Gudako watched her warily. "Don't think I don't know you're trying to scam me out of green cubes again."
Da Vinci showed no embarrassment at being exposed. "For Master to see through it, that's truly impressive."
The finals were about to begin. Shirou sat at the newly prepared mahjong table and looked at his three opponents.
Da Vinci, Lord El-Melloi II, and Artoria.
Everyone's Luck was B or higher except his own. Artoria had even made it into the finals with her A+ Luck. Luviagelita seemed to be helping Lord El-Melloi II in this Holy Grail War as well. Clearly, Shirou would be facing an alliance of at least two people, and Da Vinci would very likely join them too.
That really was a lot of enemies.
Should he form an alliance with Gudako?
Shirou considered it, then gave up. Even if he wanted to ally with Gudako, she would have a hard time agreeing. Especially since that profiteer Da Vinci was definitely thinking of cutting down his points. Whether she was an ally or a deep-sea trident was still anyone's guess.
If it were only Gudako, he might have been able to win her over by playing the emotional card and chatting about life.
But if it were only Gudako, her group might not even make it to the finals... Forget it. The greatest mahjong master under heaven was destined to be lonely. If they would not team up, then so be it.
Then Shirou dealt his first hand and sank into deep thought. Why did he already have Three Dragon Pungs? Wasn't something a little off here? Or was this the price of having just praised himself?
Not only that, every Character tile was separated by four or five tiles, and the Bamboo and Circle tiles were in