#ded housamo

[housamosimp]

Sniff, this part actually made me sigh in relief 🥲

I'm so sorry again for being late but I'm slowly catching up! Gonna draw something about the 7th anniversary!

Hope yall like it!!❤️✨️

[marreddream]

can you spot the imposter amongus

Based on Magia Report S2E210 /// https://magireco.fandom.com/wiki/Magia_Report/Season_2#201-250

[summocrap]

[emichii-the-mc]

Jolly celebrations is around the corner and a visit from a certain individual is approaching. Which side of Ded you'll meet depends on whether you've been naughty or nice.

[kairunatic]

[pof203]

A Summoner Birthday

Special Quest: Wakan Tanka (Part 2)

WARNING: NSFW scenes maybe present.

Though this merely an illusion created by zeroes and ones, the beach of the virtual fairytale world shown brightly as if it were really, giving off the same feeling.

ALRIGHT! LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!

(ignoring the picture above) For our boy, Lupin, and Wakan Tanka, let's celebrate.

(also ignoring the picture) Yes, this is happy day for them both. Even thought it's just pretend, I bless them with the magick of their bond.

Thank you, Mother. we really appreciate this.

Wakan Tanka: Yes, My Hecate, you're love is a deep as ours. Maybe even more.

Wakan goes to a table full of gifts.

Wakan Tanka: For this wedding potlatch, Our Lupin and I have prepared these wonderful gifts for you. Don't worry, the real ones are being delivered to your homes in the real world as we speak.

Your friends and loved ones go to the table and take their gifts with their names on it.

I've been looking for this book for a long time. Thank you.

And me and Choji have been looking for this sauce for a long time, too.

I know. We've looked everywhere, even online. How'd you get it?

I hope it's not an Invaders thing.

Everyone just became silent.

Seriously, Xolotl? You're bringing that up?

(also ignoring the pictures) I think someone needs to learn a lesson. Has anyone seen my mask? ... Or my chainsaw?

Xolotl: (panicking) Lo sientos! Lo sientos! I was just thinking of what Lady Hakumen said! Here, Wakan Tanka, take this magazine! You can roll it up and beat me on the head with it, or just spank me with it! Just please, forgive me!

Wakan Tanka: Of course I forgive you, My Xolotl. But please, just be careful of what you say. This is your brother's wedding, even if it is just pretend. And you're sort of right. Though I am now a Summoner, I am still, in some way, an Invader.

Xolotl: (relieved) Gracias.

Lupin: If you're wondering where we got the sauce, you have Claude and Snow to thank for that. It's a shame he the others couldn't be here.

Taurus Mask: I called them and they said they were busy... And Claude said he wouldn't come if you really were getting married... To him, that is.

Wakan Tanka: That's a shame. We have a gift for him, too. Perhaps another time. But for now, let us enjoy this day. (happy) Into the water we go!

I like your way of thinking. Let's go!

Everyone:

Yeah!

With that, you, Wakan, and everyone get into the sea and begin your fun, swimming, splashing, and playing. When you feel you swam enough, you return to the beach where Choji already had food ready. After that, you play some beach games such as volleyball, building sandcastles, and smashing watermelons.

After a while, you and Wakan go to one of the tents that are set up.

Wakan Tanka: This has been a wonderful day, My Lupin. Though this was just a mock wedding, it makes me excited for the real thing.

Lupin: I know. I really look forward to the day when this virtual wedding becomes a reality.

Wakan Tanka: I know... (curious) But, I do have to ask.

Lupin: What is it, Wakan?

Wakan Tanka: When you do get married for real... Will I be the one to join you at the alter? Or do you have another in mind? Claude himself said he wishes to marry you and he is pretty much an emperor who can give you the whole world if you ask for it. Me? I'm just a little buffalo whose only achievement is on the football field.

You sense Wakan's feeling and you place your hand on his big strong arm.

Lupin: It's true, I don't know for sure who I will marry for real when the time comes. Maybe I will be with Claude. Maybe I will be with you. Or I'll be with another. The future is not set in stone, it is always changing. But I do know one thing about you, Wakan Tanka.

Wakan Tanka: What's that?

Lupin: You are a little buffalo. But you're also a happy little buffalo. And, in the here and now... You're my happy little buffalo. It is you that I love here and now. And no matter what, we will always have each other. What we have between us is real and it will always be real. So please, don't be sad, because, right now and for a long time... I'm yours.

Wakan Tanka feels happy. This is probably the happiest he has ever felt in a very long time. You feel the same way as you both wrap yourselves around each other's arms. You both then share a passionate and strong kiss on the mouth. You feel your hearts beating very fast with such energy and warmth.

Before you know it, you and Wakan were now lying in the hammock with Wakan on top of you. You continue to kiss, not just on the mouth but almost every part of your bodies.

Lupin: I want to see... all of you.

(removing his briefs) And you will. Come to me.

You begin sucking Wakan's cock. You feel it getting harder and harder and yours does the same. Finally, as his cock was as stiff as it could get, you remove your own trunks.

Wakan, I need you... Come into me.

Wakan lifts your legs and sticks his dick into your butt. He begins pounding hard, but it was a perfect fit. He then takes your own and begins stroking it. His strong hand and fingers moving against your dick is so exhilarating, you were sure you would cum too quickly. This goes on for several more minutes before you both get off the hammock. You bend over on the hammock as Wakan continues to devour your ass and you begin rubbing your cock. He holds you strong and true as this goes on. After what seems like hours, you both get back on the hammock. You were now sitting on Wakan's lap, his dick still up your ass, and facing each other. You have one hand on your dick while Wakan's is also on it. He moves you up and down as hid dick keeps drilling into you and you were both stroking your own with the movements. You both then pull in for another long kiss.

Wakan: (grunting) My Lupin. I'm cumming. I'm cumming now!

Lupin: I can feel it cumming, too! Hold me!

Finally, your dicks could no longer hold it in as you both shoot. Wakan's cum shoot up into your butt, you feeling how warm and strong it is as your own cum covers Wakan. You both take a moment to enjoy this as you each take a taste of the other's cum... You both have never felt so alive... Even though this is just virtual sex.

(putting his briefs back on) I love you, My Lupin Stone. I love you more than anyone else.

Lupin: (also putting trunks back on) And I love you, Wakan Tanka, my happy big little buffalo.

You both pull in for one more kiss.

Shiro's Voice from outside the tent: Lupin, Wakan, we're wrapping up the party! Be ready to leave soon!

Lupin: We'll be there shortly!

You turn to Wakan who looks a bit down.

Wakan Tanka: I'll... be leaving ahead of you all.

Lupin: Are you going back to the Invaders?

Wakan Tanka: I have to. There's still work to be done with them and I have to do it. But we'll see each other again. Sooner than you think. After all, I have reason to come back, now... It's you.

Wakan takes a step back, but you trust him because you know what he is about to do next. A bright light surrounds him like a cocoon. And in a flash, he changes.

We will meet again, Heyoka, Our Lupin.

Then, it a flash, Wakan Tanka∞ flew out of the tent like lighting (basically as lightning). You quickly leave the tent after him.

You watch the lighting bolt that is your true love fly into the sky and vanish... But you are not sad. You are happy... He'll be back. Love always find a way.

AUTHOR'S NOTES: And that's the end of this fanmade event. It took me over a year to do this, but it was worth it. I hope you enjoyed it because I put a lot of time and work into it to show how Tokyo Afterschool Summoners is a really great game. Though some of these things that happened here are fanmade, including marriage, I hope this will give you much sense of wonder and joy.

Until we meet again.

[superchaipa]

Single pulls saved my sanity!

Santa is Ho-ho-home!

I have one (1) stone left! But it was worth it! No Ziz. No Choji. No Yasuyori.

I already had Itzamna from another pull a long time ago, so he doesn't count.

Père Noël is home. And he got a skill evolution. Scrumptious!

[mail-forwarding]

(Mystic Valentine — Monologue from Ded to Tomte)

I'm sorry I gave you my Sacred Artifact without considering your feelings. That was my failure as Santa. I understand why you ran. Regardless of what anyone else may think—including you—I think you handled yourself with grace, class, and heart. You went to great lengths to say me... to save us. So all I can say, as punishment for your actions... is thank you. You've presented us with a new Santa path, different from the one we've followed all this time. I'm so proud to call you my student.

There's so much more I want to say about the relationship between Ded and Tomte, and on Tomte's growth as a person as he takes back his memories (and in doing do, his agency), but I'll save that for another part, because I really want to focus on this interaction here.

This isn't simply an expression of gratitude or apology. This is Ded taking responsibility for his actions. He thought he was doing the right thing by Tomte by sacrificing himself; he thought he was making the choice to save Tomte's future, without ever thinking of what that future would look like for Tomte. I can't help but wonder if, this entire time he'd looked after amnesiac Santa Tomte, he was aware of the possibility this might happen. When the Santa Scoundrels began popping up, I can't help but wonder if, by going down this route, he was thinking of this as a means of getting close to his friend, and if he thought this was a way of atoning for the pain he'd inadvertently inflicted on child Tomte.

