The Old Deus competed with the ultimate prize of being the supreme, sole God on the line and
This war lasted for a long, long time. So long it felt numbing.
through the skies. The civilised races hated each other, slaughtered each other, and continued to
The Elves had small villages as their bases, and they cast magic to hunt their enemies.
darkness due to the wars waged between the old Deus.
Humans were just an insignificant existence.
The legendary hero who could be hailed by the bards did not appearâand just like that, it was a
called the âDisconnect Boardâ.
landâand even the stars that filled the skies.
war from the beginning till the end.
the people roaming on the land.
me proof that you, who built towers of corpses, are civilised beings as you so claim." 'What is the
All the races unanimously said that there was no need to prove their own intelligence. But, in
Ultimately, there was no answer that was accepted by God. God said.
words became an [Oath], becoming the absolute unchanging law of the world.
But the population that considered themselves rational sent complaints to god in unison.
Those who use all extremes of your reason, intelligence, ability and financial resources. Build
God took out sixteen chess piecesâ and laughed maliciously.
An area limited to the southern part of the equator, stretching to the northeast of the continent,
has lost its former glory.
âAt the outskirts of the city not far away.
There were two people who were surrounded by many viewers, two girls that were currently
One of the girls looked to be around 15 or 16 years old, having red hair while giving out a sense
As for the other personâ
sense of maturity in other peoples' points of view.
girl. As for the ongoing game that they were having........it seemed to be poker.
the color of calmness. Anyway â the red-haired girl was losing thoroughly.
"......Hey, can you hurry it up?"
âIt was a pub, and the already drunken audience roared with vulgar laughter in the broad
This added a shade of distress onto the red-haired girl's face. But in any caseââit was a scene
Sitting at a table in the open air, a young girl who was wearing a hood peered through the
"Ah? Don't you foreigners know at all?â-But then again, there aren't any other human countries
Sitting next to the girl who was peeping into the window, were two people that were playing a
The players were a teenage male who was also hooded just like the young girl, as well as a
metropolis." Coincidentally, both of them were also playing the same game as the ones
âOnly, the bargaining chips they used were bottle caps.
"The so-called humans that don't live in this country...........aren't they hermits?" "Haha, that is
The bearded man was shot back with the same question after cleverly avoiding it.
With eyes watching the situation in the pub, the hooded girl continued asking. ".......Elect........the
"Yes. These were the previous king's last words before dying."
strongest gambler".] Continuing to add on the bottle caps, the bearded man said.
Elchea, which is also the capital of this countryâso there was no time to look decent now."
the situation. "âWell, why? Are those kids like the candidates to be the next king?"
is eligible to participate."
âObviously playing poker, yet she does not seem to know the meaning of the word "poker
Giving a glance to the red-haired girl whose whining voice could be heard and her intent while
"That red-haired girl over there is called "Stephanie Dora"â the previous king's blood kin. If
will lose everything, so her goal is to become the next king."
children...... Added the man before sighing, bluntly commenting on the noise inside.
"Un.......[Gambling for the country]âeven the so-called borders are decided with games, right?"
The girl felt admiration. The teen felt interest.
Regardless of the methods, it will be decided with a game. The loser will be deprived of
âSo, the rules are simple. The easier it is to understand, the better it is. But, the hooded teen
"........It really is that casual, eh. Wouldn't there be any problems?"
restrictions, nor any restriction on the competition modeâ Including who, what to use and at
"......No, I don't mean that."
Saying it to each other, the teen took out a square-shaped item from his pocket. Facing towards
âAfter that, the middle-aged man secretly laughed.
Apologizing, the man suddenly spread out his cards.
The man who was convinced that he had won âthought of the people that would be his later and
âBut, looking at the hooded teen.
Saying this, the teen casually revealed his poker and the middle-aged man stared in disbelief.
Towards the man who stayed emotionless and yet received the best hand in the game, the man
"Hey, hey, hey, how rude.......do you have any evidence?"
man continued speaking mercilessly.
get it so easily!" "Then today must be the day where I hit that 1 out of 650000 chances right,
Clucking his tongue, the man took out his wallet and purse.
The hooded teen stood up casually after finishing and left.
At that time, a figure that seemed to be a friend approached the bearded man who was watching
"Hey, although we were all watching from start to end, why did you have to bet on "Everything
"No, compared to that, what did they bet on, making you put up all your living expenses?"
"They said [Free to do whatever you want with us two]." "Whatâ"
from the countryside.........So how?"
