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The next morning, when Marcus came back Elenore pretended that what happened yesterday never happened. She properly cleaned all the mess we made.

Elenore did feel a bit tense though. She hoped that our adventure would never be revealed. But it was only a matter of time. The next few days when Marcus wasn’t around she eagerly waited for me to come to the bedroom. But I didn’t do that. 1 week passed without any more incidents.

“Darling, tonight… let’s do it.”

“Ugh. Sorry. But a barrel hit me yesterday in town and my knee really hurts. Maybe some other time.”

Slowly and steady Elenore felt frustrated. And one day I left a small something in her room with the note “wear this and come seek me if you want it”. I seem to able to speak, read and write this worlds’ language for some reason. Why can’t Earth share a universal language? It would make stuff easier.

That day when Marcus was out again, Elenore came. She was wearing a swimsuit. Like I mentioned, I still had my inventory. That swimsuit was a summer avatar costume. But unlike my costume, it was just for show. It didn’t have any stats or bonuses. And I must say, Elenore looks alluring.

“Izuna… can we do it?”

Do you need to ask?

I think I f̲u̲c̲k̲e̲d̲ her brains out for 2 straight hours. Her body twiched and had a bit of spasm.

“With this, your my woman now, Elenore!”

“Yesh… I don’t care… about my husband anymore… I… belong to you…”

Mission accomplished. I shouldn’t be proud of myself. I just committed netori. But hey, if you neglect a beauty like this, then you deserve it, as Marcus would soon find out. I noticed something strange about Elenore though. When I first came here she was level 2. And surprisingly, she’s level 8 now. Does having sex with me give her exp points? It’s something I need to look into.

“What do you mean the money is gone!?”

Marcus came home that night with a gloomy face. He was supposed to sell stuff in town, and with the money they needed to pay the tax for the land the farm was on.

“I’m sorry. But I didn’t make enough… and I thought maybe I could make more at poker.”

So gambling exists in this world too. What can I say. I don’t know why people think gambling is good. I for one never did it.

“How are we going to pay the taxes now?”

“That’s… not all… I have more bad news… I… I…”

“Oi, move it! If you can’t bring yourself to tell her, then we will!”

3 guys pushed Marcus aside. They looked like military, but their armors weren’t as fancy as the knights I met so far. They still looked official. My guess is that they were some form of public order corps. They were still rather weak. 2 of them were lvl 5 and the big fella that did the talking was lvl 7.

“Listen lady, we hate to break it to you, but your man here lost to us. After we cleaned him of his money, he begged us for another round. I said ‘fine’ and told him that we would give him everything he lost if he won the next hand. But he had to bet something too. So he bet you.”

“What!?”

“He bet and I quote ‘if I lose, you can have my wife for a night and do anything you want’. And that’s why we’re here. You see, he lost.”

“Marcus! You can’t be serious!”

“Sorry… there’s no other way… bear with it.”

“Hehe! Now that we got the explanations out of the way let’s…”

“Wait!”

I called out to them. There’s no way I’m letting these idiots touch my woman.

“Elenore is an important person to me. I would like to help her out. Since you guys are fond of poker, how about I make a little bet with you too?”

The men looked towards their boss.

“Go on. What kind of bet?”

“You 3 against me. We’ll play a hand of poker. If I win, Elenore becomes mine. But if you guys win, I’ll join in on your little night fun.”

“Bwahaha! You must be very confident, missy. Alright! It’s a deal!”

“Marcus, does that work for you too?”

“Huh? Umm… yeah. I guess.”

“Then let’s get this game started.”

The guards had a deck of cards on them. We sat at dining the table. There was enough space for the 4 of us and they couldn’t peek. The big fella started shuffling the cards. He looks quite good at this.

“Cut the cards!”

He presented the deck to me. As instructed, I cut the deck. And with that he started dealing.

“One for you, one for us, one for you, one for us, one for AHHH!”

The guy suddenly burst into a scream. And the reason for that is because I extended my hand and broke his finger.

“F̲u̲c̲k̲ you! You got a death wish, b̲i̲t̲c̲h̲?”

“I don’t tolerate cheating.”

“Cheating?”

Elenore and Marcus were confused but I pointed out the cards in the deck. The card on the bottom of the deck was sticking out. He held the deck in his hands in such a manner that it wouldn’t be seen. But my eyes are way stronger than a regular human.

“You just tried to deal me the card at the bottom of the deck. And the card on the top would have gone to your buddy on the right.”

I turn the card on the top over. Ace of spades. With that card, his friend on the right would have had a royal flush. The strongest possible hand in poker.

“Try something like that again and I’ll break your neck.”

“Tsk.”

“Elenore. I can’t trust these guys. I want you to be the dealer.”

“Eh!?”

“Fine! Let’s just get this over already.”

The guy was grumpy. But if you’re gonna break the rules, it’s only natural that I break you.

This time Elenore dealt everyone a proper hand.

“I’ll change 2 cards.”

“1 for me.”

“And I’ll change 2 also.”

They made their calls. It was my turn now.

“I’m changing 3 cards.”

With everyone having hands now it was time for the reveal.

The guy on the left had 2 pairs. A pair of 3’s and a pair of 7’s. The guy on the right had 3 of a kind. 3 9’s. And the boss…

“Hahaha! Full house! It’s a pretty good hand. Guess luck is still with us boys.”

3 Jacks and 2 4’s. It was indeed a strong hand.

“So, what do you have, missy?”

“I only have 2 pairs.”

The guys started laughing when they heard my declaration. Go on. Keep laughing. I got you were I wanted.

“A pair of Queens. And look another pair of Queens.”

“Whaaaaaaat!?”

All of them had their mouths open. Yup. It was actually 4 of a kind. Only a royal flush can trump it. And these guys have all been defeated. How did I win, you ask? I cheated. If you are gonna cheat at least make sure you don’t get caught. When I gave the deck to Elenore I removed the 4 Queens and let them slide up my sleeve. And when I was dealt the hand I replaced the cards I didn’t need with the ones in my sleeve. Of course, the speed I used was too great for theirs to follow. I said I hate cheating, but it’s only called cheating if you get caught.

“This… can’t be. You… you… men! There’s something fishy about her. Restrain her!”

They tried. And failed miserably.

Bang…clang…pow…

All 3 of them were lying on the ground. I didn’t even break a sweat.

“F…fair is fair. All bets must be uphold. So we’re leaving now!”

The 3 guys ran like hell out the door.

“Izuna thank you very much for…”

Marcus extended his hand towards me but I slapped it away.

“Don’t touch me, you filth. I have nothing I need from you anymore. Elenore is mine now. I’ll be going to the city tomorrow and I’m taking her with me.”

“What are you saying? Stop with these jokes. Didn’t you…”

“I said if I win ‘Elenore is mine’. I even asked you if that was ok and you approved.”

“But… I didn’t think you meant it like that! Come on. You can’t be… Elenore, say something!”

“Scum! I’m with Izuna on this! She’s twice the man you’ll ever be! How could you bet with me? You don’t care for me at all! I hate you! From now on I’ll stay by Izuna’s side. She’s all I need!”

I pulled Elenore into my embrace and gave her a kiss.

“Hey. That’s not normal. Come on you too… this can’t…”

I gave him a light karate chop on the shoulder and he fell unconscious on the floor.

“Elenore, if you are going to come with me, from now on you must treat me as your mistress. You must do everything I say!”

“Yes! As long as I get to be with you and feel good, I don’t care if I leave this farm behind.”

And so, the next day our journey towards the unknown began.

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