25.NTL Fantasy

The woman trembled.

 

 

You’re lending me three gold chips?

Alright, good.

With 3,000 marbles, I might be able to get a win, passing through that pinball field and the inclined three-tiered dish.

 

 

But what if I don’t win?

 

Stats are incredibly high-value currency.

The current exchange rate at the Harem Palace Casino is about 10 million won per stat.

Three gold chips, or 300 stats, is a whopping 3 billion won.

 

 

Plus, the interest is 10% every 10 minutes. If it’s delayed by just an hour, the interest alone is 1.8 billion won.

As a woman who grew up in an ordinary family, it was an amount she couldn’t possibly handle.

 

 

 

 

But!

 

 

 

“3,000 marbles!!”

“Let’s go!! I can do it!!”

“If I can borrow that much, I’m definitely doing it!!”

“Me!! Just lend them to me instead!!”

People around her are egging her on.

Everyone is united in wanting the woman to take on the challenge.

 

And some, using her hesitation as an excuse, rushed in, saying they would borrow and take on the challenge themselves.

 

 

Of course, those people were all blocked.

 

 

“Well, what will you do? Ma’am. It’s not an opportunity to lend to just anyone, you know.”

 

 

The maid’s words shook her heart.

 

 

 

The risk of failure is great, but the reward for success is beyond expression.

A whopping 200 million stats.

 

If 1 stat is equivalent to 10 million won, what more needs to be said about 200 million stats? It’s an amount that can’t even be fully converted into money.

It’s a unit that’s hard to come by even when the Harem Palace pulls off a big deal with a national-level organization.

 

‘200 million stats…that’s a whopping 2 quadrillion won in our country’s money…!’

 

 

Interest is nothing.

If I win, I can become a rich as a Middle Eastern oil tycoon and live comfortably for the rest of my life.

 

 

‘Wait a minute…2 quadrillion…? Doesn’t that make no sense? They’re making such a fuss worldwide to get 400 trillion won in support…do they even have 2 quadrillion won worth of stats?’

 

 

Such a question flashed through her mind.

Perhaps a natural suspicion.

A reasonable doubt.

 

But such sound reasoning is bound to collapse before money,

Her reasoning immediately began to rationalize.

 

 

‘Well, it’s not a tangible item like gold, and it’s not cash either…more than anything, it’s such a large scale of 2 quadrillion won, when would I ever dispose of it? They have the stats, but there’s no way to actually cash them out.’

 

 

If so, then I don’t have to worry about payment when I win.

What she needs to think about is winning!

 

 

‘Fuck it…I’ve already blown my entire fortune here. There’s no future anyway!’

 

 

She firmly resolved.

And believed.

 

That she would win.

That the goddess of victory would smile on her this time.

 

 

“I’ll…borrow it.”

“An excellent choice.”

 

 

Oooooh!

 

 

 

The atmosphere heated up.

 

 

The woman received three gold chips, exchanged them with trembling hands, and 3,000 marbles were refilled into ‘Life’.

 

 

 

Chwareureureureuk!!

 

 

Silver marbles are gradually stacked at the starting point of the glass pinball section, and each time, joy and tension are added.

 

“Woah!”

“She’s doing it again!”

“3,000 marbles!!”

“If that stacks up, that’s 300,000 more stats.”

 

 

People shout out their own words and cheer. It was like the laughter of demons, gaining pleasure from burning someone else’s life.

 

 

“…What happens to that person if they fail?”

“Then they just have to repay the borrowed stats. With interest.”

“…300 stats…that’s a lot, right?”

“It’s an amount that a normal adventurer would risk their life for. Not to mention a regular person who isn’t an adventurer.”

 

A 3 billion won gamble.

It’s an amount that ordinary people can’t even dream of.

No, they’re not even allowed to borrow it in the first place.

 

 

But the Harem Palace lends it out anyway.

Of course, there’s a condition that it’s limited to women, but either way, lending to someone who doesn’t have the ability to repay is the same.

 

 

Then they must be confident that they can somehow recover that amount….

 

 

‘Is that what it’s used for?’

 

 

Considering Yoo-eun’s tendencies, it’s not difficult to find the answer.

She’s probably increasing the number of maids in this way to expand her power in all directions and satisfy her desires.

 

 

Thinking about it again, she’s such a piece of trash.

