Blood Of Platinum
Chapter 239. Getting in Trouble and Money at the Same Time
Kaito and the two brothers approached the crowd in the area. The crowd came from a shop. There it seems they are trying to do some kind of cash-reward event.
“Please come, please come! Please come and prove your strength by going against ‘The Unbeatable’ Shark!! Only one time chance to get an amazing bet. The prize is 50,000 Penny Libra!!”
Someone from the Manpig race was trying to attract customers, including the three teenagers who were interested in trying it.
“What is this..beating ‘The Unbeatable’ Shark. Try to see what it is”
Ryou read the writing on the board that was at that place.
“[Only need to do a panco fight once for each participant. The loser pays 10 Penny Libra and if it wins it will receive 50,000 Penny Libra plus all the money from the outcome of the losing participant while trying]. It's called one hit, two islands exceeded!” Ryou looks happy
“But if we lose we have to pay 10 Penny Libra. We don't have any money, remember?” kaito warned
“If it's just a panco fight, everyone can. We'll see what his opponent looks like”
Ryou went to see the opponent who was there. Kino and Kaito waited behind as too many people gathered. Only Ryou came forward and entered through the crowd.
He saw two people at the panco table and one person who caught the attention of the people. It was the head of the pig, the person with the manpig race. While the person sitting near the race of manpigs was a human with gills on the neck and face like a shark. It was the Merman race.
“Merman yes..although it does not look like the merman I know in anime and manga, but it is enough to make me sure that he is a half-fish man. And the person next to him is a manpig. Well, although maybe I can call him orc or something.but if from the appearance more like a pig man so manpig is very polite. Hmm”
Ryou looked at the money of the losing participants near the manpig and a suitcase on the other side.
‘That's our 50,000 Penny Libra!’ he said in his heart with pleasure.
“Ryou...” Kino called him from behind
Ryou who heard the call of the older brother finally came back and told them both.
“That's merman with manpig. I saw the money also”
“Merman? Can fish people do panco?” asked Kino with a confused face
“I don't know. But maybe also. Besides, I'm not sure but I don't think they're completely honest”
“Ryou is right. chances are there”
Kaito looked back at the board near them. The board was like magic-covered that contained numbers from people who had tried to challenge the player in question.
“This board seems to tell us how many participants have tried and–”
Suddenly I heard cheers.
“Waah! Too bad for the other challengers. Sorry yes, but just a little more can succeed”
All three were shocked by the sound of the many spectators at the venue. The numbers on the board also started to change.
“53 people. Means there are already 53 people who failed” Kaito makes it clear
“Now I'm not sure. Though I wish we could get money instantly after this”
Kino looks pessimistic now. But it seems that the younger brother is already too excited.
“If in doubt, let me just try. If they do cheat, we just have to do the same thing”
“Ryou correct. It doesn't matter if you don't want to, Kino. For this business, let me and Ryou handle it”
Hearing Kaito's words, Kino grew increasingly convinced that this would not end well.
‘I feel like the more I get here, Ryou and Kaito-san are getting more and more similar. I have a bad feeling about this’ murmured in my heart
Ryou and Kaito go through the crowd and start approaching the empty seat in front of the merman.
“Huwaa, we have other challengers who want to try!”
Ryou and Kaito agree to do so.
“You don't want me to beat him?” whisper Kaito
“You observe them. I have a feeling they are cheating. As soon as it looks, instantly destroy and we bring the money!” ryou said while whispering
“I understand”
Ryou sat in that chair.
“I want to make sure that there is no element of cheating here and I will give you my money if I lose”
“Sure. There's no need for a cheat to beat you, young man. Ahaha”
“Hmmm~” Ryou looks confident
‘If it's just a panco shootout, I won't lose. I'll unload your tricks if you dare to cheat. Just look’ Ryou said inwardly
Kaito is ready with all his senses. He observes Ryou's opponent and all the audience even the host.
‘So far nothing strange. We'll see how far Ryou can go’ Kaito thought to himself
They got ready and started to put their hands on the table. As soon as the matchup was judged, Ryou's opponent immediately tried to drop his hand.
‘Kh, strong once!’ thought Ryou
Unexpectedly, Ryou could withstand that power and make his opponent think so as well.
‘Sial, who is this boy! Why is he so strong! In this case, I can lose! There's no other way. I'll do it’
The opponent started to stomp his legs once. At first glance it did not look strange because he could have tried to hold his position, but not for his partner.
