Medaka Box 129

Conventions
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/01
The rules are!?

The main character is this guy ^ !! In an Extra 34P Volume in JNEXT !

>Kumagawa
“What I’ll hold now is a 7-on-7 team battle,”

“Bloody Seven” >Reads “Red Black Sevens”, just something to keep in mind

>Unzen
Bloody Seven...?
Don’t mess with me,
Kumagawa--

There’s no way
anyone would easily accept

a gamble proposed by a
shady guy like you!

>Kumagawa
“I knew you’d say that, Unzen-kun”

“But don’t worry,”

“because I just learned about the rules of this game as well.”


“The inventor of those rules is
Choujabaru-kun over there.”
“Choujabaru Tokemichi-kun, who’s more impartial
than anyone else.”

“If that’s the case, even as the Student Comittee Union,
you guys have no problems with that right?”

Box 129 “Therefore this game without a doubt”

/02
>Choujabaru
Umm...yes,
I was by Kumagawa-sama
if there was a game
where both parties could fight fairly,

so I humbly took it upon myself
to propose one.

>Aoki
How unnecessary...!

>Kumagawa
“And so,
at least listen to what I have to say,
Unzen-kun.”

“Even as the Student Committee Union,
in this particular conflict,”
“you don’t have any intentions
of just keeping quiet and idly watching right?”

>Unzen
….
Fair enough.

I don’t know what kind of merits there are
for us to accept the match,

but eh, I’ll at least listen to the rules--
spit it out.

>Kumagawa
“As expected of Medaka-chan’s greatest rival,
none other than Unzen-kun.
Thank you!”

“If you’re the one who says that, it’s enough for me!”

“Then without further interruption,
let me explain the rules!”

/03
>Kumagawa
“Listen closely, ok?”

“It’s a bit complicated,”

“so I don’t think stupid people will get it!”


>Eyemask, reads “I won’t work”
If they won’t give in, rile them up~

You came prepared~
Kumagawa-senpai.

/04
“I think you understand from the name, but
1) Basically you line up 7’s,”

“line up the 4 7 cards on the table like this.”

“You place adjacently numbered cards on the left and right.”

“It’s probably the most popular game next to Old Maid you know.”


“What’s different from the usual Sevens game is”
“*2) If the numbers are adjacent, you can ignore the suit.*”

“In other words, for example,”

“you can place the 8S next to the 7H like this.”

“And
*3) Defining H/D as ‘Red’,*”
“*and S/C as ‘Black’,*”

“*when similarly colored cards are surrounded
by cards of the opposing color,
which can be placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally*”  #think othello rules for legal moves, I unintentionally made it pretty long-winded

“*the surrounded card’s color changes.*”

“The big differences are
these two points only.”
“Got it, I hope?”

/05
>Aka Aoki
It’s basically Othello with Sevens as a base.

That’s why it’s called Bloody Seven...!

>Kumagawa
“Exactly.”
“*4) The teams will be divided into Red, who’ll use H/S,
and Black who’ll use S/C.”
“Laying down cards ---
It’s a game where the side
with more positions in the end
will win.*”


“Of course, there’s also differences from standard Othello.”
“The base is most certainly Sevens,”

“so unlike Othello,
*5) If the numbers are connected,
you can place a card down without an
opposite colored card between them.*”

“Or conversely,
*6) If the numbers are /not/ connected,
you can’t place a card in that position.*”

“By the way in this Bloody Seven,
*7) Using up your cards is not the condition for winning.*”

“It’s not a personal battle, but a team one.”

“Oh, also
*8) There are no Jokers.”

“It’s not a game that needs to be spoiled by using Jokers after all.”

“Given the time spent
we’ve only gotten this far,”

“but to all of you Elites,
how does it sound up to this point?”

/06
>Unzen
...Well up to this point it’s fine,
it seems interesting at least.

What’s with the 7-on-7 battle though?

With 1 deck, 52 cards is 48 after taking out the four 7’s,

evenly handing those out among 14 people is 3~4 cards a head right?

On top of that,
if you only hand out red cards to the Red Team,
and black cards to the Black Team,

based on the nature of Sevens,
won’t this will end up turning into a series of passes?

>Kumagawa
“That’s true.”
“To begin with,
this game was”

“perfect to play 3-on-3, it seems.”

“7-on-7 is twice the person limit.”


“That’s why this time in particular, 9)
*Not 1 but 2 decks will be used.*”

“*48x2 = 96 cards will be handed out.”

/07
>That hair
If that’s the case
it’ll be 6~7 cards a head.

So that problem is solved,
but now duplicate cards
will occur.

It seems likely that you would
have duplicates in your own hand...

