Ella smirks.
" You still have death penalty."
" I'm fine with it." answered Anna.
Shane furrows his brows.
[ song ]
Round 5A ( Time left 06 : 32 )
Quinn walks to Shane.
" Hey guys, let's work together."
Anna raises her eyebrows.
" Work.. together ?"
" Let's vote the same choice. If she votes the same choice like us coincidentally, it will be a draw. But if she votes a different choice, she will be eliminated." explained Quinn.
Anna smiles.
" That way, we can win, right ?"
Quinn nods.
" Yeah."
" Mr. Shane, let's work together !"
Shane turns to them.
" Fine."
Quinn comes closer, " Then.."
" ..we all vote Yes." whispered Quinn.
Anna smiles, " alright !"
" Then it's decided !" said Quinn before walking away.
Shane turns to Anna.
" Hey."
Anna looks at Shane, " yes ?"
" Try to doubt."
Anna stares at Shane.
Ella who was watching them the whole time shows a smirk on her face.
***
Round 5A
END
" The voting has ended. The results are.."
Yuri taps on her keyboard.
| . . YES . . | . . NO . . |
=================
| S A Q . . . E . . . . . . . |
" Ms. Ella is eliminated from the first half and gets a death penalty. Please proceed."
Anna smiles, " Yay ! We did it !"
" We'll definitely win like this !" added Quinn.
What it takes to win this game isn't the ability to lie perfectly.
It's trust. I have friends to rely on.
That's what I learned from this game.
But we didn't realize the evil scheme behind all this.
Ella smirks.
Anna looks at Ella.
***
Round 5B
END
" And the results are.."
| . . YES . . | . . NO . . |
=================
| S Q . . . . . A . . . . . . . |
Anna smiles.
' Ms. Ella has a ticket for herself.'
Quinn smiles, " Wow. I'm relieved that our plan went smoothly."
Anna turns to Quinn, " me too."
" Ms. Anna wins the round and gets a death ticket."
Anna takes the ticket to the desk.
" For myself." said Anna.
" Understood." replied Yuri, " you too ?"
Anna mumbles, " you mean.."
Anna turns to see the woman behind her.
" For myself." said Ella.
Anna smiles.
Ella stares at Anna, " stop smiling."
" I hate hypocrites."
Anna lowers her head.
***
" The Liar King is.."
They turn to the screen.
Shane . ||
Anna . . |
Quinn . |
Ella . . . |
" ..Mr. Shane."
***
Hiro looks at the screen.
" Shane is really good at these.. But I wonder if this idiot will survive ?"
The gold tooth shines.
***
Shane pauses when he walks pass Ella.
Shane turns to Ella.
" If this were the real game, I would have won 500 million." provoked Shane.
Ella turns to Shane without any expression.
" This is just rehearsal. Why so serious, Shane ?" answered Ella.
" I will win." said Shane.
" I'd like to see you do it." said Ella smirking.
" The real game starts now !"
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