But she, who was so firmly caught by such a person, wasn’t normal either.

 

‘I wonder what she’s doing and where she is right now.’

 

 

 

 

 

“Hoo…hoo….”

 

 

A silver feast.

 

 

The woman took a deep breath.

Her pounding heart was unusual.

More than when she started her first love,

More than when she had her first experience,

 

She’s ten thousand times more nervous now.

 

 

 

Thump-thump.

Thump-thump.

 

 

Flutter-flutter.

Flutter-flutter.

 

 

 

 

The extreme tension she’s experiencing for the first time in her life.

The pressure tightening like putting her head on a guillotine.

 

Whether she succeeds or not,

Her life will change.

Completely.

 

 

 

 

Bang!

 

 

“Go!!”

 

 

Tiriririk!

Bbororong!

 

 

When the woman vigorously pressed the button, cloudy steam was emitted from a combustion engine-like device installed on the outside of ‘Life’, and 100 marbles stacked on the launch pad were launched.

It was a spectacle.

Like fireworks that burn their lives to present bright light and joy,

Her life also began to burn.

 

 

Ddiririri

 

 

The number ‘3000’ written on the right side began to decrease gradually.

 

At an incredible speed.

 

 

But even so, it takes about 10 minutes to use 1,000 marbles.

If luck is on your side and more marbles pass the pinball, it will take even longer.

 

 

It takes about 30 minutes to consume 3,000 marbles.

 

 

With an interest rate of 10% every 10 minutes, it’s 30% in 30 minutes by simple calculation.

 

 

“Woaaaaah! Let’s gooooo!”

 

 

People are also burning up along with her.

 

The casino even lowered a large screen and began to broadcast the situation of ‘Life’ live.

Even though the live broadcast only shows the progress, it was interesting enough to stop the games here and there.

 

“Here’s some beer. Ma’am.”

 

As if holding a festival, maids with beer cans on trays appeared from all directions and offered beer to the people watching and the woman playing ‘Life’.

 

 

“Ooh!”

 

 

A strategy by the casino to stimulate interest.

Thanks to this, people cheered even louder, creating an atmosphere like a racetrack.

 

 

 

“Sa-rang-nim, would you like a can too?”

“Alcohol….”

 

 

She hesitated, but soon realized that she didn’t bring her car and nodded.

It wouldn’t matter unless she drank to the point of getting drunk.

 

 

Besides, she’s quite far from ‘restraint’ right now.

If she wants to eat, she eats,

If she wants to drink, she drinks.

 

 

 

 

 

“Please!!!”

 

 

As Han Sa-rang took a can and sipped it, the woman’s 100 marbles were gradually passing through the pinball area.

But they weren’t passing through in a good way.

 

 

“Keuh….!”

 

Because they all fell out of bounds and piled up into a ‘mountain’.

 

 

“It’s, it’s okay…I can do it…!”

 

But there are still 2,900 marbles left.

She steeled her heart and pressed the button again, and the people started cheering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like that…200…300…

When she consumed over 1,000 and 2,000 marbles,

 

 

An opportunity finally came.

 

 

“It’s here, you fucker!!!!!”

 

 

Stage 2, the dish.

A whopping 10 or so marbles entered at once.

 

 

The woman stood up,

And those who were sitting and watching all stood up as well.

 

 

A whopping 10 or so.

Since one out of three holes leads to the bottom, a very simple calculation would mean that one out of nine would reach the goal.

 

 

However, due to the casino’s trickery, the holes leading to the bottom are located at the top of the inclined dish, so you have to defy gravity to fall into the 2nd and 1st floor dishes.

 

 

As a result, most of them fail on the 3rd floor dish.

 

“Oooooh!”

 

 

Still, two marbles advanced to the 2nd floor dish.

The first advancement in almost two weeks.

 

“Uwak! Uwak! Uwak!!”

 

 

Shouting out unintelligible cheers, a fervor of support greater than the World Cup unfolded.

Who knows, if she wins, they might say ‘I’m in a good mood!’ and pass out rice cakes.

So they’re cheering her on enthusiastically.

 

 

 

Teong!

 

 

Ttorreu-reu.

Tak.

 

 

 

But that fervor faded away in vain.

The two marbles that reached the 2nd floor dish couldn’t exert any more force and fell to the bottom while climbing the slope.

