Yukiko Kudo and Julia sat across from each other at the table. The famous actress looked up with a confident smile.
Julia merely smiled faintly, took a bag of marshmallows from her clothes, picked one up, and popped it into her mouth.
Who knew how many different kinds of candy she had hidden on her?
They each drew five cards.
Yukiko Kudo looked over her hand: the ace of clubs, the five of clubs, the four of hearts, the seven of spades, and the king of diamonds.
"This game is actually very simple. I call it the 'Detective Game.' The two players holding cards must guess what cards the other has in hand. You do not need to guess the suits, only the numbers. In other words, you need only choose one from the fifteen types of cards: A through K, plus the two Jokers. Now, begin guessing. The person making the guess should press the ring on their finger, and the person being guessed should press theirs as well. Then you may begin."
Aizen stopped speaking again and gestured with his eyes for the two women to continue.
Julia smiled and held out a hand toward Yukiko Kudo, indicating that she should go first.
Yukiko Kudo grew excited. Whenever she was with Yusaku Kudo, she was always utterly crushed by his intelligence. Back in Japan, Megure had repeatedly asked Yusaku Kudo to help solve major cases, and she had long been watching enviously from the sidelines.
Now that she heard it was a Detective Game, she immediately perked up.
After thinking for a moment, she pressed the diamond on her ring. Looking over her own cards, she promptly called out, "I guess... I guess... Julia has a five."
Julia frowned slightly, then shrugged helplessly with a smile.
At that