# 7 - Sunsteal Scramble
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***SIGN*** Gods' Games We Play
***SIGN*** Gods' Games We Play
***SIGN*** Sunsteal Scramble
**[01:36] Leshea**
Magnificent. I can't believe
you have this rare game.
**[01:40] Old Shopkeeper**
Well, well, little lady. You have a good eye.
**[01:44] Old Shopkeeper**
But that's a legendary boardgame. It's
gonna be too expensive with your allowance.
**[01:51] Leshea**
Well, I definitely have an allowance.
**[01:55] Leshea**
I'll be using this card.
**[01:58] Old Shopkeeper**
Wha?!
**[02:00] Old Shopkeeper**
Th-This is a platinum credit
card with no limits!
**[02:05] Leshea**
Could you have all the items
in your shop shipped to Ruin?
**[02:09] Old Shopkeeper**
Wh-Why, yes! Of course! Right away!
**[02:12] Leshea**
'Kay, thanks.
**[02:15] Fay**
Hey, Leshea.
**[02:17] Leshea**
Hm?
**[02:18] Fay**
Didn't Chief Secretary Miranda tell
you not to overuse that thing?
**[02:22] Leshea**
Yup! I'm just going to buy up two
or three more shops, and *then* I'll stop.
**[02:31] Fay**
I guess you bought quite
a bit yourself, Pearl.
**[02:34] Pearl**
Yes...!
**[02:36] Pearl**
This is my reward for getting
through such a fiery battle.
**[02:46] Pearl**
Anyway, let's go!
**[02:48] Fay**
Go where?
**[02:49] Pearl**
To a famous takoyaki shop that's nearby.
**[02:52] Fay**
You're not done eating?!
**[02:53] Pearl**
Of course not. There's a
famous shop right over there!
**[02:55] Apostle A**
U-Um, Lady Dragon God...
**[02:56] Fay**
That doesn't mean you *have* to eat there.
**[02:58] Apostle A**
Could we get a picture with you?!
**[03:00] Leshea**
Huh? With me?
**[03:03] Apostle B**
C-Could we also get your autograph?
**[03:07] Fay**
Did anything like this ever
happen to Leshea before?
**[03:10] Pearl**
Well, she's quite feared in Ruin, so...
**[03:13] Fay**
Oh, right...
**[03:15] Pearl**
She's super cute when you don't
know how dangerous she can be.
**[03:15] Apostle B**
Say cheese!
**[03:20] Fay**
She seems uneasy about the whole thing.
**[03:22] Girl A**
U-Um!
**[03:25] Girl A**
We watched yesterday's game!
**[03:27] Girl B**
Your play was just amazing, Fay!
Could we get your autograph?
**[03:31] Girl C**
Please shake my hand!
**[03:33] Fay**
W-Wait, hang on!
**[03:38] Fay**
Wait, you can't be serious! I've
never even experienced this in Ruin!
**[03:41] Pearl**
Th-This must be the effect of being
a guest at the World Games Tour!
**[03:45] Pearl**
Which means... Well, I was
the star of yesterday's game.
**[03:50] Pearl**
That means the line of people
asking for my autograph
**[03:53] Pearl**
will be as long as the line
for a theme park ride!
**[03:55] Pearl**
Now, come to me, my fans!
**[04:03] Pearl**
Well... I guess I'm just gonna
go buy a crepe or something...
**[04:12] Girl D**
Thank you very much!
**[04:16] Fay**
Whew, I guess I'm finally done.
**[04:19] Leshea**
I was so nervous.
**[04:21] Fay**
You definitely seemed out
of your comfort zone.
**[04:24] Fay**
I haven't even written an
autograph in like six months.
**[04:28] Leshea**
I think I might want your autograph, too!
**[04:30] Fay**
Wait, what? What would you even do with it?
**[04:33] Leshea**
I'll keep it as a treasure! Isn't
that what humans normally do?
**[04:38] Fay**
Uh...
**[04:38] Leshea**
Please! As a token of our friendship!
**[04:42] Fay**
Okay, fine. Do you have an autograph board?
**[04:45] Leshea**
No.
**[04:46] Fay**
Then we can stop by a stationery
shop on the way back...
