Kujibiki Tokushou: Musou Hāremu ken

Chapter 117

CHAPTER 117 – CHASING AFTER THE MASTERMIND

「I’ll open it . Even!」

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 .

「I’ll open it . Even!」

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

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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 .