I formed the El Cat Investigation Team in Pirates.

"So, Master 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 the VIP exclusive receptionist.

"Here are 50 million Baileys worth of chips. You can use them as you like. Don't worry about running out. I'll always replenish them."

As Bakara spoke, he pushed two silver-white suitcases in front of Xie Wen and the others. When the suitcases were opened, they contained a pile of neatly stacked chips.

Xie Wen picked up a chip, turned it over between his fingers a few times, and then handed it to Klee on his shoulder. Then he took another one and handed it to Touma beside him.

"Let's go and test the two of you to see who has better luck."

As he spoke, Xie Wen walked towards a gambling table not far away where people were betting on dice.

If you want to test which of the two cats has better luck, it is actually very simple. Just let them bet on the same thing and then see whether they win or lose.

"Brother Xie Wen, how do you play this, meow?"

(=w=)

Klee, holding the chips, looked at the messy grids on the table in confusion and tilted her head in confusion.

"it's actually really easy……"

Bakara quickly helped to explain, and the dealer at the table also stopped what he was doing and waited quietly for Klee to understand the rules of the game.

Even the guests next to him didn't show any impatience.

Are you kidding me? No matter how rich and powerful I am, how can I compare with the Celestial Dragons? The Blue Stars are the ones who don't even show mercy when the Celestial Dragons kill them. Even if they have ten guts, they dare not complain.

"Oh! Klee understood! Then Klee will bet on an even number, meow!"

(=＞＜=)

After understanding the rules of the game, the little puppet just guessed the odd or even number with the smallest odds.

Then, Touma Miao didn't need Xie Wen's reminder and bet his chips on an even number.

After everyone had placed their bets, the dealer immediately grabbed the dice cup and started shaking it.

It is a world where the individual military power far exceeds that of Earth, but when rolling the dice, it is very ordinary. Don't say it's like juggling like in Hong Kong movies, at least do some fancy tricks...

Xie Wen looked at the dealer's extremely ordinary way of shaking the dice with great disappointment.

"Boom!"

The dice cup fell heavily back onto the table, and the dice that had been jumping inside gradually became quiet.

As expected, the Observation Haki cannot hear the number of the dice.

Xie Wen curled his lips and silently retracted his observation color.

To be precise, for someone like him who has little contact with this aspect, Observation Haki is really useless. Although Observation Haki can help him hear the different sounds each time the dice 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 rolling the dice. Even if you really understand it, it seems to be of no use.

The dealer slowly opened the lid...

"3, 2, 4, single."

"Hey~ Klee lost, meow!"

(=＞＜=)

The little puppet who lost didn't mind knocking his head at all, and Xie Wen could even hear a hint of novelty in her tone...

That’s right, this little guy doesn’t care about winning or losing at all. On the contrary, losing by chance is a very fresh experience for Klee.

"No, unfortunately..."

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Touma bent forward with a look of dejection and frustration, "My luck, even Klee can't save me, meow?"

"Well... not sure yet. Let's try again."

Xie Wen touched the little cow cat's head and comforted it.

In fact, he was not really trying to comfort her, but he really felt that Touma-neko might not be hopeless.

After all, if they lost it was Tezoro who paid for it, so winning didn't seem to mean much.

So Xie Wen tilted his head and looked at the little puppet: "Keli, try again. If you win this time, I will tell you a story about 'blowing up a skyscraper' tonight. But if you lose, I will put you in solitary confinement for two... um... one... uh... half an hour."

If he wasn't worried that the time would be ineffective if it was too short, Xie Wen would even think of just shutting it up for a symbolic minute. He didn't want to let his little baby Klee suffer.

Then, he turned to look at Touma, "The same goes for you. If you win, I'll have Sanji prepare a special meal for you. If you lose, you'll go test the medicine on Ai."

Actually, Xie Wen wanted to do the opposite at first, that is, Dang Ma Miao would be rewarded if he lost and punished only if he won. But then he changed his mind and thought that in this way, the probability of winning would be higher. After all, with Dang Ma Miao's bad luck, it is natural that he will get whatever bad luck he can get.

