14 episodes. Bet ten million dollars on a bet.
I pulled out a chair and sat down, thinking.
have you waited long?
My time at the casino will be over seven hours.
Are you saying that I’ve been watching you for a long time?
It may not be that there is a culture like Korea, but it was meaningful.
“What is the dragon that called me?”
At my question, the old gentleman smiled softly and opened his mouth.
“You have a quick temper, Clairevoyant. Oh, can I call you Mr. Jean?”
“Call whatever you want. But who is that?”
“Haha, my name is Henry Bearfax. I’m a VVIP member of Casino The Stars.”
“Member? You mean you’re not the owner or manager here?”
“No. I do have some shares, so I can’t say it’s not related at all.”
“……”
Does that mean that if you own a share, you are a shareholder?
As a VVIP member, it was obvious that he was quite wealthy if he owned a stake in a complex of casinos, hotels, and shopping centers.
I became anxious inside.
It was even more so because of the pressure of the insufficient space and the charisma of the old man in front of him even if he called it luxury.
“The gamble shown on the third floor was very impressive. I’d say it was by far the best game I’ve seen recently? So I called to see you.
Damn, why don’t you just let it go?
“Can I decline?”
“Of course. It’s up to the gambler’s will to play the game or not.”
“Then I’ll refuse. Even if I don’t, I’ve been trying to get up and I’m pretty tired. May I go now?”
“Heh heh heh, this is difficult. But I can’t force myself to hold on to someone who doesn’t like it. It’s a pity, I thought Clairvoyant wouldn’t refuse.”
“……?”
Third. The word Clairvoyant.
I think I’ve heard it somewhere, and I don’t think it’s an Australian slang…
I was intrigued at that moment.
“What does that Clairevoyant mean? I’m not good at English, so can you tell me?”
“Um? Oh, come to think of it, you might not know. It’s not a common term. Clairvoyant is the ability to see through all objects in one word. Just like X-rays. Don’t you have that ability?”
“……!”
It was as if a rumbling sound could be heard from within.
It’s an invisible ability on the outside, but I couldn’t figure out how to know it.
“Ah, the reaction seems to be true? I stabbed it just in case. Hahahaha.”
“……”
“If I want to hide my abilities, I’ll have to practice my facial expressions a bit. It’s only when I harden like that that I admit that I’m the right person, isn’t it?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. It’s like… a sci-fi ability.”
“There’s no point in shivering now. Actually, I was somewhat certain from the time I bet all-in on the double down with an open hand. He must have waited until then to turn his hand into blackjack and make his opponent’s hand 20 to draw an all-in bet.”
You don’t know that the Chinese swapped cards.
Well, you will never know unless you watch the footage on the CCTV screen.
“It’s just luck. If you’re going to talk nonsense, I’ll just stand up.”
I got up from my chair and bowed my head slightly as a courtesy.
“A million dollars.”
At those words, my feet did not move as if they had been glued together.
“I’m betting ten million dollars on a bet. How about it?”
“……”
If it were me, I would have snorted and left.
Because it was money that I never really felt.
But now I have 1.5 billion in my hands.
Maybe that’s why 10 billion didn’t sound like such an absurd number.
gulp.
Ten billion on one plate?
If you win ten times, it’s 100 billion…
It was a huge temptation.
It was as if the weight of 100 billion dollars was weighing me down so I couldn’t move.
“If you’re capable of making ten million dollars, it’s ridiculous. But it’s going to take a while. On the other hand, if you spend a few minutes here, you could be a billionaire today. If you put your mind to it.”
“……”
“If you don’t like it, you can go.”
I couldn’t calm my heart pounding like a sailboat caught in a storm.
I thought I would regret it for the rest of my life if I left that door from here.
what? Wouldn’t it be possible to become a billionaire with clairvoyance in a day or two?
Even though I made 1.5 billion won today, I was exhausted.
Of course, if you have a capital of 1.5 billion won, you will get rich quickly.
Still, it will be hard until then, just like today.
There is a shortcut, so why go back?
Fuck, men go straight.
“Call. Let’s go. Gamble.”
I slumped back into the chair.
“It’s a wise choice. There’s nothing to lose to you.”
Henry took four cards from his pocket.
The cards laid out on the table were four aces.
Spades, diamonds, hearts, clover.
Even if I looked closely to see if there was any manipulation, it was just an ordinary ace card.
“The game is simple. I’ll pick one of these and put it down on the table. You just have to guess it. The game will be played in three rounds. You can add more if you want.”
“Is that the end?”
“Yeah. If you get it right, you’re making $10 million per round.”
“What if I lose? Do I have to pay ten million dollars?”
“Umm… a million dollars? You don’t have ten million dollars right now.”
“Am I accepting such unfavorable conditions, thinking I’m a Clairvoyant?”
I gave him a suspicious look.
