Chapter 159 Underground Casino

 Dang, I thought the novel actually 500+ chapters when I check at novelupdates but when I checked the last chapter of the raw I got it's actually only around 250+. Kinda feel lighter now knowing that my workload decreased by so much lmao.

 

 

Chapter 159 Underground Casino

 

Under the bright sun, we passed through mountains, went through valleys, and when I realized it we’re plunging into a big plains.

Having washed the dirt off our bodies, and in a way also exchanging greetings with the past.

Even with some events went a bit outside of prediction, it’s not like our plans went out of order.

Having set off from the hot springs spot still shrouded by morning mist, feeling awfully refreshed.

Incidentally, I didn’t manage to experience the ufufu stuff that I’ve been looking forward to. It’s an essential point here.

Well, for some reason Kagami’s skin is glossy, what did he do after that event last night? When I asked about that, “It’s friggin’ hustling. Hustle bustle.” He said in a grin.

“Yaaah~, it’s friggin’ nice morning to wake up~.  Despite I worked hard till my energy dried up last night, for some reason it feels so refreshing.” (Kagami)

“A man with no dignity-dazou. Now that I remember, what happened to that Kimomen that participated in your frolicking spree last night-dazou?” (Kaizer)

“OH~ he was still sleeping. Well, since we’ve known that he’s from a lineage that has blood relationship with Holy Knights, it’s going to be a problem if he travels together with us.” (Kishin)

“Rather, Kagami, bastard you knew it huh?” (Velt)

Kimomen has been put aside. Around this time, he must be fast asleep with the prostitutes on the bed at the inn.

In the end, I also didn’t manage to ask anything from him after that.

What’s about Holy Knights, what to do about Holy Knights, putting behind that kind of topic.

Though, even if I did ask him about it I don’t think he’d be able to answer, I also don’t think he’d be in the know.

“Fufuh, yea~h. Well, he does have a superior linage. Usually in these times, those from the elite family linages all will enter the Great Human Alliance Army, but he used his parents’ authority as much as he pleased to play around satisfying himself.  Well, he’s the exemplar model of the idiot son benefitting from the influence of his parents.” (Kagami)

“What a wasteful thing he did-zou. Since he has the blood of a Holy Knights running in him, if he just diligently tempered himself, he may very well be able to a brave that represent the Empire-dazou.” (Kaizer)

“OH~, imagining the form of him becoming a brave is impossible.” (Kishin)

“I know right. Well, we can’t bring him further in our journey in any case. He’d become a hindrance after all.” (Velt)

Right, we can’t afford to bring along a hindrance.

From this point on, it’s not strange something like yesterday to happen for countless times.

No, it’s a situation where we should think about fighting guys stronger than Farga. Firstly I need to become as strong as them myself.

If I don’t do that, I’d losing things again, unable to protect again, and then regretting it again over and over after all.

“And, trash. When we’d arrive at that Underground Casino?”

“Rather, why the hell you’re here?” (Velt)

...........like that. The originally our incapable member got replaced, changed into a pipsqueak maid, though I don’t know if I should view it in a way that we’ve gotten a little bit more vibrant.

 “As a trash, even your ears and brain are trash too? In the Underground Casino you guys are heading to, my older brother should be there too. I’m following you guys who know about that place so that I can scold him hard and make him quit gambling.” (Yuzuriha)

“Ryuuma, raising your hands against kids is, a no.” (Kishin)

“Hey, you ogre garbage over there. Don’t treat other people as kids. I’m already fourteen.” (Yuzuriha)

“Th- this, Princess Yuzuriha. Since you are a member of royal family, wouldn’t it be better if you refrain from using speech that is lacking in grace-zou?” (Kaizer)

“A ghost from ancient times shouldn’t try preaching me. You gritty trash.” (Yuzuriha)

“..........Hihahahaha! Amaaziiing! As one would expect, you got the Martial God’s blood in------“ (Kagami)

“Stop spewing out vomit stench into the air. Die, scum.” (Yuzuriha)

........Fr, Friggin’...... in a way, the world’s baddest trio got mercilessly humiliated by those words.

