Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 284 Rain Banquet: Finally Meeting Nico Robin

Above the vast blue sea and sky, a man carries a girl on his back, flying lightly.

The sunlight fell on them, like a golden veil, gently swaying in the wind.

The man had broad shoulders and a straight back. His figure rose and fell with the waves, sometimes close to the sea surface, and sometimes soaring into the sea of ​​clouds.

The woman lay on the man's back, untying the rubber band binding her ponytail. Her long blue hair suddenly opened up and flowed in the air like a waterfall.

Her eyes gazed curiously at the scenery of the sky and the sea, occasionally closing them tightly, her face radiating peace and happiness.

The girl's arms were wrapped tightly around the man's neck, as if she wanted to completely merge herself into his embrace.

The surrounding seawater was a deep blue, shimmering with light, and countless small fish leaped and played in it. The sky was a clear azure, with a few white clouds drifting leisurely by.

During their flight, they seemed to merge with the heavens and earth, becoming a part of the beautiful scenery. The man's breath mingled with the sea breeze, and the woman's heartbeat echoed the rhythm of the waves. In this moment, they seemed to forget the troubles and noise of the world, wishing only to fly forever above the azure sea and sky.

"When your hair falls down, you suddenly look even more like a princess!" Ning Yuan suddenly spoke, breaking the silence of the sky.

"Didn't I look like that before?" Vivi asked curiously.

"I used to be like a delinquent girl, a tomboy!" Ning Yuan answered truthfully.

"What?!" Although she didn't know what "spiritual girl" meant, she still understood the word "bad girl".

She gently punched Ning Yuan on the shoulder: "You can't say that to me anymore!"

"Alright, alright, I won't say anymore!" Ning Yuan smiled and then asked, "By the way, do you know the direction?"

"Huh?" Weiwei was taken aback. "You didn't know?"

"This is One Piece! How am I supposed to know the way?!" Ning Yuan exclaimed helplessly, "You need to keep track of the Pokémon Log Pose!"

"Oh, oh!" Vivi nodded, that's true.

"Let me see!" Vivi let go of her hand, then moved the backpack in front of her and opened it.

Actually, she didn't need to hold Ning Yuan's arms, because Ning Yuan was holding her very tightly.

"This is a Log Pose for Alabasta!" Vivi placed a Log Pose in front of Ning Yuan.

"Thankfully, we're heading in the right direction!" Ning Yuan nodded and said softly, "Get ready, I'm going to speed up!"

"Okay!" Weiwei immediately hugged Ningyuan's neck again.

"boom!"

After a heavy thud, Vivi suddenly realized that the whole world had fallen silent!

"What's this?" Weiwei exclaimed in surprise, then quickly asked, "Am I deaf!?"

"It's not that you're deaf, it's that we're going supersonic!" Ning Yuan said calmly.

"Huh?" Vivi's eyes widened. The technological level of the One Piece world is quite high, and Vivi knows what the speed of sound is.

So, is it possible for humans to fly faster than the speed of sound?

Relying solely on Armament Haki is certainly not enough, but Ning Yuan is not only skilled in Armament Haki; he is also a scientist, an aerodynamics expert, and a ninjutsu master with in-depth research on Wind Release.

As he continued flying, he gradually found a way to construct a streamlined Armament Haki shield to overcome air resistance and increase his speed.

The journey from Twin Points to Alabasta involves passing Whiskey Peak, Little Garden, and Waltz, a distance that takes only three to five days by boat, let alone by air.

In just half an hour, Ningyuan could see a super large island stretching out in front of him.

The island where Alabasta is located, St. Din Island.

Although it is called an island, it is actually a super landmass with an area of ​​more than five million square kilometers.

"We're here! We're here!" Vivi exclaimed excitedly upon seeing her hometown. "Alabasta is just ahead!"

"It's huge!" Ning Yuan asked.

"It is indeed very large, but most of St. Martin's Island is desert, with only a small portion having water sources, so the population of Alabasta is not large!" Vivi explained, "The current total population of Alabasta should be around 5000 million!"

"5000 million!" Ning Yuan nodded. The Kingdom of Alabasta has a standing army of 60, so a total population of 5000 million is more reasonable.

This can be compared to the neighboring Great Han Kingdom, which also has a population of 50 million and a standing army of 720,000.

"Are there many large countries like Alabasta in this world?" Ning Yuan asked.

"There probably aren't many!" Vivi thought for a moment and said, "Some large islands may have more people than Alabasta, but they've split into many countries. Alabasta is probably the only country with both a large population and a large area!"

