"Seijoh Plays Cards" (Japanese:
Overview[]
Stuck at school during a snowstorm, the players of Aoba Johsai try to pass the time with a game of cards.
Plot[]
Throwing a card down, Kindaichi expresses his frustration at once more losing a card game. Iwaizumi and Kunimi are not surprised as they both say that Kindaichi is too obvious in his plays. Oikawa agrees with them and says that the game can reveal a lot about people, pointing out that Iwaizumi and Kindaichi are bad at lying, and that Hanamaki and Matsukawa have excellent poker faces. Kunimi then points out that Oikawa is able to lie with a straight face.
Deciding that he should play fair, Oikawa announces that he will do a bluff. When Iwaizumi calls him out on this, Oikawa declares that he did bluff and that they all fell for his claim. Iwaizumi naturally threatens to hit the setter as Kindaichi suggests they play something else that won't result in anyone getting killed.
With a snowstorm causing school and practice to be cancelled, the Seijoh players voice their desire to return home but know they will not be able to make it with how the snow is accumulating. Deciding to continue playing cards to pass the time, the boys decide to make things more interesting by making a bet. However, they don't want to use money and Oikawa offers to use coins with his picture on them that he claims will grant blessings to those who possess them, something that Iwaizumi says is not of any use.
Kindaichi suggests they play a regular came of Old Maid since there will be no need for them to use their individual deceptive methods. He is quickly proven wrong when Oikawa begins boasting of having three cards and Iwaizumi having six. After further angering the ace, Oikawa quickly winds up with a card lodged into his forehead.
Matsukawa offers they change the game to Sevens. Iwaizumi once again is put in a difficult situation thanks to Oikawa having forced him to use all of his passes. This time, Oikawa's entire body is stabbed with several playing cards. Kindaichi begs Oikawa for them to just have a normal game but Oikawa insists that his way is much more fun. Iwaizumi threatens to end Oikawa's life with Hanamaki's support.
Iwaizumi decides the better option is for he and Oikawa to play one-on-one in a game of Speed. He offers a bet of no longer complaining of Oikawa's behavior if he wins and, after he turns down Oikawa's offer of twenty thousand Oikawa points, requests Oikawa to remain silent for an entire day if he loses. With Kindaichi refereeing, the game starts. Hanamaki and Matsukawa are surprised at how serious the two are being, but Kindaichi thinks the two are playing too lightly.
Oikawa eventually manages to win the game but, as he is putting down his last card, Iwaizumi hits his hand. He explains that he became overwhelmed with the desire not to lose to the captain and demands another game be played. Eventually, Iwaizumi is able to win and Kindaichi believes they've finally reached a peaceful atmosphere. Naturally, it does not last long when Iwaizumi states that playing cards has allowed him to see how bad of a personality Oikawa has.
Just as Kunimi mentions wanting to go home and noticing the storm isn't letting up, Mizoguchi appears and is relieved to have found the remaining teens and offers to take them home. Happy that they can now go home, Mizoguchi realizes that there are six of them present and states that he can only take five, meaning that someone will have to stay behind until he can come back for them.
Hearing this, the six decide that they will figure out who will be staying behind with a game of Poker. During the game, Kindaichi sees that he has a winning hand but decides against playing it out of fear that it will cause another fight. Hanamaki discovers that Oikawa played an eight card instead of a king and that his hand wasn't valid. Oikawa makes the claim that he is the Grand King, so that makes his hand acceptable.
Iwaizumi refuses to let Oikawa have his way again and declares that Oikawa will be the one who has to stay behind. As Oikawa tries to protest, the rest of the team figure that Oikawa had been right in his earlier claim that card games can reveal a lot about a person.
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