Live A Hero Book 2 Chapter 1 Episode 9: Another... (Abridged)

Awkward silence as the party follows Akashi Alter down an underground tunnel.
Roiker: Is this...a subway tunnel?
Seiichirou: Yes, it was made 200 years ago during the subway construction boom. It ends at Osaka, and 300 km north is Kyoto. Not a bad escape route.
Santetsu: Maybe, but is it really okay for him to come along? He did help us, but he was fighting against us before that too...
Seiichirou: ...I sent Danzo ahead just in case. He'll call if anything's up.
Akashi Alter: ...relax, I broke off with the terrorists. There's no point in giving MC to them anymore. I'll help you guys until we get out of the city as my way of making up for things.
Akashi Alter doesn't bother to look back at MC at all.

Roiker: ...why the sudden breakup? Weren't you sorta up there with them?
Akashi Alter: ...not really. I was just better at fighting than most other trash mobs, so they just let some stuff slide. I used them like they used me. But now that they're terrorists, I bailed on them.
MC: ...um.
Akashi Alter: ...what? Stop staring and make it snappy if you got something to say.
MC: So are you really...a parallel world Akashi?
The party stares.
Akashi Alter: ...
Akashi Alter: Yeah.
Akashi: !!

Akashi jolts back. Akashi Alter snorts at this.
Akashi Alter: How does a difference in my life make me so different from an idiot asshole like you?
Akashi: THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW
MC: Akashi!?
Akashi attempts to grab Akashi Alter's collar, but Akashi Alter swats his hands away.
Akashi Alter: What? You get pissed on reflex at being called an idiot?
Akashi: NO! You know what I wanna say if you're really me! Why would you ever attack MC!?
Akashi Alter: Did you not listen to me? We were using each other for our own goals.
Akashi: "Just following orders" is no excuse! MC's a childhood friend that means everything to me, so there's no way I would ever attack MC!

Akashi Alter looks Highly Displeased.
Akashi Alter: ...that's YOUR childhood friend over there. The one I know is totally different...and they disappeared one day. I'm out looking for them.
MC: wait WHAT
Akashi: WHAT? What happened!?
Akashi Alter: Try thinking, peabrain. I said my MC and yours are different. I checked. The beginning was the same, as was their being a childhood friend. But everything else was different. Name, voice, appearance...things look similar but don't.
Akashi Alter looks coldly and contemptuously at MC.
Akashi Alter: MC's a total stranger to me. But I don't sense any urgency from you or my other self. It's like you don't know you're on thin ice. I always thought you survived out of sheer dumb luck ever since I investigated you. And seeing you guys this way pisses me off.

Akashi Alter: You're totally different, MC. Yet you haven't tried to figure out how much danger you're really in. Seeing you like this makes it hard to keep down my emotions.
MC: I-I do have a sense of urgency! / That's unfair. / ...
Akashi: ...! (unable to bring himself to say something)
Seiichirou: ...I understand you're a parallel world Tamamura Akashi and that you detest these two. But then...why did you save them? If you're just rebelling against that villain organization, you could've just abandoned us.
Akashi Alter: ...I just don't like their current policies. I wanna destroy Monsters, from all possible parallel worlds. The final goal of the Shin Ashihara from what I heard was to make a Japan where no Monsters can appear. It's a secondary goal for them, but it's close to what I want. If they can get a theory and plan for that together, works for me. It's why I worked with them, but...
Akashi Alter's brows wrinkle a little.
Akashi Alter: ...their goal wasn't just eliminating Monsters. They want to bring Japan back to its days before it started fighting Monsters and get rid of all aliens that have peacefully settled here.
Roiker: ...wait, that sounds like they're saying aliens brought Monsters here.
Akashi Alter: ...that's just what they said. I have my doubts on that idea.

Akashi Alter: The Shin Ashihara's a huge group, so of course there's differences in beliefs and goals from the leaders. I was fine with things if we kept a delicate balance and they helped with my own goal. But things changed once they heard about MC.
Akashi Alter: The city-based leaders, especially the warlike ones, wanted MC. I wasn't in a position to hear what their plans was, but I know it wasn't any good. The leaders wanted to box off MC and snatch them up with guerilla tactics. The details are crazy. No concern for collateral, and they assumed they could use MC later to make things even. They started talking about capturing MC, where the only part that mattered was their ability to use their powers. MC's ability to move was acceptable losses to them.

Santetsu: ...they really do see MC as just a tool.
Seiichirou: I know people don't understand much about Observers, but I can't believe they'd go that far...
MC: Damn...
Akashi Alter: ...I've said you guys piss me off. I'll do anything for my goals, but their goals started turning into messes that weren't helping or usable for me. I'm not gonna smash the ice you're on for them, even if it's gonna break eventually.
Akashi Alter looks down with a sad expression and mutters like he's talking to himself.
Akashi Alter: ...that's the only reason I'm helping you guys. Things will blow up one day, but it doesn't have to be now.
Akashi: ...you...

Plot twist!
Danzo: You guys, I know you're busy but listen!
Seiichirou: Danzo? It's unlike you to come back without calling.
Danzo: Terrible news! Turn to the right this instant! The villains are coming up ahead from East Umeda Station! There's not that many of them now, but they could call for reinforcements!
Santetsu: But...do we go up or turn back...?
???: There they are!
Whoops, here comes the Evil Ninjas!
MC: OH NO
The Evil Ninjas come with weapons drawn and all of them focus on Akashi Alter.
Evil Red: Traitor!
Akashi Alter: ...
Evil Blue: Get out or get MC for us!
Akashi Alter: (stares in edgelord)

Akashi Alter: ...you people are BEYOND stupid. Haven't you guys realized you've been cut off from the group too?
Evil Green: WHAT
Danzo: Milord! We have to transform now! Breaking through is our only option!
Akashi: I agree! MC!
Seiichirou: ...I guess we have to! MC, ready!?
MC: Okay...! / Guess it comes to this again...!
Seiichirou and MC transform the party!
MC: ...oh right.
MC looks at Akashi Alter.
Akashi Alter: ...!?

MC transforms Akashi Alter!
MC: You're helping us, right? Will you fight with us?
Akashi Alter: (stares in shock)
Santetsu: ...wow. Well he did say he was helping out.
Roiker: I know he's really Akashi, but I'm impresses you still connected a Path for him...
Seiichirou: ...heh. I suppose it's true it's fine to count him as an ally for now. In that case, Danzo! You defend MC! Everyone else, cut us a way through! Akashi Alter, you follow our commands if you're allying with us!
Akashi Alter: ...hmph. Don't waste me then. (smiles a little)
Evil Red: You uppity bitch, getting carried away because the bosses like you!
Akashi Alter: And you're a dumbass who never thought about why they liked me. I can't see you winning against me.
Evil Red: HRRRRNNNGH! Smash the traitor and capture MC!
BATTLE START

Kabukicho Night Parade Episode 2 Part 2 (Abridged)

While MC and Tsukuyomi are solving block puzzles...
Suzuka: So Sphinx, you met MC earlier?
Ellie: Oh right, they start class today so they could've met the little kitty boy.
Sphinx: ...stop calling me that. My name! Is! SPHINX!
Ellie: Okay okay, geez. Well in that case, you can call me Sis. Orrr Big Sis Ellie? Hey. Hey. Will you do the sad puppy look and call me one of those things?
Sphinx: ...how stupid ARE you?
Ellie: Oooh~ this is fine too.
Suzuka: Okay that's enough Ellie. Anyways, maybe MC and Tsukuyomi got stuck in this nonsense too. Maybe they went to the teacher's office.
Ellie: Then I guess we'll head over and look for them?

