I am the devil, I only know how to trade.

It seems we need an Ace to tie the game.

Chapter 608 Strike at the Heart

Celestia had a good plan; she knew what the next card would be—a three.

As she drew the cards, she touched them with a speed too fast for the naked eye to see, and then flipped them over.

Ace, Ace of Spades.

She revealed her hand directly and said softly, "It's blackjack."

“Celestea, please take a step back,” Luo Feng suddenly said.

"Hmm?" Celestia appeared calm on the surface, but inside she was feeling a little flustered.

He discovered it?

Her card-switching skills were superb, and unless the surveillance footage was slowed down sixteen times, it would be impossible to detect her cheating. This was the source of her confidence as a top-level gambling expert. She didn't think that a group of laymen in front of her could detect her cheating without surveillance.

"Really? But I remember your card should be a three of hearts." Luo Feng smiled and said, "Don't forget, we've all checked the cards. As a teacher, I'm quite confident in my memory."

Even excluding cheating, this kind of poker game still requires skill.

The card verification stage is for testing skills. At this time, the dealer opens the cards and tries to remember as many as possible.

If you don't remember the cards well when playing Naegi Makoto, your opponent will gain the upper hand.

Of course, you can also wear a very confident expression and try to deceive your opponent. When both sides remember each other's memories to a similar degree, it becomes a psychological battle.

"How could that be? Teacher, my card is indeed the Ace of Spades." Celestia narrowed her eyes, flicked the card from her sleeve, and it was nowhere to be seen.

"Shield, I request to check the cards and see how many are on the table," Luo Feng said in a deep voice.

"Fifty cards," Kyoko Kirigiri said in a deep voice. "Someone stole the cards!"

There are a total of fifty-two cards. No one can memorize them all in an instant, and a group of laymen wouldn't even notice if one or two cards were missing.

Since we weren't outside and only one deck of cards was played, the only way to exchange cards was to steal them.

Celestia used dazzling techniques to hide two cards while shuffling the deck. Everyone was so focused on her technique that they didn't even notice her cheating!

"Celestea, why did you do this!" Makoto Naegi asked anxiously.

"Yeah, there's no need to steal cards, is there?"

"Aren't you the gambling master from Ultimate High School? How could you cheat?"

"Your teacher has been good to you, hasn't he? He gave you a chance with his life, so why did you do this?"

The crowd was outraged and extremely dissatisfied with Celestia.

This woman not only killed someone for money, but she also tried to drive the teacher to his death.

"Oh? Why does it have to be me? The teacher is wearing a coat; maybe she stole the cards." Celestia calmly finished speaking, then roared, "You bunch of sons of bitches, do you just want me dead?!"

“I’m slow at shuffling the cards, I’m a novice, I’m sure everyone can tell.” Luo Feng said softly, “Celeste, I shuffled the cards first, and if I’m missing two cards, I don’t think I can hide it from the Super High School Gambling Master.”

“From beginning to end, Miao Mu helped me draw the cards on the table, and he also cut the cards. There was no way I could hide the cards, nor did I have the opportunity to do so. I demand a physical examination.”

"do not move!"

Seeing that Celestia still wanted to make some moves, Luo Feng stopped her with a stern rebuke.

"Teacher Xue Ran, student Wu Qie, please examine me," Luo Feng said.

"Alright!" Kyoko Kirigiri was already certain that she was the one who killed the person, so she was even less likely to show mercy now.

"Phew, no need! Just check the security footage!"

After Junko Enoshima finished speaking, the projector began showing the surveillance footage from this location.

For Celestia, it was slowed down by a full sixteen times.

In the slowed-down video, everyone held their breath, and it wasn't long before they saw the image of Celestia's amulet.

It has to be said that her skills are truly amazing. Even at 16x speed, it was barely possible to see that she had hidden the cards in her left sleeve. And she used her right hand to draw the cards. No one knew how she did it!

“That’s right, I hid my cards.” Celestia said calmly as always, then her expression changed abruptly: “But how can I win if I don’t do this! Letting the Ultimate Lucky One cut the cards is cheating, isn’t it? He’s playing blackjack, and if I’m not playing blackjack, I’ll definitely die!”

"You said you were giving me a chance, but you didn't give me any at all, you bunch of idiots!"

Everyone fell silent.

The Ultimate Luck is truly a bug-like existence.

Especially the second-year students, those who have had contact with Komaeda Nagito, all know just how terrifying the so-called Ultimate Luck really is.

The plane crashed, everyone died, but he survived.

