The story of the black silk female knight

"A test of new capabilities? Do I still need to step in?"

Melina was both curious and expectant.

Valensa only let go of Melina after turning off the side road and onto the main road where there were more people. She took a half step ahead herself, her posture elegant and her manners impeccable, transforming into the mode of a noble lady.

Melina immediately got into the zone, maintaining almost the same pace as Valensa, but always trailing her by half a step, like her shadow.

The two attracted the attention of many passersby, but this was a wealthy area where beautiful young ladies with maids often appeared, so everyone was used to it and quickly looked away.

After walking for about 20 more minutes, Valensa finally stopped, and Melina, knowing that they had arrived at their destination, also looked up at the building in front of her.

Jiyunfang.

The largest casino in Krall City.

Chapter 52 Initial Test to Enhance Luck

Although most of the people who come to the casino are men, a few noble ladies and young women also come from time to time to have some fun.

"Welcome, esteemed lady."

So when Valencia entered the Lucky Draw with her maid, a waitress dressed as a bunny girl immediately came over with a sweet smile:

"What activities would you like to participate in today?"

"This is actually my first time~~"

Valensa smiled shyly:

"Are there any games suitable for beginners? Games that don't require any psychological struggle and just rely on luck... I'd like to try them out."

Are there any games suitable for beginners? Of course!

Miss Bunny Girl nodded:

"If you don't want to compete against others, you can try roulette. You just need to guess the numbers, and you can bet as little as 1 coin each time."

"Roulette game... I've heard of it, let's give it a try."

Valensa feigned eagerness, yet seemingly very generous but actually quite pained, as she pulled out 10 gold coins in one go:

"Here, help me exchange for chips. I'll try my luck a few rounds."

"Ok."

Miss Bunny Girl smiled and took the gold coins, quickly exchanged them for chips, and led Valensa and Melina to the roulette area, explaining the rules of the game in detail.

"I understand."

Valensa nodded quickly.

Simply put, the rules of this roulette wheel are similar to those in the casinos of her previous life, only the betting methods are not as varied.

In the previous version of the roulette game, players could guess 1 number, 3 numbers, 6 numbers, or 12 numbers, or they could guess high or low numbers or odd or even numbers.

The roulette wheel here doesn't offer as many choices; you can only bet on a single number or color.

The roulette wheel has 36 numbers and three colors: red, white, and black. Betting on numbers has high odds, but the chances of winning are very low. Betting on colors is the opposite.

"Alright, you can go do other things. I'll play by myself from now on."

After figuring out the betting rules, Valensa, like a truly wealthy noblewoman, stuffed a chip equivalent to one gold coin into the bunny girl's collar as a tip.

Miss Bunny Girl's smile immediately became even sweeter:

"Okay, then I hope you have a great time. Please feel free to call me anytime if you need anything."

After watching the bunny girl leave, Valensa didn't rush to participate in the game. Instead, she pretended to talk to Melina while glancing around the casino from the corner of her eye.

She glanced at the guests, some frustrated, some excited, and at the various entertainment options, only glancing a few more times at the beautiful, hot, and alluring bunny girls and female dealers.

What truly caught Valensa's attention were the notices prominently displayed throughout the casino and a silent man in a black cloak sitting in a corner.

The notice naturally listed the casino's rules, most of which had little to do with Valensa, except for one that made her hesitate:

[The use of any magical cheating is strictly prohibited; violators will be subject to a fine three times the amount owed.]

The black-cloaked figure sitting in the corner had a ruby ​​wand beside him, most likely a magician hired by the casino to monitor magical fluctuations within the casino.

Is mental power considered magic?

I don't think so...

Otherwise, the Phantom Thief wouldn't have remained undiscovered for so many years.

Anyway, let's give it a try first. Since we haven't started playing yet, even if we get caught, we won't have to pay compensation. At most, we'll just be kicked out.

Thinking this, Valensa took a deep breath and silently repeated in her mind:

I'm so lucky!

...The Heart Pool only fluctuated slightly, and its power reserves were almost completely unused.

Did we fail? Can mental power not amplify something as invisible and intangible as luck?

Valensa frowned, then thought it probably wasn't true. She suddenly had a strange intuition that the activation of her mental power should have been successful.

But this almost unused Heart Pool reserve... Is strengthening luck really that effortless?

...Never mind, I'll just have to try and see.

Valensa glanced at the man in the black cloak again, and seeing that he still didn't react, she placed a bet with the beautiful dealer who was controlling the roulette wheel, randomly betting on the number 19.

After the betting period ended, the roulette wheel started spinning. It started fast, then gradually slowed down, and finally came to a steady stop at the 19 position.

"Huh?" xN

"Mmm~~"

The first to gasp in surprise were the beautiful dealer and the other customers. Although beginners are usually lucky, it was too outrageous for someone to win on their first roulette game by betting on a single number.

The second moan came from Valensa. The moment the roulette wheel stopped at position 19, the energy in her heart almost dried up, her legs went weak, and she nearly fell into the arms of the beautiful dealer.

Fortunately, she was a Candlelight-level female knight after all, and she adjusted her posture in time just before falling, which allowed her to quickly regain her balance and avoid embarrassment.

However, her appearance, which seemed to be so excited that she couldn't stand properly, basically dispelled everyone's doubts.