Suzuka nods to Ellie, then looks to Sphinx.
Ellie: ...you wanna come too? It's dangerous to be alone.
Sphinx: HEY! I'd be fine if I stay here by myself! And I know what MC and Tsukuyomi look like, so I can find them for you! (runs off)
Suzuka: Wait!
Suzuka grabs Sphinx before he gets far, wanting to keep him in view to both watch and watch over him.
Suzuka: (Hmm...)
How DOES someone handle uppity kids trying to act big...?

Suzuka: ...Sphinx, will you come with us? Ellie and I might not be able to get things done by ourselves, so having you along would be a huge help.
Sphinx: Me? O-oh, well...
Ellie: What? I'm fine on my ow--
Suzuka: (Shut up and play along! Besides, we can't leave him by himself right?)
Ellie: ...oh. Yeah. We'd. Be. Happy. To have you along.
Sphinx: Hmmmm...
Suzuka: Ellie totally wants you along! Right!?
Ellie: Yep. Plus you seem way smarter than me.
Sphinx: ...o-oh...well okay then I guess. I'd worry about you having to get on with your trash brains, so I'll come help!
Ellie: (Ooh~...he's so simple.)
Suzuka: (Don't let him hear you!)
And so they went on to investigate.

Meanwhile, downstairs...
Boy R: OMG what happened outside!?
Girl G: All the trees died!
Boy G: Hey I saw this before in Akiba before! That Somethingverse???
Kresnik: ...okay, looks like all the students we found have gathered in this room.
Sandayu: Okay y'all! Be good and wait here, ya heard? Lil' ol' me and Kresnik-sensei are gonna search around the school and see what's up. Be back soon, don't go outside!
None of the students seem worried right now. Kresnik and Sandayu are thinking of collecting as much information as they can before they need to chaperone the students when they realize how serious things are, so they started with checking the attendance records near the entrance.
Kresnik: Hmm...so Suzuka and Ellie are the only ones on this list we haven't seen yet. And MC and Tsukuyomi are supposed to arrive today.
Sandayu: So we gotta find them and then we'll have everyone accounted for. Any ideas where they could be, Krezzy?
Kresnik: No. I can only think of our classroom, but they must have gone somewhere. MC and Tsukuyomi...would probably head for the teacher's office if they made it.
Sandayu: So we just missed them? Not like I got any better ideas. Let's go figure out all these shenanigans goin’ on!

Later
Suzuka: Hey Sphinx, where'd you see MC?
Sphinx: I bumped into them outside somewhere while trying to figure my phone. I was near this huge gate?
Ellie: So, right in front of our school gate? ...hey Suzuka, how about we go into that classroom and look outside?
Suzuka: Yeah, we might see them around if they did get caught in this.
And so Team Ellie walks over to a window to look outside.
Suzuka: ...why are there walls in the way!?
Ellie: Is it supposed to isolate us and trap us here?
???: Yes, hehehee...
Ellie: Sphinx, did you just say something?
Sphinx: N-no?? I heard something by the door and--AHH
Suzuka: The classroom is changing!
The room warps into a room inside a pyramid!

Elsewhere
Kresnik: wait what
Sandayu: Yeeeah, I'm pretty sure we came in through the teacher's office door. This your doin'?
Kresnik and Sandayu are also in some pyramid room.
Sphinx: Hehehee...I am Sphinx Lone Wolf!
Kresnik and Sandayu: WHAT
Somewhere Else
Extra Sphinx: Fear me and my sanctuary, intruders!
Sphinx: Copycat! Whomst!?
Extra Sphinx: This is MY mask! You're copying ME, jerkface!
BANG
Sphinxes: AAAAAA
Ellie: Whoa, I kicked the wall and it didn't break.

Extra Sphinx: STOP TRYING TO BREAK THINGS DAMMIT
Sphinx: oh gods she didn't even blink when she tried that kick
Suzuka: Yeah she's stronger than most people so now she just tries brute forcing everything...anyways, who are you? Is this sanctuary thing part of your powers?
Extra Sphinx: Oh thank the gods there's someone reasonable. AHEM! I am Sphinx Mereut and I made this sanctuary with my power! What thou calls a riddle exists not, and thou cannot see it if thou cannot grasp its true form. My power collects riddles from the world to the bottom of our hearts to manifest them. If you cannot solve my riddle, you may not leave my sanctuary. And don't be cute and try to break out violently, that won't work either. Show your wisdom!
Ellie: Uh, Sphinx? Is he your brother?
Sphinx: Dunno. Sphinx is also the name of my race so he could just be someone I never met... (But he totally looks like me! But how?)
Suzuka: He doesn't seem to be a Shadow, but I doubt he's someone who came in the same time you did.
Ellie: I know one thing for sure though.
Suzuka: What?
Ellie: We have MORE cute boys!
Sphinx: what

Ellie casually walks up to Mereut.
Ellie: Hi little boy~. I'm Ellie, sorry to scare you. I throw hands and feet by accident but that's no big deal! Oh should I not call you little boy? I'mma just call you Mereut then. Your mask is cute. Can I touch your wings? Let's sit down and talk. You can sit in my lap if you want~.
Mereut: I NEED AN ADULT!
Mereut backs away. Ellie keeps approaching Mereut.
Ellie: Cool room you got. You said we can't leave until we solve the riddle? Does that mean we can stay forever if we don't? That's fine! Let's play tag!
Mereut: HEEEEELLLLLLP
Sphinx: welp
Suzuka: ...she does this every time she sees little kids. I guess we should solve that riddle to help Mereut out. Sphinx, can you lend a hand?
BATTLE START (more happens later)

Kresnik: ...hm. Seems like Lone Wolf isn't lying.
Kresnik tried slashing and shooting at the sanctuary walls. Nothing happened.
Sphinx Edgy: I SAID it wouldn't work earlier!
Kresnik: Ouch, I got told off by a little kid. Also you're acting way differently than before.
Sandayu: ...Sphinx Lone Wolf is a stupid name, y'all.
Sphinx Edgy: I-it is!? I thought it'd be cooler than Sphinx Jeut...
Sandayu: Uhh, different strokes for different folks! It's cool. Anyways, you said we gotta solve your riddle to get out?
Jeut: Heh, indeed. The riddle is already before you.
Sandayu: Wait what? We gotta find it!? Aww man, we're screwed.

Jeut: H-hey, don't try to give up so quick!
Sandayu: But I dunno where to even start, kiddo. Be a pal and gimme a hint~?
Jeut: Urrrrgh!
Kresnik: (Oh, his goal isn't to imprison us. Sandayu's act looks like it's meant to make Jeut solve the riddle himself...)
Jeut: FINE! I'll give you one hint! ONE hint, okay!? Start looking for a message!
Kresnik: (Sandayu's a veteran provocateur, but Jeut really does act like a child. Maybe he is one? ...does that mean this is just a game to him?)
Sandayu: HMM, what have we here? Look, this wall!
Sandayu found a papyrus scroll in the wall.

