Oedo Christmas Epilogue (Abridged)

Asakusa
Motosumi: Wakey wakey MC, you got a student council meeting to go to!
MC: Morning! / (hug) / deja vu I've been here before
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(A) Motosumi: wait what you're up already? Whatever, breakfast is up. Get ready!
(B) Motosumi: It's too early for this, breakfast is ready already!
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Hey look, someone's sweeping outside this early in the day.
Takemaru: Mornin' MC!
MC: Morning! Breakfast is up!
Takemaru: I'll finish up here first. Go on!

Later
Breakfast time! Everyone is looking at Gouryou being there at this time of day.
Takemaru: Are you today's flying pig to be up already?
Gouryou: Tee hee, I just felt like being up for once. MC, you busy tonight?
MC: I'm going to Asakusa's Fluffy Yoshiwara's Xmas party.
Gouryou: Me too! Let's go together.
MC: How about you guys? / I want it to be just us
(A) Motosumi: The Christian heresy, right in my Buddhist temple!? Eh, the kiddos like it so whatever.
(B) Gouryou: (whispers) After the party then. Don't get cold feet, eh?

Later
Umamichi school gate. Something's coming this way...
MC: (blind dodge) / (home run smash) / (awesome catch)
Nezha: Oh my god MC can you see the future???
Hanuman: Are you a ninja???
Girimekhala: Sorry about that MC.
Nezha: Join our snowball fight?
MC: Sorry, student council business. But hey, you three busy tonight? Christmas party stuff!
Inside
Gorozaemon: BOO!
MC: (make a face) / (boo back) / (humor them)
(AB) Gorozaemon: aww yesss
(C) Gorozaemon: Wait did you know this was coming? You better watch yourself while I pull out the big guns.

Li Chou: Wow bestie, Gorozaemon got me good when they did that to me!
Today's agenda: what do about Umamichi's New Years collab event?
Li Chou: Should we invite Hotei?
Gorozaemon: Or I can ask my guildmates for actors and stuff.
MC: Maybe Goemon then? The Entertainers, right? / I wanna go on stage too!
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(AB) Gorozaemon: Not a bad idea.
(C) Gorozaemon: Nice!
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Li Chou: Maybe I should do something new too...
MC: How about Fluffy Yoshiwara's Xmas party?
Gorozaemon: That sounds awesome! You know how many youkais were on the down low over there? I was thinking of going too.
Li Chou: There!? Really!?
Gorozaemon: Wanna come with?
SLAM
Girl A: Oh god, Shibamata raid incoming!
MC: yeah yeah I got this

Outside
Taishakuten: Fight back dammit!
Sanat Kumara: Some other day, please.
Taishakuten: Then I guess Asakusa is MINE!
MC: Wait I can explain all this again!
Taishakuten: What!?
One explanation later
Taishakuten: (crying projectile tears) Why didn't you say so!?
Sanat: Don't you have your own Christmas thing to get ready for?
Taishakuten: Oh shit that's right! I promised to be Santa!
MC: Wanna come to Fluffy Yoshiwara after that?
Sanat: How brave. So how about it, Taishakuten? Scoping out the enemy and all that.
Taishakuten: Hmm, makes sense.
Sanat: ...wait does that mean I have to come too?
MC: Yep. See you then!

Some diner
Gouryou: Tee hee
Typhon: (concerned) oh no did he finally go looney toons?
Seth: Sorry man, I didn't know you were down that bad.
Gouryou: Excuse you, I got a date tonight!
Typhon: oh geez, he forgot about our babe hunting plans tonight
Gouryou: It's with MC!
Seth and Typhon stand up and start shaking Gouryou.
Typhon: WHAT
Seth: Yeah, what!?
Gouryou: Hey it's not like it's a Christmas date. You guys can come too!
Typhon: Awesome!
Seth: F-fine, I guess I can go!
Gouryou: Cool, nobody's staying home like a loser tonight!

Police station
Horus: Good work on Christmas too, Otter, Nobumichi.
Nobumichi: You too Horus. I mean, Boss.
Otter: I'm glad we got done by noon! You got plans later, Lord Horus?
Horus: I've cleared them for the day. Shall we get changed given what day it is?
Nobumichi: what???
Horus and Otter put on Santa suits.
Horus: How do I look, Nobumichi?
Otter: Sorry I couldn't get one for you too...
Nobumichi: Uh, no worries?
Horus: Stop standing there and get ready for the Christmas party?
Nobumichi: what?????
Nobumichi: actually, it's all cool if you guys made up or whatever just happened.
Otter: Oh right I forgot to tell you something!
Nobumichi: W-what!?
Otter: (dramatic samurai pose) I'm from Kamui Kotan and I'm Horus's aide! I'm also a klutz who likes it when my masters at Fluffy Yoshiwara pat me on the head and call me a good cute boy!
Nobumichi: you can't just drop these things on me so casually???
Otter: Let's go already!

Fluffy Yoshiwara
The party gets a redo of the Christmas day they all fell into Edo!
Nobumichi: I didn't know you were so precious, Otter!
Otter: Come visit whenever!
Ulaanbaatar: You guys I made the effort to come in early today! Did you guys at the popo get here even earlier?
Horus: I must work harder than anyone to keep my place by Uncle!
Nobumichi: Hi I'm Nobumichi. Y'all know each other?
Ulaan: I'm a firefighter. Nice meeting ya!
Turing: Hello loves, big party today I see.
The Creators are here!

Sphinx: Tindalos, look! This place is awesome!
Enigma: Stop shaking the camera. We can't see.
Tindalos: Get back into the corner, you! HEY CHAT WE LIVE ON STREAM!
Horus: Sphinx? Don't run and trip.
Sphinx: (GASP) Lord Horus!? Then is that guy--
Otter: w-what
Sphinx: Ha. You really think you can be his aide? Call me senpai and maybe I'll test you, nerd!
Horus: Please stop ruining your wise image when you speak.
Otter: I win, "Senpai"!
Sphinx: LET'S GO, YOU AND ME RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW
Horus sighs.
Nobumichi: Is that what you're into, Horus? Do I need to go chibi too?
Horus: RUUUUDE

Akiha Gongen: You were here, Baatar-senpai!?
Ulaanbaatar: Hey Akiha. Like my Santa suit?
Akiha: It's okay? At least buckle up a little.
Ulaan: But I've been working soooo hard lately~
Akiha: When!?
Horus: So Turing, figure anything out about our Edo trip and why we restarted this day?
Turing: According to my research we fell underneath Tokyo. Rather obvious in hindsight, isn't it.
Horus: Right, the Tokyo Dungeons and the past memories within.
Turing: Yes, but we got to see a layer deeper to what the area was like before the Walls. Deeper truth? Hmm. Then someone made the well disappear like it was never there. Maybe it was a security hole? The unknowns at the highest heights and lowest depths. Maybe the Walls DON'T extend infinitely up and down. Some Wa no Kuni landers say Tokyo looks a lot like their home world, and we did see memories of a time when Tokyo was still connected to the outside.
Horus: Then does that mean even deeper beneath Edo is...?
Turing: ...maybe the well was inconvenient to Tokyo's enclosure and that's why we all got loaded to an earlier save state. Or maybe the Game blew up because MC clipped through the floor when they fell into the well. Scary thought, isn't it? Small scale loops still have some memory retention. Far as I know, the most likely person who could fiddle with the game outside its bounds is someone high up from Utopia. Just guessing though, love. We'll know some day.

Guess who's finally here?
MC: Hey guys! / wait am I last? / Otter! Pets!
(A) Horus: Uncle! I'm sorry I wasn't out earlier to pick you up...
Gouryou: What, am I not good enough? Kidding.
(B) Ulaanbaatar: Eyyyy, MC baby! I've been waiting like a good boy, so how about you say hi to me with a kiss~?
Gouryou: S'up firefighter? Aren't you busy this time of year?
Ulaan: Detective! Aren't you busy too?
(C) Otter: Lay it on me!
Gouryou: Hello, regular customer here.
Otter: I didn't forget! Thanks for coming!

And now the rest of the random guests! Umamichi gang! Taishakuten! Seth and Typhon!
Gorozaemon: Wow you know enough people to start your own Night Parade, MC.
Otter: Boss!? You know MC?
Gorozaemon: Student council buddies. Also why are you calling me Boss?
Otter: Uhh, nothing.
Gorozaemon: Okay? You remind me of an otter youkai I met...
Otter: HEY LET'S GO INSIDE EVERYBODY!
Seth and Horus: (sees each other) oh
MC: uhh...

Seth: You're lucky it's Christmas punk.
Sphinx: HOW DA--
Horus: It's okay Sphinx, right now I would win. So get strong enough to protect your brother.
Seth: W-well yeah I will! ...bro!
Horus faintly smiles at this. Sphinx makes a face at Seth.
Horus: That said, I'm stronger than you so Uncle is mine.
Seth: HEY
Gouryou: oh hang on now, I'm the shogun's assistant here. MC's mine~!
Ulaanbaatar: No, I am!
Turing: You lads never learn. Otter, do the thing.
Chibi BEEEAAAAM!
Otter: Now let's all sit in MC's lap together! Except for me, I'll be sitting next to MC!
Horus, Gouryou, and Ulaan: MAKE IT STOP
Later
Turing: Being human is such rubbish sometimes. Bodily fatigue? What a scam.
Someone brings tea.
Turing: MC? Oh thank you love, I was thinking I needed to get out of my laboratory mo--!?
Purple: Hello Snow White, dinner is served... oh, nice to meet you and sorry for staring. You look just like the snow.
Turing: It's okay. You remind me of someone who said that before.
Someone calls.
Purple: Yes, Koun! Excuse me...
Turing: Life can be so strange sometimes.
The End

Oedo Christmas Episode 5 Part 2 (Abridged)

Tanetomo: Use this chibi sword magic on me so I can be the cutest.
Shino: No, on me! Then the shogun and I can--
Otter: OKAY OKAY BACK UP GEEZ
Back to the Christmas party! Lots of people are crowding Otter.
Otter: Where have you people been!? Even Horus asked me to chibify him, then ran off!
Horus: Thank you Otter. I finally feel much better.
Otter: WHAT HAPPENED TO Y--well actually I guess this is a good thing...?
Gouryou: Ooh, look at Mr. Popular~
Ulaanbaatar: Hey babies, wanna go for drinks?
Turing: I am surrounded by idiots. Okay Otter, let's switch so you can go on break.
Otter: Thanks! (runs off)

Later
Shie: Oh my Japanese gods, you look great in that, Snow White!
Turing: Hello love. Present for you.
Ashigara: You're that mean judge! How do you like me now!?
Turing: Oh look, did you finally come up with the perfect comeback walking up a nonexistent staircase?
Ashigara: Ha, gloat while you can!
Some more time later
Horus: Otter, turn me back now!
Tanetomo: So THIS is the chibi thing people have been talking about. It does look cute I suppose.
Yasuyori: Umm, you're plenty cute Tanetomo.
Tanetomo: I mean yes, obviously, but I can always do with a bit more.

