## Chapter 135 – (11)
“Hehehe, did you see those three faces?”
“Yeah, yeah, I saw them.”
That was the third time she’d told that story.
Lasha was holding a can of beer and grinning from ear to ear.
She must have been incredibly happy, because she occasionally jumped up and stamped her feet.
By the way, that beer she’s holding.
You could buy it for 3,000 won at a convenience store, but ordering it through hotel room service cost 15,000 won.
A whopping five times the price.
Why can’t I just let things like that go when I have so much money?
“Okay, I get it. Now sit down and eat something.”
We didn’t just order beer from room service.
We were so focused on gambling that we skipped meals, so we got hungry and ordered a ton of food.
Chinese, Western, Japanese, Korean.
We ordered the most expensive dishes in each genre, making it a full-course meal.
Leaving the sumptuous feast that filled the table behind, Lasha grabbed a beer first.
In fact, it was Lasha’s idea to buy beer, not mine.
It seems she’s developing a taste for alcohol after her experience with vodka.
“I’m just so happy… Ahahaha…”
Hearing me tell her to sit down, Lasha scratched the back of her head awkwardly and sat down.
I was happy too.
Seeing the expressions on those three people’s faces gradually change made me feel relieved.
And the fact that my Justice Implementation skill leveled up by 1 after taking their money.
That must mean they didn’t earn all that money through legitimate means.
“But, how did you do it?”
“Do what?”
“The cards… how they changed so quickly.”
As expected, Lasha, who was right behind me, had seen it.
“Magic.”
“Ah…”
There was no need to explain in detail.
When I just said it was magic, Lasha let it go.
The fact that I had cheated wasn’t a big deal to Lasha.
What mattered was that I had succeeded in taking the money from those three people.
“So, if we just do this tomorrow too…”
Lasha said with a hopeful expression, but I don’t know.
Honestly, I didn’t think it would go that easily.
“It might be hard to do the same thing tomorrow.”
Because I showed such an overwhelming performance today, those three people’s suspicion had reached its limit.
They would definitely take some kind of action.
Like asking the casino to monitor me throughout the game.
Even just having one more person watching me from behind would make it difficult to pull off the same kind of cheating gambling as today.
When I said that, Lasha immediately looked worried.
“What are we going to do tomorrow then?”
Maybe it was the beer.
Her mood swings were intense.
There was no need to worry.
“We’ll just do it the regular way. Read their expressions, bet.”
Actually, I was more confident in that approach anyway.
Looking at the other person’s aura and expression, and playing poker.
“Don’t worry. I’ll win no matter what. And… loosen up your body tomorrow morning.”
“Huh? Why…?”
“I told you, I’d give you a chance to beat them up.”
I said with a smile.
***
The next day, we returned to that familiar place.
The white-haired old man, the middle-aged woman, and the thug were still sitting at the same table.
The difference from yesterday was that they weren’t gambling among themselves first.
“You’ve come.”
As soon as we approached, they greeted us with piercing glares, as if they had been waiting for us.
Unlike yesterday, their faces were devoid of any composure.
“By the way, who are these people…”
“They’re dealers from the casino. I called them in case of any cheating gambling. Are you uncomfortable?”
“No, it’s… nothing.”
I slowly looked around at the dealers near the poker table.
So, that’s how they’re doing it.
They’re going to monitor me, but I didn’t really care.
Because I wasn’t planning on doing the same thing as yesterday anyway.
I sat down next to the middle-aged woman and asked.
“Aren’t you going to ask how much I have today?”
“Pfft.”
“…Khee-heek…”
Lasha couldn’t help but burst out laughing at my question.
The middle-aged woman bit her lip with an unknown groan.
“I’ll deal the cards.”
The dealer who was dealing the cards seemed a little nervous because of the many dealers monitoring the poker table and the unfriendly guests.
The cards were all dealt from his trembling fingertips, and I glanced at my hand.
‘Three of a kind.’
It wasn’t a very high hand.
I turned my head slightly to check the expressions of the other three people.
They all looked calm.
But the inside was different.
‘Look at these guys?’
Their desires were flowing out as yin and yang energy.
They must have gotten pretty good hands.
“Betting will start from the rightmost person.”
“Fold.”
I folded right away.
It was obvious that a three of a kind wouldn’t stand a chance.
Then the middle-aged woman next to me clicked her tongue as if she was disappointed.
“Tsk, not very manly… I’ll bet 1 million.”
“…2 million.”
“…Wait, what are you doing?”
As soon as the middle-aged woman bet, the thug bet even higher, as if he had been waiting for it.
The woman glared at the thug.
“What do you mean what am I doing? I’m betting.”
