bookbashuk #429 - Stud is a kind of wisdom
#429 - Stud is a kind of wisdom
Relying on gambling to win support funds, huh.
This isn't just wishful thinking. After all, the first king of this casino superpower, Elroad, built the kingdom here with money won from gambling.
“Is that so, you're going with that approach!? ”
The others suddenly understood.
“It's something I've been doing for the past few days, but I accidentally forgot. I'm such an idiot.”
Aqua patted her head, trying to act like a cute airhead, but she's just a complete fool and not cute at all.
“But can this method really work... ”
Darkness was a little worried.
To win the funds for the kingdom's counterattack would require a large sum of money. If they couldn't win and instead got themselves into trouble, it would be putting the cart before the horse.
“It's okay, it's okay.” Aqua waved her hand, smiling. “Kazuma's luck is amazing. Getting a mere support fund is a piece of cake, right? ”
“Why are you the one being so smug? But Aqua is right, I have confidence.”
Kazuma Sato patted his chest.
With his super high school-level luck, second only to the goddess of luck, Eris, he would definitely win big in the casino.
“Don't worry, I'll help too.”
Zunzun also smiled confidently.
His own luck wasn't as heaven-defying as Kazuma Sato's, but he had a cheat—the crown's ability. You could say that no one was his opponent.
“Okay, then let's go right away—”
“Wait a minute.”
Kazuma Sato grabbed Aqua, who was about to run to the casino, and said to everyone, “Only Zunzun and I are going to the casino this time, so we need to pool our money together. The support funds haven't been allocated yet, so we have to rely on ourselves.”
In other words, cough up the money.
Megumin and Yunyun awkwardly took out a few coins, with a face value of 100 Eris. Honestly, this amount of money wouldn't even be enough for the return trip—if they didn't have teleportation magic.
“Hey, you two... ”
“Listen, I only released Explosion magic on the farm, and they charged me so much money. Don't you think that's too much!? ”
“Aren't you the one who's going too far!? ”
Megumin must not have resisted the temptation of the Great Onion Duck with its super high experience points, ran there and released Explosion magic again, and was forced to pay compensation after being caught.
Yunyun was obviously the one who got caught up in it.
Not only that, she probably paid the bulk of the compensation.
“As for me... I still have this much.”
Darkness took out a small bag.
Although it didn't look like much, it contained many coins with a face value of 10,000 Eris. Roughly calculated, there were at least 200,000 Eris. This girl brought a lot of money.
As for the last person—
“Hey, Aqua.”
“W-what is it, Kazuma? ”
“You should have a lot of money, right? After all, you exchange the monsters you defeated with Iris for bounties every day. You must have a lot left over, right? ”
“What are you talking about? I don't understand... ”
The foolish goddess, who was being questioned, kept shaking her eyes. Obviously, she didn't have any extra money, because—
“It's so strange, really strange! For seven consecutive days, I haven't been able to earn any money. That's not a casino! I won't admit to a casino that can't earn money! ”
“That's just because you're unlucky! ”
Zunzun rolled his eyes in annoyance.
It's not that Aqua hadn't thought about making money from the casino, but she always lost money there, so she subconsciously ignored her.
“Then the rest—”
“That's all.”
Zunzun and Kazuma Sato also took out their money.
50,000 Eris and 100,000 Eris.
“Zunzun, you... ”
“I can't help it. I made a lot of skill point potions for Megumin before, and my savings were used to redeem Darkness. I'll get angry if you ask for more.”
“...Sorry.”
Kazuma Sato remembered that Vanir had scammed them out of 2 billion Eris before, and that Zunzun had made a lot of skill point potions to defeat Wolbach.
“Adding it all up, that's 400,000 Eris... ”
This was the team's current total funds.
If it were divided between Zunzun and Kazuma Sato, it would mean that each of them would have 200,000.
“It's okay! ” Zunzun patted his chest and said loudly, “I often say one thing: back then, Chen Daozai was able to win 37 million with 200,000. It's no problem for me, Zunzun, to win 50 million with 200,000! ”
“Sorry, I don't understand what you're saying.”
Kazuma Sato didn't know who Chen Daozai was, but...
“Yeah.” He smiled confidently. “This amount of money is enough. As long as we keep winning, won't that be enough? ”
“Kazuma is right! As long as we win! ”
“Aqua, shut up.”
“Why!? ”
This person, whose luck value is so low, has no right to speak.
Zunzun and Kazuma Sato looked at each other. Suddenly, they both had a competitive spirit.
“Kazuma (Zunzun), let's see who wins more money! ” X ２
— — — —
Burning with fighting spirit, the two walked out of the inn together.
Megumin and Yunyun followed behind Zunzun, while Darkness and Aqua followed behind Kazuma Sato. The team was divided into two groups and arrived at the largest casino in the royal capital of Elroad.
