The Casino School

Episode 1's

Yuuji Kuga. He was an ordinary teenager. Surely nothing is so special. About school? Getting into the top 15 is good for him. Really, not a main character with a high IQ like Albert Einstein or Newton. His life was like a normal young man. School, meeting peers, playing games.

Yuuji is not a delinquent teenager who likes to play with women or go to nightclubs to indulge his passion. The naughtiest place he went to until night and his mother had to look for was the minimarket terrace and the gamezone. No, he's on the minimarket terrace not accompanied by alcohol glass bottles or cigarette stubs.

Is correct. Tilted phone and 'Welcome to Mobile Legend' voice with school friends.

Yuuji lives with his parents and brother. But because of the busyness of his father and mother, Yuuji chose to play until late even though the end was sought by his mother. Yuuji does not hate the difficulty of their togetherness every day, he is indeed a typical teenager who can not stay at home. While her brother works at one of the idol agencies, as the manager of a male idol group.

Due to the absence of friends at school, when she later graduated Junior High, Yuuji wanted to stay in a boarding school. This was not opposed by both of his parents. But surely the mother remains worried and will visit every week.

His normal Junior High School life is not the beginning of this story. However, when Yuuji was on the minimarket terrace. As usual, Yuuji and his friends are good at push rank. For mythic's sake, gais!

"Is there a suitable school?" Kenji, Angela's user who always accompanies Yuuji.

Yuuji did not reply. His other friend replied like this because they were in the middle of a fierce fight.

"AAAAHH! CANDY!" yuuji exclaimed when the Lord was stolen for being late in squeezing his retribution.

"Not yet? I have a school recomendation that you want" replied Kenji, assuming Yuuji responded.

Yuuji glanced cynically, then looked at his tilted screen again. Hiro, chuckled at the misunderstanding in front of them. The three re-focus themselves on the match until the sound of 'defeat' completed the umpteenth match tonight.

The phone was placed on a round white table, Yuuji then grabbed his kola bottle and gulped it down. He moved and went to the minimarket to buy more snacks.

The exam is over. Now he needs to find a school recommendation for High School. It is not difficult to get a list of schools in this metropolitan city. However, a school that suited him was hard to find. You could say during this week Yuuji wrestled with the names of the High School in his hands.

While waiting in line, a young man stood at the back. Waiting for their turn to be served by the cashier. Not a pah wah or full of blink-blink, the young man looked ordinary in his school uniform.

But it was precisely her uniform that was the center of Yuuji's attention. Uniforms he never saw. He gazed from bottom to top, observing every detail of the unique uniform. Not made of diamonds and dazzling accessories eyes. Detailed like logo and spade emblem on collar as well as pants, what kind of school is this?

"Why?"

Of course Yuuji's behavior is suspicious. The student looked back at him, as if introgating. But he seemed to know what Yuuji had seen since.

"Casino School, if you're interested, just register" he said without waiting for Yuuji's explanation that he didn't need to listen to. Giving out the school brochure and immediately grabbing Yuuji's queue, the young man leaves Yuuji who is still amazed by his school brochure.

Riding on the spot until the cashier called out to him, Yuuji finished the transaction and met his two friends. He showed the brochure with a radiant look. As if hit by a jackpot, the two agree to Yuuji's invitation to attend school there after reading the facilities and excellence of the school.

Moreover, the unique school uniform and the availability of dormitories there.

...*****...

Yuuji was already determined to get into the Casino School. His father who worked in politics did not comment much, he only gave a brief direction about the school accompanied by a small guyonan. While her mother was already busy with preparations for the youngest child's stay in the dorm, the first time the child's release from home made her quite anxious. Even the visiting schedule is set.

"Recover to it?" asked big brother Yuuji with his mischievous smile. Yuuji steadily reassured his brother and father.

It wasn't the case that his school was closed and there wasn't much information in the media, but there was something hidden from his father. Surely Kuga Yuuma—yah Yuuji—knows the ins and outs of the school that will be the first purpose of his son.

"You have to be careful, you know," Yuuma recalled as he sipped his wife's milk.

"Please calm down, Dad! I can do it myself! Especially here there are 4 classes. Different from other schools. Unique, yes. Pantes there is a symbol of playing cards, it turns out that the classes there. Very cool!"

Yuuji's nervousness shrinks Yuuma's intention to explain everything he knows. Ah, let. After all, Yuuji will know later.

Isn't this entertainment for her?

...*****...

