"What's the point of a building this big?" "400)}— Eastern Federation Elkia Embassy —" "It's so funny how they're trying desperately to compensate for their own weakness by building something so huge." "would you tell me why you suddenly dragged me here?" "Hey!" "The embassy is foreign soil!" "too." "You're invading their territory." "Don't worry." "I made an appointment." "Right?" "Sora-dono and Shiro-dono." "Ino Hatsuse." "A pleasure to meet you." "When did you—" "This morning." "He was looking at me so I gestured to say I was on my way." "The Warbeasts' senses are as good as they say." "They've got great vision." "I was really surprised." "I mean... yes?" "The Warbeasts can read minds!" "The rumors are true!" "Glad we're on the same page." "take me there." "Very well." "This way." "but how did Sora see him from..." "The game's already..." "The game's hasn't it?" "420)}Fake End" "Jibril." "Yes?" "Do you know what this is?" "Some sort of image display device..." "But the Warbeasts don't use magic." "M-My interest is piqued!" "Th-The floor is moving!" "I would appreciate it if you would follow the proper procedures to make an appointment next time." "there are a number of Warbeasts harboring extreme animosity towards Elkia. so some may be very rude to you." "I see." "what incident is he talking about?" "The construction wars... so we built a new one." "you mean the palace we live in." "the Eastern Federation started to build as if to spite us." "Elkia lags behind the Eastern Federation in construction technology... the idea of the 14th ranked Warbeasts looking down on the lowest ranked Imanity is like..." "I've got the perfect phrase." "A pot calling a kettle black." "Very well said." "And quite harsh coming from a rank six. as a defective weapon working with the hairless monkeys?" "isn't it?" "It's nice to see you children so lively now that violence is forbidden." "Unlike you antiques who retired since you were only good for killing things." "the ten pledges suddenly came along and forbid violence." "Of course some grudges remain." "How embarrassing." "Please wait here." "You can really see the difference in the sophistication of our cultures! how'd you make contact with the Warbeasts?" "Nobody's talking about it." "Take the hint." "I'm sorry." "Unlike those beasts who can read minds..." "I want to know!" "Oh? and so you gestured." "Which means..." "You bluffed someone who can read minds?" "I apologize for the wait." "Izuna Hatsuse!" "King Crimson!" "pretty little girl with the animal ears!" "Why don't you come play with me?" "I'm just a pervert." "asshole?" "Please." "50 cuteness points..." "Why the hell did you stop?" "Please." "I was just surprised because you assholes touched me out of nowhere." "Please." "Get back to it already." "Please." "Um... adding "please" to the end of every sentence doesn't make it polite." "Please." "It doesn't?" "Please." "Please don't be upset." "My granddaughter is still learning the Imanity language." "Also... hairless monkey!" "I'll rip you in half!" "Please refrain from any actions that would make me say that." "I see." "So that's where she gets it from." "I don't like him. -1000 points." "But Izuna is so cute with her contrasting personalities!" "+1050 points." "You hairless monkeys are better than my grandpa." "please." "why don't you stop calling us hairless monkeys?" "I'm Sora." "my little sister." "Izuna-tan." "Got it." "Shiro." "Please." "Then let's hear what you damn monkeys have to say." "you don't need to hear us say it." "This is a place of diplomacy." "A place for exchanging words and documents." "Or is that too complicated for you monkeys?" "Don't be mad just because we're better with your granddaughter than you." "So immature." "glass-like heart." "cry!" "Do you two have no propriety?" "!" "old man." "Play a game with me for your granddaughter's panties." "I'll bet Steph's." "What? you damn monkey!" "You'd rather have Jibril's than Steph's?" "Master..." "Menacing then?" "old man." "Or do you want..." "Nooo..." "M-Mine?" "though." "Brother!" "old man?" "I'd say giving up her panties is a good deal for you." "then leave right—" "Would you drop that pathetic act?" "then go for the panty game." "It's not the panties you're after." "It's the chance to wipe my memories of how all your games work." "shake my hand." "You got scared." "huh?" "Cold reading." "It's a cheap trick that anybody can do even without the amazing senses that a Warbeast has." "it's a specialty of mine." "He's..." "You done confirming that it's not a bluff? now that we've confirmed that this "mind-reading" thing it's time for what you've been waiting for." "I'll tell you what we came here for. and the kingdom of Elkia... with the opportunity to be the first step on our path to world domination. for everything the Eastern Federation has on this continent." "A game between nations?" "We're attacking the Eastern Federation?" "Is that what you just said?" "Yup." "and we're not changing our bet." "It's still Steph's panties." "You should've bet Izuna's panties while you had the chance." "Too bad." "old man." "Check." "what is the meaning of this?" "you still don't understand?" "We've got the Eastern Federation in check. but it's hard being an advanced civilization on an island." "They needed lots of resources from the continent." "Elven Garde attacked before they could get a toehold on the continent." "The Eastern Federation lured them into it." "But nobody would agree to play a game that the which means they'd never get the continent." "They should've deliberately lost and just paid the price." "Why didn't they?" "Let's solve these mysteries in turn." "Question 1!" "Why do they wipe memories of the game?" "they won't be able to win every time." "Correct!" "It contradicts the goal of luring others into playing." "1)}Memories 1)}Game:" "Rock-Paper-Scissors Game: ?" "?" "?" "is because there's something they don't want anyone finding out." "the fact remains that they lost." "Question 2!" "Why did Elven Garde challenge them four times?" "Because they were trying to discover what the game was from the fact that they lost." "unlike Elkia." "They were prepared to suffer some losses to do their research." "but I lost once so they decided it was a game where you can't use magic." "Magical Ability:" "Elf  Warbeasts Near Zero (LOL)" "That's the most likely reason an elf would