Ferdinand, who needed seed money, went to his father's armory. He planned to take three or four hunting guns and temporarily leave them at a pawn shop.
'A whopping 3,000 times? Do you think I can beat that guy? I can just get it back with other money.'
He conscientiously chose the most worn-out-looking items from the arsenal, not knowing that they were of immense historical value.
“Odette, I need you to go out with me for a bit.”
'I can't do surveillance half-heartedly. My father, who is strict only with me, will find fault with me again.'
“Don’t say anything stupid like an Odette dress or anything. Just wear the dress you’re wearing and follow me.”
After stopping by a pawn shop to make some seed money, Ferdinand took Odette to the casino.
'It was a good decision to come and inspect. It's more popular than I expected.'
Ferdinand thought as he watched the extremely long line to enter the casino.
'Even so, it's only going to be a brief hit because it's a new taste.'
The guy who set up this casino was obviously a huge redneck.
If they had known that the Ulrich Casino across the street was Albrecht's, he would never have set up shop here.
Having Odette as his sole purifier means he will never run out of money. It means he can't lose the competition.
'Well, that's why he built such a cheap casino. He has no aristocracy at all.'
Ferdinand, who had been laughing the whole time while waiting in line, couldn't help but be surprised the moment he passed through the entrance.
'What is this...? What is so dazzling...?'
Gambling and extravagance are said to be the qualities of the aristocracy. That is why casinos are usually built by remodeling coffee houses that the aristocracy often visited.
You can be as debauched as you want, but never vulgar.
But this place didn't seem like a renovated coffee house, but rather a space built for a 'casino'.
A space that was made to be blatantly flashy, as if it was intended to be vulgar. It was exactly Ferdinand's taste.
“Sir, would you like to borrow a mask?”
“No, that’s okay. The casino is the ultimate social gathering place. Do you think an idiot is wearing a mask in a place like that?”
Ferdinand waved his hand in dismissal.
'Besides, renting one Bauta mask costs one Atasha? Isn't that more expensive than buying one? Who would pay that much to rent a mask?'
But once he entered the room, he couldn't help but understand why they were borrowing the mask.
The fountain made of alcohol was placed in the center of the room and the slightly dim lighting created a strange atmosphere.
Men and women who liked each other were freely kissing and holding hands while wearing masks.
Even though it was a time of upheaval, it was an incredibly outrageous sight.
'What? Here, if I just wear a mask, I can play with other women. The Princess won't hear about it.'
After the mention of the Princess came up, Ferdinand, who had been forced to cut off women, swallowed hard.
“Would you like to try the slot machines? They are the first of their kind in our casino.”
“Would you like to try roulette? If this is your first visit, we’ll give you five chips just for playing roulette.”
Moreover, it was full of new gambling machines that even Ferdinand had never seen before.
How colorful are the gambling machines? And how many benefits are given to those who play for the first time?
It was difficult to come to his senses under the illusion.
'Huh-. Everyone's eyes have rolled back.'
Ahem, Ferdinand sat down at the roulette table, straightening his collar. As soon as he sat down, the dealer's face caught his eye.
'What the heck? Why are you so handsome for no reason?'
Dealers, employees. All the male employees in the casino are extremely handsome.
Because of that, men who came to spend money were showing off their abilities by putting up more chips for no reason, for fear of stealing the attention of their female companions.
“20 Atasha, change them all into chips and bet them on the game.”
Ferdinand also called a much higher amount than planned. It was an instinctive action that came from seeing Odette's look of admiration on the dealer's face.
'Today's goal is 100 Atasha. If I can get that, I'll be out.'
Ferdinand thought naively, completely unaware that the dealers at Wolfgang Casino were just waiting for Ferdinand to arrive.
After winning a lot of money and losing a lot of money several times, as expected, Ferdinand became addicted to casinos.
After about two days, he completely forgot about Odette's existence.
Thanks to that, Odette was able to go to the hospital near the Rothbart River as recommended by the status window.
To the largest hospital in the capital.
[Remaining period: 2 days 6 hours]
[ Fame : 100 ]
It's been four days since she started volunteering.
Like the other volunteers at the hospital, Odette, wearing a pure white apron over her sky blue one-piece dress, sighed.
'Haa... I rolled around for four days without sleeping even four hours... and my fame is still at 100?'
It was a much higher result compared to the initially paltry number of 8, but it was a dismal result considering the remaining period.
'Can I fill the remaining 400 in 2 days?'
