01: Jeri. 3400 Yen. Wearing: Shirt, skirt, socks, bra and panties.

02: Rika. 7500 Yen. Wearing: Shirt, jeans, socks, bra and panties.

03: Kazu. 11400 Yen. Wearing: Shirt, jeans, boxers.

06: Kenta. 1100 Yen. Wearing: jeans, boxers.

07: Takato. 7250 Yen. Wearing: jeans, boxers.

Alright, I'm back from my vacation to[Translation error 32%: 27% Transliteration] Soul-Country's Spear. Here's a new chapter.

...

No, 'Soul-Country's Spear' is not a rock-band, nor is it a good name for one.

Rika was a bit surprised at the sudden change of pace the game had taken. After a couple of hours of playing, two of the seven players had left the game after the fifteenth hand, when it had mostly been passing money around, and occasional disrobing.

Kazu smirked widely. With the King of Hearts and Queen of Diamonds, he had already won. (Kazu: 11300) (Pot: 100)

Kenta cringed, holding the Jack of Clubs and Five of Spades. This was the exact opposite of what he needed, and it couldn't have come at a worse time. (Kenta: 900) (Pot: 300)

The King of Clubs and Ten of Hearts was definitely a good hand, Takato thought, but would it be enough?

Jeri smiled soft, resisting an urge to cheer, as she'd gotten the Queens of Spades and Clubs.

Rika groaned inwardly, having the utterly useless hand of Three of Spades and Nine of Clubs.

"500," Takato grinned. (Takato: 6750) (Pot: 800)

"I'll raise, to 1200," Jeri smirked, unnerving the others. Rika had expected the brunette to be more wary with this sort of bet. Were her cards that good? "Given her track-record in this game..." Ryo thought. "This does not bode well." (Jeri: 2200) (Pot: 2000)

"Fold," Rika groaned.

"Call," Kazu smirked. No matter what Jeri had, he'll still win, he was sure of it. (Kazu: 10200) (Pot: 3100)

"Fold," Kenta sighed, having no other options with his useless hand.

Wordlessly, Rika burned a card, and turned over the Seven of Spades, Seven of Clubs and Eight of Diamonds, disgruntling both Kazu and Takato, as neither of their hands were improved by this Flop. Still, both knew that if even a single King or Queen, or King or Ten came along, they had all but won.

"800," Kazu smirked, confident in his victory. (Kazu: 9400) (Pot: 3900)

"Fold," Takato said. He knew that his chances of winning were slim, so withdrawing seemed like the sensible thing.

Kazu and Jeri shared a grin, both knowing that it was just them, now. "Call." (Jeri: 1400) (Pot: 4700)

Rika removed a card, and placed the Two of Diamonds.

"400," Kazu smirked. (Kazu: 9000) (Pot: 5100)

Jeri briefly wondered just what he had. A Seven would make the most sense, though that was unlikely as there was already two in the Community cards. Any sort of Straight and Flush was likewise unlikely as the Community was too disparate to make one... Most likely, though, was that he was either bluffing or expecting the final card to be useful to him. "Call." (Jeri: 1000) (Pot: 5500)

Rika burned the last card, placing the Nine of Diamonds.

"Dammit..." Kazu grumbled in annoyance, revealing his cards, his hope of winning simply by having the King dashed when Jeri revealed her Pair of Queens. (Jeri: 6500)

Kazu slowly removed his shirt, revealing a slender build.

Yes, the game is progressing at a snail's pace. Still preferable to having them act uncharacteristically idiotic, by using evidently bad hands.

01: Jeri. 6500 Yen. Wearing: Shirt, skirt, socks, bra and panties.

02: Rika. 7500 Yen. Wearing: Shirt, jeans, socks, bra and panties.

03: Kazu. 9000 Yen. Wearing: Jeans, boxers.

06: Kenta. 900 Yen. Wearing: Jeans, boxers.

07: Takato. 6750 Yen. Wearing: Jeans, boxers.