

However the differentiating component of "Life or Death" is that if a sword is seen facing upward in a number, the player gets "life" meaning that the total number of chips that were bet on that single number gets multiplied by 30. The game is similar to Roulette or dice, where players are forced to guess the number(s) that will likely pop up. Players place their chips on a separate board with numbers that they think the swords will fall in. Yuriko begins to explain the rules of the game there are ten sword shaped pieces that are placed into a cup that are then dropped onto a board that have several holes in it labeled from 1 to 30. Yumeko responds happily that the game sounds interesting and that she would love to play much to the concerned surprise of Ryota. Yumeko greets her back as Yuriko asks her if there's something that she needs before disregarding the question as a silly statement and asks Yumeko if she would care for a match with the club's original game: " Life or Death." She greets Yumeko by telling her that she's a member of the student council and president of the club before telling her her name. Yuriko then cleaning up the chips that Mary had seen destroying in a fit of anguish welcomes Yumeko to the Traditional Culture Club. Student council members are able to participate in the matches without a limit on their bets and as a result of this, pets are able to turn their lives around and get rid of their status through a single high-stakes game. Pets have a right to challenge someone to a gambling match only once no one is allowed to refuse as long as the bets are reasonable. This prompts Yumeko to ask him what a "public match" is, he reveals that a public match is a right that students with a pet status are guaranteed to. Ryota is seen saddened over the fact that Mary was forced to play a "public match" as a last resort. As she passes by Yumeko she bitterly comes to the realization that she shouldn't have gotten involved with her. She laments the fact that she shouldn't have played this gamble with Yuriko or even dared to dream about getting her old life back.


Mary stands up in despair revealing that she had the intention of paying the student council to get rid of her pet status, even if it wouldn't give back her former standing in the school before her match with Yumeko. This causes Mary to scream as a student comes over attempting to help her. Before coldly announcing that she no longer has any business with her. Yuriko congratulates Mary on a good game and tells her that she'll contact her later to arrange payment and asks someone to escort her out of the room. Yuriko praises Mary saying that she picked correctly, but tells her that the result is "death." Since Mary bet 6 chips on the number, she suffers a penalty times 30 meaning she's lost 180 chips or the equivalent of 18 million yen with Yuriko's winnings, Mary's overall accrued debt comes to 49.6 million yen. The host begins to lift the cup covering the swords that are on a Roulette style board one of the swords is seen sticking out of the 22 number slot. Mary not wanting to give Yuriko any chance to cheat during the game hopes that the swords landed on the correlating numbers she's placed her chips down on (those numbers being: 2,4,8,16, or 22). She places the swords in the cup and begins counting down from ten as both Yuriko and Mary divide their chips into spaces on a board that is in front of them with Mary dividing her chips into 6 groups that she then places onto 5 different spots on the board. The dealer of the game, an unnamed student, announces that she's going to place ten miniature swords into a cup. With the belief that she can turn the game around in her favor, Mary places a bet of 32 chips which causes Yuriko to tell her that it seems like their game is coming to a close. Mary comes to the realization that the only way the gap between them could be this big is if Yuriko is cheating. Mary is seen visibly upset about the one-sided gambling match that is occurring between her and Yuriko and the large gap between her and Yuriko who is seen winning, with 16.8 million yen compared to Mary's 3.2 million yen. Yuriko seeing that Mary is visible upset and frustrated remarks that there's no need for her to look angry as they haven't gambled together in some time and tells her to enjoy it. Mary looks over and is surprised to see Yumeko in the room before wondering why she's there. To regain her status, Mary duels student board member Yuriko in a game of " life or death." With Mary's crushing defeat, Yumeko offers to play next.Īs Yumeko and Ryota enter the Traditional Culture Room they see Mary hunched over a game with Yuriko Nishinotouin.