She tried donating money from the safe in the status window, but the amount of fame she gained that way was only 15.
[Warning! Donations exceeding the current amount will cause the citizens of the capital to feel 'deprived', decreasing your reputation.]
On top of that, a warning window popped up, so she couldn't donate anymore.
She thought about risking being caught by the Count and having her service at the hospital made into a knighthood, but that method was not an option.
As soon as she had that thought, the status window popped up a warning window.
[Warning! If you knight her, Odette's treatment will be perceived as 'hypocrisy' by the citizens of the capital, and will decrease your reputation.]
In the end, this was the result of working tirelessly and only choosing hard work. It raised the reputation of 77.
Meanwhile, after reaching 90, the speed at which her fame increased noticeably slowed down.
'I've been working nonstop, but my reputation hasn't budged an inch all afternoon. Isn't that too much? ...Are you telling me to fill 500 or not?'
Then, a nurse called out loudly to the volunteers from the hallway.
“We’re out of clean water! Can any of you volunteers go upstream and get some water?!”
The corpses of the disasters that suddenly struck the capital fell into wells and downstream rivers.
Because of this, the groundwater and lower reaches of the river were polluted, and to get clean water in this area, one had to go up to the upper reaches of the Rothbart River.
It was a very difficult task because of the long distance. While everyone else avoided the nurse's gaze, only Odette raised her hand.
“I'll go get it.”
The nurses who had seen Odette's devotion for several days now looked at her with wonder as if she were a Saint.
“...Lady Odette is taking on this difficult task once again. It won’t be easy, but I am truly grateful.”
The nurse who is now so touched was the one who was most hostile to Odette when she first arrived.
She was suspicious, thinking, 'What is the intention behind such strange behavior?'
“I feel ashamed that I misunderstood your true feelings at first.”
But Odette's volunteering was not for as noble a reason as they thought.
[ Fame increases by 2 . ]
[ Fame : 102 ]
She just volunteered to do the work she avoided because it would raise her reputation.
'There were things I wanted to do away from other people's eyes.'
There was no one downstream of the river where she arrived carrying a heavy wooden bucket.
It was because of the strong smell vibrating from the polluted river.
Odette checked her surroundings, put the wooden bucket down next to her, and shouted inwardly.
'Inventory. Give me the report.'
Then, a piece of paper about ten pages long appeared in Odette's hand.
It was a report from Moeller that Gisela had secretly delivered a few hours ago.
It was hard to read because there were so many eyes watching inside the hospital. Ilshe thought she'd check it out on this occasion.
The gist of the long and detailed report was as follows:
"On the island of Athena, no one other than my wife met the girl with pink hair. However, I found a few people in the capital who said they had met the girl.
Everyone I met said that the girl was maliciously spreading rumors about Lady Odette. Now that I've found the people she met in person, I'll try to find out more."
'You're spreading malicious rumors about me? We've never even met, so why?'
Even though she read the report to the end, she still didn't understand it. Odette frowned.
It was then that a piece of paper that had been roughly inserted between the reports fell to the floor with a thud.
"As a postscript, I am writing here what my wife said just before she lost consciousness. I thought it would be a clue to catching the culprit later, so I tried to memorize it as perfectly as possible.
It seems to be a foreign language, and I searched all the languages on the continent but could not find a corresponding language.
I will write down the pronunciation exactly as my wife remembers it."
Below that were the letters of the Barceha alphabet. It was a sentence that did not make sense in Barceha.
'I can see why you put it aside.'
A sentence that does not make sense in either Bartholdi or any foreign language on the continent.
Since it was information whose meaning was unknown, Moller decided that he could not report it, but it seems that his wife pressured him to include it separately.
'If you don't know what it means, then checking it won't make any sense-'
It was the moment when she was about to turn away from the paper. Why? Odette felt a sense of familiarity with the arrangement of the alphabet.
So she tried to pronounce it slowly with her mouth.
“What the... are you... doing... around...?”
The moment Odette stammered out the words she didn't know, a chill ran down her spine.
Because it was a language she knew. To be precise, it was a language that Han Soo-wan knew.
“Sick of... Sick of... Skills... Sister..."
At that moment, Odette felt as if her mind had stopped.
“Sister Su-wan.”
In Han Su-wan's life, there was no one she could call a friend, and she could count the number of people she could call acquaintances on one hand.
So, there is only one person who can call Su-wan her older sister. Han Song-i.
It was at that moment that Odette froze in shock from the unexpected.
“Get up, Odette.”
A sound struck Odette's mind like a bolt of lightning.
