Kakegurui Twin (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - A Targeted Girl - full transcript
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
All right. Next agenda item.
We've been having recurring problems
with one of the students.
She just came in to the school this year.
Midari Ikishima.
Over the last month,
people have begun calling her
the "Destroyer of Dens"
She's well-earned this nickname
by gambling
at several locations across campus,
and has ousted leaders at seven of them.
Five of them were previously
under Student Council jurisdiction.
None of the usage fees
for the dens have been paid.
And she's made no indication
that she intends to pay.
Sayaka, I'll leave this to you.
I've made the arrangements.
- Miharutaki.
- Hmm.
Understood. I'll get it done today.
Sachiko, you're in a good mood today.
That's because I am.
We have a wealth
of interesting first-years.
Good morning, Mary!
Oh. Hey, Tsuzura. Good morning.
I can't believe we start today.
We have a gambling den.
I was so excited
I don't think I slept at all last night.
Are you sure
you're really a high-schooler?
Everyone here acts so freaking weird.
Huh?
What? You okay?
Are those razors?
Who put those there?
There's nothing I can do.
You know, I'm a Mitten.
But it'll be okay.
Each step will bring me closer
to being a winner.
I can handle anything if it's temporary.
I'm not gonna lose now.
TWIN
LIBRARY PREP ROOM NUMBER TWO
- Huh?
- Oh!
Good morning, you two!
Welcome! I cleaned up!
Yukimi Togakushi!
What do you think you're doing in my den?
Simple. I'm the club president
and I still have the key.
I didn't ask how you got in!
What? Are you trying to take the den back?
I swear I'm not!
Nothing like that.
I just want to keep using this room
for my club. That's all.
None of the members show up here,
so the club won't interfere with gambling.
Can I, please? I'll even hide.
Oh. Come on, Mary. I think it'll be good.
Huh?
Until yesterday, Togakushi was the one
running the gambling den.
Don't you think she might have
some good suggestions for us?
Yeah. Nobody cared about it.
Why would I wanna listen to her ideas?
- I guess.
- Hmm?
She did just lose all her space.
I think that must be pretty hard.
Forget about her.
You should put yourself first.
Did you forget that you...
All right. You're in.
You'd better be prepared to work.
The most challenging thing
about running a gambling den
would definitely be the money.
I picked Library Prep Room Number Two
because it was one
of the cheapest options,
but the fee I owe the Student Council
is still half-a-million yen a month.
Pretty pricey.
And the fee for two people
is even higher than that.
You would need to donate
at least 700,000 yen a month.
Then you gotta include
the amount necessary
to change up Hanatemari's status.
Oh. About that.
I heard there's an easier way
to reverse a house pet's status.
Easier than waiting for a donation day.
Isn't there an exception
with Student Council
if you donate a million yen?
If I'm being honest,
I didn't really think aiming for that
would be realistic, but
I don't feel like that anymore.
So if we take all of that into account,
it's 1.7 mil.
I need to make this amount
in the fastest way possible.
You really think we can do that?
Of course, we can!
Mary can do it.
I know my prince can do anything.
Hmm?
One question.
Do we know what game we'll play?
Of course. I've already figured that out.
We'll use this.
LIBRARY PREP ROOM NO. 1
Pardon me, ladies.
What's up, you bitch?
You know why I'm here.
Sakura Miharutaki, Beautification Council.
Huh?
Don't play dumb, "Den Destroyer" Ikishima.
What? You got a problem
with me gambling on campus?
That is not what I have an issue with.
You've taken over seven dens,
you're the one with the usage rights.
But that ownership transfer saddled you
with the usage fees for those dens.
COLLECTION LETTER
The Student Council
is renting you those dens,
and we're here to collect.
You owe us five million yen.
Payment is due today,
and we expect the amount in full.
Five million yen?
Five million yen. Wow.
That's hilarious!
Hey! What's so funny?
Are you stupid?
No one in this room has that kinda money.
We took our money
and shoved it up Mickey's ass.
That's enough!
If we have to,
we can take the money by force!
Threaten us as much as you want.
It won't come back.
Search them.
