Part 2
Poker ended up being played in my room.
The sun is already setting, and Jaga is staring at the ceiling with a soul-less face, having lost all his money.
I picked up a plentiful supply of chips,
“Raise”
“Gununu…….. A-All in.”
Hyoro bet all of his few remaining chips.
Naturally, I make the call.
“Kukuku………… You’ve fallen into my trap.”
Chuckling, Hyoro showed his cards.
“I see, that’s a good move.”
“Sid, sorry, but I’ve learned all your actions. This is where the reversal begins——”
“——No, it’s over.”
“Heh?”
I showed him my cards.
“No way…… It’s a three-card… The poker I worked out with Jaga, so easily……”
“With debt, I can still fight, I just need to get my living expenses back for this month or…… Dead……”
Jaga was muttering something in a raspy voice.
“Collect the money, collect the money”
I collected the money from the two desperate men and kicked them out into the hallway.
“I’m sorry, I have no business with people who have no money.”
I say that and close the door.
From the hallway, “Damn it, remember this!” “Next time, let’s set him up with some cheating!” can be heard noisy voices.
If that’s what you want, I’ll welcome you with cheating too. Even Alpha couldn’t see through my serious cheating.
I put the money I collected into the “The Eminence in Shadow Military Fund Box” and turned the lamp light down.
For a while, I listen to the sounds of the night.
Then I called out to the darkness outside the window.
“I made you wait, you can come in.”
“……Nn.”
With a small reply, a girl appeared from somewhere.
Quite a stealth skill. You’ve improved your skills, Zeta.
She is a slender beastman dressed in a jet black bodysuit. She stares at me with cat-like ice-purple eyes.
“Long time no see, Master.” (TLN: Aruji)
“Un, it’s been a while.”
“A little taller.”
“Is that so?”
“Nn.”
She gave a small nod.
Then she offers a dried fish.
“Souvenirs”
“Souvenirs…..?”
“A horse mackerel”
“It’s a horse mackerel.”
“I went offshore to catch it.”
“It was hard, wasn’t it?”
“It’s fatty. The best horse mackerel of the season.”
“I see.”
She is a cat beastman and the sixth seven shades.
Zeta is smart for a beastman. And a cool person who doesn’t talk much.
It is the exact opposite of a certain dog.
Zeta stares at me as I accept the dried horse mackerel.
It’s like a cat waiting to be fed.
“Thank you. I’ll grill it and eat it later.”
“Nn.”
Zeta wagged her golden tail a little happily.
“Well……”
I suddenly made a serious face.
“So——has there been any progress on the case?”
When I asked her, her cat-like eyes became very confident.
“The movement of the cult is as expected”
“——Fumu.”
I stand by the window and hold a wine glass in one hand.
Zeta moves quickly and pours wine into my glass.
Nice moves as always. This is the spy act that Zeta loves to play. She has always been good at stealth and infiltration.
“The right arm is being revived.”
“——I see.”
“The hand of Diabolos is about to wither. The cause of all this is there.”
“——So, is there?”
“The sealed right arm is in the ruins of the academy”
“——As expected”
“They are getting impatient. They’re afraid we’re going to intervene.”
“——It’s within expectations.”
“There’s not much time left. We’ll definitely make a move.”
After saying that, Zeta looked up at me as if asking for instructions.
Before I knew it, materials written in ancient characters were spread out on my desk…… though I can’t read it.
“What about the missing students?”
“Not yet.”
“Four people, huh……”
“Yes.”
“It won’t be enough.”
“Probably.”
We squinted at each other to give the impression that we were sensing something, and looked out the window at the lights of the girls’ dormitory.
“——There’s going to be a fifth victim.”
“Yes…… What do we do?”
Zeta looks at me with an upward glance.
“…… I don’t care.”
“Is it okay?”
“Zeta, you’ll find out.”
“Hmm…… What?”
“The future…… and beyond that, what needs to be done”
“…… If Master desires it.”
A solemn atmosphere flowed between us.
It was nice of me to improvise and connect it to the missing student case to create a sense of reality.
Behind the peaceful school life, the Diabolos cult’s grand plan is in motion——Me and Zeta look at each other as if we understand each other.
I nodded, and Zeta nodded too.
“Master, leave it to me. I will surely find it out.”
Then, with a gust of wind, she disappeared into the darkness of the night.
But I didn’t miss Zeta’s unnecessary behavior. She rubbed her golden tail on the bed.
“Even though I already told her to stop with the marking.”
I brush off the hair and look up at the night sky.
“Eternal darkness or waking up from eternity——”
I muttered to myself, with the thought that it was late today, so I’d better get a good night’s sleep and wake up feeling good tomorrow.
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