Scramble World Trophy Episode 1 Part 3 (Abridged)

Ah yes, Shangri-La, the world whose faith says Buddha will save all from the cycle of reincarnation. Girimekhala served the Buddha's greatest enemy Mara by being ridden by them. The two of them could totally take on Buddha and win...if he doesn't trip. But he did and turned his world upside down, and he regretted it ever since. Never again, he swears. And over in Deva Loka, Mara is known as Kamadeva.
Present
Sumo time soon! Team Umamichi is having a huddle.
Gouryou: Rip, Girimekhala.
Gorozaemon: Yep.
Yeeeeah, Mr. Clumsy is gonna do terribly in a sport where you hold fast. But still...
Li Chou: He'll make it work somehow!

Party Waiting Room
Girimekhala: you guys I am so cooked
Doomspiraling Girimekhala.
MC: Um, you cool? / (grab his hand)
Girimekhala looks at MC like it's his first time meeting them again.
Girimekhala: Lord Mara Kamadeva MC, I'm pretty sure I'm doomed here stuck competing in public in a sport I'm worst built for. But I'm more afraid of sinking our chances of winning at all!
Otohime: ...but why? You seem strong enough.
Aegir: Yeah! Just drag whoever with you if it comes to it!
Carbuncle: And you got us through the prelims. Who cares if you trip once or twice?
Carbuncle: Yet I get punished with the Japanese Squat of Shame?

Chernobog: How about we do the group huddle and cheer thing?
Aegir: Yeah, and I give you a good luck thump on the back?
Girimekhala rallies!
Carbuncle: Okay then! Let's go, team! Go, Girimekhala!
Girimekhala: Thanks guys. But I'm totally tripping out there.
Otohime: A question, if I may?
Girimekhala: Huh? What?
Otohime: Why are you so convinced you'll trip?
Girimekhala: GIRL, HAVE YOU NOT BEEN WATCHING ME!? And in sumo, you lose if you trip!
MC: Not really?
Chernobog: Right, the rulebook says you lose if any part of yourself not your soles touches the ground.
Aegir: Oh yeah, huh!
Otohime: Oh... I was just thinking how in dancing, you win if you roll more.
Girimekhala: ...wait, THAT'S IT! I know what to do now!
Girimekhala seems calm now.

Later
Tindalos: Hey! HEY! Did Girimekhala bail on us or something!?
Avarga: Eh, give him a little longer.
Tindalos: Oh okay. Welp, air filler time!
For the record, everyone else in this round turns out to be Yasuyori, Ashigara, Kamui, Volkh, Kengo, Musashi, and Koropokkur. Most everyone's started.
Ashigara: Yasuyori, you TRAITOR! You turned me down for another team!
Yasuyori: Boss's orders. I'm glad we can wrestle in public like this though.
Ashigara: Well aren't you excited? I'll make you regret not joining!
Volkh: Hmm, this matchup must be fate.
Kamui: I will not disgrace my honor as my hero's protector, no matter who I face.
Kengo: Yes, finally a chance to fight people I usually can't!
Musashi: I'm pretty good at sumo actually. One of me is good as 100 people!
Koropokkur: Impressive! Show them how strong smaller people are!
Everyone's surprised as Girimekhala shows up!
Girimekhala: My bad, I'm here now!
Tindalos: Cool! VR set, go!
Beep boop, ship stage!
Avarga: Oof, bad footholds here.
Tindalos: Last one standing wins!
Avarga: Ready? Begin!
BATTLE START (more happens after)

Sumo match, on! Kamui and Volkh grapple first!
Volkh: Hmm...we seem to be equally strong. Sumo slap fight?
Kamui: ...very well then. I'll win because I have something worth protecting.
Volkh: I DO TOO!
Volkh slaps Kamui's face!
Volkh: Heh. When I win, Lord Perun and I will protect your hero.
Kamui counterslaps!
Volkh: Ow, what!? Okay, impressive force since I have Amnion Protection!
Kamui: It's your turn. You can't beat me that easily. No hero of mine would falter, so neither shall I!

Fascinated dispatched sumo wrestlers.
Yasuyori: True warriors...
Ashigara: I can't BELIEVE you're paying attention to someone besides me right now!
Ashigara activates his artifact! Yasuyori smiles in embarrassment at his point.
Ashigara: YOU LAUGHIN' AT ME!?
Yasuyori: No, no! Sorry, let's do this thing!
Kengo vs. Koropokkur!
Koropokkur: You are all gorillas.
Kengo: Fight me, dammit!
Koropokkur: Are you some kinda bully?
Kengo: Shirou told me to go for number one! Who cares if that's some kid?
Koropokkur: Pffft. Loser.
Koropokkur uses Presence Concealment!
Kengo: Hey, get back here!

Someone approaches Girimekhala!
Musashi: Hey. You trying to pull a Luigi or something?
Girimekhala: You're...Musashi? I'm good, I know what's going on.
Expanding senses. Girimekhala is one with the world.
Girimekhala: All that meditation with Qinglong is paying off. Did he guess I'd need it?
Stands
Qinglong: Indeed.
Amanojaku: Wow, he's so calm.
Motosumi: Hey you guys. Came to watch?
Amanojaku: Yeah. I'm cheering for Girimekhala and MC. Fuxi's here too.
Sanat Kumara: Oh, you taught him Qinglong? He'll do good then!
Qinglong: Just a little guidance. The rest was all him. Elephants are supposed to be good at sensing things.
Nezha: Whoa, he's awesome!
Hanuman: Good luck, Girimekhala!
More cheering for Girimekhala!

Arena
Musashi: I'm gonna go first if you won't then, okay? I'm pretty good!
Musashi charges! Girimekhala grapples but can't move Musashi around!
Girimekhala: WHAT?
Musashi: One of my selves is really good at throwing people like you around.
Musashi starts pushing Girimekhala back!
Girimekhala: OH NO
???: Hang in there, Girimekhala!
Cheers from Umamichi! Girimekhala pulls up some strength!
Girimekhala: Right, I can't chump out like a bitch with everyone watching!

