One Piece (Part 1)
Cocoyasi Village is an island located in the East China Sea. Deep within this island lies an Orange Orchard.
"Today's harvest is pretty good."
Nojiko took the scissors and cut the oranges off the orange tree one by one.
"It's really good."
Beside her stood a tall man, also cutting oranges.
"Marcel, I told you not to cut it like that, you'll ruin the oranges," Nojiko scolded irritably.
"Sorry."
Marcel muttered to himself, but as soon as he finished speaking, a voice rang out from the other side, "So this is also a crew member on the One Piece's ship?"
"Ken-san".
Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Marcel exclaimed with delight.
The figure approached slowly, wearing a brown police uniform, his back hunched, his hair already gray, and holding the hand of a five-year-old child.
"Ken-san".
Nojiko called out, her gaze falling on the child, "Manno, have you done something wrong again?"
"I, I," Manno said, head bowed, without uttering a word.
Nojiko squatted down and looked at him, asking, "What happened? Did you get into trouble again?"
"That brat."
Ken-san said, "He made the teacher cry again. He's so naughty, and he even broke a window at school."
"Compared to that," Manno said, head bowed.
"Manno".
Upon Nojiko was furious and glared at Manno, who jumped and hid behind Marcel.
"Don't do that."
Marcel quickly said, "He's still a child."
"Child?"
Nojiko coldly said, "Disrespecting teachers and damaging public property is unacceptable, even for children. Marcel, you're still protecting him."
"I'm sorry." Marcel lowered his head.
Nojiko immediately said, "Take Manno to the teacher to apologize."
"Good."
Marcel led Manno away obediently, and Nojiko laughed and said, "Ken-san, here are some freshly picked oranges, have a taste."
"Then I'll have to try it."
Ken-san took an orange, peeled it, put a segment in his mouth, and nodded under Nojiko's expectant gaze, saying, "Not bad, your oranges are indeed delicious."
"That's good." Nojiko laugh, "I'll have Marcel send you some when he gets back."
"Don't send too many."
Ken-san said, "I can never finish it all."
"Okay," Nojiko a laugh.
After eating a few segments of orange, Ken-san suddenly said, "Nami has been gone for eight years, hasn't she?"
"Yes."
"She must be 23 years old now," Nojiko remarked with a sigh.
"A subordinate of Whitebeard of the Four Emperors."
Ken-san shook his head and said, "She's really amazing. But she's not as good as Marcel, a member of One Piece 'Luffy crew who has reached Laugh Tale."
"What an idiot."
Nojiko said irritably, "Not only did they not take Roger's treasure, they also left the Straw Hat Pirates ' treasure there."
"Hahaha."
Ken-san said with a smile, "And there's the Dragon Emperor's treasure. It's said that Luffy and his crew stole the Dragon Emperor's treasure."
"Yes."
Nojiko said, "However, Marcel said that the Dragon Emperor is a very easy person to get along with. He saved his life and helped them grow. Without the Dragon Emperor, they would probably be dead by now."
"When the Dragon Emperor first came to rule this world, I had some concerns."
Ken-san said, "But now that the concept of nobility is gone, and the Celestial Dragons are gone, the world has become more harmonious."
"Friendly?"
Nojiko said, "Thanks to Luffy, there are now quite a few more pirates."
"This is unavoidable."
Ken-san shrugged. "But we have Marcel, so we're perfectly safe."
But then, a voice rang out from afar, "Pirates! Pirates!"
"Pirates?"
Ken-san and Nojiko glance. Ken-san immediately ran away into the distance, while Nojiko ran home.
When she reappeared, Nojiko was carrying a gun and a huge broadsword.
She ran with difficulty into the distance, and halfway there, Marcel came out, took the broadsword, and said, "Manno is eating cake at the teacher's house. Go find him and don't let him wander off."
"Good."
Nojiko nodded and then said, "I'll go right now. You, be careful."
"Leave it to me."
Marcel gripped his longsword and ran toward the shore, but when he reached it, he frowned. "What's that thing?"
