"Koala!" Jinbe called her. Koala trotted over to where Jinbe was sitting. A few of the crew had began playing a dice game, and were gambling over leftover loot. Jinbe, in particular, had been having a rough time. He was no longer even in the running for a small portion of the treasure. No, he was in debt, and it was certainly not one he'd be able to pay off anytime soon. Unless…

"Here," Jinbe said, holding out his cupped hands for Koala to see. 3 ten-sided dice rested in his palms. Koala shifted uncomfortably. She didn't quite know what he was expecting her to do.

"J-Jinbe-san," she stuttered, "wha-"

"Give 'em a quick puff," Jinbe grinned. He blew on the dice to demonstrate.

Koala did not understand the purpose of this gesture. But the fishman looked at her encouragingly, and she exhaled softly on the dice.

"Aw, that's not gonna cut it!" Jinbe goaded her.

"Face it, you poor bastard!" Macro jeered, "No luck is going to save your ass now!"

"M-Macro!" Hachi hushed him, "Language!"

Even Koala had to roll her eyes at that. Hachi tried his best, but the Sun Pirates were foul-mouthed. The Celestial Dragons didn't quite have squeaky clean tongues either.

"Give it a go, Koala," Jinbe prompted her, "like you're blowing down a house or something."

Koala inhaled deeply, and blew as hard as she could onto the dice.

"That should do it!" Jinbe exclaimed, closing his hands around the dice and shaking them. He let the dice roll, and they tumbled across the deck. They finally reached a stop at the steering wheel.

"Go over and see, Koala," said Hachi. Koala crawled over to where the dice had landed and knelt down to see. All three dice had the same face visible: 10.

"It's 30!" Koala called.

"WHAT?!" Macro exclaimed, stalking over to the dice. "Are you kidding me?! How is that even possible?!"

"Oh-ho-ho!" Jinbe chuckled, "Not just any luck could've saved my ass! That's Koala's magic right there!"

Koala smiled bashfully.

"I'll see to it that you get your reward, little one," Jinbe laughed, patting Koala on the head.

"Unbelievable!" Macro moaned, "I bet you cheated you big loaf! There's no way-"

"But, but," Hachi muttered, "30 points means he gets-"

"The whole pile of treasure!" Jinbe beamed.

"Koala!" Macro cried, "You have to help me get him back! That was my last chance for allowance! Tiger's banned all spending money!"

Koala shrugged. She hadn't done anything in particular.

"Are you willing to raise the stakes?" Jinbe raised his eyebrows michieviously.

"Sure as hell I am!" Macro declared, "Winner gets all the treasure, plus the loser's dessert for 4 weeks!"

"Count me out," said Hachi, "We're having pudding tomorrow, and I haven't had any in ages."

"Just you and me then, Macro!" Jinbe declared. "What do you say, Koala? You willing to test our luck?"

"Sure!" said Koala, excited to see how this might turn out.

"Right then!" Macro announced, "Another round it is!"

A.N. Koala is such a sweet character, and I love her interactions with the Sun Pirates. It was supposed to be Koala-centic, but it kinda splayed out because of the dynamics of the crew. In any case, I hope you enjoyed!

And so that brings a close to our October Birthdays! That busy autumn in mercifully over, and I couldn't be more glad! It's been rough keeping up, but I'm looking forward to working on my other projects now! I'll see you in the next chapter for an… Interesting development~ Reviews, Favourites, Subscriptions, Reader Birthdays, and Requests are welcomed and much appreciated!