𝙈𝙄𝙉𝘿 𝙂𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙎 || 𝙨. 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙮𝙖

𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 ⁷

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  A shaky sigh fell from Yumie's lips. "Finally." She backed away from the new corpse and took off the bracelet that once was locked around her wrist. The numbered bracelet still remained on her right wrist, Jinx having noticed before the game had even started.

  "Let's get out of here..." Tadami suggested with a monotonous tone, eyes flickering over to Nezumi's corpse. Yumie took off the name tag, throwing it carelessly onto the table where everyone had gathered to discuss.

  The two snakes went to walk to the front entrance, where Vivian's dead body still lay. A Nine of Hearts card was placed next to the corpse, Yumie crouching to pick it up and slip it into her fanny pack.

  Jinx was curious about where they were going. They would get in trouble with Hatter if they had not gone back after the game. Even he, who wanted to betray the Beach would not be so reckless when breaking the rules. Though, he was an executive. He could wander whenever he'd like.

  "Are you not going back?"

  Tadami turned around while Yumie hesitated to reply to whatever question the blond asked. She didn't have enough information to give him an answer that would satisfy him.

  "Going back to where?" Tadami asked, curious why Jinx had asked them such a vague question. They hadn't even known him before the game.

  The cat-like man raised a brow, eyes drifting towards their wrists.

  Yumie pursed her lips. "Oh, he has one too. I almost forgot."

  "I see," Jinx said, brushing past the two snakes. The door opened, cold air blowing into the pediatric ward.

  Tadami and Yumie were puzzled. What the hell was that blond guy talking about?

  "Let's just go back to my place and rest. We'll talk about it tomorrow," the male snake suggested, the female snake agreeing with a slight nod of her head.

  With the last glance they'd ever see of Nezumi, they sighed with a contented smile and exited the hospital.

  A new beginning, meaning a new challenge.

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  "He had the same bracelet as those two from our first game. Tadami, do you remember what number he was?" Yumie fiddled with the bracelet around her wrist.

  Tadami gazed at his own bracelet before responding. "Number eleven," he responded. Two days had already passed since the Nine of Hearts game but never had the two shown any remorse or guilt. Ever.

  "The hell are these bracelets even supposed to represent?" Yumie asked, frustrated. She honestly had no idea.

  The male snake sighed with a laugh and shook his head. "Calm down, I can't have you losing your mind right now," Tadami replied. "But if it helps, just remember what Jinx said."

  "What? You mean when he said 'Are you not going back?'" Yumie questioned to clarify.

  Tadami nodded, staring at the counter of the kitchen island. "Maybe the bracelets represent a place or group of some sort... like an..." he trailed off, trying to think of a proper word to use.

  "Like an organization, you mean?" She helped him try to finish his sentence. Tadami snapped and pointed his pointer finger at the girl.