On the shore, a tall mermaid, over twenty meters long, with scarlet hair, a sexy figure, a bubble around her waist, and a blue stick in her hand, was floating. She stood there, her expression full of excitement, and shouted, "I am a pirate, robbery, hand over the treasure!"
"A mermaid? And this mermaid seems to be..."
Marcel walked over suspiciously, and the people around him immediately cleared a path for Marcel to pass.
Everyone was carrying guns and swords, but they dared not approach. They couldn't figure out what these things were.
They had seen Fish-Man before, but they had never seen a mermaid before, one that was so big and so beautiful.
"Are you Princess Shirahoshi?"
Marcel walked up to Shirahoshi and asked suspiciously.
"Huh, you know me?"
Shirahoshi was somewhat surprised, then snorted coldly and said, "I am no longer Princess, but Shirahoshi of the Star Pirates. Quickly hand over your treasures."
"Princess Shirahoshi, what treasure do you desire?" Marcel thought for a moment before asking.
Shirahoshi snorted and said, "Oranges. I heard Nami's family lives here and has an Orange Orchard. I want to eat oranges."
"Do you know Nami?" Marcel asked.
Shirahoshi nodded and said, "Of course, I saw her a few months ago. My father took me to go drink with Whitebeard, and Nami and I became good friends."
"I see. Princess Shirahoshi, please stay here."
Marcel said, "I'll go get you some oranges."
"Well."
Shirahoshi stood there and said smugly.
Marcel looked at Ken-san and said, "Would you please Ken-san to find a few people to go to the Orange Orchard and pick some oranges?"
"I'll have someone do it right away."
Ken-san gathered a few people and headed to Nojiko's Orange Orchard.
A short while later, several burly men came over with several baskets of oranges and placed them in front of them.
"Very good."
Shirahoshi looked at Ju Zi and said with a grin, "I told you I could succeed by myself, right?"
"Shirahoshi is amazing."
A sound rang out, and the distant waves suddenly burst open, sending a dark figure soaring into the sky, carrying with it a massive current of water.
boom.
The dark figure landed not far away, its massive form resembling a small mountain.
"Dragon, the Dragon Emperor?"
Upon seeing the dark figure, everyone couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
The people here are no strangers to Emperor Xia, who rules this world. Every issue of the newspaper must publish a picture of the Dragon Emperor, which is numbered and also comes with a collector's edition card.
From initial unfamiliarity to eventually having many people start collecting these images and cards.
In this world, almost everyone knows it.
"Mr. Xia, you've arrived." Marcel bowed respectfully.
"It's you."
Xia Qiu saw him, nodded, and then said disappointedly, "You really are something else, not even knowing how to attack when you encounter pirates, really..."
"I... I'm afraid of hurting Princess Shirahoshi."
Marcel wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Xia Qiu said irritably, "With me here, how could she possibly get hurt?"
"Sorry."
Marcel lowered his head.
"Never mind, never mind."
Xia Qiu waved his dragon claw, then looked at Shirahoshi and said with a smile, "Shirahoshi, now that we've obtained the spoils, let's go and head to the next place."
Shirahoshi asked, "Where are we going next?"
"There's a restaurant on the sea; there's a guy named Sanji there who cooks really well," Xia Qiu said with a smile.
"Are they members of that One Piece's crew?"
Shirahoshi's eyes lit up, and she cheered excitedly, "Legend has it that his cooking is incredibly delicious."
"Then let's go."
Natsuki went straight into the ocean, and Shirahoshi picked up the blue Clima-Tact and blew a bubble at Tachibana. The bubble enveloped Tachibana, and she hugged Tachibana and rushed into the sea.
Bang.
With a thud, a figure crashed to the ground. A companion at the table shouted, "Hey, what happened? Is the food poisoned?"
"Don't rush, is this your first time here?"
"That's perfectly normal behavior."
People at other tables said with a smile.
"Normal behavior?" His companion looked puzzled.
"It's so delicious."
The figure lying on the ground cried and said, "This food was so delicious that I fainted."
"Is it really that delicious?"
His companion took a bite of food, then plopped down on the table with a thud. After a long while, he said, "Delicious, so delicious!"