You can't touch my stuff!
We are busy with administrative duties.
I suggest you comply.
And I'll remind you,
the Beautification Council
has the authority to arrest students.
Uh, you can't do that to me.
Chill out for a second
Isn't anyone else bored to tears
by arguing about stupid crap like this?
Why don't we gamble instead?
Go on.
Well, it sounds like we both want to solve
this problem as quickly as possible.
Am I right?
Lucky for us,
this place has so many games.
I'll even let you pick which one.
Take a load off
and play a round of your favorite.
If you win, I'll pay right away.
But if you lose, you get out.
Whatcha think
If you have the money to gamble,
that means you can pay us this instant.
I accept.
Okay. It's decided.
What are we playing?
Hmm?
I want a dice game.
This will be Make It Or Break It.
Guess if the upcoming dice roll
will be even or odd.
Will that be simple enough for you?
Yeah. Now hurry up and throw.
No.
You throw the dice.
I'll be the one to make the guess
Huh?
Ma'am, are you sure that's a good idea?
If she's the one with the dice,
who knows what tricks she'll try to pull.
My word is final.
Toss the dice, Midari Ikishima.
Oh, good! I don't know
what you've got up your sleeve,
but I wanna see!
Even or odd?
It's even.
Oh, wow. She didn't even hesitate.
You carry yourself confidently.
You're a woman that knows what she wants.
Let's get this over with.
I want to see what you rolled.
Oh fine. You're no fun.
All right. Time for the big reveal.
Here it is!
Six. It's even!
The Council Chief wins!
Oh wow. Looks like she got it right.
- Hey.
- Fine.
There's five million.
What compelled you to choose even?
Did you go with a feeling?
You already know the answer,
so why ask me?
- Make sure it's all there.
- Uh, well, we were kinda wondering too.
Simple. I saw through their trick.
Then I turned it back around on them.
They tricked us?
Yes. Ikishima likely predicted
that we would play a dice game
from the beginning.
But how could she have possibly known
which game you would choose to play?
It was a matter of logic.
The room was staged
for me to pick that game.
Take a look around us.
There's shogi, go, chess, checkers,
mahjong, backgammon,
and a collection of video games
All those options take time.
I said I was in a hurry,
so of course
I'd pick whichever was the fastest.
That left me with two options.
Cards or dice.
Unfortunately, these are
exceptionally easy to cheat with.
But there's no helping that,
so I was forced to choose between the two.
Oh. I see no.
Huh.
So what made you choose the dice then?
I'll not pick a game
that I know I can't win.
When I picked up the die earlier,
I couldn't help but notice
that the "two" side was a little heavier.
That's why I wanted you to toss the dice,
and I would be the one to guess the roll.
She didn't need to throw the dice
to figure it out.
I'm still confused about all this.
If the "two" side was down,
it would've shown a "five."
But when she rolled,
it turned over as a "six."
Ikishima wanted to make it obvious to me
that she had added weight to the die.
Because then she'd swap out
the loaded one.
Five.
Which means the new weighted die
in the game
would be rigged to throw evens.
The rest was easy.
Al that's left is two, four, and six.
That's it.
Logically,
there was no way for me to lose.
Oh wow. She came up
with offense and defense right away.
She's so amazing!
My business is done here.
I have other collections.
Hold up a sec.
Don't be a sore loser.
Look here. I've got 30 million.
Please go another round.
Let's play again
W-why would she play,
especially when she caught
your weighted dice in the first game?
Yeah. I thought
you might bring that up again.
So this time I promise I'll be a good girl
and I won't touch the dice at all.
And I'll even let you be the one
to make the guess.
What do you think?
What are you scheming?
We know the dice are going to roll even.
So that means
there's no reason not to play.
It's like finding free money
out on the street.
Come on! Hurry up
and play with me, Sakura Miharutaki!
Don't you want 30 million yen?
Not really.
Huh?
You probably switched out the die again
right after the game,
just when you thought no one was looking.
Or you haven't and you just want
to convince everyone you did.
Mind games aren't very interesting
for me to play.
So, I'm not going to.
What was her deal?
She had totally negative vibes.