Sandayu: ...uhh, how do I read this?
Jeut: W-wait, you can't read it!?
Kresnik: No, sorry. Housamo Translate isn't working on it either.
Kresnik: (Hey wait, why isn't it working? Is it because Jeut's not contracted, or...)
Sandayu: Welp, we're screwed now.
Jeut: W-wait, gimme a sec! I'll translate it for you okay!?
Sandayu: Tee hee, thanks kiddo!
Jeut is annoyed as he somehow knows how to write the message into Japanglish. Sandayu and Kresnik whisper to each other in the meantime.

Kresnik: (Aren't those the same symbols we saw just before the school got shifted?)
Sandayu: (Yep, so short stuff has to be our l'il intruder. He musta used hieroglyphics. Can't see why he'd do all this, so we gotta ask after we solve the puzzle.)
Jeut: Okay, there! No more hints ever, okay!?
Sandayu: Thanks y'all! We gots this in the bag now!
Jeut: Jerkface! If you can't solve this, I'll eat your souls.
Sandayu: ...wait.
Kresnik: ...what was that?
Jeut: I said I'll eat your souls. That's a thing with us Sphinxes. What thou calls riddles and puzzles are things that do not exist and cannot even be seen unless you understand them. Mine power collects riddles from the world and people's hearts and materializes them into a sanctuary. If you step inside one, you must show your wisdom or forfeit your souls.
Sandayu: I think he's serious...guess we better hop to it.
Kresnik: I've never felt so unthreatened, but I guess. Can we see that message now, Lone Wolf or whatever?
Scroll: The key is inside the mirror. The mirror does not speak. Reveal the key.
End of Episode

Kabukicho Night Festival Episode 2 Part 1 (Abridged)

Ellie: ...how's this?
Dress reveal!
Suzuka: I was expecting you to look good in that dress and I'm still surprised!
Ellie: Thanks. This dress is so light, your designer friend is amazing. I could probably wear this all Fes time.
Suzuka: Aww, cute. But you're only trying it on for today.
Ellie and Suzuka carried on with their stuff after Sphinx left.
Ellie: I'm gonna walk down the hallway with it on to see how it feels.
Suzuka: Sure, whatever you want Queen.
Ellie sure likes that dress. Suzuka smiles wryly as she opens the door for her.

Suzuka: Why'd you order a white dress anyway? I figured you'd go all dark colors as a vampire.
Ellie: A lady in a picture book I saw once wore this dress and I wanted to wear it as a costume. She was frail and dainty, lonely and always thinking about someone she walked together with.
Suzuka: Well that's adorable. So I helped your dream come true?
Ellie: I guess. Next time I'll show you a place that sells lit cosmetics and clothes as payback.
Suzuka: Wow, thanks. Don't tell anyone else!
Ellie: Hmm~
Suddenly the floor shakes!
Suzuka: Earthquake! Ellie, you okay?
Ellie: Yeah, I'm fine. But was that really...
BIG FLASH

Suddenly the castle has changed!
Suzuka: wait what
Suzuka is surprised as she looks out the window, then hurries to open the door. Ellie is only mildly perturbed.
Ellie: I don't think we're in Kabukicho anymore, Suzu. Is this projection mapping or whatever? Wow it feels so real.
Suzuka: STOP BEING STUPID
Suzuka shows Ellie what used to be the clothing room.
Suzuka: We were just in there and now our stuff is gone. That means we're probably in another world now...we should go look for anyone else around. Can you move?
Ellie: Yep. This dress is tough enough that I can run in it.
Suzuka: Good. Then let's head for the teachers' off--(suddenly stops)

Ellie: What's going on Suz--
Suzuka puts her finger up to her mouth to signal Ellie to be quiet and indicates that someone is there.
Sphinx: OH NO I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED! Did MC lie to me!? No, no wait. Gotta chill. Deep breaths, calm down, take it slo--huh?
Ellie: Baby. Baby boy.
Sphinx: AAAAAAA
Suzuka: D-dammit Ellie, stop scaring him so much!
Ellie has snuck up behind Sphinx and hugged him.
Ellie: Oh, sorry. I didn't think you'd react that much. I'll put you down, so don't run okay?
Sphinx: I-I wasn't scared or anything! Who are you anyw--AAH! It's the monster strong pharaoh!
Suzuka: Her name is Ellie...oh wait we never told you our names earlier, huh? I'm Suzuka. So why are you here? You got stuck in this crap too? Why don't you tell us why you're panicking so much?
Sphinx: ...fine, I guess I can tell you if a queen and her attendant are asking me.
Ellie: Wait little boy, what's a pharaoh anyway?
Sphinx: I'm Sphinx, not a little boy! And do I really have to explain!? You go to this shrine, right!?
Ellie: Suzuka, why is he calling the school a shrine?
Suzuka: ...maybe we should explain Tokyo to him first.

Elsewhere, Tsukuyomi and MC have been plopped in front of the transformed school castle.
MC: Where are we!? / Weren't we just at school...? / Oh did the Fes start?
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(C) Tsukuyomi: Heh, you used to bloodbaths like this if you can joke like that?
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Tsukuyomi: I know for sure we went through the Kabukicho school gate, but somehow we're in another world now. Well less we went to one and it shifted itself over this world. An overworld shift, you could say. You've been through those, right?
MC: Huh... / Yep / (wait for an explanation)
Tsukuyomi: Okay class, an overworld shift is when some other world's area overlays itself over somewhere in Tokyo using someone's memories as a core. And usually, no one can get out until it's resolved. Since this one includes the whole Kabukicho Academy, it could be a student from there. And if the theme for the Fes is vampire castle, then...
MC: A vampire did this? / Ellie!? / But isn't Ellie--
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(B) Tsukuyomi: Hmm. She's still a native though.
(C) Tsukuyomi: Same brain! Yes, she's still a native even if she's a vampire.
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Tsukuyomi: I doubt she has the memories causing this shift, but I can't say it's impossible... But anyways she and Suzuka should be here already. They're probably inside if they got caught up in all this.

Inside
Sphinx: Ooh, I get it now. So in order to make Tokyo natives and otherworld people get along better, there needed to be a way to socialize everyone towards the same social rules, so the app was called a game for everyone to play. And since Transients needed to learn how things work anyway, they put them together with the educational systems. Put needing to manage Transients and educate them together and that's why this school is so big.
Ellie: ...did we say all that?
Suzuka: No, he just figured it out from the bare basics we told him. He's crazy smart.
Ellie: Wow, so you're not just a cute little boy.
Sphinx: Stop calling me a kid, you're all just stupid.

Ellie: ...so anyways, why were you panicking here earlier?
Sphinx: Oh that. Somebody named MC showed me how to use the app and I tried it out, and suddenly this is my life now...OH NO!
Sphinx: T-this isn't my fault! Probably! My power can't do all this! I know it happened when I activated my artifact, but it's all a coincidence! I'M INNOCENT!
Suzuka: Relax, we aren't going to judge you. And even if you did do it, it doesn't explain you panicking.
Suzuka: (Yeah, he can't have intentionally done this or else he wouldn't be acting like that. What did Tsukuyomi say before...?)

