episode_0022

The door opened roughly. People gathered together. Among them, a pile of kail gali and gold coins were placed on the table in the middle.

It was truly a situation that could not be avoided.

“Frederick, what kind of situation is this?”

“… … … How did you know about this place?”

“I made some really good friends.”

“What? no way… … !”

Anyway, when I caught the scene, I mixed it up with a light lie.

Of course, given Frederick’s personality, he would glare at and be suspicious of his so-called ‘friends’ who returned from studying abroad together.

“… … … Is that so?”

“… … … ?”

What, you’re not reacting at all?

Although he was taken aback by the unexpected reaction, he kept a smile and approached Frederick.

Unlike what happened during the day, this time I tapped Frederick on the shoulder.

It’s a pity that I can’t make bruises like I did.

“Perhaps there is something wrong with my eyes? I bet on Kyle Galli, la… … … What did they say about this? Gambling?”

“… … … Are you alone?”

“Huh?”

“Did you come alone? … … I asked.”

The look in Frederick’s eyes when he asked that was like he was about to do something.

I responded with a smile.

“Do you think you’ll be alone?”

“… … … … .”

“And don’t misunderstand. Because I didn’t come to accuse you.”

“What… … ?”

“I also came to participate. In this gambling table.”

Because I have prepared well for him.

Jinglang.

He throws away the bag attached to his waist.

As it fell to the floor, elaborate coins shining in gold poured out from the naturally untied knot.

“That, gold coin… … … ?”

“And if it’s this much… … … .”

“… … you you. What on earth are you thinking?”

“What is it? Are you really here to gamble? That’s military funds.”

To be exact, he collected all the prize money from winning a board game that resembled chess.

Although this is a lot of money for an individual, it is not enough to mass produce board games.

But Frederick and his friends couldn’t take their eyes off their pockets of gold.

“Are you going to put it in? Kyle Galli.”

“… … … … .”

Frederick kept his mouth shut and glared at me and Kyle Galli alternately.

Immediately, the corners of his mouth were raised with a grin.

“Okay, if you want to… … I have to do it.”

“Good.”

“Take a seat. I’ll start right away.”

I know what you’re thinking. You would think that a tiger had suddenly rolled in.

It’s a natural thought since you’ve probably tried Kyle Galli.

Because there was a gap between Auror users and incompetent people that could never be crossed.

As I sat down on the chair and put my hands on the table, my ‘friends’ who had been silent began to slowly approach me.

It’s not your turn yet.

“Frederick, how about a simple one-on-one?”

“… … what? Are you out of your mind?”

“The rules are just Kyle Galli rules. The betting amount limit is limited to what you have. It is conducted one-on-one only and Aurors are prohibited. If you use an auror, you forfeit the loss. Do you agree?”

“Auror… … Forbid it.”

“Why don’t you like it?”

“No way. You should give that much of a handicap to an incompetent bastard.”

Frederick had no reason to refuse. Even if they don’t use auras, the body of an auror user is stronger than that of an incapacitated person.

I heard that it is much worse than when using Auras, but the physical abilities enhanced by Auras still remain like scars.

So, even though there was a penalty of banning Aurors, they must have laughed.

And more than anything.

‘You’re not really the type of person who doesn’t use Aurors.’

If I’m wrong, I’ll just use the auror appropriately and only without being detected. Even if you only use a very small amount of aura, you will be able to overwhelm them.

If you think about it, there was nothing in my favor.

Still, it was okay.

“Then shall we begin? With this, they are definitely equal.”

“No problem.”

Kyle Gali is ready. The ‘friends’ who were watching Frederick’s thoughts moved to mix and divide the cards and set the bell.

Frederick said he started gambling two days ago, so he must have tried Kyle Galli several times.

So, the current Frederick only ‘vaguely’ knows Kyle Galli.

There is no need to deliberately entertain them like you did with Sally, Grandpa Charles, Princess Lacia, and Adela.

just.

Ding!!!

“… … … Huh?”

“Give me your card.”

Just crush it with all your might.

*

Frederick was feeling happy inside.

He thought it was a desperate crisis, but his foolish and incompetent younger brother was curious and said he would participate in gambling.

‘He’s like a two-headed guy.’

I tried to knock him out for fear that he would get caught gambling and tell his father or the head of the house, but luckily he escaped.

Even then, I was wondering how on earth he knew about the gambling table.

‘I guess that’s what one of these bastards said anyway.’

The ‘friends’ I met while studying abroad, as well as the driver and some employees who participated in gambling after being persuaded by him.

It was clear that one of them had approached Kyle.

Although it was annoying at first, you could say that they were faithful to the command to ‘invite as many people as possible’.

Now that it has been revealed that he is a stupid idiot, I wanted to praise him for doing a good job.

‘I never thought he had this much money.’

It’s already confirmed that I’ll bring all of that. That amount would be quite helpful in repaying debt.

No, if you use military funds for that, you will be able to participate in a really big game. If you hit the jackpot there, you can make a lot of money, debt and all.

I was so happy to see the bag of gold coins that were already in my hand.

