In a game where he was supposed to win, suffering consecutive losses was enough to drive him to despair.
A simple game of chance.
If it was a contest to see who had better luck, I would never lose.
Overwhelming with absolute value?
Such tricks don't work on me.
Because I can see it.
ăThe hidden trait âGolden Favorâ is activated.ă
ăOdd 36.1% / Even 63.9%ă
The probability.
No matter how much you try to deceive my eyes, âGolden Favorâ can pinpoint the probability.
Itâs not 100%, but this level of accuracy is sufficient.
ăI have bet a value of 5,000 on Even.ă
ăThe result is Even.ă
ăThe value I possess now is 37,000.ă
Starting with 7,000, it has now reached 37,000.
In terms of gold coins alone, itâs worth 370 million gold.
"âŚLetâs change the game."
Greed raised the white flag, realizing that he could never win with odd and even.
It was a wise choice, if it could be called that.
However, the next game was not much different.
"Next is high or low. Guess whether the gold I pick up is above or below a certain amount."
After odd and even, itâs high and low.
Could this guy actually be a true golden goblin?
If this were a casino, he would have tried to cheat or trick me. But Greed aimed for pure gambling.
Overwhelming with sheer gold and value.
Of course, itâs not 100%, so I canât be completely at ease.
Rattle!
A huge amount of gold coins float up from the treasure pile.
Much more than in the high and low game.
"Go ahead, place your bet. Iâll give you 5 seconds."
"All in."
"�"
Wait. All in?
Greed doubted his ears.
âWhat is this guy doing?â
He hasnât always won.
He has alternated between winning and losing, always gaining an advantage.
I thought he was a gambler who only aimed for safe games.
All in?
"Think carefully. If you lose everything, all thatâs left is your worthless body!"
Only the one who has everything can leave this place.
And Greed has never lost everything in his domain.
Because even with the best luck, one mistake can cost you everything.
"All in."
He said it with certainty.
As if there was no intention to change.
Greed smiled slightly.
âYouâve fallen for it.â
The first game was just to get started.
Can this guy really guess it?
Rumble! Rumble!
Even more gold coins float up.
A number that no living being, including humans, could ever count.
"1 billion gold. High or low? Iâll give you 10 seconds."
You need to think carefully.
But if you really think about it, the answer is obvious.
Greed initially had a value of around 200,000.
Among them, the Essence of Gold and the Jar of Greed combined for 60,000.
Add the value Iâve won from betting, which is 30,000.
In total, itâs 90,000, so the gold I possess is obviously below 1 billion gold.
Since the game was only with pure gold, not other treasures.
"10, 9... "
"Neither high nor low."
Greed frowned.
"âŚNeither high nor low? What do you mean?"
"Exactly 1 billion gold."
Greed was inwardly flustered.
âHow did he know?â
Observation skills are impossible to use in front of me.
It means he had to count them one by one, but counting 1 billion gold coins in 10 seconds is impossible for anyone.
Not even a million, ten million, or a hundred million, but a billion.
How could he count them in 10 seconds!
"Are you sure?"
"Iâm sure."
"Iâll give you one last chance to change your answer."
"Youâre talkative."
"âŚCorrect⌠it isâŚ"
I couldnât understand.
But whatâs clear is that I canât beat this guy in a game of numbers.
"Letâs move on to the next game."
A more complex and difficult game seemed necessary.
*
ăI have bet a value of 37,000 on 1 billion gold.ă
ăThe result is 1 billion gold.ă
ăThe value I possess now is 74,000.ă
Itâs sweet.
So sweet that it feels like my teeth will rot.
âEssence of Gold.â
Finally, the unique-grade equipment material is mine.
Now, the only thing left to take from him is the Jar of Greed.
The dungeon exploration has been erased from my mind.
Thatâs not important now.
Whatâs more important is stripping this guy in front of me.
âNot just Golden Favor. I have the Great Sage too.â
Along with the hidden trait Golden Favor, I also have the Great Sage.
A function that provides accurate information along with probability.
While simple observation skills are blocked, even Greed canât block a hidden trait.
In the high and low game, which was not hidden, the Great Sageâs function was absolute.
The exact number of 1 billion gold was clearly visible.
"Ah, ah...!"
In the end, Greed knelt.
ăThe value I possess now is 237,000.ă
Because I had stripped him to the last bit.
Greedâs treasure room was now empty.
The Essence of Gold, the Jar of Greed, all the gold coins and treasures.
I had taken everything.
But Iâm not the type to be satisfied with this.
"My, my treasures...!"
"Thereâs still one thing left, isnât there?"
"Whatâs left?"
"Your body."
The body of the golden goblin named Greed was still left.
Greed looked at me as if he couldnât believe it.