(But of course, none of that was inherently his fault. It's not wrong for him to simply exist; this is something Tomte had to grapple for himself, but more tellingly, something Tomte had to grapple for Ded's existence too.)

There's just something exonerative about this, not just because Ded is realising and recognising where and how he did Tomte wrong. He's also coming to terms with how he'd shortchanged his own life too; how his prioritising of Tomte, though understandable and laudable, closed him off from other possibilities. He didn't ask for help and he didn't seem to have consulted anyone else on what he could have done instead; that failure to share his burden meant that, however unwittingly, it fell fully to Tomte to bear.

And while child Tomte's pain was not his fault, adult Tomte's definitely is. By withholding information till the very last second, by forcing this choice onto Tomte, and then by making that choice for him, he took away Tomte's agency. However well-intentioned he'd been, he took agency away from someone who'd previously already lost their agency to Eden. He didn't mean to, but he actively made that pain worse.

It's important that he acknowledges that. No matter how good a person is, it doesn't preclude them from hurting others. Ded had Tomte's best interests at heart, but he still deeply hurt Tomte through his actions.

What makes this scene more powerful is the hope and reconciliation. Because Ded does learn from his missteps: despite all the urgency, the desperation, he does get to chance to hear what Tomte actually wants. He gets the chance to make actual amends and receive his actual absolution, and this is only possible because he and Tomte are finally on the same page and seeing each other eye-to-eye — he is finally seeing Tomte as a fully realised individual, rather than only as his beloved pupil that he needs to protect.

As noted before, Mystic Christmas is a parallel to the Main Quest. We are given of glimpse of what could be, if MC could overcome their obstacles and save the person they want to save the most. That ending is possible, but only if sensei is willing to be saved. Only if sensei is willing to see MC for who they are, rather than what he wants for them or what he thinks they could be. Only if sensei is willing to set aside his pride and ask for help, to let go of the past (of all those versions of MC that never got to live), to place yet another load on the shoulders of an overburdened child.

And I get why he might look at the cost of putting aside his convictions and feel that it's too high to bear. But sensei, don't you see? Sharing a burden lightens it. You've pigeon-holed yourself into a dead end, much as Ded did. You've lost sight of hope and of possibilities. You've lost sight of what makes life worth living, because you don't think of yourself as living, nor as deserving of life.

But despite everything, just like Mystic Christmas, Housamo is a tale of hope and redemption. That's why I think in the endgame, MC will revisit this conversation with Mononobe; and this time, Mononobe will actually mean his gratitude and his apology, and MC will take his hands and forgive him, and show him the way forward.

Finally read Mystic Christmas and.... wow, that sure is a lot of narrative foils going on... Tomte for MC, Ded for Mononobe, the unfair naughty/nice dichotomy for the Game/loops, the imposition of Eden's belief system for the superimpositions of the Exiles......

Heck, you can even make the argument that Tomte's struggle to repress his naughty side parallels the fact that MC is never given the opportunity to actually voice their grievances. They always have to be nice and forgiving, and if not entirely understanding, then at least sympathetic, and definitely compassionate. They always have to rush to help, because if they're not good, if they're not needed, then why would anyone want them around? What meaning would there be to their existence(s)?

(And the whole, "I hate the symbol, but I want the man behind it back. My life went to hell because of what he represents, but I want him back. He gave me an impossible choice, then made the choice for me, without saying anything, before I could even make it, because he knew that either choice would hurt me, but the choosing most of all. Still, I want him back.")

[mamaito]

[Housamo] Christmas Eve Transformation! Magical Amusement World [Part 1][2024]

(Santa School)

The place reflecting onto your screen was Tokyo's Santa School. However, not everyone are aware of this school's existence or what was even different about it--

[Snegurochka?] "Oh my, why, if it isn't big brother Jack that's being reflected right over there! Ho there, mister, don't be so shy and come over here!"

"… You don't want to? weren't you the one who said you wanted the two of us to go take a picture together?"

"Is it not fine to you that the two of us don't fit the picture together?"

"Geez, why are you being so stubborn, I said it's fine for you to get closer to me for the picture."

"Ohoh, there seems to be something beating really hard just now, continue being like that and you'll turn into a snowman that's carrying a drum!"

[Frost Fairy?] "Hey! Stop pulling! … Hah, is this fine now?"

[Snegurochka?] "Heheh, well then, let's go! Ito, everyone… Can you see us?"

[Snegurochka] "I am Snegurochka! … Why, that's how I wish to be remembered as."

[Jack Frost] "Jack Frost… Good grief, how did I get caught up into this.."

[All] "…"

Snegurochka peers into a screen and the girl said each and everyone's name tenderly with a smile.

The most anticipated time of the year in this world, Christmas, is said to make one of the heart thumping events. In other words, Santa is rather busy in this period.

This here is Santa school's headmaster, Ded. A huge amount of paperwork could be seen stacked and pressed against him.

[Ded]

"Let's see here.. Next are requests from stores that are in need of assistance for their customer attraction events."

The working santa's here are still fledgelings who dream and aspire to become one, going through lengths till their very last breath if they need to.

[Ded] "It is regretful to say this… But today's target goal is going to be a difficult one. We would have to reschedule our schedules, don't we?"

[Yule] "Um~ Mr. Ded? Now's a good time to say it, yes?"

[Krampus] "Erm- There is one more, but an entirely different matter that I would like the headmaster to be aware of."

[Ded] "Whaa!? Did someone get hurt? The two of you don't seem particularly unease about it."

The headmaster of this Santa school, Ded, was surprised at the arrival of his students in his office, noting that these ones skills have been progressing rather well so far.

[Krampus] "No, I'm sorry, we'll try to knock next time. It's just that you've been so absorbed and fully concentrated on your work that you've barely noticed us coming in…"

[Yule] "That's right, the main issue here is that we didn't know when's the right time to approach you about it. The truth is, you have a visitor coming and wanted to personally give their greetings to you."

From behind Ded, the window outside of the office was opened and let themselves into the room. A white wolf girl that's wearing a uniform appeared.

[Snegurochka] "… Eheheh. Long time no see, Grampa Ded!"

[Ded] "S-snegurochka!? Is that really you…!?"

[Snegurochka] "Yes! Your magical girl, Snegurochka is here! Must've been hard for you, Gramps, so I came here to help you."

[Krampus] "Ky.. KYAAAHH! You're THE Snegurochka, the real deal, the actual magical girl Snegurochka is right in front of me TODAY!?"

[Yule] "Huh!? Senior Krampus, you know her? Do you have any working relations… With this little girl?"

"… Huh, who did you say your grandfather was? That you were the headmaster's granddaughter!?"

Snegurochka was the name given when she made her first appearance, it said that if you or anyone calls out to her, Snegurochka will appear, as it was demonstrated in this principal office. Causing only disorder in the process.

[Kramps] "Snegurochka! I- I am Krampus! This year's season lending assistance, I look forward to working with you!!"

[Snegurochka] "Yeah, I'm glad to meet you too, Krampus. I'm so happy to meet a fan of mine in Santa school."

As Krampus jaw slacked open from the excitement, Snegurochka pulled out a paper and signed it with her autographed, handing it to him.

[Ded] "Uum, do any of you two know anything of Snegurochka's magical girl persona?"

[Krampus] "Headmaster Ded, you don't know anything about it!? Magical girl Snegurochka was in the number one ranking winter live action show!"

"She's one of the long reigning magical girl in tokyo according to a slew of news this season, her face has been representing the time of winter!"

"The main title of the show! The lead protagonist herself among the group of magical girls! Snegurochka's very image plays a massive role in it!"

"There have been rumors that the girl's child actor was discovered during this time of the busy winter months!!"

"Right now they were able to get a rather difficult group to get a hold of to make their theme song into completion multiple times that their fame skyrocketed from how they represent the elegant and civil outlook of the heroine to the entire world in their musical composition for the live action show that remains forevermore the--"

[Ded] "I- I see. You sure are well acquainted with these youth's colorful culture."

[Yule] "Not just that, to think you are the grandpa.. I mean, headmaster, she did claim she was your grandchild!"

[Ded] "You are right to assume so, Yule. This child, Snegurochka, is a part of me."

The man's home world was Kitezh. Ded Moroz' grandchild was bore into existence using faith.

The snow woman of the deceased, Snegurochka. Her ability to command snow fairies into doing her bidding just by existing in their presence but most importantly is that she's able to create her own followers.

That's why it is accurate to say that Snegurochka, or whatever she goes by, could be said as multiple entities at once. However--

[Ded] "This girl here is the santa of [Envy], there is longing in her eyes, and right now, her sole purpose is to produce more snow."

