Yes, Enigman-sama!
Pain means "bread" in French, but what's a type of pain that's so hard you can't eat it?
I know! Stale old bread!
After a couple days it gets too hard to eat.
How 'bout that?
Bzz.
The answer's "a frying pan".
Oh! A frying pan!
That's right! It's hard and you can't eat it!
Right on!
I've got the gist of it now!
Now out with more questions, you!
Above is a body of water, and below is a great fire... What is it?
Above is a body of water, and below is a great fire?
I got it!
A great disaster!
Bzz.
The answer's "a bath".
Note: Baths in Japan used to be heated by lighting fires under the tub
Are you a genius?!
And what are you, a pre-schooler?!
I mean, these riddles are so basic...
Oh, yeah?!
That's not true!
Switch, out with another one!
Bossun, you've become a mouse!
About how big are you?
About medium-sized (chuu).
God! We're in the presence of God!
God, you're annoying!
And what's with these clichéd children's puns?
Riddle Land - Challenge the Riddle Genie!
Wow, blast from the past there, sheesh.
What's this box?
You've finally noticed, Sket-dan members!
Who's there?!
I have locked a doll that was on your desk inside that box!
Pelolin's gone!
Who did this? Show yourself!
Quizes, riddles, mysteries...
I am a man who quests after each and every enigma...
They call me "Enigman"!
Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!
It was you!
Episode 35: Quiz Warrior Enigman
He's Daimon Akitoshi-kun from the Quiz Club.
None other.
What's wrong with you?
Some reject magician?
Give me my Pelolin back, right now!
I can't do that.
I'll have you face us in a quiz battle!
Quiz?
That's right!
Our Quiz Club goes around challenging the other clubs with quizzes!
Our record this year is 10 wins, undefeated!
And now...
...we've singled you out, Sket-dan, as our next target!
This sounds stupid. Quiz, my ass.
And have you looked at that getup you're wearing?
Freak.
Calling me a freak is quite rude!
I live for the quiz!
Listen up.
There are 3 types of people in this world.
S (Sadists), M (Masochists)...
...and N (Quizzists)!
Say what?!
I get off on watching people struggle to answer tricky questions!
So you are a freak!
Therefore, Sket-dan...
A key!
...I await you on the roof!
Hold it, you freak!
Who cares about Pelolin, anyway?
I do, fool!
Let's hurry up and go!
Man, what a pain...
Now, let's get things started!
This is our usual...
...Battle Q!
Battle Q Sponsored by the Quiz Club
Taking the challenge today are the members of the campus support group, the Sket-dan!
I, Enigman, the President of the Quiz Club, will be your host!
What? So we're just gonna do a quiz show parody?
That's just annoying.
And my lovely assistant...
Whatever, let's just start already.
Quettion!
Hey Quettion, don't you think that outfit's a little too revealing?
But... This is what you wanted me to wear, Enigman-sama...
Hey, hold it! What're you talkin' about?
Get on with it!
FYI, Quettion is even more of a hard-core N than me!
Quettion, please explain the rules!
Right!
Please take a look at this flip book.
The quiz will consist of three questions.
For each question, every member will be able to give one answer.
If you can get all the questions right, you win!
Good luck!
What was the point of it being a flip book?
They just wanted to do it that way.
Hey!
You'd better hand over that key if we win, got it?
Himeko really cares a lot about that doll!
You'd better keep your promise.
Of course.
If you don't play by the rules, then games aren't fun anymore.
If you win, we'll give you the key.
Now, what you've all been waiting for!
Battle Q is finally about to begin!
One's insane, and the other is just standing there...
Question 1!
A teacher plans on handing out presents to his students.
He's in the middle of separating presents into ones for boys and ones for girls.
Three bags are labeled "for boys", "for girls", and "to be sorted" with the unsorted ones.
But then...
While the teacher left his seat, the prankster Shigeru-kun switched all the labels!
Now each bag is labeled incorrectly!
Okay, here's the question!
For Boys
To Be Sorted
For Girls
What should the teacher do to fix the labels if he only wants to open one bag?
Huh?
Thinking Time Start!
Quettion, Quettion...
Viewers at home, think along with the Sket-dan!
Who are you?
Quettion, Quettion...
I am Enigman!
Quettion, Quettion...
Are you sure about that song?
The tune and lyrics are my original creation!
