Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is the fifth episode of the Log Horizon 2 anime.

Synopsis
The Akihabara Newspaper's headline reads "The serial killer strikes again". The scene pulls back to a cheerful Christmas decorated snowy street. Members of Dread Pack discuss how the killings are affecting sales, and Rikopin questions why the Royal Guard haven't shown up. Shiroe explains who and what the Royal guard are.

That night, a patrol from Honesty is attacked and killed by the same murderer. The next day in the Round Table chambers Eins is saying that the patrol were some of his guild's best adventurers. Maryelle tells the Alliance members that the culprit's name is Enbart Nelles, with no guild affiliation, Samurai class, and at level 94. Members of the Alliance are annoyed that even with this information they are no closer to catching him. Various suggestions are aired for dealing with the situation, but none are considered practical. Maryelle suggests evacuating the lower class "kids", a suggestion that Woodstock W agrees with. Then he asks her about Shiroe, who kept missing the meetings despite organizing them. Maryelle nervously explains that he is trying to handle their financial problems while Eins listens on, suspicious.