How to Live as a Half-Dragon

079. teacher caught (2)

The next day, the arena was as noisy as ever.

It became even more so as the scheduled game progressed.

Those who had a good day today were noisy because they won money, and those who lost were noisy because they lost.

You could say it was a real mess.

“… Are you still a teacher?”

“You are still betting on this round… .”

Greed, a veteran speculator, turned around, touching his burly beard.

There are still about 15 minutes left, but in the worst case, I thought that there might come a situation where I have to invest at my own discretion.

When Grid went to the wall and leaned against it, he heard the sounds of similar speculators.

-The 8th round is still over.

– If this is the case, I’ll have to go in without a pick.

-Are you Vasto? Are you Yorba?

He is the red-haired teacher who brought victory all day today.

However, there were occasions when the money was not bet, so speculators used to make their own judgments rather than give up at such times.

-Who are you going to bet on?

– Probably Yorbaji. it’s on the rise

A monster rookie who appeared half a year ago, this year’s record is 8 wins and 4 losses.

In terms of rookies, he was by far the top level, and compared to veterans, he was at least in his weight class.

On the other hand, Vasto debuted last year, but honestly, he had a strong feeling of being a strong reader.

When he meets an underdog, he almost wins without fail, but when he meets an opponent who is said to be weak, he often loses in vain.

The winning rate is also 6 wins and 4 losses in the last 10 matches. However, in the last 5 matches, they have 1 win and 4 losses. It was a poor report card.

Following the image of a strong reader, he was a fighter who rides ups and downs, so he predicted defeat.

Grid, who had been listening to the analysis of those who had won in the arena, quietly laughed.

‘Just because you’ve accumulated experience doesn’t mean you’re a veteran.’

It is only when you enter into personal judgment like now, that the boulder is hidden among the masters.

And as much as Grid laughed at them, he predicted Vasto’s victory in the exact opposite way.

‘I’m going to eat big today.’

As veterans, there was a lot of money to bet on a round.

Grid ate it.

It was only when he ate the money of such hogugos that he felt alive.

‘Caught teacher… !?’

It was with 5 minutes left before the reception deadline that Xian appeared in the venue, which was supposed to be resting this round.

The attention of the people who shared their opinions was focused.

Surprisingly, it was Yorba who Sian went to the reception desk and bet the money.

Grid was greatly surprised.

It was a surprise because he was sure that he would never get Yorba.

‘what? Really?’

Grid, who had been watching Xian go up the stairs without hesitation after receiving the receipt as usual, was troubled.

‘Even the money I bet today is not 1 silver coin as usual, but 1 gold coin… .’

It was 20 times the usual amount of money.

I’ve had this happen once before, but… Since then, he had only bet 1 silver coin every time, so it was honestly questionable.

Are you that confident?

‘But it can’t be. he is… .’

The choice of the grid that I was thinking about… .

“50 gold for Yorba.”

It was to bet half of the money currently in possession of him.

* * *

Xian, who was watching the match between Vasto and Yorba, stood up and left the arena when the match was decided.

The result was Vasto’s victory, which broke everyone’s expectations.

Xian, who had lost money for the first time in a long time, confirmed it and left the stadium without any regrets.

Somehow, fearing that someone would blame her, she ran away before becoming a nuisance.

After leaving the arena, Xian stopped in an isolated alley and waited for someone.

After waiting for about 10 minutes, the person Xian was waiting for came and handed over the bundle of slips.

“Here it is.”

The person handing over the slip was none other than Stein, who had completed the registration for the previous round as soon as it opened.

“How much is it?”

“Well, it’s about 500 gold.”

Xian’s betting of 1 gold on Yorba was a trick.

It is a trap that uses the psychology of people who bet money after them.

Thanks to that, Barstow’s dividend, which was already high, reached a point where it exceeded 10 times, so of course it was the best dividend rate this year.

“But did you have to do this?”

After all, the money Xian is holding is the money of someone who was there today.

Stein felt very uncomfortable about that.

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Moreover, he was in a position to know that Xian attacked Yorba last night… It was even more so.

‘Actually, it was a natural result that Barstow won.’

Because he injured his right hand last night.

Of course, Xian felt a bit guilty enough, but that wasn’t the case if there was no excuse.

In short, it was because I couldn’t help it.

“It doesn’t matter.”

If you bet your money, even the staff will buy it and follow you.

Of course, it wouldn’t have mattered if Xian was satisfied with making a small amount of money, but the problem was that Xian was pressed for time.

You need to fill it with 100 gold. If you take it hard just once, it will be over in an instant, but you can’t go back.

“… … .”

Stain knew that, so he reluctantly followed Xian’s instructions, but he did it anyway.

