Live A Hero From the Chocolate Volcano With Love Episode 7 (Abridged)

Volcano dungeon diving!
Ryusei: You okay, Ganran?
Ganran: Yep. You?
Ryusei: Yeah. Hot though.
Ganran: Sauna heat endurance rematch!
Ryusei: Let's all go again!
Ryusei checks his phone. Heat alert is on. VP is draining out too.
Ryusei: We need to hurry. Best we get the party back together and beat the boss, so le--
Sudden Monster encounter!
Ganran: Oh no! We don't have an Operator either!
Ryusei: Ugh. I doubt we can just run by.
Ganran: Dammit, we don't have time for this!

The Monsters attack!
Ganran: FINE! Eat my axe, chumps!
Ganran readies to attack, then talks to Ryusei.
Ganran: I need to ask a favor.
Ryusei: Kind of a bad time for that.
Ganran: (nods) I'll keep them busy. Can you check the area ahead? You're faster than me.
Ryusei: W-wait, but what if your hero mode turns off while I'm gone!?
Ganran: (thumps the ground) I've only met you guys for a few days but I like y'all! ...which is why I want you to do the thing. Could you?
Ryusei: (frowns)
Ganran: Go! Please!
Ryusei: ...alright.
Ryusei runs off!
Ganran: ...good. Y'all still have your lives ahead of you.
Monsters: REEEE
Ganran: ALRIGHT PUNKS, COME AT M--
Something flashes by and smacks the front Monster!
Ryusei: You know what? Never mind, I'm staying to fight with you! Then we go find the party!
Ganran: Ryusei... alright, cool! Let's do this!
Ryusei: Yeah!

Meanwhile
Hitomi: ...it's just us three now.
Quiet with Ganran and Ryusei around.
MC: I hope they're okay...
No one can bring themselves to say anything for a while.
Hitomi: ...I'm sure they are!
Rexer: Right, we just have to believe. They're fine for sure.
Hitomi and Rexer try to be encouraging!
Hitomi and Rexer: (frown)
Hitomi and Rexer have run out of ideas...
MC: ...so Rexer, any idea where your new hero suit came from?

Changing the subject!
Rexer: Oh yeah, I should tell you about that.
Hitomi: It looks like it came from a game!
Rexer: I remember seeing something like it before. Some game equipment Dad showed me way back. Cool, huh?
Rexer spreads his arm out to show his suit.
Hitomi: Yeah! Did you play that game?
Rexer: Yep! Dad was head developer for the game, and this was a high level boss drop. I wanted to be the first to get it and show him! ...and then he died. The suit didn't get implemented.
Flashback!
Rexer Sr.: Hey [REDACTED] this stage is tough. I bet like only 10% of players can beat it? I'm sure you'll be one of them though.

Present
Rexer: I played a Hunter back then, not a Warrior.
Hitomi: Really? Wow. I figured you always had a sword.
Rexer: Well I have been using Dad's axe-sword. We played a lot, so it was easier to use a different style. So I picked a crossbow. Funny how that worked out.
MC: Maybe that memory's the basis for your power now.
Rexer: ...well, I had other reasons for choosing the crossbow.
Rexer looks at his crossbow.
Rexer: I never won against Dad using the same weapon he did...but also I thought it looked cool.
Rexer scratches his head.
Hitomi: That's a perfectly fine reason! It's important to me to pick what I find cute too so people will think of me as an idol. Always need to make sure my hair is right before taking pictures!
MC: Nobody touches the hair! / is that what the hairspray is for
(A) Hitomi: Yeah!
(B) Hitomi: MC, this is serious business here!

Rexer: Yeah, you do live and breathe "idol," Hitomi.
Hitomi: I want to give people hope with my songs...I can also do violence, but that's not very idol-like so that's a last resort.
Determined Hitomi! Rexer smiles.
Hitomi: So anyways, I think what's cool or cute is a good enough reason to like it! ...I sound like a child, don't I?
MC: No! / I think it's a great reason / That's what your dreams are made of
Rexer: ...thanks guys, I feel a bit better now. I wanted a cool weapon to fight together with my dad. Good enough.
Rexer looks nostalgic. Hitomi smiles.
Hitomi: ...you really love your dad. It's great. I'm half Earthling half alien, so a lot bugs me. But I love both my parents! MC helped me to find courage before when I was worried about hurting people by touch.
Flashback!
Hitomi: Oh no, I broke the tool! I'm so sorry, Ganran!

Present
Hitomi: I've gotten better at controlling myself, but I still mess up sometimes. Still, I've learned I can try to be better and I want to show that to my parents. I'll show them I can be a cute idol and get there on my own two feet!
Rexer: Oh...
Suddenly!
Monster: REEEEE
MC: Okay talk later, boss ahead!
Hitomi: Right, I'm ready!
Rexer: Watch your step too. We'll stop the Monster and the eruption!
The party heads forward!
MC: okay whoa
EEEEVILLLL
Also something's behind the party
MC: Oh no, behind!
Rexer and Hitomi: !!

Wild Monsters appeared!
Hitomi: Oh no!
Rexer: They'll raise the lava level with so many of them! MC's in danger!
Hitomi: Let's try to get to the other side!
Rexer: Oh goddammit. MC, can you run!?
MC: Yeah!
The party runs! The bad footholds mean the Monsters are gaining!
Hitomi: Oh no! In that case...
Rexer: Hitomi, we gotta go!
Determined Hitomi!
Hitomi: ...sorry Rexer, MC.
Hitomi faces the Monsters!

