Scramble World Trophy Episode 2 Part 3 (Abridged)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scramble World Trophy Episode 2 Part 2 (Abridged)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scramble World Trophy Episode 2 Part 1 (Abridged)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Live A Hero From the Chocolate Volcano with Love Episode 5 (Abridged)

The party got a map from the TV staff and are moving along! Then Ganran stops to look around.
Ganran: Map says it's about here. Guess we should look around.
Rexer: Yeah, whatever it is.
Ryusei: I'm good at searching! Yeeeah, I feel good today!
Hitomi: And there's Ryusei's body check for the day! Let's do our best, everyone!
Splitting up to search! Five seconds later...
Ryusei: You guys there's something shining here!
Hitomi: It's buried, but yeah I do see something like that!
Rexer: Looks like the rock cacao's shine! Ganran, what do you think?
Ganran: Looks legit to me!
MC: Alright, time to dig it up!

Ganran: (hands out pickaxes) Here Hitomi, this one's yours!
Hitomi: Thanks! B-but what if I break it...?
Ganran: Smithy ground rules! Trust your friends!
Hitomi: O-okay then! Annnd swing!
Bam! Ground's cracked, pickaxe looks fine.
Hitomi: Wow! Thanks, Ganran!
Ganran: Making things is my job!
Rexer: Whoa, digging will be so much easier now. Thanks Ganran, Hitomi! I'll go next and show off my axe training!
Ding!
Ryusei: Alright, me too!
Rexer: Co-op time!
Ryusei: So I'm Player 2? Cool, I'll dig on this side!
Digging that thing up~
Ganran: Right! I think we can pull it out after we get rid of that big rock in the way!
Rexer: Got it!
Bam! Rock cacao discovered!
Hitomi: Wow, so pretty!
Rexer: Yeah, hard to believe this is edible...
Hitomi: I just want to take it home. Seems like a waste to eat it!

Hitomi picks up the rock cacao when...
Hitomi: Ah, earthquake! ...oh no, the cacao!
Thump.
Ganran: Okay damn, this quake is long!
Rexer: Everyone, get down!
Ryusei: MC, grab my arm!
MC's too busy looking around because they sense EEEEVILLLL!
MC: Wait, this is like Mt. Fuji all over again!
Hitomi: O-okay finally it's over. That was a surprise.
Ganran: Hadn't had one like that in a long while. Good thing everyone's okay.
Rexer: We dropped our stuff, but we can just pick that back up. Ryusei, MC, can you help with that? ...what's up, MC?
Ryusei: MC, do you need to sit down for a bit?
MC: I'm fine. But never mind that, I got news!

EEEEVILLLL
Hitomi: Oh no, the rock cacao! Wait, Monsters!?
Ryusei: Wow, robo copies?
Ganran: What will the TV people think of next?
Rexer: Whoa, they look so real!
MC: They ARE real!
Click! MC transforms the surprised party!
MC: Get ready to fight!
Ganran: W-what!? Hitomi, get away from them!
Hitomi: O-okay! But why are they here!?
Rexer: Think later! MC, your orders!
The party gets into formation! ...but then the Monsters slip away.
Ryusei: What!? MC, do you still sense them?
Hitomi: They might be hiding around!
MC: Uh, lemme see!

MC pauses the camera drone and closes their eyes to concentrate. But then...
Ryusei: Ah, careful everyone!
Rexer: Another earthquake? Is this normal for Garundera!?
Ganran: No, they don't come this often... last time they came this much was the day Barte disappeared.
Flashback!
Ganran: Earthquake! Monsters are popping up in the village! Barte, get outta there while I go fight!
Barte: Alright. Master, you--
Later
Barte: I'm getting sucked in!
Ganran: Grab my hand!
Barte: Something's caught me! ...Ganran, I can't...! Help!
Monster: SCREEEE
Ganran: ...BARTEEEE!

Present
Ganran: Just like...last time...
Rexer: Ganran...
MC: I can't find them. They don't seem to be nearby.
Ryusei: ...you said last time this happened, Monsters appeared in town?
Ganran: Y-yeah. Big quake, then Paths and Monsters popping up all around there.
Emergency phone alert!
MC: oh no
Click. It's Obsidius!
Obsidius: You guys! Monsters just appeared in town! You guys okay over there!?
Hitomi: Yes! But Monsters are popping up around here too!
Obsidius: Dammit. But it should only be you and the TV crew up there. Some of the staff over here are helping, but we're stretched thin! We need you all to come back!
Rexer: Got it! Ganran, what's the fastest way back? ...wait, what!?
BIG quake and explosion noise! Rocks fall from a nearby cliff!
Ganran: Oh no! Get in that cave!
Ryusei: R-right! MC, this way!