"But......bisexual or lolicon, both are out of your league, eh....." "Wuh- hey, hey, wait a moment!"
treat meâȘ" "No, not that! Moreover, my cash has already been taken away! Compared to thisâ"
peoples' lives], but the case of getting a royal straight flush while looking so absent-minded?
"Ah? Why did that come out from you too."
âYep, it was exactly what the man had said.
Coming up with this kind of hand was tantamount to declaring openly that you were cheating.
"Article eight of the [Ten Oaths], once cheating has been discovered in a game, it will be deemed
"âWhich means, as long as you are not found out then you can do it. Isn't receiving
experiment, before stretching his waist. "Well, at least we earned some military spendings."
"It's impossible to know, right? But, leave this to me- this is within your brother's field of
Before walking into the building that had the inn and tavern.
Despite the bustling commotion due to the heated game on the central table, two people walked
emptied the coins out, before asking slowly.
us?" The figure which had a boss-like aura glanced over quickly.
However, the hooded teen laughed towards this remarkâ and with his eyes covered by the hood,
enough to kill me. We are totally exhausted alreadyâso could you quickly tell me, [How many
if you want to raise the price. But, I recommend that when you lie, please take note of your line
The teen laughed while saying these words- it appeared that his eyes had a keen radiance that
".......Che. Two days, then."
"Wha! What kind of compromise is that!!? You, fine... three days with meals, how
with the money, then splurging it all, right?"
"And you are the owner of this tavern but not the owner of the inn, right? Should I report you?"
But facing against this teen who spared no pains to negotiate with him, the boss could only make
"Little brother, you obviously have a worldly expression, but you're unexpectedly ruthless,
"Okay~, thank you for the hospitalityâȘ"
"Your room's at the innermost corner on the third floor. What's........your name?"
"Un~..........Kuuhaku[8] would do."
He suddenly patted the head of his little sister, who was ecstatically watching the climax of the
"Look, I finished negotiations, we get to stay for four days. You may quickly worship your oniisamaâ
Shiro was staring at that Stephen............something, the person introduced by the bearded man
Her askew expression made people think that that without a doubt, she did not have a hope of
Maybe it was as the bearded man had said, the lineage of the royal family are stupid.
Then, after figuring out the intentions of his sister's words, he could not help but sigh. "Whoa, so
"Really..........This world's cheating methods are truly incredible. I don't even want to meet
".........Nii, shameful....."
"Heh, don't be silly. No matter how clever a cheat is, it depends on how you apply it." "âŠâŠNii,
"âBut this really is worthy of a fantasy world, eh....... There really isn't any sense of reality here,
building while rambling about non-related topics.
âIndeed, for ă ă , failure was almost impossible.
For some reasonâSora turned towards Steph..........whatever, the red-haired girl. He thought
The girl with the striking red hair and contrasting round blue eyes suddenly glanced over.
not utter another word and went straight towards the door of the room.
Along with the turn of the key in the lock, came a lack of sense of security when the metal hinge
Inside the roomâ it was wood that was quite similar to the kind in Skyrim , making the house
floor. The table and chairs that were arranged at the corners looked very perfunctory.
Walking into the room and locking the door, the both of them removed their hoods.
A mess of long white hair that covered her red eyes, a skinny girl who wore a sailor uniformâ
Sora removed the borrowed robes that when worn, would not look conspicuous in a world like
Taking the phone out of his pocketâ he checked off the task that was planned beforehand. "â
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,so tired, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............." These
It was decided early on to never say these until the goal was reached.
story that came out of Sora's mouth.
outside world, we had to walk that far."
long as there's a will, then anything can be done."
express our current situation, eh."
"Honestly, I thought that my legs had become weak from being a hikikomori for so long, so I
".........Because.....we control the mice.....with both our feet?"
was true then!" ".........That's not..........what I originally meant......I meant........"
The little sister, who was staggering as if she was going to faint, fell on the bed that Sora was on.
âThis was of course, a natural reaction.
Dueling in a chess match after 5 all-nighters was enough to shock anyone with that kind of
to also walk all the way here without complaints was truly worthy of praise.
"You worked hard. How greatâ indeed, you are your brother's prided little sister." As if
"........Un. Find a place to sleep.......made sure.........that was completed."
That isâ when both of them were lost and wandering around shortly after being dumped in this
Waking up and regaining a conscious state for the second time.
Both of them felt weary, but they still recovered their composure despite being exhausted.
".........Nii, why come.....here?"
someone go through some sort of....."
them, but this sort of things should be placed aside first.
survival play-off game, Sora said it like this.