"You could say [Snegurochka is more than that], because of the legends surrounding her, words of the girl being my granddaughter came to be."

[Snegurochka] "Yeah! From this point onwards, I will be right here with Grandpa Ded!"

Snegurochka loudly declares as she hands out her permanent residential occupancy registration.

[Snegurochka] "In the meantime, I would like to have someone aid me around the school for the time being. No, why don't we spend some time together? I have so much to talk to you about, grandpa."

After that, Yule and the others leave the principal's office and Snegurochka, for the first time, has caught herself in a rough start by tidying up the room.

[Snegurochka] "Mmm hmm hmm♪-- Say grandpa, where would like me to put this?"

[Ded] "Then, how about I request that it be put here? You're just as enthusiastic as ever."

"Nevertheless, Snegurochka, are you really here to help me just for my sake?"

[Snegurochka] "Mmh! I'm not lying. I want to do my best to be the best santa assistance there is, you did blow life into me, after all."

[Ded] "Hahah, no way, even if it is true. The longer I observe you, the more I see that you really are still a child. Did you want me to play with you more or--"

[Snegurochka] "Geez, stop treating me like a child already! I said that I wanted to help you out, that's all!"

"Grandpa Ded, I heard you say that you needed help so I can't help but look out for you!"

For her age, she is rather doing too much by cleaning the figures in the room. Whether she may seem reliable, Ded could see and feel that she was feeling a sense of loneliness.

[Ded] "Then, what is that you want on christmas? I have a meeting coming up but I may come up with something fast if it's nearby, come on then, tell me."

[Snegurochka] "Grandpa, geez! Like I said, I'm fine as it is… Ah, that's right! I would like a guide around the school please!"

"But, you seem rather busy, grandpa.. I'm sure the other students are busy as well?"

[Ded] "Y-yes, it is as you say… No, there is one competent guy that I remember, wait here for awhile."

Just as he said that, a polar bear transient with a much larger build comes into the principal's office all by himself.

--

[Jack Frost] "… Hah, you say you wanted me here in the principals office? It's not like I'm expecting an answer to my question or anything."

The large white male who just appeared sighed in exaggeration, only to be drawn to the figure cleaning the frost from the window rather extensively in the principal's office.

[Jack Frost] "In other words, you want to commission a graffiti or something? Then how about I paint this entire principal office in monochrome instead."

[Ded] "Oh no, the truth is, Jack Frost, this student here wants someone to show her around."

[Jack Frost] "Snegurochka..!? Um, Mr. Ded.. Ain't she the rumored grandchild of yours, I didn't know you had one!?"

[Ded] "Now, now. There was a give and take between us, Snegurochka just has a way with words, that's all."

[Snegurochka] "Amazing! Yo, bro, there is just something about you. It's really cool just being in your presence~ Thank you so much, Grandpa, you actually listened to my request!"

[Jack Frost] "Ugh, it's a damn kid, no less! Don't be clinging to me so much! If you get a frostbite then that'll be your fault!"

[Ded] "No, no, I am not that worthy of such a praise. You're also a child with skill, this should've been a piece of cake for you, no?"

"Go play with this child for awhile, alright? You must have at least some experience in entertaining someone."

[Jack Frost] "That's my line, isn't Snegurochka's the one who has experience in entertaining others from the beginning here!?"

[Ded] "Just as it is, Jack. I'm sorry that you were chosen to make up for Snegurochka's time in the school so why not guide her around at this point?"

[Jack Frost] "Whaat!? No, no, no, no… What's up with that, besides, I'm sure that there are others out there that can substitute!"

[Ded] "No, no, you were, in fact, the one who fits that criteria. I'm sure you have done services to children before, no?"

The two keeps emphasizing their words to one another, Ded implicating his actual intent just through expression, keeping the same smile on his face.

[Black Ded] "How about this, why not just take it as extra curricular support lesson?"

"I want you to protect this white furball, as my damn patience is at it's last thread, you hear me?"

"My hands are quite full here. So, can I depend on you or not?"

[Jack Frost] "Oh, shut your mouth, you damned old man. This is hardly enough to be considered an extracurricular activity for me, why don't you make up for this trouble."

"Besides, it's not like I was glad to be called out here, in that case, I'd rather drop out than hear you go hoarse from yelling at my ear."

[Black Ded] "Hah.. Some nerve of this damn kid…! Fine, as I am the one taking lead right now, I might as well drop the ball and kick it at you."

[Snegurochka] "Wait, don't--!! Don't be acting violent here when I've just cleaned it!"

"I'm sorry, I've been acting so selfishly till now. Grandpa, thank you for everything, I'll go and visit the places by myself instead!"

Snegurochka then leaves the principal's office whilst leaving those parting words to Ded.

[Ded] "… That girl has now seen the dark version of me. It is only but my fault for this dreadful creation."

"If we meet again I'm sure that she'll look at me quite different now, she might never want to play with me ever again. All I wanted was for her to spend a nice time here in tokyo."

"That's why, Jack, I said that you were the most qualified one. Why don't you just take up that girl's request?"

[Jack Frost] "… Tch, I get it. In exchange, I would like scholarship credits after my graduation from this school--"

[Ded] "That's a no deal, I expect you to do your classes seriously."

Jack Frost responded with disatisfaction and still ran after Snegurochka out of the principal's office, she on the other hand, was sitting and staring down the floor.

[Snegurochka] "… I'm so sorry, it's my fault that you and grandpa were quarreling with one another."

[Jack Frost] "It's not really your fault. It's that dark version of Ded who started it in the first place, so you shouldn't be feeling this way."

[Snegurochka] "Really? It was grandpa's fault?"

[Jack Frost] "It isn't that he hates you. That guy just has a way of causing trouble is all--"

"I may look like a failure of a student that's best left abandoned elsewhere, but it's alright. -- Come on, let's go, you wanted to be shown around, right?"

[Snegurochka] "What? I'm fine, don't worry about me. You were forced to do this request, right?"

[Jack Frost] "Honestly, you really are such a meddlesome brat. I said that I agreed to guide you around the premises, now come on, let's go."

The cold emitted by Jack Frost could even be felt through his hand, the chilly wave is still active even when idle but Snegurochka still took it happily and clasp her hand against his.

[Snegurochka] "Heheheh, thank you so much, Jack! I leave myself in your capable hands, you're also free to call me casually!"

[Jack Frost] "Don't be letting go of my hand now, and for starters, how about you stop calling me [Big bro]."

[Snegurochka] "Wha- How come? Don't tell me that you're embarrassed in calling you big brother..?"

[Jack Frost] "No, it isn't that I hate it but… Don't suddenly get so chummy with me!!"

[Snegurochka] "Then, how about Jack or Jacky? Hrm.. Just as I thought, big brother fits you better, I think… No good?"

[Jack Frost] "… Honestly, no matter what you call me, I'll still hand an ear out for you."

[Snegurochka] "Then, I'll leave it to you to guide me around the school! I can't wait to see what grandpa's school has to offer."

With a giddy Snegurochka holding onto Jack frost, the two then started their exploration around the school.

[Animation of them being avoided by students throughout the school.]

They went to visit the school grounds, dining hall, and the main classrooms, but Snegurochka's voice calling out to Jack Frost has him halting to turn to her.

[Snegurochka] "Hey, big brother. I know you said I shouldn't let go of you as we explore our surroundings.."

"Bro, don't tell me that.. You don't have any friends at school.. Do you?"

Snegurochka's question aimed right through his heart, so much so that Jack's voice felt as though clogged down his throat.

[Jack Frost] "Don't you know how to put down a subject delicately, especially when you know about it!?"

[Snegurochka] "Huh? I'm sorry. Don't pay me no mind, I was just pondering…"

[Jack Frost] "… In santa classes, it is natural and normal to ask such questions, it is common to do so to figure out if the child is being good or not. I might look like I seem to be the type to be failing my classes but I'm just a noncomforming type of guy."

"It's pretty normal to me now that no one wants to approach me anyway."

[Jack Frost] "(… Alright, it is essential for me to make friends for the first time, I-I'll summon up the courage and go for it!)"

Jack Frost's eyes were brimming with determination, scanning his surroundings for a potential opportunity to talk to someone. But no matter how hard he scanned, there just isn't anyone he could find.

[Jack Frost] "(N-no way…!? Are you kidding me, I'm so delayed that everyone seems to have already formed groups with one another!?)"

"(It's over.. My new school term start has already ended.. Along with my happy school life…)"

-- [Snegurochka] "… Is that why you don't seem to be enjoying school life? There wasn't a single person out here you could talk to, am I right?"

[Jack Frost] "Just as you said. Even I have tried initiating conversations with other multiple times, but it's still--"

[Female Student] "… It's just that there's this coldness about you, like a flu that's being churned out?"

