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Ight, my Kakegurui folks, here are my predictions for the Kirari vs Ririka gamble and Yumeko vs Terano gamble. (THREAD)
First, I'll let you know off rip, I think Kirari and Terano will be the victors of their respective gambles, and I feel this way for various reasons. #KakeTake
For Kirari, I feel she absolutely has to win even if there are no votes at stake (I talk more about that) why? Because we've never seen Kirari in a drawn out gamble. (In canon I'm talking, no anime shit).
Kirari has beat the former student council president, Midari, Rin & Sumika, and she could've beat Rin in the past, whom she toyed with, but again, we have not seen her in a focused gamble that lasts chapters, like Ririka.
Ririka, unlike Kirari has fully proven herself. She had an impressive showing in the War gamble, and although we know Kirari has W's, we have not seen her feats on panel. We need a gamble to show that Kirari is the definitive "final boss" in Kakegurui.
It also makes sense for Kirari to win because of Mary. If Kirari were to win, and beat Ririka, this would highly motivate Mary to beat her since she,
1. Hates how she was looked down on by Kirari
2. Wants to become student council president
3. Is friends with Ririka
1. Hates how she was looked down on by Kirari
2. Wants to become student council president
3. Is friends with Ririka
If Ririka were to beat Kirari, there wouldn't be much to look foward to. Ririka and Mary are already working with each other, and Terano's sole motivation is to dethrone Kirari. And Terano wouldn't care if someone else became president just as long as it isn't Kirari.
Now, I want to get into the stakes of the Kirari and Ririka's gamble because as you should know, Ririka has no votes (they were given to Mary) so their gamble should have no bearing on the election, at least on Kirari's side.
On Ririka's side, she might want Kirari to wager her votes, or it could be something related to the Momobami family, I have no idea. As for Kirari she has no obvious reason to gamble Ririka, but I'll guess what she wants.
Kirari instructed Ririka to team up with Mary and the reason why, could have to do with her incoming gamble. I think Kirari will ask that Ririka wagers one of three things,
1. Her relationship with Mary
2. Her loyalty (meaning she starts works with Kirari)
3. Her Momobami name
1. Her relationship with Mary
2. Her loyalty (meaning she starts works with Kirari)
3. Her Momobami name
Kirari is sadistic, she's made Sayaka bet her relationship with herself before, so I think all options are possible and they might overlap. For example, betting the Momobami name might mean that she has to live her life elsewhere, in a place where she isn't known by name.
As for the gamble itself, idk what they'll be playing, but I think Ririka will control the game for the most part, but towards the end, Kirari will pull away with a devastating victory, that'll completely demoralize Ririka. I also think Mary will be witness to this gamble.
Now let's get into Yumeko and Terano. I know people believe Yumeko will win, because for one, people just don't like Terano (I'm a fan of hers Professor X out) and they think Yumeko needs to win, but I don't think that's the case.
First, from a personal perspective, I think it would be very disappointing if Terano's first "real" gamble ends in her loss. She has consistently been one of the major players in this election so I can't see her not pulling off at least one major win.
Second, I think Terano has to gamble Kirari at some point. Terano and Kirari have been mortal enemies since the beginning. If those two DON'T gamble (which can't happen if she loses to Yumeko, since it'll likely be an all or nothing gamble) it'd be a major missed opportunity.
Lastly, Yumeko can afford to lose. Yumeko does not care about the president seat, she simply wants to gamble, more specifically with Kirari. Even if she were to lose to Ternao, she still can gamble with Kirari, here's why.
In chapter 35, Yumeko talked about how one vote could hold power. I think that foreshadows that Yumeko will challenge Kirari with only one vote. She could take a loss to Terano, give up all her current votes, and still easily buy, or gamble and win a single vote from somebody.
Since Terano has been analyzing Yumeko, like Manyuda did before, she can account for her unpredictable behavior. It also helps that she has dealt with Kirari who is the same way, so I expect her to win by making logical moves in whatever they play.
In the end, I think Terano will show us why she's worthy of being in the Momobami clan by beating Yumeko. Those are my thoughts. End of thread, yer.
