Meari had been preparing for the competition these past few days. Ayanokoji and Hanatemari hadn't told her the specific plans for the competition so as not to disturb her.
That pink-haired host must be that classmate from the matching party. Ayanokoji Kiyotaka actually invited her too.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka seemed indifferent to this competition on the surface, leaving all matters to them, but secretly he invited so many people to support it... he truly put his heart into it.
Meari felt a bit emotional, and her desire for victory grew stronger—how much money would it cost to invite so many people! Ayanokoji Kiyotaka is truly a spendthrift!
Meari thought this was all, but the "big one" hadn't arrived yet.
Yumemi Yumemite on stage continued to smile and introduce: "Everyone, the rules are clear now, right? Next, let me introduce our heavy-hitting guests. A hint: they are all Student Council members!"
Student Council members?
Hearing this, the participants immediately sat up straight and looked towards the door.
A cute girl wearing an orange rabbit coat and a young woman with a high ponytail walked into the room and stood at the very front.
The audience below immediately burst into an uproar. Without the host's introduction, they already knew the identities of the newcomers.
"Yomotsuki Runa and Miharu Taki Sakura!"
One was a member of the Student Council Election Management Committee, and the other was the Beautification Committee Chairman. Both were core members of the Student Council and had extremely high visibility among students.
They both actually came out for this competition?
Initially, these participants thought this competition was organized by some big spender, but with them endorsing it, it was like gaining "official" support, and the nature of it immediately changed.
Even those who were just planning to play casually became serious. A vague guess emerged in their minds—could this competition be organized by the Student Council, specifically to select new Student Council members?
The more they thought about it, the more correct this guess seemed.
A perfectly designed new game instantly swept across the entire campus, followed by an exceptionally generous prize.
It could be said that everyone's starting line was the same. To win in this competition, luck and skill were absolutely indispensable.
Is it possible that by winning the final championship, one could gain the favor of the Student Council and be invited to join the Student Council?!
Thinking of this, many participants' breathing became heavy, their eyes glowed with fervor, and their fighting spirit burned brightly.
Although Meari also had the idea of winning the championship, her reasons were completely different from theirs.
Meari looked resentfully at Ayanokoji standing in the corner—it's one thing to hire some staff, but how can he afford to invite guests too? How much wasted money would it cost to invite these two Student Council members! Does this young master really treat money like dirt!
Although the money spent wasn't hers, Meari felt more heartbroken than if it were her own money.
Suddenly, Meari heard someone whispering beside her.
"No way, why is Miharu Taki-sama here too? Does Mibusakaomi-sama know?"
Meari looked up in surprise and saw the male student at the table next to her muttering to himself. He had a "dumb dog" tag hanging on his chest.
Meari had a flash of insight: this guy is from Zenshoukai!
Mibuomi Aoi is shameless!
He clearly cheated a million from her, and now he's sending his subordinates to participate in the Dou Di Zhu Competition, trying to snatch another two million from her!
No way!
Meari's fighting spirit instantly ignited.
In the corner of the room, Kurume had somehow made her way to Ayanokoji's side.
Ayanokoji quietly asked: "Kurume, have you figured out how many people from Zenshoukai came this time?"
"In this round, over a dozen people are members of Zenshoukai. Based on the overall proportion, at least fifty Zenshoukai members are participating in this competition," Kurume whispered.
There were only over four hundred people in total, and I didn't expect that one-eighth of them were members of Zenshoukai. Was this a competition organized by himself, or a team-building activity for Zenshoukai?
Ayanokoji was quite speechless.
At this moment, Yumemite on the stage was still following the procedure.
"Next, there is the most important part. There will be no Dealer supervising this competition. The person who deals the cards will be decided by the participants rolling dice. Cheating is absolutely forbidden in this competition. Once cheating is detected, the participant will be disqualified from this competition."
Upon hearing this, there was another uproar from the audience.
Someone couldn't help but stand up: "Host, if there is no Dealer, what if someone cheats?"
Yumemite had a smile on her face, and tilted her head slightly as if in doubt: "Didn't I say that once someone cheats, they will be disqualified from this competition?"
"I'm not asking about that!"
The person said discontentedly: "What I'm asking is, how do you determine if someone is cheating? Do we need to constantly pay attention to every move of our opponents? If we find that the opponent is cheating, can we directly advance?"
The other party asked several questions in a row, and the participants below the stage all nodded in agreement.
This was also a concern for them.
If there was no Dealer, what if someone cheated?
Poker was the easiest game to cheat at.
At the beginning, to prevent the card Dealer from secretly swapping the bottom cards, Ayanokoji adopted the "grabbing the Landlord" method, like in Happy Landlord.
But even so, during the stages of cutting, dealing, and playing cards, every player always had the opportunity to hide or swap cards, and a skilled cheater would make you completely unaware that the other party was cheating.
In these four days, there were many cheaters in this casino.
Some people whose cheating methods were clumsy were discovered and forced to hand over all the money they had won, but more people had clever cheating methods and were not detected.
Just like Xiong Gu, the Dealer who hosted the competition when Ayanokoji Kiyotaka first came to this school, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka did not detect him cheating at first, and only became suspicious after losing a lot of money.
It was fine if there was no Dealer dealing cards normally, but in such a large competition, there was still no Dealer supervising. Was it implicitly allowing cheating?
Yumemite said: "Although there is no Dealer, these staff members next to me will patrol the venue. When you have any questions, you can raise your hand and ask them."
The expressions of some people in the audience softened slightly, but their brows were still slightly furrowed.
In other words, this competition not only tested gambling skills and luck, but also tested the participants' eyesight and cheating methods?
Immediately, some people became eager to try.
If they could cheat, their chances of winning would be greatly increased...
But at this moment, Yumemite's voice sounded again.
"Cheating is prohibited in the competition. I reiterate this point: once cheating is discovered, the participant will be disqualified."
Yumemite's expression suddenly became a bit strange, but she still professionally continued to speak.
"Also, although we don't have a Dealer supervising this competition, we will use the latest AI technology for real-time supervision to check everyone's movements. When someone cheats, our intelligent robot will issue a warning..."
While Yumemi Yumemite was speaking, she put down her cue card and microphone, and took out a blue and white robot model from under the counter—the Dragonfly Captain Robot.
Immediately, the venue fell into an eerie silence.
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