The Game Room

Now then, with the smithys construction started, we also pushed forward our preparations, finishing the game room.

Though I call it that, it had slots, dice, and other things I put in the dungeon chests a few days ago. Furthermore, the inn even started buying the playing cards for five coppers.

The tables were prepared with cloth coverings for the dice and playing cards, just a bare minimum to be acceptable rentals. We also let people bring in their own dice and cards.

If someone asked why it took so long even though thats all there was, I also soundproofed the walls so that it wouldnt obstruct the guests (and my) sleep, adjusted the slots, and developed dice golems for some trickery business. Well, lets take a look at them one by one.

Soundproof walls are obvious. For now I just put some sponge that I bought with DP inside the walls and that seems to have done it one way or another. Although it feels like the walls thickness increased a bit, theyre still within acceptable levels.

Adjusting the slots in various ways, I made them rarely be big wins and lose sufficiently. Naturally, its at the point that the owner wins when looking at the whole.

For the dice golems, theyre insurance for when I use them. When you fill them with magical power, you can make their center of gravity be biased for just ten seconds. After ten seconds, theyre ordinary dice.

Their material is transparent crystal. Since theyre filled with oil that has the same refractive index, you cant see their internal structure at all. Getting that right gave me a really hard time.

If people could see it and found out, theyd say something like, Isnt this fraud? Well, it really is though. Theres a famous saying that it isnt fraud if the fraud isnt exposed.

Moreover, they use individual identification through magical power so that other people cant use them. Golems can distinguish between magical powers. That mechanism cant be used for dungeon keys or anything though.

With all that, I added on the game room. Stealthily, in the dead of night. Since I wasnt able to sleep through the night and added on to the inn it cant be helped that Im lacking sleep. Ive only slept nine hours today.

Ive been wondering for a while now, but how much sleep per day would satisfy Kehma?

I wonder I guess twenty-five hours would be best.

Still, the world also only had twenty-four hours in a day.

Can you use space-time-type magic?

Woah, space-time-type magic reigns supreme. Should I look into it? Id never have enough DP for it though.

Then, setting aside that farce, I unveiled the game room.

Our inns frequent guest, Gozoh, arrived immediately. Hes the first guest to commemorate its opening.

Was this here yesterday?

Ah, an A-Rank adventurers mage acquaintance made it overnight.

Hooh It wouldve been great if he took the chance to make Kantras smithy too while he was at it.

The commission fee is pretty high. Its better to make it normally.

Moreover, the construction had already started, its better to not deprive Carpenter-san of his job.

Moreover, I dont want to do any extra work. I dont want to work. I dont wanna work!

Oi Kehma, whats this? A room to chat in?

No, its a game room. You play dice and cards at those tables. Well, this box is

And sloooooots!

Ichika ran past me in the middle of my explanation.

Incidentally, I raised Ichika and Meats wages. Its something more like pocket money though.

I give them money thats simple to understand, and if they want something Id buy it with DP. Ichikas basis of food is disappearing. No, it disappeared.

As for why thats past tense, recently Ichika has been waiting for the game room to open, saving up for her slots campaign fund.

Hyahha! Put three copper in! Next, lower the lever! Spin, spin spin! Ahahahaha! Button, button, push the button! Stop! Tch, one more tiiime~!

Her eyes are scary. Fanatical.

Yep, ban the slots is it already too late?

H-hey, Kehma? That, is it safe? Its not a dangerous box?

Its a slot machine, for gambling.

Ichika was pulling the slot machines lever with all she had, totally addicted. Arent guests supposed to be doing that?

Well, Ill let it be.

Changing topics, do you play cards? There arent any cards, Ill play with you.

Hmm? These have been appearing in the dungeon recently. I heard youd been buying them, but they were for this huh? Please teach me the rules.

I taught Gozoh how to play poker and blackjack.

Because the rules were easy to get, it seemed he liked blackjack.

If there were enough people we could play old maid or sevens too. [1]

Theres a lot of ways to play with them huh, these card things. You thought up so many ways to play even though its only been a few days since they started appearing.

Well, I just obtained a book that showed ways to play. I got it in the dungeon.

I see, so thats why you started buying them then.

Furthermore, theyre one silver if someone wants to buy them. The overcharging is because there still arent many of them.

Its a pretty good harvest considering that it only costs 5 DP for adventurers to get them. Ill be buying them for twenty-five copper eventually, so maybe the final sale price will be around fifty copper?

Well then, next is dice bu

Its here! YES YES yeeesss! Grand prize! Grand priiize!

When Ichika shouted out, the jingling sound of copper coins overflowing from the slot machine could be heart Yeah, I should prepare a box.

Ooh!? Thats amazing!

Fufufu With this I can keep playin!

The slot machines already spinning though.

Hey, lets give this a bit of a shot. Kehma, how do you use it?

Its explained on the label here. Well, its not that hard. It gives a return depending on the pattern.

Indeed, I see it here. But with an adventurers eyes, something at this level is very very simple, mugu? T-this is surprisingly difficult [2]

Sorry. Its all luck.

*

After a while, other hotel guests came arrived as well. Though I say that, therere only five parties staying here including the merchants, but all of them gathered.

Even though that table there is for dice, it has cloth on it eh? Oooi, Doran, got any dice? Ill be the dealer first, lets go with hi-lo! [3]

Do it! Going in turns of being dealer twice should be fine. Anyone else want to join?

Heeeh, those cards were things to play with huh Maybe I should get some cards of my own too? Next time Ill not sell them if I find any.

Hohoh, Id also like to buy a house here

Gikkon-san, lets play this [Sevens] game!

Sure, why not? Does Roppu-san want to join in with us?

Nn, lets mix up a bit. My partners been playing with that box for a while now.

Oh, Gozoh-san? Whats that?

Its a slot machine! Oooh, I won!

A noisy crowd of people. It was exactly that kind of a feeling. The room is considerably roomy since I made it large thinking about the future, but its crowded. Feels great. [4]

Ugugugu, my slot machine

And so, Ichika, whod tried to monopolize the slot machine despite being an employee, was now taking a break.

Even though she hit the grand prize, she finished at a plus-minus of zero when all was said and done. People are surrounding it now too. At any rate, it doesnt look like itll open up any time soon. It wouldnt be good for an employee to occupy it when its crowded like that.

The slot machine looks popular huh. Maybe I should make another?

Goshujin-sama! Then definitely, a slot machine for my personal use!

Yup, Ichikas recovered a bit of her true character hasnt she?

Footnotes:

Old maid. Sevens.

Hes talking about stopping them at the right time with the button.

Hi-lo.

The word he uses for crowded also means to prosper/thrive. Its [Crowded] with a positive connotation.