Girimekhala starts sucking up water! From a virtual stage. Somehow. Girimekhala balloons up!
Musashi: WHAT
Girimekhala: I have to score points for the team!
Girimekhala keeps swelling and pushes Musashi over! Avarga calls it for Girimekhala!
Musashi: Aww man...
Meanwhile, dramatic sumo stomping by Yasuyori and Ashigara! The ship stage shakes!
Girimekhala: OH NO
Distant rumbling!
Volkh: Oof. You almost down Kamui?
Kamui: You first.
Nobuharu: GOOOO ASHIGARA! GOOOO YASUYORI!
Ashigara: Huh. Well I guess I can't just lose right here!
Yasuyori: Yes. So we should knock everyone else out then!
MORE dramatic stomping!

Volkh and Kamui: WHAT
A wave crashes onto Volkh and Kamui!
Tindalos: Boom, stage hazard!
Avarga: What'll they do next?
Unconcerned Ashigara and Yasuyori.
Ashigara: Pffft, that's it?
Yasuyori: Agreed!
Kengo: Stop stomping, you dicks! (gets hit by wave) OH NO!
More people fall off! Girimekhala closes his eyes and uses Calm Mind.
Girimekhala: Hmm, I'll lose if I don't do something...
In which case...

Ashigara: Okay Yasuyori, let's finish this!
Yasuyori: Yeah! ...wait.
Something's overhead...
Girimekhala: GANESHA IMPAAAACT!
Ashigara: What, you're taking us both on!? You stupid jerk!
Class conceptual logic time! When Girimekhala is in a 1v2, he rolls over twice as hard, which means he'll spin around right back onto his feet and not lose under sumo rules!
Ashigara: WHAT?
Ashigara and Yasuyori get launched off the stage!
Girimekhala: ...w-wait, did I actually do it!? Oh my god, I did it you guys!
Lots of cheering!
Girimekhala: YEEEAAAH! That's how Umamichi's Girimekhala does it!
Girimekhala's about to leave when...
Koropokkur: Still here. Surprise. (pushes Girimekhala)
Girimekhala: OH NO (falls off stage)
Tindalos: Oh my god, Team Eastern Tokyo's Koropokkur wins! Did he slip past the waves with Presence Concealment!?
Avarga: Girimekhala takes 2nd in round. Ashigara and Yasuyori were just too focused on each other. It happens, but oof.

Running total time! 1. Team Eastern Tokyo at 23 (+10) 2. Team Yoyogi at 13 (+6) 3. Team Southern Tokyo at 11 (+1) 4. Team Army Prison AND Team Kudan at 10 (+5/+0) 6. Team Carbuncle at 9 (+8) 7. Team Bukuro at 8 (+2) 8. Team Shinjuku at 6 (+3)
Girimekhala returns to the party waiting room, upset.
Girimekhala: I-I'm sorry guys, I dropped my guard at the end...
Girimekhala feels bad for tripping up after all those cheers for him.
Aegir: Nice waves out there, Girimekhala!
Chernobog: Impressive showing and strategy thinking.
Girimehkala: B-but I could've gotten us first place this round...!
Carbuncle: It's cool, you got us to 6th place in the ranks now,
Gargoyle: Indeed, be proud!
Otohime: You might be the only one among us who could do so well against those seven.
Girimekhala tears up.
MC: You did great!
Girimekhala: Oh you guys...
Carbuncle: You were awesome, just like Jacob!
Girimekhala: That's thanks to Qinglong. Oh right, I should go thank him.
Aegir: Welp, I better steal back everyone's attention next round. What's next?
Announcement! Round 3 is Ultimate Triathlon! Swimming, biking, and running. Also...
Aegir: Oh cool, the team can decide who to send. Put me in, there's swimming parts and I gotta make up for the prelim bit!
Otohime: No, me. I'll raise our ranking next round.
End of Episode 

Scramble World Trophy Episode 1 Part 2 (Abridged)

Gargoyle walks back to the party waiting room looking sad.
Carbuncle: WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED OUT THERE!?
Girimekhala: Wait, Carbuncle, calm down boy!
Gargoyle: Um, I can explain.
Carbuncle used Shin Kick! It wasn't very effective...
Aegir: Just finish the damn round if you don't wanna go chibi in public.
Flashback of Gargoyle going chibi in the prologue!
Chernobog: Carbuncle, we should focus on the present rather than what's already happened.

Arena
Ryouta: Sorry I lost guys...
Shirou: It was just bad luck, you did your best.
Ahura Mazda: Indeed. I am superhuman and you are not, that is all.
Ryouta: I coulda won if this were an eating contest!
Good natured Ahura Mazda.
Touji: That's the spirit, Ryouta. The World Reps are not invincible.
Meanwhile, Match #3
Tindalos: Now it's Jagannath's turn!
Jagannath: Wow, hearing live cheers for once is cool!
Perun: Your luck's run out to go against me, pleb!
Jagannath: Your Imperial Privilege is no good here in the ring!
Jagannath slams Perun!
Perun: WHAT
Jagannath: Heh, going all out means I can take on guys like you.
Jagannath combos Perun's ass into oblivion!
Perun: HOW DARE

Party Waiting Room
MC: oh my god he actually won / He kicked Perun's ass!? / yessss, hot people fighting each other
Chernobog: Defeating an emperor? Truly the world is vast.
Otohime: Yes, clearly it is possible to turn things around.
Aegir: Heh, you'd be the first one people go for, Chernobog.
Match #4 is Tiger Man vs. Pollux! Also Game 2 will be Ultimate Kendo, no assigned team members for that one.
MC: MY TIME HAS COME
Chernobog: I have no objections.
Carbuncle: Yeah I can't swordfight, so...
Girimekhala: Hey maybe we should do a group cheer since we're a team now?
Carbuncle: Sounds good!
Everyone gathers together. Otohime is mystified. Gargoyle is doing the Japanese Squat of Shame.
Carbuncle: On three, okay? One, two, three! Go, MC!
Otohime: I shall take that synchronized cheer down for reference.
MC: Okay, here I go!

