❝This is our aquarium, in which fishes, each differing from height and strength are living in harmony. Some small fishes manage to eat up the bigger ones from time to time, but never forget that I am the shark ruling over this ocean.❞ -Matsuno Osoma...
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"Let's make this an official match, Matsuno Choromatsu."
As [Name] waits for Choromatsu's reply to her proposal, Choromatsu himself, as well as the other student council members and actually everyone else in the gymnasium has the same reaction.
... What?
"An official match...? That's..." Homura trails off.
"Hey, doesn't that mean..." Ichimatsu nudges Jyushimatsu who nods at him. Both turn to Karamatsu with sharp smiles.
Karamatsu waves his hand dismissively.
"Yeah, yeah. I'll pay up, don't worry."
"Uh, what?" Todomatsu irks an eyebrow.
"That's actually well thought of [Name]." Chibita grabs his chin with his dominant hand. "An official match is the only right a housepet has. Choromatsu can't refuse an invitation to a public match."
Totoko smirks. Hatabou's expression remains unchanged but he's quite impressed and content of the current outcome.
Choromatsu instinctively takes a step back and nervously fixes his glasses with an unpleased grimace.
Urgh, why did she use her housepet rights on me? Wasn't she supposed to use it against the president? Where did my calculations go wrong?
"What a fool." Todomatsu sighs and drops his shoulders. "We even warned him, didn't we?"
He smiles and fiddles with his eyepatch. "He was led to believe he was pulling the strings of this show."
Hashimoto grimaces, so does Hana.
"What are we waiting for?" [Name] jumps up and down like a child. "Let's start right away!"
I see. She didn't challenge Hashimoto for the sake of money. She gambles for the sake of gambling and reach the extasy of the joys of gambling. She's an unfortunate prisoner to her obsession.
Which means that my chances of winning and become president are still up.
"... Fine. I accept your challenge, [Last Name]."
This makes it easier for me. I just need to add this to my calculations.
"Do you have a game in mind, [Last Name]?" Hana questions. "We should-"
"I can suggest you a game if you have none in mind."
"Whoa!" Hashimoto and Hana jump in surprise at the sudden appearance of Karamatsu standing behind them, waving an unpacked deck of cards. The sticker is still on the package, meaning this deck hasn't been used yet.
"Huh?" Homura blinks and looks at her side. "W-When did Karamatsu get down there?"
