civilwarnovels Chapter 1044 The Last Routine 223
Chapter 1044 The Last Routine 223
Chapter 1044 The Last Routine 223
This is a magnificent and luxurious casino, and Youyou is currently shivering in the corridor dressed as a bunny girl, her face full of worry and headache, mixed with resentment towards someone.
"Waaah... I never expected it to turn out like this."
“Miss Youyou, this is also a trial given by the goddess! Come on, let’s overcome this difficulty together!” Standing next to her was Cecily, who was also dressed as a bunny girl. However, she showed no shyness or distress, but rather an enthusiastic expression that was quite perplexing.
To understand why things turned out this way, we need to start from a few hours ago.
In the suburban mansion of Axel.
"—Something terrible has happened!!" Huihui held a letter in her hand, her face full of anxiety and frustration. Her worried expression made everyone's heart clench. She said to Youyou, "Please read this letter from Father for a moment."
"that……"
Aqua instinctively took the envelope and read its contents: "In the magnificent palace, blooming with the colors of a mountain blouse, my compatriots have gathered to obtain the alluring treasure on the throne..."
"Oh...sorry, I don't understand at all." Kobayashi twitched the corner of his mouth, feeling puzzled by the obscure and difficult-to-understand letter, which was full of the characteristics of the Crimson Demon Clan. He really wished that the letter could be more concise and clear, instead of making them do something like guessing.
But to his surprise, Huihui angrily rebuked him, shouting, "What are you saying, Kobayashi! Doesn't this mean that everyone in the Crimson Demon Village is hanging out at Elrod's casino?!"
"How do you know so much?... Ah, right, you're from the Crimson Demon Clan." Kobayashi slapped his forehead, his expression of sudden realization infuriating.
"Eh, the Crimson Demon Clan goes to casinos too?" Aqua said with some surprise. She didn't seem to expect that the Crimson Demon Clan from a remote mountain village would go to such a place. "...So, what serious incident has happened?"
“As a result, several people have incurred huge debts…” Youyou said with a headache, “I plan to go there and see what’s going on.”
"Okay, good luck then." Kobayashi said without hesitation, then flopped onto the sofa in front of everyone, burying her face in the sofa and waving at them, saying, "I'm going to take a nap, so I won't be going—"
"What's the point of this plan?" Huihui said with disdain and contempt. She pouted, then grabbed Kobayashi's arm and shouted, "Kobayashi, the Crimson Demon Clan has also done you a favor. Now it's time to repay it!"
"They didn't show him any kindness at all," Kobayashi said with a sneer. To be honest, the Crimson Demon Clan hadn't shown him any kindness whatsoever; in fact, they'd caused them a lot of trouble, like the time they changed their personalities.
"Anyway, we're going to the casino, right?" Aqua said with a smile, while also soliciting opinions from her companions: "We've been wanting to go there for a bit, isn't that great?"
"Thank you!!" Youyou shouted excitedly, and then shouted, "Let's go, let's go now!" As she spoke, she and Huihui grabbed Xiaolin's other arm, intending to pull him up from the sofa.
"No, I said I'm not going!!"
Kobayashi struggled desperately against their pulling, but to no avail. With Aqua, Megumin, and Yuuyu all coming to the casino, his resistance was futile, and he was easily dragged inside.
Now that he's here, Xiao Lin decides not to leave. He's going to make a fortune, enough to live comfortably for the rest of his life!
"Oh my!!"
Kobayashi pushed all his chips onto a numbered square in one go, clasped his hands together as if praying to the heavens, and shouted, "I'm betting on number 25! If I win, it'll be thirty-six times the stake!! Please, please!!"
His frenzied appearance was exactly like that of a gambler addicted to gambling, his eyes bloodshot and his blood boiling. It's no wonder he acted this way, because this was a matter of life and death!
Seeing this, Aqua couldn't help but sigh and say with a touch of helpless sarcasm, "You were so reluctant to come at first, but now you're so enthusiastic..."
