How to Live as a Tyrant’s Spoiled Brat Chapter 20

How to live as a tyrant’s spoiled brat Episode 20

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“Are you going to the casino ‘again’?”

A groom employed by the royal family spoke to me.

It was a voice that sounded like a reproach.

Normally, it would be considered rude to step on my shadow, but without the protection of the Emperor, the royal family was no different from a kite with a broken string.

“Yeah. Going to the casino ‘again’.”

But I answered calmly, without blushing or getting angry.

It was a tone that would have made anyone who heard it think he was a warrior ready to die and go fight the devil.

The groom made a face as if to say, ‘What kind of guy is this?’

Instead of scolding him for being rude, I reached into my pocket and took out a silver coin.

“I’ll give you this if you arrive before the dawn air clears.”

“!”

The coachman shouted, “Come on!” and hurried the horses.

“Thank you, Your Highness!”

Quick turnaround is a virtue of employees.

I added with a smile.

“It’s money I won at the casino.”

“!?”

The groom made a tongue-biting expression.

I rolled the silver coin in my hand and threw it and caught it repeatedly, and spoke coolly.

“It’s none of your business whether I go to the casino, the slums, or the ivory tower. Do you dare judge the actions of the royal family by your own standards?”

“No, Your Majesty.”

The coachman changed his words urgently.

“If you play with your mouth recklessly, a silver coin will end up on your tongue.”

There was a custom in the empire of putting a silver coin in the mouth of a deceased person as money for travel on the way to the afterlife.

The coachman kept his mouth shut and urged his horses on with a pale face.

I didn’t want to hear such words in front of him, but I didn’t want to hit him like the other royals did.

I think a verbal warning would have been an appropriate response.

“We’re all here. When can we come back again?”

“You don’t have to go far. Come back around lunchtime today and wait for a couple of hours. If he doesn’t come, don’t wait any longer. I’ll go back on my own.”

They’re either dead or fighting.

Of course, I have no intention of dying quietly.

After sending the coachman away with a silver coin, I looked out at the red-light district where dawn had not yet completely set in.

“Let go, let go!”

“My money! My money that I saved for 10 years!”

“Mom, here’s the money for the medicine! Please!”

Men and women who had been beggars all night were dragged out of the casino, and high-class male pros**tutes and school girls with heavy makeup came home sleepy-eyed.

I walked down the stairs of the Hope Casino, gazing indifferently at the whole sight.

I crossed paths with those who were crying and laughing, and received a paper mask from a large man.

“Red mask.”

She was directing the cleaning in the large hall where there were no guests.

Three roulette machines were broken, possibly due to a fight.

“It’s been a long time, Your Majesty.”

She paused for a moment and then greeted me in a bright voice.

“Didn’t you say that revealing your identity is prohibited in here?”

“There are always exceptions to the rule. Thanks to that, my life was saved.”

She naturally guided me into the room.

It’s always been fun to work with people who are quick-witted.

“I want to find someone.”

“We have connections with intelligence organizations, but we are not experts. If you would like an introduction, we can provide one.”

“No. You know better than the organization.”

The red mask shrugged its shoulders.

I could feel her face distorting as she looked up at me with surprise.

“I think I know who you’re looking for.”

“What are they called these days? Lightning nightmare? Money ghost? Devil? Golden devil?”

“Nowadays, it is called the Golden Nightmare or the Golden Devil. It is slowly becoming a shackle.”

I was purely amazed.

Controlling the person I was going to meet now was not an easy task, regardless of success or failure.

I was once again amazed by the skills of the woman in front of me.

“That’s how much you need to run this huge business.”

“Money has great power. You have to be stronger than money to hold on to it.”

“Then what about the nightmare of gold?”

“Money is our friend and our natural enemy.”

The red mask let out a deep sigh.

“Are you finally leaving the royal family?”

Half of it. No, about 90 percent of it is my own opinion.

“With any luck, you might never see the nightmare of gold again.”

