The Real Deal
<We’re down to our last two questions. First up: which one of these is the premium wagyu beef?!>
<Hoping to continue his winning streak, Nishizono Renga says it’s number one! But Narikin Zeinosuke, famous CEO with a yearly income of ten billion yen, says it’s number three!>
<Chii tried them earlier, and, like, both of them were SO delish. Are you sure one of them’s actually a leather shoe?>
<Nobody would’ve guessed that Nishizono Renga would make it this far with all of the answers correct, given the rumors that he might be a “faking” his status.>
<Nishizono-kun, how confident are you in your answer?>
<100%, of course. “All that matters to me…is the real deal.”>
*cheering*
<There’s Nishizono-kun’s signature phrase for you, folks! And the answer is…number one!>
*gasp* Kafka, Renga-kun got it right!!
Making him eat those leather shoes served a purpose.
He’s doing better than I expected. I can tell from looking at him that it was a close call, but the audience doesn’t seem to realize that.
(Hmmm, yeah… It’s written all over his face that he expected to get it wrong…)
I guess he really is rich.
But Narikin Zeinosuke’s gotten 90% of the answers right. The last question’s worth a lot of points, so if Nishizono Renga gets it wrong, he might end up losing.
<And here’s your final question! Which one of these is the premium wine?!>
Oh my… This does not bode well.
Huh? Why not?
All of the questions thus far have been exactly the same as the ones I prepared. Nishizono-san answered them correctly by memorizing my samples…
(Nobody else besides Sakujiro-san could come up with practice questions to that degree of accuracy…)
After analyzing distribution patterns, I expected the program to bring out the Romaine Comte, however…
Oh… I see what’s going on. I read in the news the other day that the trade routes between JPN and Europe have been disrupted.
Precisely. I knew about all of the brands and quantities of wine within JPN, but I ought to have checked the lists from our neighboring countries as well.
Huh? What does that mean…?
They don’t necessarily have to use a Romaine Comte for the show, so some people probably thought it would be easier to switch it out for a more readily available wine.
What…?!
<The wine you will be looking out for today…is an Unikko!>
I only had Nishizono-san try an Unikko a few times. I apologize, I made a grave mistake.
<Ah… Eh… Huh? U-Unikko…?>
(*gasp* I can tell he’s shaken up, even from here! He’s gotten everything right so far by just recalling Sakujiro-san’s sample questions, so this must be a huge shock…)
We just have to believe in him.
<And since it’s our last question, I’ll allow you to take as many sips as you need to make your guess!>
<Mmm… Lemme do it… One m’time…>
<O-M-G!! Renrey’s soooo adorbs! He’s, like, a totally different guy when he’s drunk! And he’s kind of a lightweight!>
I thought he was the stuck-up type, but he’s so adorable when he’s drunk…!
(Ahh… Renga-kun was like this when he practiced with Sakujiro-san too… Is he gonna be alright?)
*sigh…*
It’s over. He has no chance of answering correctly in that state.
…You want to bet on that?
Huh?
Let’s bet on it, Liguang. I think Renga’s going to win.
*sigh* Unlike you, I’m not a gambling addict.
<Hrmmrhmm… I-I got it! Th’ Unicorn is…>
<It’s called the Unikko, not the Unicorn!>
<Num’ two! ‘Cus it’s the, uh… Strongesh one…!>
<Hmph… A foolish answer. The Unikko is number one. The flavor is deep and rich.>
<And the answer iiiiiis…!>
…!
<Hrm…>
<Number two! Congratulations Nishizono Renga, you are our winner for tonight!>
*bells ringing*
<Huh…? I hear bellsh… God, izzat you…? I-I won…?>
<Nishizono-san, you seem quite drunk. Any thoughts on your win?>
<Ah, umm… Sa— Shak’jiro-shan, thank you!!>
!
<Who is that, Nishizono-kun?>
<Urmm… He helped m’ train for th’ show…>
<Renrey, you trained for this?!>
<Ah… Yeah. ‘m a lightweight ‘n’… I’un really drink fanshy wine…>
(Wait, huh?! Should he really be talking about that?!)
<I did a lotta studyin’… I wanted t’ win, uh…to advertise sumn’…>
<Me ‘n’ all my buds put together a tour… ‘n’ it’s gon’ open f’ sign-ups soon…>
<S’come to HAMA, pleashe! I’ll do anything…!>
(Renga-kun… He completely dropped his egotistical rich boy image…)
…He’s kinda cute when he’s drunk.
Is the whole giant ego thing he does an act?! Is this what he’s really like?!
Ah. It seems like “Nishizono Renga” is trending on SpiNet, along with “HE DROPPED HIS ACT.”
*gasp* Chief, we should log out!
I think the applications for our tour are going to start pouring in!