I Became a Fake Priest the Saintess Is Obsessed With

83 – The One Who Breaks the Bondage

“You said you’re crazy about poker, but you’re really bad at it, aren’t you?”

It’s been roughly an hour since I started playing best-of-11 poker with Riley Acid.

They declared victory with great vigor, but their spirits have already been drained by five consecutive losses.

It’s not that I’m bad at games or that Riley is manipulative.

While playing poker, I thoroughly hid my facial expressions and read Riley’s facial expressions, and Riley was playing the game fairly and without using any sleight of hand or magic power.

But the reason I lose is just because I’m so unlucky.

The best hand among the five games is an 8-won pair.

I wonder if that makes sense, but it makes sense!

My ridiculously low luck level of 1 ended up doing something ridiculous!

“If you lose this game, you lose~ Seriously, this is so boring that I can’t even vent my anger~”

Riley complained and handed out the cards.

The three cards I received are not bad. 8 Hearts, 8 spades, 7 hearts. First of all, I surpassed my highest point of 8 won pair.

The ones worth aiming for are 8 triples and full houses…

I peeled off the 8 spades according to the rules and placed the remainder on the floor. Right now, Riley’s hand is A spade.

“What do you think about this world?”

Riley, who was looking at the cards, rested his chin and asked,

“Why are you asking that?”

“I was curious about what views the mid-priest of the Earth Mother Church had on this world.”

Riley handed out cards. 10 Spades were added to her hand, and 2 clovers were added to mine. Damn it, it’s a useless card in the current situation.

“…I look at it positively. Plants grow in the soil and stars float in the night sky. I think the world is beautiful because of such beautiful scenery.”

I hid my expression and answered her question.

“Really? I’m the opposite. This world has turned its eyes away from those who are truly suffering. The stooges of the world called the Empire have blinded the eyes of humans in the name of divinity.”

The empire turned a blind eye… Isn’t that wrong?

Card drawn again. 7 Diamonds are added to me and 10 diamonds are added to Riley’s hand.

78 Two pair has been completed, but the opponent also has at least a 10 won pair card.

The ideal would be to draw an 8 from the next two cards and aim for a full house… Is that possible with my luck?

“Do you know that your god, the Earth Mother, is dead?”

What?

“What do you mean the goddess is dead?”

The two words that came out of Riley’s mouth, God and death, made my heart flutter.

“I don’t know either. You are just a human blindfolded by the Empire and the Church. Ah… What a sad fate…”

Riley was excited on her own and smiled subtly and started talking.

After… Let’s calm down. That guy’s words could just be a ploy to make me angry…

I calmed my boiling heart and looked into the vampire’s red eyes.

“Enough nonsense. So, does this mean that the Earth Mother Church worships even a dead god?”

“Well, it’s true that you serve a dead god, but it’s a replacement. You’re serving a replacement for Niv.”

Riley passed it around as if throwing a card. The card I received was 8 diamonds. Added to Riley’s hand is the Q Spade.

It’s a full house-

A full house was completed in my hand. But something feels off.

That card from Riley. A spade, 10 spade, 10 diamond, Q spade. For a moment… !

I guess not? Those two cards that haven’t been revealed yet might not be the worst moves I think.

Because the possibility of that happening is very low.

“You have to sacrifice something to survive. This world is stuck in that kind of shackles, like you can never beat me at poker.”

Riley won two undisclosed cards.

The ones that were revealed were J Spade and K Spade. Two cards that I hope not –

“Royal straight flush…?”

Riley smiled brightly after hearing my muttering.

“That’s right~ Normally, you shouldn’t do this in poker before the last hand is dealt, but… I don’t think you’ll ever win with the hand you have. It’s pure fun with no betting, so it doesn’t matter, right?”

Damn, I lost.

With the hand I have now, no matter what card I draw at the end, I lose.

My cheeks feel warm.

A feeling of resentment over defeat and shame over having my humble pride shattered comes flooding in.

“…But still, give me the last card.”

“Huh? Well, it doesn’t matter.”

I don’t know what she wanted, but I received her card from her.

No, I don’t mean to be unfair. I feel hope from this card.

The last hand to lose, or the trump card that allows you to win a game you can never win. That’s not what I’m asking for!

What I want is someone who breaks the rules of the game. An irregular that should not exist. A person who literally breaks the shackles –

I turned over the last secret card that was lying down.

