7 am.

Not a single person was late, but there was a high degree of attention towards Daniel, who walked to the south-most seat on the round table.

"That can't fucking happen to me... I will never go that low for this shit..." Tateyana murmured to herself, in deep paranoia "He can't even eat or wipe his ass anymore... What the fuck even goes through the head of someone like that?!" Tsudo took a seat on the north-most side as he said that as well.

Daniel was usually sat next to Lus and Hinagiku, but this time around, there was a slight difference.

"Shoo." To Hinagiku, before taking a seat, Daniel spoke in an insulting way "What..." She didn't respond lightly and gave a strong look of disapproval "Go and do your job." Daniel remained cold "Stupid..." Hinagiku changed her trajectory and sat right next to Arkalee, on the eastern side, who is seating next to Hyunda.

Lus, with the help of Kanawari, took a seat in her previous seat. Kanawari was then ready to sit next to her, mainly on her right side.

"On my right side, now." Mercilessly, Daniel ordered Kanawari "Do I really have to?!" Not loud, but still repulsed, Kanawari questioned the necessity "Not unless you want to climb even further down." Daniel made her aware of her situation "Take a seat already." Basara ordered everyone who had yet to take one "Kana... Listen to him, he can help you out of this situation... And I'll do everything in my power to make sure you come out on top as well." Lus strongly said "......." Kanawari still felt repulsed by Daniel but ultimately did as he told since Lus convinced her.

Therefore, Daniel had Lus on his left side and Kanawari on his right.

"....." Hinagiku felt mildly irritated at the mere sight of it "Abortions, welcome to the third round. Albeit you may feel like you've seen plenty, you have, in fact, seen nothing at all. This is one of the many rounds we will be playing today and as such, the individual who will be judged will now be selected!" Basara, the crowd entertainment master, lit up the expectations of the commenters on fire as the comments went crazy.

Given that every judgment round excludes the people that were already selected prior, it would mean that Kanawari and Tsudo no longer could be chosen.

Therefore, the selection began as the dice was cast on to the minefield covered with sixteen pictures of the class.

A most anticipated entry was drawn already on the third round.

"Well, well, well..." The dice perfectly chose its target as the anticipation grew by the second "Holy shit, now this will be fucking cinema!" Kawahara rejoiced "Are we finally gonna know what he did to get awarded all those years?!" Rayazaki questioned, as the chat kept producing more and more comments; the views additionally pumping out numbers never seen before "Daniel, you're on stage, get the fuck moving!" Basara eagerly ordered, albeit the guards would do the serving here "Hmmm......" Daniel was displeased as he sighed; the guards slowly but surely made their tracks to where he was from behind.

Given how much little time he had until the guards arrived, Daniel opted to confine an avenue of his plan for this round with the person he trusted the most currently.

As such, he dove into Kanawari's left ear and started to dealt the critical information.

"There he fucking goes again whispering to those bitches!!" Tsudo was mad at the female privilege Daniel had been receiving as of lately "Hey, Daniel, get off her and get going!" Tsudo further added with spite and agony.

In the end, Daniel had to be carried away by the two guards to the chair and get locked up as he was selected as the target for the judgment round.

Before the round started, however, Basara had to address something meaningful, specifically in regard to someone like Daniel.

"Given how Daniel can no longer effectively press the virtual screen that appears before him, he will be granted the permission to do that but under a new condition..." Basara looked towards Daniel "Daniel, if you wish to say yes, say yes and if otherwise, say no. Simple, right?" Basara asked "Yup, very simple. Okay, let's get it started!" Very excited, like a little child unable to contain his inner exctiment, Daniel rushed forward "Excited to get exposed for all the horrendous shit you did?" Yukishiro grinned "Oh yeah, big time. To be honest, I'm really lucky here..." Daniel lowly laughed and asked something else to Basara, though not expecting an actual answer "Hey, teacher! Am I somehow able to form a verbal contract in this position?" Daniel asked.

Naturally, no response came forward so he just shrugged.

Undeniably, it was a disadvantage.

The first claim was shortly made by Basara as everyone was at the edge of their seats.

"Daniel Lead has been selling drugs ever since his middle school and has international connections with Central and South American cartels." The first criminal allegation shot at Daniel was drawn "One minute." The hourglass appeared as it dictated the time left.

Daniel looked at the visible ranking ladder and gauged at his current points, which are 560. Kanawari kept firmly starring at him, awaiting for his signal, though he did not reply in any manner whatsoever.

The first attempt was made shortly after by Kawahara.

"I almost forget you're not Japanese, you're American." Kawahara's expression gave off the expression of someone who had forgotten something crucial "But aren't you North American? What's with the Central and South American ties?" He exploited the hole immediately "It has to be a fake allegation then... There's no way he could have a history with Central or South American cartels..." Akimiyashika reasoned "Well, is that true, Daniel?" All eyes were on him as they awaited for his answer.

Daniel rapidly decided on his approach for this first round.

"Yeah, it's true." Many didn't expect this as their expressions were filled with surprise "In my middle school, in Los Angeles-----I frequently sold drugs which varied from weed, cocaine, heroin, anabolic steroids, GHB, methamphetamine, and mostly alcohol. I can't go in depth about the sources of how I was able to sell them with such high frequency, but we did pay for the services of bulk carriers in order to make business to the Mexicans, Jamaicans, Belizeans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Bolivians, Brazilians, Argentinians, and so on." Daniel was thorough and built a sense of keen information around his classmates.

Forty seconds remained.

"He's 100% lying." Yukishiro accused Daniel instantly "He has 560 points, he wants to keep the lead. And what better way to do that to make sure we don't score at all?!" Her reasoning appealed to the minds of many "Yeah no, you're right... He has an insane lead... Why the fuck would he give us free points when he receives none? It makes no sense." Rayazaki dutifully agreed "Ehh, I think it's the opposite here. It's a classic example of reverse psychology." Kawahara now commanded everyone's attention once again "You seriously think he's telling the truth because he thinks that we have no option but to think that he's lying to us since he has such a lead...?!" Akimiyashika asked, nervous "Yeah, that's right. I would do that in the given scenario. Though... Well, you said it yourself, didn't you, Daniel? That this information is right and accurate?" The culprit was interrogated once again.

He felt like they were going around too many circles so he decided to keep it straight.

"I am not lying here. Those 1000 years are not fiction. If you doubt me, then you are essentially doubting the information that the government has provided you. And at that point, I can't help but think that you are simply..." Daniel started to grin "Massively overly fucking insecure----hahahaha---" He released a mocking wave of laughter "Bastard..." In the end, everyone cast their votes.

There was a slight division as there were people that believed and didn't believe Daniel. Thus, the rankings were updated immediately.

> 2 - Sagasuga - (224/250 points)

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> 3 - Tatsu (200/250 points)

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> 4 - Lus Sera (117/250 points)

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> 5 - Hinagiku (82/99 points)

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> 6 - Sana (80/99 points)

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> 7 - Kawahara (82/99 points)

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> 8 - Yukishiro (70/99 points)

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> 9 - Akimiyashika (69/99 points)

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> 10 - Ikkiri (66/99 points)

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> 11 - Stratos (66/99 points)

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> 12 - Tateyana (66/99 points)

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> 13 - Rayazaki (62/99 points)

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> 14 - Kuzan (58/99 points)

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> 15 - Tsudo (53/99 points)

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> 16 - Arkalee (45/99 points)

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> 17 - Hyunda (45/99 points)

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> 18 - Kanawari (24/99 points)

"Twelve now. They must multiply by each round..." Kawahara noted "AHHHHHHHH!!" Rayazaki fumed for voting no, which caused him to go from the 8th place all the way to the 13th "Despite being top on the ladder, Sagasuga's ranking is viewed as second because Daniel can't gain points this round..." Ikkiri also noted "But why are there different breaking points though? I thought it was all the same for everyone, but Lus has 250 as her breaking point, meanwhile Sagasuga and Tatsu have 300..." Ikkiri continued to ponder and Hinagiku, who is on her left side, answered "It must be connected to how many points you are able to accumulate. Get enough points and you will know for sure." She reassured as she was confident about her opinion.

Regardless of the trade of opinions, the second round was addressed fairly quickly.

"Daniel Lead is responsible for the killing of the missing students that went to the island where the special exam took place, last month." Basara referred to the infamous disappearance of the 600 students that used to belong to this school "Take your time." Basara said, although there was realistically speaking, only a single minute left.

Daniel pondered if it was time to execute it yet.

"Hm..." He looked up in indecision "There should be a bigger division. This will not be effective enough..." He waved his neck from left to right like a pendulum swing.

On the other hand, in order for points to be secured with certainty, most of them checked over the facts presented in the last round.

"So, just as a clarification, he actually didn't lie?" Tsudo asked Sagasuga, who he knew for a fact had scored 12 points----24 in reality due to his 50% point acquisition boost "I wouldn't have been able to score positively otherwise, Tsudo." Sagasuga briefly explained "You must also understand----" They all paid attention to his upcoming words "Daniel has 560 points. Confusion is arguably a very viable strategy here..." Sagasuga pierced Daniel's eyes, as Daniel replied with an evil glance "Typical..." Daniel was starting to become alerted of Sagasuga as of lately.

In conclusion though, there was something to be taken into consideration and so-----not Kawahara-----but this time, a girl, began the bargain all by herself.

"Um, Daniel... I know this might be... uh, overly revealing, but..." Ikkiri showed massive reluctance yet nevertheless connected the finishing line "Did you kill them?" A short silence was formed.

Forty-five seconds remained.

"Oh yeah, I fucking did it." It took a while for everyone to process; Hyunda's eyes widened in response to Daniel's comment "Every single one of them. I swatted their lives like mosquitoes in the summer. I remember it all so vividly in my mind..." Daniel's eyes rolled up as he said those unbelievable words "I will say it so there is no confusion amongst you, I did it. This is the objective truth." Daniel returned his serious gaze to the center of the room.

But of course, they knew better than trust the words of Daniel blindly.

"Boys, is this true?" Akimiyashika was the first one to ask, as she mainly looked at Kawahara on her left "......." Kawahara thought about it and then looked at Daniel; ultimately arriving at the only logical conclusion "Well---I wasn't expecting you to confess what you did, Daniel, but yeah, it's true. He killed them all!" Kawahara's face was dead serious "Wait, seriously?! I mean, I wouldn't put it past behind him, but..." Tateyana had doubts still.

There was some room for counter-arguments however.

"Please don't be fooled." Sagasuga's voice was like a divine providence at times; not a single person dared to ignore it "I don't recall such an event and frankly, no one here from the male side does. And that's granted because Daniel was with us all along. This information that he's providing you with, is utterly false." Sagasuga confidently made the claim "Huh... I don't doubt you for some reason, but I want to hear it from all of you..." Yukishiro was still unable to erase her inner skepticism.

Twenty seconds remained.

"I don't think so." Rayazaki was the first one to deny it "Frankly, I hardly recall the island at all, it's so weird..." Every time Rayazaki kept reminding himself of the island, his expression would stiffen "If bro says he did it, he must have done it..." Kuzan said with much doubt "No, it's really weird, you see... Daniel was technically seen dead on the island pierced with spears underneath the main area where our exam would take an end... It's inexplicable how Daniel is even here in the first place..." Tatsu said words that could only be classified as most puzzling "Look, I'm the same as Tatsu here. We just got to the area and then went home in helicopeters. We actually didn't see Daniel the entire time while on the island except that one time he was shown dead!" Tsudo told "He did it, I'm telling you." Kawahara reinforced his belief "As I said, it's nonsense. Think logically, if Daniel really did kill them, then clues would have been found. It's an island, not some sort of secret area with numerous hideouts." Sagasuga, on the other hand, defended his belief "How would I know?" Everyone was disappointed with Hyunda's lackluster response.

Ten seconds remained.

Out of all the opinions, there was something that could be agreed on.

"It's controversial. Besides, how would he kill so many without getting noticed? It doesn't make sense!" Akimiyashika refuted "But you're not seeing the picture here, Akimiyashika." Daniel grinned "What?" He proceeded to shortly explain despite the little time on the clock "The island has tons of secret areas that the outside world will never have access to. I manipulated all of them into going inside each of the ten sections and disposed of them------" He was interrupted by Sagasuga briefly "Everyone, cast your votes before it's too late!" Taking charge, he wasn't allowing Daniel to gain the tempo he wanted ".........." He was struck with sudden adversity as the results were about to be posted.

Division remained, but not as much.

> 2 - Sagasuga - (404/600 points)

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> 3 - Tatsu (224/250 points)

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> 4 - Lus Sera (117/250 points)

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> 5 - Kawahara (94/99 points)

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> 6 - Sana (92/99 points)

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> 7 - Hinagiku (82/99 points)

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> 8 - Yukishiro (82/99 points)

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> 9 - Akimiyashika (82/99 points)

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> 10 - Rayazaki (80/99 points)

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> 11 - Ikkiri (78/99 points)

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> 12 - Stratos (78/99 points)

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> 13 - Tateyana (78/99 points)

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> 14 - Tsudo (65/99 points)

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> 15 - Kuzan (58/99 points)

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> 16 - Arkalee (45/99 points)

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> 17 - Hyunda (45/99 points)

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> 18 - Kanawari (30/99 points)

Sagasuga's breakthrough made everyone acknowledge his might immediately.

"Insane! That gave him what, 150 points as an added bonus?!" Tateyana asked "Yup, holy shit, those bonuses are coming in clutch..." Rayazaki noticed "It's still a bit far from the first place, however." Sagasuga didn't surrender to arrogance and acknowledged Daniel, whose points can't be currently seen.

Arkalee's face twitched with rage, no longer being able to handle what was happening on her end.

"That's enough, Hyunda..." She gave him a menacing stare "What is?" Clueless, Hyunda asked "You've been getting all the wrong answers so far! And Kanawari is almost catching up to us! We're so far behind and it's your fault!" This time, there wasn't a single person who didn't hear this "Huh? Didn't I tell you that it was luck? In the first round, I thought Daniel didn't do it, so I voted no. Turns out he wasn't lying, so I went for it this round. But he was, so that's what happened. I'm just having bad luck..." Hyunda was genuinely annoyed at Arkalee's accusations "You----You can't manipulate me like this! I don't want to fall down!" Arkalee wasn't biting his words whatsoever though "......." Hinagiku observed as the argument scaled.

The third round shortly started, as Basara didn't wait around.

"Daniel Lead has an habit of raping under-aged girls and eating their body parts afterwards." A claim with a similar nature to Tsudo's was made "What do you think?" The hourglass spun once again as Basara posed the question to all of them.

The first thoughts were expelled instantly out of their minds.

"He did it. A 1000 years worth of jail? You can't have that without rape crimes. This should be a no-brainer." Tsudo, the person who felt the most entitled to answer, gave his thoughts and then further added something else with great pride "Once you get the ball rolling, it's incredibly fucking hard to stop. Isn't that right, Daniel?! Shit's super fucking addictive! The lack of consent is such a turn on, isn't it?!" Tsudo spoke with saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth "Is that really true?" Daniel, not bothered by what Tsudo was saying, asked him with a child-like curiosity.

Then, a most controversial conversation took place as there was about 50 seconds left to go.

"Is rape really that tempting?" Daniel asked Tsudo, who was confused by his choice of words "Wha---Yeah, of course it is. There's no better feeling than raping someone and completely having your way against their consent! It breaks their egos and they will never recover from it! Whether they like it or not, you will forever be a memory to them in that regard! It's amazing!" Tsudo passionately spoke about it "Hmm..." Daniel made a very shackled expression "Isn't their lack of consent already an implication that you lost against them?" Daniel argued "Huuuuuh?" Tsudo did not understand Daniel's words at all.

Forty seconds remained on the clock and no one interfered as they were trying to gauge Daniel's authenticity on the matter of the claim.

"Think for a second. Rape, as you described, is an action that aims to break someone's spirit completely and leave them unable to recover from it for the rest of their lives. But while that does sound like a winning scenario, the mere fact that you had to rape them in order to have your way, shows that you not only possess a deep sense of self-insecurity but a very fragile ego. What was the first person you ever raped like, Tsudo?" Tsudo was confronted about something that he personally didn't like diving into "Come on now. There's no use in hiding it. Everyone here knows you're a rapist and a pedophile. Or, are you unsure of your point?" Daniel grinned, provoking Tsudo furthermore.

Twenty-five seconds remained.