Carefully and unbeknownst to anyone, the pig colleague retreated slowly back. Then, one of his comrades' hands began to pick up something like a rock and recite something.
Not so sound, but it changed things quite. Drastically, the opponent's hand becomes stronger with his visible muscles growing. And what was most obvious was that Ryou felt himself becoming weaker.
“Hah?! It can be like that?!” ryou shouted in surprise
“You will lose, young man!” merman said with a face full of confidence
Kaito who heard Ryou's cry became serious and began to observe strange things that might happen there.
‘What happened? Suddenly I feel...hmm? Since when did the pig retreat and turn calm?’
‘Ryou will not be exhausted like that, which means only one plausible explanation’
Slowly, Kaito approached the manpig and immediately tried to hit him.
“Uwaaa!!”
The manpig was shocked and fell to the ground to drop a stone in his hand. Shocked by the decline in his strength, the merman began to panic and Ryou immediately seized the opportunity to defeat him. He used all his strength and slammed the opponent's hand into the table.
“Woooo!!”
Cheers sounded.
“Finally the boy won!”
“Who is he?”
“He won the jackpot immediately! ‘The Unbeatable’ is no longer ‘The Unbeatable’! It's amazing!”
Along with other spectators, Kino who saw the victory of the younger brother was happy. But all that changes when the pig-man starts to get angry at Kaito who is seen picking up something.
“Hoi! You want to cheat ya!”
“Cheat you said? Aren't you the one who wanted to cheat with us?”
“Do not plan–”
Kaito pointed out the stone he had just picked up and saw the manpig's panicked face.
“Why silence? This is a magic stone, right? You guys cheat because you use magic stones to make it stronger and your opponents become weaker. It is not legal and indirectly you have lost in the game”
Looking surprised, the spectators who saw him started to look annoyed.
“So all this time you guys cheated on us!”
“Turn my money now!”
There was a lot of noise there and the chaos started. The merman took the money in the suitcase and belonged to the audience and then fled to leave his partner.
“Oi! Don't escape! That's my money now!! Kaito, ignore the pig and chase the fish!”
Kino, who sees Merman, escapes and chases after him, followed by Ryou and Kaito behind him.
The merman ran and increased his speed with magic.
“Sial! I don't need that pig-head!”
[Water element: Marincess Dive]
A magic was used by the merman. Suddenly, his physique turned into half a fish and started diving into the road.
“What?! He got into the concrete! That's cheating! He used magic to do it” Ryou yelled out for not accepting
The merman still showed his upper fins like a swimming shark, but his speed in the ground could not be matched by the Kino.
“She's too fast!”
“Sial! That is our money! Kaito, can you do something no?”
Kaito thought and saw the new one he was holding from the manpig.
“I'll catch up to him first!”
Kaito ran faster. The speed is indeed increased thanks to the many things that have been passed in ‘world’ others. With that speed, he could catch up to the merman.
‘I remember that half-pig human reciting something, but I'm not sure what it is. If only this magic stone could make me faster and heavier to catch fish so-then.’.
Kaito's mind begins to be filled with his desire to capture the merman. Suddenly, the stone shines and begins to give Kaito strength.
“What?!”
Kaito felt himself getting faster.
After inserting the magic stone into his pocket, he could easily run after Merman on the ground. Kaito immediately pulled the fin with both hands.
“Do not try to escape, thief!!”
Amidst the crowd, Kaito pulled him until the merman was finally able to be pulled out.
“Uwaa!”
By forcibly pulling the merman and threatening him with a sword, Kaito managed to make him shut up.
“Don't try to escape after getting us in trouble, thief!”
Kino and Ryou approached the two. After the brothers secured the suitcase in Merman's hands, several security officers came and secured them.
After an hour in the security office, the three teenagers were released.
“Yes! Oh yeah! We finally got the money! I love money earned instantly” said Ryou happy while hugging his suitcase
Seeing the behavior of the younger brother who began to act like a winner, Kino became the first person to be embarrassed.
“We managed to earn money, but if possible we should also be careful with that” Kaito warned
“Don't worry, Kaito. We'll be safe as long as we still have–”
- Sreet
Someone snatched the suitcase out of Ryou's hands easily.
“Oi! Thief!!”
While shouting, the three ran after the suitcase back.
After a day, the three foreign teenagers had been victims of theft as much as 2 times and with this, they spent a total of 2 more hours just to chase the thief and return to the security office.
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