It used a thin panel instead of a cylinder, but it resembled the time bomb used in Higashikawa’s first attraction.
“This was prepared as a penalty in case you tried to access anything we didn’t want. But the detailed design was outsourced, so I don’t really know how it works.”
Even as she said that, the bunny girl’s slender fingers ripped out the colorful cords one by one.
Over half of the 20 or more cords were likely traps.
If she carelessly severed one of them, it would explode.
And yet…
“When it isn’t supposed to explode, nothing can make it explode. This is not just a dud or a malfunction. When I am not supposed to lose, I cannot lose. Those are the rules that surround me right now.”
“…”
She was annoying.
She was a bother.
What did it matter? What did that bomb with its cords ripped out matter?
“You can think this is some kind of trick if you like. But an answer like that is not going to be enough to defeat me,” said the bunny girl offhandedly.
She then tossed the silent bomb out the bar door with the carefreeness of someone tossing a magazine into the trash after reading through it.
A great roar and vibration came from the shopping mall, but Higashikawa still did not care.
What did it matter?
Would that help him save those nine?
If not, he just needed to remain silent.
Higashikawa Mamoru could not think about anything else. He could no longer think at all.
“This may be thanks to roleplaying using the storyline of gambles that toy with human lives. This goes well beyond luck or fortune. Just by standing here, I can call in an infinite supply of success. Perhaps this is something like being Nike, the goddess of victory in Greek mythology. Anyway, I played the dealer, so my version is for the part of the ruler. I have acquired the character of the Unbeatable Emperor from gambling stories. This is a good start, and it shows our project is progressing smoothly.