"...What? What language... is that?!" Arkalee freaked out as she saw Hyunda speaking from far across the table "........." Daniel had yet not spoken to him despite being on his left side "Hyunda?" Ikkiri simply verbally reached out to him "......." His facial expression emitted annoyance as he looked at Ikkiri "Puta do caralho, eu n?o sei a quem estás a chamar esse nome, mas n?o é esse o meu nome..." Hyunda spoke once again in an incomprehensible language to all of them "I don't get jackshit but I'm pretty sure he slurred like five times in a row." Hinagiku offered her take "But---why does he look exactly like he used-----" Ikkiri was in the midst of almost having a meltdown.

  But.

  Such time was not for this.

  As such, Basara slammed his two hands on the podium in order to announce the beginning of the new round, as the clock officially hit 1 pm.

  "The new round will now begin. In accordance with the option that Hinagiku so carefully chose in the last execution round, this judgment round will contain 18 rounds. A minute to vote, as well, but that you already know. Furthermore, Kawahara will know all the answers regardless of any events, as soon as a claim is finished. In a similar vein, Tatsu will be able to choose 18 claims as a whole, in regard to the individual that will be selected by the dice." Basara, this time, was far more talkative "Tatsu." He called out to him "The moment the results for a claim are updated on the ladderboard, you will be given 30 seconds to choose between 50 options in a screen that will appear before you that only you can visualize through your retina. Do you understand this information?" Basara coldly asked "Yes, I do." And Tatsu wasted no time in replying "Good. Lastly, say hello to the new ten players that Lus purchased!" Basara called out to the ten new players that were aligned to Ikkiri's right, as their position in the ranking ladder was still unknown.

  As a matter of fact, at the current moment, the ranking ladder was not visible, which was yet another difference that they noted. But also, from Ikkiri's right, all the way to Arkalee, the ten new players sat individually, with their respective names still labeled as "???" instead of their real ones being revealed.

  "Piss off, RUSSIANS!!!!" Arkalee taunted them one last time "..............." But the ten of them did not reply this time around, as they had a higher objective in mind; mainly, they held a strong gaze towards Daniel but would not stare for too long "We begin now." Basara determined that enough was enough and accelerated the momentum of the event "ROLL THE DICE!!!" Basara gave the imperial order which prompted the virtual screen to show up above, where the remaining pictures could be seen.

  The current players that can be selected by the dice are: Hirakibo Tatsu, Kaneta Tateyana, Takeshi Kuzan, Lus Sera, Hajime Hyunda, Kyoko Yukishiro, Mayabashi Hinagiku, and the other ten players, whose pictures are on full display. It's noteworthy that they are six boys and four girls, whose age varies from 11 to 20, far contrasting the 15-16 age range of the original students of block F.

  Ten whole seconds later, it landed.

  "NOOOOOOOO!!! HOW?! THE ODDS ARE SO LOW!!!" Kuzan yelled out "Tough luck, my guy! Ten whole players and one of the oldies is picked, HAHAHA!!" Kawahara laughed in the face of Kuzan's misery "Great, we're finally getting to know the lore of the thief..." Arkalee expressed angst "For 18 whole rounds too..." Yukishiro sighed "...Just what am I supposed to make of that, my dear Omega?" Yukishiro looked at Hyunda once again "Whose shadow is this? Yours? Or..." As she kept pondering, Kuzan's red lined square around his chair, ceased to be in front of him and only allowed a path forward to the central chair remains.

  It didn't take a guard to put him there, as Kuzan did so on his own; ultimately having his limbs locked and adjoined to the chair. And as per agreement, just as the first claim was about to be made, there were thirty seconds that were given to Tatsu and only Tatsu.

  The time limit does not mean that he has to waste all those seconds away, however.

  "Tatsu, don't waste time." Kawahara called out to him in a bored tone "I hold the answers, it doesn't matter how you go about it. The claim itself is pointless because there will be no 50/50 here. Those who are under my contract will receive the answer because if they vote incorrectly a single time, the contract cancels out. Nobody here will dare to not vote what I say to them, unless they want their free answers to be cancelled. Oh and----I forgot to mention..." Kawahara would then proceed to speak oppressive words "Since we can't leave our seats, there is effectively no way for me to tell any of you the right answer to your ears. And so, I made the official decision of just saying it out loud." Kawahara announced "But I don't believe that's a problem?" Kawahara made sure "There is..." Ikkiri spoke out "That's on you. I told you earlier that whoever wanted their contracts to be made with me, that they were to speak with me. But it's not just you. Daniel here and his dead girlfriend also felt like they were too smart and that there would be no real consequences for this. Not to mention that fuckface over there who can't even speak English now." Kawahara became argumentative as Tatsu stretched out the time just to see what Kawahara was going to say next "Now you see, this pisses me off quite greatly. Four people are about to get free answers, which makes me seem cheap. I am not willing to tolerate this." Kawahara's expression darkened.

  17 seconds remain until Tatsu's option filter expires.

  "Wait, Kawahara... What are you saying...?!" Lus, one of the people who committed to a contract with Kawahara, displayed heavy worry as she heard his speech "I am saying they either accept the upcoming contracts I'm about to send them their way, or shit is about to hit the fan. I'm not about to give up free answers now that the game has changed. Not to mention the ten other retards, of course." Kawahara eyed them "We can understand you, retard." One of the girls said, in a Russian tone "If Japanese, why speak English? I don't understand." One of the boys questioned "It's the universal language. Soretomo, ko suru no ga o konomi ka, kuso yaro?" Kawahara smirked "Kawahara, there is no way to avoid this. You have no way of giving the answers privately, except out loud. You couldn't have predicted the fact that they would lock our movements." Daniel told him "Really, you think so?" Kawahara asked him, with an unhinged expression "Because I don't. I will give you all, the answers out loud. But only under a condition that all must obey: a contract that is equal to the exact same as the others have. And should there be someone who doesn't comply, then I will not give the answers." Kawahara gave his ultimatum at last.

  And this was bad news for many.

  "DUDE?! COME ON, YOU KNOW THEY WON'T------" Tateyana looked at the ten new players "And what is this 'contract' about, exactly?" One of the male new players, spoke with interest, as many dreaded in silence "Simple, you give me 50% of the points you earn from the claim, if you correctly score. In case not, the contract is automatically cancelled. But the contract was spoken like this: 'Do you accept the following contract: Should you in this entire judgment round score correctly, in every round of the judgment round that you do, 50% of those earned points, even with the contracts included, will be attributed to Ryousuke Kawahara. Should you incorrectly score then this contract will be cancelled and likewise, all other players who have this exact same contract will have this contract cancelled as well.' This." Kawahara revealed the contract that many others had confined and agreed with at the last minute before this round started "I don't see the problem." One of the male new players said "I----" As the conversation was about to reach somewhere, it had been decided.

  Tatsu pressed one of the 50 claims as two seconds remained and thus, Basara had the opportunity to unleash the long awaited first claim.

  "Takeshi Kuzan, at the age of seven, was found to have beneath his pillow, a jar of money notes which in total was the equivalent to 1,000 dollars." Basara laid out the claim at last, as one minute was ticking now "As I was saying----" Kawahara continued "I will send all of you this contract. You either accept it, or you get the other side of the spectrum." Kawahara added "In other words, if we don't accept your contract or don't vote what you say, you won't say the answer that you can see right now?" One of the new male players, asked "That's right..." Kawahara looked a bit below, where an exclusive screen was visible to him only "...Am I to believe that he actually can see something? It sounds bullshit, but..." Lus was somehow not doubting this "Ok. I am down." An agreement was initiated by one of them "I don't see the issue either." Another came forth "If it means that the red lights won't lit up, then of course I want this..." In the end, none of them disagreed and Kawahara took the chance "Given that I don't know your names, I will refer to you as your numbers that you are ranked." Because above their chair, there is a ranking number correspondent to the ladderboard, even if the ladderboard itself isn't visible.

  In less than 15 seconds, their contracts were made and now there were only 4 other people in the table that had not yet been given their contracts.

  "Ikkiri, will you accept it?" Kawahara asked her, in a calm tone "Yeah....." Ikkiri was looking at Hyunda, despite answering Kawahara "Alright." Kawahara then formed the contract to which Ikkiri accepted in the end "Daniel." He didn't seek Yulia's confirmation but his, instead "I don't mind, but what about you, Yulia?" Daniel asked her "...Fine..." She didn't like obeying Kawahara "Done deal. Think of it as an apology for earlier." Kawahara didn't think twice and thus, the two contracts were formed.

  0:37 seconds remain.

