SWDnovel #232 - Swear to the Covenant
#232 - Swear to the Covenant
Zun Zun rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight her, but Natsuki Subaru stopped him.
“Don't be impulsive! Although this woman is arrogant, busty, doesn't listen to people, and doesn't appreciate kindness, this is the royal capital. If we fight, we might get taken away by the guards! Most importantly, it'll cause trouble for Emilia-tan!”
“I knew you were a simp!”
Zun Zun tugged his sleeve back.
This guy is so annoying. He says he doesn't want to cause trouble for Emilia, but then he gets involved in this messy stuff. He's so contradictory.
The arrogant woman didn't care about any of that.
She pulled a gorgeous fan from between her exceptionally ample breasts, snapped it open, and covered the lower half of her face, her red eyes fixed on Zun Zun.
“You agreed to it, a wager with me. Then the method of wagering I demand is…”
“Hold on a second.”
Zun Zun held up his hand, interrupting her, annoyed. “You're demanding a wager and the method? How could you possibly get all the advantages? The Red Demon Clan's rule is that the challenged party decides the method of wagering!”
“Is that so? Then you can decide.”
The arrogant woman didn't seem to care.
Perhaps in her eyes, the method of wagering didn't matter, as long as it could lead to a wager being made.
Zun Zun looked around, finally focusing his gaze on Natsuki Subaru, or rather, the bag of Rin apples he was holding.
“Zun Zun, you wouldn't…”
“It's the stake.”
“I knew it!”
Under what felt like forceful robbery, Natsuki Subaru reluctantly handed the bag over to Zun Zun.
“This bag contains ten Rin apples. We'll use…”
“Wait a moment, Rin apples?”
The arrogant woman looked at the bag suspiciously. “Don't try to fool me. Rin apples are white fruits, definitely not this kind of bright red fruit.”
“The skin is red, but it's white when you peel it! …Could it be, you've never seen a Rin apple before it's peeled?” Natsuki Subaru stared at her dumbfounded, then exchanged glances with Zun Zun and Felt.
This arrogant woman's status must be too high. He didn't expect the ultimate hero-saves-beauty trope to happen—the 'beauty' is someone whose status is unbelievably high.
“Present it to me, let me see if you're lying or not.”
“…Alright.”
“I don't want to!”
Zun Zun grabbed Natsuki Subaru, whose waist had already bent as if offering a tribute.
“Big sister, it doesn't matter if you believe it's a Rin apple or not. This thing is just acting as a stake. You can confirm it yourself after you win it.”
“I'm very suspicious of it… Never mind, I'll judge for myself after I get it.”
The arrogant woman haughtily raised her head.
“So, what's your method of wagering?”
“Coin toss.”
“Heads or tails, a total of ten chances, one Rin apple each time. As long as you win all the Rin apples in this bag in ten chances, then you win. But, if you lose even once, then I win, and I'll be the one tossing the coin all ten times.”
Zun Zun's demand was extremely unreasonable.
Natsuki Subaru couldn't stand it anymore and whispered, “Zun Zun, isn't this too unfair?”
“…Whose side are you on? Besides, I'm already being very fair by letting her guess the coin.”
Zun Zun rolled his eyes at him.
Natsuki Subaru thought the arrogant woman would reject such an excessive demand, but he didn't expect her to let out a contemptuous sneer.
“Guessing coin tosses to decide the outcome, just as I thought. As expected, this world will think of me and prevent anything unfavorable from happening to me.”
She spoke as if it were the most common sense in the world. The arrogant woman proudly puffed out her ample chest, asserting her absoluteness.
Natsuki Subaru twitched his lips.
“Wow, she's got chuunibyou.”
“I didn't expect someone to be even more chuuni than Zun Zun. This arrogant big sister is going to get a taste of defeat this time, right? Go, Zun Zun! Let this big-boobed monster see how awesome you are!”
Felt cheered loudly for Zun Zun.
She had almost been slapped earlier, so naturally, she stood firmly on Zun Zun's side, and she didn't think Zun Zun, who had ten chances, would lose.
Even a little girl from the slums who had just started receiving education understood knowledge like probability.
“Then the terms of victory…”
“If I win, I demand you become my servant! From now on, whether it's licking my feet or sleeping with me, you must unconditionally agree!”
“Wait a minute, isn't that a reward!?”
