Uncertain [YTTD]

[16 - Starting Dilemmas]

A/N: I just realized I didn't really change most of the dialogue in the Main Game, sorry. These next chapters will be a bit longer, but please read them anyway! ;~; (also, I HATE SIDE PROFILES)

"Heeheehee...well, I shall go over the basic rules one more time." Miley cleared her throat. "A total of two votes will be held: the preliminary vote in the middle of the discussion, and the final vote at the finale. Six candidates will be chosen in the preliminary vote, and one victim will be selected in the final vote. If the chosen victim is the Keymaster, all lose, and all will die. If the victim is the Sacrifice, the Sacrifice wins, and can escape with one person of their choosing. If the victim is a Commoner or Sage, the chosen victim and the Sacrifice will die."

She paused, eyes lighting up. "Ah, yes...I have left rulebooks on the desks. Make use of them as items, everyone. That is all...heeheehee. Use your time however you please." Miley quietly sat down in a chair nearby, watching eerily.

With that, the Main Game began in dead silence.

"Well...let the show begin, I guess." [Name] thought, glancing through everyone's expressions. "Mostly everyone looks nervous."

Sou coughed, getting everyone's attention. "There's just one thing I want to say up front."

"...Go ahead, Sou." He nodded, giving Sara a small smile.

"Thanks. Well... it's just a short one. I'm nervous...but I'll say it..." He stared at everyone in the eye. "You see, I'm the Keymaster."

All eyes widened at his abrupt confession.

"I was unsure whether I should keep quiet...but I want to avoid us all dying, so..."

"Here we go with his fucking bullshit." [Name] sighed, raising an eyebrow at the man.

"Really...?! That's the truth, ain't it...?!" Q-Taro shouted. "If nobody else is gonna name themselves...then yeah, I'll believe it!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, except Sara. The girl's expression was clearly shocked, her mouth opened as if she was going to speak.

"Should I call her out...?" [Name]'s eyebrows furrowed. "...Well, why not."

"Hey Sara," They spoke up, gaining a few curious glances. "you look like you wanna say something. What's up?"

The high-schooler looked at them in surprise, swallowing. She nodded soon after, and faced Sou with a confused look.

"...Sou, but I'm the Keymaster." Her response elicited gasps throughout the group.

"What'd you saaaaay?! There's...two Keymasters?!" Q-Taro yelled, grabbing fistfuls of his hair.

Sou frowned. "Huh...so that's how it is...miss Sara."

"That's...my line, Sou."

"According to Miley's explanation, there's only one Keymaster...I didn't imagine you'd tell a lie like this."

"What's going on now...?! Is one of the two lyinggg?!" Nao yelped, slightly quieting when Mishima put a hand on her shoulder to calm her down.

Reko gritted her teeth. "This makes no damn sense...!"

"Hey, hey. Settle down, everybody." A firm voice echoed throughout the group, eyes turning to the blond man. "Listen, the roles written on the cards only really become important come the final vote. First of all...our priority is looking for suspicious characters. " He reminded. "...Really might be someone on the side of the kidnappers lurking, after all."

Everyone mumbled words of agreement and dropped the topic. Q-Taro spoke up next.

"...Think we jus' gotta choose the most suspicious, least cooperative person here. An' I've already settled on my pick..."

Joe reeled in shock. "Huh...?!"

"Curse me if you wanna! I..." He turned to the multicolored-haired man. "Gonbee!! I'm votin' fer you!!"

Unlike the rest of them, he did not gasp or cry out in shock. Instead, he merely smirked. "...What about it?"

Q-Taro's eyes widened. "Say what...?!"

"Mwahaha...do what you like."

"D...Dumbass!" Joe spluttered. "What're you talkin' about?! That means...you'll die!"

The man rolled his eyes. "You're the fools...just think for a second."

Nao tilted her head. "How do you mean that...?"

Mishima's eyebrows raised. "Ah, I see...this vote should not be focused on one point."

Kai nodded in agreement. "Indeed, this is the preliminary vote. If we were to unanimously vote for Mr. Gonbee..."

"Gonbee would be our only choice for the final vote..." Sou bit his lip, conflicted.

The gaudy high-schooler put a hand to his forehead. "Oh man...and if Gonbee is the Sacrifice or the Keymaster...!"

"We're all done feeeeer?!"

Sou shrugged. "It's not as if we freely chose which role cards we got, right?"

"Mhm. We were guided into picking them up, I'm pretty sure." [Name] spoke.

Internally, they rolled their eyes. "Yeah right. Everyone but you, Sou. 'Mr. I-Put-A-Middle-Schooler-In-My-Debt.'"

"There is a possibility..." Kai murmured. "...that the kidnappers granted the least-trustworthy Mr. Gonbee a special role for their own amusement."

The mentioned man crossed his arms, smugly grinning. "And now...the chaos ensues! I'll watch closely as you all flail about..."

"Dammit...!"

"It seems he does not intend to cooperate..." Mishima muttered.

Keiji sighed. "Whew...this game is even more malicious than I thought. If we want to survive, we need to assemble as close to six candidates as we can.

"We gotta suspect SIX people?!"

An uncomfortable silence filled the room again as uneasiness began to set in everyone's minds.

A scoff came from Gonbee, clicking his tongue. "Sheesh...already beaten at the first push? Fine...I'll make a topic for you." He pointed at an unaware Sara. "Sara Chidouin, I will vote for you! Have you anything to say back?"

"Eh...?!"

"Hold on! Sara's like our leader!" Joe yelled. "What's your basis...?!"

"Haha...then why don't we discuss whether her actions are suspicious or not?"

He cleared his throat. "I found it suspicious from the word go...how a mere high school girl became a leader."

"Same here, to be honest." [Name] added. "Although Keiji kinda pushed the authority to her..."

Keiji shrugged. "Sara's almost always acted with others. She couldn't do anything suspicious...right?"

Nao shook her head wildly. "Doubting the others is one thing, but doubting Sara?! You're awful...!"

Next to her, Joe motivated Sara to talk back to him, causing said man to huff.

"Hmph...you sure have a lot of friends. Have at you, Sara Chidouin...!"

"She really does gain everyone's trust easily, huh..."