"What's going on? Why did this happen?"
Yukiko Kudo looked somewhat bewildered as she turned toward Aizen from before. He still looked exactly the same, without the slightest change, as gentle and courteous as ever.
But Yukiko Kudo was unusually furious.
Deception!
She knew she had been deceived.
But she had no other choice. At a time like this, she could only bite the bullet and go through with it.
Still, she did not show weakness, because Aizen did not know the cards in her hand. Naturally, Alice could not possibly know them either.
Considering that Alice only had four guesses now, it would be extraordinarily difficult for her to eliminate Yukiko Kudo. "Hmph, it's just a challenge, isn't it? I accept!"
Yukiko Kudo pressed the ring in her hand as well and turned to sit back down.
But at that moment, Yusaku Kudo immediately grabbed her arm, leaned close, and whispered into her ear.
"Stay calm. Don't let yourself be provoked."
"Don't worry. I won't be provoked."
Yukiko Kudo shook off his hand and took a deep breath. If she had a choice, she certainly would not have wanted to accept this challenge, but the rules did not allow her to refuse.
She sat down again and laid the playing cards in her hand out in a row on the table. Folding her arms, she smiled. "All right, you go first..."
"J."
Yukiko Kudo had not even finished speaking.
The smile on her face had not even had time to fade.
Everything happened so suddenly, so quickly. There was not even the slightest warning; the answer had already appeared...
Slap—
The ring on Yukiko Kudo's palm sounded without hesitation.
At that sound, one of the playing cards laid out in a row before her instantly tore apart, splitting into