Chapter 42: Stud (II)

In the instant uproar of the crowd, Fernando straightened up, slowly fell back, leaned on the back of the chair, raised his left leg, pressed against his right leg, and slowly collided with his hands, giving out a calm applause of "pop-pop-pop-", but the smile on the corner of his mouth was a little more sincere: "Awesome, I was completely seen through." May I ask you how far you have seen through it?"

"......" Brunei raised an eyebrow and laughed, "The table you knocked on before the last card was a signal to Lorraine to continue to send me the Queen of Spades according to the original plan, right?"

Fernando smiled brightly: "It's amazing. It's just one round, just a few minutes, and you can see through Lorraine's skills, not to mention, even my thoughts and actions can be grasped so much. ...... You don't mind if you can win 70,000 standard units in just a few hours, right? ”

【...... Little Bruneith, let me ask, how do you know he's implying a straight flush and not a change in plan?

"I guess - you wouldn't believe it. Brunei waved his hand, showing modesty, and at the same time signaling the gradually frantic crowd next to him to calm down, during which he mentally answered the system's question, "What nonsense are you talking about? Am I not relying on you? A person who is completely in control of the gambling game will feel 'reluctance and heartache' when placing bets, doesn't that mean that he knows that this part of the bet is going to lose to me?"

【...... Hey, little Bruneith, well done. You're getting more and more aware of the right way to use the system. 】

"Hmph. The corners of Brunei's mouth twitched slightly, and the noise of the people around him finally faded away, his performance just now and the scene at this moment had made him the focus of everyone's attention, as the center of the incident, he now strangely occupied the leading position in this group of people, and everyone was waiting for his action.

Brunei turned his head and looked at the four people who were in charge of supervising his movements, I don't know what they thought, their faces were very ugly, Brunei Si smiled, and then looked at the sweaty mage on the side, and owed slightly: "Your Excellency Krigley, and the four, please forgive me for not being lucky enough to know the names of several of them, you can prove that I didn't use any tricks just now, right?"

Their gaze crossed Brunei's head almost at the same time, towards Fernando, and then, they nodded in unison: "Yes, we didn't notice your moves. ”

"Thank you for your justice. Brunei bowed again, and then turned back and looked at Fernando again, Fernando's face had a smile that was different from before, as if he was looking at something interesting, and the anticipation and curiosity on his face were very clear, but Brunei felt incomprehensible, "...... Mr. Fernandoβ€”"

"Thrace. Friend, I said before," interrupted Fernando by raising his hand, "just call me Thrace." ”

β€œ...... Mr. Thrace. Brunei looked at Fernando's eyes, carefully weighed them for a few seconds, and finally changed his words obediently, "Look, I can understand what you're doing. While it may seem like you'll pay for yourself after 10 rounds with exactly 7,000 chips per hand, you will inevitably have strange thoughts if you win all 10 rounds. ”

"If people think that there will be thousands, it is also very bad for the casino itself. Brunei coughed lightly, "So, you gave me two ways to go." First, if I see through your idea, I fold straight from the start of each hand, and second, if I don't fold, then you give me a big win, and then end up letting me get carried away by 'luck' and lose it all. ”

"This is a normal gamble that can be accepted by others. ”

"Beautiful. Well done, friend. Fernando clapped his hands again, ignoring the crowd around him who had begun to make noise again, and with a curious and expectant smile, he said calmly, "But, friend, I have a question. In a situation where you completely see through my thoughts, let's say, right now, you can take advantage of that, can't you?"

[No matter how much you use it, in the end, if you can leave one or two hundred thousand standard units, it's the sky, what is this thing talking about.] 】

β€œ...... Hey. Brunei smiled lowly, avoiding the question, "Mr. Thrace, I say that this is a gamble that can be accepted by others, not just that in such a gamble, you, the side representing the 'gold coins', will not be considered to be giving thousands, and I will not - as long as I really do not make a thousand, I will not lose into debt, and I will even have a considerable balance." ”

Brunei's expression suddenly became serious, and he bowed deeply to Fernando: "I thank you for your kindness. ”

Fernando laughed heartily and didn't stop until everyone around him was a little confused: "Friend, I like you more and more." I think Scarlett seemed to mention that you grew up in some rural part of the Empire, and that you had just left home for the first time and traveled through the Endless Mountains to Academia City?"

