Restart

If my theory is correct, then he wants to set me up! Maybe because I'm the only beginner who won but they're trying to eliminate me here. They can't just eliminate me out of nowhere. That much is sure.

That's why they're setting me up to cheat so they have a reason to kick me out. Good for you, I almost fell to that. But I changed! I already prepared myself when I came here!

I'm not that naive kid anymore who expects everything will go his way! I'm not going to be naive anymore! I readied my hands for the 3rd Roll and was about to roll it to the bowl.

If I'm correct, he's going to snatch this dice while It's still rolling. The safest moment where he can be assured that I won't remove the dice is when It's spinning.

That's why I'm going to bet on the chance that he's trying to set me up! Not applying anything to this dice in the 3rd Roll is simply dangerous.

If he'll not snatch this dice and I got an invalid roll then everything is over! I'm going to get matched with a veteran again! That's why... I'm going to trust my instinct and roll it without any tricks! Here I go! With that, I rolled the dice under the bowl and continued to spin around inside it.

So is he going to snatch it? or not?

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Sagashira Go's POV

This kid knows that I'm going to snatch the dice! That's why he didn't apply the tape or anything to cheat! That grin of his explains it all! Damn it! I was informed that he's a naive kid! So how? How did he figure it out!?

"Hey, hey, why did you snatch my dice? It has a good spin just now. I have a feeling that I would get a 4-5-6."

This boy spoke to me, but the crowd can hear it. The crowd just stares at us dumbfounded and doesn't have any clue as to what's happening.

"Mr. Announcer, don't you think It's unfair?"

"What are you talking about?"

For some reason, I'm having this uneasy feeling inside me. As if I ate a bunch of rotten fruits. I have this uneasy feeling that something bad will happen. What's happening? The boy showed me a grin and continued speaking:

"You still don't know that? I mean, the fact that you just snatched my dice. I could roll a 4-5-6 or higher, you know? The fact that you obstructed is a real pain in the ass, or maybe you know that I'm getting a high roll so you immediately stopped it."

This kid! What is he trying to pull here? There's no way someone would know what roll you're going to have unless you cheat! I took a peek at the crowd and saw their piercing gazes towards me. I see, so this is the uneasy feeling I've got earlier.

This kid... is no joke! He's stirring the crowd! The crowd is scared! They're scared that the same will be done to them! That's why they're shooting those gazes to me! Especially the beginners!

Hey, hey, this is not a joke anymore.

"What do you want?"

I directed my question to the kid himself. I want to resolve this as much as I can! If the beginners left because of this, I might lose my job!

"Isn't that obvious? A restart."

A restart?

"Allow me to restart everything from scratch. In short, allow me to roll the dice three times again."

What the actual fuck? What did he just say? Do you think I'll really allow that?

"Hey, hey, so you won't allow it? Did you saw that everyone? His face tells me that he won't allow it!"

Again, he's stirring the crowd's feelings! The crowd, especially the beginners, begun to shout their complaints. They're supporting this kid idea of a restart! If this kid restarts, then he would have a higher chance of getting a high roll!

If you roll the dice more than three times, the possibility rises that you will get higher rolls. Since you already rolled 4 times before. The kid continued to speak and stir the crowd's feelings.

"In the first place, this dice game is definitely unfair! You'll only get points if you roll the 4-5-6 and higher!? What a joke! Plus, my second roll just now fell out of the bowl! The bowl is rigged, after all! But why did I kept quiet? Because I don't have any evidence! But now, you're caught red-handed and you won't even let me restart!? That's some shrewd system you've got there."

As his speech goes on, more and more people are supporting him now! They're shouting nonstop that I should let him restart! What the hell!? There's no way I will let him restart! I'm not going to budge here!

While I'm here, enduring the pressure that the crowd is giving me, I suddenly had a call from the chief. What? Did he catch on to the situation? I immediately answered it with no further ado.

"Umm? Chief?"

"Sagashira, let him restart."

"What?"

What are you saying chief!? If we let him restart, his chances of getting a high roll will be high! If he indeed got a high roll, he's going to get away scot-free!

"We can't let the crowd rallying here any further. Let him restart."

"But, chief..."

"Don't worry, in one of his three chances to roll, he's going to use the double-sided tape to have a high roll."

He's still going to use the double-sided tape?

END OF CHAPTER 33