"Satou Kazuma was lucky because he used up all the bad luck in his life on meeting Aqua. As for Pardo... let's not make hell jokes."
Chen Li spread his hands.
"So, what are you trying to say?"
"I don't know whether there's a law of conservation of luck in reality, but the cards created by the Destiny Drawing Board do follow such a law. When your luck falls to rock bottom because of a Destiny Drawing Board meme or trap card, there'll be a period of heightened luck after the effect ends. I'm helping you."
"So you mean that my luck will hit rock bottom for a while, right?"
Sparkle sensed trouble.
"Not necessarily. You can use Starstones to avert disaster with a financial loss. Azure Stone's priority isn't as high as a Miraculous Item's, but when fate is involved, it can still have some effect. Cancel the Starstones during the period when your luck rises, and you'll get only the benefits without the drawbacks."
Chen Li reminded her.
"How many Starstones?"
"One per minute."
"...Chen Li, I want to earn 200 Starstones easily."
After a moment of silence, Sparkle suddenly opened her arms toward Chen Li and pounced on him.
Yet the scene she had anticipated—him dodging in flustered retreat or holding her head away with one hand—did not appear before Sparkle.
"Sure."
Seeing Chen Li agree so readily and smile so brightly, Sparkle's smile froze.
"Wait! Wait! I was joking! Wait! I don't need 200 Starstones, I don't need 200 Starstones! Gah!"
Sparkle abruptly raised her leg to kick Chen Li's knee, but Chen Li, who had anticipated it, sidestepped.
Perhaps because her luck had begun to decline, Sparkle lost her balance and fell forward. Chen Li instead took the opportunity to wrap an arm around her