**[04:57] Leshea**
I want one right now.
**[04:59] Fay**
Uh, that's great and all, but...
**[05:01] Leshea**
It doesn't have to be on an autograph board.
**[05:03] Leshea**
I'd much prefer to keep it
with me at all times anyway.
**[05:06] Leshea**
Could you sign the back of my ribbon?
**[05:09] Fay**
That's really small. I'm not
sure I can properly write one.
**[05:12] Leshea**
Well, this'll make it feel like
it's truly mine and mine alone!
**[05:23] Fay**
Okay, here you go.
**[05:27] Leshea**
Yay! I'll treasure it forever.
**[05:35] Pearl**
What are you two doing?
**[05:38] Pearl**
You two seemed rather close.
**[05:42] Fay**
Er, Leshea was just asking for my autograph.
**[05:45] Pearl**
Uh-huh...
**[05:46] Fay**
No, really!
**[05:48] Pearl**
Uh-huh...
**[05:49] Fay**
What's your problem?!
**[05:59] Fay**
What's with that crowd?
**[06:01] Woman A**
Dax!
**[06:02] Woman B**
Look this way, Dax!
**[06:04] Fay**
Dax?!
**[06:06] Pearl**
Are they shooting an episode of *Dax's Lunch*?!
**[06:09] Fay**
What now?
**[06:11] Pearl**
It's a stream of just him eating lunch.
**[06:14] Fay**
It's aptly named, I guess?!
**[06:15] Pearl**
* He's got tens of thousands of fans*
* who watch in real time...*
**[06:18] Pearl**
I've heard that he earns twice as much as
an apostle just from the streaming profits.
**[06:23] Fay**
This is way too ridiculous!
**[06:25] Kelritch**
Well, he *is* quite popular.
**[06:29] Fay**
Uh... Kelritch?
**[06:32] Kelritch**
Well done yesterday.
**[06:35] Kelritch**
He has a clear mind, excels
at sports, he's tall,
**[06:38] Kelritch**
has a charming smile, and he's a top
game player who cares for his teammates.
**[06:43] Kelritch**
Of course he'd be popular.
**[06:45] Fay**
Enough compliments there?
**[06:47] Kelritch**
I'm only stating the truth.
**[06:48] Pearl**
Do you also appear in *Dax's Lunch*, Kelritch?
**[06:52] Kelritch**
No. Dax and I have nothing more
than a business relationship.
**[06:56] Kelritch**
I have no interest in his private
life outside of what we do as a team.
**[06:59] Kelritch**
I have no other feelings towards him.
**[07:01] Pearl**
R-Right...
**[07:03] Kelritch**
I now bid you farewell.
**[07:07] Pearl**
She's definitely walking towards
the area they're filming.
**[07:12] Fay**
The apostles in this city
are definitely unique...
**[07:16] Fay**
Don't you think so...
**[07:18] Fay**
Nel?
**[07:19] Nel**
H-How long have you known I was here?!
**[07:22] Fay**
The whole time.
**[07:23] Pearl**
Your face was totally visible.
**[07:30] Nel**
Master Fay. A-After seeing your battle
yesterday, I'm more certain than ever!
**[07:34] Nel**
I want to help you!
**[07:36] Nel**
Please... I can no longer fight myself
because I lost to the gods, but...
**[07:41] Nel**
Please let me assist you as a game analyst!
**[07:46] Nel**
Master Fay!
**[07:48] Fay**
I decline.
**[07:50] Nel**
Th-Then how about I be your maid?!
**[07:53] Nel**
I'll do your cleaning, laundry,
and cook your meals! All of it!
**[07:55] Leshea**
Absolutely not.
**[07:59] Nel**
I see...
**[08:01] Nel**
I'm sorry for wasting your time.
I guess I was too pathetic.
**[08:06] Fay**
Are you really satisfied with that?
**[08:09] Fay**
An analyst, a maid...
**[08:11] Fay**
That's not what you really want to do, is it?
**[08:16] Nel**
Wh-What are you talking about, Master Fay?!
**[08:18] Fay**
We'll be meeting up at the
Arcane Court tomorrow.
