Ten years later, the System finally reappeared, telling Bai Yun that his third ability was: "Luck Variation."
He would gain an extra point of good luck every day, permanently, up to a maximum of 100 points, just like a person's full luck.
These 100 points could turn Bai Yun's bad luck into good luck, and his good luck would become even better.
But if it's really as the System says... "Then why am I still so unlucky? Three voyages, three accidents? You call this good luck?"
"100 days of full luck? It's been ten years, not just 100 days!"
"How do you explain this?"
Bai Yun asked a soul-searching question. If good luck was truly accumulated this way?
From the time he set sail until now, he hadn't felt lucky at all... Meanwhile, with Luffy and his crew.
"I am the leader of this village's great pirate crew—Usopp!!"
"Everyone calls me Captain Usopp!!"
Usopp bravely faced Luffy, Zoro, and Nami.
He used his signature skill: "Blatant Lies."
"I advise you to give up on this village."
"My 80 million subordinates will not stand idly by."
With his hands on his hips, Usopp looked as if to say, "What I'm saying is true."
"Boasting!"
Nami immediately exposed him.
80 million people?
Could this village even hold 80 million people?
"Ah, I've been exposed!!"
As soon as he was exposed, Usopp panicked.
Nami rolled her eyes, speechless. "So you admit it, don't you?"
"Ah! I've confessed without being prompted!!"
"What a clever woman."
Usopp said in a panic. We're just saying, isn't there a possibility that Nami isn't clever, but you're too... "Hahahaha, you're really interesting."
Luffy watched the panicking Usopp. After knowing Bai Yun was fine, he returned to his usual self, laughing lightheartedly... Swish~ (High-level transition sound effect)
At a small restaurant in the village.
"What! Looking for crewmates!?"
Usopp heard Luffy's words and realized he had misunderstood them; Luffy and his crew weren't there to rob the village.
Luffy's words had two meanings: looking for crewmates meant finding Bai Yun and also finding new crewmates.
"So you're here to find a crewmate and a big ship."
"And another crewmate was washed ashore in our village?"
"I haven't heard about that."
"However, I do know where there's a big ship."
Usopp raised a finger and wiggled it, beginning to explain.
"There's a super-rich mansion in this village."
"The owner of the mansion is a very pitiful girl..."
..."You seem to have something on your mind, Miss?"
Kuro, still disguised as a sheep, respectfully asked Kaya.
"I... I want to see Usopp."
Kaya hesitated for a moment, then didn't hide it, answering directly.
"Miss, if I may be so bold..."
Since it's "if I may be so bold," then don't say it.
"I know what you're going to say, Klahadore. It's fine, you don't need to say it."
"How is that girl Merry rescued from the beach?"
Great, Bai Yun was mistaken for a girl again.
Kaya had only glanced at Bai Yun from upstairs. It was normal to mistake him. Kuro had already seen Bai Yun, and at this critical juncture, his plan couldn't afford any accidents.
But seeing that Bai Yun was just a "pretty boy" and unconscious, he didn't pay him much mind.
Later, however, it was this "pretty boy" who shattered his plans.
"The doctor has already seen him."
"Nothing serious, just fell asleep. He'll be fine when he wakes up."
Kuro replied, still respectful.
"That's good..."
...The scene returns to Luffy and his crew.
Only the three of them remained in the restaurant; Usopp was gone.
And his three very loyal "crewmates," the three children, rushed directly into the restaurant, wanting to "save" their Captain Usopp.
"Huh! Captain Usopp is gone?"
"Eat?"
"Did you... Captain Usopp..."
The three children immediately showed terrified expressions.
Zoro's mischievous side came out. "That's right, we ate him!"
"Ah!!!"
The three of them jumped in fright, but their eyes were on Nami.
"Why are you looking at me!"
The three of them jumped again, "Big Bad Wolf!!!"
..."Is it time?"
The three children calmed down, and Nami told them that Usopp had said those words before leaving on his own.
"Oh, Captain probably meant it was time to go see the mansion boy."
According to the three children's explanation, Usopp had gone to chat with Kaya. Although everything Usopp said during their chats was a lie, Kaya had cheered up because of it.
"Speaking of the mansion, this morning I also saw the mansion's Uncle Sheep rescue a big sister by the sea."
Onion, one of the three children, suddenly brought up something off-topic.
But this matter was very important.
"What!"
"You said the sheep rescued a big sister by the sea?"
"That must be Bai Yun!"
"Hahahaha! Then it's decided! Let's go to the mansion to find Bai Yun and the big ship!"
Since they knew where Bai Yun was and it was also a place where they could borrow a ship, Luffy decided to go to the mansion.
Meanwhile, with Bai Yun, the System kept him in suspense for three seconds before slowly explaining the reason…
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