Looks like you've figured something out, Koshiyama.
But I'm confident in my answer.
The bigger question is...
Now, all players, show your—
Just a moment.
Let's see their answers one at a time.
I'd like to hear how they arrived at them.
Then, we'll start with Shibata-san.
Friday
Why did you think it was Friday?
Uh... It's not the 13th, but they all sounded ominous...
After all, there's a "Black Friday," isn't there?
Next, Mikuriya-kun.
If his answer is correct, he'll hit 20 points.
Sun
Sunday.
Why do you say Sunday?
Basic arithmetic based on Zeller's congruence.
H-H-How about that?
Mikuriya-kun made his guess of "Sunday"
using not history, but math!
Sun
It's not a guess. It's a fixed answer.
Next is Koshiyama-kun.
I arrived at my answer in my own way, too.
Yes.
I found my answer based on the third date given: May 15th, 1932.
That was the date of the coup d'état
known as the May 15th Incident,
when Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi was assassinated...
So he went with the May 15th Incident?
But I didn't know which day of the week that was.
I recalled all the details I'd read about,
but there was nothing that pointed to a specific day of the week.
But then, I remembered.
One book about the May 15th Incident said that
the Prime Minister's wife, when she learned of the incident,
rushed to his residence from the hotel where she'd been staying.
I read the book when I was in middle school,
and I remember being surprised that the Imperial Hotel was around then.
According to the information in the book,
his wife was attending a wedding ceremony being held at the hotel,
when she rushed back home.
Oh-ho?
In other words...
Sun
Because of the wedding,
that would make it a Sunday, right?
People didn't have Saturdays off work back then,
so most weddings would have taken place on Sundays or in the holidays.
He got that not from the incident itself, but from the involvement of a third party?
That's incredible, Koshiyama-kun! Great deduction!
Koshiyama-kun really is interesting.
If he keeps gaining more experience and getting used to things,
he could be great at quiz bowl.
Next, Sonohara-kun.
You were the one who buzzed in.
Are you feeling confident?
Oh, I just trust my intuition!
Intuition, huh?
If you're wrong, you lose three points, and you're out.
Oh, that's right!
I don't have any particular reasoning behind it, but...
Not.
They both said Sunday, didn't they?
In that case...
I've won this little game.
Sunday
I also said Sunday.
Okay, we will now reveal the correct answer.
The question was, "April 5th, 1722;
January 22nd, 1905;
and May 15th, 1932.
All of these were, specifically, what day of the week?"
The correct answer is Sunday.
The first date, April 5th, 1722,
was when Easter Island was discovered.
It was so named because it was discovered on Easter Sunday.
Oh-ho...
And the second date was the Bloody Sunday massacre during the Russian Revolution.
Common knowledge, of course.
Now, Sonohara-kun, since you answered correctly after buzzing,
please distribute your three points.
Akira-kun?
Isn't this a riot? Everything I've done to set this game up
has finally led to deciding who wins and who loses!
Is this game over? Or is there still a chance?
I don't really care whether I win or lose,
but all of you guys want a chance, right?
Just look! They all want me to subtract points from the guy at the top!
Get on with it. You're wasting our time.
You know, when I'm provoked, I just can't help responding.
Mikuriya Chisato, I'm subtracting...
three points from you!
Mikuriya-kun drops from nineteen to sixteen points!
Mikuriya
But he gets one point for his correct answer.
Way to go, Koshiyama! You took the lead!
Not using my own ability.
We've all been taking this seriously!
Why do you keep doing these mean-spirited things to interfere?!
What are you saying?
If I hadn't taken points from him, you would've lost.
Now, you have a chance! Isn't that good?
He thinks this is a joke!
Throw him out of here!
Cut it out. Subtracting points is part of the rules.
A true winner can win, no matter what the rules are.
Koshiyama!
If you let this chance slip by, I'll sneer at your failure.
There's his competitive spirit.
Nothing gets Mikuriya-kun down, does it?
I guess that's why he's so strong.
Sonohara-kun, where are—
I'm done with this. I'm bored.
I withdraw.
What?!
Hey! Sonohara!
It's just no fun.
Akira!
You can't, President!
I know you're worried about your brother,
but you should leave this to Sekigawata's club president.
Yes, you're right.
I have to assume the responsibility of hosting the regular meet until it ends.
With Sonohara-kun's withdrawal, the meet will resume with the remaining five players.
Squee
Uh...
What do you want?
It's upsetting to hear you say you're bored
when you weren't even playing for real.
Why can't you take the competition seriously?
In any game, everyone's entitled to their own playing style, right?
And quitting before the match is over is your "style"?
No, it's not.
You know, I'll gladly use infinite combos, bug exploits, or secret commands anytime,
but I'll never use hack codes or no-disc patches.
What are you talking about?
In that last question, though...
The day of the week? What about it?
I made the one-in-seven chance a two-in-seven chance.
The kanji for "Sunday" and "Monday" look really similar, don't they?
