Kakegurui: Ten Consecutive Guaranteed Hits

Volume 1 Chapter 29: Come on, why don't you show up!

Kokoro's psychological tactic was indeed effective, but she didn't expect it to work so well. She was taken aback by Mary's sudden display of momentum, almost dropping her cards.

"Hey, answer me already! Do you want to or not?" Irritated by Kokoro's delayed response, Mary slammed the table.

Finally regaining her composure, Kokoro glanced at her hand:

[A, K, 10, 7], along with the "joker" she had just exchanged with Mary. Her hand was already quite good. Just as she was about to check Mary's cards, she saw him standing up and walking towards Ayukoji Seihei, who was behind her.

Ayukoji was also surprised. Kokoro's words earlier weren't whispered, so almost everyone in the casino heard them, including him. As the so-called "debtor" in their conversation, Ayukoji felt a bit embarrassed. He saw Mary approaching him.

Because of Kokoro's words, Mary's face was still flushed. She didn't explain anything to Ayukoji but simply handed him a card in a hurry.

"Take it, don't let others see it. This card will be the key to my victory."

At that moment, Ayukoji understood Mary's intention. He nodded with a smile and discreetly kept the card close to his chest, as if he didn't want anyone else to see it. Mary seemed a bit shy and didn't respond further. After saying that, she quickly turned back to her seat without daring to look at Ayukoji's expression.

Mary's actions were noticed by everyone in the casino. She gave a card to Ayukoji, and she still had four cards in her hand. Obviously, she entrusted Ayukoji with one of her cards.

"Are you worried that I'll see your card?" Kokoro already understood what Mary was doing and smiled, "I told you, I'm not cheating..."

Mary was used to Kokoro's explanations and couldn't be bothered to respond. She just looked at Kokoro disdainfully and urged her again, "Come on, are you gambling or not? One round, 500,000 yen, win or lose."

Although Mary was trying her best to conceal her cards, unfortunately, the backs of her cards were facing Kokoro the whole time, and Kokoro had already seen them.

[A, J, 7, 4].

And also... Kokoro looked at Ayukoji Seihei. Although he concealed it well, the back of his card was also exposed.

It was a "3".

I see... Kokoro gradually understood everything, and her smile on her face deepened.

The card Mary gave her was the "joker," the most potent card, and this card could only be countered by a "3."

By giving Ayukoji the "3," Mary intended to use it to neutralize the "joker" at a critical moment. If she didn't know what card her opponent had, she might have been careless and lost the game. However, now that she knew the card Mary hid, she had complete control.

She was bound to win this match!

"Hey, are you still gambling or not?" Mary's impatience showed again, and Kokoro, worried that Mary might speak, quickly forced a smile on her face and said, "Okay, I agree. One round, 500,000 yen."

So far, Kokoro has won a total of 500,000 yen from Mary. If she lost this match, she would have to pay Mary 1 million yen since the poor player could get double the money.

This was no small amount for her, and under normal circumstances, she would have been cautious. However, her continuous victories had clouded her judgment, and she now saw Mary as an easy target to earn money from. Without much consideration, she agreed.

The final round of gambling began.