Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Chapter 73

#73

Taejonbirok Volume 3 Episode 23

Chapter 23 – The Descent of the God of Gambling (2)

“Is this the casino?”

"yes."

The man wearing silk clothes was, of course, Wi Yeon-ho.

In order to enter this place, the gate of Wei Yanhu, which was usually closed, had to be opened, and only after paying a whopping one ounce of silver could one buy silk clothes.

“Okay.”

But Wei Yanho kept rummaging through his clothes with a look of discomfort on his face.

“Please stay still!”

“If it’s uncomfortable, what should I do?”

“Is this your first time wearing silk clothes?”

"huh."

“…….”

“Are you talking as if you’ve ever worn it?”

“I wore it a lot when I was young.”

“It would be nice to be the child of a rich family.”

When Wi Yeon-ho grumbled, Jin So-ah just kept her mouth shut. If the two of them kept bickering, they would soon get into trouble.

“But you, don’t you have to cover your face?”

“I have never met these people before, so covering their faces would only arouse more suspicion.”

“Really? Well, that’s fortunate.”

“Stop messing around!”

Jin So-ah was currently dressed up as a servant accompanying Wi Yeon-ho. Jin So-ah was younger than her and unfortunately, unlike her job as a doctor, she had poor nutrition, so the servant outfit suited her very well.

“Ahem! You idiot! Can’t you guide me properly?”

"……yes."

Jin So-ah wiped away the tears that kept welling up in her eyes.

‘What the heck am I… … .’

Even though it is a job that makes money, is it right to do it like this?

Besides, I just couldn't trust this guy.

His father lost everything at the gambling table and that's how he ended up like this, so the thought of paying it back at the gambling table was something no one in their right mind would ever do.

Although I opposed it with a smirk, I had no choice but to admit it very clearly thanks to the one word that Wei Yanhui blurted out with sleepy eyes.

“Is your money going out?”

No.

Even if he wanted to add seed money, he had no money to add. So in the end, even if he ruined the family, it was Wei Yan-ho who did it, and even if he ate it up, it was Wei Yan-ho who ate it up.

So, for Jin So-ah, it was enough to just watch the show and eat some rice cakes. If Wi Yeon-ho earned money and paid off their debt, there was nothing better than that, and even if Wi Yeon-ho lost money, they would not suffer any loss, so in the end, nothing would change.

So, it is definitely a profitable thing… … .

'Why am I so anxious?'

It felt like something was weighing on my chest, a stuffy feeling.

Even though I took a specially prepared digestive, my stomach still felt heavy, as if I had a rock in it.

“Okay.”

Jin So-ah sighed and calmed herself down.

'I have to believe it.'

Although he doesn't have the faith to die, he is clearly a capable man, so he must have taken on the role of royal inspector at such a young age and received a letter of introduction from his uncle, Moon Yu-hwan.

If you look at him only in terms of his career and position, he is someone you can trust very much, but when you get to know him in person, it is truly an experience that you don't often have to experience to not be able to trust him.

“What are you looking at!”

“Oh, no.”

At that moment, Jin So-ah quietly ground her teeth as she looked at Wi Yeon-ho, who had been possessed by a wealthy family.

"by the way……."

Wi Yeon-ho kept looking around.

In fact, since it was his first time in a casino, everything he saw was new and fascinating.

“This is no joke.”

Since it was a casino, there were hardly any people moving around, and most people were just sitting on the floor, gambling or watching others gamble, but there was a strangely hot atmosphere.

“Oh my, Your Majesty!”

And then, seeing Wei Yanho wandering around, someone came running towards him.

“Oh my, Your Majesty. Why did you come to this wretched place?”

Wi Yeon-ho looked at the rat-like man who was suddenly pretending to be friendly and asked in bewilderment.

“Do you know me?”

“I see. Aren’t you a guest who came to enjoy today?”

“Heh heh.”

Wi Yeon-ho ended up smiling broadly.

“What should I do and play here?”

“Oh my, Your Majesty! Please be humble!”

“Ahem.”

Wi Yeon-ho coughed awkwardly.

“Yeah, yeah. What should we do and play here?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. You have come to seek out a different kind of pleasure. Well then, you have come to the right place. At our goldsmith shop, you can enjoy all kinds of gambling that the world has to offer.”

“All kinds?”

“Yes. Starting with Chupaegu (推牌九), Golpae (骨牌) dice, Donggi (同琪), Horyangpae (護糧牌) and other regional gambling games, as well as Janggi, Baduk and other Shinseon games… As long as it involves betting money and receiving money, you can do anything.”

“Hmm, baduk…….”

As Wi Yeon-ho nodded, the man quietly stabbed Wi Yeon-ho.

“Baduk! Yes, I like baduk! Isn’t it truly a game for the gods? But this is a gambling house! Rather than playing games that you can enjoy in other places, why don’t you try playing games that you can only enjoy here?”

Wi Yeon-ho scratched his chin as if he was in trouble.

“That would be great, but I don’t know how to do it very well…….”

“Don’t worry about that. There are games for everyone from three-year-olds to eighty-year-olds.”

“Huh?”

When Wi Yeon-ho looked startled, the man grabbed his arm and pulled him aside.

“This way! Come this way! You have to see this play for yourself.”

“Ahhh.”

Wi Yeon-ho coughed softly and followed the man with a gait that seemed to be a loss of face.

