Sky High: Ready for my question? How fast does my wind power travel? Tick tick tick tick… The answer is… it’s so fast it'll blow you away!. And we will finally begin TIGER & BUNNY 2, special audio drama, Who is the King of Quizzes? This story takes place when Fire Emblem-kun and I appeared on a special television program. Please take care of us, and again, please take care of us!
Moderator: Welcome back folks! We are here tonight for the semi-final showdown to the Hero Quiz!
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Moderator: Good afternoon! If you’re new around here, Hero Quiz is a program where heroes go head to head, answering questions to determine who the King of Quizzes is! Without a moment of rest, let us introduce our contestants for the day! First are the two who are the closest to becoming the King of the Buddy Heroes…
Fire Emblem: Fiiiiiiiiiya~n. Hello everyone~. This is Fire Emblem.
Sky High: Skyyyyy Hi-hi-hiiiigh! Good afternoon! This is Sky High!
Moderator: How regal and refined! And now, for the opposing contestants… The buddies who are undeniably a popular hit with the kids!
Rock Bison: Ushi! This is Rock Bison! We’ll be the ones who become the King of the Buddy Hero Quiz! Moo!!
Origami Cyclone: This is Origami Cyclone-de gozaru! I shall be the background today as well-de gozaru!
Rock Bison: Origami Rock…
Origami Cyclone: Have arised!!
Moderator: What an intense introduction. These two groups will be going against each other for this week's episode! The winner of today will go against the finalists, Blue Rose and Golden Ryan, who beat Tiger and Barnaby last week! Which buddy will come out on top today? We’ll find out right after the commercial!
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Origami Cyclone: Ah I’m so nervous…
Rock Bison: I’m glad that the choreographed introduction the company provided us went well.
Fire Emblem: Are you sure about that~?
Rock Bison: Hmm?
Fire Emblem: If I’m not mistaken, I heard Origami stumble on his words and say “arised” instead of “arrived”.
Origami Cyclone: Ah! You heard that…?
Fire Emblem: Was that what you were really trying to say? Or did you mess up?
Rock Bison: A small slip up like that is fine!
Fire Emblem: Hey did you knooo~w? King of Quizzes rule number 2 states that there will be no exceptions for unclear answers or mispronunciations.
Origami Cyclone: …What is it that you’re trying to say…
Fire Emblem: It’s that the two of us will be the ones going against the finalists. Ahohohoho~
Origami Cyclone: Wow… This is my first time seeing someone laugh like a villain.
Rock Bison: I bet they’re trying to make us feel nervous before the actual competition begins. We’ll never lose against you!
Fire Emblem: Well I look forward to that~ (turns around) Ah~, seems like it worked Sky High. I’m sure they’ll put their all into beating us now.
Sky High: Are you sure that this will be enough?
Fire Emblem: Hmm?
Sky High: For us to be manipulating the outcome of the competition by purposefully losing…
Fire Emblem: What else can we do after hearing that conversation between those kids while out on a walk?
Sky High: That’s right. While we were walking with John and Johnjohn, we overheard them making a promise to eat the green peppers that they hate if Rock Bison and Origami Cyclone win today.
Fire Emblem: So depending on today’s outcome, a child’s eating habits could change for the better.
Sky High: And I think that’s an incredible thing! But…
Fire Emblem: It’s not just that.
Sky High: Eh?
Fire Emblem: If a child’s eating habits become healthier, then the parents will have an easier time planning meals, and the green pepper farmers, the green pepper delivery men, and all the people in the world that depend on the success of green peppers, will be closer to happiness.
Sky High: Will happiness spread that far!?
Fire Emblem: Of course. So let’s lose today with our heads held high.
Sky High: You’re right. Let’s do this right till the very end. Thank you, my partner!
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Moderator: And we are back to begin the first round of today’s quiz! The contestants will choose and answer a question from one of the four categories that the program has provided: trending, animals, sports, and cooking. I will be reading out the questions so the person quickest to push the button will get to answer first! Let’s start with Team Origami Rock!
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Rock Bison: Well then, which category should we start with?
Origami Cyclone: Any one of them is fine! I’ll show everyone how I got my nickname for “King of Quizzes” while in Hero Academy-de gozaru!
Rock Bison: You’re so reliable!
Fire Emblem: Just hurry up and choose one already. A man without conviction will never be popular with the ladies.
Moderator: Fire Emblem is egging them on!
Rock Bison: Youuuuu!!
Fire Emblem: Listen to me Sky High, don’t answer any of the questions, no matter what.
Sky High: Don’t worry!
Rock Bison: Alright! Cause I’ve got bison in my name, I’ll choose an animal question!
Moderator: Question: When a dog eats, what is said to be the hardest flavor for them to—(ding) Oh? Sky High!
