Hear me out!! An AU where Yumeko’s parents DIDN’T die.
(This idea randomly came to me and i HAD to spit it out. If you all have any hcs on this au I’d love to hear them)
Now, this would mean Keiko and Jo never did the shit they did to get them kicked off of the student board and arguably, murdered.
I’m assuming Keiko and Jo moved to Japan to escape the school board in the OG production. Which means Yumeko would’ve grown up in America. (I still fully believe that Keiko and Jo would’ve taught Yumeko Japanese.)
Now, this would’ve meant Keiko and Jo stayed on the student board. Which, I believe, would’ve probably meant… Yumeko would be on the student council.
Yumeko and Kira would still have a rivalry. Yumeko, even in this Au, most likely has been taught to abide by fate. Which means Yumeko wouldn’t obey Kira’s orders. And what could Kira do? Kick her off? Yumeko hasn’t fallen in the top 10… hell, I believe Yumeko would’ve been 3. Which everyone else would move down one.
Along that, Yumeko is nearly Kira’s equal in a way. I believe Yumeko would tease Kira by leaving little mind puzzle things on her table. (Eventually Kira would start reciprocating, and it turned into a challenge on who could solve the most/fastest.)
Micheal would have a grudging respect for Yumeko in this AU. No, he doesn’t like the student council. But he respects how she defies every expectation. She joins the heart house. She doesn’t crack under Kira. They wouldn’t be close— at least, not immediately.
Mary and Yumeko would start as a one sided rivalry on Mary’s side, which would devolve into a friendship and a mix of confused feelings on Mary’s side. Yumeko would teach Mary in her own way to play fair. How to rely on luck and wit a little bit more. And it would help!! This also means Mary wouldn’t have been taken down.
…Riri wouldn’t like Yumeko. Not juuust because Yumeko challenges Kira, but because of her relationship with Mary. Yumeko has gotten the more free version of Mary. The side without the mask. Hell, she rooms with Mary! (Yumeko would’ve arrived in school before Blake’s roommate died, so she most likely would’ve ended up rooming with Mary.) and Riri wishes that she could’ve got that. Which is why at the Bet Gala, instead, Riri pulls what she did in the show in a what she doesn’t want to acknowledge as a minorly selfish act to regain Mary’s attention. (To her relief, it works. And then suddenly Yumeko’s a wingman. And Riri doesn’t dislike her as much as she did…)
Ryan wouldn’t get out of house pet status immediately. But he would still have a crush on Yumeko (due to her looks). Eventually, after Mary softened, Yumeko starts talking with Ryan (to Mary’s dissatisfaction) and eventually bails Ryan out of house pet status. But of course it had to be a gamble too! A coin flip. (She would’ve won the coin in a gamble against her mother and keeps it as a memory).
I feel as Dori and Yumeko would spar occasionally. Yumeko and her family visit Ms. Kawamoto sometimes and Ms. Kawamoto probably still taught Yumeko to fight, and she’s the only one who can really hold her own against Dori. They’d probably be companions. Not quite friends, but friendly and they practice/work out together. Yumeko tried DDR with Dori once and swore to never dance again because she was ass.
Suki would most likely leave Yumeko alone. She’s higher than him and someone who can face Kira? Maybe he’d have the same respect for her as Kira. Watch him say “slay” and Yumeko giggle.
I don’t have much to say about Runa or Chad. Chad would flirt with her maybe, but eventually give up.
(Live laugh love the heart house trio. They’d probably still eventually form. Mary would eventually be like “if I’m associated with you, you can NOT be a loser.” To Ryan)
Yumeko would probably propose the idea of side bets. Mostly for her entertainment. And then Kira would be like “…wtf that’s actually a good idea.“ Yumeko would find out Micheal existed and he wouldn't get his code stolen, instead credited!! And after that Yumeko would somehow get Micheal's number (blame dori) and ask him for tech things.
And also Yumeko’s parents would probably tell Yumeko about the secret passages and the kakegurui club. It would turn into a small hangout spot for the student council most likely
Micheal would have free access to the Kakegurui club so he could work without bother, minus the fact that Dori always knows when he goes. (Kira wouldn't like that, but Yumeko swore he wouldn't do anything)
and a final thought that may have happened if Yumeko's parents never died/were kicked off the School board:
Souko. For those who don't know who Souko is, in the original Kakegurui, Souko is Yumeko's older sister. Would she exist in Bet if Yumeko's parents never had to run from the School Board?
Personally, here's what I think Souko would be like if she had a Bet counterpart:
Souko would know how to gamble, but wouldn't of attended St. Dominics. She would instead study at abroad in Japan, probably, or attend a private high school. But her and Yumeko would be in contact and have a pretty nice relationship. Most likely Souko would be 3-5 years older.
Anyways, those are my thoughts. If you all have any, please feel free to leave them in comments or reblogs!!
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