Ponder in the Liar Game Lobby

[Xerous]

There is a number discrepancy that's giving me a headache. In chapter 112 and chapter 113, Nao calls out the number 14 twice. Then in chapter 114, #14 isn't even on the nullified chair list. That's in the confusing past now, so I'm too concerned.

A mass elimination like they did in round 2 would be very strange. I'm thinking the winners that advance to the next round are the participants who hold a chip with the winners name. That way Akiyamas' group could move on to the next round. Of course there could also be a revival round for all the losers.

I believe they said that the players have to be able to pay back all the money they received this round or have half

[Teeba]

Sweet, chapter 134 is out! Thanks, TDX!

Good chapter, though I didn't expect it do go into flashback for Abe's background. I wonder if that's the straw that'll cause her to rebel?

Up until this round, I've never though I'd see Yokoya any more as a pure antagonist but, this round really made me sympathize with him. It was pretty neat how he pulled through.

[Dice]

135 is out and now things get really close. Another time we see Abe's background. This will surely be the factor that will make her rebel^^

[andysislands]

I'm not very good with keeping up with Japanese releases for this manga... (partly since I don't want to see spoilers) but is chapter 135 what is current in Japan? Or are we still behind some?

Thanks TDX for the continued work on this manga!

[Akiyama]

Issue #26 of Young Jump might be the latest right now in Japan, I know that issue contains Liar Game 136. I think YJ is released on Thursdays so we might be 1 chapter behind. \o/

[hibar90]

Just read chapter 136. I'm itching to know what Akiyama trap was.

[kkck]

So am I! My bet would be that akiyama still has gaya under control and they acted according to his orders. Akiyama new what baldy would reveal and acted according to that. My educated guess is that right now akiyama bought yokoya's old teammates and revealed his chair number along with the chair yokoya is supposed to use. So basically right now nao will be elected and she will choose the chair yokoya was planning on sitting on right now. That will mean yokoya and nao lose. That means whoever was not disqualified in yokoya's team is the winner and I would bet this person is the winner.

Another possibility is that yokoya was betrayed and the number of his chairs and locations was revealed (old teammate or perhaps having every gaya looking for it throughout the island). That means yokoya loses the chair he was going to sit on right now and nao sits on it which means yokoya loses.

[hibar90]

I'm not really good at solving their trap lol. But I've been thinking the same thing as in your 2nd paragraph. The only way to technically is to be the last person sitting, thus those who were given nao medal would still have some earnings. The problem is for Akiyama winning the cash would be a lot easier than so save everyone. But, if he can do it why didn't he steal the chair before the last election? This way it will only be Akiyama and Nao, and both be the winner. Or maybe Yokoya teammate have more medal distributed than akiyama, so if both ended in draw more people would be save. Argh my brain is frying.

Other possibility is that yokoya is going to win but with no cash for the next round since everybody but him and his teammate lost. And in truth Yokoya failed to know the medeal distribution. Thus, he only own losers medals, while gaya own his medal but Harimotos (maybe). This way they save people go to revival round once again.

But, I want a new stronger rival. I'm worried rivalry between only 2 people will bore me, and Harimoto already disappoint me with his "heart" approach. I want an intellect maybe from oversea that will put these 2 to shame.

[Akiyama]

I think Baldy has been with Akiyama's group all along and wins best actor award. It's a long shot prediction but I do think he might have infiltrated Yokoya's group perfectly. We do know he was used already by Akiyama to leak information but I have this feeling he is more special.

I too was thinking the possibility that Yokoya just eliminated the chair he was going to sit in for the next round. I'm wondering if he inspects his groups chair numbers every round. I'm sure he would see his own number before sitting down but we don't this group has seats in the same area. It's doubtful that they do but Yokoya might have lost trust after he had a betrayal in the group.

Overall I have no clue how Akiyama pulled off this trap and I'm dying to read the next chapter. \o/

[hibar90]

Does anyone know if we're one chapter behind? Or 137 is still in progress? I think this is far more exciting than contraband, because we didn't see akiyama doing anything in this game apart from forming gaya and rejecting harimoto. But at contraband we know what he's going to do, but we have to guess how.

[Hamy]

I think a hint to the trap lies in how the flow of information was controlled. The question is what information could it be... I am leaning more to Akiyama still having a grasp of the Gaya though, but Baldie would be quite a shock if his turncoat was all just an act. An act maybe to acquire information about the whereabouts of Yokoya's chair? After all Nao would need a chair in order to win/survive this round, and in Yokoya's group I believe he's the only one left with medals which makes his other ally unlikely in being a turncoat, so the Yokoya will one way or another most likely lose a chair.