"This is the cooking of One Piece, one of the crew members of Sanji."
One diner couldn't help but exclaim, "This food is so delicious it makes you faint!"
"However, making only twenty servings a day is too few," another diner said, shaking his head. "Could you ask Chef Sanji to make some more for us?"
"This is a rule set by Sanji, and no one can change it."
A tall man wearing a chef's hat shouted, "Today's work is done. Either choose another chef or leave."
Hearing his words, everyone felt very sorry. This was Sanji's rule: only twenty servings were made a day, and the restaurant's location was constantly changing, making it very difficult to come across.
No one can change Chef Sanji's orders. Some have tried to force him, but it's simply impossible.
Because he is the left-hand man of the One Piece, Black Leg Sanji.
But outside the sea restaurant, Sanji stood in front of a woman, turning around and asking, "Cecilia- chan, what would you like to eat today?"
"Anything is fine to eat."
Cecilia said lazily, "I don't care."
"How can I not care?"
Sanji excitedly said, "Let's have rainbow cuisine today! Seven colors, seven flavors, seven feelings, representing my love for Cecilia -chan."
"Oh."
Cecilia said coldly, looking into the distance with a somewhat helpless expression.
I really don't know why I agreed to this guy's pursuit a year ago, promising that as long as he reached Laugh Tale, I would follow him to open a sea restaurant with Zeff in the four seas and the Grand Line.
But those two years were really great.
After the president led them to rescue the Straw Hat Pirates from Dressrosa, the Straw Hat Pirates realized their lack of strength. Therefore, at the urging of Ace and Sabo, they stayed at Baroque Works for two years of training.
Sanji then trained with him, learning the Six Powers, kicking techniques, and Armament Haki.
He quickly learned the Six Powers and his kicking techniques gradually became part of his own system, but he did not learn Armament Haki.
Instead, he learned Observation Haki.
He was very talented and his strength improved by leaps and bounds. By the time they parted, he had already caught up with himself.
He could only fight him to a draw by transforming into his ostrich form. He hadn't been idle in the past two years; his strength had increased significantly, surpassing that of many Vice Admiral.
That's not all.
After this guy spent a year causing chaos in the world with Straw Hat Luffy, his strength increased significantly.
I can't even kick him now. It's said that his Observation Haki allows him to see a short distance into the future.
This is so annoying.
Cecilia looked at Sanji, who was fawning over her, and a smile crept onto her lips.
This kind of life is quite happy.
Cecilia thought to herself, but she also missed some people: the president, oh, now the Dragon Emperor who rules the world. And the other members of Baroque Works.
However, the New Year is approaching, and she must go to see the Dragon Emperor during the New Year.
Then I'll be able to see everyone.
But at that moment, Sanji suddenly flashed by, grabbed Cecilia, and leaped up, flying onto the restaurant.
Splash!
As the waves crashed open, a delicate pink figure emerged from the sea and appeared before them, her sweet voice ringing out, "I am a pirate, here to rob."
This is the entrance to the Grand Line Paradise from Reverse Mountain. A huge whale floats on the water, while two figures sit on the shore not far away.
An elderly man, already quite frail, sat on a wooden chair, drinking wine.
The other figure was a tall skeleton, holding a violin and slowly drawing the bow, producing melodious music.
The enormous whale looked rapt, its mouth agape and its body swaying slightly.
"Abu."
After finishing the song, the skull-like figure smiled and said, "What else would you like to hear?"
"Um?"
Abu shook his head, and just as he was about to move his body, two dark shadows suddenly slid down from the sky.
"Ah!"
A scream rang out as a figure slid down the waterway and crashed into Abu's massive body.
But before it could touch Abu, a huge, dark shadow slid down from the sky, with countless tentacles emerging to block the figure bit by bit.
"That was so exciting! I want to do it again!"
The figure who was stopped shouted excitedly.
"It's too dangerous. I told you not to rush so fast."
The giant shadow revealed its face; it was a jet-black Flying Dragon, flapping its six enormous fleshy wings as it soared through the air.