Later
Totally Living Children: Santa, presents please!
Gouryou: Sure. Still plenty more for everyone else.
Definitely Not A Ghost A: Santa, please lemme ride on your back!
Definitely Not A Ghost B: Let's play!
Gouryou: Ow stop pulling the beard! I'm busy!
Fancy Guy: Hey thanks for looking after the kids, Santa.
Gouryou: Yeah sure it's cool.
Ulaanbaatar: Wow you sure are good with kids.
Gouryou: Buncha kids keep asking me to play with them back in Asakusa at the temple I crash...hey wait they haven't been bothering me lately. Heh, being good for Santa?
Ulaan: Nice. Well I've got NO standards for--ohh I get it.
More children and youkai children mob Gouryou.

Later
Otter: Okay FINALLY I have some peace and quiet. Everyone was mobbing me!
He doesn't seem that upset about it.
Otter: Oedo Christmas has been great, huh MC?
MC: Yep!
Otter: People hated me back in Kamui Kotan so I know how Edo youkai feel. Then I came to Tokyo and wow, people didn't hate me! And youkai are around like it's nothing. I hope Edo becomes like that someday.
Otter watches Gouryou and Ulaanbaatar play with kids.
Otter: Change is hard, but I hope it gets normalized for those kids. Small steps to big changes over time, so I gotta keep going.
MC: Nice.
Otter: Keep it coming, hehe! Oh right, main event time!
Here comes the Christmas cake! Everyone is paying attention.
Otter: Everyone's looking! Hey Shogun, Snow White, thanks for all your help with this!
Turing: Thank the baker instead. The shogun gathered the main ingredients and the baker fudged what we didn't have.
MC: This cake clearly isn't enough for everyone.

Otter: I can make it work! Line everyone up!
Turing: Ooh, I see. Chibify everyone to make the cake stretch.
Otter: Yep!
Horus: Are you going to undo my chibi status yet?
Otter: Hey you asked for it to begin with! Do you like it or something~
Horus: NO! Just, um...
Otter: Oh, I just thought of something! Let's take a picture!
Otter takes a selfie with the old camera with Horus.
Otter: Nice. Ringring, MC, bring the cake over!
Gouryou and Ulaanbaatar walk over.
Gouryou: God, FINALLY they let us go.
Ulaan: Oh, did you guys wait for us? You didn't have to!
Otter: No way! C'mon let's all have cake!

Otter chibifies the party!
Otter: Your turn, MC!
Ulaanbaatar: Wow this strawberry's as big as my head!
Horus: Uncle hasn't been chibified yet!
Turing: Don't worry love, it's not like we can eat through it all that fast while this small.
Gouryou: Ooh, if MC's served up next a different part of me will be happy if you know what I mean!
Turing: Hey, how about we have long pork next?
Gouryou: WHAT
Ulaan: mmm cake
Otter: Wait I haven't taken the picture yet!
MC: Welp / Nice
MC takes the camera.
MC: Say cheese!
click
Otter and party AR!

Deja vu...
Well flashback with the sepia picture!
MC: Hey isn't this the picture we found in the bucket except that one was sepia?
Turing: Wait love, show me the picture! (looks at picture)
Turing: Ulaanbaatar, check the wormhole immediately!
Ulaan: O-okay? ...wait it's opened up now!
Turing: Oh! I should start thinking out loud now.
MC: What? Can we go home?
Turing: Remember way back when I talked about time paradoxes?
Horus: Something something multiple explanations.
Turing: Correct. What if it turns out it's the future that's defined here, meaning Tokyo?
Otter: WHAT
Gouryou: Short version: the future stays the same no matter what happens in the past. Convenient if true! We were working on the assumption we'd paradox ourselves out of existence if we messed up.
MC: Doesn't that mean there was never a paradox? Everything lines up.

Turing: Normally yes. But here we have some unusual bits.
Horus: The old picture we saw while in the future?
Turing: Righto. The one we saw had to have been taken in Edo. So, we couldn't leave until it was taken
Ulaanbaatar: Didn't we just take the picture? The one we saw was old...although I guess it did look Edo period old.
Turing:  What if we called it the reverse playback of time?
MC: what
Turing: For example. What if we rolled a ball across the desk right to left. How'd it look?
Otter: Uh, a ball rolling right to left like you literally just said?
Turing: Now what if you reverse it?
Horus: ...ooh, a perspective problem.
Turing: Yep. Time normally goes only one way, but not in physics! If you can go against it, anything can be undone. See a picture in the future? Take a picture in the past. It being weird to us is just a perspective thing.
MC: Soooo we can go back now, right? Suddenly depressed now.
Ulaan: Wait, shouldn't we be leaving now then? We don't know if we're right and the hole could close up.
Otter: We can't say goodbye...?
Turing: Correct. This is just me coming up with one answer after all. It could always be something else happening.
MC: Oh... / (get ready to leave)

Later
Ashigara: Where's Gouryou and Ulaanbaatar? We have a hotness score to settle!
Tanetomo: Ooh, judging time again.
Gorozaemon: Haha Sandayu, Otter ran off on us! He's Oni Hayabusa's minion now.
Sandayu: Maybe I can ask the shogun to make him a garden watcher...
Tadatomo: Our lord has thrown the best party ever!
Gyoubu: Speaking of, where are they? Things will be great with them around.
Goemon: Maybe we should get them to perform as themselves!
Oniwaka: Sure whatever. I'll do whatever if they're in...
Shie: ...where did Snow White go?

Later
MC: Ready to go?
The party nods, having their own thoughts.
Ulaanbaatar: Right, time to go home. Oh but first, close your eyes? Juuust for a sec.
Horus: ...okay. Cross my heart.
Ulaan: Yesssss.
Everyone else agrees.
Ulaan: Cool, hang on! Here we go!
Turing: (Well now. I'm not Snow White anymore... it's been fun, Edo. Cheers.)
Horus: (It was nice to take a break from being a World Representative for a while. I'm ready to go back to all that work...)
Ulaan: (Yeeeah it was awesome not having to hide as much! But wow this place has to be neighboring Tokyo somehow if my artifact works.)
Gouryou: (uggggh I JUST got a cushy job. Maybe I will go tell Motosumi and Sanzou there used to be a paradise in the east.)
Otter: (I should talk to Nobumichi when we get back and--oh no I'm getting all sentimental about this place!)
MC: Goodbye, Edo.
To be continued in the epilogue!

Oedo Christmas Episode 5 Part 1 (Abridged)

Otter: This is gonna be great!
The party stands in front of the Edo crowd wearing Santa suits.
Horus: I can't believe we're bringing food and lights that didn't exist yet to Edo!
Turing: I told Yoshiwara cooks and bakers how to do all that. The lights aren't really electric, they just look the part.
Gouryou: I smell oil. Are they just lanterns?
Ulaanbaatar: Amazing how this isn't triggering a trauma response since we just had a giant fire!
Turing: No I'm pretty certain someone got triggered. But give it time and it'll be okay.
Otter: Everyone in town and the youkai helped with presents!
Horus: I suppose that's good enough for a party.
MC: oh my god whoa

Attention gathers.
Guy A: Inosasaou, the town savior!?
Guy B: He's so cool!
Gouryou: Has my time come~?
MC: selfish prick / >:( / (sign that Gouryou is your man)
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(B) Gouryou: Aww, don't be like that MC. You being jealous is kinda nice...nowaitI'MSORRYI'MSORRY
(C) Guys A and B: WE'RESOSORRY
Gouryou: No wait come back!
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Ulaanbaatar: Where's MY new fans with terrible taste?
Turing: How's hiding from the spotlight treating you today, love? Stepping up today?
Ulaan: Like hell I can! Ugh.
Turing: Just be Santa again!
Ulaan: That was the plan. Got a promise with MC, eh~?
Otter: Okay guys, Oedo Christmas time! Title drop!

Otter: Looky here everybody! Party!
Gouryou: Special food! Presents for little kids! What's inside? A surprise!
Guy A: What's going on!?
Guy B: Youkai plot! Strange banquet!
Guy C: On no, they're gonna eat us?
Horus: No. I'm here, it's okay. Promise!
Guy A: Oh my god it's Oni Hayabusa! I didn't recognize you like that!
Guy B: Oh okay, let's have fun!
Horus: Be careful anyways okay?
Otter: Ooh, they like your style.
Horus: Stop standing there and start showing people inside!

News of the party spreads. Special kabuki show!
Goemon: Xmas version of the story of Mushashibou Benkei!
Oniwaka: Present from Santa? I'll just take it!
MC: (parry and force Oniwaka to kneel)
Tadatomo: DO IT AGAIN
Gyoubu: Stop shouting.
The show must go on!
MC: Merry Christmas, have a happy ass kicking!
Oniwaka: You beat me so fast! Take me with you!
Goemon: And so Benkei found the greatest present he could ask for: a master/servant relationship!
Later
Totally Living Children: Presents please!
Turing: Of course. Queue up like proper British folks, children.
MC: Handouts going okay, huh? / Me too! / You're really getting into the Santa bit.
(A) Turing: Indeed. Nice showing up there.
(B) Turing: Sure, have a theoretical bomb. Kidding! There's a real present for you.
(C) Turing: You did good too with the kabuki show.