  "......." Hyunda kept resting with his face on his right fist "I was gonna ask you about the feet, but I'm more curious about the hair dye. Where did you bleach it? Specifically, I mean it." Kawahara was genuinely curious "It's kinda weird seeing him without all the earrings..." Tateyana commented "His ears aren't even remotely pierced...!! This is impossible...!!" Arkalee noticed from afar, with acute precision "His eyes aren't white either... He said that was his natural eye color but... are those contacts...?" Ikkiri was still plagued by doubts "Answer me, you stupid fuck. Hyunda." As soon as he was called out by that name he had repeatedly heard many times now, he turned to Kawahara, with a demon face "Faz silencio, cabr?o! Quantas vezes eu preciso de dizer que esse n?o é o meu nome?!" He became irritated "......." Kawahara had a realization, but one that he wasn't 100% certain of "Daniel, you got ties to Brazil, right?" Hyunda's eyes twitched as he heard it "......." Daniel was reluctant to reply "....Yeah." He kept a straight face "Espera... Você é do Brazil?" To Daniel, Hyunda spoke, in a non-aggressive way "............" Daniel simply looked into his black eyes "Do you understand English?" Daniel asked "......." Hyunda's face twitched "....Pouco..." He confessed "Can we get a fucking translator, PLEASE?! WHAT IS HE SAYING?! THIS SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED!!" Arkalee complained "Yeah, I mean... They even blocked our view of the chat... It was kinda useful earlier..." Kuzan looked around as he noted that.

  0:29 seconds remain.

  "Oi, Daniel! You fucking speak his language, you prick! Talk some sense into him already." Kawahara demanded "...I don't." Daniel closed his eyes "You're shitting me." Kawahara was in disbelief "...He doesn't...?" Hinagiku didn't entirely believe that "I'm American. Not Brazilian." Daniel corrected "But you've been there for years, RIGHT?! Are you telling me you don't know a single word that he is saying?" Kawahara was finding this to be unacceptable "It was a long time ago. I kinda forgot." Daniel gave that lackluster reply "Holy shit... What the fuck is going on..." Tateyana dreaded "Hey, Hyunda!" Hinagiku was the one who called him out this time, earning his hateful glance "Outra puta." He retorted "Portuguese?" One of the new male players suspected "Kawahara---HIM---" Hinagiku pointed at Kawahara "WILL----give you SOMETHING-----" She directed her fingers and arms in Hyunda's direction from Kawahara to him "---YOU PRESS YES, OK?!" Hinagiku saught his confirmation "CALA A BOCA, CARALHO!!!" In a loud manner, he shouted at Hinagiku, causing her to become outraged "I DON'T NEED TO KNOW YOUR SHITTY LANGUAGE TO KNOW WHAT YOU JUST TOLD ME, FUCK FACE!!! ACCEPT THE CONTRACT OR GET DESTROYED!!!" Hinagiku slammed her right fist on her table, causing a small rumbling "........" Even Ikkiri found the force of the impact alarming.

  0:22 seconds remain.

  "Yes." Kawahara had formed the contract and Hyunda was looking at it "Pick yes, to the LEFT." Kawahara gave the instructions "........." Hyunda looked at Kawahara "OH MY GOD I CAN'T TAKE THIS, SOMEONE FUCKING TELL HIM TO ACCEPT IT PLEASE!!!!" Lus finally came out of her shell "DANIEL, STOP PRETENDING YOU DON'T KNOW HIS LANGUAGE!!! YOUR ENTIRE BACKSTORY IS FROM BRAZIL!!! WHY ARE YOU LYING?!" Lus continued her verbal onslaught "SHUT UP, BITCH!!" Yulia defended Daniel as she got up, but didn't move away from the area of her chair "Not these two again..." Tatsu sighed "Wait, can't you just ignore him?" Kuzan proposed from the center "I mean, come on... Do you actually believe that's Hyunda...?" Kuzan had everyone's attention suddenly "......" Kawahara realized "I had a suspicion, but..." Yukishiro looked at Yulia suddenly "It's most likely like that." Kuzan confirmed it to Yukishiro "...He's a clone of Hyunda...??" Ikkiri was in disbelief "WHAT?! NO, NO, NO!!! HE-----THIS FRAUD---?!" Arkalee was starting to cry out of frustration "......." Daniel saw what Hyunda did "Oh my god." Lus, who also sits next to Hyunda from the other side, was in awe "...Did he just reject my proposal...?" Kawahara muttered as his face began to rupture a psychotic smile "Falam demasiado, v?o todos para o caralho apanhar no cu." Hyunda took off his right fist from the side of his face and started to crack his knuckles freely.

  0:16 seconds remain.

  "Ok." Kawahara threw himself back on his chair "WAIT, KAWAHARA!!!" Hinagiku tried to reach out to him verbally "JUST IGNORE HIM, HE DOESN'T MATTER!! HE CAN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND US, I BET!!" She argued "Or maybe he's just pretending. You don't know him like I do." Kawahara replied "But does it MATTER?! Treat him like he doesn't exist! Please, Kawahara! You will win so many points, he just doesn't matter!!" Lus argued this time around "Yeah... You're right about that..." Kawahara was still deeply annoyed "What a shitshow this has become. Two clones. What's next, the motherfuckers that died on the island make their irrelevant comeback of the century? It's enough to make me cry." Kawahara laughed instead, however "It's yes." Kawahara broke the mood completely as he said that "...You mean the answer...?!" Arkalee asked carefully "That's right. Vote yes and behold the magic." It would be no exaggeration to say that almost all of them voted for that option right away.

  0:09 seconds remain.

  "Daniel..." Yulia talked with Daniel, now that she had voted "Yes, my dearest?" Daniel attended with a smile "...." She momentarily blushed "...Why haven't you voted, my dear..est?" She mimicked him but lacked the precision "Hmmm... I'm curious about what he's going to vote for." Daniel looked to Hyunda, who had his right index finger on the border of the digital screen "...Why hasn't Daniel voted yet..." Lus looked through Hyunda and saw Daniel still with his screen up "This is not the same Hyunda, no matter how you look at it, no?" Hinagiku said to Ikkiri "...Yeah... I know... I, of all people, would know, but..." Ikkiri looked as if she had a lump on her throat; wanting to say something "Ikkiri... You know this guy..." Hinagiku noticed "...!!!" Ikkiri could no longer keep it to herself "---This is Hyunda when I first MET HIM, HINA!!!" Ikkiri revealed the truth that not even Hinagiku could be totally not surprised by "...You're joking." She denied it "I am not. I met him three years ago and he looked exactly the same. But----he----he never said anything about Brazil or anything of that...!!" Her face was distorted from so much doubt "......." Hinagiku internalized this "----No." With three seconds on the clock, Daniel said that "......." Lus' eyes widened "D-Daniel.....!??" Yulia gasped heavily "No fucking wa-----" The clock rapidly ran out, as Kawahara looked at Daniel with murderous' eyes.

  And for the first time in this round, the ladderboard was updated as everything was reset and ready for a brand new start.

  

  1 - Rikishima Ikkiri:【106476/150000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 50,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th, 7th, 6th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 1,344 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 672 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Rikishima Ikkiri has a 75% point boost acquisition for the rest of the day, but should she get a claim wrong, the 75% point boost acquisition will become a 75% point boost acquisition in reverse and will only change back when she gets a claim right (should she fail to get it right three times in a row it will not go back】━【Has gotten 4 right claims; a 75% point boost acquisition is in effect】━ 【Rikishima Ikkiri's turn will be under Lus Sera's control in this execution round until it is over】━【Rikishima Ikkiri's turn will belong to Hajime Hyunda in two rounds from now】━【Should Rikishima Ikkiri correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of her points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)

  2 - Mayabashi Hinagiku:【68352/90000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 22,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Lost 10,000 points due to the contract with Daniel Lead that states that at the beginning of this round, she must transfer 10,000 points to Daniel Lead's account; 1:00 minute ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 768 points due to the contract with Daniel Lead that states that every time Mayabashi Hinagiku scores correctly, the value of the claim will be transferred to Mayabashi Hinagiku's account from Daniel Lead's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Mayabashi Hinagiku correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Every time Mayabashi Hinagiku scores correctly, the value of that claim will be transferred to Mayabashi Hinagiku's account from Daniel Lead's account】━【At the beginning of the next round, Mayabashi Hinagiku must transfer 10,000 points to Daniel Lead's account】━【Should Mayabashi Hinagiku correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of her points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)

  3 - Kyoko Yukishiro:【64684/90000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 22,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Kyoko Yukishiro correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Kyoko Yukishiro's turn will be under Hirakibo Tatsu's control during this execution round】━【At the end of every judgment round, 20,000 points will be transferred from Lus Sera's account to Kyoko Yukishiro's account, however if Lus Sera dies, then so will Kyoko Yukishiro】━【At the end of this judgment round, Kyoko Yukishiro must transfer 20,000 points to Hikaru Yulia's account】━【Should Kyoko Yukishiro correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of her points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)

  4 - Daniel Lead:【63789/90000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 22,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 10,000 points due to the contract with Mayabashi Hinagiku that states that at the beginning of this round, she must transfer 10,000 points to Daniel Lead's account; 1:00 minute ago, Lost 768 points due to the contract with Mayabashi Hinagiku that states that every time Mayabashi Hinagiku scores correctly, the value of the claim will be transferred to Mayabashi Hinagiku's account from Daniel Lead's account; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% point acquisition boost for the rest of the day】━【Lus Sera's turn will be under Daniel Lead's control in the execution rounds until this day is over】━【If a claim is correctly guessed five times in a row, the sum total of the points of those five claims will be added】━【Right claims in a row: 0】 ━【Hikaru Yulia's turn will be under Daniel Lead's control in the execution rounds until this day is over; and Daniel Lead will receive half of the bonus points Hikaru Yulia receives the next time it happens】━【Every time Mayabashi Hinagiku scores correctly, the value of that claim will be transferred to Mayabashi Hinagiku's account from Daniel Lead's account】━【At the beginning of the next round, Mayabashi Hinagiku must transfer 10,000 points to Daniel Lead's account】━【Should Daniel Lead correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of his points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)

