S01E02 — Episode 2

Returning to the gambling den with ¥300,000 borrowed from Tsuzura, who was treated like livestock in class, Mary's eyes gleamed with a completely different intensity than before. "With this money, let's have another round of gambling!" she declared, challenging Kokoro to a rematch. The gambling battle began anew. Kokoro, setting a trap and holding an absolute advantage, seemed untouchable. Yet, despite the overwhelmingly unfavorable situation, Mary kept raising the stakes and pressing on, embodying the quintessential "self-destructive" gambler. However, she had a cunning strategy up her sleeve, and the tide of the match began to shift in an unexpected direction... This was none other than the unmistakable moment of awakening for Mary Saotome, the high school girl gambler who would become a central figure in the series of incidents that would shake Hyakkaou Academy a year later.