And the last thing was a tablet PC in Shiro's hand.
equipment. Andâ they were all used to play games.
power outage, they could always play games, so these were items that could not leave their
ââActually, nobody knew whether or not these items could be useful in an actual difficult
"..........Sure enough, electrical waves and the like cannot be received in the fantasy world." Sora
âBut, the backlight of the phone could be used as a flashlight at night, and it could also take
Sora gave a heartfelt thanks to the recent high level performance developments for smartphones.
charge the photo voltaic power generator. I downloaded an e-book about games onto that tablet
solar charger to charge it up.
best. Shiro knew this due to her own experience.
into the sea without any nautical charts, so there weren't any changes in the situation.
still got lost in the road of life and fell onto the wayside.
Sora spotted a few people approaching from a side-street(or a Street), pacing towards them.
".........Nii......they look......weird."
Dressed in green and easy to walk in bootsâ
Sora could not help but complain to the heavens.
Facing against this ferocious bunch, in full accordance with a typical bad guy groupâ Sora
âBut what came out of the thieves' mouths was.
"âThis, eh...that brat did say that this was [A world where everything is decided by games]."
The two people who quickly accepted that fact compared the thieves from here with the ones
described as a cute scene compared to an encounter with a real thief, thus forcing both of them to
"What are you guys laughing about! If you don't have a game with us, don't even think about
The siblings then communicated with each other using a quiet voice that the thieves couldn't
what do you feel?" "............Is......good."
"OK, fine, let's have a showdown. But unfortunately for us, we are currently penniless." "Heh, no
But regardless of what the thieves said, Sora continued.
surprised himself, "In contrast, if we winâ"
"You will take us to the nearest street âȘ, and give us the robes those two are wearing. Because we
about the game rules of this world, truthfully tell them all to meâ"
He was already convinced that he would win and had even added some additional requests.
Thinking about back then, Sora whispered. "[Ten Oaths]ââeh. Shiro, do you remember?"
They had learned about the rules of this world from the thieves (they were no longer
Taking out his phone on which he had written the rules, Sora reread them out loud again.
It appears that these were the absolute rules that [God] had laid down.
in his phone, which were as follows:
ă 2ă All disputes are to be resolved through the outcome of games.
ă 4ă Unless contrary to "Three", the game content and the things wagered do not matter.
ă 6ă "As per the Oath", the wager will be unconditionally adhered to.
ă 8ă If cheating is detected during a game, it will be regarded as a defeat.
ă 10ă ââ Everyone should get along while playing games."
"Nine is used to wrap up everything from above it, but Ten......."
in another way, 'Anyhow, it's not as if you guys are living in harmony anyways'.
"That kid that dragged us here into this worldâ if that person really is [God], then he really does
Pocketing his phone, Sora said with a wry smile. Just when the thought of lying on the bed came.
began to wear down. "........If I think about it, of course it is a natural reaction. Pulling allnighters
sister who had reached dreamland.
beautiful face that was like a work of art.
siblings could be perceived as a start of a bad joke.
her cover herself. Although Sora covered his little sister with the blanket that smelled like dust
Watching his Shiro's sleeping face and steady breathing, Sora suddenly became lost in thought.
Sora started fiddling with the phone which he had just taken out.
(âThis is a fantasy about being pulled into a different world, so first I should think about and
âParents who were no longer in this world.
âHimself who did not accept society.
"........Hey, Shiro...the protagonists of alternate world stuff...why did they want to return back to
question, but he did not receive an answer.
Sora was going to try and improviseâ but before the conclusion of his contemplations, the
The reason why he would wake up only due to polite knockingâ
Sora loudly commanded the urges that wanted him to go back to sleep to shut up, then quickly
There was drool dribbling down her face and she was tightly grabbing onto her brother's left arm
anyone jealous of the one who got to see that dreaming expression.
"Yeah, thinking about it, in this world, killing, looting, and other things are prohibited......."
Probably understanding this pointâ no, she certainly understood. Sora, who looked like he had
"Indeed, the degree of flexibility in my mind can't match up to hers......"
Hearing the gentle knocking sound again, Sora replied. "Ah- coming, coming. Who is it?"
Taking out his phone, Sora confirmed the photos that were taken before.
Yes, the pub downstairsâ was also a venue for games to elect a new king.
"âMy little sister, it is a brother's blessing for you to stick to me like that, but could you let go
Dragging his heavy body off of the bed, Sora stepped onto the wooden floors that creaked and
Appearing at the door was an appearance that was a far cry from the photo on the phoneâ A
"âCan you let me in?" "Ah. Ermm, okay."
Sora then retrieved the chair from the corner of the room.
shifting positions. The first to open her mouth was Stephanie.
