Anime Crossover: Post-Apocalyptic Survival, My Stand is the World

Every step felt like stepping into a bottomless quagmire, being dragged along relentlessly.

What exactly happened?

Yukino's heart was already in turmoil.

'This is definitely not a simple game of luck. Yui's winning was too coincidental, and Sora's reaction was too calm. They must have done something... but what exactly?'

Is it psychological manipulation? A loophole in the rules? Or... some special ability I can't understand, one that transcends the laws of physics?

'I need more information…'

Unfortunately, the game doesn't give her time to think.

The distance of just a few meters felt like an eternity to her.

In the end, she stood before that slot machine that seemed to be the arbiter of fate.

She subconsciously turned her head and glanced at Su Chen, then cast her cold gaze at Kong, who was standing next to Su Chen.

Finally, she took a deep breath, suppressing all her distracting thoughts and confusion, and with a resolute air, stretched out her fair hand and pulled down the joystick heavily!

Yukino slowly walked towards the slot machine in order, but this time, unlike last time, every step she took felt like sinking into a quagmire, making it difficult to move forward.

slam-la-

The rollers are spinning rapidly.

Click!Click!Click!

The result was a freeze-frame.

Cherry - Golden Ring - Pac-Man

failure!

Next up is Shiyu.

She was just about to reveal her reasoning when she was stopped by Sora's urging gaze.

She knew now was not the time to speak.

Filled with doubt and wariness, she stepped forward and pulled down the lever.

A strange scene appeared.

Cherry - Golden Ring - Pac-Man

Exactly the same as Yukino, how is that possible!

"Huh?" Yui Yuigahama's innocent big eyes showed a blank look. "How... how come it's the same as Yuki's?"

The people below stared wide-eyed at what they saw. What is the probability of two people getting the same result in a row?

The probability of rolling the Cherry, the Golden Ring, and the Pac-Man is 1 in 64, while the probability of rolling them twice in a row is 1 in 4096.

There's clearly a problem with this game.

Seeing the extremely unpleasant expressions on Yukino and Utaha's faces, the pink-haired girl finally realized the seriousness of the situation.

She walked forward shakily, clasped her hands together in prayer, and muttered some prayers before closing her eyes and pulling down the lever.

Unsurprisingly.

Cherry - Golden Ring - Pac-Man

the third time!

Exactly the same result!

If we say that two consecutive occurrences are a coincidence of low probability, then...

Therefore, it is absolutely certain that it will happen three times in a row!

[Blank], manipulated the slot machine!

There is no other explanation!

"puff--"

Just then, an almost distorted laugh, barely suppressed, escaped from Kong's throat.

He covered his face with one hand, his shoulders trembling violently, as if he was desperately enduring something.

At this moment, he resembled Light Yagami, who had just written his opponent's name in the Death Note and was about to become the "New World Kami"!

'No...no, I can't laugh yet, it's too early...'

An internal struggle is raging within Kong's heart.

'Plan works perfectly! It's flawless! It's art! Watching these self-important fools walk step by step into the trap I meticulously designed, the trap I call "fate," is just wonderful!'

'I must hold back... I must hold back...'

'It's 35 seconds now... no, it's a 40-second countdown.'

'When Su Chen also rolls this ridiculous result, when all their hopes vanish, when they are utterly plunged into despair…'

'In 40 seconds, this game will end in my victory!'

'At that time, I will laugh out loud! And declare my victory!'

'Hmph... Hah... Hahaha!!!'

His inner laughter was almost breaking free of the cage of reason.

Just then, a clear and captivating voice came from Kong's ear—it was Shiyu!

"How strange! Why would three people in a row get the same result?"

Kong's body stiffened abruptly, and the wild laughter that was about to burst from his throat was swallowed back down.

He slowly lowered his hand from his face, tilted his head, and looked at Shiyu with an innocent, naive gaze, as if he knew nothing.

"I don't know, you guys are just very lucky!"

"is it?"

Shiyu turned her head and said loudly to the others:

"This is not a game of luck at all. Blank and the others manipulated the slot machines. Yui's 'winning' just now was not luck at all! It was a 'bait' that they deliberately designed! A sweet trap to make us lower our guard and think that this is really a game of luck."

　"Furthermore, I noticed that every time the joystick was pulled down, a very faint, high-frequency sound of calculation would come from inside the machine."

"This is not a 'slot machine' at all!"

Her voice became extremely solemn.

"—This is a machine that is artificially manipulated while cloaked in 'luck'!"

"Crack, snap, snap."

From the arena came applause filled with approval.

"As expected of the woman who can become Su Chenjun's right-hand woman. She discovered the truth so quickly."

He laughed triumphantly.

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"But, is it only now that you've realized it?"

"—Too late! After Su Chen's turn, it'll be my turn next time, so there won't be another chance!"

"That's right, it's all a scam, designed to lure you into my carefully laid trap without any burden."

Kong looked at Bai in his arms, who was tilting its head in a dazed manner, and spoke to Su Chen and his group in a cold tone.

"And every turn of this machine is the result of precise calculations in Bai's brain."

"Although, on the surface, the result is 'random' every time."

"However, in reality, all of these results were calculated by Bai."

"but me!"

"It will be next time,"

"—One hundred percent chance of winning the grand prize!"

"!"

These words struck like a bolt from the blue, turning Yukino and Utaha's faces deathly pale.

They finally understood.

This is the seemingly fair, yet ultimately hopeless, trap of fate designed by the "blank" concept!

"Hahaha…"

Looking at the girls' desperate expressions, Sora let out a victorious laugh.

He spread his arms wide and, in a frenzied tone, loudly proclaimed:

"I've won. I've already won. It's your defeat!"

(For a suggested scenario, refer to Light Yagami's 40-second laughter-holding challenge.)

……

however.

Faced with this situation, which can be described as unsolvable.

Su Chen's face remained completely expressionless.

He ignored Kong's shouts.

He simply walked forward calmly.

Then, he pulled the joystick.

Cherry - Golden Ring - Pac-Man

failure!

The results on the screen seemed to mock his futile efforts.

Seeing this result, Kong's smile deepened.

'It's no use, it's no use!'

This is the power of computation!

'We are the Kami of the New World!'

Time passed by minute by minute.

soon.

Then it was Kong's turn to win the "destined" grand prize.

"Alright, Su Chen."

He stood up and walked to the slot machine.

"The game is over."

Having said that, he reached out and grasped the joystick that would bring him victory.

however--

at this time.

Within Su Chen's body, the "substitute energy" that had been flowing steadily suddenly underwent an unprecedented change!

hum!

A brand new, crimson energy suddenly awakened deep within his soul, like an emperor who had slept for millions of years opening his eyes for the first time.

A strangely ugly little face appeared on his head; it was an "epitaph."

Su Chen awakened at this crucial moment—[King Crimson]

That moment!

Without warning, an incredibly clear and undeniable future appeared in Su Chen's mind!

He "saw" it.