Chapter 6: The Melancholy of a Game Reincarnator - and the Story That Didn't Go Right from the
"Are you afraid that I won't give it back to you? Really, how could I do such a thing? Mark, you are so stingy. And my dad also said that the person who likes to lie the most in the world is the nanny.
None of the things he heard from his nanny when he was a child were true."
"I-I know. Here you go Brady."
Although he was a little reluctant, Mark still handed his student ID to Brady.
The old shop owner didn't say anything, but just swiped the credits from three student ID cards as Brady requested.
"Well, that thing is yours now. Take it and get out of here."
He returned the student IDs to the three people and waved them away with a look of disgust.
"Tsk, what a grumpy old man. Clearly the things in the store are quite interesting."
Brady clicked his tongue in displeasure and left the store with his two childhood friends.
But after leaving the store, he fell into distress.
It was only noon and he had already used up all 300 credits.
"By the way, Dad said there's a casino in the shopping district, and I should be able to earn a lot of credits there."
Brady slammed his fist into his palm and thought he had a good idea.
"Eh? Going to the casino? But my nanny said that her brother was chased by the creditors because he owed a lot of debts in the casino. His wife and daughter were taken away to pay off the debts!"
Mark retorted with a surprised expression.
"It's the wet nurse again, Mark, why don't you go back to that old woman's arms and continue drinking milk. Anyway, you still have 225 credits, and I don't have a single cent left. Duter, will you go with me?"
Brady looked at Dutt on the other side.
As long as I borrow a few more credits from Dutt, I will be able to earn the money back soon.
"Well... I, I'll go."
Although Dutt was a little hesitant, he finally agreed to Brady.
Seeing this, Mark reluctantly followed the two of them.
Half an hour later, we successfully found the entrance to the casino in an alley on the shopping street.
However, because the three of them were first-year students in the elementary department, the bodyguards in front of the casino refused to let them in no matter what.
"Tsk, what are you talking about? That bald uncle actually looks down on people."
Brady kicked the stone at his feet away unhappily and complained to the two people around him.
"There's nothing we can do about it. If we go in, there will be seniors from the middle school department there, which would be quite embarrassing, wouldn't it?"
Mark tries to comfort Brady, but it only makes him angrier.
(This guy didn’t want to come anyway, so this just suits his needs. Really, he’s saying something that seems to comfort him now, it’s not sincere at all.)
Just as Brady kept complaining about Mark in his heart, a male student dressed somewhat frivolously stood in front of the three of them.
"You guys wanted to go to the casino, but the bodyguards at the door wouldn't let you in?"
The boy raised a friendly smile and spoke.
"Yes, who are you?"
Brady, who was in a bad mood, asked back unhappily.
"This is really rude. My name is Marco V. Spencer, and I'm a fourth-year student in the elementary department. If you guys want to have fun, I know a good place.
It's much more exciting there than that conventional casino you go to."
"I see. My name is Brady V. Ulysses. Dean Malko, please take us there quickly."
Although the title of senior is also used.
But there was no respect for the senior in Brady's tone, and he called him by his name without Marco's permission.
But Marco didn't care. He just smiled and said okay, then led the way for the three people.
After Brady and others followed Marco to the destination, they found that it was a large underground casino.
There are three arenas in the casino.
Puppeteers will send their puppets onto the ring to fight each other, and the casino operators will use the outcome of both sides as the stakes for gamblers to place bets.
"This is really interesting... Thank you, Mr. Malko."
Brady looked around excitedly and thanked Marco behind him.
"You're welcome, fellow juniors. If you like, feel free to go and have fun. I still have some work to take care of, so I'll take my leave now."
After briefly understanding the rules of the casino, Brady decisively chose the innermost ring.
This arena is called the Deathfight Arena by the people in the casino. The puppets that appear on it will fight to the death until one of them is completely destroyed.
Brady thinks this kind of competition is the most exciting and the most interesting to watch.
"Mark, Duter lent me credits for betting. I really like that sickle mantis, and it will definitely win the next game. As long as I win the money, I can return the credits to you immediately."
(A word of caution in advance: this game does not encourage gambling. Brady will later go into debt because of gambling, and will also cause great harm to his two good friends. Please stay tuned.)
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(Alas, it’s the same as in the game plot…)
Looking at the little blue wolf cub he summoned, Edward sighed helplessly.
Because her student number was at the back of the line, she wasted a lot of time in the hall.
The puppet she summoned was exactly the same as Edward's first puppet in the game.
The race is a dire wolf of rarity A, but the individual talent value of this cute little wolf cub is only 3, which means that its level cap is only 39.
Even with good equipment and items, it is hard to survive the mid-game battles...
(Forget it, I had expected this situation anyway, and this little guy is so cute, it would be no problem to keep him as a pet.)
Adelaide gently scratched the wolf cub's chin, and it immediately wagged its tail as if it felt very comfortable.
This little guy looks more like a cute puppy than a wolf.
Adelaide stretched, stood up from the bench near the front door of the hall, and prepared to go to the shopping street to buy things.
Based on his experience in his previous life, Edward felt that the most difficult part in the early stages of the game was the difficulty in increasing the economy.
Going to the nearby Tianlan Forest to hunt monsters and exchanging magic cores for credits will not be allowed until the second year.
Expeditions, which are particularly easy to earn credits (allowing students to form teams and adventure to monster gathering places across the empire during holidays), will have to wait until the third year.
Now, the only way for Adelaide to earn credits, besides attending classes and completing assignments, is to trade with other students.
So after school starts, Edward plans to give priority to taking courses in puppet alchemy and medicine.