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@theothersideofthemoonx
“ hello! i’m yumemi yumeite!☆ an up — and — coming idol!☆ ”
independent yumemi yumeite from kakegurui — compulsive gambler. managed by bunnie. a two — faced idol who has dreams of being a famous actress. please take care of her. side blog to @fatedcollection.
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Ririka:
“ɪ ᴡɪsʜ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘ…” ʀɪʀɪᴋᴀ ғʀᴏᴡɴᴇᴅ. sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ.
sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʀᴜᴇ. ᴛʜᴇʏ sʜᴀʀᴇᴅ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴛʀᴀɪᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪsᴛɪᴄ, ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛᴡɪɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅ. ʀɪʀɪᴋᴀ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ғᴜʟʟʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅʀᴏᴠᴇ ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ. ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏғ ɢᴀᴍʙʟɪɴɢ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ sᴇɴsᴇ, sᴇᴇᴍɪɴɢʟʏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ: ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ. ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴀs, ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ, sʜᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴅɪᴅ ɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ. ғᴏʀ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴs sʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʀɪɴ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʀɪᴅ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.
"ɪ-ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ?“
She blinked, the other truly could use from a giant shot of self esteem. Shifting a bit to offer her mask back. “I suppose so.”
“You really don’t have any reason to be so timid mind you, you are a great gambler and you are also quite an enjoyable person….if Maeri is anything to go on. You should try to be a bit more outgoing no?”
sʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ. ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀʀᴏɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴏᴠᴇʀ. sʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍɪᴅʟʏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀsᴋ ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ʏᴇᴛ ᴘᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ.
"ᴛ-ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴠɪᴄᴇ..."
ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ sʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇsɪsᴛᴀᴛᴇ. sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇ ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ sᴀɪᴅ. "ᴅᴏᴇs sᴀᴏᴛᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴍᴇ?"
theothersideofthemoonx:
“ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ғɪɴᴇ ʙʏ ᴍᴇ.“
ʀɪʀɪᴋᴀ ᴛʜᴇɴ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜʟsɪᴠᴇ ɢᴀᴍʙʟᴇʀ. ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴀɴᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʟʟs ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʙᴜᴛ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴇʏᴇs ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴀʀʏ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋʏᴀʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀɪʀɪᴋᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ.
"ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀʀʏ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ?”
“Not too much, i only met and gambled with her ever since my transfer from my previous school.” It was true that she only met her from a challenge on her own game even if it has a mysterious way to gain Mary’s advantage and Yumeko’s disadvantage. It was her first win from a rigged gamble.
That was the time since Ryota was on housepet status from an unpaid debt, which it stings him that time.
“And after my victory, i guess i’ve became friends with Saotome and Suzui. Least beats being a lone wolf. How about you?” She asked the same thing if Ririka knew her as well.
ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ, ʀɪʀɪᴋᴀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀssᴜᴍᴇᴅ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴀʀʏ. ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ғɪʀsᴛ ʜᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛɪᴍɪᴅᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ.
ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs ᴡɪᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ ɪɴ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ sʜᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sʟɪɢʜᴛᴇsᴛ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ.
"ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴀʀʏ..."
"ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ sᴍᴀʟʟ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ. ɪ sᴘᴇɴᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ sᴏ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪ ɢᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ɪs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴘʀɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛ..."
Kiria:
“ᴀʜ~ɪ'ᴍ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇɴ,” sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ, ᴄʟᴏsᴇʟʏ ɪɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ’s ғᴀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴs. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ɢᴀᴍʙʟᴇs, sʜᴇ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ ᴘᴏᴋᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ. ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴇɴᴠɪᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴏᴘᴇɴɴᴇss ᴛᴏ sʜᴏᴡ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɢᴀᴍʙʟᴇʀ.
"ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴅᴇᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ɢᴀᴍʙʟɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴ.“
ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ’s ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ᴇʏᴇʙʀᴏᴡ, sʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ʙᴀᴄᴋ. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴀᴇʀɪ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ɢᴏᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʜɪɴᴛ.
“ᴍᴀᴇʀɪ sᴀᴏᴛᴏᴍᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛɪɴɢ ɢɪʀʟ, ɪ ᴍᴜsᴛ sᴀʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ғᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴀs ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs, ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ?” sʜᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ.