The day on which the entrance exam arrived. Since last night, his father spent time accompanying Yuuji to study. Not a strange thing, his father does like to help Yuuji learn when his work is less.

Kenji and Hiro came first. They waited for Yuuji at the entrance gate. The three then entered the examination room together after receiving a card for the entrance exam.

Difficulties in every problem including easy. Even as basic as SMP lessons. Yuuji thought it would be as difficult as last night, but this was nothing compared to Yuuma's question last night.

Yuuma chose the diamond class, which is politics and social sciences. Same class as his parents. It's just that they don't go to this school. Maybe this is the kind of school they go to.

"Ten minutes to go." The examiner gave a warning before the exam time was completely up.

When Yuuji turned the problem paper around, he was stunned by the last sheet.

The list of questions that he thought was easy, it turns out the difficulty is on the last page. Surprised not playing. Almost 2 hours passed, Yuuji was too trivial and was lulled with 50 seeds about the base.

Not only Yuuji, many children were also shocked by the matter in his last sheet. There was a sense of pleasure because he was not alone, but still could not close his carelessness.

Hard and a little strange question. Yuuji could not digest the whole question and was odd. I wanted to answer the potluck, but the desire to get into this school came back. As if he did not allow himself to arbitrarily like the SMP entrance exam just yet.

What are you doing and how do you manage your position with 100 dollars in this school?

One hundred dollars is not a small nominal. That's huge for students like him. But that kind of money is not a hard thing to spend. Unfortunately, the question is not about how Yuuji threw away the 100 dollars.

Not understanding the position in question, Yuuji considered as the major he chose. Of course, this must be a political trap for him. Make 100 dollars to see how he can manage.

His father once said, plunging into politics is the same as being ready to step on a mine. It's entrapment.

I'll keep some, the rest I use for school. As much as possible I will add more than a few dollars.

"Time is up, please leave the answer paper on the table and exit the classroom in sequence."

Yuuji left the class feeling proud. The last answer he considered wise was among the others. He should have remembered that above the sky there is still the sky. Even such an answer would backfire on him when he was accepted into this school.

...*****...

Three days after the entrance examination closed, the list of accepted disciples was already clearly plastered on the notice board. Huddled teenagers who have just 'mentas' from his Junior High must go back to diving into the High School period which will somehow become what it will be.

"The diamond class board is free, noah," said Hiro pointed to the notice board. Yuuji rushed there, checking his name.

It's not hard to find the Kuga clan there. His name is clearly written. Yuuji's passion became their cautious answer.

The success of Yuuji and his friends is celebrated at PizzaHut downtown. While discussing the unique schools and facilities provided, 2 boxes of pizza ludes quickly.

...*****...

First day of school. Yuuji has already been registered at the dorm with his two friends. A lucky room their dorm is not separated. With 3 roommates. Thinking the dormitory would be as separate as the classroom, her anxiety was reduced by 1.

One-tumble tub grows a thousand, his worries linger. The new student acceptance event becomes the day Yuuji begins a strange life at this unique school.

"Welcome to Casino School. Congratulations to the students who passed the entrance exam. We sorted carefully. And the students in front are now the best students we got from the screening several times. Uhm, isn't it like cake dough? Mm, it needs filtering, right?"

Strange opening from the headmaster who looks unprofessional. Several times the vice principal whispered something to the sentence that had to be explained. He was eventually pulled off the stage for the common good.

A film shot is shown on the big screen that has been provided. In which there are many explanations about the school system and other regulations. A system that never existed in any other school and the new Casino School that had it.

As the name suggests, Casino School. Gambling. Oh, whoa. Are they taught to gamble? A, a. Indirectly requires that they learn self-taught about gambling and survival.

A tall young man, a white coat with a diamond emblem. The handsome Paras and his sharp gaze drew the women, as if cupid arrows drugged them to fall in love at first sight.

"I'm Jaken, third year diamond class. I'll explain the classes here. It started with my class. Diamond Class is a class with a major in politics and social sciences. We top the class in excellence. Surely our accuracy is judged where it is difficult to find it in another class."

An explanation with a small circus makes some students uncomfortable. But he ignored it and continued to explain with hubris.

"Second, Spade Class. Majoring in sports and martial arts as excellence. This class gave birth to many talented athletes and annual trophy scorers. It's a pride we have class with great athletes."

"Three, Heart Class. Chefs and artisans are amazing at balancing social disparities here. The birth of their talents became a new achievement for the school. The department of cuisine and art became the icon of this class."

