Fourth Casino "Casino DE Rakuichi Rakuza"

...There.

...So that's the Las Vegas I've been hearing so much about.

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...Looks like I don't have much time left.

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Come on, body... Hang in there!

Huh? I don't think we've been to this casino before.

Its decor kind of looks Japanese.

It does seem kinda familiar, but it also feels like there's somethin'...different 'bout this place compared ta other casinos.

It kinda smells like a totally different beast somehow? Like there's somethin'...funky about the whole thing...

Fou fou.

Welcome, welcome! Come on in! We got die-cut candy! Fortune-telling! Goldfish scooping!

And don't forget to try the deep-fried butter!

Die-cut candy? Goldfish scooping? These sure aren't the kind of shops I usually associate with Las Vegas...

Except for deep-fried butter. That sounds pretty American.

Deep-fried butter? Is that...even safe to eat?

Um, I think an article I read somewhere said that deep-fried butter...

...is a festival food made by coating a frozen stick of butter with honey and cinnamon batter, deep-frying it, and topping it with sugar glaze before serving.

Really? Breading and deep-frying butter? So the concept of counting calories is just...lost on the people here?

Not that I have to worry about gaining weight myself, since I'm originally a digital life-form. (Munch munch)

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Well, well, haven't seen you around here before, girlies. You know what this place is?

This here's Casino de Rakuichi Rakuza, where outlaws and criminals of all stripes don't have to worry about the Summer Lion King breathing down our necks!

Now that you're here, you're gonna do things our way...or else!

My, my... This casino certainly knows how not to treat a lady. I hope you're ready to face the consequences.

The carnival games are fine, but this place is clearly scraping from the bottom of the barrel for its hired help.

Hmm. I guess this Japanese vibe's okay, but it still reeks of bad taste overall. It's like something out of the Azuchi-Momoyama period...

You mouthing off to us, bitches!? Nobody mouths off to us and gets away with it! Get 'em!

Ha! Ya hooligans couldn't even behave yourselves for five minutes, huh? Fine then, let's do this thing!

W-we're sorry for how we acted... Whatever you do, please, don't kill us!

When ya get right down ta it, most swordmasters come from Japan, right?

So it's pretty sad that you guys couldn't tell how strong we are even though ya work at a Japanese-style casino.

...Though now that I mention it, I gotta wonder why there's no Swimsuit Swordmaster ta be found here.

Compared ta the battle royale and pharaoh places, this one's way

I think you're mistaken, Hokusai. It's very possible that there's a Swimsuit Swordmaster here.

I agree.

Huh? Why's that?

Ack! Not you too, Toto-sama! Don't tell me I'm the only one who's still in the dark here!

Honestly, I found it odd from the start. We're supposed to fight in the Seven Duels of Swordbeauties, right?

Our first match against Iori was, well, the first.

But then, the Summer Lion King only told us to fight the Swimsuit Swordmasters who ran the five casinos.

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It didn't? Lessee. One, two, three... Oh man, you're right! There's one missin'!

Right. So I thought there might be another Swimsuit Swordmaster besides the ones who run the casinos.

I also thought the Summer Lion King might be planning to have the two of us fight.

But if that were the case...

...she could have just had us do so right after your first duel with Iori.

Since she didn't, I have to think she meant for you to duel someone else.

Yeah, I could see that. I heard there're stray Swimsuit Swordmasters out there besides those of us who run the main casinos too.

Maybe the Summer Lion King wants you to beat someone else besides the official ones, and doesn't care who it is?

If you don't find one, then she can always go with the backup plan of pitting you and your Dragon Slayer heavy against each other.

Either way, she's not gonna checkmate you anytime soon.

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Unfortunately, I'm embarrassed to say that I still haven't finished gathering information about any Swimsuit Swordmasters of that sort.

I'm so sorry...

Ah, don't worry 'bout it. In that case, we just gotta ask 'round here.

Hey, you. Is there a Swimsuit Swordmaster in this place?

A...Swimsuit Swordmaster? Sorry, I've never heard of anyone like that...

