Language Cheat Reincarnation – Young Girl VTuber Saves the World
Chapter 357-16

SS 33. [‘Bet’ Game - Ending]

“Hold it right there! Do you have any idea how closely I’ve been watching you all this time?! I understand you better than anyone else! Seeing through that kind of lie is nothing for me!”

“Ugh, ughhh~!?”

Frustrating. But at the same time, a little... no, not happy, not at all!?

Still, I understood.

After all, I could predict Angu Ogu’s actions.

It wasn’t strange for her to read my thoughts too.

“Hmph. If you regret it, then from now on... you should rely on me more!”

“O-Ogu-san, what are you trying to say in the chaos!? And correct yourself! I’m the one who understands Iroha-sama the best!”

“What!? No way! Then, Ilyena, do you know which part of her body Iroha washes first in the bath? You don’t, do you~?”

“Wh-What!? I also know things about Iroha-sama that Ogu-san doesn’t...!”

“Please stop fighting for my sake! I’m begging you; all the arrows are piercing me!?”

I felt like I was the only one suffering the penalty game early.

But everything started to make sense.

At the end of the final round, Ilyena invited Angu Ogu for a secret discussion to relay my strategy. And the reason Angu Ogu refused was that she had already realized I was trying to deceive her.

“Wait, if that’s the case... Ogu, there’s still something I don’t understand.”

“What is it?”

“With what you knew, all you could be certain of was that I wouldn’t bet ‘four chips’. So how did you choose to bet ‘five chips’? Was it just luck?”

Since she hadn’t secretly discussed with Ilyena...

That should have been a one-in-four chance. Completely random.

“No, I knew for sure this time, Iroha. You would absolutely bet five chips.”

“Why?”

“Haah, Iroha... you don’t understand yourself at all, do you?”

Angu Ogu laughed in exasperation.

From the side, Ilyena chimed in, “I also understand, of course.”

“For starters, even if I didn’t hear anything, I would have bet ‘five chips,’ trusting Iroha-sama’s decision.”

“Eh!?”

“We can tell too!”

“Yup, we knew it!”

“Wahaha, piece of cake~☆”

“E-Even all of you!?”

No matter how much I racked my brain, I couldn’t find an answer.

There was no logical reason anywhere...

“Since you don’t get it, I’ll tell you. The reason is, Iroha, you’re...”

“...an elite VTuber.”

“Huh?”

“When you think about stream appeal, you’d naturally save your best bet for last. That’s just how streamers are. It’s become second nature to you.”

“——!”

What came to mind was when Angu Ogu first visited Japan.

When we bought sweets at the convenience store, Angu Ogu and Ah-nee picked items that would “look good on stream.”

Back then, I just chose what I wanted to eat.

But now...

“I see... I’ve really become a VTuber without realizing it.”

—A true VTuber.

“What’s with you stating the obvious?”

“Indeed, Iroha-sama.”

“Yup, that’s so like you, Iroha-chan~☆”

“Yeah... yeah, you’re right. Haha, ahaha!”

“Why are you suddenly laughing, you weirdo? …Though, I didn’t expect everyone to bet ‘five chips’ as well. That even caught me off guard!”

Angu Ogu chuckled wryly.

...A complete defeat. That’s what I thought when Her Highness, seemingly waiting for the right moment, announced:

“Well, as you’ve all realized by now... everyone bet five chips! So the results are as follows!”

Bets:

1 chip:

2 chips:

3 chips:

4 chips:

5 chips: Anego, Ilyena, Iroha, Ogu, Orthros, Alchemist

Chips Remaining:

Anego: 0

Ilyena: 0

Iroha: 0

Ogu: 0

Orthros: 0

Alchemist: 0

“And so, everyone loses! Which means I have to do the penalty game too, dang it~!”

I thought to myself.

Maybe this outcome is the best.

Because now, instead of just my penalty, we get to see Her Highness’ penalty too!

Well, it’s a trade-off for my own penalty, though.

“Your Highness, this game was really fun!”

“Wow, hearing that makes it all worthwhile~!”

“Just a few rule tweaks, and it could completely change the strategy. For example...”

Allowing chip trading, and introducing money as a factor.

Or simply adjusting the number of players.

If you can only bet as many chips as you have, the dynamics change when you’re low on chips.

Instead of deciding a loser, how about declaring the person with the most chips after a set number of rounds the winner?

Hiding each player’s identity and only displaying chip rankings could also work.

“A simple yet deeply strategic and adaptable game.”

“Heh heh, I know, right?”

“Oh, and one more thing... during the game, I didn’t mention it, but...”

If the ‘bet’ had rules allowing winners to split the prize, forming a majority team would guarantee victory.

For instance, with a total of 100 chips, a team securing 51 chips would dominate.

If team members made varied bets, even overlapping bets would reduce chips evenly from both sides, maintaining their lead.

The gap would remain insurmountable, ensuring victory.

“Wow, that’s genius! Okay, next time we’ll—”

“Your Highness, Iroha-san, are you trying to stall?”

""“G-Gulp!?”""

“No matter how long you drag it out, you can’t escape the penalty game!”

""“Noooooooo!?”""

After the “betting game” came the “penalty game”.

Her Highness was screaming, “I hate this game!” Meanwhile, I thought...

“Well, it’s fine.”

If I weigh the pluses and minuses, it’s a net positive.

Besides, I’m a VTuber. Sometimes, it’s good to give back to the fans who support me.

“As for the penalty game—”

What followed was chaos.

It was so embarrassing I wanted to erase it from memory...

But it was also so much fun that I wished this moment could last forever.

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