"100 yen?" "Is there something wrong?" "No, but..." "The owner is going to be glad about this." "We'll take care of this, ok?" "Thank you very much!" "That's quite rare these days." "Someone that honest..." "But too honest for her own good." "Nao: "Too honest for her own good."" "A lot of people say that about me." "I got caught in pitfalls... 42 times." "Unaware that I was being made fun of." "("I love you") Unaware that I was being made fun of." "("Let's meet after class") Unaware that I was being made fun of." "I kept waiting for the sender." "Waiting excitedly for over 5 hours can be really exhausting." "Hello, who is it?" "Sis, it's me!" "One time I almost fell for a phone fraud." "The caller claimed to be my younger brother." "...although I'm a single child." "But I don't mind at all." "That's because I think it's best for people to be honest." "That's why I could never have imagined this." "That me, of all people, should get caught up in such a scary game." "Kanzaki Nao?" "LGT Secretariat?" "Now what's this?" "Can't be..." ""Liar Game Tournament"?" "99... 100." "100 million yen?" "This is real..." "Allow me to introduce myself," "Miss Kanzaki Nao." "I am the dealer, Leronira." "If you are watching this, that must mean... that you decided to participate in the "Liar Game", didn't you?" "Participate..." "Cancellation of this decision will not be accepted." ""Open this box only if you want to participate." "Cancellation will not be accepted."" "I am now going to explain the rules of the first round of the "Liar Game"." "The rules are very simple." "In this game, both opponents must try to rob each other's money." "It does not matter how you accomplish this." "As this game is based on mutual consent, taking your opponent's money is not considered a criminal act." "So, there is no need to worry." "The game lasts 30 days, starting from the day the opponents are decided." "The person with the most money in the end wins the game." "After the game has ended, LGT Secretariat will send someone to retrieve the money." "We will retrieve the complete sum handed out in the beginning, that is, 100 million yen." "If you succeed in obtaining any money from your opponent," "This sum will become your prize money." "This means, you can earn a maximum of 100 million yen." "If you have lost any money to your opponent, you are to compensate for the missing sum - even if you have to make a loan." "Compensate?" "That is to say, if you lose," "The highest possible amount of compensation is 100 million yen." "I wish you a successful fight." "A loan... 100 million yen?" "You've got to be kidding..." "RAW Provider: gryzze" "Timer: tianji" "Translators:" "LanBreak, orichan, SacredCultivator(Chinese)" "Editor:" "SacredCultivator" "Encoder:" "SacredCultivator" "Special Thanks to: furransu" "Please, I'm asking you..." "I have no idea where this came from!" "But this box was placed with your name on it, wasn't it?" "And you already opened it..." "At this stage, we can't accept it as "lost property"." "But..." "You know, the police can't act unless it turns into a real incident." "Think about it, you could just be using us... to hold onto the money for you?" "But maybe someone will come to steal this money!" "You can still file a damage report when it comes to that, alright?" "For now, the police... can't do anything for you." "Then what..." "My opponent..." "It can't be..." "Mr. Fujisawa." "It was a fortunate coincidence." "My opponent was Mr. Fujisawa, my teacher from middle school, whom I adored back then." "Oh, I'm relieved to hear... that it was you who got chosen." "I was relieved, too." "If somebody else were to be my opponent..." "Your opponent?" "You... all that stuff those guys were saying, about taking away the other's money, and being opponents, those rules, did you actually believe that?" "So it's not like that?" "Not at all!" "This is about something else!" "You know, this is nothing but a cleverly-designed fraud." "Now, let's assume for a second that your opponent wasn't me, but a complete stranger - let's call him "X"." "First of all, neither you nor X know each other, so you have no information at all about your rival." "And then, one day, without you even noticing" "50 million yen disappear from your stack." "That's right!" "Naturally you are going to suspect X for robbing the money." ""It's not there!" "X must have it!"" "But in fact, someone else did it." "The "Liar Game" secretariat." "Even if they were stealing the money, since you don't know your opponent, he's the only one whom you suspect to be the culprit." "And in the end both of you end up in debts." "That's... terrible..." "I probably would have fallen for that..." "Now..." "We must hurry and hide the money where it is safe!" "There's no way to tell when they'll come to steal the