Ryota Kaneshiro
Ryota Kaneshiro's POV
This system follows the logic of the rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer. And I'm completely fine with it! Even though my group doesn't have any talent, as long as you have connections with the administrator, you'll rise to the top.
There's so many beginners this year as well, huh? The number of participants is still skyrocketing despite the fact that no beginner won at this league. All this groups are stupids!
Well, the administrator told us to build connections with the beginners to that they can setup the numbers and rig the lottery. So who should I speak with? That frail looking boy? That tall man?
At that time, someone entered this room and enters my line of sight. He has an average build that looks like from a side character. A black hair that has slight blue tint, and his face that doesn't have anything special.
But for some reason, I can feel something. All this time, I'm lucky. It even came to the point that I thought I'm the luckiest person alive. To have anything despite not doing anything. To achieve something effortlessly! To have all the power and money anyone would wish for!
I also thought that no matter how small, people still has chances of reaching the top. I feel that to all of the people I'm encountering. A person still has luck, even If It's a tiny pebble.
But this guy... doesn't have any luck! No, I'm certain he still has luck, there's no way someone would be born without even the slightest of luck, but I don't feel anything!
Even if your life is full of misfortunes, some way or the other, something good will happen to you. It only proves that you still have luck! But... this guy, I don't feel anything from him.
I don't know if he has luck but has a personality that lets him conceal it or he's one of those really rare people who don't have any luck. Well, It's pretty interesting, I should talk to him for a bit. It's the first time I see his face, he must be a beginner, then you'll be my target for this league.
I walked towards him and directly asked him:
"Hello, are you a beginner?"
Direct questions is critically the right way for this. If someone asked you If you're a beginner, of course, you'll answer right away. I'm his senpai after all.
(In Japan, if you're at work you'll treat people who stayed at the work longer than you with respect. You'll add senpai at their names and speak to them with respect.)
People who are new to an industry would be more than glad to befriend an expert from the industry. Because you'll get tips and advantage different from your coworkers. But at this league... It's different.
By befriending an expert, you'll dig your own grave. Well, let's see at his reactions. I waited long enough but I didn't got a reply. Did he not hear me? Just being rude, or... he already found out that beginners are being crushed here?
If he found out, then... he's quite smart. He clearly researched and thought about it. Unlike all the beginners here, who only thought that this is their chance to redeem their talents.
To confirm if he really found out this system, let's tell him something.
"I see, you're a beginner."
After I said those words, his face got tensed up. He still didn't looked at me but he looked at the ground, and must be trying to think how I found out. I don't really know at the start, but now I'm certain... you know about the system and that you're a beginner!
"You see, a word of advice from a veteran. If you want to survive here, at least, learn to make a Poker Face.Your emotions are clearly in show."
After I gave that advice, I walked away from him and came to my initial position.The place beside the wall. I gave him a bit of advice, but It's not like he can do anything. After all, he will be crushed just from the Round 1.
"Mr. Ryota Kaneshiro, who is the beginner that you decided to face?"
"That guy with black hair and a tint of blue."
The attendant guy who was preparing the lottery asked me. Of course, I answered that guy just now.
"Then, you pick Araragi Hideki?"
"Araragi Hideki, huh? That's his name, right? Then, I will pick Araragi."
He will be crushed this Round 1, by me, Ryota Kaneshiro!
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After the conversation with that weird guy, I didn't talked to anyone. After giving away my identity of being a beginner, I don't have the guts to leave this seat. Poker Face, huh? I must have gave a real shock there. I need to learn to control my emotions, I guess that much is true.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! We all know what you've been waiting for! Tonight, the lottery that will decide your opponents for the Round 1 will now start!"
Now, this is it! If I have any luck at all, give it to me now! But If It's rigged, no matter how many luck I have right now would not help me. If It's rigged, can I do anything at all?
No, don't give up! Even If It's rigged there's going to be a time where they'll try to find out our numbers! They can't match the veterans if they don't know the beginners numbers so they need to see our numbers first!
I stood up and looked at the stage intensely. I need to be an observant to spot their cheating!
END OF CHAPTER 9