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First win

“The metal ball is in your right hand.”

The moment I said that, Bobby opened his right hand, and the metal ball was presented in front of me.

“Congratulations, you guessed it correctly.”

At that moment, I heard a notification sound from the system.

「You have won ‘guessing the metal ball’ game, you would earn one gold coin, and Celine will accompany you for a night.」

After that, Bobby took out one gold coin and flicked it to me. I caught the gold coin and then smiled at him.

“Can you open up your left hand?”

Hearing that, Bobby flinched before laughing and opening up his left hand. Without any surprise, there is another metal ball there. Of course, I am not surprised about that, only Celine’s eye jumped a bit at that, but she said nothing.

“Haha, can’t you give me some face and pretend that you saw nothing? I’ve given you the gold coin, and you could have not asked it. However, since you asked it, it means that you’re a cautious person. Not only are you smart, but you’re also meticulous. It wasn’t a bad idea to have a friend like you. Who knows if I would need your help one day? As you said before, it’s an investment.”

In fact, I have guessed it before. Bobby is indeed cheating, and he could make me lose this game. It all depends on my answer. If I answered that the metal ball was in his left hand, he would still let me win. However, the outcome is that I might become one of the people inside the torture chamber. Or, he might even make me lose and make me become his slave.

By answering that the metal ball is in his right hand, it showed that I trusted him, and I think that is the reason. Of course, having me as a friend is different than having me as a subordinate. If I am his subordinate, I might be working for him, but I won’t be doing it willingly. If I am his friend, I might be willing to help him with all of my abilities if he needs it in the future. I am not thinking highly about myself. However, I think I am pretty good.

“Now, I am interested in you. Who are you? You aren’t that old, yet I didn’t doubt it when you said that you didn’t care whether you were alive or not. Also, you’re intelligent enough, but I believe you weren’t a well-known person in the real world, or else you won’t be here. You know, the WIC is inviting all kinds of people to the World of Game. However, they all have the same characteristic. They are already at the end of their rope, and it won’t become a problem if they disappear from the real world.”

“Well, I’m just a brother who is foolish enough to make a deal to save his little sister. Although I didn’t know yet if my sister has already been saved or not.”

Hearing my answer, Bobby nodded as if he understood something.

“It seemed that having you as a friend is the correct choice. Alright, you’ve got your coin, and you can go back. Of course, Celine will escort you back and accompany you for the night.”

Hearing that, Celine gives a snort as she seems to be dissatisfied with the outcome, but she can’t go against the system.

“There’s one last thing to do before you go back.”

“Oh, what is that?”

“Come, follow me.”

Bobby then turned his body and walked further deeper into the torture house. This place was a modified warehouse, and the location that we were in earlier seemed to be one of the halls on the entrance. Moving to the inner area, I could see more cells where the people were being tortured, and finally, we reached a site that was similar to a ring. It was illuminated with lights, and there was someone slumped in the middle. It was a middle-aged man with messy hair and clothes.

“Sit, the show is about to start any moment now.”

Bobby took a chair nearby and handed me one. I was confused about what to do, so I took the chair and sat down. Not long after, he also sits down beside me.

“By the way, we haven’t introduced ourselves. My name is Bobby. However, in this place, people have a title that is more popular and used on the top coin leaderboard. People called me the torturer.”

Once Bobby said his title, I thought of the top ten leaderboards, and I remember I saw his name. Was he placed sixth or seventh? I couldn’t remember the exact number, but he was there. Of course, seeing this torture house, he must have gathered some coins.

“Oh, don’t be put off by my title. I’m actually a good and generous man.”

As if I would believe that. Earlier, I feel that I am pretty lucky to have roused his interest, and it gives me a way to live. If not, I might be inside one of the cells and will be tortured by this person.

“What are we seeing here?”

I asked him because I didn’t know the purpose he brought me here. Seeing the setup of this place, it was as if we were going to see something. As there is already a man in the middle of the ring, it seems that he would be the main star of this event.

“Since you are new here, you haven’t seen what will happen when someone loses all their coins, right? Well, that might be you 24 hours later tomorrow if you didn’t get a gold coin.”

Hearing that, I now understand that the man in front of us has lost all of his coins and is about to experience a game over. This is something that I need to see. After all, this is an outcome that I might face one day.