Chapter 24 - Werewolf Game (4)
Werewolf Game (4)
Translator: Chaos
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The mafia game.
In this game, also known as the werewolf game, there are three things a player must do to win.
1. Avoid suspicion
2. Find the liar
3. Incite others
But when this game came crashing into reality, there was one thing that was harder than anything else.
…Gathering the players.
'The eight people who were in front of the theater at that time are probably the players…, but how should I explain it…?'
Tomorrow, a person named Jiro will die.
If that happened, there would be 9 players left out of 10.
One of them was the culprit, so there would be 8 players left.
For reference, in the mafia game, the player side loses when the number of players is reduced to the number of mafias or less.
Whether it was by the daytime vote or the nighttime murder.
So...
It was better to let everyone know this fact and start the game as soon as possible.
Because the players would be at a disadvantage as each day passed.
"…But, …do I really have to do it like a game?"
Just then, a different line of thought came to my mind.
The rules of the mafia game were based on a daytime vote and a nighttime murder.
But that was in the case of a game.
This current situation was neither a game nor a movie.
"……."
• • •
Author: Ares
Title: A question about this ghost story
This is a mafia game, right
But can't I just find the culprit and deal with him somehow??
• • •
Comments
[Ooh, are you going to become Detective Ares??]
[NightRat: I don't think finding him would be a problem]
ㄴ[NightRat: The mafia game has special roles in the first place]
ㄴ[NightRat: But how are you going to deal with him once you find him??]
ㄴ[Ares: Can't I kill him??]
ㄴ[StudentCouncilTerrorist: Ooh, you'll be fucked if you do that;; you'll be the one taken to the security department ㄷㄷ]
ㄴ[NightRat: That's true, and it's not even certain if you can kill him in the first place]
ㄴ[NightRat: If this is an anomaly that's imitating a movie or the mafia game, then it might only be possible to deal with it by following the rules]
ㄴ[NightRat: Because the ghost story itself will be bound by those rules]
"So it's no good, huh…."
Just as the gallery members said.
Even if I found the culprit during the day, I couldn't hand him over to the academy by myself.
To do that, I would need solid evidence…, and it was doubtful if the anomaly bastard would leave something like that.
In the end, the first thing to try was to gather the players.
That would be the priority.
"How do I really persuade them…."
I asked the gallery for a way to persuade them, but the reaction was negative.
They said that they probably wouldn't believe me until the second murder happened.
And the very next day.
The murder in the diary actually happened.
• • •
Author: Ares
Title: Fuck, it was the room right above mine ㄷㄷㄷ
[Photo]
I woke up to a man's scream in the morning
When I ran over, there was a corpse covered in blood in the room
It's the man I saw in front of the theater yesterday
His name is Jiro, but I'll call him J for convenience
• • •
Comments
[With that much, wasn't he put in a blender and ground up?? ㄷㄷㄷ]
[Why J? His initial?]
ㄴ[Ares: It's a pain in the ass to memorize the names of people who might die soon]
ㄴ[Ares: So I'm thinking of calling the other seven by the alphabet too]
ㄴ[Wow fuck… just by his words, this bastard is the psycho murderer]
ㄴ[Ares: It's easier for you guys to understand that way anyway ㅡㅡ]
[NightRat: Are the participants in the dorm right now?]
ㄴ[Ares: Looking for them]
Anyway, the fact that a murder would happen today was something I already knew from the diary.
Right now, rather than appreciating the corpse, my priority was to look for the people who would discover it.
"What? Ah, you were yesterday…."
"That's right, I was there too. But why?"
"Is that important right now?! Someone died…! Ah, I was there!"
I found three people in the dormitory.
"By any chance, do you remember when you were left alone in the theater yesterday? The credits at that time, wasn't there something strange about them?"
I first found them and asked about the credits I had seen yesterday.
Because they wouldn't listen to me even if I talked about the mafia game right now.
'Next is the girls' dormitory…!'
After checking the men, I immediately went down to the dormitory.
And there, I found a crying woman and Ellie.
Come to think of it, in the diary, Ellie would have come to the dormitory around this time to check the situation.