Outside
Tsukuyomi: Welp, how about we get searching. Maybe there's other people besides Ellie and Suzuka?
MC looks around. The school gate is now a tall lattice gate. The grounds look rough with dead trees, and there's a lot of water surrounding the castle. A blood moon shines in the sky.
MC: (check the gate) / (check the lake) / (look for an entrance) / (talk to Tsukuyomi) [only after choosing at least one of the other options]
(A) MC shoves the gate. It doesn't budge an inch. Nothing that could open the gate can be seen nearby.
Tsukuyomi: Oh. The whole fence is the border that enclosed the whole school and that's why it all shifted.
(B) MC looks into the water.
Tsukuyomi: Whoops. (gently pulls MC back) You're brave, but you best stay back from that ocean. It's deeper than it looks, and you might get attacked in there.
(C) There's no bridge anywhere to get into the castle.

Tsukuyomi: Hmm, blocked by an ocean if we want to get in. Oh, you thought it was a lake? That's understandable, but I recognize it as an ocean, even if that's impossible for Tokyo. Maybe I just see it that way because I'm believed to be an avatar of the moon and night in Takamagahara. Maybe I'M the core, haha.
He jokes, but he looks coldly at the moon and water.
Tsukuyomi: (I sense something in that ocean similar to something back home. Which means that down there must be--)
Earthquake! A water pillar slowly rises!
MC: WHAT/ What is that!? / wait what
???: HAHAHAHAAA

Sphinx turns up with a bunch of rocks!
Sphinx: I am Sphinx Elet! Eret! I dunno! I am the guardian of the world!
MC: WHAT / Didn't I just bump into you? Did you get caught up in this too?
Eret: FOOL! This is my first time meeting thee!
Tsukuyomi: ...so stranger, can I ask you something? How'd you get here and what do you mean by guardian of the world?
Eret: Allow me to dumb it down for you simpletons! I am Sphinx Initiative Defense!
MC: WHAT / ooh cool / (stare)
(BC) Eret: ...thou could stand to look afraid, thanks.

Tsukuyomi: Sooo, you gatekeeping us from the castle then? If you could let us in that would be real easy nice, thanks.
Eret: I abhor violence, so I shall grant thee passage...IF thou can solve mine riddle! Make a bridge with these stone steles!
MC: what / I love block puzzles! / meeeeh, I'll swim
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(B) Eret: inorite!? I came up with this totally awesome puzzle so--(violent coughing) Ahem.
(C) Eret: Wha, b-b-but no... (shakes)
Tsukuyomi: ...why don't we play along, MC? If he'll lower a bridge for us, than that's convenient for us. (Also we should avoid getting into the water. It's gonna be a bad time if something down there pulls us under.)
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Tsukuyomi: Welp, I don't like working much, but I guess I can't complain right now. Puzzle time!
BATTLE(?) START

 

Live A Hero Book 2 Chapter 1 Episode 8: Escaping the Siege (Abridged)

Evil Red: Shin Ashihara, banzai! Make Japan great again! Down with the establishment government and their kidnapping ways! We will take the key person for our patriotic salvation into our cArE or die trying!
Explosions! Ground shakes! Danzo calling in! Central Osaka is on fire on the TV!
TV Reporter: Oh no, another explosion! Somebody help the people trapped inside that building! I know the Shin Ashihara just accused the government of kidnapping, but the government isn't saying anything! Also the railroads have just said they're stopping outbound trains from Osaka because of the emergency! This just in from our information department...
Alliance Safehouse
MC: Oh no!
Seiichirou: Is calling us kidnappers their way of internally justifying their actions? Bastards. And it looks like they're using the elimination of aliens from the capital city to get their soldiers to come along. But if they're doing this, their agents hidden inside the government can't ignore it.
Akashi: They're hurting innocent people! This is like...!
Ryekie: Random terrorism. I have to go save the people!

Huckle: Ryekie, stop! They're after MC!
Santetsu: If we're too conspicuous they might come converging on us. It'll be very dangerous.
Exio: We either sit here quietly, or we have to figure out a way to slip past them all...
Click
Danzo: Uh guys, we might not have a choice anymore. There's just the one squad here, but they've started searching the area the safehouse is. They're gonna find it eventually, and if I mess up a move, I'll just draw more attention here... I think it'll be better to break out now before they bog us down!
Roiker: ...I like this place, but I suppose we'll have to go. (sighs and eye-signals to Seiichirou)
Seiichirou: We're abandoning the base and figuring out a route out of Osaka! Danzo, can you lead the way!?
Danzo: Yep! There's a lot of them, so this might get tricky!

Later
Danzo: ...okay, move to the next alleyway now.
The party slips past the villains with Danzo's directions and slowly heads north.
Danzo: We're cool, looks like we made it without them noticing. There's a big factory up ahead that we can sneak in through. The back exit leads to an old sewer that leads to the Yodo River.
Santetsu: ...I hope the villains' siege doesn't extend to the sewers.
Seiichirou: It's still possible, but we have to bet on it. We could take sky transit, but with the sky trains being out, they'd spot us quickly. We'll head to Kyoto through the old sewer line. Kyoto still has a lot of old Japanese scenery that the Shin Ashihara would never try to attack, so they at least can't try anything too risky.
Danzo: Uh, guys I just saw something I wish I didn't...
Roiker: You don't mean...?
Danzo: Yeah, somebody else besides the Shin Ashihara is making their move and taking advantage of things. (sends pictures to Seiichirou's phone)

Seiichirou: ...it feels like these are also designated villain organizations.
Danzo: Yeah, other groups after MC.
Akashi: Goddammit, what is MC to these guys?
Exio: Probably just a tool to make the world the way they want it. I don't think any organization has a good idea of what Observers are. They're blinded by the big spectacle of Mt. Fuji being brought back.
Huckle: ...how sad. MC's a person with feelings too.
Akashi: ...MC, you okay? You don't look so good.
MC: I'm kinda tired... / Maybe I should let myself get caught... / I'm not gonna let them have their way...!
(A) Akashi: Tell me if it's too much, and I'll carry you on my back.
Huckle: ...I know how it hurts to have so many innocents caught up in this. But it's easy to see how things can get so much worse than it is now if you did get caught. And...we don't want to sacrifice you. Just think about getting to safety.
(B) Akashi: What!? Do you realize what they'll do to you!?
Huckle: ...I know how it hurts to have so many innocents caught up in this. But it's easy to see how things can get so much worse than it is now if you did get caught. And...we don't want to sacrifice you. Just think about getting to safety.
(C) Akashi: Whoa...
Huckle: Heh, you've got guts and spirit. But you clearly do look like you're getting tired. I'd rather not push you too much, but it hurts that I can't really say that now. Just keep moving for now.

Later
Danzo: Now, get to the next block. You'll reach the factory once you get past the next block. They've searched around long enough that it looks like no one is left, so now's your chance to get ahead.
Huckle: The street is pretty big, so it's a little hard to estimate when to move.
Akashi: Don't people go into manholes when they get to this part of the movies? What difference would going down now make if we're going into a sewer anyway?
Seiichirou: The underground spaces around here have been reconstructed so that they're only big enough for maintenance bots to move around. It'd be hard to walk around half-submerged, and if they find us then, we'd likely all get caught.
MC: Oh...
Akashi: Right, bad idea...
Seiichirou: The sewers we're heading for were made before the reconstruction, so they should still be open spaced. They aren't even being used now, so we should be able to move more freely within.
Ryekie: ...huh?

