Chapter 2: Ludia Value 2
In the meantime, they served us food……that I didn't understand, and it wasn't very tasty, but it filled my stomach, so I decided to go to bed anyway…….Women and men are in the same prison, but naturally the girls clustered together and the boys gathered nearby.
“Yuta……I wonder what my Ludia value is.”
“What the heck, Haranishi, you're quick to accept the situation…….”
“You know, the higher the value, the better the treatment.”
While I was having such a conversation with Yuji Haranishi, a relatively good friend of mine in class, the rich and slightly pretentious Mamoru Mikage unusually entered our conversation.
“Well, I'm pretty sure my numbers are high……”
“Are you sure about that, Mikage?……”
“In the event you're not sure what your Ludia value is, you can't fool the intrinsic qualities of a person. In this class, I think it's me or the girl, Yuki Shirayuki.”
I don't know what the basis of Mikage's confidence is, but for some reason I agree with him that Yuki Shirayuki is expensive.
And the next day, we were made to stand in a line, one by one, on a strange round wooden machine…….
The first one is Ren Iwanami from the soccer team, who is very athletic. …… When Iwanami stood on the round board, the man who was checking something in front of the machine shouted, "I'm sorry, but I'm not sure what it is.”
"Twelve thousand, that's over ten thousand Highlanders!”
As he said this, the people around him began to rustle…….
"If the first one is a Highlander……isn't this product of ridiculously high quality ……?”
“Maybe we'll get a double Highlander for the first time in a while…….”
The soldiers around us were having a conversation about it……and it seems that over 10,000 is a standard. Iwanami was moved to the next room……and the next guy was put on the round board. The next one is Haruma Sakaki, who is dark and quiet and doesn't stand out in class…….
“It's Sakaki. He's that dark-skinned. He's low anyway……”
“I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I was lower than Sakaki.”
But Sakaki's numbers shut the mouths of those who were talking behind his back…….
"And……29000 is……a double Highlander!”
"Wow……and it's almost a triple…….”
He wasn't happy about it at all, but the people around him were in an uproar…….I guess that's how great it was, but it hadn't sunk in to us yet.
“Two Highlanders or better in a row…….Looks like we've hit the jackpot this time…….”
I had such high expectations, but after that, the number didn't exceed 10,000 for a while…….I'm a little disappointed…….By the way, Kayama, who said earlier that he couldn't live if the number was lower than Sakaki's, was at 2,200.
“And the next big thing was her…….”
“There it is! Triple Highlander! 36,000 is the highest number in years!”
Yuki Shirayuki……had a talent that was different from the norm after all……”
Is it really so great to be a triple highlander?……The excitement around us was extraordinary…….It was like a festival……. Now, the next one is my childhood friend, Nagisa Kouri……Well, she's not that big of a deal……I thought so, but she did surprisingly well.
“6,500.”
Shirayuki's 36,000 is great, so it doesn't stand out, but so far, only five of the 25 have over 5,000, so it's pretty high up there…….Well, that's what he's like.
"Okay, I guess it's my turn now!”
With that, Haranishi climbed onto the round board…….
" 3300.”
“What? I'm sorry, am I doing something wrong?”
“What the hell ……you're 3300.”
“No,…..that's not possible…….can you measure me again?”
They measured again, and the number was still 3300…….
"That's ridiculous…….No……something……”
“Just go!”
They told him that and he was forced to move to the next room…….
"11000……Highlander!”
That's what Mikage told me…….Unlike Haranishi, this one seems to have gotten a decently high number…….
The next one was Minami-sensei…….From that side, it doesn't matter if you're a teacher or a student, everyone is in line……Minami-sensei's number was 4300 and……
“You're lying about ……………….2 has ……needles pointing to 2…….”
The person in charge of measurement is calling another person to check……
"Wait a minute……how is that number possible? It's not broken…….”
“Yeah, dude, just get off for a second.”
That's what he told me and I got off the round board….
“Yeah……is working fine…….”
"Try it again.”
I did as I was told and got on there again…….
"Oh……wait a minute; didn't the needle just go around?”
"Oh, come on……this machine is the latest and greatest, it can measure up to 100,000, it's not going to go around.”
“100,000. That's impossible if it's…….If it's ……then his Ludia value is two…….”
“It's been a long time since I've seen less than 100…….Well, I guess even earthlings have garbage like this once in a while.”
“……What? Garbage…..is a terrible thing to say…….”