Day 281-290/Day 287

Day 287
The next day, after the creation of the hot springs, we set off towards the Labyrinth City【Deegambling】while being seen off by capybaras and other monsters. If I get a chance, I'll come back.
A few hours after we left, no problems occurred on the road, and we were able to arrive safely. Since it was before noon, we stood in a long line stretching from the huge gate.
We must have waited for more than an hour before we were screened. Finally, the turn came, paid the entrance fee, and was easily able to enter.
I thought there was going to be some kind of interference from the watchers here, but it seems that my fears were unfounded. Or perhaps the watcher was a separate entity from the Atarakua Demon Empire. That's why it is conceivable that they couldn't take any means of interference here.
Well, it's useless to worry about it now. After securing a high-class inn as a base of operations for the first time, we went out to explore the surrounding area. Paved cobblestone streets. Houses arranged in an orderly fashion. Various shops bustling with activity. A restaurant with a fragrant smell in the air.
We walked through the bustling atmosphere and entered the largest casino that we could see.
It was very lively inside the casino, with men and women of all ages and ethnicities gambling at their leisure. It was very busy and I could catch a glimpse of the unthinkable in the casino. A young man dressed in luxurious clothes, a middle-aged man who is a commoner, a graceful old woman with a smile, and a pretty, smiling young maiden sit at a table, while a young dealer in formal attire hands out brand-new playing cards in an expert manner.
Normally, they are not equal in social status and power, but they look at their hands and are happy and sad, or they play games by acting like it. There are many other similar combinations, and one can only feel that they are playing with equals, regardless of their social status or power, and above all, the loser of the bet is giving the winner what he or she has bet.
That is the basic premise of betting, but outside of this world, aristocrats and other powerful people would never gamble with commoners. Even if they did, it was a fake game, and even if they lost, they could just say "I don't care about that" and jump out of the way, or even "You cheated" and kill them, it could be said that the casino here is an anomaly.
However, in the Labyrinth City, this is a perfectly natural exchange.【Deegambling】is a huge dome-shaped casino located in the center of the city, a divine-class dungeon created by the【God of Gambling】, the Holy Land of Gambling!
You'll be able to get to know your neighbors better. If a loser refuses to hand in his or her bet or gets it back by using force after a vendetta, there will be terrible [Heavenly Punishment]. The majority of the rules are not even a problem if you are just having fun, and there are no loopholes, but when you break them, the damage is so great that even the nobles are ripped off if they are defeated by the poor.
Therefore, even in the labyrinth city where lust and large amounts of money move, the Labyrinth City【Deegambling】is especially famous as a place where light and darkness change violently and drastically. By the way, it was a given that you would enter a casino to play in such a place. The only way is to enjoy the gambling.
There are various casino games such as slot machines and roulette, which are some of the magic items from the [Holy Land of Gambling], as well as races with small monsters and the Colosseum, where gladiators fight for their lives. While thinking about which one to play, you give everyone a chip worth a gold coin as pocket money.
Even if Avenger and company lose and become poor, they can get back the chips I gave them right away, so I told each of them to enjoy themselves to the fullest and sent them off. But I told them not to bet their equipment. I don't think they would bet their equipment, but insurance is necessary.
I'll also add that if I run out of chips, I'll join you here. After seeing the backs of those who had dispersed thoughtfully, I sat down at a table that was empty for one person.
Kanami is standing beside me, looking very interested.
I chose a casino game called Closed Poker. It is one of the card games, and it is a profound game in which the players compete for the strength of their hands, as well as psychological warfare. There were 4 players at the same table, except for a young dealer who was half-Midian. They are a combination of a bear-shaped beastman male, a beetle boy, an old human woman, and a middle-aged woman who is a half demon.
In a manner of speaking, the intimidation and so on are suppressed with【Intimidation (Weak)】, but as soon as I sat down on the chair, not only the 4 of them, but even the dealer began to break out in a cold sweat. The reaction of the middle-aged woman who is a half-demon is especially dramatic, she is shaking and crying, holding her hands together and bowing her head as if she is praying to God. I tried to get her to stop, saying that I wouldn't be able to enjoy the game if she reacted like that even though I was playing it, but she was quite stubborn. Finally, she forced me to sit down on a chair halfway and started the game.
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