Sawako and Chazz were sitting in the poker table, as Sawako held her cards. Chazz said, "Before we start, I want to check something. How about you shuffle the deck of yours."

Sawako shuffled the deck and said, "Done. Now, what's next?"

He said to her, "Now, any card, draw it, without me looking at it."

She cut the deck and said, "Done. What now?"

Chazz said, "Your card is the Six of Hearts."

"Yes… uh, huh?" She saw her card shown was the 6 of Hearts.

"And the ones after it are the Five of Spades, Queen of Diamonds, Jack of Spades, Ace of Hearts, Seven of Diamonds, plus the Six of Clubs, King of Clubs, and Two of Diamonds."

Sawako viewed the cards, and they were the same cards, in exact order. Rook gasped, "But Sawako cut the deck, after she shuffled the cards! How did she know?"

Chazz said, "I could keep going and tell you every card, from top to bottom… My Ojama Star kept track of the cards she shuffled, and kept track of it."

Sawako said, "Interesting… But you don't need to have your Spirit Caller outsmart me! Watch, as I shuffle the deck again, and you won't guess, this time!"

Chazz barked, "You're going to need to be smarter than that, if you think about cheating against me. Chazz Princeton sees cheaters, smells cheaters, and knows cheaters, Spirit or NO Spirit. Consider this your only warning."

She growled, "Good. If that's what you wish, I'll play fair."

She presented a deck of cards, unopened, as she gave it to Chazz.

An unopened deck of Bicycle Cards, with the security seal unbroken; this proves that a packet of cards has never been tampered with.

Chazz opened the box, as Sawako started to open a book, skimming at the pages. Chazz viewed the cards, as he said, "Only one Joker… and all the cards are in place. All in order…"

Sawako thought, "I'm only at Page 538… 540… 556…"

She viewed the page, and thought, "556. I still got it. I'm at the top of my game, today, remembering page numbers, without looking. Chazz Princeton… I know which page I'm at from the touch alone. He may have intimidating eyes, matching Steven Cooke and Peter Giese, but they're NO match for my nimble fingers. It's true that Ojama Star has incredible visual prowess. I can simply know which is which, simply through the use of touch. His eyes are a hawk, but mine are sharper. Shuffle all you want, but I know the deck, through the back of my head."

Chazz shuffled the deck and said, "Okay."

Sawako then smirked, "Right…"

She thought, "Even if the cards are shuffled, I know which cards are which…"

He placed the cards down, as Sawako called out, "OKAY! OPEN THE GAME!"

Chapter 37 – Chapter 2: OPEN THE GAME!
Sawako vs. Chazz: Five-Card Draw!

She cut the cards, and said, "Ten of Hearts."

Chazz drew the card and said, "Seven of Clubs."

Sawako said, "Then I deal first."

She held the cards and said, "Just so you know, I'll play fair, if you wish."

She shuffled the deck and thought, "I better shuffle so Ojama Star cannot see."

She then said, "Okay, cut the cards."

Chazz cut the deck, but he fixed the pile, as Sawako was nervous. She took the deck and said, "Time to deal."

She dealt the cards, and then said, "One for Chazz, one for me… Two for Chazz, two for me… three for Chazz, and three fo-.

SNAP!
Ojama Star grabbed her index finger and bent it. She screamed, "YAAAAAAAGH!"

She held her hand and moaned, "OUCH! DAMN IT! WHAT HAPPENED?"

Chazz glared at her, as Rook cried, "Mr. Princeton! YOU BENT HER FINGER!"

Chazz said, "Like you said, it's not cheating, until you get caught. But I told you… You have to be smarter than you think, if you want to cheat against me."

Rook said, "Cheating? When? She only dealt the cards. No strange movements, when dealing a hand."

Chazz pointed at her hand and said, "You're wrong. Give the cards a look on her left hand. See that?"

A card from under the top card was sticking out. He explained, "She was going to give me the fourth card, as a garbage hand… She did go in order, and suddenly decided to deal the second card from the top. Meaning the top card would belong to her."

He pulled the three cards, showing three 10s. He added, "In doing so, this cheating bitch would have three 10s in her hand."

