Ordinary (Sniper Mask x Reader)

chapter forty-seven: epilogue

Your eyes patiently rested on the boy in front of you, watching his every move. There was no real way of telling what the cards in his hand truly looked like. Of course, over the course of the game, you had picked up on the subtle ways his facial expression shifted whenever he was lying. That was the point of the game.

Despite only having one eye, Yamanami sure had a way of picking up on other people's false assertions. Which was why you were trying so hard to figure him out. If you could pick up on his lies and get his chances of victory to a near zero, you had the biggest shot of winning this round.

He slowly picked up two of his cards, shifting them over to the messy pile in the middle of the table. Placing them face down, he spoke up shortly after. "Two kings."

Taking a quick glance at your hand, you pursed your lips. There wasn't enough evidence to prove his declaration false in your own collection of cards. And telling by the silence of the other people seated at the table, they didn't have anything to refute it either.

You shrugged, nonchalantly placing your fingers on top of the seven of hearts in your hand. You placed it on top of the pile face down, resting your chin in your free hand. "One ace."

"Two ones." The boy to your right had placed his cards down only seconds after your play. Your eyes widened at his speed, quickly glancing down at the cards in your hand. A shit-eating grin creeped up your lips as you counted up the ones.

"Bullshit, Rika! You're lying!" you exclaimed, the grin only widening as his expression faltered. His confidence backed off as he grumbled a few words under his breath, leaning forward to flip the cards he had just placed down.

The one of spades and the eight of clubs.

"Dammit...!" he grumbled, scratching the back of his neck. With hesitation, he begrudgingly took the whole stack of cards in the middle. Miko Mask let out a stark laugh from the other side of the table.

"Holy shit, kid! And to think you came into this saying you would win!" she barked, holding onto her stomach as she continued to laugh. "Let's see you win with a hand as big as that!"

You let out an airy giggle as you shook your head. She was correct, Rika did talk quite a big game before the round started. Challenging not only you, but Yamanami and Miko Mask as well. He encouraged Dealer Mask to keep an eye on the game to make sure 'nobody would cheat' in his own words. How the hell do you cheat when you're playing Bullshit?

You're sure there was some type of way, but it would probably be much easier to win by not cheating. Your brain couldn't even come up with a single way to cheat in this game. The entire point was deception... in fact, the name of the game varied from country to country. One of the names it went by was Cheat, for God's sake!

"You kinda walked yourself into that one, Rika..." Yamanami muttered, covering the bottom of his mouth as an attempt to hide his laughter. Dealer Mask contributed with a small snicker herself, causing Rika's cheeks to redden.

"It was one screw up..." he muttered, furrowing his brows in embarrassment. You gave his shoulder a firm pat as a minor attempt to make him feel better. Before the game could continue, the sound of a door opening rang out through the room.

With a wide grin still on your face, you looked up to the door. Rika did the same, his reddened cheeks going back to their natural color at the sight of his sister.

"Oh, Yuri. It's nice to see you up and going."

She nodded at you in an attempt to acknowledge your words, but you could tell by her fidgeting hands that she was anxious to get to whatever she came in here to do. Her eyes quickly found your own and she tilted her head towards the door.