Scramble World Trophy Episode 3 Part 3 (Abridged)

So in Yggdrasil there was a hero who possessed the Sword of Victory. Won a hundred times, gave the sword away, then died. Opinions on this last battle varied from 'what a man' to 'what a moron'. Aegir's opinion? 'GODDAMMIT I WANTED HIM!' His unresolved Freyr issues led to him chasing everything that reminded him of him. It led him to believing that people live chasing after the things they never got, and it pushed him on even after his wife and daughters died (sort of). If you ask him? He'd probably say the only thing guaranteed in life is goodbyes.

Present
Aegir: TIME TO GET ALL THE BALLS! Or most of them! Chernobog, help me out!
Chernobog casts Ice Storm! Aegir slide tackles apparently nothing! But then...
Koropokkur: You big dick. Used your anchor to find out where I was?
Aegir: Treasure Radar MVP!
MC: YEAH! / DON'T DIE OR ANYTHING / SMOOTH MOVES OLD MAN
Aegir: wow you're actually cheering for me. maybe I'll convert, just to see how it feels!
Aegir steals the ball from Koropokkur and passes to Chernobog, who seals it in ice!
Loki: Damn you've fallen far, King of Giants.
Aegir: Yoooou shut the fu--
Loki: Hey have you ever thought maybe Gargoyle DIDN'T set the sports fest's prize by accident?
Aegir is surprised! He doesn't think Loki is lying...
Aegir: Whatever. Have fun sitting on your ass.
Aegir looks towards a wall of fire and beyond.
Kamui: Cthugha I am on fire
Cthugha: MY BAD, old guy just freaked me out. But we'll be okay with my Wall of Fire up at--
Aegir: Surprise.
Cthugha: How'd you get past my Sun of a Calamitous Star!?

Stands
Gouryou: Damn, he pissed to be tanking uber level quad elemental disadvantage. Normal people just say "eh, good enough" and turtle up until the next round.
MC: he's just like that / Go Aegir!
Gouryou: Yeah he do be like that. Honestly it's weird to me he's actually doing teamwork.
Field
Aegir: Bring it, lizard boy! Well I mean I know it'd be tactically smarter to pull back, but I was never one to back down.
Aegir glances over to the party in the stands.
Aegir: You know, as a sea king banquet holder I really vibe with Otohime actually.

Flashback!
Otohime: Wow, you actually agreed to MC's idea? I thought you'd do anything to get whatever you want.
Aegir: Wait are you still mad about the last time I dragged you to deep sea treasure hunting with me?
Otohime: No, I meant Lord Carbuncle and MC.
Aegir: Oh. Dammit, I get that much. Why'd you have to dig in like that?
Otohime: My apologies, this is the job I was made for.
Otohime stares at Aegir for a bit.
Aegir: People who can sing are cool. Like my wife and daughters. Kinda similar to being stuck in your role or changing like waves. Or something.
Ran and Aegir's daughters had the power to gather memories and take everything from fools who charged unprepared to sea. But in Yggdrasil that is also part of its System of destruction and repetition.
Aegir: Otohime, you said you were part of a System that stores memories, right? How's life now that you're out of it?
Otohime: I wonder about my purpose now, but things are still fun regardless.
Aegir: (smiles) Cool. You worked in hospitality all that time, so maybe take some time for yourself. I wish my family coulda done that.
Otohime: Ah, is that your wish? And why you joined Lord Carbuncle and MC.
Aegir: You're making me sound sappy! ...but being a little nice and shit is fine.
Otohime: Then what I want to do now is to do all I can to help you.

Present
Carbuncle worries about Aegir jumping through fire and remembers what Loki said.
Carbuncle: ...Aegir, stop! You don't need to go so far!
MC: he does what he wants, so better to just cheer him on
Otohime: Indeed. Let us cheer him on together, Lord Carbuncle.
Otohime takes off her running suit!
Otohime: A! E! G! I! R! Go Aegir!
Girimekhala: WAIT I CAN'T KICK THAT HIGH
Gargoyle: Okay fine, I can cheer for someone else for once!
MC: YEEEAAAH! Come on Carbuncle!
Carbuncle: Okay yeah we did come all the way out here. Otohime, gimme some pom poms!
???: Hold up, let us in on the cheerleading spotlight!
Here comes Viral Dreamers!

Field
Cthugha: Oh my god go away already! ...unless you wanna be friends? In which case, you gotta--
Aegir: ow my head I can't see shit
Cthugha: (GASP!)
Aegir's starting to pass out from dehydration when music comes on...
Aegir: and now I'm tripping, huh?
Nope!
Benten: Hey Aegir, lock in already! Okay guys, cover remix time!
Fenrir: Heh. Is that really all you can do, Oceanic Rival?
Ifrit: You better thank us for comin' to cheer you and MC on, dick!
Typhon: Get ready to roooock!
Carbuncle sings with the band!
Carbuncle: Goooo Aegir!
Barong: Wow, suddenly a show in the stands!
Nobuharu: Amazing!

Field
Aegir: Okay so that really is Carbuncle. But yeah, I'm the King of the Sea Giants and I take everything I want! Now line yo asses up!
Aegir tackles Cthugha and steals his ball, then runs over to where Tezcatlipoca is fighting with three other teams!
Gunzo: Yeeeeaaaah!
Tezcatlipoca: Oh no! How totally like me to lose when the chips are down!
Tezcatlipoca’s ball is in the air! The other teams jump for it!
Fuxi: Go get it, Yamasachi!
Yamasachi: Right! Noble Phantasm, Sword Fishhook, go!
Yamasachi throws his fishhooks!
Yamasachi: Wait, they got frozen in place!
Chernobog: My doing, apologies. Is this enough, Aegir?
Aegir: Good enough for me. Gimme your balls!
Aegir snatches the ball with his anchor, ending the game! Chernobog takes his ice walls down, which also lets Moritaka and Ryouta out too!
Chernobog: I apologize, even if it was to protect you from the flames. Are you cold?
Ryouta: I had Moritaka to warm me up, so no worries!
Moritaka: Nooo, you weren't supposed to pet m--ah.
Aegir: I left y'all alone since you're MC's friends, but you wanna go?
Ryouta: Nah, you'd kick our butts. Tell MC we said hi!
Round 2 of the rugby game ends with Team Shinjuku surrendering. Aegir smiles and pouts a little.

Later
Barong: Okay, game's over! Who'da thought six teams would go down in one shot!?
Nobuharu: Yeah! So Team Carbuncle is first again?
Barong: Right, they're 1st with 45 points. Team Shinjuku is now sharing 3rd with whoever at 34 points. But who's gonna win the whole sports fest, folk!? Don't miss the ending!
Party Waiting Room
Aegir: How'd I do, guys!?
MC: You were so cool playing rugby! / Great work, Chernobog
---
(AB) Aegir: Damn straight! You owe me big for this, MC.
(C) Chernobog: Thank you, my brave. I am glad I could contribute here.
---
Carbuncle: Awesome work, guys! You okay, Aegir?
Aegir: What? I'm cool.
Carbuncle: O-oh, okay...why are you and Otohime trying so hard for me? Do you guys see me as someone else? I don't think you guys saw me activate my artifact, right?
Existential dread.
Aegir: ...okay you do remind me of someone and that IS why I first gave a shit about you. But that ain't special. Always a first time meeting for everyone. Nobody's the only special one around, but you better live thinking you ARE special!
The party agrees.
Aegir: Also I like pretty gems.
MC: (gasp!) you have no standards!? / you want him, don't you / thanks Aegir
(A) Aegir: Jealous? That's cute. It's your job to keep me interested.
(B) Carbuncle: W-well I guess you guys are better than everyone else I've met, so maybe that's okay...
Otohime: Lord Carbuncle, I don't think that's something you just casually say.
Gargoyle: He's MINE! You can only have him over my dead body!

Team morale is up! Aegir however is thinking about what Loki said.
Flashback!
Loki: Hey, what if Gargoyle DELIBERATELY put Carbuncle up as the sports fest prize?
Present
Aegir: Gargoyle, Otohime, we need to talk.
Gargoyle: Uh, okay?
Vending Machine Corner
Gargoyle: So. Here to ask me for workout tips?
Aegir: Nah, Loki said you're here for ulterior motives or some junk.
Gargoyle: What? I'm just here to get money for church maintenance fees.
Aegir: I know Loki, and Loki can't lie.
Gargoyle: I'm not embezzling money if that's what you're asking! ...if that's it, I'm going back.
He seems to be hiding something...