Natsuki Subaru couldn't help but shout.
He carefully looked at Zun Zun, and finally confirmed one thing—being good-looking really gets you preferential treatment! Unlike him, with his fierce, upturned eyes, girls usually get scared.
“Don't be sad, little bro.”
“Felt?”
“Although no one likes you, I don't like you either.”
“…Are you comforting me? It feels like something's not quite right.”
Felt chuckled, and looked at Zun Zun with ill intent, saying, “Besides, that big-boobed monster didn't specify the subject. What if Zun Zun has to sleep with a man…”
“Ugh! That would be a truly miserable thing.”
“Right? So you don't need to be jealous.”
Natsuki Subaru turned to look at Zun Zun with sympathy.
“Hey, over there, I can hear you!”
Zun Zun really wanted to punch both of them, but he knew how crazy the arrogant woman in front of him—Priscilla—was. Maybe the so-called sleeping together really meant sleeping with a man, but licking feet was probably her own feet.
“Alright, my demand is…”
“I can sleep with you.”
“That's so crude. But I refuse. What I, Zun Zun, like the most is saying NO to self-righteous people!”
The strange pose he struck left the arrogant woman and Felt stunned.
Natsuki Subaru subconsciously said, “Hey, Zun Zun, that's…!”
But he quickly stopped talking.
He was well aware that it wasn't the right time to say anything else, so he temporarily suppressed his inner doubts.
“Sleeping together is out of the question, but we get to fondle those big breasts of yours as many times as we want, unconditionally!”
“I told you, you're just commoners. You still covet me after all. Never mind, you won't win anyway, I agree.”
Zun Zun held up his palm.
The arrogant woman tilted her head, puzzled. “What is that for?”
“A high five. It means the bet is set.”
“Heh heh, interesting.”
She extended her fair hand, and the two high-fived three times.
“Swear to the covenant.”
“…Swear to the covenant.”
Natsuki Subaru sighed, rubbing his forehead, muttering, “To be able to agree to such an unreasonable bet, she's too arrogant, isn't she? But Zun Zun didn't make any excessive demands either, so let's just treat it as giving her a lesson, so she can understand the dangers of the world.”
Clearly, not only Felt, but he also thought Zun Zun would win easily. However—
“Hmph, that's five now.”
“He lost half in the blink of an eye!?”
Natsuki Subaru's mouth fell open. What had he just seen? Every time Zun Zun tossed the coin, the arrogant woman accurately called heads or tails, and Zun Zun hadn't won once!
“Is this for real?”
“That big sister must be cheating.”
“Really, Felt?”
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"Probably. But I don't know what method she used."
Even Felt, who came from the slums and was proficient in all sorts of slum tricks, didn't know, so no wonder this arrogant woman is so arrogant.
Zun Zun stared at the coin on the ground.
In fact, he had used his inherent spirit outfit from the beginning, but unfortunately, the crown that increased luck seemed to be inferior to the blessing of the sun. The first 5 times, it didn't respond to him at all. But it doesn't matter, there's still a trump card.
6, 7, 8, 9…
"Hey, hey, hey, isn't this a complete loss?"
Natsuki Subaru felt that something was wrong.
The arrogant woman in front of him seemed to have excellent luck, and it seemed impossible to win against her.
"Hmph, is that all you're capable of? How dare you challenge me? I'll let you know how ignorant you are. I am at the very top, while you are fit to crawl at the bottom."
"Hey, hey, isn't it a bit extreme to be classified at the bottom of the pyramid just for losing a gamble?"
Natsuki Subaru couldn't help but retort.
The arrogant woman in luxurious clothes in front of him raised her head as if speaking the truth of the world, "Don't worry, everything except me is at the bottom. Because this world is only divided into me and below me! You are no exception."
She looked at Zun Zun.
Natsuki Subaru always felt that she wasn't talking about status, but about position. Could it be that she really had ulterior motives towards Zun Zun?
Zun Zun's eyes shone brightly.
"But big sister, the final result isn't certain until the very end!"
"Is this the so-called 'not turning back until you reach the waterfall'? Fine, I'll let you understand the difference between me and you."
The arrogant woman covered her mouth with her fan, upholding her pride. Driven by a strange atmosphere, Zun Zun tossed the coin in his hand.