“Did you forget today’s purpose? Why are you raising the bet when it’s just us?”
“…Do you even know how much I lost yesterday? I have to take it when I can.”
“What do you mean, are you the only one who lost? Why are you being so selfish?!”
“Aish. Why are you yelling!”
The two of them suddenly started arguing.
As soon as the two of them got up from their seats, the dealers around them panicked and tried to stop them.
It was a mess.
After the dealers barely managed to calm the two of them down, the old man, who had been quietly watching, threw out a word.
“5 million.”
“This crazy old man…!”
“Oh, I don’t care, I’ll bet 7 million!”
“…Alright! Damn it, call!”
“I’ll call.”
It was an absurd sight.
I thought all three of them had good cards.
How could they suddenly break apart like this?
Well, that’s just how it is.
They were just gambling opponents of similar skill to each other, not comrades.
From the start, there was no sense of strong bond or cooperation.
When they all got good hands, they were too busy betting to make up for yesterday’s losses.
Eventually, the amount went up to 7 million chips, and the results were announced.
“6 of a kind wins.”
“Hmm.”
“Aish, damn it!”
“No, how can this be!”
The result was the old man’s victory.
The thug’s face turned red as if it was about to explode, and the middle-aged woman’s face turned pale like a sick person.
It made me laugh to see them tearing each other apart.
The dealer dealt the cards again.
The atmosphere changed quite a bit in just one round.
Especially the atmosphere between those three.
I received the cards and slowly nodded.
I got a pretty good hand.
‘Flush.’
The three people next to me didn’t seem to get very good hands.
Their breathing was low and heavy, and their expressions weren’t good.
Even the aura they were emitting didn’t feel like it had a single bit of desire.
It was as calm as a dawn lake.
“100,000…”
The woman bet the amount as if she wasn’t confident.
Just by looking at the amount, I could tell that her hand wasn’t good.
She would win money, but not much.
“…3 million!”
At that moment, the thug suddenly shouted.
‘3 million?’
That’s strange. He definitely shouldn’t have a very good hand.
Then what the thug was doing now was obvious.
Bluffing.
In a word, it was a boast.
“I’ll fold.”
The old man quickly gave up.
And it was my turn.
“4 million.”
“I’ll, fold.”
“…”
The woman gave up and the thug looked at me.
I deliberately avoided his eyes, pretending to be unsure.
‘Please let it work.’
Whether my earnest prayer worked.
The guy took the bait.
“…10 million! If you’re scaredㅡ”
“Call.”
“Yes, let’s reveal the hands.”
“…Huh?”
As soon as the guy shouted a high amount, I snatched it up as if I had been waiting for it.
The thug looked at me with a blank expression.
I bit my lip and tried to make a face that suppressed laughter.
Lasha had the same expression as me.
“Y-you bastard!”
He realized he had been tricked, but it was already too late.
As the dealer said, I immediately opened my hand.
“J flush. Let’s open this person’s hand too.”
“Wa, wait a minute!”
The thug covered his hand with both hands with a desperate voice.
I could feel his firm will not to reveal it.
“…Let’s just skip it and go to the next round! If you win the next round too, I’ll give you 20 million chips, and if you lose, just give me 5 million chips. Okay? How about it?”
He didn’t want to lose 10 million chips as it was, so he suppressed his anger and pleaded in the most desperate voice possible.
I pretended to think about it and slowly answered.
“Okay, but let’s do the game with that.”
I pointed to the opposite side of the poker table with my finger.
There was a steel ring that looked like it would be in the UFC.
“…You want me to fight you?”
The guy fell into thought.
He seemed unsure, as if he remembered me overpowering him before.
He seemed to be surprisingly self-aware.
He’s good at controlling his anger?
“Who said you?”
I stood up slightly from my seat and put my hand on Lasha’s shoulder, who was standing next to me.
“My… um, girlfriend here is your opponent.”
“W-who’s your girlfriend…”
I didn’t bother to reveal that she was a slave.
I just said girlfriend because I couldn’t think of anything else.
Then Lasha blushed and retorted in a whisper.
“Um, wasn’t I a slave or a secretary?”
The old man muttered as if he was surprised.
“You want me to fight this woman?”
“If you don’t want to, you can just show your hand now and pay 10 million chips.”
“…Don’t regret it.”
The guy, who had regained his confidence, started to warm up.
Lasha didn’t seem to need any special warm-up.
Thanks to me telling her to loosen up her body in the morning yesterday, she was already in full preparation.
“How can you make a woman fight for you? Tsk.”
The middle-aged woman glared at me.
Can’t she see that expression?
Lasha had an expression as if she had received a toy as a gift.
“…I’m worried.”
I couldn’t help but worry about the poor thug.
