Episode 6: True Halloween
Scene: The town square in Landsol.
Jack O' Pudding
Power... My power is overflowing!
Girl
Waaah, it's scary!
Man
Waaah! I-It's a monster!
Jack O' Pudding
Cry! Scream! The sin of forgetting me is grave indeed!
Miyako
He ate all of my pudding!
Shinobu
His spiritual power now is incomparable to what it was before... This is Jack's true power!
Miyako
To be eaten by the likes of you... My poor pudding! How rude! How unforgiveable!
Miyako
W-What's happening!? My attacks are bouncing off of him!
Shinobu
His pudding body seems to be absorbing our attacks... How troublesome.
Jack O' Pudding
Ahahahaha! I know! I'll eat you all too and turn you into more of my energy!
Jack O' Pudding
Haaaah!
Shinobu
Ugh!
Miyako
Shinobu! Are you okay!?
Shinobu
Yes, somehow... But we'll only ever be on the defensive like this. We need to find some way for our attacks to affect him...
Miyako
Grrr! Jack, stop cheatin'! That was my pudding to start with! It's cheatin' to use it to make yourself stronger!
Jack O' Pudding
It doesn't matter as long as I win!
Miyako
Aghh!
Miyako
I can't take it anymore. We can't beat Jack, he ate all my pudding -- my life is flashing before my eyes already!
Yuuki
1. "Aren't you already dead, Miyako?"
2. "Miyako, calm down."
Option 1.
Miyako
I don't need your sass right now! If you've got time for that, then get me some pudding instead!
Option 2.
Miyako
There's no way I can calm down! I've got withdrawal! I wanna eat pudding, pudding, pudding, pudding!
End of branches.
Miyako
I haven't eaten any in forever! Without any sweet, tasty pudding, I can't get motivated to do anything!
Shinobu
Sweet, tasty... pudding... Ah...
Shinobu
Miyako, tell me, what do you see in front of us right now?
Miyako
Eh? What do you mean, it's Jack...
Shinobu
Is that really all?
Miyako
...?
Miyako
... Ah! No, it's...
Miyako
A giant pudding...! A huge, huge pudding, the biggest I've ever seen! It looks so tasty!
Shinobu
Yes, that isn't Jack -- it's pudding. So, Miyako, I believe dinner is served.
Miyako
Amazing! Shinobu, you're a genius!
Jack O' Pudding
W-What's with you!? I don't like that look in your eyes!
Shinobu
Let's go, Miyako, Yuuki!
Jack O' Pudding
Haaaah!
Shinobu
Whew! Hah!
Jack O' Pudding
Ugh, clever, aren't you!? Then... How about this!?
Miyako
Shinobu!!
Jack O' Pudding
Heh heh, was that too much... Huh!?
Shinobu
I won't be defeated by a weak attack like that!
Jack O' Pudding
... T-Then, no matter what it takes... I'll take you down!!
Begin animated cutscene.
Miyako
The pudding has arrived!
Jack O' Pudding
Time to eat!
Jack O' Pudding
Ha ha ha! You two are all that's left! You're done for!
Shinobu
No... The one who's done for is you, Jack.
Jack O' Pudding
Huh... Ugh!
Miyako eats a tunnel through Jack.
Miyako
Pudding, pudding! It's pumpkin-flavored pudding!
Shinobu
Back to the spirit world with you, lost spirit!
Jack O' Pudding
Gaaaah!
End of cutscene.
Miyako
Whew... That pudding was so delicious!
Shinobu
Jack... How ironic that, in the end, you became the world's biggest, tastiest pudding...
Jack
Ugh... Damn it, damn it... Why couldn't things work out for me...
Jack
It was all your fault to begin with! It was all because you forgot about me...
Jack
I really just... wanted to enjoy Halloween with everyone!
Miyako
Jack...
Man
W-What was that monster just now?
Women
It looked like that costumed kid was the one who transformed into that monster...
Shinobu
... Everyone, our apologies for the uproar. How was it? Our show?
Man
Eh, show?
Shinobu
Yes. Halloween is a night on which mysterious things can happen... On such a special night, our guild decided to put on a show for all to see.
Jack
W-What are you talking about...!?
Miyako
Shinobu... Hee hee. Everyone, sorry if we took it a big too far! But we'll give everyone's candy back after, so don't worry!
Shinobu
This boy wants to enjoy Halloween, just the same as all of you. Could you find it in you to accept him?
Man
... O-Oh, no wonder, it was just a show! That's what I'd thought!
Girl
That was awesome! I really was scared to tears!
Jack
You... What are you doing?
Shinobu
I am a spirit medium... To save those spirits who still have regrets in this world is my job.
Shinobu
However, your loneliness... Your regrets cannot be addressed by revenge.
Shinobu
There is only one way to help you, and that is to connect you once again with humans, I believe.
Jack
But everyone's already forgotten about me... so...
Girl
... Um, hey. This candy is for you.
Jack
Huh? For me? But why...
Girl
Because Halloween's supposed to be fun for everyone! You're Jack O' Lantern, right?
Jack
Y-You know about me!?
Girl
Of course! Everyone who loves Halloween knows about him!
Shinobu
The celebration of Halloween may have changed, but the idea of Jack O' Lantern still lies within everyone.
Shinobu
So, then, why not try changing as well? To no longer be the one who brings a plentiful autumn harvest, but simply to be the one who cherishes this day dearly...
Jack
......
Miyako
How long are you gonna mope around for? C'mon, go on!
Jack
W-Whoa... Umm... Trick or treat! If you don't give me candy, I'll play a prank on you!
Woman
My, I wouldn't want that to happen, now! Here, have some candy!
Jack
Ha ha... Ahahaha! All right, everyone! I'm gonna take part in Halloween, too!
On that Halloween night, Jack was successfully saved from his loneliness by Shinobu, Miyako, and Yuuki. A truly enjoyable Halloween came to Landsol that year.