~Ueno Mofumofu Nightmare: Episode 2, Part 1~

Things starts off with narration auto scrolling a recap, saying you’re at the Kingdom of Books and questioning if you’re in another world or not. But you’re going in together with Alp, Leib, and Fenrir making up the other party members.


Title card pops up, and this chapter is called Storm the Kingdom of Books!

Back to the present, you and Alp are scouting things out by taking notes and pictures on your phone. Alp says Leib told you guys to look for Jambavan, but he wonders if you guys can really do that in a place this big. The place seems infinitely large, and he compares it to a labyrinth. You either talk about not know where you guys are, wish there was a guide map around, or wish Shirou was here to help.

If you don’t bring it up yourself, Alp will say he’d like a guide map too, like in amusement parks. He also compares the place to some sort of attraction, but his thoughts are interrupted by a book falling over above him. You intervene by cutting the book mid air. He thanks you and fawns over you a little. You ask if he’s okay or say it’s good he isn’t hurt.

Alp makes an observation about all the books that keep falling and wonders what kind of dream you guys are in, but he quickly stops himself from saying much more on the dream bit. He then says the scenery keeps changing, so he suggests going back to see Leib.

You guys go back to Leib and Fenrir. Fenrir welcomes you two back and calls you Adventurers, Brave and Foolhardy Explorers. Leib yawns and thanks you guys for your work, then asks to see what you guys have. You either just hand them over, nag Leib to work too, or ask him to make you feel better by feeling his fur.

Leib starts pouring over the info and muttering to himself. After a bit he looks at you guys and pushes his glasses back up with his middle finger, then asks what you guys think of the place. Alp compares things to an amusement park attraction, and you add that it seems like it was hastily built, and that there’s a feeling of panic to it. Alp also mentions that it has a feeling of being unable to relax.

Leib agrees with the assessment and picks up one of the fallen books nearby and flips through it. The writing inside is packed in close according to him, meaningless and nonsensical. Just something meant to look good at first glance. He doesn’t deny the possibility of it being in code though.

Fenrir talks about how weird the place is and compares it to the time he was sealed off to Tokyo in an effort to avoid the Gotterdammerung. Leib notes the writing displays a pressured state of mind on the brink and the methodical cleaning methods despite that, saying only one person he knows does things like this.

Leib gets back up and stretches himself, then says that if the books are fallen at random and, more importantly, someone is cleaning them up, the best thing to do is head wherever there’s not as many books fallen on the ground.

Time passes as you guys follow Leib’s direction, and Alp talks about how big the place is again. He also asks if you’re hungry. You say you are and wonder if there’s food around. Fenrir tells you guys to stop since there’s an open area, which looks like a study room. There are signs someone’s been there, what with a mess on top of a desk. You call out and ask if anyone is there or call Jambavan’s name.

You hear the sounds of someone running towards you guys from far away, and Jambavan turns up in a state of low level panic. After you point him out, he asks if you’re looking for a book or trying to borrow something. He does ask you to wait since he’s busy with chores. Leib is baffled and asks what in hell Jambavan is doing and what is he wearing.

Jambavan freaks out at the sight of Leib, begging him to not give him any more work and offering to do whatever he says after he’s done with whatever. You look at Leib and says Jambavan seems afraid of him for some reason. Leib protests that normally he only pushes work onto him that he can normally finish. He reasons that if someone can do it then it’s fine if they do so. Plus he’s young, he can handle it. You either say Leib is an awful senpai or say Jambavan must be talented.

Anyways, Leib tells Jambavan that he isn’t here about work, so Jambavan asks if he’s here to help. Leib asks what he means, but he’s interrupted by an alchemist looking for Jambavan. The alchemist bugs him about returning to work and orders the guard dog to set rid of everyone. Fenrir only vaguely remembers guard dog might refer to him and says he feels like he was being shamed. Alp tries to tell him it’s his imagination and that he did not specifically hold a bone in his mouth.

The alchemist prods Jambavan about his work again, and you either comment on how that sucks, or wonder if kings were supposed to work like that. Jambavan cries and begs Leib to help, grabbing onto him and saying he’ll do whatever for him later. You then either observe that Jambavan seems to depend on him or be like Kuniyoshi and say you’re jealous of fur on fur contact.