On his abdomen, eight tentacles were wrapped around a delicate, giant mermaid.
Despite his massive size, Abu trembled as he faced the two men, sensing the imposing aura emanating from the Giant Beast.
"Ah, Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor, and Princess Shirahoshi."
Upon seeing the two, Brook immediately stood up and bowed slightly to them.
"It's Brook. You're back already?" Xia Qiu looked at him with a curious expression.
"Um."
Brook smiled and said, "I have returned here and intend to settle down here."
"Skeleton? Brook?"
When Shirahoshi saw the other person, she seemed to realize something, and her eyes lit up. "This must be Brook, the Soul King of the Straw Hat Pirates?"
"It's him."
Natsuki said with a smile, "He can be the greatest musician who can move people's souls."
"I want to hear it! I want to hear it!" Shirahoshi cheered excitedly.
"Then, I will play a tune for the two of you."
As Brook spoke, she raised her violin, and with the movement of the bow, beautiful singing filled the air.
This is an island at the entrance to the Grand Line. It is very close to Reverse Mountain, but it does not have a strong magnetic field, so it cannot form a route among other islands with strong magnetic fields.
On this island dwell enormous beasts, and among them lives a peculiar race.
There were three or four of them, and they looked like tigers, but their bodies had blue and yellow stripes, and they had sharp horns on their heads.
Each of them is over twenty meters long, with the longest reaching forty meters, and they rule the island.
At this moment, they were surrounding two wild beasts.
One of the two beasts was a huge, striped tiger, about forty meters long, with a robust physique, scarred body, and extremely ferocious.
The other one is a manatee with two horns.
"Roar!" The blue bull-tiger roared at the manatee and the giant tiger.
The next moment, the manatee shook and transformed into a giant lion, running away into the distance.
The giant, striped tiger and three or four blue bull-tigers followed closely behind, running with the manatee to the seashore, their expressions wary.
There stood a beautiful woman with pink hair, whose lower body was covered in pink fish scales.
That's not all. Next to the mermaid, there was also a huge Black Dragon with a ferocious appearance, exuding a terrifying aura.
Just by standing there, they felt threatened.
Upon seeing the dragon, the blue lion instinctively wanted to flee, but after glancing back at its cubs and wife, it mustered its courage, stepped forward, and walked towards the dragon, standing before it and letting out a low roar.
"Don't be so hostile."
The Black Dragon dragon spoke, "Have you forgotten me?"
The Black Dragon raised its upper body, its countless tentacles swaying in the air.
"It looks somewhat familiar."
The blue lion tilted its head, but still didn't recognize it.
"Still can't you recognize me?"
The Black Dragon then took flight, its tentacles reaching out to entangle the blue lion before throwing it into the sea.
"Aww, aww, aww."
The blue lion instantly transformed into a giant manatee, but it struggled incessantly.
The giant tiger and the blue bull-tiger immediately became enraged and pounced on the Black Dragon.
"Your family loves you very much."
The Black Dragon shook its head, and then its body erupted with a powerful aura, immobilizing them.
Then he jumped into the sea and pushed the manatee out of the water.
"Um?"
Manatee suddenly remembered nine years ago, when he was unable to swim and his older brother pushed him out of the sea.
Could it be?
The manatee looked at the Black Dragon, opened its mouth and asked, "Moo?"
Pfft.
The Black Dragon, still submerged in the water, sprayed a jet of water from behind its head and then leaped up.
"Moo!"
The manatee charged at the Black Dragon, raised its head, and nuzzled against Black Dragon.
"Moo, long time no see."
She reached out and patted his body, saying, "So many years have passed, and your child has grown up."
child?
Um?
Xia Qiu slapped Moo to the ground and said, "I don't even have children, but you have three or four."
I'm so angry!
This is the Grand Line, the Sakura Kingdom, a world-renowned medical kingdom.
In the conference room of the medical base, Zala said with a smile, "Deputy Secretary-General Edward, please have a seat. How did you find today's visit?"
"Great."
