"The boss of the company..." Lilina looked at Buggy and shrank back with some fear, "I don't know what the boss of the company is called..."
Buggy continued to ask, "Then let me change the question, who did you negotiate with for your contract, daily activities and appearance fees?"
"These... are all the responsibility of my agent. I don't know anything else." Lilina's timbre is very nice, and its timid voice makes people have the illusion that they are committing a crime.
Although kidnapping is indeed a crime, to pirates, such a crime is just childish.
Buggy frowned and looked at Lilina, is there such a simple guy now? He looked back at Shuma, and it was hard to say.
"Then you haven't thought about going out on your own or changing jobs to other companies?"
"I just feel satisfied that I can bring happiness to others. I haven't thought about anything else." Under Buggy's questioning, Lilina's eyes began to turn red again, as if he was about to cry.
Seeing that her expression didn't look like she was faking it, Buggy also gave up the unnecessary questioning, "Then you should have your agent's Den Den Mushi number, right?"
"Yes, I do." Lilina wiped the glistening tears from the corners of his eyes and said hesitantly.
Buggy took out Den Den Mushi and said concisely, "Dial."
Lilina reached out tremblingly and dialed a number on the dial of Den Den Mushi. After a while, a polite voice sounded from the other side of Den Den Mushi, "Hello, hello, this is Pet Company..."
Buggy interrupted unceremoniously, "Stop talking nonsense. The top card of your company is now in the hands of the pirate Buggy. Tell your boss, don't think about losing this cash cow. It's best to return my crew members."
After saying that, he pointed Den Den Mushi towards Lilina, "It's your turn."
"I, I..." Lilina hesitated.
I originally thought it was just a silly prank, but I heard a familiar voice, and the anxious look was vividly imitated by Den Den Mushi: "Miss Lilina, Miss Lilina, how are you? Hey, you hateful pirate, hurry up..."
Snap!
Buggy hung up directly on Den Den Mushi, as long as the message was conveyed, and there was no need to make unnecessary entanglements. After that, Den Den Mushi never rang again.
Buggy arranged a time period for everyone to take turns to watch the night, and then everyone began to rest and recuperate their strength.
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, as soon as a hint of fish belly white appeared in the east, the voice of Mikuru woke everyone up.
"It's not good, it's not good, Lilina was taken away!"
Everyone sat up, no sleep at all. Buggy sat up straight, frowned and asked, "When were you taken away?"
"Just now... half an hour later, she said she wanted to pee, and then begged me to take her to a farther place. A girl must not let others see her pee, so I took her to the remote woods..."
"Tell the important point!!"
"She was kidnapped by a scary-looking old witch! I'm sorry, it's all my fault!"
Buggy pursed his lips slightly and looked at Mikuru who lowered his head and drew circles on the ground with his feet. He didn't want to blame him too much. "Forget it... I don't blame you for this."
Could it be that just because he dialed Den Den Mushi number, he was found by the One-Eye Family?
There should be no GPS positioning in this world. How One-Eye Family found his group of people in such a wilderness, and the timing to save Lilina was just right, it is simply incredible!
Buggy couldn't figure it out, and knew that overthinking was useless. Everyone washed their faces, ate some dry food they had brought with them to satisfy their hunger, and then speeded up and set off for the royal capital Garo.
Garo, Chancellor's residence, study.
The window of the study room was open, letting in a little sunlight, illuminating the entire room. Sitting on a chair, flipping through papers, was a middle-aged man wearing a casual nightgown. There were no wrinkles on his face, and he looked energetic.
He read the document for a while, then picked up a quill pen to scribble on the document, and then put the pen down.
"Benson, please make me a cup of coffee."
"Yes, Captain." The tall man standing behind him habitually licked the corners of his mouth and walked out of the room. After a while, he came in with a cup of hot coffee and placed it on the desk, "A cup of bitter coffee."
"How many times have I told you not to call me captain?" the middle-aged man reprimanded rather dissatisfiedly.
"Yes, Master Diderot..." The tall man changed his tone in a very awkward manner.
