That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 162

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Chapter 162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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500 billion gold.

 

Truly, the highest stakes this gambling house had ever seen since its establishment.

 

If this were an ordinary illegal gambling house, whatever happened inside would have to be kept strictly confidential.

 

But this was an officially licensed ‘legal’ gambling house.

 

‘If this were a world where phones existed, rumors would have already spread like wildfire through the Imperial Capital’s high society.’

 

500 billion gold wasn’t just some random dog’s name.

 

Everyone here who knew anything would know that I was a complete novice at gambling.

 

Duke Hitman as well.

 

He sat across from me, barely able to breathe properly.

 

Earlier, he had been so furious about Prince Benjamin hitting on his wife that his eyes had rolled back, but now he had forgotten all that and was focusing like a madman solely on the cards in his hand.

 

His face was so flushed that cold sweat was beading on his forehead.

 

‘I did learn hastily yesterday, but I don’t know it perfectly.’

 

Aces, Queens, Kings, and such.

 

The hands I was playing were clumsy beyond belief, and as the game progressed, Duke Hitman’s expression kept changing like someone who had gotten their hands on a mine that simultaneously gushed hot springs, gold bars, and diamonds.

 

In short, he couldn’t hide the laughter that was bursting out.

 

“This is the final round.”

 

How must I look to the nobles watching?

 

Like an idiot?

 

A fool?

 

Maybe both.

 

I quietly watched the final card the dealer was dealing.

 

Once this round ended, the fate of the massive sum of 500 billion gold would be completely decided.

 

Suddenly, the conversation I had with Ramus Jeremiah came to mind.

 

 

 

“Are you good at gambling?”

 

“No? I’ve never done it before. Ah, but I learned the rules hastily yesterday, so I know them.”

 

“…Then how on earth are you so confident?”

 

“Because I have the Star’s Protection.”

 

 

 

That’s right!

 

May Kim Ddongbyeol protect me!

 

May the Benefit light my path!

 

‘Status Window!’

 

The moment I shouted resoundingly in my mind, colorful text appeared before my eyes.

 

 

 

[System: Status Window]

 

 

 

Tulia Frazier (17 years old)

 

-Coins Held: 7 (Deposit Coins: 14,800, cannot deposit more)

 

-Character: 3 (Deferred +2)

 

-Beauty: 8

 

-Skill: 8

 

-Wealth: 9

 

-Luck: 1 (Deferred +9)

 

 

 

Overall Rating: C

 

 

 

‘Sub Quest! Come out!’

 

As I shouted vigorously in my mind again, the text changed as if it had been waiting.

 

 

 

[System] Sub Quest: Luck

 

Spin the roulette and invest coins equal to or greater than the number that appears into your Luck Stat.

 

 

 

Success: Achieve Luck Stat 10 (Acquire permanent Benefit ‘Super Lottery’)

 

Failure: Luck Stat permanently becomes 0

 

 

 

[System] Benefit ‘Super Lottery’: Each time the cooldown refreshes, you can absorb the luck of everyone within a 50-meter radius at once!

 

 

 

This Sub Quest had appeared not long ago, on a late night when the moon was unusually bright.

 

It had been an ordinary, unremarkable day.

 

If I had to pick something special about it, it would be receiving a letter from Trini.

 

A letter with the gist that even the First Prince, who had been trampling Benjamin so thoroughly, had finally bowed his head.

 

‘As expected, Cinderella wins.’

 

I was thinking how twisted that was when I was just about to fall asleep.

 

Flashing letters appeared before my eyes.

 

 

 

[System] Sub Quest activated! You can upgrade the hidden Benefit ‘Life is One Shot’!

 

[System] Do you accept the Sub Quest?

 

 

 

‘Life is One Shot’ would be…

 

 

 

[System] When you raise a specific stat by 9 or more at once, the same stat from people within a 500-meter radius temporarily concentrates on you. (One-time use)

 

 

 

It was a one-time limited Benefit I possessed.