"âWhat? Ah, let me start first, because we are siblings, this is not whatâ" "....Guu......dumped,
Sora's back. Although they did not know what the common sense was like here, a tentative
"Thenâ is it wrong? I'm Sora. The years I've been without a girlfriend equals my age, and I'm
".............That doesn't really matter at all."
importantly, I want to ask about something that happened during the day." (Dayâ day. Un, what
(Speaking of which, what's the time now? I can't even see the sun coming through the
Taking a glance at the phone, he saw that 4 hours had passed since the start of the restâ They
"Today, right when you had brushed past my shoulders, you said to me something like 'Can't you
Just when Shiro was grumbling vague nonsense, probably something about the current
".......So you.......really lost?"
"âYes.........yes, that's right, I LOST! Now, just about everything is over!"
"Ahâ because of my lack of sleep, the sound will echo back and forth in my head, so please
Towards Stephanie who threw a heated temper tantrum that included banging the table with her
started crying with an even sharper voice.
explained the cheat to everyone?! I could have won if you had exposed the truth!"
"Eh........ number eight of the [Ten Oaths]: if cheating is detected during a game, it will be
But she failed to realizeâ if it cannot be proved, the person cheating wouldn't be defeated.
".......So you lost.........and were in denial.............so you came here.........to vent?"
Stephanie to grind her teeth.
"...........Guu........why did..........you reveal that?"
companions here, sooo, we really should be more friendlyâ"
Sora suddenly stopped speaking. An ideaâ surfaced in his mind.
On the other hand, Sora, who seemed like he had changed his mind, said with a sardonic smile.
"........What did you say?"
But Sora disregarded her shock, and deliberately using vulgar eyes, looked up and down
hidden even if she wore a dress.
"Not even being able to see through cheating of that degree, and then suddenly running here to
simpleton. And if you are really the lineage of that foolish old king, then I suppose failing would
expression emerged on Stephanie's face.
"Be that as it mayâ I definitely won't allow you to ridicule my dear Ojii-san!" Facing against
"The reason why you didn't notice that cheat was because you were too defensiveâ rather than
on securing themselves that they don't even have the spare capacity to pay attention to the
He gave a sarcastic smile while tossing out these cheeky words.
so conservative. IMHO[10], that is simply out of the question for a gamer!"
Preventing his escape from the chair, Stephanie was in a posture like she was ready to grab hold
"Then, let's play a game." "......Eh? What?"
had just said. "Nothing, it doesn't really require any complex thinking. It's just rock, paper,
"Rock, paper, scissorsâ? That.....un, I know."
Saying that, Sora put up his fingers.
"Not ordinary rock, paper, scissorsâ do you understand? I will only use paper." "âAh?"
something other than paper, you will also lose, leading to a [Draw]. Of course, if I throw out
"âThe wager, what will it be?"
lost, or the truth behind that cheat, or even if you want me to die in repayment for calling your
Sora looked happy, but he had on an expression that was colder than ice, with a creepy smile that
"We are betting our fates hereâ so it's not a problem for you to wager your chastity, right?" All
But, because Stephanie's mind had calmed down, she prudently questioned. "What ifâ we
"Then I will give you a little hint on how you were cheated......as consideration."
"I can make do with a trivial wish. Although what we have on hand seems like it'll last us a few
And in the long run, we are still worrying about what to do next......."
Towards Stephanie's reply, Sora only returned a smile..
Which means that this man was temporarily trying to scrounge a little bit. "So, how do you
selection. Not to mention that there is no benefit to taking an unnecessary risk if you are
Sora brazenly provoked her.
".......Okay, let's do this thenâ ă Accienteă !!!"
A word that declares full intention to God to perform a wager in absolute compliance to the [Ten
"OK, then I shall also- ă Accienteă ."
Stephanie's mind, she began thinking intensely.
(Unless he thinks that I would cheerfully throw out scissors.) (Looking at the conditions he
(This man is only trying to get food and accommodationâ he doesn't really understand the
(If he would lose if he doesn't use paper, then my chances of winning areâ) Rock: 2 wins, 1
(He announced that he wouldn't choose anything other than paper.) (If I innocently sent out
(He plans on mocking me by saying "Haha, just as I expected~ It was hard on you, you singlecelled
(But it would still fulfill his goals if the result was a draw.) (âThis man, definitely thinks that I
(Because, that's the only choice that I have with a possibility of losing!) (âTreating me like an
(Both rock and scissors are good, my chances of winning are [2:1]) (Thinking as you wishâ I
Trying to penetrate through Sora, Stephanie stared at him with sharp eyes. "ââ"
Because there was a skinny man that was troublesomeâ or not.
