There were already six boys and girls gathered at the table.
Lillia, seated in the middle, smiled and waved her hand at us.
âHow do you play this game?â Lisbeth, who quickly occupied a seat, asked with an excited voice.
Sitting beside her, Ricky explained with a close look, âItâs not difficult. You just have to choose one out of two cups.â
On the table were two invisible golden cups lying face down.
Lillia continued Rickyâs words, âPrincess, do you know the diamonds that the Satur trade shop bought from Robben this time, called âSatur diamondâ?â
âMm, of course I know. Itâs very famous.â
Its current market is about 400 million marks as far as I know, but it has not been released on the market.
If you put it up for auction, wealthy aristocrats will race to raise the price, so thereâs no need to sell it at the market price.
It will probably be the number one competitive auction item to appear on the official auction house next month.
âI want it,â Lillia said, pointing to the two golden cups.
âIf I choose one of these two glasses right, itâs my victory. A Satur diamond is hanging as a prize, and the other players are supposed to give it to me as a gift.â
âAh, I see. Then what about the other one?â
âIf I lose, I will give each participant 50 million marks worth of jewelry as a gift.â
Now that she knew the gameâs rules, Lisbeth opened her mouth in amazement.
There were nine participants in the game, including Lisbeth and me. It was a crazy game with billions of dollars coming and going right in front of your eyes.
However, for the rich kids gathered here, it was a familiar play that was nothing special.
âThen I will choose.â After thinking for a while, Lillia opened the golden cup on the left.
Lillia, who opened a smaller note than her palm, smiled and showed it to us.
It saidâ [Michaelâs Choice]
âI chose the angel Michaelâs choice, so itâs my victory.â
Lillia opened the other cup and showed the note to Lisbeth.
[Luciferâs Choice]
âIf I had chosen this, it would have been my defeat.â
âAll right, I understand now. Lisbethâs eyes fluttered.
She had become a participant the moment she sat down, so she had to get Lillia a Satur diamond.
At that moment, Kedrick, sitting next to Lillia pretending to be cool with his long legs crossed, chuckled.
âDonât worry, everyone. I was going to buy that diamond for Lillia anyway.â
âUwooohâŠ!â
âAs expected of Young Master Kedrick!â
âHow cool!â
The little boys sitting around the table giggled and cheered.
Knock, knock.
Then Ricky tapped the table several times to draw attention and asked Lisbeth, âNext, itâs the princessâs turn. What would you like to have?â
âHuh? Me? Iâm not really-â
âPeople usually want expensive jewelry or art, but it doesnât have to be things.â Ricky smiled sweetly, and Lillia added as if she had been waiting, âRicky will escort the princess through the party today⊠How does that sound?â
âWhat?â
For a moment, Lisbethâs eyes widened with excitement.
âY-You can do that?â
âAbsolutely. You can say anything you want. Do you want that?â Ricky tilted his head slightly and smiled.
The appearance of his soft blonde hair fluttering over his white face was like an angelâŠ
âWhew, seriously. Thatâs the devil. The devil.â
Knowing Rickyâs true intentions, I shook my head inwardly.
âThen what about the Luciferâs Choice?â
âThis game is played with extreme tasteâŠâ
Ricky pretended to be troubled but soon exclaimed with an Ah!
âPrincess was really looking forward to todayâs party, wasnât she? So if you choose Luciferâs Choice, youâll go home on the spot. What do you think?â
âHuuuh?â
I knew it would be like this.
Lisbeth was annoying, but I couldnât ignore her because she was a member of the imperial family, so I had to deal with this.
Ricky, who found her existence troublesome, mustâve done the trick. He was trying to get rid of Lisbeth right before everyoneâs eyes.
âWell, thatâs too extremeâŠâ
âBut itâs not fun if the choices arenât balanced. If you are worried about losing, you can abstain.â Ricky licked his lips, pretending to be disappointed.
I swallowed inwardly as I looked at Lisbeth, who started to ponder as she bit her nails.
âWhatâs so good about that face?â
I really canât understand. Iâve finally let her come to the party, and now sheâs worrying over thisâŠ
I clicked my tongue and paused for a moment as I regained my senses.
âRight, itâs funny that I feel sorry for Lisbeth. I know that feeling best.â
Because Iâve been beaten dozens of times by this damn game.
I looked around at the little ones, who giggled as if they were having fun.
