Alice In Borderland The First Cycle [Part I]

[05] Eight of Diamonds (1)

-Kara's POV-

Aitsuki Kara
18 Years Old
High-School Student

Another cold night brewed right in front of me just as I walked within the streets. I wore my usual outfit, still, with a bulletproof ready-to-go backpack.

I saw the venue at a distance, it was a car shop this time.

'As long as this game involves critical thinking, this won't stand a chance against me.' I thought.

My body moved ever so closer to the venue as I saw four figures waiting for the registration.

"A kid, shit's about to get real y'all." An athletic guy said.

I walked passed through the laser grid as it recorded my entrance to the venue.

There were a total of five participants inside the venue. A man in a casual outfit, an old lady, an athletic young man, a woman older than me, and of course, myself.

Our phones simultaneously lit up right as the chime began. "Registration is now closed. There are currently 5 Participants."

A bright light shone in front of us, it was a sign that read, "Please enter the building for the game to commence."

...

"Hey ya'll... before we enter, we might just need to tell each other our names." The athletic guy said.

"And why would we need that?" The woman replied.

"Because if 'tis a Hearts game, it'll be harder for us to ya know, kill all folks."

"That would be a good idea." The old lady said. "You know, why don't I start first and you guys should follow... I'm Mina Omura, nice to meet you all." She added.

Mina Omura
Bakery Owner

"I'm Ashita Sugiyama. Nice to meet you too!" Said the athletic guy.

Ashita Sugiyama
Gas Station Clerk

"Name's Risa Watanabe, you're quite talkative for games you know." Said the woman.

Risa Watanabe
News Reporter

"I-I am Kenichiro Masuda." Said the man with the casual shirt.

Kenichiro Masuda
Statistics Expert

They all glanced at my direction, "You?" Said Sugiyama. "Aitsuki, I-I'm Aitsuki Kara."

"Thanks y'all, now I bet killing each other will be a lot more difficult." Sugiyama said.

The facility opened and we slowly walked towards the open building. It was barren and dark, yet there were five bright lights that shone towards the center aisle. There stood five same, yet different colored cars forming the shape of a pentagon.

At the center of the pentagon, there stood a white table with five similar pamphlets, and electronic headsets.

"Hey-yo! Look at these cars! If we're going to ride this I'm going for this color right here!" Sugiyama said while pointing towards the blue car.

"Shit, I really do think we are driving for our lives." Watanabe pointed at the top of all the cars. There stood tons of dynamites that are interconnected by wires.

"Adding the fact that there are no clues at all to whatever these headsets are." Omura said.

'Shit... the arena and the ambience really points towards a driving game, the only thing that I agree that I am bad at. The thing that I am curious of is where can these cars go?' I asked to myself while looking around.