Whenever Jack Frost was nearby, he would notice that the students and their friends were behaving in awkward and aloof whenever he approaches. He made a mental note about it.

[Female Student] "Aa, ahahaha! Jack, good morning! I'm fine, my bodies as healthy as can be!"

"Geez, you know it isn't the time of the year, you know? Why can't you be a warm type and let us wear something else underneath, you get me~?"

[Jack Frost] "Ahahah~…"

[Jack Frost] "Even though it's spring, whenever I am around my surroundings would always turn into winter that they can't help but cover up due to the coldness. You're a snow woman, so they'll likely be more fond of you than me."

"I'm a perfectly fit and large dude so people tend to pay more attention to me by surprise, some of them also had poor health conditions so a guy like me would be a no go."

"I get the hint and leave, some have even lost interest in talking to me at all."

Even as she was getting the hint in Jack wanting to be left alone, Snegurochka continues to cling onto him further tightly.

[Snegurochka] "Don't sweat about it, I'll be here for awhile. Eheheh, me and big brother Jack's school school life as friends will begin here."

[Jack Frost]

"… I look forward to it. It does seem like I'm just befriending a kid here."

[Snegurochka] "Again, just like I said, I request that I be in the same classroom as big brother jack will be afterwards!"

[Jack Frost] "I told you that there's not enough time for you to be in the classes yet! Y-you understand?"

"It's just impossible for you. Aren't you still in middle school? Well, in all honesty, I'm the one here walking on eggshells with you."

"The santa school is about learning actual abilities and determines whether you are fit for the role, you on the other hand is just a elementary student who's judging me according to your opinion only, no, perhaps you want me to tell you more about it?"

With those received words, Snegurochka opened her application. Not far long, she pulls the small object out in front of him.

[Snegurochka] "Big brother, just who do think my grandfather is that you're talking to? I am a santa claus, I inherited it after my grandpa!"

"Let's go, Ru-chan! GO ✬ SNOW MAIDEN MAKE UP!!"

--

She opened her compact and parts of the powder traces around her hand and then everywhere else, engulfing her in complete white snow.

The power of the snow of Snegurochka's body conceals her form till it gradually turn into clothing, transforming it completely--

[Snegurochka] "Magical girl Snegurochka, reporting in! Now, I shall be lending an ear to your plea!"

Once Snegurochka's transformation was over, she reaches out her hand to him. The outfit matching every little tidbit of what makes one a magical girl and molds her entire form into it.

A large cane is present and is thrusted upwards, causing a ray of vivid rainbow into the sky. Snegurochka also stroked a pose while at it in display.

The rainbow of colors is akin to a voice calling out from behind to get in the train by a reindeer transient who also turns into an actual reindeer to gallop around.

It was almost as though Snegurochka's trait could be compared and were as similar to her grandfather's as this body continues to bear life.

Jack frost on the other hand had only but the blankest expression one could make.

--

[Snegurochka] "Hold up~! If you could spare me some of you time-- [Oops!] I mean, it's fine if don't want to!"

[Jack Frost] "No, it's not that I'm leaving. It's more that if anyone hears you here I am dipping…"

[Snegurochka] "Whaa, what's up with that~? If so, then let's might as well just hurry and wrap it up!"

[Jack Frost] "(There seems to be only one santa here and a reindeer named Patty, both of them are hard to juggle so I might just repel them a bit here--)"

Much to Jack Frost's surprise, he starts to sympathize with it almost instictively. This small bit of power was too much to overly suspect, and so--

In the middle of the town, there was a man who seemed to be lost in the middle of the night. Jack Frost was seemingly by himself, standing at that time. But it wasn't the usual thing he'd experience, it was something else and he learned it at that moment.

[Ded] "Just the same as ever, your working figure is something to commend about. An unidentifiable street artist of this new generation, a santa claus."

"This work of yours, you have such incredible taste. During my time this was considered as something absurd but now you could put a price on that and make a living out of it. How about contributing some of it to the orphanage or any charitable institution?"

"As for the result-- How about I hand you an indirect present instead."

"You only reveal your true self during the night only, you know within yourself that you have the skill to appreciate the spacious area before you. The asceticism of an artist is truly a wonderful thing to possess so I have to commend you for that."

[Jack Frost]

".. A winner, huh? Such is the way of life, what good does it benefit me when it's just a bunch of graffiti of doodles. I suppose it is in my nature to be that."

"I do this because this is the only proof I'll have of my existence once I am gone, like a window to a blade of grass. I am merely passing time with the amount of lengthened time I have, to even compare it to some arts out there is…"

The spray can blows it's painting material away, but Jack Frost's line of sight freezes for a moment, someone else has completed the graffiti before him.

During the entire night, there is but the temperature that remains by the arrival of morning, and yet Ded's word were still there. There are children there who needs him--

[Jack Frost] "… I still can't discern your true character no matter how much time passes with you. If there is a way I can be permitted to elevate myself, this graffiti art I've been making might no longer be considered a criminal act."

[Ded] "Same goes to you, Jack. At surface level, you're thinking about wanting to leave this situation of yours and move elsewhere, right?"

"Little by little, you've realized that you're moving from your strict principles. One is from graffiti and there is another thing--"

[Jack Frost] "Teacher Ded, I am quite busy here and yet here you are running my ears off with your tangents whenever you arrive."

Jack Frost lends Ded Moroz only a deaf ear seeing that he seems to be laughing at how troubled he seemed to be.

[Ded] "There is still time for you to spread out your wings further, you can assess me as you follow me from behind and make your judgement then."

[Jack Frost] "… Teacher Ded? I wanted to thank you for taking the time in comforting me."

The headmaster, Ded, does as he promised and the two continue to talk with one another. Santa, as he explained it, is a role that one must commit to no matter what crimes he has done--

[Ded] "I.. These powers of mine are but compensated to sacrifice for others and obtain things for them."

[Jack Frost] "That isn't something for you to say out loud, do want to have a scandal or something? For someone so well regarded to do this.."

No matter what Ded says, there is but only the tender kindness, his words carry a sense of eloquence to it.

--

[Jack Frost]

"(Snegurochka, you have the same powers as him--)"

[Snegurochka]

"Big brother Jack, what's up with you..? Were you that captivated by my transformation that much?"

[Jack Frost]

"There isn't like that that happened. More like I seem to have recalled something."

[Snegurochka]

"Hey, hey, I wonder what's been bothering you, but big brother Jack's just my school guide, oh, what should I do?"

[Jack Frost]

"… Hey, I'll let you on something. You and I can continue this support thing by a long thread."

[To be continued..]

[justlarkin]

I still wonder if they're actually going to do something with Knecht Ruprecht in relation to Veles or if that brief mention was nothing lol. I haven't seen much of a connection between the two, but Ded and Veles are already associated with each other since he's believed to be Veles' son, Veles' winter hypostasis, or a member of his retinue.

Veles is associated with Santa because he's sometimes believed to be Moroz or Karachun, there's also the story of Elijah the Prophet and St. Nicholas where he takes on St. Nick's role while Perun acts as St. Elias, and Santa is considered to be a replacement for Veles similar to Knecht giving the sack to Ded in Housamo. Knecht Ruprecht is more adjacent to figures like Krampus though since he deals with naughty children. Knecht and Veles are both considered to be demons/underworld adjacent, so I guess they might've pulled a connection from there. Or maybe I'm missing some obscure Santa lore lol.

Of course Ded mentioning that MC reminded him of Knecht Ruprecht could be nothing or just another case of early game writing  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Idc, I'm going to ramble about strange old men who break into people's houses and beat children regardless.

[housamo-stories]

History project part 10 (Housamo)

Everyone was enjoying themselves as they explored the vast ocean liner, seeing the VR augmented night sky full of twinkling stars and the ocean a flat calm reflecting the lights from the ship like a mirror, it was all dazzling to everyone to see something like this brought in front of they're eyes, MC was in the engine room with the crafters explaining how the towering reciprocating steam powered engines work when they get a call from Hephaestus.

MC-yes Heph?

Hephaestus-Mama it's almost time for the final event.

MC-ok, but just hold on while I get everyone back up on deck.

Hephaestus-y-yes Mama understood.

MC then tells everyone that they all need to go back up to the upper decks as the main event will be starting soon, everyone complies to their request before going up the maze of stairs and ladders to get back up to the upper decks, once everyone had gathered on the top deck MC gestured them to follow them to the bridge, as they did so they told Hephaestus to turn on the .N.P.C's, and with the push of a button there are people inside and outside the ship wearing old fancy clothes and sailors uniforms.

Ryota-who the heck are all of these people?! They dress sort of like Claude and Snow.

They all watch as Men and women walking by not even taking notice of any of them.

Kengo-what's the deal are they ignoring us or somethin'?

Tsathoggua-No Geeez, they're not real, they're just .N.P.C's.

MC-that part is true, But they once existed.

Shiro-you mean these people actually lived?

