Chapter 29 – Merciless Rimu – Part 1
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Rimu, Riku, Nia, and Kouta sit in Nia's living room to play.

In front of them, is a table with a board game Kouta had prepared. The four of them read the instruction carefully before they started.

                                                       
                                                       
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The Rule

Rule:

  1. Each player represented by a piece.
  2. Players take turn clockwise to throw the dice.
  3. Players move the piece to the tiles according to the number appeared in the dice.
  4. Some of the tiles have special effect to give player an advantage or disadvantage.
  5. Each player started with $10000. Player could buy items in the shop (tile marked with ).
  6. Player could use items they bought at the shop to give them an advantage or attack their enemies.
  7.  Player could build hotels in the hotel marked tile () and player who step on that tile will be forced to pay the rent.
  8. Each player started with 100% health. It can decreased by other player's attack.
  9. Player could refill their health in the hospital (tile marked with ) with $100 per 10% health.
  10.  If the health reaches 0, the player will be forced to spawn at the nearest hospital, $1000 is deducted.
  11. Player who have minus balance will forced to run in the "circle of poverty" (the looping grey tile).
  12. Player who fall into "circle of poverty", they will keep running in the circles until they step on the exit tile.
  13. If the player who fall into "circle of poverty" via debt, they can't exit until their debt is cleared.
  14. The first player reached the goal is the winner.

Special Rule:

  • To shorten the time, 2 dice will be used.
  • The player who get a pair of same number could choose to take extra turn.

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Finished reading the rule, they put the book and place their own pieces.

Nia: "Hmm, which one shall I use... Ah!! This one is cute! I will take this one."

Kouta: "I'll take Red!"

Nia took a time to choose before she decides to grab the pink one, Kouta took the red piece, Riku silently took the brown piece. Rimu got hesitated but the next moment she choose the green one.

"The first turn... Let's start from Rimu-chan." Kouta suggested.

"Eh? Is it okay?" Rimu looked at the three asking their confirmation.

"Yes, go ahead, Rimu-chan." Nia nodded.

"No objection." Riku added.

Well, since no one raises any objection, she throw the dice.

♠♠♠

 

Rimu's Turn

HP: ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️
Money: $10.000


(1 + 1)

Rimu moved her piece by 2 steps and her piece stepped on a tile with hotel mark. Now she has three choices to take.

You have stepped into Fuji Mountain.
This is a great place for vacation and sightseeing.

You pay for lodging at the hotel.
($150 per green hotel and $1.000 per red hotel. Exempted if the hotel is yours).
  • Build Green hotel ($500/building) Profit per turn $10
  • Build Red hotel ($2.000/building) Profit per turn $250
  • Do Nothing.

Evil grin appeared in Rimu's face. "Fufu... I build 5 red hotels in this tile." With that said, Rimu grabbed 5 red hotel token and placed it to the tile and put all her money to the banker.

$10000 -> $0

Her decision surprised everyone. Their doubt was unfounded, because currently Rimu has 0 money. It only requires $1 to make her balance minus and throw her to the "circle of poverty". To get out from there is extremely difficult since she have to rely on luck.

'It's still the first turn and she already used all her money!? Does she have a suicidal thought?'

'Too reckless!'

Besides, the possibility to hit that tile is extremely low. Either you have to obtain the score 1-1, or the total sum of 10.

"Ri... Rimu-chan? Why you used all your money? You'll go bankrupt, you know?" Nia anxiously said.

"Yeah, Nia-chan is right. You should reconsider it carefully before making a move." Kouta also warned her.

"Hmm? Oh, this? Don't worry, I know what I do."

However, Rimu ignored all the gaze and keep on doing her business.

'This is called investing! Perhaps this is still a foreign concept for 5th grade. But investing should be done as early as possible... As for the risk, there is no danger in the next 10 tiles anyway. So, it's totally safe.'

Her turn wasn't over yet. Because she got a pair of same number, she could take an extra turn.


(2 + 4)

Rimu moved her piece 6 steps and landed on the $ marked tile (Shop). Unfortunately she has spent all her money so she couldn't buy anything.

