First place went to Inuzuka Hana.
For a mahjong expert like Uchiha Qingfeng not to take first place, there was really nothing to be done about it. Blame the fact that he had to calculate the hands of three other players by himself—and Inuzuka Hana's luck had simply been too good.
Hearing Uchiha Qingfeng's words, Anko and Uzuki Yugao exchanged a glance before looking at Inuzuka Hana.
"Everyone in the orphanage is an orphan..."
"Shouldn't we show a little more compassion?"
Inuzuka Hana was caught in a dilemma as well. Although she had been the one to suggest settling the matter through mahjong, she had never expected to come in first. She had only thought she was there to make up the numbers.
That way, whether Uchiha Qingfeng won or Anko and Uzuki Yugao won, there would have been a result. Yet now, she had somehow become the one making the decision. If she had known, she should have let Uchiha Itachi play.
Then she would not have been stuck in such a difficult position.
Someone who cared so much even for dogs—how could she not care about the orphans in the orphanage?
Inuzuka Hana turned her gaze to Uchiha Qingfeng.
She could not exactly be called pitiable, but she was certainly the kind of sight that stirred sympathy.
"All right, all right, I agree. But let me make this clear first: my own chips were 25,000 ryō, and I won another 24,000 ryō, making 49,000 ryō in total. I don't have even one ryō more than that."
Inuzuka Hana happily picked up all her chips. Although she had taken first place, she actually only had 26,000 points' worth of chips right now.
Uchiha Qingfeng continued, "Anko, a bet is a bet. The East round is over, and you're at