"Jiro…,hic, J-Jiro…."
"……."
Ellie was patting the crying woman as if to comfort her.
"Ah…!"
Ellie spotted me approaching and hurriedly ran to me.
"Ares…! Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"
"Huh? Aah, yeah. I'm fine. We were on different floors."
"Haa…, that's a relief…."
Ellie's eyes became slightly moist as if she was relieved.
That sight was quite cute, but now was not the time to be soaked in such sentiments.
"Excuse me, do you have a moment?"
"Hic, wh-who…."
The crying woman was definitely the person I had confirmed in front of the theater yesterday.
She had watched the movie with the man named Jiro who had died.
Was she his girlfriend?
"Hic, the credits…? Something like that…! It doesn't matter right now…!!"
At my question, the woman got angry and ran away.
"A-Ares…."
"Ellie, let's go to the girls' dormitory. I need you to help me with something."
"Huh…? Why the girls' dormitory…?"
"The people who came out of the theater after watching the movie yesterday. Please find those people for me."
"……."
Ellie looked at me with a questioning expression for a moment, as if she were flustered or didn’t quite understand.
But soon, she nodded and answered.
"Okay…, I understand…! I'll help you, Ares…!"
Fortunately, Ellie became a reliable supporter without any questioning.
• • •
Author: Ares
Title: Day 1 investigation results
A-gun - Doesn't remember
B-gun - Doesn't remember
C-gun - Allen (intellectually disabled man)
D-yang - Refused to answer
E-yang - Rianna (lesbian couple 1)
F-yang - Doesn't remember
G-yang - Peril (female detective)
J-gun - Unconfirmed (deceased)
Ellie - Pedro (intellectually disabled man's guardian)
Ares - Daniel (boy ghost)
For now, the bastards who said they didn't remember seemed more like they just didn't want to answer rather than not remembering
Among these, I have to find Jack, who received the role of the culprit in the movie
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Comments
[D-yang, why did that bastard refuse to answer, that's suspicious]
ㄴ[Ares: J was that person's lover]
ㄴ[No, you went and asked that when her lover died??]
ㄴ[Ares: Aren't all those bastards anomaly bastards pretending to be human anyway]
ㄴ[Oh, that's true]
[NightRat: Well, there's nothing you can do on the first day]
ㄴ[NightRat: Try bringing up the topic of catching the culprit tomorrow]
ㄴ[NightRat: And who dies tomorrow??]
ㄴ[Ares: F-yang]
ㄴ[NightRat: Of all people, it's the bastard who didn't answer;;]
ㄴ[Ares: I know, fuck]
If possible, I had planned to hear the roles that everyone was assigned within today.
Of course, I didn't expect the culprit to answer that he was assigned the culprit role himself.
The important thing was.
To figure out what roles the other people who were not the culprit were assigned.
Only by figuring that out, could I find the person who overlapped when the culprit explained a fake role when the game started next time.
It was a common strategy in the mafia game.
Everyone said their role.
And the two people whose roles overlapped were suspected.
As you would know if you played the game, in this case, the mafia hit rate became very high.
That was why.
It was a problem that the person who didn't answer their role was the one who died.
Because the culprit could lie with the role of the person who died.
If that happened, it would be very difficult to reveal the mafia.
"For now…, let's go to Miss Rapori right away tomorrow and update the diary first."
Still, the one thing that was a huge relief was.
The fact that I had recently revived Ellie's diary.
This could see the future six days ahead.
Although it was limited to what the future Ellie witnessed and wrote.
Probably, in this ghost story, Ellie would see and record all the murder cases, so by charging the diary tomorrow, I would be able to foresee all the death cases for now.
I could just look at that and narrow down the culprit.
'I can do it….'
I would never die.
I would protect Ellie as well.
And so, this ghost story would end in vain.
I made that resolution.
And the next day.
[Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—!!!]
"Haa, fuck…, the morning alarm is so fucking loud…."
I woke up from my sleep after hearing a woman's scream coming from a distance.
How loud did she have to scream for it to be heard all the way to the boys' dormitory?
Anyway,
Monday.
F-yang died in the girls' dormitory.