'Look at that experienced guy.'

Anyone can tell that he is a child of a wealthy family who just came from a wealthy family.

Jin So-ah couldn't help but admire Wi Yeon-ho's calm acting skills.

'No, maybe that's true.'

If you were born into a poor family, you can't do that. If you're poor and not diligent, isn't that the way the world works? You'll starve to death.

However, since Wi Yeon-ho is extremely lazy, it would be more correct to say that he was born into a wealthy family that could still put food in his mouth even though he was so lazy.

While Jin So-ah was trying to figure out Wi Yeon-ho's true identity, the man was already guiding the two to one side.

“This is it.”

“Hmm?”

Wi Yeon-ho tilted his head as he watched the gambling taking place in front of him.

“What is this? It looks like a dice?”

“This is a game of yin and yang.”

“Yin and Yang?”

“Yes. It’s the most popular game in our establishment. The method is very simple. Put the iron marbles in the container and shake it. As the small marbles shake inside the container, they will fall to the floor. When the container is put down on the floor, you have to guess whether the number of marbles in the container is odd or even.”

Wi Yeon-ho tilted his head.

“Is that difficult?”

“How could that be! It’s easy. Isn’t that why people like it? Many gambling games with complicated rules can be fun in their own way, but isn’t it a game where you bet quickly and win quickly! And the odds of winning are half and half? It’ll suit Confucius’s fiery temperament.”

I don't know when he first saw her and how he knew her personality, but Wi Yeon-ho was convinced.

'I don't really care about anything that takes a long time.'

Wi Yeon-ho nodded.

“Then shall we play with this?”

“Hey guys, what are you doing? Bring the chairs over here!”

"yes!"

A chair painted in a flashy gold color was brought in, and Wei Yanhu sat down on it calmly.

"……I am?"

As Jin So-ah was blankly looking for a chair, the man glared at her and suddenly hit her on the back of the head.

“Ahh!”

“What lowly being wants to sit in the same place as Confucius? You should sit on the floor next to him.”

“Ugh…….”

Jin So-ah sat down on the floor, realizing her situation.

“Okay! You just sit on the floor!”

When Jin So-ah opened her eyes and glared at Wi Yeon-ho, the man struck the back of Jin So-ah's head again.

“Ahh!”

“What a shameless bastard!”

“Tsk tsk, leave it alone. I raised him like a little brother, but sometimes he acts so rudely.”

“You have to beat those bastards to come to your senses. Hehe.”

“I guess what you said is true. Hey.”

When Wi Yeon-ho clicked his tongue, Jin So-ah became so angry that she almost lost her breath.

Where did you make a sane person into a twin?

But there was no way I could say anything in this situation.

Jin So-ah silently closed her mouth and looked at the floor, remembering to endure it.

“Okay, then…….”

When Wi Yeon-ho looked around, he saw a large Taegeuk patterned board with a split in the middle.

“If you think it’s odd, put your money on this side. If you think it’s even, put your money on that side.”

“I see.”

Wi Yeon-ho nodded.

“Do I get to keep all the money that’s on the other side?”

“No, that’s not true. Then, if only one side is involved, no one will lose or win. We will calculate the amount and return exactly double.”

It sounds reasonable if you just listen to it, but the inside story was different.

If it were a format where both sides take the stake, they could just take a commission, but if they return double the amount bet, the owner could take more money if the side that bet less wins.

“I see.”

Wi Yeon-ho nodded and slowly took out the pouch.

“Then, shall we go somewhere and have some fun?”

A smile appeared on Wei Yanho's lips.

“You’re doing well.”

Kang Cheon-rip nodded repeatedly while looking at Wi Yeon-ho sitting on the chair.

“Ggggggggggg.”

Even though I tried to hold it in, I couldn't stop laughing.

Once the player enters the game, the method of betting is simple. Make them lose moderately and win repeatedly until they win a lot of money at once.

Then, you just have to slowly eat away at the money of the drunkard who is intoxicated by that feeling and repeat the process until he starts earning a lot again.

Why is gambling gambling?

It is gambling because it is addictive.

What happens if a person who gambles with one nyang increases it to five nyang and then loses three nyang?

If people who haven't gambled were watching, they would think that since there were two nyang left, they had earned one nyang, but that's not true.

In the minds of gamblers, five nyang is already the original capital. So they think they have lost three nyang.

When gamblers talk about capital, they are not talking about the money they initially invested, but rather the maximum amount they won.

If you were watching from the sidelines, you might think it was foolish and strange, but those who got addicted to gambling all showed the same reaction.

That's the devil of gambling.

“It’s not a big deal to just throw away a single person.”

Besides, wasn't Geumhwajang a long-standing gambling house that had been begging for countless people? Each and every one of the guys working there right now was a high-priced purchase of the thieves who had been flying around in Hubei.

It wasn't even a job to work with one of those immature guys.

While Kang Cheon-rip was happily imagining how much of the money he had earned today he would have to embezzle to avoid any trouble, he began to hear shouts of 'Wow!' from up ahead.

"huh?"

Kang Cheon-rip looked in the direction where Wi Yeon-ho was again.

“Excuse me, how much is that?”

Kang Cheon-rip rubbed his eyes and looked in the direction of Wi Yeon-ho again.

“Uh, that’s it now?”

Cold sweat began to run down Kang Cheon-rip's forehead.