"You have to remember that we are Santansidi good citizens, not pirates... At least, don't say such attention-grabbing words before returning to 'New World'." Diderot slowly closed his eyes, " What happened to Xiana Weisen? The intelligence came in that there was a riot... Is it the good deeds of Buggy the Clown, who has a bounty of 48 million on his head? This pirate didn't strike me as cruel. I remember asking you to win over him, but it didn't work?"
"What, did Xiana Weisen have a riot?" Benson was surprised, "This pirate is really bold. He did reject the family's invitation at that time. I thought he just hadn't heard of Shichibukai's name, but now it seems that this bastard move didn't take Shichibukai's flag into consideration at all. It's too arrogant!!"
"I heard that it was because his crew members were kidnapped that he became so angry..."
Diderot rubbed his forehead and said, "She should have done this. This guy has indeed made a lot of contributions to my management over the years, but he is too willful. Last night, the agent called me as if he was threatening her life, saying that she was kidnapped by pirates. I really don't know how long her boring farce will continue... If I can't control her with drugs, I really don't dare to let her go like this."
Benson naturally knew who she was talking about, and responded, "After all, as the idol Uranus, she can provide us with a large amount of funds for her annual commercial performances and concerts. Although she has a weird temper, she is a rare cash cow."
"This is the reason why I love and hate her..." Diderot paused, "As for Buggy the Clown, try not to provoke him. I don't want to get into trouble at this juncture. As long as his demands are not too excessive, I will find a way to contact him and satisfy him."
"Captain, you're just a little pirate worth 48 million, you don't need to be so cautious, right?"
Diderot said coldly, "Benson, have you forgotten how we defeated New World in the first place? Isn't this lesson enough for you to remember!"
"Yes..." Benson lowered his head, "He was kicked out by a slightly famous pirate and his entire army was wiped out."
Diderot's eyes flashed. "Who could have known that the little pirates back then would become one of the Four Emperorss who rule the sea now? Remember, don't underestimate those inconspicuous pirates. Who can know whether they will become another Four Emperors in the future? Only by grasping this power in advance can our strength continue to grow!"
He slowly picked up the hot coffee on the table, took a sip, calmed down a little, and asked again, "How is the old guy sitting on the throne doing now?"
Benson replied, "He can no longer live without medicine."
"Haha..." Diderot blew on the coffee cup, "A king who obeys his orders is what I want."
Bangdang--
The glass fell to the ground with a crisp sound. At the door of the study, the trembling maid looked at the two people who were looking at each other in horror. She immediately knelt down to collect the debris on the floor and apologized repeatedly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I will pack up and leave."
"Captain, you are too careless, how come someone else sneaks in..." Benson stretched out his scarlet tongue and licked the corner of his mouth.
"Yes, you were so careless. I clearly said that no one can get close to her." Diderot shook her head regretfully, "Since you heard something you shouldn't have heard, just crush her to death."
The sound was not loud, but it spread to every corner of the room in an instant.
"No, no..." The maid rolled and crawled, running towards the stairs of the corridor in panic and fear.
Benson stuck out his tongue and licked the corner of his mouth, then stepped out,
Soon a painful hoarse sound could be heard, and after a while Benson brought back a dead body with blood on his face, threw the body down, and sighed, "Sometimes ignorance is happiness..."
Diderot had a cold look on his lips, "Let's find a place to bury her."
Garo Luxurious bright red manor near the city, inside the bright red villa.
A pair of flawless feet stepped out of the bathroom on the second floor. The crystal clear toenails were dotted like jewels. Looking upward, the white and fat-free legs were presented in golden proportions, like the most wonderful masterpiece of nature.
Then, a woman came out wrapped in a bath towel. She shook her wet hair and looked at the light-blond haired woman who was tied up on the sofa in the living room with a smile in her eyes. She walked over in a slim manner, stretched out her finger with rose-red nails, touched the latter's chin, and raised it slightly.
"Nice to meet you, lovely Miss Kaya~"
"Uh huh..."
"I forgot, you can't speak yet, haha~"
With that said, she took out the handkerchief that was stuffed in Kaya's mouth.
Kaya looked at the woman in front of him. "I've seen you before... you are the idol named Lilina, right?"
"Lilina, this is just my stage name, but it doesn't matter." Lilina smiled, exuding a natural charm.
"What do you want to do by tying me here?!" Even though he was as gentle as Kaya, he couldn't help but frown and question loudly at this moment.
