V2C40 (2/2)

We were brought to the counter.

Within the gambling parlour, they used medals exclusively.

It cost 100 sense for 75 white medals. Basically, 1 sense = 1 medal but 25 medals worth was collected as tax.

A blue medal equals to 10 white medals; a yellow medal equals to 100 white medals; a green medal equals to 1000 white medals; a red medal equals to 10,000 white medals; a black medal equals to 100,000 white medals, so, in other words, a single black medal equals to 10 gold coins huh.

What an indescribably extravagant medal.

Exchange of item is possible starting from 1 medal. (TL: Author didn’t specify the medal type)

The second floor and above is exclusively for VIPs and apparently only those with more than 10 black medals can enter.

I guess that’s where the high-rollers gamble.

“Well then, for now, please give me 400 sense worth.”

I said and handed over 4 silver coins.

Then, I was given 30 blue medals.

【Ichinojo Level up]

Nice, Commoner leveled up by 2 to become Lv38.

Shall we play with this amount today?

… Ah, shit.

I had forgotten something important.

“Are those items for the item exchange?”

I stared at a certain item on the shelf.

“Yes, that’s right. Would you like to exchange something?”

“Then, 1 scarf please. The one for 1 blue medal.”

“Thank you. Would you like it to be wrapped?”

“No, I’ll take it as it is.”

I received the red scarf and wound it around Haru’s neck.

It precisely covered the slave collar.

“Sorry, I wasn’t attentive.”

“No it’s alright, thank you, but is it okay for me to have such an expensive item?”

“Nah, they’re medals that are going to disappear anyway. It’s better if it is exchanged for something concrete. Here, Haru’s medals, let’s have some fun together today.”

I passed 10 blue medals to Haru.

” … Thank you. I will definitely increase it!”

” … No, there’s no need to be in such high spirits. Let’s play leisurely.”

Tentatively, we decided upon a place and time to meet and began by exploring separately.

Maybe I’ll casually play a few rounds, casually lose some and we’ll watch a play or something at the theatre within the gambling parlour with the remaining medals.

Thinking so, I went toward the slots corner.

Regarding card games played in casinos, I only know poker and black jack but my knowledge of them is only to the extent of playing together with my friends.

I’m not really interested in roulette.

Standing in front of the slots corner, I first tried to observe the people playing.

Doing so, I noticed that percentage-wise, more Philanderers were winning big compared to the people holding regular jobs.

So the effect of luck is more prominent in slots huh.

However, there were Philanderers who lost as well so it’s not a guaranteed event.

Slots is a kind of game where a person inserts 1 to 3 medals and can increase their medals by getting matching patterns.

Instead of the usual buttons on those machines in game centres, it seems here, one only have to pull a lever.

Looks like there are machines that support white, blue and yellow medals though.

Three yellow medals, in other words, 30000 yen a round. Who would play such a game? (TL: About 300 USD)

Or so I thought but in actual fact, there were a number of people seated there.

They look rich judging from their appearances but even they can’t go to the VIP area huh.

For the time being, I exchanged a blue medal for 10 white medals at the slots reception desk.

After inserting 3 white medals, the lights for 3 lanes lit up.

I pulled the lever next to me.

Apparently, it’s good if the ‘7’s line up but naturally, it’s not so easy to hit that, I only lined up 3 watermelons. (TL: “only”)

Within 10 seconds from starting, my 3 white medals had instantaneously become 100 white medals.

However, I only thought that it was beginner’s luck.

The following 20 rounds, I only hit 1 small win so my medals were all swallowed up and I thought that it really was a case of beginner’s luck.

Yup, I was only lucky at the start.

However, during the 22nd, 23rd and 24th rounds, I consecutively won and without noticing, my medals had exceeded 600.

The attention I was getting from the surroundings was getting troublesome so I exchanged the white medals for yellow medals.

A once in a lifetime gamble using 3 yellow medals … it’s 30000 yen … I wondered what items could I exchange for using 3 yellow medals.

A gamble using 30000 yen, if it was the previous me in Japan, I wouldn’t have believed it.

Though Miri was gambling using yen in the billions for investment, I wonder if she possesses a heart of steel?

I ended up thinking about that.

Then, the slots drum spun and stopped.

The ‘7’s didn’t stop on any.

In exchange … those symbols aligned.

Plums.

Ten yellow medals came out.

Well, that’s all a luck stat of 88 can do huh.

I subconsciously thought what if ‘7’s suddenly aligned and I won 100000 yen, I would have been totally overjoyed.

Well then, I wonder how is Haru doing?

There was still some time before the gathering time we set so Haru was not at the gathering place yet.

Hmm, if I was Haru, I could have tracked Haru using Haru’s nose.

While thinking incoherent thoughts, I walked around the gambling parlour and noticed a crowd around a roulette table.

Then … seated at that roulette table was Haru with a large amount of medals piled up.