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Chapter 10:Probablity is complicated

Although Kumagawa might be laughing innocently right now, someone that would openly laugh towards a person's cowardice towards death can be nothing but wicked. Who does he even think she's doing all of this for?

Kumagawa:[Ahaha, don't get mad at me. If you do, it just feels like it's ruining something.]

She pretty sure that the saying is "ruining your beauty". But she's sure that if she fires back with something so conceited she'll just be playing right into his hands.

They had continued to play like this until a full rotation of the cylinder. Of course, because there were no bullets loaded neither of them had gotten hurt.

Saki:We tried reenacting...Or rather, impersonating the game, but since we were never using any bullets, it's hard to say we were able to review it.

Kumagawa:[No, that's not true.]

She thought that was probably the case for him. As a match of Russian Roulette continued tge tension becomes higher.

However, she doesn't think Kumagawa ever felt something like tension in the first place. But it still seems like he gained something from this simulation.

Kumagawa:[It was definitely worth doing this. Solo Russian Roulette has that sense of completeness with no openings that an amateur could take advantage of, but when it's one-on-one like this, and perhaps even when there's more than two people, it seems like there's an opening I can use.]

Saki:R...Really?

Kumagawa:[Yes, absolutely.]

She was surprised to say the least. It was currently 4:15 PM, had he really managed to figure out something about this in only fifteen minutes?

Saki:Would it be okay if you told me about it? The opening in Russian Roulette that you found.

Kumagawa:[Hahaha. Should I? Should I tell you? I won't not tell you if you show me your panties, Saki-chan.]

Saki:What an amazingly blunt demand...

Kumagawa:[Well, sure. I already have the general idea of your panties, anyway, so I may as well move the conversation along. Besides, if I got to see your panties, then two hours would probably pass by in the blink of an eye. Anyway, try thinking only about the case where it's one-on-one. As long as we set the parameter to be six total bullets, I think that two is the maximum number of people you can have. Right?]

Saki:Yeah...Well.

It was true that three players would be too many, one person would only be able to pull the trigger two times. Although that phrasing does make it sound like the individual in question is too eager to pull the trigger.

And the shots can't be split evenly between four or five people, so your next best options would be to have siz players. By that point each person would pass the gun and pull the trigger only once, making it more of a lottery than a game.

Kumagawa:[Of course, it's a conquest strategy that can still be used for three people and six people, but this is just to make the explanation easier. So, Saki-chan. During that review earlier, did you happen to feel anything with an unnatural nuance?]

Saki:Eh? Unnatural...No, nothing especially...It felt like the normal Russian Roulette procedure that you see in manga and stuff.

Kumagawa:[Right, it was the normal procedure. However, wasn't there one thing in that procedure that we left out?]

Kumagawa extended his arms, Saki obeying his request of handing him the revolver. As the gun was on his hand he pointed it at his head.

Kumagawa:[Like this. You still don't get it? Basically, the point I'm getting at is that, in this game called Russian Roulette, we have someone who goes first and someone who goes second. And in this game, the person who goes second clearly has the advantage! Because when the first player pulls the trigger and the bullet shoots out from the start, then the game's decided! The second player can win without even having to do anything. Huh? What's wrong, Saki-chan?]