Chapter 183: As an Opponent
"Raaawr."
"Hm. I was waiting for you, Elf-san."
"Not shaken."
"Would you have preferred if I was?"
"Mm."
I killed Kirishi-tan with a bite, then rushed straight to Confident Niki. But instead of running, Confident Niki calmly kept searching the room for items.
Top Chat: Intimidation failed!
Top Chat: Was there even a point in succeeding?
Top Chat: Cute!
Top Chat: So that was intimidation, huh.
"You didn’t run."
"Would I really have gotten away from you if I had tried, Elf-san?"
"Impossible."
At best, she could’ve bought herself about five minutes of a chase, but I still would have caught her without fail.
"Exactly. So rather than waste time resisting, I figured I’d hear your trick explained directly."
Top Chat: Oh, I want to hear this too.
Top Chat: Since Elf-san revealed herself, that must mean she has a way to kill, right?
Top Chat: What kind of hidden technique was it?
"It’s not anything complicated. I just imitated Confident Niki."
"…Imitated me?"
"I lied using the game’s rules."
Top Chat: Wait, did Elf-san ever lie about something?
Top Chat: Did she even make any statements about the rules to begin with?
"I did."
Top Chat: About what?
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"Ah, excuse me, one more thing. If a single werewolf performs two attacks in one turn, they’ll die afterward, so please be careful!"
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Top Chat: Eh.
Top Chat: Huh.
Top Chat: Wait.
Top Chat: Wha?
Top Chat: Ehhhhhhhhh!?
Top Chat: That was the cardboard announcer’s voice!
Top Chat: No way!?
Top Chat: No, it can’t be!?
Top Chat: …Wait, is it actually real?
Top Chat: Hold on, hold on, hold on—
"What is it?"
Top Chat: Uh… when exactly did you tell that lie?
"Right at the start of the main match."
Top Chat: That far back!?
Top Chat: Just checked the recording—it was right after the cardboard announcer finished explaining the main match rules and said, ‘See you again after the match.’
Top Chat: Oh yeah, you did say, ‘I’ve memorized all the women here.’
Top Chat: So you included the announcer too!?
"I had one move more than everyone else."
Top Chat: That’s a pretty big advantage even for the villagers.
Top Chat: What a ridiculous setup.
"…Heh."
Top Chat: Hm?
Top Chat: Confident Niki?
"Hahaha! Haaaahaha! I see! So this was it! This was the trick!"
Top Chat: Big laugh.
Top Chat: That startled me.
Top Chat: Yeah, if someone pulled this on you, you’d just have to laugh.
"I was deceived—completely deceived, Elf-san!"
"You look pleased."
"Heh… I always wanted to take a crazy, out-of-nowhere blow like this from an opponent, just like the talents at my company do. Ah… so this is how they feel…"
Top Chat: Confident Niki got to experience the same thing Kirishi-tan and the others do, huh.
Top Chat: And she’s also a fan of Elf-san, right?
Top Chat: Damn, I’m jealous now.
Top Chat: Elf-saaaan, trick us too!
"All right."
Top Chat: Huh, really?
Top Chat: Nice!
Top Chat: …Is that how tricking people works?
Top Chat: Probably not.
Top Chat: So why trick us?
"Team up with Yoki and try to expose Elf. …It’s a match."
"Oh, and now I need to kill Confident Niki."
"Gwaaah!?"
Top Chat: At least let her enjoy the moment a bit longer, lol.
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