Chapter 397 - Gran Tesoro 04.

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"2 billion berries?! That's what he managed to get in 1 hour right under my nose?!" Tesoro exclaimed immediately, shocked to have just lost a fortune to this unknown man who had just arrived on his ship and was winning the games without losing a single one.

"Yes, my lord, he must be cheating. There hasn't been a single game he played and didn't win something… There's something very wrong with that guy, even though he's with Lady Baccarat, he doesn't seem affected by her at all, unlike everyone else!" The general manager, who oversaw everything, murmured dismally, fearing retaliation from his boss for his incompetence in stopping the man from winning more money, knowing full well how Tesoro dealt with his enemies.

Tesoro turned back to the cameras as he watched. Lady Baccarat stood with her back to the man he didn't know… "Who is this guy…" he whispered, his gaze furious. Immediately, he used his powers and summoned the "Rain of Gold" to deal with this man. Once the gold touched him, it would enter his body, allowing Tesoro to reclaim the money by force and defeat the man.

However, the man didn't go outside and instead seemed to constantly mock Lady Baccarat, and for some reason, she began to experience a streak of bad luck, losing in several games and having various objects fall on her, with the stranger saving her numerous times. Tesoro was looking at a huge puzzle.

"What's going on?" he murmured.

"I need Baccarat to take him to the Rain of Gold at any cost! What are you doing?" He continued, watching with anger as Baccarat appeared shocked, even scared, as he spoke to her.

It was at that moment that Tesoro's eyes widened when Luffy began walking outside without further resistance, stepping into the Rain of Gold that was already falling among the crowd, all eager to have the gold fall on them as well.

Tesoro could see Luffy receiving the gold flakes, and he began to raise his arms, laughing, while Miss Baccarat, at his side, looked on, not knowing what to say. Tesoro couldn't hear them talking; he could only see the images.

Despite swearing that he saw fear on Baccarat's face, he immediately turned to his manager and quickly ordered: "Bring him to my main room. I will welcome him. If he won all the games, I will announce that he cheated and take the money back. I will use more aggressive methods." Tesoro declared, while the man quickly nodded and ran out of the room, rushing to find the two.

Meanwhile, on the scene, Lady Baccarat looked at Monkey D. Luffy. He simply said he didn't care about the Rain of Gold and stepped forward, receiving what she had so eagerly wanted him to do, though now she didn't seem so enthusiastic. Dealing with this guy wouldn't be as easy as she had thought, and he was doing this because he knew exactly how to handle it. After all, he seemed to know Tesoro very well.

She wasn't wrong, as Luffy could easily counter Tesoro's ability to trap him. After all, Luffy was laughing as his system began to beep:

[You acquired 1,000 berries.]

[You acquired 1,000 berries.]

[You acquired 1,000 berries.]

[You acquired 1,000 berries.]

[You acquired 1,000 berries.]

[You acquired 1,000 berries.]

[You acquired 1,000 berries.]

[You acquired 1,000 berries.]

The system kept beeping, increasing the value as he absorbed the gold that was stuck and entering his body. It wasn't much—after all, these were small flakes of gold that could even enter people's bodies—but the amount of each of these gold pieces that Luffy was collecting was pretty surreal.

Luffy smiled as he thought about how much money he had, and it kept increasing. "I'm getting greedier, and now I want to make a large part of this ship disappear the same way I absorbed a huge part of the city of gold in Skypiea." He murmured with a grin. Even though Baccarat couldn't hear him, she felt a chill run down her spine, stepping back with real fear of Luffy. He had the face of a bandit at that moment, thinking about how much he'd love to see Tesoro's face as all his wealth vanished.

He turned his attention to Miss Baccarat, who was still watching cautiously. Suddenly, Luffy disappeared and reappeared in front of her. He placed his hand on her back and spun her around, just before the ceiling cracked and that spot was hit by a massive roulette table that broke through the ceiling and fell down. Once again, Luffy protected Lady Baccarat, while a hole now gaped in the ceiling, leaving the woman still stunned.

People began to peer through the hole with worried expressions. "Hey, are you okay?" someone asked from the upper floor.

"We're just fine, aren't we, Miss Baccarat? It was just an accident..." Luffy commented, his gaze falling on her, though she was still frozen.

"Are you okay...?" Luffy asked, while the woman seemed to be on the verge of a breakdown.

For Baccarat, amidst all this streak of bad luck, she was now being crushed by the worst of it. She looked at him cautiously, as if any wrong move on her part would mean her death right then and there. "Are you going to kill me?" she asked, stuttering, not even trying to steal his luck anymore.

"Why would you think that? You're a very beautiful woman. Do you have a boyfriend or something like that? How about we go out after I meet your boss?" Luffy flashed a smile.