“H- heelll! Thi, this shitty brat! I’mma beat the crap out of you bastard!” (Velt)

“Even trash has falling grade.” (Yuzuriha)

“.......Hah?” (Velt)

“There’s no sophistication in your words. Despite saying the reckless remark about conquering the world, in the end you’re just common ordinary trash.” (Yuzuriha)

Ah, this is bad..... underage? A girl? That Isamu’s daughter? It’s like, I don’t care about them anymore.

“Let me hit heeeer! Just once is fine, let me hit her! I need to at least make her cry, humiliate her, and make her shut up for once or I just gonna lose it!” (Velt)

“OH~, Ryuuma. Stop stop, you should let her off with a big mind here. If she tell you off to Isamu later things gonna turn troublesome you know?” (Kishin)

“Like I careeee! I don’t care about that peerless geezer!” (Velt)

Ah, this brat. She went [tsu~n] and turned away. She walked out trudgingly to the front.

TL note: tsun here like well... scoffing. Like when you see in anime a girl do a hmph, and turned her head while all stuck up.

“Still, it is about the matter of you escaping from home but, for what reason has it to be one? Princess Yuzuriha. I wish you to enlighten me about this-zou” (Kaizer)

Yuzuriha ignored me and walked forward, upon hearing Kaa-kun who was walking closer to her side Yuzuriha grumbled with an even more displeased look.

“It’s fathers’ fault.” (Yuzuriha)

“Father? You mean Isamu?” (Kaizer)

“That’s right. Despite I want to see the outside world more, he wanted me to immediately get married and enter their house he said, protect the country he said, it’s so noisy.” (Yuzuriha)

“.........no, well, I am certain he has his own thoughts-zou. He is a doting man to his family-dazou.” (Kaizer)

“He’s just noisy. No matter how cute I am, he still unable to stomach me acting as I want. He should just off dead, rather, I’ll kill him one day. If me and my brother joined hands we’ll be able to kill him.” (Yuzuriha)

“Haaaaaaah, even the Martial God who earned prestige and honor all across the world, seems unable to earn the love of his family-dazou.”

“Still, that older brother of mine is too free and uncontrolled. Despite everything’s will be fine if he just spill his sweat working like a servant for his little sister, he kept silent to me and went off amusing himself, it’s irritating.” (Yuzuriha)

Keh.....

“With this kind of annoying little sister, he must be won’t even get close.” (Velt)

It seems she heard the words I muttered.

“A trash shouldn’t ridicule me.” (Yuzuriha)

“Hgoah!” (Velt)

“I’ll kill you, you know?” (Yuzuriha)

She glared at me with her dragon eyes with a girori, then proceeded to readying her flying kick and came at me!

I can’t let this off anymore! I shouldn’t hit her? Then how about this!

“Fuwa Fuwa Exposition!” (Velt)

TL note: ふわふわ御開帳 (Fuwa Fuwa Kaichou),

“..................................................................................................................................................”

“Ah.............”

This maybe on the level of an elementary schooler but, to teach this kid about pain, I flapped her maid uniform’s skirt and stirringly turn it over.

However, because she’s from dragon race, she has quite the big tail, so I know that if it’s not a specially made product she won’t be able to wear the panties they sell at the Human Continent .

“Whoa” (Kishin)

“FUHOOOOOOOOOO! Ve- Velt-kun, what are you doing-zou!” (Kaizer)

“Hihahahaha! Yeah~, it’s a good thing that li’l master Kimomen isn’t here~” (Kagami)

Somehow, that thing got into my view.

“ｃｑｗ９０ｏｉｆｆｍｑｗ：ｌ；ｆｍａ；，ＭＺＢＣ９０８ｑ

ｗｏｆｎ：ｍａ：ｍ！” (Yuzuriha)

I don’t understand what kind of language she’s speaking with, as Yuzuriha turned back with a slight blush on her face, her arm wrapped up in a hard scale and grew sharp claw, turning it into dragon claw.

It seems to be a [partial dragonization] technique, before even knowing what kind of name that technique has, my cheek got punched hard.

“Gu, o, OOOH! O, it, it huuuuuurts!” (Velt)

If I did bad I’d die! Guooh, ah, it’s like the shape of my head gonna change!

