There were still some suspicions, but as the viewers pointed out, the game was in its final stages.
Feeling nearly certain of victory, Maru smirked confidently.
“Okay, Jiya-nim, bring it on. I’ll talk my way to victory no matter what.”
More than anything, if this were just an internal battle within Parallel, that’d be one thing.
But since this was a large-scale collab stream, blatant teaming could stir up unnecessary controversy.
Maru had no intention of siding with Jiya.
Twenty seconds passed.
{{ The trial is starting!! }}
With a loud buzzer sound, the trial was called.
As expected, two people had died to the wolves, leaving only five survivors.
Komari immediately used her vote and declared,
[Lynch Ronje this round, then Maru next, and it’s over!]
The voting was incredibly fast.
The humans had already done the math.
If they kept voting one by one, even if someone died between trials, the humans would still have the majority.
No matter how much the wolves struggled, it was a nearly impossible situation for them to win.
Only one person hesitated, Magia.
Seeing her waver, Komari urged her confidently.
[What are you doing, sis? There are three humans left—there’s no way the wolves can win.]
[Wait a sec. I need to think.]
[There’s no need! We’ve already won! Maru is the wolf!]
The others chimed in, agreeing with Komari.
“Hurry up and vote!” “This game is ours!”
After all, Komari’s deduction skills had been spot-on throughout the stream.
She’d already been recognized as the brain of today’s session.
But Magia remained silent.
Tick-tock, tick-tock. Time kept passing.
And in that brief moment of quiet, as everyone waited for Jiya’s decision—Maru saw his last chance.
“Wait!! I have something to say!!”
[Ah-ha. A final argument? Go ahead, let’s hear it.]
“Jiya-nim. She’s the Silent One. That voice from the last trial wasn’t me.”
Komari scoffed, sounding utterly unconvinced.
[You’re saying Jiya’s the Silent One? And that you weren’t just blindly defending Ronje?]
– That’s just rude, lol.
– They’re being way too harsh on Maru, for real.
– Even if Maru’s dumb, they’re still smarter than that dragon dude and the American auntie.
– Oh ho…
– You…
Maru’s chat was in absolute chaos, laughing at the absurdity of the situation.
“Jiya-nim is really good at mimicking voices! She literally gagged me and copied my voice! Don’t fall for it! Anyone who watched Find the Rain before should know this!!”
Hearing Maru’s argument, the collab members couldn’t help but stir.
From their perspective, it was obvious that the one who had defended Ronje in the last trial was Maru.
[No way. You’re telling me she copied your voice that perfectly without any distortion?]
[That’s what I’m saying.]
On top of that, Magia and Maru had even held a normal conversation.
And now he was saying it was a one-person, two-role act?
Of course, it was hard to believe.
If Magia were a famous streamer, maybe it’d be a different story.
But right now, she just had the image of a slightly talented office worker.
And just then, as if she had been waiting for this exact moment, Magia spoke up in an innocent voice.
[What’s a Silent One?]
She had declared it outright.
“I’m a newbie. I don’t know the game well.”
At that moment, lightning struck Maru’s brain.
The same realization hit Maru’s viewers.
– ?
– That timing, LOL
– Uh… huh?
People naturally do the exact opposite of what they’re told not to.
There’s a reason why, when backseating in chat, people say things like Don’t do X under any circumstances.
“Did she actually predict this would happen…?”
Maru had assumed that Magia, knowing he was already suspected as a wolf, had just left to avoid unnecessary trouble.
But if she had foreseen that even revealing the truth would lead to this outcome—
That was truly terrifying.
But the thing was Magia was lying.
Determined to expose her mistake, Maru shouted again.
“Jiya-nim, this is ridiculous! You know everything, but you’re pretending not to? Earlier, you said you were new to the game but understood the roles just fine!”
[When did I ever say that? I really don’t know, that’s why I asked. I’ve been running away all game because I don’t know what I’m doing.]
People who are smart tend to believe in what they’ve personally witnessed as irrefutable evidence.
And for Komari, who now held the metaphorical gavel in this trial, the key point was that Magia had been too busy running away all day.
And she wasn’t the only one who had seen it.
[That’s true. You were being chased the whole time today.]
[Yeah, and there were always people around you, so it’d be hard to kill anyone.]
[But people kept dying, so… that means Jiya-nim isn’t the wolf. Hm.]
But Magia was definitely no newbie.
Everyone watching Maru’s stream knew it.
…The problem was, only they knew it.
“No, no, no! There had to be moments where she was alone! She literally came after me to kill me!!”
– She literally went through the kill sequence!!
– Wow, are we the only ones who know the truth? LOL
– Is this the city of the blind?? LMAO
Komari scoffed.
[Hmph… You’re caught, unnie. You’ve got no escape, so now you’re just dragging Jiya down with you, huh?]
“No, I’m not lying! She’s really the wolf and the Silent One…!!”
[Unnie, at least try to make sense. During Find the Rain, AI voice modification was used. Are you seriously suggesting that Jiya-nim somehow knew she’d get the Silent One role today and came prepared for this exact scenario? That makes no sense.]
“No, no, wait. That’s not it! Mar—no, Mari, calm down and listen to me. Earlier, when… well, I didn’t say it, but when my voice was used to accuse Kamik, Jiya-nim backed it up. Remember?”
Maru was desperately trying to argue his way out.
But Magia smoothly tripped him up again.
[I thought Maru-nim was telling the truth. Since I don’t know the game well… and, well, we’re from the same company, so I trusted you a bit more.]
Shameless.
Absolutely shameless.
She was outright lying, but there wasn’t a single hint of hesitation or emotion in her voice.
[Or are you the werewolf, Komari? I seriously have no idea. Who am I supposed to believe?]
[No way, sis. Let’s calm down and think this through from the beginning, okay?]
Maru, who knew everything, was frustrated.
But in this situation, the only strength she had left was one thing—her persuasive voice.
Realizing that logic wouldn’t work, Maru took a deep breath.
“Jiya is definitely the Silencer!! You absolutely cannot be fooled!! You must vote for Jiya next turn—!!”
Of course, Maru’s voice didn’t reach anyone.
{{ Muted }}
Jiya had already silenced her using the Silencer’s ability.
“Are you kidding me, again?!”
—Lmaoooooo
—Dead LOLOL
—Nah, this is some high-level play LOL
—Bro is pretending to be a newbie while perfectly timing the Silencer ability wtf LMAO
—Tonight’s game is absolutely hilarious LOLLL
And just like that, Maru’s desperate plea was completely distorted by Jiya.
[Wow. Yeah, I totally get it now. As soon as Jiya spoke, it all clicked. Komari, you’re the werewolf. You threw Ronje under the bus and pretended you weren’t one. Right?]
[You might as well just announce that you’re the werewolf.]
[Are you kidding me? It’s you!!]
[Uh-huh. You failed to frame Jiya, so now you’re turning on me? I see right through you.]
[W-W-What! So what, you think I’m a werewolf? Fine! Hang me at the next trial, then!!]
[Yeah, we will. Jiya, what are you waiting for? Vote already. We’ll take down Maru next.]
[Jiya, please don’t fall for it. You have to trust me!!]
At last, even the hesitant Magia cast her vote.
Maru, who could only sit and watch, wore a blank expression.
“Jiya, are you actually insane…?”
—Playing a completely different game, lmao
—LOLOLOL
—Tonight is legendary
—??? : “I’m the werewolf, just silence the right people and fool everyone = free win”