I wrote it sloppily enough that it could be read as either Sunday or Monday.
If the guys most likely to get it right said Sunday or Monday,
I could jump on board with them.
In other games, you'd call it a forbidden move, right?
So I'm done. I fouled out.
Sunday and Monday, huh? The kanji do look similar.
You really are cunning.
I get that a l—
Never do that again.
I-I won't! Are you nuts?
It's just quiz bowl... Just a stupid game!
You guys get way too worked up over it!
Oh, is that right?
It looked to me like you were desperate to stir everyone up in there!
You don't have any friends, do you?!
Sh-Shut up!
In any case, maybe you can indirectly mess with people who take this seriously,
but you don't have the guts to face them head-on, do you?!
You're wrong! There's no one who'll face me head-on, that's all!
Hey! Let go!
What's your problem?! Let go of me!
Just get in here.
It's about to get even more interesting.
If you miss it, you'll regret it!
Huh?!
First, a wall slam, and now they're holding hands?
Oh, my God! Is this a new development?!
The president of Sekigawata's club...
...and President Sonohara's little brother are...
If Mikuriya-kun buzzes in and answers correctly,
we'll both reach 20 points.
I have to avoid getting into a sudden death fastest finger round with him.
Three questions remain.
Koshiyama only needs one more point.
All he has to do is answer correctly, and he wins...
Question.
Occurring in times of technological innovation roughly—
Yes!
Innovation? Moore's law?
I don't know! I didn't hear enough of the question!
Kondratiev Waves
The correct answer is Kondratiev waves.
Q: Occurring in times of technological innovation roughly once every fifty years, the business cycle named for a Russian economist is known as "what" waves? A: Kondratiev waves
Shibata-kun, Shibuya-kun, and Mikuriya-kun answered correctly.
Kondratiev Waves
With points added to each of their scores, the battle is growing quite chaotic.
Kondratiev Waves
I need to get better at straight questions with early determining points.
Now, Shibata-kun, how will you distribute your three points?
Uh...
I'll subtract one point from Koshiyama-kun of Buzou.
Huh?!
Well, you seem like you could answer correctly without buzzing in.
Don't be upset.
Oh... I'm not...
Thank you.
Don't thank him for taking a point away from you.
Huh? Oh, y-you're right...
I kinda get it, though.
Question.
Used in dishes such as curry, its rich aroma earned the title "the spice—
Once again, Shibata-kun has buzzed in!
Where does everyone stand now?
Shibata has 17, Mikuriya has 18, Koshiyama has 18.
Oh, it's a close race.
Turmeric
Garam Masala
Too bad! Shibata-kun is incorrect!
Q: Used in dishes such as curry, its rich aroma earned the title "the spice queen" for which spice? A: Cardamom
Ah, dammit!
That's a painful three-point loss for Shibata-kun!
Looks like it has come down to Mikuriya-kun and Koshiyama-kun, after all.
We've finally come to the last question, Onee-sama!
So we have, Yuki-san.
Will we put an end to what has become a free-for-all battle,
or will we go to sudden death? I can't wait to see what happens!
And now for the final question that will decide their fate!
To finish this, I need to buzz in first and win the three points.
If I answer wrong, I lose.
We're dead level.
It's now a head-to-head!
Question.
Now a destination for Christian pilgrimages,
Jesus Christ's crucif—
He got it!
He's rushing! She didn't get to the determining point yet!
I buzzed too soon!
But I had a feeling Mikuriya-kun would beat me to it.
I'll just have to work it out now!
That's incorrect!
Incorrect
It's over...
Buzou's Koshiyama-kun buzzed in!
Christian pilgrimage sites...
Christ and the crucifix...
What answer can I come up with out of those things?
It's the last question, and your sister's smart.
There must be more to this than meets the eye.
If it's a Christian pilgrimage site, then it must be one of their holy places.
How do I narrow it down from the various possibilities?
This was one of the classics
The Hill of Golgotha
that Sasajima-senpai gave us to prepare for the meet, but...
That's the perfect difficulty level for this round.
It has to be a difficulty level that warrants its place in the third round.
Maybe it's the place where Christ prayed the night before he was crucified?
The Hill of Golgotha The Garden of Gethsemane
Wait. Do I even know how to distinguish quiz bowl difficulty levels?
There have been several questions that were pretty obscure,
but common in quiz bowl terms.
As for other pilgrimage sites, could it be the Church of the Holy Sepulchre?
What others were there?
How should I answer the question?
What did Asagaoka have in mind?
Ten seconds.
Koshiyama looks like he's really struggling.
I've already settled on my answer.
The last... That's it!
Maybe it's not about difficulty, but about being an appropriate final question for Round 3?
The genre is Asagaoka's specialty: Christianity.
A Christian pilgrimage site, and Jesus Christ's crucifixion...
His crucifixion? His crucifix? His cruci... what?
Crucifixion... crucifix...
Appropriate for the last question...
The last... That's it! The "last"!
