Gensokyo Detective, but surrounded by Shura Field

After returning home, Chu Bai told Sanae about the lottery situation.

Sanae also showed a helpless expression.

No matter how you put it, the scope of this lottery is too broad, making precise preparation impossible.

"But I absolutely cannot give up!"

Sanae clenched her small fist to cheer herself on:

"For the faith of the two deities, and to revitalize the Moriya Shrine again!"

"I must win the championship and debut as the best idol in the competition!"

"Ooh, I'm getting fired up!"

Chu Bai echoed her encouragement, while also covering his kidneys.

To be honest, it seems that the least thing to worry about right now is the issue of faith.

Even if the competition fails, Suwako can extract something more efficient than faith from him...

And so.

Amidst Sanae's anticipation, the next day quickly arrived.

The tense, exciting, and unknown idol competition officially began.

Chapter 223: Idol Competition? Kakegurui!

For some reason, I dreamed of Suwako sneaking in to steal food again last night.

And when I woke up in the morning, I didn't feel well-rested.

As a result, after some delays, Chu Bai and Sanae barely made it to the venue, arriving as the last two contestants.

"Hello everyone, I am the host, ■■■."

Seeing that Chu Bai and Sanae were in place.

The host, whose name I don't know, immediately got to the point and began the opening remarks.

"Today's weather is sunny, with a high of 32℃ and a low of 26℃. Wind force is level 1, and air quality is excellent..."

"...Why did we suddenly switch to the weather forecast next door?"

Chu Bai couldn't help but remind him:

"This is an idol competition, not a morning news program, right?"

"Oh, sorry, I remembered the lines wrong."

The host coughed twice and said again:

"On this sunny day with clear skies and white clouds, I welcome everyone on behalf of the program team."

"Although the environment on site is somewhat unsatisfactory, the reason for this arrangement is because we want to implement the concept of environmental protection..."

There are too many grammatical errors!

It's perfect material for high school entrance exam grammar questions!

Chu Bai, the former language arts teacher, immediately felt dizzy and couldn't help but take out his ruler to teach him a lesson.

Sanae still hugged his leg tightly, constantly reminding him that he wasn't a student and couldn't be easily offended.

The host didn't realize the danger at all and continued to say:

"The so-called environmental protection concept is to do the least amount of work with the most amount of money, so that team leader Smith can take more and demand more. (The part in parentheses doesn't need to be read)... Ah..."

"You already read it out loud!"

Chu Bai complained loudly:

"And apologize to the real environmentalists!"

The host swallowed and wanted to continue speaking.

As a result, a shout came from the backstage through the speakers:

"Idiot, hurry up and proceed to the next step, don't embarrass the program team anymore!"

Is it a speakerphone?

We can hear everything clearly!

The continuous stream of complaints made Chu Bai feel exhausted.

He took a deep breath, calmed his inner emotions, and told himself that he couldn't continue complaining, or he would become a character that just complains.

After a period of chaos, the host wiped the sweat from his forehead:

"Cough, a little interlude..."

"In short, getting back to the main topic, the idol competition is divided into four rounds: auditions, preliminaries, semi-finals, and finals."

"We have already reviewed the qualifications for the auditions, and everyone standing here has passed the auditions. Congratulations to everyone."

...Actually, it's just paying money.

50,000 yuan per person, a simple and crude screening method.

Chu Bai touched his wallet with some heartache.

In order to cooperate with Sanae, he also signed up himself, with the goal of clearing all her opponents and helping her win the championship.

Of course, as a reward, Sanae will give him the entire 500,000 yuan grand prize for the final winner.

This is also why Chu Bai is so invested.

But speaking of the 500,000 yuan grand prize, it seems like a certain plot point has been forgotten...

"Then, without further ado, let's begin the preliminary round!"

The host said, reaching into the lottery box.

After groping around for a while, he took out a piece of paper:

"To become an idol, you need to develop various talents in a comprehensive way, while also possessing a bit of luck."

"And the selection method for this preliminary round is - gambling!"

"????"

For a moment, question marks filled the arena.

Someone couldn't help but shout:

"What kind of idol selection relies on winning at gambling!"

"Yeah, it's better to compete on who can pee the furthest!"

"Uh, I feel like you have some issues too..."

"Please be quiet!"

The host patted the microphone:

"The drawn projects are completely random. If you happen not to draw your strengths, it just means your luck is a little bit bad."

"And luck is also an essential element of being an excellent idol..."

"Don't state such abstract principles so seriously!"

"No complaining allowed, anyway, the competition begins!"

The host clapped his hands, and dozens of gambling tables immediately rose up.

And each of the two hundred or so contestants on the field was also given 10 chips.

"The condition for advancing to the semi-finals is to win these 10 chips up to 40 chips."

"And the way to win chips is completely free."

"Blackjack, Show Hand, Fight the Landlord, Guessing Big or Small..."

"No matter which method, as long as you win 40 chips, you can advance."

"In contrast, once the chips are cleared, you will be directly eliminated."

The rules are quite simple.

Most people understood instantly.

The host looked around and finally said:

"The time limit is before 12 noon. Players who fail to win 40 chips by the deadline will also be eliminated."

"Then I announce that the Gambling Saint Competition... oh no, the idol competition officially begins!"

You slipped up, didn't you!

Chu Bai twitched his lips and immediately joined up with Sanae.

His goal is to make Sanae the champion, so the chips in his hand can of course be given to Sanae for free.

But if he fails in the first round, then his role would be too small.

So it's best to let both of them win and advance together.

"But in this way, our disadvantage is very obvious."

Sanae looked around worriedly:

"Because our reputation is too great, everyone knows that we have extraordinary powers."

"So the contestants will not gamble with us at all, but will only gamble with contestants who are also ordinary people."

Chu Bai nodded, expressing his agreement.

Of course, there are people on the field who can gamble with them.

It's just that those people...

"Komeiji Satori, Remilia Scarlet, Izayoi Sakuya, Hakurei Reimu, Kawashiro Nitori, Morichika Rinnosuke..."

Sanae sighed:

"Although these guys are willing to gamble, the problem is that these people themselves also have special skills."

"Komeiji Satori can read minds, Remilia can directly alter fate, Sakuya can stop time to see the cards, the Kappa has X-ray glasses... Gambling with these guys is completely asking for trouble."

"...It seems that there is only that one way left."

Chu Bai's style suddenly changed, and the muscle lines on his face became rough.

"Ah, yes..."

A shadow also appeared on Sanae's face, and she popped out her fingers:

"We have no choice but to beat up all those ordinary people and forcibly take their chips."

The nearby contestants: "???"

Before they could react.

Chu Bai and Sanae tacitly rushed forward and subjected them to inhumane beatings.

Bang bang bang!

Puff puff puff!

Clang clang clang!

After a burst of punches and kicks, these people were screaming.

"Ouch, Mom, ah ah ah ah!"

"Don't hit me, don't hit me! You can have all the chips!"

The host watched in stunned silence from the side.

He quickly called Reimu, who was not far away:

"Miss Reimu, there are people causing trouble over there, aren't you going to do something about it?"