The fourteenth ritual.
Eye drops from the second floor.
Completed.
Looks like we got through it without a hitch, Princess.
How do they keep coming up with
pointless ritual after pointless ritual?
I mean, what was that? What's the point?
That's nothing more than hazing.
There's no other way.
Like I said before, these are the rituals that have been
passed down in the Jugglaburk family for generations.
No.
Soon "there's no other way" won't be enough.
This is
that thing where three of those cowlicks will end this world!
Now, now, just a second there, Princess.
Why don't you cool down?
Let's just talk about...
Hey, Mariandel, don't you think the princess
needs a change of pace?
You're right!
Princess?
Why don't we go find something delicious?
We can nip all that stress right in the bud.
Sure, food is fine.
Why don't we go here today?
I've always wanted to try it out.
This is a karaoke place, isn't it?
Looks like they've got everything.
Is this fantasy?
Aren't I in a world with a fantasy setting?
How does this work?
Let's just pretend like I didn't see anything.
Mariandel, let's order something first!
Y-Yes.
Hello?
This is the front desk.
We'll start with two beers, one lemon sour,
one oolong tea and...
What would you like, Princess?
Hot water with ginger.
One hot water with ginger!
I'm sorry, but we don't have that.
Don't give me any crap, just bring it over right now!
Cheers!
Marian, food!
Let's order some food!
Fine, I'll just order a few things.
Hello?
This is the front desk.
I'd like to order some food, please.
Three hundred grams of shashlik, four orders of samosas,
a plate of sashimi, fried chicken, bread gratin,
a plate of assorted pickles, baked curry,
whatever you have for fried rice, and...
Is there anything you'd like to eat, Princess?
Yellowtail collar.
So add on an order of yellowtail collar, ASAP!
That will take quite a bit of time. I hope that's all right.
What makes you think that's okay?! I said ASAP!
A-All right, shall we start?
Let's do this!
So who's going to sing first?
I say the one who suggested coming here, so Prin—
Me, me! I'll sing first!
What the hell is the big idea?
You must not make the princess sing.
Why not?
Once, the princess tried her hand at karaoke.
Since she's a perfectionist when it comes to singing,
she kept singing the same song for 72 hours,
citing reasons such as missing her cue, being off-key,
or that her breathing wasn't quite right.
I know about that.
You mean Tsukuyomi, right?
With that older brother?
We couldn't leave, we had no choice but to stay and listen.
The machine broke down.
Seventeen people lost control over their bladders,
went down from low blood sugar, or became dehydrated.
Forty-six people required serious counseling.
There were members of the government and military
in the audience, thus the various branches were crippled,
resulting in damage that took two months to repair.
Do you see, Kon?
We cannot let that tragedy repeat itself!
It's like a friggin' land mine.
And what's with this unbelievable tension?
What is this?
Is this some sort of microcosm of today's society?
This is definitely not about having fun anymore!
I don't like this song.
Pick another one.
No problem!
Just picking the right song is life or death!
What kind of karaoke is this?
Is this even karaoke?
This is totally not fun!
One, two, three, four!
My gender can't be defined.
My dynamite swings around freely.
Which part of me do you want?
The beautiful man?
Or the strongly built woman?
Which one do I want?
So this is what this is about.
It's not about singing a song you're good at.
It's about picking the song to best mock yourself with,
a sick little game to amuse the princess!
Not to mention, Sis, using your duality as a trans
to sing a duet by yourself is too high-level.
The next person is going to have a lot of pressure riding on them.
Pressure
Wait a sec.
I got it.
This is a brand new form of torture!
I got them both, my body!
Wow, that's so you!
You're good at whatever you do.
Hey, President!
So, who's singing next?
You can't have silence when you're doing karaoke,
just gotta keep it coming, one after the other.
You got it, Kon!
So you should sing next.
Don't be an idiot!
I can't read your writing and also
I don't know any of your songs.
Oh, yeah. That's true, isn't it?
Sorry. I should've thought of that before.
Oh, don't worry about it. It's fine, it's totally fine.
I may not be able to sing, but I can definitely enjoy this fine atmosphere!
So, who's next?
Second up, I, Sainglain, will sing!
Your eyes are looking at me so sweetly.
Damn, this is painful.
This song is too painful to watch.
But he did pick the right song.
I get that you can't do this sober,
but still, it's betrayal to some extent!
Running off into the arms of alcohol and leaving us behind here?
How irresponsible can you get, old man?!
Tell me...
I mean, I'm really grateful for not having to sing and all,
but what's going to happen after this?
Huh? What?
Those?
Are those tambourines?!
That's it. I see it now.
I was never allowed to let my guard down
just because I, personally, was safe.
I need to to pour everything I have
into this karaoke contest from hell
to make sure that there won't be a single casualty.
Here I go!
Behold! I'm going to wail on those tambourines
like my life depends on it!
Cat cat, meow, meow, meow!
Fluffy, fluffy!
Fluffy, fluffy cats!
Please hit me.
What's that?
The people next door are really loud.
I'm going to go say something.
Gustave, wait.
Look, we are all enjoying this outing.
Let's not have any unpleasant words today.
Could you stop talking into the mic?
That is really annoying.
Leon's right, ya know!
We're here to put the spring back in Erec-sama's step, ya know?
Right, Erec-sama?
Don't worry, there are still four rituals left.
KT, back away from him.
That's so creepy!
Shut it, kid.
You shut it.