**[08:21] Nel**
Huh?
**[08:27] Baleggar**
Looks like the day's finally arrived,
**[08:30] Baleggar**
Lady Leoleshea, Mr. Fay, and Pearl.
**[08:33] Pearl**
I don't even get a "Miss"?!
**[08:34] Baleggar**
Now starts your real battle.
**[08:37] Baleggar**
You'll be doing a battle
of wits with the gods.
**[08:40] Baleggar**
You currently only have three members.
**[08:42] Baleggar**
In order to fulfill HQ's requirement
of at least ten members,
**[08:44] Baleggar**
we've chosen twelve apostles from our branch.
**[08:48] Fay**
Thank you.
**[08:49] Baleggar**
Indeed. They've already completed the dive.
**[08:53] Nel**
U-Um, Chief Secretary...?
**[08:57] Nel**
Wh-What am I doing here?
**[09:00] Baleggar**
I was told by Mr. Fay that you'd
also be watching the match.
**[09:03] Nel**
Huh?
**[09:05] Nel**
Master Fay. I spent all night thinking
about it, but I still don't understand.
**[09:08] Nel**
What did you mean yesterday?
**[09:11] Fay**
Aren't teammates supposed to
stand by their team?
**[09:15] Fay**
I'm sure it's unsatisfying,
only being able to stand by...
**[09:18] Fay**
but, for now, just believe and support us.
**[09:21] Nel**
What do you mean, Master Fay?!
**[09:23] Leshea**
Okay, let's go!
**[09:23] Pearl**
Wait, don't push me!
**[09:27] Nel**
Master Fay!
**[09:29] Nel**
I don't understand what you're saying...
**[09:31] Nel**
But since I'm here, there's
only one thing for me to do.
**[09:34] Nel**
I'm going to support you
with everything I have!
**[09:37] Fay**
Right.
***SIGN*** Is it my turn yet...?
***SIGN*** Gods' Games We Play
**[09:48] Pearl**
It's so hot... Why's the
sun coming down so strong?
**[09:54] Fay**
Everything about this place
seems like a real desert.
**[09:57] Leshea**
I wonder what kind of game
we're playing this time.
**[09:59] Dax**
We've been waiting for you, Fay.
**[10:07] Dax**
Let's see your true worth!
**[10:09] Kelritch**
Pleasure to work with you again.
**[10:12] Fay**
That entrance wasn't planned or anything...
**[10:20] Camilla**
Hello, Lady Leoleshea the Dragon God.
**[10:23] Camilla**
Also, Fay and Pearl. My name is...
**[10:26] Dax**
Her name is Camilla. The rest of them are
members of Camilla's team, Archangel.
**[10:31] Camilla**
Wait, why are *you* saying *my* line?!
**[10:33] Dax**
You may just think of them as filler.
**[10:35] Camilla**
How rude can you be?!
**[10:38] Dax**
Fay!
**[10:41] Dax**
This is your event.
**[10:43] Dax**
It is not my place to interfere... but!
**[10:46] Dax**
As your fated rival, I look
forward to your gameplay.
**[10:51] Fay**
Huh? Uh, yeah. I'm just
gonna do what I usually do.
**[10:55] Dax**
Very good!
**[10:57] Dax**
Now, all the actors are
here! Come forth, god!
**[11:01] Fay**
What was that about not interfering?!
**[11:07] Apostle A**
Wh-What's that?
**[11:15] Apostle B**
What *is* that?
**[11:18] Fay**
That's...
**[11:23] Fay**
A pyramid?
**[11:26] Meep**
Hello! Welcome to my god's Elements!
**[11:31] Meep**
Hm? Fifteen of you?
**[11:33] Meep**
That's two less than what
my master anticipated.
**[11:37] Camilla**
Huh? What did you just say?
**[11:38] Meep**
But it's time now, so we're going
to cut off the game to more players
**[11:42] Meep**
and begin explaining the game!
**[11:44] Meep**
Now, as a token of our friendship, I'd
like to give you all some flowers!
**[11:59] Fay**
* Huh... It's curious that it's just*
* the bud before it's about to bloom.*
**[12:03] Meep**
You'll be disqualified if you lose
those, so make sure you hold onto them.
