What Is Luck? I

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Chapter 158: What Is Luck? I

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"I did it!! I made it rain pis..." Speaking of Laffitte, he soon came back with a grin, and Yovan had no interest in knowing what he did. He was more occupied with another thing, 'The future didn't entirely change, huh?'

Whatever Yovan saw, he kept it to himself with no change in his expression, as if nothing in the world can break his composure.

Well, Laffitte came close to breaking it as he brought on his kind of chaos, turning the party into a demonic ritual.

Laughter spread about, and shouts of anger followed as Laffitte gently played with Bege. Some got drunk. Others didn't. They just slept in peace, right on the boat.

Even Yovan allowed himself to sleep despite how much he didn't want to, allowing Kalifa to sleep by him and Pudding to cling to his arm.

He has been at rest for so long that the thought of rest sounds repulsive to him, but he can afford another night of rest when it comes to his crew.

Before anyone else woke up, Yovan did, caressing Kalifa's silky blonde hair while contemplating the future.

Perhaps his caresses woke her up as she lazily asked, "Are you going to leave us? When?"

The question came out of nowhere, and it silenced Yovan for a while, not too surprised that she saw through a few things, "When the time comes."

"Why?" Kalifa asked, the deep emotions in her tone speaking much to her state.

"I... I know why," Yovan's answer confused her quite a bit, "But I can not tell you."

"You can't?" She found herself even more confused.

"I can't," Yovan gently nodded, "You'll just have to live on... What is your goal?"

"My goal? T-to support you," Kalifa responded in confusion.

"No, your goal is to make lovely memories, to live," Yovan shook his head at her silliness, finding her to be quite lovely as usual. Alas, he still has to leave... He wants to leave.

"If the last ten months taught you anything, it's that the Strangers can still function and live without me... Remember, this is your family, so cheer up, alright?" Yovan made sure to stress.

"En," Kalifa gently nodded, letting out a sigh, knowing that there is no one more stubborn than Yovan.

Soon, Yovan walked himself to the Crow's head, taking a seat there as usual, and just relaxing with Kalifa until the Strangers awake.

The Strangers each have their own goals, some Yovan helped with, albeit just a little. He'd very much like their goals to live on beyond him, for them to have a purpose and a direction when he leaves.

He had realized long ago that they may be too dependent on him, especially since he likes to take on the burdens of the world upon himself, lifting the world on his own shoulders.

Such burdens were second nature to him as he didn't mind them at all. In fact, he very much believes that he evolved past them, and the burdens that may make people collapse or struggle were nothing but a sweet breeze to him.

That's, however, not human... He was becoming less and less human, feeling like the so-called feelings were struggling to keep him down.

It wasn't as if he was losing his emotions. No, his willpower has just grown to such an extent that feelings were completely under his control.

"Strangers! We might just bring down a country today! The country of Gran Tesoro! So set onmnmmm?!" Yovan loudly announced only to be forcefully stopped by a spoon of cake.

"Don't worry papa! I'll perform the demon lord extinguishing ritual and stop the demon in you!!" Pudding also loudly announced, feeding him another spoon of cake.

"Mnmmm, let's just pay the country a visit," Yovan changed his mind, feeling that the cake might actually be capable of extinguishing the demon in him.

"Yahoooo!!" Pudding loudly celebrated, jumping at Viola with a happy smile, "Mama, I succeeded!!"

"Noooo! Ahem! I meant, Captain, why don't you take this dru... candy, it'll help you out more," Laffitte kindly offered. Just when happiness started to overwhelm his face hearing Yovan's words, Pudding just had to ruin it.

"Hm?" Yovan eyed him strangely, "Are you trying to kidnap me?"

"Huh? No, I'm just trying to let the demon ou.... Oops." Laffitte stopped his chaotic mouth from confessing further, albeit too late.

Gran Tesoro is a massive ship with a metropolis built on it, described as the largest entertainment city in the world. It's ruled by Gild Tesoro, also known as the Casino King, the proprietor of the Ship.

It is acknowledged as an independent state by the World Government due to Tesoro's wealth, and they also classify it as a demilitarized zone.

It is referred to as the moving country of dreams. Nevertheless, the country is still required to pay a Heavenly Tribute to maintain affiliation with the World Government.

The entire ship is miles long, nearly seven miles long, speaking to the city's majesty and wealth.

In one of the many chambers in the ship, a door manifested itself. The door was then opened, allowing the Strangers to walk out. The Door Door fruit is simply too valuable.

"Well, Strangers, have fun and do whatever the fuck you want," The Strangers then scattered, Laffitte seeming the happiest.

Gran Tesoro is, after all, a money making machine, its most popular resorts being casinos, casinos, and casinos.

So Yovan casually walked around, found himself a clothes shop, and changed into a black suit, fitting in with the mood, a mood of never-ending parties.

He, of course, he has a goal in coming here, something he had investigated for a long time, and he finally found her in one of the casinos.

He walked into it, looking very different with black hair and relatively different facial features, else with how known he is, he'd be noticed instantly.

He changed a bit of money into chips, just about twenty million Beli. He was. after all, trying to test something. He then eyed a specific table and walked up to it.

"Can I join this table?" His arrival attracted the attention of everyone around. After all, even with his changed appearance, he still looks very conspicuous with his tall splendid form.

"Of course Sir, have a seat," Instead of the Casino dealer speaking, it was a lady with red hair who took the honor.

Right away, Yovan noticed the miserable state of those around the table, some were even crying tears while others were desperate. It seemed to be quite the misfortunate table.

"Is this your first time, Sir? I'm sure beginner's luck will be on your side," The red-haired lady said happily, "Oh, my name is Baccarat by the way!"

She was a tall and slim woman with light brown skin, long red hair, dark green eyes, and a red tattoo on her lower left hip of a spiral snake with a star in the middle.

She was wearing a black backless dress with a white stripe on the left, black gloves, large crescent-shaped earrings, purple-tinted sunglasses, black stiletto heels, and a belt with a star-shaped buckle.

She was gorgeous, and she seemed to be using her beauty to guide visitors into casinos, for everyone knows that casinos are places where dreams come true... Her dreams of course.

Everyone else's dreams? Crushed, stepped on to oblivion. If you continue to bet, no matter how lucky you are, at the end of the day, you will lose... Just not today.

"Oh, is that so?" Yovan stroked his chin in contemplation, "I'll bet ten million Beli then." Ten million Beli is a lot of money, the shock on the faces of all those around made it clear.

"Fufufuf, quite brave, good luck!" Baccarat said with a giggle as she walked behind Yovan and watched as the dealer distributed the bets, and before long, some cried, some cursed, Yovan smiled.

"I guess there is such a thing as Beginner's luck," Yovan said as he felt Baccarat's hands on his shoulders, the latter whispering to his ears.

"Mmm, there is, but are you willing to test how long it can last?" She whisper, her skin lightly brushing against his though what Yovan seemingly didn't notice is her changing expression.

"I really don't care for this little money, so let me go all out," Yovan shrugged, and everyone's faces couldn't help but twitch, Barracat for a different reason though.

You see, Barracat is a Devil Fruit user, and her Devil Fruit is Raki Raki no Mi, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows the user to steal another person's luck by touching them, making the user extremely lucky and the victim extremely unlucky.

Never in her entire life had she seen a person with not an ounce of luck, yet as she touched Yovan, she stole absolutely nothing for there was nothing to steal.