I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 25

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Episode 25

“Could you wait just a moment?”

“Yes, take your time.”

I casually shifted my weight to one leg and watched the female employee check whether the check was forged.

‘Even 500 gold draws some attention here.’

At casinos in the capital, 500 gold just gets you treated like an ordinary customer.

But this is a rural town.

A young man, especially a first-time visitor, exchanging 500 gold for chips wouldn’t be a common sight.

‘I don’t see Lieutenant Olmen anywhere.’

I had confirmed he was heading to the casino, so this was a bit puzzling.

‘Well, maybe he went to the bathroom or something.’

In any case, he’s definitely somewhere inside the casino.

“Thank you for waiting. Here are the chips equivalent to the 500 gold you requested. Would you like to verify them?”

“I’m sure you counted them properly.”

52 red chips worth 100 bits each and 5 blue chips worth 10 bits each.

A total of 5,250 bits—just looking at them made me feel wealthy.

“And this is a service we provide to show our appreciation to customers visiting our casino.”

The woman smiled seductively as she added 3 more red chips on top.

‘About 30 gold worth, I guess. Their service is solid.’

It puts karaoke bars to shame.

“Thanks.”

I answered nonchalantly, gathered my chips, and headed straight to the tables.

‘What should I try first?’

Given the size of this place, there were all kinds of games, but the first thing that caught my eye was naturally the roulette.

‘Can’t resist that one.’

It’s not that I personally want to play it—I’m choosing it because it’s a 100% luck-based game where I won’t look like a beginner.

“Would you like to join the game?”

The dealer delivered a line I’d heard somewhere before.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t a beautiful woman but a man.

“Sure.”

I sat in an empty chair and looked around the roulette board.

‘Wow, this looks delicious already.’

37 numbers.

You roll a ball and guess where it lands—a pure dopamine game.

“I absolutely have to win this time.”

I noticed the middle-aged man next to me frantically scribbling various things on a notepad.

‘The last round was 16, the one before that was 7. Does doing that actually mean anything?’

Trying to calculate luck is wrong from the start.

“What are you looking at!”

Sensing my gaze, the man suddenly shouted as if he wanted to devour me.

“Nothing, I wasn’t really looking.”

It wasn’t information worth looking at anyway.

“If you want to win money, put in your own effort and…”

“Now, now, calm down. I’ll take bets!”

The dealer intervened when he caught the man’s voice getting louder.

‘But this guy’s really crazy. Coming to a gambling den and talking about effort.’

He’s the type who’d say you need to study to win the lottery.

“3, 16, 7, ah! Then this time it’s definitely even!”

Did some god possess him?

He placed 3 red chips on the even square.

‘Damn, what’s this? He’s just a total coward.’

Roulette has several different payouts, and among them, the most boring are odd/even and color matching.

‘The payout was double, right? If you’re going to do that, why gamble at all? Go play the stock market instead.’

He was writing so earnestly that I thought he might show me something, but it’s just disappointing.

“Pfft.”

“What’s your problem!”

Did he hear my snicker? The man shot up from his seat.

“No, it’s just funny. You’re overthinking it too much for just betting 3 chips.”

I picked up one of the dozens of chips in front of me and waved it around.

“How are you going to make money like that? Straight up 21, how much should I bet?”

After thinking for a moment, I pushed all 21 red chips into one square to match the number.

“Cra… crazy.”

At this almost impulsive bet, countless eyes turned toward me.

‘Wow, 200 gold—how much is that?’

I remember my salary from the day before yesterday was just under 20 gold, so roughly calculating, this is about ten months’ worth.

For reference, straight up is a bet on just one number, and if successful, it pays 35 to 1.

‘Listen here, ordinary mister—gambling is supposed to be done with other people’s money.’

If this were my own money, my hands and feet would be trembling, but right now I don’t feel the slightest movement.

No, I’m actually happy.

Because I get to blow even a little bit of the Intelligence Agency’s budget—those bastards who deserve to be torn apart and killed.

‘Take it all, kids. Your big brother is feeling especially generous today.’

A relaxed expression born from comfort.

Right now, anyone looking would see me as the perfect gambler.

“I… I’ll spin it now.”

After all bets were finished, the dealer picked up the white ball to put in the roulette.

“For this round, would you spin it, sir?”

“Sure.”

Looking at the rules, this roulette has a slightly special rule.

The dealer throws the ball, but the person who bet the largest amount spins the wheel.

So it’s a kind of rule to prevent the dealer from cheating.

‘This does seem more fair, I suppose.’

But would it be a casino if it were fair?

They’re definitely pulling some trick with some kind of scheme.

“I’m throwing it!”

Whoosh!

The dealer threw the ball with a skilled wrist snap, and I spun the wheel hard in time with that motion.

Rattle rattle rattle!

The ball rolling quickly along the edge.

One lap, two laps, three laps.

As the speed gradually decreased, the eyes of those participating in the bet began to widen.

‘Please, odd number.’

Honestly, I don’t care about my number—I just want the Odd Bettor to lose money.

13, 14, 15… 17

Fifth lap.

The speed dropped to almost dead, and anyone could see the final lap had begun.

18… 19…

The ball getting closer and closer to the number I chose, almost mysteriously.

At this point, even my heart started to flutter a little.

‘Hey hey, no way it’ll actually hit, right?’

I was momentarily tempted, but it definitely won’t land on 21.

‘They’ll make me bet one more time by failing ambiguously.’

It’s a dealer’s trick they teach even in elementary school.

20… 21… 22

As expected.

The white ball, perfectly slowed down, went into 22….

Rumble!

“Huh…?”

“What? Is it an earthquake?!”

“Aaaaah!”

The ground suddenly began to shake.

Screams echoed throughout the casino at the strange phenomenon, but I couldn’t hear any of that.

