12 am.

  The new round would begin shortly, as the students had not neglected to be on time, despite the earlier chat with Erigaisi.

  In the grand oval table, starting from the left on the west side, sat Kyoko Yukishiro and seated on her left side, is Hajime Hyunda. Following him, there is Kaneta Tateyana one seat to his left, and Gayakirima Kanawari seated to her left. With the gap of a single seat, the next student would be Ryousuke Kawahara, who is one seat away from Lus Sera, who doesn't have anyone next to either her left or right side anymore. Two seats to her left, there is Rikishima Ikkiri and to her left, Mayabashi Hinagiku. After that there is Hirakibo Tatsu and to his left, there is Takeshi Kuzan, with Kitsuya Arkalee next to him on his left as well. To Arkalee's left, there is nobody as they wanted to distance themselves from her. One seat after, there is Hikaru Yulia and Daniel Lead to her left. Ultimately forming a circle, next to Hikaru Yulia, after a gap, there is Kyoko Yukishiro.

  Thus, the 18 seats which were originally occupied by 18 students, are now occupied by 13 students.

  "Hey teach, I don't mean to be rude or anything but can't we skip the judgment round and go straight to the execution round? There is no way in hell that Arkalee is getting over 11300 points, which are the points that Yukishiro currently has." Hyunda proposed the alternative "It can't be done, the judgment round will always be fully on display." Basara, the central figure that dictates the tempo, as well as their teacher in any case, dealt his judgment "Holy fuck, how boring! Well, here we go again..." Hyunda deeply sighed "Have fun enduring this!" Hyunda taunted Arkalee, who wasn't too far to his right "..........." But somehow, Arkalee, albeit containing the expression of a mad dog, remained silent and didn't respond to Hyunda's retort, surprisingly.

  It would then begin.

  "ROLL THE DICE!!!" His voice reigned imperial in tone, as the highly technologically advanced virtual screen displayed the remaining 8 students that were not chosen by the dice yet: Hajime Hyunda, Kyoko Yukishiro, Mayabashi Hinagiku, Takeshi Kuzan, Kaneta Tateyana, Hirakibo Tatsu, Lus Sera, and Ryousuke Kawahara "For God's sake." He instantly let out that comment with annoyance trailing his every word "RYOUSUKE KAWAHARA, CONGRATULATIONS!!" A standing ovation was prepared by Basara, who had the devil's grin on his face "......" Arkalee's face became alarmed, but Kawahara looked at her momentarily "It works even better if you think about it." He said out loud, as he was carried away by the guards to the center ".....?" Many were puzzled by his words alone and were on the edge by the mere fact that Kawahara was selected.

  The other side of operations, where the majority of the student council remained, had a few sayings in regard to this development.

  "How many rounds will this round have?" Andrea asked, mainly to Erigaisi who had returned a while ago "How many rounds will it have?!" Erigaisi asked the staff members, who are dutifully working on maintaining everything that's being presented to the stream "13, sir!" The answer was delivered quickly "13..." Andrea placed her right finger on her lips "Why do you ask?" Liyuga became curious "To know the likelihood of how many of them could fail this round." Andrea confessed right away "....It's possibly high... It requires 11 wrong answers. But it's possible." Liyuga reasoned "It's not the same that happened last time, though. Rikishima Ikkiri had proposed 16 rounds and due to that number, it resulted in 2 deaths." Skan said "4, if you add that new player that was bought last round and Nasha Sana. Even though they weren't directly killed thanks to her influence." Krale replied "Wasn't Hugo killed due to Rikishima Ikkiri in hindsight though?" Skan retorted "Well... Yes, I guess..." Krale accepted that he was wrong.

  With nothing left in the way, the first round would begin, with Kawahara tightly tramped in the central chair; his ankles and wrists authentically shackled.

  "Ryousuke Kawahara has served a religious cult that has been accused of mass rape." The first claim was drawn "Another rapist....." Lus' face stiffened "World's full of them, unfortunately." Kawahara chuckled as he replied to her comment "One minute, go!" Basara declared.

  He wasted no time at all and laid his eyes on Arkalee.

  "Arkalee, hit me up with a contract that states that I will win every single point you score until the end of this judgment round, will you?" Arkalee nodded "Teacher..." Her voice was full of anger "How does a person with no arms, form a contract?" Arkalee asked and Basara began to travel to her direction "Huh? Wait, what?" Tateyana was unsure of what was happening "......" Kanawari wanted to express her opinion but due to her mouth mask, she couldn't "Hold up, Kawahara, I have a cont-----" Kuzan was shut down effeciently "I am not accepting any other contracts." His expression turned icy as his words were crude "Why not?" Kuzan simply asked "......." But Kawahara did not reply.

  This let a lot of them thinking about what Kawahara was trying to achieve with this singular proposition to Arkalee, who, as viewed by all others, is doomed to fail and die this round.

  "Say it." With his right finger, Basara was pressing the bottom corner where the signet is, and it would allow Arkalee to recite the contract "Ryousuke Kawahara, do you accept the contract which implies the following: every point that I earn until the end of this judgment round will be transferred to you?" Arkalee looked in his direction and a screen popped up in front of Kawahara "Yes." The confirmation was therefore done "I don't get it. I know that Arkalee is done for, but what gives? Is she throwing the towel because she knows there's no way out...?" Tateyana was trying to figure out what was going on "It's not her that you should worry about." Hyunda, who is on Tateyana's left side, told her "What...? You mean...?" Her eyes traced back to Kawahara, who had yet to say anything else.

  The situation on the clock was 0:46 seconds left and Kawahara had announced that he would not accept any contracts without elaborating as to why.

  "Is it negotiable, at least?" Kuzan was finding it strange "Sorry." Kawahara replied "5000 points. That's my off----" Kuzan was shut down once again, but more aggressively this time around "No is a no, do I have to fucking repeat myself again?" Kawahara's ruthless eyes assaulted Kuzan from afar "What the hell... You're not making any sense, dude! Think for a second, with your contract with Arkalee, if you give her all the correct answers and assuming the rounds are at least 10, you will win-----" Kawahara continued on his steed "3,840 points, assuming it's 10." Kawahara had an abhorrent expression "IT'S LESS!!" Kuzan was not understanding Kawahara's decision "Well, Kuzan... There is one thing that I am aware of here." 32 seconds remained "You have a strong wish to know my answer, correct?" Kawahara asked, with a smile being born on his lips "Only for myself though." Kuzan was blunt "Fair. But I am not the source here." He stated "Look to the true source." Kawahara's eyes became placed on Arkalee.

  And so, he would initiate his communication with her.

  "Any ideas?" He asked her "Yes." Arkalee had been giving it thought "Please, pick a method that you think no one can interpret with frequency, don't worry about the difficulty." Kawahara reassured "I wasn't planning to... You will tell me the answer through our classmates....." Arkalee demanded "Huh?" Yulia was puzzled "Mhm, alright." Kawahara was alright with it "Go." Arkalee gave the order.

  It went without saying that everyone was watching Kawahara's movements and were undoubtedly curious as to how he was going to convey the right answer to Arkalee.

  Firstly, Kawahara looked at Yulia and fixated his eyes on her for a couple of seconds.

  "?!?" She felt assaulted in a sense "....." Daniel, though preoccupied with Yulia's sudden unease, was however, more interested in knowing what Kawahara was up to.

