Chapter 277

Dealing the cards,

Sima Di didn't even look, simply shaking his head and folding.

For several hands in a row,

he suddenly pushed all one billion chips forward.

"All in!"

The dealer was stunned,

checking his own cards again; only three hand types could beat his.

And...

Sima Di hadn't looked at his cards from start to finish!

He glanced subtly at Baccara, and after receiving her nod of permission, flipped his cards.

"AAQQQ Full House. Please, the player, show your cards."

Sima Di didn't move.

Robin, being very sensible, flipped her cards—AAKKK, also a Full House!

Not more, not less,

exactly one rank higher than the dealer's.

Winning one billion chips directly, doubling the chips.

Baccara exclaimed in surprise: "It seems Vice-Captain Sima's luck is quite good!"

Sima Di merely smiled.

Luck?

Although covering cards can prevent most Observation Haki from peering in, Observation Haki with precognition and X-ray vision is not included in this exception.

Of course,

Sima Di possessed none of these traits, nor did he use his Word Spirit ability to materialize them.

But rather...

Spiritual Power Scanning!

Under Spiritual Power,

everything is completely exposed; one could say he was born to eat at the casino's table.

"Continue." Sima Di nodded.

Next was Sima Di's performance time.

Whenever he opened his cards, he would inevitably beat the dealer, and each time by exactly one rank.

Once or twice might be luck...

but after many times, something was wrong!

The chips doubled consecutively.

400 million, 800 million, 1.6 billion, 3.2 billion...

Until it reached 204.8 billion,

Baccara finally couldn't sit still; feigning praise for Sima Di's luck, she took off her gloves and leaned toward Sima Di.

But she was directly blocked sideways by Hancock!

"You vulgar riffraff, do not approach Your Majesty!" Hancock said unceremoniously.

Baccara: "..."

Although your man is indeed quite good, I really don't care, okay!

Seeing Hancock's stance, she definitely wouldn't give Baccara a chance to get close.

No choice,

Baccara could only think of absorbing Hancock's luck, using her bad luck to affect Sima Di.

"I was just sighing at Vice-Captain Sima's greatness." Baccara smiled and extended her hand: "You must be Empress Hancock? Truly, you make a woman like me fall in love."

Saying this,

as if her soul had been hooked, she reached out to grab Hancock's hand...

"Perfume Femur!"

Hancock unceremoniously kicked; just then, a passing guest slipped underfoot, becoming Baccara's human shield, directly petrified and kicked to pieces, scattering on the ground as a pile of stone fragments.

Baccara's eye twitched wildly!

What's wrong with this woman?

Going straight for a killing kick?

If not for her Luck Fruit ability, and the good luck of someone blocking for her...

Baccara could no longer maintain her smile; with a gloomy face, she stepped back several paces, and her small hand, still wearing the glove, frantically rubbed against passersby, absorbing their luck for her own use.

And the companions of the person who was kicked to pieces surged forward, furious, wanting to kill Hancock to avenge their companion!

But the result was obvious...

People who don't even know Hancock, how much skill could they have?

They were all kicked to pieces by Hancock's long legs, a pile of stone fragments of broken limbs and bones; clearly more than ten people died, yet there wasn't a trace of blood smell.

But the gazes around, looking at Hancock, were filled with fear!

"Murder!"

"Run quickly!"

"This woman has gone mad!"

The crowd surged outward in a frantic rush.

Some were truly terrified by Hancok, others took advantage of the chaos to steal.

But Ma Di paid them no mind.

He looked at Baka'ra, who had not left, and smiled: "Still betting?"

Bet again?

"Fine! I'll bet with you!" Baka'ra said with full confidence.

She had absorbed the luck of over a hundred people amid the chaos—now she was the "Child of Fortune"; no one could possibly beat her at gambling!

So...

"But I don't know many gambling techniques—how about we switch to the simplest game: rolling dice to see who gets the higher number?" Baka'ra suggested.

"Perfectly fine," Ma Di nodded cheerfully.

"Then please, Your Majesty, follow me to the Super VIP area—there, cheating is absolutely impossible," Baka'ra added, emphasizing her final words.

Though she didn't know how Ma Di had done it, she knew he had cheated.

"Then let's go."

Ma Di stood up and patted Hancok on the shoulder.

"Stop fooling around—it's time for serious business."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Hancok obeyed.

Where was the merciless killer from moments ago?

"Follow me," Baka'ra led the way.

Her steps were hurried,

as if she could hardly wait to see the despair on Ma Di's face when he lost everything.

Along the way,

the Straw Hat Pirates gathered from all directions—some had won handsomely, their faces glowing with victory and bearing Lip Prints, others returned empty-handed, sullen and gloomy.

"Hey! Greenhair, you didn't even keep a single chip?" Sanji mocked.

"Shut up! First wipe off your lipstick print!" Zoro snapped: "We were supposed to drink, but the opponent was a Gomu Gomu no Mi user! He didn't even get drunk! Damn it! If it weren't for Di's call, I'd have drunk him under the table!"

Oh?

Gomu Gomu no Mi?

Its original owner was Warpo, king of Drum Island, whom Ma Di killed near the waters of Drum Island—he acted too fast to leave any survivors.

Has it reappeared and been eaten by someone else?

Ma Di glanced at Baka'ra and used his Word-Spell ability to summon a Silent Domain.