money" "I..." "I brought the money with me..." "I was scared to leave it at home..." "That's right..." "It's too dangerous to leave it unattended for even a second." "But... what should I do with this money from now on?" "Ah, I know..." "How about renting a deposit box at the bank?" "Then they won't be able to get at the money... for the whole 30 days." "Then it's safe, right?" "Yeah..." "But..." "I see... you're worried about the formalities, aren't you?" "It's going to be alright!" "I'll take care of your share as well, alright?" "In a situation like this, we need to help each other." "Right?" "Right... thank you very much!" "Please take care of it, will you?" "Did something good happen?" "It's just because... you look so happy." "Today I met Mr. Fujisawa from middle school!" "Really?" "He was the same as ever." "Current Results" "Fujisawa Takao: + 100 million yen Kanzaki Nao: - 100 million yen" "Currently you are losing." "What's this... about?" "Huh?" "You received what?" "They must've found out... that we knew each other from before." "Because we're working together, they can't get at the money." "Now they're trying to get us to suspect each other." "Everything's fine." "As for the money, it's already at the bank, where it's safe." "No need to worry!" "Yes, talk to you later!" "Just why am I always deceived so easily?" "Ah, I know." "I'll go apologize to him tomorrow." "About the money you lent me..." "You'll have it back in a month from now..." "Well, you know, there's that former pupil of mine, a little smile and some sweet talking," "That's all it took from me to deceive her." "No worries, she would fall for anything I tell her." "Yeah, indeed, too honest for her own good." "100 million, 100 million." "Do you understand, Miss Kanzaki?" "The player Fujisaki managed to deceive you and obtained 100 million yen from you." "This is the "Liar Game", a game for liars." "If you fail to get the money back before the end of the game, you will have to pay us 100 million yen." "We are going to retrieve the money at any cost." "Regardless of the means we have to use." "Without failure." ""It's going to be alright!"" ""100 million!"" ""A game for liars."" "I have to get it back... 100 million..." "I have to get it back..." "Well, I don't think that this is enough to make an incident..." "At least it's not something where the police could take action." "But I..." "I was deceived." "Doesn't this count as fraud?" "I don't know..." "It's difficult to put up such a case for prosecution at court, and there are different opinions even amongst law experts." "Maybe it's best to ask a swindler for his opinion." "Ask... a swindler?" "Huh?" "That's right!" "Listen..." "I shouldn't really be telling you this, but..." "Tomorrow..." "A swindler will be released from prison." "He got caught 3 years ago..." "and he's said to be a genius." "A genius swindler?" "Found him!" ""Major multinational organization driven to bankruptcy"" ""Man arrested under suspicion of fraud"" "Suspect:" "Akiyama Shin'ichi" "The front door!" "The front door!" "Where is it?" "Just where...?" "Mr. Akiyama, please wait!" "Please..." "Please help me!" "I was cheated out of my money." "I want to get it back." "I beg you, please lend me your hand!" "Please wait!" "Please wait, Mr. Akiyama!" "If you're in trouble, go and tell the police or your lawyer." "I can't do that." "The police told me they couldn't investigate the matter." "Just who the hell are you anyway?" "I just got out of prison, so what do you think you're asking from me?" "How long do you plan on following me around?" "U...until... you listen to what I have to say." "Please!" "I'm not asking you to get back the money, if you could just listen..." "I get it!" "If I just have to listen to your story." "Really?" "Wait here." "I'll just go home to drop my bag." "Alright!" "Phew... he's late..." "Are you still here?" "Just get it already, will you?" "I'm hungry..." "(In Chinese(Mandarin))" "What are you doing?" "(In Chinese(Mandarin))" "What are you doing?" "(In Chinese(Mandarin))" "Move away!" "I'm sorry!" "Mr. Akiyama!" "What're you still doing here?" "But you said, I should..." "After being kept waiting for so long, you'd usually go home, wouldn't you?" "But you said..." "I should wait here..." "That's why you're getting deceived." "You're too honest for your own good, that's why you're getting deceived." "Just go home." "Is this a bad thing?" "Is it bad?" "To be idiotically honest... is it bad?" "I'll just hear your story, that's all." "Alright!" "100 million yen?" "Yes." "That's really hard to believe..." "But all of it is true." "And what do you want to do?" "Do you want to win the game?" "Or do you want to quit such a game?" "I want to quit." "I'm not interested in the prize money," "I just want to get my share of the 100 