  Shortly after, he switched from Yulia, to Arkalee herself, and fixated his eyes on her for a couple of seconds.

  "......" Lus felt annoyed that she was not capable of drawing anything from this and looked towards Daniel, who's next to Yulia "...He won't tell me, I have to look for a more reliable source..." She was two seats away from her, and so, Lus began to walk in the direction of Ikkiri, who was chatting with Hinagiku in regard to this.

  Ultimately, after placing his eyesight on Arkalee, Kawahara did the same, but to Kuzan, for a couple of seconds.

  Then, he returned his attention to Arkalee.

  "Got it?" 19 seconds remained "........" Arkalee didn't fail to meet his eyes "...Teacher... How can I---vote...?" There was visible anguish in her voice "The same way Daniel does." Basara elaborated "......." Arkalee became aware of it then "Arkalee, we need to talk." Kuzan didn't need to get up as Arkalee is next to him "I want every single answer right and you will get 5----" Arkalee was far more instant than that "12,000 and I will tell you all the answers you want to know." Arkalee was loud and clear "12,000?! Is she delusional?!" Yulia asked Daniel "Desperate." He said.

  Kuzan realized there wasn't much time left for the end of this round.

  "I should mention, if you don't accept it now, I will never accept any contract from you, Kuzan." Arkalee told him "Hey, hey, Kuzan! Don't even think about it, just say no and play the 50/50! It's not----" Hyunda's words, which were in a laughing manner, were abruptly cut short by Kuzan's instantaneous reply "Under two conditions: Condition one: Those 12,000 points will be attributed to you at the end of the judgment round, IF I score correctly all the way. Condition two: By accepting this contract, you can't accept any other contracts until the end of this judgment round." 10 seconds remained "Nobody in this room will give you this many points-------" Arkalee cut him short "Recite it and I will accept it!" Quickly, Arkalee told him "Ok." Kuzan started to chant the contract to Arkalee.

  And so, a most unexpected development in the first round had been created.

  "NO!" Arkalee revealed her true colors "......What......?" Kuzan was dumbfounded "Fuck you, bitch! You thought I would actually accept that shit?! Your contract is implying that you'll lie at the very end and I will receive zero points from you! GET LOST, FUCKER!!" Arkalee revealed her reasoning as she told Kuzan off "........" Kuzan was rather surprised she was able to consider that far "Ah, sure. I mean, you're fucked, so I don't really give a shit if I have to 50/50 it..." Kuzan voted "Yes." At the very last second, Arkalee voiced her vote and so, the ranking ladder was updated instantly.

  

  1 - Hajime Hyunda:【40898/45000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 15,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th and 9th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points, 0:02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  2 - Takeshi Kuzan:【39979/40000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 14,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th and 9th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points, 0:02 seconds ago; Won 96 points due to the contract with Hirakibo Tatsu which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round, 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% point boost acquisition for the upcoming three hours】━【In this judgment round, for every claim that Takeshi Kuzan gets right; 25% of it will be awarded from Hirakibo Tatsu's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account】━【The next time Takeshi Kuzan breaks his point barrier; 25% of those earned bonus points will be transferred to Kaneta Tateyana's account】

  3 - Lus Sera:【39238/40000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 14,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th and 9th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: None】━【Red lights: 1】

  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 incorrectly 1 time】━【Every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a right claim, 50% of it will be transferred to Lus Sera's account】━【Has a 50% point acquisition boost for the rest of the day】

  4 - Hirakibo Tatsu:【34345/35000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 12,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th and 9th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 1,056 points, 0,02 seconds ago; Lost 96 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round; 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 four 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, for every claim that Takeshi Kuzan gets right; 25% of it will be awarded from Hirakibo Tatsu's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account】

  5 - Mayabashi Hinagiku:【22708/25000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 10,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points, 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 0】

  7 - Gayakirima Kanawari:【17324/20000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 7,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: None】━【Red lights: 1】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% acquisition boost for the rest of the day】

  8 - Rikishima Ikkiri:【15324/20000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 7,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: None】━【Red lights: 1】

  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 1 wrong claim; a 75% reverse point boost acquisition will apply should the next claim be wrong】━ 【Every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a right claim, 50% of it will be transferred to Lus Sera's account】

  9 - Kaneta Tateyana:【15246/20000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 7,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points; 0,02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 0】

  Contracts:【The next time Takeshi Kuzan breaks his point barrier; 25% of those earned bonus points will be transferred to Kaneta Tateyana's account】

  10 - Daniel Lead:【13729/15000 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】 ━【Red lights: 0】

  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】

  11 - Hikaru Yulia:【12501/15000 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: None】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  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】

  12 - Kyoko Yukishiro:【11300/15000 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: None】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  13 - Kitsuya Arkalee:【0/15000 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: None】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  Contracts:【Kitsuya Arkalee's turn will be under Hirakibo Tatsu's control in the execution rounds until this day is over】━【For the next four hours, whenever Kitsuya Arkalee breaks her point barrier; 100% of her bonus earned points will be transferred to Hirakibo Tatsu's account】━ 【Until the end of this judgment round, every time Kitsuya Arkalee scores a point, it will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account】

  "She didn't score." Andrea immediately made the remark "Uhh....." Skan was confused but he was not the only one "Too hard for your brain to keep up?" Kawahara looked at Arkalee as he asked that "........." But Arkalee reserved herself to silence instead "I see...." Kawahara gained a notion just from looking at her composed posture.

  As that went down, there were other worries amongst the participants.

  "....Daniel...." Yulia looked at him a bit reluctantly "Yes?" And he wasted no time to reply to her "...Can't I vote the same as you-----" Daniel corrected her instantly "Absolutely not. We have to 50/50 it. What I vote, you won't vote. It's at the last second as well." Daniel told her succinctly "....." But she felt a bit weak "Do you doubt my method?" Yulia cowered as she was trying to answer "That's no good." Daniel's face turned closer to hers as he opened his black eyes fully to her "You need not to question my methods, but obey them. Treat my words like religion. In religion, you do not question your gods nor his prophecies. His words are sacred and you are but a faithful servant." He distanced from her "I am your God. You don't doubt me." He averted his eyes away from her and focused entirely on one person alone.

  That covered the first round of the judgment round. The second one would now begin.

  "Ryousuke Kawahara has been arrested three times for committing felony." Basara laid the simple claim and so, the clock ran.

  With one minute to go, Kawahara decided to execute it.

  As he stands in the very center, he is able to rotate around in the central chair that has a circular motion attached to it simply by endorsing a physical impulse to it. As such, as minimal as it was, he slowly rotated the chair and looked at the remaining 12 of them.

  After that, he closed his eyes momentarily and did the same, looking at everyone for two seconds straight. However, towards two particular individuals, he took four seconds to look at them.

  Daniel Lead and Kyoko Yukishiro.

  "What do you make of this...?" Now seated beside Ikkiri's right seat, which was previously empty, Lus tried to make sense of what was happening "I have a hunch." Ikkiri was bold as she put her index finger up "But I can't tell you if I'm right if I get it right." Lus was perplexed "Wh----" Ikkiri shrugged "It is like that." She added "......" Lus was not satisfied with that answer and looked at Daniel instead.

  There were 24 seconds on the clock.