10 minutes ago.

Dang!!

“Again… … ?”

“This is our 3rd win in a row. Aren’t you being too considerate?”

“… … … … … .”

Kyle Galli, I thought I knew everything about this board game that shamelessly gave its name, having played it a lot over the past few days.

Originally, I was going to secretly bring dice and go on a yacht again, but Frederick, who had learned Auror, had an overwhelming advantage in Kyle Gali, so I decided to do this.

The job was easy because not only his friends, but also the family’s knights and servants seemed familiar with Kyle Gali.

Pretending to be fair, he bans Aurors, uses them secretly, and wins unconditionally.

Likewise, there was no problem when gambling with knights who used Aurors.

Anyway, ‘Friends’ and Frederick were all on the same team.

Since everyone, including himself, is proud of being an Auror genius, even if an Auror is caught, they argue that they should be fined appropriately.

It was all smooth sailing, such as manipulating matches or forcibly removing those who were good at it by pretending it was a coincidence and cracking their hand bones.

‘Kyle, you bastard… … … ?’

This guy’s skills are extraordinary.

Even if he didn’t use his Aurors, his body with the scars of Aurors would still be stronger than that of an incompetent person like Kyle.

Kyle reacted just as well or faster than Frederick. No, considering they lost three times in a row, their skills are definitely better.

‘Yes, you also had thoughts, right?’

Was he confident because it was a game he created? Well, that part was worthy of praise.

However.

‘It will be different now.’

Aura.

A power that can be used only by those with talent and that turns people into superhumans.

This is an overwhelming gap between him and untalented guys like Kyle, and proof that he is a genius.

Anyway, a little Auror is enough for him.

Frederick, who had raised his Aura appropriately, smiled at Kyle.

“It’s pretty good. Then shall we move on to the next game?”

“Um… … I’m a bit bored.”

“What?”

“It’s boring because you only bet a few gold coins. I’m going to do it now───”

thud.

“──You should at least have a bag of gold coins.”

“Seriously… … Is it?”

I wasn’t worried.

On the contrary, Frederick was worried that he would not be able to control himself from bursting out in laughter.

Nevertheless, my stupid younger brother nodded cheerfully.

“You walk too. You know it has to be the same amount, right?”

“Of course.”

Although Kyle brought a lot of gold coins, considering how much Frederick earned, it was more than enough to bet on.

He winked at one of his ‘friends’, who pulled out a similar bag of gold coins from under the bed and placed them on the table.

“How long is it under that bed?”

“It’s an amount of money that no one like you will ever be able to touch.”

“Really? That one time… … I miss you.”

Is this kid also trying to get into gambling? Then it’s even better.

Just suck it up like this and blame all the sins.

‘But I did it to this extent.’

Brother, please have mercy.

Instead of just playing around with it, I’ll finish it right away.

Chop rock. Chop rock. Chop rock.

Turn the card over. As the amount of money at stake was large, the onlookers seemed even more nervous.

But Frederick had no worries. Because as long as I raised my aura, there was no way I would lose.

Rather, I was worried about whether I should entertain him by defeating him a few times in moderation, or whether I should destroy him completely. There was no such thing as tension───

Dang!!

“… … … Huh?”

“I’ll take the first edition.”

just now.

What was it?

‘Whew, maybe I was thinking about something else.’

okay. No matter how much aura you use, you can lose if you don’t focus on the game itself.

Frederick agreed and focused on Kyle’s card as if he wasn’t going to think about anything else this time.

‘That bastard’s card right now is three circles.’

Here, as long as my card has two circles.

Ding!

“… … … Are you serious? I haven’t even turned the card over yet.”

Did he make a mistake because he was nervous? Kyle rang the bell even though Frederick only lifted the card slightly rather than turning it over.

I tried to laugh at that stupid mistake.

“Turn it over.”

“… … … … .”

Kyle said it was nothing. And a strange confidence.

Frederick, feeling anxious for a moment, slowly turned over the card.

The card is.

“Circle… … … two… … ?”

“I’ll take it again.”

“What is this!!”

How on earth?

How can an incompetent bastard who can’t use aurors or magic do anything?

How on earth can you guess the next card without even turning it over?

Frederick’s eyes were shaking like crazy, but neither the bell nor the card were items that Kyle had prepared separately. This is what Frederick had been using when gambling just now.

Even though this side even used aurors.

‘Damn it… … !!’

“I rang the bell, so Frederick, you should turn it over.”

“… … … … .”

“Frederick?”

“I know! I know, so shut up… … !!”

Anyway, it doesn’t matter anyway. I don’t care what he does.

It’s okay as long as you have an auror. Just pull it up a little more.

Because I’m a genius, different from that incompetent bastard. So it’s okay. At best, I only lost a few cards.

Chop rock. Chop rock.

So, with slightly trembling hands, I turned the card over again.

Ding!

“Ah… … !!”

under.

Dang!!

Lose again.

Ding!!!

Lose again.

It’s not that Frederick didn’t win even once, but the card difference was already overwhelming.

It didn’t take long for all of Frederick’s cards to end up in Kyle’s hands.