Cave
MC: Thanks, guys! I'm glad nobody seems hurt.
Hitomi: Oof, that was scary! I don't think I could've kept standing if I weren't in hero form...
Rexer: Yeah... Obsidius, you okay on your end?
Rexer looks towards Obsidius's phone projection and sees the Chocolate Volcano is red!
Obsidius: An eruption!? Dammit, I need you guys to keep cool! Monsters might start spawning in!
Villager A: Oh no! The volcano's been dormant all this time! If it blows, it'll destroy the village!
Blue: Everyone, please keep calm and come this way!
Green: P-please don't push! We'll protect you all!
Obsidius: MC! You probably saw, but the volcano is gonna erupt! You gotta get away! ...MC?

MC looks further into the cave.
MC: I'm getting the willies...
???: REEEE
MC: Boss Monster inside the volcano!
Surprised party!
Rexer: ...right, you knew those other Monsters we saw were real right away. 
Ryusei: I've heard some Observers are especially sensitive to Monsters, but are you okay MC? You don't look good.
Obsidius: Right, Monsters feed on cognition, so I guess them going for the Chocolate Volcano tracks. And there are cases of Big Monsters hunkering down elsewhere while smaller ones attack towns.
Ganran: ...this cave leads into the volcano. I've never gone that far though, so I dunno how dangerous it'll be.
Ryusei: MC, you said there's a much stronger Monster in the volcano, right? So if it came down to the village...
Hitomi: Yeah, they'd be in danger...
Rexer: That Boss Monster must be causing the eruption, so we can't just leave it.
Ganran: The village might get erased if this goes badly...and here Barte and I finally thought we found peace. (looks down and tightens grip on pickaxe) Why does this always happen to us?
MC: Ganran...

Rexer: I sorta know how you feel, Ganran. My dad got eaten by Monsters. Nobody remembered him...which is why I do hero work now. I wanna take down Monsters too.
Ryusei looks at Ganran.
Ryusei: I had a Monster attack when I was a student. I was slow and weak, so I thought I was done for. But then a hero saved me. I changed thanks to them, but... I hate it when everything we build up just falls apart in a second. So now it's my turn. Paying back the love, right Hitomi?
Hitomi: ...right! We still owe the villagers!
Ryusei: Right, them too. It's my turn to inspire people!
Ryusei and Rexer extend their hands to Ganran.
Rexer: ...I once had a time where I kept rushing forward, desperate to prove myself and make people remember my dad. But I've learned and changed. Let's go together, Ganran.

Ganran looks at Rexer's hand, then at Rexer. Then he laughs.
Ganran: Ha! Damn, I must've really looked dumb to worry you guys! But yeah, you're right! If Monsters are around, then we heroes just have to kick their ass!
Rexer: Yeah, thanks Ganran! MC, you're sure the Monster's further in?
MC nods.
Hitomi: But what about all the Monster attacks in town?
Ryusei: Yeah, MC did say they sensed it...
The party nods at each other and turns to MC.
MC: We gotta check it out / Please believe me
Ganran: Smithy ground rules: trust your friends!
Obsidius: ...alright, you guys would go even if I tried to stop you. We'll handle the village. Smash the big one to bits! But don't be surprised the volcano really blows. Be careful, and we'll call if we got things covered... don't get hurt, MC.
MC nods and ends the call.
Ryusei: Welp, let's go!
Hitomi: And be careful! It's dark and it might quake again!
Rexer: Ganran, can you lead us as far in as you can?
Ganran: Follow me!
And so the party packs up and goes.

Later
Rexer: Okay wow it's hot
Ryusei: Yeah let's make this quick. MC, I'm amazed you sensed the Monster in here.
Hitomi: I'm glad you're here since we can't sense it!
MC: It was probably sleeping since those don't ping.
Ganran: So are the quakes from it waking up? Wait, Earth has volcanos too though. Are Monster waking up quakes different from volcano quakes?
MC: I've been through this before with Mt. Fuji.
Ryusei: Oh yeah, wasn't that when Orient City got locked down?
Rexer: I heard about it all the way in America. I didn't know you were involved, MC.
Hitomi: Is the Monster causing quakes making the volcano act up? That might lead to an eruption.
Ganran: Maybe. Not that I've been in here before but this heat seems weirdly hot. Let's move faster!