 

It was quite demanding since you had to raise a stat by 9 all at once.

 

And when I tried to use it on my Luck Stat, there was a ‘deferred’ limitation that prevented me from using it freely.

 

‘Was the deferral for this grand plan?’

 

Setting aside my surprise at being able to upgrade a Benefit, who would refuse this?

 

I immediately clicked accept, and from that day on, I diligently collected coins.

 

I was also intrigued by the roulette system, and I really wanted the amazing success reward ‘Super Lottery’.

 

And today.

 

The message saying I could no longer deposit coins.

 

And that bastard who stole my money showing up at the gambling house.

 

Me, Tulia Frazier.

 

If I just let this slide, wouldn’t that be a character setting collapse within the game?

 

‘Kekeke… Kekekekekeke!’

 

While laughing like a legendary psychopath, I looked at the 7 coins I had petty-mindedly saved just in case.

 

It was my own way of making a wish.

 

Please, let that damn ‘roulette’ show a number lower than the coins I have.

 

I prayed and prayed as I executed the Quest, examining the roulette that appeared like a mirage before my eyes.

 

 

 

[1]

 

[3]

 

[240]

 

[7,777]

 

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[14,800]

 

 

 

The roulette had various numbers on it.

 

Among them, the smallest number was 1, and the largest was 14,800. A number that matched exactly with the coins I had deposited in the bank.

 

‘I see. That’s why I couldn’t deposit any more.’

 

Kim Ddongbyeol.

 

You really are a guy with your own sense of loyalty.

 

I chuckled inwardly as I spun the roulette.

 

‘Well, whatever. Even if the biggest number comes up, I can still complete the Quest.’

 

But if possible, I hope 1 comes up!

 

I have no conscience after all!

 

The rapidly spinning roulette gradually slowed down.

 

As I stared intently at the roulette, leisurely on the surface but actually with my heart pounding, I suddenly sensed something strange.

 

‘…Huh?’

 

Because.

 

There was a really tiny section on the roulette that I hadn’t noticed before.

 

As the rotation slowed, I could barely make out the number written in that minuscule section….

 

‘17,777…?’

 

Wait a minute.

 

This feels ominous.

 

Hold on.

 

It can’t be, right?

 

Poop Star, that’s not it, right?

 

Just as an unknown sense of foreboding struck my heart like an arrow.

 

 

 

[System] Ta-da!

 

 

 

Fireworks that only I could see burst as the roulette stopped.

 

 

 

[System] Roulette coins 17,777 won!

 

[System] Would you like to use 17,777 coins?

 

 

 

If I weren’t in a gambling house where 500 billion gold was at stake, I would have jumped up and flipped the table even if it were in front of the Emperor.

 

‘You crazy bastard Kim Ddongbyeol!’

 

Meanwhile, the dealer’s card dealing was almost finished, so even in this desperate situation where my heart and head felt like they would explode, I managed to keep my wits about me.

 

No way.

 

Absolutely not!

 

That’s 500 billion gold!

 

I frantically tried to withdraw all my deposit coins.

 

The fact that they had just matured felt like a ray of light to me.

 

‘Right, there’s no law saying I have to die like this!’

 

 

 

[System] The bank’s value has increased, applying a 20% interest rate to your deposited coins!

 

 

 

‘20%? How much is 20%? Does it make 17,777?’

 

The system’s calculation was faster than my spinning head.

 

 

 

[System: Status Window]

 

-Coins Held: 17,767

 

 

 

‘Crazy, how is this possible?’

 

It was truly breathtaking.

 

Not enough!

 

Exactly 10 coins short!

 

Just as I was about to fall into a panic, I took a breath and barely managed to calm down.

 

‘What should I do? What can I do right now?’

 

All the events so far flashed before my eyes like a revolving lantern.