million back." "I don't feel like taking away Mr. Fujisawa's money at all." "100 million yen..." "Let's go." "You want me to return the money?" "Yes." "That's somewhat sudden..." "The money is already inside a deposit-box at the bank." "Well, then we will go to that bank now." "But it's already past five, isn't it?" "The bank where they keep the money, they're only open on weekdays till 5:00 p.m." "But..." "That's the whole point of keeping it safe there." "Anyway, it would be best to leave the money there until the final day." "Mr. Fujisawa." "I..." "I heard it..." "Everything you said." "That you..." "That you cheated me out of my money." "Wh... what..." "What do you..." "Let's keep this short." "This girl's 100 million yen..." "Are you going to return it?" "Or will you keep it?" "If you don't return the money by tomorrow, we'll hand you over to the police." "Wait a second, there's no reason to get the police involved!" "This is a game, isn't it?" "It's all in the rules, isn't it?" ""Taking your opponent's money is not considered a criminal act"" "You just admitted it, right?" "That you took the money." "You deceived her and stole her money, so... you were in the game from the start." "Exactly." "I deceived you!" "So what?" "You're in no position to give me that talk." "This is a game!" "If I hadn't taken the money, maybe she would have taken my stack." "I..." "I wouldn't do something like that." "Well, I wonder..." "People are not to be trusted." "You know, I was fired from school." "All because I asked the agent for some commission." "Right after I lost my job, my wife and kids... began to see me as a burden." "My wife told me that she wanted a divorce!" "That's what people are like!" "It's stupid to believe in them!" "Now I don't even know if I have enough to get through the day and then this game appeared." "I was saved!" "There is a God!" "And that's why..." "I am going to win for sure!" "Please, Mr. Fujisawa..." "My..." "My father is terminally ill with cancer, with a debt of 100 million yen, he..." "What do I care!" "The 100 million is mine!" "Go home!" "Making a face like that won't change anything." "I trusted that teacher... and he puts a debt of 100 million on me... 100 million..." "Who says that you'll have to bear that debt?" "I don't need that kind of false comfort..." "I lost." "The money rests in a safe at the bank." "I can't get it back from there..." "That's nonsense." "There's a flaw." "A flaw?" "Ironically, it was Fujisawa who revealed it to us." "I don't understand." "What flaw?" "When does the game end?" "It began four days ago..." "And lasts for 30 days, so..." "What?" ""The bank where they keep the money,"" ""they're only open on weekdays till 5:00 p.m."" "Got it?" "The game ends on a Sunday." "On that very day, the bank is closed." "So... he needs to get the money out of there, two days before the game ends, right?" "Exactly." "So it's still too early to give up." "You're right!" "There's still a chance..." "But even when it's out of the safe... it can't be that easy to get the money..." "I've got a plan for that as well." "Really?" "Yeah." "But I'll take 50 million as my reward." "If you give me 50 million yen, I'll tell you." "50 million..." "I can't do that." "When I get back the 100 million," "I'll have to return all of it to the secretariat." "With Fujisawa's stack it's gonna be 200 million yen." "He admitted that it's a game to him." "If that's the case... this is business for me." "I'll take half of the money as my reward." "50 million yen." "If you are ready... to take away all of the money from Fujisawa," "I'll help you." "What do you say?" "I'm in." "I'm... ready to do that." "Then it's decided." "I'll leave it to you!" "Mr. Fujisawa, I came to tell you..." "I'm participating in the "Liar Game" for real!" "And about the 200 million yen you have..." "I'm going to take all of it!" "Wh... what?" "You only need to do two things:" "First, you need to clearly tell him of your intent to play." "And second, keep him under observation all the time." "It's my turn now." "Did you notice anything?" "No, nothing special..." "I see." "Umm..." "Is it really going to be alright like this?" "Careful!" "It seems like I am going to take part as Miss Kanzaki's right hand man in this game." "We are inevitably going to get the 200 million." "Good fight." "I'd like to see that." "You will." "We already have a secret plan in reserve." "Damn!" "Ah, Mr. Akiyama!" "Thank you for renting this room!" "This is much more comfortable than to watch him from outside." "You are really one of the good guys, aren't you?" "Renting this room..." "Taking over my shift... when I'm at the hospital, looking after my father." "I'm doing this for the money." "Damn!" "15 days left..." "Since the beginning of our plan, time has just been ticking