Otter unleashes his artifact's true snow white light skill!
Gorozaemon: Ooh, you're holding out better than I expected you to Otter.
Otter's been shrinking all approaching youkai!
Otter: You're the last one left of the 100 Demons Night Parade!
Gorozaemon: Correction! The 100 demons refer to the ones coming behind me. I'm counted as uncountable so your power doesn't work on me!
Boss Youkai coming in from the west!
Gorozaemon: Nap time, Otter!
Otter: Oh no, I'm sorry guys!
Plot twist!
Turing: Surprise, I am here to help.
Otter: Ringring! Wait, my power isn't supposed to work here!
Turing: Normal attacks then. I'll slow them down.
Elsewhere
MC: (jumps in front of Horus) Horus, Uncle is here!
Horus: You stole my spotlight again! So is Yoshiwara okay?
Lots of youkai appear behind MC.
Shie: We're all working together to save Edo!
Oni: Strong guys, get water!
Humans(?) and youkai are working together!
Horus: What!? The Yoshiwara people are outside Yoshiwara?
Flashback!
Ulaanbaatar flies off and Turing heads somewhere.
Turing: Yoshiwara good now? Somehow? Okay, now for Edo...
MC: Turing! What just happened?
Turing: That's classified, love. Your turn to do something!
Turing drags MC to see someone.
Turing: Owner! We need to borrow the people in Yoshiwara to fix things.
Not Shino?: Really? I can't just let them run away.
Turing: What if I said the shogun here will pay to rebuild everything in Yoshiwara?
MC: WHAT
Maybe Shino stares at MC.
Shino: ...okay, on one more condition.
Turing nods. Shino kneels in front of MC.
Shino: Come visit in person when everything is done. I...I will host you personally as thanks.
MC: Oh okay!
Present, sort of
Oni: Human and youkai working together!?
Gorozaemon: The red light district people are helping too!? Wow...
Otter: Wow, Ringring!
Turing: Exploiting political connections like a boss~! But wait, there's more!
Turing: (throws paper at Gorozaemon) Shogun's decree. Youkai can parade in public like you want. No more fighting then?
Gorozaemon: This is legit, right?
Turing: Yep! You'd all be arrested already if that was the plan.
Gorozaemon: ...well alrighty then! Stop wrecking shit up boys, we're going public after this!
Youkai crowd cheering!
Gorozaemon: But first, we got a town to save if we're gonna live like proud normal people! Get moving!
Later
Gouryou: This seems like a baaad situation, man. And I gotta get back to Otter soon!
A house blows up!
Gouryou: OHNO--wait what?
Ulaanbaatar: And safe! I wanna stop and sit down but, uh, yeah we gotta fix this.
Gouryou: Is Yoshiwara okay then!?
Ulaan: Ayep. Also the party's here!
Chibi Horus and Turing come out and return to regular size!
Ulaan: Handy. Otter, wanna join our work group?
Horus: He's MINE
Ulaan: Aww. Well think about it if you get fired.
Otter: O-okay?
Horus: Don't be taken in by the slacker!
Turing: Loves, hello, giant fire, time to save people. Yes?
MC: Let's do it!
BATTLE START (so much more happens after)
Firefighting took all night. Damage to Edo was minimized! But at what cost...? Oh well, the planet still turns. Probably.
Ulaanbaatar: OOF I am tired, MC lemme sleep on your lap.
Gouryou: But I worked harder than you!
Horus: UNNNNCLE! Praise me too.
Turing: Oh don't mind me, loves. It's not like I don't deserve MVP treatment for getting Yoshiwara to help or anything.
MC: yeah sure whatever. Gold stars for everyone! / It's thanks to all of us! / What about me!?
Otter chibifies the rest of the party!
Otter: Group hug, group head pats for everyone! Also, MC using Shogun Authority brought everything together. Headpats for you!
MC: Yay! / Come on, I'll headpat you too Otter!
(A) Otter smiles.
(BC) Otter: Oh, okay!
Turing: I wonder how the future will turn out?
Ulaanbaatar: Dammit, you had to say it!
Turing: We had to think about eventually, so why not now? At best, we don't need to do anything. Maybe we could be like isekai protagonists and exploit our future knowledge to develop Edo?
Gouryou: Modern conveniences in ancient times? Cool, if we have to stay here.
Turing: Maybe I can become a famous inventer even though I'm a maths genius.
Gouryou: Ooh, maybe you can hire me to be your helper for real MC.
Horus: SILENCE, DETECTIVE! You're supposed to be my aide!
Gouryou: Tee hee, isn't that supposed to be Otter?
Otter: I wanna but I'm dumb! Also...