Ning Yuan nodded. Just as he had thought, Alabasta had the potential to become a major power.

"However, my geography isn't very good either. If you want to know more details, you'll have to ask my father or the Minister of Foreign Affairs!" Vivi continued.

Ning Yuan nodded, then slowly descended the altitude: "Now that we've arrived in Alabasta, which city is Crocodile in next?"

"Rainy Land! He's in Rainy Land, that direction!" Vivi quickly pointed, then asked cautiously, "But, do we really have to go find him? He's one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

Although Ning Yuan initially made him incredibly excited, as if he could kill Crocodile as soon as they arrived in Yudi, he still felt nervous as the journey progressed.

Ning Yuan patted Weiwei's long legs: "Don't worry, leave it to me!"

Ten minutes later, Ning Yuan had already arrived outside the rainy area.

Not wanting to reveal that he could fly, Ning Yuan chose to land outside the rain-covered area and then walk into it.

"What should we do?" Vivi cautiously looked at the streets on both sides. "This is his stronghold; we'll be exposed if we're not careful! So what should we do? Go directly to him?"

"Where is he?" Ning Yuan asked.

"Uh, I don't know about that!" Vivi blushed. "Nobody knows his location, not even his status as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

Ning Yuan shook his head; the intelligence work was really poor.

As long as a person is alive, they will leave traces. Eating, drinking, defecating, building basements, and so on all require ordinary people.

If there were professional intelligence personnel, they could find out by investigating.

But of course, you can't blame Weiwei for this; she's still so young!

This is clearly the fault of Cobra, or the kings of past dynasties.

These nobles lived such comfortable lives that they had essentially lost their vigilance against danger.

It's probably for the best that Vivi doesn't know Crocodile's location.

His Observation Haki has already found Crocodile, but Crocodile isn't the only target; there's also Nico Robin, who runs away at the slightest sign of trouble!

To prevent Nico Robin from running away while he's attacking Crocodile, it's advisable to proceed at a slower pace.

"Since you don't know where he is, I'll arrange the rest of the itinerary!" Ning Yuan said with a smile.

Weiwei immediately nodded: "I was already planning to do whatever you say. Whatever you want me to do, I'll do!"

"Really?" Ning Yuan asked with a smile, "What if I asked you to book a hotel room so we could stay there tonight?"

Vivi blushed and immediately lowered her head.

He muttered to himself, "If, if it helps your operation, I'll go open it right now!"

Ning Yuan was speechless.

To be fair, being handsome isn't all good.

At least when it comes to pursuing girls, you don't need any skills at all; it's all about love at first sight.

Luffy also rescues people and princesses everywhere, but these princesses generally only treat him as friends or brothers, except for Hancock, who cries and begs to be his wife.

As for why, well, Luffy isn't handsome.

If you are saved by someone who isn't handsome, you'll surely repay them in your next life by carrying a grass ring in your arms.

Those who are handsome will naturally offer themselves to him, like Ning Yuan.

Patting Weiwei on the shoulder, Ning Yuan laughed, "Let's find a clothing store first and get matching outfits!"

After a long while, Vivi, dressed in a white dress and with her hair styled like Audrey Hepburn's, appeared at the entrance of Yu Yan, arm in arm with Ning Yuan, who was wearing a white suit.

Rain Feast is the largest and most luxurious casino in Rainfield, and even in all of Alabasta.

It's obvious without even asking that this gambling den must be owned by Crocodile.

"Welcome, gentlemen and ladies!" The greeter at the entrance of Yu Yan Restaurant was immediately impressed when he saw the two.

The man was handsome, and the woman was stunningly beautiful; both of them possessed a noble and elegant air about them.

The fact that he could be a greeter here shows he has good eyesight; he could tell in an instant that these two must be of noble birth, with excellent manners and considerable wealth.

What kind of guest is this?

A big client!

"Is this your first time at Rain Banquet? Let me introduce you!"

"roll!"

"Alright!" The greeter's smile remained unchanged as he quietly disappeared from the two of them.

Ning Yuan nodded. He was here to cause trouble, so he couldn't have someone constantly nagging him.

"Come on, let's exchange some chips!" Ning Yuan went to the chip exchange area at the entrance, took out a coin, and handed it over.

"Huh?" The waiter saw two people dressed in fine clothes and with an elegant demeanor coming over and thought they were big customers. But after taking the Berries, he realized that there were only 10 Berries.

"Guest? This is yours!" He pointed to the Bailey in his hand.

"What, don't you have 10 Berries in chips?" Ning Yuan asked.