Aegir: I think I know, but what's your take?
Otohime: His words are true at least, but I saw many subtle signs of agitation.
Aegir: Huh. Keep watch on him. He does anything funny, tell me.
Otohime: ...very well. I will try not to be suspicious.
Silent vibing.
Aegir: This fest is sus.
Party Waiting Room
Round 10 announcement! The game is the Japanese classic Human Chariot battle! Rider is fixed, but the three carriers are free pick.
MC: Welp, I'm the rider.
Girimekhala: I'll be one of the carriers! I'm good at that! And if you blindfold me and have the other two to steer, it should work!
Carbuncle: Make the rocky meathead go. He oughta make himself useful here.
Speaking of, Gargoyle's back.
Carbuncle: Oh hey Gargoyle. Carry MC.
Gargoyle: Hm? Oh, you want to see my strength? Very well then!
Carbuncle: what
Carbuncle sees that Gargoyle is acting weird immediately. Who will win in the end?
End of Episode 

Scramble World Trophy Episode 3 Part 2 (Abridged)

Flashback!
Ikutoshi: Wow Taurus Mask, you can do things besides wrestle?
Taurus Mask: I just play casually.
Shirou: Hello Carbuncle. I'm Shirou, MC's...friend.
Carbuncle: Oh, you! I ain't losin'!
Shirou: is this what it's like to be opposed to MC?
Temujin: You're actually here, Loki? They let you out of your bondage?
Ahura Mazda: Why'd the Warmongers let you out?
Loki: Wish I knew. Not like I can do anything stuck in this straitjacket.
Q'ursha: Except, y'know, play mind games and make me miss every shot.
Loki: Yep. Soooo, how's about a handicap? That I get first place if literally everyone somehow misses all their shots?
Q'ursha: Still here, jackass. My turn isn't over yet.
Loki: Yes, I can see. Hell, if you get a basket, I'll take last place. I'm betting you won't though.
Q'ursha: Deal. I win, you shut your damn mouth.
Loki: 'kay. Everyone else in?
And so Loki's proposal is accepted. Q'ursha proceeds to score zero (0) baskets.

Present
Loki: All down to you, Carbuncle. You know, even I've heard of you in solitary and damn are you awesome at what you do. Your team needs to work with you to win. Just like all those people who were after you before. You know what they're like~
Carbuncle: (GASP!)
Traumatic flashback!
Carbuncle: Help!
Mob A: After him! He's that way!
People after the Miracle Jewel!
Carbuncle: Oh no! (trips) why...
Not Narcissus: Is someone there?
Carbuncle: STAY BACK! I KNOW WHAT YOU AREEEEE!
Not Narcissus: I think somebody just screamed? Can't see, can't hear. Can you write it for me?
Carbuncle: wait what
Mob A: I heard something that way!
Carbuncle: Oh goddammit! (hides)
Mob A: You! Uhhh, priest guy! Didja see the Miracle Jewel anywhere?
Not Narcissus: Excuse me, what did you say? I can't see or hear well.
Mob A: Huh, guess not. This ain't a good place to hang, man! (walks off)
Carbuncle: ...priests aren't supposed to lie.
Not Narcissus: I think I know what you said. And I didn't actually lie, hehe.
And that's how Carbuncle met someone who treated him as a person for the first time ever.

Carbuncle keeps visiting Priest Not Narcissus, who taught him to sing and stuff. And then one day...
Not Narcissus: Carbuncle, you shouldn't come here anymore.
Carbuncle: Hello! ...wait, where's the priest guy?
Mob B: THERE YOU ARE
Carbuncle: wait what OH NO
Carbuncle runs and calls out to the priest! But nobody came...
Carbuncle: You didn't rat me out too, did you? Please say it ain't so!
But nobody responded...
Carbuncle: If you were gonna sell me out, why'd you help me to begin with!?

Present
Loki: If something can't be done, you blame them for it. You're so right for that.
Carbuncle is shook over a what-if. Did the priest abandon him, or did something happen to them...?
Carbuncle: did everyone try so hard...for me?
Loki: Now get that ball out of your hands already, haha.
Carbuncle shoots! ...he misses!
Amduscias: Oh my god, literally nobody managed a basket this round so...Loki gets 10 points?
Shocked and appalled gasping and murmurs!

Party Waiting Room
Aegir: Welp, figures that'd happen when Loki goes out.
They've met before when Loki crashed his parties. As in, Loki shows up, opens his mouth, and everything blows up.
Carbuncle: I'M SORRY YOU GUYS
MC: what'd he say to you? / that bastard!
One explanation later...
Aegir: Huh.
Carbuncle: ...I'm sorry for what I said to you, Chernobog.
Chernobog: No worries.
Otohime: Yes. We may be behind, but we just need to win the next one.
Aegir: When are you punks gonna stop cryin' over spilt milk?
MC: Huh. Something up with you?
Aegir: I'm only mad for myself. It's my life, and I am the goddamn star of it! I just wanna sock Loki in the face for personal reasons. Anyways, I'll carry you guys next round.
Next round is Ultimate Rugby. Two randomly drawn players per team will fight it out on the field.
Aegir: Hey Chernobog, it's me and you this time. You good?
Chernobog: Will I be of any help after last time?
Aegir: Just do better!
Aegir drags Chernobog away.

Later
Chernobog: Where are we going?
Aegir: To tell Loki we're gonna kick his lying ass for Carbuncle!
Aegir yells at Loki from the stands.
Aegir: S'up dick! Had fun picking on Carbuncle!?
Loki: What are you, his dad or something?
Aegir: I'mma pull your tongue out next game.
Loki: Wow, being popular is hard man. And what kinda dick bullies a dude who can't move?
Team Southern Tokyo Waiting Room
Q'ursha: Dammit, he's up again and I'm not!?
Fuxi: Sit down, he's still gotten to you.
Yamasachi: Uhhhh do we have a plan that isn't "guess I'll just die now"?
Fuxi: Oh yes. It'll be chaos, but you'll make it work.

Elsewhere
Secret weapon against secret weapon time!
Cthugha: So in rugby all I gotta do is get the ball over that line?
Kamui: Are you planning on doing so by exploding the ball over it?
Shiva: No tongue shall lead me astray!
Jagannath: Hell yeah, this gonna be good!
Koropokkur: We're screwed against them.
Horus: We were going to go up against them eventually.
Speaking of rugby...
Gunzo: My time has finally come! I promise I'll win it for us, Wakan-senpai!
Wakan Tanka: Right! Also, how's rugby work with two people a team?
Moritaka: So those two are up.
Ryouta: And there's still everyone else.
Moritaka: Things are changing now.
Tezcatlipoca: Haha, it's you and me this time Loki!
Loki: Oh. This is fine. It's not as if I wished I had a sane partner or anything.

Party Waiting Room
MC: Welp.
Otohime: I cannot imagine Aegir losing to them.
Girimekhala: I guess?
Gargoyle: Or maybe he'll choke against them.
Carbuncle: Guys, I'm gonna go cheer for Aegir and Chernobog in the stands!
Later
Aegir: So how do I look in a rugby uniform!?
MC: like an actual student / nice! / carry me!
Chernobog: Impressive. You look like a true rugby player. Given you had it already, have you played?
Aegir: The teachers made a team and kicked the students' asses. Why wouldn't I love a game of stealing balls from people? You got talent and I wanna make it shine.

Barong: Everyone here? I brought Nobuharu to cheer for everyone!
Nobuharu: Hello! I will also explain the game rules. Fight over the ball, team who doesn't have it at the end of the round time limit loses! If you drop the ball, it'll randomly respawn on the field elsewhere.
Barong: Only tackles allowed against players. But feel free to use your powers to play defense or steal the ball!
Round one, eight teams, seven balls. Someone's gonna be out first.
Aegir: Chernobog listen up. If we pull it off, we'll be the best. You don't seem to want to use your ice magic thing, but you just have to not damage people with it. So...
Chernobog: I see...
MC: Good luck you guys!
Aegir: Yep, keep cheering from the stands, MC. Y'all worried if everyone came to cheer too?
Carbuncle: Uhhhh n-no?
Girimekhala: He said himself he came to cheer for you.
Otohime: Good luck, Lord Chernobog. Yay~!
Chernobog: Thank you, I will do better this time.
Gargoyle: Nice outfit. How about I petrify you in it later?
Aegir: Get bent.
Carbuncle: Don't push yourselves too hard. Pull out if it gets that bad.
Aegir: ...heh. Watch me kick everyone's asses.

Later
Rugby field, up. Game on!
Nobuharu: Game 9, round 1! Begin!
There goes the ball! Moritaka catches one first!
Moritaka: I have it, Ryouta! You're up!
Ryouta: Got it! Noble Phantasm, Sweets of the Holy Grail!
Ryouta summons a bunch of jelly as defense!
Aegir: Cool. Noble Phantasm, Anchor of the Sea God!
Aegir grabs a ball, then passes it to Chernobog! Chernobog raises ice walls to defend!
Chernobog: None shall pass my defenses.
Barong: Wow, that was fast! Two teams got balls and turtled up already!
Third ball?
Jagannath: Got it!
Jagannath passes to Shiva!
Gunzo: Yoink! Interception!
Wakan Tanka: Well done, my Gunzo!

Fourth ball gets scooped by Yamasachi before it even spawns in with Fuxi's fortune telling!
Yamasachi: Wow, Future Vision makes this so easy!
And so the game goes on. Team Kudan ends up the only team to not have a ball by the time they all spawn in. The teams start lowering their guards against each other...
Fuxi: ...Yamasachi, pass me the ball now!
Yamasachi: wait what--(yoinked)--WAIT WHAT
Aegir: Sucks to be you. Gimme ALL the balls!
Next...
Gunzo: Whew. They never did say only one team would be eliminated a round so--OH NO!
Gunzo slips on a sudden ice patch!
Chernobog: Apologies, son of man. Are you hurt?
Gunzo: Uhhh, no, thanks. Wait, where'd the ball go!?
Chernobog throws Ball #3 into his ice.
Aegir: God, y'all suck at this. If I have all the balls, that makes everyone else the loser! ...well actually Shinjuku can keep one. As a treat.
Loki: Smart move, Aegir. You go on and paint a target on yourself for everyone, why don't you.
Aegir: I'll toot my own horn but it'd still have been tough if I had to go this alone. But now it can work with him working with me!
Cthugha might be the only one who can break Chernobog's ice walls. In which case, the teams without balls will focus on him and Tezcatlipoca since he can't move.
Loki: Huh. Guess I need to reevaluate you since you aren't as dumb as I thought.