MC goes outside. The other teams have sent their player for Round 2 out too.
Michael: Hello Big Brother. I'm going to show you how much I've grown.
Fuxi: Predictable choice. But you are also obviously the only swordfighter on your team.
Tezcatlipoca and Shiva are here too.
MC: I'm so cooked / Nah, I'll win / COULDN'T YOU GUYS HAVE SENT LITERALLY ANYONE ELSE!?
Fuxi: They say I'm also the origin of warcraft in our world, you know.
Tezcatlipoca: Me going out here is more exciting than Yasuyori or Tanetomo! And why would I let anyone else play with you, BRRRROTHER!?
Shiva: I have Vishnu's sword skills via my Trimurti connection!
Mac Roich: You're so popular MC. But I'm glad to spar with you!
Moritaka: Let's do our best, MC!
Avarga: I'm here because Garuda shenanigans.

Explanation time!
Enigma: For this round we have Bukuro's Horokeu Kamui as guest commentator.
Kamui: I shall do my best in this role.
Enigma: VR battle royale with randomized spawn points for everyone. And despite our calling this the kendo round, there are actually no weapon restrictions meaning no actual requirement to use swords.
Vrrrr...
Engima: That said, we're still using the kendo scoring system. Hit people on the right spots for points. Get hit and you get respawned somewhere as you lose points. Winner is whoever has the most points at the end of the time limit.
Winner gets 10 points. 2nd gets 8, 3rd gets 6, 4th gets 5,  5th gets 3, 6th gets 2, 7th gets 1, and 8th gets nothing.
Enigma: No restrictions against power usage, but scoring only counts weapon attacks. Rule breaking gets point penalties. Kamui, your thoughts?
Kamui: So, skill with weaponry and game theory will be important.
Enigma: Judgment skills, I see.

Arena setup done!
Enigma: Begin the second round!
MC: okay what now (check around)
Literally a few seconds later
Fuxi: SIIIISTER! Submit to me!
MC: NAH MAN / Big Bro, lemme hit you~ / (swing)
SUDDEN SIDE SWIPE
Michael: Hand strike point. Tee hee, you can't keep up with me now that you've fallen.
MC: WHAT / sneaky little shit! / ugh, dammit
Beep. Michael +1, MC -1
Kamui: My hero, the round literally just started!
Enigma: Uh, you're still technically opposed to them right now.
Kamui: O-oh, yes. I forgot where I was for a moment.
Time for MC to get dumped somewhere else now.
Michael: So Fuxi, want to fight me?
Fuxi: No, hitting you will take too long.
Michael: That sounds about right for you. Time to look for where Big Brother got sent to then.

Later
MC respawns elsewhere
Tezcatlipoca: BRRRROTHER! Fight me!
MC: Goddammit! / I'm gonna win! / yeeeeah brother
Shiva: KAAAAMA! How dare you tempt me by exposing yourself so shamefully!
Party Waiting Room
Girimekhala: W-wait, what did he just say?
Shocked Girimekhala!
Arena
Shiva spear charges MC!
Tezcatlipoca: Back off my BRRRROTHER, you!
MC: help / I can't believe all the World Reps are after me like they always are! / Dammit, piss off Shiva!

Party Waiting Room
Aegir: Damn, everyone's ganging up on MC.
Carbuncle: Dick move!
Gargoyle: It's a logical strategy though, focusing on the weakest.
Carbuncle: But still...!
Otohime: I pray for you, MC...
Arena
MC: Welp, what do I even do?
Fuxi and Michael find MC again!
Tezcatlipoca: You're going to be all mine, BRRRROTHER!
Fuxi: I found you again, SIIIISTER!
Four way fight between the World Reps over who gets MC!
Moritaka: Ganging up against MC is dishonorable!
Mac Roich: I agree, so I will help you!
MC: You guys! / I'll pet you later, Moritaka! / Love you, Mac Roich!
(B) Moritaka: You must focus! We're still outnumbered!
(C) Mac Roich: Haha, and I love you too! But we have more important things to deal with first!

Enigma: Suddenly this battle royale is turning into a team battle, but there are no rules against it.
Kamui: There are its own risks in doing things this way as well.
Avarga sucker punches Tezcatlipoca!
Avarga: Careless, careless.
Tezcatlipoca: Impressive initiative! No mercy!
Avarga: I'll join you for now, MC.
Tezcatlipoca gets teleported away, so now it's 4v3!
Michael: Hmph. We still have 12 wings, 8 trigrams, and 3 sets of arms on this side.
Shiva: Indeed! Charge!
Shiva throws his spear at MC!
Enigma: Beep boop, weapon throwing is prohibited this round. Penalty for Shiva.
Shiva: WHAT? B-but I throw weapons all the time in my home world!
Enigma: Which is still not a thing in kendo rules.

Warmongers Waiting Room
Tanetomo: What are they even doing?
Tiger Man: Our superstar tanked that attack from Avarga even though he could have dodged.
Tanetomo: Maybe they just don't bother with defensive measures at their power level anymore. Plus the general has his masochistic side now that he can feel again.
Tiger Man: I'm gonna cheer from the stands! Doctor, the flag!
Shennong: Flag waving, got it.
Arena
4v2 standoff!
Moritaka: MC, we can still win under the kendo rules here. I'll take point!

Plot twist!
Michael: Oof, Fuxi, what!?
Fuxi backed off from Mac Roich and Avarga to sucker punch Michael!
Fuxi: What? We never really agreed to ally with each other.
Michael whines as he gets teleported away!
Fuxi: Okay bye now.
Mac Roich: Nah, you aren't leaving that easily.
Actually Fuxi does leave that easily.
Avarga: Guess he saw a better deal somewhere else.
MC: Thanks guys. I guess this foursome is over now and we fight now?
Mac Roich: Not now, but maybe later.
Moritaka: I'll leave too then. Good luck, MC.
Temp alliance breaks off and splits up. Moritaka, Mac Roich, Shiva, and Michael are still in the lead. Someone's score isn't changing.
Fuxi: (stares)

Team Southern Tokyo Waiting Room
Ixbalanque: Why's Fuxi just standing there? I thought we were actually trying to win.
Perun: Wait and see.
Arena
Fuxi: Hmm, Mac Roich and Shiva both have Future Vision too. They ARE messing with my plans but things should be done with soon. (wanders off)
Moritaka: I can't find anyone!
(bop)
Enigma: Fuxi just got Moritaka! One point!
Moritaka: Can you see the future!?
Fuxi: Yes. Now, who's next?
Fuxi starts farming points by ambushing people!
Fuxi: Tee hee.
MC: FIGHT ME, FUXI!

