"Izuna? It's just a game… a game! Don't make that face!"
"…" (silently hides behind Mash)
"Izu… na—" thud
"She collapsed."
Wakamo, in despair. Seeing her beloved little sister terrified, treating her like an enemy… Naturally, pure Izuna's fear crushed her mentally.
"—My turn, Makoto-sama."
"Makoto… you sure?"
"After hearing that, curiosity wins—how will I end up?"
"…Fair point."
"Here goes… Fate, side with Makoto-sama!!"
Tiny unease aside, Makoto sacrifices herself to learn the game's terror. Rolls 67—text appears:
'Attempts to monopolize Kivotos's popularity with gadgets and prep—fails, loses 5 million.' —WHAT IS THIS SUGOROKU!? AND ME!?
Bundles fly from her piece; Makoto's figure withers.
"5 million on PR…?"
"Trinity couldn't—no way."
"Negative start…!"
"…No use hesitating—my turn."
Unfazed by Makoto and Wakamo's fall, Nagisa rolls… Possible futures mean good ones too. After Eden Treaty hardships with Mash, she bets on hope.
"Ei!"
"Nagisa-san, no need to strain."
"Nagi-chan's first board game~ Always chess."
"Only entertainment?"
"Only interest."
"…Waste."
"Don't pity me, 450-million-debt Makoto-san?"
"What!?"
"I won't err like you… Not for nothing I've hosted long!"
Nagisa brims with confidence. Post-Eden, Trinity-Gehenna rivalry is healthy. Pre-Eden? Taunts sparked shootouts. Now: sportsmanship.
She won't misuse funds… Surely good—believing, she moves.
"23… My future—
'Insults friend's favorite—hated. Back 50 squares. Words: "Peroro-sama isn't gross—Nagisa-sama, I HATE YOU!!"' …Ugh" thud
"Nagi-chan!!?"
"Trinity's host collapses!!"
"Nagisa-sama!?"
Friend's favorite: Hifumi's beloved Peroro—Nagisa called it **'gross bird'***¹. Hifumi's hate triggers respiratory paralysis—she clutches chest, collapses, convulses. Piece: despair face, sideways.
"N-Nagisa-sama!! Hang in there!!"
"H-Hifumi-san… I'd never say that… right!?"
"Why blood!?"
"Hated by Hifumi—I can't live…!!"
"Nagisa-sama!?"
"As expected of Hifumi—popular."
"Is this popular!?"
"Nagi-chan scary-gross…"
"…Her love's heavy?"
"You say that?"
Mash charms brains naturally, but Hifumi's personality captivates Trinity.
"—My turn to shine."
"Mob losing line."
"Defeat flag."
"Wrote your will?"
"Wanna get wrecked!?"
Wakamo's "join us" glare, Makoto's "suffer" words, Nagisa's "careful" warning—inviting Neru.
Undaunted, Neru rolls—no mistakes, she's sane…
"7… Single-digit unlike them—whatever, climb from here… What happens—
'Graduated, adult—height unchanged. Eternal chibi life. Nothing. Good work (lol)' …DESTROY" draw
"Stop, Chibi-Maid-senpai!!"
"WHO'S CHIBI-MAID!?"
"Calm, Neru-san."
"ETERNAL CHIBI!? GOOD WORK!? DESTROY!!"
"Easy~"
"I'll reach Asuna's height!!"
Complex triggered, Neru rages—dual-wields guns at board. Mash & Alice restrain. Maker's personality? AI's twisted? Caution rises.
"…My turn."
"Tsurugi, sure!?"
"More discoveries… a-and…"
"And?"
"M-Maybe… good memory with Sensei…"
"Uhe~ maiden Tsurugi-chan."
"Gap moe…"
"D-Don't learn weird stuff, Saori! —Anyway, go!"
"Brace for anything."
"Yes…!"
Soldier to battle—hope vs dread. Light toss.
"20—Eat sweets with friends… +20kg!??"
"HORROR!!"
"KYAAAA!!" roll roll
Screaming, Tsurugi rolls, ends in corner—fetal position, crying. Others soothe. Piece: slightly chubby.
"Just IF—don't mind."
"Youth with friends is good."
"Yeah~"
"Uuu…!"
"Weight gain… that sad?"
"We don't get it…"
"Never cared."
"Ex-Arius doesn't know… For girls, +weight = death wish."
"That much!?"
"That much."
"Tsurugi-san, train with me if it happens."
"Uuu…"
Even without weird futures—girl bombs exist. Caution max… but one unfazed.
"My turn."
"S-Saori… careful."
"Really brace."
"Appreciate… but I'm fine."
"Why so sure?"
"No hope for future before… Never thought of life ahead. Now? Excited for what comes—family too."
Arius days: no room for future. Now: anticipates any path.
