Y-You didn't need to kill her!
I didn't have a choice!
She ran off with the money!
But if she's dead, we won't know where the money is!
Anyway, we need to get out of here.
W-What about my money?
There's no time for that!
I'm running!
Hey, wait!
The most difficult part of a con isn't the con itself,
but the escape.
The bigger the amount of money, the harder they'll look.
And when it's a big haul,
the best thing to do is play dead.
If they think they're an accomplice to murder,
they'll stop following you.
And they'll give up on the money.
Of course, only a professional could ever do something so bold.
A pro like me.
Ramberg Embassy
Listen, ambassador.
If you can't pay your debts,
you'll have to repay us some other way.
S-Some other way?
We're modern businessmen.
We would never suggest having
your daughter pay with her body.
I'll get to the point,
we'd like to make a casino here.
A casino?
The laws don't apply on embassy grounds.
If we got a few of our best customers here for some fun games,
it wouldn't be easy for the police to find them at all.
A casino in the embassy?
That's impossible!
It's nothing.
We'll just put some tables in the basement,
and serve some drinks.
We'll bring our own staff.
You don't need to do a thing.
B-But...
Don't you get it?
You're not in a position to say no.
Father! Father!
Sarah!
Stop it!
Fine.
I'll do it. So leave my daughter alone.
Father...
I love seeing the moment when a man loses.
At a casino, I can see people lose whenever I want.
Isn't it wonderful?
One month later
Arita.
We're making some good money today, aren't we?
Never a dull moment around here.
Hanabuki-chou First Avenue
Cabaret Club 99
Um, do you know any gamblers who are really good?
Is this...
Um...
Hanabuki-chou Seventh Avenue 8-9-7, SC Mansion, 201
Okay, maybe it's time to get serious.
Raise.
I'm out.
Me, too.
I'm in.
Open.
Straight flush.
I lose.
Another win for me.
Want to take a break?
Yeah, I could use a breather.
Um... are you a really good gambler?
Yeah...
Can't you tell?
I have a request.
My nation's embassy was turned
into a casino because we couldn't pay our debts.
I want you to win big there and ruin them!
Sure, I'll do it.
Really?
Yeah.
But if I'm going to take
down an entire underground casino,
I'll need funds.
How much?
One million yen?
No, maybe two million?
I think I can get two million.
Really?
Yes!
Okay.
Leave it to me.
What's so funny?
I was just thinking it must be a
pretty pathetic casino
if two million's enough to take it down.
I can do it.
If I keep winning and doubling it up,
I can turn it into one or two hundred million.
Amazing.
Then want to have a real game with me?
For two million?
Sure, I'm in.
Are you both ready?
Open.
Four of a kind.
Straight flush.
Sorry!
Wait.
W-What?
You cheated.
You had a full house.
Are you calling me a cheater?
Okay, that's enough.
Everybody stay where you are.
Come with me.
Hey!
Come on, hurry!
Jump!
Letting a girl you don't know into your home...
It's not something a pro like me should do.
I don't know why I did it.
Maybe it's because I'm from another world
and she's from another country.
Perhaps I felt we're kindred spirits.
Here you are.
It's great!
I'm glad.
It's food from my country.
My grandmother taught me.
Um, about the casino, would you do it?
I know you're a great gambler...
Stop right there.
First, I'm not a gambler.
I'm a con artist.
A con artist?
Of course, there are all kinds of con artists.
Like that small-time cheater back there.
I'd never do anything so meager as
stealing money from a rich girl.
I only go for the big jobs.
And I'll stoop to any level.
And I'll do it well.
That's why they started calling me the Brutal Maiden.
If you're going to hire me, you'd better be prepared.
Then you'll do it, won't you?
Well, you're going to help.
First, you'll have to learn to use this.
I'll also need a map of the embassy,
access to its security systems,
and the location of its guards.
Can you get that for me?
I'll do it.
I'll destroy that casino for you.
Taking down a casino isn't easy.
Roulette and baccarat
are designed to give the casino a slight advantage.
The only exceptions are craps and blackjack.
With those two games alone,
the casino's advantage is minimal.
There are basic rules for blackjack.
Follow them and you can win, a little.
Of course,
it only makes as much money as any job
where you're exchanging your time for money.
