episode_0104

The preparations are complete.

Manipulated cards and bribed dealers.

It was a game with a structure where you could not lose no matter what you did.

Reika was looking at me from across the table with a cheerful expression, pretending not to know anything.

“Then what game is it?”

“It’s a game called Indian Poker. It’s simple, so even Reika can play it right away.”

“Indian Poker···?”

“It’s a game where you place the cards Estelle gives you on your head without looking at each other and make a bet.”

“Ah! You’re playing a psychological warfare by only looking at the opponent’s cards!”

“As expected of a princess, she’s smart.”

It’s funny how two people plot to make a fool of one another.

Moreover, the dealer was a soldier she trusted, so it would be unimaginable that he would betray her.

Besides, if you lose cleverly and win, she will think that you have won the psychological warfare.

Surely they wouldn’t know that the cards were being tampered with.

“But it’s a bit boring to just play games, so how about making a simple bet?”

“Okay. What’s the bet?”

“How about we each take one every time we lose our entire bet?”

“Take it… What does that mean?”

“Physical things are good, and information is also good. Like what you like, or secrets, or money.”

“Wouldn’t that put me at a disadvantage?”

Even though she is the successor, she must be the princess. Even while under hypnosis, she seems to have felt something strange.

But since the bet itself was agreed upon, there was no need to worry about the plan going awry.

“Of course, I have no intention of asking for something as ridiculous as a princess’s authority.”

I don’t even want something like that in the first place. Even if it were, it would just be annoying.

It was more important to gradually push forward and exploit their weaknesses.

“If you leave the judgment to Estelle, the dealer, you will be able to bet fairly. Then, Reika will also be able to rest assured.”

“If Estelle takes care of it···there won’t be a problem.”

“Then, can we assume that we leave all the judgment to the dealer?”

“Okay, then how much is the starting amount?”

Reika’s eyes sparkled as if she was confident, not knowing that she had fallen into a trap.

I almost burst out laughing at her innocent appearance, but I could barely hold it back.

“If the number is too big, it will take a long time, so how about 5 coins?”

“I think that’s about right. Let’s get started. Estelle, please.”

“Yes··· Okay···”

Estelle’s voice was weaker than usual, perhaps because her conscience was pricking her for defrauding the princess.

But Reika didn’t notice it because she was too curious about playing a game with a strange orc who could talk.

Of course, even if I had known, it would already be too late.

“Then I will hand out the cards.”

As previously agreed, I exchange signals with Estelle.

At first, it was necessary to let Reika win first so that she wouldn’t feel at a disadvantage.

The advantage of cheating in Indian poker was that I didn’t need to know the exact numbers on my cards.

You could manipulate the board as you wished simply by signaling who would win.

“First of all, should we have a conversation?”

Reika looked at the cards I had placed above her head, seemingly intrigued by the fact that we were playing a game with a stake.

It didn’t change the outcome, but it seemed like she was waging psychological warfare in her own way.

“That’s fine, you can bet right away.”

“Then I’ll bet everything first.”

“Yes···?”

All-in from the first game. Should I say that’s amazing or reckless?

Reika’s number was 8. It was a number that could have resulted in a loss if 9 or 10 had come out.

It was a difficult play to pull off unless the number I had on my head was the smallest, 2.

“I’ll give up this time.”

“What happens in this case?”

“Even if you give up without responding to the bet, you still get 1 point.”

“Then, waiting quietly for an opportunity may not be a good idea.”

“That’s the fun of this game.”

Reika was smiling as if she was having fun because she went all-in and won.

But it wasn’t going to last long.

You may think you have seized the initiative, but in a pre-planned game, you have only accelerated the destruction.

“Then I have 6 points and you have 4 points. Estelle, can I have the card again?”

Reika urged Estelle to give her the card quickly.

And she took the card again and held it up to her head.

This time, Reika’s card was 9. It was a card that she could not easily lose, but she didn’t know that.

“Since Reika won, you can bet first.”

“Hmm··· I’ll bet 2 points this time.”

“I will accept it this time too.”

I checked the card I had placed on my head and the number on the card I had was 8.

Reika clenched her fists cutely and shouted in excitement at her narrow win.

“I won! This is fun!”

“You’re more talented at this kind of psychological warfare than I thought.”

2 points and 8 points. It was a score difference that was practically the same as defeat.

But now it was real.

“I’ll bet 2 points this time. Since you only have 2 points anyway.”

“Then I will take it too.”

The result was, of course, my victory.

In an instant, the score went back to 4 and 6, but Reika took the cards again and raised them above her head as if she still had a chance of winning.

“This time, I won, so I’ll bet first. I’ll bet all 4 points like Reika.”

“I’ll take it!”

Reika with a playful yet serious expression.

But the result was the same as before.

“Ah··· I lost···”

“This has flipped to 8 points and 2 points.”

“It’s not over yet.”

When she received the cards again, Reika’s card was 2. A card that she could never win against.

But even if you lose, you’ll just think that you were a little unluckier in a similar situation.

“This time, I’ll bet 2 points.”

“Then I’ll bet all the remaining 2 points.”

The game was over in an instant.

Reika checked her card and looked at it with regret before turning her gaze to me.

“You lost··· Then what are you going to take?”

This is just the beginning.

If I had asked them to take off all their clothes right from the start, there was a chance they would have been resentful.

I had to demand so much that it was difficult to get out of this position within a reasonable line.

“Please take off the dress you are wearing, Lady Reika, right here.”

“E···? Take off your clothes··· What the···”

Reika’s face instantly turned into confusion. She looked at Estelle, but it was pointless.

Estelle simply looked at the center of the table, keeping her expression as blank as possible.

“Even though I am a monster orc, I am disappointed that the princess, who is a royal, does not keep her promise.”

“That··· That’s not it···”

“Then what? You can’t possibly be saying that you lost and can’t admit it, right?”

“Uuuu···”

As he continued to press on with arrogance, Reika fiddled with the table and fell into thought.

When Estelle, whom she had thought was her ally, remained silent, she eventually had no choice but to accept the outcome of the bet.

“Ah··· Okay··· I··· I’ll take it off···”

“Okay. Then take it off and hand it to me.”

With the sound of a chair creaking, Reika stood up and began to take off her clothes.

Although she tried to act calm, her fingers were shaking.

Because of that, it took longer than expected to take it off.

“I took it off··· Here···”

Reika, who had exposed her flesh, covered her body with her arms to hide it a little.

But that couldn’t completely hide her smooth, white skin and her lavender panties and bra.

Her breasts were a little smaller than Estelle’s, but they were still large enough.

If Estelle was the one who stood out for her sexiness, she was the one who stood out for her loveliness.

“Then shall we move on to the next board?”

“da··· Next round··· I··· want to quit···”

“Where has her cheerful spirit gone?” Reika said in a timid voice.

But she had already fallen into the trap herself.

“Well··· I haven’t decided how many rounds I’ll play, so it doesn’t matter, but then you’ll have to go back to that state.”

“Euuuu··· That··· That···!”

“Since it’s Reika’s, wearing other clothes or borrowing them is against the rules”

A princess of a country walks around in her underwear.

That alone was nothing short of a disgrace to the royal family.

The problem was especially serious for someone like Reika who was in the position of successor.

So she eventually had no choice but to sit down again.

“If I win···I can get it back···?”

“Of course. It’s Reika’s freedom to quit at any time.”

There is no thought more dangerous than winning at the gambling table and getting your principal back.

Of course, this is especially true if the board is rigged.