Remember, you only get one answer each!
Yes, Onizuka-san!
Beat the answer out of Shigeru-kun.
Beat him?!
No, no...
That's not even close.
Why not? It's his fault in the first place!
Well, it's not that kind of question...
Yes, Usui-kun!
Put Shigeru-kun in a bag labeled "Lion Food".
Lion Food
You people are scary!
There's no bag like that!
Whatever, get off Shigeru-kun!
He's not that bad a kid!
Put him inside a lion's stomach!
No!
You're not helping!
And besides, you've given your answer already!
Fujisaki-kun, are you just going to let them go unchecked?
You're the only one left who can answer, you know!
Yes, Fujisaki-kun!
Basically, the key point is that all the labels are incorrect.
For Boys
The bag labeled "for boys" is either "for girls" or "to be sorted".
For Boys For Girls To Be Sorted
For Girls
The bag labeled "for girls" is either "for boys" or "to be sorted".
For Girls For Boys To Be Sorted
To Be Sorted
And the bag labeled "to be sorted" is either "for boys" or "for girls".
To Be Sorted For Boys For Girls
Which means all you need to do is take out the contents of the "to be sorted" bag!
To Be Sorted For Boys For Girls
After you know what's inside, that determines the contents of the other two bags.
For Girls For Boys To Be Sorted
For Boys For Girls To Be Sorted
For Boys
If it's "for boys" then the "for girls" bag is actually "to be sorted",
To Be Sorted
and the "for boys" bag has to be "for girls".
For Girls
How about that?
Correct!
Perhaps that question was too simple.
Quettion!
Right!
Everyone, come on up!
What the heck?!
Okay, here's Question 2!
There's a dog in front of a sheep.
In front of the dog there's a sheep and a pig.
Behind the pig there's a dog and a sheep.
Behind the sheep, there's a pig.
So, what's the fewest animals you need for this?
Where did you bring these guys from?
Now, please write your answer on the flip books.
Go!
This is nuts!
Quettion, Quettion...
Viewers at home, think along with the Sket-dan!
Who are you?
Quettion, Quettion...
I am Enigman!
Okay, they all look like they're ready!
Open up those answers!
What the hell's that?
The correct answer is 8 animals!
Wrong!
And... 8 animals?!
They're sheep, dogs, and pigs!
Which one is which?
They all look like your made-up monsters to me!
Enough! Next.
Usui-kun, what is your answer?
Here.
There's someone riding the sheep?
It's Bossun! That's the way Switch draws Bossun!
He's so cute...
What the hell did you draw?!
Hey, don't go throwing in people!
Now, now... I was just kidding around.
My answer is... four animals!
Yeah, that!
What?
Too bad...
This is your last chance... Fujisaki-kun, go on ahead!
I get it!
If you line them up like this...
There's a dog in front of a sheep,
and there's a sheep and a pig in front of the dog.
Whoa, hold it there.
And behind the pig are a sheep and a dog.
Behind the sheep is one pig.
So in other words...
The answer is three animals!
C-Correct.
You rock, Bossun!
Enigman-sama...
Don't fret, Quettion.
Quiz-Meister Enigman will not lose!
Hey, hurry up with the next question!
Yeah! Lunch break is gonna be over soon!
In this case, I'll pull out my trickiest quiz!
It's finally time for the last question!
Three cats take three minutes to catch three mice!
Then, how many cats does it take to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?
Why did you prepare sheep, but not cats?
Half-assed, is what this is!
Thinking Time... Start!
Don't just ignore me!
Quettion, Quett...
That was fast!
Hey, Himeko!
Answer the question seriously!
Don't worry, I got this one right away.
The answer is...
...100 cats!
You friggin' idiot!
That's not right?
I told you to actually think about it!
She was pulled in, hook, line, and sinker.
But worry not, Bossun, for I understand the point of this quiz.
Do it, Switch!
If three cats can catch three mice in three minutes,
then in six minutes those same three cats can catch six mice.
In other words, even without changing the number of cats,
you can capture 100 mice in 100 minutes!
The answer is three cats!
I see!
Too bad! That's incorrect!
That's not right?
Now then, all that's left is you, Fujisaki-kun.
They're on!
Three cats, and 100 mice...
Each one takes three minutes...
Oh! Look at him struggling over the quiz!
