Testing the “Kouhai Power” of Beloved Junior Kazuki Ura: Natsuki Hanae Rates All Answers as “Disappointing”—“You Still Have Room to Grow”

■ Thorough Examination of Kazuki Ura’s Kouhai Power as the Beloved Junior！ 　

The “Can Kazuki Ura Be a Good Junior!? Kouhai Power Testing” was held in this episode. Ura is always cheerful and highly regarded as a “beloved junior.” Even in the opening, he could be seen responding with witty comebacks to the jokes and gentle teasing from Kensho Ono and Natsuki Hanae. This corner aimed to examine just how capable Ura is as a junior. He answered various questions, and Ono and Hanae judged his responses using “Good!” or “Disappointing!” cards.

First, the question was presented: “If Senior A, who is a close friend, invites you out for drinks and you accept, but immediately afterward, another Senior B, whom you owe a great deal to, also invites you for a meal, what would you do?” Ura, recalling a similar experience, answered honestly: “Since a one-on-one drink is special, I would prioritize that.” However, both Ono and Hanae showed “Disappointing!” cards. Hanae remarked, “A one-on-one drink with a close senior is probably going to be a lecture!” He strongly insisted, “After drinking with A first, you should meet up with B! You should efficiently schedule it so you can finish all your drink plans with seniors in a single day!” To this, Ura retorted, “What kinds of experiences have you had?!”

Next was the question, “You hear Kensho Ono and Natsuki Hanae having a huge argument in the next room. What do you do?” Ura answered, “I would consult with Shoya Chiba.” Once again, the two seniors held up “Disappointing!” cards. They stressed that, “These two arguing is a rare occasion, so start by suspecting it’s a prank. Then you have to take some action to make ‘good TV’!” Ura responded with a wry smile, “Aren’t you two way too immersed in ‘Yo Asobi’?”

As the seniors continued sharing their “survival strategies,” Ura commented, “All of this seems pretty sly,” and was surprised, saying, “So this is how successful seniors get by.” Having received only “Disappointing!” judgments in all scenarios, Ura, in the end, received a summary from Hanae: “You still have room to grow,” to which he replied, “It’s pretty rough to be told that for these answers. I’d like to challenge this again—please let me get my revenge!” thus closing out the segment.

Furthermore, on the show, there was also a collaborative project with “Tougen Anki.” Ura and Hanae introduced key points of the story, which is based on the motif of “Momotaro” and depicts the battle between those with ogre blood and those with Momotaro blood from the ogres’ perspective. In the “Find the Lying Ogre!” segment, all three participants played a game of deceit to uncover the “lying ogre” among them.

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