Later
Otohime: How very Aegir of Lord Aegir.
MC: Cool! / kinda worried about him being the biggest dick on the field / GET THEIR ASSES
Gouryou: (walks over) He's on another level. Weird how well he works in a team sport. He could pick up soooo many dates on the beach.
MC: Gouryou!? / you here to cheer? / cheer with us!
Gouryou: Slipped away from the Umamichi peeps to give a whoo-whoo. Aegir's crazy out there. Also, hey Girimekhala, Li Chou's so proud of you that sumo game.
Girimekhala: Aww thanks, it's because you guys cheered for me.
Gouryou: They're cheering you guys on too, even if they never came over to talk.
MC: Tell them we said thanks / heard them in the kendo game / I'll go see them later
---
(B) Gouryou: Nice, huh? We'll always back you up.
(C) Gouryou: Cool, they'll be glad to see ya.
---
Carbuncle: Is it okay for Aegir to go so far for me?
Girimekhala: Man's gotta do what a man's gotta do sometimes. Mad respect for all those bars he spits.
Gouryou: Cheer for him if you're worried. I think he's having a good time.
Field
Tezcatlipoca is surrounded! He seems fine though.
Tezcatlipoca: I've been waiting for this!
1v6! Meanwhile...
Aegir: Ooh, ball #4?
Koropokkur: Try it, bitch.
Cthugha: OH GOD HELP
BATTLE START

Scramble World Trophy Episode 3 Part 1 (Abridged)

Otohime: Allow me to handfeed you, MC.
Lunch time!
MC: um / okay! / but why tho!?
---
(AC) Otohime: Classic date activity. Wait, Aegir, no!
---
Aegir steals the bite!
Otohime: You could have just asked.
Aegir: Where's the fun in that?
Chibi Gargoyle: Good lord, Otohime you really can cook!
Happy Gargoyle.
Otohime: I'm glad you like the sweet and sour chicken.
Aegir: Hey, MC. How about you handfeed me? You know, for team morale reasons.
MC: you big baby / Hey Girimekhala, I'mma feed you! / Chernobog, I'll feed you
(A) Aegir: Haha, I'm glad I joined the team. I'll win this! ...wait, really? O-oh, okay.
(B) Girimekhala: WAIT WHAT?
Girimekhala actually rolls backwards in shock, pulls MC along, and ends up on top of them!
Girimekhala: AAAA--(swallows something)--oh. Uhh...thanks?
Aegir: Where'd you learn to be such a bitch like that, MC? Well fine, I'll just kick ass later and make you serve me!
(C) Chernobog: N-no, we can't! We're in public...
Aegir: Did you just side-eye me, MC? Petty little bitch. Well fine, I'll just kick ass later and make you serve me!

Carbuncle: D:
MC: what? You want me to feed you?
Carbuncle: NO! Aren't you worried about getting drugged since half of Tokyo wants your ass?
MC: Oh. Never. / pffft / depends
Chibi Gargoyle: Hmm, jealous Carbuncle? I can feed you then!
Carbuncle: Psh, it's you who'd be fed here. I can put protein in a baby bottle if you want.
Chibi Gargoyle: How DARE you tr--(suck suck)--oh. Not bad actually?
Ahura Mazda: Hello MC, my designated rival.
Carbuncle: Pope Ahura Mazda!
MC: You! / he's your boss? / OH NO

Ahura Mazda: Several World Reps including myself made lunch for you. Here you are.
Restaurant quality food! Carbuncle wants.
MC: I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO (digs through food)
Ahura Mazda: Ah, how correct of you Ahriman. I indeed spiked my food. With protein.
Ahura Mazda changes into a swimsuit and dramatically poses on a sheet!
Ahura Mazda: Healthy body, healthy mind! I for one am glad you are participating.
Carbuncle: Oh my god now that I've met you, no wonder you get along with Gargoyle!
Tezcatlipoca: BRRRROTHERRRR!
Tezcatlipoca pops up in smoke in front of the party!
Carbuncle: OH NO THE FOOD
Tezcatlipoca: haha oh you, MC
Tezcatlipoca is talking to Carbuncle.
MC: I'm over here.

Tezcatlipoca: Oh! Well, I made lunch for you too.
Totally normal rice balls.
Tezcatlipoca: I made it so that one of them explodes!
Carbuncle: BUT WHY THO
Somewhere, some peepers.
Amaterasu: I feel shown up by everyone else's lunches now, I don't think I can give MC my honey lemon.
Tsukuyomi: Aww, it'll be fine.
Amaterasu: Oh, okay then. Will you take it if he says no?
Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi walk over. Carbuncle seems to be thinking about something.
Girimekhala: What's up?
Carbuncle: Am I the weird one for being worried about getting drugged?
Chernobog: (stares)
Carbuncle: Man I wish I had amnesia. So much lying and backstabbing in my life just to survive. How'd we end up on such different paths?
Chernobog: I wish I had your life, Carbuncle.
Carbuncle: WHAT? I always needed someone to protect me or else--
Chernobog: You were still free. I always thought I wasn't. And only MC knows how MC feels about their life.
Carbuncle: S-shut up, not like you know anything!
Ding dong, almost time to get back to the sports fest!

Later
Chernobog: So. Next up is boxing, and I have been randomly drawn to go out.
MC: You good? / I'm cheering for you! / nervous?
Chernobog: A little nervous, to be honest.
Girimekhala: No worries, Chernobog! You're an overlord and demon king. Mara and Gorozaemon were too, and they're awesome.
Chernobog: (stares)
Carbuncle: Group cheer!
Rest of Party: YEEEAAAHHH
Later
Barong: Hi, first new commentator for the next bit! Raise the roooof!
Amduscias: And second commentator speaking! Let's explain the next game, Ultimate Boxing!
The random players for this round are Wakan Tanka, Onyankopon, Kengo, Perun, Tiger Man, Shiva, Chernobog, and...
Cthugha: IS IT FINALLY MY TIME? I can blow up all I want, right?
Chernobog: This does not look good.
Perun: Scared, Demon Lord of the West, slaughterer of many?
Chernobog: ...not that I plan to keep being someone thought as such.
Perun: You won't win if you don't make up your mind.
Barong: Actually explaining now! This isn't your regular boxing, so--
Amduscias: Maybe we should hold another minute for the arena to change first.
Barong: oh okay

Boop! Arena VR settings updated!
Amduscias: Okay so we said this is a boxing match, but actually we're playing that one sandbag arcade machine!
Barong: Yep! Punch it good and get your score, which we'll compare to decide rankings! Apparently you're real strong if you hit the top five. I don't think I'd make it, but what about you Amduscias?
Amduscias: (GASP!) How dare you ask an aspiring idol that!?
Barong: But your fans and I would be stoked if you got 10 out of 10 here.
Amduscias: Oh my god???
Kengo: I could do without clowns for color commentary, but nice and simple game this go around.
Onyankopon: Too bad Ahura Mazda wasn't randomly picked this time. But I'll still do well.
Onyankopon uses Bullet Punch! The machine scores him 5/10.
Onyankopon: Eh, good enough.

Tiger Man: Whoa! Wanna be a luchador?
Onyankopon: Noncommital response. But maybe you'll fall into my web where I can remodel you.
Tiger Man: Cool! Anyways, my turn.
Onyankopon: Good luck!
Pow!
Onyankopon: You got 7/10!? Wow.
Tiger Man: I could do even better with a ring to jump off of, but works for me.
Cheers from the fans!
Wakan Tanka: Okay, me next. I'll just copy what you did!
Wakan Tanka Charge!
Tiger Man: ¡Ayy! You copied us and still got 6/10!?
Wakan Tanka: It's because you have a great lariat!

Kengo: Okay, me next. Watch me go 100%, partner!
Kengo charges up!
Kengo: Oh, is this my current cap? Eh, good enough!
Kengo Punch!
Barong: OH MY GOD HE GOT 8/10!
Kengo: HELL YEAH MAN
Perun: Hmph. Not bad...for a pleb.
Perun also uses Mana Burst (Lightning) to charge up!
Perun: Behold my power!
Pow! 9/10!
Perun: HA! And you dare believe yourself to be HIS equal?
Kengo: Pffft, you only got one point higher. You didn't even get the full 10/10.
Cthugha: Ooh, it's still not broken. Does this mean I can really go all out?
Perun: What, you believe you can outdo me?
Cthugha: I mean it won't count as zero if I break it, right? I don't wanna be a Super High School Level Bag Boy if that happens! But anyways, stand back?

People step back. Cthugha winds up...!
Cthugha: They told me not to go TOO hard so... Mini-Modded Formalhaut Flare Punch!
BOOM
Contestants: (cough)
Punch Machine: Beep boop ERRORRRRRRR (blip)
Cthugha: OH NO are they gonna kick me out and sell me off!?
Chernobog: Oh my, you just melted my instant Ice Wall as quickly as it came up.
Ding! 15/10!
Kengo: BULLSHIT
Shiva: Meh. Is there another machine?
Amduscias: Uhhhh, referee meeting over an EX rating in the meantime!
New machine!
Shiva: Hmph. What is a mere gadget when I have destroyed the universe!
Hindu Punch! ...Shiva just blew a hole in the stadium!
Barong: WHAT? Already!? You blew up the machine too! Referees will hash out your score, and we still have one more person to go this round!
Perun: ...are you not using your scythe, Demon King of the West?
Chernobog: No. I choose to leave it behind.
Chernobog goes! Chernobog swings! ...Chernobog stops short!
Chernobog: ...oh, a butterfly. 
Chernobog gets 0... The butterfly flies away.

