Gamble Fish 42

Chapter 42

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Text: Will the gambler's flesh be burned by the flames of conviction and karma or by the torrent of evil luck that come from within? The time for judgment has come!!
Title: Fight 42: The Witch's Labyrinth

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Margin: Evil Luck vs. Magic!! An extreme gamble where death awaits the loser begins!!
Mayo: Heh heh heh..."666" is the devil's number written in Revelation.
Mayo: If this were the actual game, you would be in flames right now, Shirasagi Tomu.

Mayo: No matter how much luck you are blessed with...
Mayo: and no matter how smart you may be, you cannot defeat me in this game of "Judgment Flame".

Mayo: A spell has been cast on these dice.
Mayo: A spell that is being controlled by the magic power hidden within my fingers!!

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Tomu: Magic dice, huh? So that's what you're going with.
Tomu: Well? Are you helping make this magic a reality, Abidani?

Abidani: Enough with the suspicion!! I'm completely impartial as the observer.

Tomu: ...Fine.

Tomu: You're using what you call "magic" in this game.
Tomu: In other words, it's a fair assumption you're using some kind of trick.

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Tomu: We could have a death match anywhere.
Tomu: You wouldn't be leaving the result to fate after preparing such a large stage.
Tomu: There must be some reason you had to do this here.

Yuka: I agree, Shirasagi!! They might even have given me that laxative so I wouldn't see this stage!
Tomu: Tsukiyono.

Yuka: Even if you can fool an amateur, it won't work on a magician like me!!
Yuka: I'll expose any kind of trick she has prepared!!!
SFX: Throw off

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Yuka: I need to thoroughly check the bowl you'll be using for any cracks or air holes!!
Yuka: There could be some kind of trap in the table itself.
Yuka: There could even be invisible strings strung up in the air!
SFX: Wave wave

Natsumi: Tsukiyono-san sure is going all out...
Mizuhara: Ha ha ha!! She's showing off to Tomu so she can recover her honor.

Natsumi: It really is hot here... I keep losing focus.

Mizuhara: Well of course it is. There's a burning coal mine below us...
SFX: Rumble
Mizuhara: and red-hot iron pots above us.

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Yuka: Mh...I can't find anything...
Tomu: Understood. Thank you. Now check the Witch Dice.
Tomu: I chose 6 of them, and their centers of gravity and rotations seem to be normal...and they don't seem to be any kind of magnet.

Yuka: So these are part of the dice collection of the Shishidou Family treasures.
Yuka: They're made of ivory... and they have a lot of little scratches and color spots since they're from the 16th century, but not enough to have any real effect.

Mayo: Are you satisfied?

Tomu: ...Could you remove your gloves?
Tomu: I want to get a look at your palms.

SFX: Slide...

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Mayo: They're old burn scars...Do you want to touch them and make sure?

Tomu: No, that's enough...
Tomu: I'm sorry.

Abidani: Now then, let's begin the match!!!

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Abidani: First off, we'll decide who goes first!!
Abidani: Both players will throw a single die and the higher number will be the first Leader!!

Natsumi: It's finally beginning!!
Yuka: With these rules, whoever goes first has the advantage!! C'mon, Shirasagi!!

Abidani: We'll start with you, Shirasagi.
SFX: Point...

SFX: Throw!!

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SFX: Hit
SFX: Roll roll

SFX: Stop...

Natsumi: All right!! A 6!!
Yuka: That's a gambler for you!! He's going strong from the beginning!!

Abidani: Hanasaki.
Mayo: Heh heh...

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SFX: Throw

SFX: Hit
SFX: Roll roll
SFX: Stop

Crowd: Oh!! Hanasaki got a 6, too!!
Crowd: They tied!!

SFX: Sneer
Abidani: Once more.

SFX: Hit

SFX: Hit

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SFX: Hit
SFX: Roll roll

SFX: Roll

Mizuhara: Th-the same number three times in a row!!?
Mizuhara: Is Hanasaki copying what Tomu gets!!?

Yuka: I-I don't believe it.
Yuka: But I checked everything...!!

Mayo: Of course you didn't find anything. There is no trick to true magic.
Mayo: Whether you want to accept it or not, this is the power I have.

