After parting from Kikyo and heading to the discussion room, I found that Honami had prepared a werewolf game.

Honami: "Let's all play a werewolf game today!"

Yuki: "I'm in!"

Hirata: "I'd like to join in as well."

Kanzaki: "It seems like good practice for psychological warfare."

Honami: "Kanzaki-kun, don't think so rigidly about it; just enjoy it honestly."

Kanzaki: "I apologize for dampening the mood for enjoyment."

Ryuuen: "Playing werewolf during an exam modeled after werewolf—what amusing irony. Ayanokoji, I'll guess every single one of your roles from that sour face of yours."

Katsuragi: "I, too, have confidence in my poker face. Allow me to join."

Honami: "Then I'll deal the role cards. I'll be the game master for the first round, but from the next round onward, please choose someone from the losing side."

Before I could even declare my participation, a card was handed to me. I had intended to play anyway, so it wasn't an issue, but to Honami, my participation must have been a foregone conclusion.

Then the cards were distributed to everyone, and we checked our roles. My first role was Werewolf.

In the first discussion, the talk was moving toward not banishing anyone, but Ryuuen suggested we should banish someone.

'I don't think he was a werewolf... A Fanatic? No, he probably just thought banishing someone would be more fun. Even if he is a Fanatic, cooperating with him would be difficult. Farewell, Ryuuen.'

Following the rule that the one who proposes an idea gets it, Ryuuen was successfully banished. Then the turns for each role came around. I killed Yuki, who could read my thoughts best, on the very first night.

'When I'm a werewolf, the most troublesome opponents are Yuki and Honami. It was fortunate that Honami was the game master when I drew the werewolf role.'

In the next discussion, Kanzaki, who had the role of Medium, announced that Ryuuen had been the Knight.

Katsuragi: "Hey, Ryuuen. Why did someone with a role that should protect others do something to make himself a target?"

Ryuuen: "I simply felt protecting others didn't suit me. Besides, I don't want to hear that from you, who keeps losing by only defending."

Kiyotaka: "Surely, Katsuragi is in the right here."

Kanzaki: "But now, the Fortune Teller can't carelessly come forward. I revealed myself reluctantly to protect the Fortune Teller, but what should we do?"

Kiyotaka: "Among the survivors, if Yuki was the Fanatic and was killed unknowingly by the werewolves, then the Werewolf Faction has two remaining members. Against that, the Village Faction has seven. In that case, there's no need to rush banishment. But if Yuki was in the Village Faction, specifically the Fortune Teller, then the situation heavily tilts toward the werewolf side."

Hirata: "But if we don't banish anyone, the number of werewolves won't decrease. So either way, I think we have no chance of winning unless we start banishing now."

Everyone agreed with Hirata's opinion, and as if taking out their frustration on Ryuuen for getting himself eliminated, a student from Class D was banished.

And that night, I deliberately left Kanzaki alive and killed one student from Class A.

Kanzaki: "Why haven't I been killed? But let me say this first: the person banished earlier was the Fanatic."

Kiyotaka: "This is just a guess, but if both werewolves are still alive, they might be keeping you alive as an information provider. It becomes a disadvantage once it's revealed that one of their own was banished, but until then, you're a valuable source of information for everyone."

Kanzaki: "I see. That possibility seems likely."

Katsuragi: "Then, who should we banish this time?"

Kanzaki: "How about someone who hasn't been actively speaking during the discussions?"

Hearing this, the one remaining mob character each from Classes A, B, and D began to panic.

Mob A: "I'm a genuine innocent."

Mob B: "Same here. Actually, I suspect the two werewolves are hiding among those actively leading the discussion."

Mob D: "I'm innocent too."

They each protested their innocence, but my ally was B. However, openly siding with him would raise suspicion. I'd let someone else draw the conclusion here.

Kiyotaka: "Honestly, I can't tell. Given the situation, I'd like to leave the decision to Kanzaki, who is confirmed innocent."

Hirata: "I think that's fine too."

Mob A: "I'm fine with it."

Mob B: "I'm fine with it."

Mob D: "Me too."

Katsuragi: "I suppose that's acceptable."

With everyone's agreement, Kanzaki thought for a moment.

Kanzaki: "I think... I'll banish you."

Saying that, Kanzaki pointed at Mob A.

We moved straight to the vote and exiled Mob A.

That night, the one I killed was Kanzaki.

Katsuragi: "If Ayanokoji's speculation was correct, wasn't yesterday's banishment a success?"

Kiyotaka: "It's merely my speculation. It's not necessarily correct."

Mob D: "I'm the Fortune Teller, and I've finally figured out one werewolf."

Hirata: "Is that true?"

Mob D: "Yeah. That werewolf is Mob B."

Mob B: "Please don't lie. I thought I'd stay quiet until both werewolves were found or I was about to be banished, but it's better than being lied to by a werewolf. The werewolf is you, Mob D."