Party Waiting Room
Carbuncle: What was that about!? I thought I'd be on the winning team for once!
Chernobog: ...forgive me.
Gargoyle: Hmm...
Aegir: Welp, there goes our lead.
Rankings update! 1. Team Southern Tokyo, 36 pts. 2. Team Carbuncle, 35 pts. 3 Team Bukuro, 34 pts. 4. Team Kudan, 32 pts. 5. Team Yoyogi, 31 pts. 6. Team Eastern Tokyo, 28 pts. 7. Team Shinjuku, 26 pts. 8. Team Army Prison, 24 pts.
Girimekhala: Okay yeah it's tight now, but who'd expect someone to win 15 points in one round?
Aegir: Nah, I ain't mad about that. But what the hell was that pussing out for? I don't care about Carbuncle or winning, I just ain't about losing.
Carbuncle: BUT MY FUTURE'S AT STAKE HERE
MC: It was just bad luck, Aegir. Giving up?
Aegir: The fuck you say Freyr actually, never mind. Dammit all.
Girimekhala: ?
Aegir: Alright alright, I'll stop bitching. It still sucks tho.
Otohime: We haven't lost yet. We just need to do our best.
Chernobog: ...you are correct, Aegir. My apologies.
...
Carbuncle: ...oh, I'll go next round.
Round 8 announcement time!

Team Southern Tokyo Waiting Room
Q'ursha: Basketball. Finally my time's come.
Fuxi: Hmm. My fortune telling says danger is in your future, apparently because of who the military school is sending. Nothing personal, but you will lose if you go.
Q'ursha: Pffft.
Fuxi: I highly recommend that you don't go.
Arena
So, power usage is okay in the basketball round! But...
Tezcatlipoca: Literally break a leg.
Loki: Sure, I'm only totally hogtied in a straitjacket. No biggie. Clearly I am the intelligent choice to send into a sports festival.
Later
Q'ursha: How the hell did I not get a single basket!?
Loki: Skill issue, haha. You mad I said you should have stayed chained with your old master?
Q'ursha: Shut the fuck up!
Team Southern Tokyo Waiting Room
Tu'er Shen: What!?
Fuxi: Loki's Human(oid) Observation must have gotten to him and made him choke.
And it's not just him...
Arena
Loki: Hey Carbuncle. Interesting shine you got there.
Sus Loki...
End of Episode part 

Live A Hero From the Chocolate Volcano with Love Episode 6 (Abridged)

Ryusei: Hot.
Ganran: Yeah.
Rexer: Stay hydrated. Hitomi, do we still have water?
Hitomi: Yep. Not much though. You okay, MC?
MC: dying / yeah somehow
The party's venturing deeper into the volcano. It sucks.
Ganran: Lots of walls fallen thanks to the eruption threat. No idea what's ahead.
Hitomi: I guess we just keep going...
Rexer: Yeah. If it forks off, MC can sense the way.
Ganran: Sorry I'm not much of a guide here. Counting on you, MC.
MC nods.

Ryusei: I'll carry you if you're tired, MC!
MC: uhhhh / thanks, but you okay?
Ryusei: Still good! Try to relax, we still got a fight up ahead.
Rexer: Damn, you're tough. I should work out more.
Ryusei: Thanks! Maybe we can work out back at the village when everything's okay!
Rexer: ...sure, promise.
Ganran: Nice, I'm in too!
Hitomi: Gotta stay positive!
EEEEVILLLL
MC: Incoming!

Party: !!
Monsters: REEEE
Ganran: Hey, these look like the ones that stole our rock cacao!
Rexer: Cool, we can beat them up and get it back! Hitomi, Ryusei, let's fight in formation!
Hitomi: Okay!
Ganran: Coo--wait, more of them are coming!
More Monsters spawn in!
Ryusei: What!? ...wait, look out MC!
Ambush attack on MC!
MC: OH NO

Rexer: MC!
Ryusei: Hup!
Ryusei blocks for MC and kicks the Monster away!
Ryusei: You okay, MC? Step back, we'll handle it.
MC: Ryusei, your arms! You okay!?
Ryusei: ...yeah, I'm still good to go!
Ganran: Axe Chop!
Pow!
Ganran: MC, Ryusei! You two okay!
Rexer: We've cleaned up this side! What about the other one!?
Rexer and Ganran run over! The Monster Ryusei kicked away disappears!
Ganran: Oh goddammit! Whatever, Ryusei, your arms!
Hitomi: MC, I brought a first aid kit!
Ryusei: Ow. But thanks guys, I'm good now. But I'm glad you're fine, MC! Any other Monsters around?
MC shakes their head. The party detransforms and gets into cover to fix up Ryusei.
MC: Sorry guys...

Ryusei: It's not your fault MC. And no worries, I heal fast!
He smiles. His bite looks bad though.
Rexer: You guys... well actually, we ought to take a break. We still have a boss to get to.
Ganran: Yeah. Hey, wash that bite up.
Ganran passes some water over.
Ryusei: Wait, you sure? ...thanks.
Ryusei washes up his bite.
Ryusei: ...so I once said I was too late to run from a Monster attack one time. I couldn't do anything, and then this huge beefy hero saved me. He told me I should be my own hero first. So I tried changing myself to someone I could like.
Ryusei looks at MC.
Ryusei: I just jumped in when you were attacked. I tried to be my own hero, but now I've become a hero who can at least protect you. Maybe this is what that one hero felt back then.
MC: ...thanks.

Rexer: Yeah, thanks Ryusei... you've gotten closer to the hero you admire, huh? Have I gotten closer to Rexer?
Ryusei: I think you're doing good!
Surprised Rexer!
Ryusei: I see how hard you always work and train! And work your pro gamer job! Sometimes I wonder how I'd be if I worked as hard as you, back then.
Rexer: Oh...thanks. I think it's cool how hard you push yourself at working out.
Ryusei: (shakes head) I wasn't anything special before. I just hated myself. Remember that village kid who wanted to look for rock cacao? He reminded me of myself. So I wanted to help him, even if it wasn't my business. Help someone the way I was helped.
Ryusei checks himself out.
Ryusei: But then Hitomi said something that cleared something up for me. I hadn't really accepted that I had to be the way I was to change to who I am now...maybe I was being fake to that kid.
MC: I thought you were cool then!

Ganran: ...can you say you're proud of yourself now, Ryusei? You were you then and you're still you after changing.
Hitomi: Yeah!
Rexer: You're the way you are now because you wanted to change back then. Or, something.
Rexer scratches his head.
Rexer: Same for me. So let's both stand proud!
Rexer holds his hand out. Ryusei shakes it hard.
Ryusei: ...thanks Rexer! So our worries are part of our histories, like Hitomi said.
Hitomi: Yeah! Who we were and who we are now are both good!
Encouraging Hitomi.
Ryusei: Aw, thanks. I think you're cool with how hard you worked to get here. Maybe I should be nicer to my old self.
MC: You made that kid happy because of who you are!
Ryusei: Oh! ...oh. So I really did pay things forward a bit.
Rexer: Yeah, it's cool. I may not be as cool as Dad yet, but I'll make my way there my own way.
Rexer peeks shyly at MC for a second.
Rexer: You should make progress your own way too, Ryusei. We can do it together.
Ryusei: ...thanks. I think I know what to do now!
Ganran smiles.
Ryusei: Okay I'm good to get going! We got a village to save!
The party agrees!

Later
The party continues. The earthquakes are getting more frequent.
MC: ...almost there.
Rexer: Right. We better gear up as best we can.
Hitomi: MC, transform us now so we can hit the field running!
Ryusei: Yeah. Plus who knows when more mobs will jump in?
Ganran: Let us know if you get tired, MC!
MC: Okay. I'm still good to go!
Click! Transformed party!
Ryusei: Thanks! Get psyched, team!
Inspired party!
Rexer: (frowns)
Okay, except for Rexer staring at his Parallel Weapon.
MC: ...something up?

Rexer: Oh, just thinking.
Rexer looks at Ryusei.
Rexer: Ryusei's awesome, trying to be like the hero that saved him...
Rexer stops himself and looks at MC. Then he grabs MC's hand in determination!
Rexer: I need a favor! Remember how you got Toshu and Shaft's variant forms in Virtual Festa Royale?
Flashback still!
Rexer: Could you find one for me?
Present
Rexer: I realized I've been comparing myself to everyone. But it helps me see and work on what I'm missing. I was just wrong to think "being like Dad" as an end goal when what I wanted was to be better than Dad.
MC: ...alright, I'll give it a shot. So tell me how you really feel.

Rexer nods and thinks.
Rexer: ...I can't just mimic my dad, or else I'll never surpass him. So I've been seeing how everyone else does their thing, and I see everyone has been building themselves up differently, their own way.
MC: Same as you, huh.
Rexer: Right. I have my own history too.
MC: You aren't your dad but there's something YOU can do, right?
Rexer: ...Dad would probably fight differently in that last battle we had. But if it were me?
Beep beep!
Phone: Connect to Path?
Rexer: I want to fight with my own power!
MC: And now you can! Here we go!
Click! Ta-dah, Variant Rexer!
Rexer: Okay, wow, what!?