Fuxi: Ah, SIIIISTER! My Future Vision said Avarga was supposed to come by next. I love how unpredictable you are, but it looks like you'll be placing dead last.
MC: Still gotta try!
Fuxi: Heh, impossible.
Fuxi reads MC like a book.
Fuxi: This little dance is fun. Too bad it won't last long.
MC: Oh no! I gotta do something random!
MC rushes in! Fuxi is caught off guard!
MC: Kendo head strike!
Bzzzzt!
Engima: O-oh, well that was the bell and we judge that MC made their attack in time to count.
Kamui: Impressive strike, my hero.
Enigma: Anyways, time to tally up the points.
1. Fuxi 2. Michael 3. Mac Roich 4. Shiva 5. Moritaka 6. Avarga 7. MC 8. Tezcatlipoca
Engima: And to distribute the points for this round.
1. Team Eastern Tokyo 13 (+8) 2. Team Southern Tokyo 10 (+10) 3. Team Kudan 10 (+5) 4 .Team Yoyogi 7 (+2) 5. Team Bukuro 6 (+6) 6. Team Prison School 5 (+0) 7. Team Shinjuku 3 (+3) 8. Team Carbuncle 1 (+1)

Later
Avarga: My bad, you guys.
Kyuma: Nah, you did your best!
Durga: You can do better in a different round! It's still just 2 out of 10 so far!
Quick downtime and postmortem for everyone!
Tanetomo: General, did you not understand kendo strike rules?
Tezcatlipoca: Welp!
Tanetomo: (sigh)
Team Southern Tokyo's Waiting Room
Perun: Well done, Fuxi!
Fuxi: Thank you. We'd be doing even better if you had won.
Perun: Heh. Winners don't need to concern themselves with the past. Just move forward.
Fuxi: We're all just cynics. Also it was exciting the way SIIIISTER came at me. You'll get to me one of these days, heh.

Team Carbuncle's Waiting Room
Otohime: MC, commiseration dance! You did your best! Chernobog, kick your legs!
Chernobog: Y-yes! But I'm not that flexible!
MC: what / sorry I came in 7th / thanks guys
---
(A) Otohime: I thought you might need cheering up.
---
Aegir: You did pretty good for being ganged up on. We're behind, but we got all competition to catch up.
Carbuncle: Yeah, your last swing was so cool!
Girimekhala: I gotta try harder next time I'm out!
High morale! Round 3 announcement time!
Tindalos: Next up, Ultimate Sumo! Player selection will be random! And for Team Carbuncle...that's gonna be Girimekhala!
Girimekhala: OH GOD I'M SO DOOMED
End of Episode part 

Scramble World Trophy Episode 1 Part 1 (Abridged)

Tindalos: OKAY CHAT IT'S SPORTS FEST TIME! I'm your host from Tindalos Channel, Tindalos!
Enigma: And I am your co-host and Foreigner Dog nose bapper Enigma. Why AM I paired up with you, Tindalos?
Tindalos: Go ask Turing, Beep Boop Bear. Not like I wanted to work with you. Is it because the Entertainers are using us to show off some tech?
Enigma: I will now be suing you for breach of confidentiality on their behalf.
Tindalos: go shove it up your hard drive, I'm tryna be nice here!
Enigma: Now let us applause for our qualifying teams.
Tindalos: HEY! KISS MY ASS!
Lots of applause!

Enigma: Now let us begin introducing our teams starting with the last to qualify. First, the team that does NOT all come from one specific school or alliance like everyone else, it's Team Carbuncle!
MC: wow, so much cheering! / nervous / YEEEAAAH
Randos: "hey look, the prize" "they join whoever wins?" "all the big guilds want 'em" "whomst" "MC" "oh okay"
MC: WHAT
Carbuncle: Well damn. Welp, we just have to win, MC!
Girimekhala and Otohime wave at some Umamichi and Kamata folks.
Aegir: Oh wow, my lab students came to watch too!

Tindalos: Team #7 who broke several records, Team Bukuro!
Mac Roich, Kamui, Bathym, Snow, Ikutoshi, and Pollux are here!
Snow: Congratulations on qualifying, Master MC.
MC: You here too, Snow? / wait, where's your 7th member? / oof, the Berserkers...
---
(A) Snow: Yes, as part of Team Ikebukuro. Master of course is aiming for the gold.
(B) Snow: Our ace will be coming late. But I assure you he is the strongest here.
---
Kamui: Let us have a good, clean bout, my hero.
Bathym: Yooo, watch me flex out there MC!
Carbuncle: Whoa, the battle freaks still only qualified seventh quickest?
Snow: Yes, this is rather shameful... who could ever have thought Berserkers would do terribly with organized sports rules?
The rest of Team Ikebukuro look away from Snow.

Enigma: And now presenting Team #6, the super martial artists of Team Kudan!
It's Shiva, Temujin, Jagannath, Heracles, Kagutsuchi, Musashi, and Jungo!
Shiva: Hear me, MC! I-it's not like I care whether you dally with the other Reps while I train, but I could be convinced to have you join me if I win!
Temujin: Hmph. Come at me all you like, Bearer of Jamukha. I will claim you and take you all night long!
MC: we gotta win / I'd be down for that actually / bring it
(A) Carbuncle: What is wrong with all the people you know!?
(B) Carbuncle: NOOOO, YOU CAN'T

Tindalos: Moving on, Team #5 from Nerima, it's Team Army Jail!
It's Balor, Tiger Man, Tezcatlipoca, Shennong, Tanetomo, and Yasuyori!
Tezcatlipoca: BRRRROTHER! Look, we're going to fight again!
Balor: Someone get a camera and record me competing against my grandson!
Some prison uniformed spectators get on that.
Balor: And don't forget to focus on my grandson!
Shennong: You guys, just please...don't bang yourselves up here.
MC: Shennong!? / Wow, Grandpa! / wait, they're down one person too
---
(A) Shennong: Now now, that's Doctor to you.
(B) Balor: Haha, thanks. This is a sports thing but it still shouldn't stop until everyone is down on the ground.
(C) Tezcatlipoca: It's a surprise!
---
Carbuncle: Do you know literally everyone!? Oh whatever, fine! I just have to win this damn thing!
Tanetomo: Hello again Girimekhala, I haven't seen you since the snowball fight.
Girimekhala: Hello Tanetomo. No mercy!