"Fine... You're pissing me off..." Tsudo decided to go in depth "The first person I raped was my elder sister. That manipulative, sycophantic sly bitch...!! I fucking hate everything about her! Always telling me what to do with my life like she knows any better just because she's older than me and is well-received in the family... I had enough one day and stabbed her in the legs to cut her off from her moves and raped her! SHIT FELT SO GOOD, FUCK!!!" Tsudo began to grab his inner genitalia with his right hand beneath his trousers "THE FUCK?!" Multiple people nearby him wanted to get away from him immediately as the movement increased "GROSS!! TEACHER, MAKE HIM STOP!!" Tateyana demanded to Basara, but he was unresponsive.

Daniel, on the other hand, continued.

"A symbol of inferiority, in the end. It's in the same level of killing when it comes down to being unfair. If both sides are equal, then it's fair, but if there's a gun pointed at your head, then you're doomed. There are some elements of similarity in the nature..." But Daniel still couldn't digest the appeal in his brain "Let's cut the shit, did you do it or not?!" Akimiyashika, the most vigorous one, asked Daniel with visible rage "I did. But it wasn't really for pleasure, you see." Daniel tried to justify it "Sick BASTARD!!" Akimiyashika became convinced "Wait, you really..." Lus looked at Daniel with a horrifying expression "But of course, I did it. Tsudo wasn't lying when he said that it's impossible to have a thousand years worth of jail without committing rape. It's quintessential for a criminal to engage in forced sexual activity..." Daniel let out a devilish laughter "........" Her expression remained shackled as she didn't want to believe it.

Just before the round would come to an end, Arkalee decided to experiment on something, as she wanted to see the results and so, with knowledge of what Hyunda had voted for, she went for the opposite.

After that, time was up and thus, the results were endorsed which allowed for the rankings to be ultimately updated.

> 2 - Sagasuga - (404/600 points)

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> 3 - Tatsu (224/250 points)

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> 4 - Sana (204/250 points)

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> 5 - Lus Sera (129/250 points)

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> 6 - Kawahara (94/99 points)

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> 7 - Hinagiku (94/99 points)

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> 8 - Yukishiro (82/99 points)

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> 9 - Akimiyashika (82/99 points)

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> 10 - Rayazaki (80/99 points)

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> 11 - Ikkiri (78/99 points)

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> 12 - Stratos (78/99 points)

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> 13 - Tateyana (78/99 points)

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> 14 - Kuzan (70/99 points)

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> 15 - Tsudo (65/99 points)

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> 16 - Arkalee (57/99 points)

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> 17 - Hyunda (45/99 points)

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> 18 - Kanawari (30/99 points)

"He LIED!?" Akimiyashika was stunned as she didn't see the points increase whatsoever "He got us good, not even Sagasuga scored..." Rayazaki reflected as he watched his points remain the same as the last round and Sagasuga's not change as well "What the fuck...!? How though?! He didn't commit rape?! That shouldn't be possible..." Tsudo could not believe it "Maybe he actually did, just not in the category that was presented to us?" Kawahara tried that angle "That has to be it." Tsudo told himself "There's no way you have that many years and you're not a rapist. It's just not possible." He refused to ultimately believe otherwise.

Hyunda spoke to Arkalee in regard to a very obvious change in the rankings.

"Hey, why did you vote the opposite of what I voted?" He was mad "Just to see if there was any change and would you look at that...? There was." Arkalee said "So you're going to vote the opposite of me from here on?" Hyunda asked "Maybe. I want to see if this "bad luck" of yours is a coincidence or not..." Arkalee remained overly vigilant "......." Kanawari looked at Daniel with preoccupation now more than ever "Sana's up high again..." Yukishiro, who got this round wrong, looked at Sana as she soured in the rankings once again "The breakthrough is just massive. In theory I should get it too... Though... You are most interesting with your choices of lies, Daniel..." Hinagiku smiled at Daniel in the center.

Regarding Kanawari, Daniel remained unresponsive as it was not time yet.

It was, however, time for the fourth round.

"Daniel Lead has performed a public shooting of his class in the seventh year of his middle school with a rapid machine gun, amassing in a total of 23 deaths." Basara claimed "False? True? What do you think?" The decision was put onto the students as the hourglass showed itself.

Daniel quickly pondered his stance in this round and executed it without a second thought.

"Nope, didn't do it." He quickly denied it "I will give you very simple evidence as to why: The first claim made against me said that I sold drugs in middle school and as you learned, it was true. Given that, how could I have performed a public shooting of my class when that would affect my entire business as a whole? It makes no sense." Daniel said with a sigh "Weird for you to just openly confess to that when you have already shown that you can lie..." Akimiyashika pinpointed Daniel; to which he gave her a mocking look "I just pity you guys because otherwise you can't make a progressive lead and will fall back over and over." He released another wave of laughter, which provoked Akimiyashika.

Kawahara had one idea in specific and with a touch on the cryptic symbol down below to the right-----the one passage of the verbal contracts, he pressed it and proposed a contract of interest to Daniel.

"Daniel, here is an offer for you; if you tell the truth about this claim in specific, then I will award you with 6 points. This, of course, only lasts until the end of this round." A verbal contract appeared in front of Daniel "Yes, I accept it." Without thinking much, Daniel went for it "Wh---Shit, you can actually do that...!" Just now, Tateyana realized that such options were possible "I completely overlooked that you can actually do that... Wait, this changes everything..." Rayazaki felt dumb as he hadn't given much thought about it.

Given Kawahara's contract and how time was of essence, Daniel followed the plan.

"Yeah, I did it. Motherfuckers deserved it. I won't go into detail but they all deserved bullets in their craniums. I don't regret a single thing." Daniel spoke with utmost honesty "I see. Thanks." Kawahara cast his vote and alongside, so did many others "......." There were, however, people that remained extremely skeptical about Daniel telling the truth in this case.

Regardless, the round eventually came to an end and the results dropped.

> 1 - Daniel - (566/600 points)

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> 2 - Sagasuga - (410/600 points)

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> 3 - Tatsu (248/250 points)

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> 4 - Sana (216/250 points)

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> 5 - Hinagiku (206/250 points)

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> 6 - Lus Sera (129/250 points)

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> 7 - Kawahara (94/99 points)

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> 8 - Stratos (90/99 points)

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> 9 - Yukishiro (82/99 points)

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> 10 - Akimiyashika (82/99 points)

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> 11 - Rayazaki (80/99 points)

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> 12 - Ikkiri (78/99 points)

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> 13 - Tateyana (78/99 points)

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> 14 - Kuzan (70/99 points)

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> 15 - Arkalee (69/99 points)

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> 16 - Tsudo (65/99 points)

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> 17 - Hyunda (45/99 points)

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> 18 - Kanawari (36/99 points)

"Motherfucker..." Kawahara's expression darkened as he realized it "H-Huh...?! Wait, huuuuuuuuuh?!" Tsudo could not understand why his points didn't go up "What? Too hard to understand what just happened? Need some in-depth explanation about it?! HAHAHA!!" Daniel laughed in the faces of those who weren't able to keep up with his thought process "It was pure luck, you're getting off from the fucking confusion you're causing, you manipulative cunt." Tateyana accused Daniel.

However, there was someone that defended him.

"Luck? You're just so dumb and impulsive, aren't you, Tateyana?" Hinagiku's radish smile combined with her over the top arrogance intertwined in her speech would make anyone's blood boil "The common thought here is that Daniel would lie to Kawahara in order for Kawahara to not receive the breakthrough which would give him an additional 100 points." Tateyana then impulsively said her opinion "Yeah, that's what IT should have happened! We saw Tsudo do this, so by all means, he should have lied to Kawahara in order to get everyone who didn't believe him to vote for no!" She complained as many believed the same "But that's where your mere thought process falls short... He already knew all of this and saw that Kawahara would vote for the opposite of what Daniel had told! So, the true answer all along was that he did it but from the way he lied, he made it seem like he didn't do it." Hinagiku's explanation caused everyone who fell under this trick to feel stupid "So he actually fucking did it?! WHAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTT?!" Rayazaki lost his mind "Also, look at his point gauge... 600?!" Everyone witnessed the gigantic comparison in points when it came to Daniel and the rest.

It wasn't entirely hard to predict but by now it was clear that Daniel's words fell short in terms of trust. Not only that, but they were mixed with half-truths that in combination with other deceptive elements, could help to construct carefully crafted lies.

Even so, Daniel felt that Hinagiku didn't have to do this.

"She's over-explaining it." He sighed "Can we move on though?" The fifth round had to be addressed fairly quickly, however.

Basara didn't waste time on this and conjured the fifth claim.

"Daniel Lead had a girlfriend in highschool for one year and a half." Daniel's face became distorted "......????" A facial expression, emitting so much confusion, was seen in his face and nobody failed to miss that "I'm sorry, but isn't this about my criminal past? What is this?!" He exclaimed "Yeah, what the fuck? We don't care about his romantic life!" Tsudo exulted himself "Deal with the cards you've been dealt." Basara said as the hourglass spun.

This one was slightly tricky for many reasons.

"........!!!" Daniel's eyes suddenly widened "Ohhh shitttttttt..." His words brought forth the face of someone that had just remembered a not-so-distant past "Don't tell me..." Sana was slightly mad as she gauged at Daniel's expression "Hold the fuck up, how long ago was your highschool anyways? 1 year ago? 2? 3?" Kawahara asked Daniel "Uh......." Daniel thought for a bit "2, I think." He settled with that "You think? Mate, you think? Come on, this shit isn't hard to remember. Besides, a girlfriend for a year and a half isn't something you can just forget either." Kawahara's words brought a spark of truth to the table.

But Daniel's expression seemed genuine to many. To the point where many already started to vote.

"I don't think there's much debate here. It's also better to not get entangled in his words." The decision was firmly made on the spot "No wait... He's faking it... He has to be! He's too smart! I don't want to admit it, but he's just faking it for sure!" Akimiyashika boldly admitted "Uh... What was her name again... Claudia...? Or was it Rachel... No, wait, I think she was Asian, actually." Daniel, amidst this, kept making guesses with avid confusion "You're actually dumb if you think so. That's the clear sign of someone who is trying to remember an old name..." Sana spoke as she cast her vote "..........." But Akimiyashika was not convinced whatsoever.

In the end, everyone gave their respective votes.

"Holy shit, I AM FUCKING DONE WITH THIS SHIT, WHAT THE FUCK MAN!!" Rayazaki erupted in a feat of rage as the results were presented in the newly updated ranking ladder.

> 2 - Sagasuga - (424/600 points)

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> 3 - Tatsu (248/250 points)

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> 4 - Hinagiku (218/250 points)

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> 5 - Sana (216/250 points)

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> 6 - Kawahara (206/250 points)

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> 7 - Lus Sera (142/250 points)

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> 8 - Yukishiro (94/99 points)

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> 9 - Stratos (90/99 points)

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> 10 - Ikkiri (90/99 points)

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> 11 - Akimiyashika (82/99 points)

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> 12 - Rayazaki (80/99 points)

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> 13 - Kuzan (82/99 points)

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> 14 - Arkalee (82/99 points)

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> 15 - Tateyana (78/99 points)

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> 16 - Tsudo (65/99 points)

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> 17 - Hyunda (45/99 points)

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> 18 - Kanawari (42/99 points)

Due to the fact that Kawahara's contract only lasted for a single round, Daniel's points were not highlighted on the ladder.

"You goddamn FUCKING LIAR!!" Tateyana lashed out at Daniel "Hollywood should just fucking hire you at this point, are you having fun?!" Many felt deceived and while lying is a natural part of this game, they didn't enjoy that Daniel was going an extra mile just to manipulate their perceptions "HAHAHA-----" Daniel laughed out loud "Wait, wait, wait..." He calmed himself down "Are you guys in the need of help by some chance??!!" Daniel was overly ecstatic with his words "Don't tell me that you are struggling that hard to pass through the 99 point barrier just because you can't get the right answer... That wouldn't be the case, RIGHT?!" Daniel taunted them straight up "AGHHHHHHH!!! I HATE YOU, DANIEL!!" Tateyana cursed him.

But he was not wrong. There was a clear struggle due to Daniel's allusive tactics.

Such proof could be found in those that have not successfully scored yet with consistency despite the round moving on to the sixth now.

"Daniel Lead commands a secret organization and is the leader of it." An abrupt claim was made "What do you think, creatures?" Basara's words allowed the hourglass to appear.

Daniel became extremely puzzled at the claim but decided that it was time to execute his plan as it was the sixth round now.

Pinpointing Kanawari, Daniel didn't stop staring at her for a second.

".......Hmmmmmhhhh....." Nervous and anxious, Kanawari took deep breaths and caught the attention of Lus and Hinagiku.

It took three seconds for her, but she got up from her seat and stood there for a while, gathering everyone's attention.

"Everyone, I have something I would like to say to all of you----and I think you should listen!" Kanawari's word choice made Daniel giggle "Make it fast, we are under a minute and I would like some words out of Daniel in regard to this." Kawahara rushed her and Kanawari gulped as she felt incredibly nervous due to the pressure.

Nevertheless, she pressed the symbol on the lower right side of her screen and directed her words to Daniel.

"Daniel Lead, do you accept the following conditions for the formation of a contract in your name: Until this judgment round is over, an individual that accepts this will be granted an additional 12 of your points should they vote correctly but if they fail to do so, 12 points from the individual will be awarded to you?" An outrageous action was commenced "W-What?! Hey, what do you think you're doing?! Teacher, no way this can be allowed, right?!" Yukishiro protested immediately "......" Basara didn't object to this "I do accept it." The confirmation gave birth to the phenomenon that they would all witness.

Daniel's confirmation allowed an additional screen-window to the right, to appear to all of them.

"What the hell is this?" Akimiyashika said with a hollow voice; Daniel didn't waste time and explained it in his way "Kindness. Generosity. Fairness. It's up to you, of course. Look, I won't lie, I don't expect even half of you to accept the contract. But I will say this: the target is not everyone. It's for those of you that want to win and break the barrier. So to those of you; calmly read what is written and choose whether or not to accept it." Daniel settled with that for now.

Their screens had the option to whether or not accept the contract that was provided by Kanawari, in accordance with Daniel. However, this contract is strictly applied to Daniel. Essentially, it's asking them if they want to raise the stakes even higher.

"This is 100% a trap, fuck no." Yukishiro declined it immediately by pressing the "X" option "......" But much to her dislike, multiple people were pondering the utility of this contract "Say, he has 566 points, right?" Tateyana asked, while still being conscious of the time on the clock.

Which is roughly 30 seconds.

"Yeah, he got an additional 6 from Kawahara..." Rayazaki confirmed "Huh...." Tateyana pondered it thoroughly "You people are fucking CRAZY if you dare accept this! If you get it wrong, he wins 12 of your points! He will build an advantage over you so fucking fast, DAMN IT!!" Yukishiro claimed, with much anger behind her every words "But like, if I accept this, then my winning percentage will go up! Who cares if he's lying?! I will just play 50/50!!" Tateyana's poor choice of words didn't resonate well with the crowd at all.

Seeing as his contract wasn't being viewed well, with little time on the clock, he gave reassurance.

"Tell you what, I will tell you the answer of this one for free, how about it?" He went for that "You will? Without us having to accept it?" Tatsu instantly asked "Yeah. Think of it as a free trial. How about it?" Daniel adamantly tried to sell his new contract "Tell us THEN!!" Tsudo demanded, with 15 seconds left to go "Under one condition... You will accept the contract, if my answer is correct." Daniel insisted on this "...Yeah, alright, you have my word." Tatsu said, with a stone-cold face "Same here." Kawahara agreed too.

And likewise, many others did, except Yukishiro who already had denied the contract out of spite.

"It's true." The unexpected revelation was made "I can't give the name, but I created it with certain people during the time in my middle school. After all, that's when my drug empire started and as it already has been discussed, it is accurate information since the first claim proved to be true." Daniel brought back old information to reassure them "True... There's no way you could have a drug empire without owning an organization in the first place... As expected of you, bro." Kuzan blindly voted yes.

Before the time ran out, they all cast their respective votes according to their beliefs in regard to Daniel's word.

> 1 - Daniel - (554/600 points)

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> 2 - Sagasuga - (452/600 points)

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> 3 - Tatsu (248/250 points)

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> 4 - Hinagiku (242/250 points)

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> 5 - Sana (228/250 points)

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> 6 - Kawahara (206/250 points)

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> 7 - Yukishiro (206/250 points)

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> 8 - Stratos (202/250 points)

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> 9 - Lus Sera (142/250 points)

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> 10 - Rayazaki (95/99 points)

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> 11 - Arkalee (94/99 points)

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> 12 - Ikkiri (90/99 points)

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> 13 - Akimiyashika (82/99 points)

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> 14 - Kuzan (82/99 points)

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> 15 - Tateyana (66/99 points)

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> 16 - Tsudo (65/99 points)

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> 17 - Kanawari (54/99 points)

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> 18 - Hyunda (45/99 points)

There were already, a lot of things to digest as a chain of chaotic reactions was formed.

