Chapter 5: Chapter 3: X O
"Congratulations on passing the first game, now, i will show the remaining players left."
The Squard guard presses the remote button, showing the remaining players left in the large screen, all of their eyes on the new technology – the TV, while Subaru knew this because he was "Transported" in the cruel world he lives in now, as he spoke in his mind.
`It's been so long.. since i have seen a Television..`
421 remaining players
35,000,000 [G]
"Over 456 players, 421 managed to pass through the new round, 35 eliminated in total, adding a prize money of 35 million."
All of them we're in disbelief of the deaths, but it was less, thanks to Subaru's leadership.
Then suddenly, a player went to their knees and begged for their lives.
"Please sir!, let me go!!.. i have a wife and a kid to take care of!!, i swear!.. i won't need the money anymore!!.."
Soon after, others started to join in to beg for their lives at stake, murmuring towards the guards and wanting to live more rather then die a cruel death.
"There seems to be a misunderstanding." "We are not trying to hurt you, or—"
Someone interrupts the square guard, it was a pink short haired girl – Ram, Player 027 spoke with her arrogant attitude to the guards.
"Not, trying to hurt us?, what a shame, dragging us into this mess, is quite dirty of you."
Subaru wondered on how did Ram get here, she just appeared like a mosquito out of nowhere, probably got dragged in or something to the game, then Otto also came in, speaking with his soft-toned voice, with a little shout.
"Yeah!, dragging us to this mess is pretty vicious and suspicious!, considering that card was to lure us?"
Guard now spoke behind he mask after.
"Please note that we are not here to hurt you, or lure you many things, it's simply your choices."
Garfield interrupts.
"Our choices?, for all us to die?, ya' too suspicious!"
Reinhardt came in to judge.
"Killing innocent people?, that's pretty gruesome of you!, come to think of it!, why doesn't my divine protection work?"
The Square Guard spoke, his voice echoing throughout all of them to hear.
"Please note that we are not here to—"
Julius lastly spoke, with a knight-like attitude of his.
"To what?, i know what you are going to say, but let us go–"
The Square guard grabbed a gun in his pocket, and shot it in the air, making all of them flitch back in fear, terrified of the sudden gunshot, the triangle guards around the square guard pointed their hecklers at the players, threatening them for them to stop speaking.
After the drama and commotion, the gun was lowered down, then the square guard spoke.
"Consent form clause 1."
"A player is not allowed to stop playing."
"Consent form clause 2."
"If a player refuses to play, they are eliminated."
Reinhardt stood up and spoke the next clause, being brave and determined.
"Consent form clause 3!, the games are terminated, if the majority agrees!, am i wrong?"
Most of the players heads turned to Reinhardt, and Subaru was amazed that he was brave as a knight, while he is.
The square guard nodded his head lightly.
"Yes that is correct."
Reinhardt sighed deeply, all of them felt relieved that they can leave if only the majority agrees.
"Then, everyone gets to go home?"
Guard hesitated for a second until speaking up.
"All right if thats what you wish, we will take a vote on decide on the termination of the game."
"But first."
"Let me announce the prize money for the game as previously promised."
The square guard clicks the remote button then something appeared in the ceiling, on top of the middle of the dormitory – it was a large, shining, golden piggy bank, with gold coins dropping on it, all of their eyes we're fixated on the piggy bank, as if they wanted to have that money by greed.
"A Total of 35 eliminated during the first game, a seventy thousand gold coins is at sake for each player, therefore, 35,000,000 gold coins has been accumulated so far."
"If you wish on giving up playing on the 35 million gold coins, you will be sent to the normal, bereaved life of the late players."
"76,754 gold coins each."
"However, you will all return to your lives empty-handed."
Priscilla raised her hand.
"Excuse me, what if.. we played all six games, what is total prize money?"
The Square guard answered her question genuinely.
"Completing all six games, since there are 456 players in the room, the accumulated will be 45,6 billion gold coins."
All of their eyebrows widen, some wanted that much money, but some wanted to go home and live their normal everyday lives, with Ram scoffing arrogantly, but..
"Myy, don't worry, we'll get all of that coins.."
Roswaal spoke putting his hand on Ram's shoulder gently, Ram's eyes looked up at him almost in disbelief, but then looking straight with a serious glare, her fuel fired up, determined to win.
"And with that, we will now begin voting."