Tindalos: And next is #4! We got farmers AND some mystery people! Team Southern Tokyo School Alliance!
It's Yamasachi, Perun, Volkh, Fuxi, Q'ursha, Tu Er Shen, and Ixbalanque!
Fuxi: I need to do my divinations and set myself up for this, hehe... SIIIISTER! Watch me win!
Carbuncle: Oh god I think things will be the worst off for us if they win.
MC: Same / eh, the crazy's already pretty high up there / he'll probably just simp for us
Yamasachi: Hey Otohime, you made it.
Otohime: I look forward to our later bout.
Hey, lots of other party acquaintances.

Engima: And now for the top three who qualified in like five minutes.
Hey look...
Enigma: Team #3 made it with the power of friendship or something. Team Shinjuku!
MC: WHAT
Shirou: Wow, we're actually going to compete against each other.
Tsukuyomi: Shleepy...
Shuten: Aww MC, you asked Chernobog but not little ol' me? I'd have helped you.
Ibaraki: (from the stands) YEEEAAAAH KICK MC'S ASS
Ryouta: MC, let's go on a snack tour if we win!
Moritaka: W-wait, we win MC as a prize if we triumph!? N-no, I am just here to help the team!
Touji and Kengo can't even bring themselves to say anything out of embarrassment.

???: Nice dreams. Too bad they're never coming true.
Tindalos: Oh hey, it's Team Eastern Tokyo School Alliance coming out already!
Masashi: Oh hello Moritaka, how's the filler spot life going?
Horus: Let us all remember the agreement to split Uncle's time fairly between us over a week.
Amaterasu: Ah, a much more orderly method of making decisions.
MC: I'm not your prize / We're winning this whole thing / they sound like a good idea actually
Gargoyle: Well that's a rather impressive gathering. They even have Michael with them, who is JUST as good as I am.
Michael: Excuse me!? "JUST as!?"
Gargoyle: Oh beg pardon, I forgot that whining is a sign you are actually less than me.
Ahura Mazda: Well we are likely the biggest hurdle aside from Team #1.
Onyankopon: But it's hard to believe the other World Reps not here would be any threat.

Tindalos: And finally the team that qualified the fastest! They didn't even fight other teams for their medals, it's the sports school team of Team Yoyogi!
Ashigara: Our time has come!
Gunzo: But Durga was the one who won most of our medals.
Durga: MY time has come! Oh hey Chernobog and MC. I'mma win this thing!
MC: You guys all want the prize!? / oh god they're too good! / so to win we have to beat them?
Wakan Tanka: Hello, my MC! We're not here for the prize, but for love of the games! Right guys?
Carbuncle: I DON'T GET THESE PEOPLE
Ashigara: I'm gonna flex on Roppongi's sumo club!
Wakan: I'm glad we can all compete on the same stage!

Enigma: Now onto the opening ceremonies. Please welcome Bukuro Academy Chairman, Lord Claude.
Claude makes his dramatic greetings as he walks to the central stage!
Claude: Congratulations, great athletes one and all. I for one look forward to seeing you sweat and fight it out. May everyone in and out enjoy the festival!
Applause!
Enigma: And next, the Traditional Japanese Sports Fest Fairness Pledge. MC, please come up.
MC: Okay! / wait, me? / WHAT
Claude: No worries, "good enough" will suffice here.
MC: Uh, okay then. In which case, we all promise...
MC: To have a good, clean contest! / To kick everyone's asses! / To take everyone on!
(A) Lots of applause!
(BC) Pleased Aegir and Gargoyle! Shocked rest of the party! The audience is stunned for a second before cheering loudly!
Carbuncle: WHY'D YOU TAUNT EVERYONE!?
Aegir: Good speech, MC! We have to win anyways, so why not?

Engima: Very good. Now for the opening band performance by Nakano Academy and Carbuncle.
Carbuncle: FINE! Listen up, people! I'm ME, not whoever you're projecting on me!
BeautifulSong.mp3
MC: oh my god so pro
Gargoyle: Of course. How can he be any less if I have him sing about how beautiful I am?
Tons of applause!
Tindalos: Damn, I oughta get him to sing my stream theme song. Okay, ceremony bits over!
Enigma: All athletes please return to your waiting rooms where we will contact you about the program.

Later
Girimekhala: OH GOD WE HAVE TO WIN AGAINST ALL THAT!?
Otohime: I must admit, our chances look vanishingly small.
Aegir: What, chickening out? You had to know all the other teams had to be a cut above.
Chernobog: I'm more impressed by Carbuncle's singing voice.
Carbuncle: Oh, thanks man.
Slightly intimidated party.
Gargoyle: Why do you doubt our chances when we have ME? I can beat everyone with my hands tied behind my back!
Ding dong!
Enigma: Announcement time. Our first round will be a one on one wrestling match. Winners score five points for their teams.
Festival's a cumulative point scoring system.
Enigma: And now for the designated athletes for the round. For Team Carbuncle, Gargoyle--
Gargoyle: (smirks) Yessss!

Later
Tindalos: It's wrestling time! For this match up, we've got Team Carbuncle's Gargoyle versus Team Yoyogi's Taurus Mask!
Taurus Mask: Alright, huge crowd!
Gargoyle: Yessss, all this attention is such a turn on.
Taurus Mask: Whoa, you've been in the spotlight a lot? And look at those muscles!
Lots of waving and flexing at the audience like a real pro wrestler match setup!
Gargoyle: I am indeed used to being seen by many, yes.
Taurus Mask: Cool! I gotta do my best for my fans and win!
Gargoyle: Commendable. But I'm going to be the one to win!

