This is......

Even though they were as fine as dust, with Pleasure's vision across from her, she could clearly see every detail of this thing.

He instantly turned his head, looking at the table, at the thirty-six hourglasses, looking at the sand inside them.

In the game's judgment, the meaning that he still had chips was these fine grains of sand?

How is that possible!?

Almost involuntarily, He couldn't help but speak out.

For Him, whose style was defined by being outrageous, the phrase "impossible" was already enough to represent His current loss of composure.

He had tried before; the quality of that hourglass was such that even He couldn't damage it.

That wasn't an issue of material quality at all; it was purely the power of the Rules. Players participating in this game simply could not damage that hourglass.

Just like the black box's shielding from the outside world, if They truly tried to violate it, that would be forcibly opposing the Game's Rules.

But, an hourglass that even He couldn't damage—how did He damage it?!

And if He didn't damage that hourglass, then how did this sand come out?

Moreover, regardless of what exactly it was, when did He do this?!

Arbitrator!

Hearing Pleasure suddenly call His name, the Arbitrator jolted all over, finally snapping fully awake.

Just now, even He had been staring at the sand grains between the "hands," recalling every detail from before, wondering what was going on.

Because He was the referee, knowing all the hidden rules, the game of chess and calculations between the two players was actually transparent in His eyes.

But this move, He genuinely didn't quite understand.

"Oh!... Oh."

Seeing the Arbitrator's reaction didn't seem fake, Pleasure knew it was bad.

If the opponent's actions had truly completely fooled even the referee, then this variable might really be too significant...

Aren't you going to say something? Didn't you see what He was doing?!

Pleasure pressed the Arbitrator with questions.

"Uh, this, it is indeed His chips. The rules show they should all be here."

"Because in fact, the chips themselves are these Sands of Life. The hourglass is just a container for them and represents the quantification and consumption of a chip."

"That's all..."

The Arbitrator's face was full of conflict, finally throwing up His hands as if giving up, saying helplessly.

"However, currently there is no situation that violates the Game's inherent rules."

Pleasure: ......

A rare trace of anxiety appeared in His heart. He glanced at the countdown timer beside Him, then looked at Xie Antong (Sin) across from Him.

Suddenly, He noticed that in the palm of Sin's severed hand, there was a red diamond-shaped object.

That was... something belonging to Gluttony!

He had dealt with Sin long enough; He couldn't possibly remain completely ignorant of these masks' abilities like He once was.

Seeing this, He somewhat realized why the other party had pretended to be intimate, like a narcissistic lunatic, interlocking fingers with His own physical body.

So it was actually to conceal the thing in that palm.

Tsk, His thing that made opponents become foolish caused Him to not want to follow His train of thought, deliberately not thinking about the specific reasons for the other party's actions.

That's why He didn't delve into why the other party insisted on doing such perverted things.

As a result, the other party had even utilized His own psychology!

Thinking of this, His thoughts began to turn somewhat violent, directly asking:

Did you use that ability of yours, Gluttony's ability?

But, that should be your ability, right? How did you... cheat?

"Cheat? That sounds so unpleasant. If you want to know, I said before, I can teach you."

"However, regarding this matter, it should be pretty obvious, right? I can imitate her, to the point of directly possessing her, just like now."

Xie Antong (Sin) explained with a smile, not hiding anything.

You mean, that pink ability of your mask, right? But, that's impossible!

You didn't have the time, and moreover, when you possessed her, her body would definitely have intense energy, even Divine Power fluctuations.

Pleasure said while recalling, as if sorting through His own train of thought.

Right, He had always been controlling that little girl's every move; He knew all her actions.

The only time there was a surge of energy was during the second game, under the pressure of His Divine Power, when the other party remained unaffected.

After that, Death triggered a special situation, left the black box, to warn Him, telling Him that Sin had coughed up blood earlier, which might be problematic.

It seems, it should have been at that time that He came to help Blank withstand His pressure.

But at that time, He was only influencing mentally, hadn't completely taken over Blank's body, yet there was already such energy fluctuation.

If He truly wanted to completely take over, to use His own ability, the energy fluctuation would absolutely be exceptionally turbulent; He couldn't possibly have failed to notice it.

The one time you had the opportunity to possess her, she didn't even touch the consumed hourglass.

And, since this time you kept the hand by your side, when you were isolated in the black box, you shouldn't have been able to use this devouring ability, right?

Pleasure's mind worked quickly, questioning.

He now seriously suspected that Sin must have used some method to cheat, and this cheating might even involve the Arbitrator.

So everything He said was aimed at finding loopholes in Sin's explanation.

He was even considering whether this game should continue at all, whether He should directly call for Death, just abolish the game entirely.

"Don't always think about cheating, always think something's impossible whenever you encounter something unfavorable to you."

Xie Antong (Sin) gathered the sand back into His body, explaining with a smile.

"You think, under what circumstances are you least vigilant, most defenseless?"

"Either when you're certain you hold the advantage, or when things haven't even developed to a point that requires tension."

"Do you really think we didn't have an opportunity to strike!"

This time, He emphasized the word "we" heavily.

"At the very beginning..."

Pleasure's thoughts drifted, then suddenly His whole body shook. No, that little girl's body did have one time when her entire body's energy fluctuation was exceptionally intense.

—At the very beginning of the game, when she discovered her thinking consumed the hourglass, and painfully tried to control her thoughts, trembling while holding her head.

At that time, in her hand, she was tightly clutching an hourglass!