This technique is known as "Second Dealing", a sleight-of-hand technique. It takes advantage of the assumption that a deck of cards will be dealt from the top, but the dealer would secretly pull out the second card from the deck, instead of the top card, as expected. When pulled off by nimble fingers, by a professional, it is nearly impossible for a normal person to notice, within the naked eye. And needless to say, Sawako's predecessor was D'Arby, a man capable of memorizing the position of every card in the deck, by touch.

Sawako roared, "Violent brute! You break my finger like that?"

ZING!
Chazz threw the 10 of Diamonds in front of her and gasped in shock. He said, "I didn't. I was being gentle to you… You're lucky I didn't break it off."

She gasped, as she thought, "What? He… He played it safe on me? Damn it!"

Chazz huffed, "Good grief… Now I can't even trust you in shuffling cards. It's best that you forfeit and return the souls… Or…"

He turned to a girl serving tea, "…get someone else to deal for you. How about her?"

Sawako said, as she was curious, "Hmm… You're on to something… Vegas-style Poker. I like it…"

Chazz said, "You agree she'll play fair? You know her?"

Sawako said, "I don't know her. So, okay. She's dealer! Have it your way!"

Chazz said to Rook, "Rook, you get her. And NO asking for panties, or I'll snap that skinny neck of yours, you pervert."

Rook said, "Say no more. If it'll mean to play fair, then I shall fetch her, right then and there-."

Chazz roared, "AND QUIT WITH THE FUCKING RHYMING, DR. DOUCHE!"

Rook trembled, "Right away, Mr. Princeton…" and dashed off.

She halted him, and said, "Most impressive!"

Sawako smirked, "A good cheater knows to take advantage of psychological blind spots, via the element of surprise. And it takes more than sharp eyes to prevent that."

She wrapped a bandage around her severed finger and said, "Impressive eyes won't be enough to catch me cheating. You saw through my second dealing, and I underestimated you. But let this broken finger set up as a reminder to you, Chazz Princeton, that I will defeat you in this game!"

She said to him, as her right hand was bandaged, "I've not done so, since May 19th, 2016."

She held up a chip and said, "This is the soul of Hayate Shozo. He was the son of Mayama Shozo, whom D'Arby stolen, along with eight Tokyo properties. That was 30 years ago, on May 17th, 1986. He was like me… a rich man, and a skilled gambler. But wealth didn't dull his gambler's instinct. Knowing my knowledge from D'Arby…"

She threw the two soul chips up and called, "IT'S ONLY FAIR THAT I WARN YOU, CHAZZ PRINCETON! I'M NOT DOING THIS, COMPETING AGAINST YOU, FOR THE SAKE OF LORD MIO! I DO THIS, BECAUSE I AM A BORN GAMBLER! AND NO ONE HAS EVEN BEATEN ME!"

Her Stand reappeared, and diced up Michelle and Yamabuki's soul chips into pieces. They piled up, turning into a pile of six whole poker chips.

Rook cried, "What do you think you're doing? You can't destroy Yamabuki & Miss Nevins's souls, like that!"

She stated, "Do not panic. Their souls are divided into six poker chips, each. In Poker, if you believe your cards are no match for your opponent, you have to fold. However, you must be able to ante up enough chips to participate in a hand. But two will be not enough. Once you have all six chips, you get a complete soul of one of your friends. Makes sense?"

Chazz said, "Fine. I'll wager my soul. Hand over the damn chips already."

She said, "Good."

She gave him six white chips and said, "Here. This will represent your soul. It's all blank… but you lose this game, and you're in these chips. Once I win all your white chips, you'll be a part of my collection."

Meanwhile, back in an undisclosed location, Percival was still shackled in chains, as he tried to break free. He growled, as Gouriki said, "I wouldn't break these chains, if I were you. They are steel chains."

Percival said, "I wish I had Eri with me… She was with me, when I stopped X Prohibition."

Oboro said, "We were all fools, to even think of being used by Anna's evil scheme… I'm surprised that you and The Gang knew of the truth."