“!”

The red mask was delighted.

“Is it really possible?”

It was a voice that contained both anticipation and a fair amount of distrust.

“You have to try to find out. It’s like gambling. But I’m confident in the cards I’ve brought.”

I answered confidently, and the red mask nodded.

“The nightmare of gold is said to be staying at the ‘Future’ casino today. I will introduce you to His Majesty. I am sure you will cooperate fully.”

“What if some damage to property is expected?”

The red mask hesitated again.

The machines in casinos were mostly precision machines that could be manipulated, which made them very expensive.

And introducing myself meant that you were also taking responsibility for the accident I caused.

I shook my head slightly and let out a low laugh.

“I’ll give you the information. Sell as much as you want and make up for it.”

“yes?”

“If there are any nearby merchants who are stealing drugs and selling them in the slums, clean them up and cut off their tails. The Black Iron Knights will soon come rushing in. Since Sir Barbatos is personally in charge, the bribes you’ve offered won’t help.”

“!”

The red mask opened its mouth wide.

If you just exchange it for money, you can get several bags of gold coins.

At that rate, I’m sure they’ll be able to handle whatever I do at the ‘future’ casino.

“Those are words I couldn’t ignore. Thank you.”

She greeted me with a trembling voice.

I stood up with a snicker.

“Let’s go. There must be more than one or two things that need to be taken care of quickly.”

As soon as the words left his mouth, the red mask ran to the staff area.

I chuckled and walked out of ‘Hope’ and towards ‘Future’.

If ‘Hope’ was a casino where the rich had fun in several rooms, ‘Future’ was a casino that received many guests in a large hall.

The time now is around eight o’clock in the morning.

The sun had already risen and the nocturnal red-light district had fallen asleep.

Even the ‘future’ was no different, and only a few people remained in the once bustling hall.

“I heard you wanted to meet the ‘Golden Nightmare’. There it is. Please do something about it.”

As soon as I entered, the ‘Future’ staff member cried and pleaded.

He saw me coming with a sword, but he didn’t do anything to stop me.

At the large table in the hall, the dealer ‘Future’ and the ‘Golden Nightmare’, wearing a large blue cone-shaped hat and a cloak, were playing a game.

From where I was, all I could see was the back of the head of the ‘Golden Nightmare’.

The dealer was neatly dressed and had a pale face.

The dealers gathered at the table behind that dealer were equally haggard.

“Your sum is 35. What is my sum? Declare it.”

‘The Nightmare of Gold’ was declared coldly by an indifferent voice.

The dealer turned over her cards one by one with trembling hands.

“The sum is 36… …. Player wins.”

The dealer declared in a voice that sounded like he was harming himself.

I felt like I was going to burst into tears at any moment.

‘The Nightmare of Gold’ swept away the chips piled on the table.

It was an indifferent hand movement that did not convey any particular joy.

As soon as he saw me, a man in a fancy suit came running.

“Are you the person who said you came from ‘Hope’? Nice to meet you. I am the manager of the ‘Future’ Casino.”

I glanced at the back of the ‘nightmare’s’ head and said.

“How much gold do you have in the casino right now?”

The manager was quick to notice what I was asking.

“If you add up all the chips that ‘Nightmare’ has collected, it’s over 70% of the cash we have in our casino. If we were to have to pay that amount in gold… … it would be over. If you could just solve this problem, I’d give you my weight in gold.”

“Are you okay?”

I glanced at the manager.

He was a middle-aged man of considerable stature.

The weight would also have increased considerably.

“The chip that ‘Nightmare’ is currently sweeping up is worth three silver coins.”

Those chips were now being packed into bags.

“i get it.”

I strode over, took off my paper mask, and sat down next to ‘The Nightmare of Gold’.

At the sound of a thud, she slowly turned her head and looked at me.

‘The Golden Nightmare’ was a young woman with long, blue hair.

One pupil was blue, the same color as her hair, and the other pupil was gold, like my own.

