~Ueno Mofumofu Nightmare: Episode 1, Part 1~

Narration starts by saying the workshop has started at last, and after all the participants learned how to make their books began discussing what kind of stories they’ll make.


Camera then tunes back in as the alchemist says that the theme for the book should be “kingdom of dreams.” It can be anything that fits that description, like a fantasy heaven, an ideal world, or a place of wonder. Then he prompts everyone to get started.

Alp turns to you and Cusith asking if you guys have any ideas. Cusith says it’s hard thing to come up with. You suggest figuring out the general mood, or by deciding on the setting particulars like who, what, when, where, and why. Cusith agrees as Jambavan said details should be left for later, so he suggests a fun dream kingdom where everyone can be happy. The idea appeals to him since he doesn’t like being lonely. Alp then says he’d like a story about becoming popular, then asks you to come up with a why.

You can either suggest wanting self acceptance, because of feelings of loneliness, or because of not having anything. Alp agrees with whichever you pick, as does Cusith. With that settled Cusith says it’s time to work on the details.

Before anything else happens, Alp asks you out of curiosity if the motive you picked as an answer is something you share on a personal level. You can say yes or no. Going A, Alp says he’s gotten more interested in you. Cusith then asks you what your dream is. Like, did you want to be anything when you were little? You tell them either an abridged version about your whole memories thing or you just tell them you don’t remember anything from before coming to Tokyo. Either way Cusith is shocked to hear that and apologizes for making you feel bad, but you tell him it’s fine.

Alp talks about how having no memories can also be a good thing, which Cusith sympathizes with a little. Cusith talks about his master suddenly being gone one day and how lonely that left him, so if he ever forgot them he could go forward without the bitter memories. But even so, he says it’s bitter because he doesn’t want to forget.

Alp agrees, saying things can be tough with or without memories. Cusith apologizes for making the conversation depressing, then says he’s been having lots of fun since coming to Tokyo. He also says it’s good to be able to remember and says they should make lots of new memories. You thank him and agree.

Alp starts talking to himself about how dreams that people want to make real and ideal worlds are part of people’s’ unconscious minds. He also calls it a fragment of a dream that comes from the depths of one’s heart. Cusith interrupts this reverie to ask if Alp just thought up of something for the story. He answers that he was just interested about your dream world (unconscious mind). He wonders what it’d taste like. Maybe a mysterious dream journey.

Cusith says he doesn’t understand the words coming out of Alp’s mouth, so Alp tells him he doesn’t need to know as he scratches and rubs his head. The bell rings around that time, so the alchemist says to call it a day there.

The alchemist talks about how everyone will be staying the nights at some of the classrooms in Ueno Academy. Every team will be assigned to one classroom, but for security concerns they won’t be given keys to these rooms. The whole school will be locked up instead. He assures everyone that it’ll be okay, as not even ants or poisonous gases can get in. The Stand however thinks it’s a good idea to say that they’ll all be screwed if gas shows up within the school.

No one is amused, and the alchemist tries to pass it off as a joke. He then talks about how some people may not want to sleep together with their teammates, so they have indoor tents available for any accommodations needed. There is a limited amount though, so they’ll be handed out first come first serve.

Some time later after people have eaten and socialized a bit, it’s about bedtime for everyone. Benten bids you good night so she can get some beauty sleep. Kuniyoshi hopes you guys can see each other in your dreams, and Licht says he’ll go to bed early and take some medicine since his head still hurts. You can either say to Benten good night, say you’ll see Kuniyoshi in your dreams, or tell Licht to take care of himself.

If you with A, Benten remembers that she bought a beauty pack earlier and shares some of it with you. She says that in the morning your skin will be super smooth. In C, Licht thanks you for your concern and says he’ll be okay. In any case Licht will take up his group’s suggestion that he go to bed first.

Benten says it’d be best he go before Kuniyoshi starts keeping him up with his snoring. Kuniyoshi in turn says Benten has terrible sleeping posture and suggests Licht borrows a tent. After a moment for that to hang in the air, Benten accuses Kuniyoshi of sleeptalking and denies having bad posture. He denies snoring or sleep talking and even challenges her to see who’s quieter at night. Licht just tries to end the argument saying he doesn’t mind snoring or posture, but both sides insist they don’t do that.

