As Kaley and I took our spot, the rest couldn't help but give us knowing glances but a select few—Cynthia and the twins—were about to take off and make do with my rubber counterpart that Tatiana was already regarding as a national treasure. However, Kaley was still a little frisky after our short ti with ourselves, and she was sticking to even closer than before.
I didn't mind Kaley leaning against with all her weight but it's just that the next ga piqued my interest, and this ti, I had to participate.
With that said, the third ga was hosted by a younger guy— maybe around the sa age as , and he had long silver hair on a ponytail and a darker skin tone. Instead of wearing sothing fancy like everyone else who hosted the gas, he was simply wearing baggy shorts, a ssy tank top, and tal-plated boots that were high-cut.
Furthermore, the watch-like device on his right wrist seed to be custom-made and even the earpiece he was wearing was different.
But judging from the crowd's reaction, like — no one seed to know who the fuck this guy was.
However, he still looked at the cara with a forced smile before speaking at a lower volu.
[Tsk— I didn't want to do this but— Fuck, I'm not supposed to say that— Ah. Apologies, Mr. Cuervo— Y-Yes, I'm sorry! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!]
'...'
The whole place was quiet but everyone grimaced when a screeching feedback assaulted our ears, and it seed to be caused by the different earpiece our host was wearing. With that said, another person wheeled in a cart that had the sa watch-like devices on his arm but I couldn't tell how much they were because they were piled on top of one another.
[S-Sorry about that— Anyway, I'm Jericho and I'll be the host for the third ga— *cough* *cough* To begin, umm~ I'm gonna need umm~ How many did I— Right… I made around thirty right here but to give the family with the fewer numbers— Ishi— Ishigaki, Izanagi— Ah! Ishiyama! That's it, u-umm— We'll let them decide how many mbers they want to participate.
After that, since everyone else had a bunch of people co, we'll keep it as even as possible. So, Ishiyama Family, how many are participating?]
At this point, everyone's eyes were on but I glanced at my group briefly before I let out a chuckle.
"One. Just —"
[Huh?! A-Are you sure?!]
"Yep."
[A-Alright… fine… Very well…]
My group wasn't even able to react when I declared that I would be the only one participating blindly in the third ga, and it was already too late when Nikolas spoke up.
"Wha— Are you serious?! By yourself?!"
Cynthia added, "Y-Yeah! You should've said two or three at least!"
"I wanted to go with you…"
" too!"
" as well!"
"You gotta be kidding , bro…"
"Well, Nikolas said we need to conserve our strength, right? Trust ."
"..."
All sorts of worries and complaints assaulted my ears but my attention was shifted to Quinn when she decided not to participate. She let Number 8— Dave, pick out their team mbers and she casually took a bottle of Jimmy's Cervezas and a couple of tacos and started snacking right next to us.
"You're not going?"
"Nope. Fuck that kid."
"You know him?"
"Yeah… he used to be a prospect but Mr. Cuervo took him in. He's… He's… Let's just say he's a little special while being a little fucked in the head."
"Huh? What do you an?"
"Hah! You'll see soon."
I was still trying to figure out what Quinn was trying to say before Jericho's words ca out of the speakers once again. At this point, the other families were still in the middle of choosing which mber to co down but he started to explain a few things.
[U-Umm, if you're done choosing your mbers, I'll have them gather by the stage so we could fit them with my bracelets, and ah— just to be on the safe side, please choose mbers without heart problems or sothing…]
As soon as he said that, I imdiately stopped in my tracks— the sa with everyone else on the viewing platforms, but Quinn was already grinning like I'm gonna be going through the nine circles of hell. However, even if I was given a little surprise, that was actually a hint about the ga we were about to play.
[Right… Where is Enrique by the way? He told he'd help with my— hey… can you please call for him— Ah— Right, he could hear from the speakers… Enrique~ C're for a bit so I could explain the rules.]
I only took a few monts to get inside the play area and be right next to the stage with the other participants but when Enrique appeared on stage, no one expected him to be bound by ropes. To top it off, he was pleading for his life and between cries of help, he managed to say a verse or two to Tatiana which was obviously picked up by the microphones.
However, he never got so quiet when the 'bracelet' was attached to him and Jericho smiled genuinely.
[Hehehe… Nice and tight… Anyway, I didn't have much ti to prepare a unique ga so why don't we just play sothing really easy? Oh! Right~ I gotta show you guys how the bracelet works—]
Everyone else was casually watching Jericho stumble his way into a proper explanation of the rules when it happened.
*KRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR*
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH~!!! WHAT THE FUCKKKKKKKKKK~!!!"
It only took a couple of seconds but Enrique suddenly jolted up like he got electrocuted by a yellow pocket monster or a green-haired baby from hell. Well, he literally was fucking lit up by a dozen or so voltages of electricity and everyone else that joined unconsciously took a step back.
[Enrique, calm down~ calm—]
"WHAT DO YOU AN CALM DOWN?! YOU FUCKIN LIT UP AND YOU TELL TO CALM DOWN?!"
[Enrique~ You're not letting finish… The more you are agitated, the stronger the electricity would be. I'm wearing the sa thing, right? Watch.]
As soon as he said that, we heard a very short crackle that ca from Jericho's bracelet, but on the contrary, it only made him flinch before his expression turned to normal. However, right when he finished his own demonstration, he turned to Enrique with the sa smile.
[See? Let's try again.]
"WHAT?! TRY WHAT AGAIN—"
*KRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR*
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH~!!! WHAT THE FUCK?! I'M GONNA SMACK YOU WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE, YOU LITTLE SHIT!"
[See? It's lower actually—]
"YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE!!! I'M GONNA—"
*KRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR*
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH~!!! WHY'D YOU TURN IT ON AGAIN?!"
[I told you to calm down, didn't I? It actually went a little higher! If you get really, really, really agitated, it might kill ya. Be careful.]
Like and the rest of the participants, everyone from the viewing platforms was fucking speechless, and I fucking swear Enrique was starting to sll like cooked bacon. However, he kept shouting at the top of his lungs as he was getting electrocuted and it surprised and amazed how high the output of the bracelets were even after several dozen electrocutions.
It's just that Quinn's cryptic ssage was confird in the best/worst way possible, whichever wau I might look at it.
With that said, Enrique was eventually sent off almost lifeless and even I felt the chill when Jericho turned to us sacrifices— err, players.
[Alright, now that you know how the bracelets work, it's ti to put them on! Don't worry, it won't work until the ga starts so you won't get cooked while I'm explaining the rules… I think. Let's start with the Ishiyama Family. Ooh! Nice tats. Co on up and receive your bracelet please!]
As I ca up on stage, the whole place was still eerily quiet because everyone else was fucking afraid of the guy in front of . Looking at his expression, he seed like he had a few screws loose but to be completely honest, the bracelet was a fine piece of work. He was the one who picked up a bracelet from the pile and put it on , and he never looked so proud when it went 'online'.
[There you go! Fully charged and ready for action!]
"T-Thanks…"
[Next!]
In all honesty., I was a little terrified when the bracelet was put on but when he started explaining the rules, a smile ford on my face and it was getting wider and wider with each passing second.
[The ga we will be playing is my version of Red Light, Green Light but aside from wearing those bracelets, I added a few more twists.]
[The first one is that I'm gonna be a little~ tricky and the other one will be maddening… for larger mbers. You'll find that out once we start, heh.]
The host in front of was one crazy motherfucker but he was starting to grow on .
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