"Tesoro… you intend to see Tesoro?" she murmured cautiously, without even answering Luffy's provocative question.

Obviously, Luffy responded with a small smile, though he was joking. "I just want to talk... Don't be so nervous. I'm not going to kill you, even though you've tried to steal my luck several times. But it was quite entertaining, watching you deal with bad luck for the first time in your life, wasn't it, Baccarat?" He asked calmly, his face close to hers.

"..." He remained silent for a moment.

"Don't you think I can destroy this place if I need to, just to see Tesoro...?" Luffy asked, noting Baccarat's silence, as he began to contemplate being quite showy.

At that moment, she was released, her body detaching from that pirate, while she wondered if a fight between them and these guys was inevitable. Just then, someone emerged from one of the corridors.

"Lady Baccarat! Lady Baccarat!!" The general manager—the only one beneath Lady Baccarat—appeared running, approaching as Luffy watched curiously.

"Listen, Lord Tesoro personally wants to invite you to congratulate you on your many victories. He said he's very interested in the man with so much luck!" The manager spoke, and Luffy grinned upon hearing this.

"Well, it seems that happened faster than I thought. Let's go, take me to your boss," he commented. The man, despite noticing that Lady Baccarat was quite nervous about the situation, nodded, smiling at the stranger whose name no one knew, simply doing his job.

As they headed further into the ship, Carina was chatting with Nami, while the other crewmates played and enjoyed various games around them.

"Well, Nami, let me ask you a question...?" Carina raised the question while they were talking about the past, which was rather strange.

Nami approached it this way: "Seems like you're using the tactic of gathering information like we used to..." she murmured.

"It's just that I'm really curious about something. I've been with you guys for a while now, but I don't see the rest of your crew. Is it just you two?" Carina asked, curious.

"No..." Nami replied with some distaste. "I told you I got married, right? So, my husband is somewhere on this ship too. He's our captain on this ship, and he disappeared as soon as we arrived. That bastard must be with some woman. Every time he disappears like this, he always comes back with someone new. He already has a bunch of them at his disposal, but he's such a damn womanizer. I only put up with it because, well, he satisfies me, I love him, and he makes me happy enough that I can endure at least another dozen women sharing our bed..." Nami murmured, embarrassed at the last part, not noticing how Carina had a dark expression at that moment.

'This is bad, very bad,' Carina muttered internally. If Tesoro came into conflict with that guy, they would be destroyed for sure.

"But why do you want to know?" Nami asked, already understanding the woman's intentions of extracting information from her.

Carina tried to force the friendliest smile she could. "No, I just wanted to know. I'm also a big fan of... Monkey D. Luffy," she replied.

As soon as she mentioned that name, she didn't even have time to react before Nami grabbed her by the collar and lifted her. "Hey, if you're thinking about having anything to do with my husband, forget it, okay? Carina, we shared all the gold back in the East Blue, but I'm not sharing Luffy just because you're asking," she exclaimed angrily, leaving Carina stunned.

"No, it's not that!" Carina exclaimed immediately. 'I just don't want to die because of him! Nami, you don't understand!' Carina muttered internally.

"Nami, stop it. I don't have any interest in your husband. I don't even know him well enough to say anything," she tried to reason with Nami, while finally being released, and the other crewmates looked on curiously at the commotion.

"It better be that way," Nami responded, pouting stubbornly while crossing her arms.

"Anyway, I think I need to get going. I've got some things to take care of, but I'll be back later. Is that okay?" Carina suddenly said.

Nami narrowed her eyes, but she eventually nodded. Carina immediately bolted from the scene.

"I have to make it in time!!!" Carina exclaimed as she ran through the casino. She had to warn Tesoro about the ticking time bomb in this place. If Tesoro was arrogant enough, knowing how he operated, they would all be doomed. Too bad, because it was already too late for Carina's intentions.

Luffy was already fully aware of everything this ship represented, as he walked behind the general manager, with Lady Baccarat following behind him, concerned.

And so, they entered the room, entirely made of gold. The man inside looked like a staircase, dressed in a pink suit with blonde hair, almost in the style of Doflamingo. Luffy looked at him with interest.

"Hello, sir, it seems you've finally appeared. It's an honor to meet the man who made me poorer in just one night. Not even Baccarat's company seemed to affect you... I'd love to know your secret..." Tesoro said, looking at Luffy with malice.

Luffy, however, smiled back with the same malice, but mostly with greed, seeing how he could get even richer here. "Hello, Tesoro, it's a pleasure to meet you. I've heard you're a very wealthy man. I hope you won't be too upset if you become a little less wealthy today..." Luffy responded to every word with a confident smile as he approached Tesoro, the man with the Gold Devil Fruit, the one he intended to subjugate and make his subordinate.

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