It's tickling my N-bone!
Are you okay, Bossun?
I know the real answer!
With three cats you can catch three mice in three minutes.
In other words, one cat can catch one mouse in three minutes.
With three cats, you can catch 99 mice in 99 minutes.
I see, right!
Then, the one left over...
It's not true that the three cats can catch the extra mouse in one minute.
Even with three cats, it takes three minutes to catch one mouse!
That's right.
So with three cats, it would take 102 minutes to catch 100 mice.
Three cats cannot catch 100 mice in 100 minutes.
You need... four cats!
Correct...
Yay, yay!
God! We're in the presence of God!
Here, this is the key I promised.
Thank ya kindly.
I cannot believe we were defeated so completely...
You just picked the wrong guy to challenge!
Don't feel so down on yourself.
It was more fun than I thought it'd be.
I shall have to challenge you again someday.
And it won't go like this the next time!
If you don't watch part B, I'm confiscating that and chucking it down the dust chute.
Is that your Fa-mily Restaurant?
That's not even close to "final answer"!
Give me your paw. There's nothing to be afraid of.
Hey, hold it! Stay in one place!
I could go for some Mongolian barbecue.
Don't go saying scary stuff like that!
Why are there sheep, dogs, and pigs on the roof?
I'm sure this is the Sket-dan's fault again...
As the Student Council, we must take decisive measures!
That is not the case!
It's not?
If it wasn't the Sket-dan, then who was it?
I will tell you if you can answer my quiz!
Quiz?
Sounds like fun!
S.D.K.O.
(sassoto dase kuso otaku) Out with it, you damned otaku.
Yabas!
Who is that? He's so cool!
Oh, that's A-kun.
A-kun?
He's so handsome and delightful, he's got a lot of female admirers.
I'm not particularly interested, though.
That's wicked, man!
I wonder if he's got a girlfriend?
I dunno. Haven't heard anything.
Yabas!
A guy like him wouldn't have any trouble finding love, though.
I'd like you to solve my romantic problem...
Please wait a moment.
Hey, what'll we do?
Some hunk's come to ask us advice about love.
No kidding.
Well, for the time being, please introduce yourself.
Right!
What class are you in? What's your name? What club are you in? Etc...
I'm in class 2-X, I wish to remain anonymous, and my club is a secret.
All we got is you're a second year!
What's with you? Spit it out already!
But, I'm a little embarrassed. I don't want too many people to know.
Please, have a heart.
We'll find out even if you hide it.
But... Where is he?
Whatever.
So, you've got love troubles?
Well, I...
No, no, no!
It's definitely bogus, right?
Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror?
That's not a face that'd ever worry about love!
No, no, no! This has nothing to do with my face!
And besides...
...I'm not really that good-looking.
Get off it, already!
You've got sparkling shit twinklin' around your face!
But it's true that the more handsome you are, the more you worry about love.
I bet he's already way beyond the level of a normal high school student.
A more adult kind of love.
An adult love, you say?
It's true that my love may have matured to that of an adult.
Right now, I am in love with a certain woman.
We're in different classes, but after joining the same club,
she's become my very good female friend.
I've secretly held feelings for her,
and I've been thinking it's time I expressed them to her...
But when I think of the possibility that she'll turn me down,
I imagine her saying, "I suppose I have to quit the club now, right?"
and not want to see each other anymore.
I'm too scared to confess.
Normal!
That's so utterly normal!
That's as clichéd a "springtime of youth" love trouble as I ever heard!
Adult love, my ass!
I am fretting over whether to preserve my enjoyable relationship as a friend,
or to take a risk by confessing my love.
Is that not an adult decision?
His face aside, this guy doesn't know a thing about love.
But seriously, what are you so afraid of?
You're in the same club, you're friendly and close...
And your looks are a 10, to boot!
Go and confess already, it'll go like clockwork, I betcha.
You're mistaken about something.
It's true that I am often called "a hottie".
Please don't call yourself that.
But that doesn't do me any favors at all.
Why not?
Hot guys are popular, that's how it is!
She doesn't know what my face looks like.
And besides, I don't know what she looks like.
I don't know her name, either.
Hold it, hold it, hold it!
What the hell?
Why don't you know each other's faces?
You're in the same club, right?
You don't know her name or her face? What the hell are you doing?
Um, basically...
