Slots

Well then, our labor problem is over, Feni the phoenix has hatched, and we have a newly improved inn. The dungeon is still fine. The riddle area is still peaceful after all.

And so, I thought about what the [Dancing Dolls Pavilion] is lacking in.

I take pride in our food and sleep being at a level that cant be found anywhere else.

The reason to come to the inn is the dungeon. Then, in charge of healing is the onsen. Its a wonderful lineup.

However, theres still one thing we lack.

Entertainment.

Im not talking about an ero district. Though something like that might be necessary, I want to avoid that since there are children (lolis) here. The owner is the owner, and Haku-san said shed kill me if I taught her something bad.

Well, as for what I want to add, some kind of game corner. Something common to onsen inns.

Though I really want to add table tennis now that Im thinking about onsens, I decided to put it off since I wouldnt be able to prepare them without using DP for the ping-pong balls. Its only good to make it if it can be made with this worlds materials.

So, a game corner huh well, since theres no way I could install video games, looks like gamblings the best bet. First thing Im going to make is slots. For the outside, therell be indicator panels with spinning disks what was it called again? A drum reel? Ill make them using golems and install a lever that powers the spin.

There wouldnt be much on the inside, just the spinning mechanism that would do its best to spin when the lever is lowered and make that sound. It doesnt turn into rotational power directly, the lever would store up power like when you flick a finger, letting it all out when it gets lowered to a certain point.

As for judging when to stop spinning, that was the drum reel golems job.

Furthermore, there would be a golem that gives money when its a win.

Even if someone disassembled it and asked how it worked, I could just say that I found suitable magic tools to do it. So convenient.

But for the drum reel, it would stop on its own when the rotation slows down, as well as when the button on the side is pressed. Then, it would just barely slip off of the grand prize if it almost landed on it. Ill be sure to have it occasionally land on it, but it feels like Im just giving away my profits.

Unfair? Fraud? This isnt a charity, this much is natural.

At any rate, I called Ichika up since I finished with the prototype.

Its special, so lets leave the reception desk to the newbies. We probably wont get any visitors anyways.

Well, this is a slot machine. Ichika, please give it a test play. Heres five hundred copper coins.

Oooh! So thiss slots huh! Leave it to me~, Ill pay ya back with double!

Yep. Even if you doubled it, wouldnt the money just come from the dungeons funds?

I see I see, so ya put the coin into the hole and pull the lever

Kachink, kachink, kachink. She put three copper coins into it and lowered the lever.

Gyurin~. The drum reel spun vigorously.

Oooh, its turnin, its turnin! Eeeh, now this button causes it to stop

Pochi, pochi, pochi. When she pressed the button, the drum reel stopped.

Ooh~ Huh, whats this mean?

Its a loss. Try again.

Nn, got it~

Putting more copper coins into it, Ichika gave it another shot. Hmm, it feels a bit plain, maybe I shouldve put more thought into its production?

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Uoooooooh! Go, go, gooooo n get it! ! Aaaah~! Almost!!

One hour later. Getting small wins over and over, shed exceeded her starting funds of five hundred coins just once, but now she was down to fifty coins left.

She was going nuts with a force that might be able to destroy the slot machine. Guess I dont need to work more on its production huh, lets add more if she gets tired of it.

Ah, maybe I should make its main body out of iron? Ichikas clinging onto it hard enough for it to creak.

Ichika. You should start finishing up.

B-but! I-I still have money left! I-Ill definitely make a turnaround now! Check it out, ysee how it was just about to hit the thousand copper grand prize? Ill get it next go!

Yeah, shes a no good woman. A typical no good human that spends their money on gambling despite going in to debt because of gambling. Pretty hardcore to not learn from her mistakes even though she fell into slavery.

Yep, its unfortunate but thats impossible. I made it so that its not possible.

Wha t?

Ichika hung her head down with a face full of despair. Yep, I didnt think that Id see such a horrible face over something like four hundred fifty-six copper.

In practice it shouldnt be so obvious, Ill have to adjust it a bit more. That was helpful, thanks.

Kuh I was gettin played on Goshujin-samas palm? Daaaaaaaamn!

Dont worry, you dont have to pay back the money you borrowed. Id like for you to return the remainder though.

Aaah~! Kuh, i-it cant be helped

Still, thats an amazing fit. Ichika might be a bit of a special case, but Ill prepare around three of these. It should be fine to put them into the newly built game room.

However, having just slot machines in the game room might feel dull. Maybe Ill make some other things too?

Come to think of it, what other kinds of gambling is there?

Nnn~, ya know about dice? The hero made these box things, their facesre numbered one to six its common to use em.

I see. So dice huh? Itd be easy to produce them too. Incidentally, though I asked if there were playing cards, they arent made here because of poor printing techniques and paper quality in this world. There does seem to be something like metallic plates though they seem pretty rare and expensive though. They dont appear to be that popular.

Basically, all of those are be games of chance. Any that focus on strategy?

Theres the arena and horse racing too.

Fumu, thatd be hard for us to reproduce no, wait a second. Maybe we could race the rats? It might be a good idea to use all of those leftover rats as subordinates. Nowadays theyve just been acting as surveillance cameras around the dungeon.

Ah, but maybe itd be hard to hold a race with our current amount of guests? Lets put that one on hold.

In this world with little in the way of entertainment, we might become popular if we mass-produced some proper playing cards. Actually, maybe itd make a good dungeon drop? I already said that we got the massage chair from the dungeon. Ill say the same for the slot machines.

Alright, lets put some playing cards in treasure chests. Theyll have to spread around to get popular after all. So, its appearance should be fine if I say that I found it in the dungeon and put it in the game room.

I also set up a table with felt stuck to its top, making it into something that gave the feeling of being something to play on.