#Like imagine you're high ranking member of serious criminal gang and some highschooler becomes your boss just because

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Winner and potential leadership in Asunaro (this is more of a rant)

While the goal of Asunaro is still a bit unclear, there is a possibility that this game is deciding next leader of criminal organisation like in Hades incident. But why would kidnappers do this to people not in the know?

Candidates are very likely not just random people due to whole AI deal and percentages (though Joe has AI too, maybe every participant has). Plus, Gashu's hint at suspicious upbringing demonstrates that candidates are indeed special to Asunaro. Maybe they're all orphans adopted by Asunaro members. Yet, they clearly knew nothing. They have no criminal background (Alice's case doesn't count because he was framed, same with Keiji). They don't have a clue as to how Asunaro works. They weren't trained to become the head of it, even if some qualities were groomed by parents (like with Sara, who was taught to never hold back by her father).

Nearly ordinary people are put in death game where they form connections, get traumatised from seeing allies dead... And who is responsible for such horrors? All conflicts, all death are direct or indirect results of kidnappers' actions. Does Asunaro think winner is going to be loyal after this? This organisation made their life hell, no matter who we're talking about, everyone suffered.

The only two explanations are that winner is expected to be either completely broken or nearly heartless. It worked with Gashu, it worked with Miley (though she probably plots something against Asunaro). With AI data kidnappers surely know how everything is going to unfold, but... How else can winner be cooperative with Asunaro is beyond me. Maybe they won't become head of organisation, just another broken tool that is forced to be a member. Maybe all of it was experiment on good people before doing real death game with fellow criminals (which is still not logical because too much effort was made). Because making kind of random person a leader of organisation they have no positive attachment to is not logical.

Only if somebody in shadow needs a broken manipulatable pawn that is brainwashed to the point of silently following orders and believing Asunaro to be their god a-la Gashu Satou.

Maybe it's all about staying strong: almost all current members of Asunaro gave in (Miley is exception as she's probably planning something and Kai betraying Asunaro altogether), while all participants are trying their best to hope. Asunaro is used to seeing this hope abandoned, so the goal of participants is to be unpredictable with it and stay determined. But AI are supposed to accurate, not too much room for unexpected...

I really wonder what will happen to winner after the death game