Cupid Shoots Her with an Arrow of Love
Hirata Yosuke tried to offer this suggestion.
"I also think Horikita would be a good fit."
Kushida Kikyo, who was eager to expel Horikita Suzune from school, quickly raised her hand in agreement.
The most popular boys and girls in the class suggested Horikita Suzune. Although some people were still not entirely satisfied, they eventually accepted the decision.
"Well then, Horikita, I'm counting on you."
Kushida Kikyo handed the invitation to Horikita Suzune, who had been listening in from the corner.
"I will try my best."
Horikita Suzune gave Kushida Kikyo a cold glance and could guess that the other woman's suggestion was full of Malice.
But--
The girl stroked the bright red invitation, and an image of a boy with outstretched arms flashed through her mind:
"Let's have a real Werewolf Game on this cruise ship!"
Kitagawa Ryo declared so arrogantly.
"I'm here to challenge you."
I will defeat you.
Once Horikita Suzune made up her mind, she no longer cared about what others said.
Now that things have come to this, Horikita Suzune has only one goal in mind.
Defeat Kitagawa Ryo.
[Class 1-D: Horikita Suzune, registration successful]
"Help me win when necessary."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka lay in bed looking at the text messages on his phone.
Karuizawa Kei must be really eager for this victory.
However, this request is quite excessive.
Not only does she have to find Karuizawa Kei among eleven contestants whose faces are obscured and whose voices have been altered, but she also has to determine her identity and the conditions for winning.
But.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka really wanted to see the Matoba when Karuizawa Kei entered Class C.
He once tried to seduce Kitagawa Ryo because of Horikita Suzune's actions, although it later turned out that he was completely manipulated by her.
However, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka still managed to take advantage of that opportunity to meet Shiina Hiyori with Kitagawa Ryo, who was carrying a pink apron.
To this day, he still remembers the girl's expression when she opened the door and saw Kitagawa Ryo.
Is the emotion flickering in the other person's eyes the same as that of Karuizawa Kei?
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka wanted to know the answer.
He rolled over and held up the last invitation he had hidden away.
[Class 1-D: Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, registration successful.]
In the dead of night, when many toss and turn unable to sleep, Kitagawa Ryo slept soundly, even having a dream he hadn't had in a long time:
A boy he'd fought with since childhood, and who he could also vent to together afterward.
A girl I met online who loves reading, especially mystery novels.
A kitten that was dirty and shy when we first found it, with only its bright, fluorescent eyes.
As well as...
"Sorry."
"You chose to protect my daughter, and as a father, I am extremely grateful to you."
"But, although I'm sorry, I hope you can protect her to the very end."
"Hui is still in her hospital bed. She has forgotten what happened back then, and we don't want to evoke those memories in her again, because the doctor said it could cause irreversible damage. I think you don't want Hui's future to be affected by this incident."
"Therefore, I am very sorry, but Karuizawa Kei is unable to appear in court to testify in this case."
[At this point, all participants have been confirmed.]
[Class 1-A: Sakayanagi Arisu, Katsuragi Kohei, Totsuka Yahiko]
[Class 1-B: Ichinose Honami, Kanzaki Ryuji]
[Class 1-C: Kitagawa Ryo, Ryuen Kakeru, Shiina Hiyori]
[Class 1-D: Karuizawa Kei, Horikita Suzune, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, Koenji Rokusuke]
[The Werewolf game officially begins]
Chapter 45: Cupid Shoots Her Arrow of Love
The second day of the VIP Special Exam, at 8:00 AM.
Aside from Sakayanagi Arisu, the eleven students were randomly assigned by the school to the conference room on the second floor of the cruise ship. This room was originally intended for group discussions during the VIP Exam, but since the discussions were scheduled for 1 p. m. and 8 p. m., it was currently empty at 8 a. m.
The monitoring equipment set up in advance in the conference room also came in handy. It monitored the actions of each participant throughout the entire process, prohibiting any Matoba behavior that could undermine fairness. Violators would be severely punished.
Kitagawa Ryo, who initiated this Werewolf game, was responsible for drawing the cards for this game.
As one of the most popular social games in recent years, Werewolf has gradually developed various unique gameplay styles, which are generally referred to as "boards" in the community. There are many well-known boards in 12-player Werewolf, whether it is the most basic Seer, Witch, Hunter, or White Wolf, or the advanced ones such as Seer, Witch, Hunter, Guardian, White Wolf, and King. Different boards have different professions and factions, and the conditions for victory are all different.
Incidentally, at the strong request of all First Year students, this highly anticipated Werewolf game will be broadcast live in the cinema on the cruise ship. However, the audience will not have a god's-eye view, but rather a completely fog-of-war perspective, only able to see their own numbers, and will need to work with the participants to deduce and judge identities through their speeches.
[This Werewolf game uses a twelve-player Thief Cupid format.]
The conference room's loudspeaker broadcasted information to all participants and began reading the rules of the game:
Cupid the Thief (12-man Cupid)
[Good guys' side: Seer, Witch, Hunter, Idiot, five civilians]
[Werewolf Faction: Two Werewolves, Werewolf King]
[No faction currently: Thief, Cupid]
[The Seer: Each night, the Seer can glimpse one player's true identity]
[The Witch: Can concoct two powerful potions. One potion can Resurrection a player Werewolf, and the other can poison a player. Each potion can only be used once, and only one potion can be used each night. She cannot heal herself during the game.]