Hitomi: Go on and take the boss! I'll handle these!
Rexer: WHAT? But you're outnumbered!
MC: Hitomi, no!
Hitomi: I'll be okay, I promise! Ryusei and Ganran should be here soon too, so please believe in us!
Hitomi starts beating on the Monster mobs!
MC: ...Hitomi, take our VP and live!
click
Hitomi: Oh, thanks! I promise I'll be bac--
Sudden rock falls and cuts Hitomi off from MC and Rexer!
Rexer: HITOMI!
Other side
Hitomi: ...sorry guys. Mom, Dad? I guess I am a little scared, but...
Dramatic wind! Incoming Monsters!
Hitomi: I promised I'd come back, so I will! You shall not pass!

MC and Rexer
Rexer: Hitomi, why...?
MC: Rexer...
...
Monster: REEE
MC: Look out!
Sudden ambush!
Rexer: UGH
Rexer spins and fires!
Rexer: I can't just die after all that! I gotta fight until everyone gets back!
Rexer obliterates the Monster mob! It drops some rock cacao.
Rexer: Wait, this was the one that stole our loot? (picks up rock cacao)
MC: Cool, we got it back before it disappeared. Let's make chocolate when this is all over!
Shining rock cacao.
Rexer: Right.
Flashback!
Boy A: Making chocolate with the rock cacao connects you to whoever you give it to forever!
Present
Rexer: We're connected too, even when we're apart. Let's go, MC. Boss is up ahead, right? 
Determined Rexer. Rexer and MC move on ahead.

Later
Hot volcano is hot. Rexer has his crossbow ready.
Rexer: MC, the boss is supposed to be here?
MC looks at a lava pool.
MC: In there. Still quiet, but it'll probably move as soon as it wakes up.
Rexer: (nods) Better strike first then! Okay, tell me where to shoot and send me VP.
MC: Uhh, we don't have much VP left...
Yep, that's what MC's phone says.
Rexer: !! ...oh, well that tracks. Well what now then?
MC: ...guess we just need to farm more from our viewers!
Deploying drone.
Rexer: ...right!
Sudden shaking!
MC: Oh goddammit!

Rexer closes his eyes and focuses.
Rexer: Think...
Rexer looks up. MC looks determined.
Rexer: ...MC, can you stream the battle as far as you can? My drones should help keep the camera going, and then I'll try talking to the audience. As a Neo Talents entertainer, someone should be watching.
Determined Rexer.
Rexer: I've borrowed Rexer's power up until this point, but now I want to show my own power. Dad's still with me, and I want to thank him for taking me so far.
MC fiddles with their phone.
MC: The drones are dying faster, but still holding out. We'll do all we can!
Rexer: Cool. Title the livestream as "Rexer's Emergency Announcement!" Also, slide me back to my normal suit before we go?
Beep boop, Rexer's back in his default suit.
Rexer: Thanks. Time to get those views!
MC: Yeah!

Stream on!
Rexer: Hey chat and Chocoful viewers, it's me Rexer. So, we've got a surprise boss encounter which is NOT a scripted part of this show. We've been having attacks up along the way and now we have a volcano eruption on our hands.
Ongoing explanation.
MC: Wow, Rexer's keeping cool under pressure!
Chat is exploding!
Rando A: omg this is fr!?
Rando B: wait what emergency announcement, Neo Talents didn't say anything
Rando C: omg they really been fighting Monsters!
Rando D: OHNO where's Hitomi and Ryusei!?
Rando E: holy shit Rexer sweating like crazy, that lava legit?

Chaos! Rexer carries on.
Rexer: There's one other thing important to me that I want everyone to know.
Rexer takes a breath...
Rexer: The name Rexer that you all know? I've been borrowing it from someone I love. The original Rexer fought against Monsters and got erased by them...
Chat exploding intensifies!
Rexer: He was cool. I looked up to him, and he loved me. I became Rexer next to prove that he existed and did my best, even when it got sad at times. I'm going to go on to say thanks and to say I'll be okay! So I'm asking for everyone's help.
Good times montage of the rest of the party!
Rexer: My real name is Alex R. Wilson!
MC's phone lights up!
MC: Whoa, Alex!

Rexer: This is who I am!
Click! MC slides Rexer's suit to his variant! The VP comes pouring in!
Rexer: ...okay, I'm guessing some of you are still wondering what's up. The main point is that I'm here, not as Rexer but as myself.
Rexer looks up. His grip on his weapon shakes a little.
Rexer: We're gonna fight a Monster to stop an eruption, but we need more VP. The rest of our group got separated along the way. But I won't give up! And I need your help and watches!
MC: Tons of VP coming in! We can do this, Alex!
Rexer: Hitomi, Rexer, and Ganran are also in on this! Along with every hero I've met! So many people have helped me, so I'm not alone.
Rexer looks off into the distance.

Rexer: ...watch me, Dad. Even if I'm by myself...
Title Card: I'm Okay, I Can Keep Walking
Rexer: Alright! Watch me, people!
MC sends Rexer VP!
Rexer: I'm gonna shoot down all you Monsters! Overtake "Over Limit Execution"!
BOOM! Something in the lava screams!
MC: Incoming boss!
Type Lizard: REEEEE
Space Monster Groundon cometh!
Rexer: Okay wow that is a big boy. MC, your orders! Everyone's fighting, so we are too!
MC clicks on their phone! The cheers come pouring in!
MC: Alex! Wave Battle, ride on!
Rexer: Thanks Dad. But now, I'm standing on my own two feet!
Type Lizard: REEEEE
Rexer: Stay with me, MC! Mission start!
BATTLE START (in battle scene included)

