[LET'S RESUME THE GAME.]
The fog had disappeared long ago, as if fleeing the scene.
Around me, the players were catching their breath, certain of their victory.
The die stopped in my palm.
I could feel every beat.
*[don't disappoint me or you'll regret it especially after your words]
Yes.
We'll see, after... I was also sure of one thing now.
[CHOOSE THE NUMBERS AND BETS.]
- 3.2 million coins shouted Viper, sure of himself.
- and our old bets? Our bets have disappeared?!
- No, replied F-05, his gaze fixed. We're just adding pieces
A red light lit up under our feet, drawing perfect circles.
The watches went crazy, the numbers spinning in all directions.
[NEW RULE: GAME WILL RESUME UNTIL YOU BET MORE THAN THE SHOOTER]
An icy silence fell.
F-02 stuttering :
- What's that? That's not in the rules of the game...
I felt the presence in my head chuckle softly.
[Hehehe .]
[OBSERVATION ROOM]
The din of the alarms almost drowned out the voices.
The screens were saturated with red.
- Who wrote this line?! shouted the woman in the white coat.
- Nobody! The system generated the rule on its own? HUH? WHERE IS THAT DOLL? the woman yelled even louder.
The bearded man hit the table.
- silence, you're disturbing us with your tantrums, everything is under control
"Then explain it to me!" she shouted, pointing at the main screen.
In the image, Ki-Moon was slowly walking towards the weapons and sliding one towards the hatch, holding the die between his fingers, as if he were controlling the rhythm of the world's beat.
The young buyer with the wine glass snickered.
- and so…
The woman gritted her teeth.
- it's not the die.
- and who is it?
- his.
A second screen flashed:
A silence fell.
The bearded man shrank back in his seat.
- Wait... is that Ki-Moon?
"Yes," she breathed. "Then call this doll, I'm not going to let a mere mortal do me any favors."
[ RETURN TO THE CIRCLE ]
The others began to set their prices
Viper turned abruptly towards me.
- So it's you?!
I raised my head calmly.
[PREPARE FOR THE LAUNCH]
F-02 pointa se montre.
- I go back to 9 million pieces
- And you? he asked softly. Are you increasing?
[Hehehehe… joli.]
[SO I PICK NUMBER 5 AGAIN FOR 15 MILLION COINS.]
Viper turned pale.
- I go up to 20 million...
- Good, I replied. I'm going up to 40 million a piece.
F-05 slowly backed away.
- You… you're exaggerating, are you?
I barely smile.
- Non.
I looked down at the die, shining with a golden light.
- He is the one who decides the finality.
[ARE YOU AFRAID?]
[OBSERVATION ROOM]
- How insolent, the woman breathed.
- He only has his mouth, murmured the bearded man. He chose his own end.
One of the screens began to shake.
Then stopped.
A figure appeared briefly, but nothing happened
Buyers had barely noticed.
- Fine, very fine, I'll make him regret this provocation.
- to-moon...
The image disappeared as quickly as it had come.
But the message remained, etched on the screen:
[THE KING MUST FALL FOR THE BALANCE OF THE GAME.]
[IF THERE ARE NO MORE BETS, THEN I ROLLING]
[5. ]
[4 ]
-50 million a piece, yelled Viper
I looked up at the sky.
I smile.
Finally, we can begin.
-60 million a piece for the 2, the woman shouted with joy as if she had just seen a miracle.
-70, Viper tracking
-90, bid the woman F-02
-Wait, that's a little suspicious, don't you think?, whispered F-05.
-... That's not wrong. Viper breathed, hand to beard, 120 million I'm not adding anymore
-I'm stopping, breathed F-05
[I INCREASE TO 150 AND ROLLING THE DICE]
I shake the die in the palm of my hand as if I were stirring a cocktail, throw it in the air and it falls back on the table with several bounces.
Tac
Tac
Tac
Tac
[..... 5....4 ? …..3?…4?.where 5?.....4]
[.....]