"Accept any future. Heavy? Avoid it. No more despair—decided."
"Ooh~"
"Saori-san… grown—teary."
"Leader…!"
"Nina, rest easy… As leader, sister—fight fate!!"
Strong roll—34. Moves. Reads carefully—vowed no flinch…
'Beloved sisters suddenly bring spouses… back to start— GUAAAH!!!!" BOOM
"SAORIIII!?"
"Spouses… delivery?"
"Courier! …Spouse = marriage partner."
"Wah."
"Ahaha! Flew like Sensei's punch~"
"Bad time!! She crashed into wall!!"
Sisters (Nina, Atsuko, etc.) bring partners—Saori blasts backward, embeds in wall.
"Leader!?"
"Saori… nee-san!! Okay!?"
"VanitasVa…ni…tas…Vanitas…VaVaVa…"
"Bugging."
"Vibrating…"
"Saori's siscon."
"More bracon?"
"Beyond accept—shock…"
"—If Sensei… forgive…"
"Me…? Never thought marriage…"
Azusa & Nina nurse blood-spitting Saori. Sudden family marriage—mental devastation.
"Uhe~ Saori-chan's rough… Uncle's future won't be bad—chill (…Abydos revival… then happiness~)"
Hoshino's heavy thoughts—result:
"Wha— Cute kouhai suddenly bring spouses UWAAAH!?"
"Mid-sentence blast!?"
"Again!?"
"Same as Saori… but Abydos safe. Live there with spouse."
"Sensei okay—others NO!!"
"Nn, senpai serious eyes."
"Uuu nooo…! Me aside—everyone with random guys NOOO!!"
"Nn…! Hoshino-senpai… choking…!"
Hoshino's reason snaps—ignores chairwoman role, sobs, strangles Shiroko.
Finally… Mash.
"My turn—ei."
"Sensei, careful—nothing good."
"Beware, my beloved…!!"
"…Sensei won't get bad future…"
Kivotos's good guy rep—no cruel fate for Mash. He thinks 'death penalty?'…
"4—Egg allergy… never eat cream puffs… 10 turns skip."
"WORSE THAN DEATH!!"
"Ka-hyuu…" thud
"Sensei down!!"
"AED!!"
"My beloved!!!!"
For Mash, eternal no cream puffs = death+. Allergy horror—faints. Guardians Team near-wiped… Friends Team remains.
"—Survive!!"
"Ooh!!"
Priority: survive (the game threat)—over win/lose.
"Uh… lots happened… continue?"
"Ooh…"
"Not the vibe!?"
"Broken faces?"
"Can't blame~"
Wakamo feared by sister, Makoto in debt, Nagisa hated (mental near-death), Neru eternal chibi, Tsurugi girl-bomb, Saori/Hoshino family marriages… Mash no cream puffs—Guardians' mental rags.
"Spouse… beastman, robot, same-sex… fine—but not good like robot shopkeeper or Sensei—NO!!"
"Same—Kaiser-like adult? Shoot~"
(Nn, Hoshino-senpai serious again)
"Biggest damage—" glance
"—"
"Over there."
Mash took max hit. Recovered somewhat—still shell-shocked, staring void.
"S-Sensei, just game world! …Right?"
"You've overwritten bad futures with force—cheer up."
"Even so…"
"Makoto-sama buys all cream puffs later."
"Yay!"
(…Worried for you, Mash Burned.)
Lately, mental attacks? Cream puffs restore. Eden with Mika/Azusa—mental leap.
"—My turn."
"May popularity crash—Makoto-sama rise."
"Grudge intense."
"Makoto-san doponko with Hina."
"Where's Eden charisma?"
"Word choice!!"
Ignoring tantrum Makoto, Hina rolls. Mind: overwork collapse… worst: 'Sensei hates me'—shakes off fear.
"40… Work piles, 3 days no sleep—5 turns skip… Business as usual."
"3 days no sleep normal?"
"Nn, definitely wrong."
Azusa questions—Shiroko denies. Others pile on Hina's abnormality.
"Book said no sleep = death!"
"Hey, Discipline Chair? Wrong, right? Why accept?"
"…? 3 days fine? Pre-Sensei, sleep was miracle… Pandemonium harassment piled work… —But now? 5 hours!"
All freeze—glance Makoto. She whistles, slinks away.
"Saori, secure."
"Done."
"When!?"
"Slap?" crack knuckles
"Wait!! Your slap's lethal!!"
"Sensei knuckle, Mika slap, or Hoshino's warming full punch?"
"Supernova too!!"
"Stooop!!"
"Everyone, lately fine—your attacks kill Makoto!"
Post-Eden friends—Hina's harassment? Mastermind lynched. Planned can-crush Makoto… Hina cites improved Pandemonium (Mash's work)—spared.