She didn't know
what she was talking about.
Sure.
Miharutaki did get one thing wrong
about the match.
I didn't touch the dice
after the game finished.
She's reading into things too much.
She assumed that I swapped one loaded die
with another, which made her choose even.
But she was wrong.
The die that I ended up swapping in
was completely legit.
It just so happened
to roll an even number.
She'll get nowhere with that talent
if she stays so straight-and-narrow.
She's gotta learn to be flexible,
or she'll break.
Well,
I can't think of a single person
who can break the President
of the Beautification Council.
At least not yet.
That was incredible, right?
- Yeah.
- That was a heck of a comeback!
Huh? So is this a new gambling den?
You wanna check it out?
LIMITED GRAND OPENING
LIBRARY PREP ROOM NO. 2
Welcome, gentlemen!
You found the Literary Club!
All right, good sir.
Let me explain the rules of the game,
and then we can play.
It's all pretty simple.
We'll be using these three dice today.
First, we let our customer select
one of these options,
and then they give it a toss
onto the table.
The dealer picks a different dice to throw
and compares the results.
Whoever has the higher number wins.
Ah.
I guess that seems pretty straightforward.
But these don't look like regular dice.
Yes. These are custom made,
so the faces are unique.
The black dice
has "three," "four," and "eight."
The white dice
has "one," "five," and "nine."
The red dice
has "two," "six," and "seven."
So some of these dice
are weaker than others.
You're sure there's not some sort of trick
to these things?
Of course not. Feel free
to examine them to your heart's content.
Hmm.
Cool. Guess I'll try it out.
And, not to rain on the fun,
but I'd like to point out
that our den's current policy
has a gambling limit
of three times per day.
We're running a special event,
so we want to make sure
everyone who visits
gets a chance to enjoy themselves.
Ah. So that's what that means.
Can my first bet be 10,000 yen?
That'll be great.
Now, please choose your dice,
if you wouldn't mind.
Hmm.
I'll go with this one.
Did that one call to you?
Well, if I wanna win,
I need to roll a nine. Should be easy.
Wonderful. I'll pick the red dice
for the first round today.
Okay. Make sure we toss them out
at the same time.
On the count of three.
One, two, three.
A three-round limit?
We gotta preserve the magic.
We don't wanna make them do
the same thing every time.
That's why I plan to change
the game we offer on a weekly basis.
Isn't that a waste of time
if we're already making a profit?
Why change it?
Easy. Someone might figure us out.
- Aw, man.
- You botched it.
I can't believe this.
One more time!
Great. Which die would you like this time?
Picking red. I think
the dealer chose this one for a reason.
Hmm.
I guess I'll go
with the black dice this time around.
Are you ready? Let's roll!
Heck yeah! That's how you do it!
Congratulations on your win!
I totally knew
there was something up with the red die.
Everything's playing out
just like Mary said.
This is a good game
for us to start with.
It's random, so we'll probably lose a few.
But they'll come back for more
because they're also able
to win a few games.
This is your last round today.
What would you like to do?
I gotta bet again.
50,000, and I'm gonna stick with red.
All right. I'll keep things simple
and use the black dice.
Here we go.
So how'd we do?
Day one revenue,
a total of 300,000 yen!
We did it!
With the seed money,
we have one million yen.
That means 1.7 million
is well within our reach.
I'm going to make Tsuzura a human again.
I can get the money for that easily.
This is amazing!
I didn't think
we could make this much right away!
I knew we would bring in some,
but not this much.
The maid outfit was a nice touch, right?
Yeah. I thought you were crazy
with that idea, at first,
but, in the end, it really paid off.
That might have helped,
but you picked the perfect game to play.
People were eating it up!
It was such a good idea!
We were so right. Mary is the best!
Praise me all you want,
it won't get you anywhere.
Mary. Mary.
Mary.
- Uh, I really don't...
- Mary.
- Mary! Mary!
- Let's talk about tomorrow.
- Uh...
- Mary! Mary!
Mary! Mary!
- Mary!
- Shut up!
Ultra special!
- No!
- K-O!
You win!
Runa, how are you always so good
at video games?