Edward couldn't help but say, "You have schools, research institutes, and hospitals. Your schools have trained countless doctors, your research institutes have developed many deadly drugs, and your hospitals have treated countless patients. You truly deserve to be called the Kingdom of Medicine. Your contributions to the people are immense. And to be able to do all this, Queen Zala, your contribution is indispensable. I will definitely report this to His Majesty the Dragon Emperor."
"This is not just my achievement."
Zala said earnestly, "I only brought everyone together, but the ones who played the biggest role were these doctors, these doctors who were willing to risk their lives. I ask Deputy Secretary-General Edward not to mention my contributions too much in the report; it is these doctors who are supporting our country."
"That's right."
Edward nodded, stood up, bowed to the doctor's representative, and said, "Thank you."
"Well, if you want to thank me, just give me more money," said Kureha, who was 144 years old, nonchalantly.
"Damn it, I won't be happy even if you praise me," Chopper said awkwardly.
"This..."
Edward was a little embarrassed, but Zala smiled and said, "It's getting late, let's go to the restaurant. I've prepared a sumptuous meal."
"Okay, let's go to the restaurant."
Edward immediately stood up, and the others quickly followed, heading to the restaurant together.
But at that moment, the alarm suddenly sounded, echoing throughout the entire base.
"What is this?" Edward raised an eyebrow.
Zala laughed and said, "It's probably just some pirates causing trouble, don't worry. We have a Marine Branch base here, personally overseen by Rear Admiral Hina, so there won't be any problems. Besides, this is only a level four alert, so I reckon Hina Rear Admiral handle it without even having to get involved herself."
"Black Cage Hina? She's quite famous in the Navy."
Edward felt relieved, but asked curiously, "I remember she was in charge of the Alabasta waters, right? Why is she here?"
"Mainly, His Majesty feels that this place needs protection."
Zala laughed and said, "Besides, Alabasta doesn't need a Rear Admiral to protect it."
"Too."
Edward suddenly realized something and couldn't help but laugh.
"Then let's continue on our way."
Zala intended to continue on her way, but a figure approached and whispered a few words in Zala ear, causing Zala's expression to change immediately.
"What happened?" Edward asked curiously.
"A mermaid came to the Drum Kingdom, clamoring to rob it, but ended up sneezing a few times and catching a cold," Zala said slowly.
"What's wrong?" Edward asked, puzzled.
"Actually, this mermaid is the Princess of Fish-Man Island."
Zala swallowed hard and said, "After she sneezed, His Majesty the Dragon Emperor flew out of the water and ordered everyone to begin treatment immediately."
After leaving those words, Zala ran towards the hospital.
"Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor?"
Edward jogged over too, his eyes sparkling, clearly excited about his rumored romance with the mermaid Princess Shirahoshi.
Alabasta, a world-renowned kingdom located in the desert along the Grand Line.
This is home to the largest casino in the first half of the Grand Line, and the Aru-Ma City is renowned far and wide.
"Robbery! Everyone hand over your money!"
A group of pirates appeared in the lobby of the Alaska Casino, armed with long swords and guns. The leader, a man nearly 2.5 meters tall, shouted, "Hurry up! Did you hear me?"
"Is this your first time on the Grand Line?" An old man asked with a smile at a table not far away.
How did you know?
The pirate captain asked instinctively, then raised his long sword, pointed it at him, and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Robbing people here? Don't you know you're asking for trouble?" A sexy woman looked at them with disdain in her eyes.
"What did you say?"
The pirate captain flew into a rage, then his eyes turned into hearts as he said, "What a beautiful woman! Why don't you come with me to sea, and I'll take you to find the One Piece."
"You?"
The woman sneered, sighed, and said, "If I were you, I'd better leave quickly, oh no."
Elisazo appeared on the woman's fingers, and she laughed, saying, "It's too late."
"Too late?"
The pirate leader was slightly taken aback, but before he could move, thud, thud.
His dozen or so men all lay on the ground, covered in wounds, blood gushing out.
"What happened?"
The pirate captain's eyes were filled with fear when he saw this scene. Among the fallen people, a figure slowly appeared in the open space.
