The hooligan was a bit surprised. He had originally thought that Ayanokouji Kiyohira would threaten him with his identity as a Beautification Committee member, forcing him to stop bothering the stall owner, but he didn't expect him to say he wanted to gamble...
"Want to gamble with me? What do you want to bet?"
"Just this." Ayanokouji Kiyohira pointed to the bowls and small balls on the table: "We'll bet on which bowl the small ball is in."
"How much money did you lose to him?" Ayanokoji glanced at the troubled stall owner.
"I lost 1.5 million to him..."
1.5 million, he lost quite a bit of money.
The hooligan snorted: "What 1.5 million, he only lost 1 million, alright? The remaining 500,000 was money he won from me at the beginning!"
"Even so, that's still money I lost..." The stall owner quietly retorted, but before he could finish speaking, he was glared at by the hooligan and immediately became too scared to speak.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira looked at the hooligan: "Then do you dare to gamble with me? The stake is this 1.5 million."
"If you lose, will you also give me 1.5 million?"
"That's right." Ayanokouji Kiyohira nodded: "I'll give you three chances. As long as you can guess which bowl the small ball is in once out of three times, I lose."
When he gambled with the stall owner just now, it was a single round to decide the winner, but Ayanokouji Kiyohira said he would give him three chances. Wasn't this clearly looking down on him?
"Looking down on me, are you?" The hooligan laughed in extreme anger.
"What, don't dare to accept? You only dare to bully ordinary students." Ayanokouji Kiyohira provoked him.
Hearing Ayanokouji Kiyohira say that, the hooligan really hesitated.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira had a calm expression, and he immediately said he wanted to bet 1.5 million. What if he had something to rely on?
1.5 million is not a small sum. He only got it after winning against this stall owner many times. If he lost, he would lose everything...
Seeing the hooligan still hesitating, Ayanokouji Kiyohira said again, "When we gamble later, I won't use his small round balls. How about using my own tools?"
As Ayanokouji Kiyohira spoke, he pulled out a rainbow ball from his pocket.
The ball used by the student earlier was a small red ball, more than a size smaller than Ayanokoji's, easily allowing three or four to be held in one hand, while the rainbow ball Ayanokoji took out was brightly colored and larger than his, making one feel that the ball's trajectory could be easily seen.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira taking out this ball was clearly writing the words "looking down on him" on his face.
"Who are you looking down on? I agree to gamble with you!" The hooligan couldn't stand the provocation and immediately agreed: "Alright, I accept this gamble!"
The hooligan had a short temper and couldn't stand being disdained by others, and he didn't think he would lose.
After agreeing, he looked Ayanokouji Kiyohira up and down: "My name is Hanagata Kensuke, what's yours?"
Although he was very angry at Ayanokoji's disdainful behavior, he still didn't dare to be careless and took his opponent seriously.
"You don't need to know my name, you just need to know that I am a Beautification Committee member." Ayanokoji smiled, not telling him his name.
It wasn't that he was arrogant, but he felt that if he said his name, this guy might be directly scared away.
The surname "Ayanokoji" has been particularly sensitive recently.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira looked up and said to Miharu Taki Sakura in the crowd: "Senpai, I'm troubling you to be the Dealer this time. If he loses, I don't want to see him run away."
"Miharu Taki Sakura!"
Hanagata Kensuke turned his head and saw Miharu Taki Sakura, and his face immediately changed.
Only then did he notice that not only was there a Beautification Committee member, but Miharu Taki Sakura, the Beautification Committee Chairperson, was also present.
If he had known she was here, he would have just run away directly, and he wouldn't have agreed to Ayanokoji's gamble... He immediately regretted it in his heart.
Hooligans like them feared Miharu Taki Sakura the most, and Kuroki Ya was a precedent. However, Hanagata Kensuke's reason for fearing Miharu Taki Sakura was not just that.
Miharu Taki glanced at him indifferently and spoke directly: "Hanagata Kensuke, you still haven't paid back the 5 million you owe the Student Council. Do you still have spare money to gamble here? Aren't you afraid that if you can't pay back the money by the deadline, your life plan will be submitted?"
The Student Council, as the organizer of the Private Hyakkaou Academy, this giant casino, naturally also had the function of lending money to students.
Generally, students would borrow money from their friends, but some people, because they borrowed too much money normally, offended those around them, and no one was willing to lend them money. In desperate situations, they would choose to borrow money from the Student Council.
Of course, the Student Council's money was not lent to just anyone. In addition to having to pay high interest every month, students who borrowed money also had to sign a life plan with the Student Council and sign it.
Once they could not repay their debt to the Student Council within the stipulated time, they had to work as debt slaves in black-hearted companies as stated in the life plan, and they would not receive any wages until the money was paid off, only being able to work for free.
Hearing Miharu Taki Sakura reveal his identity like that, not only the onlookers but even the stall owner's gaze towards him changed.
No wonder he was so aggressive, it turned out he was heavily in debt and wanted to pay it off quickly...
Seeing Miharu Taki Sakura expose his identity, Hanagata Kensuke shouted in shame and anger: "Isn't it not time yet? Once I win this gamble, I'll be able to pay back most of it!"
He then changed the subject and retorted: "On the other hand, Chairman, the person gambling with me this time is your subordinate. You shouldn't be nepotistic and deliberately favor him, right?"
Although Miharu Taki Sakura was also a bit confused about when Ayanokoji learned magic tricks, she had always believed in Ayanokoji's strength and had no worries.
Miharu Taki Sakura said calmly: "Don't worry, 500,000 is not enough for me to show favoritism. There are so many students present, and so many pairs of eyes watching, you can rest assured."
Originally, their argument had already attracted many people, and now with the Student Council members present, it attracted even more onlookers. Two Disciplinary Committee members even came to maintain order.
Since both parties had already decided to gamble, and the Dealer was in place, the bet was established, and the gamble began.
The so-called "Three Immortals Cave" is a traditional Chinese magic trick that uses one chopstick, two bowls, and three balls. The three balls can be made to move back and forth between the two bowls, and the audience guesses which bowl the small ball is in.
In a typical performance, the magician places one small ball under one bowl and two small balls under the other. Then, using the chopstick, a small ball is transferred to the other bowl, and when the bowl is lifted, three small balls appear inside.
In the past, this trick was considered very mysterious, but after the popularization of the internet, these tricks have long been deciphered.
Especially at Private Hyakkaou Academy, two-thirds of the people know the principle behind this trick.
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