Good morning.
Morning.
Mezato-san. G-Good morning.
Why didn't you come to our meeting spot yesterday?
Oh... Morning, Mob-kun.
Sorry about our plans yesterday...
I totally forgot about them.
You forgot...?
The brass had a meeting the day before the gathering.
And that's when he appeared...
The true founder.
Huh?
I'm sorry I dragged you into this when you were clearly the wrong person.
Don't worry about it anymore.
Don't worry about what anymore?
Wait, what's going on?
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Sorry, I totally forgot.
I have no idea why I suddenly forgot, though.
Does it have something to do with the Psycho Helmet Religion?
Huh? How did you know?
Some members approached me yesterday and invited me to some seminar,
and I ended up way more interested in that than the universe.
Boys, starting today, this room is no longer for the Telepathy Club,
but the Salt MS branch of the Psycho Helmet Religion.
What?
What the heck are we supposed to do?
We will pray to the Psycho Helmet Religion!
Apparently, you'll be blessed if you do five minutes a day.
That's random as hell.
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So the gathering for the Psycho Helmet Religion yesterday...
That video has over two million views.
Well? That's the guy who became the founder. Does he look familiar?
No, not at all.
He is a psychic, right?
After that display, everyone there fell in line.
If this guy's gonna be the founder...
Sadly, I don't think they'll need you anymore.
Well, whatever. You were never the type anyway.
So what's this important thing you wanted to talk about?
Oh, yeah...
Pictures of buildings?
Wow, those cracks are intense...
Buildings deteriorating due to some supernatural phenomena.
I went to have a look up close, and it wasn't due to faulty construction.
The cause was plant roots.
Thinking back, I guess that one building had already been affected, too.
The roots across the city are
busting through reinforced steel and concrete to scour for nutrients.
I thought it might be some exotic plant,
but the source of the roots was the worst possible place.
The culprit is the most popular thing in the city right now...
It's the Divine Tree.
The broccoli?
Yup! Meaning if we let that thing continue to run wild,
all we'll ever get are those jobs asking us to investigate buildings.
Is that really a problem?
It's a lot of work, and worse, it doesn't bring in any money.
Not to mention, we are slightly responsible for that thing, too.
Mob... I need your help.
We're going to go destroy that broccoli!
All right.
Hello! Please take one.
Uh... what is this?
The Divine Tree's Bounty
It's a powder made from part of the Divine Tree.
Think of it as a nutritional tonic.
They have a new menu item!
I want the Divine Tree parfait!
They have Divine Tree croquettes, too!
You can even sample stuff!
Seasoning City sure is putting a lot of effort into bringing tourists in.
What's that?
Divine Tree candy, I guess.
Is it good?
What's it taste like?
Hey!
Oh, homemade cookies?
"I sprinkled some Divine Tree powder on them, which increases vitality,
so please eat them and feel better."
I guess they were handing out this powder in front of the station, too.
Yup, it's totally normal.
I'm sure the powder just has a placebo effect.
Milk
This is great... The Divine Tree... is amazing.
Psycho Helmet-sama... Huzzah.
Powerful brainwashing that totally takes over your emotions...
This is what they're handing out in the city?
They won't get away with this.
Now I'm mad!
The source of the brainwashing seemed to be coming from the Divine Tree.
I'm gonna destroy it and get it out of this city!
Must be past here. Sorry, but I'm gonna open up a hole.
A barrier?
I guess you were expecting me.
Wait. Is that you, Kageyama-kun?
I guess he just looks like him.
Who are you? What are you doing here?
Who am I? I'm...
God, of course.
God? God... Of course.
I beg your pardon, Psycho Helmet-sama.
Please forgive me.
Look what you did to the Divine Tree that empowers my existence...
I'll let this slide for today. Now go home.
Thank you very much.
Carry on being faithful.
Yes. Faith. God. Psycho Helmet.
Divine Tree. Religion...
Empty?
Tch. Man, you're a pain in the ass, too.
How dare you?!
How dare you brainwash me not once, but twice?
It's not brainwashing. This is a blessing.
For those who have nothing and long for a place to belong...
I'm giving them exactly that.
Come on, now. Are you trying to kill me?
Well, you're not a person, are you?
Correct.
I am God!
You're a bit off your rocker if you're going to defy God.
Go on! Just think about it!
He's trying his brainwashing again...
That's enough!
Your brainwashing signal
forcefully makes people venerate the Psycho Helmet Religion.
But strong emotions can fight it and overcome the brainwashing.
Here I come.
I've had enough of all of you fools trying to control people through power.
That won't help make you God,
nor will it make you the star.
Now, then. I wonder who you actually were.
What's this?
Minegishi-kun, you can take your break now.
