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This is really bad!

RYOTA SUZUI, SECOND YEAR, BLOSSOM CLASS

Yumeko!

She will take on a member of the Student Council!

And it's Itsuki Sumeragi, who has never lost a card game!

Not to mention they're playing Double Concentration!

And...

What the heck is Double Concentration?

Crap.

They're going to update the Donation Rankings soon.

I need to recover what I lost to Jabami before that.

NANAMI TSUBOMI, SECOND YEAR, CAMELLIA CLASS

I've got to do something!

Nice!

Get back here, Kitty!

I'm not done with you yet!

Hurry up!

-Dash! -Move it!

-House! -Move it!

Seriously?

Time for another round.

Is that what happens to Kitties?

Holy shit.

Hey, it's Saotome.

Again!

-Let's do this! -Get in position!

Let me explain the rules.

As the name implies,

Double Concentration is similar to normal Concentration,

except that we use 104 cards.

For normal Concentration,

you only have to match the numbers,

but for Double Concentration,

you have to match the suits, too.

In other words, each of the 104 cards in the deck

only has a single match.

Sounds like fun! Let's play!

I usually have trouble finding people

who are willing to play this game with me, you know.

I wonder if it's because I always win.

Hey, this sounds like a really bad idea.

I can't wait to try my luck!

She's not listening.

When you played against Saotome,

you bet 10 million yen, right?

Here are 20 chips issued by the Council. They're each worth one million yen.

My bet is 20 million yen!

Are you serious? Twenty million yen?

How about it? Do you want to double up?

Yumeko!

I'm afraid I don't have

twenty million yen at the moment.

Really?

Okay, then I'll lend it to you.

And I won't charge interest!

That would be great! Thank you!

Wait, Yumeko!

There's always a catch. I'm telling you, it's a trap...

A lower-class nobody like you wouldn't understand.

Hey, I'm older than you!

Show some respect, please.

Well, 20 million yen is not that much.

What really matters is that I get to show everyone

that our company knows how to make quality playing cards!

Never miss a chance to advertise!

Suzui, you should learn to trust people.

Then it's decided!

That's amazing.

Yumeko!

We'll be using two brand-new decks.

Introducing our company's main product, Raclette!

Japan's second most popular playing card brand!

That's enough.

DOUBLE CONCENTRATION

Okay, let's get started!

Go ahead, Jabami. I'll let you go first.

That is so kind of you.

I guess there's no point in hesitating over the first move.

Four of hearts.

Four of diamonds.

They have the same number,

but the rules say they don't make a pair, right?

That's right!

Now it's my turn.

I need a four of hearts or a four of diamonds!

Three of diamonds.

Ace of hearts.

Too bad.

I knew this game was too difficult.

There's only a 1 in 103 chance of getting a match.

That means you have to memorize the location of each card

that was flipped over.

Memorizing where each of the 103 cards is located...

No way. That's impossible.

I thought so.

Ace of spades.

Two of hearts.

-No pair for me. -My turn to try.

Four of clubs.

King of clubs.

King of clubs...

The ace of hearts is over there.

And the four of clubs is over there.

Forget it, I can't remember!

Four of diamonds! And if I recall correctly...

Here's the other four of diamonds! I did it!

Way to go, Yumeko!

Since you found a pair, you can go one more time.

YUMEKO 2, SUMERAGI 0

Seven of diamonds.

King of clubs. That's not a pair.

I think I remember seeing the other king of clubs somewhere.

Here's the first one.

And here's the other one! I got a pair!

SUMERAGI 2, YUMEKO 2

Sumeragi is no amateur either.

-I guess she wasn't bluffing after all. -This match will be interesting.

-Three of clubs. -Seems like it.

Queen of hearts.

Another pair!

YUMEKO 4, SUMERAGI 2

Two of clubs! That's a pair!

Five of clubs! I got a pair!

Three of hearts! That's another pair!

-Jack of hearts! -Great!

-Eight of diamonds! -Damn it!