The two eyes, which were of different colors, had one thing in common: both had dilated pupils with little life.

At first glance, it looked like it was a corpse.

Despite her listless gaze, which seemed ready to disappear at any moment, she was well-dressed.

The black one-piece dress was decorated with gold trim, and the wide cloak was navy blue on the outside and a luxurious wine color on the inside.

It was a typical wizard’s outfit, except for the lack of a wand.

He was actually a genius wizard.

“Valencianus, was it?”

She spoke first.

“That’s right. Sister Sereraji.”

She flinched and shuddered.

For a moment, ripples appeared in his deeply sunken eyes.

It must have been because, after being called by dishonorable nicknames like Nightmare and Devil by the lowly for a long time, it was the first time in a long time that he was called by his real name.

And that was probably because the name brought to mind a glorious past.

“Can we talk privately for a moment?”

Sereraji didn’t even answer.

But I didn’t care and just blurted out the next sentence.

“It’s a story about a magician without a wand who casts a spell to bring happiness.”

* * *

The future casino also had rooms for VIPs.

The manager was happy to give me the room, and I politely declined.

“Let’s go up and talk privately.”

The future casino had a casino on the first floor and basement level, and a luxury lodging facility from the second floor onwards.

The soundproofing wasn’t that great, but with the bug-free comforter and thick cotton-filled mattress, it could be considered luxurious.

The room on the top sixth floor was more than spacious enough for one person, and she had been staying there for a month already.

“Sit down.”

Sereraji said dryly.

I carefully pushed aside the bottles of wine and whiskey that were rolling around and sat down on the sofa facing the low table in the middle.

“Would you like a drink?”

She said as she brought in a new drink. It was a strong drink made by adding dew from distilled liquor to increase its potency.

“From this morning?”

“I thought you came ‘this way’ too. Didn’t you? Okay. Then I’ll drink alone.”

Sereraji poured a clear reddish-brown liquid into his glass, filling it to overflowing.

The scent of honey and oak wafted up. I smiled and held out the glass.

“I’ll recommend it to you one more time.”

“Why didn’t you come out like that a long time ago?”

She smiled faintly, saying, ‘I knew it.’

“You thought well. This is a world where studying, learning swordsmanship, and learning magic are all useless.”

She said, drinking her wine smoothly.

“It’s just us. It’s just us.”

I pretended to respond with a lot of discontent.

“Yes. It’s just us. We were born into the royal family and inherited talents through blood. But we died before we could fully show off.”

She muttered bitterly.

“How long will His Majesty the Emperor keep watch over us?”

“Do you understand me?”

“Sister, you’re a wizard, right? You must have learned all of Liberal Arts 7, right?”

Liberal Arts 7 refers to grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astrology.

“I was a student who was admitted to the ivory tower’s lightning school as a special admissions student. I skipped the liberal arts seven subjects and everything and started learning alchemy and magic right away.”

“But you didn’t learn astrology?”

“Of course I learned. The movements of the sun, moon, and stars have a great influence on mana.”

I looked at her with eyes that said, “I’m not that bad.”

After a moment of silence, Sereraji clicked her tongue.

“You stubborn brat. Yeah. I heard you double majored in astrology. But you dropped out in the middle. How did you know?”

“You’ve been the nightmare of the red-light district for the past ten months. How could you not know that?”

I pointed to the bags of chips stacked here and there.

She shrugged.

“Because Your Majesty is leaving me alone?”

“Your Majesty, as long as you don’t cross the line, you can do whatever you want. Like… … treason?”

“Yes, I suppose so. The sun doesn’t have to worry about the moon.”

“But, sister.”

“What else? The alcohol will spoil. Aren’t you going to drink?”

She looked at the glass in front of me.

I stared at the glass and emptied it in one gulp.

He said, feeling the scent of honey and oak, and the heat of the liquor, thicken in his throat.

“But drugs crossed the line.”