Ousama Game:Volume 1 Command 7

Command 7

“Don't forget…. The King’s order is being sent today. One after another.”

Chiemi takes her mobile phone.

“I haven’t opened my phone for a while. Because I don’t have time to.”

“The message comes every single day, it really makes me sick.”

I saw the phone while praying that the King’s order won't arrive.

[Incoming Mail : 1]

“Haaah...” I sighed deeply.

“In the end it still came! Damn!”

“Is he a stalker?”

“I don’t want to see it, but I still have to see it.”

“Haaah…” and with a big sigh she counted to three, then took a look at the mail.

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Received 00:00

From: The King

-Text-

This is King’s game in which all members must participate. Please follow the order within 24 hours because King’s order is absolute.

※ You cannot quite the game.

Order 6

All Boys

This is the game. Each person may take 1 to 3 papers out of 100 papers in order to the attendance number. And the person who pulls the 100th piece is then punished. In addition, if the game is not played, all the boys will get punished. Please enjoy the game.

※ The punishment given this time is death by heart attack.

-END-

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I call Naoya to show him the content of the mail.

“The game? Is it time to play the King’s game already?”

“Let me see. The punishment is written this time. Death by heart attack?”

“Yea”

“The King seems to enjoys it.”

We were joking around.

“Enjoy what? Tell me.”

“I don’t know”

I thought with my arms folded.

“Is the latter half of this game a test between friends? Moreover, there is no rule to stop sentencing friends.”

“It seems so. If the paper is pulled one by one till the 97th piece, then the punishment is decided if next person pulled 2 pieces because only the 100th piece remains for the following person. Either way, we should try to help that person!”

“The lowest......Even the King should think twice... playing with someones life”

Even though we were thinking seriously about the game this time, Chiemi seemed to be relaxed when she spoke.

“It says that the girl members won't participate this time.”

“How envious”

“Very envious”

We look at Chiemi enviously.

“But because the number of boys are 14, isn’t the probability of facing the punishment is considerably low? Around 1/14 only...?!”

“Don’t you see what's wrong in your words?!”

I was inturrupted by Naoya and Chiemi at the same time.

“Sorry……maybe we should rest for now? Because of the tension during Naoya's popularity contest, I’m getting very tired. I feel a bit lightheaded.”

I yawned while stretching my back.

“You certainly look very tired and sleepy. Let’s rest for now…”

“Naoya too should stay in my house for today.”

“Thank you”

We all prepared to go to sleep.

Me and Chiemi stay in one room, while Naoya stayed in another room.

“You won’t feel lonely tonight〜”

“Hey, don’t get in between me and Chiemi!”

“How ecchi all of you!”

“Okay, enough! Let’s go to sleep already!! I’m exhausted here!!”

Then we all slept for the night.

You must sentence your friend to death. And if we don’t desperately wish for help to come, we will get punished.

But I’m forgetting the important thing. The grudges that some classmates have during the game. It is the worst thing that has developed in this game.

-Next morning-

The outside is clear and the weather is fine. The dazzling sun light is shining through the window.

Chiemi had awoken before the alarm clock.

“Aaah—What fine weather! It is days like this I really want to play outside”

Looking at me who was sleeping really comfortably by her side, she kissed me.

“What a cute sleeping face! You absolutely must not be defeated! If Nobuaki dies, I…….”

I turn over and mumbled in my sleep.

“I wish Cheimi wasn't so flat~”

Buki!

The sound of Chiemi losing her temper.

Bachii!

The sound of one being slapped really hard.

I jerked awake.

“IT HURTS~! What happened?!”

“Just because!”

A hand mark was left on the slapped cheek.

“GIMME A BREAK! THERE SHOULD BE A REASON FOR THIS!”

“Think of it yourself”

Chiemi left the room angrily after saying that.

“????”

What on earth?!

Seeing the clock, the time is still too early to wake up, but I decide to see Naoya to ask about it.

When I entered the room where Naoya is sleeping, Naoya was still asleep.

“Still not enough sleep? You should guess how miserable my morning was!”

