The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

She listened carefully to the voices around her, quickly found the place to exchange chips, exchanged one million Berries for chips, looked around, found a table for playing roulette, and sat down.

"Hey? Look at that guy..."

"Who is it? Someone I know? Wow, that's interesting!"

"He's blind? And a rather good-looking one at that. What a pity..."

Several gamblers made comments about her, saying things they'd heard countless times that day, but Weiwei remained calm and didn't seem to care at all.

Chapter Seventy-One: Black and White

The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen, Chapter 71: Black and White. These people are observing Vivi, and she is also "observing" these people.

Anxiety, tension, excitement, frustration, and an irresistible urge—all these emotions intertwined, making it extremely difficult for her to discern them. Each person's emotions would drastically change after the beads in the roulette wheel fell, and the changes at that moment were so intense that she could "see" them even with her eyes closed.

"Hey, sir! Are you going to place a bet or not? If not, please leave!" The dealer was still quite polite, but seeing that Weiwei was sitting there in a daze and not placing a bet, he urged her repeatedly.

"Oh? Can a young lady place a bet?"

"Sure, didn't you exchange your chips?"

"Oh, right, I'm so confused... I'll bet... I'll bet on white."

As the dealer announced "Bet closed," the roulette wheel quickly stopped moving at high speed. The roulette wheel slowed down and eventually fell into a black square marked with the number 22.

"black!"

"It's black!"

"Two hands in a row have been black, I bet the next one will be white!"

Vivi lost her first match, but she didn't care at all. She could easily earn that little bit of money by killing a pirate on the street.

Then came the second game, and the third game.

In the fifth round, even though she bet on black, the dealer insisted that the last bet fell into the white area and took away her bet.

The dealer was carefully observing her expression. The gamblers around her seemed to have realized something as well. They looked at the mountain of chips in front of Weiwei, exchanged glances, and finally, everyone at the last table, except for Weiwei, the "blind girl," nodded to the dealer.

Vivi, who was "observing" them, immediately noticed something was wrong. What was going on? Why had all the frustration and tension disappeared, and the people at the table had become very excited?

When she bet on white and everyone else bet on black, and the final result was clearly white, but the dealer insisted that the ball fell into the black square, she realized that they were all working together to play her!

The people at the table, including the croupier, were all burning with intense emotions, driven by greed.

Such blatant lies put considerable psychological pressure on the dealer and the other gamblers at the table, but greed overcame all discomfort. They were rapidly gesturing and arguing heatedly, all to discuss the aftermath and how to distribute the winnings.

Weiwei sneered. She had only meant to play around, but these people actually dared to use such tricks against her!

She started to get serious.

With each spin of the roulette wheel, she carefully "listened" to the "sound" of the wheel and the beads before placing her bet.

I'm betting on black.

The dealer laughed: "What a pity, young lady, you made the wrong bet."

"I'm betting on black again this round."

"Sorry, you don't seem to be having any luck today."

Vivi looked incredulous: "...Ten consecutive whites? The odds are too low. You guys aren't... teaming up to fool a blind person like me, are you?"

How could that be?

"Our casino has a guaranteed reputation in the Kingdom of Lulucia."

"Yes, young lady, we all saw it, you definitely made the wrong bet."

Both the gamblers and the dealers insisted that Vivi had made the wrong bet.

Even Buddha gets angry. Weiwei is far from reaching Buddha's level, and she is very angry to be fooled like this. However, she has to keep herself calm, so she exaggeratedly expressed her surprise to vent her emotions.

She gritted her teeth: "This time, I'll keep betting on black this time, I refuse to believe it."

"What? White again? Then I'll keep betting on black. I can't keep getting white for fifteen rounds in a row, can I?"

"Still blank? Impossible! Seventeen consecutive blanks already!"

As Weiwei continued to exclaim loudly, the commotion at their table grew louder and louder. The gamblers, who rarely saw someone more unlucky than themselves, stopped playing and gathered around to watch.

The casino owner pushed the greedy dealer aside, his face grim.

If they lie so blatantly, who will dare to come and play here in the future?

But the deed is done, and whether the dealer is cut into three or six pieces is a matter for later; the casino cannot back down now.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, it was impossible to simply point fingers and say the truth. At the boss's suggestion, they began to manipulate the direction of the beads.

Vivi bet on black three times in a row, and each time the rapidly spinning ball on the roulette wheel landed in the white area.

Twenty consecutive hands of winning? Statistically, that's impossible, but the casino manager confidently asserted that this was the result!

To maintain order, seven or eight burly men walked in. At this point, it was a small matter that they were after Weiwei's money; the important thing was to use force to intimidate the gamblers.

Vivi quickly lost her million Berries, then exchanged them for nine million more and continued betting on black.

The twenty-first hand was white, the twenty-second hand was white, the twenty-third hand was still white, and the nine million was quickly gone. She seemed very annoyed, but still exchanged it for another twenty million in chips.

The casino owner, who was originally planning to quit, showed a clear change in mood. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and gave a wink to the person next to him.

continue!

"How is this possible?! Thirty-three times in a row, and it's all white? Everyone, please help me check, don't lie to me, is it really white?" Weiwei asked the many gamblers around her.

"Yes, young lady, you're really unlucky today."

"That's right, I saw it clearly, it was always white. Sigh, your luck is terrible..."

Weiwei sighed deeply: "The black in front of me isn't real black, and what exactly is this 'white' you're talking about?..."

The gamblers were enraged: "Don't talk about right and wrong, it's like we're the ones who bullied you!"

"Exactly, you're just unlucky! Whose fault is that!"

The casino owner successfully deflected the conflict and watched the spectacle with amusement.