  5 - Hikaru Yulia:【62957/90000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 22,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Hikaru Yulia correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Hikaru Yulia's turn will be under Daniel Lead's control in the execution rounds until this day is over; and Daniel Lead will receive half of the bonus points Hikaru Yulia receives the next time it happens】━【At the end of the this judgment round, Kyoko Yukishiro must transfer 20,000 points to Hikaru Yulia's account】━【For the rest of the day, Hikaru Yulia has complete immunity】━【Should Hikaru Yulia correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of her points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)

  6 - Ryousuke Kawahara:【54145/150000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 50,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 672 points due to the contract with Rikishima Ikkiri that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Mayabashi Hinagiku that states that every time Mayabashi Hinagiku correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Kyoko Yukishiro that states that every time Kyoko Yukishiro correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Hikaru Yulia that states that every time Hikaru Yulia correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 768 points due to the contract with Lus Sera that states that every time Lus Sera correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Kaneta Tateyana that states that every time Kaneta Tateyana correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 768 points due to the contract with Hirakibo Tatsu that states that every time Hirakibo Tatsu correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 576 points due to the contract with Gayakirima Kanawari that states that every time Gayakirima Kanawari correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Sofia Petrova that states that every time Sofia Petrova correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Natalia Zakharova that states that every time Natalia Zakhararova correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Polina Kuzmina that states that every time Polina Kuzmina correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Agata Golubeva that states that every time Agata Golubeva correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Yuri Valakov that states that every time Yuri Valakov correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Alexey Fyodorov that states that every time Alexey Fyodorov correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Anatoly Sidorov that states that every time Anatoly Sidorov correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Manolis Phrathinaikus that states that every time Manolis Phrathinaikus correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Mark Van Daan that states that every time Mark Van Daan correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Juan Alfredo Gonzalez that states that every time Juan Alfredo Gonzalez correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Ryousuke Kawahara can no longer form any contracts with Kitsuya Arkalee】━【Should Rikishima Ikkiri, Mayabashi Hinagiku, Kyoko Yukishiro, Hikaru Yulia, Daniel Lead, Lus Sera, Takeshi Kuzan, Hirakibo Tatsu, Gayakirima Kanawari, Sofia Petrova, Natalia Zakharova, Polina Kuzmina, Agata Golubeva, Yuri Valakov, Alexey Fyodorov, Anatoly Sidorov, Manolis Phrathinaikus, Mark Van Daan, Juan Alfredo Gonzalez, correctly score a claim in this judgment round, 50% of the points that they earn from from those claims, will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara】(CANCELLED)

  7 - Lus Sera:【53253/250000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 100,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 3,072 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 786 points due to the contract with Kitsuya Arkalee that states that every point Kitsuya Arkalee earns during this judgment round must be transferred to Lus Sera; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 768 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Lus Sera correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Lus Sera's turn will be under Daniel Lead's control in the execution rounds until this day is over】━【Every time Lus Sera scores correctly, the points earned will be doubled (this effect stacks), however, should she score incorrectly more than three times in a row, she will die】━【Scored correctly 1 time】━【Has a 50% point acquisition boost for the rest of the day】━【Rikishima Ikkiri's turn will be under Lus Sera's control in the upcoming execution round until it is over】━ 【If Mayabashi Hinagiku is chosen as the target of a judgment round, she must give all the answers for every claim to Lus Sera】━【Takeshi Kuzan's turn will belong to Lus Sera in this execution round】━【Mayabashi Hinagiku's turn will belong to Lus Sera in the execution round of this hour】━【At the end of every judgment round, 20,000 points will be transferred from Lus Sera's account to Kyoko Yukishiro's account, however if Lus Sera dies, then so will Kyoko Yukishiro】━【Whenever Sofia Petrova, Natalia Zakharova, Polina Kuzmina, Agata Golubeva, Yuri Valakov, Alexey Fyodorov, Anatoly Sidorov, Manolis Phrathinaikus, Mark Van Daan, Juan Alfredo Gonzalez die, all of their points will be transferred to Lus Sera automatically, furthermore, Lus Sera will be crowned as their killer】━【In this judgment round, every point that Kitsuya Arkalee earns will be transferred to Lus Sera】━ 【Should Lus Sera correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of her points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)

  8 - Hajime Hyunda:【52282/90000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 22,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【In two rounds from now, Rikishima Ikkiri's turn will belong to Hajime Hyunda】

  9 - Takeshi Kuzan:【40575/60000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 17,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: None.】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% point boost acquisition for the upcoming two hours】━【Takeshi Kuzan's turn will belong to Lus Sera in this execution round】━ 【Should Takeshi Kuzan correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of his points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)

  10 - Kaneta Tateyana:【24710/45000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 15,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Kaneta Tateyana correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Should Kaneta Tateyana correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of her points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)】

  11 - Hirakibo Tatsu:【20008/150000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 50,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 1,536 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 768 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Hirakibo Tatsu correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Has a 100% point acquisition boost for the rest of the day】━【Kitsuya Arkalee's turn will be under Hirakibo Tatsu's control in the execution rounds until this day is over】━【For the next three hours, whenever Kitsuya Arkalee breaks her point barrier; 100% of her bonus earned points will be transferred to Hirakibo Tatsu's account】━【Should Hirakibo Tatsu correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of his points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)

  12 - Sofia Petrova:【10384/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Sofia Petrova correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Sofia Petrova dies, Lus Sera will receive all of her points and will be further crowned as her killer】━【Should Sofia Petrova correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of her points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)】

  13 - Natalia Zakharova:【10384/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Natalia Zakharova correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Natalia Zakharova dies, Lus Sera will receive all of her points and will be further crowned as her killer】━【Should Natalia Zakharova correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of her points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)】

  14 - Polina Kuzmina:【10384/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Polina Kuzmina correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Polina Kuzmina dies, Lus Sera will receive all of her points and will be further crowned as her killer】━【Should Polina Kuzmina correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of her points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)】

  15 - Agata Golubeva:【10384/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Agata Golubeva correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Agata Golubeva dies, Lus Sera will receive all of her points and will be further crowned as her killer】━【Should Agata Golubeva correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of her points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)】

  16 - Yuri Valakov:【10384/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Yuri Valakov correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Yuri Valakov dies, Lus Sera will receive all of his points and will be further crowned as his killer】━【Should Yuri Valakov correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of his points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)】

  17- Alexey Fyodorov:【10384/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Alexey Fyodorov correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Alexey Fyodorov dies, Lus Sera will receive all of his points and will be further crowned as his killer】━【Should Alexey Fyodorov correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of his points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)】

  18 - Anatoly Sidorov:【10384/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Anatoly Sidorov correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Anatoly Sidorov dies, Lus Sera will receive all of his points and will be further crowned as his killer】━【Should Anatoly Sidorov correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of his points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)】

  19 - Manolis Phrathinaikus:【10384/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Manolis Phrathinaikus correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Manolis Phrathinaikus dies, Lus Sera will receive all of his points and will be further crowned as his killer】━【Should Manolis Phrathinaikus correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of his points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)】

  20 - Mark Van Daan:【10384/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Mark Van Daan correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Mark Van Daan dies, Lus Sera will receive all of his points and will be further crowned as his killer】━【Should Mark Van Daan correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of his points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)】

  21 - Juan Alfredo Gonzalez:【10384/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Juan Alfredo Gonzalez correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Juan Alfredo Gonzalez dies, Lus Sera will receive all of his points and will be further crowned as his killer】━【Should Juan Alfredo Gonzales correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of his points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)】

  22 - Gayakirima Kanawari:【676/1500 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 1,152 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 576 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Gayakirima Kanawari correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 100 points due to breaking the 100 point barrier; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% acquisition boost for the rest of the day】━【If a claim is correctly guessed five times in a row, the sum total of the points of those five claims will be added】━【Right claims in a row: 1】━ 【Should Gayakirima Kanawari correctly score any claim in this judgment round, 50% of her points earned from that claim will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara, but should the claim be incorrectly guessed, this contract, alongside all of the others that are the same as this, will be cancelled】(CANCELLED)

  23 - Kitsuya Arkalee:【0/100000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 22,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 786 points due to the contract with Lus Sera that states that every point Kitsuya Arkalee earns during this judgment round must be transferred to Lus Sera; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Kitsuya Arkalee's turn will be under Hirakibo Tatsu's control in the execution rounds until this day is over】━【For the next three hours, whenever Kitsuya Arkalee breaks her point barrier; 100% of her bonus earned points will be transferred to Hirakibo Tatsu's account】━【In this judgment round, every point that Kitsuya Arkalee earns will be transferred to Lus Sera】

  There were a lot of things to unpack from the appearance of the ladderboard.

