You still have 100 million.
Thanks to the udon shop owner, I'm back to square one.
I also have 100 million.
Looks like it's going to be a good game.
I thought you'd have some tricks.
But I found nothing.
I don't do those things.
I want to enjoy my good luck properly.
Luck?
You know what?
I used to be a really lucky person too.
I can tell.
Before I met you.
Bet.
Call.
I wanted to con you, but I got conned instead.
Nothing went my way after that.
Divination results were all bad.
So I came here to take back what I lost,
be it money or luck.
That's hard to say.
Divination and life both have their ups and downs.
It's better not to fight it when your luck is down.
Wait until your luck turns around...
and then go all in.
Is that the secret to your good luck?
Who knows?
Bet.
Now it's 15 million.
Life is too short.
I have no time to wait.
Even if it means losing,
I can only continue to fight.
All in.
Either I win 200 million or nothing.
Not bad.
Call.
Miss,
luck is really not on your side.
Three kings.
Three of a kind and a full house.
Which one is bigger?
I want them in cash.
I don't mind being surrounded by these burly men.
How are you planning to entertain me?
Stop.
Give her the 200 million.
Goodbye.
You successfully got your 50 million back.
Impressive. Congrats.
Come back anytime.
Putting on a brave face despite the heartache.
I do admire that in a man.
Heartache? Me? Why?
I didn't lose anything.
Am I wrong?
You have the 100 million you originally brought.
Half of the other 100 million belonged to the udon shop owner.
And the remaining 50 million belonged to me.
But actually,
that came from you too.
Which means, you didn't take any of my money.
You only took back the money I won.
We're both even.
Still, I'd like to thank you.
I haven't had such a fun game in a while.
Not to mention, it was all other people's money.
Thank you.
Get 200 million from your safe.
We're playing again.
You want me to invest?
It's probably another lousy business idea.
Okay, I'll think about it.
I'm gambling right now. I'll call you back.
Everyone wants a piece.
The poorer they are, the more they fixate on money.
How pitiful.
Are you saying you're different?
You can't invest if you're too greedy.
Wanting to make more money to take back what was lost.
Those thoughts will only cloud your judgment.
The obsession for money, material things and people.
They all affect your luck negatively.
Are you regretting for not leaving when you had the chance?
I never regret anything.
Got a good hand?
Looks like my luck is coming back.
Maybe because of this amulet.
(Amulet)
Between you and I,
who will be the lucky one in the end?
Let's find out.
How disappointing.
What's this crap about luck?
Do you really believe in that?
Do you really think that luck was what made me strong?
Disappointing.
I feel like I've just been ridiculed.
You...
can never beat me.
I might as well tell you...
why do I seem to have such good luck.
I grew up poor.
My dad's company went bankrupt and our house was razed by a fire.
I was kicked out of school because of trouble my friend caused.
At that time, I felt like I was the unluckiest person on earth.
I had my heart set on joining the triad.
But a person I knew told me this.
Nobody is born lucky.
There is only one thing to determine success.
Do what you have to do.
That's all.
Do what you have to do?
Establish connections with people that benefit you.
Get rid of useless so-called friends.
Do your research before attempting anything.
Be prepared for anything and everything.
That's how you succeed.
And naturally, good things will come your way.
I changed my life with my own two hands.
Only people who fail blame it on such a thing called luck.
Carrying around an amulet as if God is with you?
How useless.
People who jump head first while believing in superstition...
are all garbage.
Did you say I took away your luck?
What a joke. It's because you didn't do your job properly.
It's only natural for you to lose...
and be destined for an ill-fated life.
That's what you call humans.
They grasp at straws when they're in trouble.
They jump head first,
but still forge ahead.
That's how humans are.
That's why you people are pathetic.
It's a misunderstanding.
How depressing.
Kneel before the depressing life then.
Full house.
Royal straight flush.
You cheated! How did you do it?
Calm down, woman. It's not okay to point fingers.
Do you have proof?
Miss Conman, who has swifter hands than the udon shop owner?
You did do what you had to do, although it was still lacking.
You predicted it all.
Compared to me,
you've prepared more thoroughly.
That's right.
I've imagined all the possible scenarios.
Take this mansion for example.
There is a secret escape route just in case.
Also, if there's any danger,
my friend in the police department will notify me.
Like this.
(Police is coming.)
I'm not sure if it was the physician or the advertiser...
who called the police.
