Chapter 117
「I’ll open it . Even!」
ーーohhhh!!
The gambling den clamors .
「Isn’t this the tenth consecutive time……?」
Iris who is beside me was stunned .
There is a reason that she became like that .
There was only even that came out since earlier . It is the tenth time right now .
Because it resulted to even consecutively, the guys who are gambling in other groups gathered, and started to say this and that to themselves .
And there is a man who missed that ten times .
The man who brought fake notes continuously bet on odd, and continuously lost .
It was like he was betting on odd for no particular reason, but half way, he started betting on odd obstinately .
「Oi, bastard, you’re cheating right?」
「I am not doing such thing」
The dicer answered with a friendly attitude .
「Everyone who are gambling here has sharp eyes . There is no way to cheat with so many eyes watching」
「Well, that’s true, it doesn’t look like he’s cheating」
「There are more than a hundred people watching here . We should be able to tell if he’s doing something」
The surrounding guys said . The fake notes guy clicked his tongue resentfully .
『He’s not, cheating it seems』
『Is that so?』
『Umu』
The mother and daughter chatted .
I also agree with Eleanor .
They are not cheating in the sense of tricking people .
That’s for sure .
「Next! Come on, next!」
「Alright……I’ll start」
The fake notes guy prompted, and the dicer shook the dice .
*Don*, the pot was slammed to the floor, and the dices stopped .
And then, the fake notes guy quickly said .
「It’s odd! I’m sure it’s odd this time!」
He took out more money and bets on odd .
「Odd!」
「I’ll bet on odd too!」
「Odd should come out this time」
And following him, the other guys started to bet on odd .
Well, I get how they feel .
「Hey」
Iris whispered to me quietly .
「What?」
「It isn’t cheating right?」
「Yeah, it’s not」
「I see……」
Iris thought for a bit .
「Even」
And bet on the opposite of the surroundings .
She gathered the surrounding’s attention .
After odd had come out for ten consecutive times, the surroundings betted on odd, and only Iris betted on even .
She didn’t bet that much, but she stood out because she was the only one .
「Oi oi, there’s no way that it would be even this time」
「That’s right . There’s no way that it would continue that much unless he’s cheating」
「What an idiot」
They showered sneers .
If there was no cheating happening, there is no way that it would be even again after even came out ten consecutive times .
I get the logic, I get it, but .
『Iris-jou, she’s good』
Yeah .
I agreed with Eleanor .
There was no cheating, if so, Iris’s judgment that it would be even again for the eleventh time is .
「I’ll open it . Even!」
After a moment of silence, the answer naturally came together with the chaos surrounding it .
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In the end, the fake notes guy left the gambling den without winning even once .
Iris and I went out, following him .
「Let’s follow him」
「Of course . But wait a second」
I stopped Iris who was rushed to chase after the guy .
「What is it?」
「It would be all for nothing if we were found right?」
「That is true, but……ahh! He turned corners . Let go」
「Just listen」
「We’ll lose him if this continues! If that happens, it would be all for nothing like you said!」
「Leave it to me . I did the same thing in the past」
「The same thing?」
「I can hear that guy’s footsteps, I can tell what course he’s walking through」
「Footsteps?」
Iris looked around .
Various sounds are overflowing within the crowd .
Chatting voices, lifestyle sounds, there was also the sound of a messenger horse rider that passed by in such timing .
「You can tell his footsteps with this?」
「I can」
I showed a clear nod .
Soon after I came to this world, I had an experience of following someone . I also followed that time by hearing their footsteps .
Unlike that time, I am now used to using my abilities better so I can create the route that the opponent has passed through just by listening to their footsteps .
I can trace them even without following after them .
「That’s amazing…… you aren’t a man successful only on battlefields huh」
「That impression isn’t that wrong too」
「……no wonder Aneue is infatuated」
She whispered somewhat profoundly .
I ignored it because it would only complicate things if I poke into it right now .
And while that happened, the footsteps finally stopped, so I told Iris .
「He stopped . Let’s go」
「Yeah」
Iris nodded . Her expression became solemn .
I led her and started to walk .
I walked following the route that was made by the footsteps I picked up in my head .
We turned several corners, passed through the middle of the town, and came out to the opposite side .
The atmosphere changed drastically . That place was like the slums .
The buildings are unsightly and dirty and there are people with ragged clothes sitting here and there .
They stared at me and Iris but we ignored them .
After going through a winding street and entering a complex path, we stopped in front of a certain building .
It’s a wooden flat house and wind seems to pass through it very well .
「Is it here?」
I nodded to Iris .
「Yeah, he entered here」
「Is there other people inside?」
「There’s none . There is only one person’s sound of movement and presence」
「I got it . If so, I’ll go」
「Are you sure?」
I looked at Iris with widened eyes .
「Leave it to me」
Iris said that and entered inside with high spirits .
I stayed where I’m standing and let her do what she wants because in this distance, I can intervene anytime in case something happens .
I heard arguing voices from inside . It’s Iris’s and the fake notes guy’s voice .
Iris cornered the fake notes guy and questioned him .
The man attacked instead . He blows a fuse and punches towards Iris .
But, he was immediately suppressed by Iris .
From how it sounded, she dodged his punch and then twisted his arm .
The man quickly surrendered and said「I’ll talk, I’ll talk okay!」
『She’s quite good』
「Yeah」
『Well then, shall we move as well』
「I guess so」
『Fue?』
While Hikari was puzzled, I took out the warp feather, and warped half-way the path we passed through before coming here .
There was a man who waits and sees from the shadows in the distance, and I appeared behind that man .
「Don’t move」
「ーー!!」
I threatened him, poking his back with the Demon Sword’s handle .
The man reacted quickly, raising both of his hands immediately .
『A-re? This person’s the one shaking the dice earlier』
Hikari said .
That’s right, this man is the dicer .
I questioned the man that I poked from earlier with a low voice .
「Why did you collect the fake notes?」
The man flinched .
There was no cheating . The man used his skillful technique and perfectly controlled the outcome of the dice he shook .
And the fake notes guy spat out the fake notes that he had without winning even once .
I questioned the dicer why he targeted that man .