Arcadia’s Labyrinth

After a coin fortune at Fountain Square, we decided to take a look around the outdoor market right next door.

Her Royal Highness Chris as Prince, of course, as Christina, apparently never came to these common markets either, and she looked around with interest.

Along the way, I found a skewered stall, and I remembered it was just lunch time and decided to buy it.

Tell His Royal Highness Chris to wait a minute and ask his father in the stall to serve two skewers.

"Chicken skewers for two"

"Yes, a piece of silver."

One silver coin for two skewers is pretty expensive, but, well, I can't help it. Prices in the labyrinth city are considerably higher, and I now have with me His Highness Chris, a distinctly aristocratic courtier. Being seen at the foot was among the necessary expenses.

When I took the silver coin out of my wallet for the most part, His Highness Chris, who saw it, said as if he had panicked a little.

"Hey, wait a minute. I'll give you the money."

"No, never mind"

"Oh, that's not how it works. It's like letting an escort give you money to reduce your bills."

After all, there was only royalty and she was obsessed with those expense issues, and when she said that in an unclear manner, she took the crested gold card out of her pocket.

"You, this is the payment"

"... Huh? And even if you say so."

But my father, who saw it, is just confused.

I asked Her Royal Highness Chris instead of him, who seemed to have difficulty coping with whether he wished there was any disrespect for the noblemen.

"Um, what the hell is that...?

"Huh? No, it's a payment card... what's wrong with you?

So I finally realized who the card she took out was. [M]

I see, is this the rumored Noble Card?

Noble cards are credit payments that can only be used by the aristocratic class. As far as image goes, it's close to a modern credit card.

The cards show the crest of each nobleman's house, and by presenting it to the store side, they can color the price and make it a late payment.

Carrying cash amongst the nobles is considered an unproductive act, and when shopping for large sums of money, their shopping becomes a basic Noble Card payment.

but naturally the store of that hand is basically a luxury store and requires special magic props...

"Dear Christina, I can't use that here."

"... what!?

To her surprise, I explained that I could not use the cards of the upper classes who said that because this is a store used by extremely common hierarchies.

"Oh yeah... I don't usually use these places"

As I followed His Highness Chris, who leaned down in disgrace, I finished accounting for my father in the stall who had his face drawn to him.

"Yes, go ahead"

"Oh, oh, I'm sorry. Well, I'll pay you later."

"No, never mind this much"

Sure, silver coins are a lot of money to me right now, but this time the reward is more than ten times that, and if you can dive into the labyrinth, it's a lot of money.

I have a bigger track record of saving by doing the request than that. Whatever it was, it was enough to use the full reward for her entertainment.

"Go ahead, before it gets cold."

"Oh, yeah, is this what you eat while standing?

"Yeah, it feels like looking around while eating.... Christina may feel something, but well, this is also the flavor of tourism."

"Ugh, yeah, okay"

His Royal Highness Chris put his mouth close to the fearful and other winds and pecked small at the unobtrusive skewers made in an unhygienic environment.

Keep chewing it a few times.

"... that's a lot saltier."

"Really? Well, isn't this the case, you're deluding the poor ingredients with saltiness"

Was it slightly irritating for her to eat all the classy dishes usually made by a court chef, or distort that well-shaped frown, to which I replied.

"No, well, is it thinner than dried meat? Yeah, and it's better than I thought."

At first, she also began to loosen her cheeks and crunch the skewers, looking like she had eaten them on their primitive flavors. You mean you're not just a lady around here, you're an adventurer?

... but what kind of lady has eaten dried meat? No, there are times when I feel bad about it.

"Something like this tastes better than it actually is."

"I see."

After that, we walked through the outdoor market eating and walking around the outdoor food, and we decided to head downtown.

Downtown there were theatres, casinos, fighting arenas, etc., and in the depths there were also slightly darker establishments such as whorehouses and slave markets.

It was only natural for the former to go this time, and we headed to the appropriate public casino.

The casino also has pinkies, the casino in the back, etc., but this time I chose a public casino that is safe but has little return. There's no way I can take a lady to a high-rate casino or anything.

Exchange ten pieces of silver coins for chips at the entrance.

By the way, converting this chip to cash immediately will only return 8 pieces of silver coin.

Two pieces of the difference were denominated as admission fees.

"Has Master Christina ever come to the casino?

"Yeah, a couple of times. Hang out."

"Actually, it was my first time. Why don't you let me know if it's okay?

When I asked for it, His Highness Chris explained the dust and laughter game.

"For the first time, I figured Roulette would be a good idea. Card games are expensive for beginners because there is a rush, and the slots of magic items will soon run out of chips. Roulette makes it easy for beginners to win, and more importantly, it's simple."

