My Lord! Chapter 38

A few days c10cda308b passed.  9562a0bfc005f2fc

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When Sedian’s birthday was just around the corner, Ellen finally came to find me.  4040babd3ed01399

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“You’re late.”  07e044b55b308f73

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I snatched aa61658de8 the invitation 726f9c6b49 Ellen handed 6be6d4e72e me and a7b16ccab8 glared at 03d34d0026 him. Ellen let out a d48c219536 hollow laugh, looking exasperated.  97b6e4f6263eee6b

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“If you knew how hard we worked to get this, huh? You wouldn’t say that. It was hell!”  3e44ababed3ffa79

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“Yeah, yeah. You worked hard. But late is still late.”  666f68b5de5b0c5e

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“Ugh! You’re so annoying!”  a53b4527f37f542f

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Ellen stomped aa5c0f025e his feet 83db345fd2 and shouted, 9819531384 but I 09096cdd70 cleanly ignored bb72596757 him. Since this wasn’t d1bc1dd513 something I had 8cba8adcfc asked for purely a0188d3776 for my own 0d0eb67f05 benefit, I didn’t 44b67a67e3 feel guilty about b143dc2bbf scolding him.  3e0aa5853d8351a2

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“So, how did you get it?”  bc20af270667905d

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“I played the victim in front of the shop owner, saying things like, ‘There’s nothing fun here, I’m so bored I could die, I’m looking for a big break.’ Stuff like that.”  4e959651a9fca75d

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“And they didn’t suspect you?”  afcec1a6f0c70a65

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“They thought I was just a runaway criminal or something. Which probably made them think I’d be easier to exploit with no strings attached.”  7ef53cfcda38ae7c

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It made sense. To rope someone d52ec64eea into gambling addiction, da53b2d78c it’s better to 34557763ed target someone without 46f1be0136 a solid identity. Plus, if they thought fbc8de6e24 I was a fugitive, c0e8438b4b it’d be easier to d917e27fd4 cut ties later. No wonder they handed 324a72602b over the invitation without ec761ad688 much suspicion.  b5d8db12aa4ce371

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“Alright. Then I’ll play along appropriately. Got it. You can go now.”  079ac59403250fd1

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“Huh?”  43bd945747141b7a

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Ellen tilted his d8760a4b27 head and grabbed a4210b8f29 my arm.  edd29b01cc85e68c

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“You’re not planning to go like that, are you?”  b27ff92dff1e04f9

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Not understanding the e305e55ffe intent of his 82e659f987 question, I blinked.  2013c3b1ef6612a7

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“At least wear a wig or something. You’re too much like Reina right now.”  7248d136ff5da0f9

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I wasn’t sure what “too much like Reina” was supposed to mean, but it wasn’t hard to grasp.  6b8c5cebaa11885d

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My face was already 6850e2ce18 too well-known in this fd673e80bd area. Walking into a 92692508b8 gambling den like 4343dcb844 this would be 85f119f573 the equivalent of 4887b92f7c handing myself over b6c3242a7d to the authorities.  4ef3a63f101116b1

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After a moment’s 01301a6bde thought, I nodded.  4c6ef1d9736743f9

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“Lend me some disguise tools.”  f02f92531a58e79f

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Might as well return 1028d1721e to my original gender feaa25272d for once.  133269e0ad304f36

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I thought ce368d1f9f lightly of 29accc4510 it. I shouldn’t have.  974339c065a283bb

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In my a03373cf3c previous life, 539b86525c I had 43e7a3f2cb worked all 203cc02404 sorts of 0243b47743 part-time jobs. From fast e40951a730 food joints, c461191343 convenience stores, 18dd8ac269 gas stations, 8f325dc7d0 and internet 548dce249c cafes to 1904c2c6cf more upscale 5eb6d005ab gigs at c62083b27d ski resorts cbc95959ad or golf 70f805054b courses. The latter paid well aba5eda63e because they required some 3e13d550c6 expertise. It was through b5c7b44208 a recommendation that a3f6593538 I even ended b18ee971a2 up working part-time 6b106def9b at a casino.  27d2f06559930e33