“Damn it, were you just being deceived? Okay, let’s do it for ten million dollars.”
Henry clicked his tongue and changed his words.
Aww, this guy’s snout is square.
“Then we’ll start.”
clinging.
Henry shuffles the four cards with a hand shuffle and puts one down.
“Something?”
“spade.”
Turning it over, the card was also an ace of spades.
Henry smiled and took a gold chip out of his pocket and pushed it towards me.
‘Is this a ten billion chip?’
It’s amazing that there are billions of dollars.
More than anything you can imagine today.
clinging.
Henry began to speak, shuffling the three cards, leaving the ace of spades aside.
“Have you had clairvoyance since you were young?”
“Well. I don’t know what you mean.”
“I mean, I’m going to pretend I don’t know. Now I’m pretty much taking care of my facial expressions.”
“Think as you please.”
“Probably recently awakened. I am 28 years old and have never been to the casino side until now. I arrived in Australia yesterday, so it must be the first time at The Stars Casino?”
“what······”
Before entering the casino, you have shown your passport, so you will know your age and name.
I wondered what the moment was.
‘No, you could have checked your entry records with your passport. It’s possible if it’s a casino.’
It was time to try to catch up on myself.
“Do your parents or your sister have clairvoyance?”
“……!!”
“No. I’ve been in the finance business all my life, and after retirement, it’s probably not, so it’s probably not. Your older sister is also leading a normal teaching life. Isn’t it possible that she’s living a normal life, hiding her abilities like a superhero? “
“What are you talking about…?”
I glared at Henry frightened and said.
Do you know about family relationships?
It was clear that I had done my research.
“Gamble is a game. It is a zero-sum game. There is always a winner and a loser. Somebody wins and someone loses.”
“……”
I felt my back getting wet.
It was because Henry’s eyes as he spoke those words were so terrifying.
clinging.
The only three cards kept shuffling in Henry’s hand.
“As long as you follow the rules on the table, it doesn’t matter how you win. Whether you use superpowers like you, count with a brilliant brain, or press with money like me.”
“What does it mean?”
“You’re saying that having a lot of money in the world right now is like a superpower. How do I know about your family’s information in Korea? And what more can I do?”
I bit my teeth silently.
It sounded like a clear threat. Threatening the family…
“Now, the second edition. What card is it?”
“……”
I was conflicted looking at DIA Ace.
right or wrong
drop. drop.
Sweat ran down his cheeks and dripped from the tip of his chin.
I opened my mouth with difficulty as I looked into the cold eyes of an old man named Henry, no, a monster.
“Great, Clover.”
When I finished my answer, Henry rolled up the corner of his mouth and turned the card over.
“I’m sorry. Ace of Dia.”
I pushed the gold chip in front of him.
And then he asked.
“How about stopping?”
“I can’t. There’s still one final round left.”
“One and a half million dollars won at the casino. I’ll leave it. Send it.”
“As long as you accept the game, there is no interruption.”
Now two cards on the floor without shuffling.
clover and heart
I was out of breath.
If you win, you’ll get $10 million, but you don’t know what will happen to your family.
If you lose, you will have to pay back ten million dollars.
If you have to choose between the two, it’s the latter.
Because there is no need to weigh the lives of the family and ten billion.
But I don’t have that money on hand right now.
that you have to owe
What will you do to pay off that debt?
All kinds of bad things came up in my mind, from underground gambling houses to match-fixing.
‘Hey, you asshole. Accept it when I said a million dollars earlier! If I did, I would have lost and spit out a million dollars!!’
Come to think of it, I didn’t ask because I was winning.
I clearly believed in clairvoyance 100%, and it was clear that I had brought it up out of pride that I would definitely win.
When I thought of that, I became angry at my own stupidity.
“Now choose, which one is the heart?”
Henry said, leaning deep in his chair, tapping the table with his index finger.
It was a gesture as if you had already known which one you would choose, so you had to choose quickly.
I knew it thoroughly.
There are games in this world that can be won unconditionally.
They can’t have a losing game in the first place.
The clairvoyant I thought was invincible was only a means. I said.
rattle.
I trembled with my fingertips and brought my right hand to the place where the two cards were.
Clover on the left, heart on the right.
The answer is clear.
So it was more difficult.
“What are you doing? You don’t decide quickly? Isn’t it the most probable so far?”
get sick!
The odds were always 100%!
However!
However!
My hand went to the right and stopped.
win?
What are you going to do to win? Get ten million dollars and get out of here worried about the dangers to your family?
It could never be.
I bit the inside of the cheek and took my hand to the left.
yes, don’t give up
Lose whatever you want and pay me back ten million dollars.
No matter what you do to me, I will definitely give you a counter punch.
certainly!
I swore and vowed like that and grabbed the left card tightly.
“Only one damn card is crumpled.”
Henry grinned and turned over the remaining cards on the table.
“……!!”