MC-yes, right now your all about to witness one of the most tragic events in maritime history, suddenly a bell sounds followed by a shout "Iceberg right ahead!" which draws everyone's attention towards the bow to their horror they see a giant mountain of ice getting closer to the ship before hearing one of the crew members shout into the bridge "Hard to starboard!".

Kengo-what the hell is going on?!

Chernobog-It appears we will be in dire straights if we hit that giant mountain of ice!

Ahab-To ye stations!

the ship soon turns to port but unknown to everyone the iceberg tears into the ships hull opening 5 of her forward compartments to the sea, she then makes her way away from the hunk of ice everyone breathes a sigh of relief.

Shennong- that was a close one.

Ded-indeed I thought we would hit it for sure.

MC-but we did.

Kengo-what are ya talkin' about partner? we missed it by inches.

MC-did none of you feel the vibrations under your feet as we passed by?

Itzamna-now that you mention it, I did feel something of the sort as we passed by the Iceberg.

MC pulls out their phone and brings up a schematic of the ship before showing it to everyone.

MC-the iceberg ripped into the ships hull and double bottom, 5 of her compartments are flooding she was only designed to stay afloat with only 4, basically what i'm saying is that the ship is sinking.

Makara-Sinking?!

Tetsuox-I'm a terrible swimmer! you know that!

MC-guys calm down, we'll be fine after all this is only a projection of what has already happened a century ago, Heph can you teleport us to have a better view of the entire ship and speed up the sinking process a bit?

Hephaestus-yes Mama whatever you say.

Soon everyone is teleported off the deck and standing on the water aways enough to see the ship as it begins to sink, everyone watches as the bow sinks lower and lower into the sea until the water begins climbing onto the deck of the ship.

MC-this is being sped up, as it originally took two and a half hours for the ship to sink.

The well deck and front of the bow now fully submerge below the surface with a noticeable slight list to port, everyone sees lifeboats being lowered one after another while signal flares are shot into the blackened sky the water then reaches up to the bridge.

MC-Heph normal speed please.

Hephaestus-r-right Mama.

The ship sinks much slower now as MC begins pulling up monitors of the lavish interiors everyone saw earlier now either flooded or flooding with ocean water, MC soon gives another fun fact to everyone.

MC-just to let you all know the sea water flooding the ship is -2 degrees Celsius, that's 28 degrees Fahrenheit, help will arrive 3 hours from now, but she is now entering her final moments.

Makara-you serious?! That's way to cold for me.

Aegir-y-yes, I agree even I would dare not swim in such frigid conditions.

Everyone sees the water now starting to make its way up to the boat deck and see the lavish staircase on the monitor flood with people trying to escape the cold water pouring in, while this happens they hear a melody coming from the now doomed vessel.

Claude-what is this music we hear , it sounds...saddening

Snow-agreed, it sounds like...a funeral march.

MC-it's the white star's musicians, they were told to play music to try and calm the passengers...but now they're playing their swan song it is called "nearer my god to thee".

Everyone watches with sullen and sad looks on their faces as the bridge is pulled under and the staircase floods more and more before seeing the funnel above the bridge collapse, the staircase windows are busted in as the uneven pressure presses in and shatters them, the staircase fills with more water, beginning to drown the elegantly carved clock, then to everyone's horror the glass dome overhead shatters, a torrent of water raining down upon those still inside as the staircase finally goes under, the 2nd funnel soon collapses into the sea, everyone can hear the people yelling and screaming and the ship groaning and straining where they stand as they watch the stern rising higher out of the water, everyone notices the lights beginning to fluctuate in brightness and flickering, before long the lights flicker off completely, and to everyone's horror they hear a low groaning noise slowly build before seeing the ship split in two between the second and third funnel.

Ded-oh my goodness!

Snow-truly awful!

Claude-such devastation!

Moritaka-this is most dreadful!, I haven't the words

Kengo-wow this...is really bad.

Ryota-all those poor people.

Ophion-truly an appropriate death for a Titan.

Everyone stares on as the stern sinks back and finally disappears into the dark abyss, leaving those in the water struggling to survive the frigid temperatures yelling for help and clamoring onto floating wreckage, after a few minutes the screams begin to fade more and more before silence finally falls.

Jacob-why has it gotten so quiet? I can no longer hear any voices.

Aegir-I know why...though I wish that I didn't.

MC-hypothermia, the people who jumped from the ship would have succumbed to it sooner then those who stayed on to the end, it seems 15 minutes have passed since Titanic sank to the bottom, out of her 2,200 passengers, 1,500 were lost while only 705 were saved.

Ryota-that's so sad.

Mononobe-yes Ryota, truly a great loss of life.

The sun begins to rise showing many icebergs in the vicinity of the lifeboats, and in the distance a small ship with 1 red and black striped funnel now picking up the drifting lifeboats, the name "Carpathia" decorating the bow.

Shiro-Carpathia?

MC-Carpathia is of the Cunard line, a rival company to the Titanic's owner White star line, she was the only ship that responded to Titanic's .S.O.S transmission it took her 4 hours to get to her location though as all of you saw she was too late.

VR voice-simulation terminated, loading new simulation

MC-let me show you the interesting way the ship hit the bottom of the ocean, me and Hephaestus worked for weeks setting up everything for you to see it.

Everyone-sure.

The simulation begins and shows the ship splitting in two and the bow separating from the stern before heading towards the bottom before the mast falls destroying the bridge in the process before slowing in it's descent a column of bubbles following it to the bottom, soon the bow hits the bottom, the impact blowing off the forward cargo hatch and sending it flying several feet in front of the bow, the front half bends forward as the rest aft of the well deck settles a column of water soon pushes down on the ship collapsing the sections near the breakup area.

Shiro-it's incredible!

Triton-ya got that right, the ocean is both beautiful and powerful.

MC-you ain't seen nothing yet.

the simulation goes back to the ship splitting but this time it follows the stern as it sinks beneath the waves, the stern sinks backwards before the hydrodynamic forces begin ripping it apart like confetti, interiors flying in every direction, the docking bridge is ripped away before the poop deck is peeled back like a sardine can, the stern then rights itself as it begins to spiral propeller's first, large chunks being ripped away, the cargo cranes thrown off, the mast spinning in a circle, the stern soon hits the bottom with a muffled thud as some of it's decks pancake in on themselves, and the mast collapsing to the portside deck, debris torn off on the way down soon settling around the stern.

Arsalan-truly a sad end to a fine vessel.

Triton-such power and devastation, another reason why I respect the ocean.

Hombre Tigre-that was...horrible to see senior.

Surtr-even the giants of my homeland could not cause such destruction.

MC-you guys think that's bad, the ship was still brand new she sank 4 days into her maiden voyage, the date April 14/15th 1912.

Everyone-HUH?!

MC-yep and she sank over 12,000 feet to the bottom of the north Atlantic ocean.

Makara-that's way to deep for anyone to go!, especially me!

Ryota-so it wasn't even a year old yet that's a bit unfair!

MC-wait till you guys see the other ship's me and Hephaestus worked on.

MC then presses a button on their phone before a new simulation begins.

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Hello again lovelies! It's been a while since I posted this and Housamo has since then translated a bunch more events, so I wanted to add them to my ranking system.

29,5: Go Get 'Em, Tiger!

Another of those short new year events. Unfortunately, it's the one I like the least. I already talked about the problem in Battle of the Valentines, where they tried to insert too many characters and didn't have enough time to develop any of them properly. It's even more problematic in an event as short as this one. There aren't that many tigers in Housamo, so I really don't understand why they felt compelled to cram so many characters in there. Like Otohime shows up basically just to say "hi I hope you have a good day", then disappears, and great I suppose? That kinda stuff is fine in real life, but fiction requires a bit more efficiency. And that's just one example.

Poor Licho at the end was as desperate to spend time with the MC as I was to spend time with him, but we kept getting interrupted and it just felt like they were throwing all these distractions at me to obscure the fact that they didn't have anything to write about. A shame really.

19,5: Nightglows of the Starlit Sky

What is it with Housamo and introducing the most boring villains? I swear I don't even remember what this one was called, and he was the main guy they introduced.

It's another of those events with a fun concept, I like sci-fi and space dogfights as much as the next guy, but the cast they chose doesn't work together all that well. I really liked what they did with Breke but I feel like they could have pushed it a bit further maybe? It was smart of them to introduce him as MC's savior, kinda the opposite of his introduction in the main plot, but yeah I feel like they could have gone further with that relationship. Where was my daring rescue? Me cradling a bleeding captain in my arms, swearing that I would save him no matter what? Where is the DRAMA, Life Wonders???

The battle soundtrack is an absolute BANGER though. Overall it's a very middle of the road event, neither great nor bad.

