How Scary, Your Highness the Princess

"Cover Story Serial: Straw Hat Pirates, Part 2: Enemies Have Different Fates from Birth"

"In the North Blue, within a resplendent, technologically advanced palace, a blond, curly-browed baby wailed loudly. The dozen or so maids around him, who had barely dared to breathe before, immediately panicked and scrambled to soothe him with all kinds of toys, only managing to quiet him after great effort."

"In a shabby thatched hut in Shimotsuki Village in the East Blue, a poorly dressed young woman busied herself by the stove. A two-year-old with moss-green hair stood on tiptoe to feed firewood into the hearth. He blew with all his might, only to choke and burst into coughing, his face covered in soot..."

The private boxes for distinguished guests were on the second floor.

Those qualified to sit here were either wealthy or powerful.

Inside the easternmost box, a bald, fat man covered in cold sweat instinctively scooted backward.

"...Lord Baji." The bodyguard in a black suit behind him bent down and whispered, "That guy specifically asked to see you. What should we do now? Should we fight him?"

"Fight my ass!"

Without a second thought, the bald fat man slapped the bodyguard across the face, turned around, and cursed in a lowered voice:

"You want to die, but I don't! Fight that monster? What kind of idiot would even suggest that? With you useless sacks of shit?"

The bodyguard in black clutched his swollen, reddened cheek, looking somewhat aggrieved. "Then... then what should we do?"

"Stall him. We can't expose our identities."

The bald fat man gritted his teeth. "Her Highness the Princess happens to be on the island these past few days. She's probably heard the commotion and will be here soon. As long as she gets here, our lives can..."

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