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Chapter 33 - Non-duel

Todor's remaining hand: 'BLANK?' 'BLANK?' 'BLANK?' 'BLANK?'- wins this round - 1

Bandeer's remaining hand: '1' '3' '4' 'J' - wins this round - 0

Referee-1: Phase 2 starts now!

As the time goes, the chair behind Todor is getting on bigger and bigger fire.

Bandeer: You wanna kill us all with smoke poisoning? Why the hell would you set that chair into fire?

Todor: None of your business, if you want to know, then figure it out because... It can be figured out. And by the way, the game will end sooner than anyone getting smoke poisoned.

Bandeer: I'm trying...

Todor used a 'BLANK' and Bandeer used a 'J' in the first half.

Todor used a 'J' and Bandeer used a '3' in the second half.

Bandeer: Hah- Yes! I won! So you still have cards that survived the burning? Ha! seems like I... what?

Todor: So you noticed it?

Bandeer: Why...? Why would you play your only Joker that even survived being burned to the point that its value cannot be determined when... When I played it in the first half? You are making yourself lose the Joker.

Todor: Oops, blunder I guess.

Referee-1: Since both Joker were played in the same phase, the two cards played in the second half will duel with their reciprocated value. '1/3' beats '1/J' or in other terms the 'weakest', so Bandeer wins phase 2.

Todor's remaining hand: 'BLANK?' 'BLANK?' 'BLANK?' - wins this round - 1

Bandeer's remaining hand: '1' '4' 'J' - wins this round - 1

Bandeer: I thought you would want to make a blank, a zero value card to be reciprocal and beat any of my cards with its infinite value!

Todor: That would be too obvious, tell me, especially what happened so far in this game, you know me as being predictable?

Referee-1: Phase 3 starts now!

Bandeer (But without his Joker his hand is so much weaker, what cards he can have right now? '1' '2' and '4', but any of them could be a 'BLANK' as well, comparing his hand to mine '1' '4' 'J' there is... there is no possible combination that would work for him to win this round! And if... If I win I will now know what cards he will have as blank and which one is not, I can win this!)

Todor: You seem like you are having a good time Bandeer, would you mind sharing with me what makes you so happy?

Bandeer: ~Kukukukuku~... Todor, you must have realised by now, don't play the dumb, you know right that... THAT I WON THIS ENTIRE JOKER'S GAMBIT GAME KUKUKUKU~ Everyone, and I mean everyone will fear to play against me after this, I will be the best player! The best gambler, the BEST! Todor! Your perfection streak is reaching its END!

Referee-1: 15 seconds left!

Todor, with still nothing readable on his face (Yeah, he is the biggest idiot.)

Todor used a 'BLANK' and Bandeer used a '4' in the first half.

Todor used a '2' and Bandeer used a '1' in the second half.

Referee-1: '2' is stronger than '1', meaning Todor won phase 3! Let's start phase 4!

Todor's remaining hand:'BLANK?' 'BLANK?' - wins this round - 2

Bandeer's remaining hand: '4' 'J' - wins this round - 1

Bandeer: Todor, if you don't mind, I would like to check something real quick.

Bandeer grabs Todor's hand below his wrist with a strong grip that holds the two remaining cards.

Referee-1: H-Hey! Stop it rig-

Todor: Shut up. (he said it so calmly like it would be the most normal thing to do and to say, especially to a referee)

Referee-1: Sorry, what did you say?

Todor: It's okay, I don't mind.

Bandeer: Yeah, I thought too! It's not fair overall that you know what my cards are but I don't know what yours are, right?

With that, Bandeer pulls Todor's hand, revealing the cards he is holding and those two cards are, two BLANKS!

Bandeer: Kukukuku... So two blanks? So that was it... TWO BLANKS! You can't win with that!

Todor: I know that damn well too.

Bandeer: Then how about... Ending this game once and for all?!

Todor used a 'BLANK' and Bandeer used a '4' in the first half.

Bandeer: I'm ready for the second half as well, kukuku...

Todor: Good for you... I'm not ready yet.

Bandeer: Huh? What do you mean? You only have that only stupid Blank on your hand! Or are you just scared of losing?

Todor not answers, he just stands there, as if waiting for something

Referee-1: 20 seconds left!

Bandeer: Just accept your fate!

17... 

16... 

15... 

14... 

13... 

NOW!!

Todor, with only one of his remaining cards in his hand, turns back to the burning chair and... places the card into the fire once more!

Bandeer: Stop already you fucking pyromaniac!

Todor turns back to Bandeer, now a card in his hand that is burning for the second time now.

5... 

4... 

3... 

2...

Todor: Now I'm ready.

Todor used a 'BURNING BLANK' and Bandeer used a 'J' in the second half.

Referee-1: Todor used a 'Blank' and Bandeer used a 'J'. Now comes the duel!

Bandeer: Kukuku... you... you loser! I will win! I will keep winning! I will be the one who gets the 10 million dollar grand prize!

Referee-1: The duel cannot happen!

Todor's remaining hand:'BLANK?' - wins this round - 2

Bandeer's remaining hand: '4' - wins this round - 1

Bandeer: Huh? What do you mean... CANNOT HAPPEN!? REFEREE! HE USED A BLANK I USED A JOKER WHAT'S SO IMPOSSIBLE ABOUT IT?

Todor: Bandeer, I would recommend you to check out the cards we used on the second phase.

Bandeer: The cards? What's with them? huh? The fire... it's not on fire anymore and... not just that... IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A CARD AT ALL ANYMORE!

Todor: Yeah, right, the card is gone now, it's just ashes now, and I wonder if you remember the rules perfectly word to word, like I do.

Bandeer: The rules?

Todor: "Normal Duel: The duel will be done between two cards." So basically, if it's not two cards, then the duel cannot happen.

Bandeer: But... but the rules also said that you must play a card in both the first and second half..!

Todor: And I did. When I played that card down, it was still recognizable as a card, but when the duel should have happened, it was already just ashes, it got destroyed by the fire.

Bandeer: You.... have pissed me off now!

Bandeer walks over to the chair, takes off his shirt, and with the help of his cloth he took off, he grabs two of the burning chairs legs and THROWS IT OUT THE WINDOW! Not even bothering about opening the window before - it flew out, breaking the glass too, making sure Todor can't make that same trick once again.

Bandeer while gasping a little: You know, you have pissed me off real now. Now because of this, this round will only end with a tie, but honestly... Who knows what will happen even if we go to the next round right?

Todor: What would happen?

Bandeer: Yeah, the rules do not say what happens with those whose cards were in any way got destroyed, who knows, maybe... maybe the victory will automatically be mine! KUKUKU!

Todor: Well, it's a great question, and even myself don't know the answer to that. But...

I don't even need to know that

Bandeer: Huh? What do you mean you don't need to know that?

And that's when... Todor showed up a card from his hand, the last one that he had not used up yet this round, not other than a ...

... '4'

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