episode_0138

“For some reason, I’m a little nervous.”

“Really?”

Immediately after getting into the elevator, Rasha said, leaning against the wall.

Perhaps Rasha feels it instinctively too.

That today is the day of the decisive battle.

My prediction was that today would be the final gamble that would decide the outcome of the auction.

I was excited to see what the old man had prepared for the next four days.

Ding.

The elevator door opened with a cheerful arrival sound.

“Huh.”

I laughed out loud when I saw the scenery outside the elevator.

Rasha, who was puzzled by my reaction, looked outside and said something.

“What is this…”

Rasha also looked around with a frown, as if the scene before her eyes was absurd.

Countless eyes turned in this direction to match that sharp gaze.

It felt like stinging gazes were digging into my skin.

Where did you feel this tension and awkward atmosphere?

Was it when you entered a street full of zombies, and when you ascended to a non-stage level in the martial arts world?

Memories of receiving such murderous gazes came to mind.

Although I felt really sad that I had memories like this, I was able to get off the elevator with a more calm expression.

Now, this basement floor was filled with men who looked like they had done quite a bit of exercise.

I don’t know if this is a casino or Taereung Athletes’ Village.

“Where should I goㅡ”

“It’s okay.”

I calmed down Rasha, who was glaring at the surroundings as if she were a real wild animal, and calmly walked to the poker table where the old man was sitting.

And then he lightly sat down next to the old man.

“There are a lot of customers today?”

When I asked calmly, the old man answered with a smile.

“I collected it for today.”

I’ve been collecting it.

They were people who were far from the directors of large corporations and their personal connections.

There were men who seemed to have learned martial arts, to guys with a somewhat sinister aura.

“What about the other two?”

“…Well, I guess I went my own way…”

As expected, the two people seemed to have given up on the auction.

It was natural for a gangster to raise money that he had or didn’t have, and the woman who owned the building must have felt burdened by spending any more money.

“So, I think we should try that today rather than poker. Playing poker with just the two of us isn’t fun either.”

The old man pointed to the ring with a faint smile.

This is probably why they gathered so many people.

I burst out laughing without realizing it.

“Pfft…”

I couldn’t help but smile.

It would have been more threatening if they had brought along a gambler who was good at poker or even a magician.

Why did you choose this one?

It was like jumping into a lion’s mouth.

“…Are you smiling?”

The old man seemed to not like my smile and glared at me with a frown.

The other men gathered by the old man seemed to be equally uncomfortable with that laughter, so all their attention was focused on me.

I barely suppressed my laughter before answering.

“Good. Let’s do it.”

“Hmph. The bravado.”

The old man must have judged my laughter as pretentious, so he said that and gestured to someone.

Then, two large men in suits walked slowly, taking the dealer with them.

The poor dealer was shaking.

“I didn’t warm up…”

Rasha said with a worried expression.

“What are you talking about? I’m going out.”

“Master?”

Rasha looked at me in surprise and then nodded.

Today it’s my turn.

“Then I was nervous for no reason.”

Then he looked calm.

Rasha knew my strength better than anyone else, so she didn’t seem worried.

…Still, I’m a little worried.

Of course, this was also nice because it gave me a sense of trust.

“Going out in person?”

“Yes.”

“I knew that would happen.”

I thought he would be surprised, but instead the old man was smiling heartily.

“I heard that you have never been defeated except once on the second basement floor.”

“…”

“It’s a great record. Why did you keep that fact a secret?”

For reference, that one loss was also due to Rasha’s auction time.

How did you know that anyway?

My eyes naturally turned to the trembling dealer.

It was the dealer who recognized me last time.

The dealer avoided my eyes.

I see.

It didn’t matter much.

“Wouldn’t a one-on-one match be a bit boring for you?”

“What does it mean?”

“It means that it has to be 1 to 2 to be fair. The people I brought in are just people who exercise in the neighborhood, but aren’t you almost like a legend?”

In the neighborhood?

I chuckled at the people standing around me.

What is the neighborhood like?

Even though they had experience participating in the Olympics, it was not strange for them to do so.

Experience and years of experience could be felt in his well-trained body.

The reason I stepped forward from the beginning was because I felt like Rasha would not be able to do it.

They were people so close to true fighters that it would be a shame to compare them to gangsters.

