Chapter 138 - 61: Becoming a Disciple

Chapter 138: Chapter 61: Becoming a Disciple

Ree had already seen that Exterminator Thirteen was an unreliable guy.

But he never imagined him to be this unreliable.

"You don’t understand."

Exterminator Thirteen looked at the entrance of the gambling house, showing an eager and excited expression.

"When I win money, my mood will be better."

"And when my mood is better, I can teach you how to eradicate demons."

He said this while shaking his head.

Ree Shil: "What if you lose?"

Exterminator Thirteen: "If I lose, I’ll come back tomorrow~"

Ree Shil: "What if you lose all your money?"

Exterminator Thirteen: "Then wait for the salary next month~"

Ree Shil: "..."

Ree suddenly felt that his Instance Mission might be difficult to complete.

During their conversation, the two had already entered the gambling house.

"Eh, hey! Exorcism Lord is here again! Please come in~!"

"We have prepared a private booth for you, and the others are already waiting inside~!"

A young waiter with a mustache led them to a private booth on the second floor.

"What the hell."

As the door to the private booth was pushed open, Ree saw the scene inside.

At this time, there were already two women and an ordinary man waiting for Exterminator Thirteen.

There was a square table with rows of square tiles neatly arranged on it.

𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Ree hadn’t expected that Exterminator Thirteen was going to gamble on Mahjong tonight.

"Elimination Master, who is this?"

One of the women cast her gaze on Ree.

"An apprentice sent by the Demon Extermination Residence. Don’t worry about him."

"Let’s get started quickly."

Exterminator Thirteen rubbed his hands.

"Alright, since you arrived last, we’ve already drawn the seating positions."

The ordinary man laughed.

As for Mahjong, Ree could only say that he understood the general rules, but he didn’t have much experience playing.

Back on Blue Star, he had heard that there were slight differences in the rules of Mahjong depending on the region.

But the way to win was basically the same.

It depended on who could first get 4 sets and 1 pair of eyes.

A set was either three consecutive tiles like 123, 234, or 789 or three identical tiles like 111, 222, or 333.

And a pair of eyes meant two identical tiles.

The person who first got to 4 sets and 1 pair, a total of 14 tiles, would be the winner.

The man picked out the characters for East, South, West, and North, shuffled them, and put them in the middle of the table.

The three people each took one away, leaving the last one for Exterminator Thirteen.

"Haha, it seems my luck is good today!"

He flipped over the tile, which read[East].

So he threw the dice, determining his position according to the number on the dice, and sat down with his back facing the entrance of the private booth.

"Whether your luck is good or bad, you’ll know after playing a few rounds."

"Elimination Master, don’t lose so much tonight that you feel like running away."

"Hahaha..."

The expressions on the faces of the three card friends were mocking.

"Run? Humph!"

Exterminator Thirteen sat down, confidently pulled a dagger from his waist, and slammed it onto the table.

Bang!

"Tonight, I’ve specially invited my family’s ancestral artifact - the Demon Slayer Sword."

"It’s specifically meant to sever the fortunes of demons like you!"

"I’ll wipe you all out without leaving a trace, let’s see who will want to run!"

He said with great momentum.

"Hahaha, such a small dagger, is it really the Demon Slayer Sword?"

"This is already the thirty-sixth artifact you’ve used, and the previous thirty-five didn’t seem to help you much either."

The three of them seemed to be quite used to his attitude.

They hadn’t seen Exterminator Thirteen’s demon-slaying skills, but they knew his card playing was terrible.

After they had taken their seats, each picked up 13 tiles from the table as their starting hand, and built a "Great Wall" in front of themselves.

Ree grabbed a stool and sat down behind Exterminator Thirteen.

Now he could understand a little bit how Jumping Uncle felt as a scribe in the Instance.

Even though he was a card player himself, he was stuck in this Instance watching others play Mahjong.

However, after several rounds, he suddenly realized that this process of watching the game might not last long.

Because... Exterminator Thirteen’s card playing stank!

Several times, even as a layman, he could see which card should be played, but this guy would stubbornly play something else.

He had already lost several rounds to the others in just a short time.

He was truly a certified gambler.

Gambler meant someone who loved gambling.

Gambler could also mean someone who played cards poorly.

Clearly, this guy met both criteria.

It seemed that unless he had explosive luck, he would lose all his chips for tonight in no time.

At this time, having just finished a round and seeing Exterminator Thirteen’s face becoming serious, Ree thought the guy also realized the problem.

"No, I can’t hold it anymore. I need to go to the restroom."

"..."

Alright, Ree misunderstood.

"Young lad, you help me play for a while, I’ll be right back."

"Me?"

Ree was taken aback.

But without giving him a chance to refuse, Exterminator Thirteen rushed out in a hurry.

"Just go play, little apprentice."

"Yeah, maybe if you help him win some money, he’ll teach you demon eradication when he’s happy."

"That’s right."

The two women and the ordinary man encouraged Ree to take over the game.

They didn’t want to miss the chance to beat a newbie.

"Alright."

Ree figured he had nothing to lose, so he took Exterminator Thirteen’s seat.

"Huh?"

As he sat down closer to the card table, he suddenly noticed that the Mahjong tiles in front of him had become transparent...