World Travel Guide
The last street Christ walked down...
The path walked as he carried the crucifix to the hill of Golgotha...
The "Way of Suffering," the Via Dolorosa!
That's it! The perfect answer to the last question of the quarterfinal!
Now, all players, show your boards!
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Pilate
Pilate.
The Garden of Gethsemane
The Garden of Gethsemane.
Via Dolorosa
Via Dolorosa.
Amen
Amen.
Everyone has given a different answer!
This answer...
...will decide the winner!
Now, let's hear the complete question.
Now a destination for Christian pilgrimages,
Jesus Christ's crucifixion was carried out the day after he prayed in a garden,
Via Dolorosa
where he said, "All who draw the sword will die by the sword." Where was this?
That's...
Round 3, "All Who Draw the Sword Will Die by the Sword," will now begin.
Round 3
"All Who Draw the Sword Will Die by the Sword" Multiple Answers Quiz and Fastest Finger Board Quiz
The Garden of Gethsemane
The correct answer is the Garden of Gethsemane.
Since Mikuriya-kun was the only one to answer correctly,
he earns two points!
The last to advance from the quarterfinal round
is Miyaura High School first-year, Mikuriya-kun!
The Garden of Gethsemane
Congratulations on advancing to the semifinal!
The last question was one that would only work in this round,
based on the title of the round itself.
Mikuriya
This is the difference between Mikuriya-kun's skill and mine.
Koizumi
Koshiyama
It's a huge difference.
That concludes Round 3.
A round of applause for all the competitors!
Mikuriya-kun... I was still no match for you.
I should've known.
S-Sorry. I thought I was...
Koshiyama!
What's the Via Dolorosa?
It's the last road that Christ walked down.
It was? I'll remember that.
You didn't know?
Revenge!
I'll take you on as many times as it takes!
Of course, I'm always going to win.
The joys of youth...
Right, Sonohara?
Is this what you wanted me to see?
If we're done here, I'm leaving.
Wait!
Akira!
You're getting punished when we get home!
Like I care!
Sonohara!
We'll still be meeting after school every day.
If you feel like it,
come try quiz bowl again.
Play quiz bowl with us!
I'm sorry, everyone!
I'm sure some of you were upset by our youngest member's behavior.
As our club's president, I will assume the responsibility of guiding him.
I'm responsible, as well.
My brother has caused a great deal of trouble.
I'm truly sorry.
Mikuriya, don't you have anything to say?
You have the right to complain.
His insolent attitude annoys me,
but I have to acknowledge his creativity and sheer guts.
I'll beat him next time.
Koshiyama, he messed with you more than anyone else.
Huh? No, I...
Seeing what you two are doing sort of made me feel relieved.
I have an upperclassman who apologized for me when I messed up, too.
I have friends who want to do quiz bowl with me.
And I have people supporting me.
That hits me really hard, and it makes me happy.
So I'm sure he'll understand it, too.
We can't clean up with you people there!!
Yeah!
You can entrust your brother to me!!
And also, um... If you don't mind...
He isn't worth much, but please take care of him!
The older sister approves?!
We will now begin to clear the room.
Thank you all for participating in the Asagaoka Regular Meet today.
Good work today.
It was a good meet.
Our club will have a review meeting after this.
Better luck next time.
You did the best you could.
Today was intense, huh, Koshiyama?
Oh... Yeah.
The regular meet ended with Sasajima-senpai winning by a wide margin.
That's correct!
Winner
Buzou High School Second-Year Sasajima Gakuto-kun
Congratulations, Sasajima-kun.
Your thoughts on today?
This was my first meet in a long time,
and it was incredibly fun!
I believe every school here discovered some new challenges and goals in this meet.
I look forward to seeing how everyone here performs in the future.
Now that you've won this meet,
you'll become a target for many other players again.
A target? Not at all.
Once a meet ends, we're all equals.
And the next meet will be upon us in no time.
Looks like it's going to be a hot summer.
It's the last year for us third-years.
I want to live without regrets.
Next time, just like today, we'll all start from the same starting line.
I look forward to competing with you all again.
I wanted to keep going...
Ya just gotta try your hardest next time!
Players from all over the country will be at the next meet.
They'll all be aiming for victory.
The High School Quiz Bowl Championship, huh?
From all over the country?
Even more veteran players we haven't met will be there!
This really feels like being in a club, doesn't it?!
I've never felt this before!
Y-Yeah!
Fukami-san, thanks for inviting me to the quiz circle.
Let's all take on more challenges together.
Mikuriya-kun!
Thanks for today!
I'll be looking forward to next time!
Then, I'll—
Will beating me satisfy you?
There's always someone better.
If you drag your feet, you'll never catch up.
I won't wait for you.
I only acknowledge people who are aiming higher!
I've found an incredible rival.
You really are ruthless.
And what lies ahead of where my incredible rival is trying to go...
I want to see what's there, too!
I will aim higher.
It's a contest to see which of us can make it higher!