Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 45: Three sentences made the admiral spend 180,000 on me.

Rainfield is an open city with lax security, and with Nicole Robin leading the team, Bane and his companions encountered no problems and entered the oasis without any issues.

The entire Rainland was almost entirely built around the "Rain Banquet" casino, making Rain Banquet the city's very center and most bustling area.

Riding camels through the bustling streets, Bane and his party soon arrived at the gates of the Rain Banquet.

The security personnel here naturally recognized Nicole Robin, the second-in-command. Seeing that she was their guest, they didn't dare to ask any questions and respectfully welcomed Bane and his party inside.

The moment Bane entered the Rain Banquet, he felt the extravagance and excitement of the place; even in broad daylight, it was already packed with countless gamblers.

However, unlike the poor bastards in the gang-run gambling dens of my impression, the people here are dressed in fine clothes and are obviously rich and powerful people.

They spend money recklessly here; the Pele that ordinary people can't earn in a year might just be chips in their gambling game.

"You guys can play a couple of rounds first, I'll go report your arrival to Crocodile," Nico Robin said casually.

"Okay," Bane replied casually.

Soon, Robin disappeared around the corner of the stairwell, and Bane and his two companions approached the casino.

After observing the surroundings, Bane realized that the casino on the first floor was actually quite small. There were some ordinary customers playing slot machines or gambling at a table, not all of them were wealthy upper-class people.

"It was the right thing to come out and see the world. I've never heard of a place like this in the East Blue," Zoro remarked.

"Perhaps it's just because we can't access it. As the benchmark of the world's major cities, the East Blue is prosperous and stable, and has the largest number of nobles among all the seas. It must have extremely luxurious places," Nami retorted after thinking for a moment.

Just as the two of them were arguing about whether there was such a good place in the East China Sea, they suddenly noticed that Bane was standing still.

"What's wrong?" Zoro followed Bane's gaze and saw a card table with a group of gamblers playing cards and dice. There was nothing special about it.

However, Bane's face broke into an excited smile as he said, "What a coincidence! I was just thinking about finding a powerful partner and figuring out how to get to the Sky Island, and here we are!?"

At this moment, Bane's eyes were practically shining. Why? Because he had discovered a wild SSR!

On the dice table directly in front of him, in the position facing him, sat a figure. The figure looked tall and broad, and when he sat there, he was two or three sizes larger than the people around him.

He was dressed in purple Wano Country attire, crouching low, his head pressed against the table, his ears almost touching the dice cup, his expression a mixture of anticipation and excitement, while he held a cane-sword in his hand.

If you look closely, you'll see a crisscrossing scar across his eyes, indicating he's blind!

Admiral Fujitora Issho!

No, right now it should only be "Issho". He is neither a Marine Admiral nor has he taken Fujitora's codename!

Right now, he's just an ordinary person named Yixiao, who could be considered a folk expert, or perhaps a gambling addict.

In fact, Bane was also seen by the Navy as one of the "commoner masters".

"I've heard that if you frequent the casinos, you might bump into a rising star. Now it seems it's true," Bane thought to himself, unable to suppress the smile on his lips.

When Issho is gambling, he doesn't use Observation Haki, even though his Observation Haki is extremely strong, powerful enough to lock onto meteorites in the sky.

Although he didn't activate Observation Haki, as a blind man, his other senses were indeed more acute. For example, at this moment, he sensed that someone was staring at him with intense gaze.

As a casino gambler, Yixiao didn't have many doubts after feeling that intense gaze.

After all, he was really lucky today, having won twelve hands in a row. The table was piled high with chips, and in such a luxurious casino, there were always hot girls who came specifically for "rich people" like them.

With his experienced smile, he immediately sensed that another hot girl was eyeing him!

But the next second, the dice were opened, and after winning twelve rounds in a row, he lost all his chips on the spot.

This is also a characteristic of Yixiao's betting style. He is not in it for the money; he truly enjoys the thrill of gambling and the unknown outcome.

Therefore, whenever he accumulates a certain amount of chips, he almost always bets all of them on the next round.

If he wins, he'll keep playing until he loses. Even if he runs out of chips, he won't feel bad; he'll just come back to play when he has more money.

Having lost all his chips, Yi Xiao didn't show any sign of distress. Instead, he relaxed and leaned back in his soft chair. If there was any regret, it was that there wouldn't be any hot girls tonight.

Just as he was thinking about this, he suddenly realized that the burning gaze had not left him!

This really puzzled Yixiao. He frowned slightly and then activated a subtle amount of Observation Haki, wanting to see what was going on with the other party.

I've lost everything, why are you still staring at me so intently?

Then, when Ikko's Observation Haki swept over Bane, his expression froze.

According to his Observation Haki, not far away, there was a muscular man over two meters tall, radiating a vibrant life force, indicating that he was very healthy and physically excellent. But that wasn't important. What was important was that this guy was staring at him with shining eyes and a creepy smile on his face, as if he had discovered a treasure!

A smile? ??

He was very confident in his abilities, but at this moment, he felt a little flustered!

Just as he was panicking, he noticed that the muscular man was walking towards him!

With a cough and a laugh, he quickly stood up, pretending not to have noticed anything, and prepared to leave the casino quickly.

This was his first time at the Rain Banquet. If he had known that the famous Rain Banquet was such a mess, he would never have come!

But before he could take more than a few steps, he heard shouts from behind.

"Please wait, sir, please wait a moment," Bane greeted with a friendly smile.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

He felt that this was the friendliest tone he could muster.

As it turned out, Yixiao, who was in front, heard the sound and immediately accelerated and rushed outwards.

Bane?

What are you doing?!

I am a male lecturer who is well-versed in human nature. With just three sentences, I made a naval admiral spend eighteen—no, flee in panic—for me.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Bane snapped out of it and quickly caught up with Yixiao, reaching out to grab him.

But as soon as he reached out and smiled, the blind man nimbly slipped away like a slippery eel. At the same time, he stopped running, turned around, faced Bane, and said with his cane and knife in hand, "I apologize for your kindness, but I am a conservative person."

"Huh?" Bane was also stunned by those words. What did that mean?

At the same time, Nami and Zoro caught up. Nami grabbed Bane's arm and pulled him up to the edge of the valley, panting as she asked, "Why did you suddenly come here?"

Nami's actions made Yixiao a little confused. Huh? Are they a couple? Or did I misunderstand?

However, Bane didn't respond to Nami at all. Instead, he smiled warmly at her and said, "I apologize if I have disturbed you. I was simply overjoyed to see you and couldn't contain my excitement."

Hearing this tone, Yi Xiao was also somewhat puzzled, and frowned slightly, saying, "You've heard my story?"

Yi Xiao is somewhat famous among the common people, known as the "Blind Swordsman." He likes to fight for justice and combat pirates, and occasionally works as a bounty hunter. Therefore, he thought that Bane had heard about his stories.

"Uh..." Bane was a little unsure how to respond, then a thought flashed through his mind and he said, "Of course, I've heard of the casino's big fat sheep, Yi Xiao."

"A casino's fat sheep?!" Yi Xiao was stunned for a moment, then, as if he had been greatly insulted, he leaned on his cane and cursed, "Although I always lose everything, it's because I enjoy the process. How could I be a fat sheep with poor skills? Who gave me this nickname?"

"Tesoro!" Bane unhesitatingly shifted the blame to the Golden Emperor.

(End of this chapter)