Because of the strange attitude of the three gentlemen, not only the old Duke Lucas himself, but also the other guests invited this time were eager to know what they had just seen.
"Okay then, let the game begin."
Mr. Mark fiddled with the white shirt and black formal collar tie and announced loudly.
Two middle-aged men from the Prophets Association serve as dealers next to Mr. Mark. There is superstition in this era. People believe that women will bring bad luck to Rhodes cards, so there are no sexy ladies here to deal the cards on the spot.
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Shade got his first card and felt a little nervous. In fact, he didn't know how to play Rhodes at all. In the past few days, he had learned some Rhodes skills between reading books and playing with cats, but he absolutely couldn't.
Compared with those veterans.
Therefore, what Miss Anat mentioned about "the luck brought by the founding series of cards" is probably Shard's hope of winning the card.
Although he had said before that he didn't care about winning or losing in this game, he was really sitting here and being watched by so many people, especially Miss Bayas who was dressed as a maid for some unknown reason and was also watching him.
, which made him feel pressure inexplicably.
"Play casually and ask for as few cards as possible. After all, this is a game where luck plays the main role."
He comforted himself in his heart that this time his opponent's deck was no longer stained with blood. This was a very fair match.
"It doesn't matter if you lose... Go and apologize to Miss Carina. You can't lose every time you help her."
My mood returned to normal, so I looked down at the first hole card and spent 13.
"Um......"
He gestured for the next card to be given to him, and the second card was given directly face up, Sun 8.
"Um......"
He rubbed his hands, thought for a moment, and asked in his mind:
"Is there another inexplicable person interfering with my luck?"
【I didn’t find it.】
"Then why...it's exactly 21 o'clock?"
【Why can't you regard this as your luck?】
A murmuring voice asked, and Shade nodded, indicating that there was no need to ask for the next card.
"Are young people so cautious?"
The old Duke on the opposite side laughed, but also did not ask for the third card. Then the two opened the cards, Shade's was 13+8=21, and the Duke's was 8+8=16. The latter was not disappointed, but continued to laugh.
He said:
"It turns out that young people are cautious for a reason."
The guests watching the card game were whispering to each other, while Shade saw Miss Bayas taking advantage of everyone's attention on the card game to sneak out of the door quietly, and she didn't know where she went.
"I didn't have a chance to tell her that there is a high-level warlock on this floor...but Miss Carina knew about Miss Bayas last time, so it should be okay."
Shade won the first round of the first game, but in the second round he did not continue his luck. The sum of the first two numbers was 17. The cautious detective did not choose to continue, and the Duke got two consecutive 2's.
, did not stop until the fourth card:
"It's bad."
Duke Lucas regretfully revealed his trump card, 6+2+2+12=22. In fact, Shade's luck does not need to be particularly good, as long as it is better than his opponent.
In the third round of the first game, after Shade got the hole card, he noticed absently that Miss Bayas had returned. She was still dressed as a maid, and saw Shade's eyes peeking from behind the Rhodes cards.
"She also made a greeting gesture.
When Shade reacted, he had actually received three cards and hurriedly called a stop. The current total of the three cards was 18.
At this time, people burst into a small exclamation. It turned out that someone had finally drawn the first special rules card after the game. Even though the old Duke Lucas was still lagging behind, he still showed his appearance as if he had already
A proud expression like victory.
"Detective, it seems I have better luck."
[Firearm·Ruger Revolver], Suit Sun 10, after drawing this card, if the cards currently in your hand including this card are odd numbers, and all the cards in your hand are of different suits, you can change the number on the card from 10,
11 adjustments.
Duke Lukes did not continue to bid. The other card in his hand was the flower 1. He very solemnly opened the hole card with his fingers, and then slammed it onto the table. The moon 3 was used in accordance with the special rules.
"Oh! My God~What a blessing!"
The crowd once again erupted in exclamations, heated discussions and congratulations. This was not deliberately catering to the old Duke, the people present really thought this was something quite remarkable.
"It seems that no matter what, the Duke's points are smaller than mine... I won the third round of the first game and won the first game, right?"
Shade whispered to the dealer on his side. No matter how the numbers on the Rhodes card were adjusted, his 18 points should have won. But now people's reactions made him doubt whether it was still the case.
Are there any special rules that caused me to lose?
"The first round is over, Mr. Shad Hamilton wins!"
In the midst of people's excited discussions, Mr. Mark announced loudly. Shade showed no proud expression, while the old Duke Lucas, who was wearing a red army uniform across from him, had a flushed face, as if he had just won a battle:
"Look, detective, this game is really interesting. You won the first game and I got the rule card. This is really interesting!"
"I really don't fit in with this group of people."
Shade thought in his mind, and the old Duke continued to praise:.
"Carina seems to have found a great Rhodes player, Detective. It won't be so easy next time."
