In this awkward, bizarre, and somewhat inexplicable atmosphere, the old-fashioned television finally spoke:
"The game begins.
Competitor, Chen Xiao holds chips: 350 points.
Competitor, Tsujido Yuto holds chips: 410 points.
"
As soon as the voice fell, the emoticon on the screen disappeared, and what followed was a view overlooking a city from the sky. From the dense buildings, it was clear that this was an early 20th-century, crowded, busy Western city. It was dawn, just after sunrise, with fog enveloping every corner of the streets.
Just like the beginning of every movie, after letting the audience know the era and approximate location of the story, the camera began to move, passing through several sparse green belts and dense towering buildings... finally entering the window of an old apartment, and the image froze at the next second of entering the window.
