Watching the anime from Madoka Magica and writing the rules

If you were a true "bystander" at this moment, you would probably think of this selfless transaction as an opportunity to experiment with the contract.

But for Kyubey, who possesses some instincts that come from the cognitive world, a transaction that is not based on his true desires is not a contract at all.

It's like it's for money, so it's just about buying medicine and goods, and there won't be much fluctuation in it, even though it requires money itself.

Only when it touches deeper into the core desire, such as contributing to drug research and development, or getting rid of the old gangster identity, can it be considered a contract.

It's a pity that [Onlookers] still seem to be focusing on one-time deals like Kyubey. When will they realize this?

Seeing Kyubey shaking his head, [Fighter] Ogami Sakura couldn't help but ask with concern:

"Are you injured? Do you need me to help you treat your injuries first?"

"No, as long as it's not an instant kill, it's not a big deal to me."

Kyubey said nonchalantly, touching the only thing left, which was a tie, and a share of gold medals that was as big as a diamond.

After all, in the perception of the [bystander], he can be restored to his original state, so he is injured but not dead. As long as he traps the person in the witch's barrier, he can force him to be resurrected with full health.

Although Kyubey, who knew existence, did not have this ability, he inherited the desire to face danger, so he answered for Oogami Sakura without blushing or beating his heart:

"There are several ways to end this game. In return for not holding back, I'll give you three options."

As Kyubey spoke, his gaze drifted to [Swimming] and [Gal Girls] far away in the center of the stadium. He paused before looking at Oogami Sakura and narrating.

"According to the Observer, the best strategy is for the entire class to unite and trust each other, and then we can pass the level without any damage."

"It's quite difficult to achieve this, but... if I, a [Fighter], were to do it, then it would be very possible."

After Ogami Sakura finished speaking, she glanced at everyone present, and finally stopped at the [Nobleman] Jugami Byakuya, who was about to leave the group.

"Hmph, naive! If someone really believes that, then it will probably have a place on the next wooden sign for the next case."

Although [Swimming] was hearing about the deal for the first time, he still trusted his friend's words and immediately refuted:

"What's wrong with that? If we all work together, Monokuma and the like won't be able to cause any trouble!"

Jushin Byakuya glanced at her, originally not wanting to pay attention to such remarks, but considering Ogami Sakura's face, he still proposed a hypothesis about [Swimming]:

"Since they've already done our background research, if someone threatens us with the people in the previous motive video, who among you would be willing to give up your family and friends over someone you've only known for a few days?"

"what?!"

The image of her brother appeared in Swimming's mind, and her rebuttal words suddenly lost their momentum.

"In other words, if there's no one outside who needs our care, then we can stick together?"

【Fortune Teller】's sudden remarks made everyone look at him differently.

"Well, this kind of direct coercion can easily become an emergency escape. Even in the outside world, the crime will be much lighter. I think since Monokuma has taken so much trouble to prepare a large venue, he shouldn't be so direct."

[Gambler], as the spokesperson for the adaptability faction among the students, spoke from a neutral perspective, neither resisting nor submitting.

"Of course, I only said this so that these fools could understand. After all... compared to the trick of making a last-minute threat, the possibility of a mole arranged in advance is almost 100%."

"Tsk, that was just a lie you told to leave on your own, right? Or are you the traitor? It's unnatural that a noble son would be forced to face such a situation."

The [hot girl] who was the insider jumped out immediately to accuse the [nobleman] of false accusation.

At the same time, Ogami Sakura, who was threatened by Monokuma as a hostage in the motivational video because of her high fighting power, did not reveal her identity as a traitor. Instead, she nodded in agreement with Jugami's point of view and continued:

"It's true, as Togami-san said, there are people from the organizing committee among us, but..."

"According to the strategy described by the Observer, there is another way to end this game of fratricide."

"That means that among the class judges, everyone voted unanimously to vote the mastermind out."

Makoto Naegi, who had the deepest feelings about the first class judgement and the closest connection to it, overcame his fear of muscles and looked eagerly at Ogami Sakura, confirming:

"What do you mean by voting for the mastermind through the class judges? Does that mean we can also vote for Monokuma, or... or..."