What was left was 8 people, including me and Ellie.
Among them, there were 7 players.
It was the start of the real game.
***
"Ares♡"
"Huh? Ah, Lana."
"Is something wrong? You have a very dark look on your face."
During the morning break on Monday, Lana came to me.
A slight worry was mixed in her playful smile.
…Why?
She was definitely an anomaly.
But seeing Lana, I somehow felt relieved.
"No, it's just…, it's been noisy yesterday and today."
"Aah, that's right. This morning, our dormitory was in an uproar. A 3rd-year sunbae died."
"Yeah."
"…Are you okay?"
"Well, I'm fine."
"Hmm…."
Lana looked me over worriedly once, then soon smiled faintly and sat down in the seat next to me.
And she pulled her chair close to the side and whispered in my ear.
"Then…, do you want to have lunch with just me today? …I'll cheer you up."
"……!!"
Lana's small voice tickled my ear and made my heart pound.
When I, who was surprised for a moment, moved away and looked at her, Lana was looking at me with a seductive smile.
…Cheer me up?
What would she do??
I was very curious.
I was very curious, but….
"S-sorry…! I'm grateful for the thought, but today is really not possible…!"
"Eeh, whyy? I want to eat with you."
"It's because I'm really in a difficult situation today…. Sorry. Next time …let's do it next time."
"Tch…, are you trying to keep your distance from me lately?"
"……."
"I'd be sad if that's really the case."
"It's not like that…. It's really because it's hard to make time."
Lana, who had puffed out her cheeks as if she was sulking, glanced at my face and then soon smiled faintly.
"Okay, then I'll wait. Next time, you ask me out, Ares."
"……."
And she returned to her own seat.
…Damn ghost story.
What on earth was it?
The thing about cheering me up.
Anyway, it was difficult today.
Because today's lunch time was….
"You? You're the one who called us?"
"You were like this yesterday too, what the hell is your deal?"
"Can you just get to the point? I'm a little sleepy."
"…Oh? The people here are…."
I had chased down the people I had met in front of the theater early in the morning and called them to the lounge during lunch time.
And so, all the players, including Ellie and me, had gathered.
This was why I had refused Lana's lunch appointment to cheer me up.
Because…, this was important right now.
I looked around at the people gathered at the lounge table and said.
"Over the past two days, Jiro sunbae-nim and Frea sunbae-nim have died."
At my words, the expressions of the people in their seats hardened.
Probably, by now, everyone was thinking it in their hearts.
The thought that the current situation was similar to the movie they had seen that day.
And just then, A-gun spoke irritably.
"So? What do you want to talk about? …Are you trying to say that someone is killing people every night like Jack from the hotel?"
"Yes."
"What…?! A-are you kidding me? That was a movie!"
"Don't you remember? What happened after the movie ended."
"……."
At my words, A-gun shut his mouth, and the expressions of the other people also turned pale as if they were scared.
And just then, D-yang carefully opened her mouth.
"Then what…? Don't tell me…, just like in the movie…, we have to find the culprit among ourselves?"
"You're a quick learner."
"That's ridiculous…."
"It may sound ridiculous, but this is reality. If not, then answer me. Is there anyone here who can confidently say that they won't die tomorrow?"
"……."
"It's ridiculous to ignore this situation right now. This is a situation where everyone needs to put their heads together."
"That can't be…."
"Th-then are you saying that? ……That the culprit is among us?"
At G-yang's words, I nodded.
"From now on, everyone, please tell me the role you were assigned in the credits without lying. …Everyone knows that there's no way you don't remember. For reference, I'm the role of Daniel."
Starting with those words, everyone began to explain their roles.
And
"Wh-what are you talking about?! I was assigned the role of Victor!!"
"Don't lie! I said it first!! You bastard!! You must be the one who's lying—!!"
Bastards who overlapped appeared.
