The rules of the Magic Empire were liberal yet strict.

Severe punishment was imposed on those who crossed the line, but a significant amount of freedom was guaranteed for those that did not.

It was to effectively control the rough demons, and in that respect, gambling was not illegal in the Demon Empire.

Rather, it was recommended.

If they can’t control their temper and want to see each other bleed, they hope to resolve it through healthy(?) entertainment such as gambling.

Originally, card games were historically a form of entertainment enjoyed by people of all ages.

There were several legal gambling establishments in every large city, and gambling was an entertainment enjoyed regardless of status or age.

“Is this a gambling place? “I can’t believe there is a place like this in the world.”

[Ohhohoho… . No, it’s an amazing place.]

Tern and Banshee, who came with Chris, widened their eyes at the splendid scenery of the gambling place, like hillbillies who came to the city for the first time.

Seeing Tern like that (since the banshee was invisible and invisible), the people in the gambling hall laughed.

The rule here was to wear a mask to enter the gambling hall so that people could enjoy the game without knowing each other’s identity, and even though he covered his face with a mask, everyone noticed that Tern was the first person to come to the gambling hall.

“Well, it’s a nice place to have some fun. How are you feeling about coming this far, Tern? “Why not make a bet with me?”

Chris smiled brightly.

“It’s a bet to see who wins more money.”

“Brother and I?”

“okay. Didn’t you say you would try to defeat me? “The rules for gambling and card games are the same anyway, so even if it’s your first time, you won’t be at a disadvantage.”

If you bet money on a card game, it was gambling.

“… … .”

Still, Tern hesitated, perhaps because he was reluctant to actually compete.

Chris set up a bait to lure Tern.

“If you win, I will treat you as my older brother for a month.”

“… Is that true?”

“okay. “I swear on my late mother’s name.”

After all, she was not his mother, so she had no hesitation in swearing.

“Instead, if you lose, during the same period of time, when you address me from now on, call me ‘Respected King Emperor Majesty Brother.’”

“… … .”

“Well, don’t be scared.”

When Tern hesitated, Chris provoked him, and Tern, who got angry, took the bait.

“… “Please keep that promise.”

Chris grinned.

And then the match began, and countless people flocked.

Of the two, to Tern.

They recognized that Teren was a tyrant and came to rob him.

‘There are several professional fraudulent gamblers.’

Chris repeatedly won and lost, watching Tern’s numbers.

As the cliché goes, Tern won money in the beginning.

As Tern, who had been nervous, won repeatedly, he gained confidence and made a bold bet.

Then he lost a lot.

“Oh, no?!”

Tern looked bewildered.

During a short break, Chris approached Tern and whispered to him.

“You said you’d show me what to do, but there’s nothing wrong?”

“!!”

“Why don’t we go home and play a game of cards?”

Tern’s face turned red.

“Aren’t you losing your brother too?!”

“But still better than you. “I only lost 500 rupees.”

“I only lost 1,000 rupes!”

“So, are you going to do more?”

“I will do more! “Give me money!”

Similar things were repeated.

Chris encouraged Tern to keep losing his money.

By cleverly provoking Tern, he was prevented from giving up the game, and the professional robbers were excited and robbed Tern.

They were so excited that the fraudulent gamblers did things that professional gamblers should not do.

It was a scheme that made it obvious that it was a fraudulent operation.

It was an act committed by belittling Tern and Chris, who came with him, as brats.

‘bingo.’

And Chris smiled while looking at the trick.

caught.

At that moment, a banshee secretly approached him and whispered.

[young master… Those guys you mentioned… I found it.]

“good job.”

[Wow… is it?]

“Yes, whata.”

The banshee laughed bitterly.

Chris quietly got up from his seat.

And now, Tern is distraught after losing a huge sum of 10,000 rupee… I just left it behind and secretly left the gambling house.

‘He’s not a kid, he’ll take care of it. ‘You can fill it with your body.’

I deliberately did not give him the money to pay off his gambling debt.

why?

Because the place I’m going now is a place I have to go alone.

I left it behind on purpose because it would get in the way if Teren was there.

‘I owe 10,000 rupee, so I won’t be able to get out for a long time. Due to his personality, he would be embarrassed to have gambling debts, so he would not be able to reveal his identity easily.’

Tern was still young, only thirteen years old, and he spent most of his time in his mansion, so not many people knew his real face.

So even if he takes off his mask, people won’t recognize his identity unless he reveals it himself.

Chris chuckled as he could clearly see Tern looking pale and in trouble, not knowing what to do.

[this place… That’s it, young master.]

The place the two arrived was a mansion in a downtown area.

“Yes, open the door.”

[number of people… I will follow.]

Crash.

The banshee used her abilities to open the locked door.

The soldiers inside were startled and alert.

“Who are you?!”

Chris took off his mask.

“There’s no one who doesn’t know who I am, right?”

“!!”

The faces of the people in the mansion turned white when they saw his face.

“See you, Master!!”

Unlike Tern, who rarely left the mansion and was hardly recognized, Christian’s face was very famous in the castle.

“W-what are you doing here?”

“Call your master.”

“yes? Ah yes! yes!!”

The soldiers quickly brought in a person.

He was a middle-aged man with the impression of a teddy bear full of plump flesh.

