We discussed what we should do in the free time we had until dinner. Alice said that she knows just the right place, so we followed her guidance and arrived at a larger building.

''........Is this the place that Alice recommends?　What are you doing here?
It varies. Well, let's go in anyway.

　Is it a play or a concert?　No, it doesn't sound like that.
　Wondering what the hell the building is about, I followed Alice inside and heard very lively sounds coming from all over.

''Well, first of all, that's the clock cards over there, and that's the target... there's all kinds of games here.''
Well, it sure is a very busy place.

　I see, a playground - like this world's version of an arcade?　Certainly that would be a great way to pass the time, and it looks like a lot of fun with all kinds of games.

'.........Oh, by the way, you can exchange your 'chips for games' over there--what?
It's a casino!

　I tried pretty hard to take it as a favor, but it was an unmistakable casino.
　Really, this guy gambles easily when he's a bit careless...

Well, wait a minute, Mr. Kite!　There's a deeper reason for this.
Well, let me ask you something. I'll give you a lecture afterwards.
But I'm not sure if it's a sermon or not........oh, you know what? I thought I would tell you, dear Kite, one more thing I've been hiding from you, if I may say so myself, a misunderstanding.
Yeah?　The secret?

　I thought it was just an excuse anyway, but from what Alice said, she really seemed to have a reason.
　Sensing this, I erased the anger I had felt earlier and asked Alice back.

''Well, you'll see.......it's okay. I'll only use one copper coin.''
Oh, hey, Alice?

　Emanating a somewhat grave intimidation that made her feel as if she was a winner of a previous battle, Alice went to the counter with a single coin.








　And an hour later........there was a mountain of chips piled up in front of Alice's eyes.

''Tsk, tsk........''
'Hmmm, this is my true strength!

　As if to overturn the previous impression, Alice was showing her devilish strength in the casino.
　She may not have won all the games, but she calmly discerned the right time to attack and the right time to pull out, and she was increasing her chips in an interesting way.
　It was an overwhelming victory for him, and he looked like he might be banned if he kept this up.

　The smug look on his face was inexplicably annoying.

"Isn't that terrible?
So ... a smug Alice is cute too.
'What?　Oh, that's not so sudden.........

　Teasing Alice, who's expression changes from one to the other a bit, I return to the subject at hand.


'Hmmm, did you see that?　The Perfect Bishoujo Alice is serious!
...Then why did you ever...

　At least from what I've seen in the past hour or so, Alice was always calm and collected, not getting hot and assessing the flow of the game.
　Although it's a layman's impression, but that thing seems to be able to win most of the games.
　That's why I was unconsciously stunned by the fact that it was so far removed from Alice's previous weakness for gambling.

''.........Haha, this is what I've been hiding......actually, I've been 'losing' on purpose until now.''
...why?

　If I can show this ability, I can honestly believe the words that I've been losing on purpose until now, but I don't know why I would do so.
　That's right, if you can win this much, it would be easy to lose on purpose, but.....

'Oh, well, actually. I've always been super good at gambling, and I almost never lost. So I used to lose on purpose, meaning that my old self wasn't around anymore.
Maybe you shouldn't have gambled.
No, no - it's just, I mean, I like to gamble and I can't help it.

　It seems that the secret Alice wanted to tell me is that she was actually a strong gambler.
　I see, I'm glad to know one more thing about Alice, but why did she confide it to me at this time?

　As I'm thinking like that, Alice forms a grin and a smile around her mouth, and she speaks while holding out half of the pile of chips towards me.

''Let's call it a revenge match. Kite, let's see who can make more money, match!
What's the game?
'Yes!　If I win, I'll get a fancy dinner with a special dessert!
What if I win?

　Revenge match I'm sure that's referring to the match we had at the Monster Raceway before.
　To sum it up, she seems to be saying, "I wasn't serious at the time, so I'm going to play again.
　Well, there's plenty of time to spare, and that's fine.......but somehow, Alice even added a reward for her victory.

　Then what I'm worried about is what happens if I win. I understand that you have confidence in Alice, but there's no chance of me winning.
　If that's the case, I thought I'd ask you about that before accepting the challenge.

Let me reward you....
As a reward?
Or maybe it's just a matter of time before we win!
...Hmmm, well, okay. Let's do it.
''Hmmm, I'm a whole lot different today!　Now, savor the bitterness of defeat!

　The second game between me and Alice, carried away by the strangely energetic Alice, has begun.








　Let me conclude...............I've been banned.
　After a certain amount of time had passed since the game with Alice began, the person who called himself the owner appeared and said, "Please don't do this again," while getting down on his knees, and decided to end it after he and Alice looked at each other.
　No, I didn't think I was that lucky either, I feel like I got carried away, and I decided to take this ban as a sign of remorse and to take it as a sweetheart.


'No, no, you see, we were interrupted in the middle of...'
".........Kite, it's an absolute cheat.......why is the roulette 'one point hit in a row'.......there's no way I'm going to win that one. Isn't that...?
'Oh, no, I'm not so lucky...'

　As for the game with Alice I was winning about three times as much as I was at the time of the interruption.
　It was beginner's luck, or maybe it was beginner's luck, because the bets I had made without knowing much about them hit one after another, and I ended up winning them all without losing a single bet.

　Incidentally, Alice had also increased her hand several times from the start, so it's not that she was weak, it's just that I was strangely too lucky.

''........Ugh.''
No, so it was an interruption and they said it was a nullifying match...
No, you can't!　Then my pride as a gambler won't allow me to do so.
'Oh, ah...'

　Why are you so red-faced, and why are you so dominant?　What the hell are you going to get me for my treat?
　I asked him about it, but he wouldn't tell me about it, saying that it would be fun after I got home, so I'll leave it at that for now. Anyway, now that I've had a good amount of time to kill, it's time to start thinking about dinner.

　Dear Mom, Dad - Alice and I are going to have a gambling match again. And I've won again with beginner's luck, but there's something wrong with Alice. What in the world--what's the reward?