You just get good
at what you love when you do it a lot.
Too bad you can't get good at growing.
Shut up! I just measured
and was, like, two millimeters taller!
- You two are having fun.
- Huh?
Hey, Sachi! What's up?
Come on. Let's play again.
All right. But I'm definitely winning.
Aoi, I found a first-year
that might be fun for you to play with.
Who? Not the "Den Destroyer."
No. This one took Library Prep Room
Number Two from me earlier today.
Apparently, her new gambling den
is open for business.
Why don't you go over and check it out?
You better watch out!
I'm going in for a counter
and another special.
- Huh? What's up?
- Hey. Sorry, Runa.
- I got something to do.
- What?
Fighting games aren't fun
when I play by myself.
Want me to send Kaede over here?
Man, Kaede Manyuda is no fun.
You know he won't play games with me.
I'll come back and play with you later.
LIMITED DICE GAME
How long did Saotome say
it was gonna take?
Probably another hour?
It was stuff to finish her transfer.
All righty.
So what do you think? Should we open?
I think it's time!
You're excited about this.
Yeah. Mary's helped me a lot.
I wanna be able to start paying her back
for all she's done.
Hi! Come on in.
Sorry. That took longer than I thought.
So what's going on here?
Oh. Hey, Saotome.
What's the matter? Are we losing already?
No. We're up,
by three million.
Three million?
See him? That's Aoi Mibuomi
from the Student Council.
He just kinda showed up
I'll bet a million.
Huh?
Oh. That bet's a little too...
What? Come on.
You can afford to pay that amount
even if you do lose, right?
You know, I bet I'll lose anyway.
This game is hard to play.
Huh?
Okay. Let's play.
You can play up to three rounds a day.
Only three tries, huh?
I wanna play with the white die.
Okay, then.
I'll choose the red dice this round.
Hurray, Hanatemari!
You rolled the high number!
Now, the next round.
Huh?
Two million, please.
Hanatemari won
the second match too.
This next roll
will be the final one he's allowed to play
before he hits the limit.
Four million this time.
Four million?
- Huh?
- Hey, Mary.
Oh! So, you're Mary Saotome!
You know, I came all the way here for you.
Huh?
I heard you took out Juraku
in a game yesterday.
That's pretty impressive.
It looks like you put
a lot of thought into this game.
It's clever that you have the customer
be the first one to pick out the die.
They take the lead.
Makes them feel
like the playing field is actually even.
But, you and I both know that isn't true.
It's a simple three-way deadlock.
Red beats white,
white beats black, and black beats red.
When they're pairs
it's a lot easier to win.
But, with that said,
whoever chooses later will win.
- He's kidding.
- Is he serious?
The probability says
there's a five-in-nine chance.
The more times they get you to play,
the more the gambling den takes.
It's a pretty sweet deal,
taking advantage
of your customers like that.
He's figured it out!
The day is wasting.
I could talk about this for hours,
but why don't we gamble
and test my theory.
I'm gonna choose the white die again.
You'll pick red, right?
Uh, y-yeah.
This is the "martingale" system!
Every time he loses,
he'll double his previous bet!
It doesn't matter how many times he loses,
he just needs to win once
to earn back everything he bet before.
I've not come across this method
very often, mostly because of the risk.
But if this guy came in here
to destroy us,
this would be
the most effective way of doing it.
Because if you somehow happen
to lose the first two rounds,
your chances of winning the third
spike to 90%!
Hell yeah! Mibuomi wins!
- Four million yen! That's amazing!
- Yeah!
We only just started.
I wasn't able to predict this
and figure out a plan.
I'd already lost.
Hanatemari!
Are you okay?
Nothing will be left...
- Say something!
- I'm sorry.
Here's what we owe you.
One million yen.
You can keep it. Let's call it a present.
Huh?
I figure you'll be in trouble
if you lose this,
especially if you wanna reverse
her Mitten status.
You're right, but I still don't...
But if I do that, you think
you could help me with something?
Mary, I really need you right now.
It's not something that's difficult.
I just need your help with one thing.
Destroying the Student Council President!