He wanted to blow up the venue to postpone the assessment, but various coincidences ruled him out, and the venue was still blown up.

Walk randomly under the statue, touch it, step on it, and you'll discover a secret room.

The luck of the European Emperor is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

"Blackjack?" Luo Feng raised an eyebrow. "When did I start playing blackjack?"

He casually revealed his bottom card: an eight.

"I had nineteen points, which was already quite high. I felt that if I continued to draw cards, I would blow my hand, so I didn't draw any more." Luo Feng said, "This isn't a movie; it's impossible for every hand to be blackjack."

"What?" Celestia looked completely bewildered. "You only have nineteen points?"

She had 20 points before she drew her card; she would win if she revealed it!

“Well, I would have gotten 22 points if I asked for another card, so I didn’t.” Luo Feng shook his head: “You had already won, I was already dead, why did you have to cheat?”

"This is impossible!" Celestia exclaimed angrily. "Isn't he the Ultimate Lucky One? Why would this happen? He should be..."

“His luck doesn’t come from that.” Luo Feng shook his head: “For example, if someone wants to kill Naegi and throws a wrench at him, Naegi will slip on something and happen to dodge it. But Komaeda is different; he might just bend down and dodge it.”

“His luck doesn’t lie in gambling, so I never counted on him.”

"How could I possibly use some kind of super high school level luck to bully you?"

Luo Feng said in a deep voice, "Gambling and cheating are inherently bad behaviors. I just wanted to teach you how to win fairly and live fairly. Celestia, you have disappointed me greatly!"

Everyone looked on with admiration.

Luo Feng's ability to remember cards means that he knew he was losing, yet he was still playing the game; he truly wanted to die for his students!

However, Celestia lacked self-confidence and focused more on petty tricks than on defeating Luo Feng fair and square!

"No way, this can't be! I won! I won? I won without cheating?" Celestia clutched her head in anguish. "Why, why did this happen?!"

"Hahahaha... I lost. I lost the psychological battle? I got tricked?"

This is the greatest insult to a gambler, especially one of her caliber!

Chapter 609 Hope in Despair

"Impossible! You're lying to me! I didn't lose like that! I didn't lose like that!" Celestia shouted angrily. "I couldn't possibly lose to such a ridiculous hand!"

“You didn’t lose, you cheated, so you’re out.” Luo Feng shook his head: “Sorry, rules are rules.”

Celestia completely broke down.

I could have received 10 billion yen, I could have gone abroad, lived in a castle in Europe, and lived the life of a princess, but I lost because I misjudged the situation.

Damn!

If I hadn't been thinking about hiding my cards, if I had kept a good memory of the cards, I could have won!

He can remember, and so can I. I can beat him this round!

Why, why is this happening? Why are you doing this to me?

I am the ultimate gambling master, so why did I lose to myself?

Yes, I lost to myself, not to you!

"Ah!" Celestia clutched her head, crouching on the ground in anguish. "I didn't lose, I didn't lose..."

"I'm sorry, Celestia, I really wanted to save you, but I couldn't," Luo Feng sighed. "If I had taught you properly..."

"Stop pretending! If you want to die, don't expose me! You can just die in my place!" Celestia shouted at Luo Feng.

"I told you, I don't want to die in your place. I want to teach you a lesson. Whether you win or lose, I will fulfill my duty as a teacher," Luo Feng said earnestly.

"Teacher Luo..." Xue Ranqiansha felt that compared to Luo Feng's noble character, how pathetic she was.

I should have noticed Zongfang's mistake earlier, so that I could have protected the students.

However, because of his inaction, so many students died tragically.

And what about Luo Feng? He risked his life to teach his students a lesson; she had never seen such a noble person before.

"Celestea, farewell. May you be a dignified person in your next life." Luo Feng put down the cards in his hand.

“Then, let the execution begin!” Junko Enoshima said with a smile.

boom!

The machine took Celestia away and placed her on a pile of hay.

This is burning at the stake, a punishment for witches.

The addition of a castle to her background—was this a final act of mercy towards her?

This high-level punishment, though painful, is also a form of dignity.

She was unwilling to accept it. If she had lost to Luo Feng normally, she would have been willing to die, because she was dying for her dream.

But now it's different. She lost because she lost to her own competitive spirit and her desire to win.

Everything would have been there, everything would have been there...

Why?!

She screamed in despair, "Ultimate Gambler, Ultimate Gambler, hahahaha..."

She looked completely insane; she was totally broken down.

The fire was raging, and as everyone watched her coughing from the smoke, they couldn't help but feel pity for her current situation.