Gamble

Sagashira Go's POV

So just fucking use the double-sided tape already! I'm just watching this kid as he thinks about the cause of the dice suddenly slipping out of the bowl.

He can't really prove anything by showing off the bowl so I'm sure he won't do anything about that for now.

He finally held the dice and readied his hand to the 3rd Roll. He still didn't do anything that might be a signal that he used the double-sided tape. So he didn't use it, huh?

Just wait, he's going to use it sooner or later. The chief said that he's a brilliant child! I'm sure using the double-sided tape to cheat crossed his mind! We're still clear! The plan is still in action.

Just as he was about to roll the dice, the dice suddenly fell from his hands. The dice dropped down the floor. After it reached the ground, the three dice all rolled under the platform.

He quickly crouched down to get the dice! At that moment, I know it! I won! I won! I won! I won! The kid intentionally dropped the dice so he can use the double-sided tape under the platform to avoid seeing by the crowd!.

I won! Finally, I succeeded! Now, all I have to do is to get the dice while It's still rolling. I'm not going to get it after It stopped. He might quickly snatch the dice and remove the double-sided tape to look innocent.

That's why... getting the dice while It's still rolling is the best moment! After a while, he finally stood up again while holding the dice much tighter than before.

He stood up straight and... readied his hands again for his 3rd Roll! After a while of thinking, he finally dropped the dice to the bowl! This is it! His 3rd Roll!

The moment that the dice was dropped, It's already spinning around the bowl. I quickly ran to the bowl and snatched the dice before anyone could see! When everyone realized that I snatched the dice, I announced it loud and clear...

"This little piece of shit rigged the dice! He cheated! He used double-sided tape to cover the dice so he can get a Snake Eyes! Here, I'm going to show it to all of you!"

The dice that I'm holding right now is being shown to the monitor behind me. With this, I'm going to get promoted! My life and salary are going to be higher than before! Money, lots of lots of money!

"Hey, Mr. Announcer, what are you talking about? It doesn't look like It's rigged."

One of the participants retorted to me. I see, I still have to remove the double-sided tape so they can believe me, huh? I scratched the dice a little bit and something was strange... what? Something is definitely strange here!

I've been scratching all the sides of the three die but not even a piece of double-sided came off! There's not even one in the first place! Why!? Why!? Why!? How did this happen!?

I made sure of it! I clearly saw it! He intentionally dropped it! I clearly saw it with my own eyes! Is there a hole in the plan?

I looked a bit to the kid and I saw him grinning to me. That wide grin of his was evidence enough! This kid caught on! He knew about it! He knows that I'm going to set him up!

But how!? How!? How!? How did he know!? Did I gave away some kind of hint or clue!? How the hell did he find out!?

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Araragi Hideki's POV

Something is definitely up with this bowl! But It's fine at the 1st Roll so how? Is there something on it? More importantly, that announcer was staring at me intensely.

Why? Why is he staring at me like that? I could think of possible theories. First, he's worried that I might reveal that this bowl was rigged. But if he's going to worry about something like that, he shouldn't have applied one in the first place.

I hold off from the 3rd Roll for a while and thought for a while. The highest possibility I could think of is that he's waiting for something to happen.

What could It be? Since I'm the one he's staring at, It might be something related to me. He's looking forward to something and I was involved in it.

What could it be? Rack your brain, Hideki! Make your brain useful sometimes! What could be his reasons for staring at me like that?

Just what is it? In the end, I stopped thinking for a moment and readied my hands for the 3rd Roll. It would be suspicious that I'm still not rolling after all.

But this is my 3rd Roll already, my last chance. Is it okay to leave it to my luck? Or just cheat like my initial thought? I already readied my hands and I was deep in thought again, so my dice fell out of my hands fell down to the ground.

After it reached the ground, It rolled under the platform. I immediately crouched down to get my hands on the dice. While I'm reaching for the dice, a thought came to me.

Isn't this the perfect chance to cheat? I mean, this is the crowd's blind spot, they can't see me from here. I realized that and searched for things I could rig the dice with. I touched my pockets and felt a red marker and a double-sided tape! Lucky! Good thing I have these two with me!

I was about to use these two things when I remembered that I just found it beside the platform. Isn't that suspicious? Too suspicious, in fact.

It's definitely suspicious! So why is it there? That time, It hit me and realized it all! If my theory is correct, then all of it connects! It's the only logical conclusion! The reason why the announcer was staring at me, the suspicious red marker and double-sided tape! It all makes sense!

But my theory is not 100% sure! Maybe I'm wrong, I don't know for sure. But the only way to know if my theory is true or not is that, huh? When I finally got the dice, I stood up straight and readied my hands for the 3rd Roll.

All right! Time for a gamble!

END OF CHAPTER 32