Although the first game only lasted for a short fifteen minutes in total, everyone still took a short five-minute break before continuing with the second game.
During this period, Shade excused himself from drinking and wanted some grape juice, and struck up a conversation with Miss Bayas, who was dressed as a maid. But the latter blinked and did not say any more words. It seemed that she did not want to involve Shade in her
things.
This made Shade relieved, it was exactly what he thought.
Duke Lucas' luck finally came back at the beginning of the second game. On the third card of the first round of the second game, he actually drew the queen directly. Shade, who held 15 points in his hand, tried to continue to ask for cards.
, the points directly exceeded 21, and then the old Duke laughed and said that luck is indeed conserved.
In the second round, Shade was asked to draw the queen of his deck. Of course, the Duke continued to ask for cards as he had just thought, hoping to draw 21 points or the king. But unfortunately, he drew a card with a special pattern.
Card Star 13, it was very unfortunate that the card exploded directly.
This kind of game, in which one person wins a round, is much more exciting than the first game just now. The Duke's interest increased, and he arranged for a servant to find a poet who could play the lute, and sang poems to cheer for the two of them while they played cards.
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In the third round of the second round, Shade, who was slightly relaxed after winning a round, took a gamble on luck. Although he still did not draw a special card, he made up 20 points when the cards were suspended. The old Duke's
Bian once again drew a Rhodes card with special rules, this time it was [Ancient Hero Knight Tim], which was also a card that required rolling dice to take effect.
But this time the Duke had no such luck. He neither successfully used the special rules nor beat the detective's 20 points.
"It seems I'm pretty lucky today."
Shade, who won the first and second rounds, thought in his heart as he took a long breath that he would win if he won again.
[Maybe you can make money gambling on cards, that sounds great.]
"Unless I'm really desperate, I won't gamble. It's a matter of principle."
Shade emphasized again, and then heard the woman's melodious chuckle. After accepting that the other person existed at the same time as himself, and not thinking about whether the other person was really him, Shade responded to the woman's voice that often whispered in his ears and heart.
, he is getting used to it more and more. It’s like he didn’t like cats very much at first, but gradually he got used to little Mia becoming a member of the family.
One of the costs of being exposed to mystery and becoming a ring warlock is that you will be followed by whispers in your ears for the rest of your life. Sleeping, eating, socializing, and even in private situations...this is the price. There is nothing that does not need to be paid. But every day
Every time he hears the soft laughter in his ears, Shade will think that this is not a price, but a gift to himself.
At this time, the third round of the second round officially began. Shade's first hole card was Hua 8, and the Duke lowered his head and glanced at the cards before directly showing his hole card:
"king."
The old man, who was as strong as a lion, couldn't help laughing, and his rich voice could almost vibrate the glass:
"I haven't been so happy for a long time. Carina really found a good poker player this time. I'm not bad either. I was able to draw the king and queen in one round. The last time I had this luck, I
My son is probably about the same age as you. Detective, my trump card is the king. Unless you draw 21 points, I will win both rounds of the second round."
The people watching excitedly talked about the game with each other, and something rare happened in almost every round, which greatly increased the visibility of the game.
People were already speculating whether the young detective had this luck, and Shade was curious about it.
"Continue dealing the cards."
He gestured, but he was not nervous. Even if he lost this round, the second game was only two to two, so he was not in a hurry.
He turned his head slightly and looked at the black-haired maid who had been standing behind him since the beginning of the game. The maid looked at him, and her beautiful eyes directly expressed "Is something wrong?" Shade shook his head, but found that looking up
From the angle, he could see some physical features that made him blush. The maid Tifa was probably the one with the best figure among all the women he knew in this world.
He looked back at the card table and saw that his second card was actually Sun 12, which together with the 8 points just now, totaled 20.
"Oh~"
Even he couldn't help but sigh, while Duke Lucas opposite him was already smiling:
"Detective, if you lose this round, should you try another card?"
"Continue dealing the cards."
Shade said.
The Duke tapped his fingers on the table:
"That's what young people are like. It's only right to have some spirit of gambling on luck."
But Shade felt that this was not to praise himself, but simply because the old Duke wanted to win more thoroughly.
The third card was sent out, and people on Shade's side couldn't help but slightly stretched their heads to look at the card, looking forward to seeing the young detective get a card with a value of 1 in any of the four suits, and use it astonishingly.
reversal to win the game.
Shade glanced at the cards and raised his eyebrows:
"Maybe the idea that the Founding Series cards increase luck is not just superstition."
He did not have the luck to draw a 1 in any of the four suits, but drew a 3.
The third card is Sun 3, the card face is [Origin·Silver Moon], the number can be adjusted from 1 to 5.
Thump~
Turning around to look, the gray-haired Viscount Ford finally fell down with a smile on his face, clutching his heart.