Percival called, "If you idiots are not going to help me, be quiet! This steel isn't what it used to be."

He thought, "And me, without a bobby pin, hairpin, nail, or key. Come on…"

He suddenly broke the shackle off, and then said, "Huh… Cheap metal…"

Gouriki said, "Good strength! Now do us!"

Percival said, "Wait. I'll let you guys out. But first, I need to know Eli's score."

He looked around and viewed a huge air duct on the wall. He said, "It's a good thing this has a huge ventilation system. But hope to god there's a way out."

He explained, "I'm not doing this, for my own safety and freedom, but you two are victims to Star Drop Stand, as well. I have no idea what is going on, but I have to stop Eli."

Gouriki said, "She's tough, we'll give you that. Eli Ayase isn't one to back down, being she's a-."

Percival stated, "I know who she is."

Oboro said, "If you manage to avoid Eli and her friends, see if you can break us out."

Percival replied, as he climbed up, "I'll do what I can. But I won't promise you two, anything. My life's on the line."

He crawled through the vents and said, "Alright…"

He held up the air duct frame and reattached it, to avoid suspicion. How he did it is of no clue. He crawled along the vents, as he whispered, "Cy has already made it to safety. I'm sure that she is on her way to tell Kotoha. Michelle is back in Egypt, and I have no news on where she is now. Safe to assume that she and the others are at Cairo…"

He remembered, as he crawled, "I heard of this report, not long ago… January 16th, 1989 – Cairo, Egypt… Following the deaths of Avdol, Iggy, & Kakyoin, Jotaro Kujo (Age: 17) defeated the vampire known as DIO. Time passed, as the world went into chaos, before the Moji Mikisa. Kujo died in 2012, at the age of 40 (months after the Moji Mikisa birthed), saving his daughter. He was a thug turned marine biologist. You have to start a fresh start from somewhere. What I'd like to know is how he died…"

He heard noises, as Eli spoke, "Nozomi… Will the prisoners be ready for the ultimate punishment?"

Nozomi spoke, "Soon, Eli… Still, I'm ashamed that the Oboro girl is a man. But hey, that's fine by me."

He peeked into the vents, as he spotted a girl in long purple hair, wearing a blue uniform. She then said, "Soon, we shall begin the job… Percival Gaynes, Raiki Gouriki, Oboro Tsukimigusa… they are the ones that ruined Lord MIO's plans. But, once they're exterminated, we can relaunch X Prohibition."

Eli responded, "Thank you, Nozomi."

Nozomi walked off, as Eli was naked, with only her upper body and head, with her long hair flowing down. She was armless, attached with wires, as her blue eyes were flashing. Eli Ayase's… an android?!

"No way!" he whispered, "A Stand User is an android?"

We'll check back with him, later…

GANG BREAK!

Reginald "Rook" Hadigan III
Team Name: Team Nevins (The Gang); The Brotherhood
Abilities: Dark Sword Strikes, Humming Magician (Spirit Caller)
Pure Heart: Yes
Destructiveness: D
Speed: B
Range: B
Durability: D
Precision: A
Developmental Potential: B

Moments later, Sawako smirked, as Rook returned with the girl, "Well, granted, you are aware that you cannot hit me; but I'll let you breaking my finger slide. Besides, violence is never the answer. If you want to save Miss Suou and Miss Nevins, you'd have to beat me… in ONE hand."

A girl in brown hair, done in puffy pigtails, dealt the cards, giving Chazz and Sawako five cards. Sawako held a blue chip and said, "We'll start the ante at one chip. I have a Yamabuki Chip to ante up."

Chazz threw a white chip down and said, "Right."

Poker – In this game, two players hold a total of five cards, each game. Players may discard cards for new ones, once every hand, in hopes of strengthening their poker hand. Though it is often used as a sport for gambling, it becomes a complex game of wits.

Sawako called, "OKAY! OPEN THE GAME!"

She held her cards and said, "I discard two." The girl gives her two cards, as she said to Chazz, "Mr. Princeton, your soul is represented with six chips. Remember to make your choices, carefully."

The girl shivered, as Rook said, "Young lady, you are aware of what is going on. But don't worry, okay? Just shuffle the deck, and deal the cards, normally."

