Chapter 56: Gambling Genius Silver Hair (1)

So faint it would be impossible to notice unless you looked extremely closely.

Yoo Seo-yeon’s lips curled up just slightly, as if in satisfaction.

[“ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ”]

[“Ugh, why’d it land on 30 now, f*ck;;”]

[“How much would that have been if she bet on 30 lolol”]

[“That’s such a shame”]

[“There’s nothing even Silverhair can do in front of numbers. It’s not like it’s about physical skill.”]

[“Probability is cold…..”]

A fleeting, subtle smile.

The chat, unable to read Yoo Seo-yeon’s expression, remained in a mood of resignation.

As if the 200,000 gold she lost meant nothing, Yoo Seo-yeon quietly stood in front of the roulette machine again.

But this time, she was cautious.

She started betting small amounts, jumping between the 2x and 5x slots.

But the results weren’t good.

Every small win was followed by a bigger loss.

As if it had been designed that way, Yoo Seo-yeon’s funds were slowly being drained.

A slow death by melting away.

The flow wasn’t right.

‘Law of large numbers.’

Like all gambling,

In the Pixelwars streamer server, the gambling system is slightly skewed in favor of the machine.

Win rate: 49% vs 51%.

At a glance, it seems doable.

But in the end, it’s that sneaky 2% that decides the outcome.

An invisible predator that slowly consumes people by dangling hope.

That’s what the 2% is.

And the more bets you place,

The law of large numbers—a massive trap—activates without fail.

Eventually, the funds would melt away to zero.

Raidel’s face turned anxious.

Her slowly draining funds had already hit -1,000,000 gold.

Even though it was Yoo Seo-yeon’s money, it was still a huge amount.

“Um, Silverhair…”

Eventually, Raidel couldn’t hold back anymore and cautiously spoke up.

“I think we’re going to go broke at this rate.”

Still, it wasn’t too bad yet. It was money that could be earned in a day.

“Let’s just go 1 million more. Anymore and we won’t even have potion money left.”

Yoo Seo-yeon, with a drowsy expression, was melting money away.

Raidel tried to stop her like a wife trying to drag her husband out of a gambling den.

It really wasn’t working.

Even Yoo Seo-yeon was helpless in front of probability.

But still, she couldn’t let this adorable silver-haired girl fall into gambling addiction.

Then again, maybe if she learned how scary gambling could be with just cyber money, it wouldn’t be a bad deal.

[“Feels like she’s losing herself in item enhancement lol”]

[“Delbung makes the same face during gacha games lol”]

[“This is how scary gambling is”]

“We don’t even need the full million.”

Surprisingly, Yoo Seo-yeon accepted Raidel’s advice without fuss.

“I think 500,000 gold should be enough, right?”

Remaining balance: 500,000 gold.

Raidel let out a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, the silver-haired girl hadn’t become a full-blown gambling addict.

But 500,000 gold wasn’t exactly small either,

And with a million already gone, it wouldn’t change much.

At this rate, it would disappear soon.

But then—

“Shall we go win now?”

As if everything so far had been just playing around,

Yoo Seo-yeon’s expression turned serious.

The air instantly grew heavier.

And then—

She threw all remaining funds, 500,000 gold, onto the 5x slot.

All-in with no retreat.

“Huh?! W-Wait! Silverhair, why all of a sudden…?!”

Raidel’s pupils shook like an earthquake.

[“All-in lololololol”]

[“Did Silverhair just all-in? lololol”]

[“Did her brain break or what?”]

[“Even if she takes it slow, there’s no guarantee”]

[“Might be better to lose quickly and go hunting”]

[“Let’s go let’s go let’s go!”]

[“Show us the heart of a beast lol”]

5x.

High reward means low odds.

It wasn’t a place to all-in.

Clack—!

With extreme tension, the roulette began spinning.

Slowing…

Click.

A dull sound, then it stopped.

[5]

5x.

The arrow stopped exactly on the 5x slot.

“Whaaaa!”

Raidel screamed instinctively.

Argon, who had been crouched nearby, and his clanmates widened their eyes.

500,000 gold, 5x!

The 1 million gold she had lost was instantly recovered—and she profited 1.5 million more.

Truly a heart of a beast.

But for Yoo Seo-yeon, this was only the beginning. She immediately went into the next bet.

Another 500,000 gold.

Not a small amount,

Again onto the 5x slot.

“Again?! Wait, you’re going 5x again?”

Two 5x bets in a row.

The chances of hitting it twice consecutively seemed impossible.

But then—

[5]

The arrow once again landed on the 5x slot like magic.

She earned 2.5 million gold.

It happened in an instant.

Her dwindling funds had inflated like water-soaked seaweed in just two spins.

“I-Is this the flow?!”

Argon, stunned by the miracle, felt fire light up in his eyes again.

“Silverhair, I’m taking your good luck. I’m going in too!”

Argon emptied his wallet onto the 5x slot.

[1]

It landed on [1].