Silence
[THE WINNING NUMBER AND THE….. 4]
-It's me?, exclaimed F-05. I won? I won, I won!
[GAME RESUMED FOR UNEQUALITY OF BETS]
-again, breathed Viper. Accept your defeat
-It's okay, we'll start again, whispered F-05.
-number 1 for 150 million coins, add to my old bet that makes 240 million coins, added F-02
- I continue with 3 for 150 too, on my old bet, continue viper
After all this mess and doubt George finally came together
- 240 million for number 4
[SO I CONTINUE WITH THE 5 FOR 300 MILLION]
-I'M GOING ON FOR THE 2ND WITH 400 MILLION COINS, yelled Viper
[ 500 million]
-STOP, yelled F-05, last 600, let's stop, it's still suspicious
[SO I'M THROWING IT WITH 800 MILLION COINS FOR ME]
A smirk
I roll the die, even higher, and let it bump and bounce on the table.
[..... 6?...6...non 5…..5?.....5...]
Tac
Tac
Tac tac tac tac
[IS THE WINNING NUMBER IS THE NUMBER….. 1]
[LET'S RESUME THE GAME FOR BET EQUALITY]
Thus repeating the parties again and again for more than 15 times
Observation room
- HAAAAAAAA, HE'S PLAYING US, THE BASTARD, the woman yelled, how much does he have, huh? He'll run out eventually, huh?, HAAAAAAAAAAA
- How do you expect to think if you shout like that, whispered the little boy with the wine worm, I wonder how you got rich
- It's fine, intervenes the bearded man, we're not going to argue among ourselves, watch his game carefully, we can easily corner him, he thought he was intelligent.
- and so, to the point, breathed the woman on the verge of another tantrum
- he plays it safe, every time it's always the same number even though he loses, he always chooses the number 5, again and again, that's the key, let's take that as a guarantee and balance at the same time, he always leaves the lead to our players, let's catch him at his own game
- For once you're thinking, well done, the little boy whispered with a wry smile.
On the circle
The game resumed, with former bets of more than 2 billion.
[LET'S RESUME THE GAME, I'LL START WITH THE 5 TO 3 BILLION]
- Why did you start? asked Viper
[SHALL WE START THE THROW?]
- I continue with 3 for 4 billion, continue viper
- number 4 for 6 billion, George whispered
- number 1, equalizes at 6 billion, blew F-02
- equalizes for 2, blew F-05
- we all equalize, affirmed Viper
With the others who accept
[I'M THROWING IT WITH 6 BILLION 100 COINS FOR THE 5]
*[you don't have any more coins?]
[I THROW]
The die flies up again only to crash with more force.
Rolled
rolls
rolls
Tac
Tac
Tac
[THE WINNING NUMBER AND THE 6, A NEUTRAL PART]
[PLAY RESUMES]
OBSERVATION ROOM
- IT'S NOW, HE HAS NO MORE COIN, the woman yelled
*[it's now]
- number 5 for 7 billion, yelled Viper, smiling.
Silence
- I'll continue with the 1 for 7 billion too, whispered F-02
- number 2
- Number 4
Silence
- It's okay, you can roll the dice, ordered Viper.
Beads of sweat were forming on my forehead, my head was down and I was staring into space, towards this hidden camera in front of me.
I pray a deep breath
[SO…. SO SO 7 BILLION 10 PIECES FOR NUMBER 3... FOR 5… NONON FOR 3, 3]
- Hurry up, are you afraid of losing?, says, 8 billion for number 5
- I go back to 8 billion
- I'm going back up too
- I'm going back up too
[....... 8 BILLION... 8 BILLION… 8 BILLION FOR THE 3]
SILENCE
[.. I roll the die]
Tac
Tac
Tac
Tac
[..... 5?...5?.....2?....]
Tac tac tac
Tac
Tac
Tac...
[...3..]
[THE WINNING NUMBER IS 3]
*[ HÉ HÉ HÉ ]