Ayanokoji Kiyotaka brought Meari to the Chemistry Preparation Room in the corner of the second floor of the Club Building. While she looked confused, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka took out a key from his pocket and opened the door.
Meari couldn't help but ask, "Ayanokoji, how do you have the key to this room? Also, didn't you say you were taking me to a place where we could make money? What are we doing here?"
Although this room was named the Chemistry Preparation Room, besides several rows of white tables, there were no chemicals inside; it was just an empty classroom. What was Ayanokoji doing bringing her here?
"Because this is already my casino, and not just this one, the room opposite us is too." Ayanokoji said with a smile.
In the "Quick Knife Finger Stab" game, besides betting her own body and a debt of five million Japanese Yen to the Student Council, Ikishima Midari also bet two casinos.
Although the match between Ayanokoji and Ikishima Midari ended in a draw, it was tacitly acknowledged that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was the winner of the match.
The two had each won two rounds in the first four rounds, but Ikishima Midari's hand injury was too severe to continue with the fifth match. If they continued, the final winner could only be Ayanokoji.
Ikishima Midari had five casinos in her possession, including the Sports Equipment Room, the Third Warehouse, and the Chemistry Preparation Room, all of which she had won by "kicking out" and challenging the casino operators.
After Ayanokoji understood the locations and sizes of the several casinos in her hands, the two casinos he chose were the Cooking Room and the Chemistry Preparation Room.
The locations of these two casinos were a bit remote and not ideal, but there was one thing other casinos couldn't compare to: their size.
Most casinos were converted from small club rooms, only half the size of a classroom. These two casinos, facing each other, were originally designed for classes, not activity rooms, so they were one and a half times larger than ordinary classrooms, occupying a very large area.
Moreover, these two casinos came with complete sets of tables, chairs, and blackboards. Ayanokoji only thought for a moment when Ikishima Midari told him to choose before decisively selecting these two.
"Our original casino was too small. If we wanted to hold a Dou Di Zhu Competition, it wouldn't be enough. The size of this casino is just right," Ayanokoji said.
If Landlord is played with three people per table, this Chemistry Preparation Room casino can accommodate sixty people without a problem, and there's a lot of space between each table.
"This place is indeed good, Ayanokoji. When did you buy this casino?" Meari asked curiously.
"Just last night."
Saotome Meari doesn't live at school, but Ayanokoji lives in the school's hotel. He has plenty of time in the evenings, enough to accomplish many things.
After leaving the Student Council, he contacted Ikishima Midari and, as agreed, took two casinos from her.
These two casinos were the two largest under Ikishima Midari's control. Although Ayanokoji got some convenience, it wasn't a bad thing for Ikishima Midari either.
Ikishima Midari had no intention of operating casinos. These casinos were like a chicken rib to her; she only enjoyed the thrill of gambling and had to pay a large service fee every month.
When Ayanokoji explained his purpose, she very readily transferred the two casinos to Ayanokoji.
Originally, she was even willing to transfer several other empty casinos to Ayanokoji, but Ayanokoji refused.
Greed can't be chewed. He didn't have many people around him, so having so many casinos was useless.
The place where the two traded was the hotel where Ayanokoji was staying. After handing the casino keys to Ayanokoji, she naturally had other thoughts and eagerly said she wanted to give her body to Ayanokoji.
Although Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was also somewhat moved, he understood that Ikishima Midari liked both pleasure and pain. If he were to do it with her now, she would definitely cling to him, demanding insatiably like a succubus.
She was not like Hanatemari Kazura; she acted wantonly, and he had no means to control her.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka currently had no intention of giving up the entire fish pond for one fish and did not accept her Active dedication, but Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was tempted by another suggestion she made.
How to put it... In short, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka now knew what a tongue piercing was for.
"You were able to get these two casinos, so the cost must have been very high..." Meari said worriedly, after her initial happiness.
"The cost was indeed very high; it gave me a rude awakening." Ayanokoji subconsciously glanced at his left hand.
The knife wounds on his left hand had almost healed, but there was a deep bite mark on his finger.
Saotome Meari also looked at Ayanokoji's left hand, and the next moment she asked curiously, "What happened to your hand? Were you bitten?"
"Yes, I was bitten by a puppy," Ayanokoji said with a smile.
"You can't ignore a dog bite! Did you get a rabies shot!?" Meari immediately became worried.
Don't disregard it just because the wound is small; if you get rabies, it's not impossible to die!
"It's fine, it's a domestic puppy that's been vaccinated."
"You even have a puppy?"
"It's not mine yet, but it's quite close to me. In a few days, I might be able to rub its head to my heart's content..."
Fortunately, Mikura wasn't there. If she had heard what Ayanokoji Kiyotaka said, she would definitely have come up and fought Ayanokoji.
Meari had no objection to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's idea of using this casino as the Landlord competition venue; the original room was indeed too small.
But with a larger room, more Dealers would be needed. They currently only had three people, and this casino could seat at least twenty tables; they simply wouldn't be able to handle it.
Meari told Ayanokoji her concerns, and Ayanokoji smiled.
"Who said we definitely need Dealers? We're just providing a platform. Simply put, this is a card room specifically for playing Landlord. If they want to play poker, they can just play themselves."
Meari didn't understand this: "The game of Landlord doesn't require specific tools; you just need a deck of poker cards and three people to play. There's no location restriction at all. If we don't provide Dealers, why would they come here to play? Why should we be able to collect a one percent service fee?"
To collect a service fee, you at least need to "serve" to have a reason to charge. If you only provide a venue and want to take one percent of the fee, such a thing is absolutely wishful thinking.
The students in this school are very shrewd; it's impossible to fleece them without putting in some effort.
"So, that's why I'm holding the Dou Di Zhu Competition."
Ayanokoji said with a smile, "You know, we are the organizers of the Dou Di Zhu Competition. We are providing prize money. What they lack right now are people to play with and prize money, so why wouldn't they come?"
Although you can play "Landlord" privately and win prize money from others, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka here has set rules and provided a venue, opponents, and a huge prize fund.
Anyone interested in this prize money will definitely come; there's no worry about a lack of players.
"We definitely have to collect a service fee, but not now."
Ayanokoji smiled: "As long as they all come here to play games, treat this place as official, and acknowledge our rules... then things won't be up to them anymore."
...
A Landlord competition will be held this Sunday. The final winner will receive two million Japanese yen, and the participation fee is only one thousand Japanese yen.
In just one morning, this news spread throughout the entire school.
"Hey, who's the sucker, spending two million Japanese yen to host this game, and it's a game I've never heard of before?"
"Who knows? It's not explicitly stated, but this game called 'Landlord' is quite interesting. There are many variations in it. Have you all figured out how to play?"
"I don't understand. What's 'three with one,' 'bomb,' 'airplane'... What are all these? I've never heard of them."
It was just after lunch break. Normally, students would be cooped up in their classroom "card rooms" gambling, playing dice or Texas Hold'em, but today, most people were discussing this game called "Landlord."
The reason was simple: the prize money was too generous.
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