The Great Governor Passtel~!
Playing games well! Gambling well! Smart too~!
Satisfied with the entry criteria, Passtel hummed and walked briskly. The borrowed shoes from Melissa stepped lightly on the red carpet of the VIP Zone corridor.
“Thud! Thud!”
The Demon Lord looked on with suspicion.
『What did they do in the private room that the conmen protested and screamed in protest instead?』
“Hehehe! I did card counting with my smart head!”
With one swipe of the card, you can call the Lord Fairy!
With two swipes, your poker hand sparkles!
With three swipes, your wallet gets thicker!
Gasp, this is card counting!
I feel so smart!
The Demon Lord looked even more suspicious. It was like finding joy in the good grades of a kid who was smart but didn’t like to study.
『Don’t learn bad things. Still, you did well since you didn’t fall for the conmen.』
The pink eyes sparkled.
“Right! Right! I did amazing!”
Passtel Super Super Ultra!
“Yay! Yay! I got praised!”
I need to keep living like this!
Passtel hopped joyfully.
“Hah.”
“How did you do it?! I’ve been here countless times and have never won money from the decent guys in the VIP zone!”
Nathaniel asked excitedly. He looked like a gambling addict in front of a cheat code. It wasn’t a metaphor since he was indeed a gambling addict.
“Huh?”
Passtel smiled, elongating her words.
“Don’t you know, Nathaniel? Card counting! Only smart people can do it!”
“Card counting! Oh! That’s it! There’s a secret! I knew it would be like this!”
Nathaniel shook his fist.
“It’s not about luck or probability; it’s all a secret! There’s a way to win without losing, but it takes time and experience to learn, which is why I’ve lost so far! This is all tuition, after all, so in the end, I’ll be able to recover everything! No matter what the butler says, I’m not that wrong! I just learn a bit slowly!”
The Demon Lord, watching this, seemed completely dumbfounded. It was as if he had spun around in circles from sheer disbelief. He came closer and whispered.
『What could possibly be good about someone like that?』
The Demon Lord seemed genuinely curious.
Passtel’s eyes widened. She maintained her state of surprise for a moment before muttering curiously.
“An aimless self…?”
The red eyes looked incredulous.
Passtel just smiled mischievously.
Even though I dressed up today for a date, I did forget about Nathaniel’s existence earlier, so I’m not really sure.
But it feels like there’s definitely a sense of camaraderie? Normally, I wouldn’t have wanted to enter a casino that’s a little bit fancy and slightly misshapen, but even though I disguised myself in purple, I followed along as if it were flowing water.
While thinking, Passtel suddenly poked the Demon Lord in the side. Mischief danced at her lips.
“When you ask me questions like that, it feels a bit like you’re indirectly checking why my mom chose my dad over you.”
Is it a little pathetic for a man who’s been rejected to still hold on to a married woman?
A little bit, a whole lot!
『That’s nonsense.』
The Demon Lord pressed his forehead.
But perhaps due to the blow to his ego, his pace slowed, and he wore a face that looked a bit drained.
Gasp.
Passtel felt a thrill of betrayal.
I’ve defeated the Great Demon Lord!
Passtel has become an exorcist!
“Wow! I am an exorcist!”
Genius! Youngest! Record-breaking! Various good epithets!
Hopping, she arrived at the VIP zone.
Although the original area was also luxurious, operated for nobles and wealthy people, this place was on a different level.
The luxury was tempered with a serious calm. Gold was a vulgarity everyone possessed, so the distinction of nobility seemed to lie in the decorum itself.
It seemed like Melissa would nod in agreement. But upon realizing it was a casino, she would shake her head.
“Gasp, black red, black red.”
Passtel was surrounded by colors that were only available in business mode throughout the entire area!
Passtel felt deflated.
It seemed like it was not the atmosphere for a newly rich Passtel, who fortuitously became a governor after meeting the Emperor.
Ughh.
Lightning-rich Passtel Lovecraft here.
Oh?
Come to think of it, I’m from the Craft family, the founding heroes of the nation. Not a nouveau riche but rather one with a deep historical lineage.
Passtel rolled her pink eyes and gradually regained her confidence. It felt as if the air had suddenly changed to a familiar place.
Her expression subtly turned arrogant.
“I’ve finally come to a place worth my dignity! It was a long time of torment!”
Wow.
“What are you doing?”
Nathaniel waved his hand and gestured around.
“The layout of the games in the VIP zone is not significantly different, but the big difference is that each person has their own room. Usually, it’s used as a waiting room for servants, but it can be used differently.”
One of those could be a contact point for radical elements in Parliament or cults.
Even knowing the contact point is difficult due to the encrypted communication systems and ever-changing locations. But thanks to Nathaniel, who had pretended to be a gambling addict but was actually a secret agent of the princess, I was able to navigate the difficulties smoothly.
He is indeed a secret agent!
He seemed like a gambling addict and did say very much like one earlier, but it was all an act!
“I don’t see the cult. What’s up with that?”
A regretful point was that the vicious cult that had committed a massacre at the train station right in front of Governor Passtel had apparently vanished without a trace, perhaps sensing danger.
“Ugh. They’re quick to notice.”
Should I be pleased as a daughter that my dad is good at handling things, or not?
Honestly, I decided to abandon the troublesome cult and head toward the radical elements of Parliament.
I was planning to build a connection with the radicals and, with Nathaniel’s help, steal the evidence of the evidence.
Nathaniel could do it alone but wasn’t particularly cooperative, plus objectively, he wasn’t reliable enough in skill, so solo missions carried a greater risk of exposure.