• • •
Author: Ares
Title: Day 2 investigation results
A-gun - Victor (male reporter) (claiming)
B-gun - Victor (male reporter) (claiming)
C-gun - Allen (intellectually disabled man)
D-yang - Emma (lesbian couple 2)
E-yang - Rianna (lesbian couple 1)
G-yang - Peril (female detective)
J-gun - Unconfirmed (deceased)
F-yang - Unconfirmed (deceased)
Ellie - Pedro (intellectually disabled man's guardian)
Ares - Daniel (boy ghost)
It seems like one of these AB fuckers is the culprit
• • •
Comments
[ForGlory: It seems like it'll be solved more easily than I thought??]
ㄴ[RedNightSky: lolol the culprit bastard failed at picking a role]
[NightRat: Then are J and F naturally the adulterous couple roles?]
ㄴ[Ares: It seems so]
ㄴ[Hikikomori: Wow, if only one of the adulterous couple had spoken up, it would have gotten really complicated ㄷㄷ]
Fortunately, things were being solved easily.
The fact that they overlapped meant that one of them had lied.
And one of the three things a player had to do to win in the mafia game was this.
2. Find the liar
However, the problem was from right now.
The culprit was narrowed down to either A or B.
If so, who would be chosen here?
—And how would the chosen opponent be dealt with?
"How about…, locking them up?"
And G-yang gave the answer to that.
"Lock them up?"
"Yeah, the security department will do it if you tell them. They won't be able to ignore it if seven people testify."
"Indeed…."
After all, murder cases had occurred for two consecutive days.
If seven of the students claimed that one person was the culprit with the same testimony, the school would have no choice but to lock them up.
More than anything, what we were experiencing right now was not a simple murder case, but a ghost story.
It was expected that the school, being a horror academy, would probably cooperate kindly.
"But…, if the culprit is among us…, wouldn't they stop the crime even if a fake was caught? They're not a fool."
Just then, C-gun argued sharply.
Of course, that was a part I had also thought of, and normally, that would be normal.
But
"No, probably, if the one who was caught isn't the culprit…, one person will definitely die."
"What…?"
This was not a normal situation.
"I don't think everyone has understood properly yet…, this is not an ordinary murder case. Think about it. Would an ordinary student kill someone else just because they were assigned a role in a movie theater?"
"……!"
At my words, the eyes of C-gun, who had argued, widened.
It was probably a situation he hadn't thought of.
"You should see this as the events of the movie happening in reality. The person who was assigned the role of the culprit among us. …That person will definitely kill someone every night."
Fortunately, everyone seemed to agree.
Probably because they all knew well that this situation was not an ordinary murder case.
"Then let's vote."
I decided to proceed with the story quickly.
Lock up one of A and B.
After locking them up, if the murders stopped, it was the player's victory.
If the murders continued, it meant the other one was the culprit.
"Then, those who think Aiden-ssi is the culprit. Please raise your hand."
And so, the voting began.
And it was decided that A-gun would be locked up.
• • •
Author: Ares
Title: One arrested for now
The one who was caught was A-gun
He was screaming that it wasn't him as he was being taken away ㄷㄷ
Please, I hope that bastard is the culprit
• • •
Comments
[NightRat: The diary? You can check it in advance, right?]
ㄴ[Ares: That's because the 6 days are over, so I have to go see Miss Rapori today anyway]
ㄴ[Ares: Fuck, my precious cocoon…]
[LunchboxCollector: Wowowowowow are you going to sit on Miss Rapori-sensei's titty sofa??? I'm so fucking jealous]
ㄴ[300,000 cocoon is fucking cheap for a sofa experience and diary recovery]
ㄴ[Ares: Honestly, it's pretty fucking awesome]
ㄴ[lolololol you son of a bitch, I'm so fucking jealous]
Now, all that was left was to check the results of tomorrow with the diary.
Fortunately, it seemed that this ghost story was being solved smoothly and easily.
'This is also thanks to Ellie's diary.'
Probably, if it weren't for this diary that could see the future, things would have been more complicated.
And so, after lunch time was over, I went to see Miss Rapori.
"Popo? You want to use magic again? I understand, then please come after school."
"Um…, can't I receive it a little earlier? I'm in a hurry…."
"Popopo…, little friend. It's cute that you're impatient, but it can't be helped. I have classes too."
"Aah…, I understand. Then I'll ask you after school like last time."