There's a little girl rubbing her eyes up ahead.
Huckle: ...a girl? Did she fall behind while running away? It's too dangerous to leave her alone.
Ryekie: What do we do Huckle? Do we look after her?
Roiker: ...wait, with the siege being this heavy, it's unnatural for her to be left alone like this. It's possible she's been left as hero bait.
Ryekie: B-but we can't just leave her alone, right?
Roiker: W-well, yes but...
Santetsu: (frowns and looks at the lost girl with mixed emotions)
MC: Oh no, another explosion!

The building near the girl starts crumbling!
Girl: Aah!
The girl falls down and rubble starts falling near her!
Ryekie: No!
Huckle: RYEKIE!
A sign falls where the girl was, but Ryekie manages to diving save her!
Ryekie: You okay!?
Girl: Y-yes, thank you...
Ryekie: Good. But why are you here alone?
Girl: ...um, I was staying in a hotel, but the hotel fell down. Mommy and Daddy told me to run, but I lost them somewhere along the way...
Ryekie: ...oh, that's terrible. You're okay now, I--
Evil Ninja: LOOK, IT'S ZAP THE JUSTICE!
Ryekie: Oh no!

Evil Ninjas start converging!
Danzo: Shit's bad guys! Tons incoming from all directions! We'll never get out if they keep coming!
MC: OH NO / Ugh, I guess we have to fight!
Huckle: ...no other choice. Ryekie and I will hold the line here. I promise we'll catch up, so all of you take MC and run!
Akashi: But!
Huckle runs off towards Ryekie.
Exio: I'll go too. Two heroes alone won't help anything.
Roiker: Exio, you too!?
Exio: ...that girl reminds me of Melide. If no one acts, I will. So...I want to thank Justice.
Exio runs over and transforms Ryekie and Huckle!
Danzo: Live feed is on! Now they HAVE to break through! If they lose sight of things they'll get stomped!
Roiker: ...we'll just have to believe. It hurts to divide our forces like this.
MC: We're LEAVING them!? / But...! / Can they do this!?

Akashi: ...he really is a natural hero. I couldn't come to a decision then...I can't waste their efforts. I'm gonna protect MC no matter what and get us out of here.
Santetsu: ...I also want to personally give Justice my respects. Whenever I see a child all alone, I'm reminded of my past. So...I want to thank him too for saving her.
Danzo: That's the spirit! Milord, transform me too!
Seiichirou: Right. We are breaking through by force. Don't let your guards down.
The party transforms as Seiichirou holds his hand up.
Danzo: Let's do it! Ready guys!?
Roiker: Of course. I'm barely a hero, but I can fight when I need to.
Akashi: Yeah! Come at me, jerks!
Santetsu: ...same. I'll show that I can help too.

MC gets on Danzo's back at his insistence. Then he immediately runs into the fighting.
Ryekie: JUSTICE PUNNNNCH!
Evil Red: AUGH! DAMMIT!
Evil Blue: Here comes the target! Don't get too distracted by Justice!
Huckle: Don't think it'll be that easy. Adventurer Kick!
Evil Yellow: Wha--AAAAA
Exio: Now!
Evil Purple: Stop them!
Akashi: Back off dillholes!
Seiichirou: MC! We're splitting the commands! Ready!?
MC: Yes! I won't let everyone's hopes go to waste!
BATTLE START (more happens after)

The party minus sub team Ryekie breaks through enemy lines!
Evil Red: There they are! Get them!
Lots of small skirmishes as the party continues running!
Evil Purple: Don't think you'll get away!
The endless battles keep chipping away at the party...
Seiichirou: We haven't even gotten a kilometer away and they still keep coming!
Roiker: Turning our live cameras on and off in this chaos and trying to hide our location cuts down on the VP we can get...how long will we have to keep this up?
Akashi: Quit whining and help fight! They'll surround us again if we--urk!
Santetsu: ...I suppose we are pushing you a lot. Your shoulder movements look unnatural.
Akashi: N-no you aren't! This is nothing!
MC: Akashi, you're hurt!? Don't push yourself!

Akashi: N-nothing you need to worry about! I'm pretty tough, so I won't go down from this!
Danzo: ...this ain't good. They're coming from behind.
Seiichirou: What!? Is it the guys we let go earlier!?
Danzo: Nah, he'd come even if we did let him go. It's gonna be terribad if we get pincered while this tired out.
Akashi: Bad!? What do we do then!?
Evil Green: The target! Hurry, over here!
Seiichirou: ...Danzo. If it comes to it, run from here with MC by yourself. We'll hold them back this time.
MC: NO!

Akashi: ...oh well. That way, MC won't get caught at least.
Santetsu: If Danzo has to protect and escape with MC alone...well it's not that good a plan, but sometimes you just have to make some sacrifices.
Roiker: ...indeed. We might not be able to handle all this by ourselves...hmm?
Roiker's starglobe radar is giving Roiker some surprising info.
Roiker: Enemy numbers are...decreasing?
Akashi: What!? Does that mean Justice and the others are...!?
Roiker: ...no. An enemy is...taking down the other enemies?
MC: What?

Seiichirou: What's going on? Internal discord?
Santetsu: L-look, over there...
Santetsu points to Akashi Alter, incoming!
MC: I-it's him!
Akashi: !! That asshole!
The party readies to fight and Danzo holds tightly to MC. Akashi Alter slowly approaches.
Akashi Alter: ...
But Akashi Alter is holding some steel beam piece over his shoulders and doesn't seem to be coming
to attack the party. He actually walks past the party when he gets close enough. Reaction shots all around!
Akashi: Wha...?
Akashi Alter stops in front of the Evil Ninjas.

Evil Purple: !? What!?
Evil Yellow: Why aren't you capturing them!? And why are you pointing your weapon at us!?
Akashi Alter: ...! Knight of Owner!
Evil Purple: Wha--AAAA
Evil Yellow: What are you--aaaagh!
Double hit!
Akashi: What!?
Seiichirou: Danzo, what's going on!?
Danzo: I-I don't know! This is outside the scope of what I've seen!
Evil Red: HQ! HQ! The new guy betrayed us! We need reinforceme--huh!?
Akashi Alter: Oh it'll be over before they get here. (swings)
Evil Red: OOUGH
Evil Blue: Damn you--WAAGH

MC: WAIT WHAT
Akashi Alter smashes ALL the Evil Ninjas! But none of them can even find the time to get back up to try to fight back.
Roiker: He...saved us?
Santetsu: We can't relax, but...it seems so...
Finally, all Evil Ninjas defeated. Everyone stares in shock. Akashi Alter dumps the steel beam and looks up into the sky, apparently muttering to himself.
Akashi Alter: ...I really WAS off the mark.
End of Episode

Kabukicho Night Festival Episode 1 Part You (Abridged)

