He's a pirate, but also a Pokémon Master.

Grand Line, Food Court.

A once bustling casino was now completely silent.

The gambling table was surrounded by a large crowd of onlookers.

The croupier looked at the calm man before her, her body trembling uncontrollably.

How could this happen?

This man has won nine games in a row. If he wins one more game, the amount of pewter he receives will increase tenfold!

That is... 500 million Berries!

Their casino simply couldn't possibly come up with that much money.

Gu Xin remained calm and composed, saying, "Hurry up and choose, but you don't really have much of a choice left."

The dealer stared intently at the four cards remaining on the table, his mind in turmoil.

The gambling game they're playing is called "Food Matching Game".

First, randomly shuffle several playing cards with food designs on them and place them on the table with the designs facing down.

Each player has two chances to flip cards per round. If they flip the same pair of cards, they can choose to consume them and gain points.

The player with the highest score wins.

Damn!

As Gushin said, he had no choice at all!

Only two kinds of food remained on the table.

One serving is a lightning banana that can make your internal organs burn, worth 200 points.

The other item is the highly poisonous Skull Potato, worth 500 points.

In fact, in the betting pools he had previously handled, these two foods never even had a chance to appear.

Even if it existed, no one would eat it; it's a deadly thing!

But... he had no choice.

He lost so much money that even if he wasn't poisoned, he would definitely be killed by the gangster boss behind the casino to vent his anger.

Rather than be shot dead, I'd rather take a chance!

Once he eats the Electric Banana, his score will surpass Guxin's.

At that point, Guxin will either lose because he refuses to eat the skull potato, or he will eat it and die from the poison!

Thinking of this, the dealer quickly flipped over two playing cards, both of which had a banana pattern shaped like a lightning bolt printed on them.

The kitchen quickly brought out the cooked electric bananas, their unique caramelized aroma filling the air and making many people unconsciously swallow.

But the crackling sound of electricity that followed brought people back to their senses, revealing a hint of lingering fear.

I've heard that electric bananas taste great, but the price is a 95% mortality rate!

The croupier was fearless in the face of death.

He swallowed the electric banana whole, his lips were scorched by the electricity, and his mouth was numb, as if an electric current was coursing through it.

His internal organs felt like they were being electrocuted, but he still had a breath left. He grinned and laughed wildly.

"Your turn!"

"Do you want to lose, or do you want to die!"

"Sorry, I want to win alive." Guxin casually flipped over the remaining two playing cards, snapped his fingers, and said, "Serve the food."

"By the way, I want the recipe for French fries."

The dealer's eyes widened instantly, revealing the bulging-eyed expression typical of One Piece.

He actually wants to eat the skull potato!

This guy must have never heard of the Skull Potato!

Just one gram of that stuff is enough to poison an elephant!

A steaming plate of French fries was served.

Its bright purplish-red color seems to be telling people that it is not to be trifled with and that they should never think of eating it.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Guxin slowly picked up a French fry, stuffed it into his mouth, and repeated the action with a blank expression.

In no time at all, a plate of skull potatoes disappeared completely.

Guxin elegantly wiped his mouth and said jokingly, "I think you can announce the winner now."

The croupier saw that Gu Xin was safe and sound, and had not suffered the expected death from poisoning.

"You you you you..."

He was so angry that his lips trembled, the remaining electric current in his body surged violently, his head lolled to the side, and he stopped breathing.

Won?

Before the onlookers could even erupt in cheers, they heard a series of noisy footsteps behind them.

Turning around, I saw a group of gangsters in uniform suits hurrying over, forming a procession of stars surrounding the moon.

Standing in the middle of them was a middle-aged man with a large belly and a cigar in his mouth.

It was Thomas, the casino owner and one of the local gang leaders.

"Show them out!" Thomas said in a low voice.

The gamblers scattered like birds and beasts, and in just a few breaths, only Thomas and his companions, along with Guxin who was still sitting in his seat, remained in the huge casino.

Thomas strolled over, first raising his hand to shoot the croupier who lay dead in front of the table, then spitting out a curse.

"Useless thing! You made me lose so much money!"

Gu Xin pretended to know nothing and laughed, "I never expected the boss to personally pay me. I'm truly honored."

"Thank you for your patronage, 500 million berries."

Thomas's face twitched, he tossed his cigar aside, stomped on it with his shoe, and laughed angrily: "Kid! You've got guts!"

"Today I'll show you that you can't win just anyone's money! You've offended people, and you think you can get away with it?!"

As he spoke, his underlings surrounded Guxin, all of them pointing flintlock pistols at him, and a faint, unique smoke emanated from the dark cave entrance.

Thomas grinned maliciously, as if he could see Guxin riddled with bullets at any moment.

But he didn't live to see that moment.

"Indeed, it was the ending I expected." Gu Xin sighed softly, a thought flickering in his mind.

[Strong mental focus]!

Suddenly, an invisible super-powerful psychic force surged in all directions.

The bodyguards seemed to have been struck by an invisible hammer, their heads snapping to one side, followed by a wave of intense dizziness, their eyes rolling back involuntarily.

Their bodies stiffened and they fell straight backward, several burly figures crashing to the ground with an eerie, overlapping sound, raising a speck of dust.

"Dead! Dead?!"

Thomas was so frightened by the horrifying sight that he tripped and fell heavily to the ground, his large buttocks slamming into the earth, and even the bulging flesh on his face, which was filled with a look of terror, trembled.

What on earth happened?!

How did this person manage to wipe out all his men in an instant?

"I don't want to say it a second time, give me the money." Guxin's words echoed in Thomas's ears like a demon from the abyss.

"I...I...I..." Thomas regained his senses, tears streaming down his face. "Yes, yes! You can take all the money! I'll go get it right now!"

Perhaps it was the unusually strong aura of death that made Thomas move with incredible speed, emptying his pockets of the entire casino in just a few minutes.

Pointing to the box on the table, Thomas said obsequiously:

"Sir, here is my money, a total of 53 million Berries. If possible, let me go home... I'll hand over all my possessions tomorrow, including approximately 30 million Berries!"

"Oh? That sounds pretty good. We only need to wait one more day to get another 30 million Berries?"

Thomas nodded vigorously, his heart bleeding with resentment, but he still managed a forced smile.

"Yes, yes, just give me one day and I can get it all ready."

"Very well, then I'll give you one day." Gu Xin said calmly, casually picking up his suitcase and walking towards the door.

No matter how well Thomas pretends, he can't hide his true feelings; Gusin can hear his inner thoughts...

Thomas will not let this go.

But so what?

Gushin desperately wanted someone to cause him trouble; it was one of the ways he could become stronger.