lose." "1)}A game where you can't use magic?" "Some plan" "I'll win without magic!" "with some plan in mind." "And they lost again. but they figured out the game. and finally made their fourth challenge." "And they lost anyway." "You have a very active imagination." "But the process by which they lost doesn't matter." "Why did they stop after four times?" "It doesn't matter if the rest is just my imagination." "As for why they stopped..." "There are two possibilities." "One:" "They realized the game was fundamentally impossible to win." "1)}Eight:" "Being caught cheating during a game is grounds for an instant loss." "they would've won. but they never figured out why they lost." "So they stopped challenging." "But..." "Huh?" "Huh?" "That doesn't make sense." "but don't know why you lost?" "but don't know why you lost?" "Now it's getting good!" "Question 3! Imanity {\cH4EDDF2}Flugel {\cH51AA27}Elf but which only the technologically advanced Eastern Federation possesses?" "The answer is... 1)}Video Game" "A video game where you can cheat all you want." "A video game?" "What's that?" "do you?" "you challenged the Eastern Federation once before." "How come you'd never seen that thing in the entrance before?" "Huh?" "That's because..." "You'd forgotten it." "Since it's a memory associated with the game. it's safe to say that the only country in the world with video games is the Eastern Federation." "That's why you erase memories to keep them a secret. you can cheat all you want." "Your opponents have no way to figure it out." "then magic doesn't help you." "That nonsense about reading minds is your way of calling your cheats a "sixth sense" so opponents won't try to look closer." "That's right. but you can't read minds." "last question!" "How did we figure all this out?" "old man." "It couldn't be... the previous king!" "We made him swear by the pledges not to tell anyone!" "And he didn't figure out that we couldn't read minds... the problem is..." "Yup." "That's not the problem." "The fact that the previous king was able to tell anyone anything proves that you couldn't read his mind." "Because his pledge to tell no one for the rest of his life which made it a trap." "now that we know all about your game... and you'd lose." "You need to erase our memories. that would mean my "imagination" is completely correct." "which means..." "Which means huh?" "Did you think we'd let you get away?" "I'll throw another chip on the pile:" "All of Imanity." "I'll bet my Race Piece." "that's... has there ever been a game where a Race Piece was bet?" "O-Of course not! meaning... which means you're no better than animals." "It's a de facto death sentence." "Those bastards..." "Are you insane?" "I've bet our entire territory and the lives of every one of us. that would be telling the entire world that my "imagination" was correct." "Mr. Mind Reader?" "Checkmate." "Are you really sure about this?" "Elven Garde still lost this game." "you're betting your Race Piece." "Do you want to go extinct?" "If you would've just been surprised when I was able to communicate you would've noticed... that we're not from this world. you can use any cheats or tool assists you want." "Blank isn't going to lose to any of those." "When we came here..." "Did you think we were more easy prey?" "Warbeasts." "Who are these people?" "right?" "We can hold it another day." "We're betting our Race Piece. and we'll compete with these four players." "W-Wait!" "We won't let you refuse." "I'm not sure I understand." "But" "Sora and Shiro?" "A fight?" "No way." "let's play a game next time!" "I won't lose." "but you will." "Blank never loses." "Izuna-tan." "What were you thinking?" "!" "Do you realize what you've done?" "How are you going to take responsibility if you lose?" "Responsibility?" "we're all screwed." "There's no "responsibility" to it." "it's game over for us and three million people." "we get the animal girls and the territory." "All or nothing." "Shiro?" "It's so exciting!" "Y-You're mad!" "Steph." "It's a game." "I knew it!" "It was wrong to entrust these people with my grandfather's hopes!" "Dola-chan. every Warbeast on the continent will be stripped of their rights and possibly killed." "Who should take responsibility for that?" "We rule each other and kill each other with games instead of violence." "and killed." "That's what the ten pledges mean." "The boldness needed to risk the lives of your people for a sure chance to slay your enemy..." "That's what we need in a ruler." "Huh?" "What are you talking about?" "What?" "you mean you guys haven't figured it out?" "The way to beat this world." "The way to beat this world?" "That explains it." "No wonder God's so bored." "Poor Tet." "we'll conquer the world just like we promised." "The whole thing." "And as for what we'll do if we lose... didn't I?" "Checkmate!" "Bring down the foolish king!" "He's using us all in his stupid bet!" "They're working with the Eastern Federation!" "I knew something was off from the start!" "There's no way an Imanity could beat an elf!" "It's fascinating how quickly they've turned on you." "They've all received a death sentence." "Of course they're upset." "It's actually strange to be calm at a time like this." "What are you going to do about them? they can take our position as representative from us." "Day 19" "Hold" "Let the people who don't have the guts to challenge us whine all they want." "Day 19 they're late." "It's been a week." "You mean the Eastern Federation's naming of a date for the game?" "so it's going to take time." "Yup." "So before that..." "I'm waiting for someone with more backbone." "They're finally here." "You kept me waiting too long." "I know what you want." "Anytime is fine." "listen to me carefully." "I believe in you." "too." "the two of us are always one." "we're bound by a promise." "we're not the heroes of a boy's manga." "we always win a game before we start." "Brother?" "I'm going to get the last piece we need to bring over the Eastern Federation." "Brother?" "wait—" "let's begin the game." "Brother?" "Shiro?" "It's morni— Huh?" "Shiro?" "Brother." "Don't leave me alone..." "Wh-Who's "Brother"?" "Should I bring him?" "Number of Contacts" "No..." "No!" "Shiro?" "What's wrong?" "Steph..." "Where's Brother..." "Where's Sora?" "Sora?" "right?" "Who is that?" "Sky Walk because I think you'd take my soul with you."