"Hanatemari, get me some dice." Ayanokoji looked at Hanatemari Kazura, who was tidying up behind the bar.
Besides alcohol, the wine cabinet behind the bar also held various gambling tools. Hanatemari took out a set of dice and a dice cup.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka picked up a die, "Can we use this to play?"
"Wait, let me check this die!"
Before the Student Council's Dealer could speak, the man quickly took the die and carefully examined it in his hand.
The "Formal Match" was the only chance for every "livestock" to turn their fortunes around, and he had to cherish it.
If the die had been tampered with and he didn't notice, where would he go to complain?
While checking the die, he also breathed a sigh of relief, feeling very fortunate that Ayanokoji chose to gamble with "dice."
Didn't this mean that everyone had a fifty-fifty chance of winning? As long as he was lucky enough, he could win against Ayanokoji Kiyotaka!
While he was checking, Ayanokoji casually picked up the dice cup and said, "The rules of the gamble are simple: put one die into the dice cup, let the Dealer shake it and place it on the table, and the two of us will guess whether the die inside the cup is high or low."
The man felt that the die in his hand had a stable weight, and any number could be rolled, so it should not have been tampered with. He did not give the die to Ayanokoji but handed it directly to the Dealer, not wanting Ayanokoji to have any contact with the die.
"Let me check the dice cup too!"
Then, he snatched the dice cup and carefully inspected it, fearing that Ayanokoji would cheat.
Ayanokoji ignored him, letting him inspect. While he was checking, Ayanokoji suddenly asked, "How long have you been a member of the Zenshoukai?"
"It's been a month..." The boy subconsciously replied, his face instantly turning ugly. He quickly looked up and argued, "I don't know what the Zenshoukai is, I just..."
"Alright, you don't need to explain. I wasn't planning on causing you any trouble either."
Ayanokoji lazily waved his hand, stopping him from making excuses.
"I understand. You came here to challenge me based on your own subjective will, and it has nothing to do with Mibuomi Aoi, that guy who only dares to scheme behind people's backs..."
"Don't be rude to Renshochen-sama!" he snapped.
He exposed himself after only a few sentences. If Mibuomi Aoi knew, what would he think? Would he regret sending this person?
"Alright, alright..." Ayanokoji perfunctorily responded to him. He had no interest in this pawn, not even in asking his name.
The boy took a long time to inspect the gambling tools. Hanatemari Kazura and Togakushi Yukimi had originally wanted to stay and watch, but it was already after school, and many customers would soon arrive at the casino.
The two of them could only reluctantly go to the Chemistry Preparation Room across the way.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, seeing him constantly looking down and inspecting, impatiently tapped on the table.
"Are you done checking? Don't worry, besides this Student Council member, we also have an intelligent robot Dealer, 'Captain Dragonfly.' Even if I participate in the game, cheating is impossible."
This person had previously participated in the Dou Di Zhu Competition, but unfortunately, he was eliminated in the preliminary round. He had witnessed Captain Dragonfly's power.
If Captain Dragonfly was supervising, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka should also be unable to cheat...
As he breathed a sigh of relief, he also looked at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka with doubt, not understanding what he was thinking.
When a "Formal Match" is held, the challenger has the right to challenge anyone, but at the same time, no matter what gambling method the opponent uses, the challenger must agree.
Many challenged parties either use games they are good at or games that are easy to cheat in. In short, during a gamble, due to the difference in information, the winning rates of both sides vary greatly.
While gaining huge benefits, they also bear enormous risks. As long as they lose once, they will never be able to recover throughout their student life.
The success rate for challengers is less than 20%, which is why not many people choose to use a "Formal Match."
Although Hanatemari Kazura and Kurume Laiwei had been "livestock" for a while, they never thought of using a Formal Match to turn their fortunes around.
The reason this person dared to challenge Ayanokoji with a Formal Match was naturally at Mibuomi Aoi's instigation. Otherwise, why would he put this precious opportunity on someone he didn't know before?
Mibuomi Aoi promised them that as long as they defeated Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, all the money won would belong to them personally, and the winner would be promoted to a Zenshoukai councilor, becoming an "executive."
Even if they lost to Ayanokoji, they would only need to bear one-fifth of the gambling stake; the remaining four-fifths would be paid by Mibuomi Aoi.
Although this boy didn't know why Mibuomi Aoi issued such an order, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
He had always admired Mibuomi Aoi. This time, he finally had a chance to offer his strength to Mibuomi Aoi. He volunteered, raised his hand, and was chosen by Aoi from five or six students with the same idea, standing out and getting this precious opportunity.
He had already thought about what kind of difficult game Ayanokoji Kiyotaka would play, but he didn't expect it to be such a simple dice game...
With the Dealer supervising and "Captain Dragonfly" present, he didn't believe Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had a chance to cheat.
Having the "home advantage" but not using it, instead choosing a game of pure luck like "dice," this person was too arrogant. Did he really think the goddess of victory would favor him?
The boy sneered inwardly and said in a deep voice, "I have already checked the gambling tools. There are no problems. We can start the game."
"I have no problem either." Ayanokoji also raised his hand.
The two sat down at a gambling table. The Dealer came to the middle of the two, put the dice into the dice cup in front of them, and then picked up the dice cup with both hands and shook it in front of them.
The dice hit inside the dice cup, making a continuous clinking sound.
Some people with excellent gambling skills can guess which side of the dice is facing up by the number of times the dice shake and hit inside the dice cup.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka didn't know if the boy in front of him had practiced "listening to identify position," but he saw him sitting upright with a serious expression, not daring to breathe, and pricking up his ears to listen.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka deliberately coughed a few times. His coughing completely covered the sound of the dice hitting, and immediately, the boy glared angrily at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
Although he didn't have the ability to identify position by sound, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's deliberate provocation still aroused his dissatisfaction.
"Sorry, my throat hasn't been feeling well for the past two days..." Ayanokoji Kiyotaka coughed twice more, pretending to have a sore throat, and waved at Kurume: "Kurume, bring me a cup of water."
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