Subtitle translation by: Helen O'Horan
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
All right. Next agenda item.
We've been having recurring problems
with one of the students.
She just came in to the school this year.
Midari Ikishima.
Over the last month,
people have begun calling her
the "Destroyer of Dens"
She's well-earned this nickname
by gambling
at several locations across campus,
and has ousted leaders at seven of them.
Five of them were previously
under Student Council jurisdiction.
None of the usage fees
for the dens have been paid.
And she's made no indication
that she intends to pay.
Sayaka, I'll leave this to you.
I've made the arrangements.
- Miharutaki.
- Hmm.
Understood. I'll get it done today.
Sachiko, you're in a good mood today.
That's because I am.
We have a wealth
of interesting first-years.
Good morning, Mary!
Oh. Hey, Tsuzura. Good morning.
I can't believe we start today.
We have a gambling den.
I was so excited
I don't think I slept at all last night.
Are you sure
you're really a high-schooler?
Everyone here acts so freaking weird.
Huh?
What? You okay?
Are those razors?
Who put those there?
There's nothing I can do.
You know, I'm a Mitten.
But it'll be okay.
Each step will bring me closer
to being a winner.
I can handle anything if it's temporary.
I'm not gonna lose now.
TWIN
LIBRARY PREP ROOM NUMBER TWO
- Huh?
- Oh!
Good morning, you two!
Welcome! I cleaned up!
Yukimi Togakushi!
What do you think you're doing in my den?
Simple. I'm the club president
and I still have the key.
I didn't ask how you got in!
What? Are you trying to take the den back?
I swear I'm not!
Nothing like that.
I just want to keep using this room
for my club. That's all.
None of the members show up here,
so the club won't interfere with gambling.
Can I, please? I'll even hide.
Oh. Come on, Mary. I think it'll be good.
Huh?
Until yesterday, Togakushi was the one
running the gambling den.
Don't you think she might have
some good suggestions for us?
Yeah. Nobody cared about it.
Why would I wanna listen to her ideas?
- I guess.
- Hmm?
She did just lose all her space.
I think that must be pretty hard.
Forget about her.
You should put yourself first.
Did you forget that you...
All right. You're in.
You'd better be prepared to work.
The most challenging thing
about running a gambling den
would definitely be the money.
I picked Library Prep Room Number Two
because it was one
of the cheapest options,
but the fee I owe the Student Council
is still half-a-million yen a month.
Pretty pricey.
And the fee for two people
is even higher than that.
You would need to donate
at least 700,000 yen a month.
Then you gotta include
the amount necessary
to change up Hanatemari's status.
Oh. About that.
I heard there's an easier way
to reverse a house pet's status.
Easier than waiting for a donation day.
Isn't there an exception
with Student Council
if you donate a million yen?
If I'm being honest,
I didn't really think aiming for that
would be realistic, but
I don't feel like that anymore.
So if we take all of that into account,
it's 1.7 mil.
I need to make this amount
in the fastest way possible.
You really think we can do that?
Of course, we can!
Mary can do it.
I know my prince can do anything.
Hmm?
One question.
Do we know what game we'll play?
Of course. I've already figured that out.
We'll use this.
LIBRARY PREP ROOM NO. 1
Pardon me, ladies.
What's up, you bitch?
You know why I'm here.
Sakura Miharutaki, Beautification Council.
Huh?
Don't play dumb, "Den Destroyer" Ikishima.
What? You got a problem
with me gambling on campus?
That is not what I have an issue with.
You've taken over seven dens,
you're the one with the usage rights.
But that ownership transfer saddled you
with the usage fees for those dens.
COLLECTION LETTER
The Student Council
is renting you those dens,
and we're here to collect.
You owe us five million yen.
Payment is due today,
and we expect the amount in full.
Five million yen?
Five million yen. Wow.
That's hilarious!
Hey! What's so funny?
Are you stupid?
No one in this room has that kinda money.
We took our money
and shoved it up Mickey's ass.
That's enough!
If we have to,
we can take the money by force!
Threaten us as much as you want.
It won't come back.
Search them.
You can't touch my stuff!
