Sixth Casino "Professor's Proposition (Part 1)"

Now I see.

So you're the ones I heard were attempting the Swordbeauty duels being held in this minute Singularity.

But of course, that hardly comes as a surprise.

Frankly, Master, I would be more surprised if you weren't here trying to repair this Singularity.

Very well then! You have my full support!

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Oh, it's nothing special, Master. I'm one of your Servants too, after all.

Besides, I have a little grudge of my own to settle.

Ya do?

Well, that doesn't sound good.

Um, Professor?

Hahaha, it's nothing, really. Las Vegas merely turned out to be a far more formidable adversary than I thought.

Do you know why I'm here tending bar in the first place?

Because I lost. Completely and utterly.

I, the Napoleon of crime who has conquered countless casinos, have yet to score big at Casino Camelot!

While I may not have lost per se, I certainly haven't won, either.

And the reason for that lies solely with

The Summer Lion King?

Exactly!

It's all that damn royal bunny's fault! She ruined every ploy I had to make off with my hard-cheated gains!

I couldn't palm so much as a single card thanks to her seeing through all of my tricks!

Hah! Utterly farcical, isn't it!?

Me, the same man who once spun his spider's web throughout all of Europe, working from the shadows, right under Queen Victoria's nose...

...failing to stay ahead of an ancient king from the same British Isles...

...Well, I can't let that stand, now can I?

Y-yikes, that's the wickedest face I've ever seen. For a moment there, I almost got lost in its darkness...

I dunno what your deal is, but I can tell you're a real bad guy.

Ah, I do apologize. I had no intention of frightening you, young lady.

That's one of many things I dislike about getting old. It becomes so much more difficult to moderate oneself.

At any rate, Master, to reiterate, you have my full support in your efforts to defeat the Summer Lion King.

...But

You catch on quick.

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Facsimile created by the Holy Grail or not, this is still Las Vegasa soulless city of gambling where money talks louder than anything else.

And as a denizen of this city, I am no exception.

...?

I think he means he wants you to hire him.

Right you are, Ninja Boy!

Very well then, I'll send you my fee for services to be rendered later. All payment in advance, please!