"Yes, yes, yes!" The waiter quickly handed over a chip.

It's impossible to look down on them. Many people only try their luck with a small amount of chips when they first come here, but once they try it, they get addicted and invest more and more.

They're only exchanging 10 chips now, how do you know they won't exchange them for 1 million, 10 million, or even 100 million in the future?

"Do you gamble?" Weiwei gripped Ning Yuan's arm tightly, looking somewhat nervous.

"I know a little!" Ning Yuan said with a smile.

He has never run a casino or participated in gambling, but he has shut down countless casinos and is proficient in all kinds of modern and ancient gambling tricks and cheating techniques.

It's fair to say that no one in the world understands gambling better than him.

Not to mention he also possesses Armament Haki and Observation Haki.

Using this kind of thing in gambling is like a game-changer.

He looked around casually, and then chose a gambling table.

This gambling table features a roulette game. There is a circular roulette wheel with 36 numbers written around its rim. The dealer is responsible for hitting balls around the spinning roulette wheel, and the number that the ball lands on is the winning number.

All the gamblers have to do is bet on these numbers; if they bet correctly, they make a fortune, and if they bet incorrectly, they lose money.

There are various betting methods, including odd/even, red/black, big/small, early game, mid-game, late game, one line, two lines, three lines, three sides, four sides, and five sides, with different odds for each bet.

Ningyuan chose this location because the roulette game involves gamblers betting against the house. If someone keeps winning, then the house will inevitably lose.

In addition, the odds for a single bet on roulette are extremely high, at 1:20, and can soar to 1:36 if a specific number is bet!

Ning Yuan then placed all 10 Berries he had on the number 24.

The odds for this number are 1:36!

He bet 10 pesos, which was insignificant among the many gamblers.

As for the claim that he brought a pretty girl with him?

Gamblers don't care about girls, not to mention that there are quite a few beautiful waitresses walking around in the casino. These girls are dressed scantily and have flirtatious expressions. As long as you pay, you can have a one-night stand with them.

Here, beautiful women are not a rare resource at all.

There are others in the group who are prettier than Vivi.

Of course, no matter how beautiful these girls are, they are just ordinary beauties to Ning Yuan.

Even if you are a big star in this world, the third most beautiful woman in the world, Ning Yuan will be indifferent as long as you are not in the story.

That's what time travelers are like.

"Place your bets now, place your bets now!" The croupier held a metal rod and knocked away the gamblers who still had their hands on the table, then flicked out the beads.

The bead spun back and forth in the wheel.

Finally, it stopped at one location!

"24!"

"Oh!" A group of people cheered immediately. This was because they had bet on an even number of numbers or three lines.

However, they didn't win many games, at most 1 to 5.

The dealer skillfully distributes the chips to the gamblers, then keeps a portion for himself. Although there is a possibility that the dealer might lose in this game, the probability is extremely small. Most of the time, the dealer wins!

"Huh?" Zhuang He was surprised to find that someone had actually placed a single bet on 24 points?

He looked up and saw a young man in a white suit with clear eyes.

"Is this your first time here?" Zhuang He could recognize a regular customer at a glance, and then she felt relieved.

It must have been a lucky break, or maybe it was just a newbie protection period.

Many newcomers are like this; they have incredible luck when they first arrive and can keep winning.

But once you get addicted to gambling, no matter how much you win, it's useless; you'll eventually lose it all back.

"Yours, 360 Berry!" The dealer handed the chips to Ning Yuan, then shouted, "Come on, place your bets! Place your bets now!"

Ningyuan stacked his chips together and continued to bet on 24 points!

"We're still betting on 24?" Vivi asked, somewhat surprised. "It can't be 24 this time! I know this casino has mechanisms; they have ways to prevent the ball from landing on 24!"

Ning Yuan smiled and said, "Just watch!"

Vivi was a little nervous, but it wasn't too bad. After all, even if she lost, it would only be 360 ​​Berry.

Zhuang He glanced at Ning Yuan and also noticed the chips in front of Ning Yuan.

"How about we continue with 24 points?" He noticed that Ning Yuan was well-dressed, had an extraordinary demeanor, and was also quite handsome.

This is not the kind of child that an ordinary family could raise.

Of course, you have to let this kind of gambler win a few times first to get him addicted before you start exploiting him.

Moreover, if he keeps playing 24 points, other gamblers will follow suit and steal the winnings. After doing this three or four times, he can suddenly change his strategy, which will not only get the young man addicted, but also allow him to make a big profit in one go!

"Ding!" The metal ball was ejected.