 

To acquire coins, I usually had to attend classes that ordinary nobles took, perform special actions, or gain favor with important figures.

 

That would work.

 

But here, there’s no Grandfather or Father to shower me with favor.

 

No archangel Lisian who would give me his liver and gall bladder…

 

Wait a minute.

 

‘Even if there’s no family, there’s one male lead here.’

 

I frantically, yet outwardly pretending to be relaxed, looked around.

 

What if Benjamin is far away? What if he’s hidden behind this thick wall of people and I can’t see him?

 

Then my Quest would fail irreversibly, and that enormous sum of 500 billion gold would also disappear…

 

“….”

 

The anxiety that had risen to my chin melted away like a lie under the sun.

 

Benjamin wasn’t somewhere else.

 

He was right near me.

 

Just as my heart calmed for a brief moment, anxiety struck down like an ice arrow again.

 

How on earth could I instantly gain Benjamin’s favor and quickly acquire 10 coins?

 

Right now, I couldn’t secretly and quietly flatter Benjamin.

 

I was sitting in the royal seating, gambling with an insane amount of money.

 

Gambling.

 

Right, gambling…?

 

It felt like lightning struck my head instantly.

 

I looked at the gauge bar still floating above Benjamin’s head.

 

Having decided to bet everything on that blue color, I naturally shifted my gaze.

 

“When this round ends, I’ll have to dance with the most handsome young master here.”

 

“Hmm? The most handsome young master?”

 

“I’ll be in such a good mood. Manager? You’ll prepare the music, won’t you?”

 

The gambling house manager, who had already rushed out and was standing by, hurriedly accommodated my mood.

 

“Of course, Lady Tulia Frazier. The finest orchestra is on standby.”

 

Duke Hitman looked at me with a mocking expression.

 

“Quite confident, aren’t you, Lady Frazier.”

 

“It’s only natural that I’ll win. Don’t you think so?”

 

Duke Hitman laughed loudly.

 

“The Goddess of Victory seems like she’ll smile upon me, ahaha!”

 

The sight of a foolish young lady who couldn’t even hold her cards properly but was full of confidence seemed amusing and entertaining to him.

 

An amount like 500 billion gold would make anyone feel intoxicated like they were on drugs.

 

I looked to the side with an ecstatic expression, like someone about to get their hands on 500 billion gold.

 

Benjamin was watching me intently, and our gazes collided in mid-air.

 

It was brief.

 

I smiled at him with the brightest expression possible. Bright enough to make Benjamin’s face freeze completely.

 

Without needing a single word, I conveyed that he was the man I had my eye on.

 

Since staring too long would look suspicious, I shifted my gaze back to the card table while inwardly pleading desperately.

 

Benjamin!

 

I’m talking about you!

 

Since it’s about you, please give me some coins!

 

Just raise the affection level a little, please!

 

However, there was no change in the system window, and just as I was about to stand on the cliff of despair.

 

Suppressing the urge to scream and flip the table, it was the moment I glanced at Benjamin again.

 

“…?”

 

It was strange.

 

This must be how the sun would freeze if it suddenly fell into the ocean.

 

‘Benjamin?’

 

My lips moved slightly. And at the same time.

 

Benjamin, who had been frozen like a statue, finally blinked slowly.

 

And at the same time.

 

 

 

[System] Coins Acquired!

 

[System] You have acquired 10 coins!

 

[System] Current total coins held: 17,777

 

[System] Sub Quest: You can complete Luck!

 

[System] Would you like to complete it?

 

 

 

‘Yesssssss!’

 

I poured all my coins in, and at the same time the benefit glowed brilliantly.

 

After a time as brief as a breath, the dealer finished placing the cards.

 

And after a little more time passed.

 

“Impossible! This is impossible! Lady Frazier! What kind of cheating did you do?! What?! How does this make sense?!”

 

Duke Hitman’s desperate cry filled the entire gambling house.

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