The night spread like water across the world. Stars glittered like beautiful sapphires set into the watery sky, lending the darkness an air of mystery.
Outside a large casino in Walker City stood a man of about twenty-seven or twenty-eight. He wore a white shirt patterned with tiny black spots and a matching pair of white trousers with black spots. On his head sat a round hat in the same black-and-white colors. He wore pure white gloves, held a golden cane about a meter long, and sported a pair of black, butterfly-shaped glasses without lenses. In short, he looked every inch a magician!
In fact, from a certain perspective, he really was a magician—a master magician who specialized in bringing despair to people at the gambling table!
Lafitte was a renowned god of gambling! Supposedly, he had never lost at a gambling table! His supreme, almost magical gambling techniques were worshipped by the gambling world! Lafitte the God of Gambling, the Magical Gambling God, and countless other titles had all been bestowed on him by his admirers!
Today, just as always, Lafitte had headed straight to Walker City's largest casino as soon as darkness fell. Of course, he wasn't there to rake in money—he was there to pick up women!
Exactly! To pick up women! In fact, few people knew that Lafitte had originally learned to gamble not to make money or become some big shot in the gambling world. He had simply wanted to look cool in front of women, so he had taken up gambling.
To put it elegantly, he had mastered those extraordinary gambling skills so he could get closer to women! To put it plainly and simply, he just wanted to pick up girls and chase women.
He liked showing off in front of women who