Surprised rest of party!
Ganran: Wait what, Rexer why are you dressed differently!?
Ryusei: Wow MC, is this your Observer power? You really CAN find Variant forms!
Hitomi: Congrats, Rexer!
MC: Wild! / Monster Hunter suit! / Hot
---
(C) Rexer: O-oh, feels weird being said that to my face. But thanks! Cool suit, huh?
---
Rexer: So I have... a crossbow. Wow, it feels so familiar.
Rexer goes over himself.
Ryusei: Oh hey, wait. You don't feel hot in that getup?
Hitomi: Oh yeah, huh! You were sweating buckets earlier!
Rexer: These drone things can absorb heat and fire it back for me!
Ganran: Haha, that's so convenient here!

EEEEVILLLL
MC: ...something's coming!
Mobs popping up like daisies!
Hitomi: Oh my god that's a lot!
Ryusei: Yeah this is gonna take a while. Ready guys!?
Ganran: Yep!
Meteor Type Monster pops up from above!
Monster: REEEEE
Rexer: MC, is that the boss?
MC: ...no. Still a bigger one around!
Ganran: WHAT? ...haha, fine! We clear these and make our way to the big one!
Hitomi: Right! MC, your orders!
Ryusei: I'm all better, so I'll give it my all!
MC readies their phone!
MC: Wave Battle, ride on!
Rexer: See the power of my own dream! (cocks weapon) Eat crossbow bolt!
BATTLE START (more happens later)

Rexer: I'm winning things my way! (fwoosh)
MC: It's working!
Rexer snipes some faraway mobs in the lava!
Hitomi: Wow, you got them from all the way here!
Ganran: Nice! Rexer, shoot the big one while I aggro the trash mobs!
Rexer: Cool! Hitomi, Ryusei, back me up!
Ryusei: Roger dodger!
Hitomi: Right! MC, send me some VP!
MC: VP Charge, go!
click
Hitomi: Okay Ganran! Space Heroic Inspiration!
Ganran: Ooooh! Forging "Schmieden Schatz-axt"!
Giant Swing attack!
Ryusei: Cool, Ganran swept them up! Let's go, Rexer! Health and Beauty "Pose of Rebirth"!
Rexer: Thanks! Okay, chumps! You can run but you can't hide! (full draws crossbow) MC, VP Charge me!
MC: Got it!
Rexer: Renaming my ult for my variant, so! Overtake "Over Limit Execution"!
BOOM
Monster: LOOOOVELLLLYYYYY (poof)

Hitomi: Oh no, watch out!
Rexer: The Monster hit the walls before it poofed away!
MC: It's gonna fall!
Ganran: Quick, fall back!
Rexer: MC, grab onto me!
Rexer grabs MC and jumps away! Falling rocks make the lava splash!
Ryusei: Ack! You guys okay!?
Hitomi: I-I'm alright.
Rexer: Same. My drones wouldn't be able to handle it if I didn't get out. MC, you okay? (puts MC down)
MC: I'm fine, thanks! But...
Ryusei: Yeah I can't make that jump.
Big lava river splitting the party in half...

Ganran: Same. We'll have to find another way around.
Rexer: B-but what if we never regroup?
Ryusei: Yeah, we're out of water now and have no heat protections.
Hitomi: Also, you might revert out when you get out of MC's sight!
Ryusei: Well we can get an emergency remote Operator to--
No phone connection...
Ganran: Oh. My phone seems to have broke too.
Ryusei: Dang, that means Ganran and I will have to watch each other.
Rexer: Maybe you guys should head back to town.
Ganran: We came this way because we couldn't.
Ganran and Ryusei vibe with each other.
Ganran: Welp, only one thing left to do then Ryusei!
Ryusei: Yep!
Ryusei and Ganran: Gut up and push through!
Fist bump!
MC: You guys...

Hitomi: N-no, that's too reckless!
Rexer: Maybe we can think of another plan!
Lava flow rising! Ryusei and Ganran have less leg room!
Ganran: Forge rules! Always keep hope! Go on, we'll be fine and get back to you guys, promise!
Ryusei: Yeah, we're heroes! Better get going.
Ganran: Right. Watch the rest of the team for us, MC!
MC: ...I'll send you guys all the VP we have left. You have to come back later!
click
Ryusei: Thanks, we should be okay if we find more Monsters!
Ganran: Later!
Hitomi: ...alright, stay safe!
Rexer: Yeah! We should go too, Hitomi, MC!
Both halves of the party head out!
Title Card: I Know How Loss Hurts
Ryusei: Man our team is nice to worry about us so much.
Ganran: Yeah, they're good friends. So we have to get back.
Ryusei: Let's step on it while we still have VP then.
Ganran: Yeah. There has to be a way through somewhere.
End of Episode 

Scramble World Trophy Episode 2 Part 3 (Abridged)

Carbuncle: Dude why are you playing aerial soccer in a volleyball game!?
Ixbalanque: Because I can.
Tu'er Shen: Nice, man!
Carbuncle: UGGGH! Gargoyle, pass me the ball!
Gargoyle passes the ball! Carbuncle spikes!
Tu'er Shen: Too bad for you, I jump higher.
Smack!
Taurus Mask: Oh my god, total shutout!
Bathym: Wow, I wasn't expecting anyone else to have footwork as good as me here! Looks like Team Southern Tokyo is winning this one!
Taurus Mask: Carbuncle's the weak link here, yeah.
Pow, Tu'er Shen scores again! Team Southern Tokyo has been curbstomping Gargoyle and Carbuncle the past 10 games now.

Carbuncle: Goddammit, I'm dragging us down!
Gargoyle: Calm down. We should change tactics if you suck at jumping. I shall set, and you spike.
Carbuncle: But they have Future Vision!
Gargoyle: I'll figure something out with my beefiness. Now here's the plan...
Quick strategy meeting before Gargoyle and Carbuncle come back.
Tu'er Shen: Wait, that's really your plan?
Carbuncle is hanging off Gargoyle's back!
Gargoyle: Kick off of me to get higher than Rabbit Boy over there.
Carbuncle: ...okay, let's do it.

Tu'er Shen serves! Gargoyle bumps it!
Gargoyle: Go!
Carbuncle: AAAAAA
Gargoyle boosts Carbuncle up! Carbuncle Meteor Spikes the ball!
Taurus Mask: Oh my god they actually scored! Are they gonna turn it around!?
Bathym: They still haven't managed to stop Ixbalanque's kick spike though.
Ixbalanque: Yep. Speaking of, heads up!
Ixbalanque kicks the ball! ...he misses!
Gargoyle: Noble Phantasm activate! Self-Modification!
Gargoyle gigantifies himself to block the ball!
Ixbalanque: Ref, I call bullshit.
Gargoyle: No it's not.
Gargoyle and Carbuncle start winning perfect games too!
Ixbalanque: Okay well played, dude. What now then?
Tu'er Shen: It's cool, now we just have to strategize now! Plus he's only pulling this now instead of from the beginning, right?
Ixbalanque: So, he can't do it all the time then?
Tu'er Shen: Yeah maybe. Let's keep our eyes out.
Tu'er Shen's eye starts glowing.

Party Waiting Room
Girimekhala: Yes, we're so gonna win!
Otohime: No, they've figured out Gargoyle can't keep this up forever.
Aegir: You know how it works?
Otohime: Same setup. Tu'er Shen has noticed too.
Aegir: Yeah, he's totally stalling.
Chernobog: What?
MC: I mean he hasn't bailed yet... good luck you two!
Arena
Gargoyle: Noble Phantasm activate!
Gargoyle misses a block!
Tu'er Shen: Cool, we made it.
Carbuncle: Gargoyle, what!?
Gargoyle: Damn, they noticed. People are going to find out!

Gargoyle has a flashback of Otohime last round.
Gargoyle: Well I can't just bail after her performance.
Determined, shrinking Gargoyle.
Chibi Gargoyle: Okay, I can still stretch it a little more! Carbuncle, go!
Carbuncle: But you'll go chibi if you--
Taurus Mask: Oh wow, Gargoyle turned into a cute little chibi thing!
Bathym: Oh, is that why he bailed out in his wrestling match earlier?
The crowd starts cooing over Chibi Gargoyle!
Chibi Gargoyle: NOOOO I'm supposed to be big and cool, not little and cute!
Carbuncle: (hugs Gargoyle) Too late, Father. Actually you're kinda--
Chibi Gargoyle: NOOOO, MY BEEFY ENERGY
Carbuncle: wait are you serious about that

Tu'er Shen: So like, can we get back to the game?
Chibi Gargoyle: It's all you now, Carbuncle! We're sticking it out!
Tu'er Shen: Pffft, you can't play like that.
Sonic Serve!
Carbuncle: (I gotta hit it, no matter how uncool I'll look!)
Carbuncle barely manages!
Tu'er Shen: Oh okay. Still, not like you can get it past me this tim--
Chibi Gargoyle: Watch me! METEOOOR TAIL SPIKE!
Thunk! Point to Gargoyle and Carbuncle!
Chibi Gargoyle: Haha! Nice hit, Carbuncle!
Carbuncle: Yes, we can do it!
Dramatic down to the line gameplay!
Ixbalanque: This ends it! Meteor Kick!
Chibi Gargoyle: My time has come! Noble Phantasm activate!
Gargoyle uses the last of his energy to gigantify his hand!
Ixbalanque: What!?
Score!

