Gift Game 2

"Game established!"

As these words fell, a scroll suddenly appeared out of thin air and floating in midair.

"What's that?" Asagi asked curiously.

"A Geass Roll. A contract of sorts pertaining to the game." Kuro Usagi then gave the Geass Roll to everyone so they could see the content. "The rules of the game, as well as ways to win, are written there."

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Gift Game Name: Scouting

Host: Kuro Usagi

Player List: Izayoi Sakamaki, Asuka Kudou, Yuu Kasukabe, Asagi Aiba, and Kasugano Haruka.

Winning Conditions: Select a face card (King, Queen, Jack, 10, and 9) from the 52 cards laid out.

Conditions: Each player may only pick one card.

Chips: None

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"Well, the rules are simple." Asagi nodded.

"Still beforehand, can you let us check the card?" Izayoi asked.

"I don't mind." Kuro Usagi gave the deck of cards to everyone.

Haru didn't need to check, but he still held it regardless, checking the cards in a perfunctory manner. 'I'll let you know which card later.'

'Okay~~!' Asagi answered through her mind.

Haru could use telepathy to talk with Asagi through their minds, so they didn't need to say it out loud, so she didn't need to worry. He then used his free time to observe what Izayoi, Yuu, and Asuka were doing with the cards. He nodded secretly at Asuka, who made a mark by using her nail on the back of the card, and Yuu, who put the saliva of her cat on her chosen card, but Izayoi...

Haru looked at Izayoi, who still had this confident expression on his face, and wondered how this guy could be so confident even though Izayoi didn't do anything and lost his power.

After they checked the cards, they returned them to Kuro Usagi.

"Okay, we're starting the game!" Kuro Usagi didn't waste time, but she still tried to show a cute expression.

"Who's going first?" Asuka asked.

"Let me." Izayoi moved forward confidently.

Looking at Izayoi, who moved forward, they didn't say anything and just looked at him. Still, they were wondering what he would do after he had lost his power.

Izayoi looked at many cards on the table, observed them from right to left, then repeated that process.

Kuro Usagi didn't say anything and only stared at Izayoi, wondering what he was about to do.

Izayoi then looked at Kuro Usagi and said, "Thanks for your wonderfully intimidating speech earlier."

Kuro Usagi's expression was broken, and she awkwardly said, "N - No problem."

Izayoi then raised his hand and slapped it on the table. "Then I'll take this one!" In his mind, the cards would flip when he hit the table, but...

"............."

"What?"

They looked at Izayoi with a confused expression but then wondered what this guy wanted to do.

Izayoi felt the confused stares of everyone on him, and he could only show an awkward expression since this didn't go to what he had expected. 'Is it because I have lost my power?' Even though his IQ wasn't low and relatively high, he had depended on his power so much that when he lost his power, he almost forgot that he couldn't use it. He felt that his face was burning, but his pride didn't allow him to show his embarrassment on his face.

However...

"What are you doing?" Asuka asked with a confused expression.

"I was just acting. You don't need to think too much." Izayoi took a deep breath, trying to calm down to solve this problem, but his emotion caused him to be unable to concentrate on what he was about to do.

Haru and Asagi didn't wait for Izayoi, and they took two cards directly and got both King and Queen cards from the deck of cards.

"Yes, congratulations, you have picked spade king and diamond king cards, Kasugano-sama, Aiba-sama." Kuro Usagi smiled at Haru and Asagi and knew that they were the most powerful out of the group and she thought she needed to get them into her community no matter what!

"You're too slow!" Asuka also directly took her card by bypassing Izayoi.

Yuu also did the same and took her cards.

Asuka took a heart king card and Yuu took a club king card.

"Congratulations, Asuka-sama, Yuu-sama." Kuro Usagi smiled, looking at Haru, Asagi, Yuu, and Asuka, thinking that they were amazing!

The four of them had taken the four king cards, leaving only Izayoi, who hadn't picked up his card.

Unlike Asuka and Yuu, Izayoi didn't prepare since he was confident with his power, but he had lost his power and his previous plan was useless.

Izayoi might be smart, but in the end, he was just a teenager who had never encountered trouble because of his power.

Haru looked at Izayoi and felt a bit disappointed in this guy. Izayoi had provoked him, telling him that he was better, but in the end...?

Haru then suddenly thought about Akatsuki Ousawa and thought that Izayoi's personality was quite similar to this guy, and as expected, the best way to teach them was to tell them how powerless they were. He knew that Izayoi had a good memory, but he had messed that up too so right now, Izayoi was really in a helpless situation.

"What's wrong, Izayoi-sama? Have you given up?" Kuro Usagi asked and her expression didn't change much.

"I..." Izayoi had never been in this kind of shameful situation before, which made him so embarrassed.

"Kuro Usagi, we have taken four of the king cards, right? Can you just stop the game?" Haru asked.

"There's no need to waste our time anymore." Asuka also agreed.

"Hmm... let me check the rules." Kuro Usagi didn't agree to reject immediately. Instead, she was checking the rules on the Little Garden's network to see whether it could be accepted or not.

"Don't look down on me!" Izayoi directly took the card, but the card that he had taken was diamond number two.

'Why?'

Izayoi frowned and hated this powerless feeling. The bored feeling that he felt in the past was one thing, but this feeling when he lost was also so

"...................."

Haru, Asagi, Yuu, and Asuka could only shake their heads at this moment.

"Well, except for Izayoi-sama, the four of you have won," Kuro Usagi said with a smile, trying to erase the awkwardness.

Asuka snorted and disdained Izayoi, but she didn't say much.

"So is there something that you want to ask me? I can do anything," Kuro Usagi asked with a smile.

"Then I'll ask..." Izayoi wanted to say something, but...

"Except for Izayoi-sama since Izayoi-sama has lost," Kuro Usagi said.

"..............." Izayoi.

"Then can you give me your paw?" Asagi asked curiously.

".............." Kuro Usagi was lost for words, but she gave her paw to Asagi.

"Let me touch your tail," Yuu said.

".............." Kuro Usagi let Yuu touch her tail with a blank expression and when it was Asuka's turn, she was quite wary.

"Don't worry, I won't ask such a weird request and I just want to ask you something," Asuka said with a smile.

"What's wrong? Kuro Usagi won't brag, but there's nothing that Kuro Usagi doesn't know in this Little Garden," Kuro Usagi said proudly.

"Then is this world fun?" Asuka asked.

"Yes!" Kuro Usagi smiled and showed a happy pose. "Gift games are heavenly and demonic games which in only those who have surpassed normal humans can participate. Kuro Usagi guarantees that the Little Garden is far more interesting than the lower world!" She looked at everyone's expression and she was satisfied with their amazed expression. However...

"Kuro Usagi, I haven't made my request yet," Haru suddenly said.

"Ah, yes." Kuro Usagi nodded. "Please tell me your request, Kasugano-sama." Her mood was still good and she thought that Haru was going to ask something similar to Asuka but...

"My request is that from now on you have to answer all my questions truthfully without lying," Haru said calmly.

"....................." Kuro Usagi.