Episode 1: Erimi Mushibami offers Yumeko Jabami and Midari Ikishima an opportunity to gamble in the Finger Cutting Guillotine game. They relish the challenge but Ryota thinks the idea is crazy and even Erimi thinks they underestimate the risk they are taking as she has the system rigged so that her finger will be safe. The impatient Midari goes first, then Yumeko and then Midari cuts a string, but the guillotine fails to fall. Erimi explains that it is a torture machine of her family who use it to extract information. During the second round, Yumeko questions Yamato about the setup, causing Erimi to fear that her finger may also be in danger. With 6 strings cut, the third round commences, and after Midari and Yumeko cut 2 more, the risk increases, causing Erimi even more distress. Meanwhile, Kirari introduces new members to the Student Council; Terano and Yumi Totobami, Sumika Warakubami, Miyo Inbami, Miloslava Honebami, Nozomi Komabami, Lin and Ibara Kobabami, Miri Yobami, Erimi Mushibami and Rei Batsubami who are all part of the Kiari Momobami clan.
P.S. There is an original within the anime and that character is Batsubami, this character did not appear in the manga at this point.
Episode 2: The Momobami clan announce their intention to win the election and take over the Hyakkou Academy which will be decided over 30 days by gambling. Each student will start with 1 gambling chip counting as a vote. Meanwhile, Mary warns Yumeko to be careful, even though she appears to be a distant relative the Momobami clan. Terano sees Yumeko as a minor threat and decides to eliminate her early, so Erimi invites Yumeko and Midari to the guillotine gamble which takes place in the previous episode. As the Finger Cutting Guillotine game continues, Erimi panics even more as each string is cut, fearing the game is no longer rigged. Yumeko revels in the psychological torture created by the Mushibami family's game. When only 2 strings are left, Midari cuts both strings and Erimi withdraws her finger as the guillotine falls. However, the machine is still rigged and Yumeko and Midari are unharmed. Erimi loses for withdrawing her finger and Midari is disqualified for cutting 2 Strings, leaving Yumeko as the winner. Later, Terano meets with Kirari and both reveal that they have taken precautions against losing.
Episode 3: Yuriko Nishinotouin collapses and loses in a gamble with Miri Youbami and Miyo Inbami. Later, Batsubami introduces Miri Youbami and Miyo Inbami to Yumeko as they have all been invited to an "election battle" and Yumeko relishes the challenge. Yuna Romotsuki welcomes them and Suzui also joins the Nym Type Zero game. Meanwhile Ririka Momobami offers Mary Saotome the opportunity to win 100 votes, and if she loses she must join Ririka's campaign. Yumeko and Suzui are advanced "Serve" chips which guarantee 24 hours service to the student council. In the first round of Nym Type Zero everyone bets 30 chips, and Miyo loses the first hand. Meanwhile, Mary realizes that she is not gambling with Ririka, but her twin sister and refuses to play. Suzui calls Mary when Yumeko collapses from poison applied when she met Miyo. Yuna says she cannot intervene as the poisoning happened outside the game. Mary sits in for Yumeko, now also playing for the antidote and an additional risk of placing their finger on a poisoned needle if they fold or lose. In the second round, Mary tells Suzui to show his cards, and after he does, she bets 100 votes.
Episode 4: The second round of the Nym Type Zero game begins. Miri Youbami and Miyo Inbami reflect on their past together as children where they developed their own secret communication technique. They use it to reveal their hands to each other, giving them a decided advantage. Mary instructs Suzui which cards to play, and they manage to win the round, forcing Miri to prick her finger on a poisoned needle. The third round begins and Mary bets 1 million and the others call. Mary then reveals that she knows the card distribution because Yuna used the Gilbreath shuffle, preserving the order of the cards, beating Miyo and Miri who did not pay attention to the shuffle. Miyo then instructs Miri to lose, but she collapses from the poison just as she plays the card, forfeiting the game to Mary and Suzui. Later, as Yumeko recovers after Kei helped to inject the antidote, Mary decides that she must become president as Yumeko is too addicted to gambling and risking her life. Meanwhile the election gamble continues, with Kirari amassing a large number of voting chips and is about to be challenged by the Momobami clan.
Episode 5: A week after the start of the Student Council presidential election, Kirari is in first place and is Yumeko in 10th place with far less votes. Yumemi asks Yumeko to perform with her as the Dreaming Creaming Sisterz and bet against the fans, but the movie star, Natari Kawaru whose real name is Sumika Warakubami, arrives and challenges Yumemi and Yumeko to a three-part performance contest. In the first round, Yumemi and Yumeko, perform a pop song and dance routine. However, Natari performs a solo song a capella and wins by 92 to 08 votes, even though Yumemi had bribed a majority of the audience to vote for the Dreaming Creaming Sisterz.
Rating: 9/10
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