Watching the anime from Madoka Magica and writing the rules

"It's true that the current [Disciplinary Officer] doesn't match the information we had about the [Disciplinary Officer] before, but... after such a blow, it's normal for changes to occur, right?"

[Programmer] expresses his opinions on the computer.

"Well, you asked the wrong person."

Zhixing patted his head. Although the [Programmer] could judge the abnormality of the [Disciplinary Officer], if the abnormality was even more abnormal than the original plot, it was not something the [Programmer] could know.

"Um... Mr. [Bystander]... I wonder what's happening with the [Bosozoku]? Did they rescue him?"

"Huh? Why are you concerned about him?"

Upon hearing this, Zhixing did not answer the question directly. Instead, he looked around vigilantly, trying to determine if there were any hidden surveillance cameras here.

"I just heard that the execution method of the [bosozoku] seems to be a method of dismembering the body. If that's the case, then it's not the same as mine, right?"

"Don't think about these things. You added the voice function, aren't you just trying to make things difficult for me?"

The paper walker walked forward, picked up the notebook, and put it back in the original locker room. When no one else could see him, he quietly pressed the number 7 key, then turned and left in the direction of the cafeteria.

On the laptop screen, which was still on, the programmer looked at the number and understood what the paper meant:

"Because you don't know how to type, you chose to use 7 instead? It seems I was rash to say it directly. I really still have a lot of room for improvement."

Then the screen turned, and images of AI programming itself began to appear on the computer.

Unfortunately, no one knows about this.

Zhixing came to the cafeteria, sat down at a seat in the back, and then quietly waited for other people to arrive.

I have to say that when it comes to calling people, the [Disciplinary Officer] is very adept at it.

The paper bank originally thought that those people would be called over one by one, which would make it easier for them to decide the trading partners based on the order of entry.

But what was unexpected was that when the figure of the [Disciplinary Officer] appeared behind the cafeteria door, the other students actually emerged from behind him.

It’s just like elementary school students lining up for a spring outing.

“It really appeared!”

"This monster..."

"Why did you come here suddenly..."

"I've been hiding in a corner for a while. Is there a safe zone here..."

""

Hearing the noise, Zhihang couldn't help but stand up and carefully scanned the number of people present.

“2, 4, 6…11… Even though there are 4 fewer people, it still feels like there are so many people.”

Wherever his eyes swept over, the other party shut their mouths for some reason and looked at the paper nervously, as if they were watching Monokuma preparing to reveal his motives.

"Report! All the surviving students are now here. Please give us your instructions!"

Zhixing glanced at the [Disciplinary Officer], whose hair wasn't gray for some reason, then looked at the protagonists who hadn't said anything in denial. With a hint of nervousness, he stood up and announced to everyone:

"I asked you to come here today because I have three things to do."

Zhi Xing paused for a moment, but seeing no one spoke, he could only continue:

"First of all, I haven't seen you all in a while, so I want to borrow your help to make a deal between the [Disciplinary Officer] and me."

"The second thing is, I haven't been able to do anything convenient lately, so I haven't fulfilled my promise to do one transaction a day. So, in addition to the transaction I'm going to do with the [Disciplinary Officer] today, I also have to make up for the two transactions I owed."

As soon as these words were spoken, a quiet discussion began to be heard among the protagonists.

But the paper company continued to announce:

"Third, I heard someone wants to harm me, so I plan to prevent that possibility. That's why I'm going to take away a lot of food at once. I hope you don't mind."

After Zhixing finished speaking, he saw that there was still no big reaction from the crowd, but the whispers became more and more frequent. He couldn't help but look at the [Disciplinary Officer], and was a little hesitant about whether he should make a deal with Ishimaru, whose hair had not turned white.

At this moment, a hand was raised as if to make a report, standing out among the crowd of people standing.

"Hmm? What's wrong, Ms. Detective?"

[Detective] Kirikiri Kyouko, noticing that everyone had quieted down after noticing her intention to speak, asked:

"Why do you only owe two transactions if you don't count the transaction you wanted to make with the Disciplinary Officer today?"

"Did they make a deal with someone else without our knowledge?"

Everyone, look at me and I'll look at you.

I stayed in the academy for thirteen days, and after deducting the three days that the "Onlooker" didn't arrive and the two days that were still owed, it means that the paper bank has already conducted eight transactions.

There are only eleven people here. Does this mean that after today, everyone has reached a deal, and I am the last one?

For a moment, those who had not made any transactions, as well as those who were unaware of the shadow transactions, could not help but look at the students around them.