"Last, Clover Class. As name suggests. Farming is their career path. Great farmers and superior crops become another income from the school. Their harvest becomes our daily consumption. Thank you for the klover class."

The screen that originally displayed the class symbols and portraits of each student turned into a chess arrangement. Chess, right. Kings, queens, ministers, horses, forts, and pawns. Whatdoes thatmean?

"There is a rank here to organize a school. There's no OSIS or anything like that. We, the rank-owners who govern the running of the school. With the approval of the principal and the vice principal, we were able to release the new rules without changing the fixed rules. These are the school rules that are characteristic. The rank system in chess."

The screen displays the pawn emblem.

"Pawn is the bottom and has no power whatsoever. New and old students can remain pawns. We are not demanding you to rise through the ranks. Because the number of pawns is unlimited, it's different from a fortress."

"The fortress, horses, and ministers can only be filled with 2 students per position. The more conical, there was only 1 person for the top position. King and queen."

After the symbols are exhausted, an image of chips to play in the casino appears on the screen. There are 6 types of chips displayed. There is a nominal explanation of each different chip color.

"You remember the last question on the entrance exam? Yep. Each student will be modalized 1 black chip for life in school. The ordinary dollar is not the currency in this school, but these coins are the currency. Can you add money? Sure can. How's it?"

A wide variety of gambling game footage is displayed. Even school students who gamble are examples here.

"You can add money from gambling or participating in competitions held by schools every month. Of course you know what gambling is like. We do not limit any type of gambling here. Russian Roulette for example, we do not ban it at all. As long as it makes money, it's not a problem for us."

"The money you earn can be used to buy food or school needs in the school environment. The chips you can convert into dollars and use outside of school. But don't expect you guys to be able to trade it for chips again. Because the dollar will not be converted into chips again here. In a sense in the game, you can't top up chips at will."

A new student raised his hand. Jaken casually gave time for him to ask. "Why is the nominal so great? A hundred dollars is big for us. Is the school not lost? If only for school and eating, why so much? Is the food here expensive?"

Jaken chuckled, he nodded small. The screen at the back still displays the gambling that the school students are doing.

"I wanted to explain it earlier, but you can't wait, yeah."

The young man cleared his throat for a moment, then his gaze became serious.

"Why is the nominal so great? You will not think like that after knowing what school needs are meant like. Practice exams, books, and more you have to buy with that money. In addition, you can buy chess ranks with chips as well."

As if getting enlightenment and the opportunity to be the topmost, the children with the intention of mastering seemed sumringah. Many shadows became kings and had high ranks.

But the spirit was immediately broken Jaken after the nominal of each rank to be paid appeared on the screen.

"Being a pawn does not need to issue chips to seize positions. Fortress with 2 black chips, 5 black chip horse, 1 orange chip minister, 2 orange chip queen and 8 black chip, and 3 orange chip king. While your capital is 1 black chip that is still cut for other school purposes."

"How do I seize a throne that has been filled and get chips quickly? Easy way. Challenge the filler of that position by paying the price stated. If you win, the betting money belongs to you and you can occupy that position, but the opponent's money only goes 30% into your pocket, the rest goes to school money. Lose out? You will return to the pawn even if your starting position is not in the pawn and the betting chips are not yours anymore."

"Challenges are not just about gambling. If challenged 1 major, you can choose gambling or knowledge contest in the class department. If the class is different, automatically gambling becomes the only way."

Jaken showed me a picture of an empty chair. Empty see.

"What happens when the throne is empty? The school will hold a massive competition as soon as possible to fill that position. With a general knowledge exam across majors and gambling win points. The better the test score and the higher the win ratio, the higher the chance of being appointed as a filler. All students without exception can still participate without fear of the previous position being released. It's beyond personal challenges."

That explanation left the entire new disciple stunned. Many are confused, doubtful, and not a few are eager to seize the filled throne.

Several disciples climbed to the top, where all lined up neatly like chess pieces. Jaken stood there and smiled cynically, then closed the show this morning. A king of all thrones, Jaken, declared discrimination in the eyes of all his disciples.

The heavy pressure made most of the new disciples feel oppressed. Moreover, the descending of the rulers from the stage and passing them to get out of the building. The horrified aura was deeply felt when they came into eye contact. Not a little shudder. Until the 8 people actually came out, the feeling of fear was still there.

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P.S

The author was inspired about school gambling from the anime Kakegurui. The spade, diamond, heart, and clover class system is inspired by the Love Text manga (mangaka Mitsubachi Miyuki).

The rest of the authors developed it themselves.

Thank you!