Episode 10

## Monster Mania

**Monster Mania** (モンスターマニア, *Monsutā Mania*) is the tenth episode of the Ultramarine Magmell anime.

## Synopsis

Inyo meets a lovable guy studying the ecosystem of Magmell, but their enjoyment of nature is disrupted by two men abusing wildlife for their blog.

## Summary

Inyo finishes a request and Zero comments they got lucky as they didn't have any money for food, so they make plans on what to eat tonight. Inyo hears someone laugh and sees a man playing with a monster. The man introduces himself as Rubert and that he is a ecologist and is researching the area discovering new animal species.

Rubert then notices a couple of animals and gets excited and easily catches and talks about them. Rubert takes Inyo to a tree with nests of Encore Peckers. He explains that he is taking care of them as their mother went missing. Rubert sees a new animal and quickly rushes towards it, but Inyo and Zero recognize it and stop him from getting closer as the animal emits miasma that causes hallucinations.

They explain that the hallucination would cause them to experience their worst nightmare. Rubert then recalls seeing strange unnatural cases of dead animals recently, one tied to a tree, others stuffed with rocks, or chopped to pieces.

Meanwhile, DJ Z and Baby Fat, are recording themselves throwing darts at a young animal that they tied to a tree. They comment that their last video was a hit and they need to record more. As they kill the animal, they don't feel satisfied and as they see some birds flying around in the sky, they notice the Encore Peckers nest. DJ Z then suggest they burn the tree and calls it his three-minute cooking show.

Rubert and Inyo notice the fire and return to the tree, but its too late and all the baby chicks had died due to the fire. Rubert is left devastated, then Inyo realizes this was arson and sends Zero to scout the area. Zero manages to find them and Rubert brandishes a knife filled with rage intent on getting revenge, he and Inyo then leave and find the two. Rubert asks why they did it, but DJ Z explains there are no birds on Magmell, only monsters and that Rubert also grills and eats chicken.

DJ Z then burns a lizard who secrets oil and Ruberts seeing this becomes enraged and jumps on him, telling him to apologize and threatening him with a knife. Inyo shows the lizard is fine and tells them since they grilled it, they need to eat it, but Baby Fat just runs away scared. He then stops Rubert, telling him to not get on DJ Z's level and explains they need to get away as monster was coming and that Baby Fat had ran towards it.

Inyo ties up DJ Z and explains their worse nightmare is coming and Rubert realizes what he is talking about. Baby Fat encounters the monster the same one they had encountered earlier and starts screaming as he sees his worst nightmare. Zero then baits the monster to DJ Z, who thinks its nothing serious, but as the monster releases the hallucination miasma, he starts screaming of the things he is hallucinating.

Later Zero has recorded DJ Z screaming and uploaded it to his channel. Rubert apologizes and explains he was ready to kill them, and that he acted like a hypocrite, but Inyo tells him its okay, as he didn't end up killing them. But when Rubert asks Inyo if he's killed anyone, he doesn't comment instead giving him a stern look.

## Characters

* Inyo
* Zero
* Rubert
* DJ Z
* Baby Fat