  "He got the last one right... I kept a track... Daniel always votes at the last second so it's impossible to try and get the same answer as him. Yulia failed to score... Considering how in touch they are, I can't rule out that as a coincidence... No, knowing Daniel, it's planned. So, they are abiding 50/50? No, that doesn't add up... Daniel would try to get as many right claims as he could. He has a contract that states that he wins the total sum of the points he earns if he gets five correct claims in a row... If he wants to help Yulia out, he needs points. He will play to win......" Lus' eyes narrowed "Deny me all you want, but your only interest is obvious... If you want to keep her alive, you need to keep her from hitting bottom..." Lus arrived at the conclusion "......." Ikkiri didn't fail to catch Lus as she was having those particular thoughts.

  No further development was made; the second round came to an end and with that, the standings were updated.

  

  1 - Hajime Hyunda:【40898/45000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 15,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th and 9th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points, 1,37 minutes ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  2 - Takeshi Kuzan:【39979/40000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 14,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th and 9th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points, 1,37 minutes ago; Won 96 points due to the contract with Hirakibo Tatsu which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round, 1,37 minutes ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% point boost acquisition for the upcoming three hours】━【In this judgment round, for every claim that Takeshi Kuzan gets right; 25% of it will be awarded from Hirakibo Tatsu's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account】━【The next time Takeshi Kuzan breaks his point barrier; 25% of those earned bonus points will be transferred to Kaneta Tateyana's account】

  3 - Lus Sera:【39238/40000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 14,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th and 9th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0,02 seconds ago, Won 480 points due to the contract with Rikishima Ikkiri that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  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】━【Every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a right claim, 50% of it will be transferred to Lus Sera's account】━【Has a 50% point acquisition boost for the rest of the day】

  4 - Hirakibo Tatsu:【34345/35000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 12,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th and 9th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 1,056 points, 1,37 minutes ago; Won 1,056 points, 0,02 seconds ago; Lost 96 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round; 1,37 minutes ago, Lost 96 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round; 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 four 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, for every claim that Takeshi Kuzan gets right; 25% of it will be awarded from Hirakibo Tatsu's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account】

  5 - Mayabashi Hinagiku:【22708/25000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 10,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points, 1,37 minutes ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  6 - Ryousuke Kawahara:【20140/25000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 10,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points due to the contract with Kitsuya Arkalee that states that Kitsuya Arkalee's earned quota of points will be immediately transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account every time she scores correctly in this judgment round; 0,02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Until the end of this judgment round, every time Kitsuya Arkalee scores a point, it will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account】

  7 - Gayakirima Kanawari:【17324/20000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 7,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: None】━【Red lights: 2】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% acquisition boost for the rest of the day】

  8 - Rikishima Ikkiri:【15804/20000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 7,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 960 points 0:02 seconds ago; Lost 480 points due to the contract with Lus Sera that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account】━【Red lights: 1】

  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 1 right claim; a 75% point boost acquisition is in effect】━ 【Every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a right claim, 50% of it will be transferred to Lus Sera's account】

  9 - Kaneta Tateyana:【15246/20000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 7,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: None】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points, 1,37 minutes ago】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  Contracts:【The next time Takeshi Kuzan breaks his point barrier; 25% of those earned bonus points will be transferred to Kaneta Tateyana's account】

  10 - Daniel Lead:【13729/15000 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, 1,37 minutes 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】

  11 - Hikaru Yulia:【12885/15000 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 384 points, 0:02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  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】

  12 - Kyoko Yukishiro:【11684/15000 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 384 points, 0:02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  13 - Kitsuya Arkalee:【0/15000 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: Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that Kitsuya Arkalee's earned quota of points will be immediately transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account every time she scores correctly in this judgment round; 0,02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  Contracts:【Kitsuya Arkalee's turn will be under Hirakibo Tatsu's control in the execution rounds until this day is over】━【For the next four hours, whenever Kitsuya Arkalee breaks her point barrier; 100% of her bonus earned points will be transferred to Hirakibo Tatsu's account】━【Until the end of this judgment round, every time Kitsuya Arkalee scores a point, it will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account】

  Just as he had vanished from the spotlight, he was quick to return to it.

  "He scored this time." Hinagiku pointed out loud "His name will probably disappear from the ladder-board once the new claim emerges..." Lus added, as she carefully read every little detail about Kawahara's displayed information "How many rounds do you think this will be, Hina?" Ikkiri asked her "Ten or maybe a bit less." Hinagiku replied, as she additionally saw the other scores "Right. Assuming that's the case, if Kawahara were to get every answer from here on right, how many points in total would he obtain?" Ikkiri asked once again "....." Lus was also curious and awaited Hinagiku's short-timed reply instead of doing the math herself "That's 3456." She quickly told "Mhm." Ikkiri nodded "What about it?" Lus asked this time "Well, isn't it mysterious? Kawahara willingly proposed Arkalee such a mediocre contract. Suspicious, don't you think, Lus?" Ikkiri smirked a bit.

  As the next round was about to emerge with a newborn claim; the fading hologram representing the standings passed through their visions like a mirage.

  Ikkiri has a point... Not only was Kawahara's contract mediocre, but suspicious. First of all, Arkalee just accepted it without any qualms which means that they definitely planned this out first... If I had to guess, Kawahara was the one who approached her and then proposed to her this idea. But this idea of a contract is far too insufficient. In order for Kawahara to mildly profit here, he would need to break his point barrier, but not only is he at the center, unable to receive points----the only way for him to score is through Arkalee... But even then, if 3456 points are added to his account, it would only result in 23596 points, which is not enough to break the point barrier... But none of that matters. I don't care about the nature of the contract or how this benefits Kawahara. What I want to know is the root of the method of how Kawahara was able to tell Arkalee the true answer... Yet...

  No matter how much Lus gave it thought, it didn't make any sense at all. Her forehead's temperature was starting to rise slowly but that would be due to the lights above as well as the outer virtual screens scattered all across the room.

  "Hmm..." Ikkiri felt playful as she saw Lus struggle to draw a clue "Hey Lus?" She got Lus attention right away, though Basara was about to recite the new claim "...?" Ikkiri's smile widened "It's a trap." Ikkiri's eyes closed and she hummed forward "Wh---" Basara's words would reign supreme over Lus' confusion.

  The third round was born.

  "Ryousuke Kawahara has been found guilty of being an accomplice of an illegal trafficking system where underage girls were being sent from Japan to Malaysia." The clock was ticking as the claim ended "I'm not even surprised at this point, but that's freaking messed up." Tateyana's eyes were tired ".........." Kanawari, who couldn't talk due to the mask covering her mouth, opted to verify her own theory and as such, she glared at Kawahara, who was spinning in his central chair freely, almost like a child "........." His face looked authentically placid.

  He spun the chair all the way to Arkalee, who was awaiting his signal in order to draw out the answer as she now knew the method for sure.

  "Arkalee, cancel it." He spoke words that many couldn't understand "Huh, what?" Yulia was perplexed; she looked at Daniel alarmed "........." Daniel's eyes were locked in on Kawahara "....Fine." Arkalee gave the signal "Teacher, I would like to revoke my contract with Ryousuke Kawahara, can you please come and hold the-----" Arkalee's worries were not necessary however, as a contract revocation virtual window appeared in front of Arkalee, with the option to either cancel it or not "Yes." Arkalee said, lacking any of her usual emotion.

