“Eh ya~”
Wh-Where did this bunny girl pop out from all of a sudden?!
Startled by the sudden appearance of the girl, the little succubus hurriedly burrowed deeper into her archrival’s embrace.
Mainly, being in such a shady place really does make one feel a bit unsafe.
But, but…
No, wait!
Soon, the little succubus Keti realized something. This bunny girl who’d suddenly appeared seemed to be no stranger at all—the familiar voice, the familiar figure, the familiar purple, jellyfish-like hair…
This, this is—
Layla!
Hiss—
Keti’s pupils contracted in shock, her legs trembling uncontrollably. N-No way, how could she run into her even in a place like this? Is she going to be arrested again?
No… That shouldn’t be right! She’d completely changed her appearance this time, how could she be recognized right away? Unless…
Unless it was because she was with Lynn, or maybe…
Maybe after last time’s misunderstanding, these two have already gained experience and can recognize her instantly no matter what?!
Gah…
Whatever the case, Keti was utterly petrified at this moment. But Layla didn’t seem to care much—her target this time wasn’t the pink-haired girl, but rather, Lynn.
So, right after that, Layla leaned close to Lynn, then beamed and continued, “Remember me? I’m Layla. Lynn, what a coincidence, we meet again!”
“Uh…”
Lynn glanced at the trembling little Keti beside him, then tilted his head helplessly.
He couldn’t be sure whether Keti had been recognized or not, so perhaps that was why this purple, jellyfish-haired big sister had suddenly latched onto him.
But… Even if she wanted to come over, shouldn’t she be pestering someone else? After all, he didn’t have that much of a connection with this priestess.
The more reasonable guess was that she’d grown suspicious of the unfamiliar girl beside him, but couldn’t be sure if it was Keti, so she wanted to test things out.
Or perhaps, she simply wanted to chat with him about Keti.
Unable to confirm either suspicion, the lord simply exchanged a few polite words.
“Y-Yes, Layla. Are you working here?”
“Ahahaha… Yes, that’s right, I’m a croupier here! As you can see, I’m a bunny girl~”
Layla puffed out her chest proudly. Cough cough… Actually, it wasn’t quite like that.
She just worked as a bartender at the bar, since she didn’t want to get taken advantage of by the gamblers here—being a croupier was just…
Well, sometimes you had to make your own identity when you were out and about!
But…
Keti didn’t know that!
Kchak…
As soon as she heard Layla claim she was a beautiful croupier, the pink-haired Keti twitched at the corner of her mouth. This…
Layla had clearly told her before she was just working as a bartender selling drinks! When did she become a croupier, wuwuwu—
And judging by the way she’s acting, she seems quite professional at it too…
“Cough cough… Anyway, please let me be your host, and for the beautiful lady by your side as well. This is Miss Sylvia beside me—Lynn, you’ve met her before, right? She wanted to have some fun tonight too. Why don’t you all join us at the table?”
“Hm?”
The little succubus beside him was stunned on the spot, then turned to look at Layla’s companion. The green-haired elf slowly raised her head, exposing her long elven ears from beneath her wide hood.
Keti’s mouth twitched again.
Goodness gracious, Sylvia is here too!
Could it be Alice is hiding somewhere here too, waiting to ambush her?!
Hiss—
Goodness, with this lineup, if only Layla had come over, Keti might have believed it was simply a business pitch…
But now, with Sylvia—who had nothing to do with the casino—showing up here, there was definitely something fishy going on!
Had she really been discovered? This is…
No, whether she’s been discovered or not, this is a trap! She absolutely can’t play with them!
Wuwu…
What’s more, she had an important mission tonight—she needed to help Lynn win, and win Fifty Thousand. Otherwise… who knows, he really might make her be his maid.
Giving up her job as an assistant teacher to become a personal maid… Keti seemed to recall reading a manga about a Fallen Aristocrat becoming a maid, and in the end…
Cough cough cough!
But, if she really did win, and it was Layla’s and Sylvia’s money she took, Keti would feel guilty—maybe even miserable.
After all, they used to be teammates, and besides… she knew neither of them could possibly come up with Fifty Thousand.
So, when Lynn thoughtfully turned to look at her, silently asking her opinion about Layla’s suggestion, Keti immediately shook her head!
Absolutely, absolutely not!
“Mm~ Sorry, Layla, but we’re just looking to play with some random people tonight. Playing with acquaintances just doesn’t feel right, so let’s do it next time!”
Lynn refused Layla on the spot and pulled Keti away to leave.
The purple, jellyfish-haired big sister was dumbfounded. Wh-What was going on?
Not going to play with them?!
No, no way—this wasn’t how her plan was supposed to go at all! If they didn’t play with her, how was she supposed to proceed?
Guh… What had gone wrong? Was she not professional enough as a croupier, or maybe not charming enough? This…
But she’d felt like she was doing pretty well just now!
Meanwhile, on the other side, Sylvia—who had been watching all along—cast a stern look at the shivering pink-haired succubus.
It was this woman who objected… but why? If Lynn had objected, it could be because he was afraid Keti would recognize him, but… this woman shouldn’t know either her or Layla, right?
“W-Wait, please don’t go, haha… Lynn, you might not know this, but here, you need a croupier to host the game~”
Seeing them about to leave, Layla hurriedly grabbed Lynn’s sleeve, glanced around, then lowered her voice mysteriously and whispered to Lynn, “Look, if you choose me as your croupier, I get a commission.”
“I can help you find some regular losers to play against, how about it~? I know all the players here—who’s skilled at cards, who’s just lucky—I’ve got it all figured out~”
“Hm?”
Keti, who’d overheard this, suddenly had her eyes light up. Goodness, this could work!
After all, tonight was all about winning money, but both she and her archrival were total newcomers to this casino. If they could find some weak opponents to match with, then maybe…
They might actually win a lot of money.
Just, um—
“What about Sylvia, Layla? Doesn’t she need you to keep her company tonight?”
Lynn blinked, apparently interested in the idea. Seeing hope, Layla’s eyes sharpened and she immediately changed her story on the spot:
“She… haha, actually, she doesn’t have much money. She’s just here to work as a bunny girl tonight!”
“What I said earlier was just an excuse to bring a friend along, help her play a couple of games, and get used to being a bunny girl! Anyway, Sylvia, go backstage and change into your costume!”
“Eh?”
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