Flag Game Chapter 22

The twenty second chapter of the Darwin's Game ~Flag Game~ novel.

## Summary

Rein awoke to see the ceiling of her room in the Sunset Ravens building. When she tried to get up, her body wouldn't move and she felt pain, causing her to obediently lie back down onto her bed. She pushed her side with her finger to check her wound, and while she felt some dull pain, she felt that her wound had already sealed itself, realizing that she'd been treated by Kaede's Healing Grace.

Feeling thirsty, she attempted to reach for the nearby water pitcher only to be stopped by her body, and at that point Shuka entered without knocking, asking Rein if she was trying some yoga. Rein asked Shuka to pour her some water, which she found out was actually a sports drink, and she drank little by little to check how her body was doing. She gradually felt the stiffness loosen up and her strength return.

Rein learned that three days had passed since the Flag Game, and while the Ravens had succeeded in taking the southeastern area, THS had taken the northeastern area, leaving their complete conquest of the Shibuya area for the next Flag Game. Two days after the Flag Game, Kaname, Xuelan, and Ximing raided the THS base at night as revenge for breaking the agreement, though their revenge was incomplete as they found that the place was deserted.

As she organized the information in her mind, Rein asked Shuka about the fake Wadatsumi, to which Shuka answered that although he got away, she'd definitely kill him the next time they met. Rein apologized, stating that "Kaji/Wadatsumi" must've escaped because Shuka prioritized dealing with her injury, though Shuka told her that it was because she couldn't come up with a way to kill him at the time, prompting Rein to wonder if this was what a tsundere was like.

Moving on, Rein asked what the Ravens' next objective was, and Shuka told her that Kaname and Ryuuji disagreed about what to do next. Kaname wanted to challenge either Black Lotus or THS to a clan match before the next Flag Game to get rid of an opponent while Ryuuji wanted to focus on their own clan's defenses, even if it meant postponing their complete conquest of the Shibuya area. Rein asked Shuka about her opinion, prompting Shuka to mention that all she wanted to do was kill "that guy", who Rein noted was Fuli. Shuka wondered when Rein figured out that the fake Kaji, Fuli, was the man they were looking for, to which Rein answered by telling her that she first became suspicious after the fight at the warehouse and later became certain when she fought him during the last Flag Game.

Rein remarked that she wasn't expecting Fuli to be such a monster, causing Shuka to mention that she didn't think he'd be that much of a monster either. Rein looked Shuka in the eye and resolutely expressed her opinion that as Shuka's fellow clan member, she had the right to know about Shuka's past. Shuka hesitated but eventually agreed to tell her about Fuli and the reason why she started participating in the Darwin's Game, but before she could start, Rein stopped her, mentioning that it was better to gather everyone first, otherwise Shuka would end up repeating the whole story again. Shuka responded menacingly, but upon noticing that Rein was laughing, Shuka herself began laughing as well.

## Characters

* Kashiwagi Rein
* Karino Shuka