  "CANCELLED?!" That was the very first thing that every player saw as soon as they gauged their contracts "WHO THE FUCK FAILED TO VOTE CORRECTLY!?!?" Arkalee scoured through every single person who had not achieved a single point from their most recent point history "....." But most already knew "It was me. We are not doing this." Daniel stopped all pointless research as he announced himself "WHY?! WE COULD HAVE HAD THIS UNDER CONTROL, YOU STUPID MOTHERFUCKER!!!" She retorted back "He deliberately did this...?" Ikkiri found it strange "Go figure. What's the idea?" Kawahara asked, as he was not pissed off, against what one might've thought "There's no idea. You are free to attempt the same thing again, as you can just do that." Daniel reinforced the idea instead "Ask again." Daniel added.

  But Kawahara was the one who put a stop on this idea in the first place.

  "Don't bother. I told you, if one goes against the flow, shit goes down. And so, it goes..." Kawahara adopted a new stance "I am not accepting any contracts until the next round." Kawahara threw everyone in for a ride "NO!!!" Arkalee protested "YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS!?!? ALL THIS JUST BECAUSE DANIEL DIDN'T COMPLY?! WHAT ABOUT THE REST THAT DID?! THIS IS NOT FAIR!!" Tateyana argued "She's right! And besides, you stand to win less by not redoing the contracts. Just exclude Daniel from the contract, Kawahara. A mere obstacle like this does not compensate. You won 5k points just from this alone. Add x17 rounds and you will get around 85k points, which although is roughly around 140k points to where you will be in the end and won't break your point barrier, it won't actually be a bad deal. Think about this, Kawahara...." Lus gave a more logical stance, on the other hand "........" But Kawahara strictly knew this "Hm, no. It was a bad idea, considering how we can't go anywhere now. But now I would have to rely on you people with the pretense that you'll comply. It's final." Kawahara shut down this argument for good "...Daniel, why did you do this...?!" Yulia asked, but as of now, a lot of people began to hate Daniel even more, as he put an arrogant facade on.

  Something occurred, in the meantime, as a 0:10 second timer was lit up in the top of the ceiling.

  "You are to move to your new seat according to the number of your ranking in your ladder and if you don't, you get what you get." Basara told "?!?!" A lot panicked "Yulia, switch, quick." Daniel got up and gave the order "Above me, you'll see your ranking number. Pay attention to this from now on." Daniel entered Yulia's area, as the red line around the areas of the chairs, currently, was actually green "O-Ok...!!" Yulia rapidly switched places with Daniel, as she now was side to side with Kawahara to her left and Daniel to her right "We meet again." Kawahara greeted Yulia with a smile "..!!!!" She was horrified and leaned herself to the right side, closer to Daniel, since the chair now had extreme weight in comparison to the previous rounds "Why is the chair not moving?! I don't want to be near this psychopath!!!" Her panic began as she leaned further to Daniel "......." Kawahara now looked to his left, where he saw Lus "Already?" Kawahara chuckled "It won't be for long." Lus allowed her arrogance to take over "Your white knight doesn't give two shits about you, delusional bitch." Kawahara insulted her "Shut up." Lus silenced him quickly to which he just cringed.

  In the meantime, as everyone changed places, the grand difference was finally noticed.

  "UMMM.... WHAT?!?!?" Arkalee was right to Ikkiri, as she was the last place "WHERE DID THOSE 10K POINTS COME FROM?!?! HELLO?!" She wrathfully took her place next to Ikkiri as three seconds remained "Wait, she's... right..." Yulia lowly said "Shit, it's not even in their point history. They literally got 10k points for fucking free?" Tateyana remarked as she saw that "But Yulia never got those 10k points before." Tatsu remarked as well "True..." Tateyana agreed, as she was next to him.

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  But to Tatsu's left, there was one of the new female players, who now had a name to her: Sofia Petrova.

  "It's only natural, why the surprise?" To Tatsu, but also Tateyana, Sofia, a woman of 18 years of age, possessing 1,72 centimeters in height, spoke in English albeit carried by a Slavic accent "We are acquired as assets for global entertainment and yet you expect us to be thrown into the wolves' den without any sort of capital whatsoever? You are naive." Her light ashened eyes accompanied by her deeply pale skin, almost making one confuse her for an Albino, was made the subject of transient admiration "......." Tatsu didn't reply back "So you say, but as I just said, we bought a new player earlier and she got zero points when she arrived." Tateyana fought on, now noticing her mildly light brown medium-length hair that would go down to a bit over her shoulders; her clothing being the same as all the others----a signature white blouse composed with a crimson red choker around her neck "But this was no such premature purchase, correct? Who invested in our purchase? Was it a singular purchase or was it a multiple purchase done at the same exact time?" Her talkative charisma was already noticeable, but her teeth were somewhat crooked even if utterly whitened "...It was multiple. Daniel bought ten of them." Tateyana revealed "...Daniel...?" Sofia immediately went and checked Daniel's status "Ah, Daniel has Lus' turn, so it was technically Lus." Tateyana corrected herself ".....Oh, I see... That does make sense, yes. Now that you mention it, it's stated in my contracts too, that this 'Lus Sera' will get all of my points if I die and will get crowned as my killer... Waaahhh, scary..." Sofia cowered as she looked at Lus' status this time around ".....She's playing dumb..." Tatsu suspected.

  In the meantime, as everyone had gone to their new seats without fail, the second judgment round would now begin.

  Tatsu would take no less time than ten seconds to choose his desired option.

  "Takeshi Kuzan has killed over 13 people in his life." Basara made the simple claim and the one minute timer was presented above ".........." A grand total of three seconds of silence was made, mainly with everyone looking at Kawahara "I can give you guys the answer, y'know." Kuzan took this opportunity to make his advance "Unlike Kawahara's contract which cancels upon every wrong answer, I won't demand anything like that. I want this from whoever is interested in making a contract with me: Every time you correctly score, I will give you half of the liquid value of the claim to you. On the other hand, should you incorrectly score, not only do I want the double of the liquid value of the claim to me, but I also want your turn in the execution round." Kuzan made his gambit "You are out of your fucking mind." Hinagiku retorted to him "You want us to blindly commit into something that you can just lie about it and get our turn in the execution round? Are you retarded?" Hinagiku continued to question him.

  0:53 seconds remain.

  "I forgot to add something." He gulped "Whoever also applies for this contract will win all of their lost points to me at the end of the judgment round..." Kuzan now made a more appealing offer "...No way... Right...??" Yulia didn't know what to make of this, and she saught validation in Daniel "...It's not bad. But it has far too many risks. There's also the fact that it's a contract that rewards you for not picking the correct option which is very counterproductive here. Don't do it, Yulia." Daniel then spoke to Kuzan about this "Aren't you being way too greedy, Kuzan?" He spoke what everyone was thinking "Emphasis on 'way'." Kawahara chuckled "You got an idea, bro? Ya see, I want to score some points and not just fall victim here." Kuzan explained his dilemma "I do have an idea where you can benefit here." Daniel assured and then proceeded to speak his mind "How about: At the end of round 5, 10, 15, for every right claim, you will receive 25% of the total liquid value of those right claims, but for every wrong claim, 50% of the total liquid value of those wrong claims, will be extracted from you." Daniel made his suggestion "Uh..." Kuzan gave it some thought "Is bro joking here? While yes, on the surface this does make my answer to be more believable and you absolutely want to ascertain that you are voting the correct answer here... You are also telling me that by incorrectly voting, you benefit from my points..." Kuzan looked up as he thought more about this.

  0:46 seconds remain.

  "...Does he know...?" Mark Van Daan, a 19 year old male individual with a long face, a greek nose, and a buzz cut to be his most defining noticeable trait, thought in the midst of his skepticism as he observed the development of the situation at hand "...Supposedly, to maximize the profit of this strategy, you would have to get your answer wrong 10 times. The 11th time will be when your choker decides to blow up, effectively killing you... Let's suppose bro proceeds to incorrectly score 9 more times. He would get 50% of the value of the liquid claims, which are 768 points, if divided by 50%, is 384. That, multiplied by 9, is 3,456 points. Arguably, if more follow this path and stupidly vote incorrectly 10 times, then I will lose a little over 3,5k points. However, to consider this, is absolutely ridiculous. There is no way that bro is telling me that he wants to incorrectly score. Because the profit that is to be gained by correctly scoring five times in a row for bro, due to his contract, IS what he is looking for." Kuzan realized fairly quickly "And for my profit... The majority of the players will give me 25% of 768, which is 192. This multiplied by 5 is what will be attributed to me for each individual who correctly scored 5 times in a row, for example: 960 points. I potentially stand to win 960 points multiplied by 22, which is... 21,120...!!!" Kuzan's eyes widened and then he looked at Daniel, who was smiling to him in a cryptic manner.

