1st person POV:
"Blackjack? What is the purpose of that?"
"To understand you more."
"Huh?"
"If I can't talk with you normally then I will talk with you through the game."
"What kind of nonsense are you saying now?"
"That is my way of communicating, I'm a Neet after all."
"..."
"I know you are wondering what will you gain from this pointless game. But it's won't be a normal game."
"It will be a gamble!!!" (A/N: I accidentally wrote this a shadow game at first lol)
"A gamble..."
"If I win, stop and don't kill anyone and if I lose I will let you continue with your plan."
"You think you lie will work? There is nothing to prove that you will follow it."
"Then just ask Monokuma to be the judge."
"..."
"What is wrong? You are the Ultimate Gambler right? Are you afraid of losing a gamble?"
"Me, losing? Not possible. Fine I will play your game."
"Great!!!"
"But first get off me!!!"
"Oh, sorry." I get off Celeste
"Anyways, let's move to the recreation room."
Celeste silently follows me to the recreation room.
"Monokuma, get your ass out now!!"
"I'm here!!! Geez, do you have a fetish of betting your life or something?"
"Nope, I wouldn't never do this if I weren't dragged into this world."
"What do you mean by that?" Monokuma asks
"No, nothing."
Oops, I say my thought out loud. Hope that Junko won't notice.
"Anyways, I have prepared everything for a match!! Let's give it everything you got!!!"
We both sit down.
"Because this time, you challenge me so I will choose the starting chips. I will make you regret challenging me."
"Sure."
"100 chips will be very boring like our previous match. So this time you will have 1000000 chips at the start. And the minimum bet is 50000 chips."
"That means you will have 9000000 chips. But what is the difference? It is just like 100 chips with minimum bet 5 chips."
"You will know soon."
[TALKING TIME 2nd Edition]
[Start]
Shin [1000000]:(1000000 is a large amount, 50000 is the minimum. Then this.) I will bet 100000 chips first.
Celeste [9000000]: Ok then draw the card.
Shin [900000]: (A 7 and a 4, she has a 8...)
Celeste [9000000]: Choose you choice wisely. This time you won't even have a chance to win like the last time.
Shin [900000]: What do you mean?
Celeste [9000000]: This time I will play without holding back like the last time.
Shin [900000]: So you held back last time huh? Whatever, I will win this time, I hit.
Shin [900000]:(A 9. Good 20 is a good number.)
Celeste [9000000]: Congratulation, you got 20, a good number. But are you sure that is enough?
Shin [900000]: (Is that a bluffing? The only way to beat 20 to getting 21. There is no way she can predict that she will get 21.) No, this is enough.
Celeste [9000000]: Well then I will draw more.
Shin [900000]: (A 3)
Celeste [9000000]: One more then.
Shin [900000]: (...That is a K? That means...)
Celeste [9000000]: 21, it seems that I win this round.
Shin [900000]: (How?? Is this really only her luck? Could it be that she cheat?)
Celeste [9100000]: You must be thinking that I cheated but that's wrong. This is just simply my luck.
Monokuma: Yep!! I can confirm that!! She didn't cheat at all!!
Shin [900000]: Tch...
Celeste [9100000]: I told you right. You won't win anytime.
Shin [800000]: Let's see about that. I will bet 100000 too.
Celeste [9100000]: It will be just useless struggle but keep moving on.
Shin [800000]: (A 9 and a 7 and she has a 6. This won't be enough to beat her.) I will hit.
Shin [800000]: (A 8?)
Celeste [920000]: You are busted then.
Shin [800000]: (Damn, what the hell?)
Celeste [9200000]: What's wrong? Is that all you got?
Shin [800000]: It won't be over yet!
Shin [800000]: (How can I win this...)
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Shin [100000]:...
Celeste [9900000]: It seems that it will have the same result as before at this rate. I'm really disappointed now.
Shin [50000]: 50000 chips.
Celeste [9900000]: The minimum bet again, you should bet more.
Shin [50000]: (No, I can't be caught in her trap.) No, this is enough.
Celeste [9900000]: Fine then.
Shin [50000]: (A K and a 1... This won't be enough...) I will hit.
Shin [50000]: (A 6, I have 17 right now. Should I hit more? This won't be enough to beat her... Is this really over?)...
Celeste [9900000]: What is wrong? I thought you want to try to win against me?
Shin [50000]: (I have been too arrogant to think that I can beat her. Who the hell I think I am? After 2 successfully attempt to stop murder, I have slowly thought of this as a game again.)