This is a beautiful woman with long, light blue hair, a sexy figure, and a beautiful face. She is holding a knife in her hand, which is covered in blood.
"Who are you?"
The pirate captain saw the other party and asked loudly.
"She didn't even know she was coming here?"
The sexy woman who had spoken earlier gave a mocking laugh and said, "You don't even recognize Vivi, the current queen of Alabasta, who is known as the Desert Reaper? Your strength is comparable to that of Vice Admiral."
Vivi encountered Baroque Works when she was fourteen years old, and by the time she was sixteen, she was much stronger than in the original story, reaching the level of Senior Agent.
Over the next two years, Vivi followed Momousagi to learn swordsmanship and develop her Devil Fruit ability. Her strength improved by leaps and bounds. Without using her Devil Fruit ability, she was already comparable to Commodore. And even with her Devil Fruit ability, without Armament Haki, even Rear Admiral could not defeat her.
As for the last three years, under Momousagi's tutelage, Vivi's swordsmanship has improved again, she has learned Armament Haki, and with the development of her Devil Fruit ability, she is no less than an ordinary Vice Admiral.
For the past three years, all the pirates who tried to cause trouble here have been defeated by Vivi and disappeared into the depths of the desert.
Thus she earned the title, the Desert Reaper.
"Desert Reaper?"
The pirate captain was taken aback. "Isn't that a dog's head?"
"Um?"
Upon hearing this address, Vivi raised an eyebrow and slashed forward with her long sword in her right hand.
Swoosh.
A Rankyaku appeared, instantly slicing through the pirate leader's chest. A huge wound opened in his chest, blood spurted out, and he collapsed to the ground.
"The lobby is all dirty."
Looking at the blood-stained hall and then at the side, Vivi said, "Clean this up and go to the port. Seize their ship as payment for cleaning. As for these people, you don't need to play dead. I don't plan to kill you. After you've recovered, I'll send you to the desert to work as laborers."
"Yes."
As Vivi spoke, several figures emerged from the surrounding area and carried these people away.
Amidst the respectful gazes of the crowd, Vivi leaped into the air, took a few steps in the air, and reached the top floor.
Although she became the queen of the country because of Cobra's aging, she still often came to Elma to visit Alaska.
"Arrive."
When Vivi arrived at the house, she pushed open the door to her office and went inside. She immediately saw a figure sitting on the sofa, leisurely drinking tea.
"Vivi, you've finally arrived." The figure's eyes lit up when he saw Vivi.
"Master."
Vivi looked at the other person and said helplessly, "Did you lose all your money again?"
"Vivi, how did you know?"
This figure was Momousagi. After Vivi was pardoned, the feud between the two was resolved.
"You'll only come to your disciple to borrow money after you've lost all your money."
Vivi walked over, took off her cloak and put it on the clothes rack, and said irritably, "When have you ever stopped gambling in a casino? And you even came to my office on your own initiative."
"It's just bad luck."
Momousagi pouted and said, "Who knew I'd have such bad luck today?"
"You always have bad luck."
Vivi walked to the table, picked up a piece of paper, wrote a few lines, stamped it, and said, "400,000 Belly in chips."
"Thank you, you're truly my good apprentice."
Momousagi immediately went over and took the paper, but Vivi grabbed the other end, saying, "Master, this needs to be returned."
"Do I still have to pay it back?"
Lieutenant Vice Admiral Momousagi snatched the paper and said irritably, "Seriously, I'm your master! I taught you swordsmanship and even personally oversaw the casino. The tuition and protection fees alone must have cost a fortune, and you actually asked your master for money. It's really disheartening."
"So Master doesn't plan to pay it back?"
Upon hearing this, Vivi narrowed her eyes and said, "Then I won't lend it to you."
"Borrow, borrow, I'll pay you back once I get the money."
Momousagi quickly said, grabbed the paper, and fled as if escaping.
"If this master didn't like gambling..."
Seeing this, Vivi said helplessly, "If she spent more time cultivating, she could probably have become Admiral by the time of the World Military Draft three years ago."
