Became the Son-in-Law of the Traitorous Family

3. How to live as a grand duke in a fantasy world – 04

Citylan Casino.

The largest casino in the empire, and at the same time the largest amount of money in the capital.

For some, it is a more comfortable and enjoyable place than heaven, but for others, it is a place that leads to a place like a gutter that is dirtier than hell and stinks.

A table located in the very center of a casino where people’s unrestrained desire and greed swirl endlessly.

Right there, a rare gambling table was taking place that caught the attention of everyone in the casino at a glance.

“What? Why are there so many people at the table over there?”

A man who entered the casino belatedly tilted his head as he looked at the table full of people, and the person next to him gave a fuss and answered.

“What? Don’t you know that either? I heard that the largest gambling table in the history of the empire was held there right now?”

“The best stakes in history? How much stake is at stake, so that’s why you’re saying that?”

“From what I heard at first glance, I heard that it has already cost close to 1 million gold?”

As soon as he heard that it was 1 million gold, a look of absurdity appeared on the face of the man who asked the question. The rest of the amount was too large, rather, the reality evaporated.

One million gold! No one would believe it if it were said that a large amount of money, approaching a year’s budget of a fairly small and medium-sized estate, was just a stake on the table.

Not to mention the other three customers sitting at this table, even the dealer in charge of this round had such a large amount of money that the hands handing out the cards trembled, except for the young man sitting on the left side of the table.

I must have just turned into my early twenties. The handsome young man, holding a deck of cards in one hand and sipping whiskey poured by a stunningly beautiful woman in the other, had a relaxed expression on his face as if he had just come out to drink in the neighborhood.

Of course, there was a possibility that it was a simple bluff, but he could get a high score just by being able to bluff like that in this game with a whopping 1 million gold.

Especially considering that the other participants were already sweating all over their bodies and their clothes were all soaked.

“Cirilla, water.”

“…Isn’t it okay for you to bring your own water? I’m not a water spirit.”

“Originally, drinking someone else’s pour is more delicious than pouring yourself.”

Even though the young man flirted and joked with the court lady behind him, the other participants couldn’t even dare to say anything to him. No, I didn’t even hear his words in the first place.

There was not a single person in this room who had enough time to concentrate on something else in a game where a whopping 1,000,000 gold was staked.

“Anyway, nobles who claim to gamble only want the liver to be this small.”

And the young man laughed at the participants and pushed the chips in front of him.

“Raise.”

As the young man shoved chips at the dealer in a voice that showed no signs of tension, everyone else’s faces contorted on this table.

The young man just bet a whopping 100,000 gold. The plate, which was already worth 1 million gold, jumped to a plate worth 1.1 Million gold at once.

The other guests sitting at this table were also wealthy nobles known in the empire, but even for them, 100,000 gold was a formidable amount.

“… Die.”

In the end, a customer who couldn’t overcome the pressure closed his eyes tightly and threw away the card, but the old nobleman sitting across from the young man pushed his chip into the middle as if he couldn’t lose.

“Raise!”

“Whoaaa!”

People are enthusiastic about the old nobles betting without hesitation. With this, the 1.1 Million gold plate suddenly jumped to 1.2 Million gold.

“Wow, the old man has a lot of money. Don’t you know that money is a waste even though you’re that old? No, you’re leaving sooner or later anyway, so you’re asking because you don’t need money?”

When the young man says that in a sarcastic voice, the old noble also twists his lips as if he can’t lose.

“What nonsense. This is an investment anyway. An upfront investment for even greater gains. For those who do not take risks, there is no benefit.”

“Putting money into a game where you are sure to lose is not an investment, it is called speculation.”

“If you put everything down and give up at this point, it can turn into a reliable investment destination, not a speculation.”

“I am saying this out of consideration for the old man’s fox-like wife and rabbit-like grandchildren, but please step back at this point. Then, how unfair would she be if she was divorced by her wife at dusk and later left to live alone in her closet?”

“Looking at Malponsae, you don’t seem to know the beautiful tradition of Jangyuyuseo.”

“As far as I know, Jangyuyuseo seems to have been a reference to the order of going.”

Saying that, the young man pushed all the chips in front of him towards the dealer. It was all-in.

“Are you scared? If you’re scared, why don’t you go behind here?”

“Who is scared!”

The hot-headed old noble threw all the chips in front of him.

The betting stopped only after the young man and the old noble bet their stakes. Even the amount of money involved in this was a super-luxury version that amounted to a total of 1.5 Million gold.

Everyone around me looked at the table holding their breath. Who will be the lucky man who will take 1.5 Million gold from this spot today?

“In that case, I will reveal the hand from now on.”

With a trembling voice, the dealer was the first to turn over a hand of cards.

“Straight!”

People cheer as soon as the dealer’s hand is revealed. Straight! It couldn’t be more than a good genealogy that swept the board as straight as it appeared in a fair number of games.

But the next moment, people’s eyes widened when the nobility proudly tossed the card.

7 Of diamonds, 7 of spades, 7 of clubs, 7 of hearts!

“Wow! Four cards!”

“Such crazy, to catch four cards in a game like this!”

“What is the probability of getting four cards? Does anyone know?”

