Usogui - Vol. 24 Ch. 262 - The Weird Feeling In Violence, Bullets And Deceit

[a2j04vm0]

@299792458

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It's a risky move because if Suteguma was holding 8 beads
(Once Baku knew that 8 input was fake, Suteguma's number could only be 8 or 9, or else 8 can't be called a fake number),
then on his point of view, 7 would be the only number left in the 3rd round.
(He thought Baku's number was 6 or 7 after Baku entered 13, if Suteguma was holding 8, then the remaining number would be 8+6=14 and 8+7=15, but 14 had already been pressed by Suteguma in the second round.)

Then after Suteguma pressed 15 in the 2nd round, he would find out that Baku was lying.

 

[299792458]

@a2j04vm0

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Yeah, I suppose that's true. But that would only tell Suteguma that he was lying, not exactly what his number was, since it could still be 8 or 9, and with Suteguma having only one chance it's not guaranteed that he'd just gamble on it. Sure, it's risky, but the worst case scenario is that Suteguma finds out Baku was making him think he had 6 or 7, but not Baku's exact number.

 

[a2j04vm0]

@299792458

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I guess it would end up with a lose-lose situation.
Suteguma can't find out Baku's number, and Baku doesn't have the strength to dominate the top of the tower and enter the password.

 

[299792458]

@a2j04vm0

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Suteguma might just take the 50/50 chance and gamble, and Baku still has Marco and possibly Ranko on his side. It doesn't seem that risky for Baku to me. Since Suteguma wasn't sure of the password being 16 then that probably means that his number is 8, and so Baku would be able to win. But I suppose it's possible.

 

[the9813]

On page 13 that is not the smile of a man who has all of his teeth and jaw shattered should be making lmao

 

[belkrax]

The ammount of preparations both sides do its amazing. Really liking Suteguma, though by this point he is defeated. He is in constant survival mode since his childhood.

The Fukurou match being fake was great too. I always found interesting that Tatsuki isnt even looking at it, could it be because he could tell it was just acted? Being referee Zero and shit.

 

[Veshv]

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I think part of it is the gamble that Suteguma's number could in fact be 8, but also that Baku could be wrong about everything and Suteguma's real number was below 8 all along. Going back to the old tables, if Suteguma had 5 or 6, Baku would have completely lost, and even died in the case of Suteguma's 5. If Suteguma had 7, this gamble could basically play out the same way, but Baku can't guarantee Suteguma had 7. That'd be why this was a massive risk, in my opnion.