SS 19. [‘Bet' Game – Round 1]
Bet a number of chips that don’t overlap with others............
Surprisingly, this [‘Bet' Game] seems simple yet profound.
“Ah, I get it! Completely understood!”
Ah-nee was nodding as she listened to the explanation.
Um, are you okay? Do you really understand the rules?
“Round 1 lasts a maximum of 10 minutes. If a player fails to place their bet in time, they are immediately out!”
The game master, Her Highness, announced this ominously.
That’s quite a strict rule. But then again...
“I’d like to say that, but, um, it would be a problem if someone really dropped out. It would help if everyone could place their bets with some time to spare. Please, I beg you!”
≫The game master is being super humble, it’s funny
≫It’s sad, but this is a broadcast. If there’s no content, it’s a problem, so it can’t be helped, w
≫If the game ends in Round 1, it would be a disaster
“Also, once everyone has placed their bets, that will end the round, so if you want to move along quickly, you might want to bet right away.”
“Hmm?”
I felt a hitch in that phrasing.
In other words, if I don’t vote, I can drag out the time until the last minute.
Or maybe in this game, what’s important isn’t the number of chips but the time. That’s the feeling I had.
“The game ends when someone runs out of chips. Are there any questions?”
“Um, can I ask a question?”
Alchemist-type liver raised their voice.
Her Highness prompted, “Yes, go ahead,” like a school teacher.
“Is it possible to transfer chips?”
“I’m sorry, but not this time. It’s just that... I can’t manage it by myself!”
≫Well, that can’t be helped, www
≫The reason is quite serious, lol
≫If a death game actually existed, the management would be in trouble, lol.
“Is there anything else? If not, I’d like to start the game.”
“I’m fine,” “Only,” “...okay☆,” “Yes, please.”
The four of us replied like that.
As usual, Ah-nee looked a bit anxious, though.
“Well then, one last thing. I’ve prepared a separate voice channel for private conversations in addition to the main chat. Here, you can designate someone and have a private conversation.”
“Oh, that sounds doable. Well, I don’t have anything in mind right now.”
“Well, since I won’t specify how to use it, I hope you can use it freely.”
“Um-nee~... I want some secret advice on what I should do.”
I was taken aback.
Even if you whispered, everyone could hear it, right!?
“Ah, well, you can bet on any number you like, right?”
Actually, everyone seems to have a vibe of randomly choosing their bet at first.
I tossed that back casually.
“Got it-nee~! Understood!”
...I’m worried.
In the end, Round 1 was completed with just chit-chat, with over half the time remaining before everyone placed their bets.
“Now, I will announce the results of Round 1.”
Bet Counts
1 chip: Ilyena, Orthros
2 chips: Iroha, Ogu
3 chips: Alchemist
4 chips:
5 chips: Anego
“Ah, did we overlap?”
“Hehe, Iroha, we match!”
“Eh!? I wanted to match with Iroha-sama too!?”
“Stop it!? That’s changing the purpose of the game!?”
Well, it’s a reasonable result.
Betting 4 or 5 chips all of a sudden is too risky.
But it seems 3 chips were bet by Alchemist.
Naturally, people seemed to have clustered around 1 or 2 chips.
“Wow, Ah-nee really went for it. Betting 5 chips right from the start!”
“No~! It’s thanks to Iroha-chan!”
“Huh?”
“Hmm? Because Iroha-chan said, ‘You can bet any number you like.’ Right now, 5 is my favorite number, you see! This is how this game works-nee☆”
“You don’t understand the rules at all!?”
“Ah, um, Anego!? Can I ask you something!?”
My worries were confirmed.
Her Highness hurriedly intervened, starting to give additional explanations to Ah-nee.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry! My foolishness is sorry~!?”
A game filled with anxiety was beginning――!