  "And that's only at the end of every five rounds. This, if it occurred three times as a whole, provokes the profit of close top 65k... Bro is a genius!!" Kuzan took no time to advance his ploy "Alright, I can swing with that. I'll gladly give away every answer if it means I can profit." Kuzan said "...!!" And a few smiles were formed "However, every single one of you has to recite this exact following contract and there can be no differences in wording: Takeshi Kuzan, do you accept the following contract: At the end of round 5, 10, and 15, I will receive 25% of the liquid value of every right claim made until then, and for every wrong claim, 50% of the liquid value of every wrong claim will be extracted from my account?" Kuzan laid out the exact terms that Daniel made "I should mention: Unless everyone does this, I won't say a word. Kawahara and Hyunda are excluded from this as Kawahara knows every answer and Hyunda, or-----whoever that is, cannot speak or understand us. I think this is a fair approach." Kuzan made his final stance.

  0:37 seconds remain.

  "Oi, what the fuck? That's harsh, why am I being excluded here?" Kawahara felt offended "I can understand the Brazilian retard, but you're greatly offending me here, Kuzan! Of course I want a piece of this!" Kawahara then started to recite the contract to Kuzan "Yulia, do it." Daniel ordered "Ok." Yulia didn't think twice and began to form the contract "Teacher, please come to my aid as I want to make a contract with Kuzan!" Daniel spoke to Basara, to which he immediately obliged "Me after!!" Arkalee needed his assistance as well "...If Daniel made this up, then I have nothing to fear. He wouldn't put me in danger." Lus felt confident as she also recited the contract to Kuzan "Not gonna do it?" Hinagiku who had already performed the contract to Kuzan, questioned Ikkiri, to her right "I will but... It's bothering me..." Ikkiri was referring to Hyunda, who remained uncaring for the current situation "Ikkiri, I honestly don't think he knows you nor anyone in this room for that matter. And----" Hinagiku thought about revealing some other information to her "...No, I shouldn't tell her that I saw Hyunda down there. That will just confuse her even more... And besides... It's uncertain whether or not he's actually a clone of the Hyunda that we know. If I follow that same train of thought, then it's the same as Yulia, but there are personality differences..." Hinagiku analyzed "Yes, you're right, Hina. This Hyunda is not the same, but... He looks exactly the same way when I met him. It makes me think of what he was like before that..." Ikkiri still didn't commit to the contract with Kuzan, but all others had already "...How was he like before? Did he mention?" Hinagiku asked "......I can't say, sorry. It's a secret that... I can never tell anyone... No matter what....." Ikkiri looked down, but ultimately committed to the contract "...Now I'm curious..." Hinagiku admittedly couldn't hide that.

  0:29 seconds remain and only Hyunda didn't commit to the contract with Kuzan.

  "Yes." Kuzan accepted the last contract window in front of him, verbally "Alright..." Kuzan sighed "No. I have never killed a single life in my life. Not, directly, at least." Kuzan confessed "Never once did you put a bullet in someone, despite being a thief?" Daniel questioned "I don't get caught. A thief that gets caught in a situation of life or death, freedom or prison, is no thief. In that regard, I've always made sure to have someone else cover for me. So no, I have never killed someone in my whole life." Kuzan added more details "Alright." Daniel didn't need to question any longer "Yes." Without any delay, he voted verbally "...!!" Yulia decided to follow the lead "He wouldn't lie, there's too much on the line for him..." Hinagiku reasoned to herself, as everyone else started to vote as well "...Still... Daniel mentioned round 5, 10, and 15... That Indian said that by the time round 5 arrives, that a surprise execution round will start... There is no way that Daniel isn't taking something into consideration..." Hinagiku eyed Daniel, to which, he also looked at her, very momentarily "...Yeah, I know..." She reverted her gaze back.

  And as such, with all the voting done, the ladderboard was updated, as the second round of this judgment round, came to an end.

  

  1 - Rikishima Ikkiri:【107820/150000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 50,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th, 7th, 6th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 1,344 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 672 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 1,344 points; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Rikishima Ikkiri has a 75% point boost acquisition for the rest of the day, but should she get a claim wrong, the 75% point boost acquisition will become a 75% point boost acquisition in reverse and will only change back when she gets a claim right (should she fail to get it right three times in a row it will not go back】━【Has gotten 4 right claims; a 75% point boost acquisition is in effect】━ 【Rikishima Ikkiri's turn will be under Lus Sera's control in this execution round until it is over】━【Rikishima Ikkiri's turn will belong to Hajime Hyunda in two rounds from now】━ 【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Rikishima Ikkiri correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Rikishima Ikkiri's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Rikishima Ikkiri incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Rikishima Ikkiri's account】

  2 - Mayabashi Hinagiku:【69888/90000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 22,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Lost 10,000 points due to the contract with Daniel Lead that states that at the beginning of this round, she must transfer 10,000 points to Daniel Lead's account; 1:34 minutes ago, Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points due to the contract with Daniel Lead that states that every time Mayabashi Hinagiku scores correctly, the value of the claim will be transferred to Mayabashi Hinagiku's account from Daniel Lead's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Mayabashi Hinagiku correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 768 points due to the contract with Daniel Lead that states that every time Mayabashi Hinagiku scores correctly, the value of the claim will be transferred to Mayabashi Hinagiku's account from Daniel Lead's account; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Every time Mayabashi Hinagiku scores correctly, the value of that claim will be transferred to Mayabashi Hinagiku's account from Daniel Lead's account】━【At the beginning of the next round, Mayabashi Hinagiku must transfer 10,000 points to Daniel Lead's account】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Mayabashi Hinagiku correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Mayabashi Hinagiku's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Mayabashi Hinagiku incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Mayabashi Hinagiku's account】

  3 - Kyoko Yukishiro:【65452/90000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 22,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Kyoko Yukishiro correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Kyoko Yukishiro's turn will be under Hirakibo Tatsu's control during this execution round】━【At the end of every judgment round, 20,000 points will be transferred from Lus Sera's account to Kyoko Yukishiro's account, however if Lus Sera dies, then so will Kyoko Yukishiro】━【At the end of this judgment round, Kyoko Yukishiro must transfer 20,000 points to Hikaru Yulia's account】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Kyoko Yukishiro correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Kyoko Yukishiro's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Kyoko Yukishiro incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Kyoko Yukishiro's account】

  4 - Daniel Lead:【64557/90000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 22,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 10,000 points due to the contract with Mayabashi Hinagiku that states that at the beginning of this round, she must transfer 10,000 points to Daniel Lead's account; 1:34 minutes ago, Lost 768 points due to the contract with Mayabashi Hinagiku that states that every time Mayabashi Hinagiku scores correctly, the value of the claim will be transferred to Mayabashi Hinagiku's account from Daniel Lead's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 1,536 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 768 points due to the contract with Mayabashi Hinagiku that states that every time Mayabashi Hinagiku scores correctly, the value of the claim will be transferred to Mayabashi Hinagiku's account from Daniel Lead's account; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% point acquisition boost for the rest of the day】━【Lus Sera's turn will be under Daniel Lead's control in the execution rounds until this day is over】━【If a claim is correctly guessed five times in a row, the sum total of the points of those five claims will be added】━【Right claims in a row: 1】 ━【Hikaru Yulia's turn will be under Daniel Lead's control in the execution rounds until this day is over; and Daniel Lead will receive half of the bonus points Hikaru Yulia receives the next time it happens】━【Every time Mayabashi Hinagiku scores correctly, the value of that claim will be transferred to Mayabashi Hinagiku's account from Daniel Lead's account】━【At the beginning of the next round, Mayabashi Hinagiku must transfer 10,000 points to Daniel Lead's account】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Daniel Lead correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Daniel Lead's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Daniel Lead incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Daniel Lead's account】

  5 - Hikaru Yulia:【63725/90000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 22,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Hikaru Yulia correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Hikaru Yulia's turn will be under Daniel Lead's control in the execution rounds until this day is over; and Daniel Lead will receive half of the bonus points Hikaru Yulia receives the next time it happens】━【At the end of the this judgment round, Kyoko Yukishiro must transfer 20,000 points to Hikaru Yulia's account】━【For the rest of the day, Hikaru Yulia has complete immunity】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Hikari Yulia correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Hikari Yulia's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Hikaru Yulia incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Hikaru Yulia's account】

  6 - Lus Sera:【60165/250000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 100,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 3,072 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points due to the contract with Kitsuya Arkalee that states that every point Kitsuya Arkalee earns during this judgment round must be transferred to Lus Sera; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 768 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Lus Sera correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 6,144 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 768 points due to the contract with Kitsuya Arkalee that states that every point Kitsuya Arkalee earns during this judgment round must be transferred to Lus Sera; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Lus Sera's turn will be under Daniel Lead's control in the execution rounds until this day is over】━【Every time Lus Sera scores correctly, the points earned will be doubled (this effect stacks), however, should she score incorrectly more than three times in a row, she will die】━【Scored correctly 2 times】━【Has a 50% point acquisition boost for the rest of the day】━【Rikishima Ikkiri's turn will be under Lus Sera's control in the upcoming execution round until it is over】━ 【If Mayabashi Hinagiku is chosen as the target of a judgment round, she must give all the answers for every claim to Lus Sera】━【Takeshi Kuzan's turn will belong to Lus Sera in this execution round】━【Mayabashi Hinagiku's turn will belong to Lus Sera in the execution round of this hour】━【At the end of every judgment round, 20,000 points will be transferred from Lus Sera's account to Kyoko Yukishiro's account, however if Lus Sera dies, then so will Kyoko Yukishiro】━【In this judgment round, every point that Kitsuya Arkalee earns will be transferred to Lus Sera】━【Whenever Sofia Petrova, Natalia Zakharova, Polina Kuzmina, Agata Golubeva, Yuri Valakov, Alexey Fyodorov, Anatoly Sidorov, Manolis Phrathinaikus, Mark Van Daan, Juan Alfredo Gonzalez die, all of their points will be transferred to Lus Sera automatically, furthermore, Lus Sera will be crowned as their killer】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Lus Sera correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Lus Sera's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Lus Sera incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Lus Sera's account】

