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"It's alright, Akeno."
His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable magic that instantly soothed Zhu Nai's inner anxiety.
"Can win."
Zhou Ye's gaze passed over her and fell upon Rias and the group of familiars behind her, a playful smile curving his lips.
"So, if you're going to bet on anything, remember to bet on us to win...0"
Gambling?
Rias and Akeno were both stunned.
What time is it, and you're still thinking about this?
However, some people reacted much faster than them.
"The boss is right!"
A clear and excited voice suddenly rang out.
Nami somehow managed to squeeze to the front, her eyes shining brightly, her gaze more intense than if she had seen a mountain of gold.
She grabbed Himejima Akeno's hand so quickly that Akeno didn't even have time to react.
Then, a black bank card was forced into Zhu Nai's hand.
"Zhunai! Listen up!"
Nami spoke so fast it was like she was rapping, and every word seemed to flash with the symbol of money.
"This contains all my savings! Not much! Just a hundred million US dollars!"
"One...one hundred million?!"
Zhu Nai felt the card in her hand suddenly become incredibly heavy, and she almost lost her grip.
“Yes! One hundred million dollars!” Nami nodded emphatically, her face filled with fervent trust. “If possible, help me find a betting platform to place a bet! All of it! All of it on the boss winning!”
She leaned close to Zhu Nai's ear and quickly rattled off a string of numbers.
"The password is 654300! Please!"
Rias and her retinue were completely petrified.
Their worldview is being repeatedly challenged and is teetering on the brink of collapse by something called "inhuman extravagance." 2.8
That's a hundred million dollars!
It's not the currency used in the underworld, it's real US dollars from the human world!
To just casually take it out and gamble on a battle that hasn't even started yet, with Leval Phoenix as the opponent?
This is no longer a matter of confidence.
This is madness!
However, what happened next was even more mind-numbing.
Standing beside Zhou Ye, Saeko Busujima, who had been silent like a drawn blade from beginning to end, slowly raised her head.
Her purple eyes swept over the dumbfounded Zhu Nai, and then she spoke in a calm, factual tone.
"Me too."
After she finished speaking, she took out a card from her pocket and handed it over.
Chapter 148 The Arrogant Demon
"Me too."
Saeko Busujima's calm voice, like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, stirred up a tidal wave in Rias and Akeno's hearts.
If Nami's $100 million was insane, then Saeko Busujima's follow-up was an unreasonable, chilling kind of absolute trust.
This is not over yet.
"Yes, we certainly can't miss out on this kind of sure-fire investment."
A calm and pleasant female voice rang out.
Gil Valentine crossed her arms, but instead of taking out her bank card, she simply looked at the completely stunned Himejima Akeno with her deep blue eyes.
“Ms. Zhu Nai, if you can provide a trustworthy account, I will transfer one hundred million US dollars directly.”
Another one... 100 million?!
Zhu Nai's mouth gaped slightly, feeling as if her brain had stopped working. When did Zhou Ye and the others become nouveau riche?
"Hahaha! Count me in!"
Nanri walked up with a loud laugh, put her arm around Shizuka Marikawa's shoulder without any hesitation, and winked at Akeno.
"Let's round it up to one hundred million! We have to cheer on our boss!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Shizuka Marikawa blushed and nodded excitedly. "The boss's victory is our victory!"
Two girls in school uniforms also came out from behind the crowd.
Kasumigaoka Utaha pushed up glasses that weren't actually on her nose, a sly smile playing on her lips.
"Hmph, since it's the boss's order, I, as his subordinate, will naturally carry it out. Consider it an advance payment of royalties, and give me fifty million."
Although Miko Yotsuya, who was standing next to her, was a little nervous, her eyes were unusually serious.
She took a deep breath and mustered her courage to speak to Zhu Nai.
"I...I also have some inheritance left by my father...it's not much, about thirty million, please...please put it all up!"
Rias's familiars, Kiba Yuuto and Toujou Shiroto, are completely speechless.
Looking at the group of people in front of them, they felt incredibly stupid for not betting on themselves to win. If they had done the same, wouldn't they have become one of the little rich women?
Zhou Ye and his team are gambling their fortunes on a single match against Leval Phoenix!
"Damn it! Damn it!"
The miniature mechanical dragon Draig, perched on Zhou Ye's shoulder, was so anxious that the data streams in its eyes were almost materializing.
"Why! Why don't I have any money! My treasure! My mountain of treasure! If I could take it out, I would place a bet! It's a sure-fire way to make money!"
The entire corridor fell into an extremely eerie silence because of this sudden high-stakes gamble.
Rias looked at Zhou Ye, and at the group of companions behind him whose faces were filled with the word "victory is certain," and suddenly understood.
This is not gambling.
In their eyes, this was just a simple asset transfer, a process that could be completed by simply going through the motions and getting the money back...
at the same time.
The atmosphere in Phoenix's private preparation room was so oppressive it was almost palpable.
Leval Phoenix stood in the center of the room, his handsome yet cold face devoid of any emotion.
Before him stood fifteen solemn-looking family members in neat rows.
Each of them possessed a calm demeanor and pure magic, completely different from the showy bunch like Riesel; these were the true elite of the Phoenix family.
"My good-for-nothing brother has already lost."
Leval's voice was flat, yet it was like a cold knife, scraping through the hearts of every member of his family.
"The Phoenix family's reputation has been utterly disgraced by him, trampled underfoot by that mere human."
He looked around at his family, and everyone who met his gaze could feel the burning anger and humiliation deep in his eyes.
"The nobles of the entire underworld are now laughing at us."
"They're mocking Phoenix's phoenix, who got punched to death by a human!"
"They're saying that our Phoenix family has fallen so low that we can only maintain our dignity by shedding Phoenix tears!"
His voice suddenly rose in pitch, carrying a strong sense of pressure.
"Tell me, are you satisfied?!"
"Not reconciled!"
The fifteen family members roared in unison, their voices filled with resentment at being humiliated.
"very good."
Leval nodded, his eyes becoming incredibly sharp.
"Now, it's our turn. We have no way out."
"We cannot afford to lose this battle."
He paused, his tone chilling.
We must defeat that damn human!
If he could, Leval would certainly want Zhou Ye to die at his hands, to be burned to ashes by the flames of Phoenix, only then could he wash away this shame.
Unfortunately... it won't work.
During their brief encounter in the audience, he realized that the man's strength was unfathomable and that he was no ordinary person.
More importantly, the Demon King Sazex, that Demon King, was sitting on top watching.
He would never allow real death in an exhibition match.
Since we can't kill him...
Then you can only settle for the next best thing.
Defeat him in the most thorough and indisputable way!
“Don’t be misled by Raisel’s failure.” Leval’s gaze swept over the crowd. “That man is very strong; his methods are beyond our understanding of humanity.”
"So, put away all your contempt and arrogance!"
With a wave of his hand, fifteen exquisite boxes flew automatically to each of his followers.
"Our Phoenix family is not just about Phoenix tears!"