Hikigaya Challenges Kakegurui

This is a gamble that none of the three can afford to lose.

Bet on your future freedom!

"Then, I declare that the [Hidden Rules] officially begins!"

...

"Then let me take the top position and start." Naoko Onotani stepped forward first and randomly drew three cards from the rule card pool.

He casually ran his finger across the cards one by one, finally stopping at the one in the middle.

“This is my rule card~”

She pressed the cards onto the table in front of her and flipped over the cards in her hand.

A three of spades was thrown in the middle of the table.

"The card I played is the 3 of spades. This card complies with the rules. Next, please play your card, Saotome-san."

Meiari Saotome took a deep breath.

In fact, there was not much tacit understanding between her and Hikigaya Hachiman, but fortunately, they prepared three kinds of secret codes before the gambling began.

After the secret code of the watch was discovered, we could only rely on the most simple and unpretentious body language codes.

'This game uses ordinary poker cards. It's the best case scenario. All the codes can be used!'

"As long as you can be in tune with Hikigaya-san, you can win this bet!"

"Hikigaya-san is stronger than me, so I have to give him as many clues as possible!"

Thinking of this, Saotome Meiari didn't hesitate too much and randomly took a card from her hand and threw it in the center of the table.

"Three of hearts!"

"Unfortunately, it doesn't match." Naoko shook her head with pretended regret: "Next is you, Pangzi."

"Hmm...then let's go with the 6 of clubs."

"Bingo! You're worthy of being my sister. One point for Bingo!"

Soon, Hikigaya Hachiman's [3 of Hearts] and Shimotsuki Oori's [2 of Spades] also played cards that did not conform to the rules.

After the round ended, Hikigaya Hachiman fell into deep thought.

"That is to say. So far, the only cards that meet the rules are [3 of Spades] and [6 of Clubs]."

"Then I'll play this card. [Queen of Hearts] complies with the rules!"

Saotome Meiari frowned even deeper, and she put her thumb into her mouth and bit it with her white teeth to calm herself down.

'Now it seems that the numbers 3, 6, and 12 double in a regular pattern, but the maximum doubling number on a playing card is only 12.'

'Will it be a cycle? 12 ends, then 3...'

Saotome Meiari stroked her forehead, sweating coldly. She decided to trust her own judgment and slowly played a [3 of Clubs].

“Not in accordance with the regulations!”

"Three of hearts!"

"It doesn't match! Really, what are you doing, Pangzi?"

Just like that, the two sisters from the Jade Head, who seemed to have no pressure at all, started playing around in front of everyone as if nothing had happened.

The pressure once again came to Hikigaya Hachiman.

The Onoha sisters looked confident of victory and did not take Hikigaya Hachiman seriously at all.

It was simply impossible to deduce the correct rule from the few clues and 50 rules. Even if they were two sisters, they would have to have one person on top and pass on the code to get the correct rule.

This is a rule of medium to high difficulty that was specially selected by Naoko Onotani.

it is a pity...

The person they met was Hikigaya Hachiman.

A reliable mystery novelist.

Hikigaya Hachiman performed the same signature move as Commander Butt, with a confident smile on his face. Based on the clues given by the 8 rounds of cards played on the field, Hikigaya has deduced the correct rules.

"How arrogant, Sister Cuntou..."

"You could have used the secret code to get the points as soon as possible, but you are so confident that you let them win."

"It seems that they haven't realized what kind of gamble this is, and they don't know the consequences of being targeted by me, Hikigaya."

Hikigaya Hachiman showed no mercy and tapped the table heavily with his fingers, attracting everyone's attention: "If my reasoning is correct--"

The old woman who was still fighting stopped what she was doing and looked at Hikigaya Hachiman in surprise.

"How is this possible? How can this guy be so fast..."

The silent Xiayue Maioli raised his eyes, his gaze flashing with a cold look, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Meiari Saotome breathed a sigh of relief and felt extremely fortunate.

She remembered that Hikigaya Hachiman had an abnormal ability to observe! On the first day of school, he picked the winning card from the deck just by the feel of the cards. His grades were far ahead of hers. He was extremely smart.

With this guy, there's no way I can lose this kind of reasoning bet!

"The rules are: [Play multiples of 3 in the order of spades → clubs → hearts → spades]," Hikigaya Hachiman said firmly, staring at the Cousin-Head sisters who were frozen in place with a burning gaze.

In fact, if it were just based on reasoning, even Hikigaya Hachiman would not be able to come to the conclusion so quickly.

In addition to reasoning skills, you also need to combine the 50 rule cards you just looked at.

When Hikigaya Hachiman closed his eyes, he immersed himself in his own consciousness.

As if in an endless palace of memory, the air was filled with neatly arranged rule cards that Hikigaya had arranged from difficult to easy.

The super strong reasoning ability coupled with the almost delay-free memory mobilization complement each other and achieve Hachiman Hikigaya's winning formula.

[Hidden Rule], as long as the opponent does not cheat, Hikigaya can assert that no one can defeat him.

