"Your luck is truly good..." Ruricho Nadeshiko, who was watching from the side, exclaimed in wonder.
When she played this game, the most frequent dice points were 3 or 4, but Meari and her opponent basically had 5 or 6 in every round.
She had seen Meari play "Liar's Dice" several times today, and this was one of her more "European" (lucky) games; moreover, this time it wasn't just her, her opponent was also very "European," as if this was a "Battle for the European Emperor."
At this point, the game was already past halfway, reaching the eighth round.
Currently, Meari had 101 points, and Shimotsuki Okuri had 132 points; the gap between them was still significant.
In this round, Meari's initial points were not bad, [14555].
This was a good hand, but unfortunately, Meari had already used the five-point column before, so unless she got five fives, even if she got four fives, she wouldn't have a suitable column.
The further into the game, the fewer choices there are, and the more it tests a player's decision-making awareness; sometimes, one must be ruthless when necessary.
Meari directly discarded all five dice, not keeping a single one, and re-rolled to get [11226].
She kept 6 and rolled again—[1344].
[61344], this number was quite awkward, but if she wanted to minimize losses, she would need to fill it in the "Four Points" column to accumulate 8 points.
However, Meari didn't do this; after thinking for a while, she solemnly filled in 0 points in the "Liar's Dice" column.
This was unexpected by Shimotsuki Okuri.
"Liar's Dice" refers to five dice with the same point value.
It was only the eighth round, and there were still four rounds left, a total of 12 opportunities to roll the dice; did Meari not believe she could get a "Liar's Dice"?
She had already rolled Four of a Kind several times before; how could she not trust her luck?
Once a Liar's Dice is rolled, it's worth 50 points, a score that can change the course of the game.
For ordinary players, they might strategically give up on the "Liar's Dice" column if they think they can't roll it, but for "gamblers" like them, who pursue the extreme, they would absolutely not let go of such a comeback opportunity.
In this school, nine out of ten people would not fill it this way.
Meari had made a terrible move.
Shimotsuki Okuri concluded.
It was her turn; her luck was also poor in this round, as she rolled [11346].
She also chose to discard all and then rolled [11336].
On the third roll, she discarded four dice except for the 6, and then rolled another 6.
This time, she chose to record her score in the "Six Points" column, getting 12 points.
In the new round, Meari used three attempts and finally rolled [61235].
In this round, she had all sorts of numbers, but it also meant nothing was good to fill; no matter what she filled, it would be a loss.
Meari thought for a long time, then steeled her heart and directly filled in 0 points in the "Large Straight" column, accumulating 0 points again.
For two consecutive rounds, Meari gained nothing and wasted two of the highest-scoring opportunities.
Meari's behavior, in Shimotsuki Okuri's eyes, was completely unacceptable.
However, Shimotsuki Okuri could tell that Meari's move was not a desperate one made in a daze; she directly exposed Meari's thoughts: "Meari, are you aiming for bonus points?"
In this "Liar's Dice game," there was an additional scoring mechanism: "bonus points."
As long as the total score of the basic dice patterns, which is one to six, exceeds 63 at the end, one can get "35" bonus points.
Meari knew that her little scheme couldn't be hidden from Shimotsuki Okuri; she crossed her arms and boldly raised her head, challenging, "So what? What, are you scared?"
Scared? Shimotsuki Okuri certainly couldn't be scared.
Currently, in the basic dice patterns, she and Meari had each filled in three numbers; Meari had a subtotal of 24 points, and she had a subtotal of 23 points, one point lower than Meari.
But in terms of total score, because she had a "Large Straight," her score was much higher than Meari's.
Currently, Meari's score was 101, while she already had 144 points; even with the 35 bonus points, Meari's score would not be higher than hers.
Moreover... Shimotsuki Okuri hadn't rolled the dice in this ninth round yet, meaning the gap between them could widen further.
Shimotsuki Okuri did not answer, but simply began shaking the dice cup in front of Meari.
In the first round, she rolled [23445], and both her "four-point" and "five-point" slots were empty.
Without much thought, she directly kept two 4s, aiming for the "four-point" category.
In the second round, she rolled [244], taking two 4s, and without batting an eye, she rolled again.
Unfortunately, this time she didn't roll a 4, but a [3].
In this round, she got four 4s, filling the score in the "four-point" slot, directly gaining another 16 points.
While Meari was surprised by her score in this round, she also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
It scared her to death; she thought Shimotsuki Okuri had directly rolled five 4s and instantly landed a "Liar's Dice".
If that were the case, her game would have been declared over immediately.
As for now... although the gap widened further, she felt she still had a chance.
Of course, this was Meari's thought; from Shimotsuki Okuri's perspective, with a 67-point difference between them, a comeback was basically impossible.
She had already secured the victory, enough to confidently win this gamble.
At this moment, Shimotsuki Okuri suddenly said, "Meari, you should be able to see that the score difference between us is already too large for you to catch up. You don't want to lose, do you?"
Meari was indeed under a lot of pressure. She raised her eyes and said irritably, "Isn't that obvious? Who wants to lose? Why are you asking this? Do you intend to surrender?"
Shimotsuki Okuri shook her head, "I will not surrender. I can see that you value this 80 million gambling fund very much. In fact, besides losing 80 million, I can offer you another option."
"What option?"
"Join Zenshoukai." Shimotsuki Okuri proposed, "As long as you join Zenshoukai, this debt can be written off."
"This is Mibuomi Aoi's suggestion to you, isn't it?" Meari scoffed.
Meari didn't even need to think; she knew immediately upon hearing it that this was Mibuomi Aoi's idea.
He had always wanted to target Ayanokouji Kiyohira, so such a suggestion was not unexpected.
For him and Ayanokoji, 80 million yen might not even be a large sum of money, and it would certainly be enough to secure her allegiance.
It sounded quite tempting; if she agreed, then Ayanokoji wouldn't lose these 80 million yen, and she wouldn't disappoint him... Does anyone really think Meari would think that way?
What a joke, does she look like an idiot?
It seemed that by joining Zenshoukai, she could avoid paying the 80 million gambling fund, but this money would essentially be "selling-herself money".
If she really agreed to this condition, after joining Zenshoukai, Mibuomi Aoi would definitely order her to deal with Ayanokoji, and she would be unable to refuse.
This guy stops at nothing to achieve his goals, even exploiting his own fiancée. She would definitely become a pawn in his hands too.
If that were the case, she might as well directly tell Ayanokouji Kiyohira that she lost 80 million, and say that as an apology, she wouldn't resist at all, listening to whatever he said and accepting any punishment he gave.
Since it's all "selling-herself money," why not choose the person she likes?
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