𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎𝟔
How long has it been since I used Intuition? 20 minutes? I can’t be sure, but my head is starting to hurt. The first time I used it, I fell asleep for the entire day as a side effect, and the second time, I even had a nosebleed, so I don’t feel like this situation is very good either.
‘Let’s just hold on a little longer.’
Fortunately, since I raised the starting amount to 10 gold, there’s a high chance this game will end soon. Moreover, since I can know the winning hand with Intuition, losing is impossible.
‘……I’ll win this round.’
Thinking that, I flip a card. My opponent also flips a card, and the cards revealed are [♠A] and [♣Q], respectively. I had the higher card, but if I bet a large amount from the beginning, my opponent would obviously fold.
“20 gold.”
“25 gold.”
The money collected after one bet is 65 gold. And the cards opened one by one are [◆7], [♥Q]. Even though I was sure I would win with Intuition, my opponent’s hand was annoyingly good.
“One pair. My turn. This time I’ll bet 50 gold.”
“Huh, 52 gold.”
The bet is now 167 gold. My opponent looked at me with suspicious eyes, as if he didn’t expect me to even bet.
“You seem confident again this time.”
“Luck is on my side.”
That’s what I said, but inwardly, I felt like I was blatantly dead. If I had lost after revealing a few cards, this wouldn’t have happened.
Anyway, the next cards are [♣A] and [◆9]. I also made a one pair.
“It certainly doesn’t seem like a lie. Luck is on your side……”
‘Is he going to give up?’
Considering the amount of money bet, it doesn’t matter if he gives up. But my opponent didn’t seem to be thinking of giving up.
“Come to think of it, Gent said something similar. He said the one with the higher luck wins the game.”
‘Gent? What made him say that?’
“If that’s true, your luck is higher than mine right now. But it doesn’t look like that at all. It feels less like luck and more like you know when you’re going to win.”
‘Sharp.’
If we had a normal match, I would have no chance of winning. Even now, using Intuition, I’m barely winning once after losing several times, so what would happen if I didn’t even have that Intuition? Obviously, I would be stripped of all my money.
“60 gold.”
But I ignored his words and bet, and my opponent also bet and said to Gent,
“Speaking of luck, do you still have that item?”
“……”
I don’t know what that item is, but Gent answered with silence.
“You’re a funny guy. If you just sell that item, you can pay off your debt.”
“I can’t sell it. It’s the only heirloom I have left.”
“That’s what’s funny. Why don’t you worry about your own future instead of that heirloom?”
Either way, I agreed with that. In the first place, if he hadn’t gambled, this wouldn’t have happened, right? Well, because he gambled, I’m sitting here right now.
Anyway, the card was handed to me first, making a one pair with the A card, and the betting continued.
‘It’s fine for me, but why isn’t that guy folding?’
It’s undeniable that I have the advantage, even looking at the revealed cards. And seeing the four open cards, I tilted my head again.
[♠A] [◆7] [♣A] [♥2]
[♣Q] [♥Q] [◆9] [◆5]
‘Is it two pairs?’
Seeing my opponent continue to bet, it seemed like he had a higher hand than my current one pair. Because in this situation, he wouldn’t do the crazy thing of betting while believing in the last, seventh card.
“Hehehe.”
Then, after receiving and checking the seventh card, my opponent started to let out a laugh as if he was forcing himself to hold it in. Of course, I hadn’t checked it yet. Outwardly, I was showing that I was relying on luck, just as I had said.
“Now I can see if your luck is real.”
“Did you get a good hand?”
“Of course. You’re not going to run away, are you?”
Run away? What a joke.
“I’ll bet everything.”
There was no change in Intuition, and realizing that my opponent wouldn’t run away, my job was to get as much money as possible. So I bet all my money, and my opponent, perhaps confident this time, matched my bet.
‘If I win this time……’
Will 906 gold come in?
