Transformed into Cosmic Horror in a Sci-Fi Universe-Chapter 118 : First Night

EP.118 First Night

One by one, people introduced themselves, and Lee Yujin introduced himself as well.

“I’m Lee Yujin. I’m from Korea.”

Since he had no intention of going into detail, Yujin kept his introduction brief and moved on.

But then.

“Everyone, don’t be fooled! That person is trying to manipulate the conversation to their advantage!”

Someone burst out shouting.

“They’re trying to avoid getting votes by manipulating things in their favor. That person must be a mafia!”

“What are you talking about? Mafia?!”

The man who suddenly started shouting began accusing James of being mafia.

“Why else would you step forward? It’s obvious you’d be targeted by the mafia if you try to get people to cooperate! The fact that you’re not worried about being targeted means you must be mafia yourself!”

“Now that you mention it…”

“Could it be?”

At the man’s words, several people began looking at James with suspicious eyes.

James responded with an expression of disbelief.

“No, that’s nonsense… In this game, there are special role players among the citizens. There might be someone who can protect others from death or revive them after death. No, if this is based on actual mafia games, there definitely will be.”

Those people can protect him or revive him if he dies.

That’s why he had the courage to step forward.

“Since revealing your identity would make you a target for the mafia, don’t step forward. Just protect me when you need to use your ability. Understood?”

As James looked around while saying this, the man who had been shouting fell silent.

He realized he no longer had grounds to push his accusations.

Seeing this, James drove the final nail in.

“Actually, it’s more convenient for ability users when the mafia openly targets me, and other citizens can feel at ease. From the mafia’s perspective, this is a chance to confirm whether there are any protective or revival abilities, so they won’t miss this opportunity.”

Perhaps because the mafia might kill other citizens to reduce numbers instead of targeting him, James deliberately pointed out the merit of targeting himself to the mafia.

Seeing this, people exchanged glances and seemed to tentatively accept James as their leader.

No one opposed.

‘…Still, people are going to die.’

Of course, Yujin had slightly different thoughts.

Although James had worked hard to prove his innocence, Yujin didn’t completely agree with his words.

Because unlike other mafia games, in this mafia game, all mafia members can kill people.

Though it’s uncertain whether they’d have the resolve to decide on killing someone right on the first day, up to 5 people could die at maximum.

Even if there are abilities to defend against death or resurrect people, that only applies to one person.

In other words, James had increased his chances of survival by making those abilities focus on him.

‘That man ultimately increased his survival chances while winning over the crowd.’

Of course, Yujin had no intention of picking at this.

The same probably went for the few others who had noticed.

In the current atmosphere, pushing James any further might only create backlash from people.

And above all, drawing unnecessary attention would increase the chances of becoming a mafia target.

‘Staying quiet gives me the best chance of survival. After all, we don’t know who the mafia will kill… or if they’ll kill at all.’

And so the first day ended without much progress, just brief introductions and listening to people’s stories.

[ Night ]

And then came the most crucial first night.

[ Maybe around 2 people will die. ]

[ Really? I’m expecting just 1. ]

[ Oh ho, should we bet on this too? ]

The gods watching the mafia game were betting on how many people would die.

Though the first day had passed without much achievement and was boring, since the true charm of a mafia game happens at night, they were all watching with excited anticipation.

[ First, the police… as expected, they’re checking James’s role. ]

[ The doctor targeted James too. He can be revived even if killed by the mafia. ]

[ No, he won’t even die. The bodyguard chose to protect James. ]

The police who can investigate others’ roles, the doctor who can revive someone if they die, and the bodyguard who protects against mafia attacks.

Various special role players activated their abilities.

Of course, there were also those whose conditions weren’t met, or who chose not to use their abilities.

[ Even though it’s all pointless. ]

The gods said this with smirks on their faces.

A pointless act.

They had to call it that.

Because James Tero was just an ordinary citizen with no special role.

Naturally, he wasn’t a mafia either.

Meanwhile, in the dark plaza where only the mafia members gathered.

Listening to their conversation, it became clear that the doctor and bodyguard’s actions were quite meaningless.

“The role holders will be revealed tomorrow anyway. So let’s kill the others.”

“Even without investigating, there are bound to be such role holders who can save or protect.”

“…Well, though I’m not too familiar with this game. If you say so, I’ll trust you.”

They had no intention of killing James Tero.

Instead, they planned to target others, aiming to reduce numbers quickly from the start.

“But… do we really have to kill?”

At that moment, one of the five mafia members asked cautiously.

She appeared to be a fragile woman.

She was trembling as she asked if they really had to kill people.

“You fool! If we don’t kill now, we’ll be at a disadvantage as time passes! You’re asking the obvious. Do you want to be executed by vote?”

“……”

They had already resolved themselves to kill.

Because if they didn’t, their own chances of survival would decrease.

First, they needed to reduce the number from 50.

Even if all 5 of them stayed alive and killed, it would take at least 9 days, and the mafia’s position would become increasingly disadvantageous as time passed.

So they needed to change the atmosphere quickly from the start.

“Once we kill them all and reduce the numbers, we can sweep away a few more through manipulation. James Tero. When it becomes known that he was never targeted in the first place, we can corner him.”

The one speaking was the man who had shouted and opposed James Tero during the day.

The reason he had shouted at James Tero, even in a situation where he might be suspected of being mafia.

It was to lay groundwork for the second day.

‘When all 5 die, they’ll realize James was never targeted. Then we can turn things against him. I’ve already planted seeds of suspicion that he might be mafia on day one. When people learn that five people died, they’ll become desperate.’

In such circumstances, James’s attempts to control them would naturally appear twisted.

The man calculated that if they maintained this atmosphere, continuing to keep James alive while killing others indiscriminately, they could buy time using James Tero until about the third day.

[ Wow~ That guy’s pretty smart, isn’t he? ]

[ He’s quite clever. ]

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[ Hey, who bet on that guy? ]

[ Hehehe, I did. ]

The gods smiled with satisfaction as they watched.

Things were starting to get interesting at night, just as they had expected.

[ However, things in this world don’t always go as planned. ]

Meanwhile, a god in the form of a man in a suit said with a smirk.

And everyone would soon understand what he meant.

[ Last night, 4 citizens died. ]

“…?!”

“F-four people?!”

4 citizens dead.

Everyone was shocked by the news.

Meanwhile, the mafia leader was surprised for a different reason.

‘4, only 4 people? Not 5?’

He wasn’t shocked by the fact that 4 people had died, but rather that only 4 people had died.

According to his calculations, 5 people should have died.

Thinking this, he looked around at those with the red aura.

And he immediately knew who hadn’t killed anyone.

Tremble─

A woman shaking alone.

It was the woman who had asked last night if they really had to kill people.

‘That damn woman…!’

Rage surged within him for a moment, but he couldn’t do anything.

Nothing could be more foolish than revealing himself as mafia by failing to control his anger.

“4 people… how terrible.”

At that moment, James Tero stepped forward.

The moment even one person was spared, the initiative would pass to James Tero.

“How terrible. All 5 of them tried to kill people. I suppose I must be the one who was spared. Now the mafia must know there’s someone with protective abilities.”

As expected.

He began to speak as if everything was going according to his predictions.