“Still, I’m not alone here. Fatigue is building up…”

“Instead, I double my bet.”

I covered my mouth, pretending to be concerned about that suggestion.

I also cover the corners of my mouth that turn up.

“Bet 10 million chips. If you win, you get 20 million chips. If I win, you get 10 million chips. How about something like this?”

“…Okay.”

I reluctantly pretended to accept it and nodded.

The old man laughed and clapped as if he had been caught.

So we got into the ring for the first match.

The opponents were the two big guys who brought the dealer earlier.

As they took off their tight suits, they saw the bodies of two people with impressive trapezius muscles protruding from the sides of their necks.

It was a very awkward sight.

I can’t believe there are two opponents in the ring where 1v1 is the norm.

“20 million chips.”

“I bet like that too.”

I started off lightly.

Most people would not be able to save even one-tenth of this even if they saved their whole lives.

Even those chips were a light warm-up exercise for us.

“Two people, no, all three people go to the center of the ring.”

The dealer who served as referee also found this scene awkward.

With one mistake in calling, we gathered in the center of the ring.

When I looked towards Rasha, I saw her waving her hand slightly with a relaxed expression.

Even in a 1 vs 2 situation, he looked confident that he would win.

Dang!

The bell rang, and two people rushed in.

They both rushed at me without guarding me, with their hands outstretched to catch me.

I seemed to understand the intention.

It seemed like one of them was going to grab me and the other was going to attack me while I was being subdued.

It wasn’t a bad idea.

If the other person wasn’t me.

Tuk.

I lightly kicked the man in the jaw who was running faster than the two.

It was a clean front kick with the leg raised in a standing position.

As if a switch had been turned off with a light pop sound, the man fell forward at the same speed he had been running at.

“You bastard!”

Even though his colleague collapsed next to him, the remaining man approached me without slowing down and held on to me tightly.

“Ohh.”

Just looking at this made me think that the old man had chosen people well.

Most of the half-hearted people would have stopped moving because they were embarrassed that their colleague had collapsed next to them.

This man quickly assessed the situation and took action.

He grabbed me and tried to lift me so that I could fall down.

I resisted the force and lowered my posture.

At the same time, I held on tightly to the hand that was holding me.

“Uh…Uh…”

As it was, the man’s arms were forcibly opened.

The redemption that was achieved by sacrificing one person was released in vain.

This is why I said the other person was bad.

The idea of tying me down with force was itself a wrong idea.

“Sleepㅡ”

The man raised his hand, but my fist went out quickly.

Tuk.

This time, the man who was hit in the chin fell to the floor with a light sound.

“No way…”

“Two people elected by Yudo…”

Was he a judo player?

There was a reason why you wanted to catch him and hand him over.

“Then is it 40 million chips?”

“…Okay.”

The old man’s expression was still calm.

Because there are still a lot of people.

That leisure may not last long, though.

***

“Next.”

“Next.”

“Next.”

Now, on this floor, there were more people sitting on chairs or half-collapsed on the floor than standing up.

It was all my work.

Even if I played against 2, 3, or even 4 people, none of them could beat me.

Honestly, it was easiest when I was fighting with 4 people.

They must have felt awkward playing as a team of 4 people, so they started interrupting each other and giving each other a front kick to the chin.

Now there were two people left.

“Keuuuu…”

The old man’s face was bursting red.

“This, this… useless things! How much do I spend! I’ve gathered you guys together!”

Some people turned their heads to avoid the old man’s outburst of anger, while others glared at him as if defiant.

“Fuck… who was the one who tricked me by saying it was easy… It’s going to affect next week’s game… ”

“I mean, what is that guy in the first place? Only players will play…”

The old man grinned as he looked at the fallen men and scolded the last two men standing up.

“Do it! End it!”

“…”

“Yes.”

The two people slowly walked up to the ring.

They were the ones I was most curious about.

He had a slightly unusually trained body.

They were trained closer to martial artists than modern people.

However, this does not mean that he had any inner strength or that he had learned martial arts.

Should I say that there is an atmosphere similar to that of Moorim?

He had eyes that seemed alive.

[It is the object of justice.]

They didn’t seem like good guys.

“How much will you pay?”

“…All in.”

I relaxed while listening to the half-desperate words of the old man.