162 – Scene 162# Jackpot
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“… … yes?”
For a moment, Wendy couldn’t understand what she was saying.
Either way, Lucy continued.
“Once a week, Tristan decided to play a game with ‘me’. And if Tristan lost even once in that game, I decided to slit his throat.”
“You are too much! It’s an unfavorable game for the Count… ! Why play such a game-!”
“I don’t know. Because it was the Count who presented the game first.”
“… !”
Tristan said nothing to Wendy. Because of this, I only found out today that I play a game of life with the emperor every week.
“Why did the Count play such a reckless game… .”
“I really want to know. What do you want to achieve by playing a game where you risk your life every time? Or are you really confident of winning every time… .”
“Then stop playing! Lung, Your Majesty, no, there is no reason for Luna-sama to execute the Count with a game like that!”
“There are many reasons to execute Tristan. He is the most arrogant aristocrat in the country. He must have been the only rude person who didn’t show respect to me, the emperor, and didn’t even show respect. It wouldn’t be strange if I ran away from my neck a long time ago.”
Certainly, Tristan was an outlier among the imperial nobility. The young head of the notorious Ruelberta family, he was known for his arrogant tone towards everyone.
Whether he was a poor pauper or a wealthy aristocrat, he looked down on himself and looked down on him. Even to the emperor of this country, he never abandoned his arrogant attitude.
Wendy knew too.
That in a country where the Emperor is the law, Tristan’s conduct amounts to great impiety.
“Nevertheless, the reason Tristan is still alive is because of his family.
Wendy, as you know, the Ruelberta family is the most influential family in the Empire. Enlisted soldiers with enormous wealth and power comparable to that of the Imperial Army. If Tristan, the head of the family, wants it, it won’t be easy to shake this country.”
“Bae, Count… !”
Wendy unknowingly clenched her fists.
If the train hadn’t moved, he would have jumped up from his seat.
“The Count is not like that!”
“… You, the count’s favourite, would say that. Judging by the attitude he has shown so far, he is a man who could threaten this country.”
“Oh no! Not so! If the Count had such a mind, there would be no reason to risk his life to propose such a game to Luna-sama… ..”
“Yes. Maybe, as you say, it is. But ‘I’ decided to kill Tristan. Even if I kill him and start an all-out war with the Ruelberta family, I am prepared.”
“Uh, why… . Why do you hate the Count so much?”
Wendy suddenly became curious.
Why did Lucy show such strong hostility to Tristan?
Kik-.
The train was slowly entering the curve.
Lucy sighed and said.
“You seem to be misunderstanding something, but I don’t hate Tristan. I just hate the name Ruelberta terribly.”
“Yes… ?”
“Listen. Wendy. Ruelberta is evil. I don’t know about you, but many people sacrificed until the current Ruelberta family was born. Is that all? According to my secret investigations, there are thousands of unauthorized slaves in the mines owned by the Ruelberta family. Of course, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Wendy. Have you ever heard of the name Milium Ruelberta?”
Millium Ruelberta.
The moment she heard that name, Wendy’s heart sank.
Lucy did not miss Wendy’s agitation.
“Looking at that expression, I guess you’ve heard of Millium, too. All successive Ruelberta heads were eccentrics and tyrants, but no one was as infamous as Tristan’s father, Milium Ruelberta.”
Lucy’s eyebrows narrowed as if she didn’t even want to think about that man.
“… Milium Ruelberta was a man who did so many evil things. When he was Earl of Ruelberta, many people were hostile to him, and he was eliminated without even knowing it. Among them, there are probably quite a few who became subjects for human experiments.”
Hearing those words, Wendy remembered. The dark past of the Ruelberta family that they encountered in the basement before.
Lucy said in an uncharacteristically angry voice.
“I can’t accept it. The fact that something worse than that beast had happened in my country. And the Ruelberta family, which committed unforgivable evil, must be annihilated. without exception.”
“… … .”
It was a very cruel word.
The words that were about to come out came up to the bottom of my throat and stopped. It was because, as Lucy said, it was clearly an evil deed.
Above all, Wendy was someone I saw with my own two eyes.
Four maids fell asleep while surrounded by ice flowers. Poor girls who became raw materials for magic experiments while alive and became neither alive nor dead.
The innocent victims of House Ruelberta.
The spectator train loaded with people moved with a rattle.
What spread out in front of Wendy and Lucy after they came out of the cave was a field of flowers as white as snow.
The people in the front car exclaimed at the appearance of the snowy field in midwinter.
Wendy quietly opened her mouth.
“Luna-sama is right… . The count’s family did a lot of really bad things. That’s utterly unforgivable. But… .”
It reminded me of Tristan’s sad eyes as he looked at the girls who were hibernating in the ice flower.
“The Count is facing that sin. The evil deeds that the count’s family has been doing will not disappear… . still… . Still, you are working harder than anyone else.”
Wendy closed her eyes for a moment and remembered.
Tristan’s promise to save them without fail.
Even if it means breaking a taboo, he desperately wants to give them peace.
Lucy shook her head.
“It’s already spilled water. No matter how hard the Count tried to give it to me, it was useless.”
“Then I will help you! Even if I alone, I will help the Count… !”
“you… .”
“If someone like me can be of any help, I will! Even a drop of it with my hand! Even a single drop will be returned… !”
I didn’t know what the courage was.
How could you shout so loudly in front of the emperor?