“Um, what’s going on at our top, master?”

“Sangsangju Grantel.”

Chris crossed his arms and called his opponent’s name.

A person who becomes rich by accumulating money through various illegal methods.

“Can we talk quietly for a moment?”

“yes? why?”

“If you don’t like it, it’s okay here. However, I think that would make your situation very difficult.”

The expression of Grantel, the owner of the upper tier with a greedy face, hardened.

He led Chris to a quiet place.

“By any chance, what’s going on?”

“Do you want to die?”

“… yes?”

Grantel’s eyes widened.

“What are you saying all of a sudden?”

“You don’t know why you’re doing that?”

“I have no clue whatsoever.”

Chris smiled quietly.

“How dare you play a fraudulent gamble on Tern, my dear brother and heir to the Khazar family… “You don’t know?”

“!!”

Grantel’s eyes widened.

“Well, that…” that?! Oh, no way, then the tiger masked figure in the gambling hall… ?!”

“Yes, I am Tern, the successor to the Khazar Count family.”

Yes.

The fat merchant in front of them was the owner of the gambling house they had visited earlier.

The fraudulent gamblers who robbed Tern were the minions of the merchant merchant in front of us.

“Do I have to explain in detail what kind of fraud they used?”

“Yeah, but… ! I just run a gambling house, and what they did has nothing to do with me… !”

Sang-sang-ju tried to deny it, but his words didn’t work.

[Oh hoho… I’ve seen them talking and talking to each other, I’ve seen it. They say you lie, they say you lie.]

Sangsangju’s complexion turned white as he heard the sound of a ghost in his ear.

The banshee suddenly opened its eyes and brought its face closer to the owner’s face.

[Do you want to die?]

“Aaaah!!”

The owner of the top hurriedly fell to the floor and prayed.

“sorry! sorry! If I had known it was Tern and Christian, I would never have done that! Please have mercy!”

Christian crossed his arms.

“What is the reward?”

“Are you sure you’re not trying to wipe it with your bare mouth?”

The owner of the top was shocked.

I realized Chris’ intention.

He had come to extort money.

‘Was the reason you hid your identity at the gambling place to encourage fraudulent gambling and extort money?’

There was a moment of suspicion, but he shook his head. He thought that no matter how much of a bastard he was in front of him, he wouldn’t be that evil.

“Absolutely not! I’ll give you a reward! Uh, how much… ?”

“As a special mercy, let’s make it 1 million rupees.”

“… yes?”

“One million rupees. “Didn’t you hear?”

The top lord’s eyes hardened.

“Well, that’s… Too much… .”

If he pays 1 million rupees, his top is ruined.

It was such a large amount of money.

“If you did something wrong, you should be punished. “You know the laws regarding fraudulent gambling, right?”

The Magic Empire does not prohibit gambling.

However, fraudulent gambling is prohibited. And as usual, the level of punishment is high.

“You’re supposed to cut off your wrists. It is also prohibited to reattach it using healing techniques. Let’s see, I’ve recognized it more than five times… Even if I cut off both wrists and both legs, it wouldn’t be enough. Should I cut off the middle leg?”

The top lord trembled like an aspen tree.

“B-but… I really don’t have any money. “Even if I shake it all off, it’s not enough.”

“Then let’s do it like this. 200,000 rupes.”

“!!”

“You’re not going to say you don’t have this money, are you?”

Sang Sang-ju swallowed his saliva.

As if he knew everything in advance, it was exactly the limit of what he could pay.

“There’s one more.”

“What is it?”

Chris told us what he really came here for.

“Offer Grunade to me.”

“!!”

Chris said.

“It’s a treasure too rich for someone like you to have.”

Grunade.

It was the name of a broken holy sword used by a fallen warrior in the distant past.

* ? ?* ? ?*

“Hey, this is Grunade.”

Grunade was a faded, rusty sword.

Even the sword body was broken in half and cut into pieces.

An item that is completely useless as a weapon.

“Excuse me, sir, but why are you looking for such an antique?”

Instead of answering, Chris looked at Sang-sang-ju blankly, and Sang-sang-ju lowered his head as if he was being presumptuous.

“I’m sorry for daring to ask about your great intentions. W, here… It’s 200,000 rupee. “It’s cash and a check that can be issued immediately, so if you go to the bank, you’ll be able to withdraw it right away.”

The upper lord Grantel internally swallowed tears.

200,000 rupee was the maximum amount of cash his top could mobilize. That was taken away in an instant.

But he had nothing to say.

Because it was the merchant who first made the mistake of fraudulent gambling. I could say that I was fortunate to have survived with all my limbs intact.

Chris went to the bank and withdrew his money right away.

‘200,000 rupes. ‘This should be enough.’

He did not return to the Count’s residence right away, but wandered around the downtown area.

Then he stopped at various stores and bought various things. These were items to be used for the duel with Melin.

While he was living, he also bought Banshee a gift.

It wasn’t much. He kept looking at the decorations, so I bought him one.

‘I wanted to try something like this once. Becoming a rich brigand and behaving favorably toward subordinates.’

Well, it was a cheap decoration that could be considered a favor, but the banshee looked quite impressed.

[…] young master.]

“It feels like there is a bead on the ornament, so it’s a gift for you to quickly attain Buddhahood and disappear.”

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