17,5: Virtual Summer Memories

I'll be real: this event is saved by Yamasachihiko. His arc is clear and easy to follow with a happy resolution, he's cute, bubbly and adorably silly, you just wanna smooch him on both cheeks and offer him a glass of milk, I mean what's not to love?

This event, like many before and after, presents you with a short list of characters who all get an "arc", or rather a miniature character arc, one after the other. But... honestly the contrast between the importance of those arcs is a bit too great in this case? Shennong is like "oh maybe I can have fun and relax actually", Cleaner goes "oh maybe I don't have to do everything alone, heh", and then you have Hombre Tigre who literally is about to GIVE UP HIS LIFE and you have to teach him that he is important too and that there should be a limit to his loyalty and DAMN, this shouldn't have been handled as casually as it was! Another banger soundtrack, along with some banger visuals made this an overall pleasant experience. But it could've been better.

16,5 Valentine Fantasy

I really wasn't sure how high or low to place that one, and it was ultimately bumped lower on the rating when I realized I didn't remember much about it. I remember having fun, but I don't recall exactly why?

I know that I thoroughly enjoyed Boogieman, I recall being absolutely astounded when I heard his voice lines for the first time (he was like "bruh I'm so nice but everyone's afraid of me" and I only understood why when I heard his voice, holy moly I would be scared too). Giving us a character like this tickles my monsterfucker side, he's a super hot "villain" but he's afraid of being vulnerable and intimate, which is rather compelling.

Balor's betrayal was surprisingly sneaky, in a game usually as straightforward as Housamo, it's nice to get a twist every now and then. This one was hard to predict while not feeling like it came out of nowhere either.

Another banger soundtrack, probably one of my all time favorites. We've really been blessed in that department lately.

11,5: Sunshine Christmas

Finally giving some love to our peeps on the southern hemisphere! And here I was thinking they just wanted an excuse to have Ded in a swimsuit.

I think this event had just the right amount of tension, with a genuine threat to take down but that's also a little silly ("Oh no! We must destroy the big piñata in the sky!" Where else am I going to get such bonkers plot lines?). It may have seemed dull to some people but I thought it presented some interesting challenges. The world of Housamo being based on belief, you have to make people believe that Christmas isn't over: on paper that's rather simple, but in practice, that's a real tough task to handle! Miss Ziz' pastorella wasn't as fun as Krampus' ranger show in Jiangshi Night but I did like how Choji's trials showed us a new side of him. Hiring some ninjas on motorbikes to make them steal the rosca de reyes and thus making them appear more desirable to the audience is both smart and surprisingly daring for someone like him.

Itzamna was very adorable, I loved it every time he called himself "this old lizard" and when he rambled about the past, he was very charming and it was a delight calling him "gramps" when the game allowed me to. As usual, the Christmas events don't disappoint.

That's it for now! But I'll probably be back in a few months, so stay tuned (or don't, I'm not your mom, I can't take that decision for you)

Housamo events from worst to best

Aight so I was bored and decided to rank all the « event quests » from Housamo, from worst to best. As I’m writing this, 31 of them have been translated so far, most recent one being “Seaside Fashionista”. So like, I guess here we go. It’s going to be a long post, folks.

#31 Raiders of the Lost Isle

Let’s get this out of the way: not a big fan of shotas. Makes me feel uncomfortable to be honest. So an event centered around one is unlikely to win my favor – but even without that, Raiders of the Lost Isle is strangely boring. It’s not that I have an issue with the premise (though I will say that adding another layer of amnesia to a protagonist that was already defined by amnesia may have been a bit much), but the execution is surprisingly bland. So little goes on in this mystery island! Tangaroa is the most boring daddy this game has ever presented to me, and Dagon’s expository evil dialogue nearly had me falling asleep. Not much to salvage here. The music kinda bangs tho

#30 Black Snow on the Hot Spring Mountains

This one’s a mess y’all. It’s so long, too. Did it really have to be nine parts long? Usually with these event quests, the beginning is a little boring, but when they get to the meat of the story (quite literally in some cases), it becomes a lot more interesting. For this one, it was the opposite. Zao’s introduction as a mountain enthusiast was pretty fun, but then as soon as he gives up on you to fulfill his “mountain healing ritual” or whatever it was, the story completely loses all sense of direction. It’s just the poor MC climbing mountain after mountain, meeting with so many characters who have absolutely nothing to do there, and being attacked by an infuriatingly large amount of wyverns. The part with Hogen and the Tengu school of sword fighting (what) felt like it was ripped out of a different story entirely. I genuinely don’t think the MC could have had a worst day if he tried. At least they allow you to be rude to Zao, for the sake of Catharsis. And no, Life Wonders, seing Kengo in a speedo doesn’t make up for the poor writing! I did like the part with Chernobog though – but I think his later appearances were better handled.

Also (last point of contention before I move on), for an event solely based on the beauty of the mountains, I feel like they should have maybe worked a little harder on the backgrounds. Zao being like “Look at this beautiful sight” once you reach the peak, and then it’s just… a blurry picture or an ugly 3D model. Not a good look.

#29 The Afterschool Hero and the Fantastic Boyfriends

Gosh, what is even going on in that one. The concept is really not dumb; they had all those backgrounds, characters and soundtracks from Fantastic Boyfriends, so might as well use ‘em. But the issue is they have too much of it – and they don’t seem to know what to do with it. I think this event is probably a lot more fun if you’ve actually played Fantastic Boyfriends, but it really doesn’t work well on its own. My main issue is with the plot in this one, though. It’s too generic. It’s actually the most generic medieval fantasy story I’ve ever witnessed, I believe. That part at the end when you end up inside the protag’s mind was very weird, but not in a bad way. I think that’s what I liked the most about this event. That, and Sol’s attack sprite, hehe.

#28 Lil’ Salomon’s Golden Week

That one’s not… bad, really. But it’s not super memorable either, and also really short. I mostly remember that one exchange between Motosumi and Marchosias, about what it takes to be a good dad. Or the part where Licht and Kuniyoshi become friends. Like, it’s pretty sweet, granted, but it doesn’t go really far. No new characters introduced either, no new sprites, it’s not a very exciting one overall.

#27 Battle of the Valentines

You might be surprised to see such a recent event ranked so low on the roster. I think the issue with that one is that they tried to forcefully cram in as many characters as they could – but they went a bit too far, and the event feels unnecessary crowded. McRoich doesn’t really work as a character for me either. For one thing “Youth” is a bit strange of a gimmick to assign any character, and he repeats the word so damn much that past a certain point I wanted to whack him on the head with a broomstick so he would shut up. Also, the “oh no my sacred artifact doesn’t work properly” plot line had already been done (poorly) with Gullinbursti, so bringing it back felt repetitive. Same thing for the “oh no, a collision of world” plot point. Out of all the collisions we’ve had, this one was probably the least necessary.

#26 Embark! Summer Ocean Adventure

I’ll say, this one introduces some amazing characters, but almost all of them are better known for what they do in other events. Ganglie is amazing in Desert Journey, Benten and Typhon shine a lot brighter in the second boat adventure, Makara has this short yet hilarious role in the Seaside Summer School event (where he roasts Claude for wanting to marry the ocean, long story), etc. The beginning of this event is pretty crazy (MC thinking that Benten intends to take a suicide while she was just trying to take a dramatic-looking selfie, resulting in both of them falling into the water and being captured by pirates) – but then it’s a bit of a roundabout journey, with no clear objective, besides going home (which isn’t exactly compelling). Black Storm is a really low tier villain too. I wouldn’t say this is a bad event overall, but it’s overshadowed by its successor.

#25 Year of the Wildest Boar

The new year events are always short, which makes sense. They come right after the (probably expensive) Christmas events, so there isn’t a lot of budget left. Sometimes that works, others… eh. I can’t forgive Gullinbursti for being such a lame character, mostly because he represents an archetype I love (the loyal servant), but which works so much better on other characters, like Tadatomo, Shino, or Yasuyori. Also the end where he goes alone in a cave to sulk is kind of a bummer, honestly. Like, why? Did they fear the Summoners would get a little too crowded if a new member joined them every year?

#24 A New Year’s Food Fracas: The Cleaner is on the Case!

I’ll say, I had absolutely no interest in the Cleaner before this event, but I warmed up to him a little. That’s something. I feel like reusing the slimes for the third time in a new year event was probably a bad call, though. Not much else to say, really. It was a decent event.

#23 O the Great Gendarme

I’ll say, I was very afraid they were just going to redo Black Snow on the Hot Spring Mountains, but this one really isn’t as bad. It’s not good enough to be called a redemption, but it’s still pretty neat. I liked Durga’s arc in this event, it was handled a tad more subtly than I expected. Also I was really surprised at how enjoyable the baseball match was. As absurd as it was to have a baseball match in the middle of a hike, it still worked very well. The villainess is forgettable, but you can’t win ‘em all.