The two continue to bicker as Team Art School heads off to their classroom. Cusith makes an observation about their fight and says he’s worried for Licht. Alp says Licht’s headache has to be coming from the others, so it’s going to suck for him to be in close quarters with them.

The jocks walk up to talk to you guys next having finished their clean up. Durga bids you guys good night, and Wakan says stretching before bed would be good for you. He even offers to teach you how and invites you guys to come to their room if you want. Gunzou says if everyone comes over they should play games together. He’s bought some stuff that they can play at night, so Durga wants to play too. You bid them good night.

The sports gang wave as they leave, and Alp is surprised that they could possibly be up all night. Cusith is amazed too since he can’t stay up that long. Alp tells him that’s fine (because otherwise he can’t go eat dreams). He then suggests getting washed up and going to bed, so you and Cusith agree, mentioning that tomorrow may be busy.

Jambavan comes over next and asks to go together to your rooms, and Fenrir says you’ll need rest to challenge the upcoming dawn. Cusith agrees, so you guys head off. You then ask if Ueno dorm students will be sleeping in the forms or ask if Jambavan is sleeping with you guys. He tells you all the on campus participants will be sleeping in the classrooms like their teammates. Cusith thinks it’s a good thing since it’ll be more fun and less lonely. Alp is a dorm member too, but he thinks it’ll be fun sleeping somewhere else for a change.

You can then agree or wonder if you’ll be too nervous to sleep. Alp suggests that you use Cusith as a hug pillow if you can’t sleep, but he protests this. Jambavan sobs in agreement saying he sometimes gets used as a pillow too, but he quickly changes the subject to say be careful about getting lost in a building you’ve never been to before.

Alp agrees saying the layouts at Ueno can be pretty complicated and that he got lost at first. Cusith says he’ll be fine since he can use his nose. Around this time Jambavan says you’ve reach the room your team is staying in, and Cusith thanks him for showing the way. You can thank him or invite him to join you guys. Going with A, he suggests sleeping over together with everyone another time. Fenrir talks about the night taking in chaos and having dreams is important. You can ask if he means staying up late is bad, say you know and thank him, or invite him to sleep together.

In B, Fenrir says this isn’t a goodbye and just a break, and that he’ll see you tomorrow on the battlefield~. In C he’s shocked by the suggestion but eventually says that he’s not against the idea. In any case Jambavan says good night and the groups split.

Inside the classroom Alp asks if you guys will be borrowing a tent. Cusith says he wants to sleep together with everyone as it’ll be more fun, which Alp is okay with. You can either say you want to sleep together with them or say you want to sleep alone because you’re embarrassed. Going A, Cusith cheers and ask if it’s okay to hug you at bed time. It calms him down when he gets lonely.

Alp suggests you guys all sleep side by side, with you in the middle. He also wants to use you as a hug pillow. Anyways, you all lie down for bed as the lights turn off, and you can choose to either face Cusith, Alp, or the ceiling. If you go with B there’s an extra bit saying you make eye contact with each other, and I assume it’s him who quickly shuts his eyes.

In any case you eventually get to sleep. Some time later one of you guys gets up in the night. Cusith has to pee, so he leaves the room trying to not wake anyone up. Soon as he goes, Alp gets up and whispers about how he’s finally alone with you. He gets up and gets a little distance away saying it’s finally time to eat learn. His intention is to look through your heart so he can figure out how to be popular himself.

As he gets himself ready he figures out if he has enough space to dance. He does notice that Cusith left the door open and wonders if he forgot, but he figures it’ll be fine since the whole school will be a closed area for him to work with. He puts on his hat and recites the invocation spiel. Alp’s class is Dream Eater and his concept is Changeover. Though of note, it’s not formatted like how everyone else has done the lines so far.

Alp describes his hat as a sacred mystery that surpassed human knowledge and says the truth of people seeks out dream delicacies. When dreams and reality cross, a sincere desire will create a world. Alp turns his hat around, which gets compared to turning a key, and the symbol on it shines. He breakdances where he is, and when he finishes it he jumps through space to dive into your dream. He’s surprised to see whatever it is he sees, and the section ends with the title card popping up. This chapter is called The Picture Book and the Mysterious World.