“Byte said he would get everything back to normal after he won the gamble and paid off all his debts.”
“Is that why he took all the debts of the commoners onto himself?”
To be honest, it’s an act I can’t even think of sane. However, considering the character of bytes revealed in the original work, it was quite possible.
Byte was a character who carried out his own justice even at the cost of himself. Due to that definition, he was at odds with Eugene at the beginning of the story. As a result, he became the first teammate.
“So, did Carte accept that?”
“I ignored it at first. But Byte asked me if I had the guts to do that, so I finally agreed. Our commoners… … Of course they all accepted it. Byte said he would not return the debt no matter if he won or lost… … .”
Win or lose, their debt is gone. There is no reason to refuse. If so, is it just a little bit of conscience?
However, there would have been no time to take care of conscience for those who were driven as they were driven.
“Did you accept it too?”
“… … yes.”
To my question, the female student didn’t raise her head as if she was embarrassed to answer. I let out a small sigh.
“It’s not really a criticism. But looking at the current situation.”
The bytes were gone now, and the female student said she might die. It was already clear at a glance what kind of result it indicated.
“Byte must have been defeated.”
The female student quietly nodded in affirmation.
“Right before losing, Byte won. I won again and again to the point where I wondered if I was cheating. Maybe I found a loophole in the game, I think. There were also rumors that there was a gap somewhere in Carte’s gamble… … . It’s a difficult story for me.”
“But you lost?”
“yes. At the end, the moment when the debt is completely paid off with just one more win… … . Because Carte used magic.”
The female student wrapped her arms around herself and trembled.
“… … The magic of truth, this.”
It seemed to be afraid of something, terribly.
“What exactly did you do? I don’t know if you don’t tell me more.”
“Ka, Carte made Byte answer his questions.”
At my urging, the female student stopped trembling and continued.
“The magic of truth is said to tell whether the other person is telling the truth or lying.”
“Wait a minute, then what about gambling so far? Wouldn’t Carte win without fail if he used all of that true magic or something?”
“It wasn’t like that. When gambling, Carte said he would not use the magic of truth… … Sometimes when I was suspicious, I only used it to check whether I cheated or not.”
“… … Are those words enough? If it were me, I would not take such a gamble.”
“At first everyone was like that… … It was to the extent that it was made into a rule. that he never asks questions After people actually started winning money, nobody cared.”
Maybe the excitement of being able to make a lot of money has somehow gotten better. It was pathetic, but it wasn’t an incomprehensible story.
“Then didn’t Carte break the rules himself? Wouldn’t that be invalid?”
“That, that… … . Carte, to hear the answer to the question… … .”
The girl’s body trembled.
“… … They used me.”
“… … .”
At those words, heat rose up in my head.
“I ordered my own gang, and in front of everyone… … .”
It was a big game with the debt of all the commoners. Of course, there must have been many onlookers. whether noble or commoner.
“Then he muttered questions to himself saying he was talking to himself, and Byte, in order to prevent me from being treated badly… … at last… … .”
“stop.”
I was very, very annoyed.
“Because if I listen to it any longer, I feel like I won’t be able to control my anger.”
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In this world, dirty things like that are absolutely unacceptable. My head was pounding with anger.
“… … Byte, who was the last of the last and had all his cards uncovered, was defeated with everyone’s debt. The debt has doubled.”
The female student trembled and continued.
“And we… … .”
He raised his head and looked at me.
“Everybody shut up. As if nothing had happened.”
His face was filled with unbearable guilt and despair.
“With Byte, everyone’s debts were gone, and the gambling halls were closed.”
Even so, it will only be a matter of time before it reopens. With that thought in mind, I stared at the female student.
“After that incident, all of us commoners are living their lives shamelessly, as if nothing had happened, leaving all their enormous debts to Byte… … !”
The female student lowered her head and shouted.
“Of course, me too. The loss of bytes is because of me. Byte was there to save me, and that’s how it happened… … !!”
The girl’s tears dripped on the table.
“Shamelessly, shamelessly, being alive like this is so… … I’m ashamed… … !!”
Forgetting to wipe her tears, the female student sobbed.
“I’m ashamed, I’m so ashamed, I don’t want to live anymore!!”
“Raise your head.”
I ordered the screaming female student.
“I knew it would be embarrassing to ignore, so I asked for help. You did the best you could.”
and got up from his seat. I didn’t want to delay any longer.
“You don’t have to be ashamed anymore. Leave all the rest to me.”
The female student wiped away her tears and looked up at me. I said without making eye contact with the girl.
“I will trample that rotten child to such an extent that he will never be able to stand up again.”
Because it was clear that my face would be very rough now.
“Oh, boy, no, Mikhail. Where were you today?”
As I walked out into the hallway, Katyusha, who was looking for me while wandering around, hurriedly approached me and asked. I was surprised and wanted to say it out loud, but it was a voice that I desperately muffled.
“I have something to do.”
“I would appreciate it if you could tell me next time. I was worried that Iris might have kidnapped someone or something.”
“Do you think I would be kidnapped that easily?”