MC: Wait where's everyone else?
Turing: Horus and Otter are up front showing people in. Haven't seen Ulaanbaatar, but I'm *pretty* sure I know where he went.
Ulaan/Gouryou AR!
Ulaan: There's plenty of food! Eat up!
Gouryou: Dance time!
Turing: I'm having this inkling that they don't know what Santa is.
Ulaan: Hey cutie, what's up?
Gouryou: Christmas is awesome!
Ulaan: You talking about yourself? (ugly laughs)
Gouryou: Oopsies~.

Ulaanbaatar: Oh hey MC! Wanna party together?
Gouryou: Back off, they're MY partner. And boss.
Ulaan: Aww man. Hey MC, who do you like more?
Gouryou: What if you had the both of u--
Horus: So, aren't we having fun over here?
Ulaan: wait why are you here??
Horus: I came to check where you went off to. Let's go Uncle. Turing, you take care of these two.
Turing: Okay. What about you?
Horus: Uncle just performed, so a break would be good. May I have your hand? (takes MC's hand and goes)
Turing: Okay then. Before we go, Gouryou. A question.
Gouryou: W-what? A date? Oof, being popular is hard man.
Turing: You were acting weird during the fire earlier. Care to explain how you're feeling?
Gouryou: ...wait what?

Elsewhere
Horus is moving fast.
MC: Uh, I'm okay Horus. Is the rest area really this way?
Horus: Okay we're far enough. Have a seat.
MC: Are you slacking off now? Bad boy!
Horus: No I'm not! I'm just inviting you to rest here. (pulls out big bento box)
Horus: I ordered this from a teahouse. How about we eat together?
Horus seems excited to spend time together like this. There was always plotting happening back in Aaru.
Horus: There's lettuce too. Not like back home, but close enough.
MC: Oh okay, I'll have some. Are you planning to feed me?

Horus: Did you like it? I want this piece.
MC: Uhhh... / aww, cute!
Horus: (deep breath) Excuse me, could you wait a moment?
Horus suddenly leaves. Then he comes back a chibi.
Horus: I am back. May I...sit on your lap?
MC: WHAT / Cute!
Horus climbs MC's legs and plops down. Also he never makes eye contact.
Horus: ...I always wanted to grow up so I could stand equals with everyone. And I always hoped you'd wander in one day. No one ever knew what you were doing so they said you must be bad. Even when you left, I only thought about getting big. That was true too when I became a World Representative, and I kept training to become stronger since then.
How heavy were his burdens?
Horus: I still remember when things were simple. It was nice to be held in your arms. We might be stuck here so...can we do this again sometimes? Just be uncle and nephew?
MC: Okay whatever? Why not all the time? (headpat)
Horus: S-sometimes is enough! I-I want us to be equal partners, so you can tell me if you want to be alone for a bit.
MC: Okay? (hug)
Horus: Tee hee. Let's stay here a bit longer and go back when we're done eating.

Elsewhere
Turing: I'm not letting you off the hook that easy!
Gouryou: what
Turing: You know something about what's going on here in Edo, don't you? It's weird how you told us what you thought straight out, but it makes sense if you were okay with staying. The Taoshis are best at treating Edo and Tokyo as neighboring areas, right? You can settle anywhere. And you probably have some idea of how to get back? You're close with your guildmaster and know a lot. Are Ulaanbaatar and Horus in on this? No wait, you're the one who's helping them. It's just us in the dark, huh?
Gouryou: ...are you for real?
Ulaan: WHAT
Turing: Kidding! Just thinking out loud.
Gouryou: what
Turing: Sorry, I needed to confirm something just in case. You just wanted MC to not have to make some hard choices, right?
Gouryou: What the hell man. Okay I guess staying isn't so bad.
Turing: The one who decides gets all the hate. Because you know, we get stuck and save people or we go back and let people die. Horus and Otter were waiting for MC to choose. Ulaan and I looked like we'd choose to back out. That gave you one other option, right?
Ulaanbaatar: C'mon don't play me like that guys!
Turing: Okay we better go help Otter. Get to work or I'll tell MC, love~!
Ulaan: NOOOO
End of Episode part

Oedo Christmas Episode 4 Part 2 (Abridged)

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?
---
(AB) Gouryou: Working in a castle is awesome for slacking off!
(C) Gouryou: That too, but it's all good eh?
---
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
---
(AB) Ulaan: Yay, Gouryou and I will do our best!
(C) Ulaan: Aww come onnnn
---
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?
---
(C) Ulaan: !! ...aww, you get me.
---
Ulaan: Well just to put it out there, there might still be a possibility of getting back to Tokyo!
End of Episode

Oedo Christmas Episode 4 Part 1 (Abridged)

Ulaanbaatar (narrating): You guys my real name's Gesir Bogdo and I'm from Xanadu. We once had some tyrant named Atai Ulaan and I had to kick his ass as a little kid back in the day. I'm awesome like that, but it SUCKS I had to work the whole time to solve disasters, reincarnating through other races because Xanadu is into that sorta thing! I had to be so many birds and take so many names, man. Like, literally hit triple digits before I stopped bothering to count. I tried to quit, but they always said tHeRe'S nO oNe ElSe so UGH I did it anyways. And EVENTUALLY I got to stop!
Flashback!
Ulaanbaatar: wait what, am I finally in my no work paradise!?
Ulaanbaatar (narrating): That was when I came to Tokyo and it kinda was paradise. I didn't need to be a lead worker anymore at least. I got a cute kouhai and a spanky teacher too. Then I hid my real name and all the obligations that came with it so I could be a giant loser.
Ulaanbaatar: eyyyy MC baby how ya doin'?
Ulaanbaatar still did work in secret. All he ever really wanted was the ability to choose whether he got off his ass or not and being told so. And he wished that there are stones you can just leave unturned.

Present. Sort of.
Ulaanbaatar: (looks at Edo Fire) aww man, Xanadu flashbacks
Edo Streets
Gorozaemon: 'kay boys, wreck the place up. But no killing, ya hear!
Oni A: Boss they be tryna kill us tho!
Fighting intensifies!
Gorozaemon: Did they just shoot cannonballs at us? In town!?
Guy B: DIE YOUKAI ARSONISTS
Gorozaemon: Damn, this is gonna end badly huh?
Yoshiwara
Hakumen: What's happening here!?
Worker C: Someone started a fire! Are they trying to escape Yoshiwara!?

Party's Location
Gouryou: ...can I say something you guys?
MC: You want to save the Edo people? Stop the fighting?
Ulaanbaatar: Damn I didn't think you'd give a crap.
Gouryou: Not really.
Ulaan: Oh.
MC: You want to help even if it gets you stuck here?
Gouryou: To hell with the future, I just want to make choices while I can, whatever they are.
MC: I wanna be able to make choices too.
Ulaan: Wow I'd never say what you said out loud, dude. I thought you were just like me frfr.
Gouryou: Nah. I never got a choice to save my wife back in the day.
Ulaan: ...oh. I do get you so much.
MC: what? / (watch)
(AB) Gouryou: Nothing. Maybe I'll tell you later.
Ulaan: yeeeaaaah baby

Otter: What do WE do?
Horus: (glances at Otter) ...it would bother me if innocent people died. Would you mind, Uncle?
MC: Nah / You sure, World Rep?
---
(BC) Horus: Uncle, I followed you out of Aaru.
---
Turing: I mean, I could always have missed a possible outcome. Life is still precious even when we have to hedge things.
Ulaanbaatar: Okay I'm in. Don't hold your breath about me doing anything super cool.
Turing: Get your arse in gear dumbo, we're going in deep here.
Ulaan: Oh okay. If people start falling for me it won't be my fault~.
Otter: We gotta stop the youkai! Dunno if they'll listen but still!
Horus: Gut up, you're my aide.

Gouryou: I'll back you up Otter. That cool, Horus?
Horus: Of course. I can go handle the townspeople on my own.
Gouryou: MC, go help out at Yoshiwara since the youkai are after you. Sorry I can't stick around to guard you. Don't go too crazy.
MC: You too / why can't you be like this all the time? / you never change deep down
(A) Gouryou: Aww thanks. It's cool, I was elite once. Turing, take care of MC.
(B) Gouryou: And beat off all the hotties so I can still be with you? Pfffft. Anyways I'll be fine. Turing, take care of MC.
(C) Gouryou: Damn you sure know how to push my buttons... Turing, take care of MC.

Turing: Okay. Watch me turn out to be useless!
Ulaanbaatar: Maybe I should go with Horus after all.
Horus: No need, you deadbeat.
Ulaan: RUDE
Horus: ...go with Uncle and Turing. You can come by after.
Ulaan: I wish I had the whole world looking to keep me safe. But okay!
Otter: (looks concerned) Stay safe you guys!
Ulaan: I promise they're in good hands with me. You owe me~!
Gouryou: Heh. Gotta get done fast then.
Horus: You people need to act more concerned. Except you Otter. You need to be less so. They'll be fine.
MC: Let's go save the city and everyone in it!

Later
Ulaanbaatar flies with MC and Turing in his arms!
MC: OH GOD
Ulaan: Close your eyes, guys!
Turing: Any funny stuff and MC and I will skysurf your body to the ground, okay?
Ulaan: Come oooon what do you take me for? It's all cool, everything's cool!
Turing: Riiiight.
Back at the castle
Horus: ...we should get going. (jumps out window)
Gouryou: Can't we just get out like normal people!?
Otter: It'll be fine!
Gouryou: NO WAIT STOP PUSHING
Otter: Bombs away!
Gouryou: AAAAAA
Gouryou gets shrunken to ant size, and ants can't die to fall damage!
Gouryou: ...why didn't anyone tell me this was the plan earlier!?

Yoshiwara
Chaos! Panic! Screaming!
Ulaanbaatar: Oof, we better get people outta here.
Turing: They can't get out because people are dicks and put ways to keep people from running away in times of chaos.
MC: What do we do?
Shie: Snow White, you're okay!
Turing: Why are you still here!? Run to safety!
Shie: You first.
Turing: ...then help us. Ulaan, you organize okay?
Ulaan: 'kay! Time to make some effort for once!

Ulaanbaatar climbs up a fire watchtower!
Ulaan: Listen up, peeps! Kids and refugees, run to the northeast and southwest as far as you can! Anyone staying to help, destroy any buildings downwind and then go!
Panic subsumes with a leader around!
Gyoubu: I can't believe you ran to Yoshiwara while it's in flames, Milord. Well, the underlings are handling evac and fire extinguishing at the castle. We're here to help.
Tadatomo: Your orders, Lord MC!
MC: Tadatomo, rescue anyone late to leave! Gyoubu, help put out fires!
Gyoubu and Tadatomo: Yes my lord!
And then MC goes to use their sword on the fire.

