The
result of the vote was despairing.
I
thought that the President, who was confident that he had a majority of the
votes, had been outvoted. Until the result came out.
But
the result was not Fumijima-san, whom the President tried to defeat, nor the
President, whom we tried to defeat, but Yamauchi-san, the manager.
To be
honest, I didn't know what had happened.
One
thing I can say is that the damage it caused to me was much bigger than I
expected.
No
matter how hard I tried, I could not get what I wanted.
It was
as if I was being played, as if the President had seen right through me.
It
would have been a relief if Fumijima-san had dropped as the President had
intended. After all, he lost the round by a small margin. I could feel that
way.
But
that result was like being hit suddenly in the dark.
There
was nothing to do but cower.
I go
back to my room and think desperately about what happened to make the vote go
the way it did.
I
thought about it a lot, a lot, a lot, and it wasn't until a long time later
that the situation finally came into focus.
I
don't know the exact time, but I think it was around evening.
The
conclusion is that the four members of the Modero project are in on it.
That's
all I can think of.
The
fact that Masakey-chan and Natsumi-chan were pushing Misuzu-chan away is also
probably an act.
Misuzu-chan's
cooperation to the President on the condition of Fumijima-san's defeat was also
a stepping stone to betray the President at this moment.
President
Kurashima had planned to bring down Fumijima-san with Kyoko-san, in addition to
him, Akira-chan, Yamauchi-san and Misuzu-chan.
However,
Kyoko-san and I took advantage of this and tried to defeat the President.
If I,
Kyoko-san, Natsumi-chan, Masakey-chan and Fumijima-san had voted for the
President, the result should have been four votes for Fumijima-sawn and five
votes for the president.
However,
this did not happen.
Four
votes were cast for Yamauchi-san.
These
four votes were definitely cast by Fumijima-san, Misuzu-chan, Masakey-chan and
Natsumi-chan.
Why
they chose Yamauchi-san as a target, I could not understand at all when I
thought about it.
Fumijima-san
was saying that the President and Akira-chan had voted for Yamauchi-san, but if
Yamauchi-san dropped out, there was no point in worsening the relationship
between the President and Yamauchi-san.
There
is no way she can complete such an absurd the mission’s quota.
There
is no possibility for Yamauchi-san to complete the mission.
At
this point, if Fumijima-san's actions are to be given any meaning, it would be
a simple harassment...
However,
if I think this far, I can come to one conclusion.
The
mastermind of this death game are the four members of the Modero project. It's
one of them.
Because
otherwise it wouldn't be right.
The
four members of the Modero Project created the situation up to this point
behind the scenes, while making it look like they were fighting.
If I
unravel their preparations, they started from the time of the first vote for
Misuzu-chan.
Normally,
I think the mastermind is Fumijima-san, but there is also the possibility that
it is Masakey-chan.
I
don't know why, but I'm afraid of that girl for some reason.
Sometimes
she smiles at me, and that scares me a lot.
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（If I
want to survive, I'll have to cut down those four... if that's the case, I'll
have to cooperate with the others...）
The
four of us, excluding the Modero project team - me, Kyoko-san, President
Kurashima, and Akira-chan - were eliminated in turn, and the game was over.
If
this is the scenario, then the next chance to fight against this scenario is
the next round.
Assuming
that the four members of the Modero project will vote for someone, we'll
concentrate the votes of the remaining four members on one person.
Then,
somehow, it’s four to four.
（To be
honest, I don't like the idea of cooperating with President Kurashima... but
wait a minute. What happens if it's a draw?）
On
second thought, I haven't checked the rules in case of a draw.
Will
there be a re-vote, or will both players be out?
Ideally,
both sides would be out.
For
example, in the next vote, if President Kurashima and Fumijima-san disappear at
the same time, there are only six girls left.
Misuzu-chan,
Masakey-chan, and Natsumi-chan vs. me, Kyoko-san, and Akira-chan.
Then
it's just a mud fight. The draw continues, and finally the death game ends with
one person from each camp surviving.
（Or,
if the voting continues that long, one of the remaining members of the Modero
project will be the mastermind...）
Hopefully,
Fumijima-san will be eliminated in the next vote, and the death game will end
with Fumijima-san as the mastermind.