Seeing Sora's expressionâ blood rushed into Stephanie's head once again, as if a bucket of cold
(âNo, don't be impetuous, keep calm.)
and simplicity- what if he sees through all of these? Stephanie said to herself and noticed
(This guyâthis manâdeclared that paper was the only exception!) (In addition, no matter what
(Soâ no matter what I choose, this man only announced that he would choose [Paper].......)
that's right!) (The possibility of losingâ is the same no matter what!)
Sora asked with the air of winnerâ but.
that she would win, replied.
"Then let's begin. Ready- rock, paper...â"
Stephanie had used [Scissors]. "Whatâ"
"Although it is laudable that you honestly came out with scissors and did not give into the
Saying thatâ the ruthless edge and thin smile disappeared from Sora's face.
her. "My provocation was to make rock appear to you as the only way you could lose."
"âBut my calm expression drove in an understanding that only by using paper would I [Win]."
"So far so good......But choosing [Paper] would have made me lose........this way, not only would
Stephanie bit her lips and knelt down with her hands supporting her body.
The reason why Stephanie lost during the day- this was the hint.
"So, yeah, it was already decided that I would win from the outset of this game." "I know. You
"Try re~ally hard to recall it, okay? How did I say it?"
daysâ I'll be straightforward, after four days of staying here, we'll have no food or place to stay.
"Right, there's a problem here! When...did I ever say what the specific contents of my [Trivial
Stephanie hurriedly got up and protested.
mind. With no place to stay, no food, how did he conceal the next words.
âSo the reason for his wishful thinking was to scrounge for moreâ "Ahâahâ"
With Sora wearing a smile, 'Sha'â he suddenly pointed his finger towards Stephanie. "Fall in
innocently from the sidelines.
"Hehehe, what is it, my little sister. Was my plan so perfect that it moved you to
Although he could not understand his little sister's intentions, Sora was already intoxicated with
ă 6ă "As per the Oath", the wager will be unconditionally adhered to.
stopped by anything. Well, of course, that also includes the individual's free will!
"........That.........is..........what is going on..........?"
'love is blind'? If it is in absolute compliance with the Oaths, then of course she would have to
gained...isn't this killing three birds with one stoneâȘ"
mind. Shiro muttered softly.
".........For that........you.........get everything." "âEh, ah.....ehhhh?"
just as his little sister had said, the command of [Become my property]...
kind of way be much more favorable.......huh?" (Why didn't I think of thatââ?)
Planning policies had always been thought out by himself since the beginning, so why would
"...............Nii......your own wish..........was mixed inside?" "ââAhhhh......."
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"I, I actually.........turned out to be like this!? Was it about that- if I missed this chance, I'll never
judgement at the last minute!? No, im...impossible......how could I, I make such a silly mistakeâ
As if she was unhappy with something, Shiro continued to say with her cold voice.
here.......that would be good enough............"
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" With his little sister pouting on the bed, Sora knelt in front of
"Af, after all I am unable to do those kind of things to my little sister! You are only 11 years old!
After being requested to fall in love, Stephanie was thrown aside and had her head lowered while
Yes. Just as Sora had thought, there could be absolutely no refusal to the Oaths. Which was this
Butâ her cheeks were burning, and the rapid beating of her heart could not be stopped.
âEven if this was the law of this world. No.
âShe actuallyâ "felt jealous"â!
With the force built up from her anger, Stephanie finally shrieked out. Intending to resist the
When their eyes met, her heartbeat suddenly quickened and her face became hotter.
heart!?" To try and avoid this effect, Stephanie changed her line of sight and shouted.
He had originally wanted a development to happen, but due to his huge mistake, some of his
"That, about that, Shiro? What do I do?" "........I.....don't know....."
Losing face and seeking help from his little sister, only to be coldly cast asideâ "What a painâ
No matter. Sora, who had finally made up his mind, coughed. He decided to treat the mistake as
"The definition of trivial depends on the person. You only wanted one bite of the dessert, but that
Probably back to his normal state, Sora fluently said this. "Isn't, isn't that a fraud!"
âThe voice of Sora that flowed into her ears made her feel embarrassed.
wanted to listen to his voice.
entanglement in her heart and retorted.
heart(nor any reason to), Sora (eighteen years old, virgin) calmed down.
"Yup, right there. You were paying attention to the content of the game, yet you ignored the
even if an alarmist emphasizes on hearing the winning conditions, sometimes their focus will
âAfter all, the purpose of this game was to have a draw. That was