Kakegurui (2017) s01e09 Episode Script

1 It was always what I aspired to.
My dream! Someday, for sure, I'll walk on it, too.
Someday for sure! THE GIRL WHO DREAMS At last, it's time for the "Top Idol Match 'Of Course You Can' Battle!" Our two contestants will try their hand at a variety of games! The winner of each round gets the right to mark one space in this grid vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.
The first to mark three in a row will be the winner! These are the nine games! Each one is designed to test your qualities as an idol! Let's see you bring your idol A-game to this fight! As would only be fitting for our academy, this selection process is also a gamble! The funds secured for this event amount to 50 million yen.
And it's winner take all! Now, then who will emerge victorious, I wonder? Let's start this competition! Yeah! Yumeko Why would you do that? This is most likely the surest way to get access to the president.
What she said What does Yumeko see in all this, exactly? Yumemi will roll the dice and determine the first game! Okay! There! Number four! One-on-one Vocal Face-off! First, you're going to roll these black and white dice.
Black indicates the tens' place.
White, the ones' place.
We have 100 people in the audience! SEAT NUMBER 24 We've marked your tickets with a number from zero to 99.
The audience member who's chosen will lend us a smartphone, so we can install a voice evaluator app.
- This is fairer than I thought it'd be.
- All right, the smartphone is ready.
Okay! Yumemi, come on! All right! Please listen to my song "Pure Love Poker"! SCORING IN PROGRESS! Eighty-five points.
Now, that's quite a high score.
Eighty-five, huh? How did I do in the scoring system of your hearts? You get a score of 1.
2 million! Next singer! Yumeko, come on! Right! I'm going to sing, then.
"Aogeba Toutoshi.
" Ninety-eight points! There we have it! Another high score! That's 85 vs.
98! The winner of game number one is Yumeko! Now, then, which space will you mark? The center one, please.
Yumeko, that was so amazing! I'm honored to be complimented by a professional of the trade! I need to be on my toes! Yeah, right.
Truth is, you don't have a prayer of winning any of these nine games! If I really bring it, there's no way I could lose to an amateur like you.
You're going to regret that you ever disparaged my dreams! You'll sleep with execs and finish your career in porn.
I'll see to that.
You're going to be the foil who highlights my integrity! I'm going to squeeze every last drop of your life! Is she actually in trouble? That must be Yumemite's professionalism.
She's making it look like a heated rivalry to get everybody fired up.
It's going according to the script? But, you know, the one time you think everything's going your way, things tend to go spectacularly wrong behind the scenes, right? I'm prepared for every contingency.
Just shut up and watch.
Now, then who's being made to think that everything's going as planned? I wonder which one.
There! Number nine! Game number five will be Extreme Old Maid! This game of Old Maid will be played with only one joker and two aces.
A test of your acting skills, tactical skills, and of course, your luck, as you lure your opponent towards the Old Maid.
Who will be victorious? Since I'm the host, I'll take the joker first.
Here, Yumeko! I'm going to lose this game on purpose.
That will give Yumeko two match points.
Then I'm going to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat with two straight wins! In other words, I'm going to create drama! In order to hand Yumeko the victory, I've folded the edge of the joker.
You can't tell if it was intentional.
There's no way that you wouldn't notice.
Draw it! That will give you the win, and then you'll lose in mind-blowing fashion! So, it's just as I expected, then? She drew an ace on her first try! Yumeko wins! - Upper right-hand corner, please.
- Whoa! That's double match point! All right! That's a big deal! Yumemi No! What am I gonna do? Who can take their eyes off these games now? Yumemi's back is against the wall! Can she possibly come from behind to win? Will Yumeko manage to hold on to her lead? All right, the fateful game number six will start right after these commercials! "OF COURSE YOU CAN" BATTLE! All right! Looks like our two contestants completed a wardrobe change during the break.
Yumemi.
Wow! Now, that's cute! You guys! Thanks for cheering me on! I'm gonna do my best, okay? Next, we have Whoa! Now, who would've thought? You look cute, but I wish I could've seen you in costume.
Well, I feel most comfortable in what I'm accustomed to.
Let's move on! Yumeko, please roll the dice to determine what game number six will be.
All right.
And that fateful game is number five! It's the "Know Your Fans" game! You'll choose an audience member with a roll of the dice and guess that person's birthday month! If neither of your answers is correct, the closest guess wins! Come on.
You can only win by dumb luck.
It's perfect.
I'm going to unload two straight wins.
How do I know? Because I remember every single one of my fans' birthdays! I can't mess this up! That's why I inflated ticket prices and made sure only fan club members could get in.
I know all the student council members' birthdays, as well.
You're going down, Yumeko Jabami! Just as I thought, this is the only game I have a chance of winning.
We have a three in the tens' place! After seeing how everything transpired, I'm certain now.
Ordinarily, I wouldn't have a chance to win any of these contests.
But that's not how it turned out.
In other words what you chose instead was to make this gamble exciting.
No wonder you're a top idol.
Thanks to you, I now have a shot at winning.
Now, then let's get our gambling freak on.
Thirty-one! The person with a 31! Crap! It's me? What? What? Who Who the hell are you? Oh, Mary! I totally lucked out! Don't tell me this girl can manipulate dice? Why are there people not in my fan club here? By coincidence? By mistake? But that's not possible.
I'm pretty sure this is exactly what Yumeko had in mind.
Yumeko saw through my attempts to fabricate my precarious situation, rolled the dice, chose this "Know Your Fans" game, and picked someone she knew out of this audience.
How was she able to do that? There's only one answer.
The moment she read the event proposal, Yumeko charted her path to victory! Yumemite, I understand how you must be feeling.