Carbuncle: Nice, Gargoyle! We'd totally have lost if you didn't bounce that back!
Chibi Gargoyle: Stop hugging me! And now I really am out of energy.
Carbuncle: Where do you even get it?
Chibi Gargoyle: Faith in my perfect body. Actually, wait! Start singing my praises, Carbuncle!
Carbuncle: Not in front of all these people!
Chibi Gargoyle: Abandon your shame! Don't you want to win?
Carbuncle: DAMMIT I'LL SHOVE YOU INTO A FURNACE IF WE STILL LOSE AFTER THIS
Carbuncle inhales.
Carbuncle: Praise be~
Chibi Gargoyle: Yes, YES! I feel the energy filling me! Sing about how hot and beautiful I am!
Carbuncle: I guess you can look cool if you keep your mouth shut...
Chibi Gargoyle: Pffft, is that all? I can't--
Carbuncle: FINE! You're hot and hunky! Happy!?
Chibi Gargoyle: Yessss

Ixbalanque: ...you guys do know this game hasn't actually ended yet, right?
Chibi Gargoyle: And now I am ready to kick your ass now that I'm charged up!
Carbuncle serves! Tu'er Shen sets! Ixbalanque jumps up!
Ixbalanque: Bring it!
Pow!
Chibi Gargoyle: I can block anything!
Chibi Gargoyle changes back to regular Gargoyle!
Gargoyle: Get on my back, Carbuncle!
Carbuncle does so! Gargoyle launches him like a catapult!
Carbuncle: YEEEEAAAAHHH
Meteor Spike! Game set!
Carbuncle: Oh my god we actually won! Gar--
Gargoyle's gone.
Carbuncle: WAIT WHAT

Later
Chibi Gargoyle: Waaah, my chibi form was seen in public!
MC: Aww, poor baby / cute / you were so cool
---
(A) Chibi Gargoyle: O-oh, this isn't so...no wait, I must get back to normal!
(B) Chibi Gargoyle: S-stop looking at me like that! I must return to normal!
(C) Chibi Gargoyle: O-oh, well you have good taste! Would you like a special fan appreciation day later!?
---
Otohime: Are you sure about this? I mean it's public knowledge now, but still.
Chibi Gargoyle: Don't you give me that! You gave it your all, so I'm obliged to do so as well.

Carbuncle walks in.
Carbuncle: There you are! Also Otohime, are you okay!?
Otohime: Yes, but I'll need to rest.
Carbuncle: Well yeah! We were so worried about you!
Otohime: I apologize. I wanted to win with everyone...
Carbuncle: I know, thanks. But we'd be sad if you blew yourself up to do that.
Otohime: Understood.
Chibi Gargoyle: Reminder, I tried to stop you.
Otohime: My apologies. I'm more stubborn than I realize.
The other games are playing on screen. They're just about done.

Arena
Tanetomo: Well played, Yasuyori.
Yasuyori: It's all thanks to your strategy.
Ashigara: Get a room, traitor!
Yasuyori: B-but we aren't flirting or anything!
Tanetomo: Oh why not? They know all about us, don't they?
Ashigara: (GASP!) LEWD!
Durga: Senpai, focus! We're still in a game!
Ashigara falls for Tanetomo's distraction! Team Army Prison pulls ahead!
Some other game
Ikutoshi: We win. Guess you did your best.
Kagutsuchi: I'm sorry, Juugo-senpai...
Juugo: It's okay, we just need to get better. Shiva might have a fit though.
Pollux: Ikutoshi, were you trying to flex on Kagutsuchi?
Ikutoshi: N-no, it's just Bathym egging me on with his commentary.
Team Bukuro wins!

And in Team Shinjuku vs. Team Eastern Tokyo...
Amaterasu: (drops ball) ...wait, is that how this works?
Horus: Um, what are you doing?
Tsukuyomi: Aww, too much exercise for my shut in sister? Maybe you should give up now.
Amaterasu: B-but I always wanted to do the sports festival with my family. I even tried making honey lemons.
Amaterasu has bandages on her fingers. She must've cut herself a lot.
Tsukuyomi: Ah. We may be on different teams, but I still support you.
Amaterasu: I hope you do well too.
Shirou: This is awkward. But I still want to press our advantage for MC.
Tsukuyomi: Eh, relax. We can win this easily enough. Maybe try having some fun with it.
Team Shinjuku wins! Now onto the ranking updates!

Taurus Mask: Round's over! 1st place... Team Carbuncle with 34 points!
Bathym: Damn, we gotta catch up.
Taurus Mask: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places are still the same! Intermission time soon!
Bathym: Check out the stands for some cool food!
They got stands and food trucks lined up!
Chouji: I'm selling makunouchi bento boxes! Also kids' options!
Inari: Shokado bento boxes for your Japanese seafood and sushi needs!
Cooking rivals!
Nisroch: Ahh, competition. Anyways I have Hell's Hotpot bento boxes!

Later
Carbuncle: Ooh, empty picnic spot!
Lunch time with the party!
Otohime: I made bento boxes for everyone with Lord Chernobog.
Chernobog: It was...fun.
Fancy five stack lunch box.
MC: ooh / I helped! / is everything going to spill out...?
Aegir: Daaaamn, thick rice roll made to look like me?
Carbuncle: And it has a gem inside!?
Otohime: Candied sweet potato. And yes I patterned it after you.
Carbuncle: Aww, thanks!
Otohime: I'm pleased you like it. Thank you for your help, Lord Chernobog.
Girimekhala: Hey look, the hamburger looks like me!
Otohime: The bread buns has charcoal in it.
MC: Awesome / look at what I did!
(C) Otohime: Yes, thank you for helping it get so fancy MC. The meatballs and tomatoes on a stick were based off your sword.

Chernobog: My brave, please try the weiner sausages I made.
Gargoyle: Heh, I made lunch too. I might even be convinced to share some.
Gargoyle has bamboo wrapped riceballs and a water canteen.
Carbuncle: You made riceballs? Something's up...
Gargoyle: I made protein soup and iron balls!
Carbuncle: INEDIBLE!
Gargoyle: Weakling. I'm just built different. (crunch)
Chernobog: Come, let us all eat.
Carbuncle: Yeah. Thanks to Otohime we're way in the lead! Let's keep it up!
Party: Yeah!
Things are looking good! Shame if things start going awry...

Elsewhere
Bathym: Dang, Team Carbuncle's 15 points ahead. Maybe we ought to stop playing around.
Snow: Maybe it's time to call in our secret weapon? Also, what are you eating, Bathym?
Bathym: Hell's Hotpot.
Snow: Interesting. May I try some later?
And at another team...
Tanetomo: So, we're last at 17 points. Anything to say, General?
Tezcatlipoca: Why am I here instead of having lunch with BRRRROTHER!?
Tanetomo: Not until we get an explanation on why you and Balor have managed to perform the worst of all World Reps present.
Yasuyori: didn't we also do worst on the volleyball game uh, nothing!
Balor: Is the meeting done yet? I need to have lunch with my grandson! Oh, are we calling in our secret weapon now? I guess it's time to blow up the sports fest!
End of Episode 

Scramble World Trophy Episode 2 Part 2 (Abridged)

Carbuncle: Good luck, Otohime!
Otohime: I shall do my best.
Heated Otohime.
Gargoyle: Wait, maybe we should switch.
Otohime: Lord Gargoyle? I believe it makes sense for me to go this round.
Gargoyle: I meant, perhaps you are pushing yourself too hard. I know how it is to be patterned after a dragon.
Otohime: (stares)

Flashback!
Back during training week
Otohime: Lord Hephaestus, may I ask you something?
Hephaestus: Otohime! I heard you were joining Mommy in the sports fest. G-good luck with that! So did you need help with that?
Otohime: I wanted help with my body. Can we take out the safeties?
Hephaestus frowns.
Hephaestus: But they're there to keep your body safe.
Otohime: Yes, but maybe I can help everyone by going beyond my limits. I don't want to be left behind for being useless.
Hephaestus agrees out of sympathy.

Present
Otohime: Would you please keep this quiet? I know they'll stop me if they knew, but then I wouldn't be able do everything I can for them.
Gargoyle sympathizes.
Gargoyle: Fine.
Otohime: Thank you. Here I go.
Out at the arena, the crowd cheers!
Belphegor: Everyone sure seems excited, new commentator Ixbalanque.
Ixbalanque: Tu'er Shen-senpai went in last round because he had a chance of winning, and maybe he does this time too? I coulda done good too, though so can the other team dispatches.

Field
Kyuma: I'm gonna win, Shuten-senpai.
Shuten: Well I can't let y'all show me up, heh.
Masashi: Lord MC, look! I can do way better than Moritaka!
Snow: Master has ordered me to win points.
Temujin: You actually came out for this, Balor? You can't beat an Archer at this game.
Balor: Pffft, it's just tossing balls into a basket. I can just throw a hundred at once.
Ixbalanque: Welp. Pretty sure I could've had a shootoff with someone there.
Belphegor: Why AREN'T you in, actually? I figured Team Southern Tokyo would've sent you this time.
Ixbalanque: Same, but "Big Bro" really wanted in so I let him have it.
Big Bro meaning Yamasachi, who is talking to Otohime.
Yamasachi: I'm gonna win, Otohime.
Otohime: I've been hoping to face off against you. And I kind of expected this to happen.
Yamasachi: Hey, Otohime. If I win...?

