"Just one game, and you can win 8 million!" The last person got this number.
Everyone was stunned when they heard this number.
The stakes were too high!
Let alone 8 million, only a few people present could even come up with 800,000.
"Hey, Togakushi Yukimi, are you sure you didn't mislabel the multiplier?" Someone who knew Togakushi Yukimi couldn't help but ask.
This number was too outrageous, 8 million! Wasn't the prize for the Dou Di Zhu Competition champion only 2 million this time?
Togakushi Yukimi said naturally, "The student just now calculated the theoretically highest multiplier, but in actual play, no one would choose to show cards right away, right?
At most, they would choose to rob the Landlord, which means the multiplier in a single game would generally only be around 8 times. Calculated with a 1,000 yen stake per game, 8,000 yen isn't that much, is it?"
Hearing this, many people couldn't help but nod.
Indeed, in an actual game, no one would choose to show cards before confirming their hand, so the multiplier certainly wouldn't be that outrageous. They were just scared by that exaggerated number, but if they thought about it, they would know that under normal circumstances, the multiplier couldn't reach that level.
After all, they were gambling with real money, not virtual currency that you could claim thousands of every day. No one should gamble recklessly, right?
"By the way, we've seen these newly added rules. What is the [Ranked Match] you just mentioned?"
Someone remembered the Ranked Match Togakushi Yukimi had mentioned earlier. Their attention had been focused on the newly added rules on the wall, and they had forgotten to ask.
"Ranked Match is a new way to play. For guests who gamble in our casino, their gambling results will be recorded, and then everyone's results will be ranked. Everyone can see their current ranking.
As the winnings and number of victories continue to increase, everyone can improve their ranking on the leaderboard."
[Ranked Match]…
Many students present played games, so Togakushi Yukimi only had to explain a little, and they understood the general idea.
They were not unfamiliar with the concept of Ranked Match, but this was the first time they had seen this concept introduced into a casino, and they found it quite novel.
"Since it's a Ranked Match, people with high rankings should get prizes, right?" Someone asked.
"Of course." Togakushi Yukimi nodded with a smile: "The higher your ranking on the list, the greater the rights and benefits you will receive. If you are in the top ten of the rankings, or even first place…"
Togakushi Yukimi didn't finish her sentence, leaving it at that, but everyone had already started to let their imaginations run wild.
Although the second tournament wouldn't be held immediately, this new mode called [Ranked Match] appeared. Does this mean that the higher your rank, the more likely you are to get the Student Council's attention?
The more they thought about it, the more plausible it seemed, and they grew excited.
"What are the requirements to participate in this Ranked Match?" they eagerly asked Togakushi Yukimi.
"There are no requirements. You just need to register at the counter. However…" Togakushi Yukimi stopped mid-sentence.
"However, what?"
"However, if you participate in the Ranked Match, the winner of each game will need to pay a one percent service fee."
"One percent, that's too much!" Someone frowned and raised an objection. "Does the winner of every game have to pay one percent?"
"...That's right." Under so many gazes, Togakushi Yukimi braced herself and nodded.
After all that groundwork, she finally got to the point.
This [Ranked Match] system was specifically introduced so that these people would willingly pay the one percent service fee, but it still met with opposition.
A male student stared at Togakushi Yukimi and said, "You're just providing a platform here, and you want to charge one percent? Isn't that too much money?"
So, someone still thinks it's too much...
Togakushi Yukimi sighed inwardly. Just as she was about to speak, someone in the crowd suddenly spoke up for her.
"This isn't just a platform, is it? Don't forget, there's also a referee robot here that's said to be able to see through all cheating, right? To have a Dealer of that level witness your gamble, let alone one percent of the winnings, wouldn't even ten percent be too much?"
Hearing that person's words, many people came to their senses and looked around. "That's right, doesn't your casino have a referee robot, Captain Dragonfly? Where is that robot?"
Besides the Student Council's invitation, "Captain Dragonfly" was also a hot topic today.
Seeing the figure with the golden twin pigtails and a baseball cap quietly retreat from the crowd, Togakushi Yukimi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It was a good thing Meari diverted their attention, otherwise she truly wouldn't have known how to change the subject.
Togakushi Yukimi pointed to the Cooking Room opposite and said seriously, "You must have heard what the finalists said, right? The Cooking Room opposite is also our casino. Captain Dragonfly is placed over there. This side is the regular area, and that side is the VIP area."
"VIP area?"
Togakushi Yukimi said, "This regular area has no entry requirements. Whether it's a Ranked Match or regular gambling, cheating is not prohibited, and there's no Dealer present. Of course, if your cheating is seen through by your opponent, you will naturally be judged as having lost."
"In the VIP area opposite, the initial wager for each game is at least ten thousand yen, and Captain Dragonfly will act as a supervisor, prohibiting anyone from cheating during the game."
There's even a regular area and a VIP area?
Someone got angry. "We're all here to gamble, why are we being divided into high and low? We all have to pay a one percent gambling service fee, so why don't we have a referee robot supervising us here?"
"That's right, that's right! I heard that the Cooking Room opposite even has a bartender offering free drinks, and the environment is much better than here. Why is there such a big difference!"
This time, it wasn't a unanimous outcry like the previous times; the crowd that came here was divided.
Someone sneered, "That's hilarious, of course people have a hierarchy. You wouldn't think we're equal, would you? What's there for you, a commoner, to be angry about? It's just a one percent service fee. Are you going to quibble over such a small amount of money?"
"Of course, those who spend more money get better service. Isn't it obvious that there's a difference?"
"The strong should humiliate the weak, ha!"
This school has a clear class divide: commoners and the wealthy, livestock and nobles. In such class opposition, they were not unified as before but stood on different sides.
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