Rampo receives an invitation to a detective game from none other than E. A. Poe. He's indifferent at first, until Poe reveals what the reward would be should he win.
It would be terrible if 
we became collateral.
.سيكون من الفظيع لو أصبحنا ضمانات
Da wollen wir lieber
nicht dabei sein.
No queremos que nos afecte.
No queremos que nos afecte.
Il ne faut pas
qu’on se retrouve au milieu.
Sarebbe terribile se
 ci finissimo in mezzo anche noi.
Será terrível se virarmos garantia.
Было бы плохо, если бы мы стали
второстепенным материалом.