  7 - Ryousuke Kawahara:【54913/150000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 50,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 672 points due to the contract with Rikishima Ikkiri that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Mayabashi Hinagiku that states that every time Mayabashi Hinagiku correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Kyoko Yukishiro that states that every time Kyoko Yukishiro correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Hikaru Yulia that states that every time Hikaru Yulia correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points due to the contract with Lus Sera that states that every time Lus Sera correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Kaneta Tateyana that states that every time Kaneta Tateyana correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points due to the contract with Hirakibo Tatsu that states that every time Hirakibo Tatsu correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 576 points due to the contract with Gayakirima Kanawari that states that every time Gayakirima Kanawari correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Sofia Petrova that states that every time Sofia Petrova correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Natalia Zakharova that states that every time Natalia Zakhararova correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Polina Kuzmina that states that every time Polina Kuzmina correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Agata Golubeva that states that every time Agata Golubeva correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Yuri Valakov that states that every time Yuri Valakov correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Alexey Fyodorov that states that every time Alexey Fyodorov correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Anatoly Sidorov that states that every time Anatoly Sidorov correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Manolis Phrathinaikus that states that every time Manolis Phrathinaikus correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Mark Van Daan that states that every time Mark Van Daan correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 384 points due to the contract with Juan Alfredo Gonzalez that states that every time Juan Alfredo Gonzalez correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Ryousuke Kawahara can no longer form any contracts with Kitsuya Arkalee】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Ryousuke Kawahara correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Ryousuke Kawahara's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Ryousuke Kawahara incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account】

  8 - Hajime Hyunda:【53050/90000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 22,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【In two rounds from now, Rikishima Ikkiri's turn will belong to Hajime Hyunda】

  9 - Takeshi Kuzan:【40575/60000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 17,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: None.】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% point boost acquisition for the upcoming two hours】━【Takeshi Kuzan's turn will belong to Lus Sera in this execution round】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Rikishima Ikkiri, Mayabashi Hinagiku, Kyoko Yukishiro, Daniel Lead, Hikaru Yulia, Ryousuke Kawahara, Lus Sera, Kaneta Tateyana, Hirakibo Tatsu, Sofia Petrova, Natalia Zakharova, Polina Kuzmina, Agata Golubeva, Yuri Valakov, Alexey Fyodorov, Anatoly Sidorov, Manolis Phrathinaikus, Mark Van Daan, Juan Alfredo Gonzalez, Gayakirima Kanawari, and Kitsuya Arkalee correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred to Takeshi Kuzan's account from Rikishima Ikkiri, Mayabashi Hinagiku, Kyoko Yukishiro, Daniel Lead, Hikaru Yulia, Ryousuke Kawahara, Lus Sera, Kaneta Tateyana, Hirakibo Tatsu, Sofia Petrova, Natalia Zakharova, Polina Kuzmina, Agata Golubeva, Yuri Valakov, Alexey Fyodorov, Anatoly Sidorov, Manolis Phrathinaikus, Mark Van Daan, Juan Alfredo Gonzalez, Gayakirima Kanawari, and Kitsuya Arkalee's account; likewise if Rikishima Ikkiri, Mayabashi Hinagiku, Kyoko Yukishiro, Daniel Lead, Hikaru Yulia, Ryousuke Kawahara, Lus Sera, Kaneta Tateyana, Hirakibo Tatsu, Sofia Petrova, Natalia Zakharova, Polina Kuzmina, Agata Golubeva, Yuri Valakov, Alexey Fyodorov, Anatoly Sidorov, Manolis Phrathinaikus, Mark Van Daan, Juan Alfredo Gonzalez, Gayakirima Kanawari, and Kitsuya Arkalee incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be extracted from Takeshi Kuzan's account】

  10 - Kaneta Tateyana:【25478/45000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 15,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Kaneta Tateyana correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Kaneta Tateyana correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Kaneta Tateyana's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Kaneta Tateyana incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Kaneta Tateyana's account】

  11 - Hirakibo Tatsu:【21544/150000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 50,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 1,536 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 768 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Hirakibo Tatsu correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 1,536 points; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Has a 100% point acquisition boost for the rest of the day】━【Kitsuya Arkalee's turn will be under Hirakibo Tatsu's control in the execution rounds until this day is over】━【For the next three hours, whenever Kitsuya Arkalee breaks her point barrier; 100% of her bonus earned points will be transferred to Hirakibo Tatsu's account】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Hirakibo Tatsu correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Hirakibo Tatsu's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Hirakibo Tatsu incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Hirakibo Tatsu's account】

  12 - Sofia Petrova:【11152/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Sofia Petrova correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Sofia Petrova dies, Lus Sera will receive all of her points and will be further crowned as her killer】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Sofia Petrova correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Sofia Petrova's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Sofia Petrova incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Sofia Petrova's account】

  13 - Natalia Zakharova:【11152/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Natalia Zakharova correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Natalia Zakharova dies, Lus Sera will receive all of her points and will be further crowned as her killer】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Natalia Zakharova correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Natalia Zakharova's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Natalia Zakharova incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Natalia Zakharova's account】

  14 - Polina Kuzmina:【11152/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Polina Kuzmina correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Polina Kuzmina dies, Lus Sera will receive all of her points and will be further crowned as her killer】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Polina Kuzmina correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Polina Kuzmina's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Polina Kuzmina incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Polina Kuzmina's account】

  15 - Agata Golubeva:【11152/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Agata Golubeva correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Agata Golubeva dies, Lus Sera will receive all of her points and will be further crowned as her killer】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Agata Golubeva correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Agata Golubeva's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Agata Golubeva incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Agata Golubeva's account】

  16 - Yuri Valakov:【11152/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Yuri Valakov correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Yuri Valakov dies, Lus Sera will receive all of his points and will be further crowned as his killer】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Yuri Valakov correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Yuri Valakov's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Yuri Valakov incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Yuri Valakov's account】

  17- Alexey Fyodorov:【11152/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Alexey Fyodorov correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Alexey Fyodorov dies, Lus Sera will receive all of his points and will be further crowned as his killer】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Alexey Fyodorov correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Alexey y's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Alexey Fyodorov incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Alexey Fyodorov's account】

  18 - Anatoly Sidorov:【11152/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Anatoly Sidorov correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Anatoly Sidorov dies, Lus Sera will receive all of his points and will be further crowned as his killer】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Anatoly Sidorov correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Anatoly Sidorov's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Anatoly Sidorov incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Anatoly Sidorov's account】

  19 - Manolis Phrathinaikus:【11152/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Manolis Phrathinaikus correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Manolis Phrathinaikus dies, Lus Sera will receive all of his points and will be further crowned as his killer】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Manolis Phrathinaikus correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Manolis Phrathinaikus' account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Manolis Phrathinaikus incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Manolis Phrathinaikus's account】

  20 - Mark Van Daan:【11152/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Mark Van Daan correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Mark Van Daan dies, Lus Sera will receive all of his points and will be further crowned as his killer】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Mark Van Daan correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Mark Van Daan's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Mark Van Daan incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Mark Van Daan's account】

  21 - Juan Alfredo Gonzalez:【11152/15000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 6,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Juan Alfredo Gonzalez correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points he earns from his claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Whenever Juan Alfredo Gonzalez dies, Lus Sera will receive all of his points and will be further crowned as his killer】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Juan Alfredo Gonzalez correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Juan Alfredo Gonzalez's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Juan Alfredo Gonzalez incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Juan Alfredo Gonzalez's account】

  22 - Gayakirima Kanawari:【2328/3000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 1200 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 1,152 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 576 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Gayakirima Kanawari correctly scores this judgment round, 50% of the points she earns from her claim must be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 100 points due to breaking the 100 point barrier; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 1,152 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Won 500 points from breaking the 500 point barrier; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% acquisition boost for the rest of the day】━【If a claim is correctly guessed five times in a row, the sum total of the points of those five claims will be added】━【Right claims in a row: 1】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Gayakirima Kanawari correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Gayakirima Kanawari's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Gayakirima Kanawari incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Gayakirima Kanawari's account】

  23 - Kitsuya Arkalee:【0/100000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 22,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0:34 seconds ago, Lost 768 points due to the contract with Lus Sera that states that every point Kitsuya Arkalee earns during this judgment round must be transferred to Lus Sera; 0:34 seconds ago, Won 768 points; 0:02 seconds ago, Lost 768 points due to the contract with Lus Sera that states that every point Kitsuya Arkalee earns during this judgment round must be transferred to Lus Sera; 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Kitsuya Arkalee's turn will be under Hirakibo Tatsu's control in the execution rounds until this day is over】━【For the next three hours, whenever Kitsuya Arkalee breaks her point barrier; 100% of her bonus earned points will be transferred to Hirakibo Tatsu's account】━【In this judgment round, every point that Kitsuya Arkalee earns will be transferred to Lus Sera】━【At the end of round 5, 10, 15, of this judgment round, if Kitsuya Arkalee correctly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, 25% of the liquid value of those right claims will be transferred from Kitsuya Arkalee's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account; likewise if Kitsuya Arkalee incorrectly guessed any of the claims between those five rounds, then 50% of the liquid value of those wrong claims will be transferred to Kitsuya Arkalee's account】

  She immediately grabbed her right crutch and used it to get up from her chair, as she was the only person who had to move to another place.