"ARGHHHHHHH FUCK YOU DAMN IT!! I'M KILLING YOU IF I GET THE CHANCE, YOU FUCKING LIAR!!" Tateyana got up from her seat and directed all of her rage to Daniel who laughed nonstop from his seat "Wait... What just happened...?" Kuzan asked, relatively clueless and Ikkiri answered as she was nearby "Daniel lied... Which is weird because he was trying to promote his contract and said that he wouldn't lie, but what really happened is that he used that as a diversion in order for the ones who voted "yes" to not gain any points..." Ikkiri, being one of them, pointed out.

Yet there was something that wasn't making sense to Kuzan.

"Why are bro's points on the screen though? That would only be the case if he were to win points, but he actually lost some?! Wasn't it 566 or am I missing something?!" Kuzan's questions were very reasonable "How dumb can you be?" Yukishiro, slightly mad but feeling confident now, spoke to Kuzan "It's all because some actually accepted his contract beforehand and tried to get some points as a countermeasure. Isn't that right, Tateyana?!" She mocked the very emotionally frail Tateyana who was agonizing over her choice "Shut up, shut up, shut up, SHUT UP!!!" Her actions clearly backfired "She accepted the contract and actually believed in what Daniel said!! So she went -12 immediately, HAHAHA!!" Tateyana had to endure a mocking session "Hmm... Wait, but if that's the case then why isn't Daniel seating at 588 points... If Tateyana lost 12 points and those were transferred to Daniel then why isn't he below 12 points in comparison to his prior 566 ones..." Ikkiri, confused said out loud those words.

Kawahara clarified.

"For you to know that, you have to look for two individuals who have obtained 24 points. Since Daniel's contract extracts 12 points from him to the ones that got the vote right, you would have to know ahead of time which ones won 24 points by now..." Kawahara kept looking at the ranking ladder "Uh..." Ikkiri's memory isn't the greatest "Oh, Hina...!!" However, Ikkiri was quick to notice how Hinagiku had way too many points "Hehe." Hinagiku grinned to Ikkiri "Huh, but wait, who the hell else?! I remember them all vividly... Oh, Rayazaki?!" Kuzan noticed that Rayazaki had gone up in points "No, not me." But Rayazaki quickly denied it "I have a 25% point acquisition boost. I get 15 points every time I get it right." Rayazaki then gave Kuzan the clue "Look near the bottom." Rayazaki sighed.

It wasn't obvious at first but then after connecting some dots, it was revealed who had accepted Daniel's contract.

"It's Kanawari, you dumbfucks!" Tateyana pressed the matter as their slow guessing was making her mad "She had 42 but now has 54, it would actually be 24 but half of her earned points go to Sagasuga!" Tateyana caught everyone by surprise with her deduction "Oh what? So you can think?" Yukishiro became genuinely surprised "Shut the fuck up...!!! I'm not dumb, I'm just having bad luck!" Tateyana was met with laughter "Ahhhh---But yeah, it was Kanawari who accepted the contract and got it right, because in theory, it should give you 24 points, but 50% of her points coming from a guess are given to Sagasuga, so 6 of them go to him. If Sagasuga had gotten it right, he would have..." All of them looked at the ranking ladder as Kawahara's point gained fruits.

The seventh round was almost starting but just before it did, Kanawari tossed an embroidered paper to Lus' lap; trying to avoid as much attention to her as possible.

"......." Lus quietly read the paper and tucked it inside her skirt's right pocket "Hmmm... And what does this mean, mister...?" Hinagiku watched their particular interaction and decided to capitalize on that.

Alas, the seventh round came to light and several people had chosen whether or not to accept Daniel's contract to their own accord as the window had not vanished; since it lasts until the end of this judgment round-----meaning anyone is free to accept it or decline it whenever they so please. Albeit, there's a margin in advantage/disadvantage when it comes to the timing.

"Daniel Lead was only arrested one time in his life." A lackluster claim was made "Go." The hourglass appeared once again.

Immediately right off the bat, the students brainstormed.

"Isn't this just a reference to how you are arrested before going here? Did someone get arrested before this?!" Akimiyashika questioned everyone "Yeah, I did, a lot of times, mainly for suspicion." Tsudo openly confessed "I didn't fucking ask you, someone else!" Tsudo cursed at her instantly "Well yeah, of course. Detention is very common, no? You've been arrested more than once, haven't you?" Kawahara asked "......" Akimiyashika kept her silence.

Daniel decided to intervene as there were fifty seconds left to go.

"That's a lie. I've been arrested way too many times to the point where I've lost count. Too many bails as well." Daniel laughed it off "I don't believe you." Akimiyashika accused him "Then just ignore what I said and try to find a more plausible answer. But if you think drug lords aren't often arrested then you aren't on par with reality." Daniel insulted Akimiyashika, who was struggling to find the right answer "Akimiyashika, a word, if you may." Sagasuga drew her attention "What..." Her mood was foul but Sagasuga nevertheless made his point "It's 50/50. Vote for what makes the most sense to you. That's all." Sagasuga kept it short and cast his vote "...Yeah, true..." Akimiyashika thoroughly analyzed the claim and then made her choice.

There was, however, someone that saw this an opportunity.

"Alright Daniel, let's fucking talk some language." Rayazaki pressed the right lower corner; implying the formation of a verbal contract "Oh, I love it." Rayazaki's confidence in contrast to the rest made Daniel smile "Tell the truth about this claim and you get 12 points from me. Lie about it, and 24 points will be deducted from you. Do you accept this contract?!" A window appeared to Daniel "Hm..." Daniel pondered the weight of the contract "This shit again?! Did he not learn anything from Kawahara's failed attempt?" Tsudo rejected Rayazaki's approach in his mind immediately "No..." Tatsu had a different take on the matter.

Thirty seconds remained.

"It's different. Rayazaki has a 25% point acquisition boost, so if all things go accordingly, he wins 15 points. 15 points since 12 + 25% equals 15, and then the standard 12 points from Daniel's contract, amassing to 27. And ultimately, 12 would be subtracted from those 27 due to his own condition, thus leaving him with 15 points to earn. However, should Rayazaki get it wrong, he initially will lose 12 points. Not only that, but since he accepted the contract, he will lose an additional 12." Tsudo then realized "But he fucking put up the condition that if he were to lie that he loses 12 points... So, 24 as a whole... It's still a fuckton." Tatsu then concluded "Indeed, so Rayazaki has put himself in a somewhat winning scenario because all he has to lose is 12 points, the ones he gets from failing to guess the right answer, where as Daniel will lose 24. Furthermore, should you add the contract, he will lose an additional 12, leading up to 36 points as a loss." It was now up to Daniel to see if he were to accept the deal "Yes, I accept it!" With utmost confidence, Daniel accepted it.

Daniel's confidence had mentally scarred a few already and accepting this form of contract which in theory brings more damage than benefit to him, spoke volumes of how much he couldn't be trusted.

"I have never been arrested before the one time I was; which led me here. I've used numerous aliases, scapegoats to take my place, and even had people get arrested for me on purpose since I paid them to." Daniel naturally confessed to his crimes "Alright, thanks!" Rayazaki instantly pressed the positive option since there was, quite literally, no drawbacks for him.

For those who hadn't vote, they took great time in weighting out the pros and cons.

"There's no fucking way he's lying, right?! He WOULDN'T do that for the sake of trolling and seeing more people not get points, right?!" Tateyana was freaking out as her hands trembled "As I said to Akimiyashika, just vote whichever makes the most sense. In the end, there is no one that knows the answer, except him." Sagasuga tried to reason with Tateyana, but it was in vain ultimately "W-Wait...!! What if this is all just a trick?! He's putting on a facade in order to make people vote no, since that's what benefits him and since Rayazaki will come out on top of the deal, it also means that Daniel would profit if many others voted no, if he's lying! The points he would gain from this scheme would be outrageous!!" Tateyana entered a state of paranoia "But wait...!! That's it! He's thinking that's what I'm gonna do, so-------Ahhh NO FUCK WAIT, WHAT IF HE'S-----!!!" Tateyana's trust issues in regards to Daniel's words, peaked.

And to add insult to injury, Daniel marked Tateyana with his daunting glare as his mocking grin rose to the surface, horrifying her.

Time ran out and thus, the results were collected and ultimately compiled onto the ranking ladder.

> 1 - Daniel - (566/600 points)

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> 2 - Sagasuga - (464/600 points)

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> 3 - Tatsu (236/250 points)

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> 4 - Hinagiku (230/250 points)

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> 5 - Sana (228/250 points)

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> 6 - Stratos (226/250 points)

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> 7 - Yukishiro (218/250 points)

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> 8 - Rayazaki (210/250 points)

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> 9 - Kuzan (206/250 points)

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> 10 - Ikkiri (202/250 points)

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> 11 - Kawahara (194/250 points)

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> 12 - Lus Sera (166/250 points)

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> 13 - Arkalee (82/99 points)

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> 14 - Akimiyashika (70/99 points)

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> 15 - Hyunda (69/99 points)

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> 16 - Kanawari (66/99 points)

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> 17 - Tateyana (66/99 points)

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> 18 - Tsudo (65/99 points)

"Oh no." Tateyana, in authentic disbelief, suddenly saw herself in the second last place "I'm going to fucking lose it." Hopeless, Tateyana became apathetic as her hollow eyes firmly locked to the ranking ladder "I am so fucking lost, I swear to God. What just happened, can someone explain? I don't want some long-ass explanation, just a one sentence, please." Tsudo, the person now at the last place, quietly asked, as his eyes emitted despair.

Rayazaki felt brutally entitled to answer it, with a ridiculous over-confident expression.

"He told the truth, dumbass! What else is there to draw from this shit?!" Rayazaki laughed at Tsudo, who snapped "But this is WEIRD!! So fucked up too! I didn't ask for these mind games! FUCK! Hey, Daniel!! Why can't you just tell the truth as it is?! I'm sick of your shit!" His rage started to escalate upwards "Huh? But I did tell the truth to Rayazaki. I lied at first, but he gave me a good deal, so I accepted it. What's so hard to see here?" Daniel was puzzled "AAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" Tsudo agonized instead of replying with words.

Close by, Hyunda smiled as he finally got one right.

"NICEEEEEEE!!! I GOT IT, HAHAHAH!!!" Out loud, clearly audible to everyone, Hyunda threw his fist up in the air "I finally got lucky, sighhhhhh..." He profoundly sighed in order to expel the anxiety "Hey, thanks for the contract, Daniel, it's coming in handy!" Hyunda gave the thumbs-up with both of his hands to Daniel "Not gonna lie, I got lucky too. Decided the 50/50 strategy and it worked!" Kuzan said, as he has a solid lead now "How? How did those two knew? Lus and Kanawari both got it right... How... Kanawari also rose to fourteenth place despite being the second last one last round..." Yukishiro's suspicion grew as she started to delve deeper into the ideas.

By now, the only people that had not yet accepted Daniel's contract were: Sagasuga, Sana and Tsudo. Despite the initial controversy, Daniel's contract was already proving to be highly beneficial for most of the students.

The eighth round would soon start.

"Daniel Lead has played this game more than once." Basara's claim, as per usual, dealt significant shock "What the... Huh?" This particular one, strung in an unseen angle "Decide." Basara allowed the hourglass to do its job.

It was evident by now, but the number of rounds in a judgment round would go up to either ten or slightly above. Thus far, the first one was 11 rounds and the second one, 10.

"Hmmm?! Wait, Tsudo, you're at the bottom?! OH SHIT!!" Daniel laughed like a maniac "SHUT UP!!" But Daniel kept on laughing "No, no, no, this shit is hilarious! There's no way you make it out, you do know that, right?! Like, I'm not just saying that out of spite, these vixens will fry you alive, tear you limb by limb!" Daniel's word choice pissed a lot of people off "Who are you calling "vixens"?!" Akimiyashika started first "Huuuuuh?! You of course! You want to kill him badly, don't you?! He's a rapist and you seem to be more than pleased to get rid of one!" Daniel giggled out loud "If you actually meant what you'd say, you would help me by fucking Tsudo up..." Tsudo turned around and argued with Akimiyashika "Excuse me?! What the fuck?! You---You think I actually will die?!" Tsudo was desperate.

He then turned to Daniel, as a measure of security.

"H-Hey man!! Your plan only works if all of us are alive! You even said that it's critical to have more members! If you want it to work, then I have to live!!" Tsudo smiled as he saw Daniel's annoyed expression "Plan? What plan?" Yukishiro asked "Yeah... What plan, Tsudo?" Hinagiku followed it up, as all eyes were on Tsudo "Heh...!" He grinned "Danieeeeeelll, do yourself a favor and think of how I can get out of this unfavorable position or else I'll expose all of it and it won't work!!" He threatened Daniel.

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Despite not wanting to acknowledge Tsudo's attempt at manipulating him, it was something serious that had to be handled, otherwise the plan that was subjected to all of them would be exposed. And given the amount of exposure going on, it would go without saying that it could prove fatal to the overall plan.

"Alright, go on ahead." Daniel's words froze Tsudo "What?" An almost silent reply came from the shocked Tsudo "Let the world know, Tsudo. Expose all of it. It's your life, after all. You, the owner of it, should have full control of whether or not you wish to forfeit it so merely. So, I encourage you, speak your heart out!" Daniel further motivated Tsudo.

Twenty seconds remained on the clock.

"But I should mention, the claim is false. I have zero recollection of ever playing this game. And if I really did, then I wouldn't have treated it so measly." Daniel confessed "Daniel, that fucking better be true. Or else I'm exposing it." Tsudo gave no quarters "Man, I don't fucking care about you exposing it... It will be achieved regardless of how many people know it. After all..." Hyunda and Sagasuga's eyes widened as they heard the upcoming words "This is my domain. Every corner is like home time for me. Mere outsiders like you have no room to breathe------HAHAHA!!" Out of control, Daniel kept laughing over and over "As I thought... The effects are kicking in surprisingly more rapidly than they should... It should take at least a month before the brain is able to merge with the new host, but this is..." Sagasuga murmured to himself.

Tsudo, on the other hand, opted to ignore Daniel's "strange" words and kept a strong firm to his vow.

"You better not be fucking lying... Or else forget about escaping..." Tsudo decided to accept Daniel's contract and then cast his vote.

The results dropped as soon as the round was over.

> 1 - Daniel - (566/600 points)

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> 2 - Sagasuga - (500/600 points)

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> 3 - Hinagiku (404/600 points)

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> 4 - Tatsu (250/250 points)

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> 5 - Yukishiro (230/250 points)

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> 6 - Sana (228/250 points)

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> 7 - Ikkiri (226/250 points)

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> 8 - Stratos (214/250 points)

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> 9 - Rayazaki (198/250 points)

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> 10 - Kuzan (194/250 points)

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> 11 - Kawahara (182/250 points)

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> 12 - Lus Sera (154/250 points)

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> 13 - Akimiyashika (94/99 points)

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> 14 - Tateyana (80/99 points)

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> 15 - Kanawari (78/99 points)

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> 16 - Arkalee (70/99 points)

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> 17 - Hyunda (69/99 points)

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> 18 - Tsudo (52/99 points)

Daniel's expression was most puzzled; Tsudo's teeth gritted with unfiltered anger.

"You are fucking retarded!" Daniel wanted to laugh but he was amazed by the stupidity "You seriously thought I would lie so you voted no, when you gave me the threat? It's like you don't even trust your own words..." Daniel became rapidly disappointed furthermore with Tsudo's lackluster competitive spirit "That's it! You're fucking done for, Daniel...!!" Tsudo erupted from his seat without warning and spoke to the crowd.

Many wanted to complain about the results, but they listened to Tsudo instead; Daniel doing nothing to possibly stop him.

"This retard is planning an escape plan, you hear?! It's going to happen during lunch time and it's going down through a secret passage in the male dorm!!" This was brought to light to an even greater attention source.

The student council collectively watched the stream, in that place, alongside doctor Hwan and many other staff members. Blessed with low artificial light, they enjoyed the spectacle yet were undoubtedly curious about this.

"An escape plan? Daniel Lead?" The president threw the question up in the air "How interesting... Have there been attempts before at the other schools you've attended to, doctor?" Andrea asked "Practically all the time. Most of it comes from the desire to run away from the destructive nature of this game and I don't blame the damn kids but it just never works and that's for one simple reason..." The reason was highlighted immediately "Their chokers, which they can never take off their neck, are being traced. But this is, of course, something that they will never know. Hide this knowledge from them and 10 out of 10 times, they will attempt a sneaky plan by using underground passages or avenues with similar elements." The doctor revealed "Ho..." The president was reassured at this "I see, then there's no need to worry because even if they attempt something, as long as we take action, it's pointless?" Lyuga spoke to the doctor.

