○Prologue

Two girls walked through the empty hallway.

One of them would be regarded as a beauty to everyone that saw her. Fair black hair, white skin
like a porcelain doll, a clock piece device for a pupil, and an elegant Astral Dress called Spirit
Dress of God’s Authority No. 3 <Elohim>.

The other one was a white girl with lavender hair. Although the whiteness of her skin wouldn’t
lose to the previous girl, her eyes shining in curiosity stood in stark contrast. Above all else, she
was dressed in a pure White Astral Dress that gave an illusory atmosphere surrounding her.

If the former girl was a diamond, then the latter girl would be a rose quartz. The faintly
red-colored crystal-like girl was snuggling close to the sparkling diamond.

The girl jumped into the opened gate──Tokisaki Kurumi, as the other girl followed after
her──Higoromo Hibiki. Both of them departed for the Seventh Region Netzach.

“Kurumi-san, this is too boring. Let’s play Shiritori.”

Hibiki vigorously accosted Kurumi after having enough of the long and monotone <Shamayim
Kaveesh>, but that girl was walking forward with her thoughts focused on another matter

──Kurumi thought about the White Queen.

Banouin Kareha was forced to die because of that love. In other words, the White Queen has an
understanding of what love is.

Then what was that love for?

The more she considered it, the more disgusting the premonition became……the perception of
an icy malice crawled up her spine.

If the White Queen was an inverse, then that would mean the awakening of her love would also
be twisted and distorted. ……What twists and turns brought the Queen to this conclusion?

There was too little information to be used in a conjecture.

However, the danger the White Queen presented to that person was imminent.

What should she do now? Even though she was moving towards the Seventh Region Netzach,
the First Region Keter was still so far away.

Not only that, even now she still──

──Couldn’t remember that person’s name.

And her love was growing day by day. She wanted to hear his voice, to walk besides him.

No, even if that was impossible to hold true──at the very least, she wanted to be near him.

The problem she put on hold reared its head once again. Tokisaki Kurumi, a Spirit, and also
clone of herself.

What was the reason for her existing in this Neighboring World?

Did she fall into this world dying like any other Quasi-Spirit, or perhaps──

“Ku─ru─mi─san!”

Opening her eyes, Kurumi felt dizzy. As Hibiki’s pressed close to her own, it felt like her cheeks
were swelling up in frustration.

“……”

For the time being, just out of amusement, Kurumi used both her hands to pinch Hibiki’s cheeks.
Pushu, a noisy cry echoed across the air.

“Nya! Stop that! What do you think someone else’s face is!?”

“I don’t know why I want to do this, but the voice coming from my heart is telling me to do so.”

Kurumi clutched her stomach as she laughed. Hibiki adjusted her mood as she returned to
walking side by side with Kurumi.

“So, what were you thinking about?”

“I don’t want to say it.”

“Aah, so it’s about that person as usual.”

Having been suddenly exposed, Kurumi turned her head around while looking embarrassed.
Hibiki grinned, giving a look as if seeing through it all.

“Please──stop──that──”

“I──won’t──stop──”

Kurumi grabbed Hibiki’s cheeks and swayed it up and down. To be honest, this was a little fun.

“Speak up, why do you know what I am thinking?”

“That’s easy. Because that’s a face that Kurumi-san has never shown to me, an enemy, or anyone
else besides that person.”

Hearing those words, Kurumi reflexively buried her face.

“……S-So, what kind of expression is it?”

It felt embarrassing. When thinking about him, sometimes it was sorrowful and inconsolable, and
on other occasions she was beaming with happiness. But no matter when, she was always had no
peace of mind thinking about him, so her expression must look completely entranced.

“That’s not to say it is wonderful. However, a Kurumi enthusiast, that expression just can’t be
missed! I really want to decorate in a picture frame!”

“Please stop.”

If she didn’t ward off that girl’s words right now, a picture like that might actually be hanged in
the future. Therefore, Kurumi quickly moved to stop her.

After all, a long term friendship had been formed between the two.

After her revenge was completed in the Tenth Region Malkuth, Hibiki became Kurumi’s partner.
She was the sort of girl who would never give up her goal and do everything to her utmost
ability.

If she ever spoke of decorating a picture frame, then that means she would really do that──

“……I’m asking you as a reminder to never do this, but how big is the picture frame size?”