“This…” !”

Riley looked at the revealed card with wide eyes. Of course it would be surprising. My last hand is a card that should not exist in a game called poker, and is truly a variable and trouble maker.

-Joker.

“Oops, there was a joker mixed in the deck of cards. “I’ll have to start again from scratch.”

“Wait a minute! You were going to lose no matter what you picked anyway! “This is your loss!”

“If you hadn’t revealed your hand early, you would have easily lost. “But I know your hand, and there’s a joker on the card, so I can’t just accept defeat.”

“Hey, I took out the joker before the game started in the first place! “Did you do something stupid?!”

“I swear to my God. I haven’t used any hand techniques in this game. I guess there was one more joker by chance. What.”

I lied calmly and gathered all the cards on the table.

“Are you scared? “You just have to beat a bad opponent anyway, so what’s so scary about it?”

He taunted Riley by shuffling the cards. Riley must have fallen for the provocation, his cheeks turning red and his body shaking.

“Ugh… good! All you have to do is win again! “I won’t fall for your trick this time!”

“Well, that’s good. “Have a good time defeating me, you old vampire.”

I handed out the cards as if responding to her words.

Riley will never win the game from now on. There will be no way for me to lose.

A fast-paced game and the result is-

“It doesn’t make sense… “

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-My 5th consecutive win.

I grabbed the ankle of Riley, who was ahead, and caught up with her score.

“Why are you so lost, Mr. Riley? “Where has your energetic self from earlier gone?”

Riley, who was looking at the card-covered table with her eyes wide open, turned her gaze to look at me.

“This is a scam! “How can I lose five times in a row!”

“Well? It seems that the bad luck from earlier has returned to the current good luck. More than that, when will the last edition be held? I’m sick of fitting in with Mr. Riley’s condescension… ”

In her next five games following her invalidation, I defeated her with her underwhelming cards.

Of course, he is winning not because he is lucky, but by tricking Riley’s eyes and using her sleight of hand.

In order to deceive the old and sensible vampire, he uses very sophisticated techniques and meticulous psychological warfare.

After all, a fraudster must commit fraud. I’ve been living very honestly lately.

I hit the table before playing the last game.

“Mr. Riley. You said earlier that there is a bond in this world that can never be broken, right? I will break that bondage with my own hands. “It’s like invalidating a game that can never be won.”

“Ha! Give it a try, your fate won’t change the way you want!”

Riley, who had already taken the cards from me, saying I was cheating, hands out the cards.

Finally, 7 cards are laid out on the table.

The perfect atmosphere and tense tension passes between us.

Now, this is the end of a long game. I tried to turn the hand over and put an end to this long game.

Yes, I tried it.

If only a loud explosion had not suddenly been heard from the wall.

“Priest!”

The wall collapsed and Lesia, Saint Amelia, Silly, and Male A broke in.

Lesia grabbed me, who was dumbfounded, and called me back, and Riley, who was also dumbfounded, looked at Lesia standing in front of her and exclaimed, “Oh~”.

“It’s Lesia, right? “It’s been a while since this happened?”

“You…” “

“It’s me, it’s me! Your friend Riley! Oh, is it correct to introduce you as Daffodil?”

Crash.

Riley’s body shrank grotesquely and soon took on the shape of a child.

Lecia looked at Riley who had changed, and in a rare case, her emotions were revealed on her face.

Rough breathing, contracted pupils, flushed and trembling cheeks. She is clearly angry with Riley now.

“I wanted to meet you. Last time I sent my subordinates, it was so pathetic that they couldn’t do their job properly… “

“……”

“Still, we’ve grown up so well that we’re meeting again? “Being a saint of the Celestial Church is truly a success, right?”

Riley extended her hand toward Resia’s shoulder.

Suddenly.

Lesia cut off her hand.

Bright red blood dripped from her severed wrist and the cut surface, but quickly regenerated and grew.

“…It’s too much. “Is it okay to treat a friend I’ve only met like this?”

“Don’t act friendly.”

Lesia answered firmly, drew her sword and glared at Riley.

Riley checked at her feet and shook off her hands as she glowered.

“I really want to play, but I’m running out of time. “Next time, let’s enjoy tea time.”

In an instant, she was sucked into something beneath her feet and disappeared.

When she hurriedly looked at her place, her shadow was trembling. So, the mysterious shadow that Pierre used.