away, and I've begun to feel uneasy." "Without having made any progress... we've just one week left until the final day." "Co... could you explain to me... about the purpose of this strategy?" "We have less than one week left... doing nothing but watching him day and night." "Say..." "Haven't you noticed anything over all these days?" "Eh?" "Was there anything to notice?" "Mr. Fujisawa doesn't set a foot outside of his house, spending all the time locked up inside." "We can't take back the money like this..." "This is pointless!" "Pointless, you say?" "One of the favorite tricks of swindlers is to... put the victim into an unaccustomed state of mind, and then deceive them." "I'll give you a simple example... the phone frauds that have become increasingly popular lately." "Yes, who is it?" "Mom, it's me..." "I caused an accident..." "It's essential to rob the victim of the ability to calmly judge things." "From the other end of the line, one only hears... the grief-stricken voice of what seems to be a relative." "The victim panics, and in doing as they are told, are cheated out of their money." "So, you know..." "We're trying to put Fujisawa in a situation of mental stress." "Try to picture the situation from his perspective." "You told him you'd do everything to win the game, and I told him we had a plan to get the 200 million..." "Without a clue of what that plan is about... he's being observed 24 hours a day." "How would you feel about that?" "I'd be scared." "You thought this observation was pointless, wondering how it would allow us to get at the money." "That's what you were thinking." "And Fujisawa is thinking just the same." "How are they going to take it..." "Just by being watched all the time, 24 hours a day," "Fujisawa is being made to bear an insane amount of pressure." "But... how do we get the money from him?" "We haven't even found out at which bank he keeps the money, so we're still at a disadvantage." "I wonder if it's really there?" "Watching him for 24 hours a day wasn't pointless after all." "He already revealed everything." "I don't understand..." "What do you mean?" "I'll start with my conclusion..." "The money is hidden inside the house." "Re... really?" "If you had that kind of money in the bank, and were in the same situation as Fujisawa, what would you do?" "I'd get away from home... as far away as possible..." "Why?" "Because..." "I couldn't stand it..." "All the stress from being watched all the time..." "And there's nothing to worry about when the money's in the bank." "No need to worry if the money's in the bank, huh?" "And what if he didn't put the money in the bank, but hid it somewhere in a park?" "Well, he couldn't stay at home then..." "Just think of the consequences if somebody else picked up the money." "He would need to stay close to that place, or else..." "Wait." "Then doesn't it strike you as strange that he doesn't ever leave home?" "Exactly." "There's only one reason why he doesn't go out." "He can't stop worrying about the money hidden in his house." "Now we only need to find out where exactly he's hiding the money." "Is there a way to find that out as well?" "That's easy." "We'll have him show us." "What's that!" "?" "Fire?" "What's up?" "Wouldn't it be better to call the firefighters?" "Don't worry." "We're responsible for both the noise and the smoke." "What the hell!" "But even so... your behavior seems somewhat strange, doesn't it?" "It's your own house, but you didn't bother searching for the fire, or try to call the firefighters." "Was it because they would force you to leave this room?" "You're hiding the money in this room, aren't you?" "We already knew that the money was in this house." "The question was just, where exactly could it be?" "If it was hidden in a different room, you'd have gone to check if it was burning, right?" "Just like you said... the 200 million is in this room." "Now, that wasn't too hard, was it?" "Now, why do you think I told you?" "It's because even if you know where I put the money, it's impossible for you to steal it!" "A safe!" "The money's in here." "I'll admit, it's an older model... but quite heavy and robust." "You can't pry it open with a crowbar, nor could you even think about carrying it away." "Good work finding out the whereabouts of the money, but that's as far as you'll get!" "You've lost!" "This can't be..." "So you think that's all it takes to win, Fujisawa?" "What's so funny?" "A safe?" "So what." "Did you think we'd give up on sight of that thing?" "Nothing but wishful thinking." "I'll assert you, it's a piece of cake for me to steal 200 million out of that safe." "That's nonsense, it's impossible!" "I can do it." "All too easily." "I'll say it once more." "For me it's all too easy..." "To get the money out of that safe." "Mr. Akiyama..."