Phase 1
Rexer: I'll show Dad I can keep going, even by myself! MC, your orders! Mission start!
Phase 2 (first time Rexer at >50% HP)
Rexer: Damn, I'm outgunned! But I can't--
Reinforcements! Ryusei and Ganran join in!
Ryusei: Sorry we're late! We'll fight together now!
Ganran: Good job holding out so far! You two got guts!
Rexer: Ryusei, Ganran! You guys are okay!
Ryusei: Yep! Okay, time to beat this thing and stop the eruption!
Phase 3 (next turn)
Reinforcements! Hitomi joins in!
Hitomi: Sorry I'm late!
Rexer: Hitomi! I believed in you! We're all tied by unbreakable bonds. Alright, we can take on anything you got!
Phase 4 (turn start after bringing boss to <50% HP)
Ganran: Damn it's tough!
Hitomi: It might make the eruption worse at this rate!
Ryusei: Yeah that'd be bad for all of us!
Rexer: So we have to beat it first! MC, send me VP! I'll blast it right now!
Rexer auto-uses his super, dealing damage, stripping buffs, and skipping things to the next round!
[Nothing else until battle won] 

Scramble World Trophy Episode 4 Part 3 (Abridged)

Okay, rewinding a bit to Aegir's side of things!
Balor: Hold still, you idiot!
Aegir: Stop breaking everything! There's some GOOD shit in here!
Balor's chasing Aegir! Aegir has no sea field advantage so Balor is doing better!
Aegir: I can't even hit the dude with my balls or anchor!
Aegir has two balls left. Cyber Shinjuku still has wall physics.
Aegir: Balor's got some bullshit going on, geez. I'd totally win if we were at sea!
Meanwhile
Heracles: Impressive that you'd held out, Girimekhala.
Girimekhala: I can still do this!
Girimekhala looks tired...
Temujin: And I'm impressed you can defend yourself against a grand archer like myself.
Mushashi: Yeah, you're good. But there can only be one left standing.
Girimekhala: And that'll be me!

Beep boop!
PA System: Fuxi/Otohime double knockout! Team Southern Tokyo's captain being eliminated takes Perun out by proxy, making that six points!
Aegir: Well damn. We can't just chump out after that then, right Girimekhala?
Girimekhala: Right! If I'm going down, I gotta take one of you guys with me! GANESHA IMPAAAACT!
Aegir's position
Balor: Finally. Stopped running?
Aegir: Yeah. Suck my ball! (flings)
Balor: Pffft. Improvised bat!
Aegir throws himself at Balor too!
Aegir: Kiss my ass, King!
Aegir used Body Slam! Aegir and Balor crash through a window!
Balor: Well damn, when'd you start throwing away your kingly pride? Not bad though. Next time, you're on the strong guy list.
Aegir: Well fuck you guys too.
Aegir/Balor double elimination!
Aegir: Damn I only took one down with me. Good luck MC.

Back to Girimekhala vs. three of Team Kudan!
Girimekhala: GANESHA IMPAAACT!
Beep boop, all four are eliminated! But none of them did it!
Musashi: WHAT? This sucks!
Musashi sees someone on top of some building far away!
Kyuma: Thanks David. Wish I did that all on my own though, but the situation calls for it. We're taking out everyone!
Meanwhile, MC leaves Cyber Shinjuku Academy.
MC: Thanks guys, we'll make it work!
Michael: ...MC got away. Oh well, we'll catch up soon enough after we beat all of you.
Horus: Mummies, stop them.
Ahura Mazda: And then it's Judgment Ball for everyone!
Chernobog: Oh no, they've stopped me from using my catcher's mitt!
Touji: No worries, I can exorcise them.
Shuten: S'all good, I can bat the balls away!

Shuten swings and hits a ball back at Onyankopon! Onyankopon takes a stamina hit!
Onyankopon: You hit that!? Curse my back to back late night surgeries!
Kengo: Gotcha! Thor Hammer Throw Ball!
Onyankopon: Ah yes, the brilliance of human potential and youth!
Onyankopon gets blown across the school! Onyankopon is eliminated!
Kengo: Now keep yourself and your shots away from me, doc!
Horus: Lord Onyankopon! Ugh, him and his love for humanity...
Ryouta: Over here! Pudding Straight Ball!
It's a swarm of pudding balls and a real ball!
Horus: How dare you think I'd fall for such a trick!

Moritaka slips through!
Moritaka: It was actually a decoy! Moritaka Straight Ball!
Horus: OH NO!
Horus eliminated!
Ryouta: Yay, teamwork!
Shirou: Excellent work, everyone!
Shuten: Eh, I just did what I felt like. This be gettin' good!
Shirou: Alright, two left!
Michael: You little upstarts.
Michael disappears. Then Michael appears near Shirou!
Shirou: Did you just teleport!? No wait, it's just Rapid Movement!
Kengo and Touji: Get away from there!
Michael: Nope! Noble Phantasm activate!
Michael throws balls everywhere!
Chernobog: No! Wall of--
Ahura Mazda: Super Interrupt!
Ahura Mazda stops Chernobog's Ice Wall from forming!
Shirou: ...okay we lost. It's up to them.
PA System: Team Shinjuku Captain Shirou is out! Team Eastern Tokyo gets 11 points for eliminating their team!
Three people left out of everyone there...
Michael: You're all alone now, Chernobog.
Chernobog: No, I am not.
Chernobog thinks of the person who saved them from Bald Mountain. Life has changed since then, and if life were to, oh, redo itself this might never happen again.
Chernobog: It is my duty to defend my brave, and I swear that I will here and now!
BATTLE START (more happens after)

Chernobog (narrating): I heard the rumors of Veles, the Eastern Overlord. He sang for the fallen, the only one in Kitezh who cared about individual deaths when our world did not. A hero who played the jester to the end. You are like Veles to me, like a hero who showed me spring after knowing naught but winter's chill.
Present
It's Chernobog vs. Michael and Ahura Mazda! They're kicking his ass...
Chernobog: Oh my, you broke through my Wall of Ice so easily.
Michael: The artifact I got from Brother is stronger than yours! That said, would you like to surrender?
Chernobog: Heh, so MC held that power once?
Michael: What's so funny!? You're about to lose!
Chernobog: Not yet! Behold a demon lord's might that rivals heroes!
Chernobog creates darkness!
Chernobog: It's overtime now. It isn't over until it's over as they say.
Chernobog's artifact spreads to all of Cyber Shinjuku!
Michael: What!? You were supposed to be nerfed after you left Bald Mountain!
Chernobog: Sleep within my embrace, children. The hunt begins.