Fire Emblem: Huh?
Sky High: The answer is, bitter!
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Sky High: And as a side note, they have the easiest time tasting sweetness! I hope you remember that for the future!
(crowd in shock)
Moderator: A perfect answer! Sky High puts Team Fire Sky in the lead by a point!
(crowd applauses)
Fire Emblem: (whispering) Hey hey! What did I tell you about not answering!?
Sky High: Oh! I can’t believe I answered without thinking! It was about dogs so I couldn’t hold myself back!
Fire Emblem: Oh~ stop trembling like that.
Sky High: My partner… I’m so sorry.
Rock Bison: I knew Sky High would be able to answer.
Origami Cyclone: If he’s this energetic, I’m sure he’ll answer the next question without haste!
Moderator: Please choose the next category, Team Fire Sky!
Sky High: Which one should we pick?
Fire Emblem: I’ll leave that up to you~ (whispers) And don’t forget to keep your mouth closed until one of the two answers.
Sky High: Okay. We’ve made our decision! We choose a question from the sports category.
Moderator: Question: What is the wrapped clothing sumo wrestlers wear during their competition?
(ding)
Moderator: Oh! Origami Cyclone hit the button!
Fire Emblem: Good job Origami!
Sky High: This should be an easy question for him to answer.
Rock Bison: Ushi! Origami is well versed in the field of sumo wrestling after all! You got this!
Origami Cyclone: Of course! The thing sumo wrestlers wrap around them is called… A chonmage*-de gozaru!
(beep beep)
Origami Cyclone: Eh, what?
Moderator: The right answer is unfortunately a mawashi.
Origami Cyclone: Aaah I got them mixed up…
Rock Bison: Life happens! Don’t worry about it!
Fire Emblem: What the hell is that “King of Quizzes” doing!?
Moderator: Please choose the next category, Team Origami Rock.
Rock Bison: Let’s go for another animal question to bounce back up after that blunder!
Moderator: What type of body hair is present on dogs but not on humans?
Rock Bison: Another dog question?
(tick tick tick tick)
Moderator: Oh? What’s going on? Neither side seems to be budging to answer.
Rock Bison: Origami?
Origami Cyclone: I’m sorry… But skip.
Fire Emblem: (whispers) Skip? The “King of Quizzes” is skipping a question? How can you call yourself a king with that!?
Moderator: Does Team Fire Sky know the answer?
Fire Emblem: !! Iya~n! I think this question might be a bit difficult, even for us~ right?
Sky High: What should I do…
Fire Emblem: Hmm?
Sky High: Just what should I…
Fire Emblem: (whispers) Hey! Stop acting like you want to answer the question!
Sky High: But how could I not answer a question about doggies?
Rock Bison: Hey Sky High! You probably know the answer to this question as a dog owner, right?
Sky High: Uh!?
Rock Bison: Come on, tell us! What hair is present on dogs but not on humans?
Sky High: (whispers) Stop…stop!
Fire Emblem: Don’t! You can’t press the button! Don’t forget about the people who depend on the success of green peppers!
Sky High: I know! But still! Argh, urgh…. Gaaaaaaa!!
(bell rings)
Sky High: (panting) Haa…ha ha……
Moderator: Oops! Time’s up! And the answer was… Nose hair!
Origami Cyclone: Oh, so that’s what the answer was-de gozaru.
Sky High: (whispers) And I knew that!
Fire Emblem: Good job holding yourself back.
Rock Bison: Sky High, you okay? You didn’t look so good a second ago.
Fire Emblem: Well make sure they snag a point next round, alright?
Sky High: Alright!
Sky High: I choose food for the next question!
Moderator: Question: This is a question concerning the new sushi bar that has recently been established in Sternbild.
Fire Emblem: Don’t you think this question is perfect for them~?
Sky High: Origami is a regular at that sushi bar after all!
Moderator: What do you call the ginger that you eat to cleanse your palate between sushi dishes?
(ding)
Moderator: Yes Origami Cyclone!
Origami Cyclone: What a simple question-de gozaru. The answer is… Ginger-de gozaru!
(beep beep)
Origami Cyclone: Huh? What?
Fire Emblem: He messed up again?
Moderator: The answer is, ‘gari’. Don’t forget to listen to the question properly cause we were asking what the ginger that you eat is called.
Origami Cyclone: What!? Oh I totally screwed that up!
Rock Bison: Life happens! Don’t worry about it!
(buzzer goes off and music plays)
Moderator: Oh! And that is it for our categorized quiz segment! We’ll be back after the break!
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Sky High: To think that Origami-kun would make careless mistakes, and twice at that!
Fire Emblem: Yeah, that’s why I can’t help but find those two a tad bit suspicious.
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Origami Cyclone: (sighs and whispers) It seems like our act is working.
