Chapter 426: Werewolf? It's Not That Simple
After finishing the topic of Iino Miko's late-year election—
The subject returned to the fishing competition.
"Sakurai, how many did you catch?"
"Not many. For some reason, on my side, it was all Kaguya reeling in the line. None of the fish touched my hook." Sakurai Saki didn't care about male dignity; even if he lost at fishing, he could always win back on the bed later.
"Then we're doomed. Tonight the girls are going to mock us the whole evening for sure." Shirogane Miyuki patted him on the shoulder.
"Kaguya isn't interested in teasing us…"
Just as Sakurai Saki said that, Shinomiya Kaguya stood up on the other side. She looked at Shirogane Miyuki's fish basket, then glanced at the three guys, her chin lifting slightly, her expression full of playful mockery, saying cheerfully:
"President Shirogane only caught this much? O'kawaii koto."
"…" Shirogane Miyuki silently looked at Sakurai Saki.
This was the "not teasing us" you mentioned?
Wasn't Shinomiya Kaguya's personality something they all understood? Why were you even trying to defend her?
"How many did Sakurai-senpai catch?" Ishigami Yuu tried to redirect her firepower.
"Eh? Sakurai-kun and I are a team, you know~"
Shinomiya Kaguya suddenly announced that the competition was actually a team event.
Ishigami Yuu froze on the spot.
When did such a ridiculous rule appear?!
"I don't know anything about baiting hooks, I can't even cast properly. Sakurai-san was helping me the whole time. Under those conditions, I feel like winning wouldn't be fair."
The next second, Shirogane Miyuki and Ishigami Yuu exchanged glances.
This competition… no longer needed to be judged.
Those two were playing dirty!
Especially Sakurai Saki—he even brought a newbie along, clearly trying to exploit newbie luck!
...
As for the fishing results, they set it aside; there didn't seem to be anything worth explaining. By the time they brought the fish back to the villa, everything had been forgotten—or rather, no one brought it up again.
That evening they had a barbecue, and after finishing, Sakurai Saki's plan was for everyone to go set off fireworks. But Fujiwara Chika stubbornly insisted they play a game first.
The game was Werewolf, something she had wanted to play for a long time, but they never had enough people to run it in the student council.
Night falls.
In the living room.
Sitting around the table, Fujiwara Chika held the character cards, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Because normally, Werewolf requires at least 10 people, and 12 is best.
If there are too few people, the game can easily become unbalanced.
However, for an offline game, it doesn't seem necessary to care too much—playing for fun is enough.
"Three villagers, two wolves, two special roles, no seer, is that okay?" Chika asked everyone for their opinion.
Because someone needed to act as moderator, only 7 people could play.
Not including the seer was because there were too few players; if there were a seer, it would be too hard for the wolves.
"Makes sense." Sakurai Saki nodded.
"Oh right, has anyone never played before?" Fujiwara Chika looked around, then she noticed Shinomiya Kaguya raising her hand.
Alright, Kaguya truly didn't look like someone who had played this game before. Not to mention she wasn't interested in games, and also, the number of friends she had wasn't enough to start a match… a bit sad, honestly.
But thinking about that, Chika glanced at Ishigami Yuu and Iino Miko.
These two have played before?
Ishigami-kun, you're a hikikomori, right? How could you possibly have played Werewolf—this game that needs at least 10 friends? This doesn't make sense! It's unscientific!
Fujiwara 'Ace' Chika: Objection!
"Hey, your look is way too rude! I've played Werewolf on the computer before, okay? You think I don't have friends?"
Games like Among Us, Project Winter— Ishigami Yuu had played them before, and besides, Werewolf isn't that hard; you can just read the rules and understand.
"Fujiwara-senpai, I… I've played before too."
Miko was indeed a "big player" online; she could also play this kind of game, using it to help overcome her communication anxiety.
"Oh, I see."
But… do online friends count as friends? A sense of doubt rose in Fujiwara Chika's heart.
Seeing that her two juniors had no issues—
Fujiwara Chika looked toward one particular person, her face clearly displaying visible fear:
"Miyuki-kun… you, cough… you know how to play Werewolf, right?"
Her PTSD had resurfaced.
Past experiences had taught her: never trust Shirogane Miyuki!
In the matter of disappointing others, Shirogane Miyuki never disappoints!
"Look at when we played boardgames before—did I ever do anything stupid?"
Chika thought back and realized that was true. She lightly punched her right fist into her left palm, enlightened:
"Eh, Miyuki-kun, could it be that you're some kind of body type specialized in boardgames?"
Shirogane pouted, complaining: "I'm not a Gundam…"
Even a model number now, and what's more, the model looked like a mass-produced type, not the protagonist's machine! So weak!
Sakurai Saki cut him off, his voice very serious:
"Shirogane, what if you really are a boardgame-specialized Mecha type?"
Obviously bad at everything, yet extremely strong at boardgames — isn't that an ability?! No, that's a talent!
"Stop talking, I'm about to cry."
Shirogane Miyuki knew very well his own "useless" nature, and precisely because of that, a sorrowful feeling rose in his heart.
What the hell is this boardgame-specialized type!! That kind of mech is completely useless!!
Give me a protagonist-type anime mech instead!!
"And what about Kei-chan?"
"I've played with friends at school."
Oh, I see.
At this moment, Shinomiya Kaguya was flipping through the rulebook, asking:
"Villagers can only vote? No special abilities, then isn't being a villager very boring?"
"No, it's fun exactly because villagers have no vision. Those with special roles need to guide villagers to the correct side; and for wolves to win, pulling villagers to their side is also their best strategy." Ishigami Yuu shared his opinion.
"Villagers are indeed villagers—weak, powerless, only able to blindly follow the strong." Shinomiya Kaguya concluded.
Truly the style of a capitalist's daughter.
"The special roles seem quite interesting though, like the witch who can use poison to kill someone, or use an antidote to save someone; the hunter, who when killed can shoot someone he dislikes; or the seer, who cannot show themselves openly but can check someone's identity each night — all very fascinating."
"So Kaguya-nee wants to play a special role?"
"No, I want to play wolf, so I can kill all the people I hate during the night."
Shinomiya Kaguya smiled lightly at Fujiwara Chika and Hayasaka Ai.
You all… did you really think this is normal Werewolf?
This is the chance to "silently" eliminate romantic rivals within the rules, completely legal and transparent.
Werewolf is truly so fun!
I will forever love Werewolf!