A dimensional journey starting from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 1006 Casino

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At the same time, the police station.

"Is he King Arthur?"

Police Commissioner--Orlando Revie asked as he opened the blinds in the commissioner's office with his fingers and looked towards the parking lot.

Although the "swordsman" heroic spirit was escorted here, he moved very calmly.

Upon seeing this, Orlando sighed with a straight face as usual and said, "The members of Clan Calatin who were sent failed to catch up."

"The scene was in the city centre, and patrol officers were on the scene before we could deal with it."

After the female secretary finished her report calmly, she asked about future plans: "How do you plan to deal with it? Will it be resolved in the department?"

"Call the members of the Twenty-Eight Monsters to the agency. But... let's first investigate whether the woman we brought back with us is the Master. If circumstances permit, we might be able to form an alliance with her."

"An alliance..."

"If the intelligence Francesca provided in advance is correct, then he should be King Arthur... But he seemed to have said something on TV, 'Swear to Arthur Pendragon'?"

"Yes, that's what the police at the scene reported."

"If this is the case, then it is unreasonable for him to swear to himself. The hero related to King Arthur...maybe one of the Knights of the Round Table... No matter which heroic spirit he is, since he is a 'swordsman', we cannot escape unscathed Knock him down with injuries. After getting rid of his master and before he disappears, even being attacked by his Noble Phantasm once will put us in a passive situation."

Orlando put his elbows on the table, crossed his fingers in front of his mouth, and said to his secretary: "Besides, if that woman is powerful enough to take away the Swordsman's control, then she should have some plans. "

"It's hard to say. She might just be a layperson with magic qualifications."

"Einzbern's puppet..."

In the evening, Orlando received a report that the Einzbern family's androids appeared in the city.

Faldius and Francesca must have known about this, but they did not exchange information with Orlando about it.

However, even if Einzbern did not take direct action, there was no guarantee that they would not hire outside magicians. If he was worried about being betrayed, Einzbern might also take some measures to completely control laypeople with magic circuits.

"Aside from Einzbern, we cannot rule out the possibility that Francesca is behind the scenes. She can betray us in five seconds just for her own pleasure. The same goes for Faldius. , although he is currently allied with us, as long as his superiors give an order, he can abandon us without blinking an eye."

Orlando lowered his eyes slightly, recalling the fierce battle between heroes in the desert and the huge crater after the war in his mind, and continued: "After all, besides Gilgamesh, there is another one who is as good as him. Heroic spirit, a little more insurance never hurts.”

Then, Orlando considered his future actions from the perspective of the police commissioner and the master. He calmly gave instructions to his secretary: "Whether they are women or heroic spirits, keep them under surveillance for me. Treat them as terrorist suspects dressed in strange clothes, and select a few unsuspecting detectives to deal with them."

Finally, he added another order, which was the most important thing to him: "...don't relax the surveillance of the warlock. Judging from his personality, if he knew about this, he might ask for help. He comes to interrogate the heroic spirits.”

"Speaking of Mr. Warlock, he just made another request, saying he wanted to go to the casino."

After hearing the secretary's plain report, Orlando looked expressionless and replied without thinking: "No, only the specifications of the meals can meet his requirements."

The secretary nodded and left the office.

As soon as the secretary left the director's office, Orlando pressed his fingers on his temples and complained in a low voice: "Really... where would any heroic spirit go to the casino during the war?"

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Snowfield City, Casino Hotel "Crystal Hill".

"Crystal Hill" is the tallest building in Snowfield.

As a first-class hotel, it also houses the largest casino in the city. It is said that the spacious venue and luxurious decoration are not inferior to the first-class casinos in Las Vegas.

However, people who really enjoy gambling tend to go to Las Vegas on the other side of the desert south of Snowfield, so there aren't many overseas customers here.

Even so, the wealthy people living in the emerging city of Snowfield still love "Crystal Hill". As the largest entertainment facility in the city, it is now located openly and openly in the center of the city.

now.

In a corner of this casino, a huge gamble was going on.

But for gamblers, this is just a little fun.

“All in red.”

With these casual words, the chips piled as high as a hill were moved to the roulette table.

The onlookers, each wearing expensive clothes, marveled at the scene in front of them, and then stared at the person challenging the gamble with bated breath.

In full view of everyone - Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes, was sitting on the chair next to the roulette wheel in a human visible state, looking uninterested.

Gilgamesh's sitting posture was quite elegant, but his eyes were sharp, as if he was assessing the dealer's ability. He looked more like the owner of this casino than a top-notch gambler.

Different from his usual appearance, Gilgamesh now let his hair down, and was not wearing golden armor, but a suit with gorgeous texture.

Gilgamesh won consecutive battles when he first came to the casino, which naturally attracted people's attention. Now the amount of money he has bet has reached a level that even wealthy people with a little wealth would hesitate.

Soon after, the roulette ball landed on the red number, and the crowd burst into cheers and applause.

Gilgamesh raised the corners of his lips slightly, but maybe it wasn't because he made a lot of money, but simply because everyone's praise pleased him.

He casually took a few of the highest denomination chips from the winning chips and left his seat. The total value of the pile of chips he left on the gambling table was fifty times that of ordinary people.

Gilgamesh took a cocktail from the waiter, walked to a deserted place, and took a sip in his mouth.

"...It's not a good wine."

After Gilgamesh muttered to himself, a girl's apologetic voice sounded in his head.

"terribly sorry."

Gilgamesh drank wine and telepathically replied: "You don't have to apologize."

Standing next to Gilgamesh is his master, Tiny Cherk.

The law of this state stipulates that persons under the age of twenty-one are prohibited from entering casinos, otherwise the casino will be severely punished.

