Conquer the Land

**Conquer the Land** is a gamble in the *Kakegurui Twin* manga played with Mary Saotome, Tsuzura Hanatemari, Yukimi Togakushi, all against Aoi Mibuomi, supervised by Ruri Fuen.

## Rules

The rules are explained by Ruri Fuen. The game will be the Literary Club against Aoi Mibuomi, and the audience will bet on the results of the game, funded by the Literary Club. The game is a counting game played with one deck of fifty-two cards. Players each create three "armies" trying to beat their rivel army's value. Each player is dealt a hand of five cards. Next, three cards from each deck are placed face up in front of each side. These are the "soldiers" in your three armies. Each army fights the one that's facing it. That's how the game begins. Players then take turns playing cards by putting them face down behind one of their armies. An army's strength is the total value of the cards in the column. The more cards in a column, the more powerful the army becomes. You can't tell the value of the face down cards of course, so while they're face down, you have to guess your enemy's total power. Once an army reaches three or more cards, they're all flipped over except the one farthest back. So you add more cards to power up an army, but you end up giving your enemy hints in the process. Once you use your five cards to create three armies, it's time for the "battle." All the cards are flipped over in all three columns, the highest point total wins. The side that wins at least two out of these three showdowns wins the battle. Each card scores a numerical value, but aces are special. In a duel, they count as one, but they also can cancel out an opposing army's face card. Use your aces right, and you can totally turn the game around. The game lasts a total of three battles, and the side that wins more battles in the end is the victor. The bets will be paid off based on the results. Bets on the match are taken until the start of the second battle. No cheating is allowed per the request of Aoi. For betting, anyone who picks the winner will earn double their money back.

## Game

As the game begins, the bets have been placed at 2.88 million yen for the Literary Club and 20.25 million for Aoi Mibuomi. If the Literary Club loses the battle, they have to pay 17.37 million yen, but if they win, they earn 17.37 million yen. Their only choice is to win, or they wind up in debt. Each member of the Literary Club, Mary Saotome, Tsuzura Hanatemari, and Yukimi Togakushi, which each have their own army.

The cards are dealt and the Literary Club receives a 4, 5, 10, Q, and 8, and Aoi's cards are unknown. The first battle begins with 2-1, 8 vs 5, 2 vs K, and K vs 3, and Aoi is in the lead. Mary places a four in Yukimi's army which makes it 8 vs 9, and Aoi plays an unknown card against Yukimi's army, making the score ?+8 vs 9. Mary places an eight in Yukimi's army, making it ?+8 vs 17, and Aoi places another unknown card against Mary's army, making it ?+2 vs 13. Mary believes this card to be an ace, and plays a 10 in her army, making it ?+2 vs 23. Aoi then places an unknown card against Yukimi's army, and reveals his first card to be a 3, making it ?+11 vs 17. Mary then plays a Q in Yukimi's army, making it 11+? vs 29. Aoi puts an unknown card against Mary's army, and reveals his other card to not be an ace, but instead a 10, making it ?+12 vs 23. Mary's last card is a five, so she plays it in Tsuzura's army in hopes that Aoi will think it's an ace or a face card, making the total 13 vs 8. Aoi falls for Mary's trap, and places his last card against Tsuzura's army, making it ?+13 vs 8. The showdown the begins, and all the cards are revealed. The final results are: 19 vs 29, 21 vs 23, and 14 vs 8, and the Literary Club wins the battle.

But, Aoi then reveals that he threw the game, so that he may profit outside of the game for the Great Bloom Memorial. He reveals that he bet 1 billion yen on the Literary Club winning the Great Bloom Prize, and also made a 1 billion yen bet on him winning Conquer the Land, and if everything goes to plan, Kirari Momobami will have to pay him 500 billion yen, which will force her to resign as president. He says this to be the true call to action. The game henceforth is then reduced to whoever can lose. But before the next battle starts, Sachiko Juraku then enters with 1 billion yen, and proposes a side bet with the Literary Club. The side bet entails that if they win the game, they will win 1 billion yen, which will cancel out the 1 billion yen bet that Aoi placed for him winning, but if they lost, Aoi would win the 1 billion yen from Sachiko. Now the game is back with everyone trying to win.

The gamble continues in Volume 11 (Twin).