In truth Yumeko didn’t know, when it came to anyone’s interest in her Yumeko was truly oblivious. When it came to any emotional connects she was…..confused easily to say the least, and at a complete loss for anything else. All she knew was what she desired, that’s it.
“I can honestly say that I don’t.” She genuinely thought Kiria liked Maeri, after all Maeri was the one whom was called into her office, the fact that Yumeko herself was more then a little in love with her, at least as much as she was with Kiria, made it an obvious choice for her, anyone else? She honestly didn’t know.
sʜᴇ ғʀᴏᴡɴᴇᴅ sʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ. ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ. sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴀssᴜᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴠɪsɪʙʟʏ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ, ᴛʜɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴄɪᴘʀᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇ. ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴅᴅs ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛɪɴɢ.
"ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏɴ ʙʏ ɴᴏᴡ. ɪ'ᴍ ғᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɢᴀᴍʙʟɪɴɢ."
Kiria:
ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ɢᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏʀ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ sᴀʏᴀᴋᴀ, sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴ ɪᴅᴇᴀ. ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴡᴀs ʜɪɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ.
“ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ɪ ᴅᴏ. ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴛʀᴇᴇ ɪs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ. ᴏʀ ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ɪ'ᴍ ᴍɪsᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ…”
“ᴀɴʏᴡᴀʏ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ? ʜᴍ?~ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ɪs ᴀʟʟ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ. ɢᴀᴍʙʟɪɴɢ ᴄᴀɴ ɢᴇᴛ ʙᴏʀɪɴɢ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴡɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ʟᴇᴛ’s sᴇᴇ…”
ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʏᴇᴛ ʀɪsᴋ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴏ ʙᴏʟᴅ. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴀᴜᴛɪᴏᴜs ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ ʙʀᴀᴠᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴀɪᴛ.
“ɪ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ.” sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪsᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴏᴜs ɢʀɪɴ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴀs sʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜɪs.
“Perhaps that has something to do with it no?”
Yumeko couldn’t help but chuckle ever so lightly, of course the clans were large and even if many might not realize how much she knew Yumeko did know quite a bit about their family tree…..although granted not nearly as much as the heads of the other branches….books and notes were really all she had compared to other’s having tutors and teachers to educate them on whom was in the clan and their roles.
“Power, money, those are simply tools aren’t they?” So alike her in that sense, so many thought that one or the other would want more power, more money, more of those simplistic and common things, but the truth was they were just a means to an end.
Oh that lead was so interesting, her face really gave nothing away but why would she say it now of all times? It clearly wasn’t Sayaka that the woman desired, she already had her wrapped around her finger so many ways that any free will she had was less of an illusion and more of a gift given by Sayaka to Kirari.
“You could always just ask Maeri on a date you know.” Granted if she did that, and she won, Yumeko would be extremely jealous….of both parties, but it seemed like a decent lead to give twords finding the true goal of the enigma.
"ᴀʜ~ɪ'ᴍ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇɴ," sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ, ᴄʟᴏsᴇʟʏ ɪɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ғᴀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴs. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ɢᴀᴍʙʟᴇs, sʜᴇ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ ᴘᴏᴋᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ. ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴇɴᴠɪᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴏᴘᴇɴɴᴇss ᴛᴏ sʜᴏᴡ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɢᴀᴍʙʟᴇʀ.
"ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴅᴇᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ɢᴀᴍʙʟɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴ."
ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ's ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ᴇʏᴇʙʀᴏᴡ, sʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ʙᴀᴄᴋ. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴀᴇʀɪ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ɢᴏᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʜɪɴᴛ.
"ᴍᴀᴇʀɪ sᴀᴏᴛᴏᴍᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛɪɴɢ ɢɪʀʟ, ɪ ᴍᴜsᴛ sᴀʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ғᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴀs ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs, ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ?" sʜᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ.
Ririka:
“ʏᴇs ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇs…"
ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇs sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴏғ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴊᴀʙᴀᴍɪ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴇsᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ɪᴛ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇᴍ sʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴʏ ɪʟʟ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ. sʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs, ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ
. “ᴛʀᴜᴛʜғᴜʟʟʏ, ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇs ᴍᴏsᴛ ɪs ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ. sʜᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴘᴘᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ɢᴇᴛs ʙᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ. ɪ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴡʜʏ sʜᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇs ʏᴏᴜ..”
