Yuto regains consciousness.......but it's difficult to assess the situation.
　Shaking his head, he gets up from the cushions on the tattered tatami mats.
　When I turned my eyes to my surroundings, I saw that the human outsiders were sitting in three rows, as they were at the beginning, concentrating on us.

''Huh?''

　As Yuto was scowling, the winning girl came out, smiled, and pushed White, who was hiding behind her, forward.
　

''Brother I'm sorry. I...........

　Apparently, he's referring to what he said earlier about popping Yuto with his slippers.
　As his consciousness becomes clearer, Yuto feels strange.
　This is because they were trying to get rid of him who was going to come to move into this house.
　If that was the case, they could have thrown him outside, or even taken his life as is.
　However, right now, in front of me is a slumped shoulder, looking down at white, with the winning girl next to him working on him. Sally also put her hand on White's shoulder, looking worried. Susan, too, is gazing at us with a slight but worried look.
　This was also surprising to Yuto.

　As far as I could see from the beginning, all of them had the feeling that they were doing whatever they wanted. In fact, the discussion just now was so rough that it was impossible to get it out of the way.
　However, the appearance of these people, who are worried about White, are like good friends and sisters.
　It's not just a matter of time before you're able to get your hands on a new one.
　However, perhaps because he was aware that he had given such a shock, White made his body small and sat upright.
　Indeed, if it was an ordinary person........well......it would have been an instant death.......

''Mr. White,''

Yes.....

　White is hunkered down and a bit teary.

''Well don't worry about it so much.''

What?

　White looked up in surprise. At the same time, a white triangle of ears peeked out of his head.
　Yuto (Huh?　(My ears...what incarnation is this?) but I keep talking.

'I'm not mad at all. And I don't think it was any wonder that Mr. White was surprised...... And even though I look like this, I'm surprisingly sturdy, so I'm fine!

　He said, and Yuto showed him a smile.
　White listened as he hurriedly pressed his ears as they came out. Then, wiping his eyes lightly.......White finally smiled.
　Seeing this, Yuto nodded happily, and both the winsome girl and Sally's expressions calmed down at the exchange. Susan stared at Gee and Yuto.
　And the outsiders behind the winning girl and the others were all staring at Yuto as if they were surprised and seeing something strange.

''Yes!　So, let's get back to the story. We've come a long way, but your brother wants to live in this house. We're not going to vacate it. I guess that's the way it is now!

I think most of the detour was due to the winning girl...

There!

You're through.

　But even Yuto was brought back to reality thanks to that winning girl's story.
　........The problem is still not solved at all.

''So, brother. I have a suggestion, would you like to play a game with us?

What, game?

Yeah. It's simple, whoever wins that gets to live in the house. ...I don't know...?

　It was a sudden suggestion, but Yuto thought about it calmly.
　It is true that it was impossible to discuss it in the first place. Maybe it would be better and easier to understand if we played a game or a competition.

(Depends on the content........ If we were to decide the game in battle, we are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. But in any case, we can't just go home like this.......)

...What was the game?

　The winning girl smiles with a grin.

''We, you know, have a traditional game to smooth out any disputes. That's........the competition to bring in the selections!

　The winning girl said cheerfully.

""Geeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

　The outsiders around them all let out a voice that resembled a scream.

''The Warring States Party?''

'Let me explain!　It's a game where the first one to bring in a mutually selected item faster wins. Oh, one-on-one, of course. You write the name of the object you want on ten pieces of paper, put them in a box, and then you each pull one of the pieces of paper from the box. It's a simple game where you have to bring the object you're writing on the paper before the other person does. When we play, we don't limit ourselves to a certain distance, but this time we'll limit ourselves to the city of Saiji.

It's like a... dynamic scavenger hunt...

'Of course, you don't know what you're going to pull off, but you're going to write half of it yourself, so you can't write something too simple. Of course, you don't know what you're going to pull out, but you're writing half of it yourself, so you can't write something too easy, unless you think about the risk of your opponent pulling out. The trick is to write something that is advantageous for you, but not so easy for the other person.

　Yuto wonders what to do. It's not a bloody rule. I might as well take it. But fairness is the issue. As long as that is not guaranteed, I can't accept it.
　As if she read Yuto's thoughts, Winsome suggests it.

''Hmph. Well then, specially, it's fine for your brother to draw that paper, both ours and your brother's. The box can be the one your brother prepared for you, too. We can trust you with this one, right?

　Yuto certainly thinks that if that's the case........
　The only other risk would be to bring out an opponent with exploration abilities and win without it.

''If there is a person with exploration ability over there, we are at a huge disadvantage, but.......''

Yes, but that also depends on your strategy. Well, I won't be sending anyone with that kind of ability this time. You'll have to trust me on this one, but it's true. I swear to you, I'm proud of us.

　Yuto listens in silence.

I forgot to mention it, but basically it's okay to use your ability. However, I want you to be objective in what you write. This is an extreme example, but if it's [the pencil that A-kun used two years ago], it's difficult to judge, right?　In this case, I want it to be no more than [A-kun's pencil]. And you can write a person's name, but this time I want you to take into account that it's limited to this town. For example, you can write 【B's favorite person】 or 【C's grandmother】, but if that target person isn't in this town, the game won't work.

(Is that obvious? But still, depending on what's being written, it sounds like it's going to be trivial........ Hmmm, but even if I think about it, I'll have to take the odds...)

Are you sure you want to do this?

I don't want to get out.

I don't like it either.

'I mean, this rule was decided by the winning girl when she got drunk. When did this become a tradition...?

　There are some points of concern, such as.........

........I understand. I'll take that challenge. I don't have anywhere else to go. I don't care what happens, I have to live in this house.

　Winning girl looks extremely happy to hear that she is going to take the contest.

''Yes!　It's settled. So, who's out of here then?

　They all turn away from each other when the winning girl looks over at her friends.
　

''Oh?　Susan's going to do it. Done!　Then you write ten cards of your choice, brother. I'll be the judge.

　The winning girl produced twenty sheets of paper and handed ten of them to us, and while handing the remaining ten to Susan, she was talking about something private.