Waiting Room
The rest of the party is watching the match on TV.
Aegir: I was promised some wrasslin' and I ain't seeing any guys getting tossed around yet!
Carbuncle: Gargoyle's the type to constantly think about how to farm aura. But I guess he'll be fine.
Arena
Tindalos: Nice! And now to introduce our guest commentator, Jagannath from Team Kudan! You're a big MMA star, right?
Jagannath: Thanks! I'm good at punching, but I think I can explain grapples pretty good too. And I am totally NOT that punkish cop you might see around Kabukicho, just so everyone knows. We're doing the usual wrestling rules of a three second countdown, and this is gonna be good!
Tindalos: Alright, and now's a good time to change up the stage!

VR settings, on!
Tindalos: Surprise! New stadium tech with Metaverse area recreation! It looks and feels just like the real thing!
And now a wrestling ring!
Taurus Mask: Wait, this is straight up pro wrestling!
Tindalos: Nah man, this is the Sports Fest Ultimate Wrestling! And it's about time to get this show on!
Gong! Gargoyle and Taurus Mask charge each other and make a loud banging sound!
Taurus Mask: Okay god damn are you heavy!
Gargoyle: I'm impressed you can hold up against me. You really have trained yourself well!
Taurus Mask: O-oh, thanks? Uh, your muscles look great too.
Gargoyle: Yessss, admire me more and bulk up my faith energy...
Gargoyle gets bigger between all the cheers and compliments!
Taurus Mask: WAIT WHAT
Gargoyle: You could take the fall, but it'd be more exciting if I power slam!
Gargoyle pulls out his wings and lifts Taurus Mask!
Gargoyle: Gargoyle from the top rope! Brain Busterrrr!
Taurus Mask: OOF
MC: WHAT

Jagannath: Damn, he dead.
Seems so.
Team Yoyogi: GET UP, TAURUS MASK
Durga: We brought our own cheer squad! Hit it!
Nobuhara: Right! Go, go, Taurus Mask!
Nobuhara waves his flag around!
Gargoyle: Oh no, he is most definitely KOed.
Taurus Mask: NO I'M NOT, I CAN'T LET THEM DOWN!
Tindalos: BRUUUHHH!?
Jagannath: Daaaamn, this happens in underground matches too and--I mean, what?
Team Berserkers' Waiting Room
Bathym: Nice. Work that comeback scene, Taurus Mask!
Ikutoshi: Meh. That's kind of a huge hit to take for show biz. And I see Gargoyle isn't just vanity built.

Arena
Gargoyle: Impressive. Okay, your turn to pull a move! If you even can pull--WHAT
Gargoyle gets full nelson'd!
Taurus Mask: Dragon Supleeex!
POW
Jagannath: Wait, who the hell chooses to do a suplex on a guy who's like twice their weight or something?
Gargoyle: (gets up) Okay, my turn now.
Both seem ready to keep going despite the damage!
Party's Waiting Room
Chernobog: Such impact.
Otohime: Yes, but it will end soon.
Arena
Gargoyle's showing some tiredness even as he smiles.
Gargoyle: Heh, thanks for making me look good. Maybe I should make you look good as a statue.
Taurus Mask: what
Gargoyle starts charging Petrification Beam! But then he starts shrinking!
Gargoyle: (OH NO) Actually this is now paywall content, come see me at the Museum of Prayers if you dare!
Gargoyle bails out of the wrestling match!
Tindalos: HEY MAN, WHAT THE FU--
End of Episode part 

Live A Hero From the Chocolate Volcano with Love Episode 4 (Abridged)

Ah yes, the wondrous sauna.
MC: hmm, camera on or off...?
Ganran: What's up with you, MC?
Ryusei and Rexer look over.
Ganran: MC keeps saying on or off to themselves. Did they bake their brains in here?
Ryusei: Oh, maybe they're wondering whether to film this for the stream!
Rexer: Oh yeah, the drone can handle being in here, but then again we've done enough for the day.
Ryusei: Right, it'd be better if Hitomi were here too if we're filming. Also this sauna is nice!
Ganran: Right!?
Sweaty space dwarf.

Ryusei: Ooh yeah, feeling the burn.
Rexer: I'm surprised at how Earthlike the sauna is.
Ryusei: Same actually. Ganran, you said lots of customs here are different.
Ganran: Haha, the owner redecorated recently for fun! Especially after hearing you guys would come!
Ryusei: Cool!
MC: Wow, how welcoming.
Ganran: Wanna go to a hotter sauna like we do it in Garundera?
Ryusei: I'm in!
Ganran: Feel the volcano heat! Bet I can stick it out longer than you, but we shouldn't push too hard.
Ryusei: Okay! What about you, Rexer? MC? (wipes self)
Rexer: Nah, but thanks. This is hot enough for me. What about you, MC?
MC: I'm good / I'm curious, but can't handle too much heat...

Ryusei: Oh okay. Remember to stay hydrated!
Ganran: To each their own! Okay, let's do this Ryusei! But first, cold bath. We can do an endurance contest there too!
Ryusei: You like that, huh? You're on!
Ganran and Ryusei leave.
Rexer: Heh, they're having fun. You sure you're good, MC?
MC: I'm actually more concerned with you. Wanna talk? You can say no...
Rexer: (freezes for a second) ...wow, you saw through me? It's not a big deal, just...been thinking about something lately.
Rexer looks up and sighs.
Rexer: ...what's it mean to be an adult?
MC: Hmm...

Rexer: ...I feel kinda dumb. I'm doing this work but I still don't feel like an actual adult yet. I want to be like Dad. Always have, since I was little.
Rexer looks at his palm.
Rexer: When I met you, I became a real hero fighting against Monsters and villains like Giansar. Got my hero license, and felt like I was taking a step forward to being like Dad... I didn't want people to forget who "Rexer" was. So I dreamed of being an even bigger hero while keeping his name out there.
Rexer stares off. His tail taps against the floor.
Rexer: ...of course I joined the show biz agency. Made more real world appearances. I've had the other stuff stopped, but I still have to do good as the next Rexer.
Rexer looks seriously at MC while clenching his fists.
Rexer: Same for this stream cast. But... it's tough being a celeb. I keep messing up.
Flashback to three different times Rexer made mistakes on camera!
Present
MC: Oh... / I thought you did well tho? / Those were your good points too, I think.