Shin [50000]: (I have been blinded by successes so I did a gamble including my life like this. Even if I passed through this... I still have the deal. Can I really survive this?)
Shin [50000]: (I'm not some kinds of main character. I'm just a nobody that no one cares about. It's okay to give up now right?)
[TALKING TIME 2nd Edition]
[Suspend]
WARNING: SUICIDE THOUGHTS, SKIP THIS PART IF YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.
After that incident, my parents have moved away with Shion, leaving me back with the house and money. That is the first time I felt... freedom. I don't need to do anything my parents want anymore. The first time I felt joy after a while. I thought that my free life started there, but that is not the case.
After some time, I just spent all days playing games, reading mangas and watching animes. But during that time, I never had a proper sleep. Everytime I closed my eyes, memories of that day will just appeared again. Why was I still remembering that? Is it because of gulity? I don't even know it anymore.
Even I truly enjoyed living like that but... I still felt... Not satsified. Why? I don't even know why myself?
And after some time, I finally realized it. How pointless my life was. I just did nothing all days, nothing meaningful, nothing satisfied. Even I beated many games, watching many animes, I still felt it so pointless.
Then I decided... What is the point of living a life like that?
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I held the knife, attempting to cut my wrist. I have prepared everything, finished every games on the computer, finishing all of things I wasn't finished. But why... Why couldn't I bring myself to do it? Why was I still hesitating?
I figured it out at that moment. I didn't want to die yet. Why? Why did I still want to continue this pointless life?
I couldn't find the answer, I couldn't...
When the truck came in, why did I dodge? It can't just only because of wanting another Danganronpa game.
When the car run into me... I finally thought that I died but then God brought me back just for his entertainment.
When I arrived at this world with the mission with me. I felt... relief, At that time, I knew it, I wanted to live a meaningful life so I could die peacefully. I decided that saving everyone will make my life a little meaningful. But It was just my delusion. I just thought I could do it but I was wrong.
It is now over... It is time to put an ending to this worthless life.
[TALKING TIME 2nd Edition]
[Resume]
Shin [50000]: (What the hell? The flashback at this moment, so this is truly my end.) I... stand.
Celeste [9900000]: Are you sure about that? 17 is not a good number.
Shin [50000]: Whatever hurry.
Celeste [9900000]: Fine then.
Celeste has a 7 and a 6.
Celeste [9900000]: I will hit more now.
Shin [50000]: (...A 9. Total 22, that means...)
Celeste [9850000]: It seems that I'm busted.
Shin [150000]: (What? She lost the first time? How? When I gave up, she lost?)
Shin [150000]: (Wait, from the start to now, I always try to get high number to beat her and always get busted. But I forgot that if she is busted, I will also win. The dealer must hit until they have 17 or more. That is my advantage that I haven't used yet. I have been trapped in her tide since the start.)
Shin [150000]: (She must be betting on her luck at the first round in order to control to tide of this match. I always try to get large number to get back the lost chips. The reason why she chose 1000000 chips is to make me trapped in the fear of losing much chips. No matter what if you lost 100000 chips, you would want to take it back more then losing 10 chips. Beside she usually interrupted my thoughts with her lie. She is truly the Ultimate Gambler.)
Shin [150000]: It seems that... I can't die yet.
Celeste [9850000]: What?
Shin [150000]: This match I will definitely win!!
Celeste [9850000]: Don't get arrogant just because you won just one round.
Monokuma: Upupu, this is becoming more interesting now.
Shin [50000]: (I can still move on, my life won't be meaningless!!) I will bet 100000 chips.
Shin [50000]: (A 9 and a 5.) I will stand!!
Celeste [9850000]: (This guy? He escaped from the tide?) What foolish decision!
Celeste [9850000]: A 7 and a 5. I will hit more!
Celeste [9850000]: A Q??
Shin [250000]: You are busted!!!
Celeste [9750000]: Tch... You just got lucky!
Shin [150000]: You have said it right? Luck is the Ultimate weapon in gambling!! 100000 chips!!
Celeste [9750000]: (Calm down... He can't get to 5000000 that easy.)
Shin [150000]: 2 A.
Celeste [9750000]!!
Shin [50000]: I will split with 100000 chips on another hand!!
Shin [50000]: A K and a 7. One natural blackjack and a 18!!! I will stand!!
Celeste [9750000]: (A 10 and a 7???)
Shin [450000]: It seems that you are unlucky now!! You can't hit more so I won both hand!!
Celeste [9550000]: Tch...