Usually, the doctor would reply with more confidence, but something about Daniel's attitude and how carefree he is to this exposure, threw him off.

"It might be necessary to apply more measures, if you ask me... Implanting guards on the male dorm would be a start yet your president is so adamant on giving them freedom." The doctor could not understand the student council's president's approach "It's for entertainment's sake. Let the avenues do the talking." These words didn't please the doctor whatsoever.

The exposure, on the other hand, commenced as everyone watched.

"Supposedly, this passage will lead us out of the cage since it connects to one of the blocks, so be on the look for that!!" Embracing total insanity, Tsudo started to talk "He's just spewing shit, don't believe him." Kawahara tried to shut him down "HUUUUUUUH?! No, no, no! We planned this shit YESTERDAY because we were so fed up with this bullshit agenda, for fuck's sake! Hey, why don't you guys search in the male dorm better?! MAYBE YOU'LL FIND A SURPRISE OR TWO, WHO KNOWS!!" The exposure further escalated "GO TO KAWAHARA'S ROOM AND YOU WILL FIND A PASSAGE!! COME ON, IT'S RIGHT THERE, SEARCH IT UP!!" Kawahara became extremely mad; veins started to pop all over his body "You're gonna fucking regret this, Tsudo." His expression darkened as Kawahara refused to settle for something that wouldn't qualify as "deserving" for Tsudo.

The doctor spoke to the president once again.

"You can't tell me you plan to let this slide too?!" He was seriously worried about the president's negligence "Hm, no, of course not. Send guards to Ryousuke Kawahara's room and livestream the entire thing to the viewers." Still stuck with the same mentality, the president had strong ties to whatever it meant to please the crowd "Finally..." The doctor got up from the couch, which is filled with many other student council members, and gave orders to the black-suited guards on standby "YOU LOT, YA HEARD THAT?! GET YOUR ASSES MOVING TO THE MALE DORM RIGHT NOW!! AND YOU-----" Approaching the cameraman, nervously preparing his gears, the doctor coldly said: "Make sure to record everything and go as far as you can..." He whispered that into his left ear in order to make sure that he got it "Understood." Convinced, they set out.

By now, the entire plan had been spoiled by Tsudo, which took about two minutes. The reason why Basara even allowed Tsudo to speak for so long was because he was ordered to let him.

"Wait, that's pretty clever, Daniel." Akimiyashika praised him "Thanks, I came up with it all by myself. In theory, it would work, but Tsudo here decided to rain on my parade." Daniel sighed "But that's ok, I'm sure Tsudo won't mind what's coming for him." By now, it would consume Tsudo "Must be so fucking sad, HUH?" Tsudo tried one last attempt "Give me all the best you got, but it won't matter! This is a game where everyone dies, you RETARDS!!" Tsudo argued with that logic "So you're offering yourself for the sacrifice? Got it..." Rayazaki bitterly spoke in Tsudo's direction "Tsk. Yeah right... As if..." Tsudo sat down ultimately, not giving up, despite the fact that he is at the bottom.

Basara, after witnessing the event, decided to accelerate the moment once again----thus the ninth round began.

"Daniel Lead cheated on his previous girlfriend by kissing Nasha Sana." Gasps were formed, as Daniel's expression became distorted "........!!!" Overcame with rage, Daniel gave a violent staredown to Basara "What do you think of this claim? Does it make any sense to you?" Basara left them with the choice as well as the one singular minute "Wow." Tsudo, of all people started to talk "This is so fucking funny, holy shit! You cheated on Yulia with Sana?!" Daniel's eyes narrowed as his killing intent aimed at Tsudo grew astronomically.

Daniel had to think rationally, in contrast to his inner emotional turmoil.

"Should we come clean with it, Sana?" Daniel looked at Sana "Excuse me...?!" Angry, distraught, and furious at the claim itself, Sana didn't understand where Daniel was coming from "I love Yulia, but you know... This claim, is it really lying...? Is it not what happened?" Daniel's eyes looked empty; Sana became speechless as she was filled with turbulent emotions "Daniel... What are you saying?! That's----that didn't happen! Stop saying that, right now!" But Daniel begged to differ "No, come on, it was during the concert, someone pushed me and I accidentally kissed you in the lips." Sana, although confused at first, slowly realized where Daniel was playing at "You...!! This is not something to treat like a game...!!" It was precisely because she knew what Daniel's intentions were, that she was mad and in disarray.

A proposition came forward as there were only thirty-five seconds left.

"Daniel, I will give you 24 of my points if Tsudo gets the wrong answer this round." Tsudo instantly turned around "What the fuck?! Are you that fucking mad I leaked it?! HAHA!!" Tsudo laughed in despair "Quick, Daniel. Yes or no?" Kawahara insisted with Daniel "Yeah, ok, I'll do it." The contract was hereby formed "You desperate motherfuckers just wanna see me fall but this was all your fucking fault, Daniel! You can't be trusted, you motherfucking liar! Look at all this division, it's all you!" With spite, Tsudo accused Daniel.

But Daniel was simply attempting to think of a very small strategy to execute which would 100% make Tsudo fail this round.

"Hm..." While Daniel was thinking of a strategy to execute, Sagasuga took heed of the overly nervous Tsudo "Shit, shit, shit, shit----I'm so fucked, the fuck did I do that for!?" Inexplicably, Tsudo began to show a high level of regret for his actions "Tsudo." Sagasuga, nearby him, just about two seats away to his right, called out to Tsudo, who slowly looked into his direction "There is a way, but you must recall my suggestion." Sagasuga additionally looked at Tatsu "....." Though Tatsu didn't reply in the same manner.

Daniel took notice of what they were discussing.

"Hmm... What does the future hold, should he live..." Daniel began to envision a future where Tsudo wouldn't be subjected to the execution round "No." His sharp thought kicked in "What good will it do?! I'm fucked, regardless!" Tsudo said "Nonsense." Sagasuga dispelled Tsudo's worries slightly "There is a very clear and effective way to keep you from being subjected to the upcoming execution round, and no one in this room, can stop this strategy." Sagasuga, brimming with confidence, said.

Though there are less than twenty seconds left, multiple people were enticed by Sagasuga's words.

"Hey...!! Sagasuga, you're not bailing him out, are you?! What are you thinking?!" Akimiyashika protested immediately "He's a fucking rapist! Let him undergo the execution round!" Many seemed to agree with Akimiyashika "She's right! Tsudo must die! A child rapist... cannot be allowed to breathe..." Kuzan demonstrated his rage "I understand your feelings." Sagasuga crossed his fingers "If you do, don't do ANYTHING!! AND I MEAN, ANYTHING. OR ELSE YOU'RE IN THE SAME LEAGUE FOR TRYING TO DEFEND A PEDOPHILE WHO IS ALSO A RAPIST!!" Akimiyashika's voice scoured through the volume charts.

Before time ran out, Daniel had a word with Tsudo.

"Tsudo, on a real note, it didn't happen. Yulia is the love of my life, no one will ever replace her. Committing an act of cheating would be something that I wouldn't be able to live with." Daniel's words, at this point, meant nothing to Tsudo, even if he takes his emotional intuition into the equation "50/50. Leave it to chance. Chance is luck. Luck encompasses success and failure into two sides. Your winning odds remain even, should you place your good logical faith in chance, an element of balance." Sagasuga proposed "..........." Tsudo clicked his tongue and ultimately, closed his eyes as he blindly voted.

The results for the ninth round were in.

> 1 - Daniel - (566/600 points)

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> 2 - Sagasuga - (512/600 points)

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> 3 - Tatsu (436/600 points)

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> 4 - Hinagiku (392/600 points)

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> 5 - Yukishiro (242/250 points)

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> 6 - Sana (228/250 points)

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> 7 - Ikkiri (226/250 points)

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> 8 - Stratos (238/250 points)

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> 9 - Rayazaki (225/250 points)

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> 10 - Tateyana (204/250 points)

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> 11 - Kuzan (182/250 points)

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> 12 - Kawahara (170/250 points)

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> 13 - Lus Sera (142/250 points)

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> 14 - Arkalee (94/99 points)

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> 15 - Hyunda (93/99 points)

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> 16 - Kanawari (90/99 points)

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> 17 - Akimiyashika (82/99 points)

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> 18 - Tsudo (40/99 points)

A most quick realization was made from those who got the correct and incorrect guesses.

"Wait, it's true." Rayazaki, who voted positive, became certain "Daniel cheated on Yulia for Sana? That's crazy... But I wouldn't put it past him..." Tatsu remarked "Seriously? God, no wonder she killed herself. Her best friend cheated on her with her boyfriend!" Yukishiro maliciously laughed "Ohgod---" Succumbing to the weak feelings under pressure, Sana began to weep whilst guarding her face with her two arms on the table.

Context aside, something happened that hadn't happened in a while.

"Oh, we got it right this time! Nice!" Hyunda smirked at Arkalee happily "Haha yeah..." Arkalee rejoiced but at a lower level "I mean... You planned this... There is no way you voted no, haha..." Hysterically, Arkalee murmured that to herself "Hey, sweetheart. Let's vote together next time from here on, alright?" Hyunda suggested to Arkalee "Mhm, okay!" Happy, Arkalee accepted, but still kept an undying vigilance over Hyunda's actions.

Tateyana, who had won this round, found herself suddenly panting due to the victory.

"Oh God! Thank you! Now this pretty much guarantees that I won't end on the bottom bracket!" Where as Tsudo... "Hey, Sagasuga! What's the plan?! The 50/50 didn't work, man!!" Given that it's a 50/50, there's obviously an equal chance of winning and failing "Keep silent for now." In a harsh tone, Sagasuga ordered "What....?! I am going to fucking die!!" His voice started to crack as he started to cry "Oh my... So you did cheat on her with Sana, Daniel..." Hinagiku was genuinely surprised that she got her guess wrong "So you're fine with that type of stuff..." She looked over Daniel, who had a blank expression, contrasting the emotional Sana.

Many would expect the tenth round to be the last, but Basara's start told otherwise.

Though, Basara had an uneasy and mildly puzzled expression as he was reading the upcoming claim.

"Every month, all over the world, a person named Daniel Lead dies." By far, out of all the claims, this one was the most confusing to digest "Tell me your thoughts on this, will you?" The hourglass appeared.

The first thought was an obvious one.

"It could be true. We humans as a whole are eight billion." Tatsu found the claim possible due to the sheer number of humans all across the globe "But, EVERY MONTH, a person named Daniel Lead, the exact same name as this guy, dying? That sounds INSANITY!" Rayazaki suspected the claim, by contrast "........" Daniel kept thinking about the context of this claim.

A most unexpected person, decided to offer his thoughts on the matter.

"I think it's impossible." Hyunda would then further elaborate "To be more precise as to why, it's important to know just how many people die in general." Hyunda then started to delve into the statistics based on his own knowledge "Studies show that every month, 4,6 million people die. In a week, the estimate is around 1,5 million. If we go over to a day a week, then it's 150 thousand. In a single hour, 6 thousand. And of course, in a single minute, 106." This was news to many of them present; as a matter of fact, it wouldn't be authentically wrong to assume that only Hyunda knows these numbers concretely "So, what is there to take from this..." Akimiyashika asked, a bit confused "Well---the claim stated that a person named Daniel Lead dies every month, all across the globe. I've mentioned how 4,6 million people die every month. Tatsu mentioned that our population is 8 billion. This might be hard for some of you to imagine, but the mere comparison, is absurd, to say the least." Hyunda concluded.

While obvious to some that Hyunda had a point, there were some that struggled in the mathematical department as a whole.

"Whatever, this sounds like another 50/50." Tateyana concluded as she placed her blind faith on a random vote "There's no way this is random. It's impossible." Hyunda sighed "Let me just give you people the very crucial factor here. If we know our population is 8 billion then you just have to do one thing." They waited for Hyunda's revelation "Multiple 4.6 million 12 times, since a year has 12 months." But this was met with distraught "HOW THE FUCK DO I KNOW THE RESULT TO THAT?! I FUCKING HATE MATH!!" Tateyana tried to defend her lazy approach "Same, I can't stand Math..." Tsudo agreed, but Tateyana thought nothing of it "It's 55.2 million. That's how many people, in theory, die a year. Take 55,2 million away from 8 billion and what do you get? You get: 7,94 billion. Well, roughly around that..." Hyunda knew there were more numbers as a whole.

Hyunda's explanation had left 15 seconds on the clock.

"Wait, that sounds highly unlikely then..." Ikkiri saw his point "Right?" Hyunda agreed "I'll say it again, it's not 50/50. Daniel over here isn't some sort of sci-fi experiment that gets to experience death every month and is born every day. Let's be realistic for a second." Hyunda voted negatively as so did Arkalee "Wait, Daniel, what's your answer?!" Despite only seven seconds remaining, Akimiyashika "An obvious no." He settled for that "I don't think he knows the correct answer to this one, honestly. Otherwise, he would've tried some shit..." Yukishiro claimed as he witnessed Lus and Kanawari's reactions.

Both of them looked extremely indecisive on what to vote.

The round was concluded shortly after; with the rankings updated:

> 1 - Daniel - (874/1000 points)

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> 2 - Sagasuga - (512/600 points)

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> 3 - Tatsu (424/600 points)

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> 4 - Hinagiku (416/600 points)

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> 5 - Yukishiro (242/250 points)

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> 6 - Sana (228/250 points)

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> 7 - Stratos (226/250 points)

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> 8 - Ikkiri (214/250 points)

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> 9 - Rayazaki (213/250 points)

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> 10 - Kawahara (194/250 points)

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> 11 - Tateyana (192/250 points)

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> 12 - Kuzan (170/250 points)

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> 13 - Lus Sera (166/250 points)

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> 14 - Arkalee (82/99 points)

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> 15 - Hyunda (81/99 points)

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> 16 - Kanawari (78/99 points)

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> 17 - Akimiyashika (70/99 points)

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> 18 - Tsudo (28/99 points)

The first thing they did was to see their points and upon seeing the collective reduction, they saw Daniel's points. The sheer colossal difference in points, as they realized that it was only possible due to the words of one person, made him become the target of hate.

"HYUNDA, YOU RETARD!! Damn it, I'm never falling for this shit or anything that comes from your mouth ever again!!" Tsudo complained as he further dropped down the line "If it was only Tsudo who dropped down then I wouldn't be this upset, but Daniel practically gained over a hundred points in a single ROUND!! AND HE BROKE THE FUCKING BARRIER TOO!!" Rayazaki confessed with bittersweet anger "HIS POINTS ARE OVER 800!!! WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH THAT?! FUCK YOU, HYUNDA!!" Tateyana cursed him as so did many others "DIE, PIECE OF SHIT!!" It continued on and on as Hyunda became the target of harassment.

Hyunda could not believe it though, how he had gotten it wrong. His expression was filled with doubt as he thought he had everything right.

"W-What?! No way...!" His jaw dropped "But it doesn't make any mathematical sense... So I guess it's a coincidence then...?! Huh...!" Genuinely confused as to how he got the answer wrong, Hyunda couldn't stop thinking over it "......" Arkalee paid attention to Hyunda's expression to see any cracks in it, but caught nothing "Bad luck, I suppose?" Hyunda came to that conclusion himself "Yeah, that has to be it..." He reasoned to himself.

Daniel tried to make sense of the claim but his brain could not produce a thought akin to that of an evidence in regard to it.

The eleventh round would then start and everyone, without exception, had a singular expectation.

"Daniel Lead was raised in an orphanage in Brazil and killed all of his dormmates when he was 5 years old, with a kitchen knife." Daniel's face became one with confusion once again "Fucking Brazil?!" Kawahara couldn't hold his inner laugh "What says you, excellencies?" Basara left it at that.

Daniel profoundly sighed.

"Ugh... Nope, nothing..." He made a defeated sigh as he thought of a strategy "No matter how much I try, I just can't seem to recall..." He sighed yet again "Wait a goddamn second, this is the eleventh round! Shouldn't this have already stopped?!" Rayazaki made a valid complaint "It's probably the last before the final one? But I agree, it's dragging on for so fucking long. God, these judgment rounds feel never-ending..." It was true, as Tatsu remarked "There's no way you were raised in fucking Brazil, I am not buying it." Kawahara instantly voted no "It doesn't help that your name is Daniel, which is multi-diverse in multiple languages too... Ugh..." Akimiyashika struggled to find the right answer.

