After three weeks of having Shinohara as an assistant manager of various peripheral gambling dens, I am proud to say we have made over 100 million yen. Using funds we have made from gambling, we purchased more rooms, tables, and labour. We have hired over twenty people to be designated dealers and counters. The student council, of course, hiked up room fees, but we were still able to create quite a bit of profit.

Of course, the richest students provided the majority of our winnings. A whole day can pass without one of these high rollers entering one of our dens, but once they do, they often bet for millions of yen.

Of course, sometimes the dealer loses the bet, in which much of our progress is erased. However, more often than not, clever sleight of hand often spells us the victor.

Unfortunately, the sum of money we have currently is nowhere near what the student council has in terms of sheer ammunition. Manyuda Kaede, a former student council member, noted how he provided three billion yen to the student council, which he lost to Yumeko. Speaking of which, Yumeko said she is willing to deal for free, although she said she didn't want to make any financial donation. Something about how we need to "earn our money" or something.

In the lunchroom, I sit at the table I usually sit during lunch, eating my bento box while taking a look at the spreadsheet, trying to maximize the profit. Mary is sitting next to me, although she doesn't have that many ideas on how to further expand the profit margin.

"This operation surpassed my old business a long time ago," Mary noted. "I never knew it was even possible to get this big without the student council sticking its nose into things. The former Vice President Juraku must have been especially nosy about big gambling businesses in Hyakkaou."

I was about to give up for the day when a certain individual walked up to me. It was none other than Sumeragi Itsuki- one of the richest students in the academy.