Besides hired staff, some of the people serving in these facilities were students who had become "livestock."
The wages for part-time work in these places were far more generous than outside; it could be said that, regardless of gambling, this was arguably the high school with the best treatment in the world.
However, due to the system promulgated by the new Student Council President upon her inauguration, every student had to pay a monthly tribute.
If these tributes were considered membership fees for maintaining these facilities, Ayanokoji would be quite willing to pay this money.
A minimum of 100,000 yen per month to enjoy free access to all public places—such a place would be very popular even outside, wouldn't it?
After all, in some places, just a month of private gym lessons costs 10,000 RMB, while here, you can not only use the gym for free but also have professional coaches serve you for free.
For the users, it was quite affordable.
Unfortunately, Ayanokoji did not see many students with the same leisurely elegance as him here, and this school was not open to the public.
For most of the time, these buildings were probably empty, as students' interests were all in gambling.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, with an attitude critical of capitalist extravagance and waste, enjoyed the services here with Kurume Laiwei with a clear conscience.
The various services in this school were very complete, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka even wanted to live in the school and not go out.
But there was one regrettable point: the houses within the school were not for rent.
Private Hyakkaou Academy was very similar to a university; student management was very lax, and the school also had apartments specifically for student accommodation.
However, those rooms were only open to original students who had been attending this school since junior high.
Of course, the school did not restrict leaving; anyone could go home every day. In fact, most wealthy noble children went home every day; only students keen on gambling remained at school.
New students like Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, who transferred midway, either commuted or could only stay in the school's hotel.
Among all the basic facilities, the hotel was an extreme; it offered no student discounts at all.
A standard room alone required a rent of 20,000 yen per night.
This was still the most ordinary room; building on this, there were also king-size rooms and themed rooms, and those rooms were even more expensive.
Most students had dormitories at school, and those transfer students who got in by their own merit wouldn't stay in such expensive places.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka didn't even know who would stay in such an uneconomical place.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka complained a few words to Kurume Laiwei, and then saw her face turn red, as she turned her face away and whispered, "Actually, this place is for couples to rest.
If someone gambles away their body in a gamble, the Student Council will also act as an arbitration body, supervising both parties to complete the punishment…"
"Is that so…"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka also felt a bit awkward and quickly found a topic: "By the way, can even one's body be used as a stake? I thought the Student Council would manage these things."
"Regardless of houses, cars, or bodies, as long as both parties believe the stakes are equal, the gamble is established. The Student Council will not interfere with established gambles and will have an arbitration committee specifically to supervise and ensure that the stakes reach the winner's hands."
Most of the Student Council members were girls; they would protect the rights of girls, but if someone was not self-respecting and gambled away her body, that was purely her own fault, and the Student Council would not interfere.
Leaving the hotel, Ayanokoji still wanted to see the place where the white tower was located, but unfortunately, the gate leading to it was locked and seemed not to be open to the public.
Kurume Laiwei said that this building started construction half a year ago, but its owner was very mysterious, and no one knew who funded its construction.
Around the time school let out in the afternoon, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Kurume Laiwei walked out of the cinema.
They had chosen the movie, and the entire theater only had the two of them.
They comfortably watched the movie while eating the free popcorn and cola provided by the cinema, spending a rather pleasant afternoon.
If one disregarded the gambling aspect, this school was indeed the best choice for passing the time.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka didn't know whether to thank his cheap dad or resent him.
Kurume Laiwei left school first after watching the movie; she transferred to this school in her third year of junior high and did not have a dormitory at school, so she still had to go home every day after school.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka did not leave school; he walked around the school and came to the Club Building.
If nothing unexpected happened, Saotome Meari would show up here.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka could tell that Saotome Meari was the type who was impatient and once she decided on something, it was hard to change her mind. To earn money, she would certainly not waste a single day.
The entire Club Building had five or six floors, with seven or eight casinos on each floor.
Students who had dormitories at school would stay overnight at school, so they often gambled until late at night.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, taking advantage of no one being around, materialized a large bag of R-grade potato chips with a soothing effect on the mind, and walked around while eating.
Originally, he wanted to materialize them while watching the movie, but Kurume Laiwei had been following him closely, making it hard for him to find an opportunity to materialize the snacks.
However, the free popcorn given by the cinema was in large, unlimited bags and tasted good, so it didn't really matter.
Shogi Club, Supernatural Research Club, Animation Research Club, Traditional Culture Research Society… Ayanokoji visited each club like an ordinary high school student.
However, the contents of these clubs were mostly the same; they were all casinos.
Ayanokoji did not participate in any casino, but merely observed from the sidelines, watching one gambler after another wail in despair.
This school truly doesn't restrict cheating... Out of ten casinos Ayanokoji passed, seven of them cheated.
Although he didn't carefully ponder the methods of their cheating, he could judge this just by looking at the win rate—nine out of ten gambles were lost; it was problematic without even guessing.
These casinos with extremely low win rates naturally had less foot traffic.
Those popular casinos, even if they cheated, wouldn't be so obvious; at least they would arrange a 40-60 split to let gamblers also experience the feeling of winning.
Ayanokoji remembered that operating a casino required paying a venue fee to the Student Council. If these casinos cheated so obviously and were deserted, what if they had a 90% win rate? Could the casino owner really afford the venue fee?
Especially a casino called the Traditional Culture Research Society, which didn't even have a single gambler.
When Ayanokoji Kiyotaka walked into this casino and saw no customers, he instinctively wanted to leave, but a girl in a kimono hugged his waist, insisting he gamble a round before leaving.
The girl also clamored that her club president was a Student Council member, and if he didn't gamble with her, she would punish him by making him a "livestock."
Ayanokoji wasn't sure if the girl was just bluffing or if the Student Council was really that overbearing. He had no choice but to throw down 10,000 yen and flee.
If you want gamblers, then don't engage in this kind of gambling that clearly involves cheating! What's the point of this kind of forced buying and selling!
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