I Can Copy Curses

'That thing should be famous so it should probably be in the most crowded area or should I ask the dealer about this?'

He thought, his eyes catching the attention of a man wearing an all-black suit and tie. The man in black appeared to be helping others choose their cards or simply watching over the whole game. His presence was commanding, suggesting he was someone of importance within the casino, perhaps a high-ranking staff member or even a dealer he was searching for.

He hesitated for a moment before finally deciding to ask him about what he wanted.

Walking towards the man in black, he arrived in front of him and tapped on his back, causing the man in black to turn around.

"What do you want, kid?" the man in black asked, seeing someone nudge him from behind.

"Are you the dealer here?" Orion asked.

The man in the black suit frowned upon hearing that, though he still answered to Orion.

"I am," he said and then asked. "What can I do for you?"

Orion smiled upon hearing his words and directly stated his query to him.

"I want to try the Lottery of Fortune and Misfortune."

Just as he finished his words, the hall became pin-drop silent. The sudden quiet was palpable, with the only sounds being the distant hum of the casino machines and the soft rustling of cards being dealt.

All eyes turned towards Orion, and murmurs began to spread through the hall. People whispered to one another, curious and speculative about who he was and the words spoken from his mouth.

"Who is that guy?"

"I don't know but he really wanted to try that lottery."

"Well, many have tried before and I am sure many are still waiting in line to try their luck on that lottery, thinking they could change their lives by winning it."

"That's just a fool's thinking."

"Haven't you tried before?"

"I have and I believe almost everyone who ever visits any space station would have tried their luck on that thing. But I now know that thing is nothing but a waste of time."

"Well, who knows, maybe he is the chosen one."

"That's what you said about me and it turned out I lost the lottery."

"Also, this lottery is available in all the space stations in the entire Magus Kingdom but nobody has ever won that lottery."

"Maybe Sword Sage is trolling us with this."

"Who knows? Let's go and see another one making a fool out of them."

Orion also sensed the sudden change in the atmosphere. The weight of numerous eyes on him made him acutely aware of the scrutiny he was under.

'It appears the rumours are indeed true and it seems nobody has ever won the lottery before either.'

However, instead of frowning over gaining extra attention, he smiled in excitement.

"Follow me, young lad," the dealer, unlike the people, became unreasonably enthusiastic and respective with his tone.

He led Orion to the very end of the hall, where a big door was waiting for them.

Orion smiled wryly, looking at the crowd of people following behind him. He had known that the craze of becoming a student of Sword Sage was huge but this was on a whole other level.

Being a student of Sword Sage could be one of the biggest statuses one could have in the whole Magus Kingdom; even in the three domains as a whole, one would have respect if one were a student of Sword Sage.

But these people were following him as if he had already won, knowing he was only going to try the lottery. They also understood that it was almost impossible for him to win the lottery but they still wanted to see the whole spectacle.

'Sword Sage is indeed the most popular being in the whole Magus Kingdom.'

Soon, the big door in front of them opened and Orion followed the dealer inside. All the people who were following Orion also went inside.

***

Orion was surprised to see that the other end of the huge door was an area even larger and grander than the one they were previously in.

From what he could tell, they were currently in a dome-like structural room with thousands of people standing in small groups of hundreds and such.

The thing that attracted his attention the most was the centrepiece of the dome.

In the middle of a dome, there was a huge golden spherical bubble floating quietly. In that sphere, there were many blue-coloured tickets that could be seen floating around.

'Is that the lottery?'

Orion thought, looking at the huge golden spherical ball floating in the distance.

"Your name?" At that moment, the dealer asked for his name.

Orion had already prepared for an alias beforehand. He wouldn't give his real name here; otherwise, that would draw too much attention to himself, especially now that he wanted to be as sneaky as possible because of the assassins targeting him.

He could draw any amount of attention to the alias he wanted but not to his original self.

"Curse Lord."

He mentioned his name to the dealer, who nodded upon hearing it.

Many people would preferably use their alias instead of giving their real name here so it wasn't strange that the dealer didn't pay much attention to hearing Orion's name.

"I will go and register your name for the lottery," the dealer said. "When your name is called upon, go to the front of the sphere. There, someone will explain the rules of the lottery to you."

Orion nodded to him in understanding.

Soon the dealer left him and went to register Orion's name in the lottery.

'How much time till the lottery starts?'

Orion wondered. Mike and the others would soon return and he would have to be there in the void shuttle before they arrived so he was kind of in a hurry.

However, on the other hand, he really didn't care if he were to be a little late. If Mike and the others reached the shuttle before him and didn't find him in there, then they would definitely not leave the Starforge without him.

So, he thought that everything would work out as long as he became a student of the Sword Sage.

Sword Sage was his hero and would always be his hero all his life and now that there was a chance that he could become his student, Orion definitely wouldn't want to miss this opportunity.

He already had this thought when he awakened the seal memories with him.

As for why he was so sure that he could become his student when there had never been anyone who had ever won the lottery, it was because becoming his student depended more on the luck aspect than anything else.

The luck could either be good or bad.