Chapter 109 – A Brief Date – Jurdias (2)
A casino operated by Permaton’s taxes.
Of course, it is Fermaten’s main source of income.
The guests are adventurers, residents, and tourists stopping by.
The being called Rouge Permaten who appears in the midst of such people must be like a nuclear bomb.
From the casino’s perspective.
“Oh, shit.”
I enjoy gambling very healthily.
I was enjoying poker and various types of gambling that I had learned in my previous life, and I am also enjoying the types of gambling that I learned by looking at the new rules here from the corner of my eye.
Above all.
“Hani, shall we try this this time?”
“Honey, you keep losing. If you do that, you might lose all your money?”
“It’s okay. “I have a lot of money.”
Walking around and gambling with Jurdias, who had half given up, gave me the thrill of getting people’s attention.
People didn’t notice me.
Aside from the fact that I waxed my hair, my behavior is so shameless that everyone just thinks I’m a ‘rich, wealthy aristocrat’.
-What. Why is Youngju So here?
The only people who look at me with these eyes are dealers and security guards.
In particular, the manager, who was watching me closely from afar, kept looking sideways as if he was worried about what I might do.
There is no need to worry at all.
I just came here to gamble.
With Fermaten’s tax.
“All in.”
“…It’s ‘3’.”
“Wow, I told you. I’m lucky today?”
It was a momentary manipulation so that the dealer would win, but I went all-in, took the winning chips, and went to the bar with Jurdias.
“I see you’re enjoying it, sir.”
“Are you the manager?”
“Yes. The manager of the Permaton Casino, my name is ‘Joker.'”
It’s an unsettling name right from the start.
Speaking of Joker, there is one name that is famous there, but it is a different name in PO.A.O.
‘Lord Soyoung. As you know, he is a dangerous person.’
Jurdias thinks I know about the man called Joker, but I only know half of it.
P.A.O. Normal gacha character.
One of the 3-star middle-aged male characters.
He appears to be the manager of a casino, but in reality, he is a man who decapitates his enemies with a single card.
Contract killer, Joker.
Jurdias knows the identity of this man.
“I will give the lady a drink myself.”
Joker mixed the cocktail himself and handed it to Jurdias.
‘Lord So, this person seems to know my identity.’
I guess so.
Because I didn’t really hide Jurdias.
Of course, it is beyond my knowledge and reason to send such a signal that they recognized each other’s identity with just one cocktail.
“I will drink well.”
I just know that this nice-looking old man in front of me is a great assassin and gacha character.
And although he is the manager of the Permaten Casino, he also knows that he is not a direct subordinate of the Count Permaten.
This casino.
Because more than half of the shares were transferred to the royal family.
Thanks to this, Permaten lost the right to operate the casino and was reduced to only receiving a portion of taxes.
Ah.
For reference, the management rights were taken away by the previous generation.
It is said that the casino was taken away because of gambling with the current king.
Seondae-ra lost the casino itself due to gambling at a gambling hall. He really can’t be an incompetent gay.
And the kingdom took over the casino and began to fill it with people, and the man who took over as manager was Joker.
In other words, this man in front of you is an assassin belonging to the kingdom.
“Nice to meet you.”
“I never imagined you would come here.”
“I came here to have fun with my girlfriend. Isn’t healthy gambling the best pastime?”
“Girlfriend…”
Joker looked back and forth between Jurdias and me, then smiled slightly and mixed another cocktail.
“I understand. I hope you and your girlfriend have a good night.”
“Okay. Ah, but is there anything a little more difficult? It’s so easy to guess once you get there.”
“…What do you mean by that?”
“I want to compete with more skills.”
It is a provocation.
No, rather than a provocation, it is a request to play the game fairly.
‘Please refrain from abusing.’
I’m here to enjoy gambling, and I don’t want to lose just because I’m Rouge Permaten.
“Hani. Raise your glass. Let’s go play some light blackjack. This was a good drink.”
I took Jurdias to a place where we could play blackjack.
‘Lord Soyoung. Is that okay?’
‘Are you okay. We didn’t do anything wrong.’
After calming down the worried Yur Dias, I held her hand tightly and headed to her gambling house.
‘It’s not easy to divert attention.’
The original goal was to send Jurdias away and act alone, but there were too many people looking at me behind my back.
Did you really come here to gamble?
Or maybe he came looking for someone.
The reason for the disguise was to not reveal his true identity and to compete purely with his skills.
Or maybe he’s just disguising himself and looking for a good woman to have a one night stand with.
Or maybe he went on a scouting mission in advance to take a look at the casino and participate in the battle for management control.
Are they trying to regain management rights from the kingdom by purchasing shares?
Everyone who knows that I am Luge is looking at me with all kinds of eyes.
However.
It doesn’t matter.
“Hani. I will leave everything to you.”
Let’s compete with this pseudo-blackjack.
“Honey, what?”
“All my money is your money. Do whatever you want. I’ll just watch from the sidelines.”
I have Jurdias.
There is Jurdias, who grew up stealing from a young age and has now become the master of the thieves’ guild.