Rock Bison: Don’t let your guard down though. See, Fire Emblem is looking over here.
Origami Cyclone: D-did they figure out that we’re purposefully trying to lose?
Rock Bison: I’m not sure but they’re quick to pick up on things…
Origami Cyclone: W-was the reason why Sky High was acting weird, related to that?
Rock Bison: Maybe. But they’re fortunately one point ahead of us at least. As long as we don’t get another point, everything will go as planned!
Origami Cyclone: Ok! After all, we won’t be able to participate in next week’s episode.
Rock Bison: Because of that orphanage volunteering we promised to attend at the same time… How could our company double book us!?
Origami Cyclone: No matter what, we cannot let those children down! I will make sure we lose!
Rock Bison: Let's do this!
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Moderator: Our next segment will have the teams ask the other a question, in which they’ll receive a point if answered correctly. We will start with Team Fire Sky with their question for Team Origami Rock!
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Sky High: Are they really trying to lose on purpose?
Fire Emblem: I’m just saying that there is a possibility of that. We’ll find out for sure with my original questions.
(game show sfx)
Fire Emblem: Question: I, Fire Emblem, have a catchphrase that goes “[blank] open flame broil”. What is [blank]?
Rock Bison: Hah? What’s up with that question?
Fire Emblem: A freebie~ There’s no way you’d incorrectly answer a friend’s catchphrase, right?
Rock Bison: Mmm!? (whispers) I think they know about our plan…
Origami Cyclone: (whispers) Ah! What should we do? It’ll be obvious if we get this question wrong but…
Rock Bison: We can’t get it right either…
Moderator: What’s going on? Origami Rock aren’t saying anything!
Fire Emblem: I was right.
Sky High: What are you two doing!? Hurry up and say the answer! We all know that Fire Emblem’s catchphrase is “bourgeois open flame broil”!!
Rock Bison: Eh!? Did he just say the answer?
Fire Emblem: Huh?
Origami Cyclone: Sky High gave out the answer just now-de gozaru!?
Sky High: Eh? Did I?
Origami Cyclone: Yes-de gozaru! You just said that the catchphrase is “bourgeois open flame broil”!!
(ding ding ding)
Fire Emblem: Good job Origami Cyclone!
Origami Cyclone: Huh!? No? I didn’t…I didn’t say…the answer…
Fire Emblem: But you got the answer right in the end~ Now it’s your team’s turn to ask the question.
Rock Bison: What! That was completely-
Moderator: Well if Fire Emblem is giving you the point then, uh, there’s not much we can do.
Rock Bison: But…
Fire Emblem: Good job Sky High!
Sky High: Hmm? For what?
Fire Emblem: So it was an accident… But they got a point because of that so thank you, my partner~
Sky High: Huh? Uh, wait- huh?
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Rock Bison: So now it’s a tie..
Origami Cyclone: I’m so sorry…
Rock Bison: No, it’s not your fault. Leave the next question up to me. I’ll make sure they’re in the lead with this.
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Rock Bison: Question! What is the name of the person who is standing next to me, Rock Bison, right now?
Fire Emblem and Sky High: Eh?
Fire Emblem: Next to you…
Sky High: Is there anyone other than Origami-kun standing next to you?
(ding ding ding)
Rock Bison: Correct!! The person standing next to me is Origami Cyclone!!
Fire Emblem and Sky High: What!!
Fire Emblem: What the hell was that!? That’s too obvious to be a question!?
Sky High: Can you even call that a quiz question?
Rock Bison: Why are you complaining when you guys are the ones who scored a point? This is to return the freebie!
Fire Emblem: (frustrated) We fell for his trap…
Rock Bison: (whispers) And with that they’re back to being one point in the lead!
Origami Cyclone: (whispers) Good job Bison-san!
Sky High: I’m so sorry! I blurted it without thinking..
Fire Emblem: Don’t worry. We’ll return the favor with my next question.
(game show sfx)
Fire Emblem: Question. Out of the three vegetables I’m going to list, which one is the odd one out?
Origami Cyclone: A multiple choice question.
Fire Emblem: One: Edamame. Two: Edamame. Three: Edamame. Which one is the odd one out?
Rock Bison: Nnn, but! They’re all the same!
(ding ding ding)
Fire Emblem: Correct! The answer is that there isn’t an odd vegetable in the group because they are all the same!
Rock Bison: Does that count!?
Origami Cyclone: How sly-de gozaru!!
(buzzer goes off and music plays)
Moderator: It was a segment full of chaos and confusion but we shall see till the very end as to who will come up victorious in the current tie! But before then, we will return after this commercial break!
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Rock Bison: Hey, Fire Emblem! What was that question!?
Fire Emblem: If we’re going to complain about the questions, I can say the same for yours.
