Transmigrated as Baron, Married with my Lovely Maid-Chapter 87

"LAST GAME, ATREUS...!"

The magical aura of Zeraxion’s curse spell grew more intense and felt suffocating.

Both Ulirch and Ela had used all their strength and magical power to defeat me in this final game.

I looked around, and a purplish-black aura began to appear as the power of Zeraxion’s curse spell grew stronger.

And I knew the magical flow of the curse was coming from Ulrich, and it was also flowing into Ela.

Ulrich finally took his cards and handed them to me.

The ten of spades and the nine of hearts, while Ulrich had the Jack of Diamonds and a face-down card.

"Hit!" I said quickly before Ulrich could offer.

"Huh...! Are you that confident that your cards are only two points apart? Okay, as you asked, here are your cards...!"

Ulrich dealt a new card, and I was dealt an Ace of Clubs.

Of course, I used the Ace of Clubs as a one, making my total score 20.

"Hit!"

Ulrich was flabbergasted by my request for a hit.

"W-what are you doing, Atreus...?! Are you trying your luck?! Are you fucking crazy?! You want another Ace?!" Ulrich said in disbelief.

"Are you deaf? Can’t your brain comprehend what I asked you to do, Ulrich? If I say Hit, then I’m asking for a Hit, right now!" I exclaimed firmly.

Ulrich didn’t respond immediately.

His left hand held the stack of cards face down nearby, but he didn’t hand them to me immediately.

There was a hint of doubt on his face, but he quickly regained his composure when he saw Ela, who was still standing stiffly beside him with a blank stare.

"Tch...! "Take this card and you’ll lose, Atreus!" Ulrich exclaimed, handing me a new card.

I smiled at the card Ulrich had just handed me, unlike Ulrich, who was stunned into silence.

It was the Ace of Diamonds, and the total value was 21.

"W-WHAT...?! H-HOW COULD...! THAT CARD SHOULD BE—"

"Why are you so surprised, Ulrich? What was supposed to be? How could you have guessed what card I would get?" I quickly interrupted Ulrich, causing him to fall silent.

Ulrich was so nervous that he remained standing, holding his card, his body trembling with fear.

I could see his body and face sweating profusely at the sudden change in the game.

"Reveal your card, Ulrich," I said calmly.

Ulrich remained stunned in disbelief.

He wanted to look at Ela, but because my gaze was fixed on him, he decided against it.

"B-Bastard...! H-How can you be this half-hearted when your wife was already taken from you in a previous bet...?!" Ulrich continued to protest, but I maintained a straight face.

"...because I’m confident I can win her back, Ulrich. Don’t talk too much now. Open your cards and show them to me. Now."

Ulrich’s hands were shaking violently.

Even though he looked extremely nervous and anxious, I could feel the magical energy in Ulrich’s hands concentrating intensely, transforming the face-down card into the desired card.

And sure enough, when he revealed the card, it was the Ace of Hearts, and he used the Ace as an 11, giving him the same total as me, 21.

A draw, meaning the game ended with no winners or losers.

I smiled calmly because this was what I expected, unlike Ulrich, who seemed dissatisfied even though the numbers were the same.

He stared at me with cruelty and hatred.

He seemed annoyed with me for feeling pressured for the first time in the Death Game he had set up.

"You cheated, Atreus...! I knew you cheated...!" Ulrich exclaimed impatiently, unable to accept the draw.

"Cheated...? Who cheated...? Didn’t you say yourself that if someone was detected cheating, Zeraxion’s curse spell would automatically punish you?" Oh... maybe you can cheat as long as you don’t get caught... right, Ulrich?"

That question made Ulrich jump in surprise.

He gritted his teeth in annoyance, wanting to blurt out his rant, but he couldn’t because I knew he was cheating and Ela was the key.

"Reshuffle the cards, then deal them again, Ulrich. This game isn’t over yet," I said, making Ulrich stop thinking.

Wordlessly, with a sweaty face and an angry expression, Ulrich dealt his cards.

I was dealt two diamonds and two clubs, while Ulrich was dealt nine spades and a face-down card.

In this position, I was naturally going to hit.

But before Ulrich drew a new card for me, I saw him glance at Ela, as if signaling.

Ela simply nodded wordlessly, standing tensely in a rigid position.

Ulrich looked back at me, then give another card for me from the stack.

A six of hearts.

"Hit," I said, asking for a more card.

Ulrich still staring at me intently, as if he was still holding back his emotions.

But he chose to remain silent, gritting his teeth, and then dealt me ​​a new card.

A Jack of Spades.

"W-what...?!" Ulrich suddenly froze in shock as he rose from his chair.

"Something wrong, Ulrich? You look like someone possessed by a ghost..." I said, still sitting quietly, staring at his pale, frightened face.

Ulrich fell silent, annoyed, and didn’t reply immediately.

He stared at Ela with a disgusted and irritated look.

I saw his doubt clearly etched on his face.

That doubt turned into genuine fear when he realized that Ela wasn’t standing there by herself, but because she was being bound by invisible magical chains.

"E-ela...! W-what’s happening...?!"

Ulrich looked shocked to see Ela screaming with a terrified expression, but not a single word came out.

He immediately approached Ela to free her from the invisible chains, but—

’TWUNK!’

A transparent, magical dome blocked Ulrich’s way to reach Ela.

Ulrich tapped the magical dome with his hand; it was incredibly sturdy and impenetrable.

He knew that such a magical dome wasn’t his or Ela’s.

"ATREUS VERMILLION...! DAMN IT...! WHAT DID YOU DO TO ELA...?!" Ulrich snapped, suddenly exploding with anger at me.

I remained seated, leaning back in my chair.

My expression remained impassive, but my gaze was sharp and cold toward Ulrich.

"I don’t know... could I have done that while I was under the influence of Zeraxion’s cursed spell? Maybe that Ela was bored and made things difficult for herself like that..." I said calmly.

"NO WAY...! NO WAY YOU—"

"Ulrich, the game is still going on. I don’t care what happens to that bitch. I want my new cards now," I interrupted quickly.

Ulrich froze, his body trembling.

I saw him glance at his face-down cards, and the fear on his face grew and became clear. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"I...I...no...my wife—"

"Do I need to repeat myself, Ulrich? The game is still going on, and this battle is between the two of us. Are you so dependent on that bitch that you can’t even continue? Oh, it seems Ela plays such a big role in your Death Game that you never lose... I wonder what kind of role she plays that makes you such a consistent winner..."

Ulrich froze.

He was at a loss for words to respond to my argument.

I even saw him crumple his own cards in distress.

"ULRICH...! MY CARDS...! NOW...!" I called out loudly, making Ulrich flinch in surprise.

The blackish-purple aura from the ceiling grew larger and larger, slowly reaching Ulrich’s left palm and congealing there.

Ulrich looked shocked, unable to control his left hand as Zeraxion’s cursed spell forced him to continue playing.

This seemed to be Zeraxion’s cursed spell interfering, as it felt Ulrich was delaying the flow of the game too much.

"W-WAIT...! D-DON’T...! DON’T TAKE THE CARD...!" Ulrich tried to restrain his own left hand, but he couldn’t.

’WHAM!’

"Gahh...!"

Ulrich’s body slammed into the casino table as Zeraxion’s cursed spell forced his left hand too hard to return to the table.

I saw Ulrich release his two cards from his right hand, trying to keep his left hand from taking the cards.

Despite his efforts, sweating profusely, he failed.

A new card was finally drawn from the stack and handed to me.

"N-NO...! DON’T...! SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS...!" Ulrich finally cried out in alarm.

But he was too late.

The new card was already hurtling towards me.

And that card was—