Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to celebrate Christmas on this day.
Vigne-san.
Will this do for the cake base?
It's perfect.
I'm so looking forward to our Christmas party.
Today, let's celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ in style.
Should I really be getting excited about this?
Some demon I am.
In Japan, Christmas is just another commercial holiday.
I think that leaves you in the clear.
Y-Yeah!
Satania
It's Satania.
Great timing.
Hey, Raphi and I are—
Already past caring.
Do you know what day it is?
Huh?
Listen very carefully.
Today is...
Christ's birthday!
We can't make merry on this detestable day.
If there's any day
to strike fear into human hearts, it's today!
I'm on my way there!
We're talking strategy!
Huh? Wait—
Beep
It seems things just got interest—
Ahem, that the party's gone awry.
Episode 9 Christmas and New Year's Eve Surprise
Vignette!
Emergency demon council convenes now!
Huh?
Merry Christmas!
Huh?
We've been waiting for you, Satania.
Merry Christmas.
Come, come, come this way.
Merry Christmas to you.
Wait, what? What's going on?
What do you mean? It's a merry Christmas, right?
Absolutely.
A very merry Christmas indeed.
Come on, Satania, say it with us.
Why should I—
Satania.
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas!
Yay!
Got her!
Merry Christmas...
Melon Breadmas...
Merry Christmas...
I thought it might be too hard a sell,
Melon Breadmas...
Merry Christmas...
but it looks like she didn't notice the "Christ" in "Christmas."
Melon Breadmas...
Here we go.
Operation: Get Satania into Party Mode
and Make Her Enjoy Christmas Without Ever Being the Wiser!
Well, aren't you two enthusiastic?
I like it.
Huh?
Uh, r-right.
It's a big event, after all.
Oh, yes. A big...
...event?
That's right...
There was something about today...
I feel like I'm forgetting something important...
A-Actually!
Christmas is a day for eating cake and partying, just for the sake of it!
Huh?
Isn't that right, Raphi?
In Japan, at least—
Spare us the minor details!
Merry Christmas...
Melon Breadmas...
Merry Christmas...
Cake and partying?
That's cool.
Good.
Satania-san, actually,
there's a costume that just screams "the star of Christmas"...
Star?
And who else but Satania could shine so brightly?
It's you, after all,
who's a star...
S-Satania?
Well, that goes without saying.
Then let's get changed.
Good thing I made a Santa outfit for Satania.
Sorry for the wait.
Why are you wearing it?
What have you done?
And why a reindeer costume?! I know I made one, but...
I made a little oopsie.
Pre
This was premeditated.
Premedi
Premeditated
Why am I dressed like this?
Wow, you look so great!
Yup, stars always stand out.
Except Raphiel looks more like the star to me.
Oh, yeah. The cake!
We haven't decorated the cake yet!
Cake?
I can decorate this however I want?
Yes.
Interesting!
Time to show off my starrish good taste!
That should keep her occupied.
First, I'll draw a bat with chocolate icing.
No, remember, this is a shortcake.
What's this?
A sugar cake topper.
It's edible.
Oh, my.
Oh, dear.
Why would you eat the cake's main decoration?!
Huh? It was a decoration?
You said it was edible, so...
Let's replace it with something else.
Like what?
Of all things, a cross?!
Now we're safe.
Are you sure?
Why a cross?
Huh?
Come to think of it...
I feel like...
I'm forgetting something about today...
Satania!
Weren't you going to ice it with chocolate and make it really cool?
Can I? Can I?
Mhm, mhm!
Farewell, my traditional Christmas shortcake...
Perfection.
Special Satanichia Black Special and Special
My Special Satanichia Black Special and Special!
These days, they make chocolate Christmas cakes, too.
Well, I guess we're all ready now.
I'll call Gab.
Yes.
Once Gab-chan arrives...
We'll all celebrate the birth of our Lord.
The birth of your Lor—
I remember now.
I'm not a reindeer.
This isn't just about cake and partying.
Christmas is...
I remember! Today's—
Merry Christmas.
Vignette, Christmas isn't just—
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas!
Yo.
Welcome, Gab.
Gab-chan, good evening.
Literally "putting Christ's suffering back into Christmas"?
Oh, you mean the poor dog?
I found him out in the cold, wagging his tail.
No, not the dog. Sata—
Satania?
What about Satania? What about her?
Eh, whatevs.
Okay, now that we're all here...
Let's dig in!
Yes, let's.
What do you think of my turkey?
We made meatloaf, too.
