Language Cheat Reincarnation – Young Girl VTuber Saves the World
Chapter 357-14

SS 31. [‘Bet’ Game - Final Round 4]

"Did Orthros and the others know it would turn out this way?"

My strategy had failed.

But I couldn’t figure out why. It seemed like I was the only one left in the dark.

"Iroha-han, it’s not just you. I said, didn’t I? 'Everyone'."

"Huh? You mean there are hidden participants in the game besides us!?"

"No, no! I mean everyone—even non-players!"

Orthros laughed as she said, "Though if a third party did show up now, that’d be hilarious in its own way."

Non-players? That means...

"Exactly."

"Th-that’s impossible! The information viewers have access to should be the same as mine!"

After all, that’s public information.

The reverse—where I know something viewers don’t—might be possible, like the details of private discussions.

But even then, viewers could gather that info by watching personal streams.

"Normally, you’d be absolutely right… if there wasn’t an 'irregularity'."

"Irregularity? Don’t tell me—did Ah-nee mess up again!?"

That was the first thought that crossed my mind when I heard that word.

But no way, right!?

"It’s just betting the number of tokens, right!? Besides, Ah-nee understood this time that 'everyone would bet differently.' There’s no way she could’ve messed up..."

"Of course not~! Your big sister has never made a mistake in her life!"

"...Sorry. Actually, Ah-nee probably could mess this up."

"Iroha-chan!?"

How many times has she screwed up before!?

Actually, I think I just figured it out—she doesn’t realize her mistakes, so she doesn’t learn from them and keeps repeating them!

"No, but this still doesn’t make sense. Even if she messed up, it wouldn’t lead to this outcome."

"Haha, true. That’s why this time, Ah-nee didn’t actually make a mistake."

"Huh?"

"Instead, she did something else entirely."

"Wh-what did she do?"

"She… forgot how many tokens she was supposed to bet!"

"Wh-what!?"

"Yeah, Ah-nee suddenly said she 'forgot her bet.' But no one else knew how many tokens she was supposed to bet either. And it was a 'public chat' too."

"Right. If she revealed it there, it’d defeat the purpose of the private discussions."

"Exactly. So we told her, 'Wait for Iroha-han to come back and discuss it again,' but she went, 'I don’t want Iroha-han to scold me~.'"

"A-Ah-nee..."

"We were just dumbfounded, waiting for you to return. Then, Ah-nee said something… unexpectedly clever."

"Ah-nee did!?"

"Hehe, I came up with a brilliant idea~! A way not to get scolded by Iroha-chan!"

"...I have a bad feeling about this."

"If 'everyone bets differently,' then I just have to ask what everyone else is betting! Then, whatever’s left must be my number~!"

"Wh-what!?"

How does her brain only work at times like this!?

She was a total klutz just moments ago!

"Hehe, I’m a genius~! Although, I guess all of Iroha-chan’s thorough explanations about the rules and strategies helped a little?"

This is… my fault!?

Is that even possible!? All those detailed, patient lessons backfired on me like this!?

But still, Ah-nee’s idea was impressive.

Now that she mentioned it, it made sense… wait a minute.

"Doesn’t that only work if you don’t know my bet?"

"Um, Iroha-sama."

"What is it, Ilyena-chan?"

"I actually knew your bet beforehand."

"Ah!?"

That’s right—I’d told Ilyena my actual bet.

I’d let my guard down!? Or rather, I thought it might work as a deterrent!

"Besides, as long as Ogu-han didn’t know our bets, we figured it’d be fine. And Ogu-han was busy in a private chat with you."

"When you’re in a private chat channel, you can’t hear the public conversation... so, that’s it!?"

Now I completely understood.

The reason I was the only one left out. In other words…

"Orthros and the others… had a ‘private chat with everyone but me’!?"

"Spot on, Iroha-han."

Orthros said with a beaming smile.

That smile is terrifying!