The four of them took their seats in the not-too-large game room.
"Three Kingdoms Kill... that works."
After closing his eyes to think for a moment, Patient opened them again and rubbed his hands together, speaking with an excited expression.
"I understand this tabletop game now. It really is a casual game suitable for all ages, but the traditional five-player setup doesn't seem quite appropriate. We'll need to make some changes to the rules. Do you have any objections?"
"...Changes?"
"Of course. According to my terms, as long as one of you can defeat me, all of you will pass. But in this tabletop game, unless I draw the Spy identity, you can always win. What's more, all of you would be ganging up on me alone, wouldn't you?"
Patient spread his hands before him like a perfect gentleman and smiled.
"When it comes to games, I value fairness above all else. Since the identity-based format isn't suitable, we'll naturally need to adopt an entirely new mode."
"What mode?"
Looking at Patient before her, Bai Zhi asked with interest.
"Very simple. All other rules remain unchanged, but the identity cards will be abolished. I'll take on the four of you alone."
As he spoke, Patient swept his right hand across the table.
With that motion, a game area unique to Three Kingdoms Kill appeared on the tabletop.
"In other words, I'm the Lord, and the four of you are all Rebels."
"Is... there a difference?"
Fireworks of Romance could not help but freeze at his explanation.
She had thought he would offer some favorable condition, but she had not expected an answer like this. Even in Fight the Landlord, where the Landlord fought two opponents alone, the Landlord had [Heroic Bearing] and [Double Blade].
...One against four?
"Of course there's