“Y…you want me to betray them?”

A few days before the four players met, Lunda and Sung-Woon had a private conversation.

Sung-Woon replied to Lunda’s question.

“Why are you so surprised? Isn’t that an obvious step to take here?”

“...Umm.”

“Don’t pretend to think.”

Lunda cleared her throat and said, “Well, wouldn’t it be disconcerting for you too if someone told you to betray someone? I’m in an alliance with them.”

“And you’re not with me?”

Lunda opened her mouth to say that they certainly weren’t, but when she thought about it, there was a subtle nuance to Sung-Woon’s words. To Lunda, it sounded like Sung-Woon meant, ‘You may think that I’ve only been using you until now, but honestly, I’ve always thought of you as an ally, and that’s why I was kind to you. Did you really think that about me?’

Lunda carefully said, “Of course…we’re also…something similar to allies.”

“You have to choose between me or the other four players.”

“I know that.”

“If you have to choose, wouldn’t you want to be on the winning side?”

Lunda stayed silent for a moment. She had thought of herself as a realist until now. She knew that she couldn’t maintain decent...