Third Brother Is Amazing!

After a long voyage, the Red Line once again came into view.

This time, Caitlyn, Tisser, Dreylers, and others were no longer at the Sabaody Archipelago checkpoint; they had been transferred to other areas to continue their recruit training.

Yamato has never left Onigashima, and therefore is not on the World Government's bounty list.

Ma Qiao and his party passed through the checkpoint smoothly.

Wow, what a beautiful amusement park!

Yamato gazed at the beautiful scenery of the Sabaody Archipelago, his eyes sparkling with delight.

Like a country girl who has just arrived in a big city, she is full of curiosity about everything, and amusement parks are something she finds hard to resist.

Ma Qiao glanced at Yamato's stunning figure, beautiful face, and especially her striking height, and felt a headache coming on.

Unlike his last brief stopover in the Sabaody Archipelago, this time Ma Qiao planned to visit the Shakky's Rip-off Bar on Island Thirteen.

That was the bar run by Shakky, and also the place where Dark King Rayleigh, stayed after his retirement.

Although everyone says that Rayleigh's teaching quality is not very good.

But Ma Qiao really didn't dare to try Kaido's corporal punishment methods.

In theory, Yamato also possesses Armament Haki, and could become a mentor-student pair with Ma Qiao.

However, Yamato saying that she wanted to become Kozuki Oden, but her actions betrayed her true feelings, and she chose Kaido's spiked club.

Ma Qiao believes that the parenting styles of the father and daughter are probably very similar.

Although Ma Qiao's skull was hard, he was afraid of pain.

Most importantly, Ma Qiao didn't have a strong desire for Haki; he just wanted to give it a try, thinking that since he was already there, he might as well learn something.

Although Kaido once said that Haki is the key to victory.

However, after years of experience in the workplace, Ma Qiao had long understood a certain principle.

Don't listen to what the big shots say; look at what they can do. Actions speak louder than words. Anyone who takes their hype seriously is not far from making a fool of themselves.

Like his daughter, Kaido says he'll rely on Haki, but his actions betray him.

In his final battle with Joy Boy, there was no trace of Haki presence; every move he made was based on his Devil Fruit abilities.

In fact, Ma Qiao's philosophy is quite similar to that of Gecko Moria, who challenged Kaido's teacher back then.

If you have a sufficiently powerful subordinate, then you, as the lord, have no need to charge into battle.

Of course, Ma Qiao wouldn't go to such extremes as Moria, who, after creating an army of zombies with his abilities, neglected his training and degenerated into a fat, lazy guy that everyone bullied.

Ma Qiao still hopes to increase his own strength while expanding his influence.

Regardless of their combat strength, they should at least be able to hold their own against the Four Emperors Admiral their generals to avoid being beheaded by the enemy.

With this in mind, Ma Qiao planned to visit Dark King Rayleigh, to seek his guidance.

However, after thinking about it, Ma Qiao realized that given Rayleigh's nature, even if he went to Island Thirteen, he would most likely be disappointed. He might as well accompany his client on a trip first.

After all, Yamato- kun did teach Ma Qiao some knowledge along the way.

For example, the age-old question of whether white hair is white except for its hair has been answered.

But soon, Ma Qiao regretted it.

Yamato is definitely a woman, a pure woman!

Ma Qiao has already accompanied Yamato on more than a dozen thrilling and exciting amusement park rides.

Including but not limited to Roller Coasters, Speed Rush, and Super Loops.

Ma Qiao simply couldn't imagine why this godforsaken world would have Roller Coaster that could safely seat a 2.63-meter-tall beautiful girl!

Yamato's clothes are already stylish enough for riding, Roller Coaster ride is incredibly exhilarating.

However, Ma Qiao had no interest in appreciating the beautiful mountain scenery.

To put it simply, if it weren't for his previous experience of traveling to the Sky Island by vertical ocean currents, Ma Qiao probably wouldn't have been able to make it this time.

But these various amusement facilities are not the most terrifying.

When Yamato's eyes lit up at the discovery that there was even a bustling commercial street inside the amusement park, Ma Qiao was utterly devastated.

What kind of raging beast will be unleashed when a woman's primal instincts, suppressed for over a decade, are released in one fell swoop?

Ma Qiao experienced this horror firsthand with his own body.

Even with Xin Zhao, Jax, and Graves as his henchmen, Ma Qiao still carried loads of goods as high as a mountain.

There were clothes, snacks, and many small toys that Ma Qiao thought were completely useless.

Ah, women!

Fortunately Yamato didn't make Teacher Ma pay for these things.

This little white-haired guy is quite wealthy.

