Ep 10. The Girl Who Chooses

In Kakegurui season 1, episode 10 titled "The Girl Who Chooses," the stakes continue to rise as the election for the student council president draws near. Yumeko Jabami, our gambling-loving protagonist, finds herself pitted against Student Council President Kirari Momobami in a tense game of Double Concentration. The game involves matching pairs of cards from a deck, but with the twist that the players can stake as many cards as they want on each round. As Kirari turns up the heat by betting increasingly high stakes, Yumeko's composure begins to falter, but she remains determined to come out on top.

Meanwhile, Kirari's faithful lieutenant, Sayaka Igarashi, is beside herself with worry over the president's reckless gambling habit and the mounting debts she has accrued. Desperate to prevent Kirari from ruining herself financially and losing her grip on the student council, Sayaka makes a bold move to challenge her to a high-risk game. She selects Russian Roulette as the game of choice, in which four chambers of a revolver are loaded with bullets and players take turns firing it at their own head, hoping to avoid the loaded chamber. The one who successfully pulls the trigger five times in a row without firing a bullet wins. Sayaka stuns Kirari by accepting an all-or-nothing bet: if Kirari wins, Sayaka will be her loyal servant forever, but if Sayaka wins, she will take over as student council president.

As the two games play out, tensions run high and the lines between friend and foe blur. Yumeko and Kirari are evenly matched in Double Concentration, but Yumeko's sharp intuition may give her the edge she needs to pull ahead. Meanwhile, Sayaka and Kirari's game of Russian Roulette is a nail-biter, with each spin of the chamber potentially deciding the fate of the student council.

As the episode builds to its dramatic conclusion, the underlying themes of power, manipulation, and risk-taking come to the forefront. Yumeko's true motivations and allegiances are called into question, while Sayaka is forced to confront the ugly truths behind her loyalty to Kirari. Kirari herself is revealed to be both ruthless and vulnerable, making her a complex and compelling antagonist for the series. Kakegurui season 1, episode 10 is a thrilling, high-stakes installment that sets the stage for an explosive finale.