The girl said, "Okay."

Chazz called, "Three."

The girl gives him three cards, as Sawako said, "Now, we bet…"

He glared at her, as she said, "My. My… Sono JoJo… I mean, that's a rather serious look on your face, with confidence. With that confident look, I cannot wait to dress you in my costumes…"

"Spare me the modeling bullshit. Start betting."

She pouted, "You're no fun."

She placed a blue chip, which has Yamabuki's soul, and said, "I'll play safe, since you may have a good hand… One Yamabuki."

Chazz placed a chip down and said, "Call. One."

Rook thought, "Amazing… If neither folds, it's hard to say… ONE hand, means winner take all. But in games of Poker, it is all about the last person standing, depending on the ante."

Sawako said, "Showdown, Princeton!"

Chazz held his cards down, "Two Pair – 9s over 8s!"

Sawako grinned, "Aw, I do, too…"

She showed her cards, "Two Pair – Queens over Jacks!"

Chazz lost this hand. But he has three chips left.

Sawako giggled, "My, that was close… I almost lost. But as it stands…"

She giggled lightly, and slammed her right arm down, raking her winnings. She cackled evilly, as Rook whispered, "Damn… Princeton has three chips left. He bet half of it, but… if he has only one chip left, after this hand, it's game over."

Chazz threw a chip down and said, "Next game. Deal!"

The girl dealt the cards, as Sawako said, "Hmm, good. You should be careful what you wished for. But this next hand, I'm afraid it'll be your last."

She viewed her cards and saw three Kings. She threw a chip and said, "I'll bet one, and discard one."

She then viewed Chazz sitting, not holding his cards. He was sitting calmly, with a calm demeanor, and the girl and Sawako were shaken. Sawako thought, "Strange… He's not looking at his cards. Why is that?"

She called out, "Come on, Princeton. Look at your cards, and see if you'll bet or fold."

Chazz said, "My cards are fine, thank you. I'll keep mine."

Sawako gasped, and then asked, "Hold on! I must be hearing something… You said you'd keep your cards? It looks like you've discarded your entire hand!"

Chazz boomed, "I'm not! I keep all five of them!"

Sawako yelled, "THAT'S RIDICULOUS! How do you expect to play your hand, if you're not even looking at the cards?!"

"They're fine."

"They're FINE?! ENOUGH SUBTERFUGE! ANSWER ME, DAMN IT! HOW CAN YOU PLAY YOUR CARDS YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN?"

Chazz call Rook, "By the way, Rook, I have a request."

Rook said, "Right… But why ask me, if you're not looking at your cards?"

Sawako hollered, "I SAID, ANSWER ME, DAMN IT!"

Chazz placed all his chips and said, "I go all-in… and in return…"

He grabbed six more white chips and called out, "I'LL WAGER ROOK'S SOUL, AS WELL!"

Rook shrieked, "WHAAAAAAAAT?"

Sawako shrieked, "WH-? WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?"

Rook figured it out and said, "Yamanaka, you may be beautiful and powerful, but you're not that vicious and strong! But Reginald Hadigan the 3rd would lose, if I'd play along! I am no gambler, and it is wrong to do so, but I believe in Chazz Princeton's stratego! I am not sure what his cards are, but all I do is wait. But if he were to risk mine, along with his life, then I accept my fate!"

He sat down, as Sawako sighed, "Well, whatever. More souls the merrier… I'm surprised that you weren't thinking straight, but I understand you know…"

She yelled to the girl, "JUN! I said to give me one card! I withdraw one, and I'm waiting for one! HURRY IT UP!"

Jun stammered, "Right… Yes, ma'am…"

Chazz asked, "I thought you said you don't know her…"

Jun said, "Uh… It's on my nametag. See?"

She showed her name, as he said, "Hmph. Whatever."

She dealt the card to Sawako. It was the King of Spades. Sawako grinned evilly, as she now has Four Kings. And unless Chazz has a Straight Flush, Sawako would win. But…

Jun thought, as she quietly grinned, "I dealt just as you asked, Master Yamanaka… I did as you said… I dealt you the King, as I did give Mr. Princeton a garbage hand. My skills as a dealer never failed me. You will win. I can count on that for you."