“Eh, it’ll probably be a picture frame scale of 1000/1.”

So that was it. 1000/1 rather than 1/1000. Kurumi couldn’t help but imagine a nightmarish scene
of Hibiki, saying “Ladies and gentlemen, Kurumi’s face while in love is super cute! Why!” with
a photo of her face magnified to a 1000 times

“You listen well, absolutely, absolutely──never allowed.”

“Fine──”

Despite that carefree reply, Kurumi’s vigilance increased in a single run. It was to the extent of
being on alert the moment there’s an opportunity for a camera to be taken out.

“……Speaking of which, has Hibiki-san also visited the Seventh Region Netzach?”
“Yes. But Ace of Spades-san wrote out an outline of Seventh Region Netzach. Would you like to
read it?”

“Sure, let’s read it together.”

Kurumi peeked into the letter that Hibiki opened.

──Yes!

“What is that supposed to mean?”

“Isn’t that a greeting?”

──Ah──he─llo──he─llo, always in your debt, Ace of Spades.

“It seems to be like a frank business greeting.”

“So is the beginning also like this?”

──About the Seventh Region Netzach. To sum it up, it’s more or less like this. First of all, the
greatest characteristic of that region is the currency circulation. In that world, money is
eeeeeeeeeverything!”

“Why is the face of a loan shark the first thing that comes to mind?”

“It’s a representation of how one needs to make a best effort in knowing how important money
is……right?”

──As for why a currency circulation, the answer is simple, the region holds a casino
establishment for gambling. Slots, roulette, mahjong, playing cards, everything used for wager is
there, the best paradise for some people.
“Gambling.”

“Casino region.”

──Because it is like this, fraud and scams run rampant. Please be careful. My master, a beauty in
male clothes, who went first, recalls that it is absurdly easy to be swindled and thus wrote those
words in a hurry.

“Carte-san, she does have a face that looks easily deceived……”

“Aren’t there too many attributes there? Hibiki is once again in pout mode!”

──I am presently heading to the Ninth Region Yesod from the Eighth Region Hod to ask a
request an important Quasi-Spirit from Banouin Mizuha. If something should happen to my
master……I’ll be eternally grateful if you’ll protect Carte À Jouer.

“Important……Quasi-Spirit?”

“Who could that be?”

“Is it a lover?”

“Or maybe a love card?”

──It’s a Quasi-Spirit lawyer.

“Ah…… (understanding)”

“Aah…… (understanding.)”
──Ah, also the Dominion Sagakure Yuri-dono is mad siscon scientist who manufactures a
mechanical doll little sister and sends her out every region. No matter what you think, please be
careful because she is that sort of type.

“That’s quite fanatical.”

“It’s true. No wonder that person always felt a little lacking in human warmth.”

──Farwell, until next time.

“Ace of Spades-san, she feels like a Quasi-Spirit that would frequently come and go on Internet
chats of the past.”

“I don’t get why Hibiki-san is using such metaphorical expression.”

The letter ended there. Both of them sighed and folded the letter.

The door to the Seventh Region Netzach soon appeared right in front of them. It wasn’t locked.
Touching this door would immediately open it.

“Then, let’s proceed.”

“By the way Hibiki-san, are you the type that is easily deceived?”

“Hmm……I consider myself average. But I am confident in having a strong sense of smell.”

“Then I feel relieved. I will never be deceived.”

“That’s setting off a very dangerous flag!”

“It doesn’t matter. I can just use <Zafkiel>.”

“……Threatening with a gun, isn’t that a tactic of a criminal syndicate……”

In spite of this, Kurumi was capable of crossing over numerous scenes of carnage, the title
‘Quasi’ could not be attached to her.
It would be impossible for her to be swindled through. After all, they were only planning on
passing through this region. In any case, it was difficult to imagine Tokisaki Kurumi being
obstructed by Sagakure Yuri.

Both the Eighth Region Hod and Ninth Region Yesod tried to safeguard themselves by
obstructing her. But on the other hand, neither of them chose to confront her with violence.

That was to be expected.

She was likely the only Spirit currently in the Neighboring World.

Governing the laws of time and shadows, she was a monster that should have been excluded
from this Neighboring World.

“Yes, yes. There’s no need to be afraid.”

“Right──!”

It was because she was Tokisaki Kurumi.

Both of them smiled fearlessly as they clapped their hands.

