Reimu: Ah, Tewi...
What are you doing?
Tewi: What... It's Reimu.
Do you need something?
Reimu: No, I was wondering what you were doing here all alone.
Tewi: Well, would you hear me out-?
Cirno and Rumia would always come play with me-
but they said they won't play with me anymore. Aren't they horrible?
Just because I took all their Medals every day. They're so cold-
Reimu: ...You're as unrepentant as always.
Tewi: Oh, I know.
Reimu, if you're free, would you play with me-?
Reimu: Who would play with you after what you just said?
Tewi: Come on, I just want to have fun playing with you, Reimu-
I never thought about trying to swindle you-
Reimu: You're almost refreshingly transparent.
Tewi: ...Reimu
you came because you wanted to figure out what I'm thinking, right?
Reimu: ......
...Well, that too.
Tewi: Then, you shouldn't refuse a chance to play with me, right-?
The best way to get to understand someone is to duel them, isn't it?
Reimu: What's up with that duelist mindset?
Tewi: During a game, a person's true personality comes out.
I think it's the best way to get to know each other-
Reimu: It sounds like it makes sense, but then it doesn't...
...But I was bored, so that's fine.
(Decided to spend time playing a game with Tewi.)
Reimu: So, what are we going to play?
Tewi: It's a simple game using trump cards.
Ah, even though it's called a game...
this isn't a kids' game, so we'll be betting-
Reimu: ...Who would gamble with the "Super duper high school good luck"?
Tewi: I guess that's the normal response-
Accepting the game with this condition...
only the three idiots, Rumia, Cirno, and Remilia, would do that.
Reimu: ...You shouldn't compare Remilia with those two.
Tewi: But, I didn't think I could trick you that easily-
So let's have a match with a game that doesn't involve luck.
Reimu: A game that doesn't involve luck...?
Tewi: Then, I'll explain the rules-
The name of this game is "Courthouse"!
We'll only be using only these four trump cards...
We'll each have a J, Q, K, and a Joker in our hands.
Reimu: ...That's all?
Tewi: Yep, it's very simple.
The rules aren't difficult. We each put down one card...
and the person who puts down the bigger number is the winner!
We repeat this four times until we're out of cards, and the player who gets 3 points first is the winner!
Reimu: ...I see. It is simple.
What's the Joker?
Tewi: In this game, the King is usually the biggest number card...
but the Joker can win against the King.
But, the Joker loses to any other card that's not the King.
Reimu: ...I see.
Tewi: That's all the rules. Simple, isn't it?
Reimu: Hmm...
How about we have a practice round first?
Tewi: Let's have a practice game.
Practice Game
Reimu: Well, then...
(...What would be the best way to play my cards?)
(Well, it's just a practice round so it won't matter how I play.)
(...It's probably a bad idea to use the King, the strongest card, or the Joker, my trump card, at the beginning.)
(But, if my opponent thought the same, I shouldn't use the Jack, the smallest number, either...)
(Then...)
(I'll see how things go with the Queen, and aim for a tie.)
Tewi: Have you decided which card you'll put down?
Reimu: Yeah, I'm ready.
Tewi: Okay then, one, two...
Three!
A King and a Queen. I win!
Reimu: ...I lost.
Tewi: It's okay, we only just started.
Then, let's go to round two-!
Reimu: (Next...)
(If Tewi puts down a Jack or Queen, I can win with the King...)
(but it's possible that Tewi predicted that and would put down a Joker.)
(But, if I think about it from Tewi's point of view...)
(Both her Jack and Joker can only win against one card...)
(I feel like she would put down the Queen, which can win against two cards...)
(It might be best if I put down the King, thinking she'll put down the Queen...)
Tewi: Have you decided which card you'll put down-?
Reimu: Yeah, I'm ready.
Tewi: Okay then, one, two...
Three!
A Joker and a King. I win-!
Reimu: Ugh... I lost twice in a row.
Tewi: Now then.
Reimu, you have to put down the Joker within the next two rounds.
I have a Jack and a Queen, which means you'll definitely lose at least once.
This game is over once someone gets three points. That means, I'm the winner-!
Reimu: Ah, you're right...
Hmm, this is hard...
(It wasn't good to keep the Joker too long... This is hard.)
Tewi Inaba Win!
Reimu: ...I see.
This is a game where you have to read your opponent's moves.
Tewi: That's correct!
This is a purely psychological game, where you have to read ahead.
With this, we can have a fair match that doesn't involve any luck, right-?