Whadya say to me?!
Just stop talking!
But really, how long do the higher-ups expect to
keep pushing us to the side?
We have gathered here today neither to complain
nor to be solemn.
I thought we came here to eat, drink,
have fun, and forget all our worries.
Am I wrong?
I told you, stop talking into the friggin' mic!
You got it, Leon!
Right, Erec-sama?
Why don't you sing something for us?
Something for me...
Who would be singing what for who?
Fine, then.
May I have your attention?
I, Variation, will sing, "Everything Is Mine."
Everything that is in this world belongs to me...
Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty-cat, meow!
I guess we kind of made it through.
Huh?
Wow, it looks like they have a scoring system here.
A scoring system?!
All right, beast.
Sing.
I'm not really familiar with karaoke, though,
and you can guess how small my lung capacity is.
Roger!
My pleasure.
Actually, I might not look it, but I am a passionate singer.
At the local shopping mall I was actually quite the conversation topic.
To be honest, I was always humming to myself
when we were journeying togeth—
We're at 80 points.
Get less than that, and you'll be tossed into the stew right away.
This is an official order of the
36th princess of St. Piria, Ecarlate Juptris St. Piria.
The death sentence!
Marian!
Yes!
Bring us a stew, with the pot!
I'm sorry, but that's really not possible.
I don't give a damn! Bring it right now!
We got money to pay for it, you maggot!
All this time, I always wanted him to die,
but this is making me feel sorry for him.
Pet! I will support you to the end!
You must not do that, Kon.
Huh? Why not?
If the mic picks up any background noise, it'll deduct points for that.
All we can do is sit back and watch.
All we can do is pray.
Why does he know so much about karaoke?
No, wait a moment.
It's a tiny man! It's a tiny man who's scoring this, right?!
It's starting!
He's put his life on the line.
This is it!
Beasts don't speak, they lead by example.
I've tried saying something like that...
This could work!
His voice is a lot better than I thought.
And it looks like the song he picked
fits the discrepancy between his looks and personality quite well.
This could work...
He hasn't made any obvious mistakes so far,
but you can tell that his possible death has stiffened him up.
If he could just overcome that...
...adoring things that don't exist...
It looks like he got over his nerves.
Or maybe the extreme stress is making
his body release tons of adrenaline.
Still, that's going in the right direction.
Pet, stop, you idiot!
Don't flex your muscles now!
Careful with the ad-libs!
You don't want to add anything about the second floor or arenas!
Floor two! Arena!
The scoring system doesn't judge singing power.
As long as you sing each note exactly on key for the right length,
you'll get a high score.
If he keeps this up...
...he's definitely stew.
Thank y'all, thank you!
Dang, that just felt good!
I could get used to this.
I'll carve that into your grave stone.
Huh?
What are you talking about?
Was it bad?
It was bad?
Don't worry.
We'll take care of the stew and eat it up.
It's the least we can do for our little friend.
Here's
the score.
Oh no!
That's great, Pet.
Looks like you just got the eighty points.
C-Congrat... Congratulations.
Really?
I might be mistaken, but to me that looks like sashimi.
Come on, Princess, what are you talking about?
It's not sashimi, not red meat or white meat.
It's 80 points, no matter how you look at it.
You're such a joker.
Sis, do something!
Eek, my hand slipped!
I am so terribly sorry. I'm such a klutz!
Ha, looks like you got lucky, beast.
Ah, that was fun.
That was great, Erec-sama!
Uh, I didn't actually sing.
You put your heart into it for me, huh? I'm so touched!
Actually, I was singing, and I didn't put my heart into it.
Hey! Leon, we're out of booze! Order more! More I say!
Why are you asking me? Just order it yourself.
I keep telling you, stop talking to me through the mic!
Hey, stop!
Let go!
I told you to let go!
Stop! Stop!
All right, now I'm going to sing for Erec-sama.
I'm always looking at you...
I'm going to the bathroom.
I want to sing!
I won't fail!
...protein technology.
I see.
Try ordering it.
That might be good.
Wait a sec!
If you're not singing, put the damn mic down already!
What are you talking about?
It goes without saying that you can't do karaoke without a mic!
I told you, cut it out with that echo!
I agree!
Jeez,
you are all so pathetic!
Says you, wearing nothing put underpants.
What? Are you telling me that this isn't okay?!
Fine, have your puny muscles ridiculed.
Size isn't everything. What's important is the quality!
Guys, stop it.
If you have time to fight over nonsense,
you should get drunk on my beautiful voice instead.
Here it goes!
Master Gustave on stage!
You ended up stripping, too!
Bad sweet dream...
No, this isn't torture.
This is... This is hell!
That's when I realized...
There's no reason for me to voluntarily go back into this hell.
Why shouldn't you pretend to get lost or lose your memory at times?
How happy will I be if I go home early and get into my bed?
Yeah. Let's go home. Home, where there's no karaoke....
Obey!
Submit!
Total obedience! Total obedience! Total obedience!
Obey!
Total obedience! Total obedience! Total obedience!
Obey!
Total obedience! Total obedience! Total obedience!
Obey!
Excuse me, we're closing now.
Well, how should I put it...
I'm glad it's over.
Excuse me, we're closing now.
Next Time
The day is finally here.
The princess will spend her first night with Jugglaburk.
Right now the princess is...
The princess and Nabokov are finally getting married!
Kon can't get any rest because of the "first wedding night."
Actually, is stuff like this
even allowed?