The situation was temporarily in a state where no one dared to speak up and admit that they had not made any transactions.

Chapter 339 The Impossible Man Made an Impossible Wish Called a Deal

"Well... the reason everyone wants to find the Observer is because they want to trade him out. Maybe that part of the deal hasn't been completed, so they're here... right?"

The Fortune Teller swallowed and asked everyone for confirmation.

After all, the way of leaving that I learned from Kyubey did not include leaving through a transaction.

But in this closed, confined space where people cannot devote themselves to their own personal interests, any discussion they have together is always inseparable from the transactions of "onlookers".

That is why Kirikiri Kyouko, who had not yet been given a talent name at the time, once said:

"If I'm not mistaken, this deal can be given not only to myself but also to others."

"After all, although everyone wants to leave here, there may be situations where, when a murderer strikes, they choose to make a deal in order to save their lives."

"But at that time, the victim doesn't have the time to complete his part of the deal, and if you save his life first, then the deal will be out of the question."

As he spoke, Wu Qili glanced at [Lucky] and then guessed:

"At that time, the [Idol] clearly had the possibility of seeing the [Bystander], but he was unable to save himself. Either the terms of the deal didn't include this aspect, meaning he didn't have the authority to take us away from here. Or, at this critical moment, the deal was no longer equal, and the other party couldn't pay the corresponding price."

"The more personally involved the transaction is, the more you'll have to pay. So, why not trade for others? That way, both parties can guarantee each other's safety under the pretext of completing the transaction, creating a trusting relationship that won't be betrayed."

At that time, some people had made friends and had small circles, but there were also many people who could not make friends.

For these lone wolves who no one will trade to protect, [Gambler] also gave a possibility.

"By the way, if you're sure a deal with a spectator can protect your own life or the lives of others, then make the deal as quickly as possible."

"Why? Aren't they all the same?"

[Swimming] asked in confusion.

"If it's just simple questions and answers, it's fine, but if it's something that takes time to complete, like [fan fiction writers], then it becomes a motivation for those who want to graduate to take action."

"Especially for those who have already made a trade and lost their eligibility to leave here, the only thing they can do is graduate or stay in school."

"I don't think anyone who leaves here through [Bystander] can rescue us from outside. If that's the case, the end of this game will be after the transaction."

"Either the trapped person is not in the original school, or they are taking the survivors in the school as hostages. In any case, they will not be coming back."

"And if such a person really did escape, then once the outside world knows that one of the people present escaped alive, do you think he left through a trade, or did he graduate?"

The [Nobleman] also took over the conversation and explained to the super high school level students who hadn't figured it out:

"That is to say, the person who gets out first will never know whether the next person to come out is a good person or a murderer who sacrificed everyone."

"If he's the murderer, in order to cover up his crime, then the person who left earlier and knows the graduation requirements of this academy will be the next target."

"To dispel this suspicion, the only way is for the next person to leave to appear. However, this person will not be able to prove that they are not a graduate, nor can they guarantee that the other party is not the murderer."

"So, if anyone present is about to take action and someone attempts to leave, they will likely be chosen by the killer and become his next target, to avoid adding unnecessary complications by taking action outside."

Through these discussions again and again, even the usually quiet "Fortune Teller" and the athletic "Swimming" gradually came to understand this.

That's why when they were looking for the [Bystander], they all chose to search separately.

"Eight people?... In other words, even if we include the dead companions, there are still four people who have already made deals with Kyubey individually?"

[Fighter] Ogami Sakura quickly scanned the remaining 10 people. Apart from herself who had publicly stated the content of her deal, and the [Murderer] who clearly possessed powers that should not exist in reality, there were at least two other people who had silently made deals but did not leave.

"Well, what happened with the two-day trade? Any questions? Do you want to know the list of people I traded with?"

Zhixing casually refused to answer on the grounds of a transaction. After all, Zhixing already knew that in order to realize a contract or bond in the cognitive world, it should at least not be an ordinary question and answer, but an exchange of desires between both parties.

"No, I just want to confirm. The transaction with the [Fan Fiction Writer] was on the third day, right? It was postponed to facilitate the transaction. Does the transaction on that day still count?"

Zhi Xing was stunned for a moment, then silently counted on his fingers.

Chapter 340 The third day is about [Fan Fiction Writer] Yamada Ichi-san who wants a fan fiction.

On the fourth day, [Idol] Sayaka Maizono was asked a question in exchange for the survivor list.

