TVRTH [Book 1]

Chapter 98

The Future Different From The Past, Part IV

Translator: Khan

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

"May I ask your name?" Her green and lovely eyes that were visible through her mask turned toward the lion's eye.

"No." Seeing Aria, who was escaping smoothly through the open door, the man smiled, saying, "It's just like her."

"Shall I follow?" It was the man, who had just imitated an employee. He was also the knight that had overpowered Aria's knights in the general store.

Asher, who had taken off his lion mask, replied, "Yes. Help her get out of here safely."

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Asher heard the rumor of Aria when she visited the casino for the second time. The card roulette game was a game in which players hit only one card out of fifty-two cards, so the dividend was not high, but she won for three consecutive days.

She even won right away. The rumor reached Asher, the casino's manager. Interested in how she won in a game that couldn't be manipulated, Asher waited for the main character with the winning streak to appear at the casino.

Of course, until then, he didn't know that Aria was the main character of the winning streak. But as soon as he faced a face covered by a mask, he could see who it was. No matter how much her face was covered by a mask, her green eyes, shiny blonde hair, and bewitching lips that did not match her age were not so common.

"Diamond 8."

He was ludicrously distracted by Aria's face, who was mixed with the crowd and was betting the shiny chips. Her makeup and clothes that made her look like a grown-up matched so well that he forgot her real age and made a feigned smile.

So, in a moment of being distracted, he was unaware that Aria had already left and put her in danger. He hurried to help, but she almost got caught by the gamblers and got into trouble.

'I don't know why a lady of the Roscent family shovels up money from the casino, but she's definitely scheming something.'

He wanted to have someone follow her, but he didn't want to get misunderstood by doing so. A moment later, Sorke, the knight, who had followed Aria, returned.

"I checked the carriage to leave."

"All right. What about Vika?"

"I think he has embraced one of the loyal dogs of the Aristocratic Party. I heard he'd like to come over for an inspection sometime today. He'll probably arrive soon. By the way, do you really intend to dispose of the casino?"

"Yes."

As Aria had said, Asher had decided to dispose of the casino. He had tried to take off the disadvantages of the casino and keep it, but he had thought it would be better to dispose of it now.

In the first place, it was a contradiction for the government to manage gambling and other entertainment facilities. The main agent that needed to regulate and eliminate it had been encouraging the people to do it and had tried to manage the casino. It would be better for him to endure a light stoning than struggle to avoid the violent aftermath because he was constantly being tested for his qualities by the Aristocratic Party, who persecuted the imperial power.

Soon after, Vika, who hid himself in the Aristocratic Party, brought someone and guided him through the casino, as Sorke had reported. It was Viscount Vigue, a close aide of the princess. He was known for his good business skills and for supporting a large sum of money to the princesses. It would cost a considerable sum of money to take over the casino, but seeing that he came straight to the casino without hesitation, the information seemed not to be false.