Extra: Ichika and the Bars Slots

30 DP a day or thirty copper coins. Thats the [Dancing Dolls Pavilion]s wages for employees. Also, food and board are free. In other words, wages were free to use however they wanted.

Considering that it was fifty copper a night without meals and that its equal to or a bit higher than the [Dancing Dolls Pavilion]s standard, it was a pretty great job.

Aaaalright, Ill definitely win today and eat a mountain of curry bread!

Ichika pumped herself up as she headed to the bar today. She held the days wages, thirty copper coins, in her hand. For someone whod spend all their money overnight like Ichika, it was everything she owned.

Her aim was the bars slots.

Heeey, is my beloved Slot-chan ready~!?

Ohhh, Ichika-san. Welcome back, your usual seats ready to go.

Thanks! Nooow then, todayll be a win!

Welcomed by Wozuma, the bars master, she headed to the second slot machine from the farthest back out of the six in total. The three ones farthest in were the kind that would take between one to three copper per go anddepending on the amount someone puts inwould increase the number of hit lines, starting with [Just the center row], then [an additional two rows above and below], followed by [an additional two columns on the sides]. [1]

The seat second from the back was completely reserved for Ichikas use, so Wozuma would quietly make sure it was open and ready for use as the end of Ichikas shifts approached.

Ka-chink. Ka-chink. Ka-chink.

Putting in three copper, she pulled the slots lever. The drum spun with a machine-like sound and.

I can do it! Haaaaaaah!

Bang!

Pow!

Boom!

Pushing the buttons with all her might, the designs stopped moving to reveal a loss.

Kuh! Nine more tries haaaaah!

She put more money in, pulling the lever once again.

A loss.

Even so, Ichika didnt give up. She had enough of her wage left for eight more tries.

Phew but ya wont see me run away! Do iiit!

Oh, Ichika huh? Youre still doing that eh.

Mu? Whats up Gozoh? Talkin to me to break my focus?

Gahaha! Sure why not? So, hows it, any wins today?

Nn? Nah I can do it, I just know it!

While saying that, Ichika got another loss.

No good huh?

Dummy, take a good look! See here!? The right slipped down a bit yeah? This is a sign that the next will be a win!

Really? Rather, there was something like that?

Well, lets gooo now!

And then Ichika received another defeat.

Gozohs vision was piercing her. However, Ichika grinned.

Fufu, dont be so quick, Gozoh. Thiss the flow for a jackpot.

Jackpot?

When theres a loss after that slip, the patterns that after five times nine times outa ten, therell be a jackpot!

Heeh, hurry up and spin it.

Hmm, well, watch closely!

Ka-chink, bling, bling, bling.

Ka-chink, bling, bling, bling.

Ka-chink, bling, bling, bling.

She got three more losses.

Two more huh?

I-its not something to get impatient for yknow?

Ka-chink, bling, bling, bling another loss.

G-gunununu!

Alright, if the next ones a win, Ill buy ya some karaage. [2]

Whatd ya say!? Just watch! Lets do iiit!

Ka-chink bling, bling

O-oooh! Look, look! Theres two [7]s lined up in the center!

Oh, its workin? Nows the last one, then?

Give it my all! Give it my all! Now!

Bling.

A [7] appeared, moving into position, then a loss.

Guaaaah!? Nooooo!

Ga ha ha ha! Knew it.

Gunununu, dangit

Ka-chink, bling, bling, bling. Ichika pressed the buttons as though shed lost her spirit.

A set of cherries lined up, kaching! The slots bells rang, signifying a win.

Oooh, Gozoh, I won! Karaage!

Won nine huh? Nice. Bein just one try off wouldve sucked, Ill give ya just one.

Oooh, thank ya~

She won nine as it was a x3 multiplier win for the slot machine. It was a win that was at least better than nothing at all. It appeared around two out of every ten uses.

Gozoh carried a single karaage stabbed with a toothpick Ichikas mouth as she was still glued to the slot machine.

Nom nom. Omnom.

While savoring the entire karaage, Ichika spun the slot machine again.

In the end, she wound up spending everything she owned on the slots today as well.

Kuuh, today was a bad today! Lets head back~ haaah

Aye, ya did your best!

Depressed, Ichika left the bar.

Immediately after that, at the slot machine second from the backthe one Ichika was just sitting at, there was an argument.

Hey, move aside. Youre in my way!

No way, you won yesterday, but todays my turn!

Oi oi, I waited enough, shove off! Todayll be my win!

After Ichika uses it, itll have a fifty percent chance of winning.

That rumor somehow spread amongst the regular customers.

Aah, youre all doing great, arent you?

Nn? Roppu, youre going to give it a shot?

Gozoh headed over to the table that his partner Roppu sat down at, drinking a swig of alcohol.

Dont say something so foolish, Gozoh. I dont believe in that rumor.

Heeh? Why not?

Because of that rumors origin it came from Kehma-san right? The first to go after Ichika would be the first to winhowd it go again?

The person to go after Ichika will get her winnings, I think? Well, its that kind of feeling at least.

After that, the rapid rumors of [Easy Winning] [Big Jackpots] [Someone Actually Won It] [I won!] had recently settled down into [50% Chance to Win].

In truth, the seat that Ichika used was such a popular one that it was kept spinning until it won.

If it kept on being spun, itd have to win at some point. The more the spins, the more often thered be a win, so it really was a seat that won a lot.

. There were many losses as well, but the race of people known as gamblers didnt pay attention to something as inconvenient as that.

Because of that, along with the rumor, that slot machine was particularly popular.

Well, those guys like gambling a lot after all.

I wonder if its because theyre adventurers?

Gozoh shrugged his shoulders as though to say that theyre pretty similar.

Boooyah! I won!

Hurry up and switch out with me!

Kukuku, I cant give my seat up now!

And so, that day had yet another boisterous night inside the bar.

Footnotes:

Looks like this. Kind of. Return

Karaage is amazing. Heres the wikipedia page for it!