A few days after MC was picked to go on the student exchange program. Some host club Tsukuyomi invited MC to.
Tetsugyuu: Welcome, Boss! Wow you really came! Tell me if you're gonna go out in town so I can come with!
Ibaraki: Tetsuya's gonna yell again if you do. MC isn't really one of us Outlaws. And Senpai? You gotta follow our rules if you're gonna stay on our turf. I'm your kouhai at Shinkuku, but here I'll be the big guy who'll show you the ways of--
Suzuka: Yeah sure whatever, calm down Ibaraki. MC's the Emperor's guest and still an outsider, not a freeloader underling you can lord over. And MC, you need to understand this too if you're staying in Kabukicho. Got it?
MC: Hi Tetsugyuu! / I'll follow you, Big Bro Ibaraki! / Should I call you Sis then, Suzuka?
(A) Tetsugyuu: Yeah! Man, maybe I'll get picked to go on an exchange program too? I think I'll ask Gang Leader Sanat Kumara and student council Sanmoto tomorrow!
Ibaraki: ...you don't get it? Fine, I'll explain it to you again.
(B) Ibaraki: Oh my god you can't just call me that! You have to call someone as great as Shuten that!
Suzuka: Come on, you can just show off your good side here too then, right?
(C) Suzuka: Y-you idiot! Don't go dissing me during your exchange student stay! But if you're going to go that far, I'll just have to watch over you!
Tetsugyuu: But I wanted to take care of the boss!

Tsukuyomi: Aww, I'm so happy everyone is opening up to you so fast, MC.
Lots of the Outlaws have come to welcome Tsukuyomi and MC. And then there's Tetsuya to the side making a face.
Tetsuya: ...what's so great about this? Even Suzuka is jumping for joy, god.
Ellie: Tetsuya you always act like a thug, but you never loosen up.
Tsukuyomi: Oh no Queen, it's because we got someone like Tetsuya around that we can do what we want.
Tetsuya: (sigh) Well thanks for giving a mutt like me the annoying work that suits me. And if you really are thankful for me, you could stand to work more since you're the boss.
Tsukuyomi: Boys, can you pass out drinks to everyone? We should have a toast with MC here.
Ellie: I'mma go on a walk, leave mine on the table.
Tetsuya: Goddammit.

Gyoubu: Now now, Onogami you can let it go for today. Customers and guests like it better when things are more relaxed. I'll take patrol for the day, so please watch over everyone in the club.
Gyoubu walks out, and MC then walks up to Tetsuya.
MC: I'll be in your care for now / Sorry for the trouble / So we good now?
(A) Tetsuya: I don't look after people who aren't paying. It's Tsukuyomi who had your room set up. Just go to school like a good kid and there'll be less problems going around.
(B) Tetsuya: Yeah, this is a huge pain in the ass and you got balls to come anyway...but if you're gonna be that compliant, I can at least treat you as a customer.
(C) Tetsuya: Did you not get yet that you piss me off acting that way? You're still gonna be an outsider here, and the town won't like you as long as you're part of some other guild. You could at least stop barging through the front door like you own the place, god.

Tetsuya: Come on, stop bothering with me, take your drink, and go back to everyone else. (takes two drinks from a coming mobster and gives one to MC)
Tsukuyomi: Everyone have a drink? My treat today, so please get along with my guest. To Kabukichi's development, the Outlaws's future, and our guest. Cheers.
And so the calm welcoming party went on into the night as MC's Kabukicho life began.
The next day
MC: I should wake up Tsukuyomi up soon / I should've napped too / Time to go to school...
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(A) MC goes into Tsukuyomi's room and shakes him.
Tsukuyomi: ...hrmmm? Is it time to go? Yawn...
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Once Tsukuyomi is up, MC gets ready. Then they picked up some clothes in the corner that Tsukuyomi had talked about last night.
MC: I have to wear this? Why?

Later
Fortuneteller Tsukuyomi: Oh, have you changed too MC? It looks like we have matching costumes.
MC: You look great! / You always look good in anything / Are you a wizard?
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(A) Tsukuyomi: Thanks. Heh, you look great too. I'm glad we happened to get matching costumes.
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Tsukuyomi: Kresnik-sensei gave me these clothes and told me the idea was that I'd be a fortune teller in a vampire's castle. He wanted us to come to school dressed for the Fes starting tomorrow. I suppose it's meant to show us positively participating in the festival despite being outsiders?
MC: Huh...? Am I not welcome? / I like this.
(AB) Tsukuyomi: Remember what Kabukicho people are like. They never like anyone at first brush. This is the same thing. Everyone who comes here has been hurt, and that includes the school. But relax. Suzuka, Ellie, and I can come help if anything happens.
(C) Tsukuyomi: Haha, you don't fear anything ever, do you? Maybe you'll fit in better at the school than I will.

Tsukuyomi: ...you know, a fortuneteller fits me so well, even if this is just a costume.
MC: What's the connection? Can you tell fortunes? / Can people from Takamagahara tell fortunes?
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(AB) Tsukuyomi: I've learned a lot of things to entertain my guests. I don't know much about divination, but I'm interested in simple fortune telling at least.
(C) Tsukuyomi: I could do anything for you...kidding. But life took me around so I know about Wa no Kuni's sukuyoudo astrology and Tokyo's astrology. It's only dabbling though, just good enough for entertaining guests and some other things.
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Tsukuyomi: If you're interested, I could show you sometime. (checks the time) It's about time we go. Ready? There's no class today, but it'd be better if we didn't get off on the wrong foot by being late.

Later
Tsukuyomi: Hmm, it's hard going around wet streets in this outfit. Or maybe I should consider us lucky that the rain stopped when it was time for us to go to school? Now how about we go over what we talked about the other day? Kabukicho Academy is holding a festival starting tomorrow, and the Queen has told me the theme is a castle a vampire lives in. That'd make us fortune tellers the vampire invited over. We weren't told to act in particular way, so I guess it's fine for us to treat it like one big costume party?
MC: How about we set up a fortune telling booth? / Is Ellie dressing up? / Are only some of the students dressing up?
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(A) Tsukuyomi: Ooh, nice idea. I'll think about it if the students accept us.
(BC) Tsukuyomi: Secret~.
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Tsukuyomi: Oh right, the Outlaws said they'd come on the day the Fes starts.

Meanwhile at Kabukicho
Sphinx: Waaah! My power won't work and some crazy strong pharaoh smashed my mask! And what the hell is this tablet thingy!?
Sphinx is wandering in the school grounds fiddling with his free phone.
Sphinx: Wow, it's like the ocean is spreading here. Is it all the rain? It's been raining all day after the sun came up. I'm glad I found that school store thing that had food inside that temple though...but I haven't found anyone from Aaru so far. Is there anyone like that here in Tokyo...?
Sphinx loses interest in the phone and thinks back on what's happened so far. He's lost and seen all sorts of new races, but none with features he recognized. The only one he feels a connection to was the one they called Queen.
In Aaru, pharaohs are people with a specific duty chosen directly by the World Representative. If they exist inside temples, then Tokyo must have a similar faith to Aaru. Or at least that's what Sphinx thinks from what he's seen. But again, Sphinx hasn't met anyone he feels like they also came from Aaru, and he worries he might be here alone in some strange place.

