ca-book #431 - You are the one who comes with bad intentions
#431 - You are the one who comes with bad intentions
After that, they arrived at the casino on time every day and won money from morning till night.
The manager's face turned pale as soon as he saw them.
At first, he probably didn't think that Zun Zun and the others would make so much money for so many consecutive days. Therefore, every time they appeared in the casino, he would just glare at them from a distance, feeling indignant.
But as time went on, he discovered that the amount of money the three of them were taking away was increasing day by day.
He probably realized that if things continued like this, it wouldn't be a joke anymore, so he finally couldn't sit still and ran over.
"Esteemed guests... I'm sorry, but because you are too strong, if you continue to patronize us, this casino will go bankrupt. We are willing to offer you a sum of money as compensation, so please be merciful..."
"I refuse."
Zun Zun refused without even thinking, causing the manager's face to twist continuously.
He spread his hands and said, "This is a casino run by the royal family, right? How could it go bankrupt? Even if there are some losses, it's not a big deal, right? Or are you saying that you think I'm easy to bully and are deliberately making things difficult for me? Be careful, or I'll cause a scene here!"
After speaking, his eyes emitted a red light.
Red eyes and black hair.
This was a very obvious characteristic of the Crimson Demon Clan, and the manager, who was being stared at like this, immediately felt his legs go weak and didn't dare to say anything at all.
Sato Kazuma and Alice on the other side were also the same.
After that, a few more days passed.
The gambling money accumulated rapidly like a snowball, and finally, they felt that they might earn additional support money—
"T-T-This esteemed guest, the thing is, I was thinking of closing the casino for a while starting tomorrow, so, since you are our regular customer, I wanted to notify you in advance..."
The manager tried to issue a business closure notice in order to get them to give up.
Zun Zun nodded.
"Ah, is that so? Then we'll just wait here."
"That... the time might be very long..."
"It's okay. Before earning the target amount, I can wait here for you to reopen, whether it's a few days, a few months, or even a few years. However, if this place is closed for too long, will there be a problem with this kingdom's income?"
"Waiting for a few years is fine..."
The manager immediately revealed a smile that looked like he was about to cry.
Then, he suddenly pounced forward and hugged Zun Zun's leg, crying and shouting, "Esteemed guest, I beg you! Please be merciful and don't gamble anymore! I get scolded by the higher-ups every day, please spare me!"
"I don't want to! If you have any complaints, you can go and cry to the prince and prime minister, why come to me?"
Zun Zun gave him an idea.
And the manager, sure enough, left quickly as if he had grasped a lifeline. Then, the next day, they were summoned.
An envoy sent by the royal city was waiting outside the inn early in the morning. After seeing Zun Zun and the others, he walked over.
"The visitor is not friendly."
"...You are the visitor."
"Hmm?"
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, your retort was very timely."
Zun Zun gave Sato Kazuma a thumbs up to show his praise, and then they followed the envoy to the royal city and were immediately taken to the audience hall.
"I beg you to go back quickly."
As soon as the prince saw them, he lowered his head and said this.
He looked much more haggard than he had a few days ago.
It seemed that the royal family's casino had suffered crazy losses in the past few days, which made him feel very distressed.
Zun Zun gave Sato Kazuma a look, and he immediately opened his mouth and said, "Hey, hey, hey, we're just here to play in the casino city. You claim to be a gambling superpower, but as a result, you're so eager to kick people out after they make a lot of money in your casino. Are you unable to afford it?"
"Wait a minute, if you take away even more money, it won't be a joke! That would be considered as our country giving you additional support funds!"
The prince was a little agitated.
He had said the same thing before.
Sato Kazuma asked back, "We are just having fun in your casino. What problem will this cause?"
He was hinting that they would stop as soon as they received the full amount of support funds.
In fact, this was also a method.
Like some corrupt officials, they indulged in extravagant pleasures, ostensibly not accepting bribes, but secretly taking a lot of money. Even if an investigation were to be conducted, they could say that the other party won the money in their casino and that they did not bribe anyone, which was a good way to save the country by indirect means.
However, Prince Levey was still unwilling to budge.
"I'm sorry, our country also has its own difficulties..."
"Excuse me, what are those unavoidable difficulties? Is there something that you absolutely cannot tell us?"
Alice stepped forward to inquire.
Prince Levey showed a troubled expression, not knowing what to say, and then said with a guilty look, "No, this matter is really—"
"Our country is currently in negotiations with the Demon King's army."
However, the prime minister suddenly made a very explosive revelation and looked at them with an indifferent expression.
Everyone present seemed to know about this matter and no one was shaken by it.
The panic-stricken Prince Levey first looked at Zun Zun, then wanted to stop the prime minister from speaking, but he just waved his hand casually.
