The winner and the loser

Miboumi looked at Haru and said, "There are 20 coins on the jar, and the rules are simple, right? As long as you spill the water, then you lose, and if something unexpected happens, such as the two of us can put all the coins on the glass, then we'll redo the gamble until there's a winner."

Haru nodded since the rules were pretty much simple, and at the same time, he knew that it was impossible to put all the 20 coins on the glass since the more coins on the glass, the volume of water would rise, and the water would spill from the glass.

"Senpai, may I add other rules?" Haru asked.

"Oh? Let me hear it."

Miboumi nodded.

"If one of the players is able to put all the coins in the jar on the glass first, then this person will be the winner. What do you think?" Haru said.

Miboumi raised his eyebrow and said, "Isn't that unfair? I mean, the one that was given the first chance to put the coin to the glass is going to be the winner, right?"

"I mean, if we follow a routine, then one of us will put one coin one by one, and each of us will have 20 chances to put the coin on the glass." Haru looked at Miboumi and said, "It takes too much time."

Miboumi thought for a while and nodded. "It's good. I agree." He agreed without hesitation since he knew that Haru would lose right after Haru put three or two coins on the glass.

"Then how about we start?" Haru said.

Miboumi nodded and said, "Then as the first one, I'll give you an example." He took one coin, then slowly dipped the coin on his glass before he let it go gently inside the water.

The coin fell down and landed on the bottom of the glass gently, creating a small "clang" sound.

The student council was fairly quiet, and even though there was a school festival outside, the sound outside couldn't enter the student council room since it was located at a high place and quite far from the location of the school festival, even if the window was opened, which was why the sound of coin landed on the glass was heard by everyone in the student council room.

"It's your turn," Miboumi said while looking at Haru.

"......"

They never talked about who would do it first, which was why they thought that Miboumi was quite sneaky at this moment.

Haru didn't think too much and nodded. He took five coins at the same time and stacked them with his fingers firmly.

"........"

Miboumi was startled, but then, he was laughing inwardly. In truth, he had another trick, and that trick was the coins that he had given to Haru.

Haru's coins were different from Miboumi's coins. Haru's coins were heavier, so just one or two coins would cause the water to overflow directly.

Miboumi thought that Haru was stupid since he thought that Haru had one or two tricks to give him enjoy this gamble, but it seemed that he was thinking too much, but it didn't really matter since he could get the position of the student council president faster.

Haru's face was very close to the glass, and his eyes were focussed on the glass, water, and the coins. He breathed slowly, then dipped the five coins that he stacked together on the surface of the water gently.

Everyone was also looking at Haru, and there was a strong tension around them. After all, if Haru lost this bet, Kirari would lose her position as a student council president. Hence, Runa and Ririka were quite nervous somehow, but on the other hand, Kirari was strangely calm, staring at her man without a doubt in her eyes.

There was sweat on Haru's forehead and his expression was quite solemn. He relaxed his fingers slightly, then dropped the five coins on his fingers.

It was so quiet, and there was almost no sound, but when the five coins landed on the glass and caused a "clang" sound, everyone quickly woke up and was startled when they saw that Haru was able to put five coins on the glass of water at the same time without causing the water on the glass to spill.

Haru looked at Miboumi with a smile and said, "It's your turn."

(BGM: Kakegurui OST - High Strung).

"...."

Miboumi looked at Haru in disbelief, staring at him and then at the glass. He had tampered with Haru's glass and coins before, but why was Haru able to put all the five coins in easily?

In reality, Haru should lose, but why was Haru still able to look at him with that smile?

Miboumi didn't know, but he knew that it wasn't the time to lose his calm and knew that even though Haru was able to put five coins at the same time to the glass and didn't even spill the water at that, he knew that it should be the limit. Once Haru put another coin, then, without doubt, Haru was going to lose!

Miboumi took a deep breath and calmed himself. He knew that he needed to do this calmly and steadily. He couldn't hurry, and he couldn't be caught in his pace, so he took another coin and did the same as before, steadily, calmly, dropped the coin to his glass that was filled with water. He smiled, then looked at Haru.

"Your turn."

Haru shook his head and said, "You're going to lose this way, Senpai." He then took another five coins and stacked them together again.

"!!!!"

Everyone, except for Kirari, was dumbfounded when they saw Haru's action.