Daniel concluded his thought process.

"Você acha?" Kawahara's eyes widened "FUCKER!!" Subsequently, Kawahara grabbed his hairstrands "AHHHH, FUCK HE KNOWS THEIR LANGUAGE!!" Having accepted defeat, Kawahara agonozing "Wait, that's Brazilian...?!" Tateyana asked the fuming Kawahara "It's called Portuguese, you dumb slut. But yes, it's the language that they speak in... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" Unleashing a loud scream, Kawahara looked at his score "Shit... Tateyana and Kuzan will be ahead of me if they vote it right...!!" He took ahold of his head sideways "Ohhh my fucking leaaaaaaaaadddddddd!!!" Everyone understood that Kawahara was having a mental breakdown "It's just -12 points, chill." Hinagiku reasoned as she voted "My points..." Thoroughly defeated, Kawahara started to mumble to himself.

There wasn't much conversation as this round was decided fairly quickly.

> 1 - Daniel - (832/1000 points)

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> 2 - Sagasuga - (512/600 points)

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> 3 - Tatsu (412/600 points)

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> 4 - Hinagiku (404/600 points)

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> 5 - Yukishiro (242/250 points)

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> 6 - Ikkiri (238/250 points)

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> 7 - Sana (228/250 points)

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> 8 - Stratos (214/250 points)

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> 9 - Rayazaki (201/250 points)

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> 10 - Kawahara (218/250 points)

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> 11 - Tateyana (180/250 points)

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> 12 - Kuzan (168/250 points)

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> 13 - Lus Sera (154/250 points)

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> 14 - Akimiyashika (94/99 points)

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> 15 - Hyunda (93/99 points)

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> 16 - Kanawari (90/99 points)

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> 17 - Arkalee (70/99 points)

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> 18 - Tsudo (52/99 points)

The results proved to be catastrophic.

"I am DONE!! GET DANIEL OUT, I DON'T WANNA PLAY AGAINST HIM!!" Arkalee vouched her complaint towards Daniel "Hmm, we voted different this time, I guess you finally had a bad luck round!" Hyunda snapped his right hand fingers and claimed "No!" Arkalee got up "Not bad luck! You... You two are collaborating on this!" She made the accusation "Huh?! Say what now?" Hyunda's face became weirded out "Every damn time, you get it wrong! I don't know what you two are doing, but this is intentional! That's how Daniel's points are so high now! Your entire blabbering made Daniel get over a hundred points last round! Because everyone listened to you, Daniel climbed up!!" Arkalee raged "Shit... She kinda has a point... Daniel is LITERALLY a COUPLE HUNDRED POINTS away from breaking THAT 1000 POINT BARRIER!! How many fucking points will he earn that?!" Tsudo, on the losing side, despite having actually won this round, saw Arkalee's point.

Hyunda argued slightly.

"You're so moody today. What's with you? You're so annoying lately..." Hyunda yawned "I'm... WHAT?!" Enraged, Arkalee became consumed "You're the one at fault here, you bitch." Many were surprised at Hyunda's specific choice of words, as their jaws dropped; some even went out of their ways to place their hands in front of their mouths-----mainly the girls "Oh snap... Is this really happening?" Addicted to the drama, Yukishiro became delighted "What did you just... call me...?!" In disbelief, Arkalee trembled as Hyunda got up and faced Arkalee "A bitch. I've been telling you for you to pick a different choice from me, but you decided otherwise. Then you decide to pick the opposing choice to me in spite of insisting on picking my choice. You're dragging me down, Arkalee." Hyunda then started to walk towards the southwest, far from where he is "HEY!! GET BACK HERE, WE'RE NOT DONE!!" Arkalee wanted a piece of her mind, but right now, all attention was onto where Hyunda was going.

The eyes followed him as Arkalee desperately chased after him.

And eventually, he halted his tracks behind Tatsu.

"Swap seats with me, will you?" In a demanding tone, Hyunda told Tatsu "W-What?!?!?!? You're going to swap places?! You're distancing yourself from me?!" Arkalee stepped on the ground "No... Why me?" Tatsu was perplexed at Hyunda's seat target "What, you won't do it for free?" Hyunda asked "Hyunda, listen to me! You can't do this, I won't allow it! I'm your girlfriend, you have to listen to me!!" But Hyunda paid her no mind and focused on the indecisive Tatsu "Hm..." Seeing as he was left with no choice, Hyunda gave Tatsu an undeniable deal.

Hyunda added a countermeasure, as he summoned the voting screen with a swipe of his right finger.

"32 points go from me to you if you swap, how about it?" Tatsu's eyes widened as he subsequently looked at the ranking ladder "WHAT?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME, HYUNDA?! YOU'D DO THAT FOR A CHANGE OF PLACES, TO BE AWAY FROM ME?!" Arkalee grabbed onto Hyunda's right arm sleeve "Let fucking go, Arkalee." Hyunda coldly ordered "No! What's with you?! Why now?! You love me, don't you?! So, OBEY ME!!" Her voice gained new volume "Today, tomorrow? When, Tatsu? Is it not appealing to you or some shit? If I take my finger off it, it's cancelled, by the way." Hyunda completely ignored Arkalee once again and applied the pressure on Tatsu.

Nobody wanted to tell Tatsu the real obvious answer because they knew just how good of an offer it was for simply swapping sweats.

And Tatsu, knew from heart, that it was not a deal to pass. Therefore, he got up from his seat and instantly pressed the accept button.

"I ACCEPT IT!! I WILL SWAP PLACES WITH YOU, YES!!" Arkalee's jaw dropped, as well as her face which became hectic with negative emotions "HYUNDA!! YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THIS!!" Seeing as she was no longer being listened to, Arkalee tried another angle "Get out, now." At Hyunda's command, Tatsu started to walk to the seat where Hyunda was previously "HYUNDA, PLEASE!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! ANSWER ME!!" She shook Hyunda over and over, but Hyunda was starting to get annoyed "Teacher, can you tell these guards to get this leech off me?! I can't even take a seat, for fuck's sake! I gave up 32 of my points, Tsudo might catch up to me if he wins the next round since I have a mere 61 points!" It was interesting why Basara was allowing this drama to get this far.

He was, however, ordered not to interfere, as something that relates to point deduction/acquisition, should be allowed to fully escalate.

"Arkalee, will you go back to your seat now?" Basara asked "NO!! I WANT HYUNDA!! HE'S MY BOYFRIEND, I HAVE TO TEACH HOW TO CLEARLY TREAT ME GOOD BECAUSE THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT IT! OH NO, IT ISN'T!" Arkalee didn't like Hyunda's attitude and rebellion towards her, so she didn't back down and tried to approach him as he took his seat "No? Ok." Basara signaled the guards to arrest her and she was placed back to her seat via brute force "That's one light to you, move again and it's another." Arkalee's red lights, which were six, went to seven now "You...!! We're not done talking!!" Arkalee pointed at Hyunda, from across the table, with tears and red eyes "True, gotta make sure the next one is the last one!" Hyunda remarked "Shiiiiittttttttttttt!!!" Rayazaki got excited "AGHHH!!!" Drowning in tears mixed with rage, Arkalee smashed her fists on the table; her makeup becoming widely spread across her face.

Daniel and Hinagiku swapped glances midst this.

"Wait, speaking of red lights... Who has the most right now?!" Kuzan asked a valid question "Tsudo for sure... He has nine... He's one wrong guess away from blowing up!" Tateyana, who has 7 red lights, pointed out "A-Ahhhh!!!" Tsudo, upon seeing with how many red lights were lit up on his choker, confirmed that it was that spoken amount "No, wait... How many does he have?" Hyunda was questioned by Tatsu from afar "Hmm... Eight?" He checked them "Yeah, eight." He said, without any worries, thus it was confirmed that Tsudo indeed had the most.

Basara, by another slide, figured that too much time had gone to waste already.

"Daniel Lead contributed to Hikaru Yulia's suicide." Daniel began to feel it "Decide, excellencies." Basara gave the heads-up "Do you feel safe?" Not to Basara, but towards the numerous cameras scattered across the room, even the orbiting ones, Daniel referred to as he said that "You must really think you're above me to go out of your way to write down those lines and send them over here---where I can hear them." His face radiated apathy, not a trace of rage, despite the nature of his words.

Naturally, no response came forth.

"He brings an interesting point!" Seok, doctor Hwan's grandson, spoke to the rest of the student council body, as the doctor was currently absent "Who is in charge of these questions?! Are they pre-written, or is there somebody actually delivering them to their teacher?" This got a lot of the student council members thinking, but they ultimately consulted the president as he sat on the very center of the couch, eating a slice of brownie cheesecake "Hmn..." He cleaned up the corners of his lips with his personal handkerchief "You're mistaken to think that someone is writing them, but you are right to assume that they are pre-written. In reality, there are dozens of claims about the criminals, but the person in charge simply picks the one they prefer." The president highlighted "I see... So, who is selecting them?" Andrea asked.

But the president simply shrugged sideways.

"I'm afraid that's out of my reach. We are merely spectators here, the ultimate puppet master is the principal, as per usual..." The unsatisfactory answer arrived "Ahh, man what a let down. I kinda wanted to know who it was... Because, really, we didn't get to learn much about Daniel Lead so far, it's somewhat disappointing? Like, take this claim for example. It's not meant to be a revealing factor of his criminal life but almost as if..." Liyuga stopped midway "......." He realized something "What? Speak." Andrea insisted he expelled his thoughts "I---I don't know, it feels a bit too personal in regards to recent events?" Nobody understood what Liyuga felt "Aren't the claims supposed to be personal whether or not they are recent? Anyways, that's not even the most disturbing part. Why are they in their 12th round? Is there some basis for deciding the number of rounds in a judgment round?" Skan asked "Hm, I don't know either..." Krale replied "But maybe it's sticking to a pattern? First it was 11, then 10, and now 12? Meaning it will go to like 9 and then 13?" Bryce, the youngest of them, suggested "Let's just watch. If anything, I'm more intrigued by what will be found out by the searching squad." They settled as they watched the event unfold.

His face was thwarted with nervosity.

"Uh, this might be bad... Shit, aren't I gonna be the one who will be executed?!" Hyunda gasped as his face started to sweat "Y-You only noticed it now?!" Akimiyashika, who is on his left side, found his stupidity overwhelming "I... I didn't plan on giving all of them up! I just wanted to get the fuck away from Arkalee, sighhhhhhh..." He profoundly sighed, as he bashed his head into the center of the table "...I can't say I don't understand how you'd feel, after all, it must be pretty suffocating." Akimiyashika sympathized "It is. She's so fucking patronizing and hard to please. Man, why did I ever think she was good for me?" Hyunda sighed once again "...How would I know..." Akimiyashika shrug Hyunda aside and focused on engaging questions to Daniel and the rest in order to extract information that could lead to a better outcome.

Hyunda's head rolled to the right side, where he saw familiar brown hairstrands.

Out of curiosity, he fiddled with them, with his right hand.

He found them quite silky.

"........" Refusing to give a damn about the vote, she didn't lift her head from her arms.

Hyunda's fingers then started to go to her neck, where he started to tickle it.

She quickly grabbed his right hand with her left hand, as her face erupted out of shame with tears falling on her cheeks.

"Stop that...!!" A mixture of shame with rage was seen on her face "Oh, Sana!" Hyunda looked at her, with a smile "Why're you so down, suddenly?!" He asked, to which she didn't instantly replied.

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Instinctively, she looked at the hourglass and twenty seconds were exhibited.

"What do you want?" An extremely hostile yet calm question came from her "Yeah well, I'm kinda fucked, so I need your help." Hyunda was honest as he recomposed his posture; as so did Sana but more slowly "You are fucked because you wasted 32 points to switch places, you moron. Tsudo had the fall guaranteed but then you did that stupid deal with Tatsu! Now he might have a chance to get a safe spot! What's with you?!" Sana shook her head in utter disappointment.

It's more than just true.

Hyunda's current points on the ladder are 61.

"But well, if you do manage to get it right, you will be at 85 points, but that's assuming you do and that Tsudo doesn't... You know..." Sana calculated the dangers "Oh, so there's a chance for me?!" Hyunda beamed with hope "Aghhhh, no! You're stupid, you deserve to fail!" Sana became mad, as time started to tick "Ehhh, you're so mean, wow!" Hyunda's face decomposed in sadness "I am not." She denied the accusation "No, you are. But you're not, if you tell me the right answer. You see, I've been having a streak of bad luck recently. I'll vote what you'll vote." Hyunda decided.

Across the table, Arkalee was watching them talk with hatred and rage.

"You filthy womanizer...!!! You took advantage of me all along, you goddamn...!!!" Her teeth were on the verge of cracking down from all the cackling "Hey, don't forget to vote, or else----" Tatsu reminded Arkalee "Ah, I know! Damn it!" Arkalee knew the right answer all along "...No way, I don't wanna vote..." Sana refused, even with less than ten seconds on the clock "Suicide? Really?" Hyunda was surprised "Don't stop me." Her eyes were serious "Hm..." Hyunda took a quick grasp of the time as it kept winding down.

He voted accordingly and then forced Sana to vote by grabbing her left hand's index finger all the way to the part where it said "yes" on her voting screen as well as pressing the still open contract that Daniel had to offer; all with her fingerprint.

"Hyunda!!" She was authentically mad and ready to kill as her bloodlust grew higher "You're not dying on my watch." Sana felt emotionally manipulated "That was foul...!! This type of claim---he doesn't deserve it, coming from me...!!" She started to cry again "And you know that..." All the results were accumulated.

Thus, the twelfth round's standings were the following:

> 1 - Daniel - (700/1000 points)

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> 2 - Sagasuga - (548/600 points)

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> 3 - Tatsu (480/600 points)

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> 4 - Ikkiri (466/600 points)

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> 5 - Yukishiro (454/600 points)

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> 6 - Sana (452/600 points)

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> 7 - Hinagiku (428/600 points)

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> 8 - Kawahara (242/250 points)

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> 9 - Rayazaki (228/250 points)

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> 10 - Akimiyashika (218/250 points)

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> 11 - Tateyana (204/250 points)

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> 12 - Stratos (202/250 points)

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> 13 - Kanawari (202/250 points)

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> 14 - Kuzan (192/250 points)

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> 15 - Lus Sera (178/250 points)

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> 16 - Arkalee (94/99 points)

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> 17 - Tsudo (76/99 points)

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> 18 - Hyunda (49/99 points)

"OH THANK FUCK!!" Tsudo gasped for some air as he avoided the last red light to be lit up, by getting the right answer "Now that's more like it!" Kawahara liked where he was seated in the ranking ladder at the current moment "68." Tatsu summed up the points he earned this round and the ones he got from Hyunda's deal "Oh, I will get there soon... Keep drowning, darling..." To Hyunda, Arkalee said those words almost silently "......." Hinagiku's expression darkened as she saw how she got overtaken "Everybody voted yes, so Daniel took some motherfucking damage, hah! He had 832 points but lost so many to the point where he is at a mere 700 points!" Rayazaki laughed as he was close to promotion as well.

Daniel maintained a blank expression as he kept firming looking over the cameras and not his classmates, at all.

"I mean, considering he shouldn't have gotten a fucking point to begin with-----I hate to admit, but this is pretty good..." Tateyana claimed "The only reason he has been able to get points is because of how many people like you have accepted his contract. He would be sunk by now." Sagasuga became disappointed "Ah... True... Though, you haven't accepted his contract yet?!" The window was still open right beside him "And I won't. It doesn't affect me." Sagasuga remained indifferent.

To conclude, everybody was satisfied.

And Basara, the momentum generator, produced the upcoming lines as he took a deep breath.

"Daniel Lead, in order to hide the evidence of his narcotic past, has divided his drug empire in 195 countries, thus ordering his organization to bury narcotics in them, in hidden hideouts." Another claim was made "ANOTHER ONE?! ARE YOU FUCKING WITH ME?! THIS IS THE THIRTEENTH ROUND, ENOUGH!! COME ON!!" Tsudo was beyond agitated "......" Sagasuga noticed the abnormality as well "Wait, seriously... Another one...? I mean, I don't mind, actually..." Ikkiri murmured to herself, seeing how she was fourth on the ranking ladder "This has to be the last round to the one where we have to vote on whether Daniel should die or not." Akimiyashika concluded.

Without saying anything this time, Basara allowed the hourglass to do its work.