21

“Uh…?”

After the shaking, the roulette ball was sitting exactly in 21.

And since I had focused on the roulette until the end, I witnessed it with my own eyes.

The white ball was about to go into 22 when the shaking made it roll over to 21.

“This…this is impossible.”

The Odd Bettor collapsed to the floor at the unbelievable result.

“The result is… 21.”

Even the Dealer seemed not to have expected this result, as I could see cracks forming in his expression.

Anyway, what mattered was that the result was 21.

And the payout for a straight up bet is… as I mentioned before, 35 to 1.

‘Stay calm, stay calm.’

I absolutely must not panic or make childish expressions.

“Lucky me. Right?”

I slightly raised the corners of my mouth as I looked down at the Odd Bettor.

“My…my entire fortune! You must have cheated! You ruined everything! Die!!!”

Did losing money make him lose his mind?

The Unnamed Man suddenly grabbed my collar and lunged at me.

And the problem was….

A knife came out of his pocket.

‘Shit, wait! This isn’t right.’

Swish!

Thanks to my quick reaction, the blade only grazed my hair as it passed.

I could see Guards rushing from both sides, but it was too dangerous to wait.

“Carrying weapons is really against the rules.”

If this had been me a week ago, I wouldn’t have been able to handle it, but not now.

‘He’s just holding a knife, he’s a gambling addict. This is definitely manageable.’

His movements were completely focused on stabbing, with no attention to defense at all.

I waited for him to extend his hand.

‘Now!’

I dove inside, grabbed his waist, and pushed him straight down.

“Ugh…uaaaah!”

Thud.

A body with no strength whatsoever.

Like a scarecrow, his body collapsed straight to the ground.

“Friend, you scared me there.”

Crack!

I stepped on his arm to make him drop the knife, then kicked it away to where no one was.

“You…! You took my entire fortune.”

He still hadn’t come to his senses.

I grabbed his collar, lifted him up, and punched him in the face.

Thwack!

His head turned weakly.

But one hit wasn’t enough to calm my startled heart.

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

“St…stop it!”

Thwack! Thwack!

“Guh!”

When his pupils lost focus, I let go of his collar and he collapsed weakly to the ground.

“What are you doing, not cleaning this up? Are you going to keep an attempted murderer here?”

Kick! Kick!

As I kicked the guy lying on the floor, the Guards finally came to their senses and rushed over.

“We…we’re sorry.”

“Are you injured anywhere?”

“More importantly, do you let just anyone in here without checking their belongings? What if I had actually bled?”

I angrily yelled at the Guards, who were at least twice my size, in an irritated voice.

‘I have justification for this.’

By the way, it was half acting and half sincere.

I really almost got stabbed.

“It’s my responsibility. I’m truly sorry for making you experience such an unpleasant incident.”

While the Guard was sweating nervously in front of me, a handsome man approached and bowed.

“And who are you?”

“I’m Jek, the manager of this casino. It’s an honor to meet the young master of the Oclo Family.”

My identity, which I had never once revealed, came from his mouth.

‘How did he know?’

It was a bit surprising, but nothing would change just because the casino knew my identity.

“Good that you know. How exactly do you manage this casino that I have to experience something like this? I’d like an explanation if you have a mouth to speak with.”

I pressured the manager while wiping the blood on my knuckles with a handkerchief.

“If you wish to punish us, I’ll gladly accept whatever you decide. But before that, didn’t you just win money from your bet?”

Clap!

When Jek clapped once, an Employee approached pulling a cart.

Red chips piled high on top of it.

The enormous amount drew everyone’s attention.

“Are you telling me to let this slide because you’re giving me money? To me?”

“How could we dare offer money to the young master of the Oclo Family?”

Despite his humble posture, his attitude showed no intimidation at all.

He was skilled.

“We would be grateful if you would honor us by allowing us to escort you to our casino’s pride, the VIP Room.”

“Oh.”

I was curious what he would offer as compensation, but what came from his mouth was completely unexpected.

‘The VIP Room.’

Normally I should refuse since it’s unrelated to the mission, but the situation is a bit different now.

‘The Major is nowhere to be seen.’

From when I was spinning the roulette until just now when I subdued that crazy guy.

I kept scanning the surroundings, but couldn’t find even a shadow of the Major.

That means there’s a high probability he’s in a different space, not here.

And what other space could there be here?

“I’m not sure what a VIP Room in this Rural Town would be like.”

“I’m certain you’ll be satisfied. If it doesn’t please you, feel free to beat me severely.”

“If you insist that much, then show me the way.”

“I’ll escort you with the utmost care.”

I followed the manager deeper into the casino.

‘But how much did I just win?’

Calculating in gold, I bet 200 gold and won 35 times that amount.

That’s 7,000 gold by simple calculation.

Enough money to buy a house.

‘So this is why people gamble.’

No wonder people get addicted to gambling.

‘Wait… but this isn’t my money.’

All 500 gold I exchanged for chips is the Intelligence Agency’s operational funds.

Then the money I just won… I could make a claim, but I probably won’t get ownership with high probability.

‘It’s fine, I just need to go to the VIP Room and lose it all.’

I absolutely won’t take a single penny with me when I leave.

Clatter!

While making plans in my head, we passed through the corridor and stood before a gold-painted door.

“Anyone you see in the VIP Room must maintain confidentiality in society unless there’s mutual agreement.”

“Do you think I wouldn’t know that much?”

“Haha, I just mentioned it just in case, so please don’t take offense.”

The manager smiled warmly as he opened the door, and at that moment, it came into view.

Lieutenant Olmen sitting at the table playing poker, stroking his chin with his right hand.

He looked up and met my eyes, then raised the corners of his mouth.

“I’ve been waiting for you, Squad Leader.”

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