[It’s a Battle, Toka Mama! #KainohIzumi#YukinoToka#StarsFlow]
“U-um, then let’s start with Yacht first….”
“…Izumi, are you really thinking of putting it in Yacht?”
“…Huh?”
The look on Aunt Shia’s face was more serious than any she had shown during today’s broadcast.
…Is there some other rule about Yacht that I don’t know about?
“As I said earlier, Mama is quite confident in board games. Naturally, this applies to Yacht as well….”
– No need to listen to this.
– Did Mama get flustered by starting with Yacht…?
“If you want to beat Mama, I think it would be best to get as many points as you can. It seems like your luck is pretty good right now.”
“Ah….”
I quickly understood what Aunt Shia meant.
In simpler terms, since my luck is good right now, I shouldn’t just throw it in Yacht, but rather aim for the highest score of 5 in Ones and then go for Yacht again later.
It was indeed a plausible theory.
Up until now, I had lost every game to my aunt. Even though luck is probably the most needed factor in Yacht, winning wouldn’t be easy.
So, putting off Yacht for now while I’m lucky and trying to find a way to maximize my points wouldn’t be a bad idea… Or at least I wouldn’t think that way.
“I-I won’t fall for that, even if I’m bad at board games, Toka Mama….”
“I figured as much.”
Aunt Shia chuckled at my declaration.
Her expression showed no hint of being flustered at the fact that we were starting with Yacht.
Of course, I had no intention of being swayed by that face.
How many mental attacks have I endured while streaming?
[Izumi]
[Ones: | Twos: | Threes: | Fours: | Fives: | Sixes:]
[Choice: | FK: | FH: | SS: | LS: | Yacht: 50]
[Score: 50]
– This kid has a knack for Yacht.
– Mei-chan doesn’t get easily swayed.
As I completed the first round with Yacht, the mood in the chatroom began to heat up.
Yeah. This is the flow. Riding this flow wouldn’t be strange at all to beat Aunt Shia….
“Ah, a straight.”
“Huh?”
I was startled by that statement and looked at the screen; the dice were showing 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
It was, as Aunt Shia said, a LS.
(Large Straight: When five consecutive dice show the same numbers. Fixed 30 points.)
…What the heck.
I thought the goddess of victory was upon me, but it turned out that Aunt Shia felt the same way.
“T-Toka Mama…?”
“Yeah?”
“Looking at it now, I think my luck from the start to pick Yacht is amazing….”
“Definitely.”
“So, for Toka Mama to defeat me, wouldn’t LS be insufficient?”
“…No. Even so, I can’t throw away the large straight.”
“That’s true….”
– Can’t expect too much.
– Mei-chan’s mind games are too weak…
– Still, that was too much bluffing.
[Toka]
[Ones: | Twos: | Threes: | Fours: | Fives: | Sixes:]
[Choice: | FK: | FH: | SS: | LS: 30 | Yacht:]
[Score: 30]
In the end, my desperate attempt didn’t work, and Aunt Shia’s score board went up by 30 points.
Can I really…. win this?
I didn’t allow myself to entertain such doubts. Surely, the goddess of victory would be with me.
“Ahh….”
I took a deep breath and rolled the dice.
With a clatter, the dice showed 1, 1, 2, 2, 2.
It was FH.
(Full House: When the three of a kind and the pair have the same numbers. Maximum of 30 points.)
But using 8 points for FH feels way too disappointing.
So what I should aim for here is… that LS Aunt Shia just rolled.
Setting the dice to 1 and 2 and putting the rest in the cup to roll again.
The result was 1, 1, 2. Including the previously set dice, it totals to 1, 1, 1, 2, 2.
Another FH. And my score dropped by a point to 7….
– Is this really good luck?
– If I’m aiming for Ones, this is definitely a good hand.
– Let’s go for Ones, Mei-chan!
“Uh, I guess it’s ‘Ones’ after all…?”
From the point I already got Yacht, if quite a few 1s have come out, it makes sense to aim for Ones as everyone in the chat said.
Then I should rotate both of the 2s ….
“Izumi.”
“Yes?”
“Weren’t you initially aiming for Large Straight…?”
“Y-yeah….”
“But why suddenly want to rotate both 2s?”
“Uh…. W-well, sh-since I can roll again, it’s more rational to aim for Ones rather than hope for Large Straight…?”
Aunt Shia let out a loud sigh at my answer.
“Izumi sometimes claims to be manly, right?”
“Y-yes.”
Well, it’s not that I am manly. It’s just that thanks to my previous life, my mindset is more aligned with a guy.
“Mama always says at the start of the broadcast: the macho VTuber, Yukino Toka….”
“Exactly?”
“Izumi, listen closely.”
Aunt looked straight into my eyes.
Her gaze held a firm determination… and undoubtedly, pride.
“Being a man… once you decide on one, you have to go for that and aim higher…!”
“…!”
In that moment, my heart felt pierced.
What was I… trying to do?
I had a chance to aim for the best, yet I was chasing after my best efforts.
Was I… trying to run away…?
After claiming so many times to be manly…?!
“…Thank you, T-Toka Mama.”
“Don’t mention it. Even if we’re rivals now, I thought it was only natural to say it as Mama.”
– I’ve been deceived.
– This kid trusts the people around her too much.
– She slipped past the Yacht game easily just a while ago.
The field was set with 1 and 2 again. I put the remaining dice in the cup.
I was aiming for LS from the very beginning. It was only after Toka Mama pointed it out that I realized that.
I was really such a foolish daughter.
“Huff…!”
I rolled the dice with spirit.
The outcome was… 3 and then 1 and 2. In total, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3.
…The worst trash hand.