Lilina chuckled, stretched out his hand to touch Kaya's smooth cheek, hugged him, stretched out his sexy red tongue and gently licked his left ear. "Because I like you so much, I was attracted to you from the first moment I saw you~"
Kaya's ears were numb and her face was red. Her hands and feet were tightly tied, and her body had to twist. "Don't do this!"
"It's really cute~"
Lilina stepped back, took off his bathrobe, revealing his beautiful figure, and changed his clothes in front of Kaya without any discomfort, "Over the years, I have seen countless women more beautiful than you, but none of them can have the sickly and delicate temperament you have. It's like it will wither immediately when the wind and rain blow..."
Her voice gradually became sinister, "Just thinking about crushing the bones of such a flower will make my heart beat faster!!"
Kaya pursed her lips tightly and stared at Lilina in silence.
"Even when she's angry, she's so cute. I'm just acting. Why do I take it so seriously? It's fun to play the role of a 'bad witch' occasionally."
Lilina put on a cute floral knee-length dress, with a pure and natural smile on her face, and even her tone became like an innocent girl who is not familiar with the world. "Do you think acting is very interesting? It's like I played a distressed girl who was bullied by pirates before, and was desperate because she couldn't even control her life. It was really exciting~"
Kaya breathed out, "You... what do you want from me? Stop being mysterious and just tell me."
"Of course I get you..." Lilina's eyes suddenly softened when he looked at Kaya, as kindly as if he were looking at his children's parents, "A woman with your temperament, as long as she is cultivated, can definitely become a popular idol that is not weaker than others. As long as I have perfect management and planning, you can definitely reach a height comparable to mine! And I can also experience the role of an agent, hehe~"
"Do you think so, Kaya."
As she spoke, she was like the most cheerful elf in nature, constantly jumping up and down, and her colorful dress showed her liveliness.
"I don't want to be an idol. This is not my dream..." Compared to the constant changes in Lilina's emotions, Kaya remains calm. The Kuro events of Syrup Village and the things that happen and experience every day on the sea are all making her continue to grow.
"No, you have to stay here with me, otherwise, otherwise...Lilina will feel very lonely, Lilina just wants to treat you as a friend..."
As he spoke, Lilina burst into tears and looked at Kaya pitifully, the loneliness in his eyes clearly visible.
"You... don't do this."
The grievances shown on her flawless face made even Kaya turn away with some regret, or Lilina's acting skills were so deep that people couldn't tell when she was acting and when she was showing true feelings.
"Come on, become my best partner..."
Lilina was talking when suddenly her throat began to tremble, the skin on her face became visibly looser, and her body hunched over. She opened the cabinet next to the sofa in a panic, gasping as if she had an asthma attack, "Medicine, medicine..."
With trembling hands, she took out a medicine bottle from it, poured out a red pill, and swallowed it like a swallow. Then her breathing began to become steady, and her skin and figure began to slowly recover, but returned to their original appearance in the blink of an eye, as if the scene just now was just an illusion.
Kaya sniffed the fragrance when the medicine bottle was opened, and was suddenly startled. He looked seriously at Lilina, who was breathing calmly, and asked, "Is this Alpirosil Gora?"
She had smelled this smell in Loguetown's drug store and her memory was still fresh.
"You know a lot." Lilina returned to his original look, holding the medicine in his hand. "This is a dream medicine that can bring youth and beauty."
"No..." Kaya said seriously, "Alpirosil Gora is a highly poisonous herb. It will absorb the vitality of the human body and provide only a false appearance. The most important thing is that it is addictive... Miss Lilina, please don't quit this herb. The damage it does to your body may be irreparable!"
"Such a beautiful thing, you actually want me to quit it, haha!" Lilina suddenly laughed wildly, and his cute face looked a little ferocious at the moment, "Without it, my life will become gloomy, and the name of the idol Uranus will cease to exist. This is something I cannot accept!"
"Ms. Lilina, I am a doctor. Please listen to my advice. Doctors will not harm anyone!"
Lilina completely ignored what Kaya was saying, poured out a bright red pill like blood from the medicine bottle, and slowly walked towards Kaya, with a hint of charm, "Come on, take it, you will slowly fall in love with it..."