Adopting the Male Protagonist Changed the Genre - Chapter 111
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Chapter 111
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The winner of all gambling is the casino.
That’s why established casinos are called geese that lay golden eggs.
Because always, without fail, all money eventually flows into the casino.
Even knowing this, people head to casinos like moths rushing to flames, clinging to the very slim possibility of turning their lives around, and the casino bestows a handful of miracles as if it were a benevolent god.
That was the golden rule governing the Red House.
Until Belinda Blanche trampled that law to pieces.
Schubel irritably lit a cigar after checking the money Belinda had taken over the past few weeks.
‘Does she really think she can ruin this massive business with mere gambling?’
For the first few days, he had laughed at Belinda’s foolishness.
Throughout the casino, ‘hyenas’ personally selected by Schubel were moving around disguised as ordinary customers.
Their mission was to roll chips beside customers who were unusually ‘lucky,’ observing them to discover how they summoned their ‘luck.’
Most of it was petty tricks or sleight of hand.
Schubel’s hyenas were competent and had never once missed a customer who reeked of foul play.
Except for Belinda.
“We couldn’t find any particular tricks.”
“She seemed skilled at handling cards, but not to the extent of using sleight of hand.”
“It’s purely good luck, we can only say…”
“If not that, then she’s hiding tremendous skill that even we can’t notice.”
Recalling the hyenas’ reports, Schubel exhaled cigar smoke and picked up a chip that had been rolling around.
In the center of the chip, so exquisitely crafted it could be used as a nation’s currency, Adelia Blanche’s silhouette was embossed like that of a queen.
He rolled it in his hand while muttering menacingly.
“That gnat keeps buzzing around my ears.”
In truth, the money Belinda was taking was like hitting a rock with an egg compared to the massive flow of funds.
Nevertheless, it was genuinely irritating, so he had conducted body searches despite the risk of damaging the casino’s reputation, but no suspicious circumstances were found.
The guard she brought along was equally clean.
She must be using some kind of trick. Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense.
“There must be some trick…”
He was once again absorbed in the thought that had dominated his mind for weeks.
Knock knock.
Someone urgently knocked on Schubel’s door located on the top floor of the casino.
Usually, they would only enter after receiving Schubel’s permission, but whoever it was must have been in such a hurry that they burst through the door before Schubel could even speak.
“Master Schubel!”
Schubel frowned and turned to look at the casino manager.
The man, who was always neatly dressed, was unusually disheveled and panting.
“It’s, it’s terrible! The, the chips…!”
“Surely the customers didn’t all see you running around like that?”
“Well, that is, but…”
Unable to watch him stammer like an idiot any longer, Schubel nodded his head.
“Speak.”
“Counterfeit chips have been discovered!”
At the manager’s following words, Schubel jumped up and shouted, not even noticing that cigar ash was burning his clothes.
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“Full house.”
At Belinda’s words, cheers erupted from one corner of the casino.
Having cleanly finished the round, Belinda flicked her index finger and Terry swept up all the chips on the table.
While Terry organized the various colored chips with movements almost like a dealer’s, Belinda tilted her head sideways and narrowed her brow.
Having spent quite a lot of money to buy the luck needed to assemble a full house with a 0.1% probability, she couldn’t just smile.
‘Everyone who plays poker must be crazy.’
There were people who played with skill, but to Belinda, it was no different from a game of pure luck.
Soon, confirming that Belinda’s hand had left the table, the spectators rushed toward her like a pack.
“Marquess’s Daughter Blanche, could we ask you to exchange chips?”
“I only exchange for gold chips.”
“That’s fine! So please!”
When Belinda nodded, Terry exchanged the noble’s chips with Belinda’s.
The same request came several more times, and each time Belinda gladly accepted their requests.
This strange spectacle had emerged just one day after she started visiting the casino.
“Noble young lady, this is my entire fortune. Please exchange chips and share your luck with this old man.”
An old man in shabby clothes approached Belinda, who had just finished a game, and pleaded earnestly. In the old man’s trembling hands lay a gleaming gold chip.
Everyone who frequented the casino like their own home had watched how this old man had squandered his fortune over the past few days.
The final destination for such people was obvious.
Just as the surrounding nobles clicked their tongues and were about to call casino security.
Surprisingly, Belinda gladly exchanged her chips with the old man’s.
“I hope luck will be with you.”
Belinda Blanche showing kindness!
But an even more surprising event followed.
“Red Queen, thank you!”
After the old man bet with the chip he had exchanged with Belinda, he went on a winning streak and hit the jackpot.