“ɪ-ɪ'ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ ɪғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ."
ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴘ ǫᴜɪᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀs sʜᴇ ɴᴇʀᴠᴏᴜsʟʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ.
Power? That didn’t seem quite right, at least not to Yumeko, granted power was a means to an end but if all she cared about was power then why would she be willing to risk it all so often? Between gambling with her and risking having to leave, then putting the presidency and their clan leadership up as another match…..granted she didn’t have to leave and she won the election but neither was a guarantee. After all Yumeko was her equal at the very least when it came to gambling and there were other’s whom were also quite skilled.
“It’s fine, it’s not quite what I desired but you did try.”Considering how alike Ririka was when she gambled, Maeri had told her about the match against Rin, she was surprised that Ririka didn’t realize there might be more to it.
"ɪ ᴡɪsʜ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘ..." ʀɪʀɪᴋᴀ ғʀᴏᴡɴᴇᴅ. sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ.
sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʀᴜᴇ. ᴛʜᴇʏ sʜᴀʀᴇᴅ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴛʀᴀɪᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪsᴛɪᴄ, ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛᴡɪɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅ. ʀɪʀɪᴋᴀ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ғᴜʟʟʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅʀᴏᴠᴇ ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ. ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏғ ɢᴀᴍʙʟɪɴɢ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ sᴇɴsᴇ, sᴇᴇᴍɪɴɢʟʏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ: ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ. ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴀs, ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ, sʜᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴅɪᴅ ɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ. ғᴏʀ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴs sʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʀɪɴ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʀɪᴅ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.
"ɪ-ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ?"
Kirari:
ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʙᴜᴛ ʀᴀɪsᴇ ᴀɴ ᴇʏᴇʙʀᴏᴡ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ’s ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪsᴋ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ? ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɪᴛ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟʏ ʙᴇ? sʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ғᴜʟʟʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ. ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ғᴜʟғɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴀʟ.
"ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ᴘʀᴇss ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ.“
ʜᴇʀ ɢʀɪɴ ᴡᴀs ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪsᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ɢɪʀʟ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴡᴀs. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴏᴘᴇɴʟʏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴄʜɪᴄᴋᴇɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴏʙᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟᴜʀᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴ. sʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɪᴛ.
“ᴡᴇʟʟ, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ʜᴀs ᴀ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇɴɢᴛʜʏ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ɪ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ…”
A riposte and redirection, how expected…..it was almost sad that it was so predicted but then the way she was handling this conversation meant there really was no other way for this to go, but then again surely Kirari saw that too no? If not she wasn’t nearly as interesting as she thought. Still sometimes doing the obvious was a way to put someone off-balance. After all when someone was so open didn’t the ones talking to them tend to let their guard down? Perhaps thinking them simple?
“Oh but you already know everything about it don’t you?” The only true hint she would give, after all there were far too many things that could happen if she revealed her heart to anyone and if she was going to do that she would have to be completely certain they were worthy of that information. To bare herself so completely, to give a chance for someone to hold her heart in their hands like that, it wasn’t easy for anyone to do. Especially for her.
“Oh? I have the time, after all it isn’t as if I have any specific thing to take my time up for now.” She lived alone, payment for the last month had already been sent out, sure she could have some fun but….this, oh yes this was far more interesting then any gambling match could be, at least…..for now.
ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ɢᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏʀ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ sᴀʏᴀᴋᴀ, sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴ ɪᴅᴇᴀ. ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴡᴀs ʜɪɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ.
"ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ɪ ᴅᴏ. ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴛʀᴇᴇ ɪs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ. ᴏʀ ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ɪ'ᴍ ᴍɪsᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ..."
"ᴀɴʏᴡᴀʏ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ? ʜᴍ?~ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ɪs ᴀʟʟ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ. ɢᴀᴍʙʟɪɴɢ ᴄᴀɴ ɢᴇᴛ ʙᴏʀɪɴɢ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴡɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ʟᴇᴛ's sᴇᴇ..."
ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʏᴇᴛ ʀɪsᴋ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴏ ʙᴏʟᴅ. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴀᴜᴛɪᴏᴜs ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ ʙʀᴀᴠᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴀɪᴛ.
