379 19, Adult Playground

Damien speaks up as familiarly as ever.

"Hey Curse, it's been a while. If you're here, show your face.

"Long time no see. Who's going to Uncle Borderline?

"Are you still being impotent? Teacher Nayoutov sounds like a mess.

"Well, by the way. More than that, why are you here? Are you a hippo?

"No, that's right, Alex just showed up. Curse said he was worried about getting busted in the Knights' Lodge. If Omei gets stuck in the capital again, I'll be in trouble.

Oh, did Alec bother calling a guy like this with his head down worried about me? I feel love, I'm glad.

"Hmm, that was bad for putting the hassle into it. Because of that, do you want to go to lunch? Luxury."

"You say something unexpectedly special. Don't hesitate to have it. I made Omei make a lot of money with interest. That's about as good as that.

Thus the odd pair of us decided to go to the BBQ shop near the guild. I choose the store because it's my luxury.

"You can drink whatever you want. I don't know what kind of booze you keep.

"Oh, don't hesitate to drink. Master! Lager, please!

Beer on the BBQ? An enviable combination. I'll ask for some barley tea. This is surprisingly expensive.

It still seems strange that we feel comfortable, and despite a long reunion, the story plays out. Some of the end-of-life situations were explained. Some of them are good like deputies, even the Ajani family, and some hire killers to blow themselves up. So what about Uncle Borderline's eldest son, the two men? Is it outstanding? I won't ask because I'm not interested.

Is the time around 3: 00? I think Alec said something about the party yesterday, so I need to make sure.

"Are you coming with me? We're going to a magic school dorm, right?

"Isn't that nice? Long time no see, huh? Don't go home yet.

"Then we'll go play when we confirm our plans for tonight. They have a party somewhere.

"Heh, you get that out unexpectedly.

Surprises are superfluous.

"I happen to enjoy the party I went to last time. I'm starting to like dancing.

"Then come to our party next month. You can dance big, huh?

"You don't like it. Are you listening to me? Uncle Borderline will be attending a tough party. Who's going?

"What do you know? If you come, I'll show you an interesting afternoon, okay? I brushed my arms even more after that.

"Well, I'll think about it. No, wait, wait, wait. Can you sculpt Mithril?

Let's get Mithril's Alec statue made.

"Don't be impotent! There's no way you can do that! It's such magic!

"Is it a matter of magic? Then don't worry about it. I'll let the magic flow through Mithril, make it hot and sharpen easily. I'll lend you the Mithrill Knife if you need it. I'll do the magic of the Magic Cut and the Golden Cut.

"That sounds interesting. I don't know if I can do that. If I show that kind of entertainment at a party venue, it's always gonna blow this guy away!

"Then get me a chunk of Mithril. I'll pay. It would be helpful to have about a thousand and five hundred pieces of gold.

"Fine. Why don't you join the party instead? I'll feed you something delicious.

That's not bad. This guy's level says it's delicious, so it's pretty good. I'm starting to look forward to it.

That's how I arrived at the magic school dorm while I was walking. Soon Alec will come out as well.

"Don't you have to call me?

"Oh, I already called. I'll be right out.

You look strange all the time. It's funny, so let's keep it to ourselves for a while. The magic of transmission is convenient inside.

"Curse, welcome back. You didn't break out.

"Thanks for worrying about me. I ate BBQ with this guy. So it's tonight, and he said there's a party or something, but what do we do?

"I'm thinking of going as long as Curse does. The invitation was amazing because I attended the party last time.

"Okay. Then why don't you pick me up in the evening?

"Yeah, you're waiting. Thank you, Damien, for your time.

"I mean fine. I haven't seen Curse in a while. Then I'll borrow this guy till evening.

Then me and Damien pick up the Tsuji carriage and move. They're going a little far.

"So, where are you headed?

"You're going to play, aren't you? I'll take you somewhere nice.

"You can't have a whorehouse.

"Kah, you're a kid after all. Don't worry about it. It's another playground.

My virginity is natural to Alec. But the whorehouse is lined up with Marie, no. I guess we have more technicians than that. Let's go when we grow up.

