An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

"Get those bets in, quick! Trust me, put your bet on Number 13, Brandon Swift!"

"Hey guys, it's time to hit the jackpot! Don't miss this golden opportunity!"

"Hey, does anyone have treasures to spare? I'll pay you back with interest once I win those celestial stones!"

The gamblers clamored. They jostled forward and were eager to place their bets. Anything valuable was thrown into the betting table without a second thought.

Soon, the atmosphere crackled with excitement.

This round was like hitting the jackpot for the gamblers, so doubling down was a no-brainer.

"Hey, make some room! We're here first, so let us get our bets in!"

As the crowd of gamblers grew denser, chaos broke out.

Miles and Ruby were momentarily taken aback and surrounded by eager gamblers. The duo had to push through the crowd to get to the betting table.

After all, opportunities like this only came once. Plus, with only a few minutes remaining until the start of the fifth round, they couldn't afford to miss out.

It would mean a significant loss for them if they failed to place their bets before the betting pool closed. Thus, they disregarded decorum and pushed forward relentlessly.

"Don't fret, guys. There's plenty of time for everyone. Let's maintain order and take turns."

"We've got plenty of time. Everyone will get their shot at placing a bet."

"Hey, you in the purple! Quit climbing on someone's back! Get down from there!"

table and tried to calm the crowd and keep things orderly. She hadn't expected the situation to

table. It was packed tight with

from causing trouble or getting rowdy. But if they had misbehaved, Abigail would have had to step in and assert

over the crowd like a dark

Arts Order was the last sect anyone would want to mess with

meant risking their life, and there was no telling how they would meet

minutes later, the

placed their bets, with only a few

minutes to accommodate

some celestial stones." After returning to his seat, Miles was curious about

prefer to gamble for fun. Taking it too seriously can lead to trouble. It's all about enjoying the game,"

must dive in, stir

understand what's going on in your head." Ruby shook

smiled and said

hatch. Whether Number 13 wins this match is still up in

didn't place any bets either. She opted out of it, partly due to the hassle of dealing with the crowd and partly due to

of events troubled

like this. But the Mystic Arts Order acted differently. They remained friendly, even offering loans to

fact that they were willing to lend celestial stones, even to those without any, struck

for acts of

some unknown underdog.

strong and likely

isn't good, but there's always someone better. Until the fight

us. We've