"W-Why!?" Chika Fujiwara stood there with a blank expression, utterly defeated. ORZ.
Well, sometimes being arrogant was not a sign of strength—it was more likely a sign that you were about to get slapped in the face.
"It's simple..." Kaguya Shinomiya said. "If cheating was absolutely forbidden, then why did you make a rule saying that getting caught cheating would cost fifty points? Obviously, you were planning to cheat, weren't you?"
At those words, Chika Fujiwara's gaze began to wander. "I wasn't! If I'd cheated, how could I possibly have lost to Kaguya-chan? Wait, Kaguya-chan, you cheated, didn't you!? It was just a game, and yet you actually..."
"Heh..." Kaguya Shinomiya sneered. "I merely used the same method you did."
"So you really did cheat..."
"Hm?"
"That's right, I cheated..." Chika Fujiwara showed not the slightest shame. "But you didn't catch me cheating, so I don't have to lose any points. On the other hand, I caught you cheating..."
"Is that so?" Kaguya Shinomiya's face turned cold. "Then tell me, how did I cheat?"
"Obviously, you swapped cards just like I did..." Chika Fujiwara still had no idea what shame was, even planting both hands on her hips as she spoke.
"Didn't you say those cards were made by you personally? That there was absolutely no second set?"
"That's right..." Chika Fujiwara nodded. "The cards I made couldn't possibly... Wait, then how did you swap the cards?"
"Perhaps I was just messing with you?"
"Eh?"
"However..." Kaguya Shinomiya revealed a kindly smile. "Fujiwara, you exposed your own cheating. You cheated even after making a wager—heh. I was originally planning to just have you do something for me, but now..."
"Eh?"
"Fujiwara..."
"Nooo!"
Well, refusing to accept defeat and thinking that as long as she ran fast enough, the winner could