#Wolfpart3

[dream-meister-translations]

WOLF GAME

THE WOLF GAME - PART 3

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And then, just as suddenly as it started, the sharp pain stopped.

MAKI TAKAYAMA : What the hell was that?

EERIE VOICE : Have you decided to obey my demands now? If you disobey the rules you will be punished again. 

MISAKI MORI : Th-That's horrible!!

MIHO KAIDOU : This psycho...

In the center of the room there were chairs set up rows in front of two peculiar shapes.

OSAMU NAGAI : Is that a wolf...And...A lamb...?

MERRY : Hello, everybody~! Nice to meet you all! My name is Merry! I am the organizer of this game!

WOLF : I'm wolf!

CHIE KOMIYA : Th-The dolls are talking!? It's cr-creepy...

KOU NIIMURA : Hey! We deserve answers! What do you want with us?

MERRY : We have attached a spinal nerve device into all of you!

TAKEO KOJIMA : You can't be serious!?

MIHO KAIDOU : Ah...There's something on the back of my neck...

WOLF : Be careful. If you try to remove it with force, you will die. Now, let's have everyone do as they are told and sit in their assigned chairs.

At this point, no one dared to defy orders. With one final glance around at the others, we all took our seats.

WOLF : It would have been much easier if you had obeyed from the start.

WOLF : Now then...Let us begin the Wolf Game.

The wolf-like creature wasted no time presenting cards to us. The same number of cards as were people in the room. All face down.

WOLF : Pick a card. This is crucial to the game and will determine your fate.

ME : Determine our fate...? What are you talking about?

Despite our confusion, everyone in the room did as they were told and drew a card.

ME : (This is...?)

The card I drew had the picture of a sheep in the center of it.

WOLF : The cards we handed out come with two different pictures on them. One is a wolf, the other a sheep. Whoever drew the wolf card must kill one of the sheep. 

TAKUYA TSUCHIYA : You want us to kill someone...?

KOU NIIMURA : You can't be serious. 

WOLF : Twelve hours after the wolf kills a sheep, we will hold what we call the Wolf Trial. During which, the rest of you sheep will need to use your reasoning to determine who among you is the wolf. 

WOLF : Then, you will decide which one of you to execute.

WOLF : If you manage to accurately execute the wolf, then the sheep will win. The doors to this building will open and you will escape. 

WOLF : Those of you who are the wolf must kill a sheep without getting caught in order to survive. 

WOLF : You must all strive to escape, even if it means killing someone.

MIHO KAIDOU : And what if the wolf chooses not to kill a sheep?

WOLF : In that case, it is considered a violation of the rules and the wolf will be executed. 

MAKI TAKAYAMA : Th-That's not fair!

WOLF : That concludes the explanation of the rules. 

With that, Merry and Wolf disappeared. Leaving us all with a sick feeling in our stomachs. 

RITSU KAMIKI : Damn it! Who would kidnap us and make us do something like this!? Why us!? 

OSAMU NAGAI : Their motive is still unclear...

RINTAROU IIDA : They said that if we execute the wolf, the escape door will open, right?

RINTAROU IIDA : I wonder~♪ Who could the wolf be~?

Everyone fell silent at the question. 

MIHO KAIDOU : I don't suppose we could expect the wolf to be honest with us.

KOU NIIMURA : So, the deception has already begun...

CHIE KOMIYA : ..........

MAKI TAKAYAMA : ...........

MISAKI MORI : Everyone glaring at each other isn't helping! Shouldn't we start by assessing the current situation? 

MAKI TAKAYAMA : That's true. It's important to thoroughly dissect the situation...

MIHO KAIDOU : How about we explore the building? 

With that, we all nodded in agreement and left the room, heading out into the hallway. Eventually, we found ourselves in another strange room. 

RITSU KAMIKI : What the hell is this place!?

SATORU YONEMORI : I-It's really creepy...

TAKEO KOJIMA : Everyone. Listen up. As I said before, I am a police officer. You can trust me to keep you safe. 

MAKI TAKAYAMA : Having a police officer here is reassuring...

MIHO KAIDOU : Indeed.

KOU NIIMURA : We can't simply trust him because he says he is a police officer. Even if that is true, he could still be the wolf.

TAKEO KOJIMA : What!? There's no way I'd murder anyone!

RITSU KAMIKI : Can you prove it?

TAKEO KOJIMA : You guys, cut it out. 

RINTAROU IIDA : Easy now. If we fight, we'll be playing right into the organizer's hands, you know~♪

KOU NIIMURA : Hmph.

MISAKI MORI : C'mon on guys! L-Let's get along! If we join forces, we can definitely get out of this place together!