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The green paddy field is very refreshing.
The pain goes away at the sight of this view!
(vincenzo) - Tell me, writer, why did you save us?
(writer) - I didn't save either of you! I just delayed your death. Anyway, you will die in some moments!
Vincenzo said to Jebi, "So you had the key with you all along?"
(jebi) - That's right! I have the key with me. This is why the writer had to save me!
(vincenzo) - You planned this whole thing, right? How did you do that?
(jebi) - Let me explain from the beginning! Do you know how I knew what card you had?
Remember earlier, I said you had a platinum card, and then I touched your hands? I felt that your hands were cold.
In the context of gambling, anxiety and stress levels can be particularly high due to the risk and uncertainty involved. When a gambler faces a high-stakes situation, such as placing a large bet or awaiting the outcome of a crucial game, their body may enter a heightened state of arousal and stress. This triggers the "fight or flight" response, where the sympathetic nervous system releases stress hormones like adrenaline.
These physiological changes, including an increased heart rate and the constriction of blood vessels in the extremities, can cause the gambler's hands to feel cold. The body's priority in these moments is to ensure that vital organs and muscles receive enough blood to respond to perceived threats or intense situations, leading to reduced blood flow to the hands and feet. This is a natural response to high levels of anxiety and can be especially pronounced in the high-pressure environment of gambling.
When I asked you about what card you had, I was sure it would give you a sudden shock! Your body would fall into a sudden anxious situation. This is why your hands got cold! But why did your body fall into an anxious situation? That's because you thought you would lose! If you didn't have the platinum card, your body wouldn't have fallen into the anxious situation! That's how I was able to know which card you had! No matter if you are more intelligent than a god or not, if you are in a human body, you are bound by some laws.
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(vincenzo) - So that was your strategy.
(jebi) - Yes, and another thing is that you think the strategy you used to see my card is perfect, right? But did you know that I manipulated you to think about this plan! I intentionally stabbed my left eye so that you could come up with this plan! I left that information for you! You must have come to this plan based on the information you had! I was the one who gave you this information! You think my hearing ability isn't good, right? That's because of the diary. You got this information from the diary, right? I intentionally left that diary on the desk of the FBI. A man like you who has his influence over the world surely has his men inside the FBI. There's no way you aren't spying on me! I left that diary intentionally. Because you were sure about it:
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||| (jebi) - Just curiosity. By the way, I will be going now! Can you place this diary on my desk?
(emu) - Yeah, I can. What's in that diary?
(jebi) - In this diary? After I joined the FBI, I wrote down every day's routine and usually the important things I have to do. By the way, isn't Robert staying in the FBI office today?
This event is mentioned in Chapter 42.|||
This way, I manipulated you to come up with this strategy. Since I was almost sure that you would come up with the plan, I showed my true card to the people, which is the silver card. This is the card you thought was a cover. And the gold card you saw is just a fake card!
(vincenzo) - All this time, I was just dancing in the palm of your hand?
(jebi) - You really are a tough opponent. Now about the bomb part. There are two reasons behind the Demon strategy. First is to buy time. Second is to catch your men! It's obvious you would send your men to search for Demon. This is when I caught one of your high-ranking members!
When I first met Arnold, he said something very odd:
|| (Jebi) - That's fine, but the watcher and judge of this game will be a being who can rival God! Also, why would Mister Vincenzo agree to take such a risk?
(arnold) - We know that you can't be killed, but Mister Vincenzo can be killed! You know what I mean! There is only one punishment for those who won't obey me! Also, who is this being you are talking about?
Mentioned in Chapter 45.|||
Jebi added, "Mister Arnold said to me that 'Vincenzo can be killed,' which is obviously a lie. You too have the 50% authorities that make you immortal. This is when I doubted the game itself. Why did Arnold lie? That's because he is working with you! That's when I fulfilled the plan. I caught one of your high-ranking officers. I was going to buy some operation equipment in order to torture him. But after talking with Arnold, my plan changed a bit! I decided to place a bomb inside of him. I did an operation and successfully put a bomb inside of him! Before I did the operation, I told that Japanese guy that I am going to kill you. I will put a bomb inside my organs! After that, I tied him with ropes! I intentionally tied the ropes loosely and gave him sleeping medicine! The medicine I gave him would make him fall asleep for 1 day and 15 hours! After that, he would wake up. He would find the rope easy to tear apart! He would tear the rope and come here to save you! The bomb I put inside of him would blast after 1 day and 20 hours! But if he came here earlier, I could blast it by remote! According to my calculations, he would have reached the tower after 1 day and 18 hours. But he reached there a little later.
| Jebi is thinking about an incident that happened sometime earlier when Jebi caught a Yakuza and tortured him to extract information.
Mentioned in chapter 42 |
| Jebi and Writer are walking on a street. It is almost evening. Jebi is headed towards a medical store to buy some equipment used in operations.
Mentioned in chapter 45 |
(jebi) - Do you know why I killed Scorpen? It’s because this way I could manipulate you to play the game! If I hadn’t killed Scorpen, you wouldn’t have entered the Devil’s House. Instead, you would have planned something different! This way, there was a possibility that the explosion would have happened before we reached the end of the 5th round! That’s why it was important to kill Scorpen!
(vincenzo) - So you beat me because you are simply better than me! I want to make a deal with you!
(jebi) - A deal?
(vincenzo) - I will give you all of my knowledge! I have over 1500 years of knowledge, including knowledge of several universes and dimensions! I will give you this knowledge if you promise me to make this world completely free from evil! Once you open the seal, you would be a powerful being and a threat to higher dimensions! You can easily remove evil from this world!
(jebi) - Are you this desperate to save the world?
(vincenzo) - If you do that, then the deaths of my comrades will not be in vain!
(jebi) - I promise you that!
Vincenzo asked Writer, “Can you bring the card here?”
Writer replied, “If that is your wish, I can definitely do that!”
The Writer brought the "Card" and gave it to Jebi.
(vincenzo) - My existence is dependent on the card! Because of certain reasons, my soul and knowledge are connected to the card! Once I give you the card, you will receive my knowledge, and my soul will be free.
Vincenzo gave the card to Jebi.
The "Card" is made of diamond.
Vincenzo’s body is turning into dust.
(vincenzo) - Always remember, Jebi Astry: Evil always loses in the end!
Vincenzo had a warm smile on his face.
He completely turned to dust.
(jebi) - I’m sure you know that good people say this line to maintain hope!
The green, lively paddy field no longer looks refreshing. It feels as if the green paddy field is crying, no, as if the whole world is crying.
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