  0:51 seconds remain.

  "Teacher, I would like to form a contract right away." Arkalee looked at Basara "Permission granted." A new screen appeared in front of Arkalee, where she would be able to vocally project her desire for a contract "Hold on, what is happening?" Tateyana felt like something very obvious was happening as not many found this chain of events surprising "I didn't expect a switch up this early..." Yukishiro timidly said to Hyunda "Ryousuke Kawahara, do you accept the following contract: Until the end of this judgment round, for every claim that I get right, I will win 10,000 of your points?" Arkalee proposed, with a wicked grin "WHAT?!" Yulia shouted out loud "This is so fucking stupid..." Kuzan's face was drowning in annoyance "I do accept it." The majority of the class gasped.

  Except for a very few who had an idea of what was happening, yet the same could not be said for the other side.

  "I can't process this. This just can't be right." Skan was dumbfounded "There's no benefit here! Assuming that Kitsuya Arkalee gets the next two claims right, all that will happen is that she will win 20,000 of Ryousuke Kawahara's points and Ryousuke Kawahara will be left at 140 points! Not only that but Kitsuya Arkalee is under a contract with Hirakibo Tatsu that makes it so that every time she breaks a point barrier, 50% of it will be transferred to him! This is pure insanity!" He added "I mean, that's true..." Krale could not disagree "She is getting roasted in the comments, woah!" Seok commented as he couldn't hold back his laughter "........" Andrea, on the other hand, would not say a word and simply remained observant.

  0:34 seconds remain.

  "Arkalee, the answer is yes." Kawahara held back nothing "Thank you." Arkalee thanked him and proceeded "Yes." She verbally delivered her answer to the screen and thus, the voting chain was initiated "They----They're not lying, right?!" Tateyana turned to Kanawari knowing full well she couldn't speak yet "........." Kanawari was hesitant but she shook her head sideways "...Yeah, I thought so too... I mean, that's 10,000 points! No way she would..." Tateyana was deeply assaulted by doubts recently.

  There wasn't much of a discussion as time was running out and so, everyone was able to cast their respective votes; the ladder-board being ultimately updated.

  

  1 - Lus Sera:【55254/60000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 17,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, and 8th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points, 2,43 minutes ago, Won 480 points due to the contract with Rikishima Ikkiri that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account, 2,43 minutes ago, Won 1536 points; 0,02 seconds ago, Won 480 points due to the contract with Rikishima Ikkiri that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 0,02 seconds ago, Won 14,000 points from breaking the 14,000 point barrier; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  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】━【Every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a right claim, 50% of it will be transferred to Lus Sera's account】━【Has a 50% point acquisition boost for the rest of the day】

  2 - Takeshi Kuzan:【51343/60000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 17,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, and 8th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points, 2,43 minutes ago, Won 768 points, 0,02 seconds ago, Won 96 points due to the contract with Hirakibo Tatsu which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round, 2,43 minutes ago; Won 96 points due to the contract with Hirakibo Tatsu which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, 1,37 minutes ago; Won 96 points due to the contract with Hirakibo Tatsu which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round, 0,02 seconds ago; Won 14,000 points from breaking the 14,000 point barrier; 0,02 seconds ago; Lost 3,500 points due to the contract with Kaneta Tateyana which awards Kaneta Tateyana 25% of the points Takeshi Kuzan would earn from breaking his point barrier; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% point boost acquisition for the upcoming three hours】━【In this judgment round, for every claim that Takeshi Kuzan gets right; 25% of it will be awarded from Hirakibo Tatsu's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account】━【The next time Takeshi Kuzan breaks his point barrier; 25% of those earned bonus points will be transferred to Kaneta Tateyana's account】

  3 - Hirakibo Tatsu:【47805/60000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 17,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th and 9th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 1,056 points, 2,43 minutes ago; Won 1,056 points, 1,37 minutes ago; Won 1,056 points; 0,02 seconds ago, Won 12,500 points from breaking the 12,500 point barrier; 0,02 seconds ago, Lost 96 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round; 2,43 minutes ago, Lost 96 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round, 1,37 minutes ago; Lost 96 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round; 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 four 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, for every claim that Takeshi Kuzan gets right; 25% of it will be awarded from Hirakibo Tatsu's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account】

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  4 - Hajime Hyunda:【41282/45000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 15,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th and 9th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points, 2,43 minutes ago; Won 384 points, 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  5 - Mayabashi Hinagiku:【23092/25000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 10,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points; 1,37 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  6 - Kaneta Tateyana:【19130/20000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 7,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points; 2,43 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 0,02 seconds ago, Won 3,500 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awards Kaneta Tateyana 25% of the points Takeshi Kuzan would earn from breaking his point barrier; 0,02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  Contracts:【The next time Takeshi Kuzan breaks his point barrier; 25% of those earned bonus points will be transferred to Kaneta Tateyana's account】

  7 - Gayakirima Kanawari:【18092/20000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 7,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 2】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% acquisition boost for the rest of the day】

  8 - Rikishima Ikkiri:【16284/20000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 7,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 960 points; 1,37 minutes ago; Lost 480 points due to the contract with Lus Sera that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 1,37 minutes ago, Won 960 points; 0,02 seconds ago, Lost 480 points due to the contract with Lus Sera that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  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 2 right claims; a 75% point boost acquisition is in effect】━ 【Every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a right claim, 50% of it will be transferred to Lus Sera's account】

  9 - Daniel Lead:【14497/15000 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, 2,43 minutes ago; Won 768 points, 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】

  10 - Hikaru Yulia:【13269/15000 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 384 points, 1,37 minutes ago; Won 384 points, 0,02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  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】

  11 - Kyoko Yukishiro:【12068/15000 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 384 points, 1,37 minutes ago; Won 384 points; 0,02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  12 - Ryousuke Kawahara:【10140/25000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 10,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points due to the previous contract with Kitsuya Arkalee that states that Kitsuya Arkalee's earned quota of points will be immediately transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account every time she scores correctly in this judgment round; 1,37 minutes ago, Lost 10,000 points due to the contract with Kitsuya Arkalee that states that every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a correct claim this judgment round, 10,000 of Ryousuke Kawahara's points will be transferred to Kitsuya Arkalee's account; 0,02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Until the end of this judgment round, every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a claim right, 10,000 points be transferred from Ryousuke Kawahara's account to Kitsuya Arkalee's account】

  13 - Kitsuya Arkalee:【10000/15000 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: Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that Kitsuya Arkalee's earned quota of points will be immediately transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account every time she scores correctly in this judgment round; 1,37 minutes ago, Won 10,000 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a correct claim this judgment round, 10,000 of Ryousuke Kawahara's points will be transferred to Kitsuya Arkalee's account; 0,02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  Contracts:【Kitsuya Arkalee's turn will be under Hirakibo Tatsu's control in the execution rounds until this day is over】━【For the next four hours, whenever Kitsuya Arkalee breaks her point barrier; 100% of her bonus earned points will be transferred to Hirakibo Tatsu's account】━【Until the end of this judgment round, every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a claim right, 10,000 points will be transferred from Ryousuke Kawahara's account to Kitsuya Arkalee's account】

  "I just lost so many brain cells." Liyuga spoke out loud, utterly confused, not knowing where to even begin "Why would Ryousuke Kawahara willingly do this... He was placed as 6th and now he's practically at the bottom!" The doubts continued to swirl.