On the fifth day, [baseball player] Kuwata Reien used a shadow stand to test his real combat power, and on the same day, [fighter] Ogami Sakura also used it to test the damage of real combat power to the cognitive world because Kyubey could not communicate remotely;

The first day of Chapter 341 takes place in the cognitive world, with Chihiro Fujisaki, the programmer, entering the computer with her soul as a condition.

The next day was about Celestia Rodenbeck, the [Gambler] who sold her soul for privilege.

The third day was to set up a murder scene and let Fujisaki enter the palace of the [Murderer] Slayer Sho.

On the fourth day, in order to find the real butter, we hired the transportation from the biker gang Owada Monto.

Let's just consider the fifth day as a way to offset the overdraft...

Then comes the third chapter, the two days that were missed, and the [Disciplinary Officer] Ishimaru Seitaxia who is preparing to conduct a transaction today.

Since there were no system-mandated tasks to help with the counting, Zhixing recalled them one by one and suddenly realized that the transaction he had made with the [Fan Fiction Writer] on the third day had ultimately ended in failure.

After all, what the paper industry wants is the [fan fiction writer] to predict the feasibility of the future in a fan fiction way, rather than the [gambler]'s ghostwriting analysis of this life-and-death gamble.

"Uh, I think I remembered it wrong. Um, besides the [Disciplinary Officer], there are three days of transactions."

"Huh? Huh! Huh, huh, huh, huh!!"

The [Fan Fiction Writer] immediately understood what this situation meant and looked at the [Gambler] in horror. The [Gambler] calmly covered his mouth and whispered:

"I did prepare the transaction article for you, but the Observer didn't arrive in my room. You should be well aware of this. After all, the Observer would have found you first and then realized that you had lost the transaction rights to me."

"So, you two haven't made the deal yet? Then... in that case..."

The [Literary Girl] glanced at the people present.

The [Disciplinary Officer] is about to make a transaction, the [Fan Fiction Writer] and the [Gambler] haven't met anyone, the [Detective] was asked by the [Onlooker] whether his recent statement was a transaction, and the [Fighter] has confirmed that he has made the transaction information public.

Therefore, the only people present were [Gal], [Swimming], [Fortune Teller], [Lucky], and Lord Bai Ye.

"You... made a deal with that guy while I was away. How do you calculate it?! Where's my share?! Let me make it clear... she and I are not the same person!!"

The [Literary Girl] pointed out her situation with fear but also with confidence, and asked the [Onlooker] to give her an answer.

"I... I don't remember letting that guy out before... The only possible place... is in my room... But you... you broke into the girl's room without permission, right!"

"Come to think of it, you and the [Murderer] don't share memories, do you? In fact, the [Murderer] doesn't know the [Bystander] either. He only learned about the deal from another [Murderer]."

Seeing that the [Young Master] had no intention of adding anything, the [Hot Girl] immediately stepped forward to describe the situation for the amnesiac [Literary Girl].

"Really? Three of you? I see. Now, can you guys start?"

When faced with his companions' wild speculations about who had made the transaction, the [Detective], who knew clearly that the paper bank would not disclose the information, decided to make his decision only when he had chosen three people.

"Is the transaction you want to make still about that joke?"

The [Disciplinary Officer] asked, somewhat reluctantly, when he saw that he was being mentioned.

"Sa~ This kind of thing is not decided by me, but depends on your choice."

Zhi Xing looked at the [Disciplinary Officer], who was still in his normal state, and then looked at Monokuma, who had appeared from nowhere but remained silent, and reaffirmed:

"Right now, what's on your mind the most? Do you want to get out of here by yourself? Or do you want everyone else to get out together? Or... do you want your brother [bosozoku] Owada Monto... to come back to life?"

"What did you say? What do you mean by alive? Didn't that guy die right before our eyes at the execution site? Are you kidding me, Monokuma?"

The [Young Master], who had not been involved in the group conversation, could not help but look gloomy upon hearing this. This kind of transaction would really destroy the balance of the entire game, making death meaningless. It might even cause a bug, like a card bug, where a perfect crime would occur by using the transaction to resurrect and make the deceased actively cooperate.

Even in games where accomplices are not allowed, off-field factors using resurrection as an excuse may appear.

Although this was the first time Monokuma heard of this, he had been the one who had recovered the corpses before, so he immediately responded with some speculation:

"Puff, puff, puff~ Yeah, coming back to life, it's like magic."

"If magic really exists, then it's understandable that you were abandoned. So, even staying in the academy is fine."

Hearing that Monokuma was somewhat evasive, Lucky couldn't help but speak up: