Whispering Verse

Because of the strange attitude of the three gentlemen, not only the old Duke Lucas himself, but also the other guests invited this time were eager to know what they had just seen.

"Okay then, let the game begin."

Mr. Mark announced loudly as he fiddled with the tie on his white shirt and black formal collar.

Two middle-aged men from the Prophet's Association served as dealers beside Mr. Mark. There was superstition in this era, and people believed that women would bring bad luck to the Rhodes cards, so there was no sexy lady dealing the cards here.

Shade got his first card and felt a little nervous. In fact, he doesn't know how to play Rhodes at all. In the past few days, he has learned some Rhodes skills between reading books and playing with cats, but he is definitely not comparable to those veterans.

Therefore, what Miss Anat mentioned about "the luck brought by the founding series of cards" is probably Xia De's hope of winning the card.

Although I have said before that I don't care whether I win or lose this game. But actually sitting here, being watched by so many people, especially Miss Bayas, who was dressed as a maid for some unknown reason, was also looking at him, which made him feel inexplicably pressured.

"Play casually and ask for as few cards as possible. After all, this is a game where luck plays the main role."

He comforted himself in his heart that this time his opponent's deck was no longer stained with blood. This was a very fair match.

"It doesn't matter if you lose... Go and apologize to Miss Carina. You can't lose every time you help her."

My mood returned to normal, so I looked down at the first hole card and spent 13.

"Um......"

He signaled that he should be dealt the next card, and the second card was given directly face up, the 8 of the Sun.

"Um......"

He rubbed his hands, thought for a moment, and asked in his mind:

"Is there another inexplicable person interfering with my luck?"

【I didn't find it. 】

"Then why...it's exactly 21 o'clock?"

[Why can't you regard this as your luck? 】

The murmuring voice asked, and Shade nodded, indicating that there was no need to ask for the next card.

"Are young people so cautious?"

The old Duke on the opposite side smiled, but also did not ask for the third card. Then the two men opened their cards, Shade's was 13+8=21, and Duke's was 8+8=16. The latter was not disappointed, but continued to smile and said:

"It turns out young people are cautious for a reason."

The guests watching the card game were whispering to each other, and Shade saw Miss Bayas sneaking out of the door while everyone was paying attention to the card game, and she didn't know where she went.

"I didn't have a chance to tell her that there is a high-level warlock on this floor...but Miss Carina knew about Miss Bayas last time, so it shouldn't matter."

Shade won the first round of the first game, but in the second round he did not continue his luck. The sum of the first two numbers was 17. The cautious detective did not choose to continue, and the Duke got two 2s in a row, and did not stop until the fourth card:

"It's bad."

Duke Lucas regretfully revealed his trump card, 6+2+2+12=22. Shade's luck doesn't actually need to be particularly good, as long as it's better than his opponent's.

In the third round of the first game, after Shade got the hole card, he noticed absentmindedly that Miss Bayas had returned. She was still dressed as a maid, and when she saw Shade's eyes "peeping" at her from behind the Rhodes cards, she even made a greeting gesture.

When Shade reacted, he had already received three cards and hurriedly called a stop. The current total of the three cards was 18.

At this moment, people burst into a small exclamation. It turned out that someone had finally drawn the first special rules card after the game was going on. Even though Old Duke Lucas was still lagging behind, he still showed a proud expression as if he had won.

"Detective, it seems I have better luck."

[Firearm·Ruger Revolver], Suit Sun 10. After drawing this card, if the cards in your hand including this card are odd numbers, and all the cards in your hand are of different suits, you can change the number on the card from 10, Adjusted in 11.

Duke Lux did not continue to bid, and the other card in his hand was a flower 1. He opened the hole card with his fingers very solemnly, and then threw it on the table. Moon 3, which is used according to special rules.

"Oh! My God~What a blessing!"

The crowd once again erupted in exclamations, and there were endless discussions and congratulations. This was not deliberately catering to the old Duke, the people present really thought this was something quite remarkable.

"It seems that no matter what, the Duke's points are smaller than mine... I won the third round of the first game and won the first game, right?"

Shade asked the dealer in a low voice. No matter how the numbers on the Rhodes card were adjusted, his 18 points should have won. But now people's reactions made him wonder if there were any special rules that caused him to lose.

"End of the first round, Mr. Shad Hamilton wins!"

Amid people's excited discussions, Mr. Mark announced loudly. Shade showed no proud expression, while the old Duke Lucas, who was wearing a red army uniform across from him, had a flushed face, as if he had just won a battle:

"Look, detective, this game is really interesting. You won the first game and I got the rule card. This is really interesting!"

"I really don't fit in with this group of people."

Shade thought in his mind, and the old Duke continued to praise:.

"Carina seems to have found a great Rhodes player, Detective. It won't be so easy next time."