Their mocking voices were clear in my ears.
âWhat will be the choice of Princess Rubette? Will she be able to kiss Kedrick Reiger?â
âPrepare and unfold!â
âAhahaha,,,! Itâs Lucifer again!â
âThe kiss is gone!â
âOh, can we see Rubyâs fancy butt dance today?â
Rubette had always chosen Lucifer.
She had to go up on stage at every party and shake her butt ridiculously.
She had to do elephant nose and spin around in place for about twenty laps, and there were times when she got dizzy and fell to the floor.
The children became happier whenever Rubette cried out of shame.
âThe devilâs spawns.â
Nevertheless, Rubette had never withdrawn from the game. Because theyâd half-threatened her, she would have no choice but to play by saying Are you going to ruin the atmosphere? And alsoâŠ
âShe really wanted to kiss Kedrick once. The odds are half and half, and she believed Michael would come out one day.â
I stared at Kedrick, who was sitting across from me, with a grin on my face.
âItâs scary to have a pure crush on someone.â
The memory of Kedrick, who had comforted eight-year-old Rubette, who was crying, was too great.
She wanted to hear that sweet voice one more time, so she hung foreverâŠ
âPrincess Rubetria, right?
âWhy are you crying alone here?â
Rubette met Kedrick at a mask festival held on the national holiday and fell in love with him.
âThereâs tearstain. It seems that youâve cried a lot.â
âWhen you grow up later, Iâll propose to you.â
At that time, Kedrick was kind, friendly, and a little innocent. I canât believe he grew up to be a shithead.
âWould that bastard know that the cheap necklace he bought at the general store to comfort her from crying at that time would be Rubetteâs 45-year lifelong treasure?â
I wanted to throw it in the gutter immediately, but I couldnât do it because of Rubetteâs heart, which cherished it.
âSigh.â
I came out of the recollection and looked back at Lisbeth.
âSo do you. Rubette has already lost once. What will you do? Even though itâs your heart, you canât just do whatever you want.â
I sighed as I saw her nodding her head with determined eyes to finally play the game.
âThe princess will do it. Mix it.â
Lillia, laughing out loud, gave the order to the helper standing next to her.
The servant put two notes in the golden cup and shuffled them back and forth several times on the table.
Lisbeth looked at the two golden cups with her eyes wide open, and looking at her, the devils held back their laughter and looked at each other.
âNow choose.â
âI, I-â
Ricky brought the two golden cups from a distance and, with a friendly gesture, led them to Lisbethâs front.
âWhatever you choose, it will be Lucifer.â
It was a pity for Lisbeth, who was anticipating it, but she would never have Michael fall into her hands.
Iâve played this game dozens of times and never picked up Michael, and itâs no coincidence.
âLeft!â
âLeft?â
But can you call it a scam and tell them itâs null and void?
No. Thereâs no moderator in this game. Itâs just a board prepared for the fun of the devils from the start.
If I, who used to draw Lucifer 10 out of 10 times, asked them to open the other cup that was not chosen out of curiosity.
âTheyâll frown, curse, and make a fuss with rules and everything.â
I sprang up and quickly grabbed the note before Ricky, who opened the golden cup on the left, picked it up.
Everyoneâs eyes were on me.
âIs this the one you picked, Princess?â
âMm? Uh, thatâs right.â
Looking at the puzzled devils one by one, I smiled softly and stuck out my tongue.
âHey!â
Suddenly, Ricky stood up.
I turned to him, rolled the piece of paper in my mouth, wet it, and then-
Gulp.
ââŠ!â
I swallowed it.
Rickyâs mouth was wide open.
Lisbeth was surprised too.
âWhat are you doing? Why did you eat it, Rubette?â
After taking a sip of the cocktail next to me, I grinned and said.
âItâs fun.â
âWhat? No, why⊠If you swallow it, we canât check it!â
âWhy not?â
I shuddered and pointed to the other cup that Lisbeth had not chosen.
âIn any case, one is Michael, and the other is Lucifer. So we can just check this one out.â
âAh!â
âIsnât that right, Ricky?â I smiled as I looked at Ricky, who was lost in thought.
âIf Luciferâs note was coming out here, then the princess must have chosen Michael.â
The faces of the other devils, who knew they were both lucifers, were also worth seeing.
âHow long did you think this scam game would fool me?â
After looking at each of the little ones who looked at each other and coughed, I said to Ricky again.