Naoya was sleeping with his leg and arms sprawled across the futon. I came closer.

Nn? Heeee? Hmmmm? Naoya is surely healthy every morning.

I silently move closer with a vicious smile, and flexed my index finger.

Pinkoon!

I hit the important big thing with a full-charged blow.

“UGYAGYAAA---!”

“Is that the voice of dying duck? Wake up already!”

Naoya jumped up and down while holding his important thing.

“What a really unpleasant way to wake up! What have you done…. You always cause ruckus every morning! Urrgh…”

I make peace sign to Naoya.

“This is Chiemi’s Style! Smileeee!”

“????”

“Okay, enough playing everybody!”

Chiemi voice calls “Breakfast is ready” is heard from the floor below.

“Chiemi prepared the breakfast? I’ll have to pass today’s breakfast then〜”

Naoya nervously looked at me.

“Un? Don’t say same thing! Naoya should really eat just fine. I just happened to be full-stomached currently.”

I push Naoya’s back.

“Isn’t that the breakfast that she specially made for Nobuaki? You should really eat it then!”

Naoya pushed my back.

“That’s the same as the punishment game” I said worriedly in panic.

Goon! Goon!

Chiemi had gone up to the second floor and was standing in front of us before we aware.

And she hit the wall twice.

“What punishment are you talking about?”

“N,no no…. that’s … uumm… We’re discussing about today’s King Game’s punishment!”

“Uuh, that’s enough! The breakfast is only bread and milk, so stop worrying”

Naoya and I looked at each other, and then we both sighed.

“What’s that sigh all about?” Chiemi asked with sharp glare.

We both stay silent and coughed as we tried to shook off the topic.

We reluctantly stepped down each carpeted stair, while trying our best to keep our cool.

On the table, there was a plate with bread and sweet bun served with milk.

We ate breakfast, and then we went to school.

Thus, today’s class ended and the Game began.

Boys attendance by numerical order:

1. Adachi Shingo

2. Abe Toshiyuki

3. Inoue Hirofumi

4. Ueda Yosuke

5. Ushijima Motoki

6. Ono Akira

7. Kanazawa Nobuaki

8. Kawakami Yuusuke

9. Tasaki Daisuke  X

10. Toyoda Hideki  X

11. Hashimoto Naoya

12. Fujioka Toshiyuki

13. Matsushima Yoshifumi

14. Mizuuchi Yousuke

15. Yahiro Shouta

16. Yamashita Keita

The above persons 14/16 presented

We all gathered in the park located inside the school ground.

Inside a cardboard box placed in the middle of the park, there were 100 cards.

“Because there is possibility that the game will be stopped by the teacher if we do it in the class room, it is really a good idea to do it in the park.”

All the male class members formed a ring surrounding the cardboard box.

“Arrgh… I don’t care. If the game is stopped and not finished, we all will face the punishment”

“So we can start then? The first to pulled is Shingo. Is everyone ready?”

Because all the boys were participating in the game, the girls had come to watch.

“Okay, I’ll start”

The game started.

Shingo “1, 2, 3”

“Shingo suddenly pulled 3 cards? Then I will do so too”

Toshiyuki “4, 5, 6”

Hiroshifumi “7, 8”

Yousuke “9”

Motoki “10, 11”

Akira “12”

Nobuaki “13, 14, 15”

Yuusuke “16, 17”

Naoya “18”

Toshiyuki “19, 20, 21”

Yoshifumi “22, 23, 24”

Yusuke “25, 26”

Shouta “27, 28”

Keita “29, 30, 31”

“So it has already reached 31 in just one round? It doesn’t matter.　Let’s go next Shingo”

“I understand”

Shingo “32, 33”

Toshiyuki “34, 35, 36”

Hirofumi “37, 38”

Yousuke “39, 40”

Motoki “41, 42, 43”

Akira “44, 45, 46”

Nobuaki “47, 48”

Yuusuke “We are halfway! 49, 50”

Naoya “51”

Toshiyuki “52, 53, 54”

Yoshifumi “55, 56, 57”

Yusuke “58, 59”

Shouta “60, 61”

Keita “62, 63. The second round ends”

If the 88th number is pulled soon, because there are 14 boys, even if one person pulled one number, the turn won’t come to me anymore.

