The Whispering Verses Chapter 156: Game of Cards

Because of the strange attitude of the three gentlemen, not only the old Duke Lucas himself, but also the other guests invited this time were eager to know what they had just seen.

"Okay, let the game begin."

Mr. Mark fiddled with the white shirt and black formal collar tie and announced loudly.

Two middle-aged men from the Prophet's Association serve as dealers next to Mr. Mark. There was superstition in this era, and people believed that women would bring bad luck to the Rhodes cards, so there was no **** lady dealing the cards here.

Shad got his first card and felt a little nervous. In fact, he doesn't know how to play Rhodes at all. In the past few days, he has learned some Rhodes skills between reading books and playing with cats, but he is definitely not comparable to those veterans.

Therefore, the "luck brought by the founding series of cards" mentioned by Miss Anat is probably Xia De's hope of winning the card.

Although I have said before that I don't care about winning or losing in this game. But actually sitting here, being watched by so many people, especially Miss Bayas, who was dressed as a maid for some unknown reason, was also looking at him, which made him feel inexplicably pressured.

"Play casually and ask for as few cards as possible. After all, this is a game where luck plays the main role."

He comforted himself in his heart that this time his opponent's deck was no longer stained with blood. This was a very fair match.

"It doesn't matter if you lose... Go and apologize to Miss Carina. You can't lose every time you help her."

My mood returned to normal, so I looked down at the first hole card and spent 13.

"Well..."

He motioned for the next card to be given to him, and the second card was given directly face up, the Sun 8.

"Well..."

He rubbed his hands, thought for a moment, and asked in his mind:

"Is there someone inexplicable who is interfering with my luck again?"

[I didn’t find it. 】

"Then why...it's exactly 21 o'clock?"

[Why can't you regard this as your luck? 】

The murmuring voice asked, and Shade nodded, indicating that there was no need to ask for the next card.

"Are young people so cautious?"

The old Duke on the opposite side smiled, but also did not ask for the third card. Then the two men opened their cards, Shade's was 13+8=21, and Duke's was 8+8=16. The latter was not disappointed, but continued to smile and said:

"It turns out that young people are cautious for a reason."

The guests watching the card game were whispering to each other, while Shade saw Miss Bayas sneaking out of the door while everyone was paying attention to the card game, and she didn't know where she went.

"I didn't have a chance to tell her that there is a high-level warlock on this floor...but Miss Carina knew about Miss Bayas last time, so it should be okay."

Xia De won the first round of the first game, but in the second round he did not continue his luck. The sum of the first two numbers was 17. The cautious detective did not choose to continue, and the Duke got two 2s in a row, and did not stop until the fourth card:

"It's really bad."

Duke Lucas regretfully revealed his trump card, 6+2+2+12=22. Shade's luck doesn't actually need to be particularly good, as long as it's better than his opponent's.

In the third round of the first game, after Shade got the hole card, he noticed absentmindedly that Miss Bayas had returned. She was still dressed as a maid, and when she saw Shade's eyes "peeping" at her from behind the Rhodes cards, she even made a greeting gesture.

When Shade reacted, he had already received three cards and hurriedly called a stop. The current total of the three cards was 18.

At this moment, people burst into small exclamations. It turned out that someone had finally drawn the first special rule card until the game was going on. Even though Old Duke Lucas was still lagging behind, he still showed a proud expression as if he had won.

"Detective, it seems I have better luck."

【Firearm・Ruger Revolver】, suit Sun 10, after drawing this card, if the cards in your hand including this card are odd numbers, and all the cards in your hand are of different suits, you can change the number on the card Adjusted from 10 and 11.

Duke Lukes did not continue to bid. The other card in his hand was spent 1. He opened the hole card with his fingers very solemnly, and then threw it on the table. Moon 3, which is used according to special rules.

"Oh! My God~What a blessing!"

The crowd erupted in exclamations again, and there were endless discussions and congratulations. This was not deliberately catering to the old Duke, the people present really thought this was something quite remarkable.

"It seems that no matter what, the Duke's points are smaller than mine... I won the third round of the first game and won the first game, right?"

Xia De asked the dealer in a low voice. No matter how the numbers on the Rhodes card were adjusted, his 18 points should have won. But now people's reactions made him wonder if there were any special rules that caused him to lose.

"The first game is over, Mr. Shade Hamilton wins!"

Amidst the excited discussion, Mr. Mark announced loudly. Shade showed no proud expression, while the old Duke Lucas, who was wearing a red army uniform across from him, had a flushed face, as if he had just won a battle:

"Look, Detective, this game is really interesting. You won the first game and I got the rule card. This is really interesting!"

"I really don't fit in with this group of people."

Xia De thought to himself, and the old Duke continued to praise:.