Here was a gambling house filled with various schemes. A vulgar world, a place where the
currency humans yearn for the most fluttered and interacted with each other in the air.

Tokisaki Kurumi and Higoromo Hibiki have stepped into the Seventh Region Netzach───
○Casino Battle Royale

“──So that it’s just like that. With a payment of 100 million YP (Yui Points) to open the gate to
the Sixth Region Tiphereth!!”

After arriving at the Seventh Region Netzach, Tokisaki Kurumi and Higoromo Hibiki found one
of the several Sagakure Yui patrolling the gate (or perhaps that name was only given to the best
machine) and asked to be taken to the Dominion Yuri.

“─────────Yes, understood.”

Her expression stiffened a little at the proposal, but ultimately she faintly nodded at the two and
flew into the sky without the slightest warning.

“……That was surprisingly nice.”

“No, it’s too soon to be certain yet. Let’s be careful. Even so──”

Hibiki glanced around each direction in amazement. Although all of the previous regions so far
had their own unique characteristics, the Seventh Region Netzach had a sight that could only be
described as bizarre.

For instance, all of the clocks had the numerals I to V removed. When asking for an explanation
from Sagakure Yui, who was walking forward, she replied with a faint voice.

“In this region, the day is always 6 hours from 6pm to 12 am. The day begins at 6pm and ends at
12am.”

“That means……it’s always night here?”

Yui lightly nodded.

“But that is appropriately suitable for a gambling region.”

Speaking of casinos, most of them officially opened at nighttime. If it was nighttime for the
entire day, then the casino would always continue to operate.

Moreover, no matter which buildings with those clocks, they were decorated with neon signs that
were shining brightly.

“A nightless city……”

Even though the scenery of the sky was indeed that of nighttime, the buildings here were all
rejecting the notion of the evening. Even the Quasi-Spirits walking on the road, contrary to what
they had seen previously, had the illusion of a more mature style.
The Quasi-Spirits walking on the road held sake bottles in their hands. They jugged the bottle
down as they sang vigorously.

“There’s not much liquor in the other regions, but that’s different here. As long as they have YP,
residents can do whatever they please.”

“YP?”

“It’s an abbreviation for Yui Points.”

“Ara, seems you’re quite loved.”

“……”

Yui didn’t particularly responded, only slightly slanting her head. The transparent gaze seemed to
be lacking emotions unlike the Yui whom they had met in the Eighth Region Hod.

“──I am just a batch product. Performance is completely different from the Sagakure Yui that
personally attends to the master.”

“You have no emotions?”

“Yes.”

As Hibiki asked, the mass produced Yui only nodded. After some time had passed, the other
mass produced Yui also stared at Kurumi and Hibiki with a stern look.

“This is the center of the Seventh Region Netzach. Master is in the Casino IS.”

Hibiki raised her head to see a conspicuously tall building standing in front of her.

“IS……what does that stand for?”

Hibiki grinned upon hearing Kurumi’s question.

“I understand! It means Infinite · Sisters!”

“……No, it’s abbreviated for Imouto · Sisters.”

Both of them sincerely felt that abbreviation was in terrible taste.

◇ 
The cheap metallic chair creaked. Leaning against it as if completely exhausted, Sagakure Yuri
looked at the two visitors with an indifferent look.

While lab coat piled up with a white dress. It was a strange style for sure. Each time she opened
her mouth, her sharp and jagged fangs were seen flickering.

“Want to go to the Sixth Region Tiphereth──?”

“Yes, yes. I really want to go there. So can I obtain your permission?”

“We have no plans of causing a ruckus here──!”

Swish, as if finding this boring, Yuri turned her chair around.

As the sounds coming from friction gradually increased, Kurumi frowned.

“So how about it?”

Behind Kurumi and Hibiki, the mass production Yui were lined up awaiting Yuri’s orders.

In the event that negotiations break down, a battle would inevitably erupt.

“Of course it’s possible. ──But shouldn’t there be a condition attached?”

Yuri gave a contemptuous smile.

“I’m just asking you to listen. Whether you follow or not is another matter.”

Kurumi already had her hands gripping on <Zafkiel>. As expected, known for being belligerent,
Kurumi-san’s reputation of having a low boiling point was well deserved. Hibiki wiped away her
sweat as she had no choice but to watch from the sidelines.

