Sagashira Go's POV
Why am I being summoned by the chief? Did I do something wrong? I'm just a normal announcer, right? Is it a promotion or a devotion?
I walked towards the chief's room-filling nervous and anxiety. I don't know why I'm being called here. My last job was the lottery event and I think I did a pretty good job.
So why am I here? Why am I being summoned? Just why!? Did I do some kind of mistake? Because I was thinking too much, before I knew it, I reached the chief's room.
I, Sagashira Go, can't lose my job now. I love my position. Just being an announcer has a very high salary! I worked my way up! From the janitor to being an announcer! I don't want to lose what I have now!
I opened the door while still having anxiety and feeling nervous. I don't know what will happen, but please don't fire me!
"Please take a seat."
"Okay."
I immediately did what he told me to and took a seat. Every time I see his face, I can't but be amazed by his blonde hair and very handsome face. A white complexion that rivals snow, and a height that a normal Japanese guy like me wouldn't achieve. But he's not really Japanese.
"Do you have an idea why I called you here?"
"Sir, I don't have any idea why you summoned me?"
I'm speaking the truth. It's too good to be true that I'm going to be promoted but I don't want to accept that I'm going to get demoted or get fired. In the end, I can't draw any conclusion.
"Sagashira, I'm going to explain from the beginning. Please listen."
"My ears are open to every word you say, sir!"
Please explain it to me clearly so my anxiety will disappear!
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"I see, so that's what It is, huh?"
To summarize what the chief explained to me. The guy who got the number 26 at the lottery was the manager of the certain Idol group called The Cherry Blossoms. Due to some unexpected circumstances, he won a match against a veteran which is very impossible to do.
Having a beginner winning the league would be a thorn to their plans. That's why they want to kick out his group as early as possible. So why am I being called here?
"Maybe you're asking yourself why you're here. Rest assured because I'm going to tell it to you now."
Here it goes now!
"Every round, there's a lottery that will be held to decide who you'll face at the 2nd Round."
Of course, that's one of the rules of the league that you made, right? I'm just nodding my head as an indication that I'm listening to him.
"But this time... I want you to change the lottery and replace it with a game."
A game? Did I hear it right? A game?
"That's right! A game where the participants are allowed to face off who they want as long as the conditions were met."
I see, but what's the purpose of that? I was about to ask that question but he already answered me.
"There are 2 purposes for this. First, we will give the beginners the idea that they hold the chance to choose their opponent by themselves. That's why the game is not going to be rigged for the other beginners. It's going to be completely fair to them."
I see, with that strategy, all their doubts from the Round 1 will vanish. I completely understand you chief!
"But!... The participant number 26, Araragi Hideki of Cherry Blossom's chance would be rigged!"
What? It would be rigged for this one particular person!? What's the reason for that?
"Araragi Hideki is an intelligent kid, I'm sure he'll notice something if we rig the game. Of course, to avoid losing, he'll do something about it. But...! He's a naive kid! He will do the first strategy that comes to his mind, not even thinking of other possibilities that could happen. That's why... It's going to bring him destruction."
Huh? I don't understand what he's saying? What's going on with this Araragi guy? Is he that troublesome?
"Allow me to continue speaking. Since he figured that the game is rigged, he needs to cheat too to win. But he doesn't know that a trap is waiting for him."
I listened to him much carefully and paid attention to every bit of detail. After my meeting with the Chief, I came up with the ultimate plan to destroy that Araragi guy!
But the last words of the Chief makes me scared...
"Sagashira, if you succeed, we'll promote you to a higher position than this one. But if you failed... you're going to go back to being a janitor."
No! I don't want that! I climbed my way up! Sweat and blood were spilled working every day and spending effort just to get noticed by the higher-ups! I'm not going to let some random guy ruin it! Araragi Hideki! For my sake, I'm going to... eliminate you.
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This is his last roll now. My path to victory is now assured! I built this game to defeat Araragi Hideki. Of course, I even rigged the bowl and made it slippier than normal bowls.
So that dice will slip out! I made sure that I left the red marker and the double-sided tape beside the bowl! The moment you use the double-sided tape to cover the dice and mark it with a red marker to be a Snake Eyes will be your ruin!
Hmph! First, he will faint some kind of blind spot so that the audience will not see him while he's doing the trick. The moment he's finished, he's going to roll it at the bowl to get the Snake Eyes roll.
While the dice are still rolling, I'm going to snatch it from the bowl and prove to everyone that he's cheating! With that, he's going to be forced to be disqualified! Wait, I still can't laugh! He's not even rolling the dice yet! I still can't laugh!
I can't hold back my laughter anymore! I can't help but just grin at him while he's deciding to roll the dice there!
Now, the moment you use the red marker and double-sided tape would be the start of your destruction.
END OF CHAPTER 31