[Final match begins.]
[Game: Rock-Paper-Scissors and Russian Roulette.]
[Rules: The loser of rock-paper-scissors must pull the revolver’s trigger. The revolver contains 5 blank cartridges and 1 live round.]
The system’s voice faded, and in front of Nuo Ai’er appeared the three familiar cards once again.
“Whew, calm down, calm down…”
Nuo Ai’er tried to calm herself.
‘Since I have Time Rewind, I’m invincible.’
‘Forget that girl’s harsh words…’
Nuo Ai’er quickly played a card. It was Paper.
But before the cards could be revealed, the blonde Young Lady opposite her chuckled softly and said in a casual tone:
“It’s Paper, right?”
“Eh (O_O)?!” Nuo Ai’er froze.
The next second, their cards were flipped.
The Young Lady had played Scissors, and Nuo Ai’er had indeed played Paper.
“First round, you lose.” The Young Lady spread her hands gracefully.
Nuo Ai’er felt her scalp tingle.
Losing was one thing, but what was terrifying was that before the cards were revealed, Number Three had already stated what Nuo Ai’er’s card was!
How was that possible?
How could she know in advance what Nuo Ai’er would play?
Before Nuo Ai’er could think further, a heavy revolver materialized in her hand.
“Awful QAQ”
Trembling, she aimed the muzzle at her own temple, closed her eyes, and pulled the trigger.
click
A crisp hollow sound. A blank cartridge.
“Haah… haah…”
‘Thank goodness…’
Nuo Ai’er slumped into her chair, cold sweat soaking her back.
“Second round~” The Young Lady’s voice remained relaxed.
Gnashing her teeth, Nuo Ai’er played Rock this time—she threw the card out quickly, not giving her opponent any chance to see.
“Rock.” The Young Lady announced the answer without even looking.
“What ∑(ÖÖ|||)//” Nuo Ai’er was shocked.
“Seeing that expression on your face, I was right after all.” The Young Lady covered her mouth with a light laugh. “But ending it too soon would be boring, so this round, I’ll lose.”
Before the reveal, she casually swapped her card. The originally winning Paper turned into Scissors.
This time, it was her turn to fire the gun.
The Young Lady held the revolver and casually pulled the trigger.
click
Another blank cartridge.
Nuo Ai’er: ‘Damn…’
The situation was very bad. Nuo Ai’er felt as though she was being toyed with.
And that was exactly the case…
The next three rounds were nothing short of Nuo Ai’er’s nightmare.
No matter what she played, the Young Lady could accurately announce the answer in advance.
Even worse, the Young Lady deliberately lost to Nuo Ai’er three times in a row, and each time she pulled the trigger, it was a blank!
“Last round coming up~” The Young Lady smiled, aiming the muzzle at her own temple. click
Another blank.
Nuo Ai’er was completely dumbfounded.
The revolver only had one live round—the first five were all blanks, which meant… the last one was definitely a live round!
“I won’t go easy on you this round.” The Young Lady’s eyes suddenly turned cold.
The cards were flipped. The Young Lady had Rock, Nuo Ai’er had Scissors.
“Hehe, little girl, you lost~” The Young Lady smiled sweetly.
Nuo Ai’er stared despairingly at the revolver in her hand.
Only one bullet remained—the fatal live round.
Trembling, she raised the gun and aimed it at her own head.
“Why is this happening QAQ”
BANG!
The gunshot rang out. But the death she expected did not come.
BOOM!
With a loud explosion, Nuo Ai’er’s dress, along with her skirt and underwear, all burst into countless shreds that scattered everywhere.
“Kyaa— (“A”)”
Nuo Ai’er let out a shrill, pitiful scream, frantically covering her naked body with her hands.
The poor little loli crouched on the ground, shedding little pearls.
“Ahhh… so delicious~”
The Young Lady slowly walked over, crouched in front of her, and pinched Nuo Ai’er’s delicate chin with her long fingers, forcing her to look up.
“What I love most are girls’ despairing and embarrassed expressions like this… Especially a little girl like you—too cute! Too wonderful! Hohoho~”
The Young Lady’s laugh grew more and more perverted.
Nuo Ai’er: (ton
Nuo Ai’er wanted to cry but no tears came.
This Young Lady… was a complete monster with a perverted fetish!
Then darkness engulfed Nuo Ai’er’s vision, and the world crumbled once more.
[Innate Talent: Time Rewind has been activated.]
[Rewinding…]
White light faded, and Nuo Ai’er opened her eyes.
She was back at the very start of the final match.
“Ugh…” Nuo Ai’er’s eyes were filled with unwillingness.
She refused to believe it!
This time she had the memory of the previous round, but the Young Lady didn’t!
Nuo Ai’er: ‘I definitely can win!’ (14)
She played her first card again.
This time it wasn’t Paper, but Scissors.
“It’s Scissors, isn’t it~” The Young Lady’s voice came right on cue.
Nuo Ai’er: …?
She rewound, and she chose differently… yet it was still guessed!
The cards flipped: Scissors vs. Rock.
Nuo Ai’er wasn’t giving up. Second round, third round…
No matter how she changed her play, the result didn’t change.
For the first three rounds, she was still accurately guessed, and the Young Lady still deliberately lost and pulled the trigger three times—all blanks.
“What is going on?!”
Nuo Ai’er shot up from her seat, pointing at the relaxed Young Lady across from her, her voice shaking.
“You… what kind of trick are you pulling?! How can you guess right every time (2A)?”
“Oh?”
The Young Lady blinked in slight surprise, a flicker of amazement in her blue eyes.
Without memory of the time rewind, she had thought this seemingly innocent little girl would only break down by the last round, but now—only three rounds in—the opponent had already sensed something was wrong.
“My, it seems you’re a bit smarter than I imagined.”
The Young Lady rested her chin on her hand elegantly, then explained slowly: “I don’t mind telling you. My innate talent is [Strong Luck].”
“Strong Luck?” Nuo Ai’er froze.
“That’s right. Good luck always stands on my side.” A hint of a smile tugged at the Young Lady’s lips.
“Under the influence of this talent, whatever card I want to play, you will inevitably play one that loses to me. It’s a kind of… well, causality-based luck. So I can always ‘guess’ your card.”
She paused, then continued: “Of course, this talent has a limit—it only works on a single person, and it’s not very effective in team games. But in a one-on-one duel like this…”
The Young Lady spread her hands. “I am the absolute king. Absolutely unbeatable.”
“Unbeatable…”
Nuo Ai’er felt ice-cold all over.
That meant no matter how many times she rewound, no matter how many chances she got, as long as her opponent was this Young Lady, luck would never be on her side!
Time Rewind could change choices, but it couldn’t change “luck” itself.
“How can this be…” Nuo Ai’er slumped back into her chair, her eyes vacant.
This was the end.
Even with Time Rewind, she couldn’t win? (○A○)
Nuo Ai’er’s Great Crisis!