Rayleigh played along. "Even I can't haggle with her. Perona, think this through. Doflamingo knows we're looking for him, so his next hiding place will definitely be somewhere more secluded and harder to discover. Finding him won't be easy."
Perona bit her lower lip and hesitated for a long time. Although she was deeply unwilling to stay here another year, it seemed she no longer had a choice.
"Fine." In the end, Perona compromised. "I agree to work here for a year, but I have one condition."
"No." Shakky cut her off. "I know what you're going to say, but my answer is no."
"Why?" Perona asked in confusion.
Shakky replied calmly, "Just do as I say. If you can't, you're free to leave right now."
"You..." Perona gritted her teeth. "Fine, I understand. A year it is. I can wait!"
"Hahaha, then it's settled." Rayleigh laughed. "You two take care of the bar. I'm heading out."
Seeing Rayleigh about to leave, Perona immediately called after him. "Uncle Rayleigh, where are you going?"
Rayleigh said casually, "I haven't gambled in ages. I'm going to stop by the casino."
Perona's face darkened. "With your gambling skills, you're still going to the casino? Aren't you afraid you'll lose even your underwear?"
Rayleigh said unconcernedly, "I have a feeling I'll win today. Hahaha."
Perona shuddered. "When haven't you had a feeling you'd win? You still lose every time..."
Rayleigh ignored her and walked straight out of Shakky's bar.
After he left, Perona turned to Shakky and asked, "Aunt Shakky, should we wait for Uncle Rayleigh to come back for dinner?"
Shakky looked at Perona and smiled. "Little girl, you're still too young."
Perona looked utterly puzzled. "What do you mean?"
Shakky waved a hand. "You'll find out when the time comes. All right,