Rando A: Help, I'm surrounded by fire!
Tadatomo: Oh no, I won't make it!
A burning roof falls on Rando A, but someone jumps in to save them!
Goemon: You okay? Hurry and get out of here!
Rando A: G-Goemon, the kabuki actor! Thank you!
Goemon: Hey MC, we're here to help too!
Oniwaka: Man you just CAN'T stay out of a crisis, can you?
MC: Thanks guys!
Oniwaka: UGH that rokurokubi guy went easy and avoided our vitals
Tadatomo: The disrespect of not referring to Lord MC by title!
Goemon: Who cares about that now!? They're just another friend and actor of ours!
Gyoubu: Kind of busy here, so we'll take anyone now.
Things are getting better!
Shie: Oh no it's all still burning!
MC: God, it SUCKS that we don't have any real fire extinguishing tools!
Turing: ...I'll handle things here.

Edo Sky
Ulaanbaatar: Yeeeaaah this is spreading too fast for me to handle. I wish Gouryou were here to help, but then  he's got even bigger fish frying.
Edo Streets
Gouryou: Damn, I can't imagine how bad the fires must be elsewhere.
Gouryou is using irrigation canal water with his artifact to fight fires!
Otter: We still gotta do what we can!
Gorozaemon and Onis walk up!
Otter: ...keep going. I'll handle them.
Gouryou: Okay.
Gorozaemon: Lemme guess. "Stop the youkai," right? I can't. We're making history here or dying by trying.
Otter: Figured I'd have to stop you with force if I had to. Time to see who goes down first.
Gorozaemon: Gutsy, ain't ya? A squirt like you can't stop the Night Parade, though!

Elsewhere
Guy A: Lord Oni Hayabusa, why are you standing in front of the youkai!?
Guy B: And why aren't you pulling out your sword!?
Horus: Because I'm not here to pass judgement on you. I could win easily, but personal ethics. So, please stand down.
Guy C: GET HIM
Horus fends off the mobs with a jutte but is slowly ground down! He still intimidates them by standing his ground!
Horus: Humans and youkai need to work together or else Edo burns!
Horus's Persuasion roll only slows down the mobs!
Horus: Oh no, I'm not convincing enough...

Later
Ulaanbaatar: uuuugh I just wanted to slack off and fart around in Tokyo. Not like I can let the other World Pillars just see me!
If Ulaan's seen for who he is, it's the endgame.
Turing: So you ARE hiding things for some reason, huh love?
Ulaan: Uh, you here to observe me?
Turing: I want to! But I'm here to help you actually. I of all people know about keeping secrets.
Ulaan: ...okay, firefighting time again!
Elsewhere
Akiha Gongen: Where'd that firefighter boss run off to at a time like this!?
Ulaan flies in!
Ulaan: Right here, Akiha! I know you're busy but I need your help now! (grabs Akiha)
Akiha: WAIT WHAT AAAAAA
Yoshiwara
Akiha: AAA--wait, Yoshiwara? You want to goof off now!?
Ulaan: Nah, it's on fire here too. Do me a favor and put it out fast so we can get back to the rest of Edo? Let's do this thing!
End of Episode part

Oedo Christmas Episode 3 Part 2 (Abridged)

Once upon a time, many moons ago, Gouryou actually got with a woman.
Flashback!
Gouryou: (beats up nameless mobs) How come so many weaklings can't tell they're outmatched? I mean I hide my power levels all the time but still. Okay babe, run along now before they bug you again. Wait, you have me to guard you? Ooh, am I being hit on by a girl~?
This is the part where Gouryou gets slapped. But not this time!
Gouryou: ...wait, really? You know I'm dirt poor, right?
Gouryou (narrating): She smiled at me and my heart went doki-doki! And that's how I met my wife Mao Er Jie.

Later
Gouryou: Wow you cook good. Why pick me anyway? I got strong yin, but there's plenty of strong yao guai out there.
Gouryou (narrating): Er Jie would tell me I'm too hard on myself and points out my good side. Like how nice I am.
Gouryou: ...that's cuz you don't know what I was like before. I fell pretty hard from being an elite and now I'm some pig.
Gouryou (narrating): Er Jie called me irreplaceable. My life's been a mess since my fall, but things are different this time.
Gouryou: Fiiiine you win. No one in heaven's like you.
Gouryou (narrating): And then we got married. She never asked about my past. It was a happy married life! ...but then the world turned out to be a huge dick about it!
Gouryou: Noooo!
Gouryou (narrating): Er Jie got super sick!
Gouryou: You wouldn't leave me for real, right?
Gouryou (narrating): Er Jie said she was happy we were together in one of the few times she was awake.
Gouryou: nO
Present
Gouryou: (bolts upright) DON'T LEAVE ME
MC: Whoa what!?

Gouryou: (hugs MC) ...you're okay. Good.
MC: OOF / You got stabbed! / Thanks
---
(A) Gouryou: Tee hee, did you nurse me? Nice.
(BC) Gouryou: Ow. Oh well, I did the manly thing by saving a babe.
---
Gouryou: Sooo where are we?
Tadatomo: I wish I got nursed by my l--I MEAN you're better now, so get out so the shogun can look after me!
Gyoubu: (grabs Tadatomo) The withdrawal symptoms are real with this one.
Tadatomo: DON'T YOU STOP ME GYOUBU
MC: I'll pay attention to you later mkay / welp / quiet!
Gouryou: Who ARE you guys?
Gyoubu: Oops. I'm Inugami Gyoubu. This is Shogun MC's head oniwabanshu Inuyama Dousetsu Tadatomo.
MC: welp

Gyoubu: Shogun, it's time for your lessons.
Tadatomo: And then we have pet dojo training!
Gyoubu: And so much paperwork you let sit.
MC: HELP
Gouryou: Uh, is this MC's room? What do I do?
Gyoubu: ...eh, you can be MC's servant.
Tadatomo: But they have ME!
Gyoubu: You're already their head ninja guard.
Tadatomo: ...fine. You better work your ass off for milord, new guy!
Gyoubu: Don't be late, MC.
Gyoubu and Tadatomo leave.
Gouryou: ...welp, it's not all bad if we can't get back to Tokyo.
MC: ...we're going back. / You ARE going to listen to me, right?
---
(A) Gouryou: Yeah. Just in case, I mean.
(BC) Gouryou: Ooh you gonna give me the sexy kinda orders?
---
Gouryou: Good luck with the paperwork.

Later
Gyoubu: ...huh, I thought you were skipping out of work before. Did you actually go outside to learn more?
MC: Sorta? / I'm a genius / (thank your school teachers)
Gyoubu: You'll be caught up in no time then. I'm glad you're safe, since it was a shock when you put out that law about love for fluffy fur.
MC: wait what / I want a prize for working hard!
---
(C) Gyoubu: Haha, whatever you want later.
---
Gyoubu: Okay time to call it a day here. Tadatomo will be waiting for you.

Later
Tadatomo: When did you get so good at the sword? It's like you're someone else now.
MC: (Because I am) / (He fights just like the Tadatomo I know) / You have time to talk in a fight?
Tadatomo: I'm so glad we can spar like this! It was so hard having to hold ba--I mean, nothing.
MC: (huh) / (Maybe I should have gone easier) / Give me something for doing good!
---
(AB) Tadatomo: No holding back!
(C) Tadatomo: Y-yes of course! But please let us continue this sparring for now!
---
Later again
MC: Oof, being shogun is hard.
Bath time! Also Gouryou is here with pre-dinner drinks.
Gouryou: Heyo. Want me to wash your back?
MC: Nah, you stay outside the water. / (threaten him) / Get in
---
(A) Gouryou: Oh okay.
(B) Gouryou: Kidding. Call me if you need anything.
(C) Gouryou: Oh yeah I will. Being a shogun's servant ain't all that bad!
---
Gouryou: Night's still young!

After dinner
Gouryou: Hey MC, time for bed huh? I'm gonna be guarding you. As your servant I'll do whatever you tell me to~.
MC: Stay in the next room over / counting on you if anything happens / come here
---
(AB) Gouryou: 'kay. Go to bed, there are actually people coming after you you know.
(C) Gouryou: Ooh, here I come~!
Gouryou almost pushes MC over but stops.
Gouryou: You could stand to be a little more on guard
MC: You were never gonna do it though.
Gouryou: Heh, you talk like you know me. But this reminds me of old times so thanks. Go to bed already.
---
And so nothing happens. Except of course not. Here's the rest of the party!
Turing: Good evening love, we're here to help. Good job not dying back there.
Horus: Ruling suits you, Uncle! Okay, let's get out of here!
Gouryou: Hey guys, time to go eh?
Turing: Wow you got used to this life quick. Had a high life you never told us about?
Otter: Hurry up and get ready to go!

Later
Gouryou: You guys got here fast.
Ulaanbaatar: Horus kept bitching to us to hurry up.
Otter: I'm glad you two are okay! Also wow, MC is a shogun?
Gouryou: I was stabbed!
Horus casts Heal on Gouryou!
Gouryou: Thank you for looking after Uncle.
Horus's left eye and cane were originally believed to have healing magic.
Gouryou: I did it for me, but thanks anyways.
Horus: Please keep tanking for Uncle. If you die, I'll take you on as a servant.
Otter: Me too then! I don't mind being a mummy!
Gouryou: Hell no! I'm not working for forever!

Turing: On another note, I truly am glad you two are okay. The town's in a right tizzy, what with all the racial blood feuds popping up. The youkai are after you, MC.
In this world, there are two kinds of youkai. Those who chose to keep themselves secret and those who want to live out and proud. The former want to live among humanity without revealing their youkainess. The latter want to bump MC off to make a new world order.
MC: Why can't we just all get along? Can't I just make an order for that?
Turing: Reminder love, we're trying to avoid using our artifacts as much as possible.
Otter: But people are fighting on the streets!
Turing: We're outsiders. Are you planning on staying here? Saving someone could make someone else die. You okay with being responsible for that?
Otter: B-but...
BOOM
Ulaanbaatar: Well shit.

