"Don't worry, I will take good care of her." Knowing the relationship between Genos and Sissi, Robin nodded in agreement. This ruthless character wants to eliminate Baroque Works because Baroque Works has touched Sissi. Rather, Robin was very surprised that the other party was willing to entrust Sissi to her with confidence. The more this happened, the more she had to take good care of Sissi.
"Then, let's go our separate ways!" Neru distributed the activity funds to everyone, and then the group split into three and landed on Lavis Island.
"Let's get some sleep first." After looking at the people who were leaving and then at the sky, Genos put up the parasol, put down the lounge chair, and lay down comfortably.
After taking a look at Genos, who fell asleep in a second, Daz Bones was silent for a while, then took out some training equipment from the room next door and started exercising seriously on the deck. If you are not good at it, you need to practice more. That's what Captain Rhodes said. His strength is indeed not enough, and he was just looking at the world from a narrow perspective before. However, he gained some fame in the West Blue with the power of the Devil Fruit and thought he was very strong. It was not until he met Captain Rhodes and his crew that he realized his strength was just average. If you want to gain a foothold in this ocean, such strength alone is not enough. At the very least, we must master the power called Haki, as Captain Rhodes said! While strengthening his body, Daz Bones made a secret decision in his heart: Never relax on the island before awakening the power of Haki! As Daz Bones set himself these constraints, his heart slowly calmed down, and the deck fell into silence.
Nia's Quest for Riches
"It's right here!!" Standing in front of the largest casino in town, Nia was in high spirits. Today, she, the gambling god Nia, is going to wreak havoc on everyone!
"Come on, come on." Turning around and pulling Neru, Nia rushed into the casino in a hurry.
"Grand?" Looking at the big name on the casino, a hint of thought flashed across Rhodes's eyes. I always feel that this name is somewhat familiar. But I can't remember.
"Hurry up, Rhodes." Over there, Nia had already exchanged the chips and was urging Rhodes.
"How many chips did you exchange?" Rhodes glanced at the chips in Nia's hands.
"Five million Baileys!"
"That's all?"
"You are too arrogant, Rhodes! Five million is already a lot!"
"Is there?" As expected, if the money is not earned through hard work, you won't feel bad about spending it. The money for Rhodes and his friends was mainly contributed by Doflamingo and Crocodile, so he didn't feel any regret in spending it.
"Let's just go with the simplest and most direct approach!" Nia led the two of them to a gambling table. "Dice!"
"Buy it and leave it!" After taking a look at the gambling table in front of him and meeting Nia's expectant eyes, Neru showed a helpless, bitter smile on his face. "I can't see that far into the future." The rules of the game here are that you place your bets first, and the dealer will shake the machine only after everyone has placed their bets. Even if you place a bet at the last minute, the process from the dealer shaking the machine to the points appearing will take at least half a minute. With Neru's Observation Haki, there is no way to accurately predict what will happen half a minute later.
"Ah?" Nia's face fell, and her plan to get rich was ruined.
"Hahahaha, just have fun, maybe you'll get lucky!" Seeing the expression on Nia's face, Rhodes couldn't help laughing. Then he took some chips from her and wandered around the hall.
"It's the only way." Nia still looked unwilling. She originally wanted to kill everyone.
"Amazing!!"
"I've won ten games in a row!"
"What are you betting on, uncle?"
"That's right, we'll all follow you!"
"…"
Win ten games in a row!? Nia's ears twitched slightly, and she quickly turned around and looked at another gambling table. Unlike this side, that side was full of people, and the atmosphere was much more lively than this side. Everyone's face was full of enthusiasm, staring at a middle-aged man sitting in front of the gambling table.
"Hahahaha, I just happened to be lucky." The middle-aged man was wearing a purple kimono and was sitting in front of the gambling table with chips piled in front of him.
"I want to place a bet too!" After learning about the situation from the people around her, Nia smiled again. Although the plan failed, Neru's Observation Haki could not accurately predict the outcome. However, this uncle in front of me, who is extremely lucky, has already won 10 games in a row. As long as I follow his bets, I will be able to win big! Although the process is different from what you imagined, at least the result is the same!
"Then I'll just place a bet this time." The uncle took out a few chips from the stack in front of him and threw them on the "odd".
"One!"
"I'll place my bet too!"
"Follow me!"
"I'm betting it all!"
Unlike this uncle, right after he placed his bet, all the gamblers around him put a lot of chips on the 'odd', and some even bet everything. Thanks to this uncle, the chips in their hands had increased several times! Looking at the fanatical expressions of the people around her, Nia gritted her teeth and placed the biggest chip on the bet: one million Baileys! This is a huge sum of money worth 2,000 bebops!
"Buy it and leave it!" After everyone had placed their bets, the dealer started shaking the machine. Nia held her breath and stared closely at the shaking machine.
"Open!"
"Three six, odd!"
"We won!!"
"11 consecutive wins!"
"That's amazing!!"
"That's a million Baileys win?" Nia looked at the chips she had won, and her face gradually became excited. As expected, she was destined to kill everyone today!
"Uncle, what are you betting on this time?" Nia followed the gamblers around her and looked at the uncle sitting there.
"It seems that I have good luck today." The middle-aged man laughed and took back the chips he had won. He only bet 50,000 Baileys.
"Hey, bro, you should put down more!" Seeing the middle-aged man taking back the chips, the other gamblers around couldn't help but speak up. "Gambling means making big bets while your luck is high!" There were still a lot of chips in front of this uncle. But every time the bet was placed, the other party only placed 50,000 Bailey chips. If he had such luck, he would have bet his entire fortune on it.
"Small gambling can make you happy, but big gambling can hurt your body." Facing the advice of the gamblers around him, the middle-aged man just smiled faintly and took out 50,000 Baileys in chips from in front of him again. "I just like gambling, not to gain wealth." He added, "Besides, it's just a temporary victory or defeat. It doesn't mean that I will always win."
"This time, I'll still bet on singles!"
"Me too!"
"Pay the bill!!"
"All in!"
The gamblers around him put all their chips on the line in an instant, and no one paid attention to what the middle-aged man had said before. They came here with the dream of getting rich overnight!
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As the Rhodes Pirates split up on Lavis Island, Daz Bones begins an intense training regimen on the Polaris, determined to master Haki after realizing his previous self-perceived strength was insufficient. Meanwhile, Nia, Rhodes, and Neru enter a grand casino. Nia's initial plan to use Neru's Observation Haki for easy wins is thwarted by the game's mechanics, but they soon discover a "lucky uncle" on an 11-game winning streak. Nia, along with other excited gamblers, decides to follow the uncle's bets, quickly winning a million Baileys. The uncle, however, remains cautious, betting small amounts despite his winning streak, warning against excessive gambling, but the other gamblers, driven by the dream of instant wealth, ignore his advice and go all-in on his next bet.