It proves on Sawako's Stand power, Osiris, that she will still defeat The Gang, no matter what… even if it is to resort to cheating.

"Chazz Princeton…" she thought, "I know you picked this young lady, only for you, and because she has no knowledge of this… but you're a fool. Not only Jun works for me, but everyone around me, and in the café, also does work for me; even the bartender and those patrons. I do play fair, Chazz, except you're right. This isn't Duel Monsters, anymore. No matter what you're dealt, I never failed. As I commanded, I had Jun dealt you a worthless hand… Still, not looking at the cards, such a bold move. Though, out of fair grace, if by some fate that it's either a flush, straight, or a three of a kind, then it don't matter to me."

She then thought, concerned, "But seeing he cannot look at his cards, at all, he's bluffing me… and I had to react. How dare he bluff me? Does he want me to lie down and fold? Fool…"

She said, "Okay… Very well then."

She held her chips, and then raised, "I wager all of Yamabuki's chips. In addition to calling with Yamabuki's Chips… I'll see to it, and raise you Miss Nevins's soul, as well! Whaddya think? Fifteen chips totaled!"

She placed the pile of Yamabuki's Blue Chips, and Michelle's Red Chips. The others gasped, as Rook complained, "Now, wait a minute! That's unfair! Chazz doesn't have any more chips to wager!"

Sawako laughed, "Aw, that's too bad… How about you fold, dearie? Besides, you can only call what you have left…"

She then held up a paper, "But… If you wished to do more, adding more souls into the mix, here. Rectifying your chip conundrum is simple, as long as my Stand has a written contract. Write the name of any Gang member you wish to bet their souls on… And my Stand will do the rest."

Rook cried, "What are you talking about?"

Sawako giggled, "Oh? If memory serves me, Heather Dunn, the Ice Empress, is still in Aswan Hospital, recovering, as we speak? Hmm?"

Rook cried, "WHAT?"

Sawako grinned, as she thought, "It won't be long now. Chazz Princeton will fold, to risk everyone's life in danger. He'd save the others, but he'll still lose. The façade of his cool demeanor will crumble down into the sands of time. You dare bluff me, the great Sawako Yamanaka, wielder of Osiris? I'd like to see your scared looking face, once you lose!"

Chazz held his chips, and said, "I call! I call Heather's chips!"

Sawako grinned, as she said, "Good. Showdown, Princeton-!"

Chazz slammed more chips and called, "NOT SO FAST! I also raise… Sniper Mundy's soul, as well!"

Sawako gasped in shock. She thought in panic, "What?! MORE OF THEM?"

Rook cried, "PRINCETON! ARE YOU MAD? YOU'RE BETTING THE SOULS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT HERE, RIGHT NOW?"

Chazz wrote Heather Dunn and Oscar Gooden, as he said, "I know what I'm doing. If she wants to bet everyone in The Gang, you'd bet them all… Still, it is kinda selfish."

POP!
Chazz's mouth popped out a lit cigarette, as Sawako cried, "WHAT THE-? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

Chazz said, "What do you mean?"

"YOU JUST LIT A CIGARETTE, AND-!"

"Good grief, would you shut up and call? You're not looking too well."

Sawako calmed down, and thought, "That impertinent-… such confidence… He dare raise for two people he's known… By that, I meant the two losers that Rena Ryugu took care of… But… Could he have used Ojama Star to switch his cards, without me looking?"

She stammered, as Jun felt uneasy. She looked at Sawako, as Sawako turned away, "YOU IDIOT! Don't look at me with that panicking grimace of yours! If they find out you're working for me, I'm screwed! And then I'll kill you, if I survive him!"

