The Preventing Girl

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**The Preventing Girl** is the 66th chapter of Kakegurui Twin, written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Kei Saiki.

## Summary

Mary thinks it’s still possible for Tsuzura to turn the tables. She wants to inform her about it without middle schoolers noticing. As the winners are about to exit, Mary asks them to stake 18 million yen. She wants them to play a single round. Mary convinces them to play again by staking the Literary Club on the game. If Tsuzura loses the single round, the Literary Club goes to Shougou and Mikoto. They agree to play again.

Mary says that they have to take the maximum risk possible sometimes if they want to be winners. The Blackjack match continues. Shougou wagers 18 million while Tsuzura wages the Literary Club. This round will be the only one even if the game ends in a tie. Shougou thinks Tsuzura is crazy for accepting this bet since he had suspiciously good results. He’s cheating.

Shougou is sure about what Tsuzura's hand is and what the cards in the deck are. Since Tsuzura has a hand worth of 19, Shougou is convinced that she’ll stand. Tsuzura hits, shocking her opponents. Mikoto slams the table and asks Tsuzura why she hit while having a 19. Mary smirks, as Mikoto just revealed they were cheating. Tsuzura had understood that Mary meant to tell her to not play with common sense. Mary gave her that signal because she knew her underclassmen were cheating. Shougou asks when Mary figured it out, confirming that they cheated. Mary figured it out recently because there was a logical sequence of cards being dealt.

She’s convinced the deck has been pre-shuffled in a specific order: the Si Stebbins stack. This permitted Shougou to know exactly every hand's value and next card in the deck. Since the middle school students asked Kaede to cut with one hand, the sequence wasn’t altered. Mary says that Kaede hadn’t been involved in this, Mikoto and Shougou didn’t have the opportunity to touch the deck, and the Literary Club high school students had nothing to gain by cooperating against Tsuzura. She concludes that Yua cheated and collaborated with Mikoto and Shougou.

## Plot

Mary thinks it’s still possible for Tsuzura to turn the tables. She doesn’t know how to inform her about it without the middle schoolers noticing. Mikoto is happy about Shougou’s victory. Kaede lets Shougou know that he’ll handle the nine million yen transfer. As the middle school students are about to exit, Mary asks them to stake 18 million yen.

She wants them to play a single round. Yukimi gets anxious. Shougou doubts that the risk is worth taking. Mary convinces them to play again by staking the Literary Club on the game. If Tsuzura loses the single round, the Literary Club goes to Shougou and Mikoto. They agree to play again.

Tsuzura is stressed. Mary explains that they have to take the maximum risk possible sometimes if they want to be winners. Mikoto congratulates her drive. Kaede asks Yukimi for permission to wager the Literary Club since she’s its leader. After receiving Tsuzura’s approbation, Yukimi accepts.

The Blackjack match continues. Shougou wagers 18 million while Tsuzura wages the Literary Club. This round will be the only one even if the game ends in a tie. Shougou thinks Tsuzura is crazy for accepting this bet. In Blackjack, a side shouldn’t have results as overwhelming as Shougou had. He’s cheating.

Shougou is sure that Tsuzura has an eight and an ace. He thinks the last three cards in the deck are seven, ten, and king. Since Tsuzura has a hand worth of 19, Shougou is convinced that she’ll stand. Tsuzura asks out loud why she lost so many times. Shougou finds her pathetic. She then says she’ll believe in Mary.

Shougou knows that her emotions don’t matter in Blackjack if she’s dealt a 19, and he’s dealt 21. Tsuzura hits, shocking Shougou and Mikoto. Mikoto slams the table and asks Tsuzura why she hit while having a 19. Mary smirks and points out that Mikoto just revealed they were cheating.

Tsuzura had understood that Mary meant to tell her to not play with common sense. Mary gave her that signal because she knew her underclassmen were cheating. Shougou asks when Mary figured it out, confirming that they cheated. Mary figured it out recently because there was a logical sequence of cards being dealt.

She’s convinced the deck has been pre-shuffled in a specific order. Mary explains that it was shuffled into a Si Stebbins stack. This permitted Shougou to know exactly every hand’s value and next card in the deck. Yukimi asks about the dealer just shuffling the deck. Since the middle school students asked Kaede to cut with one hand, the sequence wasn’t altered.

Mary tells Yukimi that Kaede hadn’t been involved in this. Mikoto and Shougou didn’t have the opportunity to touch the deck and the Literary Club high school students had nothing to gain by cooperating against Tsuzura. Mary comes to the conclusion that Yua cheated and collaborated with Mikoto and Shougou.

## Quick References

### Character Appearances

* Mary Saotome
* Yua Shishiba
* Yukimi Togakushi
* Tsuzura Hanatemari
* Kaede Manyuda
* Mikoto Gouto
* Shougou Soga

### Chapter Notes

* Shougou defeats Tsuzura in another Blackjack game with the Literary Club at stake, but Mary accuses Yua of cheating with the other middle schoolers.