Party Waiting Room
Carbuncle: Wonder what they're talking about? They seem to get along.
MC: Yeah / (jealous) / They're going all out when things start
Carbuncle: Kick his ass at the last second!
Chernobog: Let's believe in her.
Arena field
Yamasachi: If I win, I want you to stop pushing yourself so hard.
Otohime: !
Otohime: ...here's to a good, clean battle.
Rules time! This is a RHYTHM game of Fill the Basket! Tempo starts off slow but will speed up. What's not in by the end doesn't count.
Masashi: So just a regular game of Basket Catch?
Belphegor: Oh no, there's more. Hang on, one moment.

Click! Arena change! The baskets are stuck onto wyverns!
Belphegor: There we are! Besides the tempo increasing as things go on, the wyverns will get stronger too! Also, no messing with your opponents this round!
Ixbalanque: Huh. I wonder how that'll go.
Belphegor: Welp, guess we'll see! Game on, everyone!
Temujin and Masashi start shooting arrows with balls into their baskets!
Temujin: ...interesting. You challenging me to an archery contest??
Masashi: Indeed!
Someone makes their wyvern stop moving!
Balor: Mystic Eye bullshit, go!
Shuten's batting balls into his basket!
Shuten: This ain't nothing new to me.
Masashi: Remember, no sabotaging anyone else this round!
Yamasaschi uses his fishhooks to carry balls into his basket.
Kyuma: I must be like the only guy throwing them in like normal...
Snow: Oh no, so am I.
Otohime: Installing baseball schematics.
Snow and Otohime throw in their balls!
Kyuma: Whoa! You two don't actually play ball. do you? Alright David, help me!

Later
Time for things to get harder!
Masashi: Pffft, is that all?
The wyverns start knocking Masashi's arrows down!
Masashi: WHAT
Temujin: Amateur.
Temujin's arrow makes it in!
Later
The wyverns start moving erratically now!
Balor: Dammit, my Mystic Eye isn't hitting as often now!
Ixbalanque: Dude this is supposed to be a ball game.
Later
Now there are TWO wyverns carrying baskets to throw/shoot balls into!
Shuten: What, we gotta get both now? Fine!
He shoots, he scores!
Snow: Impressive. I can scarcely believe you're that good.
Shuten: Hey, you could be a good baseball player yerself.
Snow: Well thank you, but I will focus on butlering.

Later
Getting hard now...
Shuten: Well damn, I suck.
Ibaraki: (from the stands) YOU'RE SO COOL BRO
Shuten: Thanks, but that ain't helpin'.
Snow shoots! Snow misses!
Belphegor: Only four people left, which is a surprise in itself really.
Ixbalanque: Yeah, none of them missed so far, which I guess it both a skill thing and a class thing.
Kyuma and Temujin have Sure Hit powers. Yamasachi has homing fishhooks. Otohime has Computerized Calculation.
Belphegor: So Temujin and Kyuma are using their club skills here?
Ixbalanque: Maybe. I have to at least say I believe in my teammates.

60 rounds of ball throwing and counting. More wyverns have spawned in by now and are attacking the players this game.
Temujin: (Asian dramatic cough of death) Okay this is getting to be bullshit.
Temujin's Weak Constitution is kicking in! Red Wyvern attacks!
Temujin: Oh no!
Kyuma: (saves Temujin) You okay!?
Temujin: Why would you do that?
Kyuma: Who expects wyverns to attack in a sports event?
Temujin: Well I can't go any further into debt, so I'll have to withdraw here then... good luck to you.
Kyuma: I can't keep this up much longer either... Sorry David. (flops over)
And then there were two. At 100 rounds of ball throwing...
Yamasachi: (wheeeeze)
So many wyverns! Hardest mode!

Party Waiting Room
Girimekhala: Damn...
Aegir: They're in the zone. But it's obvious who's gonna drop first.
Chernobog: Doesn't Otohime seem to be moving strangely to anyone else...?
Carbuncle: Maybe she's tired...
MC: Maybe... / Don't push yourself! / You're almost there!
Arena
Beep boop, overheating alert!
Yamasachi: Otohime, please stop.
Otohime: Maybe you should stop as well, Yamasachi.
Yamasachi: But if you--
Otohime: Thank you, but I want to be like you all!
Otohime super jumps!
Otohime Subsystem: Beep boop, overheat warning!
Otohime: I will jump beyond all boundaries...just like Lord Susanoo once did!
BATTLE START (more happens after)

Round 120 of ball throwing and counting! The crowd goes wild, but Otohime and Yamasachi are barely hanging in there!
Otohime: Beep boop, computation levels falling... but I still have my arms.
Yamasachi: Goddammit Otohime, you are so--
Otohime: My apologies, being a machine means not being that flexible.
Finally at Round 130 of ball throwing! Yamasachi misses his throw and Otohime makes it in!
Yamasachi: Damn, just like me to trip at the end. Good job Otohime!
Belphegor: Oh my god it's finally over! Yamasachi missed first! Big round of applause, everyone!
Ixbalanque: Too bad, Yamasachi-senpai. But you did good out there.
Otohime flops over.
Yamasachi: Oh my god, Otohime!? Medic! Or, engineer or something!
Otohime tries to say she's fine but can't speak. She blacks out as she sees the party comes running out!

Later
Some hospital room or something
Otohime: ...huh?
MC: Oh, you woke up! How do you feel?
Hephaestus: I-it's okay Mommy! I did some emergency maintenance, but maybe Otohime should stay on the bench the rest of the festival.
Aegir: Girl, sit down a while. And talk to Yamasachi later, boy was worried about you. He...well no, he should say it himself.
MC: Hephaestus told us he took off your safety limits. Son, why didn't you stop her?
Hephaestus: I-I'm sorry...
Otohime: Please don't blame him, it was my idea since I wanted to help you all...
Girimekhala: Uh, it's bad to push yourself hard but you did get us into 1st place!
Current rankings! 1. Team Carbuncle at 29 (+10) 2. Team Southern Tokyo at 27 (+8) 3. Team Yoyogi at 25 (+6) 4. Team Eastern Tokyo at 23 (+0) 4. Team Kudan at 17 (+5) 6. Team Bukuro at 14 (+3) 7. Team Shinjuku at 13 (+2) 8. Team Army Prison at 12 (+1)

Chernobog: You did score 20 points for us, Otohime.
Otohime: That's good, but it's not much of a lead. So who's next?
Chernobog: Carbuncle and Gargoyle are playing Ultimate Volleyball right now.
Aegir: They're getting their asses kicked, but I guess that's how it goes with those two against them.
Arena
It's Carbuncle and Gargoyle vs. Ixbalanque and Tu'er Shen!
Ixbalanque: Hey, think you can beat us?
Ixbalanque meteor kicks the ball over the net!
Carbuncle: OH GOD HELP
End of Episode part 

Scramble World Trophy Episode 2 Part 1 (Abridged)

So, Otohime. She's a robot girl so she had to be modeled after something. For her, she was modeled after a dragon. And since she's from Takamagahara, she's heard of Amaterasu's dragon brother Susanoo. How is that relevant? Because she heard a rumor saying she was modeled after a dragon because Amaterasu needed to sink Susanoo's whole memory into the sea. So Otohime thought, "I wonder what Lord Susanoo is like?" She looked into him and found out he aired out lots of people's dirty laundry, was a weird rich guy, and a legend like no other who crossed Takamagahara's walls of common sense. Then the Dragon Palace event happened where she crossed the walls of her Subsystem subrealm when she left. Now she lives in Tokyo as a cleaning consultant and studying and wondering what the hell to do with herself.

One day in the past
Otohime is picking up trash at Odaiba.
Otohime: Look, Yamasachi. There's a crab in this plastic bottle.
Yamasachi: Dang, better let it go. Anyways, thanks for helping me with cleaning.
Otohime: Oh no, I am glad to help since I have time.
Otohime thinks about the Dragon Palace while looking out at sea.
Yamasachi: Something up? Maybe my dumb, useless self can help.
Otohime: You are nothing of the sort... but lately I've been wondering what I should do here in Tokyo. What do I do now that I'm not managing the Dragon Palace? I cannot set my own goals as an AI.
Yamasachi: Maybe figure something out? What do you do these days?
Otohime: I help at Kamata and sometimes at Toyosu. Sometimes they do dangerous things for organics, so I might assist there.
Yamasachi: Cool. But what do you wanna do, personally?
Otohime thinks a bit.

Otohime: I still would want to help people. Helping people be happy and being thanked makes me happy, I believe.
Yamasachi: Oh. Well good luck with that! Guess you really aren't that different from when you were the Dragon Palace's lady.
He meant it as a compliment. Otohime is still feels briefly unhappy about it though.
Otohime: Oh. I may look the same, but I thought on the inside I--
Yamasachi: I meant, maybe you're the same deep down. You smile for everyone and push the sadness away, even out here.
Otohime: ...is that truly enough?
Yamasachi: Uh, if it ain't, then maybe try whatever since you're in a whole new world?
Otohime: Hmm, what for...?
Yamasachi: Nah, I mean like, literally do whatever for the hell of it? Maybe you'll find something while you look.
Yamasachi smiles. It reminds Otohime of someone specific...
Otohime: ...heh. Thank you, Yamasachi!