What arrived was an atmospheric alley such as the entrance to the slam.

"It's a walk from here. I'll take care of the bodyguard.

Don't leave it to the kids. Well, just spreading automatic defense. I don't like the bastards and the two of them in confined spaces.

I'm afraid of the eyes of people who just wander. Is that the eye for prey? Don't bring the kids here.

I walked a little long enough to reach a suspicious, but relatively decent building.

"I'm coming in. You're not freaking out, are you?

"Bi, I'm not freaking out! I'm fine!

You're tough on me, kid.

"Sir, welcome to wake you. But I can't even turn my money back on not having my debt repaid before, can I?

It reminds me of Mr. Sparrash, anyway. Much less dirty than Mr. Sparrash, though.

"Don't be hard on me. I brought Dachi with me today.

"How much? Shall I replace him?

"This is it. Nice lady. Sixty gold coins and five silver coins.

"Yes this.

"Is it instant money? That's your husband's friend. Please come in.

"Well, Damien? You know what I mean? This is your debt, you promise?

"Whoa, I know. I'll borrow it.

Does that mean we owe money? Is this a casino? When are you going to bring a child here?

But I wanted to come to the casino. You wouldn't be in any danger with this guy. So I don't care because Squid Sama doesn't seem to be able to see through.

"What do you say, Curse? Do you have any gambling experience?

"There can't be. It's your kid, isn't it?

"Hehe, I guess so. I'll show you an example here, so study in the back. This guy's a role model.

This is a good example. I've never done it, but it's interesting. Let me do it later.

There are about ten men indoors. He's not a lowly guy to dip into a casino from noon. Oh, me too.

"I'm in. Stretch it."

Is that the so-called 'parent'? It's a game where parents hit the numbers they choose. Looks like you pick a number from one to six with one to four choices.

I guess the reading between parents and tenko is flavorful.

It seems Damien strains five pieces of silver coins to three and calls this way of betting Switzerland. Aren't you in debt because you're betting like this?

"Four inside! If you don't have four, give them a bill."

There are gold transfers going on everywhere. We're all in cash. Naturally, Damien will take the full amount.

When Damian's loss thus exceeded five gold coins,

"What do you say, Curse? Do you want some omelette too?

"Ooh, I'll try.

"I'm sorry, let him in alone.

I know more or less how to bet. Let's stick with a four-point tension.

"I'm in. Stretch it."

It's flattering to deduce numbers from previous trends, but I have no idea. So I gambled with one, two, three, four. It is a way of betting that you lose 20% even if you hit it with a fourth. They call it cheap.

"Two inside! If you don't have two, give them a bill."

Oh, I did it! Two is where you get 60%. First win at the first casino. You're a Beginner's Rack. By the way, the stake is one gold coin.

Damien strained three pieces of silver coins with a hint of Swiss. Of course I was losing.

More than a dozen battles in this way, finally Damien.

"Hey Curse, lend me the gold.

"Fine, but isn't it cheaper to borrow it on the torso here?

"That's fair enough...... huh? Can you lend it to me?

This guy is a bad adult... oh you were a prodigal son. Well, I'll take it from him, and I'll lend him as much as I want.

"Look, hundreds of gold coins. With all this, you're a little better. Just like you always promised, huh? It's time for me to go. Alec's waiting.

"Oops. I'll borrow it. It's a merciless contract magic for Dachi, too. See you later.

I'm a little anxious to go home on my own the way I came, but I probably won't get lost either. By the way, I won about four gold coins.

"Dude, you smell something?

"Oh, fuck you!

"Do you smell like a rotten aristocrat here?

"Whoa, hey, isn't that the kid?

"Yes, yes, noble boy. You mustn't walk here like this."

"We have to protect you because it's dangerous."

"Ten gold coins is fine for protection."

Let's go. Let's go.

"Paralysis."

Cuttlefish by a lot of slam specialties?

It seemed like a long story, so I'm done with paralysis. If you leave it like this, other residents will pull out the money. I don't know if money is all I need. Poor thing.

There were two more times before this happened to get out of the slam. The example pull was interesting, but you won't be coming again. Come on, let's pick up Alec.