We are busy with administrative duties.
I suggest you comply.
And I'll remind you,
the Beautification Council
has the authority to arrest students.
Uh, you can't do that to me.
Chill out for a second
Isn't anyone else bored to tears
by arguing about stupid crap like this?
Why don't we gamble instead?
Go on.
Well, it sounds like we both want to solve
this problem as quickly as possible.
Am I right?
Lucky for us,
this place has so many games.
I'll even let you pick which one.
Take a load off
and play a round of your favorite.
If you win, I'll pay right away.
But if you lose, you get out.
Whatcha think
If you have the money to gamble,
that means you can pay us this instant.
I accept.
Okay. It's decided.
What are we playing?
Hmm?
I want a dice game.
This will be Make It Or Break It.
Guess if the upcoming dice roll
will be even or odd.
Will that be simple enough for you?
Yeah. Now hurry up and throw.
No.
You throw the dice.
I'll be the one to make the guess
Huh?
Ma'am, are you sure that's a good idea?
If she's the one with the dice,
who knows what tricks she'll try to pull.
My word is final.
Toss the dice, Midari Ikishima.
Oh, good! I don't know
what you've got up your sleeve,
but I wanna see!
Even or odd?
It's even.
Oh, wow. She didn't even hesitate.
You carry yourself confidently.
You're a woman that knows what she wants.
Let's get this over with.
I want to see what you rolled.
Oh fine. You're no fun.
All right. Time for the big reveal.
Here it is!
Six. It's even!
The Council Chief wins!
Oh wow. Looks like she got it right.
- Hey.
- Fine.
There's five million.
What compelled you to choose even?
Did you go with a feeling?
You already know the answer,
so why ask me?
- Make sure it's all there.
- Uh, well, we were kinda wondering too.
Simple. I saw through their trick.
Then I turned it back around on them.
They tricked us?
Yes. Ikishima likely predicted
that we would play a dice game
from the beginning.
But how could she have possibly known
which game you would choose to play?
It was a matter of logic.
The room was staged
for me to pick that game.
Take a look around us.
There's shogi, go, chess, checkers,
mahjong, backgammon,
and a collection of video games
All those options take time.
I said I was in a hurry,
so of course
I'd pick whichever was the fastest.
That left me with two options.
Cards or dice.
Unfortunately, these are
exceptionally easy to cheat with.
But there's no helping that,
so I was forced to choose between the two.
Oh. I see no.
Huh.
So what made you choose the dice then?
I'll not pick a game
that I know I can't win.
When I picked up the die earlier,
I couldn't help but notice
that the "two" side was a little heavier.
That's why I wanted you to toss the dice,
and I would be the one to guess the roll.
She didn't need to throw the dice
to figure it out.
I'm still confused about all this.
If the "two" side was down,
it would've shown a "five."
But when she rolled,
it turned over as a "six."
Ikishima wanted to make it obvious to me
that she had added weight to the die.
Because then she'd swap out
the loaded one.
Five.
Which means the new weighted die
in the game
would be rigged to throw evens.
The rest was easy.
Al that's left is two, four, and six.
That's it.
Logically,
there was no way for me to lose.
Oh wow. She came up
with offense and defense right away.
She's so amazing!
My business is done here.
I have other collections.
Hold up a sec.
Don't be a sore loser.
Look here. I've got 30 million.
Please go another round.
Let's play again
W-why would she play,
especially when she caught
your weighted dice in the first game?
Yeah. I thought
you might bring that up again.
So this time I promise I'll be a good girl
and I won't touch the dice at all.
And I'll even let you be the one
to make the guess.
What do you think?
What are you scheming?
We know the dice are going to roll even.
So that means
there's no reason not to play.
It's like finding free money
out on the street.
Come on! Hurry up
and play with me, Sakura Miharutaki!
Don't you want 30 million yen?
Not really.
Huh?
You probably switched out the die again
right after the game,
just when you thought no one was looking.
Or you haven't and you just want
to convince everyone you did.
Mind games aren't very interesting
for me to play.
So, I'm not going to.
What was her deal?
She had totally negative vibes.
She didn't know
what she was talking about.
