Part 114: NGAE: ~/magenta/betray/red sigma\$ cd betray

57% of 381 respondents consider Phi's escape plan worth more than Clover's trust.




Round two of the Ambidex Game has been completed.
Results will be displayed in the warehouse.
Thank you for your participation.
Ambidex Gates now opening.





The door ground open, and I stepped out.
All around me other AB Rooms were disgorging their occupants.







Phi's voice echoed hollowly across the room.
I followed her eyes to the number nine door...

...And to Dio.




Dio...
No...



I shook my head.
I had to get to that door.





VLR OST: [Eeriness]

Listen in: [English/Japanese]




No! He's going to try and open it!


Damn right I am.


But the results...!


Ha... Like I need to wait for that.


Ah... Dio's BP was at 6.
His opponent was Luna, and she is... well, she is as she is.
Her vote would have defaulted to "ally".


All he had to do was pick "betray"...


And he'd have 9 points, right?




But...
Phi was Dio's partner...


And her BP was the same as Dio's.
That means she has 9 now as well.




It was 9 the moment we stepped out of the AB Room.


Why didn't you stop Dio from choosing "betray"?


You got the wrong idea, old man. This wasn't just my decision.
We both decided to vote this way.


Is that true?


Yeah. I didn't have a choice.


You didn't...
Because of you, Luna's BP is -1!


So?
What, she's going to die again?
Zero can pump all the poison he wants into her, it's not going to make a difference now.
Besides, her bracelet's already fallen off.


You--!




I believe I heard you cry out "wait" as he headed toward the number nine door.


Are you planning to wait for the rest of us?
Did you just want to get your BP up to 9 to reduce your own risk...?




The only reason I stopped Dio is because I needed to know what someone else voted.


Someone else...?


But that would be...

[Music fades out]




Please direct your attention to the results screen.















Sorry Clover. Please don't be mad.