soul_campaign | episode 017 [video; March 2nd]

[Welcome, everyone! You might be wondering: What’s happening? Is this another weird frog thing again?

Well, that’s a good question! In fact, if the paper letters stapled to the sky-blue background are any indication, this is a place where you can ask all of your questions! And someone is actually going to answer them.

KERO-SAN’S MAGICAL QUESTION JOURNEY~

All of the ‘O’s have been mysteriously replaced with cutouts of stars. (Not that mysterious though, really. Keroro’s running this show. He likes his stars.)

And look, kids! Here comes ~~Keroro~~ Kero-san now! From the bottom of the screen pops a small green puppet that bears a striking resemblance to a certain green alien.]

Welcome, kids!

[Beside him, another puppet pops up, this one is red and has a scar across one of its eyes like a certain red ~~daruma~~ ~~ruthless alien invader~~ frog. When the puppet’s mouth moves it speaks in a falsetto that’s actually a little weird sounding. Like whoever was behind the voice was trying too hard to not sound like themselves.]

W-welcome! [What the hell is with the kids thing, Keroro!? There are a lot of adults on this network, you know!!]

[Call him Kero-san, you idiot! And the kids show vibe is to make this whole experience relatable and friendly! (To who, Keroro...?)]

Ah, Giro-san! Do you know what day it is today, de arimasu~? [and without even waiting for a response, Kero-san cuts in, smacking Giro-san in the face with his tiny cotton hand] It’s the very first Kero-san’s Magical Question Journey Network Show~

...what’s with that stupid name?

[Spoken in Giroro’s regular voice, but in a whisper that he hopes the communicator wouldn’t be able to catch. Then he clears his voice because, right. He needed to stay in character didn’t he? And then in that forced falsetto again:] I mean...wow, really?

[He’s ignoring you, Giro-san. Everything that’s said out of character will be ignored from now on.]

Yes, really! Today the topic of our show is....

Let’s Learn Abouuuuuut....

KERON! That’s right, everyone! The green and yellow planet of Keroro and Giroro’s universe, Keron. The beautiful 58th planet of the Gamma Large Nebula! So come with your questions, and we will answer them!

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So... the harder it makes you work to eat it, te bigger the delicacy it is?

[That is so weird.]

So then is human food not as interesting to you?

I never said that, de arimasu. Delicious food is still interesting even if you don't have to fight it, de arimasu. It's just that on Keron, every kind of delicacy happens to also be dangerous, de arimasu. Some people [like Keroro] who don't have much fighting ability [like Keroro] prefer food that doesn't attempt to kill them if they don't dodge, de arimasu.

I see- that is my mistake, then. But it certainly sets an interesting idea of what a fancy place to eat may be like....

Depends on the place and the kinds of food that they serve, de arimasu. Some fancy places serve dishes that don't attack and are just made of exotic and difficult-to-obtain ingredients like Space Cerberus liver. I've heard that many gourmands die each year trying to fight the Space Cerberus.

Goodness- your race certainly is dedicated to its delicacies.

That's because meals are also a good opportunity for training, de arimasu. And the reward of food at the end, if you don't die, is a nice incentive, de arimasu.

Well, that is quite some incentive I will admit. What is your favorite thing to try and eat, Keroro?

Ramen. But I'm also partial to Okonomiyaki FX.

And it's actually Kero-san, de arimasu.

Of course- my apologies, Kero-san. Ah- ramen... you mean noodles, correct?

Yup. The instant kind, de arimasu. I try not to eat them as often now though, de arimasu. Eve-dono needs to eat healthy so she can grow up tall and strong, de arimasu.

I find the kind from restaurants are far superior, but to each their own, I suppose.

...ah... Eve-dono?

They're different. The ones from restaurants have more heart put into their preparation, de arimasu. The instant kind is when you're really bored and want to try out new flavour combinations, de arimasu. And it's also fast so that you can finish and then immediately go back to watching Gundam Wing, de arimasu.

Ah, and Eve-dono is my Partner.

So you like them because they are convenient and not necessarily for the taste?

...what is 'Gundam Wing'?

[Another pause-]

Ah, I did not know you had a partner.

Yup. You can't exactly bring a full course dinner over to watch TV, de arimasu. [Unless you happened to live with someone insanely rich who could do whatever they wanted regardless of the cost. He isn't bitter about that, really.]

Gundam Wing is a TV show. It's made by Bandai and is about Gundam and the Colonies' struggle for freedom, de arimasu.

I'll let you meet her sometime, de arimasu. I'm sure Eve-dono would like it, de arimasu.

No, I do not suppose one can.

[T-there, there Keroro. It's okay, really.]

Ah, I shall have to look into it, in that case.

[She will be thinking it's a live-action show forever.]

Oh- that would be lovely. I do enjoy meeting new people here.

Only if you happened to live with some rich girl who builds you your own temperature-controlled room and has a shopping mall in her house. [It is not okay, but he isn't bitter about it. Not bitter!]

If you can't find it, let me know and I'll see if I can import something similar, de arimasu.

[Nah. But he'd watch it if it was live-action if just to see the live-action mobile suits.]

You could come over to play when you have free time, de arimasu. Eve-dono is really good at playing Clue, de arimasu.

...that seems like a rather frivolous thing to do.

[And not something her Master would do at all, thankfully.]

Oh- well thank you. I will certainly let you know.

[Oooo, live-action mobile suits...]

I do not think I have ever played Clue, but I could certainly try.

Momoka-dono's middle name is frivolous, de arimasu.

[Like the island that she bought just so they could have a perfect vacation.]

You're welcome, de arimasu.

It would be fun! Eve-dono wins a lot of the time. [But Keroro's got her beat in terms of appropriate costume.]

Momoka-dono? Who is that?

[That is a little much, seriously.]

I see- well then, it would certainly be nice to learn to play from someone who is so good at it.

Momoka-dono is the only daughter of the head of the Nishizawa Group and she is really rich, de arimasu. [But because that sounds like a bit of an understatement, he helpfully adds,] Really, really rich.

Those are the best people to learn from, de arimasu!

Ah- an heiress. [Say no more, she totally understands.]

And that they are. I certainly look forward to it, in that case.

Then I'll let you know, de arimasu. Eve-dono and I usually take breaks and vacations at the same time anyways, de arimasu.

Thank you, Kero-san. I really cannot wait for this outing, then.

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