This must be a pure accident... If it were really cheating, the winner should be extremely smug or pretending to be calm. How could someone be so shocked as to be like this?

Valensa was actually quite shocked; she had misjudged the mechanism by which luck was enhanced.

Unlike enhancing your sense of smell, which is a simple energy-consuming buff, enhancing your luck is more like activating a new state. Every time you gain something through luck, it consumes an equivalent amount of your Heart Pool reserves.

Moreover, this consumption is huge. Valensa only won more than 20 gold coins at once, and her heart pool was consumed by more than 90% in an instant.

At this rate, let alone getting a Golden Legacy character in a single pull from the Dimensional Hardware Store, even getting a Purple Rare as a pity in a ten-pull would be far from enough.

But Valensa was not discouraged. If Plan A failed, she had Plan B.

However, before conducting new experiments, she needs to find a way to quickly replenish her cardiac reserves.

Having gone through the previous experience with Melina, Valensa was much more experienced this time.

She first called over the bunny girl who had greeted her earlier, saying that she had just won a big game and her heart was racing, so she wanted to rest for a while.

The bunny girl naturally didn't refuse and led Valensa to the lounge area where snacks and drinks were served, even finding her a corner seat according to Valensa's wishes.

Just as Miss Bunny was about to leave, she noticed Valencia slipping two more one-coin chips into her collar as a tip, and at the same time sticking out a leg towards her:

"Do you think... my black stockings look good?"

???

This noble lady was so happy after winning money that she lost her mind.

This was Miss Bunny Girl's first thought.

However, out of consideration for the tip, she still flashed a sweet, business-like smile:

"Beautiful, no one looks better than you in black stockings, Miss... Hmm."

While answering, the bunny girl actually glanced at Valensa's black-stockinged legs a few times and found that they were indeed quite beautiful.

Chapter 53 Melina has a new plan

Miss Bunny Girl's compliments were clearly less sincere than Melina's, but they still had an effect.

Valensa followed suit, sending the bunny girl away and then using various excuses to summon more than a dozen other bunny girls, beautiful dealers, and waitresses serving snacks and milk tea.

They were giving tips while asking the women if their black stockings looked good.

Few can resist the allure of money. Although every casino employee who was asked was initially quite surprised, they all eventually praised Valensa's black stockings with some sincerity.

That's it.

Once Valensa saw that the power of her Heart Pool had recovered to about half, she returned to the entertainment area to conduct her experiment of enhancing her luck with mental power.

This time, however, she didn't dare to play those high-odds games where you bet on a single roulette wheel number. Instead, she chose several games with a higher win rate but lower payouts.

Sure enough, the cost and benefit of enhancing luck were proportional, and the situation that almost drained Valensa's heart pool never happened again.

The experiment has yielded results, so there's no need for the casino to stay any longer.

Before leaving, Valensa exchanged her remaining chips for gold coins and found that her gains for the day were quite good.

Even after deducting the nearly 30 gold coins she spent as tips to get praise, she still had an income of nearly 20 gold coins.

No wonder so many people are fascinated by casinos, regardless of their past or present lives... It really is a place where you could become rich overnight.

However, high returns are often accompanied by risks. Not everyone can enhance their luck with mental power like Valensa, so it's more likely to be a losing proposition, with nine out of ten gamblers losing.

While some people do become rich overnight, many more end up losing everything and having their families torn apart.

Therefore, normal people should stay away from gambling. You can gamble if you have too much money and nowhere else to spend it, or if you are desperate and have no other choice.

After leaving the Fortune Shop, Valensa's plans in Klar City were complete.

It was only a little past noon, and she decided to head straight back to Sergintown to personally participate in the preparations for the banquet two days later.

"Huh? Are we going back to Sergintown today?"

Melina, however, seemed to have a different opinion:

“But at my walking speed, I won’t be able to reach Sergin Town before dark, will I? Even if you are already a Candlelight-level female knight, it will be dangerous for you to take me with you at night.”

"Ok, I know."

Valensa said with a smile:

"So we'll ride back on horseback so we can get there before dark."

"horse riding?"

Melina frowned even more:

“I know the young lady is a very good rider, but I just…”

"It's ok."

Valensa interrupted Melina abruptly, and then put her arm around Melina's waist:

"Then we'll ride a horse, Melina, you can sit on my lap, like this..."

"Huh~~?"

. . . . .

Melina ultimately failed to change Valensa's mind, and Valensa carried her on horseback, bouncing all the way back to Sergin before nightfall.

After dropping Melina off in front of the Adventurers' Guild, Valensa went to the horse rental shop to return the horse and also planned to visit the Nora Merchant Guild to check on the banquet preparations.

Because she had something on her mind and was almost completely unguarded around Melina, Valensa didn't see the strange look in Melina's eyes after she dismounted.

The young lady... she really does like girls.

After watching Valencia leave from the entrance of the Adventurers' Guild, Melina seemed lost in thought.

No wonder the young lady has always been so resistant to arranged marriages, and even planned to elope since she was a child... This explains everything.

Melina had actually guessed this a long time ago, but she had never had any evidence.

After all, while Valencia was always very cold to aristocratic men of her age, she didn't have any particularly close female friends...

No, there used to be one, the eldest daughter of the Britannia family... but we haven't been in contact since she left the capital.