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More Shocking Than the Next Episode? is the ninth episode of Wario: Master of Disguise. It takes place in Carpaccio's Lab.

Plot
After defeating Stuffy the 64th in Blowhole Castle, the girl from the previous two episodes finally introduces herself as Tiaramisu. However, she also says that she can no longer continue with her current power, then vanishes. After Wario progresses through the last few rooms of the castle, he is confronted by Count Cannoli. Wario demands to know where the remaining Wishstone pieces are, but Cannoli summons the Mad Hat Mk. III and commences his third and final battle with Wario. Wario wins, and once again demands the location of the Wishstone pieces, but Cannoli tricks him and escapes into the lab, with Wario angrily giving chase.

After finding his way through the lab, Wario comes face-to-face with Cannoli and his previously unseen ally, along with the fourth Wishstone piece. Cannoli's ally, who reveals himself to be Carpaccio, calls off the alliance due to Cannoli's failures, then reveals that he had been watching Wario since their first encounter at Sneezemore Cave and knows him much better now. Knowing he can't beat Wario in a battle of strength, he challenges him to a race. Carpaccio says he will hand over his Wishstone piece if Wario wins, but if Carpaccio wins, he gets all of Wario's pieces. Despite Carpaccio rigging the race in his favor, Wario wins, and Goodstyle reads the writing on the newly-acquired Wishstone tablet.

The text on the Wishstone piece was: ''All...all of...shstones...sought... All pieces are collected... the wish...to... That is when...all of... wish...may be granted.''

Though the text seemed to indicate that whoever reassembled the Wishstone would have their wish granted, Goodstyle noted that some important details of the story were missing.

Layout
Upon starting the episode, Wario must go right to reach an area with many platforms leading upward. On the way up, he will encounter two Sir Lance-A-Lots and a Sir Worth-A-Lot. He must also use Arty Wario's power to get past two blue blocks and reach a high ledge. At the top, there is a tall stack of blue blocks that can be bypassed by pushing the blue block below it slightly to the left and jumping through a fake wall. The next section is another vertical room; it features a Sir Lance-A-Lot and two Sir Worth-A-Lots, as well as a moneybag. Wario can get to the top of the room using Arty Wario's blocks, but the way forward is blocked by a wall of blue blocks. A hidden passage to the left leads to a green chest, a red chest, and another moneybag. The red chest contains the Crazy Delicious Bamboo. The green chest contains the Dragon Mastery Gem, which turns Dragon Wario's breath blue, allowing him to destroy the blue blocks in his way and move on. Wario will encounter Count Cannoli, who tries to take him down with his Mad Hat Mk. III. After Cannoli is defeated, he escapes into the laboratory ahead.

Inside, Wario will find a power plant. Here, Sparky Wario must charge the four generators so the machines in the lab will function. The path on the right leads to a room with an elevator that will only move while Wario is standing on the yellow button. Two electrical currents serve as hazards while going up. The next room has two buttons each of which will create a platform when pressed. After crawling through the passage on the left, Wario will find himself in a room with a Sir Worth-A-Lot. Shooting the laser switch opens the way to the left, where Wario will find a ladder. Wario can climb down the ladder and stand on top of one of Arty Wario's blocks to crawl through a hidden passage on the right, leading to a dark room. Inside this dark room is a button that will light up the area, as well as a purple chest and a green chest. The purple chest contains a map of the lab. The green chest contains the Wicked Guise Gem, giving him the ability to turn into Wicked Wario, who can fly straight up, but not side-to-side. Wario can drop through a Semisolid Platform as Dragon Wario to return to the power plant if the generators need recharged. By flying upward, Wario can easily return to the room with the ladder. Here, Wario must use Dragon Wario to drop through a Semisolid Platform, then quickly change into another form to avoid falling into a bed of spikes. Using the elevator to the left is unnecessary, since Wario can just fly to reach the area above, though there is a Mellow Kitty that will attempt to swallow him on his way up. A hidden passage on the top left leads to a room with four Sir Steal-A-Lots and a large heart, as well as two red chests. The chests contain the Handy Scrub Brush and the Superultramega Drill. Pressing the yellow button opens the way to the right.

Treasure chest locations
A Treasure Pest will appear in place of one of the red chests, making it unobtainable on the first run.