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Chapter 11 - The 1$ Bet

bzzz bzzzz bzzz

phone notification

inside Bransify company where Lui's parents work

Bransify is a company that keeps all brands together, like a thin line that keeps all brands from getting all over each other or even fighting each other. They prepare scripts, documents, writing, designs, covers everything that clothing brands have. You think about it, and it is in Bransify.

ad on the TV stops playing

Ben: Marta, your phone made a sound, I think.

Marta: I see, I will check it later. I have to help out the management team to wrap things up.

office workers moving from one place to another

meanwhile, Lui

I really have to make something out of this, gambling. I always tried to stay away from it because of its ability to lose money, which I hated. After all, I always wanted to earn money with no risk of losing money.

swipes down

Hmm, I don't even know anything about football in the first place. Should I choose this one to win or this one?

accidentally clicks on one match

Ehh! Regular time, total goals, corners, 1st half, 2nd half—what are all these? So you can bet even on those?!

unconsciously shakes one of his legs

This is getting annoying. How can I even predict with so many options there? Did I fall into a trap without even putting a betslip? No, no, I can do this. Rather, I should do this. I can't earn money any other way. The best thing about gambling is that it pays instantly. But if I lose… Stop thinking about losing!

breathes anxiously

Hmm, who will win here, this team or that?

scratches his head

Ahh! I don't know anything about football. I guess I should have watched football instead of anime. I could have raised my chances of earning here. Hesitating won't get me anywhere, so let's try this team to win.

just a little before Lui presses the screen, the results change

Huh!! I almost lost. How can they score now? Oh, this is live. I get it. So where are the ones that are scheduled?

checks the website

There we go, scheduled one. Okay, now I really don't have much time. They all start in 5 minutes. Should I go random? No, what am I saying? I gotta think them through to win.

Lui's heart beats faster

Great, now I am getting nervous. Okay, let's just go with all these.

presses match

Okay, with this, let's go with both teams to score yes.

goes to next match

This, um, total goals, maybe over 1.5.

goes to next match

Ehh, this one has odds of 10. Winning that? Great, I gotta put this one.

as he tries to press it to win, he stops

Wait, they put odds high because they think it won't win, right? But the other one has 1 odds of winning. Could this one really win?

scratches his head

I can't do this by myself. I better use a site about predictions.

opens other tab

searches "football predictions today"

Results shown:

•borebet

•predictsY

•Twomillionpredictions

So which of these could be better?! Ah, let's just go with the first one.

webpage loads

Hm, today… what did they predict yesterday, I wonder?

goes to yesterday predictions

Ehh!! They found them all correct!!

excitement rushes through Lui at the thought he can win using this website

Okay, let's get into today's predictions!! X, win1, win2, X, win2, win1, win1, win1, win2, X, win2

new pop-up shows up on the site

SURE GAMES FOR TODAY!! MAKE USE OF FREE TIPS!! FIXED MATCHES!! 100% SURE

the pop-up gets Lui's attention

This can't be real, right?

presses the pop-up, which redirects him into Bodybook app

So let's see what this page uploaded yesterday.

goes to yesterday's posts

Ehhh! Even this page found them all correct, though this one says they want money and only give one for free. Well, I might as well use this site to get some matches too.

screenshots every match post they have done

Okay, done. Now all I have to do is just put all the matches together.

rain starts outside

Hmm, bad weather. Seems like Dad and Mom will come later today. I gotta hurry up with the matches.

opens betting app

Okay, no time to deal with all the "what if this is wrong or correct." I better get them all as they said.

Okay, first match wins 1, second match wins 2, third match wins 2, fourth match draw, fifth match win 1, sixth… um, this one had 10 odds of winning, but I will put it anyway. I know that this can win. Rather, I feel it. I can feel it. That it will win. It better win for real.

Now all matches are put. Now it's all about the amount of stake to put. What should I put? Should I go the easy way and the least losing amount, like $1, or should I bet all the $25 on this betslip?

checks odds

Odds: 500

gets shocked

Oh, so if I put $25 on this, then I can earn around…

changes value of bet to $25

Ehhh!!!! $12,500. T-thats a lot of money. Can this betslip even make it? I feel like I am going to regret this, but I gotta go with $1. After all, it is Mom's money that I put in here. I will give her back the $25 if I lose, from my savings that I have kept since high school.

puts $1 as stake in the betslip

Your betslip has been accepted!

Balance: $24

They really are fast at taking the money now. I just gotta wait for them to get it as I put it. Should I watch them or just leave them be?

locks phone and sees outside the window at the rain

Hmm, I am really becoming worse day by day. I used to just eat. Now even gambling. I won't let gambling take over me, I swear. Even if I earn this amount, I will give up gambling right away. I just took this step because we had bills unpaid. I would never do this on my own.

rain sounds can be heard

I really wanna watch the matches. I should sleep and just leave them, but I wanna watch them.

rushes to his phone

So now it seems that they all have started.

a huge thunderstorm sound is heard

What was that!! The weather sure is getting crazy lately. Anyway…

watches the matches

Why aren't they moving anymore?!

message appears

"You are offline"

What! The internet is gone now!

tries to turn on light

The electricity is gone?!

watches out the windows

The whole city electricity is gone!

Where can I watch my matches now?!

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