SAYAKA IGARASHI, SECRETARY OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL

YUMEKO 22, SUMERAGI 18

They're only two pairs apart!

Five of hearts. Okay...

That looks familiar.

-Where did she see it? -I've never seen one.

-Five of hearts. -All right! I knew she could do it!

For the next one...

YUMEKO 24, SUMERAGI 18

Two of spades. Now, this is...

-a new one! -It's a new one!

It's a new card.

I have no clue which showed up already.

King of hearts. That's it for my turn.

Those two

are memorizing the location of each card perfectly!

I guess it's my turn.

Jack of clubs. I have a feeling...

That's a new one.

We've seen that card before.

I knew it!

Jack of clubs!

SUMERAGI 20, YUMEKO 24

She's amazing!

Wait, that means...

it all comes down to

who flips the one that was already flipped over first!

So basically,

it's pure luck!

YUMEKO 40, SUMERAGI 36

-This is good, Yumeko! -Yumeko.

You have a four-card lead!

-Only 28 cards left! -Only 28 cards!

If she makes it to 54 cards,

-she wins! -She wins!

-As long as she keeps it up, she'll win! -She'll win!

Your turn, Sumeragi.

Looks like I'm in trouble.

I've never had a tough opponent like you!

I'm flattered.

Six of spades.

I need to pull it together.

Six of spades! All right!

YUMEKO 40, SUMERAGI 38

Jack of spades.

And the other one is right here!

YUMEKO 40, SUMERAGI 40

This isn't good!

King of diamonds.

It has to be this one.

-King of diamonds! -She's falling behind!

Another pair!

Here's the ten of diamonds!

Stop it already!

Three, two... That makes another pair!

YUMEKO 40, SUMERAGI 50

Oh, look.

I got seven pairs in a row.

Looks like Lady Luck

is smiling down on me today!

Queen of spades. And the other one's right here.

You have got to be kidding me.

If she finds another pair, Yumeko will lose!

Looks like I'm going to win, Jabami.

Ace of diamonds.

Come on, mess up! Please!

Twenty million yen is at stake!

This will be the last one.

Ace of diamonds!

I have a majority number of the cards!

That means I win!

YUMEKO 40, SUMERAGI 54

She lost 20 million yen!

I guess she's a Kitty now.

Yumeko, you did really well.

Today just wasn't your lucky day.

Maybe that's enough for today.

Sumeragi.

Yes?

Can we have a rematch?

What?

Yumeko...

There's no way I can pay 20 million yen!

I memorized every single card I had flipped over!

Losing like this...

just feels wrong!

Please let me have a rematch!

Jabami, did I ever mention that nail art is one of my hobbies?

This is my collection.

What do you think? Aren't the designs very cute?

And this isn't just any collection.

Can you tell why?

No way.

Every single nail is...

real.

It would be easy if they can be bought,

but no one sells them.

So I won most of them through gambling.

Do you get it? If you want a rematch,

it would cost you

those pretty nails of yours.

So the rumors were true.

She's the girl who makes her opponent bet nails instead of money!

Don't you think just lending you 20 million yen

would be too generous of me?

-Yumeko, this is insane. Don't... -All right.

I accept your condition.

-Yumeko! -This is the only way

I can pay her back!

But still!

It's not like you are going to lend me money, is it?

Well...

Sorry, Jabami.

Let's play.

Sure thing!

I'll go get two new decks.

Okay, let's get started.

I bet 20 million yen!

And you're betting your fingernails and toenails, right?

This is hopeless. There's no way she can win!

Yumeko's poor nails!

Go first, Jabami.

Okay.

What's the point in hesitating over the first card?

What are you so afraid of?

There's no way I can lose!

After all...

I already know

where half of the cards are!

At first glance,

these cards look just like ordinary cards.

But actually, I had them made just for gambling!

What makes them different, you ask?

When the cards reach a certain temperature,

special markings appear!

This trunk is equipped with an electric heater.