Three years ago, the navy was reorganized, and Sengoku offered to retire, but was kept on as a staff officer.
Aokiji became the Fleet Admiral, leaving only one Admiral. The original plan was to promote him to Vice Admiral, with the target being Chaton and Momousagi, the two strongest candidates.
However, they eventually gave up and began World Military Draft, with Fujitora becoming Admiral in charge of the first half of the Grand Line.
"Three years have passed in the blink of an eye."
Vivi sighed. Three years had passed since Mr. Xia took control of the world.
The world has not worsened; on the contrary, it is moving in a better direction.
This is truly a strange thing.
Vivi thought to herself, a smile playing on her lips. No matter what, this was a good thing.
But at that moment, the door was pushed open, and a figure rushed in, shouting, "It's terrible, Your Majesty!"
"Captain Bell, don't worry."
Vivi looked at him and asked, "What happened?"
"There are pirates."
Bell, who had been promoted to captain of the guard, shouted, "Pirates are causing trouble in the hall!"
"Pirates?"
Vivi frowned. "Master just went downstairs, right? Didn't she make a move?"
"No."
Bell swallowed hard and said, "In fact, none of us dare to make a move."
"You dare not?"
Upon hearing this, Vivi immediately stepped out from behind her desk, soared into the sky, and landed directly in the living room from the courtyard.
In the casino lobby, a delicate and lovely mermaid, wearing bubbles and floating in the air, carrying a copper rod, said smugly, "Hand over all the money. Mr. Xia said there's a lot of money here, and he told me to take more."
"Shirahoshi? You mean Mr. Xia?"
Vivi frowned, then looked towards the doorway. There stood a huge dragon head, its enormous eyes secretly observing her. When it saw her, it winked at her.
"Okay, okay, here's the money."
Seeing this, Vivi said helplessly, "Princess Shirahoshi, how much money do you want?"
"Hmph hmph hmph."
Shirahoshi held up one finger and said, "At least this number."
"One hundred million Belly?"
Vivi raised an eyebrow and said, "Okay, I'll have someone go get it."
"Huh? No."
Shirahoshi was a little flustered and said hurriedly, "No need for so many, one million Belly will do."
"One million?"
Vivi was stunned for a moment, then said, "One million is too little, let's make it ten million. Quickly prepare the money for the Princess."
"Yes, yes."
Captain Bell immediately went to get the money, while Vivi smiled and said, "Princess Shirahoshi, what made you decide to come here?"
"Don't call me Princess Shirahoshi anymore."
Shirahoshi waved her hand and said, "I am a pirate now."
"Pirates?" Vivi's expression was full of surprise.
"That's right."
Shirahoshi proudly declared, "I am now the captain of the Star Pirates, Shirahoshi."
"Is that so?"
Vivi wiped the sweat from her forehead and asked with a smile, "Are there any other members in your Star Pirates?"
"Of course not."
Shirahoshi glanced outside the door, pointed to the giant dragon outside, and said, "And my first mate, Black Star."
"Black Star?"
Vivi's cherry lips parted slightly, unsure of what to say.
Shirahoshi said with a smile, "Our goal is to reach Laugh Tale, obtain the One Piece left behind by One Piece Luffy, and then become the new One Piece. And Your Majesty, no, Black Star also said that he has prepared something very important for me in Laugh Tale."
"Yeah?"
Vivi took the money Bell handed over and gave it to Shirahoshi, saying, "Then have a pleasant journey."
"Thanks."
Shirahoshi, carrying the money bag, floated out of the hall and met up with Xia Qiu, excitedly shouting.
"One Piece?"
Vivi smiled and turned to the gamblers who were too scared to speak, saying, "Don't worry, everyone. His Majesty is flirting with a girl. Just pretend you didn't see anything."
"Well."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and continued gambling, but their eyes still gleamed with a gossipy fervor.
His Majesty the Dragon Emperor is pursuing a woman, and the object of his affections is the Fish-Man Princess.
This is Big News Morgans!
This chapter has 9,000 words, but I found that there are still 8,000 or 9,000 words to go, so I'm posting this first. There's still one more chapter to go.