You know what Deathgames are, right? 

The story usually goes something like this, you're whisked away to a place outside the realms of law and reason and told it's kill or be killed. It can be an island, a cruise ship, a school, it doesn't matter. So long as the psychological gap between you and society exists, your baser instincts will begin to emerge. 

Pile on a number of other strangers, turn up the heat and wait for the penny to drop that it's hunting season. 

The slaughter begins while the death junkies cheer and the plucky mascot laughs. 

That's what a Deathgame is. You're supposed to be on the edge of your seat and wait for the mask to slip for someone. Kill, investigate, accuse, repeat.

This process continues in stages until you realise the true enemy is the game, and everyone comes together to end it peacefully or you continue to degenerate into a paranoid frenzy.

But a game isn't a game without rules. The Gamemaster puts me in with the group to ensure things progress as expected and according to the laws of the land. This is the duty that I was raised to carry out for 23 games now, soon to be 24.

I can say this with certainty, having been involved in many of these games as an observer or participant: 100% of the time the whole group collapses. I have never known a game that resulted in the Gamemaster’s loss. You might wonder if a game with a 100% chance of victory is even a game at all? 

“Boring”is the only word for something like that. But the potential of this game and the people who participate, their limit is yet to be explored. I shouldn’t care for the result one way or the other, I only exist to facilitate the games.

Raising me for this purpose is the only reason I have been allowed to live for this long. My existence is permitted only because I fulfil my duty and help to deliver an entertaining show for the audience. I am just another piece in the game. All pieces are there to be used for the sake of the game and discarded when no longer useful.

I too will be discarded one day.

Before that, I want to find out who I am.

I want my life to belong to me.

Effective immediately, I am resigning from my role as facilitator.

I will fully participate in the Game 24 as the 18th candidate.

Yours,

Fuyuichirou