One Punch Man King Engine - Chapter 115
Bang is on a mission to answer the question in his mind about King’s power. An investigation must be commenced.
Of course, he was not reckless enough to directly challenge King. King would probably refuse his challenge. Instead, he would probe King’s strength and skills through simple games while bidding his time to initiate an official challenge.
Bang’s spirit recovered after the day off, and he immediately challenged King into a game. It was another fierce battle competition passed down from ancient times – guessing the dice!
The participants of this game are divided into Dealers and Players. The Dealers shake the dice in a container, and the Players guess the numbers on the dice. For the sake of fairness, the participants took turns being the Dealers.
Normally, the player would be betting on specific prediction categories. For example, betting “High” means the player is guessing that the sum of the dice would be higher than 11, and betting “Low” would mean the player is guessing that the sum of the dice would be below 9, both of which excludes “Triple.” But the dojo followed a different rule. Here, the player must guess the sum total of the numbers on the dice. For example, if the dice showed three, five, and six, the Players can only win if they bet on 3+5+6=14.
Moreover, the dealer can determine the number of dice used. If the dealer feels like it, he can use three, twenty, or even thousands of dice—if there are enough dice in supply. The format of the game was definitely stacked against the player, and the dealer would win most of the time. That was why the participants took turns being the player and the dealer.
The cruelest part of the game was the punishment—the loser of a game must take off a piece of their clothing!
A game between men and women could set a romantic and erotic mood, but if King and Bang played together, the scene would be…unbearable to watch.
The explanation of the rules stunned King. He stared at the calm and composed Bang. How much do you want to win against me?
Charanko also had a strange expression on his face. According to what he knew, this game was designed in ancient times to resolve the conflict between the disciples of the dojo, to replace physical duels that would cause injuries and casualties. He didn’t expect Bang to challenge King to this game.
This would be a good match.
King’s mouth twitched, “Silver Fang, this game… what is its meaning?”
“The tradition of the dojo has roots in battle skills. Dice guessing game seems to be a meaningless gamble, but it actually tests the limits of one’s hearing and analytical capability. Through the minute difference of the sound made by the dice when they are shaken, one can precisely analyze and predicts the resulting numbers.”
The senses of the strongest man must all be top-notch, including a sharp hearing ability. King, do you have it?
……
That’s total nonsense! Is there really anyone who plays the game like that?
King looked at the serious Bang in disbelief. He found it hard to believe that such legendary gambling skills really existed in the world. Using the sound of the dice to determine the number… it was impossible no matter how he looked at it. This old man Bang would not fool me, right?
“Alright, King, that’s all you need to know about the game. Let’s play!” Bang urged King to hurry up and play the game. He wanted to see whether King’s strength was real, and he planned a series of games after this one.
As always, Charanko was still the referee!
Bang played as the dealer in the first round, and King was the player.
“King, are you ready?”
Bang won’t use his ultimate move right away. He threw five dice into the shaker one by one.
“Alright, let’s begin!”
There was nothing he could prepare for this game. King had never played dice gambling before, never mind the divine skill of “listening to the sound” that Bang mentioned.
“Alright, please watch carefully. I’m going to shake the dice.”
Bang smiled, and he shook the shaker in front of King, covering it with his wrinkled palm. The sound of dice hitting each other echoed.
King stared intently while pricking up his ears. Even though he knew that he could not “discern the number with sound,” he still tried to listen to the sound of the dice.
Bam!
After a while, Bang slammed the shaker on the floor and took two steps back. He smiled at King. “King, guess the number!” He was pretty sure King wouldn’t guess the number correctly in the first round. Even if he had a superhuman hearing, he would still need to calibrate against the subtle sound of the dice used.
The real test comes later!
Alas, gambling is really a game of luck.
King stared at the cylindrical shaker in distress. He gleaned nothing from the sound of the dice. He could only guess blindly.
Five dice, the smallest result is five, the largest is thirty, then I guess the middle!
He thought for a while and said decisively, “Fifteen.”
Bang raised his eyebrows, still smiling. “Fifteen? Are you sure?”
He hid his surprise as he saw King’s determined face. King guessed correctly!
“Yes.” King nodded with certainty.
“Charanko, show us the result.”
Charanko stepped forward and carefully opened the shaker.
He read the numbers aloud, “One, two….”
The five dice rolled as follows: One, two, three, four, five.
Together, the total sum was…
Fifteen points!!
“The winner is… King!”
“I won?”
King was shocked. I’m really blessed by the heavens! My luck is incredible!
He chuckled, “My luck is really good.”
Bang smiled. Was it luck? Impossible. In the previous game, King had also used luck as an excuse to hide his strength. How could anyone be so lucky?
He narrowed his eyes at King. It cannot be luck, so King’s hearing and analytical ability must be incredibly high.
Bang’s confusion only increased. King’s strength is incredible, but why was he showing such weak physical performance?
He decided to continue testing and observing King.
“Hey, Silver Fang, you lost. According to the rules, shouldn’t you take off a piece of your clothes?” King taunted. Although it was boring to see a man take off his clothes, winning against one of the best martial arts grandmasters was very interesting.
“I admit defeat.”
Bang calmly removed his socks.
Dammit!
King widened his eyes, seeing another pair of socks behind the ones that Bang had just removed. This shameless old man wore two pairs of socks for this game!
Bang silently laughed at King’s surprised face. This old man wanted to test you, and I naturally come prepared. Who said it’s only two pairs of socks? Hehe, if you win, you will know how many pairs of socks I wear. Of course, if you win all the rounds, it will reveal the extent of your hearing ability.
The one with superhuman observation and analysis skills, a true master—King!
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