Nejima Seikyou's POV
Sanju Inami? From what I can tell, he's the other guy who discarded a card along with Araragi Hideki. He found some kind of way to get back on the game but why did he discard something in the first place?
Same with Araragi, why did they discard a card?
"Time for the showdown!"
We formed a circle for the 7th Round and had our cards being inspected by the dealers. Araragi Hideki is still there, standing at the sidelines. While I don't see anything strange to this Sanju Inami guy.
"The winner is... Nejima Seikyou! He's going to advance 5 steps again! That will be the 15th tile!"
In the end, I still won this round. He just discarded something and came back so I figured that he has some kind of plan to take me down.
But in the end, I still won this round, huh?
"Nejima Seikyou got a punishment tile."
This will happen sooner or later anyway, just as well happen now.
"The punishment you've got is... not being able to participate in the showdown for the next 2 Rounds."
Well, It's not that big of a deal. I'm sure that the winner will be someone who has the strongest hand second to Straights.
"Going to Discard Phase, anyone?"
Like earlier, Sanju Inami has gone to the Discard Box and discarded a card. After that, I walked towards the elimination corner. Again, why did he discard? If his hand is just second to my hand, he can take the reign from me for just a Round.
But maybe It's not worth it taking the reign for just a Round?
"Now, we're going to the showdown! Again, someone got 5 cards already so he's going to participate in the showdown now."
Again!? What? Sanju Inami walked towards the showdown circle and have his card being inspected by the dealers. What the hell? What's the purpose of discarding a card, then?
"The winner of this showdown was... Sanju Inami."
Well, I expected it. So his steps will be 5 or even 4 if all the other player's hands are trash.
"Sanju Inami's steps would be 5. He would step to the 5th Tile. The 5th Tile is a benefit tile and he would gain 15 Million Yen by stepping on it."
As I thought, he got 5 Steps hand. Maybe a Four Of A Kind or other hands that have the same amount of steps. Wait, hold on? 15 Million Yen? That means... he just stepped to a tile, I stepped earlier!
I see they're not changing it! This game has a hole! For example, if I stepped to the 5th Tile, and I got 15 Million, then if he stepped to the same time as me... he already knows what he will get, and It's the same as me!
"It's already the Discard Phase. Is someone going to discard anything?"
Sanju Inami discarded again like earlier and ran towards the elimination corner. Araragi Hideki is still standing there like earlier. He's not moving an inch. I even thought that he's the only opponent I will have in this game. It's kinda idiotic for him to discard something when he doesn't have any idea how to get back.
"Time for the showdown! A guy is going to come back since he already has 5 cards and built a hand."
At this point, I'm not surprised anymore. I still don't know his reason for discarding though. I still don't know how the hell he's coming back to the game. Just how?
"The winner in this 9th Round... Sanju Inami. He would have 6 Steps!"
He won again, as I expected. Wait, 6 steps? It's just 5 earlier! How the hell did he get 6 steps?! Having 6 steps and winning would mean... Sanju Inami now holds the game! It's now his reign!
"He will step to the 11th Tile. That would give him 30 Million Yen!"
What the hell? That makes his total profit of 45 Million Yen! He has more funds than me as of the moment! How!? How!? How the hell did he get 6 steps when It's just 5 steps earlier!? Did he cheat? But the dealers are inspecting them! Surely, they'll not let him pass!
"Time for the Discard Phase."
This time, Sanju Inami didn't discard anything and he's still in the game. Fuck, fuck, fuck!!! By the time I get back in the game, the reign is already stolen from me! Now, I have to wait for this Sanju Inami guy to step to a punishment tile!
Forget Araragi Hideki! My opponent right now is Sanju Inami! I took a glance at Araragi Hideki just now and saw him smiling as if he's a devil. Wait, hold on! The reason why Araragi Hideki's discard, how Sanju Inami is getting back in the game and the fact he just got a 6 steps hand, different from earlier!
Wait, It all makes sense! I'm wrong! I'm wrong for calling this guy an idiot! Araragi Hideki is one hell of a guy! He's actually my only opponent here! Everything that happened so far... is all according to him!
END OF CHAPTER 47