“It’s not anything difficult. Anyway, this condition cannot be changed. Good? If you want to
open the gate for the Sixth Region Tiphereth──”

──Please go make some money (YP).

Yuri instructed them to do so.

“Money……”
“Well, you’ll understand looking at that gate before shooting me with that gun. Is it too
troublesome? Well, then I really can’t help you.”

Snapping her fingers, the video screen on display behind Yuri changed its image.

The familiar sight of a huge gate, which connected the various regions of the Neighboring World
with each other.

“This the door to the Sixth Region Tiphereth──, as you can see on the right side of the gate,
there’s a coin slot.”

Indeed, it was just as Yuri had said. The gate was tightly sealed by chains that were connected to
a device similar to a coin slot.

Yuri tapped on the big screen with her finger.

“When you insert YP here, the chains with unlock and the gate will open.”

……Fu, after a brief silence, Kurumi asked.

“Is it possible to destroy it through force?”

“Don’t waste your time, Third Spirit! There’s no guarantee what will happen if you destroy it.
For example, the <Shamayim Kaveesh> may be destroyed. In the current situation where the
White Queen is causing trouble everywhere, the consequences would be fatal if we can no longer
connect to the Sixth Region Tiphereth. If you still intend to destroy it──”

“An all-out war can’t be avoided, that would be conclusion led to.”

Behind the scenes, the Sagakure Yui already had their weapons ready. With a sigh, Kurumi let go
of <Zafkiel> and let it dissipate away.

It seemed that no matter what sort of person Sagakure Yuri was, she would never relinquish her
position as the Dominion protecting the Seventh Region Netzach.

So there was no other choice.

This was exactly just as they did in the Ninth Region Yesod.

“……So how much do we need to earn?”

Yuri showed off her jagged teeth as she smiled while informing them.

“Just pay 100,000,000 YP and the gate to the door to the Sixth Region Tiphereth!!”
Both of them were stunned to hear the words 100 million.

“We don’t have so much as 1 YP in our hands.”

“Ah, that’s fine. For people who arrive at the Seventh Region Netzach, a non-interest loan of 1
million YP can be obtained at the very beginning. It’s your choice whether to treat it as capital or
make more money through it by gambling.”

Yuri flicked a coin that came out of nowhere with her thumb. After receiving it, Kurumi frowned
upon inspecting the coin.

And expressionless and deformed image of Sagakure Yui had been engraved onto the coin.

“Yes, yes, one more question. How much longer will it take to earn work our way up through
this?”

“It should take about a year to earn 10 million.”

Hearing what Yuri had said, both Kurumi and Hibiki let out a shared sigh.

“So gambling is the only way.” “For sure.”

Kurumi threw the coin into the shadows.

“I’ll leave this to you.”

Cistus’s hand came out of the shadows to catch the coin.

“……Incidentally, if you don’t buy or sell coins in a formal transaction, an error message will
occur. So, it’s useless to think of robbery.”

Tch, Kurumi clicked her tongue in open dissatisfaction.

“Now do your best. Oh, if you earn a certain amount, there’s a way to make a huge reversal to
earn even more.”

Yuri waved good-bye to send them off.

◇ 

“Aah──really, this is completely unreasonable.”

“100 million, 100 million……”

“The route to earn money through working is completely out of the option. It’ll be too foolish to
spend 10 years.”

“And that also factors the cost for living expenses……”

In the blink of an eye, Hibiki confirmed the prices of drinks in a vending machine. It costed
around 12,000 YP. In other words, if using the yen of the real world as a benchmark, 1 million
YP was the equivalent to 100,000 yen.

“And I also asked Yui-san, but it seems even the cheap hotels cost 300,000 YP here. So anyway,
if we don’t do anything, we’ll be forced to sleep on the streets after four days. Considering the
money that we’ll also inevitably lose gambling, that time will become even shorter.”

The 1 million YP in their hands was completely unreliable.

“Let’s work hard today to change that 1 million YP into 3 million YP.”

“Is Kurumi-san good at gambling?”

“How could that be? I don’t have any memories of that sort of thing. But, we can always try to
swindle them like you said before.”

“That’s……”

“Hibiki-san?”

“Listen well! I’ve been trying to hide that part of me!”

“Yes, yes. Judging from past practice, Hibiki-san seems to have an unexpectedly powerful
ability.”