"Our country is negotiating peace with the Demon King's army. If the Demon King's army defeats your country, it will not attack this kingdom. Under this condition, our country has agreed to no longer continue to support Belzerg, which is currently at war with the Demon King's army."
Hearing him say this so calmly, Darkness gritted her teeth and roared, "Bastard, you actually believe the Demon King's army's promises! As a human, don't you feel ashamed! ?"
"I don't."
Faced with Darkness's questioning, who was full of anger, the prime minister still had a calm expression, as if he had already anticipated such a situation.
"The Demon King's army is currently in a stalemate with your country. It is unknown which side will win. In this situation, since the Demon King's army has stated that it will not attack our country, which maintains neutrality, as the person in charge of managing the kingdom, I cannot ignore such a proposal."
In short, he chose to protect himself.
Even Sato Kazuma seemed to be faintly persuaded. Just as Zun Zun was about to say something, Darkness unexpectedly took the lead.
She said loudly, "Believing in the Demon King's flattery... Listen carefully, the so-called Demon King, as long as he sees a woman, even if she is a child, he will capture her and play with her to satisfy his own interests. He is an existence that is intolerable to heaven! Kidnapping princesses, kidnapping female knights, doing everything possible to humiliate them to the end, that is what the Demon King is like!"
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"D-Don't say such rude things!"
The prime minister retorted angrily, but under the questioning gaze of the others, he regained his composure.
"Ahem, my apologies." He coughed lightly, "Actually, I was responsible for negotiating this peace. After talking with him, I felt that His Majesty the Demon King was very kind and trustworthy..."
The prime minister began to talk at length about the Demon King.
Although he was trying his best to remain calm, his expression was very similar to Alice and Prince Levey, who had respect and admiration for Zun Zun, which made the others even more confused.
However—
"Listen carefully, besides that, the Demon King is a lolicon, a pervert who likes special play, the Demon King likes boys, etc. I've heard so many rumors."
"Where did these unfounded rumors come from!"
The prime minister was furious.
Aqua, however, also had a smug look on her face for some unknown reason and said, "These are rumors spread by our Axis Church. I just thought about what kind of guy the Demon King was, and the children in the church took it upon themselves to spread them everywhere."
"I say, the Demon King's army attacking humans is actually largely caused by you, isn't it?"
Hearing that it was the Axis Church's doing, the prime minister squatted down, holding his head.
Zun Zun, Hui Hui, and Yoyo expressed their approval.
That's right.
The Demon King's army attacking humans is all the fault of the Axis Church! And the Crimson Demon Clan... they are the good people who block the Demon King's army's doorstep and prevent them from wreaking havoc on the continent!
"However, in this way, the inactive Elroad will be regarded as standing on the opposite side of humanity, right?"
Zun Zun said with some regret.
With a complicated expression, Prince Levey stood up from the throne. He stretched out his hand and took a step forward, making an Er Kang-like gesture of retention, wanting to say something.
But Alice took the initiative to speak first.
"It's okay. Prince Levey, I already know about your country's situation. If you made this decision in order to survive, then I have no objections. So please rest assured, in order to avoid any future changes in the relationship between our two countries, I will go back and explain the situation to my father..."
She was still the same timid and unassertive, strong and kind princess, showing a shy smile in order to avoid hurting the other party.
"The royal family of Belzerg is very strong. Even without support, they will not lose to the Demon King's army. So... please don't show such a sad expression."
"Really... too cunning."
Prince Levey slowly lowered his hand.
Just as everyone didn't know what he wanted to do, he suddenly laughed as if mocking himself.
"...People seem to say that I am a stupid prince, seemingly because I don't care about politics and only know how to play and enjoy myself all day long. But... okay, then I'll gamble one more time."
"Gamble one more time...?"
Hearing him say this, everyone was a little puzzled.
"Ah, this time I'll gamble on whether I have an eye for talent." Prince Levey looked at Zun Zun with a burning gaze and said, "Speaking of which, I don't seem to have ever gambled with Zun Zun before, do you want to gamble with me?"
"What do you want to bet on?"
"Let's bet on whether you, Zun Zun, can defeat the Demon King."
As he said that, Prince Levey took out a coin and showed it to everyone, then held the coin and hid his hands behind his back. Then, he stretched out his clenched fists—
"Guess, which side is the coin on?"
I have to say.
Prince Levey was still smart enough.
He didn't explicitly say that he wanted to give Belzerg the support funds, but instead gave the money to an individual—Zun Zun—in the name of sponsorship.
One might say, since it's just a private sponsorship, why is there so much money?
The gambling superpower will tell you, they can afford to be willful.
Of course.
The premise is that you have to guess correctly.
Zun Zun looked at Prince Levey's expectant eyes and said confidently, "Where is the coin? Of course, it's—"