  In the meantime, one of the main figures arrived from the elevator, watching the livestream through his technological glasses.

  "Holy shit, that girl is on fire! What's her name again?! Wait, how do you pronounce it?!" With no clear verbal direction, Erigaisi burst into the room where the current student council remains, alongside the other staff members, doctor Hwan, and his grandson, Seok "Isn't it pronounced as Rus Serah?" Seok attempted his best "No, no, not the romanji! Her name is foreign!" Erigaisi was more explicit "Sarah Light." Andrea spoke, with all eyes on her "In some countries, Lus can mean "Light", and Sera is most likely a translation for Sarah." She told them "Sarah Light? So she's American?" Erigaisi sat down on the main couch next to Doctor Hwan, who was drinking his tea per usual "No, she's from Ukraine." Andrea replied "What? That doesn't make any sense! Whatever!" Erigaisi's interests quickly switched.

  Erigasi pointed at the screen, with the ladder-board exposed.

  "You are the smartest here, Andrea! So, tell me why this is happening." Erigaisi's right finger was pointed at Ryousuke Kawahara in specific "....." And undoubtedly, all of them were curious to know Andrea's reasoning here "There is no clear way of knowing." She delivered the unsatisfactory answer "However." She paused briefly and held her right finger up "If he deliberately tells Kitsuya Arkalee the right answer again, with no qualms, then I believe I have a very clear idea of what his game is." Erigaisi was enticed "And that is?" The words were to be spoken shortly after.

  On the other hand, she was taken aback by this sudden development. She knew that eventually it would happen, but even so, she had no way to properly react. As she saw what zones she could obtain thanks to her points, she was speechless.

  ".....Uni....versity......" Lus' words were almost silent yet the ones nearby her were able to listen to her "This is all Daniel's fault... If it wasn't for that stupid contract that stacks, she would not be on the spotlight..." Hinagiku thought, as she evaluated her position "But that's beside the point... The point is... Without a contract, my lead will soon be over. Even Tateyana, who was under the same circumstances as me, has managed to gain almost 4,000 points due to Kuzan's contract. As I thought... My future is short-lived without a contract..." She additionally reflected as she then placed her eyes on Daniel from afar.

  Yulia had a doubt.

  "Weren't we supposed to vote differently?" She asked Daniel and he turned to her right away "Not in this case. In the previous round and the upcoming round, whatever Kawahara gives as an answer, is the true answer. We will only vote differently when Kawahara decides to encrypt the truth of the claim. As such, in this case, it's fine to vote for the truth as it wouldn't make any sense otherwise." Yulia was always impressed by Daniel's explanation lengths "Do you understand?" He asked her "Ah, yes... Sorry, I was just confused." She softly apologized while smiling a bit "That's alright." He smiled too "But wait, how can you be so sure that Kawahara will say the truth next round?! That means that he will lose 10,000 of his points!" Yulia raised her voice a bit; gaining partial attention "You will see." Daniel closed his eyes and left it at that.

  Yulia was reminded of Daniel's early words.

  I shouldn't doubt him... No, I won't. He's the reason why I'm still alive... I'll just follow everything you say then, Daniel...

  The fourth round would begin at last, as Basara would recite the critical words.

  "Ryousuke Kawahara has killed more than 10 people in his lifespan." Basara finished "The answer is no." Kawahara replied with no hesitation whatsoever "No." And Arkalee replied it right away.

  It was evidently clear that for some reason, this round would be decided fairly quickly and as such, all the students voted in less than 10 seconds, which made the round conclude in less than 10 seconds----ultimately updating the ladder-board consequently.

  

  1 - Lus Sera:【58806/60000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 17,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, and 8th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 3,59 minutes ago, Won 480 points due to the contract with Rikishima Ikkiri that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account, 3,59 minutes ago, Won 1536 points; 1,41 minutes ago, Won 480 points due to the contract with Rikishima Ikkiri that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 1,41 minutes ago, Won 14,000 points from breaking the 14,000 point barrier; 1,41 minutes ago, Won 3072 points; 0,02 seconds ago, Won 480 points due to the contract with Rikishima Ikkiri that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  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 3 times】━【Every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a right claim, 50% of it will be transferred to Lus Sera's account】━【Has a 50% point acquisition boost for the rest of the day】

  2 - Hirakibo Tatsu:【54765/60000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 17,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th and 8th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 1,056 points, 3,59 minutes ago; Won 1,056 points, 2,32 minutes ago; Won 1,056 points; 1,41 minutes ago, Won 12,500 points from breaking the 12,500 point barrier; 1,41 minutes ago, Won 1,056 points, 0,02 seconds ago; Won 6,000 points due to Kitsuya Arkalee breaking her point barrier; 0,02 seconds ago, Lost 96 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round; 3,59 minutes ago, Lost 96 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round; 2,01 minutes ago, Lost 96 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round; 1,41 minutes ago, Lost 96 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round; 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 four 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, for every claim that Takeshi Kuzan gets right; 25% of it will be awarded from Hirakibo Tatsu's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account】

  3 - Takeshi Kuzan:【52207/60000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 17,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, and 8th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points, 3,59 minutes ago, Won 768 points, 1,41 minutes ago, Won 96 points due to the contract with Hirakibo Tatsu which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round, 3,59 minutes ago; Won 96 points due to the contract with Hirakibo Tatsu which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round, 1,41 minutes ago; Won 14,000 points from breaking the 14,000 point barrier; 1,41 minutes ago; Lost 3,500 points due to the contract with Kaneta Tateyana which awards Kaneta Tateyana 25% of the points Takeshi Kuzan would earn from breaking his point barrier; 1,41 minutes ago, Won 768 points; 0,02 seconds ago, Won 96 points due to the contract with Hirakibo Tatsu which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, earned this in this judgment round; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% point boost acquisition for the upcoming three hours】━【In this judgment round, for every claim that Takeshi Kuzan gets right; 25% of it will be awarded from Hirakibo Tatsu's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account】

  4 - Hajime Hyunda:【41666/45000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 15,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th and 9th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points, 2,43 minutes ago; Won 384 points; 1,41 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  5 - Mayabashi Hinagiku:【23476/25000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 10,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points; 2,43 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 1,41 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  6 - Daniel Lead:【21265/25000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 10,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points, 3,59 minutes ago; Won 768 points, 1,41 minutes ago; Won 768 points, 0,02 seconds ago; Won 6000 points from breaking his point barrier; 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: 2】 ━【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】

  7 - Kitsuya Arkalee:【20000/25000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 10,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that Kitsuya Arkalee's earned quota of points will be immediately transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account every time she scores correctly in this judgment round; 2,43 minutes ago, Won 10,000 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a correct claim this judgment round, 10,000 of Ryousuke Kawahara's points will be transferred to Kitsuya Arkalee's account; 1,41 minutes ago; Won 10,000 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a correct claim this judgment round, 10,000 of Ryousuke Kawahara's points will be transferred to Kitsuya Arkalee's account; 0,02 seconds ago; Lost 6000 points due to Hirakibo Tatsu's contract with Kitsuya Arkalee that states that every time Kitsuya Arkalee breaks her barrier, 100% of her bonus points will be transferred to Hirakibo Tatsu】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  Contracts:【Kitsuya Arkalee's turn will be under Hirakibo Tatsu's control in the execution rounds until this day is over】━【For the next four hours, whenever Kitsuya Arkalee breaks her point barrier; 100% of her bonus earned points will be transferred to Hirakibo Tatsu's account】━【Until the end of this judgment round, every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a claim right, 10,000 points be transferred from Ryousuke Kawahara's account to Kitsuya Arkalee's account】