To be honest, I wanted to get that money and end the game. 900 gold? With that money, I could buy a Luxury Shop Box and enhance all the rare items, but I also knew that wouldn’t happen because of the nature of the quest.
‘I can only be comforted by the fact that I’m in a favorable position.’
“The betting is over.”
With those words, my opponent’s hand was revealed.
[♣Q] [♥Q] [◆6] [♠6] [♥6]
“It’s a Full House.”
‘Full House?’
A combination of one pair and three of a kind. Perhaps two of the three cards he received initially were a pair of 6s. And then he got another 6 on the last, seventh card? Anyway, the fact that it was a considerably high hand remained unchanged.
‘Damn it, then what’s my hand?’
A hand that can beat a Full House? I opened all three cards on the back.
[◆A] [♥3] [♥A]
‘This is……’
Suddenly, a single hand formed in my mind. I drew all the [A] cards to create that hand.
[♠A] [◆A] [♥A] [♣A]
“Wh, what?”
[You have acquired 906 gold.]
‘I won.’
The so-called Four of a Kind. One of the few hands that could beat a Full House. And my opponent, defeated with his confident Full House, made a face contorted with rage and slammed both hands on the table.
Bang!━
“This is a scam!”
‘A predictable reaction.’
This is a scam. It’s impossible. You guys are in cahoots. It’s invalid, etc. After watching my opponent rant on his own, I waited for him to finish and said quietly,
“Sit down. The game’s not over yet.”
“What?”
“You still have to cough up the remaining 194 gold.”
The more time dragged on, the more anxious I felt. Shouldn’t I log out as soon as this quest is over? Fortunately, my opponent didn’t go berserk anymore (?) and sat down.
“F, fine. I’ll play you properly from now on.”
‘Crazy.’
Were you playing around before?
But the following games were incredibly easy. Perhaps wary of my luck, my opponent quickly folded whenever I tried to bet, so I was able to scrape up all the remaining money.
Things turned out this way, so I even thought it was fortunate that I had given up early on.
[You have acquired 116 gold.]
“Phew.”
It’s over.
In the end, after taking all of my opponent’s money, I looked at Gent. Perhaps because I had won against him as requested, Gent had an unconcealable smile on his face. On the other hand, my opponent, who had lost all his money, was lying face down on the table, his fists trembling.
“I…… I lost.”
‘Well, you can lose sometimes in life.’
Even so, it was indeed a quest worthy of being ranked #1 in difficulty. Was #2 the Bamut Shrine? I thought this was several times harder than that. I dragged my exhausted body outside, and Gent followed me out and said,
“Good work. It was a great match.”
[Acquired 500,000 Quest Experience!]
[Level Up!]
[Special Choice Activated!]
‘Special Choice?’
What’s this again?
[Gent currently has a debt of 500 gold. If you give him 500 gold, Gent will give you an ‘item (?)’ as a reward.]
“……”
Wasn’t he just going to give it to me? It clearly said ‘item (?)’ in the reward. But I hadn’t expected to get it this way, so I was flustered in many ways.
‘Should I give this to him or not?’
If I give it to him, I’ll receive 500 gold and an item. With that much money, I could buy a Luxury Shop Box, but the 500 gold I worked so hard to earn would be gone.
However, I could guess what kind of item he would give me.
‘It’s probably the only heirloom he has, right?’
Gent, who had lost everything through gambling, had nothing but that heirloom. So I naturally guessed that the item would be the heirloom, and I started to contemplate between 500 gold and the heirloom.
‘Back then, he definitely……’
Suddenly, the conversation we had while gambling came to mind.
‘Speaking of luck, do you still have that item?’
‘You’re a funny guy. If you just sell that item, you can pay off your debt.’
‘That’s what’s funny. Why don’t you worry about your own future instead of that heirloom?’
Recalling what he had said, the heirloom was clearly worth 500 gold. And remembering that the Luxury Shop Box cost 500 gold, I made up my mind and said to Gent,
“You said your debt is 500 gold, right?”
