[Shiro Kaisen]

Originally Posted by Nadeor

...Looks like everyone's having fun
I'll just drop my theory here

Recently finished EP6, and here's my theory of "16 People Truth"

Spoiler for Number = 16:

This is only a theory. It's based only upon my persumption of the world's setting.

Take a look at the chessboard for example.


Disregard the witch's side
Look at either side, there are 16 pieces
With more than 16, the game cannot start due to unfair advantage
With lesser than 16, the game cannot start due to incomplete chess formation
So therefore, disregard Erika's fatal Red statement in EP6, I believe that there are in truth 16 people on the island

Don't know if this theory has been stated earlier here, this is just my speculation

Spoiler:

But you're disregarding the red that says there are 17 people. I think it's a bit absurd to ignore it. Since it doesn't say "no more than" for the first time in the series, I'd say we're stuck at 17.