Chapter 129 - Alfia Accompanies for Drinks

South of the city, in a bustling district—

The Golden Sanctuary.

Inside the city's grand casino, within one of its ultra-luxurious private rooms...

"Todd, did you understand everything?"

"Yes, Young Master."

Seated on a luxurious sofa, Raven Eltharion looked calmly at the respectful casino manager before him.

There were two types of betting options for the War Game:

1. Bet on the winning side — either the Hestia Familia or Apollo Familia

→ Payout ratio: 3:2

2. Bet on the time it takes for the winner to claim victory.

Example:

If you bet on Apollo Familia to win, you could choose:

6 hours

3 hours

1 hour

30 minutes

→ Corresponding payout ratios: 10:8:5:2

If you bet on Hestia Familia to win, you could choose:

3 hours

1 hour

30 minutes

10 minutes

→ Payout ratios: 20:50:80:100

The minimum bet was 500,000 valis.

For example, if a guest bet 1,000,000 valis on Hestia Familia winning in 10 minutes—

If it hit, the payout would be 300,000,000 valis.

Of course—

If they guessed wrong, the house would keep all the money.

Raven was absolutely certain:

With such a rare and enticing setup—

Every gambler would likely bet everything they had—

And pour it all into betting on Apollo Familia to win.

They'd think this was a surefire bet.

To the wealthy regulars at the casino, 500,000 valis was nothing.

In fact—

Many rich patrons would likely go all-in with tens or hundreds of millions.

And just like that—

The casino would easily rake in hundreds of billions in valis.

Todd, who knew the inside scoop, couldn't help but smirk wickedly.

He could only think…

Young Master truly is something else.

His money-making schemes left Todd in complete awe.

He also knew—

There was no way Young Master would lose this War Game.

"Go ahead and launch the promotional campaign."

"Once the War Game rules are officially announced, the betting can start."

"Betting will close one day before the battle begins."

Raven spoke calmly as he took a light sip of an '82 Lafite.

The wine—surprisingly good.

"Understood. I'll have my men set it up immediately."

Todd could barely contain his excitement.

Even just imagining reaping hundreds of billions made him tremble with joy.

He quickly left the private room—

And called in a few gorgeous bunny-eared female dealers to attend to the tables.

Since it was still daytime,

There weren't as many wealthy gamblers around compared to the evening.

Most day-shift staff had little to do during this lull.

Seizing the opportunity—

Raven glanced at the exquisite gold watch on his left wrist.

"11 o'clock, huh?"

"Still early. Guess I'll hang out here a bit longer."

This lavish golden watch—a limited edition worth 35 million valis—had been gifted by Todd.

Now that he had it, checking time in the Dungeon would be far more convenient.

Then—

Raven activated a summoning spell, and summoned Alfia.

"Come sit. Have a drink with me and grab a bite."

Alfia approached and sat beside him with her usual graceful poise.

"How are your stats?"

She raised a glass of red wine and asked softly.

"All stats broke 1,000."

Raven raised his glass in return.

Clink—

The two wine glasses lightly touched with a crisp sound.

"In a few days, I'll be going into the War Game."

"Your opponent is Apollo Familia?"

"Yeah."

"Then let me wipe them out."

Alfia calmly offered to take the field—cold killing intent flashing in her eyes.

"Ahaha."

Raven chuckled and replied without much care:

"It's a guaranteed win, really. No need for a total slaughter."

Besides—

There was one woman among them who had a "cheat" of sorts.

—[The Pessimist] Cassandra.

No matter how ruthless things got, Raven couldn't bring himself to kill Cassandra.

As for the others… well, that was a different story.

Especially—

Hyakinthos.

"Anyway, let's not talk about that right now."

"Come with me into the Deep Floors tomorrow for some training."

"Because when the time comes…"

"I want to make a spectacular display—and shock all of Orario."

In short—

He wanted to put on a damn good show in front of everyone.

"Alright."

Alfia understood him perfectly.

Raven took out a magic crystal Todd had handed him earlier and called out:

"Todd."

"Yes, Young Master?"

The voice of a confused Todd came instantly through the communication crystal.

"Send me five elven girls."

Raven made his request.

"F-Five?!"

Todd sounded dumbfounded.

"Is that a problem?"

"N-No! I'll arrange it right away!"

"Please give me a moment."

Not long after—

The door to the private room opened.

Todd came rushing in, bringing with him ten unbelievably beautiful elven girls.

"Young Master, the elves you reques—"

His voice stopped short mid-sentence.

He finally noticed Alfia, the witch herself, sitting beside Raven.

He didn't even dare breathe too loudly, let alone slack off.

"Have them come sit."

Raven waved a hand.

"You heard him! Get over there and serve the Young Master!"

Todd took the chance to shout.

"Yes, my lord…"

The ten elven girls, each with different colored hair, all gathered around Raven.

But—

On the other side, no one dared approach Alfia, whose very presence radiated a terrifying aura.

"Young Master, these lovely elves are all… pure."

"Safe to enjoy."

"I'll excuse myself now."

"If you need anything, just call."

Todd bowed respectfully and quietly left the room.

Once he was gone—

"You planning to sleep with them?"

Alfia asked plainly, her expression unreadable.

"Uh…"

Raven twitched at the corner of his mouth and gave a wry smile.

"Let's just say—I'm about to summon a new unit."

"So…"

"I need female elves to trigger a passive skill."

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