Baccarat Blocked In
In the glittering, luxurious casino, Baccarat lightly swipes a large handful of chips in her hand, looking at several sweaty gamblers across from her.
"Damn it... I refuse to believe I can't beat you this time! I'll keep going!"
With a whoosh, the sweat-drenched, fat-headed gambler shoved all his chips onto the table. This action seemed to send a signal; the expressions of the other two gamblers changed, and one of them immediately stood up.
"I'm not going! I just came here for fun, and I don't want to go bankrupt like this!"
"I'll bet too! If we win, my assets will triple!"
Seeing the various postures of the gamblers before her, Baccarat smiled and revealed her true colors:
"Oh dear, a flush... It seems I won again! I'm so embarrassed!"
"No... impossible!!"
The two gamblers swayed unsteadily, their faces filled with disbelief. The only gambler who had quit breathed a sigh of relief, but seeing the twisted, almost zombie-like expressions on the faces of the remaining two, he quickly took a few steps back.
There are plenty of people who have gone bankrupt in the Gran Tesoro, and there are also plenty of guys in the Pirate World who will kill someone at the drop of a hat. The combination of these two factors means that violent incidents have never been rare in the Gran Tesoro.
Although the master of the Gran Tesoro, the "Gild Tesoro" Tesoro, put a lot of effort into maintaining the security of the Gran Tesoro, anyone who violated the rules of the Gran Tesoro and directly attacked others was chopped up and thrown out to feed the fish, this did not scare some gamblers who had completely lost everything.
Since you're going to die anyway, it's perfectly normal to go crazy before you die!
So the normal gambler naturally stepped back several steps, firstly to prevent the two bankrupt guys from attacking him in their madness, and secondly to avoid getting his blood splattered on him.
Looking at the two crazed gamblers in front of her, Baccarat still had a smile on her face. She casually flicked the chips, spun them around, and then they landed back in her hand.
"What's wrong? You two? You don't look well, do you need any help?"
"Stop talking nonsense, you filthy bitch! Even if I die, I'll drag you down with me!"
"Go to hell!"
Seeing the two men rushing towards her, Baccarat sighed softly and flicked the chips in her hand, sending them landing at the feet of one of the men.
The man stepped on an upright chip, lost his footing, and slammed his head against the corner of the table. Blood gushed from his head, and he immediately lost consciousness.
Before losing consciousness, he flailed his outstretched arms, grabbed another person's ankle, and caused that person to fall to the ground as well.
Just as the man was about to stand up, there was a creaking sound, and the huge chandelier above the luxurious casino suddenly fell down and hit him right on the head.
With a pitiful groan, the gambler died instantly, while a piece of debris flying from the chandelier struck the more rational gambler on the head, causing him to bleed profusely.
"Ouch... I should have stayed further away!"
Seeing the gambler with a bloody head, Baccarat shrugged slightly. These three dared to gamble with her, so naturally she had absorbed a lot of their luck.
So, although the rational gambler wasn't crushed to death by her overwhelming luck like the two who went bankrupt, he was still taken a hit because all he had left was bad luck.
Fortunately, Baccarat's lucky collection is only temporary. Before long, the gambler's luck will slowly return. Otherwise, he would have to consider how to write his will.
Of course, the injured gambler was also quite frightened. Although he couldn't figure out why the two had died so mysteriously, he was very clear that it was definitely Baccarat who did it, and his eyes were full of fear when he looked at Baccarat.
Baccarat stretched lightly, ignoring the gambler's strange look, and continued counting her chips.
"Looks like we made quite a bit this time. These big casinos really do make a lot of money! And they absorb a lot of luck too..."
As Devil Fruit User, Baccarat is not currently a subordinate of the Gild Tesoro. The reason she came to this Gran Tesoro is simply because she likes the appearance of gold, and also to earn more Beli and absorb more luck.
Over the years, according to Baccarat's research, luck is not entirely without source or root; it can often be seen from the outside.
Leaving aside extreme examples like the most Haki Shichibukai and the Four Emperors, who are the weakest in history, generally speaking, the stronger, wealthier, and higher-status a person is, the luckier they tend to be than ordinary people.
Baccarat didn't want to study whether these people became stronger, wealthier, and more powerful because of enough luck, or whether their increased strength, wealth, and status led to their great luck. She just wanted to collect more luck.
The more luck you have, the more things you can accomplish. To some extent, luck is a kind of hard currency for Baccarat.
No matter how hard you try to squeeze out all the luck from those scoundrels in a regular casino, it's only so much. Even if you manage to accumulate a little bit, it's hard to significantly improve Baccarat's luck.
Those who can afford to come to a den of iniquity like Gran Tesoro must at least be moderately wealthy. It can be said that everyone here has luck beyond that of ordinary people. For Baccarat, casually picking off a couple of big fat sheep here is much better than her working hard for a day or two in ordinary casinos.
Of course, luck comes quickly but also disappears just as fast. In this extravagant Gran Tesoro, Baccarat has exchanged all the luck she has collected for Beli through gambling. In fact, there are already rumors of Red Hair Goddess of Luck in the Gran Tesoro.
"What a pity. If you don't want to provoke the Gild Tesoro, you should have stopped at this point... Should you just join forces with this Gild Tesoro?"
After a moment's thought, Baccarat finally gave up on the idea. As Devil Fruit User the Luck-Luck Fruit, Baccarat also had her own method of choosing, which was to simply flip a coin to choose heads or tails.
When luck is on her side, Baccarat can always make the choice that is most advantageous to her, and even if both choices are unfavorable to her, the coin will stand upright.
It was through this choice that Baccarat, with her mediocre strength, was able to get to where she is today without any major incidents. Otherwise, with her rare Devil Fruit ability, she would probably have been captured long ago.