We stopped in front of one of the sparsely lined personal rooms in the corridor covered in the red carpet. A luxurious golden nameplate caught my eye.
Passtel swallowed nervously.
“What should I do now? Knock three times and then tap twice? Or slide a note with a password under the door?”
It felt like an adventure.
Nathaniel scratched his nose shyly.
“Usually, it’s left open, so just open the door and walk in.”
“Huh?”
“This is an open corridor, so doing that would make it even more noticeable.”
That’s true.
The pink eyes sparkled.
“Wow, Nathaniel, you were totally professional just now!”
This is the aura of a secret agent!
Nathaniel broke into a proud expression. His face showed that he was glad to frequent the casino.
Gasp, but that was no compliment.
“Since I’ve been stuck here thanks to you, I don’t know who the contact agents are at the moment, so just stay still, and I’ll handle it.”
“Yes! Demon Lord, please wait outside for a moment!”
『Sure.』
Nathaniel opened the door. The vast personal room was practically like a hotel.
A man sitting on the immediately visible sofa reading the newspaper looked up.
“Clan Leader Priestley? I heard you were missing, but here you are, looking fine. Where have you been?”
“I stepped in it.”
Nathaniel crumpled his face.
Oh dear.
What’s with the reaction? Is this person a bad guy?
“It’s rather excessive to call someone ‘excrement’.”
His finger pointed at Passtel.
“Enough. I came to introduce a human who wishes to join our faction.”
The newspaper folded. The man neatly refolded the newspaper and placed it on the table. Only then did he turn his gaze to Passtel.
It didn’t seem like he was looking at her as the Governor Passtel, thanks to the Craft family’s special purple dye and makeup techniques.
“Welcome. Although there is a misunderstanding that we exclude all humans, it is indeed a misunderstanding. We like rational and reasonable humans, especially if they are external benefactors. Are you the daughter of the target group?”
Passtel felt like a job candidate in an interview.
Acceptance! Acceptance! Acceptance!
What’s important for acceptance…!
With that thought, her arms shot up.
“Long live the Great Demon Lord!”
Flattery! It’s flattery! Flattery is the best!
“The emperor of the empire, merely an individual, is an absolute sovereign whom we cannot rival! Long live! Long live!”
Nathaniel and the man were stunned.
“Long live the Great Demon Lord!”
Passtel ran around with her arms raised. Her expression was one that only a true loyal subject could make, one filled with sincerity 100 times over.
The first to regain composure was the man.
“You’ve brought a benefactor of great significance in several ways.”
“Uh, um.”
“We will prepare the membership process. Is there anything else you need?”
“Nothing….”
Just as Nathaniel was about to respond there was nothing else, he met Passtel’s eyes that said, “Oh no, you need to add more!”
“I heard that Governor Craft was attacked by the cult, and there are rumors that our side is the cause. Is that true?”
The man made a noise of contemplation.
“That issue has also been a headache for us. It’s not something we did, yet the governor keeps insisting it’s us. Why are we being blamed for matters that should be resolved with the cult?”
“Huh? Really?”
Nathaniel looked back.
Passtel signaled with her eyes!
As a victim, I know this is indeed the radicals that caused it! Clearly, the cult instigated it, leading to innocent people dying in front of me! The Lord Fairy will testify!
“I understand. However, I’d like to confirm, so please send me the relevant details to my mansion.”
“Understood.”
The man lightly jotted down the task.
“However, since there is a recommendation from the clan leader, we will skip ideological verification, but procedurally, we must relocate temporarily. Miss, please follow me. We need to discuss briefly.”
“Yes! Long live the Great Demon Lord!”
Passtel followed the man closely. They entered a soundproof private room. The soundproofing magic circle activated.
“The emperor of the empire is merely an individual after all. You know a lot for a human.”
“That’s right! That’s right!”
Passtel’s cheeks flushed.
“To betray the clan of the girl I loved and bring about its downfall! To strip the fallen clan’s riches and stash it in the imperial treasury!”
She pointed towards where the imperial palace might be.
“Being rejected, and doing such a thing is so petty! That’s why he publicly proposed in front of the subjects during the founding ceremony and then got rejected! Isn’t that during the founding ceremony? Anyway, bang bang! Achieving a dark history! Adding to the histories!”
I recognize my mother’s excellent choice! I acknowledge it!
“Long live the Great Demon Lord!”
Passtel bounced around.
The man looked astonished.
He seemed momentarily speechless, then brought his hand to his face. As his skin tightened, it peeled away as if a mask was being removed.
Huh?
As the face revealed itself, Mr. Penguin tidied his hair. Mr. Penguin smiled with a clean face.
“Governor, I didn’t expect to meet you here.”
Mr. Penguin seemed a bit embarrassed.
“As you suspected last time, we are indeed facing a budget shortage. I’m working hard to resolve this.”
Mr. Penguin.
He is Ellie’s older brother, known since childhood, and a loyal moderate.
But it turned out he was also a spy from the empire hidden away by the Great Emperor to eliminate the Demon Lord.
However, it seems he had also infiltrated the radicals.
Oh?
―To betray the clan of the girl liked…
Oyeing.
―To be so petty after being rejected! That’s why he publicly proposed during the founding ceremony and then got turned down! Isn’t that during the founding ceremony? Anyway, bang bang! Achieving a dark history! Adding to the histories!
Passtel felt a deep sense of loyalty welling up inside her heart.
Her arms shot up like lightning.
“Long live the Great Emperor who oversees everything!”
Good Passtel always followed!