Oogami Sakura looked at Naegi Makoto, nodded and said:

"That's right. The mastermind is one of the sixteen students in the academy. He's also the one we need to judge. If we choose the wrong person, there's no way to reverse the situation."

"Sixteen students? That doesn't include the [spectators], right?"

Kirikiri Kyouko was very sensitive in capturing the information revealed by Kyubey. At the same time, her doubts about the real principal were reduced a little.

"That guy didn't even come to participate in the class refereeing. Even if he's the mastermind, there's no way to vote on him, right? And that school rule, tsk."

[Bosozoku] are very unhappy, but they are very self-disciplined and do not transfer their emotions to other things.

"Well, since this is the middle option, there must be a lower option. Could that lower option be to introduce the conditions needed to escape the academy through a transaction?"

The [fan fiction writer] who had not yet completed the agreed deadline was in a very difficult situation, but still wanted to get an answer from the great god Sakura that the transaction was too difficult and that it was not a deal like the current one, and that he still had a chance.

However, Oogami Sakura hesitated.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Oogami Sakura, causing her body to tense up involuntarily. Then she relaxed, opened her eyes, and looked at Naegi Makoto.

"The reason why this is a last resort is that this method probably no longer works."

"According to what the [Observer] said, the next best thing is to transfer all the pressure faced by everyone to [Super High School Level Luck] Makoto Naegi."

"And he will bear the expectations of everyone and use his own talent for turning bad luck into good luck to pull out the prop called the escape switch from the prop house provided by Monokuma."

"With the help of the escape switch, this game will change from a suspenseful one where you have to be on guard against murder to a forceful one where you directly fight the mastermind."

"As long as the [Fighter] is still alive, a force game will most likely lead to victory, but it will cost several lives."

"And if everyone is still alive, then everyone can escape the game of force safely."

Hearing this terrible plan, Makoto Naegi immediately became the focus of everyone present.

"In other words, if Naegi-san could work harder and use his little talent, he could get us all out of this hellhole!"

[Literary Girl] criticized Makoto Naegi without any hesitation.

Although in the class trial the day before yesterday, when the "detective" who knew the answer was hiding behind the scenes, Naegi became the good guy who saved everyone from corporal punishment.

But after knowing that Naegi could save everyone before that, this nice guy is not good enough.

After all, everyone is proficient in their own talents. So when they know that there is a prop house where Monokuma uses it to cultivate feelings for everyone, but they don’t use their talents to explore, this in itself is a dereliction of duty on the part of [Luck].

"Don't say that. Before we made this deal, none of us thought that in addition to our things mixed in, there would be such a crucial prop in the prop room, so this matter should not be blamed on Naegi-san."

The [Disciplinary Officer] stood up and defended Makoto Naegi:

"Furthermore, the chance for everyone to survive at that time was only two days. The person who hijacked the transaction during that time and prevented us from obtaining intelligence was an idol who was planning to commit a crime but was killed in return, and..."

The Gambler glanced at the Fan Fiction Writer and spoke before anyone else could.

"...and because of suspicions about Kyubey's identity, no one wanted to be the target of the first trade. Therefore, the first day's trade was occupied by the [fan fiction writer] personally identified by the [bystander]. Before that, we had no way to obtain this information."

"So, in other words, since the [Bystander] knew the murderer and the deceased in the first case, and yet he spoke of this worst-case scenario, it meant that if he wanted to play a game of force, he would need the [Baseball Player]'s long-range attack methods."

"Well, this academy has been modified with so many mechanisms. Simply pressing a button remotely to shut them down can indeed save those who are not good at fighting."

Jushin looked at the programmer and the fan fiction writer who were obviously thin and felt stressed even when hiding and running.

With these two bottom-ranked characters around, the Ten Gods, who pride themselves on being well-rounded in morals, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor, obviously don't think they will die in a fighting game.

But since he had already been chosen by the paper company to survive, why would he escape from the academy in this way?

Compared with the upper and lower strategies, it is obvious that the middle strategy of finding the mastermind is more to the liking of the Ten Gods.

For this person who dared to take action personally and was not afraid of being killed as a victim, Shi Shen already had several suspects in his mind.

