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VIDEO: Tatarigoroshi-hen | TIP 2: Satoko’s Trap Course (Intermediate)
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They needed to get the bag of lime used to make the lines on the court for our next gym class.
They were on duty today, after all.
But... in that storehouse... a terrible trap was awaiting them...!!
"...Being on this side of the trap for once... is really thrilling!"
......Oh? What's this?
Okamura-kun pointed at part of the door and started whispering to Tomita-kun.
Then, realizing something, they both jumped away from the door.
"Oh... Satoko, I think they found out! Did we mess up?!"
"...I had calculated that they would notice the trap at the entrance.”
“And, of course, I've calculated what action they will take now. Ho-ho-ho..."
According to Satoko... after they noticed the suspicious trap on the door, they would go around and try to get in through the back window.
And just as she'd prophesized... they went around to the back... and just as she'd prophesized, they climbed up... opened the window and tried to sneak in...
"...Wow... amazing... Everything's exactly like you said...!! ......Ah! It got them!!!"
An explosion of pure white lime burst out of the window.
...After a few moments, the two of them managed to crawl away from the window... both of them completely white.
"...But still... ...That was some trap... You would have had to know everything to set something like that up: where they'd put their hands, their legs, where they'd jump down...?!"
"Listen carefully, Keiichi-san. The first step to making a trap is to watch and observe the victim! You must scrupulously predict their movement patterns—how they'll move at any given moment! If you do that, then you can achieve the greatest possible results with only the most minimal trap!"
...Come to think of it, before Satoko read the final move at that final moment earlier, Mion had given her high praise, saying she had the makings of a genius.
"So it's all about reading the opponent. ...So then, the traps you've caught me in before—they worked because you figured out everything I'd do?"
"Yes. I can see right through all your actions, and that's how I set them up! So if one day you suddenly started having different habits and behavior, I wouldn't be able to anymore."
...Bragging that she could anticipate everything I'd do... ...That was kind of mean.
"Okay, then. Let's play a game now. I want to test whether your predictions are accurate."
"Yes, that is fine with me. Keiichi-san, you are particularly easy to get a read on—I could do it before breakfast! Ohh-ho-ho-ho!!"
Of course, I didn't know what she'd written.
"Please, pick one of these cards, Keiichi-san. If you do not pick one that says 'you're a loser,' you will win."
"Great, you're on!! The club has built up my sensitivity to this stuff, so I'll smash right through your predictions!"
Satoko smirks and holds out the three cards.
Set your mind to full power by calming it, Keiichi Maebara! ...Cool and collected is how you'll win!
......If I don't pick the losing one, I'll win.
...Which means if I do pick it, Satoko will win.
......In other words, Satoko wants to make me pick the losing one.
What would she do... to make sure I picked the losing one?
Could she even predict something like that?!
Statistically speaking, isn't there some rule... that says I'm more likely to pick the one in the middle, or the ones on either side...?!
And then... it hits me like a flash—this is what Mion would do!
"I've made my decision. ...And it is...... this ooonnneeeeeeeeeee!!"
"Huh? Ahhh!! W-What are you doing?!"
I steal all three cards from Satoko's hands!
I predicted what Satoko would do in advance.
...Satoko wanted to make sure I picked the losing one.
Which meant... all three of these were losing ones!!
"And that's how I knew!! Allow me to look at all three!!!"
I flip all three cards face-up... and, on each one, there is a single word.
"...What is this? ...You're... a... loser. ...Huh?"
"It means just what it says. ...If you had only chosen one, you wouldn't have lost."
"What... whaaaaaat?! T-Then... you predicted... that I'd draw all threeeeeeee?! Gyaaaaaahhhh!!!"
I held my head in my hands and fainted as Satoko reveled at the might of her abilities!
Her shrill laughter echoed throughout the classroom.
BGM: Sutakorasassa (Helter Skelter)
I looked to see Tomita-kun and Okamura-kun, all in white, dumping a whole bag of lime powder on her, getting their revenge.
“...Looks like there’s no use talking to the person who set up that trick.”
"Well, excuuuuse me!! Would you happen to have any proof?”
“And I'd like it if you didn't call it something so inelegant—a trick! I would prefer you call it something more refined: a trap♪ please!"
That being said, these two pretending to be tough, not only that but standing still completely blank and silent...
But anyway, ignoring what happened before, having someone chase you with their mouth full of lime in such a way they can’t even speak… Yeah, that would be scary even for Satoko.
"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!! K-K-Keiichi-san, h-help meee!!"
...Hey, Satoko?
...Why couldn't you see this coming, exactly?
At the time, I hadn't seen something coming too, though: the teacher coming to me afterward and giving us all a stern talking to...