Cyber Shinjuku Park
MC: Isn't that Chernobog's snow? I hope he wins....
The night continues to descend...
Snow: It's Chernobog's artifact! Bathym, get under cover now!
Cthugha: WAIT WHAT?
Chernobog's ice starts shattering windows and blowing into buildings!
Kamui: Oh no! Mac Roich, we must retreat further within!
Elsewhere
Koropokkur: Nice. So Team Yoyogi Captain, come on out.
Wakan Tanka: Not yet! Kyuma's still hanging in there, so I need to hold out too!
Team Carbuncle Waiting Room
Aegir: Damn, big boy has moves.
Perun: Hahaha, show them the true terrors of Kitezh, Chernobog!
Girimekhala: why are you here
Fuxi: Now now, we're all here to support SIIIISTER!
Otohime: Well okay then. Let us cheer for Chernobog!

Cyber Shinjuku
Chernobog, Michael, and Ahura Mazda run inside!
Chernobog: I've always loathed this power, but now is the time to use it. Girimekhala and Otohime showed courage. Aegir showed solidarity in his own way, so I shall as well. We shall win, together.
Chernobog's blizzard intensifies!
Michael: Then I just have to cut you down.
Chernobog: Ye shall not pass.
Has Chernobog ever actually fought for real before? Dramatic clash! Finishing strike!
Michael: Okay we underestimated you. Things just blew up even after we set so much up, I suppose.
Double knockout incoming!?
Chernobog: !!
Michael: Wait, you tanked for me Ahura Mazda!?
Ahura Mazda: We are teammates. Why are you surprised? Have you so little determination?
Michael: ...thank you, and sorry I got you eliminated. I will just have to make up for this by winning the game!
Ahura Mazda logs out, satisfied with Michael.
Chernobog: ...I lost. But MC, everyone...
MC's on the party chat.
MC: Thanks. We'll take it from here. / It's just a game, no worries.

Chernobog: Of course. I shall cheer for you with everyone else.
Michael: ...I'm coming for you, MC.
Team Eastern Tokyo just got 12 points for taking out Team Shinjuku and Chernobog. Also other news, but first a little rewind...
Tezcatlipoca: So the blizzard forced us into Cyber Santa School. Cthugha's still fine out there, so our position is looking terrible. How wonderful! Tanetomo, any ideas on dealing with this?
Snow and Bathym appear!
Tanetomo: Well outfielders like me have player radar and the other team still has theirs. We gave Tiger Man the stealth suit but that won't work, and we're cornered here, so we must go all out.
Tezcatlipoca: I agree with you actually! Team, charge!
Sudden Captain is approaching fast! 
Tanetomo: Wait, fall back!
Tezcatlipoca: what
Tanetomo bodyblocks for Tezcatlipoca! A follow up fireball hits Tezcatlipoca!
Tezcatlipoca: Oh. I lost before I could fight MC.
Team Prison School has been eliminated!

Cthugha: Oh, did it work? How'd I do, Snow?
Snow: Excellently. People should be impressed with you now.
Cthugha: Sweet, isekai protagonist harem time!
Snow: Stay focused, a strong one approaches.
Shiva: Oh, Tezcatlipoca got taken out? Fine, I just need to take you down in return.
It's Team Kudan's Captain! Dramatic face off... but then a news alert!
PA System: Team Kudan Captain Shiva and Team Bukuro Captain Snow eliminated! Both teams out and Kyuma scores 12 points for Team Yoyogi!
Michael: I see. Masashi, Koropokkur. Go after Team Yoyogi's Captain. I've locked in now thanks to the demon king. Also I still have an ace up my sleeve.
Shiva: You actually hit me!?
Kyuma David: How many is left? Actually whatever, I'll take them all out.
Meanwhile MC regroups with what's left of the party.
Gargoyle: Super Dramatic Aura Farm Landing!
Carbuncle: Land softer, damn you! Sorry we're late MC. And thanks for going all out.
MC: Let's get them / You too / You're up, superstar!
---
(C) Carbuncle seems touched.
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Three teams left. Who will win!?
End of Episode 

Scramble World Trophy Episode 4 Part 2 (Abridged)

Randomized spawn time! Welcome to Cyber Theme Park SHINJUKU as 56 people fight it out in random bullshit! MC gets spawned at...
MC: Wow, Shinjuku Academy! Nice.
Beep beep!
Otohime: Hello party chat. We should all meet up. To figure where, we should determine our spawn points. I'm at some baseball stadium.
Girimekhala: I'm hiding in some Kabukicho back alley!
Aegir: Cool, I'm near you at Kabukicho Night School.
Chernobog: Ah, I am near too at Shinjuku Park.
Gargoyle: I'm at some hospital. Carbuncle?
Carbuncle: Um, by the river on the east side way out.
Beep boop, announcement time! Shiva eliminated Loki! Kamui eliminated Volkh!  Pollux eliminated Taurus Mask while Bathym and Ikutoshi looked cool!