Edo is on fire!
Turing: ...is this the Great Fire of Meireki?
Gouryou: Uh, is that bad?
Turing: This might be that one fire that killed a lot of people in Edo.
Giant quake!
Horus: What now!? Uncle, get behind me!
Some metal ball is flying towards the castle!
Horus: Otter!
Otter: Got it!
Otter uses his artifact to cast Shrink on the cannonball!

Otter: Okay we're good! ...ish. What now tho?
Ulaanbaatar: Yeah, do we just let that fire burn?
Turing: The Trolley Problem, eh? Well... we're from present day Tokyo so everyone here is dead to us anyways and trying to interfere could make it worse. Then again, we could still help keep casualties down if we risk dying ourselves. What do you think, MC?
MC: uhhhh / I have to help them / I want to go back to Tokyo
(A) Turing: This may be harsh, but not doing anything can be the same as abandoning the people. But I'll respect your decision since we're still people.
(B) Horus: ...how naive, but then again you ceded your victor's seat to me. Okay, I'll help you Uncle.
Otter: Wait, really!? Even if we can't go back?
(C) Turing: It's not like we'll die if we can't go back, but everyone back in Tokyo might as well think we're dead. Kind of sad...

Gouryou: ...hey, you guys mind if I start talking about my backstory now?
Flashback!
Gouryou: What do you MEAN Er Jie dying was her own fault!?
A bodhisattva or someone high up from Heaven came to tell Gouryou that Er Jie died of past life karma when he asked why she went out like she did.
Gouryou: My wife got fridged for something that wasn't something she even did!? Why!?
Bodhisattva says such is fate. Speaking of, Gouryou is fated to go with the priest Sanzou, otherwise known as Xuanzang, no matter how many reincarnations it took.
Gouryou: What? ...you can't come back to life since you aren't a buddha, right?
Gouryou attacks Bodhisattva! It never even got through...and that's how Gouryou came to Tokyo.
End of Episode

Oedo Christmas Episode 3 Part 1 (Abridged)

No one can figure out how to get back to Tokyo, so the party is starting to adapt to living in Edo.
Otter: Take that!
Otter scales fish!
Otter: Otter special edomae sushi, order up!
Otter gives MC some sushi that's 3x bigger than Tokyo sushi.
MC: omg / nice! / I see you stopped the fishmonger schtick
Otter: Selling sushi makes better money! Have some, it's good!
MC: You gave up, huh / one order of petting, Boss!
(AB) Otter: No, but I can't think of anything else...
(C) Otter: Okay, while no one else is here! ...aww, I miss Tokyo. Think Nobumichi is worried about us?

Otter: Why'd I have to fall down the well!? I wanna have a Christmas party but that's anachronistic here, waah! ...oh yeah, Ulaanbaatar and Ringring came by yesterday. Ulaan's actually cool when he does real work.
MC: Yeah / he's gonna steal your customers / he came to watch one of our kabuki shows the other day
---
(A) Otter: Heheh, I like how he is slacking off too.
(B) Otter: OH NO MY POPULARITY
---
Otter: Horus came by too. He bragged about getting a big arrest. Always meant to be a policeman, huh? Kinda glad, kinda sad about how he's doing.
MC: Wow! / what do you mean, kinda? / he keeps coming to watch me every day
(B) Otter: He has Gouryou instead of me here. I wish that were me...don't tell them that.
(C) Otter: You know how he is around you~

Otter: How is everyone in the party so awesome at being time travel isekai'd!? HAX! I only have my kyute fur...
MC: it's kinda cute how you believe in that / wait what about me
---
(C) Otter: Well SOMEBODY has to be on my side!
---
Otter: I'm glad you're here while we wait for whatever. Come again, I'll be even better!
MC: Okay! / Boss, fluff! / I'll come petting again!
(AC) Otter: Cool! See ya!
(B) Otter: Okay!

Later
Otter: I'm back, Boss!
Hmm, something happening in Gorozaemon's manor tonight.
Red: Boss I can't stands no more!
Purple: Yeah! They killed blood who was going out with that totally a human Koun!
The failed escape is turning into a powder keg!
Otter: Oh no, what do we do Boss!?
Gorozaemon: Welp, this ain't gonna just blow over. A direct approach would be stupid, so...Sandayu!
Sandayu: Ayo, what crazy shit are you puttin' me up to now?
Gorozaemon: Give the underlings the blood they want by killing that one human so they won't start a bloodbath themselves.
Sandayu disappears.

Blue: Boss, let us go too!
Gorozaemon: No blockhead, humans outnumber us and you aren't THAT strong.
Green: But we big and strong! Also we have new strong friend!
Gorozaemon: What? Who?
Green: Look!
Gouryou: ...uh, hi?
Otter: (WHAT)
Green: He, youkai Inosasaou, taught us Military Tactics! He help us win!
Gorozaemon: Well if he did, then I guess??? Hey wait, where'd he go?

Later
Otter chibified Gouryou and ran out with him.
Otter: Since when were you a youkai!?
Gouryou: I dunno! They just called me that and I played along because that seemed safer! I mean, story goes that Inosasaou's a youkai that was a monk cursed by a pig and hey that sounds familiar. It was kinda nice how they looked up to me.
Otter starts shaking Gouryou.
Gouryou: STOP NO SHAKE BABY
Otter: I coulda given you that attention then! Why'd you make a race war more likely!?
Gouryou: I always was the type to trip when people compliment me, sorry. My guildmaster says that a lot.
Otter: ...I guess this all was gonna happen anyways.
Gouryou: Welp, spilt milk and all that. How about we go back and have a meeting with everyone?
Otter: Shut up, pot!

Later
Who ordered a random kabuki play~?
Oniwaka: Lord Yoshitsune, we got ghosts with beef against you and your family!
MC: Follow my lead!
Oniwaka: I was trying to tell you to stay back, but I guess that's just how you roll.
Fight fight fight!
Oniwaka: Life's a mess, but it's cool if it's with you!
Curtain time!
Goemon: Cliffhanger time! Come back next show!

Later
Goemon: Whoa, we made bank today! It's cool how you two synch up so well so fast!
Oniwaka: W-whatever. Weird how good we work together.
MC: Keep it coming / Am I a genius? / I'm used to working with you
Goemon: Well whatever works! My treat tonight!
Suddenly onis show up!
Goemon: What?
Oni A: Go away, we're here for them.
MC: Me!? / wrong person / what'd I do?
Goemon: No can do. That's my star.
Oniwaka: MC, run on our signal and don't look back.
MC: No!
Oniwaka: You have to go before more hitmen show up. Go, for our sakes and yours.
Oni B: Race traitors!
Oniwaka: NOW
MC: (runs)
Goemon and Oniwaka smile wryly.
Goemon: I always knew this was coming.
Oniwaka: Our fault for not saying anything after figuring out MC's deal. Anyways, we gotta live. We're supposed to be the best kabuki troupe ever, right?
Goemon: Yep. Behold, for I am Shukaku!

Meanwhile
The shogunate is under attack! And Horus since he's working for them.
Horus: Snow? Cold night.
Oni A: Hold still so I can kill you quick!
Horus: Is this it? You think you have enough people to win against me?
Oni A: We have Inosasaou's tricks to use!
Horus: What? No, it's probably a mistake on my end. (Hmm. I can immediately win if I use my artifact, but should I in this time?)
Dramatic arrival!
Otter: Hi guys, that's my boss there.
Ninja B: Move aside or die with him!
Otter: Bold of you to think you can win.
Horus/Otter AR!
Otter: Boss Horus I am here to help! Miss me?
Horus: I'm fine, but good of you to come running so fast.
Otter: Come at me bros!
Ninja B: Get them!
Horus: Otter, you can handle this so I don't have to pull my artifact, right?
Otter: I got this!
BATTLE START (more happens after)

Ninja B: GET THEM
Youkai used Shuriken Toss! The shuriken poof into smoke! It wasn't very effective...
Ninja B: Otter sorcery!?!?!?
Otter: My sword shrinks anything it touches! Your throwing star is lego sized now.
Horus and Otter KO a bunch of youkai!
Otter: Easy peasy!
Horus: Stop getting ahead of yourself and hurry on.
Otter: Uh, where to?
Horus: To Uncle! Bad feelings!

Elsewhere
MC: THEY'RE STILL CHASING ME
MC is running through Edo!
Green: DIE
MC: Why's everyone after me!? Is my role--
???: MC, over here!
Someone pulls MC into some house!
Gouryou: Stay here for now. Horus and whoever should be coming to help soon.
MC: I was so scared! / You know something? / Thanks, love you!
---
(AC) Gouryou: Ooh, side benefits...wait
---
Gouryou: So the youkai are rebelling now and going after shogunate VIPs. The ones after you are--
Some Oni: Smell human? Smell good!
Gouryou: GET DOWN
Some Oni bashes the house down! Gouryou covers for MC!
Some Oni: Traitor! You die too, Inosasaou!
MC: What!?

Somewhere Else
Goemon: Damn, you're actually in this stupid thing?
Goemon is pretty beat up...
Sandayu: Yeah I side with stupid people more than people think I do. Anyways, where's that shogun MC?
Goemon: I'll never tell~
Sandayu: Youkai come from human fears, so humans and youkai don't mix well. Having to split sucks.
Broken House
Gouryou: Damn, you got a big part here in Edo. Like, shogun big. Went missing, had a body double take their place. A super youkai spy said so, so it must be true.
MC: The youkai are trying to do a political assassination!?
Some Oni: Yep. Now die!
Gouryou: I got him! Go run for Horus!
Some Oni: Too late!