Sphinx: ...ugh, I should stop thinking about things that aren't even assumptions. Anyways, how do I get my power back? OOF!
Sphinx bumps into MC.
MC: Sorry, you okay?
Sphinx: Ow. No, I should apologize. Wait, I dropped that tablet thingy!
MC: (looks around) What's it look like? Is it the thing Tsukuyomi caught?
Tsukuyomi: ...I see. You call this a tablet? I'm glad I caught it before it fell into a puddle. Did you just get summoned to Tokyo? (gives back phone)
Sphinx: Y-yes...wait, you know what this is!?
Tsukuyomi: Yep. Pretty much every Transient in Tokyo knows what it is. And people with the App on their phones, right MC?
MC: Don't look at ME! / Yep. Want me to teach you?
(A) Tsukuyomi: Whoops, I'm in the habit of leaving a lot of tasks to my guildmates. But you were thinking you can't just leave this boy alone now, right?

Sphinx: Really!? Okay, tell m--I MEAN I'll figure it out if you tell me how it works! But I can hear you out if you wanna show me!
MC: (teach him) / I'll show you if you let me pet you
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(B) Sphinx: Wat. We literally just met! Are you as stupid as Seth!? You probably won't understand, but that's a huge diss right there. I'll think about letting you pet me if you grovel and lick my feet though. If not, then get lost. I'll let you go if you leave with your tail between your legs!
Tsukuyomi: Aww, that's too bad. I hear MC's petting has the mysterious magic touch to it.
Sphinx: GASP! Y-you're just trying to bait me! Whatever, just tell me how this phone? thingy works already!
---
MC teaches Sphinx how to use the phone and the app and also a simple explanation of the worlds and Transients.
Sphinx: ...oh, so this app is translating for us. Dunno who made it, but I guess that's how Tokyo keeps orderly with all these world connections. And I can use the phone to talk to or send messages to people far away. Cool!

Tsukuyomi: Wow, I'm surprised at how much you gleaned from that little explanation.
Sphinx: Ha! My brain's on another level compared to your trash brains! But still, thanks about the app and phone stuff. Oh right I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Sphinx, from Aaru.
Tsukuyomi: I'm Tsukuyomi. I'm from Takamagahara even though I'm dressed like this.
MC: I'm MC.
Sphinx: Cool, I guess I can be friends with you guys! (swaggers as he puts his hand out to shake MC's)
Sphinx: !! What just happened? I thought I felt something bad...maybe I imagined it?
Tsukuyomi: ...
Sphinx: Whoops, gotta go! See ya after I test something out! (runs off)
Tsukuyomi: Hey wait, didn't he just run into the school? Didn't he just transfer worlds?
MC: Did he come because of some process? / Yeah actually...is he an intruder?
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(A) Tsukuyomi: Maybe, but would he really come here alone knowing so little of Tokyo?
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Tsukuyomi: Running around isn't my thing, but I think we should go after him. Okay the--!?
MC: Wait what's this light!?
Elsewhere like a minute ago
Sphinx: Okay, here we go now. Redacted Invocation activate!
All the hieroglyphs power up, causing the school to overlap with some other world's scenery.
End of Episode

Kabukicho Night Festival Episode 1 Part Tsukuyomi (Abridged)

Tsukuyomi (narrating): You wanna know why I shine? To light you up, baby! This place is just a stage on the play of life, and I am your spotlight. You can shine brighter, you know. I'm here to show you that. It's hard being out there, isn't it? Lemme dry your tears! It's just you and me here, in a special place meant to make you glow. Look at the audience seats, look at how my shadow hides who's there. Over there are spectators and not spectators, and over here are people on stage and people who aren't. Now that we've split them up, let's begin with our story.
Present
Tsukuyomi (narrating): Hmm, maybe my big entrance with my cheerleader hype men was too much for my kouhais. Then again, I half look like my famous little brother from my old world like this, so I can't help it if it oozes charm, hehe.
Shirou: Umm...are you going as an exchange student too then?
Tsukuyomi: Yep. I'm the third years' representative. What a coincidence that they picked me of all people since I'm famous there.
Kengo: WTF is going on anymore!?
Ryouta: But wouldn't it be better for MC to have someone who's familiar with Kabukicho along?
Tsukuyomi: Haha, I thought the same thing as you Kengo. So blunt and straightforward. And thanks for your vote of confidence Ryouta.
Tsukuyomi (narrating): Oh MC's friends are talking so happily together. Far as I can remember, Touji and Moritaka are included this time too. My Pillar can only hold happy memories though.

Later
Tsukuyomi: So yeah, Shinjuku got notice of the exchange program the other day haha!
Tetsuya: THAT'S why you called us over for all of a sudden?
Ibaraki: Is this gonna affect Kabukicho the city much?
Tetsugyuu: Hey, does that mean Boss is gonna be a Kabukicho guy? Aww yeah! I wish I could've been exchanged from Umamichi to here so we could rumble every day!
Suzuka: ...well that wouldn't have changed much anyway. Kabukicho Academy's a school for strays. Not a welcoming place for outsiders, especially so close to the Fes. You know it'll be bad if you or MC slip up even once, right Emperor?
Ellie: Shleeep...
Suzuka: Stop yawning and snap to it, Ellie. Oh right, where are we gonna keep MC?

Tetsuya: Just put them on some sofa of some shop that's open during the day.
Suzuka: They're a guildmaster you idiot. They'll get attacked if we don't put them somewhere good enough! And then we'll get a war in West Shinjuku! I'll take on any fight, but don't go picking one, jackass. And we have plenty of people we can't just let be seen too.
Marchosias: ...thank you for your consideration. So what now?
Tsukuyomi: Weeeell, I've been thinking of putting MC in one of our guild safehouses.
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Tsukuyomi: I can't decide that alone, which is why I wanted to gather everyone together.
Tetsugyuu: Oh! Well obviously I--
Tetsuya: Slow down you. You have to think about it with a cool head as a Kabukicho citizen.
Tsukuyomi (narrating): Ahh Tetsuya, there you go again. Always thinking of keeping Kabukicho safe.

Tetsuya: Tsukuyomi, it sounds to me like you wanna accept an outsider for personal reasons. Are you trying to bug us into accepting them?
Tsukuyomi (narrating): Hmm, what do I say? He's right though. It IS true I want to accept MC for personal reasons this time, but...
Gyoubu: Sheesh. Tsukuyomi, shouldn't you tell us what's on your mind more? Maybe Tetsuya would agree to your suggestions then.
Kresnik: ...you're doing this for the guild, right?
Tsukuyomi (narrating): I smiled at how right I was to call Kresnik here. He's a Kabukicho teacher, which led to us all agreeing to him joining the guild too.
Tsukuyomi: Bingo, Kresnik! I can't give a detailed explanation though. Or more accurately I don't know it myself.
Shino: You don't have a memory of it?
Tsukuyomi (narrating): Convenient timing! Wow I'm always being helped by the adults. Maybe if we had adults around back when us siblings were...oops I'm getting off track.