Cyber Police School
Shiva: I know what shenanigans you'd get up to if you were left alone.
Loki: Boo, you prude. Oh well, my plans didn't work out anyways. Still, why pop out when I can still tell everyone where you are since you're a captain?
Shiva: Bring it!
Boop! Loki's out!
Loki: You'll get yours.
Cyber Shrine
Tanetomo: Yasuyori, Shennong. It is army discipline time.
Shennong: I notice that involves you sitting in the back and pushing me up front.
Q'ursha: Heh. Make this worth my while.
Tvastar: Ooh~, Q'ursha's after you guys!
Jagannath: Okay, who wants their ass beat first?
Kagutsuchi: S-senpai, not so cocky!
Jagannath: Pffft, what kinda sport doesn't have trash talk? You won't be more like Ikutoshi with that attitude!
Cyber Shinjuku Station
Tiger Man: Boss, Tanetomo has started. Shouldn't we start too?
Tezcatlipoca: Right. Too bad we aren't up against Yasuyori.
Ashigara: Let's gooo!
Avarga: Yeah! But don't trip!

Cyber School
MC: Damn, they're starting. Better regroup!
Aegir: Yeah, before they pick us off.
Chernobog: How about we regroup at Shinjuku Academy?
Otohime: Too obvious. I suggest somewhere else.
Girimekhala: How about Otohime's position at the stadium then?
Carbuncle: Sounds good. It's away from the fighting and stuff.
The strategic perks of being first place.
Gargoyle: Very well. I will fly over in a sonic boom!
Aegir: We're trying to avoid attention right now, you dumb bitch!
Carbuncle: I'm on my way too, Otohime!
But nobody responded...
Carbuncle: Wait, Otohime!?

Cyber Stadium
Somebody shot off Otohime's comm unit!
Otohime: ...impressive. No one was here two minutes ago.
Fuxi: I AM Team Southern Tokyo's commander. Wondering why I'm walking up like this? The better to ambush everyone, my dear!
Otohime: ...they announce eliminations, you know.
Fuxi: Meaning I just have to hold off until your team arrives!
Fuxi readies for combat!
Otohime: ...I hope nobody runs into this. Dance Mode, on! Eliminating threat!

Meanwhile...
Carbuncle: I wonder if Otohime's okay...?
Girimekhala: Did she get attacked? Shouldn't we go back her up then?
Aegir: If she can't teamchat and fight, she's up against a toughie. Maybe we should change meetup spots or--
Chernobog: But abandoning Otohime...?
Gargoyle: Chernobog. Don't forget you have to protect the captain and the team commander.
Aegir: The rest of us should link up first, at least.
Girimekhala: !!
Girimekhala: Sorry guys, I got spotted.
Cyber Kabukicho
Musashi: Yo. I'd ask for a 1v1, but this is war now.
Temujin: Heh. We'll make this quick.
Girimekhala: You guys plus Heracles, huh? Welp, I still gotta go down fighting if I have to!
Another team member has been discovered!
Balor: Nothing personal. Just gotta kill you to keep my grandson safe.
Aegir: Aw, bitch. Okay sorry MC, I might be late to regroup.

MC's location
MC: Oh no!
Guess who?
Michael: Hello, big brooootherrrr.
MC: OH NO!
Michael: Yes, I the captain for Team Eastern Tokyo am here for you. Said your prayers yet?
MC: welp, saw this coming / ...are you really here for me?
Michael: ...well, I'm not here for you specifically right now.
MC: what? why then? / (GASP!) how dare you treat your brother this way!
---
(C) Michael: oof, right in the feels
---
Michael: Carbuncle. So's everyone else. I know, it's so weird, but with Gargoyle...oops, spoilers. Anyways, feel like giving up you deadbeat?
MC: nah / I'm yours and no one else's
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(C) Michael: (GASP!) Y-you can't trick me with that!
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Michael: Start dancing, Brother!

MC runs! Michael doesn't follow because of course he has backup.
Horus: UNNNNCLLLLE! Have you come to see me?
MC: Hi. Move? / how dare you block me off / soooo whatcha wanna do with me if you win?
---
(B) Horus: I'm a big boy now.
(C) Horus: UHHHH totally not using your lap as a pillow or anything!
---
Horus: Stop running, please.
Horus summons mummies!
Horus: If you can break through, by all means.
Later
MC breaks through somehow!
Onyankopon: DAAAADDYYYY! Let's play!
Cyber Dorms
Ahura Mazda: Hello. Judgment.
World Reps everywhere! Cyber Shinjuku Academy front gates
Amaterasu: Well done, MC. Everyone's done well here.
The other World Reps are closing in!
Michael: Okay, time for you to lose now.
Amaterasu charges up her mirror! Ahura Mazda throws a supercharged ball at MC!
MC: MY EEEEYES! (try dodging anyways)

Plot twist!
???: Stop!
Surprise save!
Shirou: We're here to save you. MC!
Moritaka: Yes, even if we are on different teams right now!
Ryouta: We made it! So much running...
Here comes the rest of Team Shinjuku!
MC: Why are you guys here! Also wow you stopped a supersonic baseball!
Kengo: Heard you were in trouble!
Michael: Oh look, easy points.
Chernobog: Stay on guard for ambushes.
MC: Chernobog! / Thanks for coming
(C) Chernobog: Defending you is my duty, my brave captain.

Chernobog: I ran into Team Shinjuku along the way and asked for help.
Shuten: Ayup.
Tsukuyomi: ...so miss, care for a game of ball?
Amaterasu: Tempting, but I have work to do.
Tsukuyomi: Oh. (shines moonlight)
Amaterasu: Wait, you're pulling the same trick I just did?
PA System: Beep boop, Tsukuyomi has eliminated Amaterasu!
Tsukuyomi: My apologies. Please sit down, Miss Shut In.
Michael: How DARE! Ahura Mazda!
Ahura Mazda: Supersonic Ball, go!
Touji: MC, hide when you get a chance!
MC: But what about you guys? / I'm staying! / Sorry, thanks
Shirou: MC, listen. If you survive this game, you'll win. And we want to support you.
MC: See you later. Give them hell.