  "What did I say?" Lus spoke in Kawahara's direction "....." He didn't want to get up "You're treading a very dangerous road." Kawahara got up, forfeiting his seat, as it now had Lus' name above it "Not for long." She said once more "What a fucking narcissist you are, only someone like you would not notice she's being used for the gain of another." Kawahara chuckled once again "......I'm aware..." She admitted to herself, as she was now next to Yulia "...But it won't be for long... I'm getting out of this game..." Lus' confidence became higher as she saw herself climbing the ladder.

  The next round would now come, shortly after a few seconds.

  "Do it." Erigaisi gave the orders to the staff members "B-But sir?! Wasn't this supposed to be employed during the fifth round?!" One of them dared to question his authority and his decision-making "Don't make me repeat myself or there will be consequences." Erigaisi's words were final "Yes, sir." Erigaisi rested his right fist on the right side of his face in that couch "What is going to happen?" Andrea was bold enough to ask "Watch and see." Erigaisi's lips started to create a disturbing facial expression "......." Andrea didn't like what was going on.

  At first, it began to sound like that of a siren running through the asphalt but this time, it was as if it was chasing after something that no one could clearly tell what it was.

  "?!?!?" The room began to turn deep red "WHAT?! WHAT'S HAPPENING?!" Ruckus was made among them "....Already...?!" Juan began to sweat "But he said it would be between five to five rounds!!" Polina was also confused "That Indian....!!" Hinagiku didn't like being caught off guard like this "It's time..." Daniel began to wickedly smile "Time for what?!" Yulia asked, but it was Basara that answered "It's time for a surprise execution round." Those words alone were enough to send them off the rails "WHAT?! NO WAY, IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO WORK LIKE THAT!!!" Ikkiri was the first one to protest "WASN'T AN EXECUTION ROUND ONLY SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN AT THE VERY END OF THE JUDGMENT ROUND?!" Kuzan also didn't know what to make of this "And it will. This is just an extremely rare occurrence. But don't fret, this surprise execution round works slightly different from your average one." Basara would then proceed to elaborate "First of all, the target of the execution round will be picked at random between the 23 of all of you. Regardless of your points, only one of you will make it." Basara elaborated "THAT---THAT'S EVEN FUCKING WORSE!!!" Tateyana rightfully complained, but Basara proceeded "There will only be two rounds and you will only be able to pick a maximum of 25 options." Basara then united his hands "So, without further ado..." And decided to clap loudly once "LET THE EXECUTION ROUND BEGIN!!" The chant of doom that everyone was massively familiar with, appeared in the shape of a wheel, where a flaming skull would select its most prized target "SPIN THE SKULL, LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" Basara demonstrated an uncanny enthusiasm that no one else did.

  The 23 pictures of every single current player was present throughout that wheel of doom, even Kuzan, the current subject of the ongoing judgment round.

  "AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! I DON'T WANNA GO THERE, NOOOOOO!!!!!" Arkalee fretted profoundly "My fucking God, what is this shit-----" Yukishiro was mad at this event that she could not predict "....Worst case scenario, I can talk this out by giving them points but..." Lus looked at the new players, who were somehow composed amidst this "...If I'm put there and they get a turn then I'm most likely finished...!!" She dreaded the possibility "Daniel....!!!" Yulia wanted to make physical contact with Daniel, but due to the red lines around their chairs, it wasn't something that they thought was wise to do "I won't let you die, no matter what..." Daniel didn't look at Yulia but instead at the impending will of doom that had already passed every picture at least twice but was showing signs of slowing down.

  Eventually, the unfortunate target was spearheaded by the skull.

  "!!!!!!!!!!!!" Her entire face became distorted "LUS SERA, GET YOUR FUCKING ASS UP YOUR CHAIR RIGHT AT THIS GIVEN FUCKING MOMENT!!!" Basara ordered her "...Nooo....!!" She felt like breaking down "KARMA, BITCH!!! AHAHAHA!!!" Kuzan was freed from his shackles as Lus was laughed at by Kawahara "I hope she dies..." Yulia internally thought "Sheeshhh..." Tateyana felt somewhat sorry for her "Here, let me help y-----" As Kuzan was walking out of the center of the area, he offered himself to help Lus, who had yet to leave her chair "NO, I CAN DO THIS." She decided to face it head on and grabbed her crutch "........." Kuzan was surprised as Lus awkwardly passed through his right side, though she was limping from the damage done to her leg "...She has to die. I know what bro is plotting..." Kuzan went back to his primarily designated seat "...I won't die...." Lus was consumed by shackles to her wrists and ankles as she sat on that central chair "...You won't let me die because without me, you can't advance----to achieve what you have in mind, Daniel...!!" Lus smiled amidst that desperate situation "And NOW....!!!" Basara was not done, as now would come the part where most were actually looking forward to "THE FIRST PERPETRATOR SHALL BE SELECTED!!!" With Lus out of the picture, 22 other players would now be given the chance to make something out of nothing happen.

  Thus, the skull spun once again, to which, no one dared to speak as the suspense built itself up.

  "YURI VALAKOV!!!" Basara's name announcement had everyone going to the ladderboard in order to identify who it was "Who?!" Most didn't know him "Number 16..." Yulia noticed "...Ehe..." A tattooed 19 year old male individual that honed a bald shaved head with tattoos at the top of it, smiled to Lus while exhibiting his deficient dental structure ".....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Lus began to ventilate "Hello, beautiful!" In a Russian accent, Yuri announced his interest for Lus "Your face will be even more beautiful once I tarnish it, ehehe!" His laughter was chronically affected by a plaguing disease "Jesus fucking-----" Arkalee felt disgusted just by looking at him, not to mention Lus, who was shaking from top to bottom, nonstop "I'll forfeit those 25 points then..." His eyes focused on Lus, but at the same time, 25 options appeared on the screen.

  

  1 - You will be awarded 12,800 points, but will start the next round with 9 red lights.

  2 - Forfeit half of your points, remove one contract of your choice among the players (this bypasses immunity).

  3 - Forfeit 10,000 points and switch with the individual that's currently being executed (you will be awarded with 8,000 points as an added bonus).

  4 - Instantly kill Lus Sera (you must have claimed at least one zone)

  5 - Lus Sera's right eye will be removed in exchange for 4,000 points.

  6 - Forfeit any multiples of your points (x768) and add the same number to Lus Sera's choker's red lights.

  7 - Lus Sera's legs will be cut off (+8,000 points)

  8 - Earn a 25% point acquisition boost, but you cannot kill a player for the next four hours.

  9 - Earn a 25% point acquisition boost for the next hour, but whenever you get a claim wrong in the next hour, two red lights will be lit up on your choker instead of one.

  10 - Lus Sera's left forearm will be cut off (+5,000 points)

  11 - Lus Sera's feet will be cut off (+2,500 points)

  12 - Lus Sera's points will be increased by 10% in exchange for 8 added red lights to her choker.

  13 - Transfer your points to an individual in your class (minimal point input: 10,000)

  14 - Lus Sera's chest will be cut off for 7,500 points.

  15 - Earn 25,000 points; you cannot participate in execution rounds for the rest of the day.

  16 - Forfeit half of your points; the skull will be spun again but you won't be excluded from the round.

  17 - Earn half of Lus Sera's points but you cannot kill another player for the next hour.

  18 - Forfeit 10,000 points; increase Lus Sera's choker's red lights by 5.

  19 - Forfeit half of your points, remove one contract of your choice among the players.

  20 - Claim 4,000 points (this only applies if someone died in this round)

  21 - Lus Sera's left calf will be cut off (+1,500 points)

  22 - Lus Sera will win 25,000 points but she must name 5 body parts she wishes to dispose of.

  23 - Lus Sera will suffer an instant death penalty, but you will become the target for execution in the next round though you will be awarded all of her points.

  24 - Lus Sera's nose will be cut off (+5,000 points)

  25 - Forfeit 4,000 points, Lus Sera must choose an option that involves a part of her body being cut off.

  Lus could barely focus and read all of the options; as a matter of fact, she did the one thing that she was sure she could and should do.

