Another Life As Older Brother

Now the game began. I walked toward the roulette table and looked around. "I see.. the maximum stake is 10 million. This is too low..." I said while putting the ch.i.p.s down and leave the table toward another table to put another chip in a single number bet.

People at the table looked at me as if I'm a fool for dropping all 10 million on a single number bet but a different number. The rules in Roulette, a single number bet will be getting 36 times the outcome if the ball land on the number.

Not long after that, people around the table standstill in silence. In all 5 tables, the ball landing at the exact number that I choose.

Not long after that, I collect all the ch.i.p.s inside the Gate of Babylon and put another 10 million on a different number. After another 4 rounds of playing, a butler came toward me in a polite manner.

"Excuse me, dear customer. Cervantes, the owner. Would like to see you." He said toward me. "Hmm? About time.." I said after gaining 7,2 billion from their vault.

Looked like Ryuu also being called. She walked together with Syr toward the gate.

Behind the gate is an even more luxurious room. The owner is a dwarf, named Cervantes. The butler went close to him and called him. "Owner, I had brought the guess." He said while took a step aside.

"Oh, So, You're Maximilan-dono. Also, the Rumored King, an adventurer in the recent War Game. I'm Terry Cervantes, the owner of this casino.

I thank you for coming all the way here tonight." He said while welcoming us. I just throw some ch.i.p.s in the air as if it worth nothing.

"Hmm... Sure... I don't have much time to be standing here." I said before Ryuu nor Syr got to introduce themselves. I could see his perverted gaze toward Syr which made me looked around the room.

The room is so quiet. The girls that brought the drink all had an empty eye on them. Their smile is as if being glued there, an emotionless smile.

"Then.. Please.. Please.. This way..." He said while luring us toward a table. "Oh, Owner. Who're the guests here?" someone at the table said while Cervantes brought us there.

"Owner, who are these beautiful women?" Ryuu suddenly asked toward Cervantes. He quickly put on a show with his smile "These women, even though it may be rude to put it this way but they are my lovers.

They've sincerely accepted the advances of a flighty man like me, if I do say so myself. However, I would surely be punished by the Goddess of beauty if I tried to keep them for myself.

Therefore, I have them helped to serve a drink to please everyone's eyes." He said while grabbing one of the woman's hand.

"Hmm... I heard that you recently obtained a beautiful woman." One of the people said which ignite a chain reaction around the table.

"Hahaha... All of you really got a good ear. Since we're talking about her. Let me introduce her to all of you." He said proudly and the door behind us opened.

A beautiful girl with the same emotionless smile and empty eyes came from the door. She's so beautiful as if coming out of the painting. Together with the dress made her looked elegant.

"It's nice to meet you. I'm Anna." She said introducing herself. 'I see, so that's our target. She indeed a beauty.' I thought while confirming it with eye contact with Ryuu.

"Kukukuku... I see.." I let out a little laugh. "Mr. White King. Is there something on her face?" Cervantes asked me after hearing my laugh.

"Hmm? Nothing.. She just looked like the girl that used to sell me a flower close by." I said which made Anna startled with a surprise face on both her and Cervantes.

"But looked like, I might be wrong. Since the coincidence is sometimes scary because he was swayed by ruffians to gamble and lost his fortune and his daughter." I said with a smirk on my face taunting him.

"I'm sorry about this owner but I also heard about the rumors but the story I heard sounded different. It looked like someone send a request at them, so that the man could use the ruffians to obtain the woman." Ryuu said while continuing the story.

"Hmmm... What a heartrending story? I hope she could be found." I said while catching the ch.i.p.s that I throw. Everyone's face grew dark.

"I'm sorry for ranting my mouth... Maybe a game will lighten the mood here." I said with a mocking smile toward Cervantes. "Ahahaha... Yeah, That's true.. that's true.. How about a game?" He said while masking his anger.

"Yeah sure.. but a game without a bet is boring." I said toward him. "Hmm... true.. How about this.. The loser shall grant the winner's request." He said with a smile.

"Sure... It would be fun." I said while he snapped his finger to call for his ch.i.p.s. "Should I lend you the ch.i.p.s, Mr. Adventurer?" He said with a smug face.

"Sure... More pot for me. We can start an even game." I said quickly agreeing but Ryuu looked worried at my decision.

"Hahaha... the bet that putting all that we owned on the line. What a thrilling experience, isn't that right?" He said while spinning his glasses before taking a sip from it.

"Fuhahahahahaha.... Then, Let's play.. with everything on the line..." I said while looking at everyone in the table.

The game we're playing is poker. The standard game for a casino to have. The game is boring, I would say. Soon enough, I could notice their way of cheating by saying order on the drinking menu but luck is on my side as usual.

'I'm here not to play but robbed all of them on their money.' I thought while looking at the ch.i.p.s on the table. Ryuu look relaxed a lot even when her ch.i.p.s went into me.

Everyone's ch.i.p.s are basically the same except for me that stacking high. "This game... is boring. All in." I said while looking around as if I'm mocking them.

The situation already looked like a hunter eyeing for his prey. They sunk on a bottomless swamp, in each and every move or turn.

"I won.." I said to all of them. Only my side got betting ch.i.p.s on it. Everyone lost theirs but kept a calm face. "Do you mind for my wish to be heard? Owner???" I said while giving pressure on my word.

"Ahahaha... Looked like I lose the game.. So, tell me. What do you wish for winning?" He said while keeping a cool attitude.