Jushin's gaze passed over the timid but aggressive "Literary Girl," passed over Kirigiri Kyouko, who had never revealed her talents, and paused for a moment on "Lucky," before looking at the leisurely-looking Gothic girl, "Gambler."

After thinking it was interesting, Shi Shen planned to turn around and leave.

Although Ogami Sakura, who seems to have the strongest military force, seems to support the best strategy, it is unwise to become an enemy of military force.

But precisely because Ogami Sakura wants to implement the best plan, it is impossible to stop the Ten Gods from leaving.

Otherwise, once the precedent of violating the law with force is set, then unity, which is the best policy, will become a joke.

And if they want to continue playing like this, then for the sake of gameplay, the next case will most likely occur within these groups. Only in this way can the mastermind and the insider disrupt the situation.

After making up his mind, Shi Shen did not stop, but strode towards the door of the cafeteria.

"and many more!"

Ogami Sakura's obstruction once again stopped Jushin in his tracks. He turned back to look at Ogami Sakura with some confusion and said:

"I originally thought you were half-intelligent. Are you planning to trap us by force?"

"That kind of trick will only make Monokuma add more school rules, and then..."

"I haven't finished the information I traded with the Observer yet."

As soon as Ogami Sakura finished speaking, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became noisy.

"Nani?"

"Aren't they already upper, middle and lower? Is there a special grade?"

"It's finally here, the method of trading."

"I clearly told you he's dead, why don't you believe me?"

"Could it be the date of rescue from the outside world?"

"Uh-huh, that's not easy, Bear~"

"That's definitely less likely than the worst option, so I saved it for last. Don't get your hopes up too high."

""

In this chaotic situation, Ogami Sakura was mentally prepared to speak out about this matter.

After all, the previous ones are all results listed based on the current situation. Only this situation is a bit too special. If it is not handled properly, the best approach may become difficult to implement.

However...some people were already thinking of leaving. Oogami Sakura glanced at Jushin, then glanced at the remaining twelve students and said:

"At the end of the transaction, the [Observer] told me that the above three methods, if implemented, are 3% sure to escape this game."

"But since it's a deal, we can't hide it. There's actually an off-field factor that might help us get out of this cannibalistic game."

"The reason we were dragged into this fratricidal conflict is because we are all [Super High School Level] geniuses that everyone admires."

"So...as long as we stop being such geniuses."

The [Programmer], who was timid and only had this to accompany him, couldn't help but ask:

"No longer a genius, what do you mean?"

"If you entrust your dream of becoming a Super High School Level and the goal you strive for to others and completely give up on yourself, you will be able to survive in this game."

"After all, the number of people who can die each time is limited. The mastermind won't waste the opportunity on someone like this."

Chapter 318 Information Brought by Kyubey

"Can something like talent be given up?"

[Lucky] raised his hand and asked in confusion.

However, all he got in response was silence.

"Really?"

"Perhaps, it is indeed possible to give up one's own talents."

Seeing that [Lucky] was silent, and realizing that the other party was just an ordinary person who had never actively demonstrated his talents, Kirigiri Kyouko responded.

No one spoke after that. Everyone was thinking about the method of escape that had just been mentioned, and some were even expecting Ogami Sakura to say something else.

However, Ogami Sakura also knew that if she said too much, it would cause misunderstandings to others, so she sat in her seat without saying a word and closed her eyes to rest.

"Let me think about it, because her brother was swimming, she became a swimmer."

"Kanbiru Hagakure, who spent a fortune on a crystal ball to perform divination in order to conquer the world."

"Then there's Sayaka Maizono, who became an idol because she loved idols."

"And Kuwata Reien, who wants to switch to a band but can't bear to give up baseball."

“That’s all I seem to know.”

Zhixing sat in the cafeteria, watching the performances performed by the shadows present, and counted the few people he roughly knew.

"Oh, yes, there's also Chihiro Fujisaki who has already made a deal and wants to complete the AI ​​program."

"She made a deal with Kyubey and wanted to defeat her first love, so she built up a body of muscles and was able to go head-to-head with robots."

"If the programmer's thinking is correct, and a contract requires the trader's greatest desire, then it's obvious that the doujinshi writer's deal with the fighter is likely to fail."