Shuten: Pffft, Kengo and I are jocks. We ain't goin' down that easy.
Tsukuyomi: We just took out Amaterasu. We still have a chance under game rules.
Kengo: Chernobog, take MC. We got this.
Announcements! Otohime, Girimekhala, and Aegir have been eliminated...
Chernobog: ...new plan. I stay and help fight. MC can run faster without me anyways, and if we manage to win it helps our chances better.
MC: uhhh / alright, I believe in you / but...
Chernobog: Now is the time to wield my full might to support those I care for. Go!
Michael: You actually think it's that easy? Ha! As long as we--
Chernobog casts Wall of Ice!
Shirou: Whoa!
Michael: ...fine, I suppose it'd be faster to just get to cleaning up here.
Ahura Mazda: Indeed! Supreme Ball!
Here it comes!
Chernobog: Get behind me! I shall block it!
THUNK
Chernobog: Come at me if you seek to take my friends!
Ahura Mazda: Wow, someone not Ahriman actually caught it. Sports is good civilization, I see. Now, let's dance Lord Chernobog!
Shirou: Team Shinjuku, support Chernobog!
And so the dramatic ball fight begins...

Meanwhile, at the stadium
Fuxi: Hmm, this might end faster than expected.
Fuxi reads through the battle log.
Fuxi: I can't believe Q'ursha and Volkh lost this round.
Fuxi told them pregame to be careful. They evidently ignored him.
Fuxi: I guess I AM bad at reading people's emotions. Oh well, we still have Perun. Anyways, have you given up yet?
Otohime: No.
Otohime's on the ground, damaged.
Fuxi: Oh, change of plans now that Team Eastern Tokyo's moved. Don't worry, MC isn't coming here anymore. Time to go myself!
Otohime: (I must do something...!)
Otohime tries kicking a ball at Fuxi! He dodges with Future Sight!
Otohime: Do you have eyes on the back of your head!?
Fuxi: I'm good at reading people, and that was your fifth ball. Bye now.
Fuxi winds up to throw a ball at Otohime!
Otohime: Got you. Thank you for falling for it.
Fuxi: What!?
Otohime pulls out a sixth ball and throws! Fuxi tries to dodge!
Otohime: I knew you'd do that, so I threw a curveball.
Ding! Double elimination!

Later
Perun: I cannot BELIEVE you got taken out before me, Fool-xi!
Fuxi: Yes, I was outplayed. Most definitely not because I got cocky. Oh well, next time.
Perun: Don't you care that you lost?
Fuxi: That's why we should cheer them on. As long as it isn't anyone else winning besides SIIIISTER~!
Perun: Well I GUESS. But this would never have happened if I was captain--
click
Fuxi: Oh no, my hand slipped. Anyways, you were actually a relief catcher instead of an outfielder? Were you bluffing earlier?
Otohime: No, you were correct before.
Fuxi: ...then where'd you get a sixth ball?
Otohime: Somebody else who spawned here gave it to me.
Flashback!
Shuten: Huh, a baseball stadium. How appropriate.
Shuten senses someone behind him and starts swinging!
Otohime: Wait, I am MC's teammate!
Present
Fuxi: Oh.
Otohime: Yes, I needed an ace in the hole if I were to go against a World Rep.
Fuxi: I see. Well I'm glad MC has a friend like you.
Otohime: Thank you. Join me in cheering them on?
Fuxi's always playing games. No hard feelings, plenty of sportsmanship.
Fuxi: Okay. Good luck out there, MC.
End of Episode part 

Scramble World Trophy Episode 4 Part 1 (Abridged)

Flashback!
One day at the Museum of Prayers...
Carbuncle: There you are, you freak!
Gargoyle's aura farming up high.
Gargoyle: Ahh Carbuncle, come to admire me in all my stony beauty?
Carbuncle: Get back to your priest work already! Ugh, is this what Tokyoites mean by idiots and smoke liking high places?
Gargoyle: Excuse you, it is The Great Gargoyle and smoke like high places!
Carbuncle: welp I walked into that one...hey, do you ever worry about how people look at you?
Gargoyle: Hm? How so?
Carbuncle: Like people suddenly attacking you or declaring their undying love. Who do those jerks think I am?

Fun fact, Carbuncle's from a subrealm of El Dorado. And in El Dorado, the higher up you are, the more sacrifices you have to make. Which leaves World Rep Tezcatlipoca with pretty much nothing left of himself. Which also means those who see will take in his majesty.
Gargoyle: SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT PEOPLE WHO SEE MY ROCK HARD BOD WILL WEEP IN REVERENCE?
Carbuncle: Peeeerv!
Gargoyle: ...so, you're worried about me?
Carbuncle: Uhhhh, no???
Gargoyle: Ha! I lose nothing by being beheld! It is because people have their impressions as they see me that my wish will come true.

Carbuncle: ...what wish is that?
Gargoyle: To be bigger and beefier than anyone. Know what's the biggest thing in the universe is?
Carbuncle: ...no, what?
Gargoyle: Imagination. It can surpass the speed of light! I take the impressions of those who look at me and become amazing.
Carbuncle: what
Gargoyle: Stare and be amazed! (poses and stares into the distance)
Carbuncle: (stares)
Carbuncle can't tell what Gargoyle's looking at, but thinks it's weird he's looking there instead of at him.
Carbuncle: Pft, ignoring me like a jackass. Looky here! La la la~
Gargoyle: Hm? Were you singing just now, Carbuncle?
Carbuncle: W-what? Nobody said I couldn't!
Gargoyle: It's fine. Maybe you should join the choir.
Carbuncle: Oh. I-it's not like a compliment from you means anything.
Gargoyle: Then you can sing about how hot and beautiful I am!
Carbuncle: Dammit I knew this was about you, you jackass!

