We'll see who the real sucker is!
Lin Mu felt cold inside, but wore a cheerful smile.
"Then I'll lift the cup!"
Without another word, he reached out and lifted the cup.
Three and two-odd!
"Hahahahaha! Sorry about this, my friend. This young student of mine really is lucky today. Sorry to put you out!"
Jiraiya was absolutely delighted this time. He walked straight up to the middle-aged gambler, slung an arm around his neck, and kept offering polite apologies.
His hand, however, was anything but polite. He pulled the 5,000-ryo banknote straight out of the gambler's tight grip.
As an old hand, Jiraiya naturally understood these little casino tricks.
They had taken the three of them for clueless suckers and tried to fleece them.
He hadn't exposed the trick earlier because he could tell Lin Mu had his own plans and confidence.
Of course, there was even less reason to expose it now. They had made a full 8,000 ryo, along with a lead on Tsunade.
"Th-this... this... isn't possible! It should have been three and three! An even number!"
The middle-aged gambler stared in disbelief, muttering to himself.
How is this possible? Did I hear it wrong?!
But he had spent decades in casinos and had never misheard a roll!
It's over. I've lost big this time!
Watching the middle-aged man across from him look as though he had nothing left to live for, Lin Mu secretly gloated.
I can run circles around you!
In fact, the dice Lin Mu had shaken really had landed on three and three.
The middle-aged man had heard correctly.
But who was Lin Mu?
There was no way he would let himself lose out!
With his current control over Wood Release, silently turning a die over inside the cup was nothing.
He