"Regroup… Mash-kun's princess, Mika ⭐︎"
"Bird like you—my husband's princess?"
"Ah ⭐︎ Break you?"
"No fighting."
"Nn~ If 'date Sensei'—sorry~?"
"Dream on (say it) (must) (should)"
"Why unite there?"
Fearless Mika rolls—cheats with mystique (learned from Mash/Barbara fights)… Luck pull—
"Wow! 7!"
(Sparked…)
"My fate~
'Love for Sensei spirals—confines in room. 20 turns skip.' WHY!?"
Luck goddess & GM snub cheaters. Piece caged in hologram bars. Wakamo shoulders Mika.
"Imprison Sensei? Unforgivable."
"You chain sister!!"
"Different!!"
"Uhe… Even uncle wouldn't imprison Sensei—impossible."
"Sensei breaks cages."
"Beats yandere/menhera…"
"Hifumi, what's 'yandere'/'menhera'?"
"Stay pure, Azusa-chan!"
Yandere confinement? Mash busts out. Suicide pact? Nope.
Seniors done. Now peers/juniors.
"Nn, my turn…!"
"Careful~ Shiroko-chan—tough foe."
"Not Hoshino-senpai level."
"Uhe… Meaning?"
"Let go. Stuffy."
"Fine~ You'll vanish if I do."
"Hoshino-senpai heavy. Double meaning."
Peels off Hoshino—light roll. Braced, but excited.
"Nn, 18… Height 165cm, big chest, sudden growth—fufun ✨"
"Shiroko-chan? Why face me?"
"Beat Hoshino-senpai."
"Outside?"
"Stop!"
"Good futures exist~ Why only us bad!?"
"Fate?"
"Hate that fate!!"
First light in misery. Good futures possible—changes everything.
"Next… me!!"
"Hifumi, fight!"
"Careful?"
"Azusa-chan, Nina-chan—thanks…! Bit scary…"
"No bad for Hifumi."
"Said that—Mash got horror."
"Shut it, Gehenna idiot Makoto."
"WHO'S IDIOT!?"
"…Go!"
Prays for good. Ordinary girl… but favorite-triggered insanity.
"47—Three rare Peroro goods… lose half money… Worth it!!"
"—Half money!?"
"…? For Peroro-sama—nothing."
"…Azusa, hate to say—your friend nuts?"
"Saori, Hifumi's not nuts. Spending on favorites normal."
"Limits!!"
As Saori tsukkomi—limits to oshi spending. Ruinous = waste. Nagisa advises as senpai.
"Moderation—study, health, then hobby."
"—Y-yes! …Ehehe."
"Need more? Ask me—any amount."
"Nagi-chan stop?"
"Tea Party giving pocket money—scandal."
Sweet to friends despite warnings. Hifumi done… Azusa, Nina.
"42—Beach with friends again, youth max… Sea—what sand sculpture next?"
Azusa's piece: friends swarm, beach fun.
"27… More youth friends—mountains, snowfields… Fun."
Nina: surrounded, happy times. Saori silent tears—waterfall.
"12… Lord!! Ninja training success—real ninja, big bonus!!"
"Good for you, Izuna-chan."
Izuna: ninjutsu successes.
"Proud as sister."
"Yes!"
"So come closer—just a bit."
"—Think later!!"
"Izuna…!"
"Next Alice!!"
Surely good for Alice… thought.
"43… Game Dev grows—I unchanged, eternal chibi… Nooo…!!"
"—'You're cuter this way'… Hey, different from mine!"
Neru: 'Good work (lol)'. Alice: 'cuter'—clear bias.
"Ahahaha~ Fun! —My turn!"
"Careful—seniors got wrecked."
"…Picks favorites?"
"Engineer malice—no, AI malice… pissing me off!!"
"Easy, Leader~ —Ei!"
Last: Asuna. One lap done—Guardians battered… but pride.
"77—Lottery first prize~"
"Eh!?"
"700 million~"
"Too sudden!!"
"77 pinpoint!?"
"Asuna… gut feeling roll?"
"Yup~ Felt this drop = that number!"
"Possible… wait—"
Asuna tops assets—leads. Continue? Asuna wins—Friends victory.
"—Uhe, losing like this… sucks."
"Of course… bow out!?"
"Once wrecked—no twice!!"
"Guardians—go!!"
"…Then Friends—full speed."
Won't lose—desperate resolve. But game ignores mood.
Hate from sisters, abandoned by admired, wealth/dignity gone, favorites banned…
"—Why…!?"
"Uh… Friends Team… big win~?"
"This game picks people!!"
"Junior bias? Or taste!?"
"Sensei got 'train = death' magic—fainted from shock!"
"Anyway… protest Engineer Club."
"Agree!!"
Hina decides—AI/gameplay hated, forced major tweaks… better—
"—Thighs double… what is this game!!"
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