Haru then did the same as before, slowly dipped the five coins that he stacked on his fingers before he let them, dropped on his glass that was filled with water.

*Clang!*

Until the sound of the coins hitting against the glass was heard, everyone recovered, but there was still a trace of shock, and they were lost for words when they saw Haru's action.

"You're going to lose this way, Senpai," Haru said with a smile.

"......"

Miboumi's heart was beating very fast since he didn't know what kind of trick Haru had used, but he was someone who would become a patriarch of his family, so he quickly calmed himself. He knew that even though Haru was able to put all 10 coins into a glass of water, he didn't think that Haru was able to put another one. However, he had to admit that he regretted his decision to agree with the rule that was proposed by Haru before.

However, Miboumi knew that there was still a chance for him to win, so he hadn't changed his strategy and put another coin like before to his glass of water. When the "clang" sound was heard, he looked at Haru with a smile and asked, "Are you going to put five coins again?"

"Yes."

Haru nodded without hesitation, then stacked another five coins on his fingers.

"What?!"

The one who screamed wasn't Kirari or Ririka, but it was Runa. However, Runa quickly covered her mouth since she knew that she might have disturbed him.

Haru smiled lightly at Runa, then moved his neck slightly, before he did what he had done before, and when the "clang" sound was heard...

"..."

Everyone was lost for words once again.

If one was lucky, twice was a coincidence, then thrice... as long as they weren't stupid, they knew that Haru was using a trick, or this guy was so good at putting something inside, so he hadn't spilled out the water from his glass.

"I only have five more coins, Senpai." Haru looked at Miboumi and said, "If you don't do something quickly, then you'll lose."

Miboumi looked at Haru calmly and said, "No, as long as you spill your water, then I'll be the winner." Even if he wanted to mimic Haru's act by putting five coins simultaneously, he didn't have that much confidence since his hands were sweaty, and if something wrong happened, he would drop all the coins at the same time, but this time...

"But I'll accept your provocation."

Unlike before, Miboumi took out five coins simultaneously and did what Haru did before, stacked five coins on his fingers, then dipped all of them into the water gently, then let it go.

*Clang!*

His movement was done in one swift action, and Miboumi was strangely calm at that time. He believed that he didn't lose and he was right!

Miboumi clenched his fist tightly when he saw that he was able to put five coins at the same time to his glass. He thought that he should do this before since he knew that his glass was a bit different.

Haru nodded, but he didn't say much. This time, he picked up one coin, then gently dropped it on his glass, causing a slight ripple on the surface of the water, and everyone in this room could see that with just a slight force, the water on his glass would spill out, but fortunately, it didn't, and when they heard a "clang" sound, they knew that he succeeded.

"Your turn, Senpai."

Miboumi stared at Haru and knew that this guy was a very strong opponent, so he was going to answer him. He then took another five coins then stacked them on his fingers. He was very confident at that moment, and he believed that he could do the same as before, but...

*Splash!*

"....."

One of the coins slipped from his fingers and dropped on the glass directly, causing the water to spill.

"......."

Miboumi's healthy-colored skin turned pale in an instant, and it was until he heard Haru's voice that he knew...

"You've lost, Senpai."

Haru smiled and said, "I'll take your money, the "housepet" nametag, and by the way, don't forget about your ancestral house." He directly took the suitcase that was filled with money and was about to leave with Kirari and everyone.

"Yahoo!"

Runa was excited and said, "Let's have a party!"

Kirari nodded and said, "Well, we have 10 billion yen now. If you want something to eat, then tell me."

Ririka didn't say anything, but somehow, she was also quite excited.

The four of them left directly, leaving Miboumi, who still couldn't believe what was happening, and it was until he heard the sound of the door closed that he woke up, gritted his teeth, and felt his entire body was weak. He didn't care about the nametag, but he cared more about his 10 billion yen and his ancestral house since he knew that he would be killed once his family knew about this problem, but he knew that he was still alright... he believed that he could return, and fight him again in the future.

But...

Miboumi felt his phone vibrate, and when he saw the one who had called him, he raised his eyebrow, but then when he received the call and heard what the person who had called him told him, his expression turned paler and he knew that he had lost that chance.

His phone dropped on the floor. Miboumi stood up and screamed, "AARRRGHHHH!!!!!"

It was only a moment, but the winner and the loser between them had been decided.

The winner got everything, but the loser, he had lost everything...