Thank you... Sir.
What is it?
There seems to be something wrong with the plants.
These flowers were fine this morning, but now they're wilted.
It's as if they've had the life sucked out of them.
I think we should find out the cause—
Minegishi-kun.
I told you you're on break, so take your break already.
Smiley Flowers
Who knew that having a proper job was so rough?
Even weeds on the side of the road are weakened.
And the crack is bigger than yesterday.
What's causing this?
What tree are you from?
I see.
The Divine Tree.
It's stealing the energy from all of the plants in the city.
If this is left unchecked, the land will start to die.
I'm glad I realized this early on.
Tea
You grew far too greedily.
This is an order. Do not—
Let's be respectful
Let's make sure to take any dog poop home with us
Hey, Minegishi-kun. How long of a break do you plan on taking?
Huh? Minegishi-kun?
Tea
Impossible...
You sure are persistent. How long are you gonna keep regenerating?
You won't be able to stop me.
Will you, Hanazawa?
I see.
I guess you really were just a worthless evil spirit.
So what's with that appearance, Dimple-kun?
I used the stems of the Divine Tree to create a body
and designed it with the icon of the Psycho Helmet Religion in mind.
Because the believers wouldn't be able to see me if I remained a spirit.
What are you after?
Does Kageyama-kun know you're flying off the handle like this?
Shigeo doesn't matter. I've only ever had one goal.
And that's to become a modern God.
I see. That's a shame. I never thought I'd have to eliminate you again.
I'll just tell Kageyama-kun that you quietly passed on.
This is goodbye!
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met Religion
Doesn't something seem weird?
Hm?
The whole city.
It feels like we're being watched.
You mentioned that you thought you were finally becoming popular.
Everyone goes through a stage of feeling overconfident, but...
I wouldn't go around talking about it.
Because you're going to regret it in a few years.
You said you wanted to destroy that broccoli. What did you have in mind?
Well, I have actually thought it through.
Simple, right?
1. Lift it up with psychic powers. 2. Carry it off. 3. Sink it into the ocean.
Um... So I'm the one who's going to carry it to the ocean...
Yup. I'm going to secure routes and guide you there.
This is gonna be a lot of work.
It'd be great if we can find someone to help.
Well, Serizawa's at school... How about your brother?
Ritsu... He had a student council meeting today,
so he might still be at school.
Ritsu!
Heya.
Uh...
I'm pretty sure it's impossible to lift that thing, Nii-san.
A while back, a few of us carried a piano.
It would've been impossible alone, but we could do it together.
So maybe we can do this, too.
Here is powder from the Divine Tree.
Here you go. It's great for your health.
What's the matter? Do you wanna bail after all?
Er...
Come on, Ritsu-kun!
If we don't do something, we won't be able to live in Seasoning City anymore!
My mom said that when she planted watermelons in her yard,
it killed off all of the other plants and flowers.
Just look at the size of it! It's probably sucking all life out of the soil.
Okay, okay. I got it. I'll help you out.
Is something wrong?
No, it's probably nothing.
Prayer time?
What do you mean by that?
We're going to offer a prayer so we can have another blessed day.
What are you talking about? Are you feeling all right, Makihara?
What would we be praying to anyway?
We'll be praying to Psycho Helmet-sama, who embodies the Divine Tree.
All in favor, say aye.
Hey, Makihara—
Aye.
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Wait! This is insane.
Quit fooling—
Now, now.
No reason to decline so hastily.
It is always difficult to accept new opinions.
Kamuro?!
Nii-san, have you heard of the Psycho Helmet Religion?
Huh? Are you interested in it, too, Ritsu?
No way. But there are a lot of believers at our school, apparently...
And the rate at which it's spreading is bizarre.
And their object of worship, or whatever...
is that Divine Tree, apparently.
Hm... Meaning if we destroy the broccoli, we'll be making enemies of those people.
But everything I've looked up about them suggests they're pretty harmless.
They sell merch and hold discussions.
It seems more like a fan club rather than a religion.
It's like a gathering where they all obsess over something unusual, pretty much.
And you'd usually call that strange.
Of course, we should be on our guard.
They might even try to get in our way. Hm...
Let's just go with pulling it out quickly and get the hell out of Dodge.
My head hurts!
I'll have some sugar.
Ritsu, you took some candy to school?
Oh, this? I got it from the student council president earlier.
Kageyama-kun, before you go home, here.
What are these?
Apparently, it's a candy being made to lure tourists to the city.
But my father got a bunch of samples at the prefectural assembly.
Sure, thanks.
You're a lifesaver.
Have one, Nii-san.
Thanks.
You too, Reigen-san.
Oh? Er, I'll take one for later.
I'll have mine later, too.
