

In episode 7 "Virtual bride" of Btooom
[Masashi](http://myanimelist.net/character/66323/Masashi_Miyamoto) attacked
[Taira](http://myanimelist.net/character/67473/Kiyoshi_Taira) with his knife
and cut his fingers off. He then caused Sakamoto to fall of the cliff and he
kidnapped Himiko.

Why didn't he take Taira's chip? Why was he left alive?


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Why didn't Masashi Miyamoto take Taira's chip after cutting his fingers?


You could say it is a plot hole. At that point, I don't know why he didn't
kill them right there and then.

You could look at it as a typical case of "Bond Villain" where the baddie has
to set a challenge/trap for the protagonist without actually killing the girl
because it allows the story to continue, and without it your cast of
characters thins out, thus ending the story.

**Most importantly** \- _in my opinion_ \- The original author was also
building that underlying Taira

> betrayal

story so he can't have him dying just yet.


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