Tokyo: Rabbit Officer and Her Evil Partner
Chapter 375 - 275 The Final Arrangement

Chapter 375: Chapter 275 The Final Arrangement

In the previous first and second rounds, Kazama Tatsuya and Master Hui Sikong prioritized forming large hands.

In the first game, Kazama Tatsuya divided 36 into the largest hand of four eights and a six of diamonds; Master Hui Sikong, on the other hand, split 15 into a spade straight flush, making Master Hui Sikong and the Fox Princess the winners naturally.

While Fushimi Roku lost his chips, Kazama Tatsuya was enduring what could be called a terrifying needle torture.

Although the outcome was determined by the cards played from above, the victory above also depended on the combination and splitting below, affecting and relying on each other.

After the first game’s punishment, fine beads of blood appeared on Kazama Tatsuya’s skin. The extreme pain accelerated his heartbeat, caused excessive endorphin secretion, and ruptured capillaries. In theory, the body should have protected the brain through fainting... The liquid smeared on the silver needles was precisely to keep the tortured person awake.

Within ten seconds, Kazama Tatsuya’s body trembled violently.

After the torture was over, he lay on the surgical table as if he were another person, motionless.

Subsequently, the arbitrator announced the outcome and hand type, and both parties could only continue calculating the remaining deck.

In the second game, Master Hui Sikong used 8 to form clubs A, diamonds A, hearts 2, clubs 2, diamonds 2; Kazama Tatsuya used 39 to form four 9s and a 3 of diamonds.

The Fox Princess was defeated, and it was Master Hui Sikong’s turn to endure the punishment.

Even though he had trained hard for years, with pain tolerance far beyond ordinary people, he still suffered so much that his body bled all over, gasping heavily, with saliva dripping unconsciously from the corner of his mouth.

This is what the designer ranked second looks like...

For a moment, he nearly had his mind broken, even needing to bite his tongue to commit suicide to end this long pain!

Stop thinking, and you can’t win, but pain would interfere with thinking. Now they instinctively feared the punishment!

The third game is 45 versus 47—47’s largest hand type is undoubtedly a royal flush, 45’s largest hand type is a J high straight flush. Kazama Tatsuya lost again!

Ninomiya Jino wiped the silver needle, smeared potion, and punished again!

He looked down at Kazama Tatsuya’s trembling back, noticing that the earlier two needles had left dark purple bruises below his shoulder blades. He picked up the third silver needle, which made a slight hissing sound when the tip was submerged in dark brown liquid.

The instant the needle tip pierced into Kazama Tatsuya’s acupoint, his whole body’s muscles spasmed as if electrocuted, the straps binding his limbs left deep marks, and the metal frame of the surgical table made teeth-gritting friction sounds under the huge pull.

The potion seared along his nerves, causing his eyeballs to spin wildly under the eyelids, his neck veins bulging like coiled earthworms, yet unable to make the slightest sound—this was the cruelest aspect of the "Silent Needle," where all pain transformed into a sharp buzzing roar inside his skull.

Blood beads seeped continuously from his pores, reflecting a weird sheen under the operating light.

As the fourth needle slowly entered the acupoint at his lower back, Kazama Tatsuya’s spine bent into an abnormal arc, his ten fingers dug five bloody grooves at the edge of the surgical table.

Under the effect of the drug, his mind was exceptionally clear, even able to perceive the visceral spasms: each heartbeat felt like being scraped by a blunt knife, his stomach spasmed, squeezing out acidic bile that flooded his throat.

Ten seconds.

Only ten seconds of torture.

...

Meanwhile, in the white square above, Fushimi Roku had vaguely deduced the complete rules—only if Kazama Tatsuya personally ’presided over’ the game could the game be ensured to be fair and just.

So, how should the game be presided over?

The arbitrator mentioned earlier that the rules of this game were rules that Kazama Tatsuya and Master Hui Sikong both agreed upon—if Kazama Tatsuya were to agree, it would be impossible to let a third party or machine form the hand types from the numbers, otherwise, a third party could intentionally form smaller hand types from the numbers, thus affecting the victory or loss on the field.

The only way is for Kazama Tatsuya to personally form the hand types.

In other words, the reason the hosts needed to wait for a dozen seconds was because the hand types had not been formed on the other side.

Before coming, Fushimi Roku had looked at the architectural drawings, where there was a hidden chamber under this square, with the materials used for the two-layer partition being 6mm honeycomb aluminum panels, and the filling layer in the middle being polystyrene plastic. The actual sound insulation value was at best Rw32dB... As for the glass cabin, it was supported by adding steel at the bottom layer.

The designer maximized cost performance, which could even be regarded as cutting corners, resulting in very poor sound insulation between the upper and lower levels.

Fushimi Roku calmed his mind and focused on the endgame.

Currently, there are 24 cards remaining, with his remaining hands being 25, 26, and the Fox Princess’s remaining hands being 63 and 44.

Next, just the ante requires four chips.

Outside, Yakou Shichi once again started simulating hand types.

The Fox Princess’s "44" can be split into the largest hand type of clubs 4, hearts 4, clubs Q, hearts Q, and diamonds Q; "63" is clubs K, diamonds K, spades K, clubs Q, and diamonds Q;

Fushimi Roku’s "25" can be split into the largest hand type of clubs 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 straight flush; "26" is diamonds 6, hearts 6, clubs 6, hearts 4, and clubs 4.