"Erm, Daniel?" Ikkiri spoke to Daniel, who was looking at the cameras still "What?" He still kept firmly staring at them "Uh, do you have some thoughts about this?" It was rather unusual to see Daniel not try to manipulate the wave of information "Figure it out by yourself." He coldly replied "....." Ikkiri got shut down fairly quickly "Wait, why is Ikkiri suddenly so active?" Arkalee asked out loud but Tatsu replied as he is next to her "Look at her ranking..." Tatsu pointed out "Hmrh?" Arkalee found it absurd to do so, but she did nonetheless "What." A singular word of disbelief came forth "There's no way. That has to be a mistake. That whore----this can't be allowed! Fucking fourth place?! Ugh, how many more to the list?!" Tatsu was curious about this "list" that Arkalee briefly mentioned.

There was some discussion amongst them.

"Alright, so it's pretty evident that Daniel is a drug lord----given that, is it really hard to believe he chose to split up his empire all across the globe?" Rayazaki asked "It kinda isn't... Don't wanna ego boost the dude but he does have some braincells..." Tateyana tried to avoid complimenting him as much as she could "But why all over the globe?" Akimiyashika asked "Probably for worst case scenario back-up measure and also because it's an insanely well-thought out strategy. The police and justice systems work differently from country to country, and let's just say that, South American countries, for example---are NOTORIOUS for allowing this kind of shit. It's a fair yes." Kawahara concluded.

Everyone was starting to swing to the side of the positive answer as they believed that Daniel truly did it.

"Holy shit, I actually wouldn't be surprised if some of the ADHD drugs I did in the past were provided by Daniel's resources." Tsudo voted yes as he said that "Hey, Daniel! How rich are you?!" Tateyana asked, just out mere curiosity "All the money I had is gone." He openly confessed as many started to vote "Oh, what happened to it?" Tateyana persisted "As if I fucking know." He replied with a puzzling answer "Uh, it's YOUR money, no? You managed your money, no?" Tateyana had a firm grip and a logical point, actually "Yeah. I would like to think so. Unless, of course... Someone else managed for me." Daniel kept delivering answers that only gave birth to more questions.

Sana, on the other hand, was finding this particular claim to be really not what it seemed to be.

"Didn't expect Daniel to be the Gol. D. Rogers of the real world!" Hyunda whistled in shock "Mhm..." Sana's eyes narrowed "Hey, what's up? You're a contrarian, suddenly? Should be a yes, no?" Hyunda gauged her thought process "I am not." She denied it, slightly irritated "Oh?" Hyunda prompted the answer "It's just... 195 countries is too much... That's all the official countries in the world. Is there really a need to hide the narcotics in all of them? Wouldn't it be safer to hide them in multiple yet less places where their whereabouts are simply... you know... unknown...? Why bother to place them in official countries that could get them checked out eventually...?" Hyunda was thoroughly surprised at Sana's ability to reason "Smart." He let out the praise "I'm voting no..." Sana was about to click it "Ugh, you forced me to accept the contract, so fuck you. Now if I fail to get the correct answer I will lose 12 points in addition to getting a red light." Sana cursed Hyunda.

Hyunda voted at the same time as Sana.

"But you broke through the point barrier thanks to it. Gambling is fucking fun, isn't it?" Hyunda smirked in her direction "It's fucking not. Also..." Sana clearly saw what Hyunda voted "You don't agree with me?" She found his behavior strange but deep down knew "I do, actually." Hyunda didn't mind telling the truth "Are you serious... Not you too... What's with you two... This can't be happening..." Not just disappointed, she was worried "Hey, listen, I kinda wanna kill my girlfriend super bad, so I need some way to do it and there is no better way to do it than..." Hyunda's smile increased "You... don't have to..." Sana tried to conjure a sentence "Hm? What'd you say?" Hyunda wanted her to repeat herself "...Nothing......" The results were shown shortly after.

The most intense and drawn out judgment round, in its thirteenth round, presented the following results:

> 1 - Daniel - (828/1000 points)

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> 2 - Sagasuga - (560/600 points)

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> 3 - Sana (476/600 points)

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> 4 - Tatsu (468/600 points)

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> 5 - Ikkiri (454/600 points)

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> 6 - Yukishiro (454/600 points)

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> 7 - Hinagiku (452/600 points)

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> 8 - Kawahara (416/600 points)

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> 9 - Rayazaki (216/250 points)

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> 10 - Stratos (214/250 points)

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> 11 - Kanawari (214/250 points)

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> 12 - Arkalee (208/250 points)

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> 13 - Akimiyashika (206/250 points)

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> 14 - Lus Sera (202/250 points)

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> 15 - Tateyana (192/250 points)

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> 16 - Kuzan (180/250 points)

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> 17 - Tsudo (64/99 points)

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> 18 - Hyunda (37/99 points)

Immediately, Tsudo got up from his chair, the moment he saw his ranking points decrease thus indicating the inevitable for him.

"OH SHIT, OH SHIT!!! I'M GOING TO FUCKING DIE!! MY HEAD'S GONNA EXPLODE, HOLY FUCKKKKKKKKK!!!!!" In a stage of maximum paranoia, Tsudo couldn't contain himself "OH MY FUCKING GOD, NOT LIKE THIS, PLEA----" But despite the tenth red light being lit up, nothing actually happened.

Which shocked a lot of people.

"Wait, he DIDN'T DIE?!" Akimiyashika was revolted "WHY?! TEN RED LIGHTS, AS THE CHAT SAID, SHOULD GET YOUR HEAD BLOWN OFF!! ISN'T THAT WHAT THE RED LIGHTS ARE FOR?! WHAT GIVES?!" She directed her words to Basara, mainly "You will just have to find out." Basara was allusive as always "Holy shit, I am alive?!" Tsudo gasped for air continuously as he couldn't believe it "There's no way this doesn't come with danger... Maybe you actually only get your head blown up when you have ten red lights lit up? As if it's some sort of detonation pattern? Maybe it will send a shock wave only if at the time, there were already ten red lights..." Hinagiku reasoned, further scarying Tsudo "Eh? No, no... AHHH FUCK ME, I DON'T WANNA DIE!!!" Tsudo started to cry and got on his knees.

More specifically, he knelt on the cold floor, and put his two hands together as he conjured the following words to Sagasuga.

"I accept the deal, just please make some miracle happen! I don't wanna die nor do I wanna be subjected to execution! Come on, please!!" Tsudo begged "VILE SCUM!! DON'T ACCEPT IT, SAGASUGA!! I WILL PAY YOU 100 POINTS!!" Akimiyashika began to form a verbal contract "Hiroyoshi Sagasuga, until this judgment round is over, if you do nothing to help Toharoh Tsudo, I will award you with 100 points!" The contract appeared on the screen, in front of Sagasuga "Holy shit, she's out for blood..." Rayazaki was surprised at Akimiyashika's determination for Tsudo's demise "HUH?! Man, please! I'll do anything!! Throw me a lifeline, that's all I'm asking for!!" Tsudo changed his request in a way that not even Sagasuga could ignore "Anything, you say?" Sagasuga was most interested.

It was at times like these, where Sagasuga's true nature could be seen, even at a minimal glance.

"Yes, anything! Under the condition that I don't die or become subjected to execution! That's all I'm asking!!" Entrusting his blind faith to Sagasuga, who houses 560 points, Tsudo was helpless "Alright. I don't want you to die and frankly, I don't want anybody here to die either, so I will fulfill your conditions if you accept the following contract..." With his right hand, Sagasuga began to dial out the verbal contract "For as long as you're alive, 50% of your points will be transferred to me every time you get them right." Kanawari twitched as she started to see a pattern "Hey, isn't that literally the same shit he said to Kanawari when he got a shot at Lus?!" Rayazaki said "Yup..." Notoriously, Sagasuga made his bargain ".........25%, please......." Tsudo counter-bargained "Not good enough. I believe my offer was fairly generous, so with that in mind, I'm bumping it up to 65%." Sagasuga made Tsudo instantly regret trying to counter-bargain; his face emmited far too much sweat by the second "6-65%?! That's---!!!" Tsudo feared the worst outcome.

He was so nervous and afraid to the point where he couldn't even process the entire calculations should he accept this deal.

"I-I accept.... it....." With hollow eyes and a looming despair, Tsudo got up a little bit and pressed the option that would allow him to accept the contract.

Sagasuga, in a manner of courtesy, got up from his chair and extended his right hand to Tsudo.

"A pleasure doing business with you." Shaken and defeated in spirit, Tsudo cowardly took the hand and recomposed himself "He's fucked..." Akimiyashika canceled the contract with Sagasuga the moment Tsudo accepted Sagasuga's "65%? Jesus Christ, that's... So let's say he gets the 24 points, you know, the 12 from the round itself and the 12 from Kanawari, since if she gets the right answer, she will be awarded with 24 points but half of those are extracted to Sagasuga, thus 12... Now add the possibility of him accepting Daniel's contract, which would give him an extra 12, in total 36... How much of that goes to Sagasuga...?!" Ikkiri spoke, a bit anxious "1 fucking 5. Yuuuuuuuuup." Rayazaki answered to Ikkiri, but gave another piece of information "A grand additional 15 points. Each round, if everything goes accordingly and he gets everything right, he wins 36 points. But now, if you add this contract to the fucking equation, he will win 65% points from Tsudo... For that to happen, Tsudo must score positively, which means he would win 24 points, 12 from the round and 12 from Daniel. Now, apply this shit and Sagasuga is stealing 15 points from Tsudo!!" Rayazaki stressed his point "How much in total then?!?!?" Ikkiri made a valid question.

Sagasuga didn't mind answering.

"I'm afraid you two forgot a crucial detail and that's I am under a 50% point acquisition boost, since I earned it last round." Ikkiri and Rayazaki were shocked as they forgot "Therefore, you have to add an extra 12 points to the entire equation, which would give me 63 as a whole if everything goes right. With that said... I'm not taking Daniel's contract, so your reasoning's conclusion isn't off the charts. 51 points is indeed the best case scenario for me " Sagasuga admitted "Show-off..." Rayazaki didn't like Sagasuga's attitude "Impressive reasoning, Rayazaki, Ikkiri." He applauded them "I just want everybody to know that in this game, in dire times of need, I won't hesitate to help you." Sagasuga showed a serious expression "Help, my fucking ass..." Rayazaki very well knew what taking a deal like that meant.

Sagasuga was slowly starting to radiate an aura of superiority, but alas, Basara decided it was time.

"Daniel Lead has won over 60 billion USD ever since he was born. On his arrest, nothing was on him, including credit cards or even money itself. However, a day prior to his arrest, it was determined that three transfers containing 20 billion USD, had been made. Is this true?" Basara announced the fourteenth round "Another one...?! What is this shit?! It's been almost like, half an hour?!" Signs of fatigue were starting to show "Stop complaining and just vote. Also, stop yapping while you're at it. The reason these rounds keep getting longer is because of the yapping in-between!" Kawahara made a point.

As soon as the hourglass appeared, Sagasuga approached Daniel with a verbal contract.

"Daniel, I have a most interesting offer for you." Sagasuga radiated with a polite stance and a soft smile "Say it." Daniel didn't deny the approach "Until this judgment round is over, should you tell the truth in regard to the claim of the round and only that, at the end of it, 300 of my points will be transferred to you." Sagasuga limited himself with those words.

Not only was this deal absurd, but everybody knew it at first glance. It's those things that someone immediately knows it's objectively the best.

"Holy fucking mother in hell, that's such a raw deal, what the fuckkkkkkk!!!" Rayazaki was jealous of Daniel "No, it's a horrible deal." Lus remarked right away "But why the fuck go down 300 points? It's too much. I understand the intention, but 300? Cocky motherfucker..." Everybody understood that Sagasuga planned to make full usage of the point acquisition boost.

The question at hand is; will Daniel accept the deal?

"Wait!" Akimiyashika talked to Daniel "You can't do this! You must not, it's a trap!" She took no time to elaborate "Should you actually accept his deal, everybody will vote according to what you say, because in theory, Sagasuga will award you with 300 points at the end of things, but don't you find it strange how long the number of rounds have been?!" She brought that to light "True... They have been getting longer and longer..." Ikkiri agreed "I've run down the calculations for you and in a round, if everyone votes in accordance to what you say and is under your contract, you will lose-----" Daniel gave the answer, going as far as interrupting Akimiyashika "204 points." He already knew the answer, which stunned Akimiyashika transiently, but not enough to let her continue her point "It's not worth it! Even if this is the last round before the final one, you will lose an additional 408 points! 300 IS NOT ENOUGH COMPENSATION, DANIEL!!" Everybody was perplexed at Akimiyashika's quick deduction.

However, Sagasuga decided to give Daniel a piece of his mind and criticized Akimiyashika's reasoning.

"That's a very lackluster reasoning, in my opinion." Akimiyashika felt stung "Akimiyashika, you must've forgot... Daniel is great at lying. Do you honestly think he would give the right answer to begin with? His most viable strategy is to actually accept my deal and then proceed to tell the right answer, which is a lie. Granted, he won't be awarded 300 points from me at the end of it all, but the points he will win from the confusion would be greater. So, in a sense, you might be inclined to think that my deal is the wrong option to accept but... My deal already has the very good merit that I just mentioned." Akimiyashika more or less understood Sagasuga's point "You're saying he should accept it due to the allusiveness of it?!" She tried to draw a conclusion "But wait a fucking second!! This is to SAVE me!" Tsudo yelled out.

Twenty-five seconds remained on the clock.

"If Daniel accepts the contract and actually tells the truth, Tsudo will just answer the same as Daniel claims. But at the same time, he actually loses so much... Akimiyashika has a point." Rayazaki sided with Akimiyashika "Oh dear. Daniel, just accept it. She made it sound like you're going to lose that much, but in reality, it's probably half of it. Furthermore, you will earn some points from the people who think that you are lying. She's making it sound completely one-sided and I think you know how unrealistic that is. As a matter of fact, you, yourself, have proven that such one-sided events, in the midst of confusion, cannot happen." Sagasuga ultimately concluded and silenced his lips.

Fifteen seconds remained.

"You made a bad deal, Sagasuga. You took everyone for granted when all that had to be done was a simple math calculation. Daniel, deny the contract! You don't benefit from it! Also, if Tsudo dies, then Sagasuga doesn't get the enormous 65% point boost acquisition which will eventually probably dethrown you! Please, think rationally!!" Akimiyashika kept making solid points.

Ten seconds remained and after only looking at the cameras, Daniel made his move.

"I accept." Akimiyashika's face stiffened "God-fucking-damn it...!!" She was filled with bitter emotions after coming out defeated "No, it's not true. A single transfer was made, that's all." Nobody immediately voted as they didn't know what to make of this "REMINDER!" Akimiyashika's voice roared "If Daniel is lying and this is in fact not the accurate claim, Sagasuga's contract is off and Tsudo will fucking die!" She said as she cast her vote "That... actually tells me nothing. Shit, this doesn't concern me, I'll just 50/50 this shit, whatever..." Rayazaki said "Same..." Many actually had the same approach but some were either convinced that Daniel was lying or that he was telling the truth "Please, please, please...!!" Tsudo prayed as he cast his vote.

The round was shortly concluded afterwards.

As such, the rankings were the following:

> 1 - Daniel - (860/1000 points)

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> 2 - Sagasuga - (584/600 points)

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> 3 - Tatsu (506/600 points)

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> 4 - Sana (500/600 points)

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> 5 - Hinagiku (476/600 points)

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> 6 - Yukishiro (454/600 points)

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> 7 - Ikkiri (442/600 points)

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> 8 - Kawahara (404/600 points)

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> 9 - Stratos (238/250 points)

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> 10 - Akimiyashika (230/250 points)

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> 11 - Lus Sera (226/250 points)

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> 12 - Tateyana (216/250 points)

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> 13 - Rayazaki (204/250 points)

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> 14 - Kanawari (202/250 points)

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> 15 - Arkalee (196/250 points)

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> 16 - Kuzan (168/250 points)

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> 17 - Tsudo (52/99 points)

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> 18 - Hyunda (25/99 points)

The ten lights aligned in sequence, flashing one by one, emitting a bimming sound.

Once the sequence was finished, the red lights would turn green, thus initiating the chain reaction.

With the radius of 20 centimeters, Tsudo's neck sprung upwards; detaching itself from the torso like a lightning bullet.

A rain of blood fell onto the round table and only those on the opposite side were unscathed from the blood drops that were splashed across.

At last, his head landed on the cold floor, tumbling four times before completely looking in the direction of his classmates, as his eyes became depleted of life.

The first complaint was drawn as well as the first death of this game.

"YOU FUCKING RETARD!!" Yukishiro spoke with spite in direction to Akimiyashika "You weren't supposed to fucking tell Daniel all of that! Because of you, the confusion was larger! You should have just let him accept the deal and Tsudo wouldn't have died like this! Fuck, how am I supposed to torture the rapist now?! ARGH!!" Yukishiro was furious as she kicked her desk "I---don't understand... What did Tsudo vote...?!" Akimiyashika looked at Sagasuga.