Vivi carefully observed the emotions of the gamblers. There was guilt, but more than anything, there was schadenfreude. They seemed to think that bullying her, the weak one, could satisfy their dark psychology. The gamblers lost nine out of ten times. They were the weak ones when facing the casino, but today, she, the blind girl, was the weakest of the weak. Usually, the casino, the strong one, could only bully them. Today, an even weaker one appeared, and their hearts suddenly felt much more balanced.

Evil! Vivi sensed an immense amount of malice in their hearts. Maintaining a calm and collected mindset, she "saw" these malices very clearly. Everyone's target was her. Every gaze directed at her felt like a needle piercing her, like a thorn in her back. Vivi had created a situation where she was surrounded by wolves.

Everyone around her was a wolf, and she was the fat sheep.

Zephyr said that when he was training elite naval personnel to awaken their Observation Haki, he would throw them onto deserted islands inhabited by giant beasts, using the killing intent of these beasts to hone their own senses.

Vivi adhered to the principle of surviving and did not want to torment herself. In her view, humans were also a kind of beast, and it was enough to be tempered among people.

Beyond her five senses, through those needle-like malices, she felt she had touched the edge of Observation Haki, but she was still a little short of the necessary skill and experience.

Chapter Seventy-Two: Unsolved Questions

The "Observation Haki" indicator in the Haki section of the panel flashed twice, but ultimately did not light up.

What if you haven't accumulated enough emotion? No problem, just keep accumulating emotion.

Facing the gazes of everyone in the casino, Vivi said, "Is it really just a matter of luck? That's such a shame. How many chips do I have left? Let's play one last time. This world is so dark, and you all keep saying it's white? I'll bet everything, on the thirty-ninth round, I'm betting on black again."

Having already lost 25 million Berries, she pushed her last chip, worth 5 million Berries, all at once.

Vivi casually glanced at the casino owner who was posing as a croupier.

The other party was also very nervous. Thirty-eight consecutive blanks—who would believe that? Even a fool would know there was something wrong, but the figure of nearly thirty million Berries had already blinded him.

"Place your bet now! It's open!"

The bead spun rapidly inside the roulette wheel, eventually landing in the white square.

"White! White, still white, the thirty-ninth round is also white! This woman has lost miserably."

"Hehehe, that's hilarious. When it's time to give up, you have to give up. You can't fight against fate."

"Young people are naive and will only end up getting hurt. Hopefully, she'll learn her lesson; she lost a whopping thirty million Berries..."

The gamblers happily watched the spectacle, even believing that today's events would become their talking points for years to come. The casino manager also thought he had made a killing. Vivi smiled as well; although she hadn't awakened her Observation Haki yet, it was finally showing some promise, and she was on the right track.

She called out to the two naval officers playing cards nearby, "Sister Ain, I've lost all my money. Let's play again tomorrow."

Ain and Binz also lost a lot, but they didn't care at all. How dare a small casino provoke a former admiral? If they let slip even a little bit, the casino would have to pay them back.

"Okay, let's go."

Vivi felt relaxed. She tapped the ground with her bamboo cane, found the door, and left with the words, "I'll come again tomorrow." She walked away briskly with Ian and Binz.

"Hahahaha—how stupid! They actually wanted to come?" Inside the casino, whether it was the owner, the dealers, or the gamblers, everyone was covering their stomachs and mouths, trying hard to suppress their laughter, as if the noise was too loud and the other party would hear it and run away and not come back.

Their smiles were still on their lips when they heard another series of "tap tap" sounds coming from outside the door.

Everyone found it strange and turned around at the same time. They saw a tall, middle-aged man standing at the door. The man had an "X"-shaped scar extending from his forehead to his eyes. He was wearing a light purple kimono and wooden clogs. Of course, the most important thing was the bamboo cane in his hand and his tightly closed eyes.

Everyone in the casino was a bit confused. What day was it? A blind woman had just left, and now another one had appeared? Were you all blind? Why were you all running into the casino? Were you out of your minds?

“I was walking down that street when I heard laughter coming from here. I can tell you’re really happy. What’s the good news? Can you tell me?” the blind, middle-aged man in a light purple kimono asked with a smile.

Upon learning that this was a casino, the middle-aged blind man was overjoyed. His excitement was genuine. He sat down at the roulette wheel and placed his bets with a cheerful smile. Coincidentally, he was sitting in the same spot as Weiwei had been, and even the other gamblers around him were the same.

The only difference is that Vivi kept betting on black, while the middle-aged blind man in the light purple kimono kept betting on white.

The casino was completely blinded by greed. Having tasted the sweetness of success and reached a tacit understanding with all the gamblers present, they no longer bothered with any further trouble.

One blind man is a liar, two blind men are also a liar! Come on! You bet on white, we'll play black, even if it's not black we'll say it's black. You bet on black? Fine, we'll play white all the time! You can't see it anyway!

Vivi lost 30 million Berries. The middle-aged man in the light purple kimono looked ordinary in his attire, but he was actually very rich!

He spent 25 million Berries without changing his expression at all.

The gamblers and casino staff around were also a bit confused. What was going on? Is making money this easy these days? Are blind people really this rich?

While playing, the middle-aged blind man inquired about what had happened earlier.

"Oh? That young girl said she'll come again tomorrow?... What's she after? I'm an old man rejected by heaven, so I shouldn't spoil the fun of young people..." The middle-aged man's hand was already on his bamboo cane, and he was secretly assuming a sword-drawing posture, but after hearing that Weiwei would be coming again tomorrow, he immediately changed his mind.

His right hand left the hilt of the sword, leaving behind the words, "I will come again tomorrow." The middle-aged man in the light purple kimono also picked up his bamboo cane, looking relaxed, and walked away with the "clack-clack" sound of the cane.

The people in the casino had no idea that they had just narrowly escaped death.