"ɪ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ." sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪsᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴏᴜs ɢʀɪɴ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴀs sʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜɪs.
Kirari:
“ᴏ-ᴏʜ! ᴜᴍ…” sʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇᴅ.
ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ʀᴇᴅ. ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sʜᴇ ʙᴇ sᴏ sᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ? ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀs ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜʏ sʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀsᴋ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀs. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴡᴀʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴғɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ. sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴇʀᴠᴏᴜsɴᴇss ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴀᴡᴋᴡᴀʀᴅɴᴇss.
ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ, sʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʙʟᴀɴᴋ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ᴡᴀs ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴡɪɴ sɪsᴛᴇʀ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. sʜᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ.
“ɪᴛ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ɪs ғᴏʀ ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs…”
“ɪ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ ɪ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ…”
A promise was not something that was easily given in a place like this, and the Momobami’s certainly had proven that their promises were kept in totality. They didn’t need to lie about things like that just to get what they wanted….that was exactly what made them so….dangerous and intruiging to her, only the fact that she had managed to snatch away the mask in a rare chance had her on such an upper hand to begin with…..perhaps the vice president would simply ignore her, or lie to her, but Kirari….she didn’t have it in her, when a promise was made here surely it would be kept.
“I am intrigued by her, and I wish to learn more about her….to see if she is what I believe her to truly be, as special as she appears.” In a way she just admitted her attraction to, and desire for, the woman that was running the school all without actually admitting it. After all those words could be taken as a way of saying she wanted to take from her what she had, but it would be very clear that anyone whom knew her would dismiss instantly.
“Does that satisfy your curiosity Vice President?”
"ʏᴇs ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇs..."
ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇs sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴏғ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴊᴀʙᴀᴍɪ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴇsᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ɪᴛ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇᴍ sʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴʏ ɪʟʟ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ. sʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs, ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ
. "ᴛʀᴜᴛʜғᴜʟʟʏ, ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇs ᴍᴏsᴛ ɪs ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ. sʜᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴘᴘᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ɢᴇᴛs ʙᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ. ɪ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴡʜʏ sʜᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇs ʏᴏᴜ.."
"ɪ-ɪ'ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ ɪғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ."
ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴘ ǫᴜɪᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀs sʜᴇ ɴᴇʀᴠᴏᴜsʟʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ.
I’m not going to be on for most of the day. I have finals so there will be responses later on.
Still not able to be online that much ugh. I've been studying but I'm free tonight
I'm not going to be on for most of the day. I have finals so there will be responses later on.
Ririka:
“ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪsʜ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ?” ʀɪʀɪᴋᴀ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴅɪsʙᴇʟɪᴇғ.
ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɪᴅᴇᴀ. sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴡʜʏ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴡᴀs ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ɪᴛ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʜᴇʀ sɪsᴛᴇʀ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ғɪʀsᴛ.
"ᴜ-ᴜᴍ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ? ɪ'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ sᴜʀᴇ ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴏ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ. sʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇs sᴇᴇᴍ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ʙʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ…“
sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ? ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛᴇʟʏ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ɴᴏᴡ.
Well that was obvious, was she really thinking that would be what she was asking about? “That’s clear as the nose on your face.” Well when she wasn’t wearing the mask, at least it was to her….perhaps not to other’s though, she could understand why someone might think someone wouldn’t realize this but she wasn’t normal….surely Ririka saw that.
“I meant more on a personal level, things she likes not that simply draw her attention.”
"ᴏ-ᴏʜ! ᴜᴍ..." sʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇᴅ.
ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ʀᴇᴅ. ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sʜᴇ ʙᴇ sᴏ sᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ? ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀs ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜʏ sʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀsᴋ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀs. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴡᴀʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴғɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ. sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴇʀᴠᴏᴜsɴᴇss ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴀᴡᴋᴡᴀʀᴅɴᴇss.
ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ, sʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʙʟᴀɴᴋ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ᴡᴀs ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴡɪɴ sɪsᴛᴇʀ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. sʜᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ.
"ɪᴛ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ɪs ғᴏʀ ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs..."
"ɪ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ ɪ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ..."
Kirari:
ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ sᴍɪʀᴋᴇᴅ.
“ɪ ʙᴇɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀ, ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜɪɴɢ, ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ’s sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ.”
ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴘᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ғɪɴɢᴇʀ ᴏɴ ɪᴛ. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴀʟʟ. ᴇᴠᴇʀ sɪɴᴄᴇ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ. ᴡʜʏ ᴡᴀs sʜᴇ sᴏ ғᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ? ᴡʜʏ ᴅɪᴅ sʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴏ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ? ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ. ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ, ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ɴᴜᴍᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛs.
“ʏᴇs, ɪɴᴅᴇᴇᴅ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ɢᴀᴍʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴋᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪsᴋ. ᴡᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇs. ᴍᴏʀᴇ sᴏ, ɪғ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ʟᴏsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʏᴏᴜ, ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ. ᴀᴍ ɪ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴ sᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ?”
sʜᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛɪʟᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ, ᴘᴏɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ.
“ɪ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴇʟsᴇ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ…”
She didn’t let any outward signs show for her thoughts, unlike Kirari’s smirk she remained stoic, it wasn’t as if she had no tells but they were so subtle that most would never see it. Still her eye did see the small changes in Kirari’s features, beyond the smirk, the twinkle in her eye, the slight shift of her breathing, she was good that much was true. “Well not just for the risk but it is the largest part.” After all, there was at least part of her that did this for her sister, she would never put that on the line but at the same time she would use what she gained to make her life just a bit more comfortable.
The entire clan had their goals, their desires, the true fun was in finding out what those were. With Kirari what could it be? Surely it wasn’t just the school, this was obviously important to her as an experiment, or as a basis, but was it more then that? What was she seeking?
“If I had won I would have handed it off to the first person whom could beat me.” An admittance that almost no one would have ever seen, sure it was true she never actively sought power but everyone thought she was so like Kirari that if she had it would she truly give it up? The fact was Yumeko preferred being at the bottom of the chain, it was so much more fun then being burdened by all of those responsibilities.
“In common? You flatter me! I don’t know, you would have to tell me what it is you think, what it is you want…..what it is you desire if you want to know that answer.”
ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʙᴜᴛ ʀᴀɪsᴇ ᴀɴ ᴇʏᴇʙʀᴏᴡ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪsᴋ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ? ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɪᴛ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟʏ ʙᴇ? sʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ғᴜʟʟʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ. ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ғᴜʟғɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴀʟ.
"ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ᴘʀᴇss ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ."
ʜᴇʀ ɢʀɪɴ ᴡᴀs ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪsᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ɢɪʀʟ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴡᴀs. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴏᴘᴇɴʟʏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴄʜɪᴄᴋᴇɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴏʙᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟᴜʀᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴ. sʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɪᴛ.
"ᴡᴇʟʟ, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ʜᴀs ᴀ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇɴɢᴛʜʏ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ɪ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ..."
Really? If she was so obvious and so forward would you even be interested? Think about it, she's like you, she knows doing that would just make you not want her.
"ᴍʏ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ɪsɴ'ᴛ ɪᴛ? ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ, ɪᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ɪᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇxᴄɪᴛɪɴɢ." sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴡʜʏ ᴛʜɪs ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀʀᴅs ʀɪɢʜᴛ. sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʏᴇᴛ, ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ
Kirari:
ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ.
“ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ. ɪ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴏɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.”
sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴏᴘᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ, ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɪᴍᴘʀᴇss ʜᴇʀ ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ sᴀʏᴀᴋᴀ. ᴛʜɪs ɢɪʀʟ ᴏʙᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴅᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴs, ɪғ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀɴʏ. ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴛʜɪs ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ.
"ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇs, ɪ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇ ɪᴛ ɪs. ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜʏ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ sᴏ ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ, ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ sᴏ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ.“
ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ᴋɴᴇᴡ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʙᴏʟᴅ ɪɴ sᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ɢᴀᴍʙʟᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪsᴋ, ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ.
The truth was she didn’t care about impressing her, that was one of Sayaka’s biggest faults, she was so obsessed with having the presidents praises that she would honestly never be more then a friend to her, albeit admittedly a very close one there was still a large difference between friendship and romance, that was the biggest part about it, this game, this gamble, was very much a long ploy that could decide everything for herself.
Revealing any of that however was not only counterproductive, at least at this point in the game, it was against her very nature, she loved the true risk, the true gamble, not throwing it all away just to feel the sense of loss, that was Midari’s way.