“This is our 4th win in a row.”

“What kind of trick did you pull?───”

“Then… … … All in.”

“… … … … What?”

“I bet both bags of gold coins, including the bag of gold coins I just won.”

thud.

Two heavy sacks are placed between the tables.

Gold coins that were Frederick’s money, should have been his money.

“Why don’t you like it?”

“… … … … No way.”

“Then take out more money.”

Only then did Frederick become overcome with a hint of anxiety.

Even if I continue to secretly use Aurors like this, I might end up getting caught up in that dastardly guy’s unknown tricks.

But it was a waste of money to stop here. Because it wasn’t an amount that could be paid just because it was lost.

More than anything, Frederick needed money.

That’s a lot of money too.

Because, after all, he is.

“… … Take it out.”

“F, Frederick… … ?”

“Bring more!!”

I scolded my ‘friend’ and made him take out the gold coins.

Since I had come this far, I had to get my money back.

No matter what you do.

*

‘I was so nervous.’

I was confident I would win, but I really did my best because even Armman Frederick could use Aurors.

Frederick’s Auror was weaker than I thought.

‘Well, it would be unfair to have an Auror like this on the same level as the knights who train every day.’

From what I heard from Grandpa Charles, there is no power that has as great a downfall as an Auror. The more you train, the stronger you become, but if you rest even for a moment, you quickly become weaker.

This was also the reason why my grandfather, who retired from his position as Knight Commander, trained Aurors every day. On the other hand, how much effort did this guy Frederick put in?

I was checking the results now.

Ding!

“Damn it, why… … !!”

Still, Frederick hasn’t used his Aurors openly yet, so he hasn’t done his best either.

Even though I was probably using it as much as possible without being caught, I was the one who rang the bell first.

Of course, if I fight from the front, I will definitely lose.

I was teasing Frederick with my Halligali experience.

‘When flipping a card, you have to hold the top side and turn it over. Naturally, the card is bound to be visible to the opponent before you.’

Of course, it’s not like you can instantly figure out what card it is and press it. What I was looking at was the location of the shape.

Because Halli Galli has one, two, three, four, and five pictures, each picture is different.

At the moment when Frederick slightly lifts the card, if there is no picture of a shape, it is a card with only one shape.

On the other hand, if the picture is visible on only one side, it becomes a card with two or three shapes, and if the picture is visible on both sides, it becomes a card with four or five shapes.

Of course, if you look at it up to this point, it’s okay if there’s only one, but in the other cases, it’s a half-and-half fight.

‘The number of cards is fixed.’

One picture is 5 sheets, two pictures are 4 sheets, three pictures are 3 sheets, four pictures are 2 sheets, and five pictures are 1 sheet each.

Excluding pictures that have already appeared, cards from previous editions can also be excluded as they go to the bottom of the deck no matter who eats them.

If you count like that, you can guess the card with a higher probability than you think.

Perhaps the ghost would cry for Frederick?

‘If you’re an auror or something, just press it before you even look at the card.’

Just because you’re an auror doesn’t mean you can see cards. No matter how fast you are, you have to first look at the card and think.

If you use aurors to turn over cards at an absurd speed, this strategy would not be possible.

Among the Kyle Galli rules, there was a part that said, ‘If the card is badly crumpled, there is a penalty’, so Frederick also turned the card over as usual. Nevertheless, although it was fast, this is the speed we often see in the world.

Well, if you keep doing it this way, Frederick will definitely notice something strange because he has a sense of humor.

Ding!

“Ha, haha! You’re late this time! I don’t know what you’re doing, but just move when he reaches out… … !!”

“Really? Then give me your card.”

“I was the one who pressed it, but what kind of bullshit is that… … … .”

“So you pressed the wrong button, right? There are less than five shapes?”

“Uh… … ?”

Mix in some fake as well. That way, Frederick will also become complicated with all kinds of thoughts.

Harley Galli seems to be a game that is all about physicality. That’s actually true if you have similar skills, whether you’re a low level player or an expert.

However, Halli Galli is also a board game.

When experience, strategy, and tricks are combined, a low-level player cannot beat a high-level player even if there is a significant physical difference.

Even if you win once or twice, it means that you are a master who ultimately takes more cards.

Actually, there is one blind spot in this method, but there was no problem because we already had a way to solve it.

therefore.

Win, win, win again.

“7 consecutive wins.”

“… … … … .”

“And then, all in again.”

“… … … !!”

And I will never stop.

Until we solve this kid’s gambling problem.

‘I don’t know how to get a gambling addict to quit gambling.’

If you really don’t have money or anything to bet on, you won’t be able to do it even if you want to.

As expected, board games were the right way to treat gambling.

“… … … bet.”

“Huh? Say it a little louder.”

“I bet… … ! Bring everything under the bed… … … !!”

Frederick, who may have already lost a huge amount of money at the beginning, has no choice but to respond.

… … So, right this moment.

Right now, everything including his rating has disappeared.

This is the time I’ve been aiming for.

It was a golden opportunity to bring down Frederick.