“Hmm? Ah, yes.”
“I’ll give it to you. That 500 gold.”
[Paying 500 gold.]
“……”
At the same time, a heavy pouch appeared in Gent’s hand. It was a truly surreal sight. A money pouch suddenly appearing? Anyway, Gent, who received the money from me, just stared at me blankly without saying a word.
“A, are you really giving it to me?”
Huh?
I tried to nod, but my body wouldn’t move. Instead, it started talking on its own, just like in the event.
“Yes, please don’t gamble again.”
“Ha, ahahaha! You’re so foolish. Paying off the debt of someone you don’t even know.”
“……”
Hearing those words, I also thought I was foolish.
“Phew, that’s good. As you said, I won’t gamble anymore. Thanks to you, I was able to laugh.”
What should I say? Gent spoke with a relieved expression and then took out something like a square jewel from his pocket.
“Take this. This is also proof that I won’t gamble anymore.”
[Ding!~ Acquired ‘Lucky Gem Dice’.]
‘Dice?’
“And you were the best gambler I’ve ever seen.”
[Recognized by Gambler Gent.]
[Acquired the title ‘Best Gambler’.]
A title came along with it. It’s good to get a title, but being called the Best Gambler made me feel strange. Anyway, I got a title for being recognized by Gent. I had read a post before saying that you could get a title by being recognized by a specific NPC, and it seemed Gent was one such NPC.
“I wish you the best of luck in the future.”
And as Gent left, my body regained its freedom. I don’t like this event because my body can’t move. Anyway, after choosing the option to give him 500 gold, I checked the dice I received from him.
[Lucky Gem Dice] (Unique)
Description: A dice passed down through the family of Gambler Gent. It is characterized by being made of various gems that symbolize luck. Also, because this dice has been passed down through generations, it contains the beliefs of countless people, and due to those beliefs, the dice itself has come to possess a truly enormous amount of luck. In addition, since the dice is not an equippable item, its effects can be felt simply by holding it.
*Luck-type skill level +2 applied.
*Luck-type skill effect increased by 20%.
*Durability increases by 1 every time enhancement succeeds.
“U……nique?”
It was indeed an item worth 500 gold. Yeah, if it’s unique, it’s worth 500 gold. No, if I actually sold this item, I think I could get more than 500 gold.
If my luck increases this much, it will be a great help in enhancement.
‘If I sell it for cash, 50 million won would be easy, right?’
After reading the last part of the explanation, I put the dice in the item storage and opened the status information window.
Luck: 221 (101+120)
‘Oh, I thought maybe not because there’s no durability.’
As expected, even when I put it in the item storage, the stats were applied. It’s a kind of talisman item. Originally, with talisman items, if you put a picture or sculpture in the item storage, the corresponding stats are applied, and this dice was the same kind of item.
’50 million won? No, it’s an item worth much more than that, right?’
Wouldn’t it be at least 80 million won? While I was thinking about the dice like that, a sudden message window popped up, blocking my view.
[Beep!- Warning!]
[Detected that the player’s condition is critical.]
‘What?’
[Immediately terminating connection.]
Phat!━
“Uh…… uh, uh?”
The connection was forcibly terminated, and from the moment I returned to reality, I could feel my head spinning. Along with that, I felt my strength draining as if all the blood was being drawn from my body, and soon even my vision was blurring.
‘Wh, what’s this?’
I didn’t know what was going on, but realizing that it wasn’t normal, I tried to do something. However, now I was in a state where I couldn’t even move a finger, and my mind was blurring along with my vision.
‘Oh…… no way, like this……’
Am I dying?
I had a strong feeling that if I lost consciousness like this, I would never wake up again. I thought I had to somehow regain my senses, but my body was betraying even that will.
As my consciousness gradually faded, I vaguely heard a guide sound from inside the capsule.
[Requesting emergency call due to the player’s critical condition……]
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