Tsukuyomi: Well guys, like my name means, I'm the Moon Reader here to shine a light on the guild's path. I won't say I see everything that happens, but I can see it. You can read up all sorts of futures from the world's history, and from the compiled traces of the past on the moon. That said, all I can read are things that I personally find happy. I always do my best to tell you all these things, but I totally should be able to see what would happen if MC were attending Kabukicho. But the future's all clouded up.
Marchosias: ...meaning, there's something uncertain your reading can't see?
Tsukuyomi (narrating): Everyone started looking at each other when I nodded to Marchosias.
Tsukuyomi: Based on what little I can see, if something happens it'll happen because of me, MC, or something that happens at Kabukicho Academy. There's little basis to go off though...which is why I'd like to keep MC nearby for personal reasons.

Tetsuya: You indirect ass. If you're doing this for the guild, then I don't need to butt in. I'll just follow along and you do whatever.
Tsukuyomi: Heh, thanks Tetsuya. You never give your honest answers, do you? But I like that you take it upon yourself to butt in when it's hard to cut into things.
Tsukuyomi (narrating): Since we both know MC, I doubt there'd have been a problem if we agreed on the two answers. And Tetsuya gave his frank advice about not letting the guild be used in ways beyond its original goal. He probably thinks if things don't go through the right way, we might lose sight of our goal. It's cute how he looks so calm but is the most passionate about it.
Tsukuyomi: So is everyone okay with this?
Tsukuyomi (narrating): Everyone nodded.
Tsukuyomi: Thanks. I'll bring MC over tomorrow then.
Tsukuyomi (narrating): And so we all went back to do our own things until someone called out to me.
Kresnik: Wait, I need to talk to you.
Tsukuyomi: ...oh, Kresnik?
Kresnik: I'm sorry to ask this of you after the selections were just made, but...
Tsukuyomi (narrating): And now we move on to the day me and MC arrive at Kabukicho. I wonder if I'll remember anything here?
End of Episode Part

Kabukicho Night Festival Episode 1 Part Sandayu (Abridged)

Sandayu: ...Krezzy why are we here?
Kresnik: We're at the park because it was your idea that we eat and talk.
Sandayu: You coulda at least picked somethin' classier like an oden stall by the train tracks! And after all my help with markin' your students' homework. (sighs and grabs some convenience store finger food)
Kresnik: You're always playing dumb. You know this is safer, Sensei.
Sandayu: !!
Sandayu: Heh. Guess ya know me too well from all the times we fought in our old jobs.
Sandayu (narrating): We're on some bench in the park with no visual cover nearby and bushes kinda far away, so we can see anyone comin' and nothin' to be used against us. Nice wind, no foot traffic. Just two teacher pals gabbin' in the night! And we talkin' about that exchange student thing because of course we are!

Sandayu: So I thought those big three guilds were pullin' somethin' with this program, but it turns out only one of the big bosses from the guilds (Yoritomo) put this up. The REAL plan with this thing is for him to send out his own pawns wherever with no problems to spy. But then again you gotta be a bigwig with pawns to throw to use the program this way to begin with.
Kresnik: Seems to have been made insubstantial of concrete evidence because of interference from other guilds. I've tried looking into this exchange's details, but there's no signs of a third party intervening in Shinjuku or Kabukicho. For now it doesn't seem to be a guild war thing. Maybe the native upper admins are just using it since it's there.
Sandayu: Checks out with what I've found out.
Kresnik: Yes, it should be fine to judge this to be low risk. The students can enjoy their Fes without issues. Now we just have to worry about how the students will react to the exchange students... So anyways Sensei, thanks for supporting our students. Don't go overboard.
Sandayu: wait what

Kresnik: Well you know a bit more than me, so I'll be counting on you.
Sandayu: Welp, changin' things around to fit the situation and blend into the background is my best specialty!
Kresnik: Like how you sometimes call yourself an old man? You talk a little different now than when we fought before.
Sandayu: Hell's bells you noticed, Krezzy!? ...well, it'sa way to compartmentalize being a cool teacher at Kabukicho from being undercover.
Kresnik: You're suited for teaching and I'm not. Jealous.
Sandayu: Whoa Krezzy
Kresnik: I'm...tired of my old bloody life, so I thought about trying out a more peaceful life. I wanted to try teaching, guiding, and living with my brethren's children, but unfortunately I'm not...never mind actually.

Sandayu (narrating): A role sticks with you in this world, whether you cut it off or not. Anyways I'm Momochi Sandayu. I know who's worth knowin', and I'm the great teacher of the Iga Ninja Corps. I trained up a lot of students and sent them off, so I guess I am kinda suited to teach. It's why I kept being a teacher as a cover when I came to Tokyo. But Krezzy...what I taught were the ninja ways of doing things and survival tricks for getting through the Sengoku period. You had to know how to play dirty to be good, even with your students and teachers. It's why I thought always thought my students would turn on me someday.
Sandayu: So Krezzy...I can't believe a word of what ya say about living together with them. Not that I'll say that to your face. But you probably--never mind. Anyways, I just gotta use my skills to make my livin' here in Tokyo!
Sandayu (narrating): Bein' a teacher's just a job ta me. I'll take on any dirty job to make some money!

Later
Sandayu: ...what the hell am I wearin'!? Wha...? You got forced by the students to wear something too? But yer just tellin' me to shut up and wear this thing the whole Fes!
Sandayu (narrating): It's been days since the park talk and now the day before the Fes, and here I am puttin' on some dumb costume that's funnier than a three dollar note. Damn, these cute little jerks here sure know how ta pull the teachers into their crap.
Boy A: Wow you look great in that costume, Sandayu!
Boy B: I wanna see, I wanna see! ...It's so true!
Girl C: omg what genius put that costume together!?
Boy D: Good, looks it's fine even when you move in it. We made it with techniques from our home world! It's light, huh? It's not much as actual armor, but it's just for show right?

Girl E: You look just like a dullahan, Sandayu!
Sandayu: STOP CALLING ME BY NAME! Wait, you made this by hand? Holy crap in a flapjack! Dullahans are those headless knights from Tir na Nog, right? Hmm... okay, Sensei's gonna catch ya slippin' if you don't watch out during the Fes!
Girl E: It's hilarious how much more you're into this than us! Keep it up tomorrow!
Sandayu (narrating): We joked some more, then the students went back to the classroom while I went down the hallway. Gettin' along is part of work, and getting along pays. I am totally not makin' excuses...he says to no one in particular. Whatever, time to keep patrollin'. No classes today, but I should still do last minute checks and take attendance.

Sandayu: Man, the students sure are clever. They didn't really need to decorate much to make this place look like an old fashioned manor or castle. They even set the mood up by putting graffiti on the walls an--wait what?
Sandayu (narrating): There's something written in small giving off this weird vibe. Reminds me of stuff from my home world.
Sandayu: ...ain't this a curse o' some kind? Who'd do that?
Sandayu (narrating): I hurried back to the teacher's office tell Krezzy, and I saw those curse things a buncha times along the way.
Elsewhere
Kresnik: ...did an intruder get in? But when did they do this? I didn't see anything like this yesterday.
Sandayu: Maybe the conditions kicked in for the curse to start today. I've seen these marks before... (remembers) Aaru has these two different sets of scripts, one for everyday use and one for rituals and spells. I can't READ them, but I think the second one was called hieroglyphs...
Sandayu (narrating): And then suddenly the place shook in a way not like an earthquake and there was light everywhere.
End of Episode Part