Shin [50000]: 400000 chips!!!
Celeste [9550000]: You are betting almost of your chips. Are you stupid now?
Shin [50000]: (A 10 and a 8, 18 is a good number. I should...)
Celeste [9550000]: (Playtime is over now.)...
Shin [50000]: (What is this feeling?? Suddenly I feel that I can't win her with just this. Should I hit more?)
I move my hand to the deck.
Celeste [9550000]: (This will be over now.)
Shin [50000]: (Should I? This...)
I stop my hand.
Shin [50000]: No, I will... stand!!!
Celeste [9550000]:!!!
Celeste reveals her cards to be a 9 and a 6. So she must draws more and she gets a J.
Celeste [9150000]: This...
Shin [850000]: You are busted again!!
Monokuma: (Interesting, the tide follows Celes's way at first but now Onigawara is the one who leads ahead of her. This is really interesting.)
Celeste [9150000]: Make your next bet already!!
Shin [50000]: Sure!! 800000 chips!!!
Celeste [9150000]: This reckless way of fighting won't help you any longer!!
Shin [50000]: It will!!!
Monokuma: (A match between a person who has nothing to lose and a person can't afford to lose anything. How despairful this will get?)
Shin [50000]: A A and a K!!! natural blackjack, I won!!!
Celeste [8350000]: (Damn it!! When did it go wrong??"
Shin [1650000]: (I can do this!!)
Monokuma: (But still, it is an odd thing that he keeps winning. It is just like luck is on his side. Could it be?? Utsuro... What have you done?)
Shin [1150000]: 500000 chips next!!!
Shin [1150000]: (A Q and a 10... I should stand... But is this ok? The first round is the same like this.... What am I thinking I will just do what I want!!) I will hit!!!
Celeste [8350000]:!! Are you insane??
Shin [1150000] : This will be my revenge on the first round!!
Shin [1150000]: An Ace. Total 21!
Celeste [8350000]: (He did it, he pulled off a miracle...) A K and a Q. You won.
Shin [2150000]: Josh!!!
Celeste [7850000]: (He rose from 50000 to 2150000... What is this feeling? This is... like the first time I gamble. This feeling is... excitement to face a tough opponent.)
Shin [2150000]: (She smiles?)
Celeste [7850000]: Let's contine shall we?
Shin [1650000]: Sure!! 500000 chips!!
Celeste [7850000]: Bring it on now.
Shin [1650000]: A 1 and a 9. I will hit!
Shin [1650000]: An Ace!! Total 21!!
Celeste [7850000]: Then my cards are a J and an Ace, natural blackjack.
Shin [1650000]: You just turned the table huh?
Celeste [8350000]: Of course, I can't lose after all.
Monokuma: (The air has changed, they are both fighting with their all! What the hell? This should make a despairful ending!! Not a battle like this!!)
Shin [150000]: No risk no reward then. 1500000 chips!!!
Celeste [8350000]: High risk again huh? You are really fit to be a gambler you know.
Shin [150000]: Sorry, but no, I'm just a normal Neet!! A 2 and an Ace so I will hit!!
Shin [150000]: A 7. Total 20. I guess that this time I will stand.
Celeste [8350000]: You are really weird. A 10 and a 4. I will hit more then.
Shin [150000]: A K that means...
Celeste [7850000]: I'm busted.
Shin [3150000]: I won this round!!
Celeste [7850000]: You are not bad. But this is not over yet.
Shin [2650000]: 500000 chips next!!
Shin [2650000]: 2 Ace.
Celeste [7850000]: Another split.
Shin [2150000]: (...) Well then... I will bet another 500000 chips.... A 10 and an Ace??
Celeste [7950000]: (He is pulling another miracle?) You can split more.
Shin [1650000]: (More!!) 500000 more chips then!!
Celeste [7950000]: (Another Ace?? This...)
Shin [1150000]: (This is the final chance!!) Split!!!
Shin [1150000]: A 9 and a 4. That means I got a 21, 18, 20 and a 15. And if I won all hands...
Celeste [7950000]: You will win. But I won't lose that easily. A 7 and a 5. I will hit then.
Celeste [7950000]: (An Ace... So this is...) Another one.
Shin [1150000]: (...)
Celeste [7950000]: (...)
Celeste puts back the card to the deck.
Celeste [3950000]: A 9... I lost this round of 4000000 chips.
Shin [5150000]: (I won...) With this, my chips exceed 5000000 chips, this match you lost, Celestia Ludenburg!!!