By this comparison, Fushimi Roku has only the "25" card which can beat the Fox Princess.

However, the Fox Princess is certainly aware that she cannot raise when Fushimi Roku uses 25; and Fushimi Roku must use the "25" card in the fourth round, otherwise the hearts 6 in the card pool will be used by "26".

Meanwhile, the Fox Princess’s oxygen ran out, and she replaced another air chip.

Similarly, the Fox Princess must use 63 in this round, or else 44’s largest hand type will occupy two Qs, while forming the final hand type of 63 with 4K carrying J won’t be possible—if 44 is used first, she will face a situation where no hand can be formed in the fifth round!

If there is no accident, this round will be the Fox Princess’s 63 against Fushimi Roku’s 25!

Both parties have already placed down metal cards and placed the ante.

Minamoto Tamako suddenly realized with a start that if the Fox Princess folded this round and only lost the ante, then in the next round, when Mr. Fushimi’s 26 goes against the Fox Princess’s 44, it is a sure loss, costing him at least 5 chips!

Going back and forth like this, Mr. Fushimi’s air chips would still be 3 behind!

chips, equivalent to fifteen minutes of breathing time!

"No... absolutely not!" She bypassed the screen and looked into the glass cabin: "It mustn’t be 63 against 25!"

However, the Fox Princess had already turned over the metal card in front of her, and the number carved on it was "63"...

Next, Fushimi Roku calmly flipped open the card, the number engraved on it was "26"!

He hardly had any bubbles rising around him, everything that needed to be thought of had already been fully contemplated earlier.

No further thoughts are needed.

He chooses not to raise.

All reasoning is based on the fact that Kazama Tatsuya and others do not make mistakes.

...

In the operating room below, the arbitrator said expressionlessly to Master Hui Sikong: "Master Hui Sikong, the card hand you assembled is incorrect."

"The heart K you chose has already been used, it’s a repeated card."

A miracle happened.

Master Hui Sikong couldn’t calm down to think after enduring the pain, leading to an error in card assembly!

Yet, in the glass cabin above, the two were completely unaware of this. The Fox Princess chose to raise by two chips, while Fushimi Roku decisively chose to fold and gave up four ante chips!

Thus, the gap widened once again, the Fox Princess had 22 chips, while Fushimi Roku was left with only 13 chips!

The Fox Princess wasn’t at an absolute advantage yet, because the ante for the next round is 5 chips. If she folds, the final outcome will see Fushimi Roku leading by one chip!

Fushimi Roku is now in a comprehensive disadvantage, deducting the fifth round ante, he only has 8 chips left.

However, to bet on a miracle, that’s all that’s needed!

He can win!

Don’t get discovered!

If he doesn’t reveal himself next, he can win!

He consumed his oxygen again and had to replace another chip.

The arbitrator, drenched in sweat, entered through the door, reminding them that the fifth round was about to begin. As he left, he unconsciously reached into his pocket and was cut by something sharp, realizing in surprise that his finger was bleeding.

...

The last round of hands, there was no suspense left.

Fushimi Roku’s "25" against Fox Princess’s "44".

Fox Princess subconsciously startled, 25 could form a straight flush, but upon further thought, the heart 6 capable of forming the straight flush had already been used in the fourth round!

This means, from a hand perspective, Fushimi Roku is already doomed to lose.

But the best hunter remains absolutely calm when delivering a fatal blow to their prey, eliminating all possibilities of failure to prevent a counterattack!

Fox Princess continuously pondered in her mind, currently there are two possibilities that could cause her to lose:

First, Master Hui Sikong makes an error while assembling the card hand;

Second, if a disaster strikes and she loses, even just losing the ante, she would still lose.

Therefore, to eliminate all possibilities of failure, the best method is to decisively fold, forcibly ending the poker match, turning the situation into an oxygen consumption battle!

She clearly saw earlier that Fushimi Roku had replaced an air chip. If she folds this round and only loses the ante, the chips would equalize at 17:17.

If it’s an oxygen consumption battle, she has absolute confidence!

In a relatively static state, the average oxygen consumption of females is definitely less than that of males. Moreover, judging from the previous oxygen consumption, Fushimi Roku’s breathing rhythm is evidently faster, consuming more oxygen, ultimately she is certain she’ll survive!

Just as Fox Princess was about to fold, she suddenly noticed a glimpse of blood in the water from the corner of her eye.

How could there be... blood?

Was it his leg injury?

No, that’s not right, he has already stopped the bleeding...

Fox Princess’s gaze fell on Fushimi Roku’s oxygen gauge, only to discover that the glass cover of the gauge was broken at some unknown time—the glass shards were what had cut the host of the disaster!

Why break the gauge cover?

Fox Princess quickly thought, believing Fushimi Roku’s only purpose was to conceal his real oxygen consumption!

Upon this realization, she abruptly lowered her head, looking at the air chips replaced at Fushimi Roku’s feet.

——There’s still air left inside!

This guy, when breathing, left some oxygen and prematurely replaced the chips before exhausting the air! It is precisely because of this that he frequently replaced air chips!

But how did he do it?

Wasn’t he just in a near-death state due to oxygen deprivation?

The skin response to oxygen deprivation cannot be faked; can this guy suppress his instinct to survive and desperately hold onto the air in the chips?

Such a thing...

Can mere mortals really achieve it?