Episode 2 of the Overly Competent Villain - Episode 2 of the Overly Competent Villain chapter 38

Black Market (1)

bet the chips

As hundreds of black chips, worth 10,000 Guliks each, were pushed out, spectators went wild.

“Crazy…! Just 8 million Gulik!”

“That’s going to be the biggest bet tonight!”

Contrary to the enthusiasm of the people, the poker table with five players was full of tension.

‘Crazy man! It should be one pair at most, but burn eight hundred?’

‘what? Surely that’s not what straights come out of?’

‘Tell me not to scream. There’s no way that’s possible unless you’ve got crazy luck or know all the cards you’re getting exchanged for!’

A card game is basically a game in which mathematical probability and statistics are used to make the best decision.

Poker, blackjack, baccarat… Whether it’s GoStop or Seotda, it doesn’t deviate from this mathematical probability theory.

Of course, it would be different if a professional tajja made up his mind and formed a team, but that is impossible.

The dealers of Grand Cruno are the best first-class dealers in the city of Kelberg.

In particular, from the gold zone on the 3rd floor or higher, the wizards watched to keep even the wizards in check.

The fact that they didn’t even detect the signs of fraud means that the author is not really gambling.

“Ellie. Blow the breath of luck.”

“Do I have to do that?”

“In gambling, only Lady Luck makes a gambler smile. You are my Lady Luck.”

“ha······.”

Elisha sighed and blew into my hand holding the paddle. A hot breath of luck came into my hand.

‘Come on, Osman. Hurry up and look at the cards the dealer will hand out.’

[Good luck. This impostor child.]

Uh-huh, the illegal tenant who clings to me and is a parasite talks a lot about paying the rent even at a time like this.

[Damn, I really wouldn’t have cooperated with something like this if it weren’t for this one.]

‘Yes, sorcerer. Your determination to save the world shines brightly.’

He responded roughly to complaints, but the archmage babbles. However, he crawled out of my body and soon saw through the cards the dealer had piled up.

[Exchange one card at the next exchange. Then it’s four cards.]

As Osman said, cards were exchanged consecutively, and one pair was completed with four cards. Osman’s performance does not end here.

[A guy with a long beard is bluffing. Pretending to be straight is bluffing.]

[The woman on the right is Full House. I’ve been on a lot of drugs Let’s run to the end.]

I know the opponent’s hand and can manipulate my hand into the optimal hand, so I can’t lose. I also won the largest match with a total of 30 million Guliks.

“Heo-eok…”

Elysia, who was watching the scene, swallowed her saliva. The onlookers were no different.

“Oh my God… how much did you get?”

“Thirty million Gulicks! Gran and Cruno have closed their business today!”

“Swordsman! Swordsman! I’ve never seen such a gambler in my life!”

People were thrilled.

It needs to be exchanged, but the sight of 100,000 Gulik chips and 1 million Gulik worth of gold bars piled up with a creaking sound is something I have never seen before in this Grand Cruno.

[Are you okay? If I had been the owner of the casino, I would have smacked him in the back of the head and buried him.]

This is a lawless zone. It must have been so, since it was a wasteland for burying dead bodies.

‘That’s all while looking at the size.’

There’s no way a casino manager who knows who I am will gamble against me.

“customer.”

And after the gamble is over, the guard approaches as if he had been waiting for it. Elysia had been wary from a while ago, but he spoke politely.

The security chief of this hotel. In other words, it is the actual subject that beats up customers and buries them in the middle of the wasteland.

“You seem to have had enough, but if you don’t mind, how about experiencing our casino’s top-notch service?”

“I must have won too many.”

“The owner is also waiting.”

At that, I smiled and followed the bodyguard.

“Ellie, you get some VIP service. They say the food here is so good. Get a massage.”

“······All right.”

Her eyes widened as she looked at the pile of chips on the table. For her, I try to tempt the snake.

“You can keep half of it for me for being my lucky lady.”

“It’s done.”

It was like a knife.