She panted heavily, in complete fear, as she thought, "Compose yourself. I have Four Kings… a perfect hand to be a winner… But Chazz may best me, if he has either Four Aces, a Straight Flush, or Five of a Kind (that's a Four of a Kind with Joker). If Chazz has any of these, if he wasn't looking at his cards, it's a stiff possibility that he has that hand, possibly from Ojama Star, switching the deck. I am aware of his superb speed he has for it… matches that of the late Jotaro Kujo… But no matter what they say, he'd either let his five cards be lucky, or… he'd use Ojama Star to exchange ALL five cards, without me looking…"

She growled, "OF COURSE NOT! HE'D NEVER RESORT TO CHEATING! Even so, I doubt he ever did switch the cards! If that is so, they'd move the cards around! So, why isn't he looking?"

She snarled, "You dare bluff the Undefeated Sawako Yamanaka with a lit cigarette? I know your game! You're done for, Chazz Princeton! I've had enough of this! He lit that cigarette to psych me out! I know he's bluffing!"

She gasped, as Chazz held up a cup of blue juice, as he sipped from the straw. Sawako cried out, in shock, "WHA? NOW HE'S DRINKING JUICE?!"

She yelled, "YOU BASTARD! HOW DARE YOU MAKE FUN OF ME?"

She threw her chips down and yelled, "FINE! I'LL MAKE YOU FOLD, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT! I'M THROUGH PLAYING YOUR FUCKING GAMES! LET'S FINISH THIS! TWO CAN PLAY THIS GAME! AND SINCE YOU HAVE MORE MEMBERS, I'LL SEE YOUR BET, AND RAISE YOU THE BIG DARKNESS DEVIL, PETER GIESE, AND FARRA STEVENS, THE PHOENIX SUN!"

Chazz stopped, and said, "Fine…"

He placed more chips, and called, "I'll raise you… My girlfriend, Asahi Sakurai… and the android…"

He betted on Asahi and Cassandra's souls, as well! Sawako growled, as she snarled, "FINE! I CALL, AND RAISE YOU, TO EVEN THE POT, SCARLET RILEY'S SOUL!"

She cackled evilly, as now, all of The Gang is in the pot: Chazz's soul, for Michelle, Yamabuki, Heather, Rook, Mundy, Peter, Farra, Cassandra, Asahi, & Scarlet! If Chazz loses, Sawako wins them all, and MIO has won!

Sawako laughed evilly, "YOU FINALLY LOST! NO AMOUNT OF BLUFF WILL EVER MAKE YOU RAISE FOR SOMETHING VALUABLE! AND NOW…"

She held her cards high, "SHOWDOWN! MY CARDS ARE-!"

Chazz called out, "HOLD IT!"

He held more chips and said, "I'm not finished… I have one more person to raise… Why are you jumping the gun, already, when I haven't raised the pot?"

Sawako asked, "Eh?"

Jun and Rook shrieked, as Sawako yelled, "RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAISE?! YOU FOOL! YOU HAVE NO ONE LEFT TO RAISE WITH!"

He slammed his chips, as Sawako called, "NO! You're serious! The soul that is the last to go… IS ME!"

She then thought, "No, don't panic… He bet every member… Everyone, except A-Fist, Steven Cooke. CRAP! Why did I forget his soul? He's the TOP DOG on Lord Nevins's list!"

Chazz calmly said, "That's where you're wrong. I raise you the soul… OF MIZUKI TAKASE!"

They all gasped, as Rook cried, "WHAT? MIZUKI?!"

Sawako shrieked, "THE SOUL OF WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?"

Rook yelled, "ARE YOU MAD? IF YOU BET MIZUKI'S SOUL, PETER WILL KILL YOU!"

Chazz huffed, "Shut up. Let him. It's his wife, after all. Besides, Fatass was Sawako's wager, along with the blonde."

He stood up, and boomed, "The entire reason that I came to Egypt with The Gang, in the first place, is to help them save a friend of theirs! And if I lose my soul, she dies, anyway. And if she were listening in, she'd understand me well. Yes, Mizuki's soul is perfect for your price… but, Sawa-bitch, you're going to have to match that, at an even value; and not even A-Fist's soul will be enough to even the pot."

Sawako stammered, "SA-SA-SA… SAWA-BITCH?!"

She growled, as she panted, "Name your price…"

Chazz said, "Very well… In exchange for EVERYONE'S souls… YOU tell me… the secret to MIO's powers!"

