"Wh-What..." "What have you done?" "King!" "Foolish king!" "You gave your servant a cruel order to slay his queen." "How can you bear to let your people see you tremble in rage?" "Queen! but it is clear to see that your king has been struck by madness!" "I believe that you are the only one who can lead your people now!" "Do you not agree?" "Queen..." "Make your choice." "honorable queen!" "And you righteous warriors who overcame the enemy's mind control to obey your queen!" "You are the only ones who can end the oppression of this mad king!" "Is this..." "A revolt." "The appearance of a third force..." "Then that was Sora's goal?" "I told you." "I'll win without fighting." "420)\an1}Grandmaster" "Win without fighting?" "that's right." "Stephanie." "But..." "We Imanity are the weakest race in Disboard." "But that's why we come up with our own ways to face the strong." "We become wise." "That's what your grandpa thinks." "Grandfather..." "There must be someone out there with that wisdom." "Someone who knows that strength because they are weaker than anyone." "That's..." "We do not seek blood!" "We seek what everyone seeks: peace!" "assist the red queen's troops." "Surround them." "Don't let anyone die." "You traitors!" "The red pieces are protecting them." "Yes." "It won't be easy for them to kill their former comrades." "They beat my elf magic?" "What race is helping them?" "If I let someone like that take over this country... mad king." "Did you know?" "It's possible to end a real war before the king is killed." "You don't have any way to win." "Surrender." "This is how you win without fighting?" "Sora!" "Surrender?" "I won't let you have this country." "Our country... belongs to us!" "All forces!" "Sacrifice your lives to slay the enemy king!" "Kill all the traitors and march forward!" "Brother..." "This is what happens when you back a weakened enemy too far into a corner." "I know." "It's not working." "There's no way to win without fighting..." "That's why I did it." "Brother." "Oppression." "Rule by fear." "Dictatorships." "It's a strange thing. the lives of such rulers have always ended in the same way:" "Assassination by someone who isn't even part of a combat unit." "Sorry." "Our world isn't as nice a place as yours. we have far more expertise than you do." "Th-The winner of this battle is Blank!" "Your grandpa believes someone like that will appear." "Someone who knows strength because they are weaker than anyone." "Someone who can face true strength because they are weaker than anyone. of Imanity." "Potential?" "Stephanie." "right?" "This is what your grandfather believed in." "Sora..." "Your grandfather was right to believe in Imanity." "Now no one will call him a fool." "Right?" "Yeah!" "Thank you!" "Sora..." "Shiro... there." "What kind of trick did you use?" "Trick?" "are you?" "Sure I am." "It's the truth." "Is that a problem?" "I didn't think the idea of getting the elves to help Imanity was a bad one." "Then..." "But I don't like the way you think." "Doesn't the idea that we can't survive without the elves' protection seem a bit self-deprecating to you?" "But..." "Imanity have their own way of doing things." "Just like how we were able to win because you were convinced to the very end that we were enemy spies." "That can't be." "There's no way a mere human can defeat magic!" "that's fine." "That just means that's your limit." "I'll tell you something:" "Blank never loses." "Don't underestimate humanity." "What?" "!" "Do you have any idea how much t-trouble I went through to get the elves to help me?" "Wait..." "L-Look..." "I didn't underestimate anyone!" "I was serious!" "you made a girl cry." "I was serious..." "It's my fault?" "I wasn't underestimating anyone..." "Even though you don't have a girlfriend." "Even though you're a virgin." "I'll never accept this!" "I'll expose your secret!" "has won all his games in the tournament." "Is there no one left to challenge him? I crown Sora the new king of El—" "HOLD IT!" "Again?" "It's not Sora." "It's Blank." "The two of us are Blank together." "You've got two kings." "we can't do that." "The ten pledges require us to specify a designated representative." "There can't be two of them." "Then we'll split it up." "I'll be the king in name only—" "OBJECTION!" "you can make a harem." "You won't need me anymore." "A harem?" "Wh-What are they doing?" "I'll be king." "Then I'll have no objections." "starting over—" "OBJECTION!" "my sister." "It's rare for you to make a joke like that." "Will it start raining spears next?" "I'm super serious." "Fine." "little sister." "Today's the day..." "I will win!" "I will win!" "400)}— Three Days Later —" "One... more round... 