Chapter 609: European Emperor Vs. African Emperor
"So, Mr. Xie Wen, where do you want to go next?"
After leaving the closed room, Xie Wen and his friends took the elevator back to the lobby of the Golden King Hotel. Bakara was still with them as a VIP exclusive receptionist.
"Here are chips worth 50 million Baileys. You can take them at will. Don't worry about running out. I will replenish them at any time."
As Bakara said, he pushed two silver-white suitcases in front of Xie Wen and his friends. After the boxes were opened, there was a pile of neatly stacked chips inside.
Xie Wen picked up a chip, flipped it between his fingers a few times, and then handed it to Klee on his shoulder. Then he took another one and stuffed it to Touma on the side.
"Let's go and try the two of you first to see who has better luck."
As he said, Xie Wen walked towards a gambling table not far away where people bet on dice points.
It is actually very simple to test which of the two cats has better luck. Just let them bet on the same thing and see whether they win or lose.
"Brother Xie Wen, how do you play this?"
(=ω=)
Klee, holding the chips, looked at the messy grids on the table with a confused look on her face, and tilted her head in confusion.
"It's actually very simple..."
Bakara hurriedly helped to explain, and the dealer at this table also took the initiative to stop his actions and quietly waited for Klee to understand the rules.
Even the guests on the side did not have any impatient expressions.
Just kidding, no matter how rich and powerful I am, can I compare with the Celestial Dragons? Canglanxing is a person who kills the Celestial Dragons without mercy, and they dare not complain even if they have ten guts.
"Oh! Klee understands! Then Klee wants to bet on an even number!"
(=＞＜=)
After understanding the rules, the little puppet just guessed an odd or even with the smallest odds.
Then, Touma didn't need Xie Wen's reminder, and followed suit and bet his chips on an even number.
After everyone finished betting, the dealer immediately grabbed the dice cup and shook it.
It is a world where the individual military power far exceeds that of Earth, but when shaking the dice, it is very ordinary. Not to mention that it is like juggling like in Hong Kong movies, at least there should be some tricks...
Xie Wen looked at the dealer's extremely ordinary way of shaking the dice with disappointment.
"Bang!"
The dice cup fell heavily back on the table, and the dice that kept jumping inside gradually quieted down.
Sure enough, the observation Haki cannot hear the points of the dice.
Xie Wen curled his lips and silently retracted his observation Haki.
To be precise, for someone like him who is not very exposed to this aspect, the observation Haki is really useless. Although the observation Haki can help him hear the different sounds of the dice every time it bounces, Xie Wen has no idea what those subtle differences mean.
Moreover, it seems that people here are used to placing bets first and then shaking the dice. Even if you really understand it, it seems to be useless.
The dealer slowly opened the lid...
"3, 2, 4, single."
"Hey~ Klee lost meow!"
(=＞＜=)
The little puppet who lost didn't mind knocking her head at all, and Xie Wen could even hear some novelty in her tone...
That's right, this little guy doesn't care about winning or losing at all, but losing by chance is a very fresh experience for Klee meow.
"No, unfortunately meow..."
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Touma meow was frustrated and bent forward, "My luck can't even save sister Klee meow?"
"Well... not sure, let's try again."
Xie Wen touched the head of the little cow cat and comforted him.
In fact, he was not really comforting, but he really felt that Touma meow might not be hopeless.
After all, if they lost, it would be paid by Tezoro, and winning didn't seem to mean much.
So Xie Wen tilted his head and looked at the little puppet: "Klee, try again. If you win this time, I will tell you a story about 'detonating a skyscraper' tonight, but if you lose, I will lock you up for two... um... one... uh... half an hour."
If he was not worried that the time would be too short and it would not be effective, Xie Wen would even think of locking him up for a symbolic minute. He was reluctant to let his little baby Klee suffer.
Then, he turned his head and looked at Touma: "The same goes for you. If you win, I will ask Sanji to make a special meal for you. If you lose, you will go to test the medicine on Xiao Ai."
In fact, Xie Wen wanted to do it the other way around at first, that is, Touma would be rewarded if he lost and punished if he won, but he changed his mind and thought that the probability of winning would be higher this way. After all, with Touma's bad luck, it is natural that he will have bad luck.