She just fell to the floor with a thud.
'A whopping 3,000 times? Do you think I can beat that guy? I can just get it back with other money.'
He conscientiously chose the most worn-out-looking items from the arsenal, not knowing that they were of immense historical value.
“Odette, I need you to go out with me for a bit.”
'I can't do surveillance half-heartedly. My father, who is strict only with me, will find fault with me again.'
“Don’t say anything stupid like an Odette dress or anything. Just wear the dress you’re wearing and follow me.”
***
After stopping by a pawn shop to make some seed money, Ferdinand took Odette to the casino.
'It was a good decision to come and inspect. It's more popular than I expected.'
Ferdinand thought as he watched the extremely long line to enter the casino.
'Even so, it's only going to be a brief hit because it's a new taste.'
The guy who set up this casino was obviously a huge redneck.
If they had known that the Ulrich Casino across the street was Albrecht's, he would never have set up shop here.
Having Odette as his sole purifier means he will never run out of money. It means he can't lose the competition.
'Well, that's why he built such a cheap casino. He has no aristocracy at all.'
Ferdinand, who had been laughing the whole time while waiting in line, couldn't help but be surprised the moment he passed through the entrance.
'What is this...? What is so dazzling...?'
Gambling and extravagance are said to be the qualities of the aristocracy. That is why casinos are usually built by remodeling coffee houses that the aristocracy often visited.
You can be as debauched as you want, but never vulgar.
But this place didn't seem like a renovated coffee house, but rather a space built for a 'casino'.
A space that was made to be blatantly flashy, as if it was intended to be vulgar. It was exactly Ferdinand's taste.
“Sir, would you like to borrow a mask?”
“No, that’s okay. The casino is the ultimate social gathering place. Do you think an idiot is wearing a mask in a place like that?”
Ferdinand waved his hand in dismissal.
'Besides, renting one Bauta mask costs one Atasha? Isn't that more expensive than buying one? Who would pay that much to rent a mask?'
But once he entered the room, he couldn't help but understand why they were borrowing the mask.
The fountain made of alcohol was placed in the center of the room and the slightly dim lighting created a strange atmosphere.
Men and women who liked each other were freely kissing and holding hands while wearing masks.
Even though it was a time of upheaval, it was an incredibly outrageous sight.
'What? Here, if I just wear a mask, I can play with other women. The Princess won't hear about it.'
After the mention of the Princess came up, Ferdinand, who had been forced to cut off women, swallowed hard.
“Would you like to try the slot machines? They are the first of their kind in our casino.”
“Would you like to try roulette? If this is your first visit, we’ll give you five chips just for playing roulette.”
Moreover, it was full of new gambling machines that even Ferdinand had never seen before.
How colorful are the gambling machines? And how many benefits are given to those who play for the first time?
It was difficult to come to his senses under the illusion.
'Huh-. Everyone's eyes have rolled back.'
Ahem, Ferdinand sat down at the roulette table, straightening his collar. As soon as he sat down, the dealer's face caught his eye.
'What the heck? Why are you so handsome for no reason?'
Dealers, employees. All the male employees in the casino are extremely handsome.
Because of that, men who came to spend money were showing off their abilities by putting up more chips for no reason, for fear of stealing the attention of their female companions.
“20 Atasha, change them all into chips and bet them on the game.”
Ferdinand also called a much higher amount than planned. It was an instinctive action that came from seeing Odette's look of admiration on the dealer's face.
'Today's goal is 100 Atasha. If I can get that, I'll be out.'
Ferdinand thought naively, completely unaware that the dealers at Wolfgang Casino were just waiting for Ferdinand to arrive.
***
After winning a lot of money and losing a lot of money several times, as expected, Ferdinand became addicted to casinos.
After about two days, he completely forgot about Odette's existence.
Thanks to that, Odette was able to go to the hospital near the Rothbart River as recommended by the status window.
To the largest hospital in the capital.
[Remaining period: 2 days 6 hours]
[ Fame : 100 ]
It's been four days since she started volunteering.
Like the other volunteers at the hospital, Odette, wearing a pure white apron over her sky blue one-piece dress, sighed.
'Haa... I rolled around for four days without sleeping even four hours... and my fame is still at 100?'
It was a much higher result compared to the initially paltry number of 8, but it was a dismal result considering the remaining period.
'Can I fill the remaining 400 in 2 days?'
She tried donating money from the safe in the status window, but the amount of fame she gained that way was only 15.