Rexer: (shakes head) Hitomi's younger than me, but she's doing great at her idol job. Ryusei's doing his model thing. Maybe it's not comparable, but I feel show biz and esports as jobs with audiences were like that... I tried doing what I thought Dad would do, but...
Drip drop.
Rexer: I'm still not good enough as a gamer, streamer, or showman. I can't become better than Dad, let alone catch up like this... but I know I can't rush it.
Rexer smiles wryly. MC smiles back.
MC: You didn't mess up the whole time. You figured out the clue earlier. You get work because you're good!

Rexer: ...oh, thanks. I'm sure Dad would've done better. I must sound like such a jerk after all you said...
MC: You're you, Rexer. Not your Dad.
Rexer: MC...
MC: Go it your way! / Maybe relax a little? / Being natural will be fine!
Rexer: Like me, huh...? Right, I've made mistakes in games before, but I've never failed to clear a stage. Thanks MC, I'll think about it. How would I do things? But there might not be a right answer... I'll still keep at it to be a better adult, and one Dad would be proud of!
Rexer jumps up.
MC: You sure love your Dad / You can do it

Rexer: I feel clearer now, for one reason or another!
Rexer's brightened up a bit. MC's phone glows and makes digivice noises!
MC: Oh!
Rexer: What?
MC: You were making a nice face and I wondered about taking a pic!
Rexer: Heh, you're really into the cameraman thing! Alright, maybe we should go now. Ganran and Ryusei might--oh god, earthquake!
Sudden shaking!
MC: Wait...

Eeeevil...
Rexer: You okay?
Rexer holds his hand out. The sauna door opens.
Ganran: You guys okay!?
Ryusei: Yeah, huh. That was a big one.
Rexer: O-oh, yeah. You guys seem fine too.
Ganran: Yeah. That's weirdly a lot, but it's probably nothing!
Ryusei: Guess we should go back to the hotel now.
Ganran: Sucks our contest didn't finish...
Ryusei: Haha, we'll just do it again next time! With everyone!
Rexer: Sure...what's wrong, MC?
MC: I felt something...
Ganran: Maybe it's heat exhaustion. Let's get you outta here.
Ryusei: I'll bring water!
MC thanks them. But still...
MC: Hmm...

Title Card: I've Got a Lot of Things on My Mind

The next day, meeting at Ganran's workshop!
Ryusei: Morning guys, I feel great after yesterday's sauna!
Rexer: Same! Let's go find that rock cacao!
Hitomi: Sure! Tell me about the sauna! But first... (bows to Ganran) I'm sorry for breaking your pickaxes yesterday!
Ganran: It's cool! I got more, and then I started custom fitting one for you! Mind waiting until the stronger one's done?
Hitomi: Okay, and thank you!
Ganran: Thanks! Can you move these tools inside for me?
And so the party goes inside.

Lots of tools and stuff on the shelves.
MC: Whoa!
Ryusei: Wow you make a lot of stuff!
Rexer: You made all these swords and axes?
Ganran: Yep! Oh yeah, your Parallel Weapon's a sword/ax mode changer.
Rexer: Yeah, it was Dad's. Can I see your other stuff?
Ganran: Sure! We'll be here for a while anyways.
Hitomi: Ganran, I'm putting your things here. Oh hey, that ax is still a WIP?
Bunch of dusty wips, actually.
Ganran: ...yeah, my apprentice's work. She still got a way to go, but still pretty good huh?
Ryusei: Wow, so you ARE a master!
MC: What's she like?
Hitomi: Ooh, yeah. How does a blacksmith pick up an apprentice?
Rexer: And where is she anyways?

Ganran: (freezes for a second) She's...special. And she ain't here right now. It's a dumb story...but do you wanna hear it anyways?
Ganran starts working on fixing the pickax while he talks.
Ganran: So this one time, on some other planet and country, I got asked to make some special axe based on their cultural traditions they said could bring peace. It was supposed to be a peace symbol. It was hard work, and then a giant Monster popped up while I was working and burned the nation to the ground.
Ganran: I met my apprentice Barte there, and her parents asked me to take her with me. We came here and I became her foster dad...and she turned out to be a wild girl. Lively, but she barged in and out all the time. Good girl now, but she always whined about wanting to forge stuff.

Flashback!
Ganran: Mkay, work done for today. Barte, what the hell are ya doin' in here again?
Barte looks at Ganran's sharpened axe work.
Barte: Ohh, pretty. Hey Ganran, how'd you do that?
Ganran: What, you like my sharpening skills? Girl, I bet you just like the edge. Don't you go putting your mitts on everything and chopping your fingers off!
Barte: Yeah yeah, I know! I'll be careful!
Ganran: Ugggh. Well don't touch the edge.
Ganran hands the axe over. Barte carefully takes and scrutinizes it.
Barte: Damn, pretty.
Ganran: (blush)

Barte: Hey Ganran, let ME make an axe! Be my smithy master!
Ganran: For the tenth time, no. Too dangerous! What the hell do I say to your parents if something happened!? ...plus I still haven't made what I wanted to.
Barte: Oh come on, you big jackass! You're super good and I'll be careful!
Ganran: No! Why do you wanna make axes anyway? I can just make stuff if you need anything.
Barte looks at Ganran head on.
Barte: 'cuz you make them so pretty that I wanna do that too! Because they're as pretty as your heart!
Ganran: !?
Recursive flashback!
???: You made such a beautiful axe that no one can make one like it. And I know how beautiful your heart is.
Flashback present
Ganran: You...
Barte: Teach me, Ganran Master! I'm not moving or eating otherwise!
Ganran: Uggghhh... okay fine, tomorrow we buy the tools you'll need.
Barte: YEEESSSS!
Ganran: Hang on girl, we got some ground rules! 1. Safety First! Your ass is out if you can't hold to that!
Barte: Yeah yeah, I know already. I promise. See you tomorrow!

