episode_0625

After letting the guests in, Duke Kurten continued to explain the bet, trying to suppress the anger that kept rising.

“The reason I want a reward for betting is to confirm the opponent’s will. Dealing with people who come here with half-hearted determination is an arduous task. If you can check the opponent’s resolve in another way, the price is a good thing.”

Betting is just a peacock’s hobby.

I have no intention of taking anything from this. Isn’t that the only way to tarnish the name Kurten?

Kurten, whose goal is to become a person who respects the strong and can be respected himself, does something similar to what Count Newman would do. I’m so ashamed that I can’t even be buried with my ancestors.

“2The prince also displayed his beloved sword at first. I knew what it meant for a warrior to show his weapon, so I accepted the bet. After that, the reason I took that person’s clothes was to fulfill the second prince’s wish.”

Although it may be because he was excited to meet a nice young man for the first time in a long time, the root of his obscene behavior lies with the second prince. Reprimanding him for this would only be unfair to Duke Kurten.

“Benedick. How many years have you and I been together at the front, and yet you have such a misunderstanding! In your eyes, did I look like trash who would enjoy such things!?”

“Sorry! I have nothing to say!”

When the Duke, who naturally became heated as he spoke, reprimanded him, Benedick bowed his head, and the others followed suit, offering their apologies.

In a space where everyone is watching the peacock, there is only one person who stands proud. The person involved in the bet was Lucy Alln.

“Haaam. How long do you plan on being senile? If you keep doing this, I’ll take a nap.”

The corners of Duke Kurten’s mouth rose slightly at her boldness. This is a child who has done all kinds of disrespectful things. Regardless of the other person’s status, does this mean that he or she is an equal human being?

“Don’t worry. While we were talking, the servants would have finished preparing the bet.”

“Then let’s go quickly. You don’t have much time left to live, so you need to use your time wisely.”

The Duke, who stopped those who were startled by the disrespectful words, folded his hands together and glared at them with red eyes.

“Before that, there is something we need to talk about. What do you plan to offer as a condition of the bet?”

“Your eyes are sinister. Would you like me to give you a kiss on the cheek?”

“What.”

“Isn’t it? I thought it was because you were staring at my lips.”

Lucy Alln giggled playfully, but Duke Kurten couldn’t help but laugh.

As soon as she uttered the word ‘kiss,’ sharp energy arose from all over the place.

“Fuha. There are only real beasts. Did you all want my lips so much?”

The duke, who saw that his murderous intent was softened by a look with a sneer, hid his complicated feelings behind a smile.

I’ve heard about the beauty that shakes the country, but I didn’t know that the person responsible for that beauty was a little kid like this.

It’s a good thing this girl doesn’t seem to be interested in anyone. If you hold someone’s hand, a civil war might break out because of that.

“I’ll leave the joke here. What I brought as a condition of the bet is this mace.”

The moment the weapon was placed on the table, everyone in the living room held their breath.

A mace used by Ruel, a hero who saved the world in the past mythical era.

Duke Kurten also knew about the weapon, which was a holy relic that the church would go to great lengths to obtain, had enormous historical value, and had amazing practical performance.

The weapon used by Lucy Aln was famous.

Therefore, the duke thought that Lucy Alln was making fun of an adult again.

A weapon like that is not something that can be worn lightly.

It is something you let go of only when you reach the end of your life.

Why would you put something so precious on the line when you have so much to own?

“Are you scared?”

“What?”

“You were scared. Right?”

Are you scared? I?

“Don’t worry. Sugar Duke. I don’t expect much from you. Isn’t it just disgusting to receive something from an old man who is all old?”

“Are you confident?”

“Of course. You have no intention of losing to an old man waiting for the day to die, right?”

“…are you coming? I will accept that offer.”

If you think about it rationally, it is right to reject this offer. If Duke Kurten is defeated, he will have to pay a price commensurate with that weapon.

Even if you are the owner of the Five Great Dukes, it would be burdensome to pay the price for that weapon.

However, Duke Kurten gladly accepted Lucy’s offer. I had a gut feeling that the moment I took a step back, everything would fall apart, and I couldn’t resist.

“Go right away.”

I need to find out if this bold little guy’s confidence is just bravado or if he has some faith in it.

*

‘grandfather. Try changing your mind. ‘I’m just saying I’m that desperate.’