“Please listen to me properly! I may be strong at gambling, but that doesn’t mean I’m not well
acquainted with the taste of defeat. Long ago in the Sixth Region Malkuth, there’s the legend of
Hibiki shaving away her life with each match of mahjong!”

“So then Hibiki-san, which game should be played first?”

“Fumu.”

Hibiki looked into the map of the casino of the Seventh Region Netzach, which was distributed
free of charge.
“First of all, mahjong is bad. Even if the enemy’s abilities are lower than yourself, there’s still the
possibility of bad luck. Since it’s still too early to compete with the dealer, it’ll be safer to head
for playing cards or roulette. Let’s head to a game with a machine first.”

“A machine……”

There are slots! Let’s start from there!”

Hibiki grabbed Kurumi’s hand and pulled her towards a nearby casino.

◇ 

Sagakure Yuri sighed as the Yuis wiped away her sweat.

“No, that level of pressure is bad.”

The mass produced Yui didn’t reply back. While knowing this, Yuri muttered to herself.

“If I had seriously refused, I would have seriously been killed. Even if I tried my best, it
probably would have been no good. As I expected, a Spirit is in a different league.”

Yuri’s words rang true. Although Tokisaki Kurumi had lost some of her power, she still had
enough strength to kill her and the mass produced types surrounding them.

However, Kurumi chose to cooperate──and follow the rules of the Seventh Region Netzach.

Was the reason to suppress the potential damage as well, or did she merely not want to avoid
turning other Quasi-Spirits into her enemies?

Or, or, or alternatively.

Was she also considering the life of that girl?

“……Gather information about Higoromo Hibiki.”

“Understood.”

The dolls stepped back one by one. Seeing them off, Yuri softly sighed.

……After all, I still have a mission.

A simple desire, an important mission to protect and love her little sister──────

Night will never end for the Seventh Region Netzach. The neon lights will continue to shine the
glory of both prosperity and decadence.

Sagakure Yuri called for her little sister while watching this scenery from the window.

“Yui-chan, are you there?”

“──Yes.”

Very smoothly, Sagakure Yui appeared from the shadows. She was different from the Sagakure
Yuis that were in the room just now.

Different structure, different materials, and an overall different impression felt from her.

Of course, she was also a mechanical doll──however, looking closely, there were sporadic
differences in detail that could be seen.

“About Tokisaki Kurumi.”

“Do you want me on alert?”

“Leave that to the mass production models. You will follow after them. Do you understand?
Shouldn’t they already be acquainted with your face?”

As Yui nodded, Yuri whispered to her ear while smiling.

“……Come.”

Yui gently walked forward and kneeled in front of Yuri.

Yuri gently touched Yui’s cheeks, raising her brow at the coldness.

“Can you generate heat?”

“Yes.”

Her cheeks felt a little warmer. Yuri gave a satisfied smile while gently stroking her cheeks.

“My lovely, lovely, lovely Yui. No matter when, keep on living.”

“……Thank you very much for your care.”

Yuri reluctantly let down her hand.

“Now, go.”

Yui nodded, hiding in the shadows before disappearing in the blink of an eye.

There was no doubt that Tokisaki Kurumi was a foreign element. So for a foreign element, it was
necessary to prepare an appropriate interception system.

“Yuri-sama, those two have arrived.”

Hearing that, Yuri jumped out of her chair.

“Guide them here──”

Those words suddenly came to a halt. There were two girls standing behind Yui. The mass
production types turned around in a panic. It seems they didn’t notice being followed.

Yuri had no intention of blaming Yui. In the first place, both of them were anomalies comparable
to herself and Tokisaki Kurumi.

“There was no need.” “……I tried to stop her.”

One of them raised her chest as the other let out a sigh.

One of them was wearing an elegant dress, with a thin rapier at her waist and a graceful folding
fan to cover her mouth.

The other one was wearing a large winter coat and holding a book to the side.
Accompanied by that overwhelming reiryoku, it was measurable to a bottomless extent.

Yuri welcomed them by stretching out her hands forward.

“Welcome to the Seventh Region Netzach. Miyafuji Oka, Yukishiro Maya.”

“……Yes, can you let us enjoy ourselves here for a while?”

“Is it only the two of you?”

Yukishiro Maya shook her head at that question.

“Eh?”

“No. Today is special for the Seventh Region Netzach. ──There still one more person coming.”

Hearing that, Yuri’s eyes widened.”

