Yifa, tell me what's going on.

　On the way back from the hidden gambling den.
　Yifa, holding a bag full of gold coins, nods drearily.

'I'm sorry,'
You know, I'm not saying that you shouldn't do anything by yourself. But in a place like that, at least...
'Well, well, well, well!　That's fine, it was nothing. Yifa just wanted to have a little fun too, right?

　Amu is between us.
　Come to think of it, it's not often that we play this role.
　I rarely saw Yifa and I argued with each other.

I'll tell you what, though.　Hey, Yifa. How did you do that?
Huh?
'You guessed the card I laid down. Maybe there's a winning formula for 'man or dragon'?

　Amu says with eyes full of financial greed.
　This guy..........

''Yes, actually there is. A winning strategy.
Do you have one?
Tell me what?

　Yifa explains while pulling slightly at Amu, who leans forward.

'Let's see, 'Man or Dragon' has two identical decks of thirty-six cards, and you turn over the cards one by one from the top, right?　And then I'll guess which card will win.
Mmm-hmm.
That's why if you remember all the cards revealed from the beginning, you'll know what the last card in the deck is for each one. That's why you can win the game for the 36th time.
...What?

　Amu is speechless.
　I was as shocked as you are. No way....

'I didn't know it was that simple...'
Yeah. I was confused when I first found out, too.
You know, that's not even a game anymore.
'Surprisingly, people don't notice it. A lot of people come in and leave in the middle...
No, no, no, no, no, wait a minute!

　Amu interrupts him.

'What are you playing normally? That means that you have to remember what came out of two decks of 35 cards for a total of 70 cards, and which one you played?　I can't do that!
No you could do it if you tried. Hey.
Yeah. It's a bit of a challenge.

　Amu looks at us and sighs.

"Don't use your standards...
'It's not that hard, Amu. Even if you don't count all the way to the end, the odds of winning are more than half if there are few left. If it seems too hard, it would make a difference if you just counted how many numbers over five each, for example.
'What...?　Oh, I could do that too!　I'm going to go out for a minute.
Don't do it in that gambling den....

　Maybe it's already been taken care of?

'What were those school knights?　Did you just hang out in a gambling den?
No, I asked the leader to do a favor for me. He asked me to stay with him when he won. In exchange for 30% of the profits.
What? Why would you say that?
I thought I was going to win.

　Yifa says flatly.

'Then someone scary came out from the back and I didn't want to be rebuffed. I lost to Amu, but the people in the Order are strong, right?　I figured if there were several of them, I wouldn't be able to get my hands on a bouncer at the betting booth.
Yes....

　I'm scared.
　Do you normally think that much before a fight?

Hey. There was an adventurous female thief (sifu) I saw in the guild at that gambling den, could it be...?
'Yes. I asked him to come to me on the condition that he make ten percent of his money. I didn't want the dealer to cheat at the last minute.
No, you're too careful!
He's a better man than you are.
But it's a surprise.

　Yifa says, a little disappointed.

''I didn't expect the draw to come so quickly. As expected, I would have been kicked out after one big win, so I wanted to multiply it by ten after more chips...''
....
....

　No, scary, scary.
　You were going to rip off even more of that gambling establishment.

But you should've told me. Me and Amu are more qualified to take down the bouncer.
You two aren't scary to look at, so it could have been dangerous, and besides I didn't want to worry you too much.
I'm more worried about keeping my mouth shut...
'Well, well, well!　I told you to leave it at that.

　Amu intercedes again.

'Yifa's done for the day, too. Why don't we go around the school festival?　And we still have some time before nightfall.
'Yes!　I will!
Come on, Seika, come on.
Oh, yeah.

　As I tried to follow them, Yuki whispered in my ear.

''I thought, Seika-sama.......shouldn't you learn from that girl for your cunning?''
Don't say...

　That's what I thought, too.