The Lily-Gilded Girl

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**The Lily-Gilded Girl** is the 16th chapter of Kakegurui Twin, written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Kei Saiki.

## Summary

Mary faces off against Ouri in the Test Battle Game tournament. Yumika is their dealer. One of the players has to draw a seating card first. Mary thinks that in many cases, the match is decided when the seating cards are drawn. Ouri asks Mary if it’s true that she turned down Aoi’s invitation. Mary is shocked. Ouri admits that she’s a councilor in Full-Bloom. She doesn’t comprehend why Mary declined Aoi’s invitation knowing that Full-Bloom’s goal is to free the housepets.

Ouri believes nobody should become someone’s housepet. She asks Mary again why she declined Aoi’s invitation. Mary responds that she doesn’t like his style and that she’d sooner drop dead than let Aoi give her orders, referring to him as a piece of trash. Ouri is furious at Mary for calling Aoi that. She believes that nobody is kinder than him. Mary explains that when Sakura got fired, she saw a side of Aoi that she hated. She believes it’s his true side. Ouri calls Mary a liar. She now wants to prove to Aoi that Mary is too weak for Full-Bloom anyways. The players finished drawing their seating cards.

Mary drew Tsuzura, and Ouri drew herself. Knowing her own grades, Ouri has a huge edge. Since Ouri is on scholarship, Mary knows that she has great grades. Mary considers the idea of the game being rigged. Mary picked Japanese and Ouri picked ethics. Mary wins with 72 against 69. Mary is perplexed because Ouri knows her own grades, yet, she picked a subject in which she had a low score. 69 shouldn’t be a high score for a student on a scholarship. Mary concludes that the gambling match was rigged.

Mary wins the next rounds until she reaches the finals. She can’t believe she’s winning this much. Kokoro congratulates Mary for reaching the finals. She explains that the stakes of 300,000 yen must be a lot for Mary and calls her poor. Mary’s classmates badmouth her. She understands that Kokoro was just trying to make her the laughingstock of the class. The final of the Test Battle Game tournament will be between Kokoro and Mary.

## Plot

The fifth match of the first round of the Test Battle Game tournament in Hana class is between Mary and Ouri. Yumika is their dealer. Mary believes that the class is being thorough to avoid cheating. One of the players has to draw a seating card first. Mary thinks that in many cases, the match is decided when the seating cards are drawn. As Mary is picking a seating card, Ouri asks her if it’s true that she turned down Aoi’s invitation. Mary is shocked by Ouri having this information.

Ouri admits that she’s a councilor in Full-Bloom. She was chosen to replace Mary. Ouri asks Mary why she declined Aoi’s invitation knowing that Full-Bloom’s goal is to free the housepets. She reminds Mary that in article 13 of Japan’s constitution, it’s written “All of the people shall be respected as individuals.” Ouri believes nobody should become someone’s housepet. She asks Mary again why she declined Aoi’s invitation.

Mary responds that she doesn’t like his style and that she’d sooner drop dead than let Aoi give her orders, referring to him as a piece of trash. Ouri is furious at Mary for calling Aoi that. She believes that nobody is kinder than him. Mary explains that when Sakura got fired, she saw a side of Aoi that she hated. She believes it’s his true side. Ouri calls Mary a liar. She now wants to prove to Aoi that Mary is too weak for Full-Bloom anyways. The players have finished drawing their seating cards.

Meanwhile, Tsuzura notices that something is weird about this game. She feels as if the students are way too laid-back. Yumika asks Tsuzura for her answer sheets. Tsuzura is worried about Mary seeing her test scores. The student Ouri drew is herself. Yumika points out that knowing her own grades, Ouri has a huge edge.

Since Ouri is on scholarship, Mary knows that she has great grades. Mary considers the idea of the game being rigged. Mary picked Japanese and Ouri picked ethics. Mary wins with 72 against 69. Mary is perplexed because Ouri knows her own grades, yet, she picked a subject in which she had a low score. 69 shouldn’t be a high score for a student on a scholarship. Mary concludes that the gambling match was rigged.

Mary wins round 2’s third match with 86 against 54. Tsuzura loses round 2’s sixth match with 32 against 66. Mary wins her third round match with 47 against 32. She also wins her fourth round match with 81 against 45. She thus reaches the finals. Mary can’t believe she’s winning this much. Kokoro congratulates Mary for reaching the finals. She explains that the stakes of 300,000 yen must be a lot for Mary and calls her poor. Mary’s classmates badmouth her. Mary understands that Kokoro was just trying to make her the laughingstock of the class. Yumika announces that the final of the Test Battle Game tournament will be between Kokoro and Mary.

## Quick References

### Character Appearances

* Ouri Shimotsukiuri
* Aoi Mibuomi (Flashback)
* Yumika Wada
* Mary Saotome
* Tsuzura Hanatemari
* Kokoro Aiura

### Chapter Notes

* Mary defeats Ouri, who is the new Full-Bloom councilor, in round 1 of the Test Battle Game tournament.
* Mary reaches the final of the Test Battle Game tournament. She’ll face off against Kokoro.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter III : RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PEOPLE, Article 13. All of the people shall be respected as individuals. Their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness shall, to the extent that it does not interfere with the public welfare, be the supreme consideration in legislation and in other governmental affairs.