Chapter Twenty-Three: A Chance Encounter in a Casino
Danitz can't summarize anything about the "acting method" for a while, and he still needs more practice to verify his acting rules.
"And what are you going to do in the morning?" Esther held the information of the "Blood General" and others left by Daniz yesterday, and looked through them carefully.
"Didn't I tell Gelman yesterday? I'm going to have to get more information about Steel' and their gang. Wouldn't be open to brothels or bars, so I had to go to the casino. ”
"Casino!" Esther's eyes suddenly lit up, like a fox that saw only a lone hen.
"Why are you so excited?" Daniz was confused.
"That's a casino! I've wanted to go to that kind of place for a long time! ”
Esther was even more excited, it just so happened that Klein was not here now, she could use the excuse of "surveillance" to force Daniz to take her, and no one could control her!
Daniz always felt weird: "It's not impossible to take you there...... Do you wear makeup? ”
Esther curled the corners of her mouth: "I don't dare to say that I know how to wear makeup, but it's definitely better than your disguise." ”
Damn it! What's so complacent about this? Believe it or not, I won't take you there! Daniz complained in his heart, but of course he only dared to say so in his heart.
It was nearly an hour before Esther and Daniz finished dressing.
Daniz put on a hood with black hair and got a brown cap. After drawing his eyebrows, Esther gave him a heavy dark circle under his eyes and a long scar that extended from the side of his face to his chin.
"If you have the right powder, you should change the complexion on your face as well."
"Is this necessary?" Daniz was puzzled, looking at the face that looked broken in the mirror, and when he subconsciously wanted to touch it, he was slapped the hand by Esther.
Esther, of course, did not hesitate to explain clearly:
"Of course, if it weren't for worrying about your reaction, I should have stabbed you directly. The more distinctive features the face, the more likely it is to make an impression and appear in the description of others. When others see you, the priority will also be those with scars. ”
Esther wore a long red curly hair hood, and even deliberately applied blonde nail polish, and changed her clothes into wide-legged culottes and a brown jacket, which are common in the region. She clicked on the bangs in front of her forehead, and a few points of light fluttered into her eyes, making Esther's pale pupils turn pale cinnamon yellow.
She dotted a black mole on the corner of her mouth, applied a bright lipstick made from flower juice, closed her eyes and adjusted her mind for two seconds.
When Esther looked up and smiled again, Daniz's eyes widened in shock:
"Shit! Who are you!? ”
"Isn't it a sense of difference? The greater the difference, the harder it is for someone to connect. Disguise is a lie. Esther deliberately put on a charming smile, lazily and slyly hooking the corners of her mouth.
"You've changed too much......"
"You'd better study hard," Esther blinked, "Camouflage should be an important part of the 'Hunter', right?" ”
"Tsk, you're so annoying. I don't want to bother you, let's go! Daniz shook his head irritably and led to the door.
Esther grabbed the wide-brimmed straw hat on the table and fastened it above her head:
"I'm really not cheating on you, Mr. Ziggy~"
"Don't talk to me like that! It's even more infuriating! ”
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The "Gold Coin Casino" is located in an unsignposted alley, but it is precisely because it is such an underground casino that it is easy for pirates to enter.
According to Daniz, the casino has a strong gangster background, and it is the first choice for pirates to sell and buy goods here, and although it looks ordinary on the outside, it is quite famous among active pirates.
"But if it's so famous, won't the official extraordinary come here to search?"
"Haha, of course 'casinos' are also legal properties here, after all, Byam is not a place where the law is valued like Runintis."
"Also, you almost got ...... on the street," Esther reached out and wiped it on her neck.
Daniz clenched his fists hard. How can this Hamel be so sore in the spot!
The two walked into the casino under the scrutinizing gaze of the bodyguards.
Esther didn't rush to participate in the game, but followed behind Daniz, watching Daniz exchange chips and sit at the table, while observing her surroundings out of the corner of her eye.
The casino is more spacious than it looks from the outside, but there aren't many people here to spend their time at this time, and the nightlife is more interesting for Byam than during the day, and it's just eleven o'clock, and many people who stay up late to have fun may have just gotten up.
Esther sniffed, she could smell some strange and mixed smells, but they were so faint that she couldn't tell them.
Daniz glanced at Esther, "Why don't you give it a try?" ”
"Let's see." Estra sat behind Daniz on a barstool, not going to be served before the rules were figured out.
The dealer who presided over the game didn't say anything, just sorted out the chips placed by several people at the table, and prepared to start a new round and hand out the hole cards to everyone.
In this way, it seems that playing cards were also invented by Russell the Great...... Why didn't he make the effort to popularize the generator to the Northern Continent? Only to the steam engine.