**[12:07] Meep**
Once those buds bloom, they'll
be one of three colors.
**[12:11] Meep**
*There'll be gold, black, and white.*
**[12:13] Meep**
*The gold one is called the sun flower.*
***SIGN*** Sun flower
**[12:15] Meep**
* There's only one of those out*
* of the flowers I gave out.*
**[12:19] Meep**
* The black poison flower. There's*
* also only one of those.*
***SIGN*** Poison flower
**[12:23] Meep**
*And the white one is the sand flower.*
***SIGN*** Sand flower
**[12:25] Meep**
*The remaining thirteen will be those.*
**[12:28] Meep**
* The goal is to offer the sun flower upon*
* the altar at the top of the pyramid.*
**[12:33] Meep**
We call it the Sunsteal Scramble.
**[12:37] Fay**
There's about two to three
kilometers to the goal.
**[12:40] Leshea**
That distance wouldn't even
take me five minutes...
**[12:44] Leshea**
as long as nothing gets in my way.
**[12:46] Fay**
Yeah, and I'm sure something
will get in our way.
**[12:49] Fay**
They're calling this a "scramble" after all.
**[12:51] Meep**
You are quite correct!
**[12:53] Meep**
My master's team will get in your
way and try to take your flowers!
**[12:57] Meep**
Allow me to introduce you.
**[12:59] Meep**
Come forth, beasts that
my master has created!
**[13:16] Cat Golem**
Meow.
**[13:19] Fay**
Wait, that's a cat!
**[13:23] Pearl**
They're so cute!
**[13:31] Pearl**
H-Hey, wait...
**[13:35] Pearl**
Th-They're huge!
**[13:37] Fay**
So those guys are on the god's
team and going to get in our way.
**[13:40] Meep**
Correct.
**[13:41] Meep**
They're going to come for your flowers.
**[13:44] Meep**
Conversely, if you all steal the beasts'
flowers, they'll be out of the game.
**[13:50] Meep**
* And if they take your sun flower,*
* your whole team will lose.*
**[13:55] Meep**
One of them on my master's
team also has a sun flower,
**[13:58] Meep**
so stealing the beasts'
flowers is one strategy.
**[14:02] Leshea**
What about the other two flowers?
**[14:04] Meep**
Stealing the sand flowers
or having them stolen
**[14:07] Meep**
will not result in a win or loss.
**[14:08] Meep**
They're basically camouflage. However...
**[14:10] Meep**
* If you steal a poison flower,*
* your team will get a debuff.*
**[14:15] Meep**
* Not only will the opposing team find*
* out who has the sun flower,*
**[14:18] Meep**
but your whole team will be
stunned for five seconds.
***SIGN*** Stun
**[14:21] Meep**
While you're stunned, you won't be
able to move, attack, or defend.
**[14:26] Meep**
This goes for both teams.
**[14:28] Leshea**
So you *want* the other team to take them.
**[14:30] Pearl**
If we successfully have the
enemies take the poison flower,
**[14:33] Pearl**
we'd be able to get 20 meters
away in like five seconds...
**[14:37] Fay**
That five-second stun
essentially means we'd lose.
**[14:40] Pearl**
Wait, what?!
**[14:42] Fay**
Because if you let Leshea do
what she wants for five seconds,
**[14:44] Fay**
she could steal all the flowers she wants.
**[14:46] Pearl**
Oh, you're right.
**[14:48] Leshea**
The same goes for us.
**[14:50] Leshea**
If we were to take their poison
flower, we've essentially lost.
**[14:54] Fay**
* We have to guard the sun*
* flower with our lives*
**[14:56] Fay**
* and figure out how to get the*
* enemy to take the poison flower...*
**[14:58] Fay**
*Acting skills and intuition...*
**[15:00] Fay**
* This is going to test our cooperation*
* to figure out who'll carry what.*
**[15:04] Fay**
Is it all right to exchange information
to try to figure out who has what flower?
**[15:08] Meep**
Of course. Try peeking inside the buds a bit.
**[15:13] Fay**
It's white... meaning it's a sand flower.
