Chapter 335: Darts

"I'm glad we're on the same page! I'll bet 1500 points, I assume you'll bet everything you just won right?" He spoke those words with confidence and the crowd could not help but be taken a back. 1500 points was a staggering amount for one person and only meant that this man was smart and knew what he was doing— He had to have earned those points somehow after all.

"Yeah, I'll bet every last penny," Moby casually responded.

If the crowd's confidence in the man weren't high enough, they sure were now. It was to the point that some of them left the table and rushed over to the empty back desk with stars in their eyes.

"Hey! Where you going?"

"To get more money!"

"Wait what?! Did you hear that guy say what will happen if we don't pay them back!? Aren't you scared!?"

"Yeah, of course we did! But, more than I'm worried about walking out of here broke as hell! Let's get our money back and more! It's gonna be all worth it in the end!" He lacked behind to explain to the rest of the group. 

"Okay… I'll do it!"

And, just like that, an entire army marched, the only people left standing were Hikari and Regrit.

"Hey guys! Can I get you to do something for me?" Moby called out to them. 

"What now… Can't you see I'm too busy being depressed…" Regrit mumbled back.

"I need you to go to the back desk too and borrow some more money! Let's try to match their bets! It will all be worth it in the end!"

"YOU CAN'T BE FUCKING SERIOUS!!" Regrit almost had a heart attack listening to Moby's words. 

"Don't worry about it! We'll pay it back right after!"

"You're gonna kill me with all of this you know that!? You think I'll actually go out and borrow more coins!? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND! WE HAVE ENOUGH POINTS! GET YOUR ASS OFF THERE!! I'D RATHER SUCK A CO—"

"I'm on it Joker!" His speech was immediately interrupted by the little girl to his side, and just like that his vigour was whisked away and his stress returned. 

"You… You better not fucking lose this money… That's all I'm gonna say okay…" Regrit took a deep breath to calm his nerves, looking away from Moby's smile that he could no longer bear. 

'Huh, Hikari's going out into the crowd all alone? Has she gotten more comfortable due to this experience or is she forcing herself for my sake?' He inwardly thought to himself. 

It was not very long until the initial crowd returned, now with heavy bags of points in hand, Hikari slightly more in the back with a bag that toppled all the other ones. 

All of the bets were set and the crowd was hyped, except for Regrit of course who was biting his nails wishing for it all to end and looking at his hair to make sure it was not turning gray.

"Are both competitors ready!?"

"Yes sir!" they spoke as one.

"Okay… … START!"

The crowd exploded in cheering, it was to the point that all the nearby tables could not help but take a moment of pause and look over in their direction.

Moby and the other man immediately chugged their initial 10 cups and picked up a dart, looking at the two newly set up dart boards ahead. 

Just like before, Moby looked like he could barely stand up while his opponent looked good as new. But, despite that, he was still determined as he was the first one to shoot after spinning around 10 times.

"B-bbull's eye!!" The crowd could not help but boo as they then looked over at their only hope shooting his shot right after.

"GO NEW GUY! WHOOP HIS ASS!!"

"BULL'S EYE!"

They both shot completely perfectly, and thus they had to shoot more… and more… and more… But, despite what felt like endless shooting, they were still on even ground with no shots missing the red center.

Yet, it seemed to be all out of Luck. Moby's form was quite awkward compared to his opponent but he still managed to hit every single shot. It was a miracle that he survived this long. It was to the point that Regrit felt his heart leap out of his chest and his stomach sink to his groin every single shot Moby threw. 

Though the competition had stood still for ages, the crowd did not lose their vigour nor did the tension lessen, if anything, it increased with thoughts that the new kid might lose and that the new challenge was going to pull another miracle creeping upon their backs.

But, that was when the referee stopped the match. 

"This has gone on long enough!" He roared, slamming a cup of beer on the table. "Drink 10 more now! That should make things more interesting!"

The new guy looked slightly hesitant at the new rules but when he looked over at his opponent almost ready to pass out, his confidence once again grew.

"Okay! Let's do this!"

"I-I'm down too…" Moby seconded that opinion. 

And thus, they entered a new round with even more disorientation than before. The new guy's shots were finally beginning to look wonkier but Moby's movements were now so exaggerated that it almost looked impossible from the way he threw it. 

The more the match went on the more the people realized how much closer it was than they were led to believe. The first to mess up lost and both opponents seemed to be at their limits. To everyone, it was more than clear… The event was reaching its climax and there could only be one winner. 

