A day of Fun

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It was a beautiful day in the Tsuki no Kuni, with the sun hight in the sky - as it often was - and the birds out in the trees everyone was at peace. At ten o’clock in the morning on a week day most people were going about their business. Since the village in question was not one filled with shinobi it was filled with people with normal, generic jobs. Shop owners, builders and performers. Many of the tourists and people of the village had gathered around a market that had been erected earlier that morning. There were stalls for almost everything, food, clothes and toys. It would be a good place to visit if you needed supplies for your everyday life. It was a very relaxing morning for those who did not need to work. But for those who did it was hectic. A building project was happening in the center of town, making new houses for the ever growing population. It was a rather wealthy place so tourists would come from all over the place and some decided to stay for good. One of those places where old rich would come to retire. Especially those with an eye for gambling.

For one person in particular it was a relaxing day. Akira Tenshi a nineteen year old Tenei Nukenin still lay in his rented bed. He was in no hurry to get up, his only plan for the day was to go play poker. But not many people went to casinos this early in the day. More people would be there later on in the afternoon or at night. So did not have to be up for a while and after last night he did not feel like getting up. It was good to get as much rest as possible, especially if he was going to be doing any more missions soon. As well as this he would need his brain to be working at full capacity if he was going to make money. He had decided that he would go in at around three or four then go on until he had one thousand ryo. That was, if he was not kicked out before he got the chance to. If you did too well they would accuse you of card counting and you would be out. Not as if he was not going to be card counting. It was a useful skill that he had developed back in Kumogakure. This allowed him to make as much money as possible while playing his favourite game, black jack.

Eventually the man got up at half past. After stretching out his back and arms he went over and poured himself a glass of milk. The room had come with some complimentary food and drinks. Only the basics like tea, milk, bread and eggs. Putting a frying pan on the hob he cracked some eggs onto it. A perfect breakfast. Then he put some bread in the toaster and got a plate out. Once they were both done he buttered the bread and took the food over to the only table. Munching on the crunchy bread he started turning the pages of a book which he had left on the surface. It was a weird book, a detective novel, he was not really sure whether he liked it or not. Once he had finished the Nukenin proceeded to go into the bathroom. Once he had relieved himself he stripped off and stepped in the shower. It was nice to have hot running water cascade over his body. Usually he would have to wash in the river at the bottom of the forest ravine. After he was done the man stepped out and dried himself. Especially his hair, it always looked better if there was little water in it. His black locks stuck up all over the place. Then he flattened them down in a fashionable and appealing way. He wanted to look his best incase he met anyone at the casino. Once his teeth were brushed he turned around and left the bathroom.

Putting on a nice, crisp white shirt and black tie he began to get ready. He would be wearing his finest clothes for the day. Once his suit and trousers were on he padded around the room. Not being able to decide whether to take a weapon to this event. You never could be too careful in these things. But eventually he decided against it. Probably for the best, he did not want to get caught and have to fight his way out. Still, he had a good few hours until it would be the best time to go. So he picked up the manual on card counting from his bag and started reading. He was pleased that he had brought it, a bit of practice for later would be useful. The more he took in now the more he would be able to win. He was only half way through the book so he still had a while to go. If he focused and concentrated there was a chance he could get the majority of it read. Flipping through the pages until he was confident that he was good enough for later. It was now twelve and he was still not hungry. Tenshi decided that he would out at one and have lunch, then go on to the casino. Storing the money that he had acquired the previous day and Ace his lighter in the inside pocket of his jacket.

He might as well go out and explore a bit of the town. You never knew if you might need to escape quickly and not have time to have a look around. He would go down to the market and maybe he could go down to the port. He had driven by it in his carriage briefly and he had seen it last night. But not in all its glory in the day. Maybe he could also go out for a boat ride someday soon. A large sailing boat that had sailed around the world. Once he had picked up the key to the room he walked out and left. He would head off to the market first and buy lunch. Then it would be on to the casino to rob some old man and woman of their fortunes.

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Outside was nicer than it had looked from out of a window. A light breeze blew through the buildings. Tenshi walked around the market square absorbed in the crowd. It would be impossible for anyone to pick him out in this crowd. Unless they were like Murasami Kai who was able to sense chakra. Either way he could make it out of there before anyone came at him. He went to each one of the stores individually. Stopping at one that sold lighters and fuel. After a short negotiation with the owner he purchased some liquid paraffin. The perfect fuel for his lighter, it was in a seventy centiliter bottle. Once he had took Ace out of his pocket he topped it up. Then he put them both in his side pocket. Maybe he would be able to purchase a cigar somewhere and try it. Supposedly they were nice and Tenshi had never tried one before. He had contemplated taking up smoking as he currently had little use for his lighter. Given the range of stalls in this market there was probably one that sold tobacco somewhere. But he would come to that later, now he wanted to take a look at clothes.

There were four rows on clothes hung up, all of which were for the male sex. Some where strange, some more his style. With some strange formal wears and some informal jumpers. He picked out his favourite clothes and took them to the owner. Sometimes it was nice to actually pay for things. It made him feel more normal, less like a Nukenin. From there he moved on to the stalls near it. One filled with strange exotic weapons, none of which looked particularly practical. Apart from one, a blow pipe. It looked like quite an interesting weapon. He went over and picked it up. A somewhat heavy long read of hollowed out wood. Putting it to his lips the Nukenin blew out sharply. It would be quite a cool weapon to have, but not now. He might see if he could find one later on in his travels, it already seemed like a useful weapon. If he got good at using it he could use it to take out or poison enemies silently. Perfect for assassinations, especially from a long distance. With a bow and arrow people would see a large arrow sticking out of someone, whereas a tiny dart would be almost untraceable.

