Meari looked at Ruribird Nadeshiko playfully: "Ruribird, did you hear that? If I expose you, it won't look good for you. Why don't you just surrender?"
Ruribird Nadeshiko's face was very ugly, but she still snorted with an arrogant expression: "Meari, stop talking nonsense. You're just trying to trick me! I didn't cheat; I really have Absolute Pitch!"
As she spoke, she unconsciously reached out her right hand to rub her left wrist.
"Stubborn as a mule." Meari shook her head helplessly and suddenly stood up and grabbed Ruribird Nadeshiko's wrist.
"What are you doing!? You commoner, get away from me, let go of me quickly!"
Ruribird Nadeshiko cried out in panic and quickly looked at Kurume Laiwei: "Kurume, aren't you the Dealer? Come stop her!"
"Meari, the gamble isn't over yet, don't make personal attacks." Kurume didn't move from her spot, but still reminded her.
Meari pouted: "I'm not making personal attacks; I'm just here to point out her cheating method."
Saying that, Meari shook her wrist: "See this watch? Ruribird Nadeshiko used this to cheat."
"This is just an ordinary watch used to tell time. What's there to care about?" Ruribird Nadeshiko calmed down and snorted coldly.
"Still being stubborn at this point... Alright, since you don't want to be graceful, I'll help you be graceful."
Meari looked down at Ruribird Nadeshiko, shook her head helplessly, and then began to explain.
"I've been suspicious before. Why did you specifically say that coins must be put into the piggy bank within ten seconds when you were explaining the rules earlier?"
"Actually, even if you didn't say it, most people wouldn't deliberately drag out the time. At most, it would take fifteen seconds to put in all the coins. After all, the slower you put them in, the easier it is for your opponent to hear the number of coins."
"In every round of gambling, I've been observing all your small movements. I noticed that every time after I put in coins, you would look at your watch. Counting silently would be enough for that amount of time, so why did you insist on looking at your watch?"
"At first, I didn't pay attention, until after I lost, and we started the first round of gambling again, I suddenly realized.
The reason you set this rule was to allow you to openly look at your watch. Why did you need to look at your watch? Because the watch displayed the information you needed."
Meari said with certainty.
"In the game of [Listen to Heavy Money], what is most important? You actually said it before, that is sound and weight."
"Regarding sound, I never believed that you possessed Absolute Pitch, nor did I believe you would have any simple instrument that could quickly detect differences in sound, thereby discerning the number of coins put in.
So, the information displayed on your watch is very simple—that is weight."
"This watch of yours appears to use hands and can only tell time, but in reality, it has a virtual dial. This watch of yours is a smart watch that can connect via Bluetooth."
Saying that, Meari pressed a button on the side of Ruribird Nadeshiko's watch, and sure enough, the dial instantly turned black.
Ruribird Nadeshiko's face turned pale, she lowered her head, her lips trembling as she clenched her teeth, but Meari's explanation did not stop.
"So, now there's only one question left: where did you get the weight information from?"
"First, I carefully checked the scale and the piggy bank, and there were no problems. At this moment, there's only one thing on the gambling table related to weight, and it's the one thing you specifically forgot to mention—that is the box containing 600 coins!"
Meari put down Ruribird Nadeshiko's hand and walked to the box, picking it up. This box was very heavy, much heavier than the total weight of the coins, 1500g.
Meari put the box down. She had already confirmed her guess through her actions just now.
Her face wore a confident smile: "Ruribird Nadeshiko, this box looks like a single piece, but in fact, there's a hidden compartment at the bottom with a smart electronic scale that can connect via Bluetooth, isn't there?"
"You looked at your watch not to confirm the time, but to check the weight provided by the electronic scale via Bluetooth to your watch, right? Through the watch, you could always keep track of the changes in the box's weight, and therefore, you could also keep track of the weight on my side."
Meari smiled. Her smile at this moment seemed sinister to Ruribird Nadeshiko, like a devil's smile: "This is the truth of Absolute Pitch, isn't it?"
"You have no evidence to prove this..." Ruribird Nadeshiko's face turned pale, but she still insisted on not changing her statement.
"Then, let me smash this box open, shall I? Anyway, a box isn't worth much, and I'll help pick up the coins that fall on the ground, you don't have to worry." Saying that, Meari was about to lift the box and smash it on the ground.
"...Don't!" Ruribird Nadeshiko cried out, stopping Meari.
"...I admit, I cheated." Ruribird Nadeshiko reluctantly spoke.
"So that's how Nadeshiko did it..." Kurume looked at Ruribird Nadeshiko with a surprised expression. Even she hadn't expected that seemingly ordinary props would be the key to cheating.
"I did cheat... Meari, did you guess that early on, and that's why you intentionally put fewer coins when you placed them in the box?" Ruribird Nadeshiko asked, unwilling to accept defeat.
Just as Meari said, Ruribird Nadeshiko used an electronic scale and a smart watch as cheating tools, allowing her to monitor the weight inside the box in real-time.
Ruribird Nadeshiko took out coins of the same weight as Meari's, but the scale tilted towards her side, indicating that Meari had already anticipated her cheating method and prepared countermeasures before this round began.
Meari nodded, pulled a few coins from her hand, and placed them on the table.
"I only guessed it after losing the last round. This method isn't complicated, but most people wouldn't think of it.
After all, when you see that the box is one piece and contains nothing but coins, you wouldn't think there's a hidden compartment underneath, holding an electronic scale, right?"
"It's like a magician's hat; when you inspect it, it appears empty, but can you imagine there's a hidden compartment beneath it, containing a sleeping pigeon or a rabbit?"
Everyone knows magicians carry various props, but when they let the audience inspect them, they simply emphasize that their props are fine, and the audience believes them.
Even if you have doubts, it's hard to openly question "authority" or whether props exist.
Titles, attire, and status can all be symbols of authority; even adults with independent thinking abilities sometimes conform to authority and follow others' ideas.
It's like your mentor; even if there are errors in their words, as a student, you rarely raise objections on the spot.
The same principle applied to Ruribird Nadeshiko; she preemptively conquered Meari with an elegant and noble piano piece, making Meari feel the disparity in their statuses. Coupled with her Dealer identity, she unconsciously led Meari to think according to her words.
Ruribird Nadeshiko omitted any introduction to the box, and Meari subconsciously assumed it wasn't important until she lost money and realized her mistake.
Now, Ruribird Nadeshiko no longer argued. She generously said, "Meari, I admit, this time I lost to you because of my greed. If I had stopped gambling after the last round, I would have won 2.8 million..."
Meari candidly admitted her mistake: "I was also very greedy. If I had left when I won earlier, I could have directly won 1.8 million at that time."
Both admitted their greed. Ruribird Nadeshiko had originally looked down on Meari, but now, even though she won her money, she seemed a little more agreeable.
Ruribird Nadeshiko smiled shyly and suddenly said, "Since we're so compatible, how about we make a deal? Let's be friends, and I'll only pay half the gambling debt?.
You see, we are both Kurume's friends, and it's not good to make things too tense between us. I really want to use this money to buy a piano..."
At this point, Ruribird Nadeshiko actually softened and started to act spoiled, just hoping to pay a little less "compensation."
"I'm sorry, this money is also very important to me..."
Meari shook her head apologetically. The next moment, she suddenly slammed her fist on the table, looking "fierce": "Stop talking nonsense, a loser is a loser! Hand over the money quickly! As a Young Lady, can't you have some Young Lady's dignity and just give me the money readily!"
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