"Lady Tsunade, is this enough?"
Xia Chuan asked after handing Tsunade the money. Although she now held a high position, she was still deeply grateful to Tsunade. Without Tsunade's constant help during those hardest days, her family would have had a terribly difficult time. Tsunade had also recommended her for this job.
"It's enough, it's enough. Thank you so much, Xia Chuan. You've been a huge help."
Tsunade spoke with some embarrassment. Xia Chuan was a little younger than her, so asking her for money felt rather awkward.
Xia Chuan cautioned her quietly, "Lady Tsunade, if you're going to gamble, don't play at the tables in Pent's casino. Even a ninja can't walk away from there with winnings." Not unless they used chakra to destroy those high-tech gambling devices.
Xia Chuan was worried Tsunade would go back to the casino. She might have a chance of winning against other people, but against those high-tech devices, even someone from the Hyuga Clan would lose everything.
"I'm not going to the casino. This is for living expenses in the Shinobi World from now on..."
Tsunade spoke awkwardly. Her reputation for gambling seemed to be spreading. Even Xia Chuan, who spent so much time away from Konoha, knew about it. This time, however, Tsunade touched her lower abdomen with a clear conscience, because she intended to quit gambling until the child was born.
"That's good, then. But the boss seems to have taken all your IOUs from the casino, Lady Tsunade. He seems to be planning to collect from you himself. Maybe the amount got too large. He never used to care much..."
Xia Chuan reminded Tsunade. If Karn hadn't brought it up, she had intended to slowly pay off Tsunade's debts with her own money. After all, once her family had reached