"There's really nothing we can do." Megumin pouted and then said to Aqua, "Never mind Kobayashi, let's continue our investigation."
"I said..." Youyou tugged at her bunny girl outfit, her cheeks flushed and she said awkwardly, "It doesn't matter, but why do I have to dress like this?"
She was dressed in a particularly provocative bunny girl outfit, making her stand out in the venue. Her awkwardness and naivety as a newcomer to the event made many guests' eyes light up.
Huihui said nonchalantly, "It would be too conspicuous for customers to ask around, right? If you're with the waiters, it's just a smokescreen. You'll be hired as soon as you apply for a part-time job."
"Don't make decisions on your own!!" Youyou was on the verge of tears, and at the same time she complained unhappily, "I'm the only one dressed like this, it's so embarrassing!!"
"Quiet down!!" Huihui covered her mouth, and as Youyou made a whimpering sound, she lowered her voice and said very quickly, "We're currently infiltrating and investigating. Look, over there!" She pointed to a corner of the casino, gesturing for Youyou to look as well, and said, "The Crimson Demon Clan is currently surrounding the casino's prize display shelf!"
"Huh...?" Aqua subconsciously looked over and found that there were indeed many Crimson Demons gathered there. She couldn't help but say, "Really? Everyone's been drawn to it."
Huihui stared at it carefully for a long time, then said uncertainly, "It seems like they're looking at the exhibits on display. Is that... a miniature model of the Tomb of the Evil God? It's full of things that touch the heartstrings of the Crimson Demon Clan!" It seems that Huihui was also attracted.
Huihui is a true Crimson Demon, so what attracts her will naturally attract the other Crimson Demons as well. Youyou nodded in realization and said, "I see. I think everyone is in the casino for those things."
"Especially that creepy doll in the middle, it's a prized possession that every member of the Crimson Demon Clan wants!" Huihui said, her voice slightly excited. The doll appeared to be a human specimen, used for marking or reference. It seemed to have significant medical applications, and indeed, many members of the Crimson Demon Clan were currently crowding around that prize.
Youyou asked, somewhat puzzled, "Does Huihui want that too?"
"Of course!!" Huihui shouted without hesitation, as if it were an extremely rare breed, while at the same time saying with a regretful look, "But, exchanging it for three thousand exclusive chips is a bit beyond my means."
When Youyou heard what her best friend said, she immediately started thinking about what to do. If she exchanged the Eris she had, she would have about a thousand chips, but three thousand chips were not enough... That's it!
[I'm betting on number 25! If I win, it'll be 36 times the stake!! Please, please!!]
She suddenly remembered what Kobayashi had been playing earlier: if he bet 100 chips and won, he would have 3,600 chips. With that much, Huihui could have the doll she wanted without any problem...
Thinking of this, Youyou quickly walked towards the clerk at the counter and called out, "Excuse me, clerk! I want to exchange for chips!"
"What's wrong!?" Huihui was surprised to see her say that, and then quickly said, "Could it be... that you want the prize item too!?"
It wasn't that she thought Youyou had stolen her things, since she couldn't come up with three thousand chips, but rather that she was interested in her good friend's prized possessions—things that the Crimson Demon Clan particularly liked. If things continued like this, the other person might become a qualified Crimson Demon Clan member.
As soon as Youyou raised her hand to signal, a person rushed over, holding a tray and smiling, saying, "Guest! These are the chips!"
"Oh my, isn't this Cecily?" Aqua asked with some surprise and curiosity when she saw the clerk who came to deliver the chips. "What are you doing here?" Cecily was also dressed as a bunny girl, and her attire was far more provocative and daring than Megumin's.
"Ah! Lady Aqua!!" Cecily exclaimed, somewhat excited and surprised upon seeing Aqua, "Th-this is... please listen to me! Actually—"
"Hey you guys, staying here will only cause trouble for the other customers," a dealer complained to Aqua and the others who were gathered there motionless, then asked, "Here it comes, the next game is about to start, anyone want to place a bet?"