And after what felt like a 100-year long war… It was finally over and one-shot landed on the green outer ring of that saught after red circle… 

The crowd went completely silent, many of them with their hands hanging onto their heavily beating hearts 

"Oh lord please let us win… Oh lord please let us win… Oh lord please let us win… Oh lord please let us win… " Regrit closed his eyes and begged to some higher power to let things end well so they could finally leave, that was when he was shaken from the waste vigorously, opening his eyes only to see a jumping Hikari celebrating like she was out of breath. "He won! He won!"

"Wait really!? Ha… haha… HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!" His laughter broke the silence of the crowd before he got a menacing glance back from the red-faced challenger that looked more like a wild animal ready to explode, however, all that served to do was increase his hysteria even more.

"THIS AIN'T OVER!! REFEREE! WHY AREN'T YOU CALLING THIS!? HE CHEATED! THE DART MOVED IN MID-AIR! IT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT!! YOU SAW THAT RIGHT!?" The new guy shrieked like a mad man, his red, pulsing eyes almost popping out their sockets. 

"I'm sorry kid, but that looked fair to me…" The referee waved off his accusations like nothing and looked over towards the smiling defending champion who was on one knee smiling and looking at everything transpire. 

"WHAATTTT!!" His madness increased even more. "YOU CAN'T BE FUCKING SERIOUS RIGHT!? IT WAS CLEAR AS DAY HE FUCKING CHEATED!!" Heavy pellets of spit were mixed into his speech as he shot his anger straight at the indifferent judge like a machine gun who had nothing but pity in his eyes.

"I'm sorry boy, the decision is final… And the winner is the defending champion!"

"..." Other than the laughing Regrit that attracted all the hating looks, the air was cold with everything sounding like odd static in their ears, some breaking down into tears looking at what just transpired while others went down on their knees as they felt their souls exit their bodies.

"We trusted you… We fucking trusted you and you failed us… Now, what are we gonna do huh?" One man in the crowd finally spoke, tears of stress and depression falling down his face.

"Yeah! What was that all about huh?"

"You scammed us all!"

They had gone on an entire emotional journey in merely the last few minutes… From the highest highs of hope to the lowest lows of depression. They looked back it things and thought of how stupid they were. There was no reason for them to trust him… It was simply due to the moment. They were just so desperate that they latched on to the only light given to them, and that light eventually ended up completely blinding them. 

"NO! GUYS! Y-you have to believe me! It was all a mistake! He 100% cheated! Give me one more chance and I'll prove it! I'll… I'll rematch him for all that he has and you guys can go borrow more mo—"

"DO YOU HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT WE'RE FUCKING STUPID ENOUGH TO DO THAT!?"

"..."

"Come on… Let's go… This is just a waste of time…" The depression on their faces was more than evident as most of the crowd dispersed and decided to pay whatever debt they had as to not make it even worse.

The new guy took a few steps back as everything began to sink in. It all did not feel real to him… Everything was ruined and it was all because of that cheating bastard… Yeah… If it weren't for him and his underhanded tactics, he would have never gotten to this point. IT WAS ALL HIS FAULT!

"YOOUUU FUCKING CHEATER!! I'LL KILL YOU!!" And in a fit of madness, he lunged at the still drunk challenger with a green mana-infused fist ready to kill… 

But, that was when the crystals on the walls began flashing red, and before he even knew it he was on the ground in cuffs, detained by staff that worked there. 

"No mana or attacking other clients allowed!! You will be punished…" several staff members lifted him off of the ground and dragged him to a certain corridor that no one was able to see as he screamed in their arms as he struggled to leave to no avail. 

"LET GO!! LET FUCKING GO OF ME!! I'LL KILL HIM!! I'LL FUCKING KILL HIMMMMMMMM…" His mind had clearly broken, his screams echoed far and wide all throughout the room and seized the attention of many nervous faces wondering what happened to make him like that and what will they do with him now…

"Joker! That was amazing! I'm so happy you won!" Hikari rushed over to Moby who was eating his pill to detoxify himself.

"Why did you ever doubt me?" He rubbed his hands on her head softly. 

"Uh, uh! I always knew you would win!" He smiled at her before looking at Regrit standing behind. 

"You know… I gotta admit you had me worried more than a few times… But, all's well that ends well! It's finally over! Now, let's get the fuck out of here! We've made more than I could ever dream of!"

"Huh?" Moby confusedly glanced at him with an eyebrow raised.

"What?" He responded with even more confusion than before. 

"Are you kidding me? No way we're leaving now! We've only just started!"