Our club has strange rules, see...
We wear masks during activities, and we have to keep our identities secret.
Wear masks?
What kind of club is this?
I bet you don't do crap.
No, we do!
We wear masks and have battles!
Nope... I'm not following you one bit!
What kind of fate do you two have?!
Wait a sec.
You two are seriously getting the wrong idea.
It's not that kind of violent thing at all!
We force other clubs into battling with us!
That's even more violent!
Other clubs?
W-With quizzes...
You're Enigman!
I'm so embarrassed!
This is why I didn't want to say!
You're like a completely different person than you were at lunch!
Then, the girl you like is...
Seriously?
The correct answer is 8 animals!
Bzz!
Four animals, right?
Line them up like this...
Bzz!
Maybe it's more like 7...
Bzz!
172.7 animals.
This isn't a question where you can just guess the answer!
And that .7 part's kind of freaky!
But man, who'da thunk Enigman was such a waste of a hunk.
You're tellin' me!
What do you mean, waste?
So it's like one of those...
Without a mask, you're a totally different person.
Before you were...
I shall challenge you to a quiz, people!
You're good, man!
Do you put on the character when you're Enigman?
Naw, I think this guy's the real deal.
One of those "their personality changes when they wear a mask" people.
I've seen that in manga!
But I can totally see it.
W-When I wear a mask, my personality changes.
Seriously.
Great, I was right...
I was originally very timid, but when I started that cosplay in the club,
I realized to my own surprise how much more assertive I became.
When Quettion and I started the club, we thought,
"If we're going to dress up, we might as well make some fun characters,"
Come with me, Quettion!
so we created this master/servant character pair.
Quettion gets into it and calls me Enigman-sama, longingly...
But the man Quettion yearns for is the masked Enigman...
Lovely!
Enigman-sama!
Even if I confess and it goes well...
But I can't...
If she knew the me behind the mask, the difference in personality might destroy her fantasy.
When I think about that, I get so scared I can't confess.
You scared little piece of shit N bastard!
Who gives a crap about the rules!
Are you planning on confessing with that mask on, huh?
Are you royalty, dude?
B-But, that's a cherished tradition of the club...
I can't break it...
Who gives a crap!
Stop runnin' away from reality!
You scared little piece of shit N b-b-b-b-bastard!
In the end, you're still wearing a mask on your heart as well.
Um... Actually, that wasn't really so inspiring...
Seriously, that barely made sense.
Love and club activities are separate!
Unless you're honest with yourself, then she won't show her true colors either!
That's true...
You're right!
Okay!
Let's get a move on!
What? To where?
To confess! Confess!
Right now?
Enigman-sama?
Crap, I'm so nervous my heart's gonna burst!
Me, too...
So which is it?
You think Quettion's cute?
I bet she's cute.
Honestly, I wouldn't get my hopes up.
I vote for ugly.
An ugly face to go with an ugly personality.
Naw, no way.
She'll have a cute face and a cute personality!
Then, you wanna bet?
Sure. 10 Pelocans!
You can keep 'em.
Enigman-sama...
What do you...
I mean, your mask! I've seen your face now!
It's okay.
It's just like I explained.
When I wear a mask, my personality changes.
This is the true me.
And...
I love you.
Not as Enigman, but as Daimon Akitoshi!
If possible, I'd like you to remove your mask and hear your answer...
Will you think about it?
Thinking Time, Start.
Enigman's got chops.
He had nothing to worry about.
Understood...
I understand exactly how you feel, Enigman-sama.
I will also remove my mask.
Yes, I win!
Enig...
I mean, Daimon-kun. I'll say it, too.
I...
I also...
...have my personality change when I take off my mask.
Hold it, hold it, hold it!
What? The same quirk?
No way!
Seriously?
I have an obedient personality who longs for Enigman when I'm Quettion,
but I'm not particularly interested in you at all, Daimon-kun.
Now that you know who I am, please don't act friendly to me outside of the club, okay?
I'll just ignore you if you talk to me.
Later.
Um... The correct answer is:
Cute face, ugly personality.
57 animals!
Bzz!
Tsubaki-chan, give it up already.
We're heading home.
That's right.
My house will take care of the sheep, pigs, and dogs.
No, I'm not done yet!
89 animals!
Bzz!
100 animals!
Bzz!
Argh, 10,000 animals!