Until then, it is not over.

Shingo “64, 65, 66”

Toshiyuki “67”

Hirofumi “68, 69”

Yousuke “70”

Motoki “71, 72”

Akira “73”

So the number 88th is still not pulled yet. Maybe if I pull a little a lot, I won’t have to pull anymore in the next round.

Nobuaki “74, 75, 76”

Suddenly Akira started speaking to me.

“So the email you sent during the popularity vote was a lie? You said that I’ll be let out of the King Game if I voted for Naoya”

Yuusuke “77”

“……I’m sorry. It was truly very bad of to lie”

Naoya “78, 79”

“Didn’t you know? That I really like Kana”

Toshiyuki “80, 81”

“……I didn’t know”

So Akira liked Kana? In romantic way? I didn’t think that far.

Yoshifumi “82”

Yousuke “83, 84”

Shouta “85, 86, 87”

Keita “88! At last ~ With this number pulled, the turn won’t come to me anymore! I’m saved ~ ! The game is over!”

Keita is so relieved that he collapsed.

“The same as Keita, the turn won’t come to me anymore. The game is over for me too. So it wouldn’t put us in a dangerous place, is it?”

“I understand”

There is still possibility that it turn to Naoya and me. The worst development.

Shingo “The 89th piece! There is no more turn for me!”

Toshiyuki “90, 91! The game is over for me too!”

“So, after Nobuaki and the next two persons, there is no more turn anymore”

“How envious. I really want to end this game early too”

As the order won’t turn over anymore, more numbers are pulled!

Hirofumi “92, 93 ! Fuuh~”

“Which vote do you think I put between Naoya and Kana back then?”

Yousuke “94, 95”

"……I voted for Naoya”

Motoki “The 96th and 97th pieces! The game is over for me too”

So the order won’t come to Naoya any longer, but I’m in trouble now.

Whether the punishment would be for me or Yuusuke, it will be decided by the next turn.

“That’s right. I voted for Naoya too. This King’s Game is so scary, I want to get out of it if I got the chance. I really want to run away from it.”

“I know that feeling too”

“But later, when I found that it turned to be a lie so that I voted to Naoya, do you understand that feeling?”

“I admit that it is really bad of me”

Akira smiled sinisterly.

“It is also the last turn of my game! Because I had the 98th piece turn, the fate of Yuusuke and your life is in my hand now”

“It appears so”

“So, why don’t you beg for help? Kneeling on ground and begging is your specialty afterall! Why don’t you beg me to give the punishment to Yuusuke instead?”

“If I kneel down and beg for your help, will you please help me?”

Suddenly Yuusuke interupts from the side.

“Wait, Akira! Please help me! I don’t want to die yet. Therefore…… Please put the punishment upon Nobuaki instead, I beg you!!”

An evil smile rose on Akira.

“Well, wait a minute!  Nobuaki had a beloved woman named Chiemi, didn’t he. Chiemi! Do you understand the situation your boyfriend is right now?”

I grabbed Akira’s shoulder.

“Chiemi is not involved here! Don’t you dare bringing involving Chiemi!!”

My word is not listened and Chiemi comes out.

“What now? If I beg, will Nobuaki be saved?”

Yuusuke’s desire was brushed off by Chiemi’s determination.

“Do not talk anymore. Please do me a favor, Akira! I will do anything you say!!”

“Then, be patient. Do you not want to see an interesting show?”

“Show?!”

“I had to see the person I like die back then. Moreover, it is because of me. I want Nobuaki to feel the same too.”

“Show? Don’t be ridiculous! I’m certainly bad too. But Kana is betrayed by Akira, isn’t she?!” I yelled and screamed in anger.

“Therefore, the God gave me this chance to repent my sin. A sad right to decide the fate of my friend!”

My hands grasp Akira stronger.