“Whaaaaaat?!”
★
[Izumi]
[Ones: 2 | Twos: 8 | Threes: 12 | Fours: 12 | Fives: 10 | Sixes: 18]
[Choice: 21 | FK: 21 | FH: 26 | SS: | LS: 0 | Yacht: 50]
[Score: 180]
[Toka]
[Ones: 4 | Twos: 6 | Threes: 9 | Fours: 12 | Fives: 10 | Sixes: 12]
[Choice: 26 | FK: 17 | FH: | SS: 0 | LS: 30 | Yacht:]
[Score: 126]
Now… this is the current score situation between me and my aunt.
Neither of us had bonus points.
(Bonus: If the sum of scores from Ones to Sixes is over 63 points, an additional 35 points are gained.)
Now I could only use SS, and my aunt could either aim for FH or Yacht.
(Small Straight: When four consecutive dice show the same numbers. Fixed 15 points.)
Considering that, the difference in scores between Aunt Shia and me was still considerable.
When the worst trash hand came out in the second round, I was quite flustered, but still, the goddess of victory seemed to be with me.
If I succeed with SS on my next turn, my total score would be 195.
If I succeed with SS and Aunt Shia also manages to pull off Yacht, then she would need a total of 25 more points to win.
Meaning she would have to roll 6, 6, 6, 4, and 4 at least in FH.
Asking her to roll 6, 6, 6, 4, 4 and then a Yacht?
No matter how I look at this, can we really call it her victory?
With those calculations finished, I silently laughed while covering my mouth as Aunt Shia rolled the dice.
The result was… oddly enough, 6, 6, 6, 5, and 5.
“Hmmm….”
– Toka Mama is really good at Yacht!
– I wanted to see Mei-chan win it easily…
– If Izumi wins this game, I’ll confess my feelings…
Unbelievable.
That was definitely the sentiment shared by all of us in the chatroom.
“This is definitely Fuh….”
“Wait, Toka Mama…!”
“Yeah?”
Right now, Aunt Shia has two choices.
She can either complete FH and aim for Yacht in the next turn, or rotate the two 5s to go for Yacht right now.
And obviously, the better option for me is for her to aim for Yacht right now.
If she fails at Yacht while trying, then she obviously gets no points.
Even if she somehow succeeds at Yacht, I can’t guarantee that she’ll land a score higher than 6, 6, 6, 4, and 4 in her next turn.
Of course, this is an assumption based on my previous roll of SS, but… didn’t Aunt Shia just say, right?
Men should aim for the best, not just the average.
So… I believe I will succeed in rolling SS on my last turn.
Then here, I throw my gamble….!
“Earlier… T-Toka Mama, you said that, as a man, I should aim higher…! Not just for the best but for the absolute best…!”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“And Toka Mama is a, a macho VTuber… so what you should aim for now is… is Yacht… Yacht!”
At my words, Toka Mama’s eyes widened in realization.
Just like me earlier, it seemed she had found clarity.
“That’s right….”
“Right?!”
“Then Mama should go for Full House.”
“Huh?”
[Izumi]
[Ones: 2 | Twos: 8 | Threes: 12 | Fours: 12 | Fives: 10 | Sixes: 18]
[Choice: 21 | FK: 21 | FH: 26 | SS: | LS: 0 | Yacht: 50]
[Score: 180]
[Toka]
[Ones: 4 | Twos: 6 | Threes: 9 | Fours: 12 | Fives: 10 | Sixes: 12]
[Choice: 26 | FK: 17 | FH: 28 | SS: 0 | LS: 30 | Yacht:]
[Score: 154]
– Toka Mama won’t be deceived.
– Mei-chan’s heartfelt psychological play… didn’t work…
“I’m alright, Izumi.”
Aunt Shia gently patted my trembling head that was filled with betrayal.
“Even if Izumi fails SS, if Mama can’t score Yacht, she loses.”
Indeed, what she said was correct, but for some reason, I couldn’t accept it….
What was that about pride as a man…?
“Am I going to… be unable to trust Toka Mama anymore…?”
– The world of competition is like that.
– This is Mei-chan’s fault for being too gullible.
★
[Izumi]
[Ones: 2 | Twos: 8 | Threes: 12 | Fours: 12 | Fives: 10 | Sixes: 18]
[Choice: 21 | FK: 21 | FH: 26 | SS: 0 | LS: 0 | Yacht: 50]
[Score: 180]
[Toka]
[Ones: 4 | Twos: 6 | Threes: 9 | Fours: 12 | Fives: 10 | Sixes: 12]
[Choice: 26 | FK: 17 | FH: 28 | SS: 0 | LS: 30 | Yacht:]
[Score: 154]
So, in the last turn, I failed to pull SS.
In the end, my final score was 180 points.
“That settles it, I guess?”
“Hehe….”
But I was smiling.
As Aunt Shia said earlier, if she can’t score Yacht, I automatically win.
And the second dice Aunt just rolled showed 1, 2, 2, 5, and 6.
For Aunt to aim for Yacht now, she would need to roll the 1s, 5s, and 6s once, and they all need to come out as 2…
No way it’s possible.
There’s no way I can’t say that I’ve won now.
“Hmmm.”
With a small exhale, Aunt’s decision-making dice rolled out our fate.
Then I looked at the numbers and thought….
“…Ah. Looks like, uh, the battery ran out.”
I quietly ended the game.
– No way, that was totally on purpose, lol.
– Is the world against Mei-chan…?
– Wait… Mei-chan won, right…?!
Yup…. Since the score was recorded before it ended….
Is it cool for me to say I won…?
“…!”
Aunt Shia was holding back her laughter.
This game… is a trash game. I will never play again.
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