The sound of the smack echoing through the room was overshadowed by the strangled cry that followed. This was actually happening. He was completely serious.

"You're out of your mind!!" Ishimaru's words were half-muffled with his cheek against the carpet, but that didn't stop him from launching into an impassioned rant while he squirmed beneath Mondo in a vain attempt to free himself. "Put that back where it was! That's not what it's meant to be used for! I'm not going to take any part in this!"

The screen caught his attention again for the briefest of moments and his mouth twitched a little, but he stubbornly pursed his lips and looked away. Now he fully understood the plight of the contestants: trying not to laugh just made it that much more difficult. It was a true test of his own willpower this time...