There was no third consecutive [5].

“Ugh.”

Argon quietly cried and slumped to the floor. He felt like there hadn’t been a single dry-eyed day recently.

Meanwhile,

Yoo Seo-yeon didn’t stop.

Click.

Click.

Click…

The bets increased.

And with them, so did the money.

There were failures, but the wins outweighed them.

With every bet, the money just kept growing.

‘What is this?’

Raidel thought.

It was as if the odds had flipped.

The system should’ve been against the player,

But when Yoo Seo-yeon touched it, money poured out at impossible probabilities, like she was a goddess of luck.

[“5x hit again lolol”]

[“What the hell lolol”]

[“Today’s stream is a legend lolol”]

《‘Aguifish’ donated 10,000 won!》

• No seriously, is Silverhair a card shark or what lolol

[“Didn’t know she could gamble well too…..”]

[“She’s literally duplicating money lolol”]

[“Gambling unnie… kinda sexy.”]

[“But really, how did she do that? Just pure luck?”]

Before long,

Tens of millions of gold poured into Yoo Seo-yeon’s inventory.

She looked like an alchemist transmuting gold.

Turning 500,000 gold into tens of millions.

If that’s not modern-day alchemy, what is?

Raidel just stared, mouth agape.

Clack, clack.

Click.

[1]

Success.

Another 6 million gold entered her pouch.

She surpassed the event goal of 45 million gold.

Now, Yoo Seo-yeon had 50 million gold.

It hadn’t even been that long.

And just like that, she cleared the event with ease once again.

“Silverhair! I… I didn’t think you’d actually do it!”

Raidel hugged Yoo Seo-yeon tight in front of the roulette.

A goose that lays golden eggs? No—she duplicated them.

No idea what kind of magic she used.

But hey, a win’s a win.

All they had to do now was take the 45 million gold to the elf elder, and it would be over.

“…Silverhair. But where are you going?”

The event was already cleared.

The rational choice was obvious.

But—

Yoo Seo-yeon stood in front of the roulette again.

Then—

Swoosh—

She pulled out all 50 million gold she had just earned.

“…No way.”

Completely unexpected,

Raidel couldn’t find words.

Yoo Seo-yeon, without a hint of hesitation, dumped all of it into the betting machine.

50 million gold appeared on the screen.

Her tiny finger pointed to—

The smallest slot.

The worst odds.

Failure meant ruin, success meant a revolution.

[30]

All-in on the 30x slot.

“…………………………………….!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Time stopped.

Raidel’s lips moved, but no sound came out.

“Hhhhgh….!”

Argon, who had been freeloading off Yoo Seo-yeon’s picks and barely made back his original money,

let out a choking gasp.

Throwing an unimaginable fortune at near-impossible odds.

It was madness beyond human comprehension.

[“Uaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!!”]

[“Did she just bet 50 mil on 30x?”]

[“LOLOLOLOL LEGENDARY LOLOLOLOL”]

[“I’m gonna lose my mind I’m gonna lose my mind I’m gonna lose my mind I’m gonna lose my mind I’m gonna lose my mind”]

[“She’s insane lolol”]

[“Why the hell would you go all-in at the end??”]

[“But if she hits this…….”]

The chat erupted into a frenzy of dopamine-fueled chaos.

It was pure insanity.

But the girl who had put everything on the line—

Yoo Seo-yeon’s eyes didn’t waver for a second.

Clack, clack,

The betting time ended,

And the wheel of fate, loaded with 50 million gold, began to spin.

Slower and heavier than ever.

All sounds disappeared.

Only the heartbeat and nervous swallows could be heard.

The wheel turned agonizingly slow, like it was taunting everyone.

The arrow wobbled between slots.

Almost stopping, but not quite.

10… 1… 5… 10… 1… 30…!

The most nerve-wracking moment.

Time felt eternal.

At last, just before the wheel came to a complete stop,

The arrow landed on—

A single slot.

Miraculous—or perhaps inevitable.

A dazzling, golden number.

Tap.

The wheel stopped.

[30]

And the next moment—

Golden fireworks exploded in the air, and a staggering number appeared in the system message.

1.5 billion gold.

“……”

“……”

“…….Ha… hahaha….”

Raidel collapsed to the ground, legs giving out, and let out a hollow laugh.

Argon and his clanmates stared blankly at the floating message in the air, utterly dazed.

[“Holy sh*t, this is legendary lolololol”]

[“Guys, I can’t breathe”]

[“LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL”]

[“1.5 billion lolololol”]

[“What did I just witness…”]

[“F********CK lolololol”]

[“She’s out of her mind lolololol”]

[“At this point she should buy a village, not a defensive system??? lolololol”]

[“Squeeeeeeeeee!”]

The chat was a chaos of excitement, shock, and celebration.

And at the center of it all—

The silver-haired girl.

Yoo Seo-yeon softly said:

“Phew… With this much, there’s more than enough for a nuclear ancient power core accident.”