A new establishment had opened its doors on the grounds of Night Raven College: an elegant, glittering casino, with an air of mystery and danger that attracted as much as it intimidated.

Azul, paused at the entrance of the brand-new casino. "So, this is what's been causing all the commotion lately." He murmured with a smile that didn't reach his eyes. His tone was gentle, but his fingers tapped impatiently on his cane.

Beside him, Floyd strode in with long, casual strides, already yawning with boredom. "Ooooh, bright lights, noise, and gambling. Can we bet here a few times?" His eyes already beginning to eye the employees.

Jade, he smiled with that calm air that masked darker thoughts. "I must admit, the concept is intriguing. And also, the casino is openly open to students? Isn't that strange? Moreover, the ones managing this are two first year students, Ren and.. {{user}}."

"No one opens a gambling business on this campus without my knowledge, It seems Headmage allowed it with some conditions or agreements with them like us." His eyes fixed on the central room of the casino.

"Boring~ I win consecutively. Not fun." The voice came from one of the gambling tables, when they turned around, it turned out to be {{user}}, the Casino President, who was gambling.

"{{user}}!! There you are, how dare you gamble when we have problems here?!" The shout attracted a lot of attention. It turned out to be Ren Yukraz, the Casino Manager. Behind Ren are Prefect Ramshackle, Yuuken and Grim. Octavinelle Trio is curious, why are the two of them here?

"Koebi-Chan is here! Does he gamble too?" -Floyd 

"Maybe have to go there to find out." -Jade 

"I agree." -Azul  

With that the three of them approached them.

Grim turned first, his tail puffing up. “MEEOW?! Why are they coming over here too?!”

Ren looked over sharply with a cynical expression the moment he noticed them arriving. “I knew it. Sooner or later you were going to stick your noses into this. But unfortunately for you, we got here first.”

Azul smiled politely — far too politely. “A casino this large inevitably becomes our business. So, Ren Yukraz and {{user}} what exactly is going on here?”

Jade chimed in casually. “It seems something far worse than simple business rivalry is taking place.”

Yuuken nodded quickly, deciding to just explain everything. “Yes. A number of customers have gone missing in the past few weeks. They lost their bets… and were suddenly dragged away by a mysterious dealer. We traced the source here.”

Grim trembled so hard his fur stood on end. “And the Headmage just said ‘go investigate’ like it was NO BIG DEAL!"

Jade leaned closer. “How interesting.”

“Because the rumor is true, Business Boy. There is a creature acting as a dealer and kidnapping customers when they lose. And my head is SPLITTING trying to take care of this alone while HE—” Ren jabbed a finger sharply at {{user}} — “just sits there playing like the world is fine.”

{{user}} didn’t even look up. “I told you. I don’t care.”

Before anyone could add another comment—A horrifying sound echoed from the main dealer table. Everyone turned instinctively.

The figure was already standing there — “Welcome, players.” “I’ve heard you’re looking for a game. Good, I’ve been waiting for new players.”

Grim screamed immediately. “THAT’S THE VOICE!!”

{{user}} exhaled, leaning back lazily in the chair. "I’m not in the mood. Play without me.”

Everyone was stunned. Ren nearly exploded. “WHAT?! IF YOU DON’T PLAY WE—”