Although the first game only lasted for a short fifteen minutes in total, everyone still took a short five-minute break before continuing with the second game.

During this period, Shade excused himself from drinking and wanted some grape juice, and struck up a conversation with Miss Bayas dressed as a maid. But the latter blinked and didn't say anything unnecessary. It seemed that he didn't want to involve Shade in his own affairs.

This made Shade sigh in relief, which was exactly what he was thinking.

Duke Lucas' luck finally came back at the beginning of the second game. On the third card of the first round of the second game, he actually drew the queen directly. After Shade, who was holding 15 points in his hand, tried to continue asking for cards, his points directly exceeded 21 points. Then the old Duke laughed and said that luck is indeed conserved.

In the second round, Shade drew the queen of his deck instead. Of course, the Duke continued to ask for cards as he had just thought, hoping to draw blackjack or the king. But unfortunately, he drew the card Star 13 with a special pattern, and it was very unfortunate that the card exploded directly.

This kind of game where one person wins a round is much more exciting than the first game just now. The Duke's interest increased, and he arranged for a servant to find a poet who could play the lute, and while the two played cards, they sang poems to entertain them.

In the third round of the second round, Shade, who was slightly relaxed after winning a round, took a gamble on luck. Although he still did not draw a special card, he managed to collect 20 points when the cards were suspended. The old Duke once again drew a Rhodes card with special rules, this time it was [Ancient Hero Knight Tim], which was also a card that required rolling dice to take effect.

But this time the Duke had no such luck. He neither successfully used the special rules nor beat the detective's 20 points.

"It seems I'm pretty lucky today."

Shade, who won the first and second rounds, thought in his heart as he took a long bite that he would win if he won again.

[Maybe you can make money gambling on cards, that sounds great. 】

"I won't gamble unless I'm really desperate. It's a matter of principle."

Shade emphasized again, and then heard the woman's pleasant chuckle. After accepting that the other person existed at the same time as himself and not thinking about whether the other person was really him, Shade became more and more accustomed to the woman's voice that often whispered in his ears and heart. It's like he didn't like cats much at first, but gradually he got used to little Mia becoming a member of the family.

One of the costs of being exposed to mystery and becoming a ring wizard is that you will be followed by whispers in your ears for the rest of your life. Sleeping, eating, socializing, even in privacy...this is the price, nothing is free. But every time he heard the soft laughter in his ears, Shade would think that this was not a price, but a gift to himself.

At this time, the third round of the second round officially began. Shade's first hole card was Flower 8, and the Duke lowered his head and glanced at the cards before directly showing his hole card:

"king."

The old man, who was as strong as a lion, couldn't help laughing, and his rich voice could almost vibrate the glass:

"I haven't been so happy for a long time. Carina really found a good poker player this time. I'm not bad either. I was able to draw the king and queen in one round. The last time I had this luck, I My son is probably about the same age as you. Detective, my hole card is the king. Unless you draw 21 points, I will also win the two rounds of the second game."

The people watching excitedly talked to each other about the game, and something rare happened in almost every round, which greatly increased the visibility of the game.

People were already speculating on whether the young detective had this luck, and Shade was curious about it.

"Keep dealing the cards."

He gestured, but not nervously. Even if he lost this round, the second game was only two to two, so he was not in a hurry.

He turned his head slightly to look at the black-haired maid who had been standing behind him since the beginning of the game. The maid looked at him, and her beautiful eyes directly expressed "Are you okay?" Shade shook his head, but found that from the angle he looked up, he could see some physical features that made him blush. Maid Tifa was probably him here. The one with the best body of all the women the world knows.

He looked back at the card table and saw that his second card was actually Sun 12, which together with the 8 points just now, totaled 20.

"Oh~"

Even he couldn't help but sigh, while Duke Lucas opposite him was already smiling:

"Detective, if you lose this round, should you try another card?"

"Keep dealing the cards."

Shade said.

The Duke tapped his fingers on the table:

"That's what young people are like. It's only right to have some spirit of gambling on luck."

But Shade felt that this was not to praise himself, but simply because the old Duke wanted to win more thoroughly.

The third card was sent out, and people on Shade's side couldn't help but slightly stretched their heads to look at the card face, looking forward to seeing the young detective get a card with a point of 1 in any of the four suits, using an astonishing reversal to win the game.

Shade glanced at the cards and raised his eyebrows:

"Maybe the idea that the Founding Series cards increase luck is not just superstition."

He did not have the luck to draw a 1 in any of the four suits, but drew a 3.

The third card is Sun 3, the card face is [Origin·Silver Moon], the number can be adjusted from 1 to 5.

Thump~

Turning around to look, the gray-haired Viscount Ford finally fell down with a smile on his face, clutching his heart.