Controlling Food Means Controlling All Beings

"To our successful cooperation~"

After three rounds of drinks, Shaya, Doflamingo, and Crocodile's meeting finally concluded.

According to the plan, Doflamingo and Crocodile would establish two companies before the end of the year. Doflamingo would be in charge of arms resale, and Crocodile would oversee grains and cereals...

Shaya came up with the company names, which were quite simple and unpretentious, making it clear what each company did upon hearing them...

For instance, Shaya named Doflamingo's company Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, or LMT for short.

As for Crocodile's company, Shaya rather liked the name Baroque, and coincidentally, Shaya also admired Baroque art. Thus, he adopted the name Baroque...

In addition, Shaya was secretly planning three other grain companies. Specifically, Company A, which would be responsible for the cultivation and development of grains and cereals such as rapeseed, corn, wheat, and rice.

Company C, responsible for soybean, peanut, and olive cultivation, and oil extraction.

And Company D, responsible for manufacturing seasonings and controlling sea salt, sugar, pepper, Sichuan peppercorns, and other similar items.

Together with Baroque Works, which was involved in multiple aspects and managed distribution channels, these formed ABCD, four 'small' grain companies.

Although they were small now, Shaya believed they would grow significantly in the future...

Moreover, Shaya was convinced that in the near future, these four small companies would bring immense shock to the world! At that time, neither the World Government nor any other power could ignore their impact on the world! After all, a certain insidious and cunning old man once said: "Control the food, and you control all of humanity~"

After Shaya bid farewell to Doflamingo and Crocodile, he, along with Stussy and other CP0 agents, headed towards a tavern in a small alley in Loguetown~

According to the intelligence from his subordinates, the person Shaya was looking for was currently drinking at the tavern~

"Crrrack~"

When Shaya arrived at the tavern's entrance, he didn't rush to open the door...

Instead, he instinctively used his Observation Haki to scout the situation inside~

As Shaya unleashed his Haki, what greeted his eyes was a young man with an appearance almost identical to his, with short, fiery red hair, and wearing a straw hat...

And a man whose eyes were as sharp as a soaring eagle's, with unruly spiky hair and an air of nobility about him.

These two were the people Shaya was looking for.

"Hey, Mihawk! Come with me! Let's form a pirate crew and search for the legendary ONE PIECE!"

At this moment, the red-haired youth was extending an invitation to Mihawk.

"I refuse!"

Upon hearing the red-haired youth's words, the young man named Mihawk refused without the slightest hesitation.

"Why?"

The red-haired youth asked regretfully after hearing Mihawk's response.

"I'm accustomed to living alone..."

"Besides, I have no habit of being subservient to others."

Mihawk glanced at the red-haired youth beside him and said coldly.

If it were merely a simple cooperation, perhaps Mihawk might have considered it...

But it was clear that the red-haired youth beside him had ulterior motives~

What the other party was after was definitely more than just cooperation!

Well, this red-haired youth was being annoying, wanting to covet his body...

Ahem...

The other party genuinely wanted to recruit him as a crewmate...

To be a crewmate for someone else? Don't be ridiculous...

He was a man destined to become the world's greatest swordsman!

How could he be subservient to others?!

In this regard, the future Buggy the Clown would exclaim: "Huh? Father! Don't you want me anymore?"

On the other side.

"What do you mean by subservient or not, we're comrades! Equals..."

The red-haired youth immediately explained upon hearing that.

"Then I refuse as well!"

"What I seek is only the sword in my hand..."

"I have absolutely no interest in becoming the Pirate King who conquers the seas, nor in collecting Poneglyphs, searching for Raftel, and finding the legendary Great Treasure, ONE PIECE, or anything like that."

Mihawk once again firmly rejected the red-haired youth's invitation.

"Ah! So sad..."

"You know, I only invited two people today!"

"And both invitations were rejected, what a bad start~"

"Just as Captain Roger said, forming my own pirate crew isn't that easy! I didn't expect that all the crewmates I scouted would end up rejecting me. This journey is truly long and arduous..."

The red-haired youth said, pressing down on his straw hat with his hand, and spoke with regret.

Immediately, the red-haired youth shouted at the tavern owner, "Ah! This is infuriating! Old man, give me ten more bottles of beer~"

"You scoundrel, do you have any money?"

"That's what I'm saying! I hate you pirates the most!"

When the tavern owner heard the red-haired youth's words, veins bulged on his forehead. Although he grumbled, saying he hated pirates the most, he still brought a dozen beers to the red-haired youth.

"This is the last of it..."

After the tavern owner finished, he warned the red-haired youth.

"Thanks, old man~"

In response, the red-haired youth grinned, bit open the bottle cap with his teeth, and then drank heartily.

"Ding-a-ling..."

Just as the red-haired youth showed a look of regret, and was actually using it as an excuse to drink alcohol!

The tavern door suddenly rang, attracting the attention of everyone present.

"Welcome..."

Behind the tavern counter, the owner, who had just served the red-haired youth beer and was now wiping glasses, noticed someone entering the tavern. He instinctively glanced towards the door with his peripheral vision and welcomed the guest.

However, before the tavern owner could finish speaking, he was stunned in place by the attire of the newcomer, his expression revealing a hint of nervousness and unnaturalness...

"Is that?!"

"Hey, hey, hey, you're kidding, right?"

"The legendary World Nobles, why would they come here?"

"This isn't a joke, that's a Celestial Dragon, isn't it?"

"Shouldn't we immediately kneel down now?"

At the same time, the tavern patrons, upon seeing the attire of the newcomers, were all stunned in place, their expressions filled with a sense of dread.

"Clear the area~"

However, before these customers could think further...

A group of CP0 agents strode into the tavern, throwing out all the customers inside, including the tavern owner, through the main door. Only the red-haired youth wearing the straw hat, and the young Mihawk with sharp eyes who claimed he would become the world's greatest swordsman, were left behind.

At this moment, both Mihawk and the red-haired youth had their hands on their weapons.

"Give them some money and let them get lost."

Just as Mihawk and the red-haired youth were feeling tense...

The Celestial Dragon, dressed in Celestial Dragon attire, coldly commanded his CP0 subordinates and then strode to the side of Mihawk and the red-haired youth.

"I've long admired both of your reputations..."

"Marine Hunter Jora kohl Mihawk!"

"And my brother, one of Pirate King Gol D. Roger's crew interns, 'Red-haired' Figarland Shanks..."

As Mihawk and the red-haired youth wondered why the Celestial Dragon had approached them, Shaya, dressed in Celestial Dragon attire, removed the cumbersome and reflective bubble helmet he was wearing in the room, revealing a face almost identical to Shanks.

"Ah..."

Shanks' eyes widened in shock as he looked at Shaya's face. "I have a brother?!"

"Shanks, so you're a Celestial Dragon?"

Mihawk mused thoughtfully at this moment.

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