Upon hearing the female dealer's words, Youyou quickly raised her hand to signal, and at the same time, she bet all the chips in her hand, saying somewhat awkwardly and timidly, "Um... I, I bet all of them on number nineteen." She was clearly a novice, completely lacking experience in this area, and someone like her would definitely be swallowed up.
The female dealer, seeing Youyou dressed as a bunny girl, asked with some surprise, "Are you going to gamble too, clerk?... Oh well, it doesn't matter. It's my break time anyway..."
She didn't mind adding a few more people, and even hoped that many people would come to play. The female dealer had a meaningful smile on her face, which made people feel uneasy for some reason.
"I see..." Huihui, who was standing to the side, nodded as if she had discovered something after seeing Youyou place her bet, and said, "Number 19 is red, which means it's a pun about the Red Devil coming, right? I have a feeling it will win!"
"That was just a coincidence..." Youyou said, indicating that she had only placed the bet on a whim in a moment of excitement, but she also added, "But should I say I had a feeling that something was going to happen..."
"Looks like the betting is done." As the customers at the table finished placing their bets, the female dealer announced, "Now... let the roulette wheel spin!"
As she pressed the switch, a small white ball began to roll in the disc, which looked very novel.
"...Oh my!!" Huihui exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this, "Not bad, not bad!"
Youyou watched the ball move towards number nineteen with slight excitement and exclaimed: "If it really goes in, I can give that doll to Huihui as a gift..."
Then, the ball rolled right into number nineteen.
"Wow!!!" Huihui excitedly shoved Youyou's shoulder and shouted, "You did it! You went in beautifully, number nineteen! Youyou is amazing!!"
"I won! I won, Huihui!" Youyou exclaimed excitedly, overjoyed that she could finally give the doll away as a gift.
However, the female dealer addressed the two jubilant individuals, saying, "Oh dear, what are you so happy about? Unfortunately, we have to take your chips."
"Ahhh!!?" Huihui asked angrily, "What are you talking about? The ball went into number 19—but it didn't!?" When she looked closely, the ball wasn't in number 19, and she exclaimed in disbelief, "Impossible, that's too strange! I definitely saw it go into number 19!"
"Me too!!" Youyou said anxiously.
However, the female dealer scoffed at this, loudly mocking the two: "This is very common in roulette, I hope you won't talk nonsense anymore. So, you're just amateurs..."
Her mocking expression was undisguised; it was clearly her doing just now. However, Youyou and Huihui had no experience and were naturally fooled by her.
Huihui was still making a last-ditch effort, awkwardly explaining, "But...but...I really saw it—"
"Alright! Time to start the next game!!" The female dealer didn't intend to continue arguing with them and didn't want to waste her breath, but she still put on a generous expression and said to the two of them, "If you don't have any chips, I can lend them to you, how about it?" At the same time, she looked at the two of them provocatively.
"Keep going!" Youyou said without hesitation, clenching her fists and declaring defiantly, "We absolutely cannot give up now!"
"Youyou!? Are you serious!?"
Huihui looked at her in surprise. Youyou was such a good child, yet she would say such a thing. But this was not a gashapon game where you could spin countless times until you got the guaranteed reward, unlike a roulette game where there was absolutely no guaranteed reward.
But Youyou was already caught up in the moment. They knew perfectly well what tricks the other side had played, but they lacked evidence to expose them. To make matters worse, the guests sitting around the gambling table were all watching with amusement. Frankly, it was infuriating; the Crimson Demon Clan had never been provoked like this before.
Huihui really wanted to unleash her Explosion Magic to teach them a lesson, but Yuu's frenzy actually calmed her down. However, Huihui also knew very well Yuu's inherent stubbornness—after all, she was a Crimson Demon, someone no one could persuade. And Yuu had truly become a fanatical gambler.
As it turned out, Huihui was right. Youyou became increasingly obsessed, and before anyone knew it, her debt had reached a staggering one million Eris, catching everyone completely off guard.
(End of this chapter)