“Trash trash trash trash trash Trash trash trash trash trash Trash trash trash trash trash Trash trash trash trash trash Trash trash trash trash trash Trash trash trash trash trash Trash trash trash trash trash Trash trash trash trash trash Trash trash trash trash trash Trash trash trash trash Trash trash trash trash trash!” (Yuzuriha)

“Heck, this shitty brat! Comparing your abusive words all this long with this, just showing a panties or two won’t........ nah, what I saw wasn’t panties huh. Pu---------“ (Velt)

“Die trash!” (Yuzuriha)

Whoa, even her face somehow changed....... it’s like, her face is similar to that of a dragon, even fangs too!

“Heck, oi! It won’t be a joke if got bitten by that!” (Velt)

“Yeah, this isn’t a joke.” (Yuzuriha)

“Rather, why the hell are you that aggressive! You should lower your head and beg to be shown the way! (Velt)

“Trash trash trash! Why do you yell at me.” (Yuzuriha)

“It’s your fault in the first place!” (Velt)

“I’ve been taught that anything I do will be forgiven since I’m cute. My mother and my big brother both never scold me before!” (Yuzuriha)

This stupid daughter is of Kimomen class being influenced by her own parents. No, if her temper got aroused one won’t be able to get away with it with mere injury, it’s maybe even nastier than Kimomen.

“Hihahaha, that kid, real friggin’.” (Kagami)

“Indeed. It appears that the Princess has been pampered all this while. Well, despite it being a small nation, having pulled together the blood of the dragon royal family and the Martial God, making her has the strongest of linage. Even in the Demihuman Continent, up until now there was no one that would defy her and nothing would go against her way. That kind of girl was escaping from home just because she’s sulking after all, so she’s already in considerable ill humor and got all worked up in the first place-dazou.” (Kaizer)

She prickled against my chest..... no, she hammered it out with her small body, so many times so many times she stepped against my fallen over body.

“This shitty brat!” (Velt)

“Hick! Wha, whwat awrre ywowu dwoiwng!” (Yuzuriha)

Since I can’t hit her, I’ll just do pinch. I pulled and spread both of Yuzuriha’s cheeks, pulling it up, down, round and round, and one more time!

If this kind of brat always looking down on me what’s gonna happen later......

“So, is the territory of former Shirom already close? Mister Kagami.” (Kishin)

“Hm? Ooh~, look look after this place...... whoa, ain’t it got ruined very splendidly!” (Kagami)

“Oh, ooh, so that town with sand, dirt, and rust all over it is.....”

“Well, rather than saying it’s a town it’s actually a port city. It’s just, it was a world leading city of commerce, so it was quite big in itself.” (Kagami)

It seems we’ve come nearing the place we after without realizing it.

The place that came into view after two years, it was once cold bloodedly destroyed to the point of impossible to restore by the hands of Isamu and Shinsengumi, the ravages of it still left a painful.....

“Heck, don’t ignore me and walked ahead so quickly!” (Velt)

Damn hey, don’t go! They’re ignoring us two who are still pulling out each other’s cheeks, the three of them, .....ah! It made me sigh!

“Shit..... aaah, rather, is this okay? This brat’s dad destroyed Shirom right? And, the guy we assume at the Underground Casino, this brat’s big brother is also Isamu’s child right? So to speak, it’s like a terrorist’s family, it gives off the feel that they’re going to the place where their father has terrorized, right?” (Velt)

“Hihahaha, it seems even Asakura-kun can also think with common sense. Well, no need to worry about that. In the end the Underground Casino is an independent casino. It doesn’t have any connection with Shirom in any way after all. It’s just exists near Shirom, so that kind of common sense should be just taken with a pinch of salt.” (Kagami)

No need to worry. And that Kagami who looked not having anything to worry about, suddenly stopped on his feet and restlessly looked around.

“Hm? What’s wrong? Mister Kagami.” (Kishin)

“Nah. Maybe around here..... Oh, it’s here it’s here.” (Kagami)

What is he looking for? I mean, aren’t we going inside Shirom at this rate?

When I thought of that, he found a big rock surrounded by the plains and ran closer to it.

“Hey, Mackey. What’s inside this big rock?”  (Kaizer)

“Ooh, wait for it. Lookie here a bit.” (Kagami)

Kagami stood before a big rock, as he faced the rock he raised both his arms and shouted.

“Open uuuuuuuuup~~~~ Gomaaa!” (Kagami)

Hey that’s plagiarism! Though I said that, the only ones who get the source of it are me and Milco.

However, as if those words became a signal, the big rocks vibrated in that instant, and in the next moment, it moved!

“Wha....” (Velt)

“Ooh, unbelievable.” (Milco)

“What the, it surprised me-dazou.” (Kaizer)

“Oh.... ooooh..... it’s a bit interesting.” (Yuzuriha)

In the place where the rock has moved, a stair leading to the underground showed it’s head.

“Hihahaha, It ain’t change. Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. To the depths of heavens and hells.” (Kagami)

Though I feel he’s exaggerating a bit, these bleak stairs that no one knows how deep it goes inside earth, no matter how I see it, I can only view it as a path leading to hell.

“To think that, there’s this kind of passage at this kind of place.” (Velt)

“Hihahahaha, well of course, it’s the kind that has tons of illegal stuff after all. You need to do at least this much to slip through the Alliance Army~.” (Kagami)

“.......Still, is there really a casino under here?” (Velt)

“Yeah. Well, just come. There’s a wee bit friggin’ thing here.” (Kagami)

As Kagami’s suspicious laugh came out, he triumphantly stepped down into the dark world.

It’s not like we’re entering a dungeon, nor something like a monster will come out, despite that kind of development won’t happen, I feel an unpleasant hunch for some reason.

And then, that hunch, got unnecessarily bigger with a word the frowning Yuzuriha said.

“.........a smell of blood.....” (Yuzuriha)

No, it’s a casino right? So why in the place where there’s a casino have blood smell drifting about?

“Indeed, it certainly so-zou. Hey, Mackey. Below here..... what manner of gambling are being conducted there?” (Kaizer)

“Pheeew. The air feels quite crazy.” (Milco)

Yeah, it’s not just the smell in the air.

It’s overflowing. Something entirely different. What is this drifting around feeling that makes one nauseous?

As if chasing after Kagami, we also descended the stairs, it’s almost like we can’t see the bottom of our feet, in the narrow stairs we just descend endlessly.

However, despite just merely going down, the more we descend the more it goes deeper, this certain ugly feeling.

This is.....

“Hihahahaha, in an illegal casino, those rich guys bet in a high rate against their opponents. The scent drifting there is smell of money and desire. However, this Underground Casino is different.” (Kagami)

At that moment, at the end of the dark world, a speck of light can be seen. The more one approach the more that light dazzlingly radiates, and more than that there was something that can be heard.

“Wha- what is this? It seems there’s something really fired up going on?” (Velt)

“A crowd’s..... people’s voices?”

There was a cheer?

It’s like, there are amazingly fired up voices can be heard.

“Hihahahaha, this Underground Casino. It’s a place to bet against those outlaws that can’t appear into the world. And the scent drifting in there is, the smell of money and desire..... also, ecstasy and blood!” (Kagami)

Facing against the light, Kagami vigorously stretched out his hands. And then, the world was opened.

What exist beyond the door in the dead end deep inside the earth was..... over there was.....

“UOOOOOOOO! KILLLLLLLLLL!”

“Kill kill kill kill kill!”

“Ahh damn, I bet on you! What the hell are you doing, you bastard!”

The place where we’re in right now is..... audience stands!

“That’s it! Match end! Just now, the match between the serial killer Gorosh VS bandit band head Nusumi, has ended in Gorosh’s victory due to Nusumi’s death!”

Along with the announcer on the venue, the humans who wore splendorous clothing like nobles, people who were unmistakenably ill-bred thugs, even guys that seem like pirates wearing hat with skull mark on it, thousands of them are inside a humongous dome shaped audience stands,  alcohol, women, and then money, as all of them scattered around, mad laughers along with crumpled expressions are happening.

Looking down from that audience stand, there exists a ring of wire mesh forming a structure like a bird cage.

“Underground Casino’s specialty, the Underground Arena.  From thugs, war criminals, sometimes even demihumans and demons prisoner of war, death matches with them as participants are performed. The spectators will bet on which one of them who will win, while the victorious fighters will freely get their hands on big money. How ‘bout it, friggin’ ‘ight?” (Kagami)

Kagami laughed as if showing off the work he himself made. .....Honestly, he put me on a spot.