"Well, then let's go to the roulette"

Heading to Roulette Corner, a former one led by His Royal Highness Chris.

In the form of teaching me as a beginner, His Highness Chris sent Advice from behind me when I got to my seat.

"If you're a beginner, I think you'd better bet that you'll either fall red or black first. If you peek at 0, you win or lose. Five fifths, double the dividend."

"Then I'll bet on black."

Follow the recommendations of His Highness Chris and bet a chip for a piece of silver coin on the black.

The result is…….

"Black! Clams!

"Congratulations!"

High-touch with His Highness Chris to share the joy.

"All right, I'll bet red next time,"

Winning the first bet made me feel better. I bet temporarily on red or black.

Ten times winning or losing, our chips increased to 15 pieces of silver coins.

"Oh, look at that. It's almost doubled the first time!

"Hehe, if you're getting used to it, why don't we try a triple dividend outside-bet next, a way to bet on one of 1-12, 13-24, 25-36"

"Yes!"

An hour later...

"Ki, 10 pieces of gold......"

My chips were dozens of times higher than they were in the early days.

I'm not making any special bets. I just plausibly wagered three times the dividend outside and raised the ex of His Highness Chris' Advice by a little bit. As a result, the best way to win was to lose small and win big.

But I didn't expect such a lot of money at once......

No, from what I've seen before, it's a lot of money, but it seems like a lot of money now.

Wouldn't a hundred gold coins be a dream if we won at this rate...?

When I started doing that kind of raccoon calculation in my brain.

"You did it! Then I'll bet whatever I want next."

Such a voice was inadvertently hung from His Highness Chris.

I looked up to her unexpectedly at the departure of a trusted advisor.

"... eh, won't you be advising me anymore?

She let my boss swim her eyes like she just wandered off for a moment.

"Ugh... I'm not too excited to bet on myself if I talk too much."

"!... Indeed"

I'm sure I could have won thanks to His Highness Chris, but on the other hand, I'm also sure I'm less excited that I bet and bought it myself.

I didn't expect you to take that into account, Your Highness.

"Well, I'll bet myself a bit, then."

"Yeah, you're watching from behind"

"Yes!"

All right, this place is doomed. Let's surprise His Highness by winning it all over. Let's go home to the beginning and bet on 10 pieces of silver coins on black.

"... Mm, is it off"

This can happen. Next time, we'll have enough silver in black.

"Red again...?

Red two in a row. You're not following me. But on the contrary, black will come next. Ten silver coins in black, and.

"... what! Said it was red for three consecutive years!?

What's going on? This is it the moment the player changes from His Highness Chris to me.

I hear His Highness Chris' couscous laughter from behind.

I'm sorry to hear that.

"Yeah, well, but on the contrary, you're lucky."

"Why?"

"Hehe, well look at that. I have a secret plan."

When I laughed invincibly, I bet one gold coin on black this time.

This is my operation. "Operation Lost Gold Bet". It's a low-risk high return maneuver where you bet double the black or red on dividends and more than the amount of money you lose, so you can get your hands on it just once.

The delicious thing about this operation is that you have a good chance of winning by betting when a series of skewed colors appear like this.

Hehe, I'm scared of my talent for knitting out a must-have at my first casino.

And the result......

"Good, black!!

Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! We got all the losses we've ever had back! I knew this wasn't the wrong way!

All right, I'll bet at this rate!

Ten in black! Hassle. Ten in red next, then....... hassle. More red. Atari! Then next time -.

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- And an hour later, all I had left was ten chips of silver coins.

Hey, why are you doing this? At one time they said they had increased to nearly 1,500 gold coins...!

My "Operation Loser Bed" was perfect until halfway through.

Usually only when you normally bet and lose comes your way, you bet heavily on your loss so far.

When did it start to collapse?

At first, it was when the color bias became unreadable and the loss began to come in. As a result of betting on black or red, he lost three in a row in Operation Lose Gold Bed. So I decided to limit the hanging color to black and wait for it to come out one day. This will allow us to win one day as long as there is no red forever.

- And as a result, I had a nightmare of continuous red rage.

When five consecutive reds appeared, I noticed the flaws of Operation Loser Bed, which I thought was perfect.

Every time this operation loses, the stakes increase at a tremendous rate. One gold coin at first, but two gold coins at the next. Next, three gold coins. Then six. The next is 12, followed by 24, 48, 96, 192......

And finally, I was cornered to the point where if I lost, I wouldn't be able to get the next hang of it.

If we lose here, we won't be able to carry out Operation Lose Bed next. In other words, you will lose all the hangings you have made so far.

Until now, it kept coming out in red. Probably black next time......

