Anna stares at her phone, waiting to receive a certain someone's call.
' Mr. Shane..'
Suddenly, her phone rings.
" Shane !" shouted Anna after she received the call.
" Hi, Ms. Anna. I'm from the LIAR GAME organization. I'm the first palace's dealer, Alice."
Anna immediately closes the call.
Anna hears knocking.
Anna opens the door, " who- "
The gold tooth shines.
" H-Hiro ?!" asked Anna shocked.
Hiro comes in.
Anna closes the door.
" I withdrew." said Anna.
" Nnnno." said Hiro mimicking Shane.
Anna remembers Shane again.
" With your money 0, you can't withdraw." said Hiro.
" I still have my 11 million." said Anna.
" Your prize was 10,3 apples. In other words, it's 103 million. If you want to withdraw, you must pay 51.5 million." said Hiro.
Anna lowers her head, " Mr. Shane said, this game isn't official."
" Oh, but he's participating." said Hiro.
" Eeeh ?!" asked Anna.
" Yep. Shane's in." said Hiro.
" S-So what's the connection with me ? We're just strangers.."
" Do you want to save them ?"
" The people who advance to the last stage must be great liars. They don't need me- "
" The next game we'll be playing isn't an ordinary one. It's the DEATH GAME."
" Eeh ?"
" Whoever loses, will die."
" Who wants to die ?!"
" But the winner will get 500 million."
" F-Five hundred million ?!"
Anna stares into blankness.
" So, do you want to join ?" asked Hiro.
Anna nods, " Yes."
Anna just can't imagine Shane lying there dead.
***
The Death Game
[ LIAR GAME 2 ost ]
Anna looks at her father snoring.
Anna pulls her suitcase.
Anna closes the door.
' Bye, dad.'
***
" Here ?" muttered Anna staring at the dark house.
Anna walks in.
Anna opens the door.
Anna is shocked to see such little participants.
" Well, now the participants are all here. Let's start the game."
Anna shouts, " W-Wait ! My friend isn't here yet !"
" May I ask who is it ?"
" Quinn."
" Hoh. I'm sorry for not explaining. The final game is divided into two sets. The first set will take place in two different locations. Then we will let the remaining participants play the real final game."
" What if all the participants win ?" asked Anna.
They glance at her.
" Ms. Anna. We will only choose 2 participants from each location to proceed to the final stage."
" Oh." answered Anna, " what if- "
" The rules of this set will only let two players win."
Anna lowers her head.
Shane walks to her.
" Why are you here again ?!"
Anna watches him glaring at her.
" To meet you."
Shane stares at her weak grin.
YOU ARE READING
Dumb Beauty & Genius
Mystery / ThrillerAnna easily believes in people. In contrast, Shane uses complex logic to get the result that he wants. One day, Anna gets involved in a scary game because of her father that has a huge debt. Will they survive ? Will Anna ever learn to lie ? Or will...
