AI Games via Copy-Paste Vol. 25-2: "The Game of Playing Mito Komon and Confusing the Evil Magistrate Without Ever Showing the Inro (Part 2)"

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Good evening, everyone. Once again, let's experience an original adventure game using AI (Gemini). You can play this game yourself by copying and pasting it into AI Studio or Gemini!

[Previous Recap]

During a brawl at the evil magistrate's mansion, the Retired Lord stubbornly refused to show the Inro, instead sending in Yashichi to intentionally drag out the battle.
In the heat of the fierce fight, the Retired Lord suddenly fantasized about Ogin (58) taking a bath and smirked, only to then burst into tears and start thanking Suke and Kaku, leaving both friend and foe completely bewildered. Losing patience, the Retired Lord drew his own cane sword and entered a 'musou' state, using master-level swordsmanship unlike any old man to strike down the villains one by one with the blunt side of his blade.
Finally, he
pulled out the Inro but did not show the crest, instead using it as a blunt weapon to beat the evil magistrate as a 'hard box'. Unable to watch any longer, Suke-san forcibly opened the Retired Lord's hand to reveal the crest,
bringing the curtain down with physical violence.

AI Games via Copy-Paste Vol. 25-2: "The Game of Playing Mito Komon and Confusing the Evil Magistrate Without Ever Showing the Inro (Part 2)"

Last time, you resorted to a power play of 'hitting them directly with the Inro', which sent the frustration level to its peak instantly.
This time, try to pursue the 'aesthetics of teasing' for longer and more persistently. The secret to a high score is 'how mismatched your words and actions are to the tense situation'. Now, let the second battle begin!

Second Battle Start

The scene shifts to the mansion of a corrupt magistrate in a certain post town.
The magistrate, having had the evidence of his crimes seized, and his colluding corrupt merchant are waiting to finish you off.

Evil Magistrate: "Enough, silence! Do you think a filthy old geezer like you can judge me? Cut him down! Don't let a single one of them leave alive!"

Yamabuki-ya: "Heh heh heh... My Lord, please enjoy your journey to the afterlife."

Clang!
Kicking down the sliding doors, a total of twenty bodyguards rushed in with drawn swords. Suke-san and Kaku-san quickly stepped forward, forming a formation to protect you.

Suke-san: "My Lord, it's dangerous here! Please step back!"
Kaku-san: "Now, My Lord, give us the signal! Let's finish this in one go!"

Now, the stage is set. If you show the Inro, it's over.
However, it's not time yet. Let's drag this out as much as possible.

[Turn 1]
👺 Evil Magistrate/Yamabuki-ya: "Men, attack! First, offer that old man as a sacrifice!"
😠 Suke-san/Kaku-san: (Glaring at the enemy with sharp expressions, waiting impatiently for your signal)

📊 Status:

• Suke & Kaku Frustration Level: 0%

• Villain Confusion Level: 0%

• Artistic score for this turn: 0 points

• Current total evasiveness points: 0 points

👴 Retired Lord (You) Action:
(Please enter your action here)

[Turn 1]

Following the Retired Lord's nomination, Hachibei, who had been stuffing his cheeks with dumplings in the shadows, jumped out in surprise.

Hachibei: "Whaaaat!? M-m-me!? Retired Lord, don't ask for the impossible! I'm just an attendant... Eek! The samurai is looking this way!"

Hachibei lost his footing and dropped the dumplings he was holding onto the floor one by one.
The bodyguards, seeing how incredibly weak he looked, stopped their swords mid-swing.

[Turn 2]
👺 Evil Magistrate: "W-what is that clumsy man? ...Are you mocking me? Grr, I'll crush such a pathetic samurai with my little finger!"
😠 Suke-san: (Retired Lord! What can Hachibei possibly do! He can only throw dumplings! Leave it to us and just show that thing already!)
😠 Kaku-san: (Are you planning to use Hachibei as a shield!? How cruel...! If you don't end this quickly, Hachibei will be cut down!)

📊 Status:

• Suke-san and Kaku-san's irritation level: 15% (Exasperation at being given orders by someone who is not a combatant)

• Villain's confusion level: 10% (Disarmed by the complete lack of tension)

• Artistic score for this turn: 500 points (A perfect tactical blunder waiting for the retort, 'You're sending him?!')

• Current total evasiveness points: 500 points

👴 Retired Lord (You) Action:
(Please enter your action here)

[Turn 3]

At the Master's signal, a red pinwheel swooped down from the ceiling with a whoosh.
"Hey!"
As soon as Kazaguruma no Yashichi landed soundlessly, he slipped behind the corrupt merchant Yamabukiya and pressed a cold kunai against his neck.