I chuckled. Then, he took out the note he had written in the classroom from his pocket.
“Katyusha. I have a mission.”
“A mission, is it?”
As if the word “mission” was unfamiliar to her, Katyusha wondered and asked back. I put the note in Katyusha’s hand.
“There is someone to save. I wrote the details on a note here, so please tell Proud. Then I will tell you what to do.”
Katyusha looked down at the note he received from me and was silent for a moment. Then, as if he had made up his mind on something, he clenched his fists and looked at me.
“I, that… … Writing, I can read a little bit!”
Is the result of studying hard recently coming out? Good thing.
“That’s cool. If you can read it, you can read it.”
“yes. Excuse me!”
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Katyusha unfolded my note and held it close to his face, glaring at me.
“… … .”
Enthusiasm is nice to look at, but you probably won’t be able to read it.
“Uh, uh… … .”
Katyusha groaned. I narrowed my eyes and glared at the note, but I couldn’t seem to figure it out.
“Excuse me, but I… … .”
“It’s bad handwriting, right?”
“Dog, the handwriting has a strong personality, so it was difficult for me, an inexperienced person, to understand. sorry.”
I didn’t know because it didn’t appear in the main story, but Mikhail had terrible handwriting. For a while, I thought my handwriting was standard, but other people’s handwriting wasn’t like that at all, so I was a bit shocked. I thought it would be something like cursive, but it was just bad writing.
“Well, Proud should be able to read it. I read a lot of the documents I wrote.”
“I am sorry to disappoint you. In the future, I will study with Mikhail’s handwriting… … !”
“No, this is my problem. I didn’t even expect to read it in the first place. Anyway, please.”
As I put my hand on my shoulder as if I believed it, Katyusha nodded and carefully put the note into her bosom. And headed to the place where Proud was.
‘Did you say that the place where gambling takes place is a disused training wing in an unused basement?’
I looked at the building that had been there a while ago. I never imagined that there would be a gamble to squeeze the blood of the common people in the basement of this place of learning.
‘Probably still doing it. It’s obvious at least.’
The female student (whose name was Marianne) said that gambling was no longer happening, but there was no way that a person who had a taste for gambling would be able to get away from gambling so easily. It is 100% clear that gambling is happening again.
‘I want to rush in right away, but… … I’ll have to find a way to properly disguise myself.’
In the first place, he was roughly disguised, but he has never gone unnoticed until now. This time, the situation is the situation, so I have to properly hide myself.
‘… … If it’s Berra, does he know something?’
After thinking about it, what came to mind was Ver. It may be a prejudice, but first of all, I am at an age that is full of interest in decoration. Even when I was living in the mine, I still remember how surprisingly I paid attention to my appearance (although I regurgitated the contents with excitement).
‘It wouldn’t hurt to ask. Shall we visit?’
I moved towards Ber’s dormitory. I don’t care about rumors, so I temporarily put on a hood deeper.
Ver’s room, which we arrived at while avoiding the gaze of the people around us.
“Then it’s a crossdresser!”
“why.”
As soon as I roughly explained the situation, I heard an answer full of certainty that I did not understand.
“Because the Crown Prince’s face is sold all over the place. Unless you change your gender at all, you’ll be caught soon no matter what you do? So it’s a crossdresser!”
Ver, visibly excited, exclaimed. It was the first time I’d seen him so excited, so I was a little fed up.
“Certainly it has been so, but… … . Can’t you wear a mask or something?”
“I don’t know exactly what’s going on, but unless you’re going to a masquerade or something, you’re confidently saying that you’re hiding your identity, right? I am sure you will be very suspicious and wary.”
“It’s going to be a mess when you say the right theory to Berzou.”
“What do you mean, that?”
Ber was furious at my tired voice. This kind of reaction is funny, so it makes me more annoyed than necessary.
“Um, noisy… … . Oh, isn’t it Mikhail? What brought you to the girls’ bed?”
“I didn’t even go near the bed. Stop talking about misunderstandings.”
On a nearby bed, Ethel peeked out of the covers. It is completely settled here.
“… … Anyway, I don’t want to dress up as a girl. The crown prince of a country has pride.”
“is that so. Then there is nothing I can do to help.”
When I refused, Ver sat down on the bed as if he was not having fun.
“Can’t we just do it in moderation? Whether it be powdered or whatever.”
“Am I going to get caught anyway? Crown Prince needs to be aware of his own face. The prince’s face is not an ordinary one. In a good way.”
It seems like a compliment, but it feels strangely bad.
“Ahh. sh*t. Then what can I do… … .”
I sighed and pondered for the number of times today. And in an instant to make a bitter decision——.
“disguise? If that’s the case, leave it to me. Illusion is the specialty of elves.”
said Ethel, popping out of the covers again.
“good. That should be enough. Don’t do that. After all, Ethel is an elf of a thousand years. You are competent.”
“huh? What. It’s a bit embarrassing to be praised like that all of a sudden… … ?”
Ver, who was taking out his extra school uniform before he knew it, was terribly disappointed, but that didn’t matter.