  8 - Kaneta Tateyana:【19514/20000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 7,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points; 2,43 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 1,41 minutes ago, Won 3,500 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awards Kaneta Tateyana 25% of the points Takeshi Kuzan would earn from breaking his point barrier; 1,41 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 0,02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  9 - Gayakirima Kanawari:【18860/20000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 7,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 1,41 minutes ago, Won 768 points; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 2】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% acquisition boost for the rest of the day】

  10 - Rikishima Ikkiri:【16764/20000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 7,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 960 points; 2,43 minutes ago; Lost 480 points due to the contract with Lus Sera that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 2,43 minutes ago, Won 960 points; 1,41 minutes ago, Lost 480 points due to the contract with Lus Sera that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 1,41 minutes ago, Won 960 points; 0,02 seconds ago, Lost 480 points due to the contract with Lus Sera that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  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 3 right claims; a 75% point boost acquisition is in effect】━ 【Every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a right claim, 50% of it will be transferred to Lus Sera's account】

  11 - Hikaru Yulia:【13653/15000 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 384 points, 2,43 minutes ago; Won 384 points, 1,41 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 0,02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  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】

  12 - Kyoko Yukishiro:【12452/15000 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 384 points, 2,43 minutes ago; Won 384 points; 1,41 minutes ago; Won 384 points, 0,02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  13 - Ryousuke Kawahara:【140/25000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 10,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points due to the previous contract with Kitsuya Arkalee that states that Kitsuya Arkalee's earned quota of points will be immediately transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account every time she scores correctly in this judgment round; 2,43 minutes ago, Lost 10,000 points due to the contract with Kitsuya Arkalee that states that every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a correct claim this judgment round, 10,000 of Ryousuke Kawahara's points will be transferred to Kitsuya Arkalee's account; 1,41 minutes ago; Lost 10,000 points due to the contract with Kitsuya Arkalee that states that every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a correct claim this judgment round, 10,000 of Ryousuke Kawahara's points will be transferred to Kitsuya Arkalee's account; 0,02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Until the end of this judgment round, every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a claim right, 10,000 points will be transferred from Ryousuke Kawahara's account to Kitsuya Arkalee's account】

  Now at the very bottom, all that could be seen from Kawahara was an inexplicable grin, however, there were a lot of people feeling a variety of emotions across the room.

  "She's almost at fucking 60,000 points!!" Tateyana was baffled as she glanced at Lus' outrageous point growth "Daniel's contract is one thing, but the fact that Lus got two free rounds to score, gave her this momentum..." Kanawari thought to herself "Her lead is immense... But that's only because Kawahara is a retard who gave the answer for free two times in a row. I don't give a shit about what he's planning; it's thanks to this stupidity that Lus is able to stay on top... However, now that Kawahara doesn't have 10000 points to give to Arkalee in the upcoming round, it will mean that Kawahara will most likely not give the answer for free..." Hinagiku analyzed "Um..." Yukishiro spoke mildly in Hyunda's direction.

  He already had an idea of what she was thinking.

  "Not yet." He rested his right fist on the right side of his face "When?" She simply asked, not mad "You will know when. This is not the time, though." Hyunda limited his vocabulary "Hmmm..." She looked somewhat displeased "Omega does have a point. I am not particularly fond of my current position but as it stands out, I will have to do something about it. It's one thing for us to achieve the end goal, but in order to reach that end, the process must be mitigated swiftly..." On the outlook, Yukishiro started to look at Yulia nearby.

  There was someone in the room, completely unhappy by this situation as a whole, as a result of Kawahara's inexplicable maneuvers.

  "Kawahara's whole plan, which is only known to him, has managed to result in these past two rounds being a 100% surefire way of gathering points and not the usual 50/50... Tatsu and Lus were able to overthrow me solely because of that, but mainly because of their contracts..." Kuzan's eyes became less open by the minute as he gazed at the surface of his seat's desk "There are a lot of possibilities to consider... If he intends to be at the very bottom until the end, then I can only realistically assume that he wants to be the target of the execution round. Although it makes little sense as the margin of profit is low, there is an argument to be made here - if he is the target of the execution round with so little points, then killing him is a waste. Therefore, the logical conclusion to take is that, us, the players, would have to increase Kawahara's value by picking options that increase his life's value. But therein lies the problem. Are you seriously telling me that you are relying on these freaks to just pick those options while leaving a golden opportunity to someone else who could get picked? That's ridiculous to even consider. Although an option, there is no way that Kawahara would do that..." Kuzan lifted his eyes momentarily.

  And then proceeded to inspect Arkalee from afar.

  "She's not being emotional at all. She probably thinks that she's doing a good poker face but what she doesn't realize is that by putting up a poker face, she's actually implying that she's hiding her emotions, which means that she is hiding something. It's either contempt or fright. Still, I saw Kawahara approach her before this round began, outside as that Indian guy came over to meet us. They talked and most likely came to an agreement and yet am I to believe that they both made a plan so specific in which Kawahara and Arkalee have almost switched positions? No, Kawahara already took this into consideration most likely... So what is there to draw off this...?" Kuzan sighed "It has to be temporary. Kawahara proposed a deal to Arkalee so good that it would save her. As of now, it's no exaggeration to say that Arkalee is practically safe. Especially if she is able to keep scoring. But that cannot be all. There has to be compensation, and by compensation, it must be something that actively doesn't endanger Arkalee while also simultaneously rewarding her. Arkalee doesn't only want points, she has been mistreated by Hyunda, her previous boyfriend and Tatsu, who by his own orders, made Arkalee lose several of her limbs. There is no fucking way she is going to let that slide. If I had to put my money on a guess; she wants to fuck over Tatsu... Yet ho-----" Kuzan's eyes widened at the revelation.

  At the same time, Kawahara opened his mouth a little bit.

  "Clever little rat...." He chuckled.

  The fifth round would now begin as Basara had the claim up and ready to be launched.

  "Ryousuke Kawahara is the subject of an illegal cloning organization, which has still not yet been found." Basara delivered a most layered claim "..........." However, none of them really cared about the nature of the claim and instead focused all of their undivided attention onto Kawahara, as they knew not what he would do now.

  A most unexpected development came forth, as Kawahara spun his chair and directed himself to her from afar.

  "Lus, do you want to know the upcoming answer?" The people were startled "WH----Kawahara, you're not going to tell her, are YOU?!" Arkalee intervened from afar "Arkalee, shut the fuck up. Our little deal is over." Kawahara tilted his to the other side, where he could see the nervous Arkalee "!!!!!!!" Her face was now perpetuated with violent emotions, unlike before "Lus." Kawahara said her name again "I....." She was stunned as she knew not how to react, however, her instinct and utter desire to know the answer, gave it away "I do. Will you tell me and only me?" Her eyes didn't flinch for a second "Sure." Kawahara simply said "Kawahara......." Kuzan, on the other hand, didn't want to accept this development.