Horus: (GASP) Are you saying you want to work in Yoshiwara!?
Otter: N-no?
Turing: I'd be thrilled to take you on, love!
Awkward...
Gorozaemon: S'up guys? Race tensions are still a thing, so you're gonna keep that decree enforced, right?
MC: Yes I promise / What have I done
Gorozaemon: Goodie! We'll do whatever we can to help.
MC: Help rebuild Edo then?
Time passes. Onis help with reconstruction. Racial distance is down!
Human (probably): You good?
Oni: Yep!
Human (with a totally human halo): Thanks bro!
Youkai Manor
Gorozaemon: Sooo racial tensions are still a thing. I mean it's only been a day at least, but still. Any ideas?
Gouryou: But racism has been a thing for ages! Do we have anything better than wait?
Gouryou's MC's assistant now by the way. Also he's lying around here.
MC: Hmm...
Gorozaemon: You're right, but Otter said he had an idea!
Otter: Yeah, I asked them for help!
MC: So this was where you've been all this time / Poor Horus
(AB) Gorozaemon: I know, right? I talked to Oni Hayabusa and he is filthy stinking RICH. Why can't you work here and give the kids something nice to eat? Sob.
Otter: Uhh...!
(C) Otter: U-uh, he'll be okay!
Otter: LET'S CHANGE THE SUBJECT!
Gouryou: Fine, whatever. Why'd you ask them for help now?
Otter: Oedo Christmas! Title drop!
MC: what
Gorozaemon: Never heard of it before, but sounds cool. What is it?
Otter: Special event brought by those padres!
Gouryou: Ooh. Using Christmas for a PR event?
Otter: Yeah! Let's do it with my chibi magic for presentation and you!
Gouryou: I've worked enough already, dammit!
Otter: But being Santa will make you popular!
Gouryou: Hmm...well okay then.
MC: Awesome!
Gorozaemon: Eh, I guess it'll be fine if you guys handle whatever? Sounds fun.
Otter: We still gotta talk, but you can head off Boss.
Gorozaemon: 'kay. Be back for dinner. (walks off)
Otter: ...so about earlier.
Gouryou: Horus? Wondering why I chose not to work with him?
MC: That was a surprise / Hmm... / You just wanted to be with me, didn't you?
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(AB) Gouryou: Working in a castle is awesome for slacking off!
(C) Gouryou: That too, but it's all good eh?
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Otter: I'm glad he asked me to work with him, but I'm not sure I'm cut out for it...
Gouryou: What? Why? He trusts you.
Otter: But I kept secrets from hi--
Gouryou: Your side gig at Fluffy Yoshiwara? He still accepted it, didn't he?
Otter: This is something bigger! I never found the right time to say it, and if I say it now he might hate me...
MC: Really? / (sympathy gestures)
Gouryou: ...how about never telling him? Everyone's got secrets. I got TONS of secrets! Unless you wanna tell him, in which case go tell him.
Otter: ...thanks. This is the first time you've been so cool.
Gouryou: Aww, thanks... wait.
Otter: 'kaybye (leaves)
MC: Yeah you were cool / (sympathy noises)
Gouryou: Welp, back to work then! Call me when you need me.
Elsewhere
Otter: Horus! Can we talk?
Horus: What's going on?
Otter: I have to tell you something.
Horus: (kicks out everyone else around) Go on.
Later
Ulaanbaatar: (sneaks in as a chibi) yoooo, MC? It's just you and me now, baby!
MC: WHOMST
Ulaan: It's meeee! (blows kiss)
MC: oh / yay!
Elsewhere
Otter: Soooo since we aren't trying to go back to Tokyo anymore, I wanna stay with you! Make me your underling!
Horus: Okay? Why bring this up all of a sudden? I thought you didn't like me.
Otter: That's not true!
Horus: O-oh, okay.
Otter: Yeah I need to tell you something about myself before you judge me.
Horus: What?
Otter: I'm actually from Kamui Kotan!
Flashback!
Otter (narrating): You guys, I'm from Kamui Kotan and I'mma hueg kamui! I'm bigger than Kimun Kamui! But then I effed around and found out and got turned into a chibi. It was just bragging! Ugh, I guess I did get some haters. But at least I wasn't a frog. You know what else sucked? Being turned into a chibi didn't get any more people to spoil me! And after I became so kyuuute~! Instead the people I could beat in an arm wrestling contest came to bully me! I went looking for the sword that chibified me, even though I didn't know how to use it at the time, but everyone kept watching me so I ran all the way to Tokyo. The sword wouldn't change me back anymore, but then I met someone.
Simurgh: ...are you homeless, kid?