Sure.
Miharutaki did get one thing wrong
about the match.
I didn't touch the dice
after the game finished.
She's reading into things too much.
She assumed that I swapped one loaded die
with another, which made her choose even.
But she was wrong.
The die that I ended up swapping in
was completely legit.
It just so happened
to roll an even number.
She'll get nowhere with that talent
if she stays so straight-and-narrow.
She's gotta learn to be flexible,
or she'll break.
Well,
I can't think of a single person
who can break the President
of the Beautification Council.
At least not yet.
That was incredible, right?
- Yeah.
- That was a heck of a comeback!
Huh? So is this a new gambling den?
You wanna check it out?
LIMITED GRAND OPENING
LIBRARY PREP ROOM NO. 2
Welcome, gentlemen!
You found the Literary Club!
All right, good sir.
Let me explain the rules of the game,
and then we can play.
It's all pretty simple.
We'll be using these three dice today.
First, we let our customer select
one of these options,
and then they give it a toss
onto the table.
The dealer picks a different dice to throw
and compares the results.
Whoever has the higher number wins.
Ah.
I guess that seems pretty straightforward.
But these don't look like regular dice.
Yes. These are custom made,
so the faces are unique.
The black dice
has "three," "four," and "eight."
The white dice
has "one," "five," and "nine."
The red dice
has "two," "six," and "seven."
So some of these dice
are weaker than others.
You're sure there's not some sort of trick
to these things?
Of course not. Feel free
to examine them to your heart's content.
Hmm.
Cool. Guess I'll try it out.
And, not to rain on the fun,
but I'd like to point out
that our den's current policy
has a gambling limit
of three times per day.
We're running a special event,
so we want to make sure
everyone who visits
gets a chance to enjoy themselves.
Ah. So that's what that means.
Can my first bet be 10,000 yen?
That'll be great.
Now, please choose your dice,
if you wouldn't mind.
Hmm.
I'll go with this one.
Did that one call to you?
Well, if I wanna win,
I need to roll a nine. Should be easy.
Wonderful. I'll pick the red dice
for the first round today.
Okay. Make sure we toss them out
at the same time.
On the count of three.
One, two, three.
A three-round limit?
We gotta preserve the magic.
We don't wanna make them do
the same thing every time.
That's why I plan to change
the game we offer on a weekly basis.
Isn't that a waste of time
if we're already making a profit?
Why change it?
Easy. Someone might figure us out.
- Aw, man.
- You botched it.
I can't believe this.
One more time!
Great. Which die would you like this time?
Picking red. I think
the dealer chose this one for a reason.
Hmm.
I guess I'll go
with the black dice this time around.
Are you ready? Let's roll!
Heck yeah! That's how you do it!
Congratulations on your win!
I totally knew
there was something up with the red die.
Everything's playing out
just like Mary said.
This is a good game
for us to start with.
It's random, so we'll probably lose a few.
But they'll come back for more
because they're also able
to win a few games.
This is your last round today.
What would you like to do?
I gotta bet again.
50,000, and I'm gonna stick with red.
All right. I'll keep things simple
and use the black dice.
Here we go.
So how'd we do?
Day one revenue,
a total of 300,000 yen!
We did it!
With the seed money,
we have one million yen.
That means 1.7 million
is well within our reach.
I'm going to make Tsuzura a human again.
I can get the money for that easily.
This is amazing!
I didn't think
we could make this much right away!
I knew we would bring in some,
but not this much.
The maid outfit was a nice touch, right?
Yeah. I thought you were crazy
with that idea, at first,
but, in the end, it really paid off.
That might have helped,
but you picked the perfect game to play.
People were eating it up!
It was such a good idea!
We were so right. Mary is the best!
Praise me all you want,
it won't get you anywhere.
Mary. Mary.
Mary.
- Uh, I really don't...
- Mary.
- Mary! Mary!
- Let's talk about tomorrow.
- Uh...
- Mary! Mary!
Mary! Mary!
- Mary!
- Shut up!
Ultra special!
- No!
- K-O!
You win!
Runa, how are you always so good
at video games?