  0:52 seconds remain.

  "Make me the deal instead of her!" Kuzan demanded "....." Lus' eyes narrowed Kuzan as she found his interference unwanted "You're third place, get lost." She retorted and Kuzan looked into her direction "I'm only third place because this IDIOT has been giving away the answers for free, otherwise there is no way you'd be in the first place!" Kuzan replied in the same manner "And so? He will do it again. Won't you, Kawahara?" Lus smiled back at Kawahara in the center "I sure will. But only if you accept my contract first." Lus became on guard "For the record, I will tell you my idea of a contract and you will propose it to me as if I was the one proposing it to you. Otherwise, this won't work because I'm stuck here." Kawahara spoke factual information that many were already aware of "I know that. Speak." Lus wasted no time.

  Kawahara didn't waste time likewise.

  "I want, for this and the upcoming two rounds, to win 25% of the points that you will earn." Kawahara simply said "That's..." Lus wanted to say additional words, but she could not even begin to calculate what 25% of her upcoming earnings in these three rounds would look like "Wait, how much is that?!" Tateyana turned to Kuzan "Kuzan, you know, don't you?!" Most didn't even attempt to calculate "......." Kuzan, however, was already deep in thought.

  0:45 seconds remain.

  "Lus, I won't waste your time and be brief." Kawahara harnessed her attention and likewise, the rest of the class as well "Currently, you have 55806 points. Assuming that you score correctly this round, you will win the double of 3072 points, which is 6144 points. Add the 17500 barrier breakthrough bonus and you will be at 79450 points." Lus' mouth opened in awe "UNBELIEVABLE....!!" Yulia couldn't keep her shock away as she looked at the stoic Daniel "For the upcoming round, since you will be at 79450 points, you will score the double of 6144 points, which is 12288 points. The point barrier breakthrough, by my calculations, should be 22500 points. Sum these, and you get 114238 points." Tatsu's eyebrows twitched "This is getting ridiculous....." He felt as if he could not stand passive anymore "Lastly, since this contract only lasts three rounds, for the third round, since you'd be 114238 points, you will win the double of 12288, which is 24576 points. By then, your points should be at 14000 or so, so I'll assume the point barrier will be around 30,000 points." Lus gulped "Which will ultimately mean that you will have 171814 points." Lus' eyes widened in disbelief.

  0:29 seconds remain.

  "KAWAHARA!!! ARE YOU STUPID OR SOMETHING?!" Hinagiku shouted out loud "Stupid? No, I don't think I am." He calmly responded "You are WILLING TO GIVE HER THIS MANY POINTS?! TO WHAT END?!" She insisted "To advance myself further, of course. That's why I sacrificed all my previous points. So she could be in the driver's seat." Kawahara explained "....So that's why....." Tateyana had found some understanding at last "Just tell me something, Kawahara..." Lus didn't give much thought into this whole ordeal as time was running out "Shoot it." He welcomed her worries "How much will you earn per round?" She asked the question on her mind "In this round alone, I will earn 5911 points and those said points will be deducted from you. As a whole, in this round, you will win 23,644 points, so I am simply asking for 25% of those. You see, I am desperate here, haha...." Kawahara showed a desperate face.

  0:17 seconds remain.

  "And in the second round?" Lus, aware of the time, asked in a rushed manner "You will win 34788 points. 25% of that is 8697." Kawahara kept it brief "And in the third round?" Lus asked again "You will win 54576 points. 25% of that is 13644." He was also fast to reply "Uh, is it just me or isn't he like, you know, a..." Daniel finished Yulia's sentence "A genius?" He looked at her "I mean, yeah?! He was able to calculate all of that in the blink of an eye! Unless he made all of that up...." She started to get skeptical "No, he's mostly correct." Daniel assured of her belief.

  0:09 seconds remain.

  "Lus, there is no time. I've explained everything you need to know. Do it. Create a contract that states that I will win 25% of your upcoming earned points starting this round and the next two." Kawahara, aware of the time, ordered "Fine." Lus saw the profit ahead and gave it no second thoughts and thus, she recited the contract quickly, in five seconds "The answer?!?!" Tateyana blurted out loud, ready to press any button as there were only three seconds left "The answer is yes." Kawahara closed his eyes and in time, everyone could correctly vote.

  Following that up, the ladder-board was updated as the fifth round came to an end.

  

  1 - Lus Sera:【77019/90000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 22,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, 8th, 7th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 5:07 minutes ago, Won 480 points due to the contract with Rikishima Ikkiri that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account, 5:07 minutes ago, Won 1536 points; 2,37 minutes ago, Won 480 points due to the contract with Rikishima Ikkiri that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 2,37 minutes ago, Won 14,000 points from breaking the 14,000 point barrier; 2,37 minutes ago, Won 3072 points; 1,01 minutes ago, Won 480 points due to the contract with Rikishima Ikkiri that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 1,01 minutes ago, Won 6144 points; 0,02 seconds ago, Won 480 points due to the contract with Rikishima Ikkiri that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 0,02 seconds ago, Won 17,500 points from breaking the 17,500 point barrier; 0,02 seconds ago, Lost 5911 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that Ryousuke Kawahara will be awarded with 25% of Lus Sera's points that she earns from her claims in round 5, 6, and 7; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  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 4 times】━【Every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a right claim, 50% of it will be transferred to Lus Sera's account】━【Has a 50% point acquisition boost for the rest of the day】━【During round 5, 6, and 7, 25% of Lus Sera's claims will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account】

  2 - Hirakibo Tatsu:【55725/60000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 17,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th and 8th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 1,056 points, 5:07 minutes ago; Won 1,056 points, 3,59 minutes ago; Won 1,056 points; 2,37 minutes ago, Won 12,500 points from breaking the 12,500 point barrier; 2,37 minutes ago, Won 1,056 points, 1,01 minutes ago; Won 6,000 points due to Kitsuya Arkalee breaking her point barrier; 1,01 minutes ago, Won 1,056 points; 0,02 seconds ago, Lost 96 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, this round; 5:07 minutes ago, Lost 96 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, this round; 3,59 minutes ago, Lost 96 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, this round; 2,37 minutes ago, Lost 96 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, this round; 1,01 minutes ago, Lost 96 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, this round; 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 four 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, for every claim that Takeshi Kuzan gets right; 25% of it will be awarded from Hirakibo Tatsu's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account】

  3 - Takeshi Kuzan:【53071/60000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 17,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th, 9th, and 8th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points, 5:07 minutes ago, Won 768 points, 2,37 minutes ago, Won 96 points due to the contract with Hirakibo Tatsu which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, this round; 5:07 minutes ago; Won 96 points due to the contract with Hirakibo Tatsu which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, this round, 2,37 minutes ago; Won 14,000 points from breaking the 14,000 point barrier; 2,37 minutes ago; Lost 3,500 points due to the contract with Kaneta Tateyana which awards Kaneta Tateyana 25% of the points Takeshi Kuzan would earn from breaking his point barrier; 2,37 minutes ago, Won 768 points; 1,01 minutes ago, Won 96 points due to the contract with Hirakibo Tatsu which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, this round; 1,01 minutes ago, Won 768 points; 0,02 seconds ago, Won 96 points due to the contract with Hirakibo Tatsu which awarded Takeshi Kuzan with 25% of the right claim's quantity (25% of 384 = 96 points) from Hirakubo Tatsu's account, this round; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% point boost acquisition for the upcoming three hours】━【In this judgment round, for every claim that Takeshi Kuzan gets right; 25% of it will be awarded from Hirakibo Tatsu's account to Takeshi Kuzan's account】