Present
All teams have assembled for Ultimate Human Chariot Battle.
Gargoyle: Normally I prefer being the rider since it's higher up, but oh well. I insist on being the front horse though because it's closer to the spotlight!
Aegir: Nah, I should be up front!
Gargoyle: I'll fight you for it.
Girimekhala: guys just rps for it
MC: maybe we have a shot at winning this actually
Aegir: still gonna be tough since 2nd place is only 9 points behind. Be careful in case everyone gangs up on us.
Girimekhala: and obviously everyone else is tough too

Team Yoyogi
Durga: Counting on you Senpais and Coach! I'll lead us to victory!
Gunzo: We gotta do our best, Wakan-senpai! We can't lose at this of all games!
Team Eastern Tokyo
Masashi: The time for Shinbei's spotlight has come! I am in your care, you three!
Onyankopon: We should be fine on horses if Super Pope is here. Do your best, Kid Detective.
Team Kudan
Musashi: I'm getting revenge for the sumo showing! Persona change, go!
Kagutsuchi: why are we here and not Shiva and Jagannath?
Juugo: they told us to go, so we'll just have to deal with it
Heracles: Don't worry, I can handle anything anyone throws at us.
Kagutsuchi: Oh. I'll do my best to help!
Team Shinjuku
Touji: I am counting on you all, Tsukuyomi-senpai, Shuten-senpai, Takabushi.
Tsukuyomi: Don't worry about us.
Team Southern Tokyo
Q'ursha: Where're the army guys? I gotta pay them back even if Loki ain't out this time.
Volkh: you are too much of a lone wolf
Team Army Prison
Shennong: damn, Loki drew so much aggro to us. Also why did I get assigned to be the rider?
Tezcatlipoca: Sounds appropriate for our standard bearer to me!
Shennong: Medic's good enough for me. Also I'm concerned about my Poison Body.
Balor: No fear, for it strengthens my Mystic Eye!
Team Bukuro
Ikutoshi: Alright, counting on you three.
Mac Roich: I got this! My charge might knockback anyone!

Beep
Claude: Ahh, how wonderful to see everyone so motivated! Now for the rules: same as regular human chariot battles. Meaning teams whose riders lose their headbands or fall off will lose. Horses cannot use their powers, but no other restrictions are in. Defeat a team, gain five points. Last team standing gets another five. Understood? Then take your positions!
Bang! Game start!
Durga, Musashi, and Masashi: GET THEM
Three teams incoming!
Aegir: Go left!
Gargoyle: Go right!
Girimekhala: WAIT WHAT
MC: Left! / Right! / Goddammit, don't start now!
Team Carbuncle somehow barely makes it through!

Later
Ikutoshi: Snow, let's get in there!
Snow: Very well. Pollux, Mac Roich, follow my lead as we hit their blind spots!
Team Bukuro attacks Team Kudan!
Ikutoshi: Nice plan, Snow! Here we go!
Musashi dodges!
Ikutoshi: Wait, that was a back attack and you were on shaky ground! How!?
Musashi: Skill issue, as they say.
Musashi uses Snatch! But it fails!
Musashi: Ah, good insight on your horses.
Snow: You honor me. I am always prepared to be ridden by my Master if need be.
Pollux: Also, stop running! Mac Roich, let's charge them down!
Mac Roich: Okay!
Charge!

Heracles: Heh, I've tamed my share of horses in my time. We will charge them back!
Kagutsuchi: W-wait, I don't think we can take that kind of recoil!
Juugo: Gut up, Kagutsuchi! It's time we showed what we're made of!
Who's gonna win!? Who knows actually.
Q'ursha: Surprise.
Q'ursha jump in, steals Ikutoshi's headband, and jumps back!
Ikutoshi: Oh.
Q'ursha: Sucks to be you.
Volkh: Have some consideration for us, you massive twit!
Q'ursha: Just pretend I'm Perun. You'd like him to jump on you, right?
Volkh: N-no, not at all!
Q'ursha: After the army guys now!
Shennong: You called? You just can't get enough of us, huh? Anyways, have a surprise.
Yamasachi: wait WHAT I've been paralyzed!
Formation break!
Ixbalanque: Wait, paralysis gas!
Shennong: Nothing life threatening, I assure you.
Q'ursha: Oh fuck you guys. Take them down with us!
Q'ursha jumps at Volkh.
Shennong: Too bad, he won't fall for that.
Volkh evades! But...
Q'ursha: Heh. Sucks to suck.
Shennong's headband gets cut up!
Touji: Thank you for falling for the decoy.
Shennong: Dang.

Meanwhile
Durga and Masashi: Get back here!
MC: NO
Both teams are gaining on Team Carbuncle! Getting close...!
Gargoyle: Ugh, fine. Hang on!
Gargoyle literally carries the team and flies up!
Masashi: WHAT?
Aegir: Nice, we got flying horses all over in Yggdrasil!
Girimekhala: You okay!? I mean, I know how fat I am...
Gargoyle: Iiiii am totally fiiiiine! HURK!
MC: Hang in there, Gargoyle! / Nice! / Yeeeah I believe we can fly!
Gargoyle: K-keep the compliments coming! I can hold out...a little bit...at least!

Masashi: Horus, do something!
Horus: STOP BEING RIDICULOUS!
Onyankopon: Calm down. Let's change targets.
Masashi: Indeed! Musashi, fight?
Musashi: Very well.
Durga: We should change plans too. Ready guys?
Avarga: Yep!
Wakan Tanka: Go go go!
Touji: Okay, who should we go after next? Yoyogi?
Sudden attack on Team Shinjuku!
Kengo: WAIT WHAT how'd that happen!?
Shuten: I'm still good, y'all.
Durga: Wow, you guys actually tanked that. (activates Weapon Morph) Surprise!
Durga snares Touji!
Durga: Gotcha!
Touji: Oh no!
Durga knocks Touji off! Five points to Team Yoyogi!