You just get good
at what you love when you do it a lot.
Too bad you can't get good at growing.
Shut up! I just measured
and was, like, two millimeters taller!
- You two are having fun.
- Huh?
Hey, Sachi! What's up?
Come on. Let's play again.
All right. But I'm definitely winning.
Aoi, I found a first-year
that might be fun for you to play with.
Who? Not the "Den Destroyer."
No. This one took Library Prep Room
Number Two from me earlier today.
Apparently, her new gambling den
is open for business.
Why don't you go over and check it out?
You better watch out!
I'm going in for a counter
and another special.
- Huh? What's up?
- Hey. Sorry, Runa.
- I got something to do.
- What?
Fighting games aren't fun
when I play by myself.
Want me to send Kaede over here?
Man, Kaede Manyuda is no fun.
You know he won't play games with me.
I'll come back and play with you later.
LIMITED DICE GAME
How long did Saotome say
it was gonna take?
Probably another hour?
It was stuff to finish her transfer.
All righty.
So what do you think? Should we open?
I think it's time!
You're excited about this.
Yeah. Mary's helped me a lot.
I wanna be able to start paying her back
for all she's done.
Hi! Come on in.
Sorry. That took longer than I thought.
So what's going on here?
Oh. Hey, Saotome.
What's the matter? Are we losing already?
No. We're up,
by three million.
Three million?
See him? That's Aoi Mibuomi
from the Student Council.
He just kinda showed up
I'll bet a million.
Huh?
Oh. That bet's a little too...
What? Come on.
You can afford to pay that amount
even if you do lose, right?
You know, I bet I'll lose anyway.
This game is hard to play.
Huh?
Okay. Let's play.
You can play up to three rounds a day.
Only three tries, huh?
I wanna play with the white die.
Okay, then.
I'll choose the red dice this round.
Hurray, Hanatemari!
You rolled the high number!
Now, the next round.
Huh?
Two million, please.
Hanatemari won
the second match too.
This next roll
will be the final one he's allowed to play
before he hits the limit.
Four million this time.
Four million?
- Huh?
- Hey, Mary.
Oh! So, you're Mary Saotome!
You know, I came all the way here for you.
Huh?
I heard you took out Juraku
in a game yesterday.
That's pretty impressive.
It looks like you put
a lot of thought into this game.
It's clever that you have the customer
be the first one to pick out the die.
They take the lead.
Makes them feel
like the playing field is actually even.
But, you and I both know that isn't true.
It's a simple three-way deadlock.
Red beats white,
white beats black, and black beats red.
When they're pairs
it's a lot easier to win.
But, with that said,
whoever chooses later will win.
- He's kidding.
- Is he serious?
The probability says
there's a five-in-nine chance.
The more times they get you to play,
the more the gambling den takes.
It's a pretty sweet deal,
taking advantage
of your customers like that.
He's figured it out!
The day is wasting.
I could talk about this for hours,
but why don't we gamble
and test my theory.
I'm gonna choose the white die again.
You'll pick red, right?
Uh, y-yeah.
This is the "martingale" system!
Every time he loses,
he'll double his previous bet!
It doesn't matter how many times he loses,
he just needs to win once
to earn back everything he bet before.
I've not come across this method
very often, mostly because of the risk.
But if this guy came in here
to destroy us,
this would be
the most effective way of doing it.
Because if you somehow happen
to lose the first two rounds,
your chances of winning the third
spike to 90%!
Hell yeah! Mibuomi wins!
- Four million yen! That's amazing!
- Yeah!
We only just started.
I wasn't able to predict this
and figure out a plan.
I'd already lost.
Hanatemari!
Are you okay?
Nothing will be left...
- Say something!
- I'm sorry.
Here's what we owe you.
One million yen.
You can keep it. Let's call it a present.
Huh?
I figure you'll be in trouble
if you lose this,
especially if you wanna reverse
her Mitten status.
You're right, but I still don't...
But if I do that, you think
you could help me with something?
Mary, I really need you right now.
It's not something that's difficult.
I just need your help with one thing.
Destroying the Student Council President!
Subtitle translation by: Helen O'Horan
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