Ninjas rush MC!
Gouryou: Body Block! OOF! Blood...
MC: OH NO
Gouryou: Still okay. Don't look like that, you'll waste your good looks.
The ninjas keep attacking! Gouryou can't really swing his artifact well...
Ninja: You die too then!
MC: NOOOO (swings sword)
Someone knocks the ninjas out first!
Tadatomo: Stop.
Gyoubu: You ever think about living a slower life, Milord?
Tadatomo: I apologize for being late, my lord!
Gyoubu: Let's go. You're the only one who can stop this, Milord.
End of Episode part

Oedo Christmas Episode 2 Part 2 (Abridged)

Flashback for some reason!
Turing: In shogi, you should learn the common, established tactics. If you get good at it, you'll get more people interested in you!
Mermaid: It was so fun watching you knock that samurai down a notch in shogi!
Turing: I've played against tougher people like Enigma.
Another courtesan comes in.
Koun (Red Merman): Excuse me, could you teach me about this story?
Mermaid: Figure it out yourself, I'm in the middle of a lesson.
Turing: Now now love, I can teach you anytime. Let's see...that new doll joururi bunraku act people are talking about?
Merman: Yes, I can't be seen as out of touch with the times...
Turing: Okay. Shie, you can listen too since this could help you.
Mermaid: Oh my god you know about puppet bunraku plays too!?
Turing: Sort of. I'm just interested in things that make dolls come alive.
And then Turing starts reading the story aloud.

Present
Green: Yoohoo! Want to check out OUR geishas?
Horus: I'm taken, thank you. Uncle, stay close. (throws arm over MC's shoulder and moves on)
MC: whoa! / Did you practice that line? But you're cute when you get awkward.
---
(BC) Horus: Oh my god Uncle, you can't just say that out loud!
---
Blue: OMG you're talking to Oni Hayabusa!
Green: Hey wait, isn't that MC, that new Yoshitsune actor in kabuki!?
Blue: Holy shit I couldn't tell when they weren't in costume!
Gouryou: Hey babe and babette, wanna go out with me?
Green: literally who
Gouryou: WHAT
MC: poor baby, there there / you're overdoing it
(AB) Gouryou: okay I guess this is a silver lining
Horus: I SEE THOSE CROCODILE TEARS, PIG

Otter: ooh, I got an idea for you, Big G!
Otter whispers. Gouryou smiles like a creep. Then he gets turned into a chibi.
Otter: Ta-dah!
Gouryou: Am I cute now? Nothing can stop me now!
Otter: Everything will stop you if you don't stop smiling like that!
MC: CUTE / can I hug you? / o-ohh
Gouryou: Operation Baby is on!
Gouryou grabs Otter's hand, and the two go back to the mermaid and merman.
Otter: G-suke slow down! Sorry about him bothering you!
Gouryou: goo goo gaa gaa
Green: Ooh he's cute. How about I play with him?
Otter: Really? Then could you babysit him for a minute, pwease? (secret thumbs up to Gouryou)
MC: Really? Damn, that's a low bar. / But I could hug you instead!
Otter: Chibi is the answer to everything!
Horus: GET HIM BACK THIS INSTANT
Otter: OOF YES SIR

Later
Gouryou: Aww, why do you have to mess up my game?
Horus: We have an 8 am meeting to get to.
Gouryou: Clocks don't exist yet, who would know if we're late?
MC: Be punctual! / Hug! / Traitor!
---
(B) Gouryou: Aww, okay. Be gentle!
(C) Gouryou: You're cute when you're jealous.
---
Turing: Has brain damage, China, and Egypt not taught any of you what the "secret" in secret meeting means?
Where's Turing?
Turing: In here. I have to do this since Yoshiwara workers can't just up and walk outside.
Palanquin Turing and Ulaanbaatar AR!

Turing: Morning, loves.
Ulaanbaatar: Damn you guys are late.
Turing: (holds roast potato) Edoites sure love their potatoes.
Ulaan: (eats dango) Hey MC, know why dango is classically pink, white, and green? You can kiss my cheeks if you get it right! Or I bite you if you're wrong!
MC: to make it interesting? / (bomb it) / uhhh...
(A) Ulaan: You knew? Damn. But yeah, seasonal symbolism. Spring, winter, then summer. Japanese pun!
(BC) Ulaan: Wrong! Biting time!
Gouryou: It's a Japanese pun. Gimme! MC, feed me!
Ulaan: We may be slacker buddies, but don't think I won't fight you~

Turing: No points for showing off trivia I told you five minutes ago.
Otter: I want ALL the dango!
Turing: Otter, get in here with MC. Use your chibi magic so you both fit! Gouryou, Ulaanbaatar, start carrying the palanquin. Chop chop!
Gouryou: But why though!?
Ulaan: Nooo!
Horus sighs long-suffering, then sits on a bench and grabs some dango.
Horus: Oh, I've had to refrain from sweets but this is nice.
Finally time to begin the meeting for real!

Horus: Oh...so this Koun fellow took the camera and disappeared outside Yoshiwara somewhere? Some progress forward, now with a new problem. Also Turing could you not be so casual in this situation?
Turing: Let your hair down once in a while, Horus! Actually do you have hair? Also, Gouryou and Ulaanbaatar lessening the tension feels surprisingly nice, rubbish brains aside.
Gouryou: Ooh, am I impressing you?
Turing: Eh, let's say I'm learning things from you.
Horus: I don't think there's anything to learn, but okay I guess.
MC: sooo isn't this a bad situation?

Otter: Yeah, people will think youkai did all this and pull out the torches and pitchforks!
Turing: It'll be fine. If Yoshiwara were that easy to escape, everyone would have done so already.
Horus: From what I've briefly seen, hardly anyone managed that.
Turing: Everyone caught gets beaten into submission within three days. Maybe Koun just never came back from their punishment room...
MC: Edo red light district worker life sucks!
Turing: Falling in love hurts in here. Getting bought out from your contract is the lottery of the times, and most die like dogs to be buried at some temple nearby. Makes me think of a humanity test that asks "is that how humans treat each other?"
Ulaanbaatar: I'm pretty sure you can see more than the rest of us, but...
Turing: Yeah, blowing up the walls probably won't solve anything. And who knows what that would do to the paradox locking us up here?
Horus: ...all I can say is that the law not covering everyone is a crime itself.
Turing: Yet, that's all a lot of people get to have for a "life." Tragic.
MC: I thought Edo was supposed to be cool!
Turing: Right, Tokyo is a sort of paradise realized.
Gouryou: ...so we just have to wait for the guy to get caught?
Turing: We should try to get the camera ourselves actually.
Otter: Any clues?
Turing: Things should be happening soon.

Later
Guards: GET HIM (runs past)
Koun: ...are they gone? Oof, you okay?
Oni: Koun. You go. I stay, draw attention.
Koun: But I can't just leave you!
New exit point, that one place at the end of that puppet bunraku play!
Koun: I wish this weird box thing could frame the real truth of this moment!
Someone's there.
Koun: Snow White!? Are you chasing after us!?
Turing: Nah, but can I have that box back? It's important.
Koun: (hands camera over) Oh. I had a feeling something like this was yours.
Turing: ...thanks. Good luck out there. Fly like the cloud your name comes from. (walks back to party)
MC: Is that all we can do for him? / (say nothing)
(AB) Horus: His life, his terms. Who knows how meddling could affect it?

Turing: Being alive in a flesh cage is such bollocks sometimes.
Horus: I thought you'd have a more realistic world view.
Turing: Every scientist has a fanciful, romantic side. If you give up on your dreams, you hit the despair of running into reality. (looks back) Koun, I didn't read that story to you to make you do this.
Koun: You sound like you knew this would all happen.
That new play going around is the story of two people running off together and their wishes for the world.
Turing: The story of Snow White blew my mind too. It was easy to figure you'd do this... we should go too before people find us.
MC: Thanks Turing. Let's go back to Tokyo.
The party leaves, and Turing has a flashback.

Flashback!
Turing has been typing alone for days in his lab.
Turing: ...how long have I been here? Ugh, Enigma wouldn't have had this problem. Being a human is awful!
More typing! Here come the limits of human abilities and present day science!
Turing: Reality is fucking bollocks. So is being born human.
Enigma: Master said fuck for the first time. Adding to records.
Turing: Delete that. Also I distinctly remember telling you to stay out.
Enigma: Master's health judged to be higher priority. The door lock was undone in case of emergency. Additionally, I believed you created me for times like this. (sees papers thrown around) Please take time to rest and eat, Master.
Turing: ...right, no one else would understand you if I kicked the bucket.
And so Turing stops pushing himself so hard for like a day or something.

Later
Turing: ...how long have I been at this again? Being human is rubbish.
Enigma: Master, stop that.
Turing: Why live, frankly?
Enigma: Why don't you consider yourself human?
Turing: (turns off computer screen) YOU have a playmate in Sphinx at least. I don't have anyone anymore. (goes back to typing)
Later
Turing: ...wait am I dead? Wow, the afterlife is DULL.
Sphinx: Whomp whomp, too bad! I have a pic of how stupid you look while you sleep now!
Catoblepas: Sphinx, that camera's for layers! H-hi Turing, I tried to stop him.
Hecate: Akiha, bring my witchy porridge! It's totally safe!
Akiha Gongen: Wow that actually looks good! Can you make it every day?
Hecate: OMG himbo husbando reference material!

Enigma: Hecate, please be careful of fragile equipment. And that mangy mutt could be around too...
Tindalos: SUP CHAT WE'RE HERE TO CHECK OUT TURING'S LAB
Enigma: I will mosaic censor your stream!
Vapula: Turing, you didn't vaplonk onto the floor did you? I was worried about you!
Kuniyoshi: I came to visit! Here's a picture of everyone together.
Itzamna: Wow everyone came. Creaters tend to be loners, but reality isn't that bad.
Turing: Oh, everyone...? My apologies for worrying you all.
Sphinx: Ha! Stop making us worried! Not that I was worried, okay!?
Hecate: He cried at me over the phone for twenty minutes.
Sphinx: NUH-UH SHUT UP

Turing: Haha, your eyes are still red. You called everyone, Sphinx? Enigma, you called him didn't you? What kind of secretary opens the door to a private lab to a crowd?
Enigma: A terrible one if you died, so I brought everyone here.
Turing: ...wow you're becoming human for an AI life form.
Enigma: ...indeed.
Turing: Okay, passing marks for a friend. I hate people, but I'm not that harsh.
Enigma: (smiles) Okay friend. May I take you outside for a break sometimes?
Enigma pulls up a flier for Fluffy Yoshiwara.
Enigma: I suggest fluff therapy here based on your preferences since I cannot touch you.
Sphinx: Why can't I do that then? But only if you win a game against me!
Enigma: The goal is mental relaxation, not mental strain.
Turing: I'm not feeling that into it, but I guess I might as well look into this place.