In the end, the recovery of the diary was carried out after all the classes were over.
I had tried to exchange the confinement of A-gun and B-gun after recovering it early and checking the future.
…If it was after classes were over, it would be a little tight.
Because it would be sunset by the time classes were over.
If I was unlucky, it could become night while going back and forth to the security department.
There was no choice but to confirm whether a murder happened tomorrow and confirm the culprit myself.
And after school.
"U-uhet, he-eut, heu-hit…!"
Squish, squish~
"Popopo, popopo…, how cute…."
After a long time, I sat leaning on Miss Rapori's sofa and had my brain violated by her.
Paaaaaaaaat!
With a familiar sensation, a climax erupted, and a light was emitted from Ellie's diary.
The recovery of the diary was complete.
"Th-thank you…. Um, I'm sorry, but can I rest for a bit…?"
"Yes, of course. You worked hard."
"Haaa…."
And so, I buried my face in the squishy, pleasant sensation and carefully reached for the diary.
For reference, the cocoon was paid before the magic was cast.
Because I was scared that she might ask me to pay with my body again right after the casting.
Squish, squish~
"Oh my…, if you move too much…."
"I'm sorry. I was checking the diary…."
"Popopo…, you seem to be in a big hurry. Little friend."
As she said, I was very anxious right now.
Because if I just checked the diary, I could confirm whether a murder happened tomorrow.
'Where….'
And so, I opened the diary.
"……Huh?"
Flip, flip!
I opened it….
Flip, flip!
—And I confirmed that nothing was written after today's date.
"Um, teacher…? I don't think the magic worked properly…?"
"Hmm? That can't be. The magic was cast properly. It should have regained the power of an artifact."
"But…, nothing has changed…."
"……By any chance, would it be okay if I took a look for a moment?"
"Huh? Ah, yes…."
Miss Rapori carefully took the diary from my hand.
When she held Ellie's diary, it looked as if she was looking at a notebook.
"Po…, po…."
And so, after checking the diary for a moment, she.
Soon, she smiled faintly and gave a clear answer.
"It's a simple story. It's empty because the person who writes the diary didn't write the next chapter."
"……Yes?"
I couldn't understand her words right away.
Ellie wouldn't …write in her diary tomorrow?
Why wouldn't she?
There could be many reasons, but my gut was thinking of one cause.
And Miss Rapori's words told me that my gut was correct.
"It seems the author of this diary will die before tomorrow comes."
"……."
The one to be murdered tonight.
It was Ellie.
• • •
Author: Ares
Title: Fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck
I checked the diary
The one who dies tomorrow was Ellie
Fucking hell, really
• • •
Comments
[StudentCouncilTerrorist: What the hell are you going to do?? Isn't it still unknown if Ellie is an anomaly or a person???]
ㄴ[Ares: I have to save her]
ㄴ[NightRat: How?]
ㄴ[NightRat: Isn't it about to be sunset??]
ㄴ[StudentCouncilTerrorist: Don't tell me you're going to find the culprit bastard and beat him to death right now???]
ㄴ[Ares: Are you crazy?? Do you think I'd do that without thinking??]
ㄴ[NightRat: Then what are you going to do]
ㄴ[Ares: I'm just going to have Ellie sleep in my room]
ㄴ[NightRat: ???????]
ㄴ[StudentCouncilTerrorist: ???????????]
ㄴ[LunchboxCollector: Kyaa, you fucking alpha male Ares!!! I believed in you!!!]
ㄴ[Hikikomori: …Are you saying you're going to sleep with Ellie???]
ㄴ[ForGlory: Wow fuck lololololololol]
ㄴ[ForGlory: I've never seen a bastard who says he's going to sleep with a girl who might be an anomaly before lololololol]
ㄴ[Ares: I slept with Lana anyway, so what's the difference]
"H-huh, u-uh, uhh…?"
I looked at Ellie, who seemed to not understand with a blank face, and said seriously once more.
"Let's sleep together in my room tonight. Ellie."
"Heeeeeeeeee…!!"
At that, Ellie, who realized I wasn't joking, blushed bright red and let out a stupid sound.