"Do you even need to ask?" I said while smiling at him. "Well... I guess, I could let Anna take a tome off for a while." He said with a sweat started flowing from his head.

"Ppffftt... Hahaha..... Everything.... is on the line... I got one wish and you think that I would ask for one?" I said while laughing even louder. Everyone quickly looked toward me while the girls got some hope up to be released from there.

He eventually losing his cool while throwing his chair down. "You.... You only won a single game!! Who do you think you are!!??" He said while startled everyone except for me, Ryuu, and Syr.

"Your doom... Remember this... the first mistake you made is inviting an adventurer here." I said while opening Gate of Babylon that aimed toward all of his staff and every person in the room.

"One person move and something bad is going to happen." I said while resting my head on my hand. "Faust!! Rollo!!" Cervantes said while two of his guards quickly came which I let him put on a show.

"I would never think that you had some connection to hiring these two. I was about to end you but looked like, we would have some time together after this." I said while looking at Cervantes that already took a step back.

"Both you are male and saying that both of you the real Faust and Rollo?? Puhahahaha....." I laughed while looking toward Ryuu.

Syr and Ryuu already moved each and every woman that being tagged my Cervantes away to one side of the room. I snapped my finger which swallowed Ryuu with light and causes a scream from the woman around.

"Damn it, woman. Keep it down!" I said after covering my ears. Luckily, it's a forbidden zone and if no one got out from the room. No one would know everything that happened here.

I walked slowly toward Ryuu that confusingly looked at herself. "See? I told you that you looked beautiful in a dress." I said while c.a.r.e.s.sing her cheek. Everyone got surprised after knowing that Maximilian that acting cool like a man was actually a woman.

"Can you not do it in front of everybody?" Ryuu said while holding my hand. "Why? I want them to also look at how beautiful you're." I said with a smile.

"Kyaaa!!!" Suddenly someone scream behind me. "Ageas-san!! He's taking Anna!!" Syr said to me. "Yeah... I let him. I want to see where he will hide." I said while turning my body over.

"Have you finished the business with Mama Mia?" I asked her. "Nn!" Ryuu nodded at me. "Then, After all of this. Let's go back home together." I said while smiling at her.

Then I move toward the woman's crowd. "I'm sorry for all that's been happening. I won't hold any of you girls down. Everything would be told by both of them." I said while pointing toward Ryuu and Syr.

"Now, Everyone could go outside. If I heard you talking some nonsense. I will come for you." I said while glaring at the noble inside the room that quickly run outside after Gate of Babylon got closed.

Then I dashed toward Cervantes that running toward his bas.e.m.e.nt after cutting the tendon in their legs on both adventurers that said to be Faust and Rollo. When chasing Cervantes the guard all standby in a line letting me know where he went to which made it easier.

I arrived at a long gold hall which ended up with a vault at the end of the hallway. Cervantes about to went inside with Anna in his clutch and shut the vault.

"Hahaha.... This vault is made from adamantine from the dungeon!!! You will never get inside." He shouted from inside the vault. "Nine Lives : Shooting the Hundred heads. Style : Greatsword." I said while cutting the door into pieces.

"Have you forgot the war game?" I said while stepping at his face after he being blown by the impact. I already held Anna not to get hurt.

"Ageas!! Are you okay!?" Ryuu suddenly said behind me. "Hmm? You girls following me?" I asked them while letting Anna go from my hug. "Everything is settled. Ganesha Familia already handled the situation since no one dared to cause ruckus and also.." before Ryuu finished her words.

Someone ran to me and hug me. "Ageas!!" She said while burying herself into me. "Shakti?? So, you're stationed here?" I said while looking at her face.

"Nn! Actually, we are in a process to investigate the report of missing persons and led here." Shakti said while step aside. "You should have told me." I said while brushing her hair.

"Shakti, use this." Ryuu said while giving her a small vial. "Is that a status thief?" I asked Ryuu. "Yes, because he's not Terry Cervantes but instead his name is Ted, from Evilus Familia." Ryuu said while glaring at Cervantes at the floor.

"I see.. Then, I will take care of things from here. Other than that... Where's the money in the vault??" Shakti asked while looking at an empty vault. Ryuu already glaring at me since she already knew who's the culprit but eventually let it off this time.

"Then.. Shakti. This is your last job right? We about to move after this. Don't walk toward a different home." I said while leaving her deal with her job while Ganesha Familia started pouring in through the door. I even walked past a certain girl that kept calling 'Shakti-sama.'. She might be her successor. Some of the familia knew about me and bow slightly toward me as a greeting.

"Anna-san, this way." Ryuu said leading the way toward the backside of the casino. "Please get inside the carriage." Ryuu said while opening the door.

"I.... I..." Anna trembling and turned toward me. "I know full well that you have a person that you love and what I said might be troubling you but still.... even then... I just have to say this... toward the man who risked his life to protect me!!!" Anna said while keep advancing toward me even after I already backed away slowly.

"I... I have fallen in love with you. Please take me with you!!" She said with a red face but still looking at me seriously. "Hah~.. Don't decide on a whim. Face your parents first, sort your feeling together. If you were really sure about your feeling. Then you can come to me again." I said while patting her light brown hair.

She smiled and get inside the carriage "I will. Just wait for me to come back." She said before the carriage started moving toward her home.

"Alright, let's get back home." I said toward Ryuu and Syr which both wearing a dress right now. Both of them smile while entering their own carriage. 'I think, I'm forgetting something.' I thought for a while before ignoring my initial thought.