#22 Gift from an apprentice Santa

Ah, the OG event. Not the best for sure, but still very charming. I love Yule, his earnestness to please, his insecurities, his cute little scarf, he works very well as a character for me. The Santa school is a really weird concept, and I LOVE IT. The more they add to it, the weirder it gets, and I have absolutely no complaints. Also this event makes use of all the kid characters in a strangely non creepy way (I thought so anyway – I hope it’s not just denial?). Absolutely love Ryota in the Santa outfit too. Now did they have to end every chapter with a fight? Absolutely not. It’s a good thing they toned it down in later events. Learn from your mistakes, and stuff.

#21 Valentine Panic

Valentine Panic is good, but it takes a while to get there. The feathers that make people fall in love with the MC is contrived as hell, but whatev’s. It’s fun. Having all the characters suddenly professing their love to the MC in the most awkward way possible was hilarious (big up to Gunzo’s declaration, I don’t think I’ll ever forget it). Sitri’s “cool cat” deal is annoying at first, but when you understand at the end that it all stems from his admiration for Kengo, it makes a lot more sense, and is consequently much more enjoyable. Bonus point for showing a side of Kengo that we don’t typically get to see.

#20 Clash of Floats

Just based on Nobuharu, I thought I was going to hate this event. Once again, shotas make me uncomfortable. But Tajikarao saved the event for me. His rivalry with Suzuka is believable and rather entertaining. They definitely cop out at the end though, blaming all the issues on a third party and not letting any side win the argument. Honestly I don’t think this event should rank this high still, and I was probably swayed by Gyobu’s waitsline. Yeah, that’s probably it.

#19 Seaside Summer School with you

Weird that they didn’t introduce a single new character for this one, huh? They were probably like “We need an event where every single character we have ends up wearing a swimsuit. ALL OF THEM.” And that they did. Well, almost anyway. To be honest, I played this one a long time ago, and don’t remember everything that happens in it. Love that they let me flirt with Ashigara though. Hate that they dropped the words “swimsuit contest” and didn’t let us see a second of it. Glad they corrected that mistake in Seaside Fashionista.

#18 New Year’s Sunrise

More new year stuff, less slimes, and more ghost. That one was sweet. Hilarious that Gyumao and Wakan Tanka get an alt, but Shennong doesn’t, when it clearly seems like that’s what they were going for. Maybe they ran out of budget a little sooner than expected. I feel like gathering all characters that share a common trait in a single event is a pretty fun idea, and I wouldn’t mind seeing it again.

#17 Valentine’s Extravaganza

Okay so. We all know that Life Wonders likes to cater to all their audience’s specific kinks. Mpreg with Temujin, vore with Marduk and his dragon buddy, foot fetish with Surtr’s giants, etc. And well, it seems like we each get a turn, cuz inflation is my jam (pun intended), and that’s what we get with Behemoth. So naturally I’m a little partial with that event (an event that must seem very weird to anyone who doesn’t share the kink, now that I think about it). I’m kinda pissed though, because there’s this whole mystery surrounding Behemoth, about what he can and cannot eat – they spend so much time trying to figure out the solution, and I don’t think the answer is ever revealed! Kind of a big oversight there. Big up to Nomad and his new dancing gig, he looks so happy doing it. Babalon’s whole deal about encouraging sin is also pretty great.

#16 Canaan – The Promised Land

This one is so interesting to me. Being a sequel to Raiders of the Lost Isle (must I remind you, at the very bottom of this list), I thought I was going to hate it, but it’s actually a lot better than the original. The problem is that it feels unfinished. Astaroth’s deal is never really explained properly, nor his relationship with Astarte. Like, I get that Astaroth is trans, and it’s great that we get a trans character in this game, but I don’t understand why he’s spiritually connected to Astarte, what he learned over the course of the adventure, or what he plans for the future. Transition is possible in Tokyo, right? But will he ever get there? Should I even be saying “he”?

With Canaan the promised land, they decided to tackle some very complex questions. The gender issue is already complicated enough, but if Canaan is supposed to be a utopia, that opens up a whole other can of worms. There’s also the end, where Bael threatens everyone with the ethical dilemma of fleeing Canaan at the cost of all its denizens’ lives. None of these issues are addressed properly, and the whole event feels very clumsy as a consequence. Still, as clumsy as it is, I really loved it. Astarte is such a compelling character, I really hope she’ll come back some day. But I don’t know if that’s something we can hope for.

#15 Valentine’s Time Warp!

An interesting concept, certainly. I like time warps. I feel like the characters they chose for this event were intelligently picked. Three grown men which serve as surrogate dads to this shy little girl – one of them being an actual dad. Don’t know what to make of Herakles in this event though. I know that a lot of people love him, I’m kinda sleeping on ‘im to be fair. But whatev’s.

This one should have been a little shorter. At one point you begin to wonder just how many times Echo can even fail to express her feelings. But it’s a minor flaw I think.

#14 I ain’t Scared a no Halloween

This one is great for the characters. Volos obviously, who’s just an adorable plant nerd, but surprisingly Alice too, whose work of costuming is actually fairly entertaining (love that they kept dropping fun facts about pumpkins, it tickles my nerdy side). Cu Sith dressing up as a werewolf for Halloween was the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen on a screen. Zabaniyya trying to let loose and relax in the most horrible way is always funny. Not sure what they were going for with Chernobog’s play at the end there, but it’s nice to see Chernobog having fun.

#13 Unfurl the Sails! A Golden Treasure Ship

This is actually the first event I ever tried out. I immediately crushed on Ebisu the minute I saw him. I wouldn’t recommend starting with that one tho, because if you don’t know who the characters are, it gets confusing really fast.

This one is obviously much better than the first boat adventure – at the very least they have an actual reason for going on a journey this time. The whole battle of the band aspect makes this event more diverse and is honestly really fun. Gives Benten something to do, thank goodness. Aegir is a slightly more fun villain than Black Storm, but not by much.

#12 In with the Ogres! Carpentry of the Heart

This one is short, but for once it doesn’t feel like an issue. Unlike in Canaan – the Promised Land, they seemed to know exactly how deeply they were willing to deal with their themes (racism, mostly). The answer is: not very deep. Which is not a problem, I think. Takemary hates humans, he learns that they’re not all bad after the summoners throw a special party for Setsubun. This carpenter guy is racist against ogres because he feels like they’re stealing his job, he gets hired, apologizes and all ends well. It’s simple, sweet and very heartwarming. That’s the kinda stuff I want out of my Housamo side quests. Minimal conflict, compelling characters who get to learn something over the course of a short story, and lots of moments that make me go “aaw”. This event had everything I wanted. I like how casual it was about revealing the new sprites (like, Motosumi is just sitting around with his kids, and they’re like “oh yeah we have this new sprite for him, might as well drop it here).

#11 Year of the Guardian Dog

That’s right! The best of the new year events is the very first one. Another instance of a simple concept executed flawlessly. Agyo wants to be a guardian dog, so have a little round up of all the guardian dogs. Garmr, Cu Sith and Xolotl all have very distinct styles – and though none might seem all that skilled from a distance, they’re actually more competent that they appear. This event is essentially all about making Agyo taste humble pie, but through the form of a nice stroll with MC and Moritaka. Also, letting Moritaka serve as a mentor of sorts was an interesting subversion of his character, he who usually ends up being the one mentored (either by Shino or Kimun Kamui).

#10 Desert Journey

Oh, we’re getting in the top ten now, huh? How exciting! Seth is another of those characters I didn’t expect to like, but I was proven wrong. Always had a tough spot for characters who act tough but are actually big softies. Love love love that they didn’t really focus much on the relationships between MC and the characters, but rather how the travelers interact with one another. It’s kinda similar to the Year of the Guardian Dog now that I think about it – they bring a new character who’s proud and confident, gains some allies he doesn’t think much of as first, but they end up teaching him quite a lot. I’ll say, I never liked Hanuman all that much, but this is the best they ever handled him. Ganglie was never this subtle either. He becomes a lot more interesting, without them betraying any of his character, or negating any of his flaws.

But I’ll be real with you, I don’t really get the Journey to the West parallel. Granted, I didn’t read the book, but I know a lot about it, and I was more confused than anything else by the parody elements. Well, it’s a minor detail.

#9 Valentine Jail!

Props to Life Wonders for coming up with a character like Aizen. He’s really really fun to be around; I always like a character who wears his flaws so ostentatiously. The fact that he’s really mean but also gullible and sensitive makes the whole event a catastrophe in motion – you know exactly where it’s going, and it’s amazing to watch it unfold. I love that the MC can tease Tadatomo for working for “the enemy”, if only briefly. Love how Hakumen doesn’t care about anything in that one, and is just proudly having her fun, walking around in BDSM gear. Oh the bisexuals must have been happy with that one! I also love that Aizen doesn’t change too much over the course of the event (which could have been tempting, but would have flattened his character considerably). Essentially Aizen carries this whole event, and I have literally no complaints.