But I couldn't confidently answer that black would come out next time. [M]

At this stage, I already knew that balance theory could not be established in gambling.

Even if it turns red for ten consecutive years, the next color is half red or half black. And gambling has something called "flow”. And so far the flow has been overwhelmingly red......!!

I suffer agony...

"Whoa, whoa, whoa...!

I made a bet on red.

I bent my faith.

And in ancient times, there's only one end to what you've lost sight of in gambling.

The result is - - black. My heart broke. [M]

"Oh, oh, why, this, this is stupid"

Why did I bet there? [M] Though I would have lost a lot if I had stopped at that stage, I would have been borne by making more tear than the starting point.

He was inadvertently called from behind as his vision seemed grumpy and distorted.

"... haha, sorry to hear that, Mr. Alcaine"

"Ha, K, Dear Christina"

Shit! I totally forgot she existed!

I turn around in a hurry and bow my head.

"Shh, I'm sorry, I'm so enthusiastic."

"No, it's okay, it was funny enough just to watch from behind. More than that..."

His Royal Highness whispered to me, smiling gently.

"Do you want me to lend you some money?

"What?"

I look at her face unexpectedly distracted.

"You doubled your loss and went and tried to get it back, didn't you? Then why don't you go on because I'll lend you the money? Then you can get your winnings back."

It was the devil's temptation. Indeed, if I can borrow money from her, who is royal, I can still continue this' Operation Loser Bed '.

That way a lot of money I've never seen before is in my hands...

I laughed hellariously at His Highness Chris.

"No, I forbid that"

That's what I said.

"Oh, why...? Oh! Don't worry about the money. I can afford to go on until I win. I have a card."

"No, that's not what I meant. I just don't feel like gambling until I borrow money from a woman. Let's keep it that way today."

As I tried to take a seat, she pushed me away like she was in a panic.

"Hey, wait a minute. You might get a thousand gold coins now, huh? You said I'd lend you the money. You're throwing away your chances?

"Yes."

"Doh, why not? Must be a lot of money for you...?

I said to her somewhere in the wind, a little troubled.

"Hmm, I do want a thousand gold coins so much that I can get my hands out of my throat..."

"Then!"

"- But it kind of makes you golden, doesn't it?"

Ha-ha-ha. Breathtaking, my lord Chris. Laughing at her like that, I took my seat this time.

"That's why. Shall we go? Ha, fortunately, you have the first amount left!

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Take her in a flashing breeze and leave the casino.

Seeing it, it was already dimming outside.

"... that's it for sightseeing, right? I'm sorry, I almost used it for my gambling. Escort, you disqualified."

"Yes, no, never mind. I had so much fun..."

"It would be helpful if you could say that. At least while I'm at home, I'll give you my best escort."

"Ugh, yeah......"

I drove her to the mansion, in an atmosphere of uncertainty. [M]

On the road, she tried to talk to me several times and ended up not saying a word.

"... you're here"

"Oh, oh...... Well, the escort's fine by now. Thank you. I'll send it to the Alliance as an extra reward for giving it to you today."

"No. Never mind. Well, I had fun today, too. Thank you."

I bowed my head and tried to put the spot behind me, I was stopped from behind.

"Ma, wait!

"Yes?"

"Well, I think that... I'm going to ask you to do it again. Because I'm still staying here for a while. So that... can you take it again,...?

I stared straight at her with a tone of nervousness.

"Of course! Thanks again"

"Oh well, good! See you then!

"Yes! Excuse me"

I looked back at her from time to time, dropping me off all the way in front of the gate, and I followed the scene.

And as I go through the aristocracy, I look around and make sure no one's around.

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I shook my head and got bored.

Uggu, Ki, I might have gotten 1500 gold coins. No, no, no.

It would have been possible to acquire a client with 1500 gold coins and increase their rank instantly.

Or I had a hand in giving Elise Mama money to make a request.

Or, or, or, Kim, yeah. My gold coin. Ahhhhhhh.

but it's too much, guggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

... so, but I can't help it. I couldn't ride His Highness's invitation there.

His Royal Highness is a character who should never go into depth. Therefore, this time I intend to keep a certain distance from her and treat her gently.

Not to buy her unhappiness in case she is royal, but not to get any closer together.

In order to do so, even though the entertainment was carried out precisely, no more expensive gifts or loans were ever made.

Like gambling debt.

As a result, I should have kept my distance when I met her without pissing her off. Along the way, I forgot the situation. I was passionate about gambling, but, well, that means you're adorable.

It's a shame 1,500 gold coins... but on the contrary, it probably didn't mean I made a lot of money thanks to her.

Oh, but 1500 gold coins...... About Elise enough......

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I arrived at home with Tobotobo dripping like that. [M]