More importantly part of this victory requires help from Abe O.o? Which I'm still wondering because the only thing she could offer from what I saw was the chair of white suite but since that's been removed what else would Harimoto's group have to offer?

So this trap is definitely more elaborate outrageous than it seems.

[Toby_Temple]

Chapter 137 Spoilers from mangafox forum!

We start where we left off last week, with Akiyama's promising declaration, that is.

Akiyama: You got caught in my trap so neatly.

But, as Yokoya sifts through possibilities in his mind, he can't really determine what exactly Akiyama is talking about.

Yokoya: You bribed Fatso?
Akiyama: Nope, I didn't.
Yokoya: You know the hiding place of my chair?
Akiyama: No, I don't know anything about that.
Yokoya: Then stop your ridiculous bluffing!

But of course, Akiyama wasn't bluffing. As we know, Yokoya kept the number of members of his group to minimum, and, by bribing Shima, the leader of the Gaya Alliance, he successfully manipulated all the Gaya. But it seems these very actions of his were what got him trapped.

As Akiyama and Yokoya are talking, all 13 Gaya start gathering around them. And then they just form a tight circle around Yokoya.

Akiyama: We won't let you go and sit in your chair.
Yokoya: Wh--?!

Yes, Akiyama's plan is to make Fatso the final winner by not letting Yokoya sit in his chair.

To make Yokoya start giving them his medals, all the members of the Gaya Alliance followed Young Jump's instructions. But Yokoya still didn't give them what they all were craving for, his medals that is. And it came to a point where Young Jump couldn't control the Gaya Alliance anymore. At the time when Gaya were at a loss as to what they were gonna do next, Akiyama approached them.

Akiyama: Until now you all thought that Ikezawa's medals are trash medals, but if we force Yokoya to become Gaya, that will make Ikezawa the final winner, you know. Meaning, Ikezawa's medals will become the final winner's medals!

So, once he explained it to Gaya, Akiyama successfully stopped Yokoya from physically moving from the spot.

Yokoya: Outta my way! It's an act of violence! You'll be penaltized with 100,000,000 yen fine!
Akiyama: What are you, started sleeptalking now? You've been told in the mock game that obstructing one's path isn't an act of violence.

And indeed, blocking Yokoya's path isn't classified as a violation of rules.

Yokoya gets impatient. That's when the signal to take a seat sounds. Yokoya frantically tries to break through the cordon surrounding him. But the people around him are unyielding and don't give up even an inch. He tries again and again, but it's all useless.

Akiyama: Last night all the Gaya have had a whole night of fitful sleep, while you didn't get a wink of sleep. So in terms of physical strength you're no match for any of them right now.

Last night both Harimoto and Yokoya, instead of sleeping, were awake watching if the other tried to make a contact with Akiyama's group or sabotage their alliance in any other way. And now Yokoya has it backfiring at him. Besides, not only Akiyama figured this development, but also both Yokoya and Harimoto were kept in a state of constant mental strain because of the need to maintain their alliance.

Yokoya: There's one woman among them... if I feint first and then make a dash for it, I just might be able to...!

With this, he charges at Abe (Black Ponytail). However, while Abe is indeed a female, she stops Yokoya all the same.

The time for taking a seat is over and the signal, heralding it, sounds. Meanwhile Ikezawa, of course, knew nothing of Yokoya's predicament.

Next time, we gonna have to endure a hiatus. And then, we'll know the development of this shocking course of action of Akiyama's!

[Akiyama]

Thanks for the spoilers Toby but I'm going to resist the temptation and avoid reading them.
I went around checking the popularity ranks from different manga sites. As of June 19, 2010.
34 - MangaHelpers <- I do credit myself for this number being so high, I love to plug Liar Game everywhere.
37 - onemanga
99 - mangatoshokan
108 - mangafox
123 - mangatraders
229 - mangaupdates

[Hamy]

Well THAT was unexpected, here I was thinking he'd make Nao Kanzaki the winner but instead Fatso O.o. Which incidentally would help the majority of the players, given that the medals are well distributed to the Gaya. In a sense allowing for the type of victory Nao would want.

[kkck]

I did not expect akiyama to try something like this.... with his current plan he does indeed help most players but in turn he does not make it to the next round. This round was only supposed to have 1 winner so how would nao and akiyama move on? Is there another revival round which will be help at the convenience of the trio?