From then on, the chips Belinda won began to be regarded as lucky charms.
Nobles would quietly approach when Belinda finished a game and ask to exchange chips, and each time Belinda didn’t refuse.
As a result, since she started frequenting the casino, an enormous amount of gold chips began circulating, which was a tremendous boon not only for Belinda but also for the casino.
Regardless of Schubel grinding his teeth, it was natural for the casino staff to treat her with utmost care.
To the extent that they felt it was regrettable she only stayed exactly three hours a day.
Just as Belinda finished exchanging chips with the nobles and was giving hand signals to Suga to move locations.
“Marquess’s Daughter Blanche.”
The casino manager, sweating profusely, called out to her.
Belinda nodded while heading toward the roulette table that Suga was pointing to.
“What is it?”
“Master Schubel Blanche requests to see Marquess’s Daughter Blanche.”
“Schubel?”
Belinda sat in front of the spinning roulette table and flicked her fan as if pondering.
Whirrrrrr.
The sound of the ball rolling on the huge roulette wheel echoed unusually loud.
The manager held his breath as if his own fate hung on that roulette wheel, waiting for Belinda’s answer.
Thunk.
Confirming the ball had rolled into the red section of the roulette wheel, Belinda smiled pleasantly and spoke.
“Two hours.”
“Yes?”
“You can wait about two hours, can’t you? As you can see, I’m busy enjoying my game. Terry, all-in on red even numbers.”
“Yes.”
Then the roulette began spinning once again.
Despite the gravity of the matter, the Casino Manager had no justification or authority to force her, so he had no choice but to turn around and leave.
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Top floor of the casino.
Belinda came looking for Schubel exactly two hours after the Casino Manager had gone to find her.
“Schubel, you were looking for me?”
Schubel, who had been smoking a cigar while looking down at the casino’s panoramic view through the window, turned around.
His expression was no different from usual, but the cigar smoke filling the study showed his anxiety in his place.
“Won’t you sit down first?”
Schubel pointed to the couch.
Belinda leisurely sat on the couch with her legs crossed, anticipating how her opponent would approach.
‘Will he threaten me to stop coming?’
Perhaps he might even throw things. It was that kind of situation.
However, the atmosphere wasn’t as hostile as expected.
“Belinda, I’m banning you from entering the casino for the next month.”
“Well, there should be a valid reason for that. I haven’t used any tricks or caused any disturbances. Besides, isn’t it thanks to me that this business has been doing exceptionally well lately?”
Just as Belinda paused to unleash sharp words like a blade.
Schubel immediately approached Belinda.
The moment she tensed up and was about to summon Cao.
Thud.
He knelt down in front of Belinda.
“If a month is difficult, even just two weeks would be fine. Please.”
He trembled his shoulders and hung his head as if he might shed tears.
“This is a business Father worked so hard to reclaim… Do you know? Your father almost lost this casino to con artists. My father had to clean up the previous generation’s mess as soon as he took the position of Head of the Family. It’s a business he protected by sacrificing sleep. Bel, it’s the legacy Father built.”
“…”
“For Father’s sake, please… If you tell me to crawl like a dog, I’ll crawl. I’ll do anything, so please give me time.”
Just two weeks.
If she could see Schubel crawling like a dog in exchange for not entering the casino, it wouldn’t be a bad deal.
“Pfft.”
However, Belinda proved with her light burst of laughter that only Schubel thought that way. It was a clear, cheerful laugh as if she was dying of amusement.
“…”
Schubel remained kneeling, only clenching his fists tightly.
He could endure this level of humiliation easily.
Once this matter was resolved, he would definitely repay this bitch for the humiliation he received…
“Schubel, do you think you can find the counterfeit chips in just two weeks?”
“What…?”
Schubel’s head snapped up.
The fact that counterfeit chips were circulating in the casino was classified information that Schubel had only received yesterday.
Chips themselves serve as cash. Therefore, casinos always checked the amount of chips exchanged for currency.
If someone brought counterfeit chips from outside and asked to exchange them for cash, it would directly result in the casino’s loss.
But just yesterday, evidence was discovered that more chips were circulating in the market than the casino had distributed.
The situation was clear. Counterfeit chips were circulating in the market.
Thanks to Belinda attracting customers, more chips than usual were being exchanged, which delayed the discovery of the situation.
But Belinda spoke as if she had foreseen this situation.
“You, you don’t tell me…”
In front of the pale-faced Schubel, Belinda smiled slyly.
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