**[15:17] Pearl**
I-I have the sun flower!
**[15:19] Kelritch**
I have the poison flower.
**[15:23] Camilla**
The rest are sand flowers.
**[15:25] Meep**
So you all know who has what flower now?
**[15:29] Meep**
You can exchange flowers freely! Make sure
you choose who holds what flower wisely.
**[15:35] Fay**
Let's review.
**[15:36] Fay**
This Sunsteal Scramble has three
rules that affect victory and defeat.
***SIGN*** Victory
Condition 1
***SIGN*** Place the
sun flower
onto the
altar at the
top of the
pyramid as
an offering
***SIGN*** Victory
Condition 2
***SIGN*** Take
the
god's
team's
sun
flower
***SIGN*** Loss
Condition
***SIGN*** The
human
team's
sun
flower
is stolen
**[15:48] Pearl**
There's a few thousand meters to
the pyramid off on the horizon.
**[15:51] Pearl**
And in the race to the goal,
**[15:53] Pearl**
we're going to be chased by
the god and the cat golems.
**[15:56] Fay**
Yeah. They're pretty fast,
**[15:59] Fay**
so in order to get away, you'll
need high athletic abilities.
**[16:02] Fay**
I mean... We know who the best
candidate to hold the sun flower is.
**[16:06] Leshea**
Hm? I'm fine with holding
it, but more importantly...
**[16:13] Leshea**
Wouldn't it be more fun to
hold onto the poison flower?
**[16:16] Fay**
I considered that, too.
That's another possibility.
**[16:19] Fay**
The god's team will probably predict
that Leshea will have the sun flower,
**[16:24] Fay**
so I think flipping that on
them would be a great strategy.
**[16:27] Pearl**
So who's going to hold the sun flower?
**[16:31] Fay**
Someone with a superhuman ability.
**[16:34] Fay**
Who fits that bill?
**[16:41] Fay and Pearl**
Huh?
**[16:44] Kelritch**
What's that look for? Are you surprised
that I'm the superhuman type?
**[16:49] Fay**
Actually, yeah.
**[16:50] Pearl**
I figured you'd be a magical type.
**[16:54] Kelritch**
My Arise is instantaneous
physical reinforcement.
**[16:57] Kelritch**
I'll be able to protect myself, so I
think leaving it to me is a good option.
**[17:02] Fay**
I'll keep that in mind.
**[17:05] Fay**
Can we switch flowers during the game?
**[17:06] Meep**
You can.
**[17:08] Meep**
But if there's even a moment
when you have no flower on you,
**[17:12] Meep**
you'll be disqualified
for not having a flower.
**[17:16] Fay**
*What if we try to throw them to each other?*
**[17:19] Meep**
*Bzzt.*
**[17:20] Meep**
* That would cause you to not have*
* a flower even for a second,*
**[17:22] Meep**
*so you'll be disqualified at that moment.*
**[17:25] Pearl**
In that case...
**[17:26] Pearl**
*I'll use my Arise to switch out our flowers!*
**[17:29] Pearl**
*Shift Change!*
**[17:32] Meep**
*Bzzt!*
**[17:33] Pearl**
*Huh?!*
**[17:34] Fay**
* Still, we'd lose our flowers*
* the instant the transfer occurs,*
**[17:37] Fay**
*so we'd be disqualified.*
**[17:39] Fay**
* If a player is in a pinch, can they*
* throw their flower to someone else?*
**[17:42] Meep**
*Ding, ding!*
**[17:44] Meep**
*That is possible.*
**[17:45] Meep**
Of course, the player who threw
the flower will be disqualified.
**[17:49] Fay**
* So basically, this will take some*
* perfect teamwork between the fifteen of us.*
**[17:53] Fay**
* We all have to protect the*
* sun flower with our lives.*
**[17:56] Dax**
Fay.
**[18:00] Dax**
You decide who's going to hold what flower.
**[18:03] Dax**
This is your gods' game.
**[18:05] Camilla**
Dax?! What's with you today?
**[18:07] Camilla**
Usually, you'd say, "I'm clearly the
only option to hold the sun flower."
**[18:12] Camilla**
What's brought this on?