Jeez, don't just grunt.
Tell us it's good!
That's our Gab-chan.
I'm free!
Well done, dog!
Hey! You three!
You're not making merry on this accursed day on my watch—
Huh?
Uh...
For me?
If you think my will's that weak, think—
'Kay, none for you.
Offer it more persistently!
Come on, dog!
Chew through this rope, too!
Bah humbug, bah humbug,
bah humbug!
Go ahead, enjoy yourselves... while you still can.
When I hold the human world in the palm of my hand,
the first thing I'll do is corrupt holidays like this!
Celebrating the birth of Christ?
The Birth of Christ
We'll celebrate the birth of the Archdemon!
The Birth of Demon Rule
I'll turn humans into wax dolls for the nativity scene!
Sorry.
I dropped my fork.
She threw it with all her strength.
She's a force to reckon with when an event's on.
It was the last straw after her patience during our preparations.
Hey, don't try to stop the Vigne train. It'll rain blood.
Don't despair.
I have good news.
Huh?
What?
On Christmas, good children get presents.
Presents?!
What is it? What do I get?
Satania-san,
you won't get anything unless you're a good child.
A good child?
What the hell?
I'm a demon!
I can't do that.
Do not worry.
Simply follow my instructions...
Mumble, mumble, mumble...
What's she gonna make her do?
I'm gettin' all kinds of bad vibes here.
Time to split.
Oh, Gab...
Where might you be going?
The party isn't over yet.
S-Stay calm!
Oh, girls!
Satania-san's ready to be a good child now.
Huh?
I'm Satanya.
I'm thwee.
This is what she meant?
Who's this fanservice for?
We don't have any presents in the first place.
You tricked me?!
This Christmas is all kinds of messed up.
A New Year's shrine visit in this cold?
Why can't we just take it easy inside?
It's better to pay your respects properly
to start the new year on the right foot.
Nobody paying respects to the real angel right here.
That's... true.
Stupid humans should come worship me, bearing gifts of cash, cash, and cash.
No one would want to pray to an angel like you.
Our first shrine visit.
How exhilarating.
Exhilarating?
Visiting the altar of another god...
Oh, it's so blasphemous!
Don't derive that form of pleasure from this.
Rejoice! Your wait is over!
Hey, what took you—
Uh, Satania?!
What are you wearing?!
You wear these on a first shrine visit, right?
These "kimono" things!
That's a yukata!
What? I got the wrong one?!
You'll pay for this, Hell Shopping Network!
You should stop paying them for stuff first.
Come on. You'll catch a cold in that.
Ain't no rest for the wicked. Even on New Year's Eve.
What a crowd.
We'd best take care not to get separated.
Gab, how are you holding up—
Oh, sheesh!
Gab!
Grab my hand!
Yes!
I've got y—
Huh?
Three more seconds in there and I was gonna blow.
The first trumpet of the apocalypse again?!
May everyone have good health this year.
I am a future archdemon!
I bow to no one.
At least put your hands together.
Wh— You guys, that's not how you pray here!
Stop! You're going to mess up the shrine!
Good grief! We were this close to mass panic.
I'm so sorry.
Force of habit.
Anyway, it's almost midnight.
So the earth survived one more year. What's the big deal?
There are tons of New Year's traditions to do.
New Evil
Like calligraphy,
playing shuttlecock,
and pin-the-features-on-the-face...
Yeah, not feeling it.
Oh, there's New Year's money (otoshidama), too!
Falling ball (otoshidama)?
It's a custom where adults give children some money.
That's what it is?
Let's get us summa that!
I mean, we don't exactly have any adults to get it from...
What about him?
You can't just get it from anyone willy-nilly.
Hey, I'll be getting some.
Huh?
How?
Lottery
You bought an end-of-the-year lotto ticket?!
Hang on. You'd better not cheat, okay?
Please. I wouldn't do that.
I just prayed to God for my number to—
That's cheating!
That kind of behavior is not allowed.
My seven hundred million yen!
Honestly.
Help yourselves.
Huh?
We can?
Hot!
Sweet!
What is this?
It really warms you up.
Here, Gab.
Drink and cheer up.
As if this slurry could make me forget about my seven hundred million.
By the way, what's this called?
It's amazake.
It's strange, but good.
Right, Gab?
Gab?
Happy New Year!
The new year'sh finally here!
HNY. ILU!
Oh, but there's still like ten minutes until midnight, huh?
Guess it's a Flying Happy New Year!
What's wrong, Gab?
