[Round Five Begins]
"Dong-dong-dong."
The drumbeats echoed like a death knell in Robin's ears.
"It's over…"
Every time a room dropped, it was hers.
She didn't even need to guess how everyone would vote this time.
She was definitely the lowest.
"Dong—!"
With the final beat, the Red Flower stopped at Room 1.
[Sunday: Yes!!!]
Sunday was overjoyed.
He almost jumped up.
He knew his sister couldn't be this unlucky forever!
The comeback was here!
[Topaz: This actually worked?]
[March 7th: That luck is insane.]
[Seele: Did she escape punishment?]
[Sunday: Hmph, my sister has always been blessed.]
[Herta: You're celebrating too early.]
[Ruan Mei: There's still the question.]
[Sunday: Doesn't matter! She can swap anyway!]
[Ningguang: With a swap card, what do you think Miss Robin will ask?]
[Sunday: Oh no… This is bad!!!]
Sunday suddenly panicked.
He remembered clearly—
Yae Miko had voted for Room 1 almost every round.
Now Robin had both a question and a swap card.
What if she decided to retaliate?
And Miko also had a swap card!
If Robin chose to swap with Room 3…
Wouldn't everything collapse?
"Sis, don't swap with Room 3…"
Hands clasped, Sunday started praying.
Taiyi, Xipe—anyone, please bless her!
"Please ask your question."
Valerius's voice sounded.
But Robin was staring blankly at the card in her hand.
A Position Swap Card.
Which meant—
She could instantly escape last place!
A ray of light seemed to pierce the darkness in her heart.
Salvation had arrived.
"Great…"
Now she was safe.
But…
She still had a question.
Might as well see who kept targeting her.
"My question is: Which room voted for me the most?"
Valerius was silent for a moment.
"…Room 3."
"Just as I thought."
Robin snorted.
So it was that Room 3 every time.
Fine.
You'll pay for this.
[Round Five Voting Begins]
This time, Robin didn't vote for Room 3.
She picked someone else at random.
After all, Room 3 was about to become hers.
No way she'd drag herself down.
"Rumble…"
Her room sank again.
But she wasn't scared anymore.
She had the card.
Once the shaking stopped, she activated it.
"I use Position Swap Card. Swap with Room 3."
The card vanished.
Her room moved.
The number on the screen slowly changed to 3.
"Yes! It worked!"
Robin clenched her fist happily.
Revenge felt amazing.
"Let's see you vote me again now."
Meanwhile, in another room…
Yae Miko was leisurely waiting for the round to end.
Suddenly, she felt her room sinking.
"Hm? Someone swapped with me?"
Her eyes narrowed.
She took out her own swap card.
Let's see who's bold enough.
The number changed.
1.
"Oh?"
Miko laughed.
"So you're trying to hurt me?"
She found it amusing.
Someone actually dared to retaliate.
Unfortunately…
They picked the wrong target.
"I use Position Swap Card. Swap with Room 3."
Without hesitation, she activated it.
Robin froze.
"Huh?!"
She had just swapped into Room 3.
Why was she back to Room 1?!
"Another swap card…?"
Her heart sank.
Why did others have this too?
She scanned the room carefully.
Something felt wrong.
[First Game Ends. Please wait one minute.]
The system announcement sounded.
Robin became even more suspicious.
Why wait one minute?
"No… something's off."
She stood up and searched the room thoroughly.
[Sunday: Haha, this is getting good. Who will Robin swap with next?]
[Raiden Ei: Too much… repaying kindness with betrayal.]
[Kujou Sara: Exactly. Like the farmer and the snake.]
[Ayato: Disgraceful.]
[Kuki Shinobu: Completely unacceptable.]
The Inazuma group panicked.
If Robin found another swap card…
Miko would be finished.
Raiden was furious inside.
Why did you throw your card away instead of keeping it?!
Now look what happened!
At the same time, Miko herself sensed danger.
That one-minute wait was suspicious.
It was probably meant to give people time to search.
"Oh no…"
She realized—
The first card Robin used was probably the one she had passed on earlier.
So what if Robin found another one now?
"Am I about to flip?"
For the first time, Miko felt nervous.
If she'd known, she wouldn't have messed around.
"Rumble…"
Sure enough, her room moved again.
The number became—
1.
[Sunday: Oh ho ho~~~ This is amazing!]
Sunday was ecstatic.
Robin had found another swap card!
And Miko had no more!
His sister was safe now!
[Ayaka: …]
[Heizou: …]
[Kuki Shinobu: …]
The Inazuma players fell into collective silence.
There was nothing they could say.
[Keqing: Sigh… Serves her right.]
[Cloud Retainer: Why mess around?]
[Venti: So unreliable.]
Not just Inazuma—even Liyue felt uncomfortable.
After all, they were allies.
[Zhongli: Don't panic. There's still a chance.]
Now almost everyone realized what was happening.
Players started searching their rooms desperately.
If Room 9 found a swap card, Miko might still survive.
[Herta: There's technically a chance… but it's tiny.]
[Ling: Give up. Our No.11 definitely won't use hers.]
[Wise: Yeah, no way she'll use it.]
[Ningguang: Not necessarily. Room 9 already dropped once. Without knowing others' positions, swapping is safest.]
[Anby: She won't use it. Trust me.]
[Nicole: Look! No.11 got a swap card!]
Inside Room 9, No.11 stared at the card in her hand.
Her expression was conflicted.
"I'm probably not the lowest…"
She thought so.
But then again…
What if everyone else only dropped once too?
Then she'd be eliminated together with them.
The probability was low.
But not zero.
Better be safe.
"I'll use it."
She finally decided.
Eight players left.
There was no way she'd be unlucky enough to hit last place in one try.
…Right?
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