Still, if you want to attract attention,
you have to keep winning.
Miss, you're having a splendid run.
Can I share in your good luck?
Of course. Let's have a good time.
I was planning on inviting someone,
but he saved me the trouble.
A casino can't afford to let its best customers lose big.
If I let him bet his chips, and start winning more,
they'll have to start paying attention to me.
Hey, will you bet on my hand?
Sure.
Let me make some money, okay?
Of course, this won't be enough to make the casino
view me as anything more than a skilled gambler.
But in this case, I have to stand out a little more.
Actually, the fastest way to win in a casino
is to take another player's chips.
Take them from the other customers and the dealer,
and you might be able to get a couple million.
Of course, the casino watches for this carefully.
Arita, there's a woman who's making trouble.
She's wearing a fancy kimono.
Yes, understood.
Ma'am, we cannot allow that in our casino.
And what do you mean by "that"?
You took those chips from him, didn't you?
Here it is.
Normally, they'd kick me out,
but now the CEO right here will help me.
Oh my, that man's making strange accusations!
Arita-kun, it's fine.
She's not taking my chips,
and even if I'm missing a few chips, I'm giving them to her.
Don't worry about it.
That's right! You're so great!
I apologize, then.
But don't try it when he's not around, ma'am.
Oh my, is that a threat?
I like this casino. I was planning on coming more often.
We'd prefer you didn't.
Hey, that's rude!
It's fine.
I'm here to break this casino anyway.
And now that I've got my eye on it, I'm sure to break it.
You're kidding.
You think so?
Even if you chase me away,
my friends will come every day,
and keep winning, little by little.
They'll come and go and you'll never have a clue.
You saw my skills, didn't you?
It would've been easy for me to do it without you seeing.
And soon your take will start dropping.
You won't be able to run this place anymore.
Is that a threat?
Don't think we'll let you get away with it.
Hey, this is going to be a hassle for both of us,
so let's decide it in a single round.
A game of poker.
I'll offer one billion yen.
And you offer the casino.
What shall we do, Kanbara-san?
Understood.
He says he'll do it.
Great.
First, I'd like to see if you really have the one billion.
Here, it's a bank statement.
Very well.
We'll prepare one billion in chips.
And when they're all gone,
we'll give you the rights to the casino.
This will be a fun game.
I'll be the dealer, to make it fair.
Cheating?
That's not fair, ma'am.
Arita-san, it was the ambassador's daughter
who sounded the alarm.
I knew it.
Turn it off.
Yes, sir.
It looks like you were working together,
but it failed, ma'am.
Then I'll be on my way.
I suppose I'm out fifty million.
Hold on, the game's just getting started.
You talked quite a big game.
You're going to have to continue until you hand it all over.
Miss...
I never get tired of seeing them after they've lost everything!
The safes! The safes are empty!
Why didn't the emergency alarm go off?
I see!
The girl!
Arita!
That woman! Chase that woman!
What's going on?
You said you would win and break the casino!
Hold on!
There was another plan! I got the money!
What?
Unless you break the casino, there's no point!
I said...
It's over!
Damn it.
Damn!
This was an act, too!
So you figured it out, huh?
Enough!
You're both coming with me!
Okay, that's enough.
You. Possession of an illegal firearm.
You. You're wanted for fraud.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Um, this girl.
Hey, get in the car.
But we've got this.
Even with the money in the bank gone...
Kiddy Bank
Matsunaga Hisahide-sama
No way!
I guess we got arrested.
Sorry I didn't tell you.
But now the embassy will be safe.
Right, Yama-chan?
That's right, Hisahide-san.
Then...
He was in on it with me.
So were they.
Now then, I've gotta go into hiding for a while.
I hope this is enough to ruin them.
Is my father okay?
We'll have to make sure the ambassador will be safe, too.
But leave it to me.
We've got plenty of money.
It'll work out.
For now, you're in charge of cooking, Sarah-chan.
Okay!
A pro always sees two or three steps ahead.
But I couldn't predict this.
It's possible, now that I'm in this new world,
my bloodthirsty life has begun to change.
Just a little.
Wow! Next time it's the dancing blossom, Maeda Keiji.
Next time on Sengoku Collection: "Dancing Blossom."
If you believe a preview by a villain like me,
you might regret it later.