1)\b1}Presently 500 Rounds 158 Losses 158 Wins 184 Ties" "Look!" "A butterfly!" "350)}Sora vs. Shiro [Blank] Total Lifetime Score 3526744 Rounds 117080 Wins 117080 Losses 1186584 Ties" "Just admit... defeat already!" "You've got such pretty wings!" "You're the one who said... "two wins in a row." "too!" "I can fly!" "I can fly!" "Why... can there only be one king?" "Brother..." "Pledge seven:" "A light!" "I see a light!" "A shiny golden light!" "Pledge Seven:" "Conflicts between groups will be conducted by designated representatives with absolute authority." "Conflicts between groups will be conducted by designated representatives with absolute authority." "does it?" "That felt like it took a long time." "Yup." "It's all your fault for not paying attention." "Your face is red." "her face is red?" "I didn't let her wear anything under it." "Did you have to tell him that?" "Why are you making me wear this?" "Old King's Clothes {\cHB1DA3A}Steph's Old Clothes" "We have to wear formal stuff." "It's not fair if you don't." "I don't mind the 2D effects that show she's clearly not wearing panties." "What are you talking about?" "you need to do your jobs! our domestic affairs are in complete turmoil." "You handle the internal stuff." "I'm trying to do this with no equipment." "Don't use traps." "It's more efficient this way." "That won't work! there are rumors that some of the ministers are collaborating with other countries." "you need to make sure—" "That's it?" "If that's the problem... and you will all deliberately lose." "and you'll all play paper." "Whoever loses will be forbidden from presenting false reports or arbitrary messages." "We're taking advantage of the rules of the pledges." "Now there won't be any spies." "Here we go." "Aschente!" "our country's provisions are in dire straits." "Got it." "You're going to do the following." "sir." "Um..." "We'll introduce crop-rotation-based agriculture." "with... and pasturage." "You'll rotate the crops in that order." "sir." "What exactly are "treasury bonds"?" "I'll give you the details later." "You'll issue these bonds and make the banks buy them." "That'll give us a budget." "sir." "Now we just sit back for a few turns and see how things go." "J-Just who are you?" "You handled all our domestic problems so easily..." "I'm the type who does all the domestic stuff at once when I play Civ." "Good thing I downloaded a ton of guides to study for quiz games." "Brother." "It's cheating." "Don't call me a cheater in a world that officially allows cheating with magic." "It's time." "I guess it's finally time." "It's beginning." "Are you really wearing that?" "this is what I feel most relaxed in." "Brother." "Yup." "then..." "Let's do this." "1)}I ♥ Humanity" "everyone!" "Brother." "Shut up." "We're both scared to death of crowds." "I'm just holding it in." "My beloved citizens... my fellow Imanity." "We Imanity live in a world where war is forbidden our last city." "So I ask you now:" "Why is this?" "Is it because the last king failed?" "Because we are the lowest ranked race?" "Because we can't use magic?" "helpless?" "No! and we fought among them and survived!" "Why is it that this whole continent was once ruled by humans?" "Is it because we are a race that specializes in violence? nor do we have the longevity of the Flugel." "Why were we able to rule the continent?" "Is it because we were masters of war?" "I tell you it is not!" "We fought and survived because we are weak! the strong polish their fangs while the weak polish their wisdom." "Why are we in such danger now? and they have learned to polish their wisdom." "once monopolized..." "The power to survive..." "The strong have gained them all!" "And that brought us to this state!" "everyone!" "Why do you bow your heads?" "why do you bow your heads?" "We are the weak!" "just as we have always been!" "nothing has changed at all! but they will never master