History Recap / MobPsycho100S2E3OneDangerAfterAnother

Then there's the woman being traumatized by a ghost who peers in through her apartment's windows. Mob deduces that the apparent poltergeist is actually human...and lives next door. When the police arrive to arrest her creepy stalker neighbor, the child wonders aloud why her terror shifted to fury upon the revelation that he was a person. ''Mob's voicing his own opinions...this is new.'' Reigen makes a mental note to pick his student's brain later over soba.

The teenager sinks under the surface of his bath in disquiet: should he ever turn against human beings...would anyone be able to stop him? Too exhausted to make up his futon, let alone ponder this further, he falls asleep.

* ColdEquation: The perfectly logical and unsettling, if naive, conclusion Mob comes to when asked to exorcise the peaceful spirit family. To truly keep them safe, he would need to kill the clients who want them exorcised, since they could always use another psychic's services if Reigen refused.

First, there's the client who begs him to curse a guy. Reigen refuses, but the man ''gets pushy''. The phony psychic finally caves, writes him a fake curse for free, and sends him on his way. Mob questions whether this was wise.

Our punk-ass trio have the gall to show their faces again at Spirits and Such. This time, they want an exorcism: of last night's old house, as their photos are haunted. Reigen initially does the wise thing and blows the terrified students off, but he relents when they agree to pay him his highest rate. Dimple points out to Mob how unfair Reigen is being to him.

** Also Reigen, who comes to understand in this episode: to Mob, spirits are as real and deserving of existence as living human beings.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Discussed via internal monologue. Mob grapples with the full implications of his power at the end of this episode: if corrupted, he is overpowered enough to [[PhysicalGod end any existence, human or spirit]], [[PersonOfMassDestruction with a glance]] and stopping him would be nearly impossible. This would be a lot of responsibility for an ''adult'' to shoulder; Mob is only 14.

* ColdEquation: The perfectly logical, if naive, conclusion Mob comes to when asked to exorcise the peaceful spirit family. To truly keep them safe, he would need to kill the clients who want them exorcised, since they could always use another psychic's services if Reigen refused.

* LateToTheRealization: Reigen not realizing that his kindheartedness and his profit motive intersect in ways that are destructive to himself and others until he involves Mob in the situation with the college students.

But the next clients? A trio of college students ambush him upon his return to the office later that evening. They want to visit a haunted place before they graduate. Right now. Reigen, despite his misgivings, agrees to join them as insurance in case something goes wrong. After asking him to take some cheesy photos, the students stiff him and abandon Mob and Reigen in the forest. No soba tonight.

The very next day, two thuggish high schoolers attempt to rough up Mob for some cash, but they end up needing to be saved by the eighth-grader, in order, from Dimple, Ritsu and the Body Improvement Club. Onigawara reminds him that he can and should defend himself next time, as he has the power to do so.

Our punk-ass trio have the gall to show their faces again. This time, they want an exorcism: last night's haunted spot. Reigen initially does the wise thing and blows the terrified students off, but he relents when they agree to pay him his highest rate. Dimple points out to Mob how unfair Reigen is being to him.

* ComedicSociopathy: Ritsu's rather direct approach to dispatching one of the bullies who attack his big brother: strangulation.
* LateToTheRealization: Reigen not realizing that his kindheartedness and his profit motive intersect in ways that are destructive to himself and others until he places Mob in the awful situation here.
** His full JerkassRealization (or as close to one as his personality allows. He never quite learns that maybe he should just...be more honest with people) doesn't arrive until much later, but this sets it in motion.

But the next clients? A trio of punk college students ambush him upon his return to the office later that evening. They want to visit a haunted place before they graduate. Right now. Reigen, despite his misgivings, agrees to join them as insurance in case something goes wrong. After asking him to take some cheesy photos, the students stiff him and abandon Mob and Reigen in the forest. No soba tonight.

Our idiot trio have the gall to show their faces again. This time, they want an exorcism: last night's haunted spot. Reigen initially does the wise thing and blows the terrified students off, but he relents when they agree to pay him his highest rate. Dimple points out to Mob how unfair Reigen is being to him.

** His full JerkassRealization (or as close to one as his personality allows) doesn't arrive until much later, but this sets it in motion.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Discussed via internal monologue. Mob grapples with the full implications of his power at the end of this episode: if corrupted, he is overpowered enough to [[PhysicalGod end any existence, human or spirit, with a glance]] and stopping him would be nearly impossible. This would be a lot of responsibility for an ''adult'' to shoulder; Mob is only 14.

First, there's the client who begs him to curse a guy. Reigen refuses, but the man ''gets pushy''. The phony psychic finally caves, writes him a fake curse for free, and sends him on his way. Mob questions the wisdom of doing so.

The very next day, two thuggish teens attempt to rough up Mob for some cash, but they end up needing to be saved, in order, from Dimple, Ritsu and the Body Improvement Club. Onigawara reminds him that he can and should defend himself next time, as he has the power to do so.

But the next clients? A trio of punk college students are stood in wait by his office door upon his return later that evening. They want to visit a haunted place before they graduate. Right now. Reigen, despite his misgivings, agrees to join them as insurance in case something goes wrong. After asking him to take some cheesy photos, the students stiff him and abandon Mob and Reigen in the forest. No soba tonight.

* LateToTheRealization: Reigen not realizing that his kindheartedness and his profit motive interact in ways that are destructive to himself and others until he places Mob in the awful situation here.

The very next day, our idiot trio have the gall to show their faces again. This time, they want an exorcism: last night's haunted spot. Reigen initially does the wise thing and blows the terrified students off, but he relents when they agree to pay him his highest rate. Dimple points out to Mob how unfair Reigen is being to him.

%%For Mob, sitting with the full implications of his power: he can kill easily AND he is overpowered enough that stopping him would be nearly impossible. This would be a lot for an ''adult'' to shoulder. Mob is only 14. %%DelayedReaction: Reigen not realizing that his [[{{Greed}} desire for more clients

* NightmareFuel:
** For Mob, sitting with the full implications of his power: he can kill easily AND he is overpowered enough that stopping him would be nearly impossible. This would be a lot for an ''adult'' to shoulder. Mob is only 14.
** For Reigen and the audience: the perfectly logical, if naive, conclusion Mob comes to when asked to exorcise the peaceful spirit family. To truly keep them safe, he would need to kill the clients who want them exorcised, since they could always use another psychic's services if Reigen refused.
* TakeAThirdOption: Reigen's sensible response to Mob's panic and his deadbeat clients' agitation: Lie and take their money.