All the gamblers had their eyes glued to the ball; some even had their eyes practically popping out of their sockets, wishing they could grow onto it.

The metal bead stopped very quickly.

"24 PM!"

"Wow, we won again!" Weiwei screamed, then hugged Ningyuan tightly. "Quick, calculate how much this is! 36 times 360!"

"12960!" The dealer handed over the chips. "You're in luck, young man!"

Ning Yuan smiled shyly, arranged the chips in a row from largest to smallest, and before the dealer could call for bets, he had already placed his bet on 24 points!

"Brother, you can't bet like that!" The gambler next to Ning Yuan noticed this and reminded him, "This is roulette! 24 points is the hardest to come up with. It's already strange that it's come up twice today, how could it come up a third time!"

The croupier above was also about to curse. How could you place bets like that? I bet on blackjack three times in a row. Anyone with eyes could see that something was wrong!

But after thinking it over, he still wanted to do it again!

After all, he had already squeezed the gamblers at this table pretty much dry, and he didn't want to miss out on a new easy target!

"Place your bet! Place your bet and you're done!"

Everyone was certain that this time it wouldn't be 24 o'clock, so no one followed Ning Yuan's lead and bought.

But, a moment later!

"24 points!" the croupier shouted. "Looks like the casino's met its match today!"

"12960 * 36 = 466, 560!"

He started with one bet, and in just over ten minutes, it had grown to 46 bets!

"You're having a great day! I think we can capitalize on this!" The dealer handed the chips to Ning Yuan, and immediately a gambler next to Ning Yuan started encouraging him.

Ning Yuan ignored him and instead piled up his chips, worth 466 and 560 Berries, and continued to bet on 24!

"Brother!" The gambler to Ning Yuan's left looked on with heartache. "You can't bet like that! It's already a miracle that 24 points has come out three times in a row. It's impossible for it to happen again!"

Ning Yuan smiled and ignored him, instead looking at Zhuang He and signaling to start the next round quickly.

"Should we go for it?" one gambler wondered.

This young man has already won three rounds; he's got some skills!

Others disagreed: "It wouldn't be wrong if he just randomly placed a bet and tried his luck. But he's still betting on 24. Is it possible for the wheel to roll 24 four times in a row? I've never seen anything like it in my life!"

The clerk next to him also advised, "Young man, you might be a bit naive since this is your first time here. The bead on the roulette wheel can't possibly land on the same square every time. Getting 24 three times in a row was truly a miracle!"

He has already decided that the next one will be before the 24th.

Trust in good fortune, that's enough!

Ning Yuan just smiled, then gestured to the dealer, "No one has placed any bets anymore, why aren't you starting the game?"

"Sigh!" Zhuang He sighed. This time, neither the mechanism nor the interference mechanism was activated. Where the ball would land was completely random!

The metal ball wobbled and swayed until it finally stopped in a numbered area.

"24!"

Zhuang He broke out in a cold sweat instantly.

Wait, wait, how is this possible?

He instinctively touched the mechanism under the chair with his right hand, but it wasn't turned on.

Why is it still 24:00?

The gamblers were also shocked: "How is this possible? Four in a row for 24?"

Someone with a loud voice had already started shouting: "Come quick, there's a miracle happening at the roulette wheel! Four consecutive 24-pointers!"

Some even started calculating how many chips the dealer should distribute in this round.

466，560*36=16，796，160

Nearly 1700 million peles!

It took less than half an hour to go from 10 peles to 1700 million peles!

If Ning Yuan really leaves with those 1700 million Berry, then Zhuang He will probably be drowned tomorrow!

"You can't, huh?" Zhuang He was about to persuade Ning Yuan to continue betting and leave the 1700 million, but she saw that Ning Yuan's hand had already started moving.

1700 million chips is already a huge amount.

Fortunately, the chips come in various denominations; if they were still 10-pey denominations, there definitely wouldn't be enough room for them now.

But after seeing where Ning Yuan placed his bet, the dealer panicked even more.

Because he bet on 24 points!

What if he wins again?

16,796,160*36=604,661,760, we need to pay him 600 million Berries!

The chips on this table aren't enough to pay him out; we'll have to use the casino's own profits!

However, the croupier was relatively relaxed because he knew that the four consecutive 24-point bets were largely unreliable.

Only the first and fourth times are truly a matter of luck; the second and third times are entirely within one's control.

"I must say, this newcomer is really lucky, but your luck has only just run out!" The croupier shouted as he placed his bet, while simultaneously activating the mechanism.