In fact, there is no such thing as earnestness at all. The only thing I’m thinking about right now is how deliciously I will eat the human-shaped snack.

But if I say it like this, they won’t understand, so let’s come up with an excuse.

‘I’m not doing it because I want to. ‘It has to be this way.’

I heard that the status of being an apostle of the Lord is very good when you are like this. Even words spoken without thinking have weight.

‘Maybe?’

Well, I don’t know what will happen either.

Basically, I thought I could win if I had a high luck level and a correction to the hero’s skill, and if it were beyond the monitor, I would have clicked without any tension, but this is reality, so I don’t know what the conclusion will be.

‘Well, let’s give it a try. In case of emergency, you can just throw it over.’

The betting sport is blackjack.

A simple game where the person whose card numbers add up to 21 wins.

The person who hands out the cards is a dealer who has sworn to God to be honest.

It’s exactly like in the game.

While I was grinning and appreciating the déjà vu-like scenery, I checked the cards I had in my hand while listening to the murmurs around me.

A and 10.

uh.

Drawing and A are worth 11 points.

That’s 21 points.

*

Duke Kurten’s hands are shaking.

21.

It’s 21 again.

Lucy Arlen’s loss again. also. It was 21 again!

Is this realistically possible? How can you start betting and get 21 without fail?

“Sugar Duke. It’s okay if you don’t care anymore. I’ve already won enough, right?”

“…Next.”

“Huh? You can’t be serious, right?”

“Next hand.”

“Puhhh. That can’t be possible. There’s no way the duke is such a slob that he can’t get 21, a number that even a beginner like me can meet.”

“Next hand! Quickly!”

The way Lady Arlen holds the card is sloppy. Anyone who sees him shaking his head as if asking the other person to look at him can be sure that he is a beginner.

In fact, when I first started betting, I felt reassured because of that sleight of hand, and I even thought it was beginner’s luck until halfway through.

But not anymore. Lucy Alln is clearly up to something.

“I won again~ I wanted to lose because I felt sorry for the Sugar Duke~ What should I do because I’m sorry?”

Laugh to your heart’s content. There were more than one person who tried to beat me with trivial tricks. However, everyone got caught and collapsed.

“That’s strange? Is it that difficult to pick 21?”

Lucy Aln. Your ending will be no different from theirs!

Duke Kurten, who was staring at the board with the intention of catching the opponent’s move, shouted out the next move as a habit, but the dealer shook his head with a subtle expression.

“Something!”

“Your Excellency. It’s over.”

“That can’t be possible. How long has it been since the game started?”

“Duke Kurten. Look at your arms.”

The duke slowly lowered his head after hearing the 1st prince’s words, and when he saw that his arms were empty, the corners of his mouth trembled.

In “? Is it over already? I thought I knew what I was doing now.”

Lucy Alln sees him and smirks sarcastically.

“Have a good time. Duke Hogu. My advice is that you should not gamble anymore. Because you are so poor.”

“…Wait.”

It was a provocation so obvious that even a fool could understand it, but Duke Kurten, who was cornered, had no time to think about such things.

“Let’s do it one more time.”

“Yes? Again? I don’t like Sugar Duke because it’s boring.”

“You don’t have to risk anything. If I win, just tell me the method you used. That’s enough.”

“If you lose?”

“Ground?”

“Me and Sugar Duke are at different levels. I’m playing with a particularly sloppy duke. Will it be free?”

Even if you didn’t like the sarcasm, there was no way to refute the duke. Because that was the reality.

“…What do you want?”

“Well? I will think about it slowly.”

“Ask me to sign a blank contract?”

“You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to. I like it. It was hard to endure the musty smell of my grandfather.”

Duke Kurten, who lost his temper while hearing the giggling sound, nodded even though he knew it was the devil’s whisper. Even though others around him tried to dissuade him.

“Let’s begin!”

As we continued to win, we eliminated many cases.

once. This one win is enough!

Then we can expose this cheeky little boy’s tricks!

“Huh? Didn’t you say you would definitely win? Isn’t that strange? What did I hear wrong?”

It was natural, but Duke Kurten was defeated again after a miserable struggle.

“Puhaha! You’re really sloppy~”

He was now in a position where he had to worry about what the devil in front of him would ask for.