You're smart, Miss Conman.
- You should go! - No.
Don't move! We're the police.
It's 7:22am.
We're arresting you on suspicion of illegal gambling.
They're your people, right?
They work for you, right?
Dako.
I'm hungry.
Give me food.
Is it true? Was Dako arrested?
I think she was caught while gambling.
That idiot.
She asked me to wait here for her.
Dako.
Boku.
Richard.
Were you released?
I had a fake identification document with me.
They thought I was a normal office lady who lost her judgment.
They let me go after a scolding.
Thank goodness.
But...
the real police are very scary.
The time in the cell was hard.
The meal was bad and there was no dessert.
You can't surf erotic websites.
That's why we warned you.
You look pretty terrible yourself, Boku.
Things didn't go too well.
I was beaten up pretty good.
And you, Richard?
My dream of an old-age relationship...
crumbled together with my pride as a conman.
I'm really depressed right now.
Looks like all three of us went through some tough times.
Well then.
Let's see how this all ends.
You cheered up quickly.
Now, will it be good or bad?
Let's go!
What a weirdo.
Big catch!
Go!
What you see is not necessarily the truth.
(A few weeks before)
Calling for a disbandment is pointless anyway.
But...
I'm still going to say it.
We're disbanding!
(Akutsu Akira)
(Ex-girlfriend?)
Monaco.
Can I ask you a favor?
Excuse me for the intrusion.
Dako's proudest pupil, Monaco, is back!
Good job.
Good job too, Esuke.
(Esuke)
I've checked everything.
The woman in this photo is called Watanabe Wakaba.
She did date Akutsu before.
Currently, she is running a dodgy asset management company.
She supposedly has about 100 million in savings.
Very detailed findings.
I've also discovered something interesting.
The man from the screw company gave her a lot of money.
Clearly, she's a seasoned honey trapper.
She runs a ramen shop and seduces helpless men...
to cheat them of their money...
and then disappear, like a hermit crab.
She's currently casting her net at a seaside town.
Okay, I got it.
(To Richard)
(To Boku)
She asked me to pass it to you.
She is hoping you'd help her take on Akutsu...
Did she think I'd agree whole-heartedly?
What a joke.
Tell her this for me. I'm not her pet dog.
You need to stop listening to her too.
Stop it.
Akutsu harmed so many people.
Because he took everything away,
the owner of a world-renowned factory killed himself.
She felt bad because she couldn't do anything.
I said stop.
She would do it alone if she had to.
Are you just going to watch her die?
I don't need the letter. I remember it all in my head.
What?
Boku!
I'm not saying I'm doing it.
I'm just going to confirm whether they are truly bad.
Still, I want you to tell her that I'm not her pet dog.
Monaco.
You should stay away from her.
Of course, you wouldn't need the letter.
It's a win-win situation, Richard.
That woman is supposedly a ravishing beauty.
Don't make a fool of adults.
That's not the reason.
Be careful not to invest true feelings.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Can you come and help?
I'm pretending to be a local helpless damsel in debt.
Yes.
Looks like someone is about to take the bait.
See you then.
Hello.
Welcome. What would you like today?
I'll have a miso ramen.
Okay.
One miso ramen.
President, a moment please.
Drink up.
This is bad.
I found where the gold bars are stashed.
It's nearby.
Time to investigate.
It says there are 50 bars in total.
How much are 50 bars worth?
That must be around 200 kilograms.
According to the current market price,
that's three billion yen.
- Let's get moving! - All right!
(Omokage)
- Thank you. - Thank you for your patronage.
Did you find the well?
There is an old well.
But there's no way to get inside.
If it's 200 kilograms, we'll need an excavator.
This shop doesn't seem to be doing well.
I should be able to buy it for 100 million.
How pitiful you are.
This actually happened to Richard.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry, we're closed today.
It's not that.
I actually came to buy this shop.
So I'm wondering if you're interested in selling it.
I don't own this shop.
Please check with the owner.
All the land here once belonged to my grandpa.
But my dad sold it all off.
I couldn't believe it.
He has no respect for the ancestral land.
So frustrating.
My grandpa in the sky would be crying.
That's why I'll never sell the land I have inherited.
- I'll pay whatever the amount. - It's not about money.
Even if it's 100 or 200 million, I'll never sell it.
Why do we keep meeting such people?
After much persuasion,
she finally agreed to sell for 600 million.