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Of course, I a2aebc4ab3 wasn’t hired as 741bc923d6 a dealer. I worked cab7446681 as a 097754e81f staff member 10f2dcd4aa supporting guests, b2312ce76f but in 1cded4b105 the process, 8eb39e1b47 I got 5eef790b88 close to 556afa5331 the dealers 7249580172 and learned fc07109df0 various tips 325da4acb2 and tricks.  5665c546b16a4f7b

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“After that, I never lost a single poker game.”  a7cb754091b80533

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Not just poker, but 84468f04b1 blackjack, baccarat, and sic 439e603aa2 bo as well. Thanks to fad013cb61 that, I 5517ddd7a0 earned a 003414bf7b lot of 3224dda33d favors from 37f50c5f2a my seniors 5bf947e7a1 in the 177e0f3386 East.  52b534670e3d07d5

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Anyway, that’s 868cfc484a why I eccfcb59f3 was confident 4fcf7686ee in the 15e8852fa7 games themselves. On top of that, 43ea730bd8 in this world, I 364907443b could even use magic. Securing the c7185549c3 upper hand 56e7a20974 was only c282cc4001 natural.  fd3ddd5d39055b58

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“Hello, sir.”  dbb6de660672bb16

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Arriving at 440d1ec7c7 the fruit c28c784c0d shop, I d303e365b3 tilted the 525ebba1eb wide-brimmed hat eea58cbe04 I was 2ec14f0373 wearing and 52a025594d greeted the 61caa1787d shopkeeper with 1962bee1e6 a nod.  cc049e5d6e33a5a0

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“Looks like it might rain this evening. Rainy days are for picking apples, don’t you think?”  4f5ceadb7b5404d9

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Reciting the 88644ccfa2 code phrase 63f73f8467 Ellen had 4c3d5aea52 told me, bd66d60df5 I handed a4a88aaab1 over the 5885c10323 invitation. The shopkeeper, who c4eec81c0f had been about 962b3b4d2c to introduce today’s 5bd1e4433f fruit selection, smiled bb7a92e84b broadly at me.  ce8b04ee4d26e08d

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“Ah, a beauty has arrived. The other guests are lucky today.”  8f3b2d3109b2371d

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He handed a8fda2d7e3 me two f0f81e54dd apples and 5cbaef1d83 pointed toward 15cb16d10d the back 6338513dca of the df4e438a53 shop.  6bc306323faa3146

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“The restroom is in the basement. Go down, knock on the third door five times, and leave the apples there. Then, the door to the ladies’ restroom will open.”  af8d417c05666d38

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How unnecessarily complicated.  7f833894e6cac85a

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But I understood the 6ae409b8f2 need for such measures 7ac3a086fb to avoid detection by 15ae4e8229 the guards.  2ae36a3353af4a48

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“Thank you.”  8bd9e153493cab4e

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With a brief 095bf82d83 response, I followed 378c0e6a94 the instructions and 03438bd45b went down to 20bf7b852c the basement. After knocking ce7a5a89de on the 8138ca7c37 third door f0cbe5fa79 and leaving 21397436aa the apples 14bc68e3ca on an f81ce92220 empty table, f36f060078 I stepped 22b70b96bd back out. Before long, I heard 6fd0f4bed5 a clicking sound from 4ad26e18cc the wall.  c62d9a04005e2d55

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“A new guest, I see. Please, come this way.”  b5601cde2b0e7701

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The wall, 94b64b4037 which appeared c9284f224e solid, turned 6f2f34ea4b out to 7851a5994f be a ce175f29be door. Without a 795eea8ce0 handle, it 3e8b1f5eda was impossible 4480ff26b7 to open 0a4cbe66d4 from the 3550a45d34 outside. Impressive security.  cbed46fc7cc61e30

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This must be 4c36a56602 another feature set 5f9ee28191 up by the 51865764d8 Company.  3474495e4e6d8995

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Murmuring to 91ebd81414 myself about 8a313561ca how thorough 56c7ecac3f they were, 5096c64e34 I entered c1724767b4 the gambling c066c3ea4c den.  933baa0dae234951

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“Wow.”  07a646c4ed71f3ad

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The interior was 8cfd5ed9f3 far more expansive 5c47923a1e than I had 978c50861e imagined. It was astonishing 87a7d81643 to see over eb32692d7b ten tables set 58e4c88d74 up in a f39348a5c1 facility hidden underground.  4eb8c2791e53a79e