[Hunter: When the hunter is Werewolf or executed by a villager, he can shoot any player. However, if the hunter dies accidentally (such as from the witch's poison or by dying in a suicide pact), he cannot fire a bullet before dying.]
[Idiot: When a player is voted out by the villagers during the day, they can reveal their identity card. Revealing their "idiot" identity allows them to continue the game, but they will lose their eligibility to vote.]
[Wolf King: Belongs to the werewolf faction. When Werewolf or executed by villagers, he can shoot any player. However, if the Wolf King dies unexpectedly (such as from the witch's poison or by dying in a suicide pact), he cannot fire a bullet before his death.]
[Thief: If playing as the Thief, two additional regular villager cards are added at the start of the game. On the first night after the identity cards are dealt, the Thief opens their eyes first and chooses one of the remaining two identity cards as their final identity for the round. If one of the cards is a werewolf, the Thief must choose that identity. If both cards are werewolves, the identities are redistributed. After the selections are complete, the Thief's identity and the other unselected identity are discarded.]
[Cupid: On the first night, choose two players to become a couple. Cupid can choose to be one of the couples, but if one player in the couple is killed, the other will die for them. If both players in the couple are on the good side, Cupid is also on the good side; if both players are on the werewolf side, Cupid is also on the werewolf side. If the two players in the couple are on different sides, then the couple and Cupid together form a third side.]
[Please note: Both partners know who their partner is, but they do not know each other's true identity or who Cupid is.]
Cupid cannot know the identities of the lovers when choosing a partner, so he needs to judge their statements to determine his own side.
When Cupid is examined by a prophet, he will be shown to be a good person.
The werewolves did not know who the wolf king was.
This game uses a sheriff who has the right to award votes, and grants an extra 0.5 votes and 30 seconds of speaking time.
Victory conditions for each faction:
Good guys' side: Find and kill all werewolves, and there is no third-party side on the field. If a third party exists, the third-party side wins.
Werewolf faction: Killing all villagers or all divine roles ("slaughtering the side") or killing all good people ("slaughtering the city") wins. However, no third faction can exist on the field; if one does, the third faction wins.
Third-party faction: Kills all good guys and werewolves except for those in their own faction, and wins.
[Game rules read aloud]
[The random selection of identities will now begin]
Sakayanagi Arisu's serial number is 8.
As the only person from the school participating in this game, she was under much stricter surveillance than the other eleven. In an empty classroom, she was firmly locked onto by eight surveillance cameras with almost no blind spots, but the girl remained calm and composed, kneeling in front of a long table, quietly waiting for the results of the identity draw.
[Identities have been drawn. All players, please check your identity cards.]
Sakayanagi Arisu turned her gaze to her phone screen. The email from the school contained only two large characters:
"Thief."
In the game Werewolf, the most important thing is the ability to grasp various pieces of information, and the Thief happens to be one of the roles with the most information in this game.
[All players, please confirm your identities and hidden cards.]
Sakayanagi Arisu reached out to confirm, and then she stared intently at her phone screen, because the thief was the first to open his eyes on the first night.
[Close your eyes when it gets dark]
[Thief, open your eyes!]
[The two identities you can choose from are--]
[Hunter]
[Idiot]
If you choose the Hunter, the good guys will lack an Idiot in this game; if you choose the Idiot, you will lack a Hunter.
This information was known only to Sakayanagi Arisu, who was a thief.
Almost without hesitation, Sakayanagi Arisu decisively chose the identity of [Hunter]. Although both Hunter and Idiot are divine roles, the former is a strong divine role and the latter is a weak divine role. The former is more proactive and the latter is very passive. Sakayanagi Arisu, who wanted to lead the whole team to victory, naturally preferred Hunter.
And.
A slight smile appeared on Sakayanagi Arisu's lips.
Although she has chosen the hunter role, she can easily play the fool during the day. If anyone tries to play the fool against her, it's almost certain they are the wolf.
This is the advantage that thieves have in terms of information.
[Thieves, close your eyes; prophets, open your eyes]
[Please select the player whose identity you wish to verify]
[Prophet, please close your eyes; Cupid, please open your eyes]
[Please select two players to become a couple]
Sakayanagi Arisu had been quietly waiting for dawn, suddenly received a message:
[You have been chosen as a couple; the other couple is player number 4.]
"Couple."
Sakayanagi Arisu pursed her lips. Originally, all she needed to do was act as a divine servant in the good guys' camp, helping them achieve victory.
However, now that she has been chosen as Cupid's lover, we must first determine which side this player number 4 belongs to. If she is a werewolf, then in this game, she will form a third-party faction with player number 4 and Cupid, whose number is currently unknown.
After rubbing her temples and only fretting for a short while, Sakayanagi Arisu's expectant smile returned.
"That's... more interesting!"
[Cupid, please close your eyes; werewolf, please open your eyes]
[Please select the target you wish to kill]
Shiina Hiyori's serial number is 5.
Upon hearing the announcement, she immediately looked at her phone, because just a minute earlier, Shiina Hiyori had drawn her identity as—
[Werewolf]