**[18:16] (Flashback) Nel**
Let's make a wager.
**[18:18] (Flashback) Dax**
How interesting.
**[18:20] Dax**
It's because I lost a bet.
**[18:22] Dax**
I just genuinely want to know how my
unparalleled rival will face off with a god.
**[18:32] Camilla**
Well, whatever.
**[18:36] Camilla**
Fay, here are our Arises for reference.
**[18:41] Camilla**
That's the data list for the team.
**[18:43] Camilla**
It has the number of wins and losses
and details regarding our Arises.
**[18:49] Fay**
Thanks.
**[18:50] Fay**
I've looked through them.
**[18:51] Camilla**
Already?!
**[18:53] Fay**
All right. First, give
me all of your flowers.
**[18:57] Fay**
I'm going to shuffle and redistribute them.
**[19:00] Fay**
* The ones that are going to get*
* the sun and poison flowers are...*
**[19:09] Fay**
I've got it.
**[19:19] Fay**
Everyone, could you take a look
inside your flowers like earlier?
**[19:24] Fay**
Make sure no one else sees what's inside.
**[19:32] Kelritch**
So *that's* your play.
**[19:35] Fay**
My plan's already been set into motion.
**[19:38] Fay**
The basic rundown of my plan is...
**[19:40] Camilla**
Hang on a sec! Tell us who
has the sun flower first!
**[19:44] Fay**
No, this is necessary for the plan.
**[19:47] Fay**
I'm not going to tell anyone
who has the sun flower.
**[19:50] Camilla**
Wait, what?!
**[19:51] Fay**
If I tell you who has it, everyone's
going to try to protect them.
**[19:55] Fay**
That means the god will also
figure out who has it, right?
**[19:58] Dax**
But if your teammates don't even
know, the god won't find out.
**[20:02] Dax**
That's your play, isn't it?
**[20:04] Fay**
The god is used to playing this game.
**[20:07] Fay**
So...
**[20:08] Fay**
The best way to go about this is to use
a strategy that the god's never seen.
**[20:12] Fay**
I need you all to believe in me.
**[20:15] Meep**
Looks like you've decided on your plan.
**[20:17] Meep**
In that case, let us welcome
my master, Mahtma II!
**[20:33] Mahtma II**
*Well?*
**[20:35] Mahtma II**
*Has the game begun yet?*
**[20:38] Pearl**
Wh-What is this? I'm hearing
something in my head...
**[20:41] Fay**
Is this telepathy?
**[20:42] Pearl**
U-Um!
**[20:43] Pearl**
There's something I really need to ask!
**[20:46] Pearl**
Since you're Mahtma II, does
that mean there's a Mahtma I?
**[20:50] Mahtma II**
*No.*
**[20:51] Pearl**
Don't you think that's a bit confusing?!
**[20:54] Mahtma II**
* All of this world is a*
* game. My name included.*
**[21:01] Fay**
So that's...
**[21:02] Fay**
the god's flower.
**[21:04] Leshea**
Do you think he has the sun flower?
**[21:06] Fay**
Well, it'd be the safest for the god to
hold onto it, so the possibility's high.
**[21:10] Leshea**
So he's basically telling us
to come steal it if we can.
**[21:15] Fay**
Then I'll make sure we can face that head on!
**[21:20] Mahtma II**
*I'm going to begin the game.*
**[21:21] Mahtma II**
* Humans, play this game with*
* omniscience and omnipotence.*
**[21:29] Mahtma II**
*What are you doing?*
**[21:31] Mahtma II**
*Humans.*
**[21:32] Fay**
It's just what it looks like.
**[21:33] Leshea**
The game's about to begin,
right? Then let's get started.
**[21:38] Fay and Leshea**
The one who has the sun flower...
**[21:41] Fay and Leshea**
is me.
**[21:49] Uroboros**
Too slow.
**[21:50] Uroboros**
Too slow, too slow, too slow!
**[21:52] Uroboros**
They promised me we'd play again!
**[21:55] Uroboros**
I can't wait any longer!
***SIGN*** Undefeated
***SIGN*** Undefeated
**[22:06] Uroboros**
Tiny humans, I'm coming to look for you!