Day 4
Kuya grips the ferry’s railings, staring down into the water. Ryunosuke had taken his own life. It was just him and Sakura now.
He reaches into his back pocket, producing the map Shun had punched holes into. He opens it wide, examining the locations. There was money concealed in three more locations between here and Tokyo. But what was the point now?
Sakura tugs at his sleeve. “Where are we going?”
He glances down at her, then back to the map. He sighs and retreats across the deck, back to where he and Ryunosuke’s backpacks sit. Between them, they had fifty million yen. There was still another one hundred and fifty thousand more buried underground.
’I could always call the police. Tip them off that I’ve found the kid,’ he thinks to himself,
’then I could just stop at Osaka instead of travelling all the way to Tokyo.’
He glances around before beginning to transfer the money from Ryunosuke’s bag into his own. He stashes the map inside too, then hoists it up over his shoulder.
“Sakura,” Kuya says.
Her eyes are like steel. He hesitates.
“You’re thinking of leaving me behind, aren’t you?”
A lump forms in his throat. “N-No.”
“I know you don’t like me.”
“I don’t
not like you. I just don’t… like you.”
“That’s the same thing, you dummy,” Sakura says.
“Hey, respect your elders!”
The boat jerks. Sakura tumbles. Kuya lunges forward and grabs her, then barely manages to grasp onto the side before the force of the jolt sends them overboard. Two other passengers aren’t so lucky, falling over the railings. Green blood flows to the surface.
As he watches the other passengers floundering, Kuya remembers why they began this journey: he, Ryunosuke, Shun, and Ataru. It was to save Ataru’s daughter, Chiharu. All it would take is the amount of money he is already carrying in his rucksack.
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Citizen fell overboard.
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Citizen fell overboard.
You have until the end of Day 4 to vote a candidate for the lynch.
Day 4 will end 11pm BST (6pm EST) on Thursday 10th July.
Apologises for yesterday. I was too tired to stay up.