  "I'll offer you all of my points, just don't kill ME!!!" She couldn't even look at Yuri, who was having fun looking at her tormented expression "Is that any way of asking for a favor?" Yuri taunted her "Please.... It's 60k points...!!" She now tilted her head and rotated the chair to Yuri's direction "Points that I can acquire by killing you, eheeeee..." He laughed once more "But that's a waste..." Lus had an argument prepared for this "By killing me you will obtain a fraction of what you could obtain..." Yuri was now listening "Ok." He allowed her to continue "If you let me go and don't kill me, then I will give you all of my points via contract and in addition, I will give you all of my points that I obtain until round 10..." But Lus didn't stop there "It's 786k points." Yuri's eyes widened "You lie." He denied it "I don't. I can demonstrate my reasoning, if you'd permit me." Lus insisted "Yes, go ahead." Yuri gestured "In the upcoming third round, I will obtain double of 3,072, which is 6,144. In the fourth, the double of 6,144, which is 12,288. In the fifth, the double of 12,288, which is 24,576. In the sixth, the double of 24,576, which is 49,152 points. In the seventh, the double of 49,152, which is 98,304 points...!" Lus inhaled as much oxygen as she possibly could "In round eight, the double of 98,304 will be 196,608 points. In round nine, the double of 196,608 points, will be 393,216 and in-----" Yuri finished it for her "The grand 768k!" He showed enthusiasm ".....Yes..." Lus felt exhausted.

  Yuri nonetheless smiled like a creep much to Lus' dismay.

  "That's all very logical and you are very smart. If I am completely honest, I don't believe you should be here. I'm sure many of you can agree?" He looked around for approval "You're very smart, yes..." His Baltic accent was more recognizable now "I won't kill you. I only seek to destroy that which is beautiful...." Yuri's eyes widened in ecstasy "NO, PLEASE DON--------" The option was, unfortunately for her, chosen out of savage impulse with no restriction.

  That option being: Option 22 - Lus Sera will win 25,000 points but she must name 5 body parts she wishes to dispose of.

  "....No-no-no-no-nooooo......!!!!" Lus shook her head sideways "And so, it has been chosen!" Basara adjoined the campaign "NO, PLEASE!!! I'LL GIVE YOU ALL OF THOSE POINTS!!!" Lus was in denial "But it's too late for that. And I don't want your points... Your purity... I want to see it be put to the test." Yuri licked his lips "YOU FUCKING RETARD!!! YOU COULD HAVE HAD YOUR FUTURE FOR YOU!!! I WOULD BE BOUND BY A CONTRACT!!! THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY!! A BRAND NEW LIFE!!! WHAT THE HELL COULD YOU WANT MO-----" Basara interrupted her "Lus, if in ten seconds you don't make your choice, don't be too surprised about what happens..." He warned her "GGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!" She gritted her teeth savagely "Lus." Not Basara, but Daniel, called out to her, which made her spin her chair "Your left hand, your left arm, your left shoulder, your left feet, and your left calf." Daniel said the words she did not want to hear no matter the occasion "No...!!" She begun to cry "You will get them back at the end of this round. It's a temporary sacrifice." Daniel reminded her "....But even SO!!!" She could not swallow that idea easily "Do it. Or do you not want to live?" Daniel persuaded her "....I do..." Tears fell down her cheeks "....It'll be what he said....." Lus looked down on the ground, much to her despair "So it is." Basara signaled the two guards to come over.

  Much like before, they were carrying various slaying tools that were made for effective cutting, such as knives, katanas, and even hacksaws. Through Lus' chair, they made their way to the center, where Lus howled in despair as she did not want to accept what was about to happen.

  "I'M GOING TO DIE!!! THE PAIN WILL BE TOO MUCH!!! I CAN'T BEAR IT!!!" She mainly looked at Daniel "You will. You have to." Daniel told her, coldly "I CAN'T DO IT...!!!" Her shackles came off, and one of the guards began by grabbing her left forearm, in order for the other guard to quickly slice off her left hand "AAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGG--------" Yelling out of her lungs, Lus was now exposed to that of a quick torture session "...AAAAHHHHHH...!!! YES, YES, YES....!!!" Yuri kept slamming his fists on the table "MORE, MORE, MORE!!! SLICE HER UP REAL GOOD!!! MAKE HER INTO TRASH, EHEHEEEEEE!!!" Without shame, he started to display his psychotic side, as Lus was facing the worst physical pain of her life until this very moment, as the guards showed no restrain in continuing the torture.

  Roughly twenty seconds later, the guards were done and Lus no longer had her left hand, arm, shoulder, feet, and calf. The pain was so immense that she was having multiple panic attacks and her blood rush was severe.

  "Please inject her with anesthesia. She will probably die. Not from lack of blood, but because her anxiety is clogging her blood flow. I don't mind forfeiting my points if it means that you can give it to her through the vending machine, teacher." Daniel called out to Basara "I can do that, but it will cost you the double." Basara gave the positive answer "Which is...?" Daniel asked, reluctantly "2,000. The double of that, 4,000. Do you wish to purchase it?" Daniel hesitated not in answering "Yes, please. If possible, extract it from my account." Daniel offered "Not if it's possible, it's the only way, dumbass." Basara walked out of the podium and went into the vending machine to buy the single large syringe with the strongest anesthesia in the world "AAAAAHHHHHHHHGGNNNN.........." Howls of pain and sorrow could be heard from the central chair as the guards left the scene, silently "Now you know what it's like." Arkalee talked to Lus at the center "...AAAhhhAAAAHHHHGGGhhhhhhh......!!" Her voice shifted in volume as her tears ran rampant "Don't know what she's complaining for. She just got +25k points. One of the zones literally says you can acquire new body parts. What a baby." Hinagiku thought of Lus as weak "...But... That... Has to hurt... So much....!!" Ikkiri emphasized, on the other hand.

  Basara took no time in acquiring the syringe through the vending machine and went straight to Lus.

  "Inject her in the areas that were cut and preferably, down to the core of her broken right knee." Daniel said words that only made Lus more anxious "AAA----AGAAAIN...?!?!" Lus was reminded of when her knee was broken and Daniel had to inject her with the syringe "It won't hurt as much as it did back then because right now you are already going through a world of pain, Lus." Daniel argued "He's right. This will only tickle." Basara agreed, as he began to inject the syringe on the exposed flesh on Lus' left cut shoulder "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA--------" Caught off guard, Lus' body reacted strongly to the injection "It takes around 15 seconds to act, but the pain will significantly increase..." Basara deeply injected the needle furthermore "You're doing well. You'll make it." Basara said words that Lus didn't expect it to hear "But suffering is part of this game, so get used to it..." She saw a side of Basara that she had never seen, as Basara retrieved the needle and began to inject it in the other places, which caused Lus' pain to continue.

  Once done, Lus allowed her body to fall under her chair's weight as she looked up; saliva dripping out of the corners of her mouth.

  "Here." Basara tossed the syringe to Daniel's table "......" To which, he simply observed "...Do you need it...?" Yulia asked "Yeah. But leave it be for now." Daniel said "Are you sure? I can keep it with me." Yulia insisted "I'll get my arms by the end of this round and I'll take it back with me." Daniel clarified "!!!!!!" Yulia was excited "My...!!" She brushed off her right strands of hair "Are you serious...?" She wanted to believe him "Most definitely..." His eyes, however, were now focused on the wheel that had caused all of Lus' suffering "SPIN IT!!! WE'RE ONLY ON ROUND TWO FOR FUCK'S SAKE!!!" Basara ordered "It's been almost three minutes already... This is gonna be a long one..." Hinagiku sighed.

  Like before, no one made a comment and the wheel chose its next orchestrator.

  "KITSUYA ARKALEE!!!" Basara clapped in her direction "........" Tatsu had an annoyed expression as he heard that "....Arkalee.....?" Lus had difficulty processing the possibilities that she could choose "...This was probably the only shot she had at coming back in this game, honestly... There's no way she goes for the kill..." Kuzan reasoned "That's right... There's only one option for you." Kawahara lowly chuckled "........." Arkalee realized something "...Wait a second..." They then looked at the ladderboard "Oh RIGHT." They realized "She has zero fucking points." Kawahara actually had forgotten "Arkalee, accept the contract, please." A window appeared in front of Arkalee, as Daniel said that "........" Arkalee analyzed what the contract said "No." She denied it, causing Daniel to become irritated.

  However, she quickly directed herself to Lus.

  "Lus, I will choose the option that resets my point barrier and start again. However, I need points. First of all, I want 10,000 points in order to have a good advantage here." Arkalee started her demands "I will hit you with a contract that states that you will give me 10,000 points but in exchange, our contract is cancelled. However, that's not all. After that, I will make you another contract that states that I will not kill you no matter what, in this execution round, but you must transfer me an additional 10,000 points, with the condition that states that every time you score, I must get 10% of those points...." Arkalee made her demands "That---That's----!!" Despite still being deeply hurt, Lus realized how much of a game-changer that could be ".....No, that's..." She gulped as she looked at Arkalee's mischievous look "That's fine... It's only fair... Do it..." Lus' breath was authentically ragged and her lungs drowned in fatigue "That's WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR!!!" Arkalee smiled widely as Lus was forced to accept her demands.

  After the two contracts were made, Arkalee forfeited 25 points, as her points were now 19,975.

  It wouldn't take her long to choose the one option that single-handedly allowed her to come back into this game where she should have long been gone...