The players must help a soldier named Scott and a Mr. T lookalike named Stanley get back the three jewels of a crown that has been stolen by "Yaminotsume Kyō" (written in Kanji and Hiragana as "闇の爪教") by using four buttons to answer three-script Japanese questions of various categories; you will have a preset amount of time to answer each question in, and if you either fail to respond or answer it incorrectly, your character will lose a "life-heart", as their current situations at the bottom of the screen worsen. However, when you answer a question correctly, the amount of remaining time (multiplied by 10) will be added to your score as your character's current situations improve - and if you can answer enough questions correctly, you may score enough points to earn your character an extra "life-heart".