Sky High: Origami-kun.
Origami Cyclone: Yes?
Sky High: Is it true that you are purposefully trying to lose?
Origami Cyclone and Rock Bison: !?
Sky High: Fire Emblem-kun said that maybe you’re purposefully saying the wrong answers to questions concerning sumo and sushi.
Origami Cyclone: Well…That’s cause…
Sky High: Please be honest. You two are also trying to lose, right!?
Rock Bison: Mmm!?
Origami Cyclone: What…do you mean by…also?
Sky High: Ah!?
Fire Emblem: There’s no need to hide it anymore.
Rock Bison: Eh? What do you mean!?
Fire Emblem: Seems like our desire to lose has made the quiz show go down a weird direction.
Origami Cyclone: B-but, why?
Sky High: The children made a promise with each other that if Origami-kun wins, then they’ll even eat the foods they dislike. That’s why.
Fire Emblem: And what about you two?
Rock Bison: The final competition for this quiz show overlaps on the day we are scheduled to go to an orphanage.
Fire Emblem: So we were both trying to lose for the sake of the children.
Moderator: Um, excuse me.
Rock Bison: Are we going live already?
Moderator: Oh no, we’re still fine on time but… We’ve been bombarded with emails from the higher ups.
Fire Emblem, Origami Cyclone, Rock Bison, Sky High: Hm?
Moderator: They’re saying how this competition is turning out differently from what the viewers were expecting and…
Rock Bison: Oh.
Moderator: So I’ll be running the quiz after the commercial break so please take care of me. Then. (walks away)
Fire Emblem: Different from what they expected…
Origami Cyclone: Oh no…. We were so focused on losing that we forgot about keeping the viewers entertained.
Sky High: Then why don’t we put in our all in the last segment and entertain the folks who are watching!!
Rock Bison: Are you fine with that? What about the children’s promise to eat the food they dislike?
Sky High: Think about it. They’re probably watching right now and I doubt they want to see Bison-kun and Origami-kun lose in such a pathetic manner.
Fire Emblem: He’s right. We can overcome children’s dislike for green peppers by making ads and campaigns for green peppers so it’ll be fine.
Sky High: I agree! And I agree!
Origami Cyclone: Bison-san! Let’s try our best as well!
Rock Bison: You’re right! I’m sure those kids at the orphanage would be disappointed in us if they are watching us right now too.
Origami Cyclone: We should be honest and apologize about the double booking.
Rock Bison: Even heroes make mistakes. What matters the most is how we solve our problems afterwards.
Fire Emblem: If this is the case, then everyone will be taking the next round seriously.
Origami Cyclone: Of course! Let’s do our best to give the viewers the entertainment they deserve!
Rock Bison: And let’s enjoy this competition to the fullest as well!
Sky High: Yes! Let us enjoy, and once again, enjoy ourselves! Right?
Fire Emblem, Origami Cyclone, Rock Bison: Yeah!
(game sfx)
Moderator: Question. Different animals have different ways of making noise, but what noise does a giraffe-
(ding)
Moderator: Yes Origami Cyclone!
Origami Cyclone: The answer is, “mooooouu!”-de gozaru.
(ding ding)
Moderator: Question. The temperature in an urban area-
(ding)
Origami Cyclone: Urban heat islands?
(ding ding)
Moderator: Question. The discovery of batteries-
(ding)
Origami Cyclone: Galvani discovered through an experiment utilizing frog legs-de gozaru!
(ding ding)
Moderator: Correct correct correct!! Eight correct answers in a row!!
Fire Emblem: (baffled) Eh- erm um, mmm… What’s going on…
(ding)
Origami Cyclone: Valine, leucine, and isoleucine-de gozaru!
(ding ding)
Sky High: Origami-kun wasn’t lying when he said he was called the “King of Quizzes”.
Fire Emblem: That’s fine but, don’t you think that he’s hogging too much for himself?
(ding ding)
Moderator: (shouting) Origami Cyclone gets another question correct!!
Fire Emblem: This is no fun in a completely different way!!
Rock Bison: You’re not wrong about that.
Sky High: Yeah.
(ding)
Origami Cyclone: The designer of the Justice Tower is Tom Buncheri-de gozaru!
(ding ding)
Moderator: Coooooorrect!
(sparkling sfx)
Moderator: Perfect!!
Origami Cyclone: Ah! Seriously playing a quiz is so much fun-de gozaru! Ou! Here he is! The King of Quizzes has arrived!
Fire Emblem: So he doesn’t mess his words up if he’s feeling confident, huh.
Origami Cyclone: Hahahaha!! Uhahahaha!!
*Chonmage - A traditional hairstyle where hair is wrapped up into a top knot. Mostly fashioned only by sumo wrestlers in modern time.