diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ee45b0ce..29cce5d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# banjo (99.3598%)
+# banjo (99.3923%)
 
 <img src="./progress/progress_total.svg">
 
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ Be sure to check scratch "family" for any progress that may not be reflected her
 | core2/code_12F30.c | func_80299EC0   | [Ar62G](https://decomp.me/scratch/Ar62G) | 77.65% |
 | core2/code_7AF80.c | func_80307948   | [zd8KD](https://decomp.me/scratch/zd8KD) | 85.40% |
 | core2/code_87E30.c | gcdialog_update | [cPns0](https://decomp.me/scratch/cPns0) | 92.23% |
-| core2/code_98CB0.c | func_8031FC40   | [m2Bd9](https://decomp.me/scratch/m2Bd9) | 99.57% | address scrambling and unscrambling |
 | core2/code_B9770.c | func_80340BE4   | [FXyYS](https://decomp.me/scratch/FXyYS) | 65.91% | spline function 
 | core2/code_B9770.c | func_803411B0   | [rHkDu](https://decomp.me/scratch/rHkDu) | 87.70% | spline function
 
diff --git a/progress/progress_core2.svg b/progress/progress_core2.svg
index e40953f2..673f0ed1 100644
--- a/progress/progress_core2.svg
+++ b/progress/progress_core2.svg
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <text x="22.0" y="14">core2</text>
     </g>
     <g fill="#fff" text-anchor="middle" font-family="DejaVu Sans,Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" font-size="11">
-        <text x="78.5" y="15" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3">98.8842%</text>
-        <text x="77.5" y="14">98.8842%</text>
+        <text x="78.5" y="15" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3">98.9409%</text>
+        <text x="77.5" y="14">98.9409%</text>
     </g>
 </svg>
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diff --git a/progress/progress_total.svg b/progress/progress_total.svg
index 2562f664..6f6e28b0 100644
--- a/progress/progress_total.svg
+++ b/progress/progress_total.svg
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <text x="75.0" y="14">Banjo-Kazooie (us.v10)</text>
     </g>
     <g fill="#fff" text-anchor="middle" font-family="DejaVu Sans,Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" font-size="11">
-        <text x="184.5" y="15" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3">99.3598%</text>
-        <text x="183.5" y="14">99.3598%</text>
+        <text x="184.5" y="15" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3">99.3923%</text>
+        <text x="183.5" y="14">99.3923%</text>
     </g>
 </svg>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/core2/code_98CB0.c b/src/core2/code_98CB0.c
index 21e5e79f..8b53cc14 100644
--- a/src/core2/code_98CB0.c
+++ b/src/core2/code_98CB0.c
@@ -41,26 +41,19 @@ u8 D_803831F8[0x21]; //copy of D_803831D0
 
 
 /* .code */
-#ifndef NONMATCHING
-#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/nonmatchings/core2/code_98CB0/func_8031FC40.s")
-#else
 void func_8031FC40(void) {
-    s32 scrambled_ptr;
+    s32 *scrambled_ptr;
     s32 *unscrambled_ptr;
-    s32 temp_a1;
-    s32 temp_lo;
-    s32 temp_t0;
-    s32 temp_t1;
-    s32 temp_a2;
-    s32 temp_t9;
-    s32 var_a0;
-    u8* b_ptr;
-    s32 var_t3;
-    u32 var_v0 = 0x17536C34;
-    u32 var_v1 = 0;
-    
+    u32 a1;
+    s32 t0;
+    s32 t1;
+    u32 a0;
+    u8 *ptr;
+    u32 v0 = 0x17536C34;
+    u32 v1;
+
     //obsucre address
-    temp_t0 = (((s32)&D_803831A0.unk8 & 0xE0000000) >> 15) +
+    t0 = (((s32)&D_803831A0.unk8 & 0xE0000000) >> 15) +
               (((s32)&D_803831A0.unk8 & 0x1FC00000) >> 22) +
               (((s32)&D_803831A0.unk8 & 0x00300000) << 10) +
               (((s32)&D_803831A0.unk8 & 0x000F0000) << 7) +
@@ -70,30 +63,26 @@ void func_8031FC40(void) {
               (((s32)&D_803831A0.unk8 & 0x00000060) << 4) +
               (((s32)&D_803831A0.unk8 & 0x00000018) << 18) +
               (((s32)&D_803831A0.unk8 & 0x00000007) << 11);
-    
+
     //unobscure address
-    temp_t9 = (temp_t0 & 0x38000000) / (1 << 24);
-    temp_t1 = ((temp_t0 & 0x1E0600) << 0xB) | ((s32) (temp_t0 & 0x603800) / 8);
-    temp_a1 = (((temp_t0 & 0x1C07F) << 0xF) + ((u32) (temp_t0 & 0xC7800000) >> 0x11)) | (temp_t9 + ((s32) (temp_t0 & 0x180) >> 6)); \
-    var_a0 = ((temp_a1 & 0x3FE000) << 7) 
-           | (((temp_t1 >> 8) & 7) + ((temp_a1 << 0xA) & 0xFF800)) 
-           | ((((u32) (temp_t1 & 0xF0000000) >> 0x15) + (temp_a1 & 0xE0000000)) ^ ((s32) ((temp_t1 /0x40) & 0xF000) >> 9));
+    t1 = ((t0 & 0x1E0600) << 0xB) | ((s32) (t0 & 0x603800) / 8);
+    a0 = (((t0 & 0x1C07F) << 0xF) + ((u32) (t0 & 0xC7800000) >> 0x11)) | (((t0 & 0x38000000) / (1 << 24)) + ((s32) (t0 & 0x180) >> 6)); \
+    a1 = a0; \
+    a0 = (((a1 & 0x3FE000) << 7)
+           | (((t1 >> 8) & 7) + ((a1 << 0xA) & 0xFF800))
+           | ((((u32) (t1 & 0xF0000000) >> 0x15) + (a1 & 0xE0000000)) ^ ((s32) ((t1 /0x40) & 0xF000) >> 9)));
 
     //calculate checksum
-    temp_a1 = 0x25;
-    for(var_v1 = 0; var_v1 < temp_a1; var_v1++){
-        b_ptr = (u8*)(var_a0 + var_v1);
-        var_v0 = (((var_v0 - *b_ptr) & 0x1F) << 0xF) ^ ((*b_ptr* 0x1B) + (var_v0 >> 0xB));
+    ptr = (u8*)(a0);
+    a1 = 0x25;
+    for(v1 = 0; v1 < a1; v1++){
+        v0 = (((v0 - ptr[v1]) & 0x1F) << 0xF) ^ ((ptr[v1]* 0x1B) + (v0 >> 0xB));
     }
 
-    scrambled_ptr = (((s32) &D_803831A0 & 0x55555555) * 2) + ((u32) ((s32) &D_803831A0 & 0xAAAAAAAA) >> 1);
-    unscrambled_ptr = (((scrambled_ptr & 0x55555555) * 2) | ((u32) (scrambled_ptr & 0xAAAAAAAA) >> 1));
-    *unscrambled_ptr = var_v0;
-    if(!var_a0);
+    scrambled_ptr = (s32 *) ((((s32) &D_803831A0 & 0x55555555) << 1) + (((s32) &D_803831A0 & 0xAAAAAAAA) >> 1));
+    unscrambled_ptr = (s32 *) ((((s32) scrambled_ptr & 0x55555555) << 1) | (((s32) scrambled_ptr & 0xAAAAAAAA) >> 1));
+    *unscrambled_ptr = v0;
 }
-#endif
-
-
 
 u32 func_8031FE40(void) {
     u8 *obscured_addr;