[Welcome to the Fourth Game]
[The Fourth Game is ‘Capture the Flag’]
[It will be played in a best-of-three format]
[The first team to grab the opposing team’s flag and bring it back to their base within the time limit wins]
It was more straightforward than I thought.
Looking closely at the areas around the flags on both sides, lines were drawn on the floor.
The flags and lines were divided into blue on the left and red on the right.
But Capture the Flag… Aren’t only traditional Korean games included…?
Come to think of it, the first game, Red Light, Green Light, wasn’t that old of a game either.
I was momentarily fooled because I had gotten used to the second and third games.
“Excuse me…! Is some physical contact allowed during the game…?”
One of the participants in the distance raised their hand and asked a question, and the mask in front seemed to hesitate for a moment.
“Some contact is allowed, but violence is still prohibited.”
A growing murmur spread around.
Violence is prohibited in a game that openly encourages physical combat?
I really couldn’t get a grasp on how to play the game.
Now that I think about it, I was curious about what would happen if the time limit ran out.
“Excuse me… What happens if the time runs out?”
“If time expires, it will be treated as a draw and we will move on to the next round.”
Depending on the situation, it could turn into a prolonged battle.
More than that… Without proper physical combat, it was a speed game.
They were so desperate to eliminate the men in the last game, but this time it was flowing in our favor.
Was there some kind of trick…?
“Are there any more questions?”
“…Then we will select the teams randomly.”
Soon after, the masks brought a roulette filled with balls with numbers written on them from afar.
…
[Whirr-]
As the roulette began to stop, I saw two balls rolling out.
“Based on the participants, the teams in the seventh row and the twelfth row, please stand up.”
When the team to our right stood up, I instinctively knew that our team was in the 6th row.
The current number of participants was 449.
Calculating it, there were 89 teams of 5 people and 1 team of 4 people.
Among them, there were about 6 to 7 teams mainly composed of men…
In reality, we could get through this game for free.
That’s a relief.
I wish the remaining eight games would be like this…
“The seventh row should move to the red flag, and the twelfth row should move to the blue flag.”
“We will give you 5 minutes of preparation time.”
[05:00]
“I’ve played this before in Overwatch! Capture the Flag…!”
I turned my head at the whispering and saw it was Participant 320.
I was honestly dumbfounded.
To compare this situation to a game… I don’t understand.
“We’re in a kidnapping situation. Be aware of that.”
“If you take things so seriously, even things that could be solved won’t be!”
“Hehe, besides, I don’t really mind becoming a woman~”
…If that was my mindset, I might be able to approach it lightly too.
But I wanted to go back as a man.
…
[00:00]
[Now, let the game begin]
[Bang!]
The mask in front fired a gun into the ceiling, and the 5-minute timer started again.
[Whirr-]
Along with the timer, three monitors slowly began to descend from the ceiling.
“The rest of the participants can watch the game in real-time through the screens above.”
What kind of technology do they have here…?
From the beginning, it wasn’t the scale of a mere criminal organization that kidnapped us.
No matter how much underground tycoons invested, it didn’t make sense logically.
Maybe the government…?
I decided to stop thinking about it.
[“Haa… Haa…”]
I turned my gaze to the right monitor and saw Participant 63 wearing a red team vest.
It seemed like she was desperate because she had already been eliminated twice.
[Thwack-]
[“Hyaah!?”]
While I was watching the monitor, someone pounced on Participant 63.
Long black hair… More than that, her face was cute, but something was familiar.
[“Because of you… Because of you…! I didn’t even get to use mine properly…!”]
The way she spoke was familiar.
[“Hngh… Who are you to do this…?”]
Ah.
I instinctively knew it was that old man I saw in the first vote.
The one who committed sexual harassment…
[Tap, tap]
“Wow~ Isn’t that quite a sight?”
“Total yuri, total yuri~”
Participant 320 spoke to me, but it didn’t come across well to me.
To be honest, I only felt pity for that old man.
To lose his without even getting to use it properly…
Participant 63 had a lot of resentment towards me in many ways, so it would have been nice if she could have taken revenge this time.
[“W-wait a minute… What are you going to do…? Hnyaa…!♡”]
She… No, he, pressed his hand on Participant 63’s breasts, and a moan escaped.
Participant 63 was blushing as if she was ashamed.
[“I’m going to love you as much as I couldn’t back then…”]
She and Participant 63 continued to entangle, slowly bringing their hands to their important parts.
