Xie Qi

Biodata

Background

In his original world, Xie Qi began working as a casino dealer at eighteen to pay for college. When a gambler attacked him with a knife, he disarmed and killed the man. The casino owner intervened, trained him in gambling, and employed him as a guest expert. After the owner’s death, Xie Qi secured the support of his former subordinates and took over the casino 41.

After leaving his game parlor, Xie Qi found himself in another world and in an unfamiliar body aboard a prison transport. He arrived at Saing Island as an F-grade prisoner 1.

Appearance

Xie Qi’s prison body is slender and pale, with little visible muscle. His dungeon appearance as Kanibari is similarly slender, with black hair and a pale face 1 9 11.

• His original body was half Chinese and half Russian; Kanibari’s is half Chinese and half American 34.
• Kanibari’s eyes look black in normal light but deep blue in darkness 34.
• He wears a white chef’s uniform for work and black shirts and dress pants elsewhere in the villa 9 11 20.
• Kanibari’s body has sharp fangs and no sense of taste 4 22.

Personality

Xie Qi enjoys dangerous challenges and becomes more excited as situations grow harder. He also values an entertaining livestream, deliberately concealing his identity and adapting his games to keep viewers interested 3 10 11 22.

He maintains a polite smile while threatening or manipulating others. Although willing to kill, he takes game rules seriously: after promising the villa guests his keys if they won, he handed them over, privately treating the guests’ continued exploration as entertainment for his audience 19 36 43.

He can also be attentive to those working for him. He decided not to frighten the timid maid Lina deliberately and avoided overworking Nikalos when he thought the assistant might retaliate 15 21.

Game Profile

Xie Qi’s initial scan recorded the following values 3:

The warden placed the Blazing Flame Demonic Rune on Xie Qi before his first dungeon. It reduced his luck by five and increased both dungeon and identity-card draw difficulty by one level; his instance rose from F-rank to E-rank 3 34.

Abilities & Skills

Gambling and manipulation

Trained by a casino owner, Xie Qi became an experienced gambler and learned to manage competing factions 41.

• He performed card tricks, explained Texas Hold’em, and defeated the villa’s guests, including Stock 15 16 19.
• He bluffed Stock out of a stronger hand and later won with a royal flush 18.
• He used controlled wins and losses to keep the guests engaged, comparing the tactic to retaining casino gamblers 43.

Observation and deduction

Xie Qi uses small behavioral and physical clues to assess people and their circumstances.

• He noticed Sai Basi’s subtle reaction while inspecting Kanibari’s room 11.
• He inferred that Stock had a wife and daughter from a ring and a photograph, then incorporated them into a survival game to test the guests’ reactions 24.
• He suspected Song Nan of killing Stock because she had assumed Stock was dead before his body was found and had acted unusually in their earlier confrontation 41.

Combat

Xie Qi trained in several fighting styles to protect himself from kidnapping and assassination, mastering Sambo best. Kanibari’s body was physically superior to his original body and allowed him to use those skills effectively 47.

• On arrival at the prison, he ruined an attacking prisoner’s eye with a name badge 2.
• At the farm, he dodged Brussels’s attack and severed his arm 33.
• He detected Saul’s ambush, circled behind him, and wounded him with his Chef’s Knife 47.

Cooking

Xie Qi inherited Kanibari’s skills when he drew the head-chef identity, allowing him to prepare a multi-course French meal despite the body’s lack of taste 4.

• His first dinner completed a side quest and earned him points and a weapon 9.
• He prepared meals from the villa’s ingredients and saved offal for the servants 19.
• He used food and meal access to pressure the guests into participating in his games 15 45.

Equipment and Items

• Chef’s Knife — A fine-quality weapon earned for completing the first dinner quest. Against a human target, its lifesteal effect reduces the target’s stamina by 1% per second. It can be taken out of the instance 9.
• Key ring — Keys to areas of the villa and farm. He offered the ring as a game prize and gave it to Saul after declaring the guests winners 21 36 43.
• Special kerosene lamp — A common item that illuminates a two-meter radius. Xie Qi carried it to the farm and later left it there 11 31 35.

Relationships

• Casino owner — Xie Qi’s former mentor, who intervened after his first killing and taught him gambling techniques 41.
• Warden — Marked Xie Qi with the Blazing Flame Demonic Rune and offered to end his isolation if he cleared his first dungeon 3.
• Mrs. Caster — Kanibari’s mistress. She approved Xie Qi’s proposal to play games with the villa’s guests 10.
• Nikalos — Kitchen assistant who works under Xie Qi and helps prepare meals and decorations 4 14.
• Lina — A timid maid who washes Xie Qi’s clothes; he decides not to frighten her deliberately 15.
• Song Nan — A ship captain whom Xie Qi defends from Stock’s racist insult and later suspects of killing him 14 41.
• Stock — A wealthy guest who lost to Xie Qi at cards. Xie Qi intended to kill him but found him already dead and concealed his body 19 21 38.
• Brussels — The winner of Xie Qi’s sea-survival game. Xie Qi took him to the farm and killed him after Brussels attacked 27 31 33 38.
• Saul — A police officer and guest who attempted to ambush Xie Qi, but was wounded and defeated 47.

Story Role

Prison arrival and first dungeon

After maiming a prisoner who grabbed him, Xie Qi was sent to basement-level isolation for three days. The warden offered to cancel the isolation if he cleared his first dungeon; Xie Qi accepted, excited by the difficulty 2 3.

He entered the dungeon as Kanibari, the Caster villa’s head chef, and concealed his player identity from viewers. His first dinner impressed Mrs. Caster and completed a side quest 4 8 9.

Games at the villa

With Mrs. Caster’s approval, Xie Qi began playing daily games with the guests. He won a Texas Hold’em game in which meals were wagered, then invited Stock, the losing businessman, to the kitchen that night. Stock was killed before he arrived, and Xie Qi hid the body 10 16 19 21 38.

Xie Qi next staged Ten-Person Sea Survival Journey, using the game to probe the guests’ shared history. Brussels won, and Xie Qi took him to the farm under the pretext of finding Stock. There, Brussels admitted that the shipwreck survivors had eaten a mother and daughter before attacking Xie Qi 23 24 27 31 33.

The guests’ investigation

In a question-and-answer game, Xie Qi admitted killing Brussels and concealing Stock’s body. He gave the surviving guests his keys after declaring them winners, expecting their investigation to provide more livestream entertainment 36 38 43.

The guests searched the villa while Xie Qi continued serving them meals. When Saul later tried to ambush him, Xie Qi defeated him with the Chef’s Knife 45 47.

Notable Quotes

“I’ve always hated... people who break the rules.” 2

“Of course not. I take games seriously.” 36

“When did I start lying?” 38

“Sweet dreams, Mr. Officer.” 47