SS 18. [‘Bet' Game ~Trial]
"Iroha!" "Iroha-chan!" "Iroha-sama!"
"...Huh?"
"Hey, what's wrong, Iroha? You're spacing out."
"No, I... um, huh? What happened?"
I looked around frantically.
The ‘Translator Girl Iroha' on-screen also shifted her expression restlessly along with my movements.
This is my room in America.
For some reason, I felt incredibly dreamy.
"You've got to pull yourself together, Iroha-chan~☆ We're live-streaming right now, sis~!"
"Live-streaming... Oh, right. Yeah. Sorry, why is that? I feel like I was just thinking really hard about how I ‘don't want to die' or something."
"Iroha-sama, you're saying funny things!"
"That's right, Iroha. Nobody wants to die, you know?"
"Y-yeah, you're right. Something's off with me..."
"That's right, Iroha-chan~ After all, today's stream is..."
"A ‘Death Game' episode-nee~!"
"Huhhh!?!?!?"
"What, you forgot? To be specific..."
Apparently, my confusion was clear through the screen, and Ah-nee was about to explain.
But before she could, loud laughter echoed from nowhere.
"Fuhahaha! Welcome, everyone!"
≫What are you doing, Princess!? lol
≫Wearing a weird mask and cape too
≫You need to outgrow that edgy phase...
"Silence! I'm not in an edgy phase!"
The VTuber, referred to as Princess, cleared her throat to regain control.
Oh, right. We were invited to her event today.
"The reason I’ve gathered you all here is simple. You’re going to participate in a battle royale!"
"I don't wanna die~ No way~"
"What!? Princess, are we really gonna die!?"
The Orthrus-type and Alchemist-type VTubers reacted to Princess's declaration.
The three of them were known as the VTuber unit ‘Sanboke'.
I had collaborated with them a few times before.
"Wait, so we’re not betting on anything?"
"Correct. In this game, you only bet."
"That’s... quite simple, or maybe too simple."
"Exactly! But there’s a limit on how many chips you can bet. Each round, you must bet between 1 and 5 chips."
"Still not sure I get it."
"Well, let’s just give it a try."
"Right."
"Please send the number of chips you wish to bet via private chat."
I sent ‘3' to Princess via Dithcord.
Angu Ogu sent his bet as well, but I couldn't see how many chips he chose.
"Alright, we’ve received all bets. Now, let’s reveal the results!"
Bet amounts:
1 chip:
2 chips:
3 chips: Iroha
4 chips:
5 chips: Ogu
What’s going to happen?
We held our breath...
"Since no bets overlapped, all chips will be returned."
Chips in possession:
Iroha... 30 chips
Ogu... 30 chips
Huh? Nothing happened?
Our chip count remained the same as at the start—30 each.
"So, because no one overlapped..."
"Yes. If any players bet the same amount, their chips are forfeited."
[...!
I see now.]
You can bet between 1 and 5 chips.
This practice round had only two players, but the real game will have six.
In other words, someone is bound to overlap with another player's bet!