◇ 

Waking up from a calm nap, she found that it was nighttime.

“Are ~? What happened ~?”

The Dominion of the Fourth Region Chesed, Ariadne Foxlot leisurely muttered while looking
around. Below was her Astral Dress──Pleasant Sleep Spirit Dress No. 30 <Nightfall>, her attire
had changed to sleep mode with pajamas and a futon even added. Thanks to this Astral Dress,
not only could she fall asleep anywhere, but it also eliminated all insignificant hazards──rain,
wind, insects, noise, and so on.

Looking up to the sky, it was Ariadne’s favorite night sky. However, the neon lights flashing on
the ground emitted a sinister light.

“Ah, that’s right.”

Ariadne nodded to herself while recalling. Her request, the whims of her own temperament, and
the rumors heard about the Seventh Region Netzach, half cautious and half wanting to have fun
had brought her here today.

So when she arrived, she fell asleep early. The friend who was supposed to accompany her
seemed to have abandoned her.
Truly horrible person, Ariadne pouted while thinking about this.

“Are you awake?”

“Rererenore.”

Hearing Ariadne’s reply, the mass production Yui bowed.

“Hmm…….it’s nothing, nothing.”

“I will now guide you to the Dominion Sagakure Yuri.”

Ariadne stood up and transformed her Astral Dress into outing mode.

A light blue blouse and miniskirt to feign that she was a lively girl.

Forget that, I don’t want to go. I want to play according to my own preferences.

Ariadne spoke out as step forward with footsteps as light as a feather.

“That also does not matter.”

The mass production type Yui trailed behind her. Ariadne wasn’t concerned as she stepped into a
nearby casino.

Slots were reverberating at high volume, cheers raised by Quasi-Spirits, and the mechanical dolls
on patrol monitored everything from the sidelines.

And also──

In a complete coincidence, Ariadne encountered her.

“Ah, White Queen……no this is Tokisaki Kurumi.”

When the White Queen appeared on the scene, she was wearing a completely white Astral
Dress……this was the complete opposite. This girl had a black and red Astral Dress covering her
body──Tokisaki Kurumi was standing there.

◇ 

The name of the casino was called Octopus pot.

“The meaning of that name can be interpreted as──”

“Once you’re pulled in you can never get out. Putting it like that really shows their full
enthusiasm for doing something.”

Kurumi and Hibiki spoke while looking around.

Ignoring the playing cards and roulette, they had their eyes first on the slot machines. From the
lowest of 1,000 YP to the highest of 1 million YP, all sort of slot machines were made available.

“777 having an x50 multiplier seems to be the foundation.”

“Now, where should we attack……”

Hibiki whispered while staring at the slot machines. Since these were machines, there should be
眼押 is the act of trying to land the
a way to capture them. This was the so-called meoshi. (meoshi
reels in a slot machine just by watching and pressing the buttons at the right time)

Normally, many slot machines were in fact controlled by a program. The probability is set so that
a winning combination is not so easily established and some slot machine had already
determined to combination given the moment the coin is inserted.

Over 90% of slot machines in this casino can only be played in such a way that only
predetermined points are given.

90%.

Looking at it from another perspective, the remaining 10%......no, perhaps even fewer than that.

Those were the slots that could be purely played through meoshi.

“Fumu, fumu. I see, I see. I’m learning a lot.”

“Well, that is only the basic stage. The bigger problem is determining which slots can be played
on sight. Which starting amount is better?”

“Ah, that doesn’t matter. Just stake all of the 1 million YP in a single throw.”

Kurumi cleared her throat and stood up.

“OH, are you crazy! ……No, are you serious, Kurumi-san, wouldn’t a single out spell complete
defeat!? Life debt! Destitution! Living life by the fire! Two people snuggling by the Kanda
River! Four and a half tatami-sized apartments! Ah, actually I think the last one would be nice
too!”

“Please stop talking.”

After having her forehead pressed, Higoromo Hibiki regained her sanity.

“……No, anyway it definitely won’t work. It would be leaving it entirely to luck.”

“That’s no such thing. It’s rather easy.”

“Ehh〜……”

In spite of Hibiki’s dumbstruck expression, Kurumi once again looked at the 1 million YP slot
machines.

“Aren’t you forgetting that I am a gunslinger?”

“Eh? Ah, yes……but what about that?”