"Ah crap, I should have left some... Now I have no money to spend..." Rimu sighed.

Looking at his sister, Riku shakes his head helplessly.

This girl is a spendthrift!

He takes note in his heart, 'Must not let her manage money in the future.'

"Turn End!"

Rimu ended her turn.

Riku's Turn

HP: ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️
Money: $10.000


(2 + 3)

Riku moved his piece 5 steps. He landed up on the marked tile.

There is a diamond mine.
For $5.000, you got a right to manage a diamond mine, you will gain 1 per turn.
 
  • You can sell to the shop for $1000 each.
  • You can sell this mine for $5000.
  • 50% Penalty if you sell outside the shop.

"Hmm, not bad for starter. I'll buy this diamond mine."

$10.000 -> $5.000
⛏: 1  : 1

Now, Riku earns $1,000 worth of passive income for every turn. That is if he manages to step on a tile marked with a shop to sell the diamond.

But even if he doesn't, he can still sell the diamond at any time with a 50% penalty. Except for an emergency fund, he will keep the diamond as is.

 

"Turn End!"

Riku looked satisfied.

Nia's Turn

HP: ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️
Money: $10.000


(2 + 1)

"One... two... three...! Let's see..."

You encounter a mad dog in the road, fortunately it didn't chase you.
However, you have to take a detour. Skip next turn.

"Fueh?! What is this...? Stupid dog!" Nia pouted in anger.

She didn't expect to step on bad tiles in her first turn. A mere dog dared to block her path? If this is happened in real life she could instantly call animal shelter.

As expected, cats is better than dogs!

Kouta laughed at Nia's bad luck.

"Hahaha! My condolences, Nia-chan. Just wait there and watch my brilliant move!"

As he said that, he throw the dice.

"Hey! I haven't said Turn End... oh whatever!"

Nia sighed.

Kouta's Turn

HP: ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️
Money: $10.000


(5 + 5)

Kouta moved his piece 10 steps.

You ride a wrong train during your trip and got lost.
Move to tile 3

Tile 3 = Rimu's 5 red hotels.

You have stepped into Fuji Mountain. This is a great place for vacation and sightseeing.
You pay for lodging at the hotel.
($150 per green hotel and $1.000 per red hotel. Exempted if the hotel is yours).
  • Build Green hotel ($500/building) Profit per turn $10
  • Build Red hotel ($2.000/building) Profit per turn $250
  • Do Nothing.

Based on the rule, Kouta has to pay Rimu 5 x $1.000. His money instantly cut by half.

Kouta: $10.000 -> $5.000
Rimu: $0 -> $5.000

"Pffffft."

Rimu, Riku and Nia desperately holds their laugh. Kouta's face turned ugly. Just a while ago he laughed Nia, but at the next moment he got slapped by his own luck.

"Not yet! I got a pair so my turn has not over yet!"

Kouta grit his teeth and throw the dice once more.


(6 + 1)

"Heh, eight! One... two... three... Wut!?"

Kouta didn't continue his words. His eyes like a dead fish as he looked to the tile where his piece would end up.

You ride a wrong train during your trip and got lost.
Move to tile 3

Tile 3 = Rimu's 5 red hotels -> Pay $5.000

Another $5.000 lost!

Kouta: $5.000 -> $0
Rimu: $5.000 -> $10.000

"Ahahahaha.... Oh crap, my insides hurt." Riku couldn't hold his laugh any longer.

"Pfff... Yes, that was a brilliant move, indeed..." Nia holds her stomach with tears.

Kouta looked at Rimu's direction. He could see her face become weird with crooked smile, trying her best to hold her laugh as well. Suddenly, he understood something as his expression hardened.

'Does Rimu-chan already expected this to happen? Too frightening! (゚Д゚)

This is Rimu-chan I'm talking about, one or two dirty trick is not too surprising!'

Kouta shakes his head in denial, 'Nah... The game and the dice is prepared personally by me, and I throw the dice with my own hand. When she had the time to cheat? This is just a coincidence... That's it!'

"Turn End."

Without any choice, Kouta ended his turn.

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