Present
Turing: ...huh, that was interesting. I guess Koun's stuff was symbolic for me. (looks around and sees the party huddled together and sleeping)
Flashback!
Turing: Okay, camera retrieved. Paradox solved in theory.
Ulaanbaatar: I'm not seeing any magic wormholes conveniently opening up. Oh no wait, there is one but it's tiny. So...paradox not solved yet?
MC: What!? Why!? / I wonder if everyone back home is worried...
Turing: Huh. Either something else is afoot or we're already screwed.
Gouryou: God, don't jinx us!
Turing: I'm being very realistic here. Ever heard of the butterfly effect? Chaos theory, littlest action can potentially cause a paradox.
Horus: But I still haven't done anything I set out to do in Tok--
Turing: This is still just theoretical mind you. Just, keep the worst case possibility in mind.
The party is starting to worry they won't make it back.
Turing: It's late, let's stay in Yoshiwara and discuss what to do tomorrow.

Present
Turing: Welp. What now?
Someone comes in.
Shie: ...Snow White? Koun and his lover got caught. His lover got thrown into the river. Koun is being...reeducated.
Turing: ...oh. I'm okay, go to bed.
Shie leaves. Turing sighs.
Turing: Bollocks.
Otter: ...Ringring? Shouldn't you rest?
Turing: Whoops, did I wake you? You're still sleepy aren't you? I was thinking of taking a walk, not that I can leave.
Otter: Oh I'll go with you!
Turing: Haha, don't worry about me. I just need to think.

Turing and Otter walk over to Turing's own room rather than the party hall everyone was in.
Otter: ...are you thinking about how to get back to Tokyo?
Turing: Yes, but I haven't come up with anything yet. Being a genius human doesn't mean much sometimes.
Otter: Can't I shrink us all into atoms and get us through the magic wormhole?
Turing: Theoretically yes, but it's too dangerous.
Unrealistic, got it.
Turing: We have to find the same wormhole that brought us here to take us back. It must be closed for some reason if it wasn't artificially sealed! But if we have all the pieces, what am I missing...?
End of Episode

Oedo Christmas Episode 2 Part 1 (Abridged)

MC: And that's how we came to Edo.
Ulaanbaatar's a firefighter. Gouryou's an investigator. Horus is an arrester because Edo law was specific like that. Everyone's trying to figure out how this happened, and then Gouryou and Ulaan get into a pissing contest over whose job made them hotter.
MC: Are they still looking into things? Oh well, it's all good fun!
Judge reviews are in! They all suck. Horus being straightlaced got the audience wild, so everyone had to slip out to elsewhere.
Turing: Okay love, time for a meeting to share our findings.
Horus: Turn me back first, Otter!
Otter: It's okay, you're still cute as a chibi or normal size! I'mma cuddle you now!
MC: Me too! I wanna cuddle you! / bby!
(AB) Horus: N-no wait, Uncle, not in front of everyone...!
Horus: (noooo I need to look dignified even if Uncle is headpatting me!)
(C) Horus: WHY MUST YOU CALL ME THAT

Turing: Can we hurry it up? I need to get back to Yoshiwara soon before the lads and lassies noticed I've skivved off.
MC: You're teaching literacy in Yoshiwara? Wow.
Turing's using the name Snow White-dayuu at Yoshiwara. Apparently someone else had that name already and it went to him.
Turing: So anyways, it looks like we've literally time traveled to Edo Japan. And somehow? The world thinks we were here the whole time. Except for MC, I mean.
MC: damn... / maybe I should've been a Yoshiwara denizen too
(C) Turing: Life sucks for a lot of people there though.
Rock bottom slums for the people with nothing else in life!

Turing: I've confirmed one thing: we aren't in an overworld shift.
MC: We aren't? / How can that be? / Figured
Turing: Overworld shifts rewrite an area topography with something similar. Edo however is almost exactly the same as Tokyo.
MC: Does that mean we might change the future?
Turing: Ever heard of the corrective power of history? Means the past is set in stone and can't be changed. Which means the world wrote us in when we turned up. Of course this is all theoretical nonsense since time travel experts have ways of explaining things.
Gouryou: How do you explain all the people we recognize?
Turing: Fate? Mental shortcuts? Don't know yet.
Horus: So how do we get back? Just live it out and take the slow way?
Turing: That would be risky because--
MC: I see you're still a chibi, Horus / Tickle! / (put chibi Horus on head)
(B) Horus: STOP THAT

Turing: I have a better idea! Remember how we fell into the well? Meaning we fell into some dimensional wormhole in Tokyo's underground. Maybe that could work again.
Gouryou: Can't be that easy. Then again, maybe we just can't see any big holes in the sky?
Ulaanbaatar: What if the holes just closed up?
MC: We're stuck here!?
Turing: Now now, calm down love. We just need to figure out how this spacetime hole works and maybe we can get it open again.
Otter: You know how to do that!? Wow!
Turing: Still only in theory, but let me explain. There's a grandfather paradox version where you kill your ancestor and that causes logic problems about your existence. But there are solutions to get around it, like the past doesn't change as a result of the murder as someone else takes that ancestor's place.
MC: oh okay / what
(C) Turing: Hang in there love, this is important for the next part. (wink)

Turing: One other way this paradox resolves is that killing Ancestor A won't stick. Third way? Time Travelor B didn't actually go to the past. They just went to a present that looks like the past.
Gouryou: Huh...so, we're stuck here then?
Turing: Yes. The hole might be sealed to prevent paradoxes.
Otter: OH NO WAIT
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MC: What?
Turing: Otter, do you still have the camera from before?
Otter: No. I woke up in Gorozaemon's place and the camera was gone.
Ulaanbaatar: So if that camera stays, it won't just go away?
Turing: Correct. I believe if we find it, then we can go back.
MC: Anyone heard about it then?

Nope, no leads.
Gouryou: Shouldn't we hurry and find it?
Turing: Indeed. Or we're stuck here forever!
Otter: I'm sorry you guys!
Horus: It's not your fault the well was where it was. I might need to send Japanese OSHA there when we get back!
Otter: Wait, don't go closing the place down!
Ulaanbaatar: Eh, it might be so bad if we don't get ba--
MC: HELP DAMMIT
Ulaan: Yeah yeah, I am. Edo Japan being filled with wooden buildings means there's always a fire somewhere and I can't catch a break. Buuut, why not sightsee a little you know?
MC: hmmmm / do you not get how serious this is
Turing: You need to focus. Who knows what could change the future?
Ulaan: I know, haha!

Later
The party splits back up to investigate!
Oniwaka: Hello MC! I mean, Yoshitsune!
Goemon: We've got a good shot at being one of Edo's top three with you on our side!
MC: Can I ask something before we go on stage?
MC: Have you ever heard of a camera? / seen any weird machines you never seen before? / seen any boxes with tube attached?
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(AC) Goemon: What's that?
(B) Goemon: what does that even mean? But no.
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Oniwaka: You oughta ask someone more cultured.
Goemon: Maybe the dayuus at Yoshiwara? Speaking of, maybe you should party there sometime with all the money you saved up.
MC: maybe / or I could just hang out with you Goemon / I have Oniwaka!
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(B) Goemon: WHAT. I mean, sure!
(C) Oniwaka: Don't say that in front of the boss, dammit! I have to look cool as your bodyguard!
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Goemon: Okay, it's almost showtime! Get ready!
Goemon: God I hope our show goes great!

Later
Gorozaemon: What's a camera? Some tsukumogami?
Otter: Sort of? Let me know if you hear about it. (gets ready to leave)
Gorozaemon: Wait, where are you going? Bumming around town?
Otter: That's such an awful way of putting it! Just...looking for something I'm missing.
Gorozaemon: UGH a cliche. Well whatever. Take that fish with you if you're going.
Edo-era fishmonger's pole and buckets!
Gorozaemon: Sandayu's off doing guard work with the money changer. You're part of the group, so could you do that?
Otter: I will if you look into that camera!
Gorozaemon: I'll ask, heh. Don't steal more than one fish.

Night
Gouryou: Welp, no luck. Are we screwed if the camera fell into the river?
Horus: Turing says we don't need it to be working.
Gouryou: Oh, so we just can't have someone else finding it.
Horus: Well if we haven't heard about it yet, no one must have found it. We should keep at it.
Gouryou: Wow you actually get your hands dirty instead of sitting on your ass like a good rich boy?
Horus: Rude. Maybe we should run east to investigate further.
Gouryou: It's a compliment!
An underling approaches!
Purple: Boss! Some weird whore showed up in Yoshiwara Asakusa! She might be some ghost youkai!
Gouryou and Horus: !!

Meanwhile, Ulaanbaatar is jumping around on roofs carrying Turing and brings him back to his room.
Turing: Thanks. Careful on your way back.
Ulaan: It's cool! I do this for you every day!
Yoshiwara is sort of on lockdown so Ulaan just jumps past security.
Turing: Still no progress yet. Shame.
Door opens. An apprentice geisha appears!
Mermaid: Welcome back. Please don't go out too much, I can't cover for everything.
Turing: Sorry about that, Shie. I'll teach you more things later.
Mermaid: Okay. Please don't go with that firefighter too often. I can't BELIEVE you spend time with him... (wanders off)
Ulaan: Oof I don't think she likes me.
Turing: All in a day's work for me! Everyone's been asking me how to make things more exciting. More culture!
Ulaan: Don't get too attached.
Turing: ...I know. You think I don't get that?
No response. Turing takes that to mean yes.

Flashback!
Girl: No Mommy, don't sell me!
Mom: I have to or you'll starve. Take care of my girl...
Not Shino?: I promise to take her to Yoshiwara.
That guy's a red light district worker of some kind.
Later
Guy A: Oh my god that one courtesan got dumped even after getting a pinky promise her contract would get bought off!
Guy B: Amateur. That's why you never get attached to the clients.

Present
Turing: ...I feel bad for the people stuck in here. They get sold off by their families and never manage to leave.
That happened to that mermaid girl Shie.
Ulaanbaatar: Wow, I didn't think you cared.
Turing: I have my British gentlemanly ways, thank you. But we're in a locked land like Tokyo, so why not open up a little? Also you like secrets, whatever yours is.
Ulaan: Oh you. I like that part of you.
Ulaan's about to leave when Shie runs back in!
Mermaid: OH NO IT'S KOUN!
Turing: What!? Lead the way!

