Ousama Game:Volume 1 Command 6

Command 6 [Saturday, 24 October 08:06]

There were two unread messages in the phone.

"Eh...One of them is from Chiemi that is telling us to hurry back to school...but how can we go to school with our mood now?"

"Yeah. You're right."

Then, he opened the other message.

• [10/24 Saturday 00:00
• From: The King
• Subject: The King's Game
• Body: This is the King's Game in which everyone in your class is participating. The King's command is absolute and must be done within 24 hours. ※ You can not withdraw from the game.
• ＊Command 6: Student Number 21 Hashimoto Naoya and Student Number 9 Ueda Kana— Every student will have to carry out a friendship popularity voting of the two of them. The one with the lower popularity will be punished. If the popularity voting is not carried out, both of them will be punished. ※ Spoilt Votes are not allowed.
• END]

The moment Nobuaki saw the message he lost his strength and dropped his phone onto the floor.

"I almost forgot...Naoya was the one appointed this time. Why should it be Naoya..."

"A popularity voting? The loser will be punished? Doesn't this mean someone must suffer this time? If I win, then Kana will be punished; if I lose, I'll be punished."

Naoya held his hand, agonizing. If he wanted to live he must sacrifice his classmate. The voters would also feel bad because the results will most probably decide the one who will die.

This voting was really a voting of 'friendship'.

Nobuaki immediately phoned Chiemi.

"Are you at school now?"

"Yes. Why haven't you guys come yet? We still have lessons on Saturday."

"We'll be coming right now! I also have some other things to tell you."

"What?"

Nobuaki swallowed hard and said,

"The King's Game is real. Daisuke was hung dead right beside us."

"Eh? So...Daisuke is already...? So, what should we do about the King's command this time?"

"We must carry it out. If we don't, Naoya will be punished. I will be coming school now to explain to our class."

"..."

"I will do my best to safeguard Naoya!"

Nobuaki exclaimed and hung up the call.

Naoya who was beside him was still holding his head, kneeling on the floor.

"Let's go to school!"

"There's nothing we can do even if we go to school..."

Nobuaki gripped Naoya by the wrist and pulled him up forcibly.

"If we have to vote, then you must have more votes than Kana!"

"But then Kana will be punished..."

Looking at Naoya who was freaked out by fear, Nobuaki angrily reprimanded,

"Do you want me to see how you're being punished?! Though I don't know what the punishment is, it will most likely kill you! I cannot bear with such consequence!"

"Nobuaki..."

"I must not let you be punished! What I'm saying might be totally unforgiveable towards Kana, but still, you must win."

Nobuai and Naoya ran to school in quick steps. At the classroom door, Nobuaki pushed the door open and glared at Shouta defiantly.

"Nobuaki! You're late again. What's wrong with you—opening the door so violently? Have you not introspected enough?"

Nobuaki didn't hear a word of what the teacher was saying and charged to Shouta's seat directly. He violently threw a punch at Shouta's face, throwing Shouta off the chair and having a pratfall right on the floor. A deafening clamour stormed in the classroom. A few girls also screeched.

"It's all because of you that Daisuke is hung dead! It's your fault..."