God of Money: Reincarnated as the Weakest SSS Rank-Chapter 59: Betting deal
Chapter 59: Betting deal
When he left the casino, it was already dark, and he realized that it was starting to fill up. The best hours for a casino are always at night.
And this being one of the best casinos in town, it naturally got a lot of visitors.
After exchanging chips for real money, Louis strangely found himself winning some money. It felt a little weird right now to win money that wasn’t coming from the system.
And more so because it was quite a lot.
On his way out, Louis felt the strange fluttering of a bird above him, and it soon landed on his shoulders.
’Oh? What’s this?’ he thought. He couldn’t remember ever training a little bird.
But then he felt as if information was being relayed to his head.
It was the voice of Dan, his uncle.
"The Lockwards have pulled strings under the table when they found out you were moving fiercely. They haven’t discovered our cooperation, but they want you dead. They are looking for you, and there is possibly a Lockward inside Velfast right now. Be careful, Young Sir."
After that message, the little bird disappeared as if it had never existed in the first place.
Only a feather remained, which fell into Louis’ hands.
He frowned. Just at that moment, he felt a piercing look cross his heart.
He immediately realized that someone was spying on him.
And it was too powerful.
’Shit.’
Taking advantage of the fact that many people were in the vicinity having fun, he deftly moved and soon managed to lose it. But the ominous feeling in his heart did not go away.
That look was too powerful. It seemed as if the look alone could pierce his heart, so he didn’t stop walking. After crossing an alley, he put on a black hood and jumped onto a roof.
Or so he wanted to.
Just then, eight people surrounded him.
’Am I screwed?’ he thought.
But something was wrong.
’No... Are those the men of that arrogant Miss from before?’ He stared at them, and after confirming that the man with the cut eye was among them, he seemed to sigh in relief.
However, that sigh of relief did not reveal the power of these people.
The man in front of him didn’t have a look or aura as powerful as the one he had felt before, but when he tried to touch him before, the strength he felt from that guy was terrifying.
And when he was remembering that moment, he suddenly gasped as a terrifying aura girded over his head.
He could feel his whole body detaching from his bones, and some of them were exploding.
’Shit...’ He looked at the cut-eyed man. ’He’s several times stronger than I.’
He didn’t stand a chance.
Fortunately, he was the only strong one in the group. The rest were just petty little mobsters.
Still...
"It looks like we’ll meet again." Rebecca’s voice reached his ears, and she emerged from behind the cut-eyed man.
Louis frowned and tried to compose himself.
’Come to think of it, those guys called her ’Priestley’ before, and her fame says she seemed to have unlimited money, thanks to her family. Is she a member of the Priestley Family, the 2nd of the three Velharthe Castles?’ He thought, though it showed nothing on his face
Instead, he spoke. "Miss, do you really have to force it like this?"
"Haha, I just want to gamble a little with you. If you want, we can play for a while."
"It’s not that I don’t want to, Miss. The thing is..." When he thought of giving a random excuse, he thought of something.
’Wait. The Priestleys and Ancient Moon are allies, and she’s called the Princess of the Underworld. Can she be here for the race tomorrow?’ His eyes seemed to sparkle as he found the perfect way to get rid of her for now.
Then he quickly continued speaking.
"It’s like this, Miss. I have a horse that will be participating in the race tomorrow. With Ancient Moon earlier, I spoke about it and also with the Shadows, for the three of us are betting on having a fair race. But there is a fourth party that seems to be trying to assassinate our horses. We have information that they want to move tonight." He spoke.
He even sighed in exasperation at the end, continuing his facade of being upset about it.
Rebecca suddenly frowned. "Do you have a horse that will be entered tomorrow? Have you opened it up to betting?" She asked.
"Of course." Louis nodded, and Rebecca’s eyes sparkled.
"What position are you looking for?" she asked quickly.
"The third position."
Then Rebecca smiled.
"Good. As it happens, I also happen to have a horse running tomorrow, and I’m also looking for third place. How about we bet to see who the winner is? A really big bet. Something worth noting."
Seeing the opportunity come to him after she took the bait, Louis got excited.
"That sounds perfect to me, Miss. I was looking for someone to bet with tomorrow. But..." He smiled, though he seemed to feel pitiful at the end. "I have to save my horse first. I brought him from far away for this competition."
Rebecca then laughed. "Hahaha, fine. If we are going to bet tomorrow and you agree to bet more than 5 billion, I can help you make sure your horse doesn’t die. But we must have a contract." She said and took out a parchment on which she wrote simple things and threw it to him in less than 2 minutes.
"Sign it and I will help you."
Louis couldn’t find this any better. He looked at the content of the parchment and could confirm that it was nothing bad. That’s why he signed it.
"I look forward to your help, and tomorrow, we’ll bet to see who gets that third place."
Rebecca suddenly looked in a very good mood and walked over to him. "Good. Not bad. I thought you were a stubborn guy before, but now I have a better impression of you." She put a hand on his shoulder.
"Someone is after you, so let me talk to him. We’ll see which faction wants to stick its nose where it doesn’t fit." She smiled and urged Louis to keep the parchment himself.
Naturally, it was to look for him in case this one fled. Although the scroll had nothing wrong with its contents, destroying it when you’re weak wasn’t easy. It’s special for this kind of thing and has a magical pattern that helps to track it.
But Louis couldn’t agree more with this.
It had turned out much better than he expected. Not only was he getting rid of her, but he would also get her help in intercepting the bastard who was following him.
There was no better night than tonight!
"Thank you very much, Miss. I’ll see you tomorrow then." Louis said, and after seeing that she actually let him go, he walked away.
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