After I pull out that broccoli.
Could we make a pit stop on our way there?
He sure is walking fast.
Where are you going, Ritsu?
Ritsu?
Seasoning City Civic Center
In here. There are some people I want to introduce you to.
This is the civic center.
Ritsu, who are these people?
They're members of the Psycho Helmet Religion.
Huh?
Nii-san, let's rethink this.
R-Rethink what...?
You can't play dumb with us.
You're trying to destroy the Divine Tree?
The Divine Tree brings peace to everyone's hearts.
We need the Divine Tree in our city.
Hang on a sec...
When did you start leaking information to these guys?
Ritsu, what's wrong?
I just suddenly realized that I need to protect the Divine Tree.
And then I just had a feeling that everyone would gather here.
What are you planning to do, bringing us here?
That candy!
Have a seat, Nii-san. You too, Reigen-san.
Here you go. Have some tea, too.
No need to be so guarded.
Let's talk this over peacefully.
How about it?
I guess they're not even willing to listen.
I don't think we needed to run that fast...
If we stayed there,
we would've fell under some group hypnosis and ended up believers.
Take out your candy, right now!
My candy?
That place had a bunch of these.
This might be how Ritsu got brainwashed.
Ritsu got brainwashed?
I can't leave him like that.
Calm down!
He doesn't seem to be in any real danger yet, so we need to carefully look into—
Hey, there...
Resistance is futile. Psycho Helmet-sama sees all.
Mob, I think you're right.
We're definitely being watched.
Huh? What the hell is that shirt?
Why did you take off your jacket?
I got hot after we ran.
Keep it on. Your school jacket has higher defense points.
Trying to do something about the Divine Tree?
But that's impossible.
Reigen Arataka.
Gah!
I heard that you were plotting to cut down the Divine Tree!
I'm going to lecture you and—
He ran away!
Damn it!
Looks like most of the people in the city have become Psycho Helmet Religion believers.
How did this happen? How can we...
Psycho Helmet is an unknown psychic.
I have no idea what he's thinking, let alone what his endgame is.
Psycho Helmet Religion
I'm sure he'll try to interfere if we go to the Divine Tree.
If he's some kind of villain, let's free everyone from their brainwashing,
even if it means taking him down.
Say, Mob.
What do you think about the Psycho Helmet Religion?
Do you think they're bad guys?
No. I don't think they're bad people.
They were just having fun doing something as a group.
You think so, too? I also—
But things are different since their new founder appeared.
We are looking for our God. Psycho Helmet Religion
If that person is a fake and is fooling everyone into worshiping them,
I don't like how they're doing things.
But, Mob...
There never was a true founder, so how can you call him a fake?
Huh?
Are you trying to say that you're the true Psycho Helmet?
No...
The founder's existence was based on a false image to begin with.
I don't actually think Psycho Helmet's a bad guy.
Every community needs a leader.
It's natural to think of him as the president of a club.
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I'm sure he's mostly just responsible for figuring out their group activities
and making sure everything runs smoothly.
I'm sure it's a tough job.
He's pulling off something you're not capable of doing.
You don't need to hold a grudge against him or anything.
In the end, the one who has the most fun wins.
Maybe it's not a good idea to take their Divine Tree away from them
if they need it so badly.
All right. Let's head home, Mob.
Master Reigen... This is just a hunch...
but have you been brainwashed?
Me?
Well... I see.
So this is what it feels like to be accused of being brainwashed when you're not.
The hearts of the citizens are far more important than the city.
Most of the people in the city are believers of the Psycho Helmet Religion.
We should just respect that.
From now on, this city—this world—
is going to live in harmony with the Divine Tree and the Psycho Helmet Religion.
Hey, Mob! I'm not going! Hey!
If I'm just mistaken, that'd be great.
But that person, and that person,
and that person, and that person...
It could be...
That I'm the only one left in this city...
Delicious Divine Tree-yaki
Are you going to see them?
Yes.
I want to meet with them and talk to them directly.
Oh? Everyone, make way.
Mob-kun is coming through.
I can hear the voice of Psycho Helmet-sama...
Kageyama Shigeo is the original Psycho Helmet-sama!
Amazing!
The original Psycho Helmet-sama has returned!
There are two Psycho Helmet-samas!
We have two founders now!
Hooray!
Things are getting even better!
How wonderful...
Psycho Helmet! Psycho Helmet!
Psycho Helmet!
I adore you so much!
Hey, calm down, Mob.
Are you sure you should be defeating Psycho Helmet-sama?
Seriously, though. You should reconsider.
Next time on Mob Psycho 100 III Episode 5:
"Divine Tree 2 ~Peace~"
Divine Tree 2 ~Peace~
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