Reimu: The cards we have are set, and we put them down one at a time...
Yeah, there's no opportunity for luck to be involved.
Tewi: Then, let's have a match, fair and square.
Reimu: Okay, but what are we going to bet with?
Tewi: You know, I don't like betting things little by little-
All the Medals we have now... How about that?
Reimu: Huh...
Tewi: You only have about 20 Medals, right?
I have a little more than 130 Medals... It's not a bad deal, right-?
Reimu: How much did you take from them...
...You're really confident, despite this game not involving luck and those conditions.
Tewi: It's true that I'm the good luck...
but only a third-rate person would rely on luck alone-
...Being lucky is just an extra, and the keys to winning are tactics and reading ahead.
Reimu: (...During the practice game)
(Tewi played the best hand, as if she read my mind.)
(If that was Tewi's true skills, she has an amazing ability to read ahead...)
Real Game
Tewi: Okay, it's the first round-
What card will you put down-?
Reimu: (...What should I do?)
(The cards I have that can win are...)
(The Jack and Joker can only win against one card each...)
(and the Queen and King can win against two cards.)
(Which means, if I beat my opponent's King with the Joker...)
(the game would become much more favorable to me.)
(And, one more thing...)
(if I use my King, there would be no card the opponent's Joker can win against.)
(This will also make the situation more favorable...)
(To put it simply, this game...)
Tewi: I expected no less, Reimu.
...Your expression tells me you're starting to understand the game.
Yes, this is a game where you have to read when your opponent will use their King...!
The King is the most important...! This is a fight to the death between kings...!
Reimu: ...I don't know what this video is about anymore.
Tewi: Now...
I already decided which card I'll put down.
Reimu: Huh...
(She put her card face-down...?)
Tewi: I'll make a declaration.
You're going to lose, no matter what card you put down.
Reimu: ...!
...That's an amazing declaration.
Tewi: Nihehe-
Reimu: (What did Tewi put down...?)
(The King is the most important card in this game... I don't think she'd throw it away so easily.)
(But, it's possible Tewi predicted what I'd think and used her King on the first turn...)
(If that's the case, should I use my King too...?)
(But, it's possible she predicted that too and she'd use her Joker...)
(The card she would use in the first turn is the King or the Joker...)
(Or, she might use her weakest card, the Jack, to see how things turn out.)
(Okay, then...)
...I've decided.
Tewi: Okay, let's begin the match!
One, two...
Three!
Alright, I win-!
Reimu: Ugh...
Tewi: On the first turn, you thought I'd use my King or Joker, or the Jack to see how things go...
You never thought I'd use my Queen, did you?
...It's so easy to tell what you're thinking.
Then, I'll use this next-
Reimu: (Face-down again...!)
Tewi: I'll make a declaration.
You'll definitely lose to this card.
Reimu: Ku...
(...The cards she has are Jack, King, and Joker.)
(I feel like she would use her Joker or King now...)
(But in the practice game, she always made the best possible moves.)
(If she can perfectly predict what I'm going to do, rather than poorly trying to predict what she would do...)
(If I shuffle my cards...)
(and randomly choose one card, she won't be able to predict what I'd do...!)
Tewi: You choose that card?
Okay, one, two...
Three!
A King and a Joker, I win-!
Reimu: I...
I lost again...
Tewi: It's true that I won't be able to predict what card you'll use if you choose randomly.
But you challenged the "Super duper high school good luck" with a random action. Are you stupid-?
Reimu: Oh yeah...
Tewi: You don't have any more chances left-
This match ends here-!
Reimu: (......)
(If I think about this simply, there's a 50% chance of this ending in a tie...)
(...But something's strange.)
(Until now, Tewi predicted what I would do with a 100% accuracy rate...)
(And, she defeated the card I randomly chose with the best possible move.)
(Is that even possible...?)
(For example, is there some kind of set-up or mark on the cards...?)
(...No, Tewi put her cards down first, so that can't be it.)
(She can't use her "good luck" to bring about the best possible scenario in this game...)
(Is she really predicting what I'd do after all...?)
(If I choose what to put down, she would predict what card it would be and defeat it...)
(If I randomly choose a card, her "good luck" ability would defeat it...)
(I...)
(I can't win this...)
Tewi: ...You finally figured it out-?
Whether you use luck or your skills, it's impossible for you to win against me-
The loser should just cough up all her money and go home with her tail between her legs-!
Reimu: Gah...
......Hm?
