New Book: Death
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Lucia Continent, Elziar Kingdom, the capital of Elziar. It was a small country located at the westernmost end of the continent that was bounded by the equator in the south and extended northeast. To be more precise, it was a small city. Even the country that once occupied half of the continent in the Mythological Era had long lost its former glory. Now, this was just the last capital of a weak small country. To be more precise, this was also the last kingdom of the human species, Imanity.
In the suburbs far from the center of the city.
He was on the first floor of a building that looked like a tavern and hotel in an RPG. No, perhaps it shouldn't be said that it looked like one, because he was one. There were two girls who were surrounded by a large audience and playing a game across the table. Although they were far away, it was easy to guess that everything was determined by the outcome of the game according to the logic of this world.
One of the girls looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old. She had red hair and her manners and clothes gave off an elegant feeling. As for the target of the game, although she was about the same age as the red-haired girl, she seemed to be much more mature in terms of temperament and clothing. It was a black-haired girl wearing a black veil and shawl. (Although her hair color in the anime wasn't black but purple, I'll just follow the original novel.)）
As for the game they were playing…it seemed to be poker. Their expressions were in stark contrast. The red-haired girl seemed to be anxious and serious. On the other hand, the black-haired girl's poker face, which reminded people of a dead person, still had a calm expression. Having a cheat was willful. In short, the red-haired girl had lost completely.
"Hey, can you hurry up?"
"No way! I'm considering it now!"
This was a tavern, and the audience, who were drunk in broad daylight, let out vulgar laughter.
These actions caused the red-haired girl's expression to become even more distressed.
Outside the tavern where the match was being held.
"It's very lively. What's up?" Sitting at an open-air table, a young girl wearing a hood peeked through the window and said.
"What? Don't you know, you foreigners? But then again, there are no other human countries.”Sitting across the table was a woman dressed boldly.
"Ah-we're from the countryside, so we don't know much about big cities.”Chu Han replied casually.
Surprisingly, the game they were playing was the same as the game inside…poker. However, their stakes were the money on the bold woman and the siblings 'disposal rights.
"Isn't the so-called countryside in the remaining territory of the human race Isanity a hermit?”Because of Chu Han's words, the woman said doubtfully.
"Haha, that's right. By the way, why was it so noisy inside?”Chu Han laughed awkwardly and changed the topic.
" Right now, a gambling event is being held in Alziar to elect the next king.”the woman replied.
"Choose the next king?" The hooded girl continued to ask as she observed the situation in the tavern.
"That's right. These were the last words of the late king when he passed away. The next king will not inherit my bloodline, but will be crowned as the " strongest gambler of mankind ".'”the woman said as she continued to add the cap.
" In the grand gamble of the kingdom, the human race, Isanity, was defeated. Now, only Elgia is left, and it's the capital of this country. So, you have no time to care about your dignity.”
"Phew, a gamble for the country. Something interesting seemed to be going on here.”Chu Han said with a smile.
"Why, then? Those children were also candidates for the next king?”
"Hmm? The so-called 'candidate' did not seem to be right, because as long as it was a human species, Imanity, anyone was qualified to participate.”
" It's just that," the woman added, and her gaze shifted to the tavern." You're playing poker, but you don't seem to know the word 'poker face'.”
"The red-haired girl is called 'Stephanie Dora'-she's of the former king's blood. She said that if it was as her last words said, if a fellow who did not have royal blood became king, she would lose everything. Therefore, she had to become the next king as her goal. "I didn't expect that the bloodline of the guy who caused humans to lose to such a degree would be such a desperate child." The woman glanced at the red-haired girl who was staring at the card with a sobbing expression and continued.
"Hmm…'Gambling for a Nation' means that even the borders are determined by games, right?”The hooded girl and Chu Han shared their thoughts.
The girl seemed to be impressed, while Chu Han found it interesting.
"Anyway, that's it. The round-robin gambling convention is currently being held.”
"…Round robin?"
" As long as it's a human race, Imanity, anyone can be the candidate for the next king. As long as you report your name, no matter what method you use, you'll have to use the game to determine the winner. The loser will be disqualified, and the winner will be the king.”
So that was the case. The rules were simple. Of course, it would be best if it was easy to understand.
However, Chu Han said doubtfully,"He's really casual." Is this okay?"
" As long as we abide by the Covenant of Ten, as long as both sides judge the situation to be equal, there will be no restrictions on blocking or the way we compete, including who we fight with, what we use, and when. After all, it's a huge gamble for the country.”
"No, I'm not referring to that." Chu Han, who was muttering so meaningfully, looked into the tavern again.
"Of course, a complete defeat." The young girl, Bai, said to her brother, Chu Han.
"I feel the same way."
As the two of them talked to each other, Chu Han took out a four-cornered thing from his pocket-his phone-and pointed it at the tavern. After operating something, a click sounded.
The woman suddenly snickered. Was this the time to care about the outcome of others?”
"Gourd Fullhouse. Sorry." Gourds refer to three-strip cards with a pair, such as "AAAKK"
The woman was sure that she would win, and she had already begun to consider how to deal with the siblings in front of her. Just as she thought, this was a game that was easy to cheat. According to the eighth article of the covenant, if there were improper behaviors in the game, once they were exposed, it would be regarded as defeat. In other words, it did not matter as long as they were not discovered.
However, Chu Han had been uninterested from the beginning. He responded as if he had only just reacted.
"Eh? Ah-sorry, yes." As he said this, Chu Han casually flipped open the poker cards that were covered. When the woman saw the cards, she couldn't help but widen her eyes.
"Emperor. RoyalStraightRush--!？”RoyalStraightRush, which was the straight flush of 10,J, Q, K, and A.
"You…This guy, you're cheating, right?”
"Hey, hey, hey, how rude of you. Do you have any evidence?”
"The probability of a royal straight flush is only one in 650,000. How can it appear so easily?”
"It's just that today just happens to be the day that you hit the one in 650,000 probability. Auntie, your luck is not good.”The young man said this leisurely and spread his hands. "Then, can you give me what I'm betting 'on as promised?”
"-damn it," The woman smacked her lips and took out her wallet and purse." Calling me auntie is too much! I'm a young and beautiful girl.”
"The sixth rule of the Covenant of Ten, a bet that uses the covenant as an oath must be abided by.”The hooded youth stood up calmly after he finished speaking. Auntie."
Bai nodded and bowed before chasing after Chu Han.
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