Everybody in the lunchroom draws a rock, paper, or scissors on their own card as Sumeragi and I begin betting.

We each got 100 coins that are 1 million yen each, and I bet 10 coins to get started. Sumeragi raises to 15 coins, and I call.

After all of the cards have been dropped into the box, the dealer shuffles the cards inside the box and gives the cards to us. I pull my hand out of the box and see that I received three papers. Sumeragi lets out a chuckle.

"What's wrong? Got a bad hand?"

"How did you know?"

"Your face says it all!"

I sigh as I select my card- a paper quite obviously. We throw down our cards and it's both paper.

"The cards are a tie. You will now throw a second card."

We both throw down a second card. Sumeragi had scissors, which means she wins the first round.

"Yay! I won!" she yells. "This will be a piece of cake!"

I groan as I give her my 15 chips. I lost 15 million yet just like that! Shinohara collapsed and had to go to the nurse after losing a sum as large as that. It just goes to show how little small sums of money mean to me now.

"Let Round 2 begin!" the dealer yells. For the sake of time, the same box of cards are used both times.

It's time to bet. Sumeragi bets 20 chips, and I call. Sumeragi really wants to finish quickly for some reason.

We reach into the box and pull out some more cards. This time, it's two rocks and a paper, but what I've noticed is how the cards were creased in different ways. The paper card has a fold that meets 45 degrees with both edges, whereas the rock cards have vertical creases. Was this just a coincidence?

It's time to throw our cards. I select a paper card and Sumeragi selects a card. We both throw down the card at the same time and find that Sumeragi had scissors once again. She wins another 20 chips.

Sumeragi now has 135 chips, and I have 65. I'm losing by a lot, now. If I lose, the student council will collect even more money from me!

"It is time for round 3! Begin!"

I bet 20 chips, and Sumeragi bets 65. Welp, it's all in, I guess.

I do something different this time around. When I receive my cards, I make sure to hide the back of each card so Sumeragi doesn't see the cards I drew. Well, what do you know. I got a scissors, which has a horizontal crease, and two papers, which have 45 degree angle creases. She was looking at the creases on the back of my cards to see what card I was going to pick!

Honestly, I'm not surprised Sumeragi would cheat like this. She cheated Yumeko in almost the same say. She played a memory game with her, but there were patterns on the back of the cards. Yumeko saw these cards and was able to win because of them. I hold back a smile as I think of the ways I'm going to win this.

Sumeragi looks concerned, but can't do anything about it. If she hides her cards as well, it will be proof that she marked the back of them. She selects her card. It's a paper! I grab my scissors as we throw our cards down, and lo and behold, it was a scissors card!

I won 65 million yen! I now have 130 chips, and Sumeragi has 70. This is my chance!

In the next round, I bet 70 coins, and Sumeragi calls.

The next game I do something even more sinister. As I pick out the cards, I bend them in random directions. This way, Sumeragi can't see what type of card it is because there are multiple crease lines on each card! Of course, I note which card is which on her hand, and, just as I expect, I correctly identify her card and counter it.

The crowd in the lunchroom erupts into a cheer. I won 100 million yen! The bell rings for class and the crowd dissipates as I clean up the cards.

"So- you found my trick, Kokoro," Sumeragi said with a smile, "you really do deserve all of that money!"

I look at her with a menacing countenance. "That wasn't cool. Give me the money and you can be on my 'council' or whatever."

"That sounds great! Here you go!"

She claps her hands twice as five house pets bring in suitcases of money and presents them to me.

"Woah woah woah!" I say. "Are these your personal house pets?"

"Yes they are." she responds. "Is there a problem?"

"Yes! The purpose of this council is to disband the house pet system! If you want to join us, you must eliminate their debts and free them!"

"Fine." She reaches into her leather bag and hands a wad of cash to her five house pets plus the dealer. "Oh and by the way, the dealer was my house pet too. She was in on it."

I roll my eyes as the house pets bow to Sumeragi one last time. They all turn around and run over to the student council's office to turn in their payments.

"I hereby decree that Sumeragi Itsuki is a new member of our anti-student council council." I whisper as she grins. "Meet me in Book Room #2 for further details."

I count up the money in the suitcases and go to class. It must have been a sight for the other students to see me carry my bag as well as five opaque identical suitcases to the classroom!