He put it bluntly, "In other words, for your ante… I want the secrets to MIO's Stand!"

Sawako was completely shocked and appalled, as she was frightened. She stumbled down and cried, "WHAT? MIO'S STAND?"

Rook thought, "OF COURSE! Since SHE works for MIO, she indeed knows the secret to her Stand! But if Sawako speaks, then she will be killed! But judging by her reaction, Steven Nevins doesn't take treason, sitting down! Sawako Yamanaka would never tell a word about MIO's Stand… but even so… She'd have no choice, if she wins! But at the cost, she'll be killed by Mr. Nevins's cold hand, since he hired her!"

He panted, "Mr. Princeton, I have to know… Are your cards that strong? Are your cards that amazingly strong? Or are they just worthless, to bluff her into a state of panic? CHAZZ?"

Jun shivered in fear, as Sawako sobbed in fright. Chazz spat out his cigarette and yelled, "SO? ARE YOU GOING TO CALL MY BLUFF OR FOLD, OR NOT? I'M WAITING, SAWA-BITCH!"

Sawako crushed her cards and laughed hysterically, "He, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he… Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha…"

She thought, getting up, while hyperventilating, "I'm saying it… I'll call, and I win! I'll do it! Bastard! Thinks he can underestimate me, and bet the entire band of reckless losers? I WIN! WE WIN! MIO WINS! LORD NEVINS WINS!"

She stood up and roared, "I'LL DO IT, DAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN IIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!"

She thought, as she was gasping for air, "I'm the greatest gambler in the world… powered by Divine Osiris! I am D'Arby's successor to his skills! He made the mistake, 30 years ago, underestimated by Jotaro Kujo's bluff! I will NOT make that same mistake, as well! I WILL NOT BE HUMBLED BY SOME THIRD-RANKED DUELIST FROM DUEL ACADEMY! I WILL TAKE THIS BET! THE GANG LOSES! I CALL! I CALLLLLLLLLL! THE GANG LOSES! CALL! CALL! CALL! CALL, DAMN YOU! CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL!"

She calmed down and laughed, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Stubborn Chazz Princeton… You lose…"

She held her cards out and called, "I WIN! YOUR SOULS ARE ALL MINE! I CA-!"

But suddenly, as she announces her victory…
"Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaack…"
Sawako lost her voice. She thought, as she was panicking, without a voice, "What is going on? Call! I call! I call! Why? I… I can't speak…"

She was choking, as she called, "I ca-! Ca-ca-c-c-c-c-ccaaaa-! Ca-! C-c-ca-!"

She coughed, hacked, gagged, and croaked, trying to call, but to no avail. Her hair started to frizzle, and show gray hairs, while sweating bullets, trying to call her hand. Her head dropped, as she was still gagging.

"I… I can't do it… I can't speak… I'm… I'm so scared! I'm too terrified to say the words! I… cannot speak… I… I can't beat him… Why? I'm scared of this man…
C-c-c-c-c-ca-ca-c-c-caaa-, I… c-c-c-c-ccaaaa-caa-a-a-! I ca-… I can't breathe…"

She continued to gag and cough, trying to call. And then…

SLAM!
Her head dropped down to the table, and was passed out, losing her cards from her hand. Rook examined her and gasped, "She's… She passed out!"

Jun shrieked, as she cried, "OH, NO! She… She was about to call! She fainted! But how is it possible to pass out, while standing?"

Chazz said, "No, she didn't. Sawa-bitch never called. She just dropped dead and folded. She forfeited, just like how the Old Hag lost… The pressure was too much, and she completely lost it."

He was right. Since Sawako never called the hand, she forfeited the hand, and… that means that ALL The Gang's souls were all saved. Chazz Princeton won!

SMASH!
The table smashed into pieces, and Sawako dropped to the floor, as the chips that hold Michelle and Yamabuki's souls were released. Michelle and Yamabuki regained consciousness, as Yamabuki moaned, "Ungh… Where am I?"