“As far as I know, I think it was around 0.1%?”

“How lucky is that old man?”

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Leaving behind the eyes of people who couldn’t believe it, the old noble smiled with the corners of his mouth twitching. It was the composure of a heart that was absolutely certain of his own victory.

“hehehehe! So did I win this round? Young people! I had a lot of guts to play poker with, but unfortunately, luck didn’t seem to favor me that much! Think of the gold you threw today as an expensive tuition in your life!”

While saying that, the very moment the old noble held the chips heaped up in the middle of the table with both hands.

Slap!

“Tack! This old man has very bad hand habits. Seeing that he has a habit of tampering with other people’s things.”

“Ugh, you have bad hand habits. What’s wrong with me complaining so much about taking my stuff?”

“Looking at it now, he was an old man not only with bad hand habits, but also with an impatient personality. Even though it’s not too far away, you don’t even want to check what my hand is?”

“Do I really need to check? I already had four cards.”

At the old nobleman’s blunt reply, the young man throws his hand away as if it was needless to say.

At that moment when everyone’s attention was focused on the card hand thrown by the young man, an indescribable silence fell over the entire casino.

“That, that… “

“A, 2, 3, 4, 5 of spades?”

“Ohhhhh! Straight Flush! It’s a straight flush!”

Straight flush. The strongest genealogy that can come out of poker, one step above the four cards caught by the nobility.

The moment he saw Steeple, the blood drained from the old nobleman’s face. And the young man smiles and picks up a chip that was lying on the table and bounces it at the old nobleman.

“Oh, what should I do with this? It looks like I’m going to get a divorce at dusk from the Minister of Home Affairs at that age. Please, I hope there is a slush fund secretly hidden from the children. Old man.”

Looking at the old nobleman who seems to have already lost his soul, the young man smiles as if he is really happy.

“Please change the 1.4 Million gold into a check, and the 100,000 gold into cash that I can use right away. I think I’ll have to spend the cash right away.”

Saying that to the dealer, the young man recalled in his mind a woman who made a great contribution to winning 1.5 Million gold today, and let out a lament to the sky – although only the ceiling of the casino could be seen from here.

“Thanks to you, I was able to earn money like this. Cirilla, can you hear me? This is my [Requiem] That I dedicate to you…”

“…I’m not dead yet. Could you please refrain from saying such flashbacks…?”

Cirilla, who was wearing a gambler look on her face, let out a deep sigh and opened her mouth.

“Brother. You won 1.5 Million gold, so you’re satisfied… How about getting up now… ?”

Reiner just stared blankly at Cirilla, who eagerly said with her eyes, “Please don’t drag me into anything more than this because I’ll be sold to death.”

“Huh? What are you talking about, Cirilla? I only got 1.5 Million gold, but it’s already over? Did I just start starting?”

“Bocchan!”

At Reiner’s remark, Cirilla tasted the sensation of the sky turning yellow. On the subject of which she firmly promised that she would rise from her seat when she won a decent amount of money, even if it was only when she started gambling!

Looking at it now, that person was like a hungry ghost who didn’t know what satisfaction was. No, he was a black hole-like human with no ability and no end to his greed for money!

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have gotten involved in this kind of scam from the start… Why the hell did he help out with such a fraudulent gamble?

Whether or not Cirilla was wearing a devastated expression like an independence fighter who had lost her country, Reiner looked back at the pile of chips in front of Lulu Lala.

‘Anyway, I think it’s time to come soon.’

It is fun to earn money in exchange for fair labor. It was also quite pleasant to eat on the back against idiots who didn’t know anything. It was a rewarding time to learn why there are so many people cheating mesos against school lunches in the Henesys Free Market.

But I could assure you that what was about to happen would be much more enjoyable than what had happened so far. For, from ancient times, there was nothing more enjoyable than fishing for men.

“Now, since you are tired of poker, shall we try roulette this time? If you spin roulette worth 1.5 Million gold, how soon will the jackpot hit?”

“Roulette? Aww! Young master! Are you really crazy? Could it be that you put 1.5 Million gold into a roulette wheel?”

“Ugh, Cirilla. Did you just see it too? Life is originally a one-way law. Now, 1.5 Million gold seems like a lot, but if you look at it differently, it’s only 1.5 Million gold, right? What do you think of using this 1.5 Million gold as capital to make even more money at once?”

“1.5 Million gold is not a glass of water, right? If you look at it differently, it doesn’t look like a lot, but it’s actually a huge amount! You human!”

As Cirilla screams and ponders whether to cling to the crotch of Reiner’s trousers, a giggle is heard from behind them, as if the skit is ridiculous.

“Huhu, Young master is a really interesting person. I think there is no person in the world who likens gambling in a casino to business, except for Young master.”

‘Did he finally appear?’

And Reiner listened to the woman’s laughter resonating behind him and smiled softly at her.

That woman who is not a legendary Pokémon and would never appear unless certain conditions are met finally appeared in front of him.

She was a woman like Hong Gil-dong who would disappear until the end of the world if she didn’t catch her at this moment, but Rainer looked at her with her face that didn’t care about her at all.

Because I had already prepared the Master Ball to make sure I caught that woman.