“Dealer. Shuffle the cards.”
“Honey, leave it to me…”
“It’s okay. Because you are my skill. A head-to-head match. Huh? It’s purely based on skill. You could put a dealer out of business, right?”
I intentionally provoked the dealer.
The dealer glanced at the joker, then shuffled the cards while maintaining a poker face.
“Let’s get started. Would you like to receive a card?”
“Stay.”
21.
“You guessed it… Huu.”
Eur Dias let out her sigh of relief at her first victory, and I cheered her on by putting my hands on Eur Dias’s waist her.
“I’ll just trust Hani.”
“…Yes.”
And then several rounds that follow.
Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose a little a lot, sometimes you win a lot.
In the midst of successful victories and defeats.
The battle has arrived.
“Honey. I want to go all in. Is that okay?”
“Nothing can’t be done.” Permaten Casino welcomes your bets.”
After checking his hand his his, Jurdias called all-in.
“Are you going to be okay?”
“Yes. Definitely win.”
Blackjack.
The closer the sum of the card numbers is to 21, the more you win.
Anything over 21 means defeat, and the total of cards Jurdias received was 20.
If the dealer has 21, we die.
“Would you like to receive a card?”
Coincidentally, we had the opportunity to receive one more copy.
“I won’t accept it…”
“Hani.”
Jur Dias looked at me and shook her head.
It’s obvious.
It has to be 21, and who would receive a card in a situation where there are 20?
Even if it is more than 22, all the chips you put in are gone.
But.
“Hani. Do you trust me?”
I wrapped my arms around Jurdias’s waist, kissed her on the mouth, and took the card handed to me by the dealer.
“I went all in. If I lose money, it’s my responsibility.”
“…Isn’t he at such a disadvantage?”
“It’s at a disadvantage. I came with you, so there’s no way I’m at a disadvantage. I’m afraid I’ll lose. Come on.”
“…”
The dealer opened his hand.
20.
“…”
“Check.”
Jurdias opened the card I received with trembling hands.
“!!”
I was relieved as soon as I saw it.
And, remaining as calm as possible, he patted Jurdias’ waist.
“Look. These are my feelings for Hani.”
“…It’s the ace of hearts.”
Ace of Hearts. 1.
Combined with the cards we had, 21.
“…Baby.”
Jurdias suddenly got up from his seat.
“It’s my heart.”
He grabbed my face and kissed me deeply in front of everyone.
* * *
I made a lot of money.
We succeeded in bringing in more than five times the amount we originally brought in.
-Congratulations.
-Manager, half of these chips go to the cocktail bar.
-…Half? I think it’s almost hundreds of glasses.
-One drink for every guest here.
Wow!!
I left half of the money I won with the manager and rang the golden bell.
Then, he warmed up the atmosphere by kissing Jurdias deeply in front of everyone, then took the extra money and went out.
“How was it?”
“…I think I went looking for a female colleague and ended up gambling a lot.”
“Hani, are you upset?”
“It’s not like that. And now it’s Jurdias.”
“It’s a shame.”
The lovers’ game is now over.
It’s not because I feel like someone with blonde hair is watching from the window of the sex room over there in the castle.
“Lord So.”
Jurdias bowed to me, pointing to a suitcase full of cash.
“Thank you. I’m really happy that I can take care of my guild members thanks to you, Lord So.”
“Okay. Feed the kids well. And tell them to look for women. From now on, Young-ju So will personally win the jackpot at the casino and hand it out to those who achieve good results.”
This is the ultimate reason why I came to the casino today.
To instill motivation in Jurdias’ subordinates.
You need to manage it from now on so that when you see a very pretty woman, you think about financial compensation rather than something dark.
“It was really nice today, Jurdias. Let’s hang out together at night like this often.”
On top of that, I went on a date with Jurdias and went to a gambling house to have fun.
“Was it inconvenient?”
“…If you call me Hani, some people will notice that I am ‘Haniah,’ so I ask that you call me by a different title from now on.”
“Is that so… ?”
Hani and Hania.
You may think there is a connection, but how many people usually think that far?
“I look forward to hearing other titles from you next time. And Lord So.”
“Why?”
“Thank you for trusting me. And… Thank you so much for the turnaround at the end. If it wasn’t for that, I would have lost all my money.”
“It was a light gamble.”
“…I think it will be a not so light memory for me. I will be back soon, Lord So.”
Crash.
Jurdias immediately disappeared into the darkness carrying a carrier full of cash.
After Jurdias left for the thieves’ guild.
I waved her hand behind her to see her off, and when she left, she let out a sigh of relief.
It was fortunate.
Jurdias.
‘I don’t have any gambling luck.’
A woman who keeps losing, whether it’s poker or blackjack.
“…In the end, the correct answer was to go against Jurdias. Oh, I’m glad.”
-If you want to invest, invest in the opposite direction of Jurdias.
Thank you, Game Brain.
For helping even in places like this.
“…I’ll take you with me next time.”
As a true joker card for my victory.
