The five men had reached an agreement.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was a little curious: "Even if there's a mole on the other side, how are you sure she can match our table? I remember the host said it was random matching when explaining the rules, right?"
"Although it's a random game, in this gamble, the girls have very high priority.
If a girl has a crush, she can take the application form to the staff and tell them which group her group wants to choose. Usually, the organizers will prioritize the girls' requests."
Kuroki Ya smiled slightly: "We won't tell you who the mole is yet. Later, you just need to follow my instructions."
Although Kuroki Ya wanted to keep them guessing, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka already knew who the "mole" was.
The mole was simply too obvious.
Among the five girls present, four of them had good relationships with Ayanokoji, and they knew each other well. These four should all be participating in this game for the first time.
Only Inui Chitose, a third-year student, had participated in several party gambles. She was very familiar with the rules here, and this hidden rule might have been something she told Kuroki Ya and the others.
She must have volunteered to deliver the "order list." Saotome and the others, out of deference to her being older and familiar with the place, did not refuse her initiative.
Since Kuroki didn't want to say who the mole was and wanted to maintain some mystery, then so be it.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka did not expose them either.
Ayanokoji and the four men reached an agreement: if Saotome Meari used the "Girl's Promise," no matter who she chose to confess to, they would transfer the privilege to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka would then compensate them with an equivalent amount of money.
Just by exchanging a phone number, they could get 500,000 yen from Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
Where could one find such a good deal?
Kuroki and the other three even started to look forward to Saotome Meari choosing them during the confession.
The discussion time quickly passed, and the girls on the other side had also finished their talks.
Everyone returned to their seats.
"Thank you for waiting, everyone. Confession time has finally arrived! Next, a dedicated Dealer will come to your tables. Please follow the staff's arrangements!"
A total of 12 tables, 12 staff members came forward. Some were livestock with "livestock" tags on their chests, and a few were Student Council subordinates with disciplinary committee armbands.
The one who came to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's table was another familiar face.
"I am Sado, in charge of this table. Please treat me well," Mikura said with a cold expression.
"Why is it you again…" Saotome Meari clicked her tongue in annoyance, recalling bad memories.
What bad luck, the Dealer was her again. This one wouldn't cheat again, would she?
"Am I familiar with you?" Mikura put on a cold face: "Please don't casually try to get friendly with staff."
"You!" Saotome Meari's eyes widened. This one was clearly very familiar with her before, and now suddenly putting on this high-and-mighty act, who was she trying to fool!
Saotome Meari glared at her indignantly and said nothing more.
"Today's gamble will use two types of cards." Mikura took out a card with "12345," five numbers in total: "The female side uses this one. Please write your name on it, then when it's your turn, circle your confession target and hand it to me, then proceed with your confession."
Mikura handed the boys a stack of cards. Each boy received five cards, each with [Accept] or [Reject] written on it, a number, and a space for a signature in the bottom right corner.
"The male side uses this type of card. The number represents the number on the sequence list. Each time a female confesses, one card will be collected. Before the girl confesses, choose whether to accept her confession, then hand it to me, and then it's the girl's turn to confess.
Although boys have five cards, they can only indicate acceptance on one card. Please note this point."
Mikura paused: "Of course, if you don't have a preferred partner, you can also indicate rejection on all cards. In that case, even if a girl confesses to you, you will have to obediently pay money to the girl."
Would anyone really fill in rejection on all cards…? No one would do such a losing proposition, probably.
"Do you all understand the rules?" Mikura looked at them, especially the girls.
This rule was very friendly to the girls, and more advantageous to the girls ranked lower. If they found that a boy accepted multiple confessions, they could change their target midway and choose who to confess to by observing the boys' expressions.
The girls on that side nodded, indicating they understood.
Mikura continued to ask the girls: "Before the confession, I need to ask, does anyone want to use the [Girl's Promise]?"
As long as they used the Girl's Privilege, they could significantly reduce the gambling stake, and except for the last clause, all the requests to be fulfilled were very easy to accept.
"We want to use the dining promise," Saotome Meari raised her hand and said.
"Will everyone use it?"
The girls exchanged glances and all nodded: "That's right."
It seemed they had all reached a consensus.
As long as they chose to eat together, the gambling stake would only be one-third of the original.
Just by having a meal, the original 1,000,000 yen stake would only require paying 330,000 yen. This was truly a huge profit.
This condition was too favorable. It could be said that this gamble was encouraging girls to use these privileges.
"Only one special privilege can be used per game, and they cannot be stacked. Each type can only be used once," Mikura reminded them of this point, then finally arrived at the much-anticipated confession time.
Before the girls confessed, the boys first had to choose whether or not to accept the other party's confession.
After the boys had written their choices on the first card and handed it to Mikura, the first girl was to begin her confession.
The girl sitting in the first position was Kurume Laiwei. She stood up, her target clearly directed at Ayanokoji.
She made a heart gesture towards Ayanokoji, smiling sweetly: "Ayanokoji, I like you! Will you accept my confession? If you refuse, I'll be very sad!"
With that, she even winked at Ayanokoji: "I truly mean it; this is a confession with the condition of dating!"
Just as he thought, this person would definitely come looking for him...
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka sighed softly: "Sorry, I already have someone I like."
"Huh!? Who is it, can you tell me?" Kurume Laiwei acted very surprised, anxiously asking, eager to move, and even tending to walk towards Ayanokoji.
Mikura, the Dealer, stopped her: "This has nothing to do with this game, Kurume, please sit down."
A faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared on Mikura's lips—she mistakenly thought the person Ayanokoji mentioned was herself.
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