“Intruiging? Me? I’m not that interesting, just a sad little kitten that’s obssessed with gambling after all.” Even now, with all she had won, she had never paid back her debts, it just wasn’t something she cared about, besides it wasn’t as if anyone, or anything, ever happened to her because of it, after that first idiot trying to rape her, which honestly she didn’t care about that either, everyone was so terrified of her they never came near her, half of them ran when she even came near.
“Similar? How flattering of you to say that.”
ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ sᴍɪʀᴋᴇᴅ.
"ɪ ʙᴇɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀ, ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜɪɴɢ, ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ's sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ."
ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴘᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ғɪɴɢᴇʀ ᴏɴ ɪᴛ. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴀʟʟ. ᴇᴠᴇʀ sɪɴᴄᴇ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ. ᴡʜʏ ᴡᴀs sʜᴇ sᴏ ғᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ? ᴡʜʏ ᴅɪᴅ sʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴏ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ? ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ. ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ, ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ɴᴜᴍᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛs.
"ʏᴇs, ɪɴᴅᴇᴇᴅ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ɢᴀᴍʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴋᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪsᴋ. ᴡᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇs. ᴍᴏʀᴇ sᴏ, ɪғ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ʟᴏsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʏᴏᴜ, ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ. ᴀᴍ ɪ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴ sᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ?"
sʜᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛɪʟᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ, ᴘᴏɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ.
"ɪ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴇʟsᴇ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ..."
Ririka:
ʀɪʀɪᴋᴀ ғʀᴏᴢᴇ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ.
ᴏʙᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴡᴀs ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ғᴀʀ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ. ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴇ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ? ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀs ʜᴇʀ ʀɪᴠᴀʟ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ. ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴡɪɴ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴄᴀʀᴇ?
ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ, ᴍᴀʀʏ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ. sʜᴇ sᴀᴡ ʜᴏᴡ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴇᴠᴇɴ sʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴇɴᴠɪᴏᴜs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅsʜɪᴘ. ɪғ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍᴀʀʏ ᴛʀᴜsᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴏᴏ.
ɪᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴʏᴡᴀʏ. ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ sᴇᴇɴ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ.
“ɪ-ɪ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ…ɪ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ.”
Honestly what she wanted to know wouldn’t really be a betrayal, the thing was that she wanted was simply a means to neither betray herself while making her interests shown, at least slightly, because doing too much would……well it would defy her nature that was true but it would also very much scare the one she was trying to find more about away.
“I desire to know more about Kirari, as a person not a gambler, I already know everything I need to there.” Yes there it was, the revelation that she truly liked the president, as more then just a rival, as more then just an opponent, similar to her attraction to Maeri it was something more, something deeper, something she honestly didn’t know how to handle. After all before she had come here there was no one at all whom could even hold her interest for a few moments outside of a quick match……
“Something subtle, something that can attract her attention without being blatently obvious.” In it’s own way this was very much another type of gambling, but not the type where the stakes could be collected, rather the type that would either make or break a person’s chances with another.
"ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪsʜ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ?" ʀɪʀɪᴋᴀ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴅɪsʙᴇʟɪᴇғ.
ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɪᴅᴇᴀ. sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴡʜʏ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴡᴀs ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ɪᴛ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʜᴇʀ sɪsᴛᴇʀ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ғɪʀsᴛ.
"ᴜ-ᴜᴍ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ? ɪ'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ sᴜʀᴇ ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴏ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ. sʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇs sᴇᴇᴍ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ʙʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ..."
sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ? ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛᴇʟʏ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ɴᴏᴡ.
Kirari-sama! It's obvious that what Yumeko's hiding is her desire to have you in her bed! She's in love with you, just take her or kick her out already!
"ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴏɴ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜɪs ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ?" ᴋɪʀᴀʀɪ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ, ᴛɪʟᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ.
ᴡᴀs ᴛʜɪs ᴀ ᴘʀᴀɴᴋ ᴏғ sᴏᴍᴇ sᴏʀᴛ. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ғʟᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪғ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʀᴜᴇ, ᴛʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢʟᴀᴅʟʏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ.
"ɪғ ʏᴜᴍᴇᴋᴏ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀʏ, ɪ'ᴍ sᴜʀᴇ sʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴇ ʙʏ ɴᴏᴡ."