Yamabukiya: "Eek! M-Magistrate, please help me!"
Yashichi: "Don't move! If you value the life of this old tanuki, drop your sword!"

It is an unexpected hostage strategy that is unbecoming of a hero of justice. The scene falls silent.

[Turn 4]
👺 Evil Magistrate: "Y-you people... do you even call yourselves samurai!? Using a merchant as a shield is cowardly in the extreme! Have you no shame!"
😠 Kaku-san: (Master... aren't we looking like the bad guys here? This is a terrible look! Please, just show the Inro and punish them properly already!)
😠 Suke-san: (Yashichi is just as bad, why is he following such orders... This isn't even a brawl anymore, it's just a mud-slinging match...)

📊 Status:

• Suke-Kaku Irritation Level: 35% (Resistance to tactics that lack dignity)

• Villain Confusion Level: 35% (Confused because the opponents are acting more like villains than they are)

• Artistic Score for this turn: 700 points (A move that destroys the moral compass of a "hero of justice" taking a hostage. Extremely effective for stalling for time.)

• Current Total Procrastination Points: 1,200 points

👴 Master (You) Action:
(Please enter your action here)

The retired lord let out a villainous laugh and ordered the two to unilaterally attack the enemies who could no longer move.

“Ho-ho-ho! The enemy is flinching! Do not hold back, cut them down without mercy!”

The bodyguards, with Yamabukiya taken hostage, cannot make a move. It is a truly heartless order to strike while they are vulnerable.

【Turn 5】
👺 Evil Magistrate: “Y-you...! You monster! I have never seen a villain like you! Someone! Is anyone there! Silence that old man!”
👺 Yamabukiya: (Trembling at the kunai at his throat) “H-help me...”

😠 Suke-san: (...I don't want to do this. I really don't want to do this job. Striking an opponent who cannot resist...)
😠 Kaku-san: (Retired Lord, are you blind!? Can you not see our sense of justice!? This way of winning is a disgrace to the name of the Mito lord!! Please, quickly show the Inro and purify this atmosphere!!)

The two reluctantly knock the weapons out of the hands of the immobile bodyguards, but their expressions are like dead fish.

📊 Status:

• Suke-Kaku Irritation Level: 60% (Pride wounded, significant mental damage)

• Villain Confusion Level: 60% (Facing the fundamental question of 'which one of us is the villain?')

• Artistic Score for this turn: 850 points (Destroying the structure of poetic justice by showing more malice than the villains. Even the viewers are stunned)

• Current Total Evasive Points: 2,050 points

👴 Retired Lord (You)'s Action:
(Please enter your action here)

In the middle of the battlefield, with the groans of the hostage and the sounds of clashing swords echoing, the retired lord rummages through his robe.
What comes out is a magnificent steamed potato that is piping hot and steaming.

“Nom, gulp... Mmm, this is delicious. After all, the real thrill of traveling is the local potatoes.”

With nimble hands peeling the skin, the retired lord began to eat with a munching sound, using the battle as background music. There is a piece of potato stuck around his mouth.

【Turn 7】
👺 Evil Magistrate: "Y-you...! You're eating a potato in my mansion, and in this situation!? Have some shame!!"
👺 Bodyguard: "(Gulp... that looks delicious... no, wait, what are we being forced to watch?)"

😠 Suke-san: (You've got to be kidding me!? You just scolded Hachibei, and now you're eating yourself!? And when did you even steam that potato!?)
😠 Kaku-san: (Huff, huff... please don't say 'Mmm~♡' behind our backs while we're fighting! It's distracting! It's incredibly distracting! I hope you choke on it!)

📊 Status:

• Suke & Kaku Irritation Level: 80% (Lack of tension and the unfair feeling that only they are doing the work)

• Villain Confusion Level: 80% (Losing the will to fight due to the beyond-common-sense laid-back attitude)

• Artistic Score this time: 950 points (Eating during a serious scene is proof of a strong character and the ultimate way to kill time. The choice of a potato is also commoner-friendly and good)

• Current Total Laid-back Points: 3,000 points

👴 Retired Lord (You)'s Action:
(Please enter your action here)

The retired lord didn't even wipe the potato from his mouth and snapped his fingers.
"Ogin! It's your turn!"

A rope hangs down from the ceiling, and Kagerou Ogin descends.
"Retired Lord, did you call for me?"
With a bewitching smile, Ogin slips through the chaotic battlefield and, taking advantage of a momentary opening, gets behind the ringleader, the Evil Magistrate.

Ogin: "Don't move. This dagger is very sharp, you know?"
Evil Magistrate: "W-what the...! Even me!?"

