Re:Zero -Starting Life in Zero

Green told Betty all the rules of the card game.

Although the haughty Betty seemed nonchalant on the surface, she was actually quite curious about this new thing.

With the wisdom of the great elf, he grasped the essentials in no time.

"Green, according to you, shouldn't we need three people?"

"Don't worry, I have a dog here."

After Green finished speaking, he summoned the magic mirror and threw it onto the corner of the table.

The magic mirror looked rather disheveled at that moment, covered in dust and dirt, with the word "dog" engraved on its surface.

"Hehe, Master... I knew you wouldn't want to lock me up. Can I remove this mark now?"

Green glared at him.

"You're dreaming. If you remove it, I'll carve an even bigger one for you."

"Okay, okay, I'll keep it. Master, your handwriting is truly elegant and sophisticated..."

"Alright, stop flattering me."

Green gestured for the magic mirror to shut up and threw the playing cards in front of it.

Do you know how to play Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game)?

The magic mirror's eyes lit up, and it immediately switched back to its unruly state.

He stretched out his two magical arms and skillfully shuffled and sliced ​​the playing cards in various styles, showing off his different techniques.

"Hahaha, what a fool you are! Haven't I told you the story of the Snow Country's God of Gamblers?"

"Back then, I only made a slight bet, and that was already the limit at the Royal Casino of the Snow Kingdom. I won 2500 million from 20 copper coins overnight!"

"Tell me, how big of a bet? You can't be faking it. Even if you're my master, we still need to settle accounts clearly, even if we're brothers."

Suppressing his urge to slap the magic mirror away, Green tapped on the table.

"Who's going to gamble with you for money? Besides, do you even have any money? Let's play a game of sticking stickers on each other's faces. Whoever loses has to stick one on their face."

The magic mirror looked disgusted and said contemptuously, "That's so boring. You play for half a day and don't earn any coins, and you even get drool all over your face."

Green was furious but laughed, and immediately filled in the rules for the magic mirror.

"I see you're all naked, so the stickers won't stick on. If you lose, I'll just carve the words onto your face."

The magic mirror shrank back in fear.

"No, Master, you're so cruel, I can't play with that."

"Are you sure? If you can win ten games in a row, I'll let you remove the 'dog' character from your face."

Green revealed what the Magic Mirror desired most, blatantly seducing him.

This idiot still values ​​his reputation quite a bit.

Sure enough, after hesitating for a long time, the magic mirror still gritted its teeth and floated over.

"Okay, but Master, you can't lie to me!"

……

"Who wants to call themselves the landlord? I'm not."

"Hmph, Betty won't take anything that Green doesn't want."

"Tch, as if I'm going to ask for it. I won't ask for it."

Green was dumbfounded.

Is this how you play it?

I just had bad cards.

I've washed the bowls several times already, but not a single person wants to be the landlord.

This can't go on; we have to find a solution.

After dealing the cards again, Green casually remarked:

"I don't think the name 'Fight the Landlord' is good. Let's change it to 'Fight the Demon'! Come on, who wants to become the greatest demon in the world?"

Upon hearing this, the Magic Mirror slammed its hand on the table and eagerly reached out to press down the three hidden cards.

"The greatest demon in the world must be me!"

"open!"

"Hahaha, three 6s, how fitting for the devil's numbers!"

"The great demon Wojnarowski hits a pair of nines, and the heavens and earth tremble!"

Betty glanced at the magic mirror with disdain. This lunatic always adds fancy adjectives to himself when he plays cards.

To curb the Magic Mirror's arrogance, she drew two cards depicting clowns from the fan-shaped deck and threw them directly onto the surface.

"Betty summoned two Roswaals! Seriously, why is Roswaal so powerful in this game? It's so unreasonable. He should have been made to look like Mother."

……

"Oh no, I lost again! This shouldn't be happening!"

The magic mirror scratched its head in panic; it already owed a considerable amount of money.

If I keep losing, my face will probably be so bruised by the time I settle the score.

Betty and Green had smiles in their eyes, and they were about to burst out laughing.

When the magic mirror spreads out the cards with both hands, all the cards are reflected in the mirror.

This guy always plays his cards face up.

No, no, there must be something wrong. Could it be that the super-powerful master and the evil loli have teamed up?

Otherwise, the owner might be cheating secretly.

What a despicable couple!

"I know, you must have done something!"

"I need to have my license checked!" (French accent)

The magic mirror collected all the cards and examined them carefully, one by one.

Green impatiently urged, "What are you doing, Wotox? Hurry up."

At this moment, there were also some fluttering notes on his and Betty's faces.

It's basically the punishment for the landlord losing, but the magic mirror has never won against it.

After examining the magic mirror for a long time without finding anything unusual, he had no choice but to put the cards down dejectedly.

"There's nothing wrong with the cards."

……

"So Betty really won, Green. Come closer."

A hint of joy appeared on Betty's face.

This novel game is actually quite good.

After Green leaned closer, Betty tore a long strip of paper from an old notebook.

He then put the scraps of paper near his mouth, moistened them with some saliva, and pressed them onto Green's face.

"This game is quite fun, but Betty still can't understand why they have to use saliva. Can't they use tea?"

Green replied earnestly, "That's how the rules are; otherwise, how could it be called a punishment?"

Betty's face fell, as if she had seen through someone's trick.

"It's definitely a punishment for Betty, but you don't seem to mind at all."

Green said seriously, his face expressionless, "Ahem, Betty, you must be imagining things."

……

"Alright, game over! As of now, Wotox, you owe me a total of 2,131 words. I'm going to start carving now!"

Green counted on his fingers for the magic mirror to hear, then started groping around on his body, seemingly looking for nails.

"What! You're planning to write a novel on my face? I... I'm not playing anymore."

After the magic mirror finished speaking, it transformed into a beam of light and entered Green's body.

"That bastard has terrible sportsmanship; he runs away as soon as he loses."

Green laughed, not expecting to actually carve so many words on his face.

The main purpose today is to spend some time with Betty.

"Hmph, you can only bully those who aren't quite right in the head."

Betty poured herself a cup of hot tea and took a leisurely sip.

It was already early night, and this was the first time in four hundred years that she had stayed out this late.

Green arranged the cards and placed them on Betty's small desk.

He straightened his clothes and rubbed his sore wrists.

"Alright, Betty, how about we call it a day?"

"……Wait a moment."

A hint of melancholy flashed across Betty's eyes. She awkwardly turned her face away, but her cold tone concealed a barely perceptible softness.

"You're still a ways off from a healthy bedtime. If you can't sleep... Betty gives you permission to tell a silly story here to pass the time."

"Since you gave Betty a gift..."