What? 600 million? You've got to be kidding me.
But the gold bars will fetch us three billion.
I for one, don't plan to do this stupid job forever.
I've been with a lot of powerful men, you know.
- Am I right, Oguchi? - That's right!
My time isn't over yet.
I will climb to the top again.
I'll get it even if I have to borrow money.
You want me to invest?
It's probably another lousy business idea.
It's different this time.
You'll be thanking me later.
Okay, I'll think about it.
I'm gambling right now. I'll call you back.
Will he give us the money?
What a stingy guy.
These are what you found?
They look like the real thing.
I'm sure the gold bars are there too.
I have to buy that piece of land first.
I'll give 100 million and you, 500 million.
We'll divide the gold bars in half.
Are you kidding me? That's five to one.
But I'm the one who found this lead.
You get four to two.
You're still as greedy as ever.
The little gangster who was in a rut.
Who was it that helped you get to where you are today?
You were groveling in dirt before.
You always blamed it on bad luck.
I was the one who taught you the way.
Luck has nothing to do with it.
Do what you have to do.
Did you forget?
All right then. I happened to win some today.
Your usual trick again?
No way.
Between you and I,
who will be the lucky one in the end?
Let's find out.
The cards in my hand were a jack and queen of spades.
The other three were useless.
For sure, I'd switch out the three cards.
Guess what I got.
A royal straight flush.
Fair and square.
The opponent cheated. I didn't, but I won.
The look on her face was priceless.
That's amazing.
It must be your lucky day today.
Lucky day?
- Me? - That's right.
Both you and I are on a lucky streak today.
I am lucky.
Yes, that's right. I'm lucky.
- Lucky! - That's right.
I'm so lucky! Yes.
Will it be good or bad?
Let's go!
What a weirdo.
Big catch!
(Present)
Let's go.
Time to find out the result.
Awesome!
Welcome to my home.
My dear muses.
Welcome back.
We helped ourselves.
Akutsu and Wakaba happily handed over 600 million.
I'm buying this piece of land. Sign it quickly.
As such, the initial 50 million that was taken...
and the money used to buy the land and antiques have been recovered.
We also got the 300 million we targeted from his safe.
Yes!
Justice!
- Cheers! - Cheers!
We used Namiko, the poor widow as bait,
and presented it to Akutsu...
with the help of Wakaba, the bygone mistress.
We let Akutsu win the poker games...
to get his guard down and divert his attention.
With some clever planning,
we made him believe it was his lucky day.
In the end, he got played by luck itself.
Great job.
You baited both of them at the same time.
You're amazing. You're a genius!
I think you're right.
Thank you for the great food as always.
But Boku, it was mean of you to keep me in the dark.
Sorry. I thought if you knew too much,
you'd be implicated by the jinx, Dako, too.
By the way, where is Igarashi?
Igarashi?
I forgot about him.
Now that you mention it, Igarashi is not here.
He has some prior records. He'll be in the cell for some time.
That's true.
It's still better than being killed by Akutsu, I guess.
The food in jail is good for weight loss anyway.
This is delicious.
I must say, Namiko is a great woman.
I told you to put the seat back in its original position.
Sorry.
Here you go.
Is it okay to accept this much?
That old man actually gave me all 50 million.
He didn't leave any.
That factory owner only gave me five million in the past.
- What? - What's this?
- What's wrong? - What...
Look.
What?
I need the land where your shop is,
so you had to go.
There's 300,000 yen here.
Please forgive me.
Namiko.
The time I spent running the shop with you was wonderful.
I mean it.
Though you have no confidence in your ramen,
I still think they can sell.
Here is the recipe for the dandan noodles.
You might have lied about your background,
but I believe you were telling the truth about your family.
As long as you lead an honest life,
Lady Luck will bless you.
Chen.
I have to say the honey trapper's plan was done well.
She actually opened a ramen shop in order to bait preys.
Maybe it really was her dream to open a ramen shop.
If she had met the right person,
she could have stopped conning people.
The two of them would lead an honest life together.
Too bad I wasn't the right one.
So you did invest true feelings.
I'm guessing Wakaba and Akutsu...
must be digging for the gold that doesn't exist right now.
If Akutsu is lucky,
he might find a hot spring or oil.
There's nothing.
It won't be so easy to dig up.
We need to dig deeper. This is the right spot.
Dig.
