Angel: Lui, you shouldn't do this!!!!
Devil: You can do this, you only pull it off once.
lui wakes up
NOOOO! breathes heavily
Just a dream again, or was it all along in my mind? sees around
Still, the electricity doesn't seem to be doing any improvement, huh? I really wish I could change my bet amount now. What can we do with $500? After all, gambling is something that can be pulled off only once, but I already ruined everything. sighs
There gotta be something that I can do to at least watch the matches. How can I even watch them? starts thinking How did they watch matches back then? By being at the stadium. Um, thinking about it, I have never been in a stadium my whole life. Heh, 18 years. That's not the point here,why am I getting distracted?! thinks again
By newspaper? They will be over by then. I can't wait that long. By phone? Did they have phones back then and Wi-Fi? By radio?! Wait, that's good though. I think we have an old radio in dad's room. rushes to dad's room with phone flashlight on
This room seems to be the same as I remember it, like it's stuck in time. opens closet Yes, I found it!! takes it back to his room
Okay, now let's see what matches I had put. checks matches on phone from screenshot Miosaris vs Drabuten. I seem to have put win 1 Miosaris with an odd of 5. Omg, what have I even put this one for? loses confidence Anyway, let's just listen to this. presses play button
Huh? Why doesn't this work? tries to rotate the knob Nothing, no sound? Does this need Wi-Fi too to work? Work, you junk of metal, work. I need to see the match results. I staked $1 on all of them, so please work. slams the radio by kicking it
C'mon, why don't you work??
the back cap pulls off and shows no battery
Huh! So no battery, great. What does this need? AA battery 1.5V. Do I even have spares for this? takes TV remote batteries
Now please just work, please just work. presses play button
"All I wanna sing that they... bzzz... about you..."
I guess it works, but why with so many disruptions? Anyway, I should just find a sport channel now. rotates knob
"THIS MONTH THERE WILL BE WAR LIKE NO OTHER IF THEY DON'T STOP WHATEVER THEY HAVE GOING ON"
Tch, again nothing. rotates knob
"You can see me in the room, see me in the mirror..."
rotates knob
"During my prime time, I never thought about time passing so fast that I never even bothered, thinking about my friends, my family, only myself having fun and all. I should have known better that time has a limit for everything."
Is there even any channel about football in here?!
rotates knob
"We are doomed! The end of the world is coming! Atone for your sins, humans, atone!"
This is useless. Why did I even bother finding this junk?
turns radio off
I really wanna change my bet to $1000. If I put that amount, we will be rich, and I won't feel like a parasite anymore. Ah, I need internet. does calculation
Hmm, it doesn't seem that much when you see it in numbers, but it is better than nothing at all. After all, I only spend money even by living with my parents.
turns off phone flashlight and throws it on the bed
I want electricity. the whole room is full darkness
I am going crazy for the matches. I have never even been a football guy. I always thought it was stupid to see guys following a ball around and acting all mighty when doing goals. Did I misjudge them?! No… thinking about it, they are the same. I don't like football. More like I am addicted just because of the bet slip I put. If I wouldn't have done that, I would never even bother wanting them. Gambling is good and bad. Yes, it's definitely a blessing and a curse.
electricity comes back
What was that? Did the fridge start working?!
Lui can't tell directly because before he turned everything in the house off lights, TV only the fridge was on, so he suspects only from the sound
Huh?! The electricity is back!!!
meanwhile in Bransify
Everyone, your job here is done for today! You can leave the building. Thank you for your hard work today!
Ben: What a day! stretches his back I need a hot shower. This back pain is killing me. looks for Marta
Marta: Are you ready to go home?
Ben: Yeah, sure. Just give me some minutes and I will drive us back home. notices outside Hmm, it seems the electricity came back.
Marta: You think Lui has noticed the thunder? Or even the electricity gone?
Ben: I would highly doubt it. If I were to predict, I would say that at this very moment he is sleeping on his bed on the left side.
Marta: You really are good at things like this. I remember when you predicted the day he would be born, and it actually happened.
Ben: Well, I guess I am quite the predictor then. both laugh
meanwhile Lui at home
Open, open, open!
C'mon Wi-Fi, work, work for me now.
refreshes aggressively the website until it says you are online
Huh?! I hate this internet. So slow. For what do we even pay them? Useless service that they offer. I gotta make a report on their website or complain by email.
you are back online
Finally! Now let's see the bet slip. goes to betting site
Okay, okay, I gotta hurry to change the amount of bet. heart beats faster
Omg! T-they all won, only one match more!
becomes annoyed
I knew it! Shit, I should have put more on the bet amount! SHIT! SHIT! Well, I still don't know if I will win this bet slip, but the chances are really high after winning 9 matches. I only have this one match left. checks last match
Misatori vs Tokidi
Correct score: 1-1
Well, it's just one goal. The match for now is 1-0. They can do it, right? checks live score
This is bad. Why did I even choose correct score? It is the 80th minute of the match. Can they even make a goal? feels cold sweat all over body
C'mon, please score a goal. Please end up 1-1, please.
meanwhile at Bransify outside
Marta: C'mon, why are you taking so long?
Ben: Yeah, yeah, I'm coming. I just took the phone with me. enters the car
What was that noise it made earlier?
Marta: Hmm, I don't actually know. I will check it later. I am really tired today. Plus, I really wanna see Lui today. I don't know why, but I don't feel well about him. I feel like he is going through something, or something like a bad dream. I don't know.
Ben: Well, we will be there shortly, but I doubt that he has been doing anything.
back at home
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! THE MATCH HAS JUST FINISHED! IT WAS A GAME OF HUGE OPPORTUNITIES AND MANY MISSED CHANCES, BUT AS WE ALWAYS SAY, IT'S JUST FOOTBALL! SEE YOU NEXT TIME ONLY ON THUNDERSCORE CHANNEL!"
message notification
Ben: Yes, that was the sound. What does it say? It did the same sound earlier!
Marta: I don't know, let me see. opens phone
message on the screen
savebet: Congratulations! You have won $500