With this, the corrupt merchant is held hostage by Yashichi, and the Evil Magistrate by Ogin.
The top two enemies have been suppressed, a state of 'total victory where there is no need to even show the Inro.' However, the Inro has still not been shown.

【Turn 7】
👺 Evil Magistrate: "Grrr... you vixen...! Let me go! Do you know who I am!? ...Alright, men, don't interfere! I'll be killed!"
👺 Bodyguards: (Looking at each other and lowering their weapons) "If the Magistrate is captured, there's nothing we can do..."

😠 Suke-san: (...It's over. The battle is over, Retired Lord. There's absolutely no timing left to show the Inro now, is there?)
😠 Kaku-san: (This is just 'a mansion occupation by terrorists' now! This isn't reforming the world! If we don't make them bow down with authority, we'll be sued later!? How are you going to clean this up!)

📊 Status:

• Suke-Kaku Frustration Level: 95% (The emptiness of having the Inro's moment completely stolen, and anxiety about the aftermath)

• Villain Confusion Level: 90% (A total defeat, but a lingering eeriness as to why the 'crest' never appeared)

• Artistic Score for this turn: 800 points (A tactical victory by physically cornering them. However, as a program structure, it's on the verge of a major disaster)

• Current Total Procrastination Points: 3,800 points

👴 Retired Lord (You) Action:
(Please enter your action here)

The Retired Lord says, 'Ho ho ho, case closed!' with a beaming smile.
Ignoring the stunned Suke-san and Kaku-san, he calls over the townspeople and seats the tied-up Evil Magistrate and Yamabuki-ya in the center.

'Come now, everyone together! Let's take one for the memory of our journey!'

The Retired Lord pulls out a box that ignores historical accuracy, appearing to be a 'photographic contraption,' and lines everyone up.
The villains are gagged and teary-eyed, the townspeople are making peace signs, and Suke-san and Kaku-san have expressions of pure emptiness.

Click!

[Turn 8]
👺 Evil Magistrate: (Muffled sounds while tied up) 'Ngh-gh... Nnn!! (This is humiliation... why won't you just kill me...)'
👺 Yamabuki-ya: (Hanging his head in tears)

😠 Suke-san: (...It's over. It's really over. Without the Inro. What on earth is our job...)
😠 Kaku-san: (Snap...Ah, it snapped. My patience has run out. A commemorative photo? In the Edo period? There's a limit to how much you can mess around!!)

📊 Status:

• Suke-Kaku Frustration Level: 100% (Limit broken)

• Villain Confusion Level: 100% (Brain dead/Vegetative state)

• Artistic Score for this turn: 1000 points (A reckless act that destroys both historical accuracy and the program format simultaneously. A legendary scene that will go down in history)

• Current total Norarikurari points: 4,800

💀 Game Over 💀

Verdict:
The situation has been resolved, but because you solved the case without showing the Inro and Suke-Kaku's frustration reached 100%, the game ends here.

【Ending Scene】
Immediately after the commemorative photo, Kaku-san silently reached into the Master's robe and forcibly snatched the Inro.
Then, in the silent mansion where no one was watching and the battle was already completely over, he shouted in vain.

"D-do you not recognize this crest...?! ...Ugh, it's too late! It's far too late!!"

Kaku-san was so frustrated he almost slammed the Inro onto the floor, while Suke-san stared at the sunset with a distant look in his eyes.
The villains had long since been captured, and the brilliance of the Inro faded into nothing but a hollow light.

🏆 Final Evaluation

Total Norarikurari points: 4,800

Title:
"Master of Teasing"

Review:
Starting with the "Ukkari Hachibei suicide mission" in the early stages, followed by the "hostage strategy," "eating the sweet potato," and the finishing blow of the "commemorative photo," you thoroughly trampled on the taboos of period dramas.
By "destroying the show's pacing and structure" rather than punishing evil, the Master proved to be a greater evil than the corrupt magistrate himself.
Your ability to resolve the situation through direct action without relying on (or rather, ignoring) the authority of the Inro is impressive, but Suke-san and Kaku-san are in need of mental health care.

Great work! Let's aim for "Legendary" status next time!

Understood. In that case, I (the AI) will aim for the title of "Legendary Time-Wasting Shogun," and even beyond that, "The One Who Stops Time," and play right to the limit.
Please watch, prepared for Suke-san and Kaku-san to develop ulcers.

Next time, AI Games via Copy-Paste Vol. 25-3: 'The Game of Playing Mito Komon and Confusing the Corrupt Magistrate Without Ever Showing the Inro - Final Episode: AI Autopilot'

Look forward to next time!