No matter how many coins Baccarat flipped, the option of siding with the Gild Tesoro never appeared in her hand. Clearly, this Gild Tesoro either doesn't value her as Devil Fruit User, or he is likely to be eliminated soon.
"It's time to leave. It won't be easy to find a place like this again!"
Baccarat glanced at the luxurious casino with some lingering affection, then decisively prepared to leave. At this moment, due to the "unexpected" incident, several casino security guards were already approaching the area.
Baccarat didn't want to get entangled with the casino security guards. Although she was in the right, too many of these incidents would raise suspicion among the casino staff.
In the Pirate World, people often rely on subjective judgment in many matters. Being caught killing someone by accident isn't a big problem, but the real issue is that people might associate it with one's extraordinary luck, which would be quite unfortunate.
With a slight sway like a swimming fish, Baccarat disappeared among the surrounding gamblers. Despite being such a striking Red Hair beauty who should have been very conspicuous in the casino, the security guards, for various reasons, overlooked this living person.
"A female fox!"
"Cat Burglar!"
Nami snorted and glared angrily at the Purple-Haired Girl opposite her.
The Purple-Haired Girl opposite Nami smiled and looked at her in the same way, even extending one hand and making a finger-rubbing motion.
"Where's my intelligence fee? 5 million Beli! You're not trying to embezzle it, are you, Cat Burglar!"
"Damn it! I'm not giving you the information fee until I find the Devil Fruit User!"
"Cat Burglar, is this your last act of defiance? Hehehe!"
"Damn you, Vixen, watch out or I'll beat you up!"
Seeing Nami clench her fist, and the faint black light emanating from it, Carina, known as the Vixen, took two steps back, her smile fading, and she shrank back, waving her hand dismissively.
"Don't be so violent. We girls should use our intelligence to protect ourselves, not our fists..."
"Stop talking nonsense! Last time when we were splitting the money, you took all the money! You only left me a little bit! Don't even think about changing the subject this time!"
"Ha, what are you saying, Cat Burglar! You clearly didn't even notice the hidden compartment in that treasure chest! Even without me, you would never have been able to obtain the true essence of that treasure!"
Vegapunk and the others standing to the side understood the current situation simply by listening.
It's probably something like the two sides disagreeing on how to divide the spoils! Carina is a bit smarter than Nami. She discovered that there was a hidden compartment in the treasure chests of the found treasure, but she didn't tell Nami. Instead, she only divided up some of the superficial wealth and kept the real treasure for herself.
As for Nami, although she is quite intelligent and resourceful, she is only slightly inferior to Carina. However, compared to the original story, Nami has made great progress in both knowledge and strength since joining Umbrella Corporation. She has even Dual-Color Haki, making her undoubtedly far superior to Carina in terms of strength.
So when Nami gets angry and is ready to resort to violence, Carina becomes somewhat wary. No matter how much she claims that girls should use their wisdom, if Nami is determined to beat her up, Carina will only end up with a swollen face.
However, the relationship between Nami and Carina is quite complicated, almost like that of close friends or enemies. Although they sometimes disagree, their relationship is actually quite good.
Therefore, after a brief exchange of words, Nami ultimately refrained from Teuchi, and Carina wisely let the matter drop.
"The Red Hair Goddess of Luck? Is this the woman?"
Looking at the photo in Carina's hand, Vegapunk nodded and asked a question.
Although Vegapunk knew what Baccarat looked like in the original work, there must be a huge difference between the two-dimensional and three-dimensional worlds. In the Pirate World, unless it is someone with very obvious features, it is not easy for ordinary people to distinguish them.
Although Baccarat is a beauty, she doesn't have any particularly distinctive features. Therefore, judging from the photos alone, Vegapunk couldn't be completely certain, only saying that she does look very similar.
"That's right, it's her. It's said that no matter what kind of gambling it is, even a gambling machine that relies entirely on luck, she can win with incredible luck. To date, she has earned more than 500 million Beli, which is why she is known as the Goddess of Luck!"
Carina spoke with an expression of envy, jealousy, and hatred, and even Nami looked drooling after hearing about Baccarat's deeds.
This is much better than cheating and swindling! You can easily make hundreds of millions of Beli at a casino, while you work hard, working for Umbrella Corporation and searching for treasure to cheat pirates, and in the end you can only earn a hundred or two hundred million at most!
Vegapunk nodded, ignoring why Baccarat hadn't joined the Gran Tesoro this time. He simply closed his eyes slightly, released his electromagnetic waves, and began searching throughout the Gran Tesoro.
Just moments later, Vegapunk opened his eyes. The electromagnetic waves were combined with Observation Haki. Although he couldn't see everyone clearly like he could with his eyes, he could still make out their general shapes.
In that brief moment, Vegapunk had already found more than a dozen suspects. Glancing at the city where gold was everywhere, a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.
Baccarat, who was preparing to leave, had just reached the entrance of the Gran Tesoro. According to normal timing, by the time Vegapank finished investigating the suspects, Baccarat would have just left the Gran Tesoro.
However... Vegapunk didn't use the normal search methods!
"Lightning Clone Technique!"
In an instant, more than a dozen Lightning Clone appeared around Vegapunk. Then, all the Lightning Clone transformed into elements at the same time and wandered around the Gran Tesoro made of a large amount of gold!
Gold is a good conductor, second only to silver and copper. With Vegapunk's ability to transform into an element, the speed at which he travels in this conductor is almost the same as that of a regular electric current, both approaching the speed of light. Thus, in an instant, Vegapunk's clones appeared next to more than a dozen women who resembled Baccarat.
Baccarat, who was already preparing to leave the Gran Tesoro, suddenly changed her expression when she saw the human figure formed by the lightning emanating from the gold.