
"All of you, we would like to welcome all of you to join us today." The man was in front of the room, dressed almost the same as the others. However, the only difference was that he wore a bow tie. Standing upright facing the players on a small stage in front of him was a table.
"I am the dealer of this game. Please call me leronira." The whole room started whispering to each other. They did not whisper back when the dealer spoke again.
"From this moment on we'll start the second round of-" the dealer's remark was cut off when someone said and walked into this room. Naturally, everyone including Alice the center of attention was fixed on that person.
Taps! Taps!
"Wait a minute! I'll play too."
"Daniel??!!" Alice was surprised, it turns out that Daniel Came and joined the game, his arrival made Alice happy and relieved because there were people he knew. At first glance, Daniel's number is 22.
"Daniel, why are you here?" Ask Alice to confirm the truth. Daniel said as he walked slightly away from Alice, he was now in front of Alice.
"Dhh! I'll explain later.. Now, focus your attention on finding a way out of this stupid game." Daniel slightly glanced at Alice, then looked back at the dealer.
"Ba-good.."
"At this moment, no one can enter anymore. Including the brother who just entered, there are a total of 22 players gathered here today. With these 22 players, we will start the second round of the Deception Game...."
".....I will explain the rules briefly.every player will get 100 million as their own. So in other words, counting everything that's gathered here, that means there's a total of 2.2 billion.2 billion this is what you two twenty-two will be competing against. However, that does not mean you will get it by force. For the second round of the deception game, all 22 players here will compete by participating in a specific "game. Unsuccessful challengers will be asked to leave when they lose. This can be called an "elimination game". If a player loses, they will lose their 100 million. They'll give it back to us before they leave the building. Ho ho ho I'm sure you guys know what that means. In line with the game, the loser will come out, reducing the number of players. However, 2.2 billion of them remain here. In the end, the latter player would earn a total of 2.2 billion!"
"!!!"
"... ho ho... How sounds? In fact, since the winner had to return 100 million of his, the real amount earned was only 2.1 billion. All here have been chosen. Everyone here has been given such a lucky chance!"
"I-This is unfair!" Tapping on one of the girls there who did not accept, everyone turned to him. Alice felt sorry for him and understood his feelings, when she saw the youngest here.
"What's up, player #14?"
"I don't know what kind of game this is, but it's impossible! I can't win. Obviously, I'm just a girl and I'm not that strong. To carry a heavy pile of money everywhere puts me in an unfavorable position. There's no way I can win." The worry was visible from the look on her face, according to Alice it makes a lot of sense, if so then the women in the second round is very unfavorable.
"Ho ho ho.. Don't worry about that. I did say at the beginning that you will all be given 100 million. But, I never said you have to take care of that 100 million in cash."
"....???"
"Actually.. You've all been given 100 million!"
"!!??"
"Well??!!" Everyone here was surprised, but except for Daniel, he was still calm as usual.
"Note the sign on your chest. Did you see the pink gem embedded in it? The gem is an extremely rare 3 carat pink diamond. Each gem is exactly equivalent to 100 million."
"Well?!! It can't be!" All the players check their respective signboards and it is true that there is a small gem there, they are not aware of it.
"In short, in this second round, this nameplate will be used as money. So, the winner will get the prize by exchanging it here for money."
"....."
"Excuse me?" Tear one of the old fathers who looks from his wrinkled and white-haired appearance. He raised his hand as if he wanted to ask the dealer something.
"This winner... I assume he'll be forced to move on to the third round?" Asked the father with a voice that seemed to him he was increasingly anxious about this situation.
"No. It was the player's decision. If the player wants to, he can move on to the third round. But, if he wanted to get out, he would have to pay half of the grand prize, or 1.05 billion."
"Anu... What will happen to the losers?" Alice raised her hand and asked a question before it was too late. At least he had to ascertain the question that was on his mind.
"Nothing special. Only, since we loaned him 100 million at the start of the game, we'll ask him back..." The statement of the Dealer made the players surprised and widened his eyes, this was no different from the first round.
"!!"
"Ho ho ho.. Return what you borrowed.. That's a natural thing, do you agree? We'll get our money back, no matter what way we have to go."
The company had shown its true face in that short time. Not a single player's eyes lit up with a chance of winning 2.1 billion. Everyone must be thinking the same thing. That's a burden on 100 million debts... That's fear.
"alright... It is time to explain the first rule of this "game. The game you're all going to play is called "Minority Rule"."
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"(Mi-mi what was that?)"
"(I don't really understand English.)"
"Mi-minority rule??" Alice tried to remember and say it back so that she could remember the game. Whispers began to be heard after mentioning the game in the second round. The ignorance made them ask each other questions.
"(Oi man, what is minority rule?)"
"(Ti-don't know)"
"Ho ho ho.. I'm sure you all know about the Majority Rule? This is what is often used in elections and meetings. In this day and age where Democracy is rampant, our world is certainly the Majority Rule. It is normal that the majority of leaders always force the minority into an unfavorable position. What all of you, the audience, will play is a game that is the opposite of that. The majority will die and the minority will remain. That's the "Minority Rule" game"! "
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"Let me explain, you can only answer "yes" or "no". To answer them, each player will give a ballot paper with their answer. Once all the ballots are collected, the votes will be counted. In the end, those who cast votes in the minority group will be declared the winners. The winner will proceed to the next round of voting.However, the game will end for the loser. Everyone would be required to return their signage, in other words, their 100 million were lost and left their place. Of course, a series can happen. For example, 11 and 11. If occurs. If it happens, we will stop the game and ask everyone to vote again. So, this game will continue, until only one or two players are left. Since there can't be a minority of less than two, that's when we'll end this game. By taking the money given at the beginning of the game, the prize is 2.1 billion if only one winner. If there are two people, then the reward is 1 billion per person. With this, everyone understands about the rules, right?"
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