There was no right or wrong in the consumption philosophies of Ruribird Nadeshiko and her father. However, Ruribird Nadeshiko was not the one in charge of the money, and once a conflict arose with her family over spending, she was definitely the one who had to compromise.
"So, your purpose for gambling is to save money to buy a piano?" Meari squinted.
She really couldn't understand this kind of young lady's mindset of spending ten to twenty million to buy a luxury item. What else couldn't you do with that much money?
"Exactly." Ruribird Nadeshiko said as if it were obvious: "Since Father isn't willing to buy me a steinway piano, then I'll save money myself! Until I save enough money, I can only practice using the steinway piano in the music classroom for now."
The tuition fees at Hyakkaou Private Academy are very expensive, and the admission standards are very high, but the facilities here can fully live up to the title of a prestigious school—even the piano in a common music classroom is a steinway piano.
Leaving aside other things, some of the school's classrooms, if rented, would indeed not be a loss even without gambling.
Just like the Kendo Club and music classroom, as long as they are rented, you can use the items in the room for free, and the school will also provide free after-sales service.
"Alright, since you want to gamble with me, I'll gamble with you." Meari sighed, wanting to quickly send this uninvited guest away.
"How much are you betting this time? Let me state first, I don't have much money on hand. If the stake exceeds my financial capacity, I'll refuse." Meari specifically emphasized.
Ruribird Nadeshiko was worried Meari wouldn't agree, so she quickly said, "Don't worry, I don't have much money on hand right now either. I only have one million left!"
Meari spent two million today to rent the school dormitory, and she still had about three million on hand, so she could gamble with Ruribird Nadeshiko.
"One million!?" Hearing this number, the first one to exclaim was Kurume Laiwei: "I remember you were showing off that you saved over ten million before, how is there only this much left!?"
She had previously lost 4.8 million to Meari, but besides that, she should still have six or seven million on hand. How could there be so little money left!?
Even if Ruribird Nadeshiko was usually extravagant and spent a lot, it was impossible for her to spend several million on food and drink in just a few days, right?
Didn't she still want to save money to buy a steinway piano? Where did all the money go?
Ruribird Nadeshiko lowered her head guiltily: "Originally, I had almost saved enough money, but it's all Meari's fault for winning several million from me. To earn that money back, I went to a high-risk, high-reward casino, wanting to earn the money back…"
Kurume Laiwei crossed her arms, her face cold as she questioned: "So, you lost all your money, right? Which casino did you go to? I'll go check it out later."
Ruribird Nadeshiko didn't catch Kurume's hidden meaning. She recalled without hesitation: "I forgot the name of that casino, but I remember I was gambling with a squinty-eyed girl wearing a kimono. She seemed to be from the Student Council…"
Kurume said with a cold, gloomy face: "The person you're talking about should be Sayuri Nishikinotoin from the Traditional Culture Research Society. Her casino indeed has very high odds, but it also has the lowest win rate.
Didn't you inquire before gambling? Why did you choose her casino?"
Traditional Culture Research Society… Ayanokoji remembered that when he first came here, he was scammed out of ten thousand yuan by this casino.
He still remembered that the game at this casino was called "Life and Death," and the highest multiplier seemed to be 30 times, which was indeed very tempting.
Ruribird Nadeshiko could see that Kurume Laiwei's face was very displeased. Although she had a bad premonition, she still argued, "Her casino is very well designed, with a strong Japanese aesthetic. Gambling in such a casino suits my taste!"
Everyone exchanged glances, understanding—this woman was a staunch practitioner of hedonism.
She didn't care about cost-effectiveness, nor would she investigate beforehand. All her actions were purely driven by her mood.
Her life's purpose was to seek pleasure, merely pursuing material enjoyment and spiritual satisfaction, never caring about reality.
She seemed to have won a lot from gambling and earned a lot of money, but in reality, if it weren't for good luck, coming up with a good idea, and Kurume's help, this person would have lost everything long ago.
"I actually lost to this woman at the beginning…" Meari covered her face. She suddenly felt very ashamed and somewhat couldn't accept that she had once been Ruribird Nadeshiko's subordinate.
How could she lose to someone like this? It's a good thing she won it back, otherwise, where would she put her pride…
Seeing Ruribird Nadeshiko lose so much money, with no sign of reflection but instead arguing, Kurume grew angry.
She asked with a cold face, "Ruribird, why did you go gambling without consulting me? Didn't you always consult me before?"
"I didn't expect to lose so much!"
Ruribird Nadeshiko panicked and quickly grabbed Kurume's shoulder to explain: "I originally only wanted to bet a few hundred thousand and stop, but the multiplier of that game was too high, and I lost several million after only a few rounds! The person I was gambling with definitely cheated!"
Kurume rolled her eyes.
Does that even need to be said? Who in the entire school doesn't know about this? If the gambler's win rate is below 35%, there's definitely something wrong with this casino.
Ruribird Nadeshiko only realized it now…
"...Forget it, it's your money anyway, it has nothing to do with me." Kurume shook off her hand and said coldly, "However, don't expect me to bring you customers next time. Anyway, all that money will be lost by you."
"Kurume…" Ruribird Nadeshiko wanted to make Kurume Laiwei change her mind, but Kurume had made up her mind not to help her anymore.
This person definitely isn't short of money; she just fell into the trap of consumerism.
Even if she looked pitiful, Kurume wasn't going to show mercy. This was her own doing.
Seeing Kurume ignoring her, Ruribird Nadeshiko took a deep breath, put all her attention on Meari, and angrily said, "Meari, I want to gamble with you!"
As long as she won her money back, Kurume would forgive her!
Ruribird Nadeshiko thought so.
Meari kindly reminded, "You only have one million left on hand right now. Do you really want to gamble with me?"
"That's right! I want to win back the money I lost!"
"Ayanokoji…" Meari looked at Ayanokoji, her expression a bit troubled.
"You caused this, you handle it." Ayanokoji said very straightforwardly.
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