>Kumagawa
“That’s true, so
*10) If all 4 cards of the same number are present in someone’s hand,*”

“*they’ll be thrown out from that person’s hand as dead cards.*”
“That sort of rule was also appended.”

“In exchange,
*11) No passing allowed!*”

“*12) When a player can’t play a card, they’re disqualified at that point.*”

“*13) The hands of those who are disqualified are of course discarded.*”
“*14) In the event that all team members are disqualified,
it will be the opposing team’s victory.*”

“Of course when the game starts,
*15) Seeking guidance from your fellow teammates is not allowed.*”

“During play, all you can look at
is the board and your own cards.”

>Ex-pumpkin head
If you’re disqualified after a single pass,
whoever goes first will be at an extreme disadvantage, won’t they?

How will we decide who goes first and second---
not to mention the team arrangement?

>Kumagawa
“I have an idea about that.”
“Choujabaru-kun!”

>Choujabaru
Yes,
Kumagawa-sama.

It’s been prepared for use over here.

/08
>Choujabaru
Bloody Roulette,

the compass that determines fate.

/09
>Choujabaru
This is Bloody Seven’s 15...no, 16 is it...
*16) The player selected by the roulette wheel will play a card.*

In other words,
teams, seating order, first, second,
none of that matters.

You could go 7 times in a row, or not all.

Of course, I will take the duty
of spinning the roulette wheel.

I promise you all an
impartial result,
so you needn’t worry.

>Ears
Making the sequence random,
that’s smart.

Both the teams and the players become even.

And of course, it’s obvious to
leave the dealer role to Choujabaru-kun

to prevent any of our
abnormal offsets.

But Kumagawa-senpai,
that means

you’re forcing a one-sided impartiality
here, aren’t you?

You’ve regained that “All Fiction” of yours right?

With no assurance that you
won’t use that skill and play some trick,

I can’t join this match!

/10
You don’t need to worry--

I’ll keep watch over

not just Kumagawa-kun’s trickery,
but everyone else’s as well.

>Chef + pumpkin
The world’s most troublesome senpai has come....!!

>Choujabaru
I took the liberty
of calling Nabeshima-sama
as a guest.

The incident concerning
Aka-sama and Kumagawa-sama’s battle of trickery
had reached me,

therefore in my humble opinion,
I thought it might be necessary
to be able to deter some tricks.

>Mogana
Well, that is true...
This is the only person by whom

I wouldn’t want to be branded as unfair....

/11
>Choujabaru
By the way,
to keep changing the cards from red to black
is troublesome,
so I took it upon myself to prepare these cards.

These are double-faced trick cards,

where H is on the back of S,
and C is on the back of D.


These cards allow me to
apply the cards that players submit
and the resulting changes on the board.

In other words,
the only one
who can touch the board is me.

Though I am unskilled,
this is also to deter trickery.

>Chef
If it gets rid of tricks,
it’s a rule I don’t have a problem with.

At the very least,
I’m not one to run

from a game of this level.

But,
As this is a gamble,
I’d like to clarify the extent of the bet in advance.

Kumagawa-senpai,

*What will you put at stake for this match*?

/12
>Chef
If we lose,
the Student Committee Union will surrender to
the Naked Apron Alliance.

So if we win,
what will you do for us?

What kind of merit is there
for us to accept this match

that compares to protecting
this school’s everyday life?

>Unzen
“I can let out some of my hate towards you”,

certainly wouldn’t be bad...
but in our position, that kind of personal emotion
has to be separated.

As an organization, joining the likes of you is just risky.


But if you still want us to step up to the match table,

you’d better offer up something even bigger than that risk, or else.


I’ll say this right now,
but your specialty, naked aprons,
is a no go!

Because I’m so tired of looking
at that kind of thing I could die,

thanks to the Public Morals Committee!

/13
>Kumagawa
“All in.”

“All of these talented people (kanji reads “human treasures”) that compose the Naked Apron Alliance---”
“these talented people”

“I’ll bet ‘all’ of that.”


“The leader of class 19, and the Student Council Vice-President.”

“The ace of the swimming club, and Student Council Treasurer.”

“And last but not least, Ajimu Najimi’s terminals, and the 5 cadets which carry the future of the Student Council.”

“If we lose, I’ll concede the 7 of us to the Student Committee Union.”

“Use us as people for odd jobs,
or dirty jobs,
or anything.

>Pumpkin
It’s an official winner-take-all...
in other words, that means all of the bet
is neatly packaged for us here...

Being able to take in Kikaijima,
who has a grip on the Student Council’s wallet,
is certainly appealing, isn’t it...