But no one questioned Tini's entry into the casino, and no one even looked at her.

"How about it? No one can see you, right?"

Probably because there is no one around, or he simply doesn't like the telepathy method, except for wine tasting, Gilgamesh will communicate directly with his voice.

"...Yes, thanks to the ring you gave me, its blessing is so amazing." Tini pointed to the ring on her little finger, which was engraved with ancient Sumerian text.

"It's just a toy that avoids sight. It doesn't reach the level of protection. It's more than enough to deal with bastards, but it can't hide it from the eyes of magicians and servants."

After a huge crater was blown up in the desert, Gilgamesh said, "You must at least protect your own safety," and disappeared without a trace.

Because Tini felt that the magical connection had not disappeared, she knew that Gilgamesh would not leave without returning, nor would he terminate the contract. As for what he was going to do, Tiny had no idea.

At night, Gilgamesh, who had disappeared for a long time, appeared at Tini's tribe's base in the north of the city. Wearing casual clothes that he got from nowhere, he also let down his bangs, and then ordered in a deep voice with a displeased look on his face: "Show me the place where people and money come and go most frequently in this city."

So, Tiny took Gilgamesh to the city's first casino "Crystal Hill" and the surrounding entertainment streets.

Although she didn't understand Gilgamesh's plans, Tiny had no reason to disobey his orders. The city center is the enemy's stronghold, and ordinary magicians are reluctant to go there - Tini knows this, but she doesn't worry too much, because she sincerely believes in the power Gilgamesh showed in the desert last night. If she was worried, Tini was also worried that she would hold Gilgamesh back.

When Tiny was stopped by the staff at the entrance of the casino, Gilgamesh handed the ring to her.

"If someone can see you, it means that he has a certain degree of vision. If it is not a thief who is targeting the Holy Grail, I will leave it to you, the master, and I will not interfere."

"...as you command."

Tiny bowed respectfully to Gilgamesh, and then commented on the great achievements he had accomplished in this hour.

"Speaking of which, you have accomplished a lot in this hour. It is truly a wonderful skill."

Hearing this, Gilgamesh flicked the highest denomination chip into the air with his fingers and replied with a bored expression: "It has nothing to do with my ability. All the treasures in my courtyard naturally belong to me. Gambling is harmful to me. In other words, it is nothing more than moving gold from one’s treasure house to one’s purse. Even if the act itself is meaningful, it is not the fun of the game.”

Gilgamesh, dressed in modern casual clothes, looked around again and asked: "But... is this the place where treasures are exchanged most frequently in the city?"

"Because I think banks and stock exchanges are different from the scenarios you expect, so I excluded them in advance."

"I see, but it's not bad here either. This arcade converts currency into other currencies and builds an independent world."

"The world..."

"Yes. Currency is one of the greatest inventions (magic) in the world. It brings growth and corruption to bastards at the same time. I don't hate it. But it is ridiculous that the biggest use of such an outstanding item is 'waste'."

Gilgamesh shrugged and laughed.

It seems that this heroic spirit prefers gorgeous things, and even the clothes he is wearing now perfectly portray the image of "a young man who was carried away because he won more money than he could spend in a lifetime in Las Vegas." .

Contrary to Gilgamesh who blended in naturally, Tiny entered the casino for the first time.

Seeing Tini looking around uneasily, Gilgamesh said to her: "Since you dare to use my power, don't shrink when facing things other than my king."

"terribly sorry."

"I have said that young children should look like young children. Their eyes only need to shine for what they see. But in front of me, everything in the world will pale."

"Yes, just as you said."

Not sure whether Gilgamesh was joking or serious, Tiny just lowered her head.

Seeing this, Gilgamesh narrowed his eyes in displeasure and continued: "You can respect me, because this is the right thing to do, but don't blindly follow me. You must use your bright eyes to see clearly. The path you should take."

"yes……"

"No, not just me, but also 'gods', the 'benefit of nature' you call, and the 'long-cherished wishes of our ancestors' are all the same. Giving up thinking and blindly worshiping other things means the corruption of the soul. And Compared with such people, the rude people who openly try to use me as a stepping stone will make me unhappy, but they are more valuable to deal with."

After hearing "the long-cherished wish of our ancestors," Tini realized that Gilgamesh was talking about her.

Gilgamesh glanced at Tini who was frozen on the spot, drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and asked: "Bastard girl, which kind are you? You are the one who said you want to take back this land from the magician. A choice you made? Or did you have no choice at all and just used fate as an excuse and were willing to be someone else's puppet?"

"...Ah! This..."

"Now that I have met my friend, I will seriously enjoy this Holy Grail War (game). If you choose to abandon the attitude that a child should have to take advantage of me, you must at least be mentally prepared and let me see your determination. .”

"I……"

Tiny could no longer answer Gilgamesh telepathically.

At least Tiny hasn't figured out how to answer Gilgamesh's question yet. Of course she was mentally prepared to risk her life, and she also knew she wanted to kill. In fact, her hands were stained with blood.

However, is this her own wish? Or has she been pushed to this point by the turbulent current of fate? Tini herself doesn’t know. In fact, it was because of Gilgamesh's question that Tini thought about this matter for the first time.

"That's all. Although most of the people of Uruk are mentally mature at your age, I will not have the same expectations for the bastards of this era."

Gilgamesh didn't seem to want to hear Tini's answer and did not force Tini to continue.

He added the last sentence before walking to other gaming tables.

"However, if you dedicate your soul to someone out of firm will, I will appreciate you."

Probably remembering someone, Gilgamesh's face showed a smile in memory of the past.

"Even in the eyes of the bastards, that person is no different from a madman."

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