them!" "Because at the heart of our weapons lies a cowardice born of almost humiliating weakness." "This cowardice has given us the wisdom to escape from magic." "born from learning to predict the future itself!" "I say a third time." "We are the weak! torn out the throats of those who sit back and boast of their strength!" "as Elkia's 205th king..." "And queen have taken the throne!" "That's the piece given to a race's representative to stand for everything that race is... the Race Piece. we will destroy the strong!" "and as we will always be." "Accept the fact that we are the weakest race. one that can become anything because we were born with nothing!" "let's begin the game." "haven't you?" "right?" "my fellow Imanity." "declares war... on every other country in the world." "What?" "!" "Let slip the dogs of war!" "We're taking back our borders!" "Wh-Wh-What in the world have you done?" "!" "Would you relax?" "You're scaring me." "Steph is creepy." "How can I be calm at a time like this?" "Declaring war?" "Are you trying to destroy this country?" "Didn't I tell you not to be so trusting?" "How are the other nations going to view the fact that we took out the elves?" "They'll think we're backed by a race more powerful than the elves." "that's right... until they know who that race is..." "They can't attack us?" "Yup. and nobody will be able to make any rash moves." "That's why we took the risk to declare war." "And we'll be able to shore up the home front without doing anything." "They put that much thought into it..." "Blank..." "Maybe those two really can... and now the royal chambers." "This might be the hardest one to relax in." "The Flugel... and they live on the giant floating phantasma Avant Heim. they play games to obtain books from all over the world." "I feel like we could win them to our side." "We've got knowledge from another world to use as bait." "Wh-What was that?" "Brother..." "Looks like things are starting to get fun!" "It's the kid who calls himself God." "please!" "I don't call myself God." "I am God!" "And my name's Tet." "Again?" "How do you like my world?" "Are you enjoying it?" "Yeah." "You've got good taste." "Our god insists on remaining a bystander." "He could learn from you." "Really?" "and we can't." "Our only remaining territory is one city." "Our situation is appallingly bad." "we can't lose a single game." "That's the world we're in." "What do you think?" "It's wonderful." "Right?" "Looks like I was right to call you here!" "too." "I don't favor any individual race." "didn't I?" "Everything in this world is decided by games." "I see." "even the title of One True God is decided by a game?" "That's right." "That's why I set it so there were exactly sixteen races." "Each side on a chess board has sixteen pieces." "defeating all the races huh?" "I love the way your brain works." "it's hard to believe you came from another world." "Thanks." "But are you sure you should be smiling right now?" "It's Blank's policy to be #1 in whatever game we play." "That's why I was sure you'd try to win the right to challenge me." "Did you forget you lost to us at chess once already?" "That's right." "But I won't lose next time." "God." "Call me Tet." "Tet." "had you?" "he just had to bring us here." "Am I wrong?" "Interesting." "Why do you think so?" "Because I know exactly how you feel." "Blank doesn't lose." "But we've both lost to each other many times." "You're not allowed to quit while you're ahead." "I was right to choose you after all!" "That's right." "I won't let you quit while you're ahead." "I'll win." "That's the reason." "Are you disappointed?" "Nope." "I'm actually relieved it's not some noble reason like saving humanity." "I'm heading back." "Bye-bye." "Tet!" "Thanks for letting us be reborn." "This is the world where we belong." "God." "on the chess board." "Isn't Tet..." "Sora!" "Shiro!" "Was that Tet the One True God?" "why?" "Wh-Wh-What's going on?" "didn't you?" "Forget about that." "Just get us down from here." "this is what I'll write:" "That doesn't matter right now!" "Once upon a time..." "Conquer the World" "We'll start by conquering the world..." "And our ultimate goal is to beat God." "I'll tell you the story of the newest myth." "Weak Square didn't we?" "Yeah!" "We were up all night playing games!"