Transmigrated as Baron, Married with my Lovely Maid Chapter 87

"LAST GA, 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 in this final ga.

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 .

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 exclaid firmly.

Ulrich didn’t respond imdiately.

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

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 exclaid, handing a new card.

I smiled at the card Ulrich had just handed , 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 ga.

"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 . Now."

Ulrich’s hands were shaking violently.

Even though he looked extrely 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 sa total as , 21.

A draw, aning the ga ended with no winners or losers.

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

He stared at with cruelty and hatred.

He seed annoyed with for feeling pressured for the first ti in the Death Ga he had set up.

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

"Cheated...? Who cheated...? Didn’t you say yourself that if soone 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 ga 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 , I saw him glance at Ela, as if signaling.

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

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

A six of hearts.

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

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

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

A Jack of Spades.

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

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

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

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 ca out.

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

’TWUNK!’

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

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

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

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

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 ga 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 beca clear.

"I...I...no...my wife—"

"Do I need to repeat myself, Ulrich? The ga 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 Ga 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 argunt.

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 seed to be Zeraxion’s cursed spell interfering, as it felt Ulrich was delaying the flow of the ga 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 slamd 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 .

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

But he was too late.

The new card was already hurtling towards .

And that card was—