So tired.
Akutsu said he doesn't believe in luck.
Obsession causes one's luck to disappear.
Do what you have to do.
He said that's how you succeed.
- That makes sense. - Perhaps.
Humans will never be able to get rid of obsessions.
(This is the true value of the belongings.)
Obsessing about things that matter is what makes us human.
So does holding on to things we have lost.
Three dandan noodles, please.
Sure, coming right up.
Three dandan noodles.
Toss the wok!
We keep persevering,
all in the hopes that Lady Luck would bless us once more.
That's what humans do.
I thought I was going to die.
We almost got buried alive.
That's because you kept asking me to dig.
There was nothing.
Give me back my 500 million!
I have invested 100 million too!
- Stop it, President! - Stop!
President!
My luck is terrible after all.
Go cleanse your karma.
I think I need an amulet.
It's because of perseverance that makes us humans adorable.
You could say that.
You.
What are you doing?
I should be asking you that.
What are you doing in my shop?
Mom?
Kouta?
This is the one. Give me one more fish cake.
Sir.
Where did you go?
Everyone was against the new management's ways.
They resigned and came over to me.
We're going to start a new factory together.
I also got an anonymous donation.
This is just the beginning.
I thought you died or something.
Right, I haven't seen that lady who likes the fish cakes.
She just left. She came to return something.
Your fish cake. Thanks for waiting.
And mayonnaise too.
Are you kidding me? Fish cake with mayonnaise?
Just shut up and try it.
Don't be bound by the norm.
Right?
By the way, Dako.
I know things went according to what you've planned.
But thinking about it in detail,
was there a need for me to pretend to have been tricked by Namiko?
- What's the point? - I wonder too.
There were many useless points in the plan.
Like retrieving the tea set and necklace.
I wouldn't have gotten beat up if not for that.
Was that part of her plan too?
Yes.
I've given them the records.
My job is done. I'm leaving.
Retrieve the tea set and necklace.
I spent a whole lot on them.
Seriously.
Little Beard.
Let's wrap it up. Clear the house.
I'll go back with the tea set and necklace.
What do you mean useless?
That was the most important point.
That's why I asked you to.
Hello, this is Omokage Asset Management.
I'm your neighbor.
There's a suspicious man sneaking around your warehouse.
- What? - What?
Wait a minute.
- You're kidding. - Of course not.
I called the police myself to get arrested.
- What? - What?
Why?
What do you mean?
Because of this.
"The God of Plague is here."
"Nothing is going your way."
"Being overly greedy will be detrimental."
"You will crash and burn before you rise."
That means, I was bound to fail this time.
That's why I added them into the plan from the beginning.
- Added what? - Failures.
"You will crash and burn before you rise."
That means you will be able to change your luck...
after you fall.
Boku got beaten up.
Richard got tricked by Namiko.
I got arrested.
With that,
they would think we were defeated, right?
"They"?
God.
"God"?
Are you saying that you purposely planned the failures...
in order to improve your luck?
In order to trick God?
That's correct.
Now, Richard, please read my fortune.
"The Sun."
It represents good fortune.
This is the divination I drew at the cafe just now.
It's a good fortune.
Excellent.
My luck has returned.
We're back in business!
A woman who loves good luck...
- and has its blessings... - Hold up.
So I got beaten up for such a dumb reason?
Don't underestimate divination.
You said it yourself.
That it's a product of human intelligence.
That's why I did as told.
- As expected. - That's nothing to shout about.
So this was all about fortune and divination?
I can't believe it.
Boku.
Just think of it as Dako's unique way of thinking.
You got lucky, Richard.
It was just a fling for you.
Our scenarios were way different.
It hurts, doesn't it?
To be beaten up like that.
Now, now.
Stop it, mudskipper!
All right. Now that our luck has returned,
it's time to go catch more fishes.
I've already found a suitable catch.
An immoral entertainment promoter from Southeast Asia,
Huo Nan Shen.
I'm going to be a Japanese idol,
so you guys will be my producers.
An idol?
I already have the song and dance prepared.
If it is true love
No way. It's too forced.
Best not to force yourself.
Monaco, come.
I'm here.
Teach me.
Monaco, don't listen to her.
This will never work. We're disbanding.
This time, we're disbanding for real.
My little Dako!
- You were here, Igarashi! - You were here, Igarashi!
(The Fortune, End)
(This is a work of fiction)