Chapter 308 What Could This Reward Be? (1/2)

We began discussing what to do in the free time we have until dinner. Alice says she knows just the right place we could go, so I followed her guidance and arrived at a large building.

[……This is the place Alice recommends? What do you do in a place like this?]

[Lots of things. Well, for the time being, how about we go in?]

Is this place a theatre or a concert stage? No, the atmosphere around it doesn’t seem like so.

When I followed Alice into the building, wondering what in the world this place could be, I heard very lively sounds coming from all over the place.

[Errr, first of all, that’s the clock card, there’s the target…… There are many different games around here.]

[Heehhh~~ This certainly looks like a very busy place.]

I see, games huh…… Is this something like this world’s version of a game center? This place would certainly be a great way to pass the time and with all the various games we could play, we could have lots of fun.

[……Ahh, by the way, the “chips for games” can be exchanged over th——- Fugyaaahhh!?]

[Isn’t this a freaking casino!!!?]

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I tried pretty hard to look at it in a favorable way, but this was undeniably a casino.

Seriously, if I just let down my guard for a bit, this woman would start going off to gamble……

[P- Please wait for a moment, Kaito-san! There’s a deeper reason for this.]

[……Hoohh…… Let me hear it then. My sermon will come after that.]

[……I- It’s already decided that I will get a sermon huh…… I- It’s that, you know? There’s one misunderstanding that my beloved Kaito-san may still have right now…… I thought I’d tell you one more thing that I’ve been hiding.]

[Unnn? Something you’ve been hiding?]

I thought she would probably just make another excuse today, but from what Alice said, it sounds like she really has a reason.

Seeing this, I asked Alice back, pushing down the anger in my mind earlier.

[Well, please just watch…… It will be alright. I’ll only be using one copper.]

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[O- Oi…… Alice?]

Emitting a somewhat solemn, yet intimidating feeling, as if she was a battle-hardened gambler, Alice went to the counter with a single coin.

Then, an hour later…… Alice had a mountain of chips piled up in front of her.

[A- Amazing……]

[Fufufu, this is my true ability!]

As if to overturn my previous impression of her, Alice has shown her monstrous ability in the casino.

Although she wasn’t winning all her games, she was calmly discerning when to call and when to fold, and interestingly, her chips were increasing.

She had really overwhelmed her contenders, that if she continued playing, there’s a chance that she might be banned.

Well, seeing the smug look on her face was inexplicably annoying though.

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[Isn’t that a bit too mean!?]

[Then…… The smug Alice is cute too.]

[Wha!? Ah, s- suddenly saying that…… Auuuu……]

While slightly teasing Alice, whose expression frequently changes, I returned to the subject at hand.

[……Even so, for you to amass this much……]

[Fufufu, have you seen it now? The Perfect Beauty Alice-chan’s serious mode!]

[……Then, why have you always been……]

At least, from what I saw in the past hour or so, Alice was always calm and collected, not getting hot-headed and assessing the flow of the game.

In layman’s terms, she would be able to win most of the games with her skill.

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That’s why, I was reflexively stunned, seeing how far apart Alice was now from the Alice who was weak in gambling back then.

[…….Ahaha, that was what I’ve been hiding……. I have actually been “losing on purpose”.]

[……Why?]

If she can show this level of ability, I can honestly believe her when she said that she’s been losing on purpose, but I don’t see why she should do that.

Well, if she can win this much, it definitely would be easier for her to lose on purpose……