Ding—
The coin didn't fall to the ground like before, pretending to roll twice and land on the heads side, allowing the arrogant woman to win. Instead, for the first time, it seemed to break free from Earth's gravity, bouncing high again, as if fighting against an unknown force.
"It's coming, it's coming, it's coming! My safety net is here!"
Zun Zun opened his arms and laughed loudly.
Although his inherent spirit outfit's increased luck value was always inferior to the arrogant woman's blessing of the sun, his luck value could accumulate, and this time was his safety net!
"Come on, my desperate counterattack!"
The coin rolled several times on the ground, constantly switching between heads and tails. Under the extremely expectant and apprehensive gazes of Natsuki Subaru and Felt, it stood firmly on the floor.
Before they could say anything, a gust of breeze swept by, and the coin fell. It was heads, the side chosen by the arrogant woman.
"How unfortunate, it seems it's still me!"
"No way! How could this happen!"
Natsuki Subaru exclaimed, slapping his thigh in annoyance.
Felt also said angrily, "Damn it, the luck is too bad! Why is there wind at a time like this…"
"Bad luck? Isn't that to be expected? Because your opponent is me! I have said it before, this world itself will think of me, so nothing unfavorable to me will happen!"
The arrogant woman once again stated her claim, and this time Natsuki Subaru and the others had no excuse to refute.
"Hey, Zun Zun, say something quickly."
Felt looked anxiously at the thoughtful Zun Zun.
"I see, just like Senior Foam said, the so-called safety net is not necessarily absolute. After all, Senior Foam's luck isn't high. In mathematics, it should be called constantly maintaining self-evidence, right? Speaking of which, will there still be a major safety net and a minor safety net? Then what does this count as for me, did I stray from the pool, or should I continue to accumulate luck value?"
"What are you muttering about!"
Felt slapped Zun Zun on the back and shouted, "What should we do in this situation? If you don't think of a solution, you'll be taken away and used as an X slave to be squeezed dry at will!"
"…You're being quite vulgar."
Zun Zun rubbed his aching back.
"Okay, so ten times are over, right?" He looked at the arrogant woman and smiled softly, "Big sister, you've lost."
"…Lost? Me?"
The arrogant woman frowned beautifully, looked at the nine Lingguo she was holding in her arms, and her eyes gradually became unkind.
She looked down at Zun Zun and said, "Can't you count? I have nine Lingguo here, plus the Lingguo you just lost to me. I have already obtained all the Lingguo. You have lost."
"All of them? Really?"
Zun Zun smiled.
"Big sister, do you still remember the content of our bet?"
"Of course! Heads or tails, a total of ten chances, one Lingguo each time. As long as I win all the Lingguo in this bag in ten chances, then I win. But if I lose once, then you win. Also, you are the one tossing the coin all ten times—it would be a big mistake to think that I wouldn't remember!"
"But big sister, unfortunately, there aren't only ten Lingguo in the bag."
"…What!?"
As Zun Zun tilted the empty bag, the arrogant woman clearly saw that there were still two large, red Lingguo in the bag. Just now, Zun Zun had deliberately stretched the bag to make it appear full, concealing this fact from her senses.
At this time, Natsuki Subaru suddenly woke up.
"Ah, I remember now! The kind fruit stall owner just gave me eleven Lingguo. I accidentally forgot."
It would have been better if he hadn't said anything, but saying it made it seem like he was teasing the arrogant woman even more. Felt couldn't help but chuckle.
The content of the bet was [Ten chances to win all the Lingguo in the bag], but from the beginning, there were eleven Lingguo in the bag, which meant that the arrogant woman was destined to lose from the start.
"Zun Zun, you really have a lot of tricks up your sleeve."
"Thank you for the compliment."
The two of them laughed slyly.
Natsuki Subaru was completely speechless at these two guys.
Zun Zun said triumphantly to the arrogant woman, "Big sister, sometimes being too arrogant can backfire. See, this is our—friendship, effort, victory…and the equation of bonds won against you!"
It was clearly a twisted logic that was enough to make people flip the table in anger, and Natsuki Subaru and Felt thought that the other party would deny it.
Unexpectedly—
The arrogant woman sighed deeply and said, "This is indeed my negligence, playing tricks on the question—winning against me in this way, and from the very beginning, I had no chance of winning…This is the first time, very interesting."
She acknowledged Zun Zun's victory.