Others might have heard Wendy’s cry if the front seat hadn’t been far away, or hadn’t happened to hear the sound of train wheels rubbing against the rails.
The observation train that arrived at its destination began to slow down slowly.
Lucy sighed as she unfastened the seat belt on the train seat.
“… It’s disappointing. To think that a person with a reputation as a hero who will save the world is not enough to defend such an evil person and bear the guilt together.”
“Luna-sama… . No, Your Majesty.”
“… ?”
Sigh.
Soon the train stopped and the passengers got up from their seats.
Wendy also said in a clear voice to Lucy as she got off the train.
“I don’t like the world that drives the Count into evil… I don’t want to save it.”
*
“count. This is not it.”
“What do you mean it’s not?”
“Since then, I have been losing all the time. Are you scamming me for being a beginner?”
Bella grumbled, sitting in front of the slot machine. She is now a ‘guest’ in our casino.
Where we are is the green area where you can enjoy gambling with the smallest capital in this casino. This is the so-called beginner’s area.
“no. It’s just that you’re out of luck.”
“Why am I out of luck? It can’t be.”
“… … .”
Are you seriously asking?
I was a little embarrassed, but I calmly told her.
“… No one is always lucky. Today is just an especially unlucky day for you.”
“Where is that! It’s not fair!”
“It is fair.”
The reason Bella came as a ‘guest’ was simple.
“Ugh! I will definitely win the chips and get my father back!”
This casino has one strict condition, which is that it divides the area of the casino into 3 areas and restricts access between each area.
It was divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced in order of green, blue, and red, and the minimum stake itself goes up when you go to a higher area.
In all areas except for the beginner area, it is impossible to enter unless you have a chip corresponding to this minimum stake.
In order for Bella to take Duke Fred, it was absolutely necessary to qualify for entry into the advanced area.
The area he is in is the highest advanced level in this casino. The entry condition is to have a chip worth at least 10 million kaels.
Therefore, Bella was diligently picking chips in the beginners area to go to the area where Duke Fred was.
‘Honestly, I didn’t know it would turn out like this… .’
At first, I told her the rules of this casino to calmly send Bella away.
Contrary to my expectations, Bella took out 30,000 Kael from her pocket and changed the chip.
Then, holding my hand, I took my seat in the beginner’s area.
The game she chose was the most passable slot machine. It was the most intuitive game to match the same picture by turning the lever. And… .
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Ding-!
Unfortunately, none of the pictures matched.
“Ahhh!”
“Magic is forbidden.”
Sensing the wave of magic in Bella, I grabbed her wrist.
“Let go. If you purify this evil machine with light magic-!”
After losing the game repeatedly from earlier, it seems that Bella’s mentality has finally cracked.
“For reference, each machine costs 20 million kaels.”
“Yes?!?”
Bella was startled and put her hands down.
“Oh, that is very expensive… .”
“It’s one of the cheapest machines out there.”
“This?? No, what a great machine… .”
“Even if it looks like this, it is the crystallization of magic engineering.”
“This is the most useless thing ever… .”
To be honest, I agree with Bella’s idea.
It doesn’t have any great features, but the parts are unnecessarily expensive. It seems that the setting here is that the machine really contains the essence of magic engineering.
“Ugh… . This is the last time… .”
What Bella took out with a shudder was a 1,000 Cael seat chip. Even the 30,000 kael was already only 1,000 kael left.
Bella, who once experienced the fall of her family, was very frugal.
So I could know
That she, who doesn’t waste a single penny, feels like spending bloody money to get Duke Fred out.
It was then.
“… charge.”
“… ?”
“Charge me. count.”
At first, I wondered if he was asking for money, but looking at it, it seemed like a hug story from the other day.
It was very annoying, but I clicked my tongue and tried to give her a hug.
But Bella shook her head.
“Nope. You hug me from behind this time.”
“… … .”
I carefully wrapped my arms around Bella’s back.
I tried to break the hug right away, but Bella’s hand gripped my arm tightly and wouldn’t let go.
We were lucky that our seat was in a corner. Otherwise, he would have looked like a lover doing affection in broad daylight.
“Um… . Not bad.”
Bella stayed still with her eyes closed, as if soaked in emotion. What are you being carefree about? . Slot machines take a back seat.
“… Let it go now if you want.”
“count.”
“What else?”
“Lastly, I ask for a victory spell… .”
Was there anything like that?
It’s ridiculous, but it’s the last version anyway.
Be nice to her and let her go home.
“… … I can’t help it.”
I whispered in her ear. With sincere advice.
“Your father is a gambling addict.”
“ah?! I beg your pardon?! really! Wow!?”
Bella, who was getting angry, pressed the lever with her elbow.
The picture of slot machines began to change rapidly.
“aaa! I do not know! The Count is in charge!”
“noisy.”
The first number stopped at 7.
“refund! Give me a refund!”
“… Don’t you think it’s shameless?”
The second number also stopped at 7.
“How can you invest a large sum of 30,000 kaels and never win? It’s a scam, so please refund me quickly.”
“… … .”
“count?”
After checking the last number, I couldn’t help but frown on the spot.
Because I couldn’t understand this result at all.
Follow me-!!
The bell rang in the casino with a cheerful sound effect.
The numbers on the slot machine were a lucky 7-7-7.
Bella didn’t know what the situation was and was covering her ears.
“Ugh. what is so noisy? What is this?”
“Ahh… .”
I answered Bella simply and clearly.
“This is the jackpot.”