92 Top Secret Matters and Sen blade festival [9]





 I'm ambushed by the chairman of the board, and I'm supposed to play my first poker game in three months.
 The Chairman and I take our seats across the desk from each other.

The rules are the same as in regular poker. The rules are the same as poker. But you have to switch dealers after each game--any questions?

No, I'm fine.

 I nodded, and she held out a deck of cards to me.

"Hmm, I'll take the lead.

Are you sure you want to go to ......?

Yes, because you have agreed to all of our terms. It would be unfair if I didn't.

I see. Well then, thank you.

 I took the deck, shuffled it a couple of times, and dealt each of us five cards.

...... I see, I'll change one card.

Here you go.

Thank you.

 The chairman exchanged a card, and then his mouth dropped a little.
 Apparently, he had a good hand.

I'll take this one. Now, ......, how many cards are you going to change?

 The chairman put the five cards down on the table and smiled confidently.

No, I'm fine with (・・・・).

 I said with a smile, not once looking at the cards in my hand.

I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that. You're being very bold .......

 She was slightly upset, but quickly regained her composure and opened her hand.

My hand is a flush, ......! Come on, Mr. Allen, let's see your hand!

"Yes, of course.

 So I turn over my cards one by one from the right.

 Ten of spades.
 Jack of spades.
 Queen of spades.
 King of spades.

"No, it's ......, isn't it?

 And the last one, of course, is the ace of spades.

That's a surprise ...... royal straight flush.

 One win.
 We're off to a good start.

"Well, you've come out of nowhere, ....... What kind of trick did you play, ......?

I was just lucky.

 So I pretended(・・・・) not to notice anything(・・・・) and did three quick shotgun shuffles in my hand.

"......?!

 At that moment, the chairman's face turned pale.

 Well, I guess ...... it's not too much to ask.

 So I kept my composure and handed her a deck of cards.

"Here you go. Now it's your turn to be the dealer.

"Oh, Allen, ....... You ......?

 She took the deck with trembling hands and glared at me.

What's wrong?

No, it's nothing. ......

 After that, the chairman bit his lower lip and began to deal the cards with a frustrated look on his face - the second round began.

 When you look at the five cards dealt in your hand, you see two, three, four, seven, seven.

(One pair of sevens? .......) I could see a straight, but ....... It's a good idea to go for the three card hand here.

 I broke the story the chairman had prepared.
 Besides, I still have two more dealer turns left.
 This is not the time to rush the game.

Three card change, please.

...... Yeah, go ahead.

 I played two, three, and four cards, and received three new cards from the chairman.
 As a result, I have three cards in my hand: seven, seven, seven, eight, ten.

(Okay, not bad.)

 The probability that five randomly selected cards will result in a three card hand is about two percent.
 In a poker game where you only have to change hands once, this is a very strong hand.
 If you play normally, you will almost never lose.

 After that, the chairpersons exchanged a single card and then opened their hands to each other.

 I had a three of sevens and he had two of twos and eights, so I won.

It looks like you're having a little luck today.

".......

 I'm not sure what to make of that.

Let's go to the next game, shall we?

 And just when I was reaching for the deck of cards.

"Wait, wait, wait!

"Is it ......?

 The chairman called a halt.



"Well, the first royal straight flush: ....... How the hell did you do that?

 She must have realized that she was going to lose.
 She now began to search for the source of the cheat.

No, I didn't (・・・・) anything.

 I replied truthfully.

I said honestly, "No, ....... Okay, you've got some nerve lying to your sister. ......!

 She stood up and walked over to me with an annoyed look on her face.

I'm sure you'll agree.

"......What?

I'm not sure what to say. The last time I saw you, you were hiding a card in there!

Ha, ha, .......

 I had no choice but to do as she said and roll up my uniform to expose my arms.

 The chairman flattened my arms to make sure I didn't have any cards hidden anywhere.

"Mmm. ....... You don't have any. ......

I told you, ........ I really don't have anything. ......

No, of course not! I'm sure he's got some hidden somewhere. ...... Yeah, maybe in your chest!

No, how are you going to get it out of your chest? ......

 It's very difficult to get the card out of your chest without being seen.

I'm not sure how to do that. It's not a problem.

 She then rifled through my chest, stomach, and even my pockets to see if I had any cards hidden in them.

 But what's not there is not there.
 No matter how hard she searched, she couldn't find anything.

"Are you done with ......?

"No, not ........ Are you sure it's ...... by chance? No, that's not possible,....... The odds of getting a royal straight flush are astronomical. ......?

 The chairman turned pale and was mumbling something.

I'm sorry. ....... I'm a little cold as it is, can I put my sleeves back on?

"No, you can't! You can't take your eyes off him, he'll cheat on you.

Haha. ....... You didn't find anything in the end. ......

 At the moment I sighed like that.

The moment I sighed, "......? I get it. ......! It's not in the body that I planted it, it's here!

 The Chairman turned his attention to the deck of cards on his desk.

I don't know how the hell you did it, but ....... I'll do it this way!

 She then did a shotgun shuffle and carefully cut the deck over and over again.

"Hmmm...hmmm.........! Now the setup is completely gone! Even if you're Allen-kun, there's nothing you can do about it!

 The chairman pointed a finger at us with a triumphant look on his face.

I'm not sure what to say. Can we begin then?

Yes, of course. The game starts here!

"...... Yes.

 I looked at her with warm eyes and quickly shuffled the deck.

 Then we dealt each other five cards - the chairman changed two cards.

 And then.

"I got ......!

 She must have gotten a really good hand.
 She clenched her fists and squealed with delight.

"Well, let's spread our hands, shall we?

 The moment I said that, the chairman's expression hardened.

"Oh, Mr. Allen, ....... You're not going to change your card, are you ......?

Yes, I'm going to play this hand.

Yeah, I'm going to play this hand. - "This hand." ....... You haven't checked your cards again .......

 The bad memories of the first game must have come back.
 She said this in a shaky voice.

"Haha. I've decided to leave all these big games to the heavens.

"Yes, ....... Okay, I'll take it! My hand is a full house! Now, show me your hand!

"Yeah, well--



 So I slowly turn the cards in front of me, one by one from the right.

 The first card is the ten of spades.

You've got to be kidding. ......

 It was like déjà vu, and the chairman was speechless.

 And then - in the exact same order as before, the exact same card appeared.

 Jack of spades.
 Queen of spades.
 King of spades.

 And the last card, of course--the ace of spades.

These are great odds. Another royal straight flush.

"Wow, I lost ......?

 Three wins in a row.
 My revenge match over three months ended in an overwhelming victory for me.