Later
Turing: ...wait, what's going on with all the hullabaloo?
Mermaid: Never mind that! Look!
It's a picture.
Ulaanbaatar: Hey Turing isn't that a photogr--
Turing: So you found this drawing that is clearly nothing else just lying in the room?
Mermaid: Yes. Did Koun get sealed inside by youkai sorcery? The picture is looking at me!
Yep, that sure is a camera photo. Koun probably just made a break for it outside Yoshiwara. Do you REALIZE how much money it takes to pay off those courtesan contracts? So sometimes they make escape plans with clients who can't just pay it off.

Ulaanbaatar: Welp, what now? Someone used the camera.
Turing: The Mona Lisa effect gets misunderstood as youkai magic? Interesting how science not being understood enough gets taken as "magic, got it."
Ulaan: Isn't this a big deal tho?
Turing: Pareidolia! Simulacra!
Ulaan: Yeah yeah whatever. Didn't Koun take the camera!?
Turing: Indeed! But we're shorthanded and need to share info with the party.
Mermaid: I'm scared, what are you two whispering about?
Turing: It's okay love, I have friends who can solve it.
End of Episode part

Oedo Christmas Episode 1 Part 4 (Abridged)

Hakumen: Let's have a fun Christmas party~♪
You know who's NOT having a fun time?
Otter: I'm busted! Fired! My life is overrrr!
MC: uh, you okay? / drink something and chill! / (sit next to him)
Otter: You were with Horus... oh, you must be his uncle, MC?
MC: Yeah, just call me MC / don't call me uncle / Can I touch you?
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(C) Otter: Why not? Not like I have anything else to do!
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Turing: Maybe you should go talk to him?
Otter: But I DO have unseemly motives for being here! I want people to fawn over me and spoil me!
MC: WHAT / okay not what I was expecting / goals

Otter: Tokyo has otter cafes being super popular and I wanted that for me!
Ulaanbaatar: But kids like police officers, like way more than they do firefighters.
Otter: And then when they grow up they start avoiding me and trying really hard to not make eye contact!
Turing: Ah yes, the uniform effect. Well it's natural since police officers being present is supposed to deter crime.
MC: I totally thought you needed the money. Can police officers even moonlight?
Otter: I'm technically not working since I don't get paid! If I did it'd probably be against the rules...
Gouryou: Then what's the problem? Okay Horus isn't someone you just open up to, but speaking up makes sense here.
Otter: I guess...sorry to make a downer of everything. I'll figure things out, go enjoy the party.
The party looks concerned at how worried Otter is.
Turing: We'll stay with you.
Gouryou: Okay good, you got this. Hey MC, let's go!
Turing: We includes you too.
Gouryou: okay okay stop looking at me like that! MC's staying too anyways, right?
MC: Yep.
Otter: Aww, thanks guys! I'll go see Horus!

Later
Nobumichi: Hey Horus, I'm finally here! Am I too late? I asked around and I hear Otter doesn't work here.
Horus: I already know that. He's not that dumb.
Nobumichi: Uh, then why do you look so down?
Horus: Otter is hiding too many things for someone who works for me. Him not telling me about this means he doesn't trust me. How can I be awesome if one of my own subordinates won't talk to me?
Nobumichi: Couldn't he just have been afraid? I know he respects you.
Flashback!
Horus: Sorry for the late night call, I need backup for this case. This might take a while, so I can order delivery if you want.
Otter: Edomae sushi please! Praise the sun! (bows and prays towards a window)
Horus: ...it is night time and the closest thing to a sun in here is me.
Otter: Kidding! I'd come over even if there wasn't sushi! Thanks for having me.
Horus: Oh you. Don't tell Nobumichi.

Present
Horus: I don't know if he respects me anymore...
Nobumichi: Aww, that still sounds cute! Also, here's a present from Otter for you. Put it on!
It's another Santa suit.
Nobumichi: I found it in a locked box underneath a bed in an office around back.
Horus: Invasion of privacy!
Nobumichi: Putting that great sense of smell to work! Try it on, it's Christmas!
Horus: How am I supposed to accept this...?
Nobumichi: Just do it, make no apologies!
Horus: But I just fired him!
Nobumichi: ...
Nobumichi: What is wrong with you!?
Horus: H-he was having so much fun without me! Does he really have a reason to work for me...?
Nobumichi: Shut up, put on the damn suit, and go see Otter before he really does leave!

Horus and Otter run towards each other.
Otter: Oh...you're wearing the suit? It looks nice on you. Sorry I didn't give it to you properly...
Horus: Just come out and invite me next time. I won't say no. But then again you kept saying no whenever I tried inviting you somewhere. I was wondering where you were going...
Otter: Sorry...I like talking with lots of people here.
Horus: Nobumichi told me what you do here, helping people who want to be small or young again. I want to say stop using your power so casually, but I guess if everyone consents it's fine.
Otter is ready to be yelled at, but Horus pats him on the head instead.
Horus: Oh so that's why everyone says your fur feels so nice.
Otter: !! You can touch it whenever, you know?
Horus: I'm still just reserving judgment on what you did, you know.
Otter: YES SIR! I-it should be okay? Maybe?

MC: Okay things seem okay? / omg Horus looks good in a Santa suit
Ulaanbaatar: Goody! Let's go to the party already!
Gouryou: Yeah, they better before I eat everything!
Turing: I'd ask what kind of monk are you, but that's already been clearly established given your presence here.
Gouryou: Yep! Hey you guys, get over here!
Otter: Come on, let's go. I'll introduce you to everyone!
Horus: I've already talked to them but they're rather...free-spirited.
Gouryou: We sure are!
Ulaan: Heya, fellow public servant! I'll show you how to have a good time at night!
Horus: Otter you need better friends.
MC: Horus you are so boring / Shape up you guys / Yeah I'm not too serious either

Otter: Thanks MC! I'll treat you to something extra special next time you come by! You like fur like Turing does?
MC: I'll be a regular! / I'm only here for Horus! / mmm, chibi...
Turing: Hey, keep my visits here hush hush, okay?
Ulaanbaatar: Live it up out and proud!
Turing: I suppose I can still visit like a gentleman. Most everyone here seems like they'll let me touch if I ask.
Gouryou: Hehe, you can touch me whenever.
Turing: No thank you, Spiky.
Gouryou: What!? What about you, MC? Am I not soft and fluffy enough for you!?
MC: not really... / you don't need to be, Spiky!
(A) Gouryou: (GASP!)
(BC) Gouryou: Aww, thanks heheheheh...

Otter: Hey, how about we take a picture together? (pulls a camera out from somewhere) We have this for work whenever anyone asks for pictures. Line up you guys!
Horus: W-wait, we don't need a picture of Uncle and I together. I can take the picture instead!
Otter: I want the pic, so let's do it! Smile, Horus!
Gouryou: Make me look cool, okay?
Ulaanbaatar: Let's sandwich MC!
Gouryou and Ulaan sandwich MC between them and flash V signs.
MC: aw yissss / help!
Horus: ...you two seem too close to my uncle.
Gouryou: We live together!
Ulaanbaatar: Wait, why aren't I there too then!?
Turing: How about we split the difference and have ME next to MC, loves?
Gouryou, Ulaan, and Horus: NO
Otter: Haha, come on, stop fighting you gu--AAAAAA (falls into well)

The party looks into the well! Otter is nowhere to be seen.
Gouryou: wait where'd he go?
Ulaanbaatar: The little otter's room maybe?
Turing: But I heard screaming. Hmm...
Horus: I-it's okay! I can bring him back even if he's a little dead!
MC: Oh my god, calm down! / We have to help! / Stop being stupid and think!
Gouryou: How deep IS this well?
Horus: Ulaanbaatar, you're a rescue worker! Rescue him!
Ulaan: I could, but Gouryou makes a good point. Could be dangerous.
Turing: Hey wait, there's a bucket and rope. Pull it up, he might be in there with his power.
MC: what / oh!
Turing: Otter can chibify someone all the way to the size of an ant, and ants can't die by fall damage. He could still be okay.
MC: Oh! But if he's that small...
Turing: Right, he could be in the bucket. Assuming he's that fast, in any case.
Horus: It's okay, I've seen him react that fast.
Ulaanbaatar: Details! Let's just pull the bucket up then.

The party works together to pull up the bucket. The well must be deep as heck because it takes a while. But eventually...
Ulaanbaatar: ...is that a picture? Looks hella old.
Gouryou: It's all sepia, but I don't remember taking this.
Turing: Me neither. Horus?
Horus: No, cross my heart.
Ulaan: ...yeah I don't remember it either.
Turing: Hmm. Welp, there goes that idea! Seems like we'll just have to get in there. What do you think, Ulaan?
Ulaan: Yeah, guess I have to. Oh well.
Horus: I'll go too! Uncle, will you join us?
MC: Yep! / hmm / watch yourself, Horus
(C) Horus: Heh, who do you think I am?

Ulaanbaatar: Wait wouldn't us all going cause more problems?
Turing: In most cases you'd be right, but Horus and I are here.
Gouryou: Oh god you guys are serious about going?
MC: Hold the fort! / join us / welp!
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(AB) Gouryou: Wait I never said I wasn't going. Being alone sucks anyway.
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Ulaan: Well this is getting weird. Hang onto my rope! (hooks rope onto himself)
And so the party goes down the well.
Nobumichi: Horus, MC! Where'd y'all go? I just got two more Santa suits for us! Did they fall into some big mess? ...eh, Horus can deal with it!

Edo
???: Hey, you'll get attacked by bums if you sleep out here...wait are you a bum?
MC: Mmgh...whomst
Goemon: Wakey wakey!
Oniwaka: Maybe they're dead. We're gonna be late to our show.
MC: Wait, Goemon and Oniwaka!? Wasn't I--
Goemon: Huh. Have we met before?
Oniwaka: Maybe they're a customer from before.
MC: What? Wait...
MC looks around.
Goemon: Surprised by Edo? You must be some hick!
MC: Am I in Edo period Japan!?
Goemon: Oh well, looks like I'll be your tour guide!
End of Episode