Chapter 92 – Collapse Dressrosa – Acacia Town Casino Restaurant
"Welcome, guest!"
"Here is your Dressrosa lobster risotto."
"And rose cuttlefish soba."
"And fairy pumpkin soup!"
After placing the dishes on the table, the monkey-shaped toy waiter loudly struck the gong in his hand.
Clang!
"Yoho! Delicious food has arrived!"
Luffy immediately grabbed the lobster risotto.
"It looks amazing!"
"I'm eating!"
Sanji stared thoughtfully at the soup.
"Fairy pumpkin soup?"
"Isn't this just… normal pumpkin soup?"
The toy waiter suddenly leaned close.
CLANG!
"Guest!"
"In Dressrosa we believe in the legend of fairies!"
CLANG!
"Maybe they exist!"
CLANG!
"Maybe they don't!"
CLANG!
"Maybe you believe!"
CLANG!
"Maybe you don't!"
Sanji finally snapped.
"You're annoying!"
He jumped up and ran away from the table.
Across from him, Kin'emon was sitting stiffly.
His expression looked like someone desperately holding something in.
"The situation is extremely urgent!"
"We must not waste time here!"
Franky patted him on the shoulder.
"Relax, Kin'emon."
"You need to stay calm."
The Gambling Table
Meanwhile, Zoro was staring toward the roulette table near the bar.
"Uncle won again!"
"You're incredible!"
"Your luck is unbelievable!"
At the table sat the blind old man Zoro had met earlier.
He had already won more than ten rounds in a row.
"Hehehe…"
"I'm just lucky."
The old man scratched his head shyly beneath his purple scarf.
At that moment—
A group of rough-looking men walked out from the back of the casino.
Their leader wore a rat-shaped mask.
"Well now…"
"Looks like a lucky man visited our casino today."
With a wave of his hand, his subordinates forced the surrounding gamblers away.
The leader leaned down toward the old man.
"Old man."
"How about playing a round with me?"
He had already noticed something.
The man was blind.
He couldn't possibly see the roulette wheel.
The old man smiled politely.
"Of course."
"Hehehe."
The Cheating Begins
They began betting.
Zoro quickly noticed something strange.
The game had two choices:
Black or White.
The old man always bet white.
The masked leader always bet black.
Each time the wheel stopped—
It clearly landed on white.
But the dealer announced:
"Black."
"You lose."
Again.
"Black."
"You lose again."
Round after round—
The dealer simply lied.
Everyone watching noticed.
But no one dared speak.
Because the gang running the casino belonged to the Donquixote Family—
The criminal organization controlling Dressrosa's underworld.
After more than ten losses, the leader grinned viciously.
"Old man."
"If you keep losing like this…"
"You'll lose everything."
The old man hesitated.
He slowly pushed forward his final chips.
"I'll bet… white."
"Then I'll bet black again," the leader sneered.
The wheel spun.
It slowly stopped—
On white.
The dealer exchanged a glance with the leader.
Then he smirked.
"Old man."
"You lost again."
"This time it's—"
"It's white."
A voice interrupted.
Everyone froze.
Behind the old man—
Luffy was standing there.
He was still holding his bowl of soba noodles.
He blinked curiously.
"I said it's white."
"It clearly landed on white."
Back on the Thousand Sunny
At the same time—
After Itachi asked about the Kozuki Clan, Momonosuke froze.
"Kozuki…?!"
"How do you know that name?!"
"Who are you?!"
Panicked, Momonosuke ran behind Nami.
Nami quickly comforted him.
"Itachi…"
"Do you know something?"
"Don't scare the child."
Itachi slowly stood.
Then he gestured calmly.
"Nami."
"Brook."
"Please go down to the deck."
"Leave me alone with him."
Momonosuke trembled violently.
"I don't want to be alone with you!"
"My servant!"
Before he could finish shouting—
Brook calmly spoke.
"Itachi-san must have his reasons."
"He probably wants to confirm something."
"We should trust him."
Nami hesitated.
Then nodded.
"…Alright."
"But Itachi, don't scare him."
"I won't."
However—
Itachi's eyes never left Momonosuke.
When Nami turned to leave, Momonosuke tried to follow her.
But the moment he looked at Itachi—
Fear rooted him to the spot.
"You…"
"I won't ask many questions," Itachi said calmly.
"You just need to answer."
The Interrogation
After Nami and Brook left, Itachi continued.
"So."
"Do you know the Kozuki Clan?"
Momonosuke was drenched in sweat.
"I—"
"I don't know!"
"Wano is a closed country."
"Then how did you appear outside it?"
"I don't know!"
"Did the Kozuki Clan once rule Wano?"
"I DON'T KNOW!"
"I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!"
"Stop asking!"
Momonosuke began screaming and rolling on the ground.
He refused to look into Itachi's eyes.
On the Deck
Below, Nami heard the shouting.
She became worried.
"Maybe we should go check…"
But Brook gently stopped her.
"I believe Itachi-san has his reasons."
"Ever since he returned from that mysterious place…"
"He seems to be searching for something."
"Perhaps… a memory."
Nami thought for a moment.
Then nodded slowly.
"…You're right."
Itachi's Patience Ends
Under the orange tree, Itachi had already asked more than ten questions.
But Momonosuke refused to answer anything.
Itachi finally sighed.
"So that's your choice."
"I had hoped to learn something useful from you."
"And then confirm it with Kin'emon."
"But it seems…"
"That won't work."
Momonosuke continued screaming.
"Nami! Save me!"
Suddenly—
Itachi grabbed him by the throat.
"—!"
Momonosuke's eyes widened.
He hadn't expected this at all.
The sudden suffocation terrified him.
His body trembled uncontrollably.
Even worse—
Fear made him lose control of his bladder.
He struggled desperately.
Then—
He accidentally looked into Itachi's eyes.
For a moment—
He saw a bloody, spinning pattern.
And the instant their gazes met—
Momonosuke was dragged into a world of complete emptiness.
End of Chapter
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