"That's too much discrimination! That's too much discrimination, meow!"

(=`Д=)

The little cow cat protested loudly immediately: "Mr. Kamijou's punishment conditions are too different from those of sister Klee, meow!"

However, Xie Wen pinched his cheek slowly and said, "Are you sure you want me to punish Ke Li more severely? If she really loses with you, have you ever thought about what will happen to you?"

"Meow!!!"

∑(=ΦДΦ=)

Touma's fur instantly exploded. Even though he hadn't awakened his Observation Haki yet, he could still feel the oppressive gazes from his other companions.

"Kamijo-san suddenly feels that your suggestion is very fair, thank you. This is how it should be, meow!"

(=vv=)

The little cow cat quickly put on a serious face and said firmly.

"Klee bets on an even number this time!"

(=`ー=)

Because it was about a new story and confinement, the little puppet took it seriously this time. After thinking for a while, he put another chip on it.

"Sister Klee, you must win this time, meow!"

(=`△=)

Touma bowed to the little doll devoutly, and then placed the chips in the even-numbered area.

After another boring roll of the dice...

"4, 1, 1, double. Congratulations to both of you."

The dealer said to Klee and Touma with a smile, and then pushed the chips they won over.

"I, I won?"

(=⊙w⊙=)

Touma looked at the doubled chips in front of him in disbelief. After a moment of stagnation, he jumped up and down excitedly and cheered loudly: "I won! This is the first time since Kamijou was born that he has won a luck game! Sister Klee, you are my god!"

then……

His little paws, flailing around, hit the edge of the gambling table.

"Ow—!"

The little cow cat, which had already jumped into the air, held its paws and let out a wail, then easily lost its balance in mid-air and fell to the ground with a "bang", fully illustrating what it means when joy turns to sorrow.

"No...unfortunately meow..."

_(TT」∠)_

Touma, who was lying on the ground, shouted out his catchphrase with tears in his eyes.

After picking up the unfortunate little kitten, Xie Wen asked Vermouth to treat its claws. He then adjusted the reward and punishment conditions and allowed the two "lucky cats" to continue the test.

After all, there were only two tests and the sample size was too small.

As for rewards...

It is entirely possible to use rewards and punishments to offset most of the reward promises.

Besides, it’s just a matter of pampering your cat a little more, so it doesn’t matter if you don’t wipe it off.

So, Klee and Touma placed their bets several times in a row. Not only did the conditions promised by Xie Wen change, but the order in which the two cats placed their bets also kept changing.

After Klee once again helped Touma win, Xie Wen roughly figured out the luck priority relationship between the two cats.

To sum it up in one sentence - the European emperor is better than the unlucky one!

As long as Klee really wants to win, Touma can be carried by her. Only when the little puppets don't care about the win or loss, will Touma's luck decide it.

Moreover, every time after being carried away by Klee, Touma would always have some problems, as if he wanted to return all the hard-earned good luck.

Xie Wen did save him a few times, but later on, Touma Meowth 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 unlucky power is no worse than Klee's European power.

"Master Azure Star, did this Mr. Kamijou...eat some kind of luck-related devil fruit?"

Bakara, who had watched the whole process from the side, asked from her own perspective.

It's no secret that Klee ate the Nature-type Flame-Flame Fruit, so the only scenario she could think of was that Touma ate the Unlucky 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, "Their good luck and bad luck are all innate."

To prove this point, Xie Wen asked the two cats to place another bet.

This time, Klee bet on the dice with the highest odds, which means guessing that the dealer can shake out three identical points, and she also has to bet on the specific points.

Without Touma's interference, Klee naturally won the bet.

Then, Xie Wen asked Touma to place all his bets except the one that Klee had just bet on.

Then, as expected, the dealer opened the same points again...

"..."

Bakara looked down at her gloved hands and fell into self-doubt.

Did I use my ability on them unintentionally?