* * * *

The 5th floor, which was followed by the security chief from the 4th floor platinum area of the casino, was a large space with a theater-like atmosphere.

why i came here And the black market of Grand Cruno in the city of Kelweg, accessible only to a very few VVIPs.

A middle-aged man was waiting for me in the middle of the black section just before it was hosted.

“Pietro!”

“Jacomong!”

We hugged each other as if we were happy to see each other’s faces.

“It’s been a while since I visited. Hey, I never knew you were so good at poker.”

“Goddess luck came to visit me today.”

The amount I won at the casino today was blacklisted and I could never visit again as a customer.

The owner, Jacomong, went over with a non-trivial expression despite the astronomical loss.

Jacomong Cruno.

King of Kelberg City Casino.

For him, the loss of tens of millions of Gulicks is not light, but it is an amount that can be passed over while looking at the opponent.

“It’s okay. But next time you come, pick it in moderation.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll go to your competitor’s casino next time.”

“Keuhehehe! This is why I like you. So… what did you come for? Is it also to participate in tonight’s event?”

At Jacomong’s words, I grinned and talked about my business.

“I wanted to use your auction house sometime, but before that, I have a request for you.”

I threw out my heavy bag. It’s a 30 million Gulik bag with all the chips I picked up today.

“You must give me one of the things that will be up for auction tonight. This is the price.”

“······Zach. Our auction house has rules.”

“I know. But you owe me your life in Brumont. The time has come to pay the price.”

“·······.”

At the mention of debt, Jacomon was silent. I said firmly to him with a hard expression.

“Your life seems like a good price for breaking your rules.”

“Yes, eight years ago, if you hadn’t saved me from my competitors, I wouldn’t have the business I am today. This casino… was able to be built because of your investment. Will this settle the debt between you and me?”

“It’s a clean liquidation.”

Jacomong also passed the bag of chips I held out.

“Breaking the rules leaves change on my life. Whatever you seek, it belongs to you now.”

“As expected, the king of casinos. You have a big barrel. This is why I like you.”

“If you knew, would you lower the price of the imported alcohol?”

“This quarter, we’ll try to stock them 20% cheaper.”

We laughed and passed the drinks left in the wine glasses.

“So… what kind of treasure do you want from this event?”

“It’s something you know well. Poonglim jade.”

“Damn it, I should have just gotten paid.”

There was a look of disappointment on Jacomong’s face.

But Jacomong. You, without even knowing it, owed me your life.

* * * *

“Whoa…”

Witnessing Zach’s sword descending in real time, Elysia sighed while washing her face.

Although she indifferently responded to Zach’s smirk asking for luck, her heart fluttered at the gambling scene where tens of millions of Guliks were exchanged.

‘How much money do I need to waste something like that?’

Elysia couldn’t understand Zach who casually gambled tens of millions of Gulicks.

Wearing such an expensive dress for a night of gambling…

‘Is this… expensive?’

Would you like a thousand guliks? No, maybe even more. There is also a jewel necklace, so maybe 10,000 Gulik?

It might be more because they gave me a 100,000 Gulik bill to buy rice cakes.

‘no. The jewel necklace was something Pietro was keeping on the airship, so he probably didn’t buy it this time. When it’s over, just give it back.’

Elysia saw her reflection in the bathroom sink mirror.

A pure white slit dress that seemed to match her hair color. Wearing a satchel bag with chains that seemed to be made of melted gold and transparent shoes like glass, she was a young lady of the upper aristocratic class.

‘There were times like this.’

before her family collapsed. Even before her debut, Elysia was the famous daughter of her father, who was the leader of the Imperial Knights.

The only heir to Wittenberg, a master of swordsmanship. The daughter of Count Elysia von Wittenberg.

Now that she has become a count, the family’s debt is still too great to repay, and the estate and property have been sold and there is nothing left.

Although the county of Wittenberg remains, it is a poor estate that cannot be sold and belonged to because of the long-standing duty as a county.

Elysia has been working hard all her life with the determination to raise her family, but it was an impossible task that she could not achieve even in her own generation.

‘Even if I had half of that chip… I could rebuild the family.’