"âŚ"
What a greedy guy.
Sword Saint vs. Sword Saint
Greed thought.
He was just taken aback because he had never been pushed this far, but there was still one thing left.
The most valuable thing.
All his possessions were valued, but there was still one thing that hadnât been valued!
It was âGreedâ itself.
Even all the treasures in this place couldnât match his âvalueâ.
Peace returned to Greedâs face.
Itâs not over until itâs over.
"Itâs not enough."
"Whatâs not enough?"
"You canât play a game with me with just the value you have."
"237,000 is not enough?"
237,000.
237 million gold in value.
At the very least.
An amount that could buy a small city, and itâs not enough?
Greed nodded.
"Iâll bet everything I have. But then you must do the same."
"What do you mean, bet everything?"
"Value!"
He still talked about value.
But from the moment he ignored the value of 237,000, it was clear he was talking about a new level of âvalueâ.
"Letâs bet our own values. Letâs see whose value is higher."
"Exactly. Letâs see if your value is higher or mine is higher! The one with the higher value wins. Itâs only natural for the one with the higher value to conquer the one with the lower value!"
Greed was confident.
This bet was a game he couldnât lose.
Pushing him this far was impressive. I commend you.
Itâs the first time in countless challenges.
You could be the most outstanding among those who reached the golden abyss.
âYour winning streak is over.â
But thatâs over now.
The ruler of the golden abyss.
Just the title alone is worth an enormous value.
For eons, the golden goblin named Greed was the only one.
Even the many golden goblins in the abyss didnât have this name.
Why?
Because he has that much value.
Because he has that much qualification.
He has sought and gathered all treasures, and only with pure âdesireâ has he achieved this.
Becoming one with the abyss, mastering the abyss itself, and thus being called Greed, how could his value be lower than a mere human?
He has never valued himself before.
âI am the king of all gold.â
From the beginning, gold has been the treasure with the highest value.
The value of the king of gold, myself, must be the highest in the world.
"How will our values be determined? Whatâs the standard?"
"Donât worry. My power can objectively determine the value of anything. Even if itâs a god, I can judge it."
No cheating.
A pure game of desire.
Itâs a test of luck, intuition, and decisiveness.
âSo accept it.â
As you have done so far.
Try accepting it confidently.
But no matter how lucky, it wonât work in this âvalue gameâ.
Only your value is the criterion.
Thereâs no room for luck or tricks in this game.
A different game from before.
Can you really accept it?
"Hmm... "
"Are you scared? I understand. But you were the one who said to bet everything. If you donât accept, everything youâve won so far will be for nothing."
I suggested the type of game, but you suggested the game itself.
Your suggestion to bet your body was the trigger.
So you canât back down.
If you back down, you lose everything youâve won so far.
Accepting or not, itâs the same.
Greed was very pleased with this setup.
âItâs a dilemma.â
âŚAnd I was pondering, looking at Greedâs attitude.
Of course, his self-assured attitude has been the same from the beginning, so it didnât really bother me.
I was just curious about the clear basis for âvalueâ.
âThe value judgment changes depending on the standard.â
The value changes depending on the standard.
Just like in all the previous games, the value was based on âgoldâ.
So it could be the same this time.
For example, if the value is determined based on âthe amount of gold one can earn until death,â it would obviously be disadvantageous for me.
He wonât die, but I will.
So the endless gold-earning Greed would be overwhelmingly advantageous.
ââŚGreed has been doing pure gambling all along.â
I changed my thinking.
In any casino, cheating is common.
Distracting, tricking, and intimidating are common.
But Greed is doing a textbook game.
At least his desire for gambling itself is extremely pure.
He wonât cheat, even if he has an advantageous position. Simply having more money and the ability to set the game rules isnât cheating.
Since he has been doing this all along, should I believe he will do the same this time?
âThe rulers of the abyss have been set in their ways for a long time. They never change.â
No, I trust my judgment.
All the rulers of the abyss Iâve seen have been set in their ways.
Because they have been in the abyss for so long, their rigid thinking never softens.
The stubbornness and arrogance of sticking to what theyâve decided.
This is also seen in Greed.
He wonât do anything foolish.
I made a decision.
"Fine. Letâs proceed."
"Ha ha ha! Alright, letâs have a true value showdown! A true value showdown that Iâve never had for a long time! Rejoice, cheer, and have confidence!"
His tongue is unnecessarily long.
âŚIs this guy also from the Serengeti?
*
Gracia cleared her throat once.
âDamn womanâŚâ
Seia, the Holy Maiden.
She didnât expect her to suddenly attack.
She couldnât even read the intent to attack from her instincts.
She tried to kill me naturally, without any malice.
If I hadnât been on guard from the beginning, it