Present
Otohime: And now I'm part of the sports festival. Whatever happens, I will not have studied for nothing. The race will go as planned.
Otohime looks at the other racers this round.
Durga: My time has come! I'll get first place for Ashigara too since he screwed around so much!
Tu'er Shen: Welp, better bounce in for the money I got paid up front. Fuxi paid too, so if I do good I'll find even more exciting stages!
Michael: I am clearly going to win.
Tanetomo: You'd best be prepared to work for it. Touji, are you ready with the arrangements?
Touji: (frowns)
Bathym: Welp, I gotta beat Angel Boy at least.
Heracles: How do I fulfill my team's order...?
Otohime: Just as expected.

Announcement time!
Taurus Mask: Change of commentators! First off, me! Taurus Mask of the Berserkers!
Belphegor: And me, Belphegor of the Berserkers!
Taurus Mask: Everyone's gonna know me! And now a round of applause for the Akihabara Creators for all this VR tech!
Applause!
Belphegor: Thank you, everyone! And now the rules for this round. It's a 10km triathlon race, points awarded based on finishing order! No particular rules, so let's get the stage set up!

Beep boop, tunnel track!
Otohime: I have a question. A triathlon is defined as having three parts, but this appears to be a standard track and field course.
Taurus Mask: Good question! There's gonna be a surprise in the track, and I wish I knew what it is too!
Belphegor: Okay, places everyone... oh wait, commercial segment for Claude's marriage counseling business first!
Taurus Mask: Dude, that wasn't part of the plan!
Belphegor: Oops. But isn't this place romantic? Classic Japanese high school love life opportunities! SOMEBODY out there must be having it!
Taurus Mask: O-oh, okay. Let's just...move on.
Waiting athletes. A referee pulls out the starting signal pistol!
Belphegor: Ready? Time to start things this round!
Taurus Mask: On your mark, get set...go!

Everyone goes! Michael and Durga break out ahead!
Michael: Oh my, someone can actually keep up with me?
Durga: Hey, that's my line! But this makes things better when I do win!
Michael: Pssh, keep dreaming.
Michael speeds ahead! Otohime and Tu'er Shen follow after Durga!
Otohime: So, Tu'er Shen is it? You seem like you can afford to go faster still.
Tu'er Shen: S'up, girl? And who wastes a sprint right off the bat? I see you holding back a bit here too.
Team Southern Tokyo Waiting Room
Perun: Fuxi, why DID you bring in Tu'er Shen? He doesn't seem THAT fast and he doesn't even seem to be a sports star.
Q'ursha: I've asked him to play one on one b-ball with me before. He's...good at giving me a good game half the time. Like he knows where I'll go before I do.
Fuxi: Yes, he has limited Future Vision.
Perun: Oh, you think your fortune telling is right do you?
Q'ursha: Eh, just watch.

Arena
Taurus Mask: The top two are pushing their leads! Belphegor, who's your money on?
Belphegor: Tu'er Shen maybe? If he's here he probably has a chance.
Taurus Mask: Friend or something?
Belphegor: NO!? He's more a business rival and stuff!
Taurus Mask: O-oh, okay. Well let's check on him!
Suddenly Michael stops before making a lap!
Taurus Mask: WHAT?
Belphegor: Hmm. Switch cameras?
Michael: Metal tripwires!?
No flying!

Tanetomo: Did you really think you could just fly your way past this race track?
Michael: Was this your idea? How underhanded, just like you.
The other racers are catching up!
Bathym: Don't go thinking this could stop us.
Tu'er Shen: This is easy stuff. Anyways, see ya later Otohime!
Durga, Bathym, and Tu'er Shen run off ahead!
Tanetomo: Well I never expected this to slow you down much, but you will have to be careful for the rest of the race now.
Michael: I'm still going to win.
???: Ow, what?
Heracles is tied up in the tripwires!
Tanetomo: Hmm...well he probably won't be hurt. But how did this happen?
Otohime: I believe I have seen this in one of Lord Hephaestus's animes! Ahem. Oh no, I'm stuck~!

Party Waiting Room
MC: GIRL, STOP PLAYING / Girl needs Performance lessons / ooh, nice angle
Aegir: What the hell has she been doin' all week!?
Gargoyle: God, I wish I had some wires to show off my beefiness!
Carbuncle: OTOHIME I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SMART!
Arena
Otohime: Oh no whatever will I do~?
Heracle: Oh no, are you alright!? If only I had a weapon!
Touji cuts the wires!
Touji: ...what are you people doing? Otohime, isn't MC counting on you for this round?
Otohime: My apologies, Lord Touji, I thought now would be an appropriate time to play the comic relief. 
Bathym, Durga, and Tu'er Shen are fighting over the lead!
Bathym: Okay I'll place third at least, but where...
Suddenly the tunnel floods up!

Taurus Mask: Stage change time! It's not a triathlon without a water section!
Bathym: It's not supposed to go like this but I can work with it!
Durga: I'm still good at swimming!
Durga jumps into the water! Tu'er Shen is catching up... except he's wall jumping instead of swimming!
Durga: Wait, how are you doing that!?
Belphegor: Ah, the Quick Turn swimming technique being adapted into a parkour technique.
Taurus Mask: Did we have to wear swimsuits for commentating this part too!?
Belphegor: You're no fun.

Tu'er Shen is zooming ahead. Somebody else is swimming in at crazy speeds!
Otohime: I will not be outdone in swimming as an underwater model robot.
Tu'er Shen: And there it is. This'll be fun!
Otohime is competing for the lead!
Michael: Ugh, I'm losing a lot of speed!
Tanetomo: Changing plans...
Michael: To what? This is still a race, isn't it?
Tanetomo, Touji, Heracles, and Bathym form a roadblock!
Tanetomo: We can't let you win, so if we can't beat you, we will force you into last place.
Flashback!
Shirou: Tanetomo, may I speak with you about the triathlon round?
Tanetomo: Oh? This sounds...interesting.
Shirou: Well yes, it's plotting. It'll help us both. You want to stop Team Eastern Tokyo, right?
Tanetomo: Go on.

Present
Bathym: I made some arrangements.
Tanetomo: The four of us colluded, one runner and three to slow you down over the course of the race. That way, we'll eventually lap you.
Michael: And you even got the police in on this?
Touji: I just believed in our strategist's plan. And there are no rules here.
Tanetomo: So how does it feel to come in last for once?
The audience is focused on the top 3! As the top three reach the second checkpoint, the course transforms again!
Otohime: Oh, back to the tunnel? And I see...
Taurus Mask: And now the riding portion! There aren't just bikes either!
There's sleighs and skateboards too. But the top three all pick the same thing!
MC: Yeeeah! / Full speed ahead! / Having fun, Otohime?

Otohime: MC... yes, I am! For this stretch, I shall go with this!
Durga: Yeah, the inline skates for me too!
Boost panels have been added to the course like a cart racecourse!
Tu'er Shen: Ooh, nice! I'm winning this one, bye girls!
Tu'er Shen breaks out ahead!
Durga: Oh no!
Nobuhara: Don't give up, Durga-senpai!
Gunzo: Yeah!
Cheering friends!
Durga: Right, I shouldn't throw in the towel!
Durga gets determined!

Party Waiting Room
Carbuncle: Gooo, Otohime!
MC: YEEEAHHH
Arena
Otohime: What a wonderful experience... I shall be sure to win.
Otohime is determined!
Otohime: My apologies, Lord Hephaestus, I will be using The Thing to win here. Limiter release!
Beep boop, damage will occur from going past safety limits!
Otohime: Then I will just have to win before that happens!
Taurus Mask: Oh my god, Otohime is zooming down the track!
Belphegor: Is she copying Tu'er Shen!?
Gotta move fast!
Taurus Mask: ...oh my god, Otohime wins the triathlon race at the literal last second!
Wild cheering from the crowd! Everyone else crosses the finish line in the meantime!
Belphegor: Durga, 2nd. Tu'er Shen, 3rd. Great runs, everyone!
Time to tally up points and check the rankings! 1. Team Eastern Tokyo at 23 (+0) 2. Team Yoyogi, Team Southern Tokyo, AND Team Carbuncle at 19 (+6/+8/+10) 5. Team Kudan at 12 (+2) 6. Team Shinjuku, Team Army Prison, Team Bukuro at 11 (+5/+1/+3)
Michael: I can't BELIEVE I came in last! I'll get you people for this!

Later
Carbuncle: Awesome run, Otohime!
Chernobog: Yes, an exciting come from behind victory.
Gargoyle: I understand sports spectators now.
Aegir: Good shit, Otohime. You coulda won the prelims with that speed.
MC: You did great, Otohime! / You okay?
Otohime: Thank you, everyone. Being cheered by so many is quite a wonderful thing. Lord Girimekhala, your own performance gave me courage to go out as well.
Girimekhala: O-oh. You really gave it your all, Otohime.
Carbuncle: And now we're in 2nd place! Just 4 points from first! Let's keep this up!
Announcement! Next round is Ultimate Basket Catch!
Otohime: I'd like to go again if everyone agrees.
Aegir: Are you trying to turn this into the Otohime Show or something
Chernobog: Aren't you tired from that race?
Otohime: I am a robot so I am fine. And in the next round I can calculate throw trajectories.
Girimekhala: You can!?
Carbuncle: Let's win this thing!
Team morale high! Except for Gargoyle looking like he wants to say something.
Gargoyle: (stares)
End of Episode part