Then who runs this casino?

Oh, that'd be Casino Demon King Nobunaga, of course. She's the one who started Rakuichi Rakuza in the first place.

Nobunaga? Does that mean she's...?

Eh, we'll find out when we get to her. So where can we find this Casino Demon King?

Uh, I think she said she was gonna assemble her Swimsuit Daimyo, who control the Rakuichi Rakuza, and go to revolt against the Summer Lion King...

S-Swimsuit Daimyo? As if Swimsuit Swordmasters weren't enough as it is...

Anyway, it sure sounds like this Casino Demon King is this other Swimsuit Swordmaster!

Fou fou!

What about these Swimsuit Daimyo? What're they like?

Th-the Swimsuit Daimyo, huh...

First up, there's the mad dog of Tosa who's racked up so much gambling debt he's practically at death's door...

"Debt Man Walking" Izo!

Then there's the two most ruthless dice sharks in all of Vegas...

Orochi Oryou and Bailong Sakamoto!

Next, we got the daimyo who just showed up 'cause she was bored and wanted to try deep-fried butter, and the one who likes to put off her Counter Force assignments until the last day of summer vacation...

Ms. Majin & Ms. Chacha!

Finally, there're the bloodthirsty newcomers who like to chop off heads like the Warring States never went out of style!

The Carnages of War!

So yeah, each of Lady Nobunaga's Swimsuit Daimyo heads up one of the casino's different sections.

Putting aside that I have no idea where to even begin with all that...it's going to be troublesome dealing with all these daimyo.

Even the best phantom thief can still only steal one thing at a time.

Here's an idea. Why don't we split up, take down these daimyo people separately, and save ourselves some time?

That would certainly be more efficient. Besides, they're strays. They can't hope to hold a candle to us.

Fujimaru, you can take care of this so-called Casino Demon King.

So we'll be doing a simultaneous divide and conquer? Hmm, that sounds pretty strategic!

Sounds good. Then let's split up and get to work.

This is great! I love how we're all movin' so fast while stayin' on the same page! All right, let's go get 'em!

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Hm? Say, where's Lady Iori? Don't tell me she still ain't back?

No, she rejoined us after we beat Suiten Palace. I could have sworn she was right here with us a moment ago...

Where could she have gotten off to?

Heh...

So, these Swimsuit Swordmasters have finally come.

You know, I feel like I did something similar recently. Must've been one of those midsummer night dreams.

Anyway, with the power of my Swimsuit Daimyo at my command, I'll defeat this Summer Lion King lady myself...

And then, all of Las Vegas will be mine!

Hahahahahahaha!

C-come quick, Sister! It's the Swimsuit Daimyo! They

Keep it down, Nobukatsu. No need to shout.

Now, what about the Swimsuit Daimyo?

You know, now that I think of it, why do we call them Swimsuit Daimyo when none of them are wearing swimsuits?

Never mind that now. What happened?

W-well, they!

Hm? What's that strange engine roar...?

...There you are.

Y-you!? No... It can't be!

Well, well. And after all the trouble I went took to track down this fabled Swimsuit Daimyo's hideout...

Whoever did this, I'm impressed they managed to beat a phantom thief to the punch...

Sh-she came from the sky... I couldn't do a thing against her! J-J...!

I see you've already had company.

O-Oryou was having a frog frappé... Oryou never even saw her coming...

O-Oryou will never live this down as long as Oryou lives...

Don't feel bad, Oryou. There was nothing we could have done against her.

For multiple reasons...

I'm sorry to bother you when you've already been defeated, but could you tell me what happened?

She got me while my guard was down... I knew I should have been more careful when going to the bathroom!

Hahahaha! I couldn't even tell what was happening before I started bleeding from my head!

Yosh, so far so good! ...Wait. Huh?

Am I interrupting something?

I can't believe it. I just stepped out for a while to buy some deep-fried butter, only to find Lady Chacha like this when I returned... Who did this to you, Lady Chacha?

I-it was...

...J!