[TALKING TIME 2nd Edition]
[End]
"I lost."
" I can't remember the last time I heard those words... Those are... heavy words indeed, aren't they..."
"Celes-san..."
"You should be proud of this... You have just won against Celestia Ludenburg."
"So I accept this defeat."
"Yasuhiro Taeko accepts her defeat."
"That's your true name right?"
"Correct, now as the loser, I should finish the deal right?"
"You want to know why I did this. It was all to escape this place, like you said before, I lied about the adapt thing."
"As expected..."
"With the money from Monokuma-san, I can even achieve my dream."
"Your dream?"
"It's my dream. I have a dream, you see... If I was to live in this place my entire life... that meant throwing that dream away. And that's something I could never do... The reason I got involved with the shadowy gambling world in the first place... Risked my life so many times robbing people of their fortunes...
"It was all.. for the sake of that dream..."
"I want to live in a castle. I'd hire beautiful men from all around the world to be my servants... I'd dress them all as vampires, and have them obey my every command... That's the world I want to live in... A decadent, elegant world... Spending the rest of my life like that... that was my goal and my dream...It's what gave my life purpose!
Give my life a purpose? You are very lucky to even have that dream... I... don't even have it.
"I see. To achieve a dream, human will do anything for it after all."
"You understand that?"
"Of course, I'm risking everything to have a meaningful life affer all."
"A meaningful life?"
"No, nothing."
So after this I can... Wait before I died, at least I will drag that stupid God with me first. So can killing god make my life meaningful? Whatever.
"Ok, then what if I told you I can help you with that."
"What? How can you?"
"Trust me, I will bring everyone out here and after that..."
I whisper to her the plan. (A/N: You can't know this yet!! After this book there will be a book about the original Shin in Hope's Peak Academy and I will reveal the plan in it. So not now!!)
"This... can work?"
"Of course it can!! Believe me!!!"
"...Fine, I will trust you this time. So all I need is to not kill."
"Thanks for understanding!!"
"Anyways, another floor should be opened right now, right Monokuma?"
"Oh, he is no where to be found, good work I guess."
"So we should return to the..."
"You two are here!!!"
Oh fuck, nice timing you fuckers!!
So quickly everyone just came in as always, actually not everyone only Ishimaru, Toko, Mukuro and Chihiro here.
"Onigawara-kun, Celes-san,you are alright!!"
"Of course, what can happen?"
"Y...you were a little late... so we got worried..." Toko says
"...Oh the mole thing huh? Don't worry about that."
"Anyways, what are you two doing here??" Ishimaru asks
Wow deja vu. I have heard this before.
"Just play a game nothing unusual."
"A game?? What does that for??" 'Junko' asks
"Nothing. Anyways, where is the rest?"
"Oh they are busy searching in the other floors."
"But that leaves only Hagakure and Yamada missing."
I look to Celeste's direction. Oh gosh.
"Don't worry, I know where..."
"Everyone, we found Hagakure-kun and Yamada-kun!!" Naegi yells
"Oh gosh."
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"Man, why are you wearing this ridiculous suit??" Leon asks
Leon and Mondo are helping Yasuhiro take off Justice Robo suit.
"You see... I'm not really sure myself. I fell asleep somehow, and just woke up minutes ago into this predicament..."
"Ahh, finally free!"
"So where is Yamada-san?"
"He is questioned by Togami-kun and Kirigiri-san over there." Naegi says
Oh my gosh, there is no way to hide it this time.
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"And that is what happened. Understood?"
"In short, the 4th floor is opened now because you stop Celes's attempt to murder with Hifumi's assistance. Amd you again somehow ensure they won't murder again." Togami states
Ignoring Hifumi is scolded in the background, I sigh.
"Yep. The last part is only right for Celes-san though, Yamada-san won't murder anyone as long as 'he' is safe so... Yeah."
"Whatever, I will go yo investigate the 4th floor now." Togami walks away
"I haven't told him about where Alter Ego is...Whatever."
"Celes-san, the key please."
"Oh, I forgot here it is."
Celeste hands me the key.
"Anyways, we should go and investigate the 4th floor for now. Later we will talk to 'him'."
Everyone nods and leave to the 4th floor.
Another murder avoided, only one remained. The time when we leave this school will come soon.
Survivors: 16?
Saved: 8
A/N: The end of chapter 19!!! Gosh sorry if the match so 'Believe in the heart of the card'. Well anyways, Shin's luck is explained so yeah I guess.
Anyways, thanks for spending your time reading my story.