#8 Let’s Go! Hot Spring Jamboree

Ah yes, the REAL redemption for Black Snow on the Hot Spring Mountains. O the Great Gendarme tries, but this one succeeds. Third time really is the charm, huh.

This event does a good job of putting together characters who don’t really have any reason for hanging out in the first place. Moritaka, Shiro and the MC aren’t so rare to see together, but pairing them with Aizen and Kagutsushi is a bold move, and yet they make it work! I love how they all get a turn at the “character development” trick. It’s highly artificial, but I don’t mind. Papa bear Kimun Kamui is just adorable (and I don’t usually comment on this, but I’m amazed by his character design too), Wen Kamui adds a fun twist to a character which might have otherwise been a little flat.

Moritaka is the real star of this event, mostly because I think the way they handle his problem is actually pretty smart (it’s true that if you obsessively try to get better at one thing by training daily, you end up being highly predictable…) Also they didn’t think it was enough to make him fight his past self once, but twice, which is hilarious (poor guy). The ending in the world of Kamui Kotan drags a bit, but that’s my only complaint.

#7 Trick or Treat! Jiangshi Night

Man this event was so fun. Oddly enough, neither of the characters that they introduce for this event (Licho and Sanat Kumara) I liked all that much, but it doesn’t matter. First there’s that truly incredible scene where Tetsuox learns to deal with his survivor’s guilt through a theater play that rhymes, like how crazy is that? Then Babalon and Motosumi engage in a “child stacking contest” if I remember correctly, a real thing that actually happens. And at the end, everyone gets to perform in a live ranger show orchestrated by Krampus!! Having some characters that we love performing a role for a fiction within a fiction is a lot more fun than I would have honestly guessed, and Krampus looked so happy with his idea, it completely melted my heart. I rarely had as much fun as I did in this very moment.

#6 A Fluffy Nightmare in Ueno!

One of the only events to prominently feature the Beast Tamers, and it’s one of the best. The concept is both interesting AND well executed (I’m still looking at you, Raiders of the Lost Isle). Exploring the dream world is a common yet tricky trope. In the dream world, anything goes, which is both a good and a bad thing. But they knew how to use it creatively without making it confusing.

This one is also good because there is an element of mystery to it, that is actually resolved properly (looking at you, Valentine Extravaganza). And the more it goes, the more it gets you thinking. “Oh okay, we’re in a dream. Some people have all their senses, others don’t. We haven’t see Kuniyoshi and Benten yet, what the hell are they up to?” Really well done. If they were to recreate a similar event in the future, I’d gladly play through it.

#5 Make a Killing! The Beach House and Andvari Falls

This one’s quality is a lot more homogeneous than the previous ones. It’s just good, from beginning to end, without many drawbacks, or any particularly striking moments. It doesn’t have an incredible concept, but it plays to its strengths, and it does it well. Those beach events tend to attract a whole flurry of characters, and this one is no exception, but most of them are well handled. I recall there’s a part where you go diving with a whole bunch of kids though… yeah, I might have partly erased that one from my mind.

Love the joke at the beginning when Adnvari is asking for a resume, and the MC can choose to reply “My blade can sever gravity itself”, like it’s a perfect illustration of the shonen plot and the slice of life plot mingling in a really funny way, I wish they did it more often! Other than that, not much to say. Just go play it.

#4 Seaside Fashionista

I think to a certain extent, Life Wonders know that if they want us to love a female character, they’ll have to make extra efforts. Not that we’re all terribly misogynists, but we’re all super gay, and it’s harder to distract us from a character’s flaws with chiseled abs or tight clothes on a chubby belly.

It works most of the time, but it works especially well with Arachne. I love that her issue isn’t lack of talent, or ambition, but inability to understand what the people want. I love how she’s a workaholic who doesn’t listen to people, but also an incredibly kind individual, who will go out of her way to make you happy with just the most perfect outfit imaginable. I love how she’s curious about everything, and often puts herself in trouble because of that. Honestly, Seaside Fashionista had no business being this good, but it was. All the new outfits they gave the characters are amazing (I still haven’t recovered from Amatsumara’s suit). The fact that we get to see a side of Tsathoggua that we rarely get to see otherwise – awesome! And as I said earlier, we got our revenge for that swimsuit contest from way before. All is well.

#3 Battle of the Bells! An Ikebukuro Christmas

Top 3 now! This is getting serious.

Since it’s ranking so high on this list, you might be surprised to find out that I don’t care all that much about Tansgrisnir (am I even writing that name properly?). Like, he’s sweet and all, but there are a lot of characters I love more. No, what got me in this event is the concept. I think it hit me when Transgrisnir hurt his leg and said that he couldn’t run anymore – when he said that the MC would have to pull the sleigh himself. A human, a teenager no less, pulling a sleigh, and flying through the air. And then competing in a race, full of people running through the air and pulling sleighs too! Can you imagine it? That’s so incredibly specific, and just so strong of a concept, all on its own! And to top it all up, they complicated the race by adding this element where you have to take frequent stops and fight groups of people in different wards of Tokyo. Yoyogi academy, Roppongi, Aoyama, and Shinjuku – groups of characters teaming up to prevent the sleighs from moving onward. And who doesn’t love teamwork?

I think this is genuinely one of the best ideas they’ve ever had, and I think they should congratulate whoever came up with it.

#2 Me-ow! Happy Illusion! The Festival of Magic Hijinks

Genuinely surprised at how well this one turned out. Another of these events where they gave themselves a lot of work; introducing Cait Sith and Tvastar, giving Ryota, Tezcatlipoca, Furufumi and Licho a new alt, and consequently a tidbit of character development, tying it up neatly at the end with the collision of worlds plot and the magic show, and it all works! I think Tvastar especially is a brilliant addition to the Crafters, because similar to Arachne and Aizen, he’s flawed in a delightful way. “Why won’t you let me help you” has always been a favorite trope of mine, so I’m probably biased. Caith Sith’s theme is a bop, mini Tezcatlipoca nearly had me cry from laughing so much, I can’t believe a team composed of Miss Ziz and Shennong of all people won a FOOD EATING CONTEST, but I’m so proud of them anyway.

Also I like that they slid some discreet references to the main plot in there. The world representatives being shady, how MC interacts with Mononobe, it was so subtle in some instances that it was almost a little spooky. Really can’t overstate how much I enjoyed that one.

#1 The New Champion of Christmas

If you’re a Krampus stan like me, you were waiting for it, and you’re probably bouncing right now. I have nothing but love for The New Champion of Christmas. Krampus’ introduction is incredible, because it’s so silly in such a charming way, I mean have you seen what the guy wears? Military pants, this absurd, ripped santa jacket that covers his face, the cow bells around his neck, the chains, whoever his chara-designer is they’re completely insane and I love them for it.

I mean all of this event is silly, and it only works because they fully commit to the bit. The Santa school has a dark Santa course now, which is incredible, Krampus threatens to give the thugs a big spanking, like can you IMAGINE if this happened to you in real life?

But then beyond the silly, Krampus is actually an adorable and shy little dude, who just wants to make friends. His character development is compelling and well executed. And can we talk about Ryota for a second? I love that they allowed him to have a crush on Krampus, something that they rarely do, since all the teenagers in this game must inevitably fall in love with the MC at some point. Shiro says something that’s absolutely wild at the beginning of the event, regarding that. Apparently Ryota crushes on people easily and becomes briefly obsessed with them, but it doesn’t last. Like okay Shiro, I hear you. But then Shiro casually says “this is how our friend group ended up forming” and I’m like HOLD ON, this is huge, you can’t just drop this on me and then move on! What? Ryota crushed on everyone? Shiro, Kengo, Moritaka, even TOJI??? And then they just became friends???? HUH????

Oh yeah, also they tie it up with wrestling at the end, and I have no complaints. A wrestling gimmick is a no brainer for Krampus, but it forces Ryota out of his comfort zone, so it’s good for two different reasons. Over all, I’m ranking this event first because Krampus literally captured my heart, and I’ve never so badly wanted to be isekai’d so I could just fall into his arms. I rest my case.

So yeah there you have it, I would be deeply surprised if everyone agreed with me, but that’s my two cents on the question. If anyone feels like writing a similar “worst to best” article about Housamo, feel free to dm me cuz I’d be SO curious to know how you rank them (or the chapters in the main plot, why not!)

[jbpeony]

Kengo rules okay. Takemaru and Kengo are the only 5 tsras ive ever drawn while I used the ticket to get Ded. I chose the light bodygaurd mob cuz he has a cool cybernetic beard thingy.

[summocrap]

[new-transfer-student]

i love this game *stops playing it for 3 months*

[kairunatic]

So you have two choices you can either get a rough treatment with Dark Ded

Or get Pamperd by Light Ded

Either which choices you'll still get Butt Fuck it's just that If you want it Gentle or Hard