The metal balls they threw were not actually pure metal, but magnetic.

By manipulating the mechanism, different magnetic poles can be generated under the table, ultimately affecting the landing point of the metal ball.

As long as the trigger point is set near or even opposite 24, then this metal ball will never land at 24!

"The newcomer protection period is over. Give me back all the money you earned!" Zhuang He grinned maliciously and launched a metal ball!

Five seconds, ten seconds!

The metal ball gradually slowed down, but Zhuang He's forehead was covered in more and more sweat.

Because the metal ball didn't stop when it passed the magnetic poles; instead, it started to slow down just before midnight!

Until finally, it stopped at the 24 o'clock position!

Ning Yuan's chips have increased from 1700 million to 6 million!

"Wow!" The entire table, and even the entire casino, began to notice the young man in the white suit.

Getting 24 points once is luck, twice is like your ancestors' graves are blessed, three times might be suspicious, but four times is definitely a miracle!

But now, this is the fifth time!

What does it mean to hit 24 points five times in a row?

A deity descending to earth?

Or is it a Celestial Dragon descended to earth?

"Wasn't he just randomly dropping the ball?"

"Is it possible that he is actually some kind of royalty or nobleman, and the casino is using this method to give him money?"

"How about we buy it too?"

"Aren't you afraid he's a plant?"

"Let's buy 100 berries and test the waters!"

Seeing the eager gamblers, the dealer quickly called over a waiter and gave him a few instructions.

He was the one controlling the marbles; how could he not know if there was something fishy going on?

This person is not a prince or nobleman at all!

Moreover, our casino has an incredibly powerful backing; which nobleman would need us to offer bribes like this?

The most crucial point is, I clearly activated the mechanism to interfere with the ball's landing point, so how could it still land at 24?

Seeing Ning Yuan's calm expression, showing no excitement about the 6 million Berries, Zhuang He finally understood.

This person is not a gambler at all!

A true gambler, winning from 10 Berries to 6 million Berries, could never help but be excited!

This person is here to cause trouble!

Since that's the case, then you don't need to be polite.

"Do you still want to bet on 24 points?" Zhuang He asked coldly.

"Yes!" Ning Yuan didn't rush to push it, because the money on the whole table didn't even add up to 6 million, and they still had to move it from elsewhere.

While waiting for the chips to be delivered, the croupier said coldly, "Young man, don't you know the importance of knowing when to quit while you're ahead? Be careful you don't make money only to lose it all!"

"You casino owners, are you afraid of your customers winning money?" Ning Yuan laughed. "Everyone heard that. Don't ever win money at Yu Yan again, or he'll make your lives impossible!"

Zhuang He's face paled: "That's not what I meant! I meant that Yu Yan's security isn't very good. If you leave with too much money, you might get robbed!"

"You don't need to worry about that!" Ning Yuan laughed. "At worst, I'll just take this money and buy cigarettes at the door. It's my money, I can spend it however I want!"

"You!" Zhuang He's face darkened, and she was about to continue cursing when a gentle female voice suddenly rang out from the second floor.

"Guvi, stop talking!"

Upon hearing the voice, the gamblers exclaimed in surprise, "It's him!"

"Black Beauty!"

"Miss All Sunday!"

Ning Yuan looked in the direction of the sound, and then froze.

This person was naturally a woman, but she was actually wearing a white floral cheongsam!

I never knew there were cheongsams in the One Piece world!

As we all know, cheongsams are very flattering, and this cheongsam perfectly accentuates a woman's exquisite curves. The slender legs and the mysterious area that is faintly visible beneath the cheongsam give people a sense of restrained imagination.

I'm not afraid of young girls wearing JK uniforms, but I'm afraid of mature women wearing cheongsams.

Nicole Robin is no ordinary mature woman; she is a historian who earned her doctorate at the age of seven, making her an undisputed intellectual and mature woman.

Her intellectual charm is off the charts!

In addition to her great figure, Robin is also very beautiful, with regular features and deep eyes that also carry a sense of brokenness and depression.

Ning Yuan felt a bit like Nie Xiaoqian from the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Of course, it's the plus-size version.

Wang Zuxian is beautiful, but her figure can't compare to the women in the One Piece world.

"Ouch!" Ning Yuan suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower back, followed by Weiwei's slightly resentful voice: "Is she really that pretty?"

Ning Yuan was speechless.

Sister, we're saving the country right now, so please don't be jealous!

To be fair, the two are probably evenly matched in terms of looks.

But in terms of temperament, Robin definitely outshines Vivi.

(End of this chapter)