The markings last for two to three minutes

after the cards are laid out.

They're barely noticeable, plus they disappear without a trace!

All I need to do is memorize all of them!

It wasn't exactly easy, of course.

See?

There's no way I can lose.

I always win.

Such pretty nails.

They will make fine additions to my collection.

It will hurt when I tear them off, but I'm sure you'll be just fine.

YUMEKO 0, SUMERAGI 0

Four of hearts.

It's over.

Jabami, it looks like I'll be taking those nails of yours.

By the way, Sumeragi,

I heard your family runs a famous toy company.

What?

I wonder what the market value

of such a large company is?

About 10 billion yen?

Or perhaps 100 billion yen?

Yet, you're only betting 20 million yen.

That is not much, don't you think?

What?

Let me give you a piece of advice.

When you're putting your family's precious business on the line,

you should be prepared

to accept the consequences.

Okay?

-It's a pair! -Yes!

-All right! -Go!

-That was a pair! -Keep it up!

Did she figure out my trick?

Is she threatening me?

If people found out that our company

makes cards that help people cheat, there would be no end to the lawsuits.

The company would be destroyed!

How much does she know?

Did she notice the disappearing markings?

Wait, she could be bluffing!

Would you look at this?

The other four of diamonds.

YUMEKO 4, SUMERAGI 0

-That's crazy! -Great!

This is bad! I'll just have to end it in a single turn!

As soon as it's my turn...

My turn...

My turn...

My...

My turn...

How does she know?

My... turn...

My...

I got 54 cards.

I win.

She got 54 cards in one go!

How?

If you had been a little more careful,

I would have lost.

What?

After all,

the markings are all the same as before, aren't they?

If you had simply used cards with different markings,

it would have been the end for me.

-Don't tell me... -You memorized them?

That's impossible!

That would mean that she figured out the trick during the first game

and memorized the markings perfectly!

-That's not possible! -So,

shall we move on to the next game?

So, she was pretending that she hadn't noticed the whole time?

Losing and getting frustrated... That was all an act?

So what will we play next?

Blackjack? Baccarat?

The markings only last for a few minutes!

Did she memorize all of them

and locate the pair of each card?

Or do you...

want to play Concentration again?

-Is that... -Is that...

even possible for a human?

Don't keep me waiting.

No way. I'm done.

Is that so?

I didn't know that you had a choice.

Oh, I've got an idea!

How about you bet your nails, too?

You don't mind, right? You made me bet mine after all!

They say it really hurts after you remove them.

Even the slightest movement can make you bleed.

And if all of them were removed, you would barely make it through the day!

Just thinking about such high stakes

makes me so excited

that I feel like I'm about to explode!

The time has come, Sumeragi!

This is the opportunity of a lifetime!

This is your only chance

to redeem yourself after such a devastating loss!

No one wants to live in disgrace forever!

So let's gamble!

All you have to do is nod!

It's time!

Let the insanity begin!

I can't.

I can't play anymore!

Please don't do this to me.

You're so boring.

Yumeko.

The primary reason Yumeko took the bet

is that she wanted both players to bear the same risk.

But Sumeragi tried to tip the scales.

Yumeko,

how high do the stakes have to be before you're satisfied?

You and I are completely different individuals.

You're a compulsive gambler.

Yumeko Jabami beat Sumeragi!

Pretty amazing, right?

KAEDE MANYUDA, A MEMBER OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL

What should we do about Yumeko Jabami?

What did the president say?

The president finds her intriguing.

Is it time?

I'm hungry,

Suzui.

What?

I want something sweet!

Then I'll treat you!

TRADITIONAL CULTURE RESEARCH CLUB

I wonder what's in store for Meari next week?

They say that life is full of ups and downs,

but as soon as Yumeko Jabami came along,

she knocked me off my throne and stole my crown.

And now here I am, drowning in debt.

I'll never forgive that damn Suzui!

Be sure to tune in next week too!

THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION