꧁ { Haikyugurui } ꧂

𝘼 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙏𝙃𝙔 𝙊𝙋𝙋𝙊𝙉𝙀𝙉𝙏

"You're kidding me! You bet 25 million on a pig?!"

"Yes I did! Hinata's win in turn three was so obvious, I knew you'd figure it out. It was painful for me too, don't feel bad."

"You haven't won yet! You only beat me for one round!"

"Oh c'mon! Keep your glasses on! I'll never lose to a degenerate like you as long as I have something to wager."

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" She stood abruptly. Suna appeared behind her.

"I shouldn't need to say this, but violence is strictly forbidden. Sugawara, please try not to provoke her any further."

"Yeah yeah, okay."

"On to turn five!"

"Damn house pet! I'll rob you of everything you have!"

"I'm betting one Mio chip."

"Call—! Oh, I mean, fold."

"I raise! Four Mio chips."

"Huh?! No, this is just a bluff."

"Call. One Mio chip, two Kaede chips."

Sugawara chuckled silently.

"Reveal your hands."

"Seven and nine pig!"

"I should win if he was bluffing."

"A two and five in the diamond suit!"

x

TURN 6

"Hmm.. bet. Three Mio chips."

"Another high stakes bet?"

She looked over at Kaede's cards.

"I have a pig. It's too risky."

"Fold."

Sugawara revealed his hand, showing a 3 and 6 pig.

"Lucky me! I had a pig and I still won!"

"What?!"

"You're kidding me! This goes way beyond reading people and bluffs! Don't tell me—!"

"You noticed? You're pretty slow y'know."

"Kaede."

"Huh?"

"I imagine Mio is ordering you to do this. Well, you can stop it now. You may think changing the position of your card to tell her she has a suit is subtle, but I'll say it's a dead giveaway."

Kaede quickly covered his cards.

"From what I've seen so far, straight means spade."

"Slight right clearly means it's a club!" added Sugawara.

"Left means diamond. And if you put it face down and slide it, it's a heart."

"What was that nonsense about how house pets can't fool humans? What you're doing is even more blatantly obvious. I know for a fact that in Year Two, Camellia Class, Kaede Nikai is your group's personal plaything. I was worried when the pairings were announced because I knew you two would be working together."

"That's why.. I thought it was only fair to have Hinata on my side!"

x

"You let your guard down and let your emotions show when you saw your card," said Hinata, "I almost feel bad for Kaede, having such a moron for a master."