Kujibiki Tokushou: Musou Hāremu ken

Chapter 117




CHAPTER 117 – CHASING AFTER THE MASTERMIND




ーーohhhh!!


The gambling den clamors .


「Isn’t this the tenth consecutive time……?」


Iris who is beside me was stunned .


There is a reason that she became like that .


There was only even that came out since earlier . It is the tenth time right now .


Because it resulted to even consecutively, the guys who are gambling in other groups gathered, and started to say this and that to themselves .


And there is a man who missed that ten times .


The man who brought fake notes continuously bet on odd, and continuously lost .


It was like he was betting on odd for no particular reason, but half way, he started betting on odd obstinately .


「Oi, bastard, you’re cheating right?」


「I am not doing such thing」


The dicer answered with a friendly attitude .


「Everyone who are gambling here has sharp eyes . There is no way to cheat with so many eyes watching」


「Well, that’s true, it doesn’t look like he’s cheating」


「There are more than a hundred people watching here . We should be able to tell if he’s doing something」


The surrounding guys said . The fake notes guy clicked his tongue resentfully .


『He’s not, cheating it seems』


『Is that so?』


『Umu』


The mother and daughter chatted .


I also agree with Eleanor .


They are not cheating in the sense of tricking people .


That’s for sure .


「Next! Come on, next!」


「Alright……I’ll start」


The fake notes guy prompted, and the dicer shook the dice .


*Don*, the pot was slammed to the floor, and the dices stopped .


And then, the fake notes guy quickly said .


「It’s odd! I’m sure it’s odd this time!」


He took out more money and bets on odd .


「Odd!」


「I’ll bet on odd too!」


「Odd should come out this time」


And following him, the other guys started to bet on odd .


Well, I get how they feel .


「Hey」


Iris whispered to me quietly .


「What?」


「It isn’t cheating right?」


「Yeah, it’s not」


「I see……」


Iris thought for a bit .


「Even」


And bet on the opposite of the surroundings .


She gathered the surrounding’s attention .


After odd had come out for ten consecutive times, the surroundings betted on odd, and only Iris betted on even .


She didn’t bet that much, but she stood out because she was the only one .


「Oi oi, there’s no way that it would be even this time」


「That’s right . There’s no way that it would continue that much unless he’s cheating」


「What an idiot」


They showered sneers .


If there was no cheating happening, there is no way that it would be even again after even came out ten consecutive times .


I get the logic, I get it, but .


『Iris-jou, she’s good』


Yeah .


I agreed with Eleanor .


There was no cheating, if so, Iris’s judgment that it would be even again for the eleventh time is .



After a moment of silence, the answer naturally came together with the chaos surrounding it .



In the end, the fake notes guy left the gambling den without winning even once .


Iris and I went out, following him .


「Let’s follow him」


「Of course . But wait a second」


I stopped Iris who was rushed to chase after the guy .


「What is it?」


「It would be all for nothing if we were found right?」


「That is true, but……ahh! He turned corners . Let go」


「Just listen」


「We’ll lose him if this continues! If that happens, it would be all for nothing like you said!」


「Leave it to me . I did the same thing in the past」


「The same thing?」


「I can hear that guy’s footsteps, I can tell what course he’s walking through」


「Footsteps?」


Iris looked around .


Various sounds are overflowing within the crowd .


Chatting voices, lifestyle sounds, there was also the sound of a messenger horse rider that passed by in such timing .


「You can tell his footsteps with this?」


「I can」


I showed a clear nod .


Soon after I came to this world, I had an experience of following someone . I also followed that time by hearing their footsteps .


Unlike that time, I am now used to using my abilities better so I can create the route that the opponent has passed through just by listening to their footsteps .


I can trace them even without following after them .


「That’s amazing…… you aren’t a man successful only on battlefields huh」


「That impression isn’t that wrong too」


「……no wonder Aneue is infatuated」


She whispered somewhat profoundly .


I ignored it because it would only complicate things if I poke into it right now .


And while that happened, the footsteps finally stopped, so I told Iris .


「He stopped . Let’s go」


「Yeah」


Iris nodded . Her expression became solemn .


I led her and started to walk .


I walked following the route that was made by the footsteps I picked up in my head .


We turned several corners, passed through the middle of the town, and came out to the opposite side .


The atmosphere changed drastically . That place was like the slums .


The buildings are unsightly and dirty and there are people with ragged clothes sitting here and there .


They stared at me and Iris but we ignored them .


After going through a winding street and entering a complex path, we stopped in front of a certain building .


It’s a wooden flat house and wind seems to pass through it very well .


「Is it here?」


I nodded to Iris .


「Yeah, he entered here」


「Is there other people inside?」


「There’s none . There is only one person’s sound of movement and presence」


「I got it . If so, I’ll go」


「Are you sure?」


I looked at Iris with widened eyes .


「Leave it to me」


Iris said that and entered inside with high spirits .


I stayed where I’m standing and let her do what she wants because in this distance, I can intervene anytime in case something happens .


I heard arguing voices from inside . It’s Iris’s and the fake notes guy’s voice .


Iris cornered the fake notes guy and questioned him .


The man attacked instead . He blows a fuse and punches towards Iris .


But, he was immediately suppressed by Iris .


From how it sounded, she dodged his punch and then twisted his arm .


The man quickly surrendered and said「I’ll talk, I’ll talk okay!」


『She’s quite good』


「Yeah」


『Well then, shall we move as well』


「I guess so」


『Fue?』


While Hikari was puzzled, I took out the warp feather, and warped half-way the path we passed through before coming here .


There was a man who waits and sees from the shadows in the distance, and I appeared behind that man .


「Don’t move」


「ーー!!」


I threatened him, poking his back with the Demon Sword’s handle .


The man reacted quickly, raising both of his hands immediately .


『A-re? This person’s the one shaking the dice earlier』


Hikari said .


That’s right, this man is the dicer .


I questioned the man that I poked from earlier with a low voice .


「Why did you collect the fake notes?」


The man flinched .


There was no cheating . The man used his skillful technique and perfectly controlled the outcome of the dice he shook .


And the fake notes guy spat out the fake notes that he had without winning even once .


I questioned the dicer why he targeted that man .





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