pazuzu: Yeah, there's a tracker in Yuma's collar.
Hastur: Is privacy a foreign concept to you
Pazuzu: Ruuude. It was his idea to begin with. He's our petplay representative who wants to be controlled by someone. He feels he can't control himself, but then again that also just lead to him kicking ass. If he doesn't understand himself, how are the Rule Makers supposed to do that?
Hastur: Forget that! We must assist him at once!
Pazuzu: Aww, you love humans so much I'm a little jealous here.
Hastur: W-what? Stop jesting, I clearly do not--
Pazuzu: Ah, calm down. We won't get anywhere without a plan anyways.
Hastur: But my sheer power!
Pazuzu: Which isn't friendly fireproof, remember?
Hastur: mgrgrgr
Pazuzu: That's why I'm your Tamer! But my artifact can't cover for everyone. Anyways, let's go over the situation!
Pazuzu: Sooo, Ueno Academy and the Ueno dorm? Taken by enemies. Leib and the others are being transported separately. The Rule Makers are allied with the Entertainers. The South and West kept each other in check up until now, but they've started moving in the face of that alliance. And the only ones in our guild that are free right now are us since we were negotiating with the Outlaws, and Yuma. We're outnumbered even if we pull someone out to put into gay baby jail.
Pazuzu: On the other hand, we're up against a huge army who has our number. Even if we used surprise attacks to get one over on them, they'll cut us off eventually because the Entertainers are involved. Still, the Rule Makers/Entertainers alliances isn't that tight. Like, the attack on Ueno was all Rule Makers, so maybe they aren't a monolith.
Pazuzu: So, what now? I guess we need to take back our Portals first since we can't be caught outside like this. Leib and the others being moved elsewhere must mean they're still valuable to the enemies, so they should be okay for now. Maybe we should find Yuma and lead him away somewh--
Hastur: Wait, my seal detects someone! Show yourself!
Tianzun: It's me, I come in peace!
Pazuzu: ...huh, where'd you come from?
Tianzun: Sorry about that. I came to let you guys know about a big party we're throwing.
End of Episode
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