  4 - Hajime Hyunda:【42050/45000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 15,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th and 9th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points, 3,59 minutes ago; Won 384 points; 2,37 minutes ago, Won 384 points, 1,01 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  5 - Mayabashi Hinagiku:【23860/25000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 10,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points, 3,59 minutes ago; Won 384 points; 2,37 minutes ago, Won 384 points, 1,01 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  6 - Daniel Lead:【22033/25000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 10,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points, 3,59 minutes ago; Won 768 points; 2,37 minutes ago, Won 768 points, 1,01 minutes ago, Won 768 points; 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: 3】 ━【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】

  7 - Kitsuya Arkalee:【20384/25000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 10,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Lost 384 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that Kitsuya Arkalee's earned quota of points will be immediately transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account every time she scores correctly in this judgment round; 3,59 minutes ago, Won 10,000 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a correct claim this judgment round, 10,000 of Ryousuke Kawahara's points will be transferred to Kitsuya Arkalee's account; 2,37 minutes ago; Won 10,000 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a correct claim this judgment round, 10,000 of Ryousuke Kawahara's points will be transferred to Kitsuya Arkalee's account; 1,01 minutes ago; Lost 6000 points due to Hirakibo Tatsu's contract with Kitsuya Arkalee that states that every time Kitsuya Arkalee breaks her barrier, 100% of her bonus points will be transferred to Hirakibo Tatsu; 1,01 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 0,02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  Contracts:【Kitsuya Arkalee's turn will be under Hirakibo Tatsu's control in the execution rounds until this day is over】━【For the next four hours, whenever Kitsuya Arkalee breaks her point barrier; 100% of her bonus earned points will be transferred to Hirakibo Tatsu's account】━【Until the end of this judgment round, every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a claim right, 10,000 points be transferred from Ryousuke Kawahara's account to Kitsuya Arkalee's account】

  8 - Kaneta Tateyana:【19898/20000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 7,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 1】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points; 3,59 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 2,37 minutes ago, Won 3,500 points due to the contract with Takeshi Kuzan which awards Kaneta Tateyana 25% of the points Takeshi Kuzan would earn from breaking his point barrier; 2,37 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 1,01 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 0,02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  9 - Gayakirima Kanawari:【19628/20000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 7,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 768 points; 2,37 minutes ago, Won 768 points; 1,01 minutes ago, Won 768 points; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 2】

  Contracts:【Has a 50% acquisition boost for the rest of the day】

  10 - Rikishima Ikkiri:【17244/20000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 7,500 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 960 points; 3,59 minutes ago, Lost 480 points due to the contract with Lus Sera that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 3,59 minutes ago, Won 960 points; 2,37 minutes ago, Lost 480 points due to the contract with Lus Sera that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 2,37 minutes ago, Won 960 points; 1,01 minutes ago, Lost 480 points due to the contract with Lus Sera that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 1,01 minutes ago, Won 960 points; 0,02 seconds ago, Lost 480 points due to the contract with Lus Sera that states that every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a correct claim, 50% of it must be transferred to Lus Sera's account; 0,02 seconds ago】━【Red lights: 1】

  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】━ 【Every time Rikishima Ikkiri gets a right claim, 50% of it will be transferred to Lus Sera's account】

  11 - Hikaru Yulia:【14037/15000 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 384 points, 3,59 minutes ago; Won 384 points; 2,37 minutes ago, Won 384 points, 1,01 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 0,02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  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】

  12 - Kyoko Yukishiro:【12836/15000 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 384 points, 3,59 minutes ago; Won 384 points; 2,37 minutes ago, Won 384 points, 1,01 minutes ago, Won 384 points; 0,02 seconds ago】 ━【Red lights: 1】

  13 - Ryousuke Kawahara:【6051/25000 points】━【Points earned upon breaking the upcoming point barrier: 10,000 points】━【Zones that are available for purchase: 10th】━【Number of players killed: 0】━【Recent point history: Won 384 points due to the previous contract with Kitsuya Arkalee that states that Kitsuya Arkalee's earned quota of points will be immediately transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account every time she scores correctly in this judgment round; 3,59 minutes ago, Lost 10,000 points due to the contract with Kitsuya Arkalee that states that every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a correct claim this judgment round, 10,000 of Ryousuke Kawahara's points will be transferred to Kitsuya Arkalee's account; 2,37 minutes ago; Lost 10,000 points due to the contract with Kitsuya Arkalee that states that every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a correct claim this judgment round, 10,000 of Ryousuke Kawahara's points will be transferred to Kitsuya Arkalee's account; 1,01 minutes ago, Won 5911 points due to the contract with Ryousuke Kawahara that states that Ryousuke Kawahara will be awarded with 25% of Lus Sera's points that she earns from her claims in round 5, 6, and 7; 0,02 seconds ago】

  Contracts:【Until the end of this judgment round, every time Kitsuya Arkalee gets a claim right, 10,000 points will be transferred from Ryousuke Kawahara's account to Kitsuya Arkalee's account】━【During round 5, 6, and 7, 25% of Lus Sera's claims will be transferred to Ryousuke Kawahara's account】

  At this point, it wasn't a surprise.

  But they couldn't help it.

  "77K POINTS?! THAT'S GOTTA BE ABSURD, NO?!" Seok rightfully questioned "I'm gonna keep it a stack with you kid, I am pretty sure that's the highest score for earliest points achieved in Classroom of Doom!" Erigaisi loudly whistled "Actually, check it! Check it right now! What's the highest score for earliest points achieved?!" Erigaisi enthusiastically got up from the couch and went to the right side, where there are a multitude of staff technicians, operating the computers "Uh...." One of the male technicians had finished analyzing the all time charts "Sir, the highest achievable was during March this year, Sakhalin, actually. By 2 pm, the first place student got 64k points. However, it's nothing compared to this!" The technician declared out loud "Sakhalin... Sakhalin..." Erigaisi paid all of his attention into that piece of information instead "I've heard quite the buzz regarding Sakhalin recently... So strange, it's never something that bothered me but from what I've been told there has been a new figure in the making....." Erigaisi whispered to himself.

  Lus, as soon as she saw her position practically unrivaled, began to feel the taste of the power.

  "Hahaha-----" Despite the mildly high temperature in her forehead and throbbing pain in her right knee, Lus let out a small laughter as she compared her points to the others "HAHAHAHA!!!" Her arms fell forward momentarily "What's with her...." Yulia grabbed Daniel's left sleeve "Fucking bitch... I could never stand her..." Yukishiro showed resentment "You do now?" Hyunda asked "No, I hate her even more. I'm starting to think that praying for her downfall might not be enough..." Yukishiro mumbled "He's so fucking retarded..." Hinagiku couldn't hold her temper as she narrowed down onto Kawahara, who was smiling like a buffoon "The next round will start shortly!" Basara announced it as he saw the students in commotion "Oh please, hurry up and start the next round!" Lus laughed out loud "Ok she's pissing me the fuck off!" Tateyana couldn't hide her frustration as well.

  And thus, the sixth round came forth.