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Nanana’s Buried Treasure Volume 8 Chapter 1.8

To our surprise, M turned over a different card than the matching one from the first turn, an embarrassing mistake. Um, Yun-chan… Isn’t your memory a little too poor?

Of course, when it was her turn, Ageha-ojousama got this pair. Then she got another pair, that’s 2 pairs in 1 turn. But then, with only 4 cards left on the table, she failed in making a pair. 2 of the 4 cards were turned over and it wasn’t a match, so the next player (M) was guaranteed to get the remaining 2 pairs. If she had gotten lucky, she could have won 4-0, so it was a shame, but even so the result would be a 2-2 draw and the status quo would remain a bit longer. That was no problem.

That’s what we thought…

「Ack, I got it wrong.」

The robbery room was in an uproar. M had made a mistake in a situation where there was no way to make a mistake. Even though it was already clear which card was which, she turned over the wrong cards and was unable to make a match. No way, Yun-chan. There’s no way that was a mistake. It can only be called an impossible mistake.

It was Ageha-ojousama who grinned. She quickly reached out for the four face down cards.

「Something isn’t right, Yun is too calm.」

Tetsu-kun, standing next to me, mutters. It seems that his right eye, which was using the <<reptilian eye>> was completely unable to detect any changes in Yun-chan’s body temperature that would indicate her intentions.

Ageha-ojousama flips over a card. I was thinking while watching this.

At this point, Ageha-ojousama’s victory is assured. Moreover, it’s a huge win of 800 coins. With only 300 coins left, the cat Ears Team and M would then be 500 coins in debt. They’ll likely have to use the famous rescue measure, begging time. I remember that on the 18th turn, Yukihime used this and gained around 00 coins. In other words, if the Cat Ears Team is not careful, they might not be able to make up their debt, even with the begging time. If that happens, M could go bankrupt at this point and be out…

Something caught my attention there.

My eyes widened as I understood what was happening. I opened my mouth and try to scream 「NO!」

「I won this one.」

However, it was already too late, as Ageha-ojousama turned over her second card, making a 3rd pair. Inevitably, she took the two remaining cards on the table to make the 4th pair. Ageha-ojousama was smiling. However, as I was watching from behind her the blood drained from my face in panic.

Oh no, oh no, oh no…. this is bad! BAD!

And now, M, who had just suffered a major defeat smiled with joy.

「Phew, that was a close call.」

Why did the rate for the <<forced acquisition game>> at lap 10 rise so sharply? It wasn’t so that M could steal a lot of coins from other teams.

Why did M come here and participate in all of these <<forced acquisition games>>? It wasn’t to steal coins from other teams.

During the final stages of the game, when M appeared in both of the <<forced acquisition games>>, she became so anxious that she repeatedly shouted ‘one more time’, but this was not because she was clumsy and upset about losing.

That’s right, M was participating in the <<forced acquisition games>> in order to have a large amount of coins stolen. To ensure that a large loss would occur no matter the circumstances, adjustments were applied to all <<forced acquisition games>> from the 10th lap onwards.

This was all to reach <<debt status>> and receive the relief measure.

This was the sure fire measure that M had prepared for this second stage.

Everyone is confused by the sight of M smiling even though she lost. Then one by one they came to the same conclusion as me, and their expressions became gloomy.

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「Wow, I’m sleepy.」

It was just before five in the morning. Natsu Ooshima, the manager of the cake café <<Maru Mallow>>, which had suddenly been thrown into the limelight due to the Tanabata Festival, was waiting in front of the TV. The reason was simple. It’s because it was an order from <<God>>.

「I’m tired of waiting, Yun-chan.」

And Natsu wasn’t the only one waiting in from of their TV. Almost all of the approximately 2000 leprechauns on the island were waiting in front of their TVs, at the command of <<God>>. Not just the leprechauns. 500 gorokumas, born from the <<stardust army command cloak>> worn by Saki, are also waiting in front of the TVs set up all over Seven’s Land (where the <<game>> is taking place). They are clutching their remotes and moving their fingers at high speeds.

Then, on the TV, M stands on the stage and recites the following to us: 「Well then everyone. Please.」

5

567,328 votes.

Everyone was stunned at the unexpected number of votes displayed on the monitor in the main hall.

「…Umm, if you convert this number into coins… it comes to 5673… but what the heck.」

Even the live announcer can’t believe it.

「Ha. Hahaa. This is bad.」

In this second stage, M didn’t really care about how the game played out up to this point. As long as she was in debt by the end of the game, she would definitely win. This is the surefire way for M to win.

At the end of turn 37

Detective Team (blue spade): Detective & Thief – 721 Coins

Sakura Team (yellow diamond): Yamato Nadeshiko & Military Uniform –719 coins (Begging Time Used)

Lady’s Team (green club): Lady & Servant A & Servant B – 2409 coins

Cat Ears Team (red heart): Cat Ears Mask & Cat Ears-chan – 5115 coins

(The Detective Team and Sakura Team’s <<forced acquisition game>> on the 37th turn was canceled due to both teams’ withdrawal.