Otter: RUDE! I am SO big I'll have you know!
Otter (narrating): Maybe I never was meant to praise the sun. So I was a mafia grunt for a while because they didn't hate me. Yeah they were shady, but they gave me a home! I was cut and chibified by a bird guy, but Don Simurgh helped me get over my fear of bird guys. I owe him for being able to be around you with issue. I wished his healing magic could return my size back then, but after a while I was okay with my new size. He still tried looking for a way to help me.
Simurgh: ...I found someone who might be able to help you.
Otter (narrating): Guess who that was!
Present, sort of
Otter: Don Simurgh taught me how to approach you and hooked me up with a contact to mod my artifact and stuff. I'm a bad guy who was after your artifact, Horus!
...
Otter: I'm sorry.
Horus: (stares)
Horus: Oh. I thought you were going to say you were going to take Uncle away. Okay yes, I did think you were from Aaru at first, but I figured out you weren't soon after. I'm actually hurt you'd think I wouldn't be able to tell.
Otter: WHAT
Horus: Are you wondering why I didn't say anything? Why would I just let a servant go? Joke's on you.
Naughty Horus.
Horus: ...everyone has secrets. And things no one needs to talk about. (thinks about Seth Origin naughty smiling)
Horus: So, you still want to work for me?
Otter: ...yes! I want to be your real assistant if you let me! I've really respected you because of this event!
Horus sees Otter is telling the truth. Otter sees Horus holding a white lie.
Horus: ...what if I told you never to go back to Fluffy Yoshiwara if we get back to Tokyo?
Otter: !! ...I'll stop going.
Horus: Heh. Want to know how I figured you out? First, Aaru otters won't doubt me, so you wouldn't have looked so sad about that theoretical order. Second, the DISRESPECT of you using your chibi sword magic on me! Third, Aaru sees chocolates as aphrodisiacs, so you'd never just shrug off me giving you chocolate if you were from Aaru! Even Nobumichi knows as much!
Otter: WHAT! Why would you say all that!?
Horus: Judgment! But finally, you said something. (smiles) I don't want a yes man. I want someone who will say something if they ever doubt my justice. I think you can do that. Am I wrong?
Otter: ...nope! I can totally do that!
Horus: Good. Patrol time, Otter!
Otter: Yes sir!
Back to MC's location
MC: Sooo why are you here as a chibi?
Ulaanbaatar: To see you! I asked Otter to do me up earlier today. Being smol helps so much with getting away with slacking and doing the bare minimum!
MC: the audacity / even when there's already no one else here? / that's it? really?
Ulaan: Weeeell I worked my ass off helping stop that fire, so I've been a good boy right? Give me a present!
MC: Were you listening in?
Ulaan: What? Like when are you ever alone? You're a VIP but still! Anyways whaddya gonna make me do?
MC: How about you dress up as Santa then?
Everyone's Santa suits got stuffed in a drawer to keep attention down.
Ulaan: Nice! (gestures to be picked up)
MC: Oh fiiiine. (picks up)
Ulaanbaatar: Yay! Wow, being smol means I can really hear your heartbeats. I think I can work more if we do this more! Can you make me your servant too? We gotta stay anyways, so I might as well go for the big life!
MC: Okay / Nah
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(AB) Ulaan: Yay, Gouryou and I will do our best!
(C) Ulaan: Aww come onnnn
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Ulaan: You still wanna go back to Tokyo? It ain't all bad here, even if it'll suck not seeing anyone there again.
Hmm, he's serious now.
Ulaan: Life is gonna SUCK if anyone ever finds out who I really am. Also I've been watching you.
MC: what
Ulaanbaatar: I'll make sure no one will ever hurt you again MC. Just sayin'. Relax, don't think about who I really am.
Ulaan: (whispers) Wanna be the kouhai I love not involved with my fate and real abilities?
MC: Okay / (hug)
Ulaan: Aww thanks, MC
MC: First, one last question. Is it really impossible to get back to Tokyo?
Ulaan: ...
Ulaan: Turing asked me that too. Heh, do I look like I wanna stay that bad?
Flashback!
Turing: Are we really stuck here? Even with your artifact and whatever it does?
Ulaan: ...you think I wanna stay that bad?
Turing: Nah, just checking love. Need to get all the premises right.
Present-ish
Ulaan: I'm totes not lying about us being stuck here, even if it sounds weird since I'm hiding my identity. For real tho!
MC: I believe you. Sorry for the weird question. / You want me to look down on you, don't you?
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(C) Ulaan: !! ...aww, you get me.
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Ulaan: Well just to put it out there, there might still be a possibility of getting back to Tokyo!
End of Episode
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