Brunei laid the groundwork for a long time, and when he was finally ready to say the right thing, he was suddenly diverted from the topic by Fernando's words that he couldn't beat, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly again before he nodded.

"That is, you have not seen much of the worldβ€”I beg your pardon, friend, and I am not trying to disparage you. Fernando's eyes suddenly became fanatical, "Yet you have such a keen insight, such a calm attitude that does not surprise you, a superior intellect to judge things, and even, at such a young age, you are well versed in human affairs. Friend, Brunei Carlisleβ€”"

[What is this thing talking about? You don't mention anything else for the time being, this kind of nonsense like "knowing the world of people", little Brunei, you have to blush when you hear it, right?]

Fernando's eyes suddenly deflected in the direction of Scarly, then raised his right hand to cover his mouth, bowed his head slightly, and after two seconds, he seemed to calm down slightly: "I'm sorry." Friend, am I interrupting you? ”

β€œ...... Ahem. Brunei also glanced at Scarly, she looked dazed, it seemed that she hadn't fully figured out the situation, compared to usual, the image was closer to her age, but Brunei didn't see what Fernando's situation was, after thinking for a while, she gave up the entanglement and cleared her throat, "I thank you for your kindness." ”

Brunei repeated his previous words and regrouped his thoughts: "But, I beg your pardon, I will not accept your mercy. It's a 'gold coin', and you don't need mercy, just victory or defeat, right? So, I have a proposal that I hope you will agree to. Of course, all of you here also hope that you will be willing to gamble and lose and support my proposal here. ”

Brunei gently grabbed the arm of Scarly, who was looking dazed on the side, and gently helped her up, stepped back, and bowed: "Here, allow me to introduce to you, the eldest lady of the Miltrov family, Scarly. T. Miltrov, my employer!"

The surrounding gamblers looked at each other and smiled, shrugged their shoulders, and cheered enthusiastically in a very cooperative manner.

Scarly was even more confused now, but her face was flushed, and she didn't know if it was because of the eyes and cheers of the gamblers, or because of the physical contact when Brunei helped her up, or both. She raised her head, subconsciously wanted to grab her skirt and salute according to etiquette, and when her hand reached down, it suddenly sounded, the previous skirt had been torn by her, and now she was wearing trousers that few women would wear, stunned for a moment, hesitated for a while, and suddenly showed a bright smile.

"I'm Scarly!" Scarly, not just excited or shy, turned her whole face flushed, raised her right hand in the air, and shouted loudly to her surroundings. This time, the cheers of the gamblers became more enthusiastic and sincere.

"Ahem. Brunei waited for a while, and when the atmosphere calmed down a little, he continued, "Mr. Thrace, you also know the eldest lady, don't you? We both agree that whether I will make a thousand or not, the eldest lady will not, right?"

Fernando was still staring at Brunei, although he looked much calmer than before, but the fiery gaze hidden in the depths still made Brunei's body furry, and even the smile on his face made Bruneith feel that something was not quite right, no matter what, he still nodded seemingly calmly: "Yes, so-"

"I didn't count the previous game, I hope to be able to make a fair gamble with you in the game where the eldest lady is the dealer, and you don't have a thousand. Scarly was stunned for a moment, and turned her head to look at Brunei, her face was full of surprise and a little panicked, but Brunei ignored her, "In this way, I will prove myself to you, and everyone present." Of course, Miss Lorraine, I don't question you, I hope you understand. ”

Fernando laughed again: "Okay, of course I don't mind, it's just, Scarlett's opinion?"

Brunei put his face to Scarly's ear: "Miss, aren't you here to do something exciting? Being a dealer in a casino, even you've never tried it, right?

Scarly's face suddenly became like a ripe cherry, and she raised her head high, and her eyes looked to the side: "Hmph, count yourself smart." Then, she walked to the middle of the table with her head held high, and with a smile on her still flushed face that seemed to be very elegant, she looked at Brunei and then at Fernando, following the example of Lorraine before: "Then, you two, the game begins." ”