[Warning! Donations exceeding the current amount will cause the citizens of the capital to feel 'deprived', decreasing your reputation.]
On top of that, a warning window popped up, so she couldn't donate anymore.
She thought about risking being caught by the Count and having her service at the hospital made into a knighthood, but that method was not an option.
As soon as she had that thought, the status window popped up a warning window.
[Warning! If you knight her, Odette's treatment will be perceived as 'hypocrisy' by the citizens of the capital, and will decrease your reputation.]
In the end, this was the result of working tirelessly and only choosing hard work. It raised the reputation of 77.
Meanwhile, after reaching 90, the speed at which her fame increased noticeably slowed down.
'I've been working nonstop, but my reputation hasn't budged an inch all afternoon. Isn't that too much? ...Are you telling me to fill 500 or not?'
Then, a nurse called out loudly to the volunteers from the hallway.
“We’re out of clean water! Can any of you volunteers go upstream and get some water?!”
The corpses of the disasters that suddenly struck the capital fell into wells and downstream rivers.
Because of this, the groundwater and lower reaches of the river were polluted, and to get clean water in this area, one had to go up to the upper reaches of the Rothbart River.
It was a very difficult task because of the long distance. While everyone else avoided the nurse's gaze, only Odette raised her hand.
“I'll go get it.”
The nurses who had seen Odette's devotion for several days now looked at her with wonder as if she were a Saint.
“...Lady Odette is taking on this difficult task once again. It won’t be easy, but I am truly grateful.”
The nurse who is now so touched was the one who was most hostile to Odette when she first arrived.
She was suspicious, thinking, 'What is the intention behind such strange behavior?'
“I feel ashamed that I misunderstood your true feelings at first.”
But Odette's volunteering was not for as noble a reason as they thought.
[ Fame increases by 2 . ]
[ Fame : 102 ]
She just volunteered to do the work she avoided because it would raise her reputation.
'There were things I wanted to do away from other people's eyes.'
There was no one downstream of the river where she arrived carrying a heavy wooden bucket.
It was because of the strong smell vibrating from the polluted river.
Odette checked her surroundings, put the wooden bucket down next to her, and shouted inwardly.
'Inventory. Give me the report.'
Then, a piece of paper about ten pages long appeared in Odette's hand.
It was a report from Moeller that Gisela had secretly delivered a few hours ago.
It was hard to read because there were so many eyes watching inside the hospital. Ilshe thought she'd check it out on this occasion.
The gist of the long and detailed report was as follows:
"On the island of Athena, no one other than my wife met the girl with pink hair. However, I found a few people in the capital who said they had met the girl.
Everyone I met said that the girl was maliciously spreading rumors about Lady Odette. Now that I've found the people she met in person, I'll try to find out more."
'You're spreading malicious rumors about me? We've never even met, so why?'
Even though she read the report to the end, she still didn't understand it. Odette frowned.
It was then that a piece of paper that had been roughly inserted between the reports fell to the floor with a thud.
"As a postscript, I am writing here what my wife said just before she lost consciousness. I thought it would be a clue to catching the culprit later, so I tried to memorize it as perfectly as possible.
It seems to be a foreign language, and I searched all the languages on the continent but could not find a corresponding language.
I will write down the pronunciation exactly as my wife remembers it."
Below that were the letters of the Barceha alphabet. It was a sentence that did not make sense in Barceha.
'I can see why you put it aside.'
A sentence that does not make sense in either Bartholdi or any foreign language on the continent.
Since it was information whose meaning was unknown, Moller decided that he could not report it, but it seems that his wife pressured him to include it separately.
'If you don't know what it means, then checking it won't make any sense-'
It was the moment when she was about to turn away from the paper. Why? Odette felt a sense of familiarity with the arrangement of the alphabet.
So she tried to pronounce it slowly with her mouth.
“What the... are you... doing... around...?”
The moment Odette stammered out the words she didn't know, a chill ran down her spine.
Because it was a language she knew. To be precise, it was a language that Han Soo-wan knew.
“Sick of... Sick of... Skills... Sister..."
At that moment, Odette felt as if her mind had stopped.
“Sister Su-wan.”
In Han Su-wan's life, there was no one she could call a friend, and she could count the number of people she could call acquaintances on one hand.
So, there is only one person who can call Su-wan her older sister. Han Song-i.
It was at that moment that Odette froze in shock from the unexpected.
“Get up, Odette.”
A sound struck Odette's mind like a bolt of lightning.
She just fell to the floor with a thud.
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