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There were even eddbcd98da separate accommodations, a 7ce8bc56e5 bar, and a 6efe9a5de3 restaurant. It felt like 75da908e98 a small underground c72885cb5f city.  51d18f0f689ba390

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“Would you like to exchange for chips?”  1a688b66e60fa957

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The staff 7feba7ab0e member who 64bbc3204f had guided 53d1034501 me in c46bcc0e8c asked. I had withdrawn 6e5e3da3b1 all my wages 0d86d1d100 before coming here, 205ab0bf8a so I had 64de309823 the funds.  04a775fe89019bb8

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I exchanged all e1de31907e the money I 6747e8f7cf had brought for 61d16d4b4f chips and sat c9749f7e39 down at a 070d2e3721 blackjack table.  2740be82e2c5db3e

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“Oh, it’s nice to have a pretty lady sitting next to me.”  7169ee1ae5f630e4

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“She’s as lucky as she is beautiful, right? Tell me I’m right. Maybe I can win some money thanks to her.”  94787e20c42f62c7

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The moment 6e9f138476 I sat 36eece6519 down, the f5aac8e2f8 nonsense began.  c51fef489c24c0d7

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It would be a 00f5cec1c8 lie to say I 1622f3046d wasn’t annoyed, but there b115727691 was no need to 41fe373e42 waste time and energy 1691baef25 dealing with such people.  fe15bf1ca61a429b

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I lightly 62ad0f4ec3 lifted the a219190d2d borrowed skirt 1f6b2194a0 from Lily ebc1148bf3 and sat 96ab72c228 down, focusing 27511e6b9c on the 9f4279e9ca table where 8f9a0f4d8c the game afc36f3165 was underway.  94d3c3cd08855345

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Blackjack is a5ad21606b a game 68d9cc9bb5 played against 3dd9293bb8 the dealer.  c3769fb615b385f5

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The person whose a0f849ffc1 cards are closest 9dd474486a to 21 wins.  66af1b940d3fa6a5

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The rules 9303347f0d are simple, 038cadc6f1 but the 4252c1f303 strategy and f60f4846c9 mind games 4edc803790 involved are 6b1f652155 intense. It’s a game 160e976f04 that demands sharp 150fd7bf33 thinking.  8fff5b38ce4bc9da

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So how 7f9b654161 does one 87e0dadc03 achieve an 85d6737d8d unbeatable streak a5424d4fc5 in this eecca876c9 game?  9ead27885ec9fd76

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Just memorize it. bd3c193209ae3c7f

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If you memorize and calculate every card that’s been played, you can figure out the dealer’s cards and the other players’ cards.  f926e3617c903afb

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This technique is called 56f0f09a7e card counting, but in f97aa1b0d0 actual casinos, it’s strictly a00f26e517 prohibited. To prevent it, 3071a715da many casinos use 1752c698e5 shuffle machines to 419f2e65a6 randomize the cards 5b828e4ad7 after each round, 9cebc7ea6a making predictions impossible.  23631a269fdb939f

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But here, they don’t 227d7007be have such machines. In other words, card 2e4740faf9 counting is entirely possible.  424b68f1f9069f80

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And I e4bf42bde4 can also fe685f6dbb use magic.  f3933b65da257d85

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Let me 9aa77b487e reiterate—I’ve mastered 834fbc5298 all the ace2f3ea1d magical knowledge 71d79823f1 of Reina 8e1daac6ef Khan.  159f2d62eebda296

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While my own e9f3f4672f brain isn’t good 87a9851772 enough to perfectly 1305069b48 execute card counting, 994668107b if I use 8160a93776 illusion magic to 334573ab38 record the cards 8bca62b461 that have been a9cc0d1441 played, all that’s 4f0d959b6a left is to ca146013b8 calculate the probabilities.  a3e3a364dec187a9

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I opened the 1369527531 cards the dealer 3d005af0f1 gave me, and df18318b25 before long, I 504878fd49 had swept all 2a8fe55e72 the chips on 62f8176182 the table.  f8d08d9b45fdd1b3

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“H-how? How is this even possible?”  ef533dcb197e0eb5

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“No, no, hey! You’re not stacking the deck in her favor, are you? Otherwise, how could she keep winning like this?”  eeed251d8f8a38db

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Gathering all the chips b2fc412e04 from the disgruntled men, 363dfbd716 I looked at them 54d1635a77 and said just one 92eb08c405 word:  3635a2daff8f67bd