Present
Ganran: So that's how Barte became my apprentice. Then Monsters attacked the planet...she disappeared when she fell into the Path they came out of.
Shocked party!
MC: WHAT
Hammering time!
Ganran: Smithy ground rule! Never lose hope! Girl must be alive somewhere, and she's tough. She'll just waltz in like nothing one day. It's been forever, but I get a long lifetime as a space dwarf!
Ganran examines the pickax.
Ganran: When she comes back, I still gotta do stuff as her master. Can't be fallin' behind. And whenever she gets back, I hope you guys make friends with her. Anyways, story time over. We'll put this in the cooling machine and pick it up when we come back!
Ganran sticks the pickax in.
Ganran: What? I'm okay!
Hitomi: Well, thank you for telling us about her.
Rexer: Yeah, you're a good master. Reminds me of when I started learning how to game.
Ganran: (nods and opens the workshop door) Yeah, these things happen in hero work. Welp, time to climb the Chocolate Volcano!
Ryusei: Yeah, we gotta find the rock cacao!
Rexer: For the show!

Later
Rexer: I've sorta gotten used to the heat a little now.
MC: Yeah, after the sauna / still hot...
Hiking time!
Ryusei: New path today! I hope we find something!
Rexer: Yeah, reminds me of that game world.
Ryusei: Volcano stages are so hard.
Hitomi: Yeah, with all the falling magma in them.
Rexer: But they also have better drops! Dad was a game dev and was excited making hard lava stages. Figured I'd clear them one day.
MC: Ohh! / What game was that?

Subject change for the show!
Ganran: So like your TV staff brought a lot of chocolates from Earth and they were great! You guys eat chocolate a lot? I heard celebs gotta keep to a diet.
Ryusei: I sometimes have high purity cacao chocolate. Good for sugar and for beefing up! Also lots of protein drinks are chocolate flavored! What about you, Hitomi?
Hitomi: I love chocolate! I've started checking out what chocolates are on other planets, but only as a treat.
Ganran: That just makes it better!
Rexer: I eat them a lot when I game. Good for energy, and I like sweets! Kinda weird people give me chocolate mint so much though.
Hitomi: I love chocolate mint!
Ryusei: I'm getting hungry!
Ganran: How about we take a break soon? ...wait, what's that smell? (sniffs around)
MC: W-wait!

Something smells sweet and spicy...
Rexer: W-who's there!?
Blue: Haha, you hungry? We at Neo Talents's production crew made a special curry with chocolate in it, recipe from Gourmet Fighters!
Yellow and Purple walk up heating some curry.
MC: PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE / Ryekie would love that curry!
Hitomi: Okay yeah I'm getting hungry!
Rexer: Is that a delivery for the program?
Ryusei: No, it can't be! There's gotta be a twist!
Rexer: W-what!? Is this a trap!?
Blue: Well we can't call you the Choco Hunters and not have you hunt. If you lose, you gotta eat the Super Garundera Spice Special Curry!
Yellow and Purple stop heating up their curry.
Ganran: Fight time!
Rexer: Okay I'm kinda curious about the spice special, but no holding back!
Hitomi: MC, transform us!
MC: Let's go!
Beep! Party's suited up!
Ganran: Smithy ground rule: no food if you don't work! So I am in on this!
Rexer: We're gonna get that food before we pass out from the heat!
Ryusei: I'm gonna flex so hard!
Hitomi: Ooh it smells so good. Let's get the show on!
Blue: Get ready to rumble!
BATTLE START (more happens after)

Curry time for the party!
Party: Thanks for the food!
Hitomi: Simple yet fragrant!
Ganran: Wow the chocolate really brings out the flavor!
Ryusei: Eating outside makes food so much better!
Rexer: Plus we just did some hiking and fighting...hey can I try some of that super spicy curry?
MC: it is magma red / I have concerns! / I should get this on camera!
Rexer: Well I like spicy. Never seen this kinda spicy, but why not?
Ryusei: Cool! Don't push it too much, okay?
Ganran: Me too then! Bet I can take it better than you!
Rexer: You're on!
...
Rexer: OH GOD IT BURNS
Ganran: Oof! ...senses...going...numb!

Hitomi holds out some water.
Hitomi: Are you okay, Rexer!?
Ryusei: Damn, I'm really glad we won then. Ganran, are these Garundera spices actually edible?
Ganran: Oof...if you're...used to it!
Hitomi: Oh my god, Ganran you are sweating like crazy! Here's water for you!
Ganran: Thanks! But yeah...we don't make it this spicy usually!
Rexer: My tongue hurts...
MC: Oh yeah Ryusei, the production crew gave me this!
Ryusei: A cue card? It says "the curry the team just ate is a Neo Talents Production and Gourmet Fighters collab special! Regular spicy and volcano spice versions available for a limited time!" Hey, two thumbs up from me!
Hitomi: The secret chocolate flavor is amazing!
Rexer: Bring tons of water if you want to try the spicy version! Oof...
MC: And there's our contractually obligated advertising piece!

Ryusei: Wow, we even have commercial breaks!
Ryusei starts putting the cue card aside.
Rexer: Wait, something's on the other side.
Ryusei: Oh huh, what?
Ganran: A picture? ...wait, isn't this a map of Choco Volcano?
Hitomi: Oh yeah huh. There's a red X on it.
Ryusei: Is this a treasure map!?
Ganran: Haha, welp! I guess your agency did some prelim investigations! Dunno if they actually found a vein, but we'll know when we get there!
MC: We can get the rock cacao!? Let's go then!
Rexer: The production crew might've stuck another trap there, but not like we have any other ideas! Ganran, can you take us there?
Ganran: Sure!
Ryusei: After meal workout!
Hitomi: I hope we find it while we burn our calories!
Ganran: Watch your feet when we get closer. Come on!
The party heads out, when...
MC: (GASP!) I SENSE...
...
MC: ...nothing maybe?
Rexer: MC, come on!
MC rechecks. Still nothing. Better catch up for now.
End of Episode