episode_0070

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The key Helia gave me fit the lock perfectly.

Considering that he told me to open the door with a key and to always wear it around my neck, there must be some kind of device involved.

When I opened the door, what I saw was a mountain of treasures piled up as if they were there to show off to someone. What does that mean?

‘Hey, really…’

It means that there is no organization at all. Of course, a person who is disorganized may think that he or she has organized things. In fact, there are cases where he or she is able to find things easily even in this state.

But now, isn’t it a situation where you’re sending me on an errand? Each and every item has a price tag that makes your hands tremble, and you’re telling me to find it by leaving it like this? I don’t know if you’re obsessed with money or indifferent.

However, it wasn’t as if they were completely thoughtless, as they were divided into groups that looked similar on the outside. Gold and precious metals were in that room. Weapons were in the room next to it. It was like that.

What you need to bring is the chips you’ll be using today, and something that can be used as collateral. You’ll probably want to get the items temporarily in case you run out of chips.

Helia, if she’d only say so, what greater guarantee could there be in this casino… I don’t want to bother going and getting the chips myself, so I’ll just have her carry something of reasonable value.

Moderate value… where is the line? A gold ring? A diamond necklace? A sword heavily enchanted?

It was a difficult task, not knowing how much to spend at a time. Still, it would be better to take something expensive, right? Considering her role, it would be better to have too much than too little.

As I was thinking like that, there was one room that caught my eye.

[Temporary storage at the auction house]

Auction… It’s an auction. If it wasn’t valuable, there wouldn’t be an auction.

In places like fish markets, where freshness is important, on-the-spot auctions are held, but the scale of this auction is different.

In this place where all sorts of wealth are gathered, it is a waste of time to sell items below a certain value. In other words, it means that the items have a certain guaranteed value. Everything here is expensive, so you can just choose something that is easy to carry around.

The moment I opened the door, I suddenly remembered why I came here.

‘Isn’t the item we’re looking to buy also in the auction house catalog?’

Maybe, it could be here. It’s not the only place where it’s stored, but… considering the amount of treasures gathered here, it’s quite possible.

And it really happened.

No, really?

***

“Huh? Our bunny doesn’t look so good. Did something happen?”

“No, I’m fine.”

Time passed, and the plan was proceeding as planned. Helia had come down and was playing a game with Natasha… Naturally, it was also smooth to lead her to where Natasha was.

Call, call, die—the same words kept coming. Everyone seemed to be having fun… But that didn’t matter anymore. I already had what I wanted.

The problem is…

“Raise! It feels good.”

“Call.”

I’m not sure how to convey that.

A showdown unfolded before my eyes. Nacha didn’t even look at me and was focused only on her and her opponent’s cards.

No, that… It’s good to try your best, but I think it’d be okay to just give in now. There’s no way to tell you that.

All I need to do is find some spare time, but I can’t seem to find any.

“Two pairs.”

“I’m straight.”

The number of times they won was similar. However, the amount they lost each time they lost was different. I feel like I understand why people call them “Bong”. Even I would enjoy participating if I were the opponent, Helia.

They show off excessively and go all the way with a trashy pattern, and if they have a good pattern, they make others notice with their clumsy facial expressions.

It might be better to bet without looking at your own pattern. Your skills were so miserable that it made you think that way.

His eyes were on the game board, but his attention was entirely focused on the bag, which contained the object he was aiming for and other valuables.

Given this, I thought it might be better to go safe as originally planned.

It’s almost impossible to hand over the bag without Helia’s attention. So, wouldn’t it be better to wait until Helia runs out of money and then steal it when she tells you to pawn the item and get the money?

“Ah, as expected, the game doesn’t work well without alcohol. Rabbit?”

Helia’s voice is heard from ahead.

She kept losing, and now she started reaching for alcohol. Well, it doesn’t seem like it would make much difference whether she drinks or not. In fact, it might make it harder to read her expression, which might increase her odds of winning.

I waited behind her, holding the tray prepared at the bar next door in one hand.

“Excuse me, Helia?”

Helia’s hand wrapped around my waist. Is it because I keep losing it? Helia started to take more interest in my body than the game.

Originally, you shouldn’t get too close or make physical contact… but as I said last time, I don’t have that kind of professionalism. The important thing is to just take things naturally. It’s best to avoid doing anything that might hurt Helia’s feelings.

As I followed her hand obediently, Helia pulled me to sit on her thigh.

“Oh my.”

Helia’s hand, which was tightly holding her side, was slightly sore from the sharp nails. It was a hand that showed no consideration. Well, the people she had met so far were unusual, and this was the usual attitude toward dolls.