It was time for food and nothing else. Tenshi would not let anything get in the way of his meal. A ramen bar stood in one of the far corners of the square. People were crowded around it also trying to get food but he could push through. Once he got there the crowd size had decreased, yet he still pushed through to the front. ”One steak and chicken ramen if you will my good sir. Make it snappy if you may?” He jumped up on one of the stools so that no one could take his spot. While he was waiting the Tenei decided to do the knife game song with a chopstick. It was sort of a tick he had, often would he do it whilst waiting for food. You could not here the clicking noise over the hubbub behind him. It was a loud market but it was to be expected. People’s footsteps and voices could be heard over everything. When it did finally arrive he dug into his ramen straight away. Satisfactory, was his first reaction. It did not taste that store and the meet was somewhat rubbery. No tip for this man today. His loss, since Tenshi had stolen money to spare. Once he was finished Tenshi gave him the correct amount and disappeared back into the crowd.

After a further half an hour in the market he decided that his stay had run its course. There was nothing more that he wanted to but. But there was a large possibility that he would eventually get a blowpipe. Plus if he got one then he would start buying poison and maybe he could poison his swords as well. That way he would be even more deadly than he was right now. No one would be able to stand in his way and when he got his summon he would crush everyone. From this day forward his goal would be to become the best fighter in the world. Yet another goal that would probably never come true. He decided that it would probably be best if he was to go to the Casino now. Play some games that did not require people like roulette. Hopefully he would be able to make a bit more money like this. Then make larger amounts when he played cards against other people.

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Tenshi arrived at the casino at three. Upon entering he converted all of his ryo into chips. There were not many people on the floor so he decided not to go to any tables. As he had previously planned he would save that for later. It was rather a large casino. You could see that it was rather successful in the fact that the layout seemed rather wealthy. They had six or seven tables, four roulette wheels, three rows of slot machines and places for baccarat. A bar was next to the place where you would cash in chips. He would order some drinks later on. While dressed in his suit the nineteen year old could pass for older than he actually was. It was useful for when drinking and in these particular buildings. First he would go to roulette, although it was a risky game to play it would be good for waisting time. It was easy to lose lots of money in this game so he would start by betting low. Limiting himself to five ryo maximum per spin. That way he could keep as much money as possible to use later on in the day. It would be great if he could maybe make some money from doing this.

On his first spin he lost two from betting on red. It was an annoying spin because it had stopped mid way and fallen at the last second. Then lost again from it falling on the green. Finally he came into his luck on the third and fourth go winning a combined ten ryo. But he lost half of it the next time, this is why you should never play roulette. Tenshi gave up eventually, it was pointless carrying on. He knew that he would eventually bet ore and more money until there was almost none left. It was the problem with betting games, you always lost in the end. They would draw you in so you lost more and more money, especially slot machines. The Nukenin had learned that the hard way. He moved on to a different game where he lost even more money. But by this time a Black Jack table was open, his speciality. Going over he bought into the game, it was a low stakes table. One hundred and fifty ryo worth of chips were in front of him when his first pair of cards were dealt. They were a two and four. He tried to go for a five card trick but had to stop on nineteen. Luckily he won anyway. If he carried on like that he would ask for the stakes to be raised so he could make more. Winning six of the next nine hands he had already made fifty more ryo. He would have to be careful not to win too many more otherwise he would be kicked out and the night had only just begun.

As it progressed he made more and more money. Eventually he left to go to a higher stakes game with more people. He only lost one hand in the next ten games. The old magic was returning to him, he should do this a lot more. It was a shame that there was not many casinos up in Kusa. Perhaps he could build one with the money he made tonight. It would probably be quite a good source of income. He ordered a whiskey and they did not ask his age. It came relatively quickly and he sipped it while waiting for his round of betting. Soon he got bored of playing Black Jack and went on to Hold‘em. This was a longer but no less fun game. Currently with a fortune of eight hundred ryo Tenshi had made a profit of two hundred. His skills at this new game were not as good as his skills at the previous. But he was still confident that he would be able to make some money. Possibly make it onto the thousands. There were no clocks around the room, there never were in casino rooms. So he had to ask one of the other visitors. It was seven, he had already been in there for four hours. Yet he still had not made his ideal figure.

Moving on to his second whiskey Tenshi carried on playing. He was determined to reach one thousand so he asked if the stakes could be risen. It would be a shame if he ended up losing all of his money so he started to play it safer. Folding whenever he did not feel comfortable. Often would he bluff his way to victory but the Nukenin was worried that people would catch on soon. So he had to mix it up from time to time. As soon as he hit four digits he would leave. If he did not do this then it would give him a chance to push to hard and lose all of his money. He could use the money he got now to purchase some new stuff for his home. Although it was easier to steal things sometimes he had a hard time lugging large quantities back to his lair. At least with money he could get someone to take it half of the way. But now he would have to focus on getting this money. As well as this he could use it to purchase more equipment and pay someone to give a summoning.

It was a further hour before he finally came into his fortune. After all this time he was satisfied with what he had won and it was time to leave. Converting all of his winnings back into cash they gave it to him and a complimentary house chip. The woman behind the counter congratulated and he thanked her. When he got back to his room Tenshi skipped out on dinner. Instead he went to the fridge and picked up two chilled beers. The ice cold liquid gushed down his throat. Kicking off his shoes the man settled into an armchair. He did not know how much longer he would stay in this country. It would probably be a few more days unless someone offered him another job. That way it would have to be as long as he had to wait for that. Then he would have to find another place to visit. Even though he should probably return to his current home. But he wanted to stay out traveling. Maybe it was time to go to one of the main countries. One that he had not been yet, he would have to decide later one because for now he wanted to read.