Suspicion, rage, despair You must be ready to scream right now.
I understand completely.
However, let's wait until this contest, this gamble, is over to let it all out! All right? Now, please try to guess the birthday month of audience member number 31.
How should I know what that girl's birthday month could be? Yumemite, you have a frantic look in your eyes.
Hey, she just wrote six.
The answer is June! Hold up.
Is she really that stupid? I can't believe she'd make that kind of mistake.
She showed me on purpose! But why? She could've written nine to make sure that I put down six and avoid playing to a draw! It's also possible that that's how she's tricking me.
But if she's taking such a huge gamble on whether I realize she's flipped the card she'd be better off not giving me any info from the start! The answer is September! No doubt about it! We have our answers! Are you ready? This is certainly something to look forward to, isn't it? One of these cards will mark the end of one of our lives.
Oh, please! You're scaring me! Don't say such ominous things! All right, you two, together, now! Show your cards! June! Did I overanalyze it? Or did she foresee that I would read that much into it? All right, 31, when's your birthday? It's March 8th.
That means that since her guess was closer, Yumeko wins! - And of course, you'll be filling in - The top square, please.
Three in a row! Yumeko's win has decided this contest! All right! Yumemi Why? I don't know what you're trying to do.
What do you mean, March? Then why did you put down a six? If I'd gone with my gut feelings, you might've lost, you know! Well, I had no idea when Mary's birthday was.
My only fear was that you'd put down the same number as me.
A tie would've been the same as drawing dead, and that would've been lame.
As long as I can gamble, I'm happy.
I would've been satisfied with anything but a draw.
Then the reason I lost was because I was just out of luck? Just luck.
There's nothing wrong with that! The absurdity of being helpless to do anything of your own will.
That right there is the essence of gambling, after all.
That was an enjoyable gambling session! Now, then how about handing over my winnings? We'll pay you the 50 million yen.
No, more if that's what you want.
But is there any way to stop you from disclosing that recording? If you play it Yumemi's future will be over.
Is that how you feel, Yumemite? - Play the recording.
- Yumemi! What are you saying? My dream can never be realized unless I'm also blessed with luck.
If I'm losing at this level, it's not a dream that will ever come true.
I've had enough.
I do like your resolve.
- What's going on? - What's wrong with Yumemi? Are they fighting? Yumemi, you're really sure about this? Yes.
They're ugly, but that's okay.
That means they're spending money on me instead of their own looks.
But why the hell are they dancing like madmen at my concerts? If you've got time to dance, listen to my songs! Why the hell are you sweating more than I am? Stop trying to shake my hand when yours is sweaty! It's disgusting! Hey, this voice is it Yumemi? She sounds totally different than she usually does.
Guys, listen to me.
That's the real me you just heard.
What I was really thinking.
This is who I really am.
I'm sorry for deceiving you all this time.
And And I want to thank you for cheering me on till now.
It's all over.
My dreams, my aspirations, everything I've built up as an idol It's all over.
My life had no meaning whatsoever.
Yumemi, we love you! We don't care how you feel about us, Yumemi! We didn't fall in love with you because you love us back! We just love you, Yumemi! That's right! I wanna contine rooting for you, Yumemi! I still love you, Yumemi! It's a relief to hear you speak your mind! Don't give up, Yumemi! Encore! You guys! You guys, thank you! As long as you keep cheering me on, I'll continue being an idol! Yumemi, we love you! Hold up a second.
It's like everything got smoothed over.
But this is That's right.
It's not over yet.
After all, the culprit who set up Yumemi still hasn't been convicted.
Today's gamble involved a struggle over a certain fan letter.
The culprit who sent this discarded letter to me anonymously is still out there.
Yumemi decided to continue with her career as an idol, so no harm, no foul.
But one misstep, and she would've had to retire immediately.
There's no way I can forgive the person who set up Yumemi.
She's right! Who put Yumemi into such a tight spot? - That's right! - Show yourself! Yumemi, can you think of anybody? No.
Oh, crap, this thing is starting to escalate.
I have someone in mind! It's my dream to make Yumemi's dream come true! I just can't forgive the culprit who trampled over our dream! I've already spilled my guts about everything, and my fans have accepted it.
There's absolutely no merit in revealing the culprit now.
But our dream is our pride.
This is a matter of pride.
I can't rest unless we settle this! Come to think of it, I guess I do have someone in mind.
Not that I'm saying it's definitely him but I'd like to hear what he has to say.
student council accountant Kaede Manyuda! That's right! He set up this event in the first place! Filling this venue with fan club members should've ensured our victory! The only one who could've made it all fall apart for us is Manyuda! You're a wanted man, Manyuda! Manyuda! You Just shut up.
They won't settle down unless I go down there.
All right, listen up, everyone.
What they just said is pure speculation, nothing more.
I have nothing to be ashamed of.
As someone who aspires to be student council president, I'll gladly stake my position! What? That's quite an interesting statement to make.
Innocent until proven guilty.
You have no proof.
Oh, that doesn't matter at all.
Proof? This isn't a trial.
Never mind that.
Why don't we settle this by gambling? We'll each stake our respective claims.
The views of the winner will prevail.
That's how this academy operates.
Now, then, Manyuda Declined.
You think a student council member like myself would just comply with these idiotic accusations? What can you possibly do? A gamble can only be established between those of equal standing.
Know your place, you house pet! If you don't want to do it, it can't be helped.
MITTENS Let's have an official match! - There's no limit to your bet.
- I told you! - The odds are against Yumeko.
- How did it come to this? - Showdown! - Game over.
And you're done too.
EPISODE 10: THE GIRL WHO CHOOSES