By the way, I had ignored it a bit because I thought it had fat, but when I sat down on it, I could see it. Beneath it, there were solid muscles.

‘This can be maintained even if you play around and eat. Isn’t it a cheat?’

I felt a strength in my body that made people who practice hard look like fools. Maybe my strength was better than Meihen’s. Is this something that was innate? I couldn’t help but be amazed.

“Okay, the drinks are here. Let’s have another round.”

“Excuse me, I can’t follow you in this condition.”

He ignored my tackles from the side and continued playing the game. He couldn’t feel good about continuing to lose.

In that case, I have no reason to talk to you. I’ll just stay still like a doll…

“Uh, uh-”

Hyunho’s expressionless face, who had been sitting still, was broken when Helia grabbed his hair and pulled him.

And what followed was a kiss. But it was one-sided, without the consent of either party.

“Haeup♥ Chu-, Heu… Haa…”

The inside of Helia was sloppy and hot. It was like putting my tongue into a jelly that had been heated to a high temperature. She ran her tongue over my mouth and started to complain.

“Paha- Hey. Where’s the alcohol?”

“…I’ll prepare it now.”

Well, I get what you’re thinking. This guy… has absolutely no consideration for the people he’s playing with. If it weren’t for Bong, there would never be anyone who would want to play with him.

I picked up the bottle of wine on the tray and carefully poured the contents into my mouth.

“Ugh… Ugh-”

Gulp, gulp… squeak squeak-

Ha, hoo…♥

The kiss wasn’t particularly exciting, but the alcohol was quite strong. As I held it in my mouth, I got drunk just as quickly as if I had swallowed it.

Was it because I tasted good, or was it because of the alcohol? She didn’t seem to care much about winning or losing the game.

What about Nacha?

As I glanced to the side while licking my tongue with Helia’s, I saw cold eyes glaring at me.

Oh, I think this is a big problem.

But I can’t tell you anything in this state. Maybe she’s not really mad at me. Maybe she’s mad at Helia for acting rudely during the game. The other participants don’t look all that happy either.

“Tzuup, it’s okay. Get ready again.”

It means to drink again. I conveyed my intention to Natcha with the shape of my lips in a brief moment as I lifted the bottle and poured it into my mouth.

[I didn’t do it because I wanted to]

Natcha must have seen it too, as she quickly replied.

[know]

The expression isn’t like that at all…

From my long experience, I could tell the inside of a smiling face, the teeth that were clenched.

The game started again. There were five people sitting at the game board. Although there was a slight margin of error, the game was one where each player had a winning percentage of around 20%, including Nacha, who was acting as the dealer.

Now… it seemed like Nacha had changed her strategy a bit.

Straight, four of a kind, straight again, then flush.

This isn’t a pattern that comes up this often. It seems I wasn’t the only one who thought of this, as the other participants also started to watch Nacha.

A nameless horned, silver-haired demon politely asked Nacha.

“Excuse me, Miss Nacha? Could you mix it again?”

“…as much as you want.”

The cards shuffled in Nacha’s hand with a “chak-chak-chak” sound. Everyone watched the process of shuffling and dealing out the cards, but there was nothing to find fault with.

The result was another victory for Nacha. It felt like her intention was to quickly collect the money and finish it.

At this point, Helia must have felt something was strange, because she took her hands off my waist and started to focus on her hands.

Boom-! Boom-!

I’ll cancel. He started playing around by pulling out my tail and sticking it in.

“Sigh♥ Ah… Don’t pull the tail…!”

Because the bunny tail is designed to look short because it’s curled up, but in reality it’s long, it was difficult to maintain a blank expression this time.

I glared at Helia, but she just frowned and moved her hands faster.

Phew, profit…!

It was her turn to shuffle the cards again, and Nacha’s hands began to shake as if she had lost concentration.

“Ah, huh♥ Ah, oww…!”

At least I don’t want to do this in front of Nacha. With that mindset, I gritted my teeth and held on, and then I saw a card pop out between Nacha’s hands.

“Just a minute. By any chance…”

A silver-haired woman who was playing the game with him grabbed Nacha’s wrist.

It seems that having good eyesight isn’t just my story.

‘I don’t know.’

Clang-!

It was the sound of the top-quality bottle of wine in my hand hitting the back of Helia’s head.

As expected, the sound of expensive things breaking is also nice.

When everyone looked at me with a dumbfounded expression because of the sudden blow,

“The lady over there is shooting.”

I naturally turned Helia’s gaze towards the silver-haired woman.

“Huh, me?”

And the moment her hand left Nacha’s, she kicked the game board away and ran away.

“Jump!”