Michelle groaned, "My head…"

Chazz turned to Sawako, and explained, "Sawa-bitch never called. Mentally, she admitted defeat, and freed Yamabuki & the Old Hag's souls. That's why the souls were released."

Rook looked at Sawako's hand, and gasped, "FOUR KINGS?! Her wager was Four Kings! But then… what was your hand?"

He viewed Chazz's hand, as Jun cried, "AH! It was…"

Chazz's hand was a garbage hand, as Sawako predicted. Jun cried, "NO! Like I thought… Then, that means…"

Chazz smirked, "Yeah… I win."

Jun shrieked, "NOOOOOOOOOOOO! BUT MISS YAMANAKA HAS FOUR KINGS! YOUR HAND WAS SHIT! ABSOLUTE SHIT!"

Chazz glared at Jun, "Even Sawa-bitch's Stand could not keep up with Ojama Star's hindsight and speed. Ojama Star has so much intimidation that he would never resort to cheating, like what Sawa-bitch did. But with such a worthless hand… Good grief, I knew she'd freak out."

Rook yelled, "FREAK OUT? MR. PRINCETON! YOU WAGERED ALMOST EVERY MEMBER OF THE GANG ON A WORTHLESS HAND! AND ALL BECAUSE YOU WANT THE SECRET OF MIO'S STAND?"

Michelle & Yamabuki were confused, "Eh?"

Sawako suddenly got up and was demented. She started to laugh hysterically and gone crazy, as all of her chips that she had collected started to explode into small shards, freeing every soul she had collected, previously.

Rook said, "Apparently, history repeats itself. D'Arby lost to Jotaro, and Mr. Princeton bested Miss Yamanaka. In doing so, all of Sawako's captives are now freed."

Sawako cried, with a demonically demented look on her face, "Come on, girls! How about a game of Mahjong? NO? Backgammon is nice! A game of dice will do, even if I don't have any dice with me! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

She continued to laugh, without stopping, and eventually gone insane. With that defeat, Sawako Yamanaka was the seventh Egyptian God defeated.

[Sawako Yamanaka – Osiris: RETIRED]

Rook handcuffed Sawako and said, "Oh, well… I bet the West Plaza Asylum will take care of her. Prison's too good for her. Poor devil. She's gone bonkers, after just one loss. But with that defeat, I doubt will ever get anything from her, about MIO or Mr. Nevins."

Chazz said, "Yeah, but she was a strong enemy. She's not physically strong, but has a mind to best us, without lifting a finger. She's really something, if she thinks she can defeat you losers, and even myself. And like I said to her, you'd have to be smarter than you think, if you think about cheating against me."

Then Chazz turned to Jun. He called to her, "As for you…"

Jun cried, "You're arresting her? She… But… I don't…"

She kneeled and wept, "I WAS FOLLOWING MISS YAMANAKA'S ORDERS! HAVE MERCY! I BEG OF YOU!"

Chazz glared, "BEAT IT!"

Jun ran off, screaming in terror. Chazz carried Sawako in his shoulders, as he sighed, "Good grief."

Chazz and Rook left, as Yamabuki & Michelle followed. Rook sighed, "We'll drop her off at the police station, and deliver her to the West Plaza Sanctuary, back in New York."

Yamabuki groaned, still wearing her maid outfit from earlier, "I don't know what you're talking about, but… Yeah… Whatever…"

She asked Chazz, "So, you're dropping her off somewhere?"

Michelle said, "Back to America; the Asylum you say!"

Chazz said, "Yeah. With her being batshit crazy, the asylum is where she belongs now."

Rook explained, "Indeed. With her bested, she's obviously gone bananas."

Yamabuki said, "Whatever. Long as she's been defeated, it doesn't matter to me. And she can forget about the cosplay tips!"

Michelle sighed, "Well, I guess we can't be the heroes in every chapter."

Michelle then asked Yamabuki, "By the way, Yamabuki… Aren't you gonna take that maid outfit off?"

Yamabuki replied, "As soon as I get to a rest stop… My head hurts…"

As they carried Sawako away, sending her off to West Plaza, Yoko pranced off, following them. She turned to the fourth wall and giggled, "Meow~!"

To be continued…