Hot steam rising from the magma.
Ryusei: Hey MC, can I suggest something? What if we turned our TV show camera back on for this?
MC: Wait what? Really!?
Ryusei: It's an emergency, so we need people to keep calm. They'll see!
Hitomi: Oh, right!
Rexer: ...I agree. Better to stream to more channels, and it'll bring in more VP if need be.
Ryusei: Yeah, and maybe it'll help the villagers feel better too!
MC: Welp, I'm convinced!
Ryusei: Thanks MC! But focus on your safety first if things get dicey.
EEEEVILLLL
MC: Monster alert!
Monsters: REEEE
Ryusei: Hm, these look different from the ones from earlier!
Rexer: Ugh, they seem fine in this heat. Well, better clean them up quick!
Hitomi: Right. MC, your orders!
Ganran: Full power smash time!
MC: Don't fall into the lava! Now, Wave Battle, ride on!
BATTLE START (more happens after)

Ryusei: Rexer, buffing you! Beauty of Health "Pose of Rebirth"!
Ryusei poses and shines light from his Parallel Weapon to buff the party!
Rexer: Thanks! And smash!
Ganran: It's working! But careful of the extra mobs! Forging "Schmieden Schatz-axt"!
Ganran smashes some other Monsters!
Hitomi: MC, send me some VP too so I can buff Rexer!
MC: Got it!
Hitomi sings!
Rexer: Thanks, Hitomi! But still...
Rexer looks at some Monsters near the lava.
Rexer: They're out of range! I mean, I could also blow up the area around them too but...
MC: Yeah, too dangerous if the lava splashes or a wall breaks!

Ganran: Yeah, if we mess things up badly we might trigger an eruption! If only we can hit only the Monsters...
Rexer: What do you expect me to do with an axe/sword morph weapon!? Ugh, too many magma spaces...
Rexer runs around looking for alternative ideas! The Monsters start flinging rocks!
Rexer: Alright, tennis time! Overtaker "Oversynchro Execution"!
Bam!
Monster: LOVELYYYY (poof)
MC: Nice, Rexer! Good work, everyone!
Rexer: Whew, we made it...
Ganran: You okay? You're sweating like crazy.
Ryusei: I know we're in a hurry, but we should take a break. MC, got any drinks for Rexer?
MC hands Rexer a drink and the party finds a sort of safe spot to sit down.

Rexer: Thanks. It's tough, but I'm still okay. Not going as planned though. Sorry, I'll try not to burn out as much next time.
Rexer takes a drink.
Rexer: ...how would Dad have handled this? Wait, I have to do better than him. But I don't know any other way of doing things.
MC: No need to rush. You did great just now!
Hitomi: Heh, you must love your dad a lot, Rexer.
Rexer: ...yeah! And I gotta surpass him too!
Hitomi: I love my father too, so I get it.
Hitomi looks off into space.
Hitomi: I've always loved idols since I was little. The feelings grew, and I decided I wanted to audition.
Ryusei: Cool! Did your parents cheer you on?
Hitomi: (shakes head) Not at first. They wanted me to focus on school since not everyone can become an idol.
Ganran: They were worried about you.
Hitomi: Yeah, same when I first awakened as a hero. But they told me to go all in on whatever I did! (turns to Rexer) So I decided I wanted to see me working hard as an idol. Them being against it at first made me think about it so I can say I did think hard about becoming an idol!
MC: So that's where you diverged. I'm sure they're happy for you!

Ryusei: You definitely are working hard, so they'll understand!
Ganran: Yeah, especially with the work you've done on this show!
Hitomi: Aww, thanks guys. I believe I'm here now because I spent a lot of time thinking and worrying about things when I decided I wanted to be an idol! Maybe no one else thinks much of it, but I do!
Rexer: Hitomi...
Rexer nods at Hitomi, slowly stands up, and looks further ahead into the cave.
Rexer: ...right, thanks Hitomi. I'll think about it some more until I come up with my own answer. Like MC told me.
MC: We're in it together! You'll think of something!
Rexer: (turns back to the party) Thanks. Okay, I'm ready to go again!
Ryusei: Right, we should hurry!
Hitomi: Yeah, before the heat gets us!

The party wipes off sweat as they start going again.
Ryusei: ...?
Ganran: What?
Ryusei: I was thinking about what Hitomi said and wondered if I ever took time to think about stuff.
Ganran: ...everyone does. Like me, when I started looking after Barte, and after Barte disappeared. Regrets happen, but I keep going believing there's hope. Heh, you oughta be fine since you beefed up to change your life.
Ryusei: ...heh, right. Thanks Ganran!
Ganran: Sure! Let's all do our best!
Ryusei: I'll try to be someone I'm proud of!
Ganran and Ryusei fist bump and smile. The party moves further in.
Title Card: I'm Doing Alright
End of Episode