“It's so big—”
Yunyun looked at the incredibly huge casino, which was like a castle... No, it should be called a gambling city. She was completely stunned.
Considering that this kingdom was built with gambling, it was understandable that it was so big.
Besides being large, I chose this place because it's a casino run by the Elroad royal family, so no matter what, they won't refuse to pay out if you win.
200,000 Eris isn't a huge amount.
At least, compared to the elegantly dressed gentlemen and ladies in the casino, it's just a negligible sum.
Huihui seemed interested in everything here, so Zun Zun casually gave her a few chips to play with as she pleased.
Youyou, on the other hand, just wanted to stay by his side.
They arrived at a roulette table.
A dozen or so chips wouldn't even qualify him to join the table, but after Zun Zun continuously placed all of his chips on the table eight times, the chips had piled up so much that they were almost burying him, and he was now leisurely sitting at the table.
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The dealer across from him was constantly wiping his sweaty forehead with a damp handkerchief.
Sweating buckets, aren't you, buddy.
Eight consecutive all-ins, his luck was definitely extraordinary.
Generally speaking, the dealers here have the advantage, but Zun Zun seemed to be able to see the future, casually winning a large number of chips.
Youyou didn't understand any of this, but she keenly noticed the dealer's trembling body, and when a large number of chips were pushed over, she knew that Zun Zun had won a lot, and a happy smile filled her face.
It wasn't just her—
"Ahahaha! I won, I won again! Mr. Zun Zun is really amazing, and his luck is too good!"
"Thanks to Mr. Zun Zun, I was able to turn things around. I will definitely thank you later!"
"That's right, that's right, we are really grateful to you!"
The customers in the casino were divided into two groups, one around Zun Zun's roulette table, and the other around Kazuma Satou's roulette table. Without counting carefully, the two groups were about the same size.
Adding to that the occasional shouts of triumph and cheers coming from Kazuma Satou's side, it was clear that they were also making a lot of money.
"Alright, Mr. Dealer, let's start the next round."
"Y-yes..."
By the time Zun Zun made his ninth all-in, the dealer's hands were trembling as if he had Parkinson's disease. But under the pressure of the other customers' red eyes and constant urging, he started the game again—
"He won! He won again!"
"Mr. Zun Zun is too amazing!"
"How many times is that now? He actually won again!?"
The chips doubled again.
"I'm getting tired of this."
Zun Zun suddenly said this, and the dealer, who was about to cry, was overjoyed, hoping that Zun Zun would say he didn't want to play anymore. However—
"Winning money this way is too slow. I remember that besides the color, if you guess the number correctly, you can get an even higher payout, right..."
"—!?" x N
The others looked at Zun Zun with envy, holding their chips in their hands, eager to follow suit when Zun Zun put all his chips down, hoping to get a share.
Just then, Aqua ran over crying.
"Zun Zun, Zun Zun!"
"...What's wrong?"
"Kazuma, Kazuma, he..."
With the idiot goddess constantly sobbing, she said intermittently what had just happened.
Kazuma Satou, like Zun Zun, also felt that earning money this way was too slow, so he wanted to bet on a number, and Aqua, thinking of making a quick buck, also placed her chips, and the result was—
"He lost everything?"
"Yeah."
Yeah... my ass!
Although I knew that the idiot goddess's luck stat was ridiculously low, I didn't expect it to be this low, even interrupting Kazuma Satou's winning streak. It would be strange if he wasn't angry.
"So Zun Zun, please, let me win some money."
Aqua kept begging him.
After Zun Zun pondered for a while, he smiled at Aqua. When the idiot goddess also showed a smile, he suddenly shouted, "Security! Where's security!?"
"Whyyyyyy!?"
Soon, Aqua was kicked out of the casino.
The interruption of Kazuma Satou's luck didn't actually have much of an impact, because unlike Zun Zun, who always went all-in, he chose to bet a portion each time, so he still had most of his chips.
Zun Zun, on the other hand, considering that Aqua's bad luck might still be lingering, was also much more cautious. Sure enough, he lost several times in a row.
Normally, people would win, win, win, win, win, and then lose it all.
But Zun Zun had a cheat.
Seeing that the time was right, with the help of the crown, after several all-ins, the chips immediately reached 50 million Eris!
Evening.
When Zun Zun finally left the gambling table, it was obvious that the dealer relaxed. He seemed to have lost his energy and aged rapidly, fainting.
The dealer at the other table was the same.
Zun Zun and Kazuma Satou exchanged glances.
"—50 million Eris achieved!" x 2
The two of them were actually neck and neck.
If Aqua hadn't interrupted in the middle, the winner would definitely have been Zun Zun. Of course, if Aqua hadn't messed with Kazuma Satou from the beginning, the outcome would have been hard to say.
Just as the two were regretting not having a clear winner—
"Zun Zun! Zun Zun, look!"
Little Huihui dragged a big bag, walking towards them with difficulty, and the bag was jingling with chips.