Meanwhile, Masashi and Musashi are swordfighting!
Masashi: Impressive swordplay!
Musashi: I'm impressed you can keep up.
Horus: Masashi, over there!
Heracles: Musashi, hang in there!
Peanut gallery cheerleading and commentary! End result, mutual takedown.
Gargoyle: Okay as strong as I am, I can't carry the team much longer!
MC: Oh no! / Uhhh, hang in there? / nice beef!
Durga: Okay finally you're back on the ground. Let's do this!
MC: Welp. Bring it on, Durga!
BATTLE START (more happens after)

MC and Durga throwing hands! Durga uses Weapon Morph and tries to catch MC!
MC: I saw what you did with Touji! I'm not falling for that!
The rest of each sides' teams try knocking each other down!
Gunzo: I've taken harder hits in rugby!
Gargoyle: Oof, tired...
Aegir: Is that really all you have, Gargoyle!?
Gargoyle: Need... attention... blargh...
Girimekhala: OH NO
MC: Hold on a little longer! Hey Durga, let's end this!
Durga: Okay!
MC and Durga square up...
Claude: Time's up! Teams Carbuncle and Yoyogi are the last teams standing, so both get the survival points! First place, Team Carbuncle at 50 points! 2nd, Team Yoyogi and Southern Tokyo at 41 points! 4th, Teams Shinjuku and Army Prison with 39 points! 6th apparently, Team Kudan at 39 points! (shouldn't they also be 4th, what is up with that.) 7th, Team Bukuro at 37 points! 8th, Team Eastern Tokyo at 33 points! Final game for the last round will be Ultimate Baseball, everyone is playing! Rule explanations when everyone gets back on the field!

Later
Carbuncle: Wow you really did great for a self-centered jackass, Gargoyle.
Gargoyle: You are on the line, after all.
Carbuncle: wait what?
Gargoyle: Who's going to be my hype singer if you're gone?
Carbuncle: Dammit, you ARE an asshole! But anyways, nice work getting us to 50 points, MC!
MC: Thanks to the horsemen. Glad I could keep us in the lead.
Carbuncle: You really did well even with three teams on your ass. Then that last fight with Team Yoyogi was cool!
Gargoyle: Ahh, a compliment for me? That was rather intense.
Carbuncle: Aegir, Girimekhala, nice job holding up against the other jocks!
Gargoyle: I'M NOT FEELING ANY LOVE FOR CARRYING THE TEAM HERE!
MC: Thanks Gargoyle. Hottest statue in Tokyo!
Gargoyle: Mmm, yeeessss.
Otohime: Last round. Is everyone ready?
Girimekhala: Yeah. Still could get knocked off here, so stay focused.
Chernobog: And everyone is playing here. But no worries my brave. I shall defend you.
Aegir: Let's kick all the asses.

Field
Claude: Ahhh, the smell of sweat and socially acceptable violent competition. This shall be an event for the ages! Before we explain the rules, let us activate the stage!
Beep! Arena set, screens pop up in the center!
Claude: Welcome to Cyber Shinjuku! All teams are getting their explanations in their waiting rooms. If you're wondering how this baseball game is supposed to work, it's also a dodgeball game with baseballs and body markers! Five balls a team, and balls caught in gloves can be used by the other team. Designated captains are worth 5 points while everyone else is 1 point! Game goes on until only one team is left standing, and that team gets 5 points for every surviving member. Anyone could win!
Other rules: multiple balls in one throw is allowed. Captain/pitcher goes down, team goes down too. Vice captain is catcher and...something. Outfielders get mapping functions and infielders get stealth suits. Each team has two batters that can hit up to three balls at a time. Anyone can switch in as relief pitcher whenever.

Aegir: Huh, so if your whole team lives to the end, you can get 35 points just off that.
Girimekhala: MC's our captain, right?
MC: WHAT / okay / isn't it Carbuncle?
Carbuncle: Pass. I don't wanna be the escort NPC.
Otohime: Who will be the relief pitcher?
Chernobog: I think you would do well in that, Lady Otohime.
Gargoyle: NO, ME! If I'm not captain, I want to be the most visible!
Aegir: You better not mess it up then. Okay Otohime, you're outfielding. You oughta be good at the map stuff.
Chernobog: I'd like to volunteer as catcher. Better to defend the captain as.
Aegir: I guess you ARE the tankiest of us.
MC: wait when did you put on baseball stuff / looks good!

Chernobog: President Zao and Durga got me this when we played baseball one time.
Girimekhala: Uh, guess I'm an infielder? But I suck at Presence Concealment...
Carbuncle: Ooh, I'll do it then.
Otohime: So all that's left is figuring out how to put on our markers to be as best defended as possible.
Gargoyle: Tee hee, I am an adult and putting mine Down There.
Carbuncle: I will knock your ass out right here right now if I have to.
Gargoyle: NO WAIT STOP
Aegir: Damn, focus guys. Also we can't use powers to block balls? Harsh. Let's kick ass, Carbuncle!
Carbuncle: Yeah!
Chernobog: Team hype up moment?
Girimekhala: Okay! Make it a LOUD hype up moment!
Group huddle! Everyone looks at Carbuncle.
Carbuncle: (inhales) GO TEAM! YEEEAAAAHHHH!
Party: Yeah!
Carbuncle: MC, we're kicking all the projecting asses!
Fist bump?
MC: (fist bump) All them asses.
Field
Claude: Okay, random spawn points for everyone. Let the last game begin!
End of Episode part 

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