"Too much discrimination! Too much discrimination, meow!"
(=`Д=)
The little cow cat protested loudly at the first moment: "Mr. Kamijou's punishment conditions are too different from those of sister Klee, meow!"
However, Xie Wen pinched his cheek slowly, "Are you sure you want me to increase the punishment for Klee? If she really loses with you, have you ever thought about what will happen to you?"
"Meow!!!"
∑(=ΦДΦ=)
Touma's fur exploded instantly. Even though he hadn't awakened the observation Haki, he could feel the oppressive gazes cast at him by other partners.
"Mr. Kamijou suddenly felt that Xie Wen's proposal was very fair. This is how it should be, meow!"
(=ˇˇ=)
The little cow cat quickly put on a serious face and said firmly.
"This time, Klee still bets on even numbers, meow!"
(=`ー=)
Because it was about the new story and confinement, the little puppet also took it seriously this time. After thinking for a long time, he put another chip on it.
"Sister Klee, you must win this time, meow!"
(=`△=)
Touma cat bowed to the little puppet with a pious face, and then put the chip in the even area.
After another boring dice roll...
"4, 1, 1, even. Congratulations to you two."
The dealer said to Klee cat and Touma cat with a smile, and then pushed the chips they won over.
"I, I won?"
(=⊙ω⊙=)
Touma looked at the doubled chips in front of him in disbelief. After a moment of stagnation, he jumped and cheered loudly: "I won! Mr. Kamijou won the luck game for the first time since he was born! Sister Klee, you are my god!"
Then...
His flailing paws hit the edge of the gambling table.
"Ah--!"
The little cow cat, who had already jumped into the air, held his paws and wailed, and lost his balance in the air very smoothly, and slapped on the floor, fully explaining what it means to be overjoyed and sad.
"No...unfortunate..."
_(TT"∠)_
Touma, lying on the ground, shouted his catchphrase with tears in his eyes.
After picking up the unlucky little cat, Xie Wen asked Belmode to treat his paws, and then adjusted the reward and punishment conditions, allowing the two "lucky cats" to continue the test.
After all, there were only two tests, so the sample size was too small.
As for rewards and such…
It is entirely possible to use the method of offsetting rewards and punishments to erase most of the promises of rewards.
Besides, it is just to pamper one’s own cat more, so it does not matter if it is not erased.
So, Klee and Touma bet several times in a row, and not only did the conditions promised by Xie Wen change, but the order of the two cats’ bets also kept changing.
After Klee led Touma again, Xie Wen roughly figured out the luck priority relationship between the two cats.
To sum it up, the European emperor is better than the non-European emperor!
As long as Klee really wants to win, Touma can be carried by her, and only the wins and losses that the little puppets don’t care about will be based on Touma’s luck.
Moreover, every time after being carried by Klee, Touma always has some problems, as if he wants to return all the hard-earned good luck.
Xie Wen saved him several times, but later, Touma simply dislocated his jaw with a sneeze, making it impossible for Xie Wen to save him...
From this point of view, it seems that Touma's power is no less than Klee's power.
"Lord Blue Star, did this Mr. Kamijou...eat some kind of luck-related devil fruit?"
Bakara, who watched the whole process, asked from her own perspective.
It is no secret that Klee ate the natural Flame-Flame Fruit, so the only thing she could think of was that Touma ate the Bad Luck Fruit.
"Touma has never eaten a devil fruit," Xie Wen scratched Klee's chin with one hand and rubbed Touma's head with the other hand, "Their good luck and bad luck are all innate."
To prove this point, Xie Wen asked the two cats to place a bet again.
This time, Klee bet on the highest odds of the dice, which means guessing that the dealer can shake out three identical points and bet on the specific points.
Without Touma Meow messing around, Klee Meow naturally won the bet.
Then, Xie Wen asked Touma Meow to place all the bets except the dice bet that Klee Meow had just won.
Then, as expected, the dealer opened the same number again...
"..."
Bakara looked down at her gloved hands and fell into self-doubt -
Could I have used my ability on them unintentionally?