“Do not involve Chiemi, you bastard! Hurry up and judge upon me!”

“It is not fun to easily judge on you” He calmly said.

“Chiemi, take off your clothes here!”

“Kyaaa-!” “Seriously?”

As the surrounding begin to be noisy, Chiemi took off her uniform and turn around.

“How far you are willing to take off, I wonder?”

After taking off the blazer, she begins to undone the shirt buttons.

“Isn't it convenience that your girlfriend is really understanding?”

I release my hand from Akira and turned to approach Chiemi, but suddenly Akira grab my hand and stop me.

“Isn’t it tearfully sad? Sacrificing yourself for the sake of person you loved”

“Damn… Stop it, Chiemi! No matter what you do, Akira will still judge the punishment upon me. So stop doing useless thing”

“It is not useless, absolutely not! Because it is for Nobuaki’s sake”

Chiemi’s shirt is taken off. On her upper body, only the underwear left.

Seeing Chiemi’s underwear, the surrounding become fuss.

“……Chiemi. Put your clothes on!!! Don’t do it for me!”

“I do not care even if Nobuaki chance of survival is small. Even if I have to show everything, I will endure the shame”

“How lovely~ it is truly lovely, isn’t it! How beautiful!” Akira laughed.

When all the class members are too astonished to move, someone moved.

“Do not take off your clothes anymore”

Naoya pick Chiemi’s taken off blazer and worn it to her.

“Naoya?”

Naoya glares at Akira.

“I was involved too in Kana’s case. Nobuaki too did that for my sake. So, this freak show, I will take her place instead.”

“What are you talking about, Naoya……”

“So, is it a beautiful friendship now? Nice doing Nobuaki! How envious. To have such a companion like him.”　

I shake off my hand that grip Akira and shouted.

“Do not involve Naoya too!”

“Haha! It will surely be a good show! A method to break friendship and affection”

The moment I heard those words, something sharp sound within me and I lost my temper.

The next moment, I threw a punch to Akira with full might.

Akira fall to ground.

“Bastard! You dare to disobey me?”

I shout loudly to Akira.

“Hurry up and pull the 99th piece”

Akira laughed loudly while having sat on the ground.

“Then, if you really want it, do what you are only good for! kneel down on floor and beg me to pull the 99th pieces!”

“………”

I said while kneeling down to Mei. My head is deeply lowered.

“I beg you! Please pull the 99th piece”

I lowered my head further down. Then, Mei trampled down my head and pressed my face against the ground.

“You maggot~ serve you right~!”

“That’s enough!! Take off your foot!! Nobuaki already understand that he will received the punishment if Akira pulled the 99th card. Even knowing that, he still asking you to pull it!! Can’t you understand that feeling?”

Hearing Naoya words, the students who had been silent until now start to speak too.

“That’s enough!” “Nobuaki is too kind!” “Take off your foot from him!”

A commotion suddenly rises up.

“Okay then! It is over!!”Akira lost his temper.

“Wait, Akira! Please wait!!”

Even that Naoya tries to stop, Akira still pulled the 99th card without hesitation.

“You really pulled it!!! Do you not understand what you have done to Nobuaki and Chiemi?!”

Yuusuke grips Akira’s shoulder and thanks him.

“Thank you! Really thank you! I’m saved! “

Now that the resolution has been decide, I stand from my kneeling.

“It is over for me. I’m sorry! Chiemi, Naoya”

“What are you talking?! You idioot–!!

“It’s over……” Naoya said and fall on his knee to the ground too.

I told Chiemi to stop kneeling on the ground.

“So Chiemi. Since we do not know when the punishment will be happened, will you stay with me until then? Even that it is scary, but

being with Chiemi could ease me a bit.”

Chiemi clung to me and crying loud.

“I will always forever stay by your side! We will never be separated!!”

“Thank you”

Then I shout loudly toward Naoya who stand far away.

“I think that the person who started the mysterious power in this King’s game is from this class. Please make sure you see this

game ends for my stead. I depend on you, Naoya!”

“What are you talking in time like this……”

“I beg you!!”

