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Codename Anastasia, Vol. 5 A Side Story Format Note: I tried my best to reformat everything for an easier reading experience. Hope you enjoy it. Lastly, this is not an official translation. Please go support the original creators. (Translator’s Commentary will be in this format.) 5.1 Side Story Format Note: In this chapter, dialogues are primarily in English. { } is for English, [ ] is for Korean and “ ” is for Russian dialogues. Las Vegas at night is more beautiful than during the day. As the sun sets, the sleeping city begins to awaken. Luxury hotels line the main street, flaunting their colorful lights and neon signs. Street lights, bridges, railings, signs, palm trees and giant screens, a colorful light party takes place wherever the eye can reach. Cars lined up on the street flashing their blinding headlights, and there were huge crowds of people pouring into the streets. Music is played everywhere. Colorful laser beams and streams of water from a giant fountain decorate the pitch-black sky. People line up to enjoy dinner, shop, and watch different shows while soaking up the dazzling spectacle at a classy restaurant or bar. No kaleidoscope could be more luxurious than that. There is a pinnacle place in that unreal world. A space where tens of millions of dollars evaporate like a mirage overnight. Casinos opened their mouths and swallowed the flow of customers. Some are constantly looking for a little profit, while others dream of the biggest jackpot of their lives.
The bright lights and bustling tunes from hundreds of slot machines, the stinging cigarette smoke, the strong smell of alcohol in the air, the strict supervision of guards, the international language mingling throughout the tables and sounds. of sharp chips than any other noise. The flood of stimulation quickly numbs the five senses and dull reason. Gradually, the people here will lose control and become immersed in the game. The casino side has taken full advantage of human psychology. The clock and windows are simplified to reduce the feeling of reality, and the table arrangement is also carefully considered, the higher the stake the deeper inside. At the high-priced tables, the dealers are skilled, and most of the players are regular customers. The casino also offers suitable services to steadily attract them. Every time you visit the restaurant, Pit Boss, the person in charge of sales, comes out to greet each customer and mix drinks according to each person's taste. As large amounts of money come and go, monitoring becomes stricter. These make it more difficult to penetrate than any other active location. Kwon Taek Joo is shuffling cards on the table. He wears the name tag 'Philip' on his chest, a 10-year veteran dealer and Chinese-American. Because he wore a special disguise, his appearance was not much different from him. That was so he could naturally approach the target with a lot of vigilance. At the table he is in charge of, 'Blackjack' is going on in full swing. 'Blackjack' is a simple card game and incredibly complex. The basic rule is that the dealer and players draw cards at random and the person whose total is closest to 21 wins. However, if your total number of cards exceeds 21 and becomes a 'Boom' (quack), you will lose regardless of your opponent's hand. None of the four sitting customers were 'squeaked'. The total of the cards changes from 13 to 19. Now it's the dealer's turn, it's Kwon Taek Joo's turn to open the cards. The song that was revealed in advance was '3'. The number is small, so the possibility of 'snapping' is very high. This is because only the dealer must continue to receive
more cards until the total number of cards exceeds 17. Players pay attention to the face-down cards with worried eyes. {Turn the cards over.} The remaining card is turned over. A strange sigh came from the player when the number '7' appeared. If the card about to be added is 'A', then the blackjack will be completed and the dealer will collect all bets. Even if a '10' card or a card with a letter like 'J', 'Q' or 'K' appears, the sum of the cards is 20 and the dealer wins. 'Blackjack' is usually a 1:1 game between the dealer and each player. However, everyone sitting at the table unanimously hoped that a number of buttons less than '6' would be drawn. Kwon Taek Joo according to the rules draws one more card. The card is revealed immediately and placed next to the existing cards. That's card '5'. Still have to take one more card because the total is less than 16. The player now clenches his fist and mutters whispers as if reciting a spell, staring at Kwon Taek Joo's hand. Draw another card. The card's tension reaches its maximum until it is turned over and placed down. {Please,} as if to break the expectations of a player who spoke up, 'Card 6 appears. 3, 7, 5, 6. As a joke, a total of 21. {Blackjack.} Declaring another victory, Kwon Taek Joo collected all the chips on the table. The collapsed players gritted their teeth helplessly. {Asians are very difficult after all.} They both smoked and openly complained. They are not social, and even if they die early, they will still try to win. Kwon Taek Joo has heard that complaint for three days now. There is a common misconception that people who visit casinos have. If you get acquainted with the dealer, he will help you a little, and if you win the psychological battle, the hand will turn in your favor. But unfortunately, all card games are
completely based on luck. As the number of repetitions increases, the consecutive win rate decreases. Being close to the dealer really doesn't change anything. Players who blew a lot of money left one by one. An older man who guarded the table until the end lost the remaining chips. He said he owned a large shipping company and always gave generous tips. {Phillip, it seems you are actually winning right now, but you have to lose often to achieve your long-term goal. If you keep winning, who else will sit at your table?} Hm.. it really doesn't depend on Kwon Taek Joo. He wanted to refute, but he restrained himself and nodded. {I will remember. Please come back next time.} The man laughed loudly. {You told me to come back after wiping everything away like that.} Even saying that, he will probably visit Kwon Taek Joo's table again tomorrow. People with greedy minds must win to be satisfied. After the man left, the table was empty. It's time to show up. {Are you alone again? Did you finally win today?} Kwon Taek Joo was cleaning up his seat for a while when he heard the voice he was waiting for. He looked up, a middle-aged woman was grinning. {You should play with me too,} she said and sat down on the middle chair. Her name is Kiara Chang. She said she is doing fashion-related business in Italy. She was born in China, but mostly lives in Italy. While playing cards, she said she married a local husband 10 years ago, and they had no children, thus the sad story of the estrangement between the couple arose.