Their destination was the ‘mountain’.

 

 

In the end, she didn’t win even with 2,000 marbles.

1,000 marbles left.

 

 

“Haa…haa….”

 

 

The woman, who collapsed with a thud, trembled even more violently.

She’s bound to tremble, since she’s spent 2 billion won so far in terms of money.

 

 

“Fuck…fuck….”

 

She cursed repeatedly and moved her hand again.

She wanted to gather her wits and stabilize herself before doing it, but unfortunately, the interest is 10% every 10 minutes.

It’s better to finish it as quickly as possible.

 

 

Like that, another 100…200…reaching 900,

She pressed the last button with an almost crying face.

 

 

“You son of a bitch!! Just work!!!!”

 

 

The marble shot out with a shout that was almost a scream.

 

 

As if to burn her last life brilliantly, it reached the ‘dish’ like a lie.

This time, about 10 or so marbles poured in all at once, just like before.

 

It felt as if someone was controlling it.

 

 

But the people enveloped in the heat didn’t notice.

They just thought it was luck.

 

 

 

“Haa…haa…please..! Please….!”

 

 

The woman, with her hands clasped together in a praying position, stamped her feet and prayed earnestly.

God, Buddha, Allah, etc.

She summoned all the gods that exist in the world.

 

Her entire body was soaked with sweat from that prayer alone, and the lightly worn T-shirt clung to her, revealing her curvy figure.

 

 

 

Ttorreureureu!

 

 

 

“2nd floor!!”

“Ooh! It’s going!!”

 

 

Three marbles fell into the 2nd floor dish.

 

 

Spinning and spinning.

 

 

They’re moving around the dish vigorously, unlike before.

This time for sure…

This time for sure…

 

Could it go?

To the 1st floor…

And to the goal…

 

 

Perhaps receiving the wishes of those people, two of the marbles that were rotating vigorously slowed down with difficulty as if overcoming the final hurdle, and barely fell into the 1st floor dish.

 

 

 

 

 

“Kyaaaaaaaah!!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

The woman screamed with joy, happiness, and a corresponding thrill.

 

1st floor.

A whopping 1st floor.

 

 

She only needs to overcome one more hurdle to win.

 

 

 

Chiiiiik!!

 

 

 

Perhaps because of that, steam was emitted several times from the devices attached to various parts of ‘Life’.

 

 

“O…ooo…!”

 

 

The cheering subsided.

It’s not because the heat has cooled down.

On the contrary, the heat in the hall is so hot that the air conditioner can’t handle it.

 

 

They’re just watching.

 

 

Holding their breath, stopping their breath,

Just watching.

 

 

 

Ttorreureureu.

 

 

 

Two marbles are looking at each other and spinning around the dish.

The force is weaker than it was on the 2nd floor, but it still has the power to climb the slope.

 

And finally, that moment.

 

One of the marbles fell into the dropout hole at the bottom, and the other barely avoided the dropout and began to climb the slope.

 

 

 

Ttorreureureu.

 

 

 

 

1 second becomes 1 minute,

A small roll becomes thunder.

 

 

Just watching it makes my whole body tingle.

 

 

“Please…please!!”

 

 

It’s rising.

Slowly.

 

 

It’s reaching.

Barely.

 

 

 

Seureureung.

 

 

 

 

A hole in the slope on the inclined dish.

The only winning hole.

 

 

The hole of fate that will completely change her life.

 

 

The marble is moving towards it.

It wants to reach it.

 

 

The rolling speed gradually stopped, but a little further forward.

Only about 1mm.

 

With everyone’s wishes, with the woman’s wishes, if it just goes up a little more, it’s a win.

 

 

“Haa…haa…heu-it…!”

 

200 million stats.

2 quadrillion won.

 

 

 

In that fleeting moment of going this 1mm,

The entire casino was plunged into silence, and everyone’s eyes were bloodshot and glued to ‘Life’ and the monitor broadcasting ‘Life’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Win…winwinwinwinwinwiiiiin!!”

 

 

 

 

 

Geureureu.

Tuk.

 

 

 

 

And,

 

The marble, which had reached 0.1mm below the winning point, eventually ran out of strength at the very end and fell down, soon coming out into the ‘mountain’ through the dropout hole.

 

 

 

“….”

 

 

 

Someone spilled flat beer on