“…I can’t watch anymore.”
To be honest, it’s disgusting.
I’ve never been good at watching lesbian relationships between women.
But since they were originally men, would it be considered gay?
Anyway, it was still a homosexual relationship.
I really don’t understand what’s so good about watching that kind of thing.
“Ehey~ This guy doesn’t know the taste of TS yuri~”
I felt a little disgusted when Participant 320 said that.
“What’s so good about watching women entangled with each other? They were both originally men.”
“That’s why it’s hot.”
I really didn’t understand.
More than that, I had heard of yuri before, but what is TS?
“By the way, what is TS?”
“You don’t even know that? It’s an abbreviation for Transsexual, when a man transitions into a woman.”
Shit.
I was openly tricked because it was written as ‘TS Game’ on the name tag from the beginning.
If I had known what TS was from the beginning, I wouldn’t have come to a place like this…
My anger gauge kept building up.
I feel like I’ve developed intermittent explosive disorder since coming here.
[“Hnyaa…!♡ Stop…! Not there…!”]
I could regain my senses as moaning sounds continued to come from the monitor.
But this time, I was filled with disgust.
“Hey… I can’t watch this kind of thing. Why is someone who used to be a man doing that…”
“Participant 456 will only know if you become a woman and experience it yourself?”
Participant 320 definitely lacked a lot of tact.
…I wanted to hit him, but I barely held back.
[Beep-]
[The first round has ended]
[Both teams, please return to your respective flags]
While I was focused on the conversation with Participant 320, it seemed like the blue team had won.
It seemed that they were allowing at least holding others back.
Although the possibility was low, if we were to face a male team, we had to move strategically in advance.
…I should think about a scenario in advance for this round.
…
[Beep-]
[The second round has ended]
[The game has ended with the Blue Team’s victory]
While I was thinking, the first round ended.
If it’s the blue team… Ah, Participant 63 was eliminated.
I secretly felt good.
The person who wanted to play the game so much has already been eliminated for the third time.
Hehe.
“Then we will continue with the team selection.”
[Whirr-]
As the mask finished speaking, the balls inside the roulette began to roll again.
Each round seemed to take 15 to 20 minutes.
We have to do 44 more rounds.
I wondered how they managed the time here.
“…Based on the participants, the 6th row and the 21st row, please stand up.”
Although it was only a slight possibility, there was a high chance that it would become a battle of stamina in the later rounds.
That was fortunate.
[Shuffle…]
First, I had to figure out who the opposing team was.
There was a little anxiety, but I slowly began to turn my gaze.
‘Huh…?’
Seongho…?
My body froze for a moment.
“Except for the two men, everyone else is a woman, so it seems like we can easily win this game?”
Participant 320 spoke to me, but I couldn’t let my guard down.
If Seongho was the opponent… There was a possibility that he would fight with a strategy that was a higher version of ours.
In other words, it was a battle of wits.
Seongho and Yujin also seemed to turn a little pale when they saw my face.
Even so, it was a 1 in 87 chance…
“The sixth row should move to the red flag, and the twenty-first row should move to the blue flag.”
“Preparation time is 5 minutes.”
[05:00]
…
When I went towards the red flag, team vests of various sizes were piled up around.
[Please wear a vest that fits your size]
“Still, the opponent has three women, so let’s win easily~”
Participant 320 said casually while wearing a vest, but Participant 281 still had a serious face.
Participant 281 seemed to know that the opponent was not easy to deal with, just like me.
“…Let’s not let our guard down until the end. Even though there is a former winner among the opponents, there is still a difference in physique.”
“Let’s go with a speed strategy of 1 defender and 4 attackers.”
Participant 281 said that, but he still seemed to be underestimating the opponent.
As someone who had been by Seongho’s side throughout the game, he was not a man to be taken lightly.
“…Let’s go with 3 defenders.”
“What~ Is the usual trashy loser scared?”
But Participant 1, who had been bullying me, soon became quiet, perhaps realizing my serious expression.
“…Participant 456, if 107 is that good, then I’ll trust Participant 456.”
Participant 72 said, and I quietly nodded.
“Then I’ll follow Participant 456’s strategy too.”
I had to come up with a strategy that was one step above Seongho’s.
In that respect, there was a considerable burden.
If I made even a slight mistake… I would be eliminated.
…
[00:00]
[Now, let the game begin]
[Bang!]