I grab his shoulder.

“U,understood! I promise!! I’ll make sure this game ends.”

“Next, I want to ask you about Chiemi! Naoya, do you like Chiemi? I already knew it. Up to now, even that Naoya and Chiemi has not given up, I already give up!! So you will protect her in my place from now on.”

“Wh,wha……”

“Naoya?”

Piriri Piriri

All phones suddenly rang.

[Incoming mail: 1 ]

“Aaaah, there is nothing but the mail from the King. It means I have less time with you here……”

“Don’t talk like that!!”

“Even I do not want to say it, but this is the fact. I begin to understand Naoya’s feeling yesterday. It is so scary.”

No matter how I try to be strong …… I’m still scared. Thinking about what it feels to be dead.

I open the incoming mail with shaking hand.

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From: The King

-Text-

The loser of this game has been decided. The punishment of this game will be given.

Loser:

Male student with attendance number of 6, Ono Akira.

-END-

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“Akira is the loser?”

When I looked at Akira, he already holding the 100th card in his hand.

“How come Akira pulled the 100th!”

I ran and approached Akira. He gave me a slight bitter smile.

“I’ve pulled the 100th piece. It is really glad that now Nobuaki may survive, isn’t it?”

“I don’t understand! Why are you doing that?!”

“At first, I really want to give the punishment to Nobuaki. But, seeing you all talk after I pulled the 99th piece and judge the punishment over Nobuaki, even when there is no hope left, I begin to think. The existence named Nobuaki who still want to protect the others even when he is the victim here. I just can’t give the punishment to Nobuaki, he is too precious to die. That’s all”

“But……”

I pointed at the number of the card.

“It can’t be helped, isn’t it? It is not that the punishment decided to fall on Nobuaki just because I pulled the 99th piece. So before anyone aware, I pulled the 100th piece too.”

“……”

“It seems that I had to receive punishment from God now. For the thought of hurting Nobuaki, and my betrayal for Kana.”

“It is not God’s decision to kill one’s life here!! It is that f*cking King’s fault!”

I tore the card with anger, and tears begin to fell on my eyes.

“I envy you who have companions who are willing to do anything to protect you! I wish I have the same! But the number 1 reason is that I cannot forgive myself who betray Kana just because I want to run away”

“Don’t be ridiculous, you idiot! You shouldn’t have used your own life just to help me, Akira!”

“That’s true! I’m the first to surprised too seeing how idiot I am. I wonder if Kana will scold me a bit if I go to heaven like this?”

I tapped both Akira’s shoulder and said.

“She won’t be angry, absolutely won’t be angry”

“It would be really grateful if that happens. If only I could befriend with you earlier.”

“What are you talking?! Let’s be friend all the way from now on! Hey, Akira!! Aren’t you the one who saved my life? You are forever my best friend!”

“I’m really happy to hear that! Thank you. That’s it! This is an important talk. Earlier Nobuaki said that the King is in our class, didn’t you?”

“Ah”

“I think so too! In this class! But his identity isn’t clear yet………”

Suddenly Akira pressed his chest and begins to suffer.

“What’s the matter? Are you okay? Hang in there!!”

“The order ……I hate it……this……rule……”

I shook Akira.

“Oi, Akira!! Don’t talk anymore!!”

“My…life……me and Kana’s……our……”

Akira’s body begin to lose power. Then, he closed his eyes quietly.

When I place my hand on Akira’s chest, I no longer feel his heartbeat anymore. My hand become trembling like crazy.

I cried so hard and loud.

“A—KI—RAA–!!”

I began to walk embracing Akira’s body.

The students who saw me begin to pull back.

It is me who should receive the punishment. Although I believe so, still Akira received the punishment in my place instead. Why it has to turn like this.

Chiemi anxiously asked.

“Where are you going to take him?”

“To the hospital! Is it wrong to take him there? We shouldn’t leave him here!!”

Please rest in peace, Akira.

Akira, Kana, Daisuke… I will carry on your will.

After that, I will make sure to see this King punished.

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