However, Who's Who, the rival car maker obsessed with defeating Pinochle, and the Klondikes, the infamous Mafia family, stand in the way of the gang. 'All you need in life are manners, dignity, and the will to bet on your own life.' Scouted to become the group's fifth member, Finn soon joins the players on a dangerous mission to find these cards. There is a secret group of players called High Card, who have been directly ordered by the king of Fourland to collect the cards that have been scattered throughout the kingdom while moonlighting as employees of the luxury carmaker Pinochle. With these cards, people can access the hidden power of the 'buddy' that can be found within themselves. The world order can be controlled by a set of 52 X-Playing cards with the power to bestow different superhuman powers and abilities to the ones that possess them. Once there, Finn encountered a car chase and bloody shootout caused by a man's 'lucky' card.įinn will eventually learn what the shootout was about. However, nothing could have prepared Finn for the nightmare that was awaiting him. After discovering that his orphanage was on the brink of closing due to financial stress, Finn, who was living freely on the streets, set out for a casino with the aim of making a fortune.