With a degree of convenience, Sagasuga was cleaning up the upper part of his bald head which had large portions of blood in it, with his handkerchief.

"He voted no, Daniel lied." The truth was revealed "Wise choice, Daniel. What a shame though." Sagasuga sighed as Tsudo's death meant that he would not gain an additional point source "Thanks, Akimiyashika." Akimiyashika was startled "I don't think I would've given it that much consideration, but after you put it into words, I was really committed into the idea of confusing everyone and it worked, all thanks to you." She wasn't happy about it, as she primarily wanted Daniel to refuse the deal.

But at the same time, with Tsudo dying, to Akimiyashika, it felt like a satisfying result had been breached.

Her expression darkened drastically as she said the upcoming words.

"Teacher, what will now happen to the body?" A legitimate question was asked, though no answer was expected "It will be disposed of, of course." But, Basara provided an answer, surprisingly "Uhm, if it isn't much, could we get a full minute with the body, just to say some words?" Akimiyashika asked "30 seconds and then the next round starts." Akimiyashika immediately got up from her seat "Wait, what's she gonna do?" Kawahara got up from his seat "She's been on the edge about Tsudo..." Rayazaki got up and likewise, a domino effect was created and they all got up "Hey... I'm locked in here..." Daniel, alienated, saw his other classmates form a circle around Tsudo's headless dead body, which had been carried over by Akimiyashika.

Akimiyashika initiated the momentum by stomping the genital area mildly.

"....I'm out..." Rayazaki instantly went to his seat "Fuck you, Tsudo! I had an entire plan for you, but you didn't do yourself any favor by doing this, so good fucking riddance!" Kawahara grabbed Tsudo's head, tossed it to the air and the performed an airborne roundhouse kick onto it----ultimately resulting in the head landing across the room.

More towards the genital area, Akimiyashika's stomping improved and gained even more speed.

"You're going for his dick?" Tateyana asked, genuinely curious as she watched the entire thing go down "No, I'm aiming for his fucking balls. Leave." The stomping didn't stop "Shouldn't we undress his trousers and boxers then to get a better aim?" Arkalee, made the suggestion and Akimiyashika glared at her with impending darkness "Lend a hand, then." She replied back.

With some little fifteen seconds on the clock, Tsudo's trousers and boxers were unzipped and removed.

"Holy fuck, I can't watch it!" Kuzan went to his seat and placed his hands on his eyes "LALALALALA----!!! I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING LALALALALA----!!!" Rayazaki, in order to somehow not listen to the cracking noise, decided to sing out loud.

Now that it was visible, it started as Akimiyashika gave the order.

"Pull it up, so it doesn't get it the way." Tateyana didn't mind "Aye, go ahead." Leaving the testicles untouched, they were far more separated from the superior part "Damn, I wish there were some scissors to cut the------" Yukishiro's speech came short as she saw Akimiyashika furiously stomp on the testicles with brute force, clearly aiming to crush them "DIE!! DIE!! DIE!! DIE!! YOU!!! FUCKING!!!! PIECEEE!!!! OFFFF!!!!" The cracking noise on the left side served as a traumatic experience to the male variety "OH FUCK!!!" Rayazaki felt shivers down his spine as he was able to listen to the noise "SHITTTTTT!!!!!" Akimiyashika was thoroughly separated by the guards who held her back "That's enough, Akimiyashika! It's been thirty seconds, get back to your seats now!!" All the girls, except Akimiyashika, went away quietly.

Akimiyashika's expression became tearful but also intertwined with the presence of undying rage.

"LET FUCKING GO OF ME, THE RIGHT ONE STILL WORKS!!! I'LL FINISH IT SO HE CAN NEVER DO IT EVER AGAIN!!!" The guards slightly struggled to control her top side as her legs became turbulent; fueled with hectic movements "Not like he will anyways, his fucking head is across the room, you bloody idiot!" Kawahara tried to calm her down "ARGHHHH!!!!!" She howled out but was ultimately placed in her original place.

Before the upcoming round started, two guards took Tsudo's body out of the room; one carried the head and the other the entirety of the remains.

"My Johnson doesn't feel safe, suddenly." Kuzan cracked a joke, although he was extremely terrified by what the girls did to Tsudo's dead body "Hey, one of us just died and you crack a joke?" Tatsu said "Huh? He deserved to die... That piece of shit raped kids and enjoyed it... I just wish he was actually subjected to the execution round so he could suffer..." Kuzan's expression became gloomy but sadistic "He got off easy..." Kanawari murmured to herself while covering her face with her arms "Blame Akimiyashika for not thinking ahead of time. You clearly have a grudge against rapists and you don't even plot your revenge carefully? That's why I hate hot-heads like you, typical red head!" Yukishiro insulted her "That's alright." She spoke with apathy "Tsudo was, ultimately, just an example. Because... At the end of the day... What's there to say there isn't one more amongst us?" She looked over the boys, one by one "She's got the devil inside her." Sagasuga commented as he kept cleaning himself up until he was tidy enough.

After a lot of partial commission, the next round which would be the fifteenth, would begin.

"Daniel Lead hates Christians and has gone out of his way to kill people who are extremely uptight about their religious beliefs in Christianity." Another claim was made "You know, I've been thinking about this and maybe the rounds in a judgment round are actually connected to his jail sentence? Since he has the largest, he gets more rounds? Just a thought." Tateyana proposed the idea "Begin." Basara allowed the hourglass to spin "It's possible, but seriously... Ughhh, at this rate we're going to be in here for an hour! It's been almost fucking thirty minutes!" Rayazaki was getting tired.

In a contrasting vein, the topic of discussion brought spark to some controversy.

"Hey, you got a problem with religion?" Kawahara asked Daniel "......." Daniel didn't reply, but his expression was shackled as he was feeling assaulted by an unknown turmoil "Spit it out, I'm not gonna hurl you down!" But Kawahara's expression remained quite hostile "Not really, no." Daniel maintained a blank expression "Are you sure? You didn't have a dramatic episode with religion? Hey, people dying over religion is actually quite common. If I had to bet if there is someone in here with a crime history regarding their religion or the religion of others, I would totally go for a big yes." Kawahara persisted, very adamantly "So, spit it out, what's the issue you got with Christians? You don't like God?!" Daniel's expression emitted fury "........!!!!" He wanted to say specific words, but ultimately restrained himself from it "I don't care about religion." He told "Don't seem like it. You seem pretty agitated, captain." Kawahara remained hostile.

The question was then asked to Kawahara.

"You're... Christian?" Hinagiku asked him "No, actually, no." Kawahara denied it "Then what's the fuss?" Hinagiku didn't understand Kawahara's point of view "God exists, Daniel. No need to hunt others down because of it." Kawahara cast his vote "Escapism." Daniel couldn't resist it this time "What'd you just say?" A vein popped in Kawahara's lateral head "Rationalism is the solution. Not what you think can save you." Daniel was economical with his words "Ohhh I seeee... So, how many did you kill just because they believed in God? A couple of, you know, innocent hundreds?" Kawahara became disgusted by Daniel but laughed it off "Can criminals even be allowed to be secluded into the holy figure such as God? Doesn't that lack rationality in the first place?" Daniel asked Kawahara "You're not forgiven. Why not abandon the idea that God exists and live with principles that follow rationalism exist? Religion is a facade." Daniel started to get defensive.

Thanks to their argument, which became ongoing, there was some discussion about this.

"I didn't take Kawahara for someone who believes in God..." Sana mumbled loud enough for Hyunda to hear "Hmm... I'm not buying it. Daniel never really demonstrated signals, though it's not as if there always has been the opportunity for him to do so. Nope." Hyunda voted negatively "WH---!!" Sana became alerted "You fucking idiot, your head is gonna fucking blow up if you get this one wrong!" Sana started to panic "But I won't. Daniel's my best friend. I've known him, for a long, long, loooooooongggggggggg timeeeeeeeeeeeeee.........." Hyunda said, with a satisfied smile and a resting expression "Wait, really... So you two knew each other before this?!" This was news to Sana, but she attempted to confirm it yesterday "Oh yeah. We go way back. We've known each other for centuries." Hyunda hummed "Coincidentally... Don't tell anyone about this, but..." Hyunda whispered something to Sana's left ear as Arkalee watched with unfiltered rage "Are you serious?" Sana's eyes widened in disbelief "I'm not lying, I swear, it's the truth. Ah, but don't talk to him about this. He can't know, so you know..." Hyunda looked at Sana with a dominant stare "Yeah, alright..." She secluded her lips and voted the same answer as Hyunda.

Ultimately, the results were drawn via the ranking ladder.

> 1 - Daniel - (872/1000 points)

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> 2 - Sagasuga - (808/1000 points)

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> 3 - Sana (524/600 points)

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> 4 - Tatsu (492/600 points)

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> 5 - Yukishiro (466/600 points)

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> 6 - Hinagiku (464/600 points)

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> 7 - Ikkiri (430/600 points)

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> 8 - Akimiyashika (404/600 points)

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> 9 - Kawahara (392/600 points)

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> 10 - Stratos (250/250 points)

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> 11 - Lus Sera (250/250 points)

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> 12 - Arkalee (220/250 points)

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> 13 - Tateyana (204/250 points)

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> 14 - Rayazaki (192/250 points)

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> 15 - Kuzan (192/250 points)

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> 16 - Kanawari (190/250 points)

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> 17 - Hyunda (49/99 points)

"Dudeeeeeeee, so you didn't do it?" Kawahara was massively disappointed by his failure "Told you." Daniel retorted "You didn't tell me shit, you master manipulator." But Kawahara wasn't the only one that failed "He does this every fucking time. He'll pretend to be agitated about it, defend his story, but didn't actually do it. Sagasuga was right, 50/50 is the way. You win some, you lose some." Akimiyashika, a winner of this round noted "Speaking of Sagasuga..." They all saw the breakthrough "A free fucking additional 200 points for the breakthrough... That is ridiculous..." Rayazaki reflected "He might catch up to Daniel this round..." Ikkiri spoke "You fucking morons. Don't make me have to mention it every time, but the reason as to why he's even AHEAD is because of you stupid fucks accepting his God forsaken stupid contract!!" Yukishiro lashed out at her classmates once again.

She went out of her away to draw a comparison in order to vent her feelings of frustration.

"Daniel is currently at 872 points, 128 points away from breaking the 1000 point barrier. But let's rewind the clock a little bit before you stupid fucks accepted the contract. How many----" Her voice became harsher "-----points did Daniel have?" She asked to the rest of the class "Uh..." Ikkiri tried to recall it "Oh, I know it's 56-----" Kuzan was violently interrupted as Yukishiro released a godly dramatic shout "560 FUCKING POINTS!!!" Her voice echoed through their ears "AND HOW MANY DID HE WON SO FAR THANKS TO THE CONTRACT?! 306!!! HE HAS WON MORE POINTS THAN LITERALLY SOME OF YOU!!! YOU ARE ALL FUCKING RETARDED!!" Yukishiro settled down after insulting everyone.

While she does have a point, many actually don't believe the contract to be as stupid as she claimed.

Breaths of anxiety drew forward as the next round was warming up.

"Please, for the love of GOD, can this be the final one?!" Arkalee was extremely impatient as she was looking forward to one thing only "For real... This is dragging on for too longgggggggggg!!! Wait, I feel like I've said this? Have I said this before?!" Kuzan started to wonder if he was going crazy "I don't need to learn more about Daniel, I'm good, please..." Rayazaki exhaled a ragged breath.

But their wishes weren't met.

"Daniel Lead was bailed out of a perpetual jail sentence when he was 14 by a woman named Isabela Silva." Yet another claim was made "How many rounds has it been?" Without any spirit, Kuzan asked "I think this is the seventeenth..." Tateyana said "No, dumbass, it's the sixteenth..." Yukishiro corrected her "Oh..." This aside, the claim had to be investigated.

Kawahara began the interrogation.

"Damn Daniel, how deep does the Brazil lore go here?! Are you even NORTH AMERICAN?!" Kawahara laughed out loud "Eh? It's related to Brazil again?" Hinagiku asked Kawahara "That's a Portuguese name, for your information. But okay Daniel, this can't be true though. Because in one of the prior claims it's been discovered that you were arrested only one and this claim says that you've been bailed. In other words, to be bailed, you'd have to be arrested." Kawahara voted with utter confidence "That's actually true, this is not arguable." Rayazaki also voted "I'll blame it on the system if it's wrong, though there's no way it is." Many started to vote.

Likewise, Sana also tried to vote; but Hyunda halted her right shoulder transiently----Akimiyashika watched this.

"Hold your horses, lady." Sana's eyes narrowed "What? Why? Kawahara is actually right. Even I remember it. The claim was made in the earlier rounds, which was: Daniel Lead was only arrested one time in his life. This claim proved to be true, though Daniel tried to manipulate this... It's right there..." Sana wasn't understanding Hyunda's reluctance "But do you actually need to be arrested to have a jail sentence laid on you?" Hyunda's words made Akimiyashika participate "You mean when investigations are made on you without you knowing which could lead you to getting charged, without necessarily getting arrested?" Sana started to see his point "Yup, that's it. In the first place, to assume that Daniel hasn't been charged before, is something that shouldn't be done. You can be charged without getting arrested. The police just happened to be lucky enough to find him once, that's what I'm saying. I'm voting yes." Hyunda, who has ten red lights, didn't hesitate.

Naturally, should he be wrong, his head will be sent flying.

"Daniel, what are your thoughts here?" Ikkiri asked, again "Never heard the name in my life. Doesn't ring a bell either. I have no history with Brazilian women either, these are completely fake allegations." Daniel spoke with unclouded accuracy "But you have cheated on your ex with Sana though?" Yukishiro taunted Daniel "Fake allegation." Daniel became a bit defensive "Even though it was proven right?! Yeah RIGHT!" Yukishiro voted positively "I'm researching that bitch when I get on my phone." Rayazaki voted as well.

The rankings for this round are:

> 1 - Daniel - (872/1000 points)

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> 2 - Sagasuga - (808/1000 points)

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> 3 - Sana (548/600 points)

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> 4 - Tatsu (480/600 points)

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> 5 - Hinagiku (480/600 points)

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> 6 - Yukishiro (478/600 points)

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> 7 - Akimiyashika (430/600 points)

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> 8 - Lus Sera (424/600 points)

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> 9 - Ikkiri (418/600 points)

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> 10 - Stratos (388/600 points)

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> 11 - Kawahara (380/600 points)

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> 12 - Arkalee (244/250 points)

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> 13 - Kuzan (214/250 points)

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> 15 - Tateyana (192/250 points)

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> 16 - Rayazaki (192/250 points)

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> 14 - Kanawari (178/250 points)

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> 17 - Hyunda (73/99 points)

Kawahara was skeptical as soon as he saw the loss of points.

"I don't buy it. The Brazil arc definitely didn't happen. RIGGED!!" Kawahara threw a tantrum "Just accept the loss and move on." Hyunda countered as he was making a swift comeback "You got lucky, motherfucker. Don't speak." Kawahara became pissed "Getting arrested and bailed out doesn't necessarily intertwine. Right, Akimiyashika?" Kawahara's eyes narrowed "Yeah, that's what happened. Still hard to believe though..." Hyunda had successfully avoided his death.

Not a single person spoke as all they wanted was one thing and one thing alone.

"Congratulations for your endurance. The next round, will be the last one from this judgment round." Basara's words made the majority of them smile "FUCK YES!!" The celebration started "ALMOST FORTY MINUTES INTO THIS SHIT!! OUR INTERVAL WILL BE SO FUCKING SHORT!!" They kept going, but Basara announced the upcoming sequence "Since it's the last round, you will be given free five minutes to discuss. Furthermore, instead of 12 points, it will be 24 points that will be awarded to the ones that are on the majority side. However, by contrast, the ones on the losing side, will lose 24 points." They took great note of it "It multiplies. This'll be a wrap." Rayazaki was confident "Then, let's begin." Basara said as the script appeared.

The final claim was then made.

"Daniel Lead deserves to die for his crimes." The repeated last claim was therefore made "Have at it!" The five-minute long hourglass appeared in all its glory by Basara's command.

At first glance, the moment the screen appeared with the two options in front of them, it was relatively obvious.