Nothin's wrong.
You're swaying.
And your cheeks are red.
Nuh-uh!
I'm shuper normal!
Shee?
Vigne-san.
No doubt about it.
She got drunk on amazake.
Why'd you transform?!
And why's your trumpet out again?!
It'sh a new year in a few minutes, right?
When the clock strikes midnight,
Imma start it off with a bang!
It'll end in the same bang.
Let's start the countdown!
Don't fly!
Hurry!
We have to stop Gab before—
No fair, Gabriel!
I wanna fly too!
This has gotten quite lively.
Cut it out and stop her!
New Year's UMA!?
Okay, everyone.
Pack everything you need?
Yes.
I'm good to go.
We're homebound, or rather,
Heaven bound today, eh?
Us two are Hell bound, though.
Speaking of...
You've really turned up the radiance today.
Who, me?
I get that you want to hide the faillen angel thing, but...
Aren't you going overboard?
In general, Heaven prohibits the carrying of human entertainment items.
However, exceptions can be made for honor students with valid reasons.
So I'll act the part of an overachiever
to smuggle this and that into Heaven.
You pull out all the stops for your video games...
All right. First, we go through the gate.
I, Tsukinose Vignette April, command you...
Open, gate!
Hell
Heaven
It's been too long.
It sure has been.
The atmosphere's as serene as ever.
Truly. It's so utterly empty and serene...
that one might think, "Is friggin' public transportation asking too much?"
You might want to mince your words in Heaven.
Anyway, the Gates of Hell are that way. See you.
Yes.
See you after vacation.
I'll smuggle my games in if it's the last thing I do.
Fight the good fight, Gab-chan.
Next, please.
Welcome back.
This is the Gates of Heaven customs checkpoint.
Bless you for all your hard work.
Ahem.
The members in your party returning are...
Shiraha-san.
Tenma-san.
Uh...
Miss...
You're a demon, aren't you?
I have no idea what you're talking about.
I'm an angel!
See the halo?
I can see the wire and horns, too.
Relax.
I can assure you that I'm not some demon
trying to infiltrate Heaven in order to spy and make me a household name in Hell—
What was she expecting?
Now then.
Shiraha-san, Tenma-san.
We'll be checking your bags.
Game on.
First, Shiraha-san.
Yes, sir.
This is the moment of truth.
The outcome will decide my destiny.
Can I act the part of the perfect angel...
and spend vacation in video game rapture?
Moist & Smooth Baumkuchen
What's this?
A cake from the human world called baumkuchen.
It's a souvenir for my family.
Ah, all right.
You're all set, then.
Next, Tenma-san.
Yes, sir.
Spongy Castella
This is...?
Castella cake.
I also wanted to bring a gift for my family.
I hear something hard.
O-Oh, that's just how they make castella these days.
And what's this?
Castella, sir.
Confiscated.
Confiscations
My Play Angel Portable!
He stopped me in my tracks.
Can't believe my PAP got swiped.
I thought that I'd hid that expertly.
Ahem.
Next is this item.
It appears to be a Blu-ray pla—
It's a pancake griddle.
You pour the batter into this compartment,
5 minutes
close the lid, press here,
and in five minutes...
Complete
Miracle of miracles, a piping hot pancake!
My apologies.
Confiscated.
Pancakes, really?
Are you a freaking idiot, me?
Use your brain, or he'll take everything!
You have one last problematic item.
My laptop!
Anything...
Take anything but that!
I heard we've got Internet in Heaven now.
I need to come up with some BS...
Wait, no.
The problem is that I'm trying to BS.
Come on, girl, you didn't get all dressed up for nothing.
I'm afraid we can't allow you to carry this in, either.
Please, allow me to explain.
While that item is indeed a laptop,
it isn't for entertainment.
It's a vital tool for saving humans.
Could you clarify?
By accessing what's called the "Internet,"
I can find information about the human world
that I can apply accordingly.
I want to lead people onto the right path,
by always staying up to date on information!
I see.
That's what it's for?
That's an excellent attitude.
Score!
Then may I—
You'll want to visit Heaven's Grand Library, then.
Come again?
We have a few computers here in Heaven now, too.
They're even connected to the Internet.
Of course, they can't be used for video games.
Um... So may I have my laptop?
I'm sorry.
We'll hold on to it for you.
Goddammit!
I'm so sorry about this.
I'll make sure it never happens again.
Next time, I'll have the last laugh...
Drop it and apologize with me!
We're sorry. We're sorry. We're sorry.