Conflicting claims. According to Mob D, the people he had divined had mostly been banished, but with no Knight present, he couldn't protect them during the banishment.

Furthermore, the only people he hadn't divined yet were me and Katsuragi.

'Given that Mob B is a werewolf, it's safe to assume this testimony is correct. What an unlucky guy.'

Here, I decided to turn on my own ally to weaken any suspicion toward me in the next discussion.

Kiyotaka: "I believe Mob B is a werewolf. He testified earlier that he intended to stay quiet until both werewolves were known, but that's strange. Because even if only one werewolf is banished early, the statistical chances of the Village Faction winning increase."

Mob B: "I just hadn't thought that far! Not everyone is as smart as you!"

Perhaps startled by me turning on a comrade, he flustered and pushed back, but I didn't change my opinion and labeled it a werewolf's lie.

By making Mob B, who had given testimony favorable to me, the target, my credibility increased, and Mob B was banished.

And that night, I killed Mob D.

Hirata: "The fact that Mob D-kun was killed means Mob B-kun really was a werewolf after all."

Katsuragi: "Yeah, that seems to be the case."

Kiyotaka: "We can safely assume the Fortune Teller wouldn't lie. The werewolf is either me or Katsuragi."

Katsuragi: "Hirata, trust me. Let's win together for the Village Faction."

Kiyotaka: "I trust Hirata's judgment. I have nothing more to say."

Hirata: "I... I..."

For a moment, Hirata pondered. And the answer he arrived at was...

Hirata: "I'll trust Ayanokoji-kun."

Katsuragi: "Hey, Hirata..."

Hirata: "I'm sorry. But I thought, if Ayanokoji-kun were the werewolf, he wouldn't put himself up for banishment in a situation where banishing Mob D would guarantee a win."

Then we moved to the final vote, and Katsuragi was exiled. Then Honami announced the Werewolf Faction's victory.

Hirata: "Why... Ayanokoji-kun, why did you sell out an ally at that point?"

Ayanokoji: "If I had tried to keep someone around who gave testimony convenient for me, doubt would inevitably arise before the banishment. But if I deliberately banish an ally, it becomes easier for you, Hirata, to believe I'm a villager. In other words, the very reason you trusted me was exactly what I aimed for."

Ryuuen: "What a damn actor you are."

Kiyotaka: "I didn't tell a single lie throughout this game. When discussing the werewolf's psychology, I always framed it as speculation. If I tried to frame someone myself, I'd be suspected, so I left it to others. And at the end, all I said was that I trusted Hirata's judgment."

When I said that, a brief silence fell, and then Yuki spoke up.

Yuki: "That's basically the method of a skilled con artist, isn't it?"

Kiyotaka: "How rude. I merely put psychological guidance into practice in my own way."

Mob B: "I never thought I'd be targeted by an ally, but I'm glad you were on our side."

Yuki: "Or rather, I couldn't do anything because Kiyotaka killed me first!"

Kiyotaka: "Sorry. I thought you'd be the most troublesome in this game, Yuki, so I took you out first. After all, you can read me better than anyone."

Yuki: "Ehehe, then it's okay."

After that, Honami, who had been the game master, joined in, and the werewolf game continued.

In the round where Ryuuen was the werewolf:

Ryuuen: "Hey, Ayanokoji, how does it feel to be dead right off the bat?"

Kiyotaka: "As long as I—as long as we win in the end, that's all that matters."

Honami: "If Kiyotaka-kun was killed, then Ryuuen-kun is suspicious. Let's just banish him for now."

Ryuuen: "Ichinose, you bastard!"

And it ended in a crushing victory for the Village Faction.

In the round where Honami was the werewolf:

Ryuuen: "I'm not the one this time."

Yuki: "But Kiyotaka died, so it's suspicious."

Ryuuen: "Couldn't that be a ploy to make us think that?"

Kanzaki: "Given your criminal record, you can't blame us for being suspicious. Let's banish you for now and think about it from there."

Ryuuen: "Tch, I don't like this."

Kiyotaka: "This is what happens when you kill me first and then taunt everyone the moment you become a werewolf."

After that, no one could match Honami, and the Werewolf Faction won.

In the round where Katsuragi was the werewolf:

Kiyotaka: "Finally, I managed not to get killed on the first night."

Mob A: "But isn't it weird for you to suddenly survive? Maybe you're the werewolf."

In the end, I was banished and it was over. But there was no way Katsuragi could compete with Ryuuen or Honami, so the Village Faction won.

'Am I cursed to never survive more than three days or something?'

However, when Yuki and I were the werewolves, Yuki, who understands me better than anyone, moved in sync with my guidance, and the Werewolf Faction won.

After that, the heated werewolf game didn't end even after the discussion period was over and continued into the night.

I received a progress report from Suzune and skimmed through it, but there were no particular issues, so I continued the game with peace of mind.