>Hair
It can’t be denied that
the majority of the Student Committees
are lacking talented people----
By that I mean

I’d be grateful to be able to have
Kurokami-chan’s successor candidates
in the palm of my hand...

>Aka Aoki
Pre-emptively crushing a suspicious group
like the Naked Apron Alliance
was the Student Committee’s original idea,

so it’s a relatively good gamble----
but....

/14
>Union
But we don’t need Kumagawa--!!

>Mogana
I can hear it...

I can hear the voices in everyone’s hearts...

>Blue Light Yokohama (her dialect)
Then,
I got Kumagawa-senpai~~~~!
First come first served~~~~!

Even if you say you want him
I won’t give him to you, so there~~~~!

>Union members
Wha-....Tachiarai,
are you thinking straight!?
What’s wrong!?

Even though you’re still young,
you’re throwing away your life!?

/15
>Tachiarai
Eh~~~~
Why~~~~?

I like him you know,
Kumagawa-senpai that is~~

Trying to capture the
Student Committee Union,
he’s got guts~~~

This kind of attitude
which totally disregards the other side!
I think we could learn a thing or two you know~~~

>Kumagawa
“Kikaijima-san”
“Kikaijima-san”

“I wonder if it’s ok
if I naturally become friends
with just Tachiarai-san”

>Mogana
Misogi-chan,

please don’t get enticed so easily!

That’s the composure of
one of those elites you hate you know!?

>Pumpkin
...Then, I’ll take Yojirou-san.

There’s already been one circumstance where
I was forced to suffer.

>Ears
Me and Wanizuka-chan

There’s something to look out for
in those fighting techniques of hers.

>Chef girl
Kibougaoka.

She’s delicious.

>Aka Aoki
Takarabe-chan, I guess.

There’s something I have to teach her anyway.

>Hair
mm, I can safely say Kikitsu-san.

She was the MVP of yesterday’s event after all.

>Unzen
As far as I’m concerned,
I’m comfortable with talented people,

so of course the only option’s
Kikaijima Mogana.

/16 >xxx unless specified otherwise, indicates the boxed, unspoken text
>Choujabaru
Gamble On!

The Student Committee Union vs.
The Naked Apron Alliance!!

>Rightmost box
Visitors

>Public Morals Vice-Representative
>Yobuko Fue
You said you wouldn’t run away,

but you’re watching?

>Nutrition Representative
>Mera Konomi
>(Because there are two representatives)
I’m weak at rock paper scissors...

/17 >xxx unless specified otherwise, indicates the boxed, unspoken text
>Aka Aoki speaking
It kind of seems like I’m spearheading the group...

>Team Red

>Election Management Representative
Tachiarai Kiruko

>Public Morals Representative
Unzen Myouri

>Literature Representative
Juunichou Yabumi

>Health Representative
Aka Aoki

>Physical Education Representative
Kamimutsu Rotsue

>Beautification Representative
Megusuno Uzume

>Nutrition Representative
Iizuka Kuroudo


>Suishou speaking
High sensitivity sensor
Off!

>Team Black

>Student Council Apprentice
Kibougaoka Suishou

>Student Council Apprentice
Yojirou Tsugiha

>Student Council Apprentice
Wanizuka Shori

>Student Council Apprentice
Takarabe Ima

>Student Council Apprentice
Kikitsu Kiki

>Student Council Treasurer
Kikaijima Mogana

>Student Council Vice-President
Kumagawa Misogi

>Lookout Role
Hehehe-

I love this position

>Former Judou Club Leader
>(Foul King)
>Nabeshima Nekomi

>Referee and Dealer
Is everyone ready?
Then please allow me to start things off.
>Election Management Vice-Representative
>Choujabaru Tokemichi

/18
>Choujabaru
Bloody Roulette....

Screwed!! >(Kanji reads “Spin)

>Nabeshima
Kibougaoka-chan and Megusono-chan
both have 6 cards in their hand.

Everyone else has 7 from the start...
Well with these rules,
each individual’s hand doesn’t matter that much though.

And from what I’ve heard,
The rules of “Bloody Seven” don’t have any tricks you can rely on.

Just being based on Sevens or Othello alone,
it’s not a game where there’s a guaranteed way to win.

But on the other hand, leaving it totally up to luck...

it’s not the kind of game where “the luckier side will win” either.


Even if you can’t beat the rules,

you can beat the players!!

/19
>Nabeshima?
Therefore this game without a doubt

will go to the side with the worse character!!

>Choujabaru
This is it!

The one selected by the compass is


Team Black,
Kikaijima Mogana-sama!

The starting card, please!

>Left Side
Battle Start!! Which will dye the board, Red or Black!?

>Bottom
Next time, which player will sieze the course of the match!?