Esther didn't stay focused on the game for too long,
Because soon after the start of the second game, she smelled a clear, sea breeze.
Esther looked sideways and saw a man with conspicuous blue hair like seaweed, his skin slightly bronzed from years at sea, and his deep facial features were more like those of a Rune than a native resident.
The man was looking over suspiciously, but he was looking at the side of Daniz's face next to Esther. Daniz didn't notice that he was staring at the table, smiling very smugly.
The "storm" path, the sequence is not low, blue-haired, in his thirties, and here is the pirate city of Baiam......
Esther gasped, her small movements immediately attracting the man's attention.
The blue-haired man looked in Esther's direction, and at first he thought it was a rather strange woman, with a charming makeup painted under the silver mask.
But those eyes that seem to glow are very peculiar. The light felt so familiar to him, and he had been extremely impressed.
At the moment when the lady showed a slightly surprised look, the blue-haired man's pupils dilated slightly.
When she was surprised, her neck would unconsciously tilt back, but the posture of leaning forward made the vague familiarity suddenly clear, she must have seen it somewhere!
The light controlled by the "Fool" at the Tarot Meeting!? Is that a "lover"?
After Esther turned her head, the blue-haired male approached the table and stood beside her.
But instead he paid more attention to the dark-haired man with dark circles next to him, and after careful observation, the blue-haired man whispered in surprise:
"Blaze?"
There was uncertainty in his voice.
Because of Esther's presence, Daniz today is very confident in his disguise and seems quite calm: "You recognized the wrong person." ”
Esther put one hand on the side of her face, looked at the scene with amusement, and said in a voice that only three people could hear:
"It's him."
Daniz almost jumped straight from his chair to the table.
He glared at Esther in shock before turning back, and the moment he saw the blue-green algae hair, he relaxed again, and made a "shut up" gesture at Esther, and his attention returned to the endless table.
Esther turned to the blue-haired man with a smile, but her voice was still soft, making sure the conversation was between the three of them: "Do you know Daniz, this gentleman?" I have heard that he is the boatswain of the 'Iceberg Vice Admiral', and that he has a bounty of three thousand gold pounds. ”
"Oh? Are you more interested in his bounty? I've heard that Lieutenant General Iceberg has found the Key to Death, and I'm very interested in that. ”
The blue-haired man casually glanced at the table and whispered to Esther.
Esther shook her head: "If you're willing to offer a high price that makes it hard to turn down, maybe they'll be happy." Isn't the 'Treasure of Death' a legend that fools pirates? Or is there an interest in it as well? ”
Esther is alluding to the Church of the God of Storms.
The blue-haired man chuckled twice: "It seems that you have indeed been out to sea for a short time." People at sea are not uncurious about this, and there are often reasons behind legends that have been passed down for so long. ”
"Oh, it's seen through," Esther didn't feel embarrassed, "I just think treasures that are too conspicuous are like traps." ”
"Aren't you going to give it a try?" The blue-haired man nodded his chin at the table.
Daniz raised his bet again and waited for the next round of dealing: "You can see that she's a rookie, and she's only going to lose money if she sits here." ”
"Yes, yes, this Mr. Ziggy is lucky, and he is guaranteed to win." Esther said casually.
Daniz flicked his finger at the blue-haired man, who understood and leaned over to him.
Daniz then told him, "Help me keep an eye on Steel." ”
The blue-haired man glanced at Daniz's bandaged left hand and nodded thoughtfully, "Is it for the key?" ”
"His brain has been eaten by his living corpse!" Daniz snorted hatefully.
Esther sat leisurely next to her, eavesdropping on the conversation between the two with her ears pricked up.
The blue-haired man straightened up and looked at the flush card in Daniz's hand: "You want to take revenge on him?" ”
"Hey, hey." Daniz smiled but didn't say anything.
The blue-haired man looked at Esther, "You're going to help him?" The last time Lieutenant General Iceberg was seen was near Sunia Island seven days ago, and it wasn't that quick to think of Baiam. ”
"Combat isn't my forte, I'm just a striker."
Hearing Esther's hint that "there is someone behind him", the blue-haired man thought again, his scrutinizing gaze Esther was too familiar, and his identity had been fully revealed.
But now is not the right time for an "in-person party", Daniz is still here, and Esther decides to wait for Klein to return to the hotel in the evening to talk to him about the need for outside help, and then pray to the "fool".
After asking Daniz how to contact him, and learning the location of "15 Fragrant Tree Avenue", the gentleman had no idea of continuing the exchange. Before leaving, the blue-haired man patted Daniz on the shoulder and whispered to him:
"Don't forget about the pay."
Then he nodded at Esther, "I'll see you soon." ”
Esther smiled and waved her hand, "I'll see you again." ”