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Mayo: Now then...do you still intend to take me on?
Mayo: This is your last chance to give up and run away.

Tomu: Heh heh...

SFX: Twitch...

Tomu: In the first round, the prime number dice battle, Hiruko's calculation ability looked almighty at first glance but was actually limited.
Nana: Well...if you give up now, I'll let you off.
Nana: Or do you like the idea of being the plaything of a bunch of lolicons? Hee hee hee.

Natsumi: Give up...!?
Tomu: Hiruko tried to finish things before that limitation was discovered by threatening Na-chan and telling her to give up.

Tomu: This is the same. You're putting pressure on me to get me to give up.
Tomu: In other words, this magic of yours isn't almighty.

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Abidani: That's just what you hope to be true.

Abidani: You just want to believe that Hanasaki's magic is imperfect...
Abidani: Could it be that you're afraid to die, Shirasagi?

Tomu: A gambler lives next door to death.
Tomu: You can learn a lot from association with death.

Tomu: At any rate, Hanasaki seems to be able to control the dice to a certain extent.
Tomu: Which, in turn, means that I just have to see through her trick.

Tomu: That secret has been securely and ingeniously hidden.
Tomu: Right now, I'm trapped in a labyrinth with no clues or any idea which way I'm headed.

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Tomu: But when the game begins, a clue is sure to show itself.
Tomu: The movements of the dice, the noise of the reverberation of the bowl, any unnatural movements...I can't overlook anything.
Tomu: In the end, this game is about how quickly I can escape this labyrinth you've created!!

Tomu: I have until the iron bowl comes all the way down.
SFX: Throw!!

SFX: Roll roll
SFX: Stop
Tomu: Of course, if you get 6-6-6 before that happens, it's over.

Mayo: Heh heh...It looks like you're not so cowardly as to accept my offer and run. I'm relieved.
Mayo: I'll stop holding back and take the first move.

SFX: Hit
SFX: Roll roll

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Crowd: 6!!!
Crowd: Hanasaki got the first move just like she predicted!!

Mayo: It looks like you're going to make this most enjoyable.
Mayo: Paw around in my labyrinth all you want, gambler. It has no exit.

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Abidani: Now, before we begin, I'll clarify a few things!!
Abidani: The dice used will be the 6 Shirasagi chose!!
Abidani: They will be lined up with the numbers 1-6 facing up!!

Abidani: The player will choose the dice he or she wants from here!!
Abidani: For example, they could choose numbers 2 and 5!!

Abidani: After the turn is over, they will be shuffled and lined up in order again!!
Abidani: This is done to prevent either player from being at a disadvantage!!
SFX: Slide together

Crowd: I see. That way if they did anything to one of the dice...
SFX: Chatter chatter
Crowd: they wouldn't know which one it was later!!

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Yuka: I don't understand...As far as I can tell, everything's been completely fair so far!!
Yuka: Can she really control the dice like this...!?

Abidani: Now then, choose your dice as the Leader, Hanasaki!!
Mayo: ...I'll take numbers 1 and 3.

SFX Slide

Mayo: Heh heh heh...

Mayo: 5-5.

Mizuhara: A-another prediction!?
Natsumi: And this time she specified the numbers!!

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SFX: Throw
SFX: Roll roll

SFX: Roll roll

SFX: Stop!!

Text: Ohhhh!
Crowd: It's 5-5!!
Crowd: Her prediction was right again!!
Crowd: She really can control the dice!!

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Tomu: Well done...
Tomu: Even though I know it isn't, it really does look like magic.

Mayo: Do you choose to be "Judged"?

Tomu: No...I pass!!

Tomu: If I messed up being "Judged", I'd lose 3 times what I would otherwise.
Tomu: Now isn't the time to use a double-edged sword like that.

Abidani: Ha ha ha!! You'd better hope you don't end up in hell without having had a chance to use it!!
Abidani: Now then, the 1200 degree iron bowl will be lowered 10 points worth on Shirasagi's side!!

SFX: Pull

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SFX: Lower lower lower lower
Text: She is overwhelmingly attacking Tomu with her magic!! How will the gambler fight back!?

Tomu: 90 points left.
Tomu: Can I escape from the Witch's Labyrinth before then!?