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Chapter 15: It’s a Challenge! – Part 2

“I challenge you!”

Megumi said.

The last time she had been holding an Oth.e.l.lo board in her hand. Today, it was a colorful vinyl mat with blue, red, green and yellow circles drawn on it.

“Very well, let’s begin.”

The game genius had no objections. Shion placed a bookmark on the paperback she was reading.

“But what game is that?”

At Shion’s question, Megumi puffed up her chest with pride and answered.

“It’s called twister.”

“Another dangerous game?”

“Is this game dangerous?”

“Megu. Shii. Combat?”

The third party, consisting of Mao, Kyouya and Kirara, followed them to the corner of the room.

Megumi spread out the vinyl mat on the floor. It was about as big as a blanket.

On the mat, several columns of colored circles were drawn. It seemed the circles were 4 different colors.

Suddenly, another prop came into play.

Megumi placed a small roulette on top of the mat. Below the roulette needle there were marks for the four different colors on the mat and for hands and feet.

“In this game you have to place your hands and feet according to what comes out on the roulette. Right hand, red. For example. You alternate turns doing that and the first one to fall down is the loser.”

Mao explained the rules for them. Somehow, the rules were really simple. She was done in an instant.

“Why is that dangerous?”

“Watch and you’ll see.”

“I feel that I can win in this game! I have confidence in my flexibility!”

Megumi took off her shoes, stood with her socks on the mat and started stretching.

She was seriously aiming for the win. Indeed, the girl was quite the sore loser.

“I’m ready whenever you are.”

The opposing genius of games had the same natural stance as always. She didn’t even know the name of the game, so this was certainly her first time playing it. To be able to remain relaxed like that, she had to have the confidence of a king.

“Well then, shall we start from Megu? Right foot, yellow.”

Mao spun the roulette and announced the result.

“Okay.”

The game had started. Initially, it went by with no surprises.

At first the two stood up while stepping on the colored circles, and then they had to crouch down to touch them with their hands.

But then, after the tenth spin of the roulette or so, the circ.u.mstances changed.

For example, Megumi had her right hand on red, her left hand on green, her right foot on green too and she had to put her left foot on blue. Of course, she was no longer standing up, but on all fours. Furthermore, she was stretching over her opponent’s body. As for Shion, perhaps the roulette was favoring her, but she was in a pretty comfortable pose.

“Uh, uwa…”

Something that shouldn’t be seen was caught by Kyouya’s eyes. He became fl.u.s.tered and jumped to the side.

The skirts on their school were pretty short. When Megumi a.s.sumed an awkward and difficult pose, from Kyouya’s position, being right behind her…

“T-that’s why I said it was dangerous! Look at that girl, she’s completely unaware there’s a boy watching.”

Mao said with a blushing face.

Kyouya awkwardly agreed.

The roulette of destiny kept on spinning.

“Hnng… I w-won’t lose.”

Megumi’s pose was becoming more and more difficult. Even a member from the rhythmic gymnastics club would have a hard time with that horrible stance.

The opposing genius of games had her hands and feet on the floor in quite a casual manner. It didn’t look difficult at all. She was completely in control, as if she knew the results of the roulette ahead of time.

“No matter the game, if it has rules, then there is a method for increasing the probability of victory. I simply put that into practice. For example, in this game, If you calculate statistically the colors that should come next, and a.s.sume the pose that will increase your probability of success, you should be fine.”

Thew genius of games said without breaking a sweat. She moved her hands and feet unconcerned, changing her pose.

Her opponent, Megumi, was giving her best, but it seemed as if she had suddenly run into a dead end. There was no way for her.

“For example, at this situation, if you calculate the winning pose…”

Shion’s smooth movements suddenly became jerky.

“The winning pose in this case is… the winning pose is… No, such an embarra.s.sing… It’s impossible.”

Shion blurted out in a quiet voice, turning red up to the ears.

She a.s.sumed a pose different from the one she initially intended it appeared. Whatever embarra.s.sing pose that was, in the end n.o.body saw it. As the roulette spun a few more times, her condition became more and more unsustainable. The situation had completely turned around. Finally, Shion fell down abruptly.

“Uff!”

Having defeated the genius of games, Megumi made a victory sign with her fingers.

SKILL CHART: Amatsuka Megumi

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