(Huh...?)
(...Wait a second.)
("If I randomly choose a card, her "good luck" ability would defeat it.")
(This...)
(If I reverse that statement...)
......
I know, Tewi.
Tewi: Huh?
Reimu: Your secret to always winning, and the identity of your set-up that leads to your victories.
Tewi: ...Wow, amazing-
Would you tell me what that is-?
Don't tell me you're trying to delude yourself by making excuses just because you're about to lose-?
Reimu: The first trap was...
the rules to this game you said was a "psychological match with no luck involved."
The second trap was...
the fact that you put down your cards face-down.
...Those actions were for bringing my eyes away from your cheating.
Tewi: That's interesting-
...Keep going.
Reimu: You didn't predict what I'd do to make the best moves.
You just picked a random card from under the table without looking at them.
Of course the "Super duper high school good luck" would get the best results from that random action...
You won against me just by picking a random card.
There was no predicting ahead or tactics in this game.
The "game" itself was a trap...
Everything else was for hiding the fact that you were just randomly drawing a card.
Tewi: ...Really?
Reimu: The reason you put your cards face-down was to avoid seeing them...
and to make a bluff that you could predict what I'd do, right?
You emphasized that the King was the key to this game, and put down your cards first while declaring that you'll win...
...It would seem like you perfectly predicted what I'd do.
Tewi: ......
...You have good instincts.
Reimu: The "Super duper high school good luck" can always get the best results.
In "a match where you bet all your Medals"...
you set it up so you can win without it seeming unnatural.
But...
it was unnatural for you to win with the best move when I randomly picked a card.
Tewi: ...You came to that conclusion with only those hints.
Fine, you win this time.
Reimu Hakurei Win!
Tewi: ...Geez.
I didn't think you'd find out my trick in just two matches-
Reimu: Your many set-ups that hid your weakness...
It was a pretty good trick.
Tewi: I thought this during Aya's case too...
You really are a strong opponent. I can't let my guard down around you.
I have to watch out for you when it's time for me to murder someone-
Reimu: What a nasty thing to say...
...The reason why you played this game with other players
was to prepare for the Trial by testing their skills?
Tewi: That's not all-
As I said before, the best way to understand people is to have a match with them...
And I also wanted to collect Medals-
Reimu: ...Collect Medals?
What for?
Tewi: Reimu, you...
Don't tell me you actually think these "Monokuma Medals" are for buying ordinary stuff?
Reimu: ...That's wrong?
Tewi: 15 Medals are given to each player every day, right?
Which means, every time a player dies...
the total number of Medals in the game will gradually decrease, right?
Don't you think there could be something more to that?
Reimu: Ah...
Now that you mention it, there could be something up with that.
Tewi: I might be overthinking it though-
In a match, the winner is the one who thinks of many different possibilities and prepares for them.
People who spend their time doing nothing, without thinking or preparing...
they have no right to complain if they were killed by the people who were prepared.
Reimu: ...That's harsh.
(Tewi Inaba. I thought she was playing games for fun...)
(but she does think about things, and makes a plan before making her moves...)
Tewi: Well, there's no helping it.
You saw through my trick, so I'll give you all my Medals as promised.
Reimu: Huh... You're giving them to me?
Frankly, I thought you would make excuses and not give them to me...
Tewi: But a match is a match, right-?
...I won't do something as petty as making excuses just because you saw through my trick-
And...
My goal is to leave a good number of Medals in this game... I don't care who has them.
Reimu: ...You're okay with me having them?
Tewi: Don't misunderstand-
Our enemy is Yukari Yakumo. We aren't enemies.
...Even if you or I end up becoming murderers.
Reimu: ......
Tewi: You aren't my enemy.
I believe you won't be killed easily, and you won't let your Medals get taken.
If I leave them with you, it might lead to a way to win against Yukari.
That's why I'll leave my Medals with you.
Reimu: (......)
(...Tewi Inaba.)
(I might have had the wrong idea about her.)
(Her actions are well-prepared, she thinks deeply about things, and that sharp astuteness...)
(She may be more potent than I would have imagined from looking at her attitude on the surface.)
(That means Tewi Inaba would be a very dependable ally...)
(...and at the same time)
(it would also mean... she would be a powerful enemy if she goes over to the Blacks' side.)
Tewi: ...It was a fun gamble, Reimu.
Then...
let's play again sometime-
[Your friendship with Tewi Inaba went up a little bit.]
Tewi Inaba Chapter 2 Free Time
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