I
don't think I'll be able to bear such stress if the game is dragged to the end
and it becomes two against two.
Just
thinking about it makes my stomach hurt.
（Anyway,
I have to talk to President Kurashima and Kyoko-san...）
Almost
at the same time as I was thinking this, I heard someone shouting behind the
door.
It
must have been quite loud, but I could only hear it faintly on the other side
of the door.
「I'm
going to vote at Fumijima next time! You got it!」
That
was President Kurashima's voice.
（I
guess the President came to the same conclusion...）
In
other words, he is telling me and Kyoko-san to vote for Fumijima-san. I guess
there is no need to sneak around anymore.
Considering
the possibility of a trap, I opened the door and saw the President's back
walking toward his room.
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（It's
almost... the time）
Probably,
it's almost nine o'clock in the evening.
Before
Aramaki-san's announcement, I walk out of the room.
Everyone
was already gathered at the round table.
I
guess they couldn't stay calm.
The
next vote would almost decide our fate.
I sat
down next to Kyoko-san and looked around at the faces around the round table.
The
President and Akira-chan's expressions were dark.
Misuzu-chan
and the other three sat side by side, whispering and giggling to each other, as
if they thought that acting was no longer necessary.
The
Modero project group, the President and Akira-chan, and I and Kyoko-san, were
divided into three groups around a round table.
「Kyoko-san...」
「Fumijima,
right? I know」
I
opened my mouth, and Kyoko-san gave a small nod. But her expression was quite
stiff.
In the
midst of the tension...
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『Good
evening! Aramaki-san announces that it's nine o'clock in the evening... and
everyone's already here, Jake! I feel a little lonely, Jake!』
Aramaki-san's
face appeared on the screen in a close-up, but towards the end of the scene,
her tone became a little sullen.
Aramaki-san's
sullen was not our concern.
Staring
at the screen, the President shouted.
「Hey,
Salted Salmon. I have a question for you. What happens if the vote results in a
tie?」
『Really...
you're impatient, Jake. Well, I can understand your frustration, Jake. First,
to calm you down, I've been compiling a wedding-slide memory of Aramaki-san
from the time she was a pure salmon egg to the present, with Ave Maria playing
in the background..』
「You're
annoying me even more! What's with the pure salmon eggs? If you want to play it,
just play it in the Salmon Museum!」
「The
Salmon Museum...」
The
President shouted, I chuckled, and Aramaki-san came back into the picture.
『Of
course I sent it to the Salmon Museum, Jake!』
「「「There's
one!?」」」
『There
are five of them in Japan! They're all sacred places for salmon lovers, Jake!』
「I
can't be patient! I asked you what happens if there's a tie!」
The
President finally lost his temper, banging the round table and raising his
voice, and Aramaki-san let out an exasperated voice.
『It's
obvious, Jake. Both of them are eliminated, Jake!』
（Yes!）
I
clenched my fists involuntarily. Now Fumijima-san has been eliminated.
All
that's left now is to wait for the man himself, Fumijima-san, to come out of
the room from the red door.
The
President exhales loudly and quietly reaches for Akira-chan's head, stroking
her hair.
The
look of determination on the President's face suggests that the Modero project
team will vote for him. Perhaps it is because he thinks so.
If
that happens, the President and Fumijima-san will have to stab each other.
To
Akira-chan's anxious face, the President said.
「Don't
worry. Akira, I'll protect you」
However…
There
was a crash, and the red door opened.
Fumijima-san
walked out with a deep sigh, and from behind him--
「...You
look like you've seen a dead man, President」
Yamauchi-san
appeared with a lascivious atmosphere of after-action.
『Kiyoka
Yamauchi has survived』
Aramaki-san's
comment caught us off guard.
「What?」
「Why...」
『Let's
announce the voting results, Jake!』
A
close-up of Aramaki-san is shown, and as usual, the words “Total Result” are
drawn with flashy movements, with flame effects.
The
first thing that appeared was...
『Fumijima
Pheasant Man - 4 votes』
Then,
with an explosion-like effect――
The
words “Akira Mizuki - 5 votes” appeared.
