The moment Raine stepped into the hall, he sensed that something was off about the atmosphere today.
Normally, plenty of people gathered around every gambling table on the first floor. Today, though, the other areas were noticeably sparse. Even the most popular dice tables were nearly half empty.
Instead, the Golden Goblet table farther inside was surrounded three layers deep.
Raine grew interested and headed that way as well.
Before he could squeeze in, he heard two people ahead of him talking excitedly.
"That person is still going!"
"What kind of god is that? It's been three days—ninety-nine straight wins without losing a single round!"
Raine halted. Ninety-nine rounds?
Another person beside them had clearly just arrived too, and he was equally incredulous.
"What are you bragging about? Someone won ninety-nine straight rounds at Golden Bay Casino, and the owner still let them keep sitting there?"
"Why would I lie to you? Someone specifically counted yesterday. If she wins this round today, it'll be exactly one hundred. Golden Bay Casino has been open for so many years, and Golden Goblet has never seen a hundred-game winning streak!"
"If she's that good, why is she playing Golden Goblet? How much can she even win in one round?"
At that point, the man himself could not figure it out either.
"Who knows? She bets five thousand Sea Shells every time and always picks the lowest odds, one-to-five. She only wins a thousand per round. They tried to get her to raise the odds, but she refused."
"If I had that kind of skill, I'd have gone upstairs to the VIP lounge and won money until my hands went numb."
Raine finally squeezed into a spot where he could see the table clearly.
His gaze passed over the shoulders of several people in