"Of course."
Rikusei sat on a cushion, gently rolling his ankle as he adjusted his posture to get more comfortable. His gaze moved with his body, and he discreetly glanced at the red scroll on the table.
Cang Lu understood at once. He leaned forward and placed the scroll in front of Rikusei. "This is a little local specialty from the moon: blueprints for making Puppet dolls."
Rikusei slipped the scroll into his sleeve without a sound, then looked at the man before him and asked a strange question.
"Do you know how to play dice?"
Cang Lu took a sip of tea. Though the question struck him as odd, he answered earnestly, "A little. I'm terribly unlucky."
"That's fine. The Hokage's luck is even worse than yours." Rikusei nodded knowingly. "People in the village call him the Gambling Monster."
If Chen Daozai had faced Senju Hashirama back then, his winnings would have far exceeded thirty-seven million. The First might even have had to give up his title.
So the gambling houses that had survived in Konoha accepted Tobirama Senju's friendly suggestion: they thoughtfully arranged for staff to play with the Hokage, a man with a serious gambling itch, and set aside enough money to let him enjoy himself.
Seeing that Cang Lu seemed shaken and had fallen silent, Rikusei picked up the tea Rina had brought. He breathed in its soothing fragrance and said mildly, "What's that saying? A person's gambling habits reflect their character."
"As one of the strongest people in the Shinobi World... a being who stands alongside the gods, he loses to ordinary people so often that he questions his own existence. And he never cheats by using his ninja abilities. That should give us a glimpse of his character, shouldn't it?"
Cang Lu gave a