When she left Onigashima, Kaido gave her a large bag of Beli, all of which were foreign exchange earned from trading with the World Government.

Yamato, spends lavishly on shopping streets, fully embracing the spirit of buying, buying, buying.

Such behavior quickly attracted the attention of some criminals.

There was even a prince from a small kingdom who considered himself to be of a high status. He coveted Yamato's beauty and took the initiative to strike up a conversation with her, only to be knocked into the ground by Yamato a stick.

Ma Qiao walked ahead with Yamato enthusiasm, while Maggio started to slack off behind.

Moreover, Sabaody is like Chang'an and Luoyang in the hearts of the Japan, and Paris and London in the hearts of the Slavs.

When you're in a place like this, it would be really inexcusable not to buy your girlfriend some luxury gifts.

So while having the elusive the Virtuoso Jin keep an eye Yamato, Ma Qiao secretly slipped into the store to choose gifts for some of his female friends.

Ma Qiao picked out a beautifully crafted Malachite Bracelet for Vivi.

Speaking of which, Vivi also has a Malachite Necklace that her grandmother, Princess Annie, passed down to her, which she has pledged to Ma Qiao.

Ma Qiao thought the bracelet and necklace matched perfectly, and it would look stunning on Vivi's delicate, porcelain-skinned wrist.

For Nami, Ma Qiao chose a Crop Top showed off her figure without being too revealing.

Sometimes, it's better to guide than to suppress.

As Nami grew older, her figure, like a firefly in the night, could not be hidden no matter what.

After choosing the two gifts, Ma Qiao wanted to leave.

But then he noticed a Mint-Flavored Lip Gloss on the cosmetics counter.

"I'm not preparing a gift for Reiju, the Poison Pink. I just want the coolness of mint to neutralize some of the toxicity when I'm poisoned."

Ma Qiao nodded, convinced himself, and asked the waiter to pack up the lip gloss.

Finally, in the book section, Ma Qiao asked the waiter to select some books that looked quite informative and pack them up.

Nicole Robin has helped me so much; this is a necessary favor to do in return.

After thinking it over carefully, Ma Qiao realized he hadn't forgotten anything, so he paid and left the store.

To be honest, this money was wasted.

The main problem is that the Taoniao Shopping Platform hasn't gotten on track yet.

Big Bird Self-Operated Store only sells some agricultural products, Mobile Den Den Mushi, and tobacco and alcohol, which is not a complete range of products.

Ma Qiao glanced back at the bustling commercial street, then at the thriving physical stores on both sides, a smile playing on his lips—a look typical of a dragon king.

"One day, I'll scatter you all!"

"Hey, isn't that M7, the Penguin Devil Fruit User?"

Just as Ma Qiao made his vicious vow, a frivolous and treacherous voice rang in his ear.

"Gal Tino?"

Ma Qiao peeked out from behind the pile of merchandise, saw the man in front of him, and paused in surprise. "It's been so long!"

"What kind of name is Galdino? That's so rude! Please call me Third Brother!"

Galdino, with his nose in the air, seemed to smugly gloat when he saw Ma Qiao; even the flames burning on his braid seemed to intensify. He practically had the words "smug and arrogant" written all over his forehead.

Ma Qiao didn't bother to argue; after all, they'd been friends for ten years.

Putting aside his treacherous, cunning, unscrupulous, opportunistic, sycophantic, untrustworthy, unethical, cowardly, and weak qualities, Galdino is still a very interesting person.

So Ma Qiao remained very calm, as if he had met an old friend in a foreign land, and gave him a friendly greeting with a smile.

But this made the Third Brother break down again. "How can you still laugh!"

"Did you know? Thanks to my exceptional intellect and the power of this Wax-Wax Fruit, I achieved a business target of 380 million Beli for Baroque Works in the first half of this year!"

"Three hundred and eighty million Beli! Even if you, a low-level manager, worked for a hundred years, you couldn't earn that much money for the company! Haha!"

"Hiss!"

Upon hearing his Third Brother's words, Ma Qiao gasped, "Third Brother, you're amazing!"

When he said this, the expression on Ma Qiao's face was genuine, heartfelt, and sincere.

After all, he discovered that the biggest victim of his embezzlement of funds was not Crocodile, but his Third Brother!

Without Third Brother's diligent work, Baroque Works wouldn't have had the funds to allow him to embezzle!

"Third Brother, what a good man!"

Ma Qiao's heartfelt thanks left Galdino speechless.

He scratched his head, hesitated for a long time, and finally blurted out, "Um, I heard you got promoted recently. Keep up the good work, and one day you'll be as valued as Miss. allsunday."

