The four days of warm-up from Tuesday to Friday passed quickly.
The casino in the Chemistry Preparation Room was packed from the very first day. Some people came specifically for the ten thousand yen. They initially thought the money would be easy to get; even for cumulative sign-ins, they only needed to visit once a day.
But no one expected the casino to be so popular. Many people had already signed in for two or three days but were blocked at the door, queuing because they arrived a little late.
Cumulative login, as the name suggests, required signing in for four days to receive ten thousand yen.
If someone didn't come on the second day, even if they came on the third day, it would only count as their second day, and they would only receive 2000 yen.
Only twenty or so people actually received the full ten thousand yen. Most people only received vouchers for two or three days.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was already very considerate; he didn't implement "streak breaks" where missing one day in between would disqualify someone from receiving the reward.
Even so, many people complained that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka gave too little.
Fortunately, many people also stood by Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, retorting to those who complained—that's enough, this money is given for free, it's good to receive anything. Where have you seen such a money-giving event before?
So most people, even if they didn't receive the full ten thousand yen, didn't blame the organizers; they only blamed themselves for coming too late.
Although the money was in the form of vouchers, it was still real money in their hands. Ten thousand yen is over five hundred RMB, and even one thousand yen is fifty yuan, enough for a lunch.
Being able to receive this money just by signing in made the event very generous. If anyone still complained, they truly were "insatiable wolves."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka didn't care about the complaints.
An event can't satisfy everyone. The complainers only accounted for one-tenth of all visitors, meaning nine-tenths of the visitors were satisfied, which was already considered "rave reviews."
In the "Sign-in Gift" event, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka spent a total of 1.4 million yen, plus promotional expenses, totaling 1.5 million yen.
Although he spent a lot of money, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was still very satisfied—under the dual promotion of the sign-in event and the Dou Di Zhu Competition, basically all the students in the school learned about the new game of Landlord.
This was definitely worth it.
1.5 million yen, this money was roughly equivalent to a day's interest for Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, so he didn't feel any pain.
But Meari didn't know this, and she was very distressed about money.
The 1.5 million had been given away for nothing. If she couldn't win the championship, the loss would be huge!
Meari was under a lot of psychological pressure. She spent every day in the casino playing Landlord with others.
Fortunately, in these few days, Meari felt that the game of Landlord was very suitable for her, and she could fully utilize her mathematical talent to remember cards.
It seemed that the Luck Rabbit Foot Ayanokoji Kiyotaka gave her really brought her luck. She felt that her card luck was quite good, and coupled with her own strength, although the stakes were not large, she had won more than 200,000 in these days, and she was considered a bit famous in the casino.
Fortunately, she disguised herself every day she came, otherwise, probably not many people would be willing to sit at the same table with her.
After the business closed today, there were already more than 400 people signed up for the competition on Hanatemari Kazura's registration form, which was quite a lot.
Perhaps seeing the commotion here, members of the Beautification Committee came over several times. In addition to asking about the specific number of participants and the competition process, they also asked about their competition arrangements.
Although holding a competition does not require reporting, at least some records must be made, otherwise, if something goes wrong, who would the Beautification Committee find to deal with the problem?
These questions were very reasonable, but except for the number of participants, other questions were all brushed aside by Togakushi Yukimi. Some people were dissatisfied and reprimanded her a few times, but they were quickly drowned out by Kurume's louder voice, scolding these people away.
Togakushi Yukimi was also very helpless—she really didn't know the details of this competition.
The competition was going to be held in two days, but Ayanokoji Kiyotaka still looked calm and unhurried, and had not discussed any competition content with them.
She did ask Ayanokoji what to do then, but Ayanokoji just said it was temporarily confidential and they would know when the time came.
He not only kept it from Togakushi Yukimi, but even Meari and Hanatemari didn't know his thoughts. There was nothing they could do, they could only focus on their own tasks first.
Originally, Togakushi Yukimi thought that the Beautification Committee members were just going through the motions and would leave after a perfunctory answer, but to their surprise, after today's operations ended, the Beautification Committee Chairman Miharu Taki Sakura actually came in person.
Togakushi Yukimi asked Ayanokoji what to do. He thought for a moment and decided to handle it himself.
"Ayanokoji Kiyotaka… are you the operator of this casino?" When Miharu Taki Sakura saw Ayanokoji, a flash of surprise flickered in her eyes.
"I remember, this casino should be run by Ikishima Midari…"
Miharu Taki's memory was naturally very good. She still remembered that the monthly rent for this casino was one million Japanese yen, and Ikishima Midari had never paid taxes. She sent her subordinates to urge payment repeatedly, and in the end, it was Ayanokoji who recovered the money.
How did this casino end up in his hands now?
Although she knew that Ayanokoji and Ikishima Midari had a gambling agreement, she did not know the specific stakes, and Mikura was too embarrassed to tell her.
"After I gambled with Ikishima Midari, she transferred this casino to me. I am now in charge of this casino, and this Dou Di Zhu Competition was also initiated by me," Ayanokoji Kiyotaka said.
Miharu Taki raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but ask, "You said this casino is yours? And this Landlord game was also invented by you?"
Although Miharu Taki Sakura was very busy and spent every day dealing with official business, she had still heard about this game.
The gameplay was complex, with multiple variations like Mahjong. Without a long period of research, such a complete set of rules could never have been created.
She immediately looked at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka in a new light.
Ayanokoji nodded, then shook his head, which left Miharu Taki Sakura completely bewildered.
What did he mean by that?
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka hesitated for a moment: "Senpai Miharu Taki, actually, for the invention of this game, not only me, but my brother also contributed a lot…"
When explaining to Miharu Taki Sakura, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka deliberately said that Landlord was created by him and his brother Ayanokoji Kiyotaka on a whim at home. Besides him, his brother also had a lot of credit.
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