I thought that the person who lost money was self-employed, but I felt sympathy for Yorba.

The reason he came here is that it spread through mercenaries who were in the same industry.

Well, there is no grave without an excuse, but somewhere I didn’t like the result now.

“I’ll buy you something delicious, so just forget about it.”

“… I don’t eat. Something is wrong.”

* * *

Xian returned to the inn and waited for Drake to return before giving him 100 gold.

“Why only this?”

What Drake asked for was probably 100x, or 100 gold.

So what does that mean… .

“ah… . Did you know?”

He is truly a ghost.

“I should be able to put on a mask and go out late at night, but I’m curious and I shouldn’t follow you.”

In a word, it meant stepping back.

“So you’re not scolding me?”

“… … .”

To be honest, it’s an ugly move.

There was no excuse for being disappointed in Drake’s position, who asked him to prove his choice to make him think he was right.

“If that’s your choice… . No respect.”

Drake said it patronizingly, then asked again.

“So where is the rest of the money?”

“uh… . that is… . Don’t you?”

“does not exist?”

Xian nodded and smiled shyly.

“that is… . I gave it away.”

* * *

When there are people who win, there are people who lose money.

People who always laughed after Xian appeared couldn’t laugh today.

Thanks to that, it took only a moment for the rough atmosphere in the bleachers to turn into boos.

Today’s outcry was even more intense.

He threw the food and junk he was holding at Yorba, who was in trouble.

Yorba grabbed his injured arm and left the arena.

“… It’s like a petty guy… .”

As soon as Basto noticed that his right arm was injured, he relentlessly attacked.

It’s hard to say that I’ve dug into my weaknesses in a place where I have to win to live.

“That’s one dirty life.”

Once it starts to twist, really strange things happen.

Who else would have known that he would get injured in an attack by an unknown assailant.

“Should I just leave here too… .”

In the first place, I just followed the flow along the river to find Semain, but it seemed like I couldn’t even do this.

It would be difficult not only to work as a mercenary, but also to be appointed as a knight somewhere, but he thought that since he had talent, he would earn a living.

Today was the first time Yorba hadn’t had a drink since arriving in Shemain.

Giving up everything makes me feel at ease. .

“Still, I’ve been here for half a year, but Jim is shabby at least once.”

Just a little bit of money and a little bit of clothes were all his luggage.

I even heard that I was at a level where there was more than enough to fit in one bag.

It was around the time Yorba left the inn and walked down the street.

“… What, are you going to harpoon your left arm today?”

Yesterday he came again.

“… … .”

Facing the trudge approaching, Yorba drew her sword with her left hand.

I knew that it was a tough opponent with one left arm, but it was the last pride that I would not be beaten.

However, it was embarrassing to react loudly, and the only thing the guy who came close to me did was to spit out a rather lethargic remark.

“I want to entrust you with a request.”

Xian’s voice startled Yorba.

It was the voice of a young boy.

Deep down, his hopes of being a naturally short man or a well-trained adult woman were destroyed in an instant.

“… I don’t really like that.”

If you think about it, the guy who made you leave this place is the guy right in front of you.

No matter how much the down payment, I had no desire to accept the request.

“You will change your mind when you see the money.”

After saying that, I accepted the empty pocket that the guy held out.

Feeling that the pockets were too light for someone so confident, Yorba opened them to check.

‘okay. Let’s just check, just check.’

Surprisingly, the pocket contained a slip.

There were 4 slips worth 100 gold.

It was a really huge amount.

Even if he worked as an S-class mercenary, he had a lot of money, so it was such money that he had never touched in his entire life.

At this point, Yorba’s idea of just checking the amount had changed slightly.

‘I’m curious… .’

I wondered what the heck he was going to do with such a large sum of money and leave it to himself.

“What the hell are you paying so much money for?”

“inside… .”

When I looked inside the pocket again, there was a piece of paper that wasn’t a slip.

It was a piece of paper with a destination written on it.

“Go over there and help me out.”

“… Is that really all there is?”

The boy just nodded in response to the question.

said Yorba.

“What if I take this and run away?”

“It doesn’t matter if you run away.”

I don’t know if it’s true or false, but the boy said so.

It’s a bit embarrassing to say it’s a slip, but it’s money. .

‘Are you serious?’

The boy said that and turned his back.

“for a moment… .”

Before he could tell him to stop, the boy disappeared just like that.

“Looking at the amount, it’s worth telling them to catch any Dragonian… .”

Yorba stared at the destination written on the paper for a long time before muttering softly.

“Is it Alteon… ?”

The next destination of the wandering adventurer with nothing to do has been decided.