"Third Brother, you are my role model!"

Ma Qiao nodded. "So, you've come to Sabaody this time also to carry out a mission for the gang?"

"It's not really a mission, but this is a special mission Miss All Sunday assigned me! Wait a minute!"

Galdino ran off with great interest.

A short while later, he returned with two large men wearing slave collars.

These two big guys are not slaves of the Celestial Dragons.

Relatively speaking, her Destiny wasn't that tragic.

They were the property of the Sabaody Dock Company, and were employed by customers specifically to help move goods.

If it weren't for the belief that "without buying, there would be no killing," Ma Qiao wouldn't have wanted to use slaves; otherwise, he would have hired at least two himself.

Moving things for Yamato and the others was exhausting.

At this moment, the two slaves hired by Galdino were carrying large and small bags of goods.

The most eye-catching thing was the two brand-new sofas they were carrying.

"Haha, I captured two pirates with bounties of 30 million Beli with a little trick!"

"To reward me for being such an outstanding employee, Miss. allsunday has entrusted me with the task of procuring new supplies for the company!"

You probably can't understand what this means!

"Although I have no proof, I suspect this must be Mr. 0's instruction. Being able to buy things for the big boss is a privilege reserved for trusted confidants!"

"Ha ha!"

Galdino laughed heartily again, looking up at the sky.

"Um..." Ma Qiao pointed weakly to the sofa.

"What's wrong?"

Galdino adjusted his glasses, exuding the air of a seasoned expert. "You want to ask me how I gained the trust of two superiors? Sorry, that's talent; you can't learn it."

That's not what I meant.

Ma Qiao stepped forward and touched the texture of the sofa. "I don't like Sheepskin Sofas, oh no... I mean, Mr. O doesn't like soft Sheepskin Sofas; he prefers tough Crocodile-Skin Sofas. You'd better change it..."

"What?"

Galdino retorted irritably, "We were students in the same year, so why do you think you know Mr. 0 better? Have you been to his office or sat in his Sofa Chair?"

However, after he finished speaking at length, he realized that Ma Qiao hadn't listened to him at all.

That awful scarf-wearing man is texting with his head down!

Galdino, a high-ranking executive of Baroque Works, mainly operates near the entrance to the Grand Line. So, he also jumped on the bandwagon and bought a Big Bird Mobile Den Den Mushi, making him quite the seasoned internet user.

He could tell at a glance that the Den Den Mushi in Ma Qiao's hand was a very rare and priceless collector's item.

"How did you manage to afford such a nice Mobile Den Den Mushi?"

Galdino asked in astonishment, "And speaking of which, you're carrying so many things, they all seem quite valuable! What are you doing in Sabaody Archipelago?"

Little girl, do you like Sheepskin Sofas?

[Mass Message] ×4

Operation complete.

"Huh? What did you say? I didn't hear you. Could you say it again?"

Ma Qiao answered very politely.

Galdino was about to explode again, but suddenly a dark shadow flashed past and violently sent him flying.

Galdino fell heavily to the ground.

Then a large group of armed slave traders trampled over him.

"Quick, after it! Don't let it get away, that Blue-Nosed Reindeer!"

"Idiot, don't shoot! That's a pet that Saint Shalulia has her eye on!" (as pictured)

"Where is it going? That direction... isn't that Saint Charlos's ship? Stop it!" (as shown in the picture)

The Slave Traders rushed over.

It took Galdino, covered in footprints, quite a while to finally stand up unsteadily.

"Damn it! Who attacked me?"

Galdino rubbed his aching body and saw that all the furniture he had carefully selected had been knocked over and even trampled on, which made him furious.

However, he was still a very rational person. He knew that in Sabaody Archipelago, you could throw a brick at anyone and hit a high-ranking government official, a renowned pirate, or a nobleman from a powerful kingdom.

"Ma Qiao, did you see who attacked me?"

"Is he a nobleman, a wealthy person, or some other important figure?" Galdino inquired.

"I don't think so. They're just a bunch of poor bastards with weapons."

Ma Qiao wasn't lying.

Although the slave-hunting industry is very profitable, most of the money goes to underground forces like the Celestial Dragons and Doflamingo, while the income of the frontline thugs who do the dirty and hard work is actually not that great.

Upon hearing that they were a bunch of poor bastards with weapons, Galdino immediately perked up.

"Elbow, go with your Third Brother and broaden your horizons, get back at him, otherwise people will think that we Baroque Works people are easy to bully!"

"Alright! Third Brother is awesome!"

Ma Qiao gave a thumbs-up, scurried along behind Galdino, and pointed him in the right direction.