A chip that was rejected because gambling money was not accepted. Now that I think about it, I can’t help but feel a sense of regret all of a sudden.

-Ack!

Slap both cheeks! Elysia, who slapped her, regained her senses while looking at her pale skin and flushed cheeks.

“Calm down, Wittenberg. Just because you’re hanging out with criminals doesn’t make you a criminal.”

She is the proud Countess of Wittenberg. Even in order to protect the pride of the sword that our ancestors left behind, we must not indulge in dishonest worldly desires.

The pride of chivalry should not be abandoned until the very end.

It was when Elysia, who had made a promise to herself so many times, returned to the scene of the Platinum District where gambling was taking place.

“Whoaaa!”

“Four, forty million! Fifty million! This lady, I called forty million just with roulette!”

“It’s the second sword!”

The gambling hall is noisy. It was Elysia who decided not to be interested in unwholesome activities such as gambling, but even so, she inadvertently drew attention.

“Who is that person?”

A girl with gorgeous honey blonde hair that contrasts with Elysia’s platinum blonde hair. Are you just an adult now?

She was a noblewoman who wouldn’t fit in at such an unwholesome casino. And even the dark-haired girl next to her…

“Mayer?”

Why are the daughters of the empire’s famous conglomerate group in such a place?

-It’s Mayer…

-I never thought the damn b*tches would come here. Aren’t you supposed to report it?

It was then. As a knight, Elysia possessed superhuman senses, so she could detect murderous intentions. It was a time when I paid more attention to the tingling sensation that seemed to pierce my skin.

“Ellie.”

“Pietro?”

“Follow me. It’s time to get to the point.”

When Pietro came to her and grabbed her hand, Elysia had no choice but to follow him.

“Where are you going?”

“Shopping. Now that you’re here, shouldn’t you enjoy all the contents? I have something to give you.”

Even though Elysia got tired of this man’s infinitely light attitude, she did not forget the ‘promise’ he had made in the first place.

He looked light at first glance, but inside that light-looking body was full of serpents.

* * * *

[So… what’s your plan? I thought it would fall out now that I got Terra Knight.]

At Osman’s words, I fiddled with the brilliant green jade I kept in my bosom.

Natural Terranite Poonglim jade. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the most valuable stone in the world, just like the Brainstone that was handed over from Aburak Abdeslam.

The reason I came during this time while also doing the western purge was to get my hands on this Poongrim jade.

‘I stopped Poongrim jade from going up to the auction house. But the uninvited guests don’t disappear.’

Quite a few of the customers who came to this auction were looking for Poonglimok. And they didn’t hesitate to take ‘hard-line measures’ to get Poongrim jade.

‘According to the original history, Jacomong dies because of the terrorist incident at the auction house, and the Grand Cruno Casino quickly collapses. As always, if you have a lot of competitors, you will be pointed at the gun from all sides.’

[That’s why it’s more of a question. You already got the Terranite. Shouldn’t we just get out?]

Yes, the death of Jacomong, a long-time business partner, is an acceptable damage.

It’s not like I only have one customer here in Kelbeg, and it’s a position that can eventually be replaced. But–

-Look at what’s on display today. Also is this better? Absolutely must buy this

-······Buy or not.

-Why do you keep not motivated?

A voice you will never forget once you hear it. Above all, the blonde hair, which is assertive enough to be excessive, is visible.

“Why? I don’t have money? Can you buy me one?”

“I don’t need it…”

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And a dark-haired girl yawning bored next to her.

“Okay! You’re good at looking at things! And stop doing fortune telling on him! It’s unlucky!”

“It’s either a great fortune or a great misfortune… Huh?”

Eyes meet. The black hair and dark green eyes met me, and I immediately trembled.

“you are······.”

Jacques Pietro. Her devoured gossip was easily predictable.

[oh my god. Could it be that here… did you know?]

Golden Star Aris M. Mayer

Dragon Star Mir M. Mayer.

Two young ladies of the Mayer family who are blessed by the stars. Among them, I am known to be the culprit behind the death of Mir’s mother.

‘I have one more thing to gain.’

What I will get today is not only Poongrim jade.