"Carina seems to have found a great Rhodes player, Detective. It won't be so easy next time."

Although the first game only lasted for a short fifteen minutes, everyone still took a short five-minute break before continuing with the second game.

During this period, Shade excused himself from drinking and wanted some grape juice, and struck up a conversation with Miss Bayas dressed as a maid. But the latter blinked and didn't say anything unnecessary. It seemed that he didn't want to involve Shade in his own affairs.

This made Shade relieved, which was exactly what he thought.

Duke Lucas' luck finally came back at the beginning of the second game. On the third card of the first round of the second game, he actually drew the queen directly. After Shade, who was holding 15 points in his hand, tried to continue asking for cards, his points directly exceeded 21 points. Then the old Duke laughed and said that luck is indeed conserved.

In the second round, Shade drew the queen of his deck. Of course, the Duke continued to ask for cards as he had just thought, hoping to draw blackjack or the king. But unfortunately, he drew the card Star 13 with a special pattern, which unfortunately caused the card to explode directly.

This kind of game where one person wins a round is much more exciting than the first game just now. The Duke's interest increased, and he arranged for a servant to find a poet who could play the lute, and while the two played cards, they sang poems to entertain them.

In the third round of the second round, Shade, who was slightly relaxed after winning a round, took a gamble on luck. Although he still did not draw a special card, he managed to collect 20 points when the cards were suspended. The old Duke once again drew a Rhodes card with special rules, this time it was [Ancient Hero Knight Tim], which was also a card that required rolling dice to take effect.

But this time the Duke had no such luck. He neither successfully used the special rules nor beat the detective's 20 points.

"Looks like I'm pretty lucky today."

Xia De, who won the first and second rounds, thought in his heart as he grew a mouthful that he would win if he won again.

[Maybe you can make money gambling on cards, that sounds great. 】

"I will not gamble unless I am really desperate. This is a matter of principle."

Xia De emphasized again, and then heard the woman's pleasant chuckle. After accepting that the other person existed at the same time as himself and not thinking about whether the other person was really him, Shade became more and more accustomed to the woman's voice that often whispered in his ears and heart. It's like he didn't like cats much at first, but gradually he got used to little Mia becoming a member of the family.

One of the costs of being exposed to mystery and becoming a ring warlock is that you will be followed by whispers in your ears for the rest of your life. Sleeping, eating, socializing, even in privacy...this is the price, nothing is free. But every time he heard the soft laughter in his ears, Shade would think that this was not a price, but a gift to himself.

At this time, the third round of the second game officially began. Shade’s first hole card was Flower 8, and the Duke lowered his head and glanced at the cards before directly showing his hole card:

"The King."

The old man, who was as strong as a lion, couldn't help but laugh, his rich voice almost vibrating the glass:

“I haven’t been so happy for a long time. Carina really found a good poker player this time. I’m not bad either. I was able to draw the king and queen in one round. I had this luck last time. At that time, my son was about the same age as you. Detective, my trump card is the king. Unless you draw 21 points, I will win the second round."

The people watching excitedly talked to each other about the game. Something rare happened in almost every round, which greatly increased the visibility of the game.

People were already speculating whether the young detective had this luck, and Shade was curious about it.

"Continue dealing."

He gestured, but not nervously. Even if he lost this round, the second game was only two to two, so he was not in a hurry.

He turned slightly to look at the black-haired maid who had been standing behind him since the beginning of the game. The maid looked at him, and her beautiful eyes directly expressed "Are you okay?" Shade shook his head, but found that from the angle he looked up, he could see some physical features that made him blush. Maid Tifa was probably him here. The one with the best body of all the women the world knows.

Looking back at the card table, I saw that my second card was actually Sun 12, which together with the 8 points just now, totaled 20.

"Oh~"

Even he couldn't help but sigh, while Duke Lucas opposite him was already smiling:

"Detective, if you lose this round, should you try another card?"

"Continue dealing."

Xia De said.

The Duke tapped his fingers on the table:

"That's what young people are like. It's only right to have some spirit of gambling on luck."

But Shade felt that this was not to praise himself, but simply because the old Duke wanted to win more thoroughly.

The third card was sent out, and people on Shade's side couldn't help but slightly stretched their heads to look at the card, looking forward to seeing the young detective get a card with a value of 1 in any of the four suits. , used an amazing reversal to win this card game.

Xia De glanced at the cards and raised his eyebrows:

"Maybe the idea that the Founding Series cards increase luck is not just superstition."

He did not have the luck to draw 1 in any of the four suits, but drew 3.

The third card is Sun 3, the card face is [Original·Silver Moon], the number can be adjusted from 1 to 5.

Thump~

Looking back, the gray-haired Viscount Ford finally fell down with a smile on his face, clutching his heart.