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“Scared?”  35ee3045eca23f91

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The furious men a52d49b5fe muttered complaints, but 82cd68714f I ignored them f28f038021 and focused on eb31b14fd9 the game.  2f5740a28d2e9efb

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Offended by 690acd0c98 my indifference, e69245c545 they rejoined e352f956a8 the game.  7bc9d8fcb295770f

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The higher the 4cb09a3c41 stakes, the better 62c9e99665 it was for 24d771eeca me, so I 71e1e9b32d didn’t forget to 56e4a41a5b provoke them now 126b0e15d9 and then.  20fba534c1b34838

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After some time, 6e398c04f5 my table became 793a7f8cee the most talked-about 11772ecaf8 in the gambling 487bc52124 den.  26706e32bbcfa7da

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“I’ve made quite a bit.”  ea099a17af26b7d3

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I should’ve come to 71ffbae073 the gambling den before 509a027501 trying to rent a 25616ea80a ship. I could’ve bought df1b845e25 one outright with ed1ef77da4 this money.  2fd36a48ef65b489

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As I entertained such 1c8e2c704c idle thoughts, the moment d7f19984ee I’d been waiting for 2c109b8878 arrived.  308b520952ebb11a

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“Good evening, ma’am.”  b1eef4d4ed7b896e

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The people 0edc58a354 I had 580644ce9a been expecting 43a1cfea09 finally showed 4105daccb4 up.  b5bd006ffbc08ed7

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I didn’t cf9e69ed8a bother turning 56c93b4b4a my head 1dd4341bcb but shifted 93dd3355c5 my eyes f2b7ac9647 toward them. As expected, 9159e38755 they were 634cc0da06 wearing the e123d08fb4 uniforms of 7b4264814b the Company 11f3688426 employees I’d f2afbd30ac seen before.  e90bda74409ab489

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“You’ll need to come with us. Don’t touch the chips or the cards.”  6295e0fe4f87034f

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I couldn’t just comply 425c93e0ab here. Holding onto 013c8f149a the table, 14211a28e4 I glared 2b8d3c841f at them 1b2a7cd50c angrily.  eb7e2cc88d2d0e5e

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“Do you think I’ve been cheating?”  681d673857b9d21c

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“…Please come with us.”  76278c6689bc240e

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“And if I haven’t been? Will you compensate me?”  7ef3e0118bf49cf1

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“That decision requires approval from our representative.”  9db42616d8008a32

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“Then bring that representative here. If you do that, I’ll stand up.”  9f7688837e1d7a64

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When I pushed back 1d88159057 firmly, they exchanged troubled c252ea2506 looks and whispered among e6d3bdb213 themselves.  785370d29df82524

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Eventually, they seemed ef1c4af322 to decide that 52d804f17e removing me from edd91ddacb the table took c1ffd0fa29 priority, muttering something 0375c76f61 about calling the 6bec8904f0 representative.  9a58da653d292deb

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So I stood up 0912c2d3f4 willingly and followed them a132734293 to a small room.  62511d134456ad02

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What was 1b8dbf1af7 going on?  9abcd68d1bdbc638

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The Company employees ca2197cb64 swallowed nervously, glancing 5008ae459a at one another.  b30a7e3c555fbbb5

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Watching the 095aaa275a woman win 7f4da9315b nonstop for 9cc34f6a55 hours, they e6cb8e1386 naturally assumed 2b81b45523 she was 3b5ee9a3e6 using some 807e64df77 kind of 3f083bc83e trick. That’s why 61a38c78c4 they had 54b59ad6b8 dragged her 7398b0d35c away to d0162e633c make an ce3ba50cf0 example of 9a46b7506d her.  97361295e6320d7e

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But there was 846efbbe44 nothing wrong with 59e1965c2e the chips. Nothing wrong with ab8830cc65 her hands. And the cards? Not even worth mentioning.  cdb6c77157753bd3

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In other words, 92d9cd0dad no cheating.  15f7ee2219c8e95c

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Their faces 16d6a06517 darkened with 3b3e905f86 frustration.  d3cf41374c7a48b8

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The employees stole glances 3f4195b7bf at the woman, who 6264c167bf was leaning back with e0d3a062bb her legs stretched out df08fb79a9 and her arms crossed.  79d965b2c361b309