"Does it matter what the fuck we actually think of the claim? It doesn't matter if it's true or false, as long as there is a majority side, that's all that matters. After all, we technically all deserve death according to the spectrum." Rayazaki tried to get some clarity from his classmates "Yeah. So, what are we voting for?" Yukishiro asked "Let's just go with yes and get this over with. The faster the better... I don't really get why five minutes are even required..." Tateyana expressed herself "Kay, so who's going to start?" Yukishiro asked "I----" Rayazaki wanted to command instantly.

But Lus spoke up with a higher voice.

"Does he really deserve to die though?" Lus made the controversial question "Huh? Who gives a shit? We know that the falsehood of the claim doesn't matter." Kawahara claimed "I don't believe that's necessarily the case." Lus gardened the attention of everyone present "First it was Kanawari and we voted that she should die and yes, according to her crimes, there's---" She hesitated slightly "A justifiable degree of certainty to it." Kawahara urged her "Hm, hm, and?" Lus continued, after gulping "Then, there was Tsudo, who undeniably deserved to die. And now-----" Akimiyashika intercepted her "You're saying that Daniel doesn't deserve to die, despite what he did...?" Akimiyashika wanted to make sure.

Lus was feeling nervous but had to put on the facade, so, she presented the confident act.

"Yes, Daniel doesn't deserve to die." Her expression was mixed up "No, no way you're serious? You think that Daniel----as it was proven by the previous claims-----who is a narcotic, a public school shooter who killed dozens of his classmates, a cheater and a manipulator, doesn't deserve to die?!" Akimiyashika didn't find Lus' defense very well made "....Yes, I don't believe he does." Akimiyashika was baffled "Pure nonsense. You're over your head." She could not accept it "Narcotics orchestrate so many deaths with their drug deals though, Lus. It's not those things where you are DIRECTLY responsible for the deaths but you are indirectly co-related to so many indirect ones!" Rayazaki tried to put some sense onto Lus "He doesn't deserve to die." But she remained immovable.

There was but one conclusion to take in order to move forward from this.

"Alright, who gives a fuck about what she thinks? Let's just vote together, for the LAST TIME!" Rayazaki found the prior segment a complete waste of time "It won't work." Lus remained defiant, which annoyed Rayazaki profoundly "Listen here, I don't give a fuck about your crush on Dan-----" She dealt the trigger "9 of us will vote no." The room was silenced for a short while.

Rayazaki was momentarily stunned as he knew not what to say, so someone else took the wheel.

"Explain yourself." Arkalee demanded an answer from Lus "It was pre-determined in case Daniel was ever subjected to a judgment round that 9 specific individuals from the classroom, would vote no, in case it was determined that he should die, in accordance to the votes." Lus explained "And if he didn't?" Arkalee forced another answer, as her mood worsened "...I can't say that." This answer was not satisfactory "AH GREAT, YOU CAN'T SAY IT?! But you can obey his orders like a dog?!" Lus felt wounded "Vote no, that's all. Otherwise, you're screwed. We are the majority, and you will lose out on points, should you vote yes. Because, unless you can't do Math, you'd realize that since we are 16 voters as a whole, 9 is the greater half..." Lus essentially threatened the ones that dared to go against the tide.

Rayazaki finally spoke.

"This shit makes no fucking sense, I'm sorry." He was polite in his own way "Again, WHO GIVES A FUCK?! We just vote no, like the fucking madame wants then! But of course, only after we see her doing it." Rayazaki was not dumb enough to fall for a dumb trick like that "......" Lus maintained her silence "Oh my FUCKING GOD!!" Tateyana lashed out "WE HAD SUCH A SIMPLE THING BUT NOW WE ARE IN DOUBT AGAIN BECAUSE OF THESE FUCKING MIND GAMES!! FUCK YOU, DANIEL!" She directed her rage at Daniel "You guys need to work on your coordination better. A single person shouldn't have this much influence over all of you." Daniel arrogantly said "YOU DON'T! YOU REALLY DON'T!" Tateyana brutally declined "Yeah sure..." Daniel became smug which just pissed Tateyana even further.

4:15 minutes left.

"Teacher, can we walk around the room to discuss things in private with our classmates before time is up?" Hinagiku made the first move "Allowed." Basara didn't object it "...?!" Yukishiro immediately became suspicious of Hinagiku who started to get up from her seat.

Hinagiku went around the room and ordered her direction to Kanawari's seat where she whispered something for almost ten seconds to her.

"HEY! What's with the whispers?! Cut it out!" Arkalee erupted from her seat, enraged "Mhm?" Hinagiku disconnected herself from Kanawari's ear "Oh, this is just something I had to talk to Kanawari about. It's nothing." Hinagiku said "I don't believe you, bitch. I think you two are plotting under HIS ORDERS!" Arkalee pointed at Daniel "Wow, I would put my hands up in the air if I could and say you got me." Daniel lowly laughed "UGH!!" Daniel's sarcasm didn't please Arkalee.

Afterwards, Hinagiku went back to her seat which was next to Tatsu and since Tatsu is next to Arkalee, it would mean that the one next to Hinagiku on her left, would be someone else.

That person being, Kuzan.

"Can we fucking vote already?! There's no way that she's telling the truth, by the way..." Arkalee wanted to make more of a point than ever "Daniel gave her this order but there is NO WAY that there are nine of us who are collaborating on this with them!" Arkalee accused "Aren't we going in circles here? Like, FUCK, let's just vote! WE ALL WIN, DO WE NOT?!" Rayazaki was not understanding what the difficulty here was.

By theory, in everything it has to offer, Rayazaki is right.

If everyone votes the same, then they will be on the majority side, thus earning 24 points each, individually.

"We all win alright. And that's the problem." Hinagiku sparked the news to Rayazaki, who after two seconds, realized what was really happening ".....!!!" He started tapping his fingers on the surface of his face and then looked at the ranking ladder "Wait a goddamn fucking second..." Something else dawned Rayazaki "Does his stupid fucking contract still apply?!" He asked a question that many started to ponder naturally.

Midst that, Kanawari elevated from her seat and went in the direction of a specific individual within the room; Yukishiro and Arkalee kept a note of her movements.

"Does it?!" Tateyana, who hadn't voted yet, like all the others, was curious too "Wait, bro's contract gives you +12 of his points if you get the answer right but you will lose -12 of your points which will be transferred to him if you don't, right?" Kuzan gave his perspective "Hold up..." Kawahara tried to recall the entire contract from his memory alone "....Until this judgment round is over, an individual... that accepts this will be granted an additional 12 of your points...... should they vote correctly but if they fail to do so, 12 points from the individual will be awarded to you..." Kawahara managed to thoroughly recite Daniel's contract.

Kawahara then gave Rayazaki the critical element he was missing out.

"If we all vote, for example, yes----then we are awarded 24 points. However, something that hasn't been explored yet is the falsehood or truthhood of this claim because the emphasis is on the "majority" and the "minority" side." It was as he said "Wait, that's fucked up! You're telling me that even if we all side on the same vote, if it's wrong, then Daniel COLLECTS 16 of our votes?! That's fucking 192 points for him IF we get the answer wrong! AND HE LOSES NOTHING BECAUSE THE MOTHERFUCKER CAN'T VOTE!!" Rayazaki came to the shocking realization "The answer is super fucking obvious though, no?" Yukishiro intervened "A 1000 years worth of jail time and you mean to tell me the system doesn't condemn him to death? You're delusional like her if you think otherwise." She pointed at Lus, who was listening to the conversation.

2:58 minutes left.

"So let me get this straight---thanks to his contract, we will-----assuming we get the wrong answer-----lose the 12 points due to his contract. Furthermore... If we end on the minority, we lose an additional 24... AMASSING TO A 36 POINT LOSS?!" Tateyana surprisingly did the math all by herself "But, if all things go right-----I get 24 points from the claim itself and then... another 12, so the same 36. The stakes have risen by 12, essentially." Tateyana concluded "You got the gist of it." But Yukishiro had to reinforce something "We must all vote the same and it must be true... That's why..." Without explaining her reasoning, Yukishiro got up from her seat.

Subsequently, she directed her words to Daniel.

"You won't break the barrier." Her impending stare became daunting "No, I will. Give up, it's futile." Daniel strongly countered "I know what you are doing, Daniel. You gave those whores the order to go around and sell your points in order to vote no!" The accusation summoned all the attention, as Hinagiku and Kanawari halted their tracks with their respective conversations---with their respective individuals "It's pretty obvious that if you get people to vote wrong that you will earn points from those people. Lus said that 9 people here will vote no and since you know that the correct answer to this claim is a yes, in theory, you will win 12 points multiplied by 9, which is 108. Where as the other remaining 7, will be on the minority and since they will get the right answer, they will be awarded with 24 points. HOWEVER, you will only lose 84. So, by adding the difference, you will actually only gain 24 points." Yukishiro closed her eyes.

But to many, her reasoning was extremely pointless and seemed like a waste of time.

"Did you just fucking contradict yourself?" Rayazaki asked her, baffled "Hmpfh, no. This is just what he wants you to think will happen. If you obey theory construction, it will lead you to the conclusion that Daniel can't break the barrier and will only earn 24 points." Yukishiro then gave her ultimate reasoning "That's why he it's necessary to find the only way that logistically helps him break through the barrier. Have a fucking look at his points!" Everyone gauged at Daniel's points on the ranking ladder "872 and the point barrier is 1000... He needs just an additional over 128 points to break through..." Ikkiri mumbled to herself but it was enough for everyone to listen to the right answer.

2:07 minutes remained.

"How? How is he getting that many points?" Tatsu asked Yukishiro "There's only one way." Yukishiro raised her right index finger to her chest height "In order to achieve 128 raw points without drawbacks, the first thing he will do is to get 8 people to vote for the side of the majority, since it will mean that the larger number of people control the answer. To get this, he ordered them to go around and distribute some sort of deal that would make those OTHER people vote accordingly." This didn't make sense to many "You're fucking confusing us, just get to the point..." Rayazaki was tired of her repetitive stances "Simmer down, I'm getting to it. I mentioned how he needs at least 8 votes in accordance to the truth in order to gain those 12 points! And he will ONLY get those 12 points, if you vote INCORRECTLY!" It finally made sense "Wait, wait! So Lus is lying?!" Lus felt silent and slightly nervous upon getting the accusation.

Hinagiku and Kanawari went back to their seats with defeated expressions.

"Vote YES, and Daniel doesn't get rewarded, simply. She was trying to mind-game us into thinking that yes wasn't the right answer when all along, IT IS! Because, objectively speaking, Daniel can only receive those 12 points if you actually fail to answer the claim correctly. In other words..." Yukishiro prepared her verbal assault "UNLESS YOU WANT THIS FUCKER TO GO OVER HIS POINT BARRIER, VOTE YES, RIGHT NOW!!" Yukishiro began the sequence.

Without hesitation, she pressed yes.

"Alright, let's fucking do this." Rayazaki voted the same "Hm..." Hyunda looked over to Yukishiro "That didn't make any sense whatsoever." Hyunda spoke lowly, but earned Akimiyashika and Sana's attention from both of his sides "Isn't she just manipulating the rest into voting the vote she wants in order to get her outcome?" Hyunda's words were confusing to them "She's always like that but... Even I have to agree that I wouldn't want to give Daniel so many free points..." Akimiyashika confessed "That's the thing, she's making it sound like this is about him, but isn't she willingly getting the wrong answer here?" Hyunda's words were even more confusing "Explain yourself." But Sana wanted to know what he was thinking "Hm, alright. I don't think she gives a shit about the points Daniel gets. I think she's just using that as a way to manipulate people into voting what she's voting with one particular goal in mind..." Sana and Akimiyashika awaited in suspense for his answer.

0:47 seconds remained.

"To drown the ones below her. Take Rayazaki, Tateyana, Kuzan, Kawahara, and Arkalee. They have all voted yes, like she did. But truth is, if Daniel really did get more people in secret to vote for the opposite, what does this mean?" He allowed Sana and Akimiyashika to process this information slowly, but answered it anyways "She gave the answer that will actually put them in the minority, thus, even though their claims are right, they are on the minority. By being in the minority, as pointed out, you lose 24 points. However, you gain 12 points should you be right, so in a sense----it's like they are being told that they will only lose 12 points in total. It's not a bad deal." Sana was disturbed "That... doesn't add up, Hyunda. Like, at all. If we follow your reasoning and Yukishiro is truly in the minority, then she loses 24 points. She rejected the contract. It makes no fucking sense, what you just said." Akimiyashika couldn't help but agree.

0:21 seconds remained.

"Right? Right? It's full-proof. The alibi is very strong and hard to deny. Besides, it's not as if she can actually pretend to vote otherwise since your vote appears on the screen. It's already there." Hyunda admitted to Sana being right.

There were a few people left to vote, as they were saving it for the last second.

"And that's why we should vote no, because Yukishiro is the biggest dumbfuck in existence." Hyunda voted no "Huh?! I don't get you! What are you talking about, Hyunda? We have to vote yes, because that's what wins us the most points... And we will be by the majority at the end of it." Sana was right "Yes. You're right. As a matter of fact, not anyone is wrong. You could argue this was a waste of time." Hyunda made Sana become extremely perplexed "What..." Unable to understand, the voting session came to an end.

Naturally, not a single person failed to vote.

The end board with the division of the "majority" and the "minority" sides, were ultimately exposed.

Highlighted in white and black, the results shown were:

Minority/Majority side (voted no):

- Lus Sera

- Kanawari

- Hinagiku

- Tatsu

- Sagasuga

- Hyunda

- Ikkiri

- Stratos

(8 players voted no)

Minority/Majority (voted yes):

- Tateyana

- Kuzan

- Rayazaki

- Arkalee

- Kawahara

- Sana

- Akimiyashika

- Yukishiro

(8 players voted yes)

And then, the points were attributed:

> 1 - Daniel - (872/1000 points)

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> 2 - Sagasuga - (808/1000 points)

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> 3 - Sana (548/600 points)

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> 4 - Tatsu (480/600 points)

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> 5 - Hinagiku (480/600 points)

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> 6 - Yukishiro (478/600 points)

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> 7 - Akimiyashika (430/600 points)

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> 8 - Lus Sera (424/600 points)

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> 9 - Ikkiri (418/600 points)

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> 10 - Stratos (388/600 points)

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> 11 - Kawahara (380/600 points)

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> 12 - Arkalee (244/250 points)

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> 13 - Kuzan (214/250 points)

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> 15 - Tateyana (192/250 points)

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> 16 - Rayazaki (192/250 points)

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> 14 - Kanawari (178/250 points)

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> 17 - Hyunda (73/99 points)

Although a lot of confusion and a lack of an understanding was present through this judgment round-----this was by far the most inexplicable event thus far.

"Ah, so I was right." Daniel murmured as he saw the rankings "What... just happened... The rankings... didn't change at all?!" Yukishiro started to feel the sweat coming from the top of her head "That's not all... Why the HELL does it say "Minority/Majority" when there should be a minority and majority separation?! It makes no sense!" Arkalee laid out the complaint "So there were no points that were gained and extracted? What?" Rayazaki was still looking for an answer.

Sagasuga didn't mind answering.

"Now that Tsudo is dead and since Daniel can't participate, we have been reduced to 16 players in this judgment round. Given that, what should happen if 8 people vote equally to one side each?" He posed the question "As if I know... Though, there can't be a majority nor a minority in that case...!!" Rayazaki realized "Correct. If there isn't a side that can be taken, then the points will not be attributed. In other words, the 24 points from this round, were not gained. In a similar vein, those that accepted Daniel's contract would only gain the additional 12 points if they could make the right claim." Sagasuga's words brought forth another point "But isn't there an objective truth here?! I understand the majority and the minority side logic, but the claim itself is partial. There has to be a true answer to it, which should be a big "yes"! In other words, why wasn't I attributed with the additional 12 points for voting the correct answer regardless?!" Tateyana was furious.

Daniel gave her his reasoning.

"The only objective truth is the one that we decide. That's----what I think anyways." Many didn't accept his reasoning well "What the fuck?! Makes no sense!" Tateyana retorted "The decision of whether or not a person should die belongs to all of us. And therefore, it's ultimately crafted by our votes. We couldn't come to an agreement in the majority nor the minority by that manner, so we were left with a perpetual state of indecision." They still didn't take his reasoning with kindness and were revolted as they felt they had been stolen from the promised points from the contract "But you didn't break the barrier as you said you would." Yukishiro reminded Daniel "Your plan would never allow it to happen because I realized it too early and exposed it, hahah!" Yukishiro laughed towards Daniel "Indeed, good job." Daniel, contrasting Yukishiro's expectations, praised her instead "I couldn't have gotten this result without you, so thanks." He radiated a smile in her direction "?!?!?!" Beyond perplexed, Yukishiro felt like she was dancing on a web thread as she saw Daniel's laughter rise to prominence.

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