Chapter 17: Turbulence!! The New Year's Tournament (Part 3)

## Turbulence! The New Year's Tournament (Part 3)

**Turbulence!! The New Year's Tournament (Part 3)** (波乱万丈!!新年大会編3 *Haranbanjō!! Shin'nen Taikai-hen 3*) is the seventeenth chapter of the Nanbaka Web Manga.

## Synopsis

The next event is Hyakunin isshu, or karuta, and it requires concentration and mental strength. Seitarou and Uno are fighting against Kiji, Honey and Trois, and end up effortlessly winning. Uno ends up telling Honey and Trois their tells and explains that he wants to win the tournament so he can install a game room.

## Summary

Jyugo remarks that the next event is hyakunin isshu, which is familiar to Uno as karuta, and is the same. While being unsure of who to participate, Hajime chooses Seitarou to the surprise of Uno and Jyugo. Uno asks if he can play karuta and Seitarou responds he can, and he has a good memory. Yamato tells Seitarou to not let his guard down and Seitarou says he will do his best. Kiji tells them to hurry up because he doesn't like waiting.

Mitsuru explains that the event requires mental strength and concentration. Three members can participate and one guard and up to two inmates may enter. The guards compete against guards, and the inmates compete against inmates. If there is a draw, both parties are disqualified and the goal is to find the poem he will be reading before their opponent. Rock asks why there is up to three participants and Hajime explains they will be taking turns because a lot of mental strength is needed and so participants will collapse quickly as the body can't keep up, leading to three-man tag teams as a counter-measure.

While Seitarou and Hajime ask who will participate, Uno takes it up for himself. Rock wonders if Uno can play the game, but Uno says he does not, though he won't lose in any card games. Rock remarks that the cards for this game are different, but Uno decides to take a gamble anyway and plays with Seitarou. Kiji says it is insulting that only Seitarou and Uno are playing against them, with Honey and Trois beside him, and tell them to go easy on them. Seitarou remarks that building 3 is still full of handsome people, while Kiji responds that beauty attracts beauty, and says that he feels bad that Seitarou is in Building 13.

Uno is annoyed because he hates handsome men meanwhile Seitarou hopes Uno will be okay. Kiji calls out Seitarou for not paying attention and the latter snaps back. Kiji thinks that picking Uno means that they are underestimating the match, and thinks that it will be over for Seitarou. However, Seitarou swipes the cards quicker than Kiji can see repeatedly and ends up winning, which comes at a shock to Kiji. Yamato cheers Seitarou and Hajime says that Uno is the real problem.

Uno is stuck for a while, and Honey and Trois taunt him, with Trois saying that Uno is looking for a way to cheat, which Uno admits. Uno tries to swipe a card, only for Trois to take it, and remarks that there was no sound, and Honey responds that it is Trois' technique. Trois says he does not intend to play with him for long and thinks he will win before it's over, while Kiji sits at the sidelines and thinks that both teams will be disqualified. Hajime remarks that Kiji lost, which annoys Kiji. Kiji explains that he told Trois about Uno and that Trois will win immediately, and says that he doesn't care about winning but will still disqualify Building 13.

Jyugo interrupts and tells Kiji that cheating is not the only thing Uno can do and it won't be as simple as he thinks. As Uno makes his move, it leaves Trois shocked and Uno taunts him for being naive and that playing with him is so easy that he did not even need to cheat. Honey tries to switch turns, but Uno stops him and says his match is over with him. Uno swipes a card which comes at a shock to Honey because he did not get any before, and Uno gives an explanation:

Honey has three tells. One is where he follows the card he is going to grab with his eyes. Secondly, his center of gravity constantly leans rightly, meaning he was fast when grabbing cards on the right side. Thirdly, his middle finger is reached out most when grabbing cards instead of the index finger. The card that was read was on the right side where Honey looked and far back because of the way he leaned, where his middle finger was pointing.

Uno taunts Honey for losing which angers Honey, and Uno tells him that he shouldn't use the middle finger because he won't get any girls even with a handsome face. Trois calls him insane for reading Honey, and Uno tells Trois his tells: He has two, where his mouth moves slightly when moving to the right, and gets closed tightly when moving to the left. He also blinks once when reaching for nearby cards, and blinks twice when reaching for faraway cards. Trois remains unsettled, and Uno tells him to remember that it is not easy to win the game.

Uno explains that he likes the inmates in Nanba who happily gamble with him and always take it seriously, so he wants to gamble and play with them more. He decides that he will win and make a game room, then he asks if they want more of their tells to be pointed out, leaving Honey and Trois shaking. Hajime really wonders if he intends to have a game room in Building 13 and if he has any idea who will manage it. Jyugo says it is difficult to tell what a gambler is thinking. Mitsuru announces that the winner of the karuta event is Building 13, as Uno proudly says there is more to a man than just his looks.

## Character Appearances

* Hajime Sugoroku
* Uno
* Jyugo
* Seitarou Tanabata
* Yamato Godai
* Kiji Mitsuba
* Mitsuru Hitokoe
* Rock
* Nico
* Trois
* Honey