“Tch, a guy with bad taste.” (Velt)

“Rea~lly? Take a look, Asakura-kun. People like those nobles who have upright personality on the surface, criminals, slaves, a wide variety of them are all gathered here. But, look carefully. Everyone are rejoicing on the act of killing each other washing blood with blood with a mad look in their eyes, right? Humans you see, when one of their layers got pulled off they’re all rotten in some parts.”

Even Kimomen looks cute compared to this.

“Well, no worries. Its not like we came here to bet. We’re just going to take my savings at the office after all.” (Kagami)

Compared to mere disgusting pervert, the guys here feels like having the look of asking how far you’d go.

“It’s a gross world.” (Velt)

“Truly...... unsightly things always exist no matter which race they may be-dazou.” (Kaizer)

“Fuh, with freedom rock might be able to seep through anything, but it seems me is in the wrong jungle.” (Kishin)

It appears, this isn’t the world we all prefer to be in.

Geez, he always brings out this kind of heroic tale so casually like this.

This kind of spectacle with blood splashing and scattering, just how much Kagami need to suck up to against these self indulging rotten bastards?

“Still, each and every one of them looks like having that mad look in their eyes. And, what’s wrong with those guys fighting. If they just want to kill each other, isn’t it better if they just go to war and earn some honor?” (Velt)

 

“Hihahahaha, no way no way. Those fighting over there are mostly filled with guys that can’t appear on the front stage. Bandits, thugs, killers, among them are those that got punished by the military, there are also those that got banished from their countries. You see, Asakura-kun. I gave chance to those without any place to go and was about to die on the roadside, having no redeeming feature other than their robust bodies. Will they die, fall into hell, or will they gain much money into their hands instead? Hihahahaha, that’s why, all of them are all fighting so desperately.” (Kagami)

I bet so. This is the first time I’m seeing gladiators.

But, it’s something completely different from boxing or marital arts competition.

This place, it isn’t a place to see the fights of strong guys. It’s a place to enjoy the sights of death.

It’s so disgusting that I want to get the hell out immediately.

However, it was at that moment.

“ “ “WOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAH!!!!” “ “

Loud cheers risen up, when I looked at the ring reflexively, a beast that looks like a bear as tall as three meters and have brutal look on its face soared high to the sky.

“What?” (Velt)

“Pheeew.” (Kishin)

What’s happening? When I look carefully at the ring, a lone person is standing there. Doing a posture as if he just did a splendid right uppercut with fist his rising up.

“Ah.......”

Yuzuriha let out a gasp.

“Whooaa, I knew it, that guy strong! He defeated everyone consecutively, undefeated!”

“That demihuman monster, Kumagon gone in one shot!”

“Wahhahhahha, I got more profit again.”

That man, he’s about the same height as me, his bare upper body was bulging up with muscles, with red mantle cladding on his skin.

However, he isn’t a human.

The thing that can be seen blow his mantle was a tail the same kind as Yuzuriha.

What’s drawn on the mantle was, the form of a monster that can only be seen in fairy tales or picture book.

Mixing together the traits of dragon and lion, a monster wrapped in long standing hair and scales, a [draigon] was depicted there.

Unkempt black hair, long baggy pants, and sandals all combined making him like looks loose but, those eyes, they’re of a starving beast..... no, they’re the eyes like those of a dragon.

“Ain’t good. It’s hella borin’. Despite me bettin’ on my life, bettin’ ev’rything I own, bettin’ my most ‘mportant thing, I still ain’t gettin’ a fight wholly stingin’. If it’s only like t’is, playin’ with Kardo and Ruret still mucha betta’.”

TL note: He’s speaking in Osaka (Kansai) dialect in raw. Heck, I don’t even know how to write British dialect, so I’ll just slap up something I feel.

That man spat out a sigh in disappointment as if despairing to the world, and when I thought of that in the next instant a voice loud enough to shake the underground world was raised.

“I wanna got heat up way more! I wanna taste the thrill of a fight with bettin’ ev’rything on the line! Ain’t there a stron’ guy that can make me goin’ all numb!”

“And that’s it! Match done! Just now, the fight of the dragon lion Jackpot VS demihuman gladiator Kumagon has ended in Jackpot’s win!”

Only the noisy cheer of the announcer that could be heard.

 

 

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