Going A, Leib asks Jambavan if he’s been brainwashed. Jambavan doesn’t understand the question and says he’s always been himself. Leib then says that even Jambavan’s field of vision narrows when he’s under pressure. You ask if Jambavan’s okay and say he seems to be in a hurry.

Jambavan remembers that he has to hurry, saying he’ll make people mad if he doesn’t. But even as he finishes one thing something else pops up. Alp offers to help, which Jambavan thanks him for but turns down since only he can do it. You say all workaholics think that and say it’s important to know when to delegate.

Jambavan thanks you and initially goes along with the idea, but after trying to explain he thinks it makes things even busier. He wonders how things came to this, and Alp tries to pretend not to know. Leib says there’s definitely something wrong with him. He says Jambavan might be used to it and asks if he’s acting, but then starts saying it’s more descriptive to say he’s dreaming. Alp interrupts the thought by screaming.

You ask Alp why he yelled because it startled you, so he fumbles and tries to suggest that Jambavan can’t turn down anything asked of him. He also says he’s overloaded and stressed out because of it, so he sympathizes and tells him to take a break.

Alp then asks Jambavan straight out what he wants and what would make him feel better. Fenrir says Jambavan, Peerless Wailing Bear, is always busy though he usually doesn’t think about it. Leib says things make sense if you think of things as becoming a place where Jambavan’s subconscious worries surface. He also says that shouldn’t be enough for an overworld shift to occur and wonders how things happened. Alp moans to himself to the side.

Anyways, Jambavan tries to excuse himself, so Leib orders him to stay. He tries to protest, but Leib says the current hypothesis has Jambavan as the source of the shift and that he’d normally understand. Jambavan says he doesn’t, saying this is reality to him. Leib wonders if he needs to be a bit nicer to him.

Leib then suggests shock therapy to wake Jambavan up, and Alp is taken aback asking if he means with ice water or electricity. You either say that’s cruel, point out that Jambavan is crying, or try to soothe him. Going C, he still sobs but thanks you. Leib backtracks a little and says it was only one possibility, asking you guys not to take it so seriously. Then he tells Jambavan to stop crying and to calm down a little.

Leib says Jambavan should stop working and rest for now. Jambavan seems touched by the suggestion but panics about all the fallen books he has to clean up. As he cries about what he should do, Alp notices something wrong is happening. Leib tries to get through to him, but Jambavan insists he has to get back to work

His mental state frazzles as he starts to become giant sized, holding his head and yelling. You yell about this turn of events and question how it’s happening. Leib is shocked and says he isn’t supposed to have that sort of power, then wonders if it’s an overworld shift effect or if someone is manipulating him. Alp internally freaks about the Dream Holder starting to go on a rampage, saying he has to stop him since it’s dangerous and that this is his duty.

The alchemist tries to get Library King Jambavan to get a grip on himself, and another alchemist says he still has so much work to do. Both pester him for help, and yet more alchemists flood in to the place. Jambavan caves and says he’ll help, then yells about how busy he is. You either try to get Jambavan to calm down, ask what’s wrong with the others, or say it’s scary.

Alp questions what’s happening with all the people coming in, but he sets that aside to say Jambavan is too popular and takes it as a challenge. Jambavan begs Leib to let him leave, growing steadily more berserk and bigger, which causes more books to be knocked down. Then he threatens to take you guys down for getting in the way.

Leib says he has some trouble keeping up but he says you’ll all be crushed under books at this rate, then sighs over how pathetic Jambavan is being as a Tamer. He then turns to Fenrir and asks if he’s up for stopping him. He orders Fenrir to snap Jambavan out of it in one shot since there isn’t any other option. Fenrir, Silver Wolf Who Will Destroy the World, agrees to fight Jambavan, Celestial Bear Who Maintains the World.

Leib sighs that this is supposed to be the guildmaster’s work. If they were here they’d...probably be happy instead of punishing Jambavan actually. In which case, Leib has to help too. He turns to you and Alp, except Alp has gone somewhere again.

Alp announces his presence again elsewhere in dramatic fashion, having run up some nearby stairs. He starts rapping and breakdancing to music that is coming from nowhere in particular, and Leib says it’s time to fight Jambavan and restore his sanity. Alp raps a bit more, and the episode fight starts.