recap :”Ishan was eliminated but was not the imposter”

  Shin(thinking) : “...”

  Ac (thinking ) : “ he was not the imposter ? Reus … so it was him !“

  The light came on again. Acedion was about to speak but was interrupted by Shin, who rushed towards a door !!!!

  Upon seeing this action, the spirit of accession was assailed with questions. Why? Where is he going? Does he want me to follow him? Is he the imposter? What should I do?!?

  Ange and Reus didn't seem so shocked.

  Reus(almost laughing):”Well, now we know for sure who the imposter is.”

  Ange :”Should we follow him?”

  Reus : “ If you want to die, don't hesitate.”

  Ac : “Shut up! You know nothing about Shin. He must have his reasons.”

  Reus : “Hmm, I know what he's after. He was cornered, and now that Ishan is eliminated, the prime suspect is Shin. Even if you continue to believe him and eliminate me, he'll be eliminated in the next round. So what he's looking for is definitely the exit from this game.”

  After speaking, Reus punched Acedion in the face.He was thrown against the wall and fainted.

  Ange : “Acedion !!!”

  Reus : “You should have been more careful with your words.”

  After about ten minutes of Ange unsuccessfully trying to wake him up, he finally opened his eyes.

  Ange :”Finally you woke up! You're not in too much pain?”

  Acedion :”Shin... he's back?”

  Ange:”No... unfortunately... Speaking of which, I have something to tell you... would you like to come outside with me?”

  Acedion :” outside, but isn't that too dangerous?”

  Ange :”I think the imposter doesn't want to kill anymore, otherwise he would have already done it, even here.”

  Acedion :” Alright…”

  They chose one of the four doors and left. Reus grew silently angry; he was afraid that they would ally against him.

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  They were walking slowly down one of the corridors when Ange began to speak

  Ange : “If I mention Machination, what's the first thing that comes to mind?”

  Acedion:”Machination … I don't know…why? ”

  Ange : “Conspiracy, scheme, plot… to me, they’re all the same. It’s like gardening. First you choose the perfect spot, the right soil. Then you plant the seed carefully, almost delicately. But that’s only the beginning. After that, you have to tend to it every day , water it, shield it from the wind, keep the wild animals and careless children away, even protect it from the sun when it’s too harsh. And above all, you need patience. That’s how you grow the strongest plant… or the most dangerous plan.”

  Acedion: “Where are you going with this?”

  Ange : “Acedion, I am eternally grateful to you for protecting me from Angelo and saving me. So now it's my turn to protect you.”

  Acedion : “What are you talking about?”

  Ange : “ You've always been alone, haven't you? Didn't you notice at the beginning you were full of inaction and apathy, and now here you are, the one who managed to trap one of the imposters. “

  Acedion : “ I've changed, so what? Do you think I'm the imposter?“

  Ange : “ No. It's not a suspicion. I'm here to talk to you about Shin... after all, he was the first to speak to you, you who were so withdrawn and suspicious, you were that fragile seed that contained the greatest of trees. “

  Acedion : “ Shin can not be the imposter , he was the one who helped me find Angelo. “

  Ange : “ I know what you're thinking, you're thinking that the imposter is definitely Reus or worse, me now , But let me explain.

  In your opinion, what is the best way for an imposter to win in this type of game? Or rather, how should an imposter act to maximize their chances of survival? “

  Acedion : “ There are several classic approaches; you can either try not to draw too much attention to yourself, or present yourself as a leader. “

  Ange : “ Yes, but each of these approaches has its own drawbacks: if you're not present enough, you're viewed with suspicion or are expendable, and if you present yourself as a leader, you also bear great responsibility and risk being eliminated in case of failure.”

  Acedion : “ There is no perfect strategy in this type of game.”

  Ange : “ Indeed, but there is a strategy that doesn't have these weaknesses. If you manage to get yourself protected by the leader without having a major role... The main weakness of this technique is its complexity. The leader acts as a sacrificial pawn, taking the risks for you. You either need to have a strong relationship with the leader, or they need to have a lot of trust in you. Ideally you need both . “

  Acedion : “I still don't see where you're going with this.”

  Ange : ” … Okay, now that you have that in mind, let's start from the beginning. So there you were, alone and inactive. Shin's first action was to take the lead. With his strategy, we avoided a pointless elimination and gained information about the imposters. Then he split us into groups, and you ended up with him, as he suggested. That was the first watering . You probably talked while carrying out your tasks, and then he turned to you during the search for the imposter, strengthening your relationship and making you feel important. Only after this did he relinquish his leadership title by lying about his ability to protect us. Now the leadership position was vacant. You secretly devised a strategy to trap Angelo, and while I don't have all the details, it was created by you but guided by Shin.”

  Acedion : “ I don't understand, the plan worked, so what are you criticizing him for?”

  Ange : “ You didn't find anything suspicious about this plan, that's all. Everything didn't go perfectly for a plan that wasn't all that elaborate, no offense. Your plan was good, but why did Angelo act directly in front of everyone? He should have opened the door, shown us there was no danger, and then regrouped us with another group to kill someone.”

  Acedion : “What do you mean?”

  Ange : “ Don't you think it's possible that Shin carried out the elimination at that moment? Look, after you succeeded with your plan, you were largely trusted, which allowed Shin to avoid elimination several times. And we come back to the basic idea: Shin propelled you to the position of leader in order to use you. He took advantage of your loneliness to quickly forge a strong relationship and thus eliminate many innocent people while protecting himself behind you.He went so far as to use his partner as a pawn to obtain a much more valuable pawn, you...”

  For Acedion , it was extremely difficult not to be affected by her reasoning, which was perfectly explained.

  Ange : “ In addition to all that, several things are strange: the imposters could kill anyone at any time, yet they never killed the smartest or most active players. In other words, they didn't eliminate you or Shin, even though you were the most dangerous for them and least suspected players at one point or another.”

  Even though he didn't want to admit it, he was starting to see the strings of a huge plan, but several things didn't add up.

  Acedion : “In that case, why did he flee so close to victory?”

  Ange : “ hmm…. I suppose we just have to ask him… “

  He had arrived at a room and in it was Shin who seemed to be looking for something.

  Acedion : “ Shin !“

  Shin : “ Oh, it's you… “

  Acedion : “What are you doing? We need you to find the imposter.”

  Shin : “Don't pretend you didn't understand, I'm the imposter.”