Kurumi pointed her finger at her eyes as she softly spoke.

“Isn’t it necessary to have sharp eyesight in order to shoot a gun?”

Hibiki seemed to hear a distinct ticking sound from Tokisaki Kurumi’s left eye.

Muu, Hibiki grudgingly nodded while grimacing.

“I understand. Well, even if Kurumi-san fails, it’ll still be okay somehow! There’s always the
Kanda River!”

“There is no Kanda River here.”

“It’s fine, it’s fine. Here we go, let’s fail!”

“Isn’t that somehow deviating from the topic? Anyway, Cistus!”

A girl emerged out from the shadows.

“Me will choose the slot machine.”

“Well, that’s fine, but I would have started from the 100,000 YP.”

Hearing what Cistus had said, the corners of Kurumi’s mouth were provoked into a smile.
“I’d like to run with the shortest distance.”

There were five slot machines in total with 1 million YP. It was a grand occasion. Those that had
earned YP through their previous gambling headed back to the slot machines like an infinite
stream.

Of course, most of them were defeated and had to go home. There were even some customers
that had thrown away all of their assets. There were also some rare customers that made some
money, but as a whole they constituted for less than 10%.

Kurumi and Cistus were watching this situation unfold from behind.

Out of the five, four were already out of the question. After all, it was a machine that displayed a
pre-set role at a fixed interval regardless of when the stop reel was pressed. Of course, if they
challenged it at the right moment, landing a 777 wouldn’t be just a dream. However, that would
require tens of thousands of trial opportunities.

But with only once chance, the meoshi strategy that could be implemented to perfection.

The spin of the slots were much greater than the other slot machines, with each of the three
individual slots also going at different speeds. Therefore, in order to perfectly grasp this slot
machine, it was necessary to have the dynamic vision to simultaneously and accurately capture
three high-speed rotating objects.

However, Quasi-Spirits would not be able to make that distinction. Even though there were
Quasi-Spirits that were skilled at gambling, it wasn’t to the extent where they could accurately
see something spinning at such velocity. It was almost the same as confirming a specific raindrop
falling down.

However.

On rare occasions, there were a few who could see the raindrops falling.

This girl obtained her eyesight from a baptism of bullets pouring down like rain.

For this casino, in order to convey the false pretenses of equal opportunities, they made the
mistake of not putting one of these slot machines under their direction control.

And also, they had the great misfortune of being selected by Tokisaki Kurumi.

Towards a reel moving at 300 meters per second, Kurumi and Cistus pointed their thumb and
index finger forward like a gun and pressed down on the button after determining their target.

7 (direct hit) 7 (hitting the mark) 7 (landing the mark)

Tokisaki Kurumi using a Tokisaki Kurumi style, even Hibiki looking on from close proximity
could only stare while completely stunned.

The spectators watching on the side couldn’t move as if they were frozen.

Those that came to the casino didn’t care for anything other than watching the most expensive
slots. They had been spectating ever since they saw the coin being inserted.

And after that, a 777 suddenly came into play.

While the fanfare resonated, a ka-ching sound of 50 1 million YP coins were released from the
slot machine.

At the same time, a burst of cheers came from the surroundings. A one-shot game at the most
expensive slot with a magical 777 wasn’t something capable of from an ordinary person.

Furthermore, the more observant Quasi-Spirits were aware that this wasn’t due to simple good
fortune──the result was dependent on extraordinary eyesight.

“With this we have 50 million, so we’re already halfway to the goal.”

“Now I’ll hold on to this for you. It seems that it will be a while till the next round.”

As Cistus informed them, she jumped into the shadows with all of the coins.

“What’s wrong?”

As Kurumi was about to slant her head, Hibiki started to pull on her sleeves.

“Kurumi-san, Kurumi-san. Over there.”

Hibiki gave a bitter expression while whispering to Kurumi’s side.

“──My apologizes, honorable guest. Can I take up some of your time?”

The Quasi-Spirit and her subordinate’s expression seemed somewhat cramped as called out to
challenge Kurumi.

On the outskirts, another girl was staring at this scene unfolding.

“That looks interesting.”

Ariadne Foxlot opened her usually sleepy eyelids while watching those two being taken to the
manager’s room.
“……Um.”

“Please be quiet.”

Ariadne hushed the mass production type by pressed her index finger against her lips and then
leisurely strolled forward.

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