Vol 1 Chapter 4 (1/2)
Ousama Game:Volume 1 Command 4
'Italic text'==Command 4 [Thursday, 22 October 00:00]==
[10/21 Thursday 00:00
From: The King
Subject: The King's Game
Body: This is the King's Game in which everyone in your cla.s.s is partic.i.p.ating. The King's command is absolute and must be done within 24 hours. ※ You can not withdraw from the game.
＊Command 4: Student Number 17 Tasaki Daisuke(m) and Student Number 20 Nakajima Misaki(f) —The two of you will have s.e.x.
END]
n.o.buaki sighed deeply.
”For them to have s.e.x...this is too much! They would never do that!”
At that moment, Chiemi called him.
”What do you think?” n.o.buaki asked casually.
Chiemi's voice was panicked.
”What do I think of it?! What were those 4 messages about? Hideki and Satomi will be hanged as punishment? And the next command is for Daisuke and Misaki to have s.e.x!? Misaki is Shouta's girlfriend!! How could this happen? The person who started this game has gone too far!”
”Even if you ask me, I have no idea. This command is ridiculous! And if you're really worried about Hideki and Satomi, why not phone them? I'll phone Hideki, and you phone Satomi.”
”Okay!”
With that said, n.o.buaki ended the call and phoned Hideki; however, he could only hear endless ring tones.
”What's wrong with Hideki?! Is he still playing Pac.h.i.n.ko? ...Or maybe he just turned off his phone?”
He ended the call and phoned Chiemi. ”Did Satomi answer her phone?”
”No, she didn't...”
”Is that so...”
Hearing Chiemi's worried voice, n.o.buaki laughed and told her, ”Forget this stupid King's game. You don't need to worry.”
”Really? But...”
”They won't actually follow the commands and go hang themselves, right? Get some sleep now, and we'll see what happens at school tomorrow.”
”Tomorrow...”
”Just wait till tomorrow, and get some sleep tonight.”
”Okay... Good night.”
n.o.buaki knew that Chiemi was worried, and he had tried to calm her. However, he himself felt uneasy. He phoned Hideki again to try to make himself feel better, but there was no answer. As for Satomi, he didn't have her phone number so he couldn't phone her.
”I guess I'll just wait for tomorrow, then.”
Giving up, he went to sleep.
<the next=”” morning=””>
The students in the cla.s.sroom were talking about the King's Game. Among them, Mami and Misaki were talking enthusiastically.
”Misaki, have you read the message this time? You have to have s.e.x!”, Mami clapped, doubling over laughing.
”I read it! When I saw my name, I was a bit curious about what command would be, but when I saw it, I was shocked that I have to have s.e.x!”
”Even I wouldn't say that having s.e.x is easy. Besides, you have a boyfriend already.”
”If I really have s.e.x, Shouta would kill me! If it were another command, maybe I would accept it.”
”Misaki, maybe you actually like these games?” The two girls laughed and clapped.
”What are you saying?! Misaki, you've gone further then me! You once hung out with a guy and rented a room, didn't you?”
”Ayahhhhh! How did you know?”
”It's a small world.”
Misaki slapped Mami's back, and their laughter filled the cla.s.sroom. n.o.buaki hurried to the two, who were laughing and joking, and said, ”Mami, do you know Hideki? Did you phone him last night or this morning?”
Mami replied, laughing, ”Yeah! Around 10, he was playing Pac.h.i.n.ko and won a bunch. He was even showing it all off in front of me.”
”10? What happened after that?”
”Nothing.”
”Really... I tried to call him after 12, but he didn't answer, and he never called me back.”
”So?” Mami's tone was filled with impatience.
”Arn't you worried about him? Hideki and Satomi are to be punished and [hung by the neck]—didn't you receive this message? Will that person... do something bad to them?”
”Ayhaaa~ ~ I don't care! I'm more interested in the King's command for Daisuke and Misaki to have s.e.x.”
The only thing in her brain was to have s.e.x.
”Okay...Thanks.”
n.o.buaki returned to his seat.
In the cla.s.sroom now, the excited and curious students formed circles around Daisuke and Misaki. Didn't anyone notice Hideki and Satomi haven't yet arrived to school? n.o.buaki thought.
”Hey, Chiemi, have Hideki and Satomi come in yet?”
”Not yet. Satomi didn't call me back too.”
”It's almost time for the morning a.s.sembly...”
After a short while the teacher came into the cla.s.sroom, bringing along with him a heavy atmosphere. In the end, Hideki and Satomi didn't show up. The students returned to their seats one by one. When they were seated, the teacher spoke in a serious manner, ”I have some bad news. Toyoda Hideki and Is.h.i.+ Satomi pa.s.sed away last night. Their guardians notified the school this morning.”
His words stirred up a commotion in the cla.s.sroom. n.o.buaki stood up and asked, ”Sir, about the death of Hideki and Satomi... Were they hung?”
For an instant the teacher's breath was taken away.
”That's right...How did you know?”
”Err...”
”Their parents suspected that their children were being bullied in school, but we teachers have a.s.sured them that there was no bullying whatsoever.”
”Hideki isn't someone who would commit suicide because he's being bullied! He isn't!” n.o.buaki roared. Chiemi, on the other hand, covered her face with her hands and sobbed.
”Yeah! There was also no one bullying Satomi...”
The teacher tried to calm the students down, ”I thought so too, so please don't blame yourselves!”
Some in the cla.s.sroom cried painfully; some lowered their heads; and others were restless and you could see the uneasiness on their faces. At this chaotic moment, someone shouted, ”Does this have something to do with the King's command yesterday?”
The cla.s.sroom filled with whispering sounds once again.
”What is that? What's the King's Game about?” asked their teacher. He obviously knew nothing about the King's Game.
n.o.buaki told the teacher about the events that had transpired.
That everyone in the cla.s.s would receive a message at midnight. That the message would contain a command for a few members of the cla.s.s. That Hideki and Satomi did not follow their command, so they had received punishment.
”How can anything like this happen! Why would you even believe in such a stupid message? I know it's hard for you to believe this, but please don't get too involved in these matters. Just continue to focus on your studies. The morning a.s.sembly for today ends here.” Wanting to quickly drop the subject, their teacher ended the a.s.sembly.
”Wait, Sir! How can we focus our studies during something like this!?” A student called to the teacher, but he had already left.
”How can he act like this?! Hideki and Satomi are already dead! They're our cla.s.smates! Is focusing on our studies really more important than our friends?!”
n.o.buaki shouted to the empty teacher's desk. He fixed his eyes on Hideki and Satomi's seats—just yesterday the owners of these seats were sitting here as usual.
After the teacher left the cla.s.sroom, the students gathered swiftly and started their discussion.
”Anyone know why they hung themselves?”
”Don't tell me that if we don't follow the commands, we're going to die!”
”How could this happen?”