He didn't even need to collect intelligence during the gambling process as he had done in the past and then fight back.

This is Hikigaya Hachiman's bet——

【Hikigaya Hachiman's Rules】

93 Twin sisters' [Telepathy]

The look in the eyes of the Onoha sisters as they looked at Hikigaya Hachiman changed slightly.

They saw a hint of shock in each other's eyes.

"What's going on with this guy?!"

"Did he cheat? How did he figure out the rules based on the clues we have now?!"

"No, that's impossible. The one who's in power is my sister. There's no way she could cheat."

'So he really, deduced it?!'

A sense of absurdity that went against the cognition of gambling spread in the hearts of the two sisters. It was obviously a gamble designed by them, but they didn't expect that the man in front of them seemed to be more adept at it than them.

This kind of thing is absolutely not allowed! This is their home ground!

"You have to be serious, Pongzi!"

"Get serious, Naoko!"

Naoko sat up straight, her frivolous look becoming more serious. She smiled and said, "Congratulations, Hikigaya-san. Your reasoning is completely correct."

"You got ten points."

"Then it's Saotome-san's turn to take the top position next~"

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at the Onoha sisters calmly, without any thought of looking down on them.

Although he didn't know the specific rules of their code, he was sure that they were passing the code. Just like what he and Saotome had agreed on, they were "connected in mind".

Eyes? Elbows? Fingers? Stamps?

The movements of the Ono-Head sisters in the previous round seemed to be slowed down countless times in Hikigaya Hachiman's eyes. The trembling of the eyes and the contraction of the muscles were stored in the memory palace by Hikigaya Hachiman one by one and then disassembled.

Due to the limited data sample, even Hikigaya Hachiman could not deduce their secret code at present. But he could clearly feel that their body movements were in a certain pattern.

When a lion fights a rabbit, he must use all his strength!

This is how Hikigaya Hachiman fights his enemies.

He said, "Saotome, just do it."

Hikigaya's voice seemed to have some kind of magical power, calming Saotome Meiari's somewhat restless mind.

If it was just a bet, she wouldn't be so panicked. But because of the appearance of the guy named Nakatsuki Maiori, this bet has become a "bet that cannot be lost".

Meiari Saotome didn't want to be anyone's lifelong slave. For this reason, she absolutely couldn't fall into the bottom two.

"It's just three cards, Saotome-san, you'd better make a decision quickly~" The lazy voice of Onotaurusho sounded in my ears.

"Noisy!"

Saotome took a deep breath and slowly pulled out the rule card on her right hand side. At this point, there was no way to back down, the only option was to gamble.

"Here's the rules card I decided on."

"My card is [5 of Diamonds], which does not comply with the rules."

Hikigaya narrowed his eyes slightly. This was the most conservative strategy as it was consistent with the rules for Saotome to avoid giving clues.

Doing so is not entirely without benefits, as it gives him more time to crack the code of the Crow Head sisters.

"Wow, a different opening strategy." The old lady clapped her hands, "Then I'll play the Queen of Hearts."

"conform to."

"Oh, we met suddenly. What a luck." Naoko praised happily.

It was Hikigaya's turn again. This time he didn't hesitate too much and slowly played an [8 of Hearts].

"conform to."

"Wow~ Two in a row, sister. I think I have figured out the rule."

Naoko's words rang in Saotome's ears, giving her a bad feeling.

Although they also used [Telepathy] to cheat, due to their limited proficiency, she and Hikigaya, who were working together for the first time, were definitely not as good as the twin sisters.

So, her strategy is to keep the rules as simple as possible.

Allow Hikigaya Hachiman to deduce the correct rules earlier than the twin sisters. The code + Hikigaya's reasoning, this is the winning formula that Saotome Meiari came up with!

Just when Saotome was hesitating, Unotsuchi Naoko raised her hand and looked at the panicked Saotome with a smile.

"I'm going to reason~"

"I didn't expect Saotome-san to choose such a simple rule~"

"If I'm not mistaken, the rule should be [play an even number of hearts]."

Ono no Torako acted as the time-stop commentator: "As expected of Naoko, you've come up with a deduction~ Will Saotome-san's rules be broken like this?"

I saw that Saotome's originally flustered expression did not become panic-stricken as expected.

Instead, her worry turned into joy, with an alluring curve at the corner of her mouth.

"Sorry, mistake."

It was the turn of the next month to sell Oli. The woman who had been silent since the beginning of the gambling game played a heart card again: "Play [7 of Hearts]."

"Hurry up and figure it out, Hikigaya!" Saotome Meiari looked in the direction of Hikigaya anxiously.

Could it be that this guy is being too clever for his own good and is thinking too much?

"My code has been given out, hurry up and understand it, Hikigaya!"

Finally, at the last moment, Hikigaya slowly raised his hand.

"Reasoning [play the heart card]."

Hearing Hikigaya's reliable voice, Saotome's heart finally settled down.