Vol 1 Chapter 33 (1/2)

Chapter 33: How does one win a rigged gamble?

“Jackie, will you really abandon your country?”

Because I wanted to talk from the bottom of our hearts, I stopped mincing my words.

Sensing the change in the atmosphere, he too straightened his posture and sent a serious gaze this way. I could tell he was thinking, ‘I can’t make a wrong move here.’

“Yes…… If it’s for Mich.e.l.le……”

“You will abandon your country just for Mich.e.l.le?”

“……Yes…… I’ll risk everything for her……”

Or so he replies…… doesn’t this sound awfully like a line from the game? “I’ll Risk Everything for You” indeed.

Today, everything Jackie said all felt disharmonious. I do think that Jackie’s feelings toward Mich.e.l.le is real. However, saying, “If it’s for her……” It feels like the game is acting in here.

It’s hard to comprehend that he would do that much for Mich.e.l.le……

From a young age, Jackie had been moving close to Henry.

The reason he came to study in this country was to protect his younger sister from Henry by separating them. The reason for him following Mich.e.l.le also seemed like it was to keep an eye on Henry and maybe even sacrifice Mich.e.l.le to him……

However, when Mich.e.l.le’s content changed, he instantly fell in love and instead plotted to overthrow Henry.

Up until now, there was no route to ‘abandon the country’. Why now?

That bothers me a lot……

If that’s from the game’s correction……

This guy was not interested in Mich.e.l.le until recently. The others’ actions seem to have been influenced by the game, but this guy didn’t have that.

Jackie fell in love with Mich.e.l.le because she changed. The game had nothing to do with it, it was pure romance.

However, Jackie is definitely acting strange now.

If this is the game influencing him, why did it start now?

That’s what bothers me.

Is there any point in the game influencing his actions when he’s already become lovers with Mich.e.l.le?

Furthermore, this world has four different elements mixed up. The original game + additional contents.

Originally, the characters’ actions would be set in stone, but now everything’s in disarray.

So if the game is influencing them, I won’t know how they’ll move now.

Many scenarios are probably going off simultaneously, and if the trigger condition is satisfied the events will begin forcibly.

On top of that, neither Mich.e.l.le nor I know the additional contents scenarios well.

For example, if this current situation is part of the additional contents, I won’t be able to notice it. So I can’t hastily come to conclusions.

Also, even if we try to avoid the events, the game influences it so that the event is forcibly triggered.

Like Robert’s annulment of engagement and the kidnapping yesterday……

From this incident, I learned that it’s not possible to avoid the events. Thus, I need to create many predictions and prepare for the aftermath.

In this situation where I don’t even know the triggers, it will be almost impossible to prepare in advance. However, I still should do as much as I can to be able react to them immediately.

And then……

If it’s hard to predict the current scenarios, why don’t I think about erasable scenarios?

First, I believe it’s safe to a.s.sume that Robert’s, Douglas’s, and Brad’s scenario are out of the picture.

Also, by Brad exit

ing, I want to believe the manwh.o.r.e scenario is gone. However, it seems I too am a playable character, so I can’t completely exclude the possibility.

As for the scariest BL edition……

For this, the couples apparently appeared through the contribution of the heroine, so once Mich.e.l.le is quarantined from them, this scenario too should disappear. Yup, I want to erase this one as soon as possible!

Then, the original scenarios left are mine, Henry’s, Hughie’s and Jackie’s.