Chapter 88

OWMB 88 – Spying Activities

The story so far .

Aphrodite and I lost a total of over 10 million kol in the course of one day .

Although Aphrodite is 95% blame for our bankruptcy… …it’s no use crying over spilt milk .

Our chain is different, but the sins are the same .

“He-Hey, Souta . What… What are you planning to do to me in a place like this?!”

Right now .

I was with Aphrodite in a bathroom that held more than two people .

“Can-can this be some kind of punishment for spending my money in the casino? Isn’t this some kind of perverted thing?!”

“Huh?”

“Souta, evil! Demon! Pervert! Taking advantage of a girl’s weakness, venting your libido in a bathroom… Souta, you’re the worst!”

“You’re wrong . Please be quiet for a moment . ”

For God’s sake… she thinks of me as a monkey in mating season or something .

There’s no way I could think of anything like that in a situation like this .

“D, can’t you imagine? There’s something strange about the games in this casino . I have a feeling they’re rigged . ”

After I lost, I was watching other people’s games—

I got similar results .

Compared to when you bet a lot of money, the winning percentage when it’s higher is reduced .

“It certainly… feels that way now that you say it…”

“If what I think is right, they’re cheating . And we lost our money because of them . ”

“…Yes! That was it!”

When I asked for agree, Aphrodite shook her head with a loud tone,

“Ah . So that’s why… I’m going to expose their fraud . D, you’re gonna watch my back . If anything goes wrong, you’ll let me know with the Contact skill . ”

So that’s why I summoned a monster called Firefox, which is about 30 inches long .

If it’s with a small body like this, it’s bound to go through the ventilation into the employee lounge .

“Hey, Souta . What are you doing?”

“Didn’t I tell you? Using the ability 《Soul Manipulation》, I can enter the souls of the monsters . ”

“Since when!?”

Soul Manipulation | Grade B | Active

(Skill to possess enslaved monsters . )

The skill 《Soul Manipulation》 is very versatile, but there is one disadvantage, and that is that when it is in use, the body is left in an unprotected state .

So, I thought that Aphrodite could take care of my body this time .

“Well . I’ll use the skill, so I’ll get you the rest . ”

The next moment I entered the body of the Firefox .

Following the pattern, my body loses all its strength and falls towards Aphrodite .

“Ah~ . Wait, Souta! Eeeeh!?”

Aphrodite threw herself at my body but let out a voice of shame .

(Then, I’m leaving . Don’t do perverted things to my body just because I’m not there) .

(O-O-Of course not, you fool!)

I wonder if that joke was too much .

Hearing my words, Aphrodite’s face turned red as a tomato .

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So .

I did a thorough search with the body of the Firefox .

It’s strange, isn’t it?

I don’t think I’d ever want to go into such a filthy place if I was in my own body, but when I’m in someone else’s that I’ve borrowed, I can get into the room .

“Hahaha . Exactly… I can’t stop laughing . ”

“Oh . That big-breasted blonde beauty, huh . That look… I wonder if she’s some kind of noble lady or something . ”

After I walked around for a while, I heard a man’s voice down .

Big-breasted blonde beauty?

I wonder if they’re talking about Aphrodite .

“Still… are the customers who come to the casino all fools?”

“Totally . They… couldn’t even imagine that we’re using illusion magic of dark magic to change the pattern of the cards to our liking . ”

“…!?”

It is unexpected that the evidence that they were cheating came to light so quickly .

Illusion Magic…

Is there such a magic within the magic of darkness?

If the dealer is able to change the pattern of cards to his liking, then it is a situation where the casino never loses .

I won’t spare them!

I’ll give them back double…

“You guys… what are you whispering about?”

“R-Rust-sama!”

As I watched from inside the casino roof, the man named Rust, the owner of the casino, appeared .

“What happened to the blonde girl? Did you have trouble squeezing everything out of her?”

“Here, take a look at this! Just like that, we got 10 million kol from her . This is all thanks to the illusion magic that Rust-sama taught us . ”

“That’s not what I want to hear . What happened to the girl?”

“Huh? When she lost she left the table with watery eyes… Could be that… buha!?”

Hey, hey .

What the hell’s going on?

That’s what I was thinking when Rust started smashing his fist into the employees’ faces .

“Don’t I always tell you? We have to get women into debt to use them as products in the store . Just by looking at her appearance and with a few tricks, we can sell her to some noble pervert and get to 30 million kol from him . ”

“Guh… Rust-sama… please forgive us…”

“That’s why you guys are scum! I’m losing possible money just because you’re incompetent! What are you going to do now?!”

“………”

This is terrible .

The employees are crying as they seek forgiveness, but they were only beaten until their faces swelled up .

Apparently, I misunderstood something .

These employees are not without sin, but the root of all evil is this demon called Rust .

“Scum! That’s why I hate mix myself with these inferior humans!”

“Guha…”

The employees who were kicked to the curb had now rolled onto the floor until they were unconscious .

I’m furious .

Not only is it that people are being cheated out of their money, but I cannot contain my anger at the words of Rust, who only sees humans as garbage .

This is different from good demons like Carolina and Yuuko .

Rust is one of those evil demons, just as Rikku-san said . Knowing the truth of the matter, I swore an oath of vengeance against the Bakuraja Slave Trading House .