Kakegurui: Ten Consecutive Guaranteed Hits

Volume 1 Chapter 59: Is Reading Detective Novels Useful for Gambling?

Looking at the room, which was now considerably neater than before, Mary nodded in satisfaction.

"You've worked hard— Wait! First, tell me how you got in!"

"I was the previous club president. Because I was worried about losing the key, I made a duplicate." Yukimi smiled meaningfully.

Kiyohei, not very politely, extended his hand towards her. "Thanks for cleaning, but now this is my gambling den. Hand over the key."

Yukimi pulled Kiyohei's hand and pinched his shoulder, teasingly.

"Oh— Kiyohei, you're mature, so let me stay in this room. I've been here for a while, and it's my only place to stay. Are you really willing to let me leave?"

"I really like this place, and there's no other place to put books. Let me use this room as an activity room, just consider me an invisible club member. Moreover, if you want to operate the gambling den, I can help you..."

Mary's face fell.

This person has thick skin... she had partnered with Mikura to cheat one million from her, and now she dares to appear before her as if nothing happened...

"Do you want to stay here?" Mary smiled and extended her hand towards her, just like Kiyohei: "Give me back the one million you cheated from me, and you can stay. Don't think I don't know you cooperated with Mikura to cheat."

"You know about that..."

Yukimi, surprised, took a step back, seemingly pondering something. She casually spread her hands.

"I admit it's my fault to cooperate with Mikura in cheating, but... that money wasn't taken by me; it was taken by the student council. Even if you want it back, I don't have the money. If you're angry, you can boss me around as you please."

"Isn't that what you want!"

Mary rolled up her sleeves, ready to cause trouble for Yukimi. However, she was stopped by Tsuzura.

"Mary, even if you're angry, you can't get the money back from her. It's better to let her stay here."

Tsuzura held onto Mary's sleeve, persuading her, "After all, Yukimi-senpai has been here for a while, still operating this gambling den. If we want to run a gambling den, we can listen to her opinions."

"This is the least popular gambling den in the school. Her opinions are basically worthless."

Mary was quite clear-headed.

"In any case, even if we treat her as a negative example, it's still useful! Isn't there an ancient saying that failure is the mother of success?" Tsuzura anxiously found reasons for Yukimi, sympathetically saying, "And— I feel that it's painful to have a place where you've stayed taken away by someone. I don't want Asukari to do such a thing."

Mary was dumbfounded by this sudden burst of sympathy, helplessly rubbing her forehead. "Wanting to help others is good, but do you understand your own situation? You're still a 'livestock,' and don't forget that just this morning, you..."

Mary stopped speaking suddenly, her expression becoming melancholy, sitting wearily on the chair.

"Never mind, I was the one who failed to see through Mikura's cheating. I should take responsibility, blaming others would only prove my stupidity. Moreover, Kageyama gave me a chance, but I didn't seize it, otherwise, I wouldn't be in this situation now..."

She muttered in frustration.

"Don't worry, now that I'm staying, it's easy to make a hundred thousand yen using the gambling den!" Yukimi quickly ran over to comfort Mary but was glared at and then slyly ran behind Kiyohei, massaging his shoulders.

She seemed to have seen through it. Kiyohei's silence meant that he was the real decision-maker, and Mary's opinion didn't matter at all.

Kiyohei didn't speak for a while. His gaze swept across the bookshelf. "Togakushi, are these your books? If you stay, can I read all these books?"

"Of course, you're the manager of the gambling den, and what you say goes." Yukimi quickly agreed.

Yukimi had good taste in books, neatly arranging them on the shelf by nationality and genre, filled with classic literature, detective novels, and some psychology books.

Kiyohei had experienced a lot of psychology books in his past life.

His gaze passed over the detective novels, and when he saw a certain name, his eyes lit up. He stood up and picked up the book from the shelf.

It was Shin Sakuragi's "Rainbow Toothbrush," featuring a red-haired girl brushing her teeth on the cover, and it brought back memories.

He hadn't expected to encounter this book in such a way.

Shin Sakuragi was a detective author that Kiyohei liked very much, but unfortunately, his works only came out in limited editions, such as "Detective AI" and "Criminal AI."

In his past life, Shin Sakuragi's Kamiki Ruri series had not been officially published due to excessive driving elements, making it impossible for him to pass the review. He had to read the complete series through fan translations.

Kiyohei had wanted to read the original, but because his Japanese proficiency was terrible, he never attempted it. Now, unexpectedly, he had the chance to read his favorite "Rainbow Toothbrush."

Kiyohei looked up, and on the shelf were other works by him, such as "Double Snake Secret Room" and "OOOOOOOO Murder Case."

Apart from these, there were books by other detective authors like Higuchi Ichiyo, Yamaguchi Masaya, and Maya Yutaka.

"I didn't expect you to collect so many books by detective authors..." Kiyohei was a bit surprised.

Regarding books, Yukimi became confident, proudly puffing up her chest, pushing her glasses, and explaining, "In this school, many people cheat in gambling. If you can't see through their tricks, you'll likely lose in gambling. In gambling, the higher the deduction ability, the more advantageous it is. It's definitely useful to read more detective novels."

Kiyohei agreed with Yukimi's words on this matter, while Mary was very disdainful, humming in disagreement.

"You've read so many books, has your deduction ability improved? If you're so good, why don't you go gamble in other places? There are so many places where cheating occurs. If you can see through their tricks, you can make a lot of money, right?"

Mary's words hit Yukimi's sore spot. She blushed and stammered in her defense.

"That's because the tricks of these authors are too sophisticated. I only figure out the answers when revealing the truth. So, my deduction ability hasn't improved much. But it's absolutely true that reading detective novels is advantageous in gambling..."