Praise

P - Praise is a letter in Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki.

Plot

Jumping Jack Bu is sleeping and snoring next to a pink flower. Clicking on him causes Banaten to come by and water the flower, after which it is struck by lightning, causing it to grow into a giant monster flower that Jumping Jack Bu must defeat. During the fight section, the player can move (or teleport) Jumping Jack Bu around the environment using the mouse. The flower spits out pollen, which causes Bu to sneeze if he is hit. Every 5 seconds, Las Vegas Akiko flies by and drops a dumpling that gives Bu super-strength which can be used to take down the monster by clicking on it. The way Bu takes down the monster is random depending on when the player clicks.

Moral

"Pudding before praise."

Explanation

"Literally: Dango rather than flowers."

"A full stomach is much better than all the praise in the world. And no matter how much beauty there may be around you, you can't appreciate it one bit on an empty stomach. At the same time, there are also those who simply don't understand elegance, so they will always choose reality over beauty. Jumping Jack Bu, however, doesn't have the luxury of such a choice―he needs "dango" sweet rice balls to give him strength to fight the monster flower attacking him. For him the choice is clear. What about you? Would you choose to endure hunger to be with the girl or boy of your dreams? Maybe so, at least till it gets to around dinner time."

Trivia

• One of the animations for Bu defeating the flower has him swing and throw it in a way that may be reference to the game Super Mario 64, which had been released 8 months prior to Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki.
• The flower's attacks are quite easy to avoid, as it almost never fires towards the right half of the screen and Bu can teleport if the player clicks somewhere instead of dragging him.