All Hearts United
In the Golden City, Tailozo silently watched the News Bird flap away. Then he suddenly took an exquisite cigar case from the lining of his coat. A flash of golden light flickered at his fingertips, neatly slicing off both ends of the cigar. He took out a golden lighter, leaned against the car door, and lit it for himself. After taking a deep drag, nearly a quarter of the cigar visibly vanished. Then he tipped back his head, gazed at the sky, and slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke.
"Tailozo, why didn't you stop them just now?" Although Mr. Tanaka looked like a shifty big-headed doll, he was actually only a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old kid. It was merely the unique genetic conditions of the One Piece World that had made him grow into his current appearance.
But mentally, he really was only in his teens, right in the middle of a severe rebellious phase. If life under Tailozo had not been so good—practically the pinnacle of material comfort in the pirate world—
he would never have submitted to Tailozo.
He had been at Tailozo's side for several years and believed he understood Tailozo's temperament and character very well. Yet now, he could not understand what Tailozo was thinking.
In his view, the News Bird and Den Den Mushi should have been seized the moment they started broadcasting those things. Yet Tailozo had let them continue until the end and even allowed them to fly away freely. That was not like Tailozo at all.
"Hmph." Tailozo let out a low chuckle. "This is something for the Celestial Dragons and the Marines to worry about. What does it have to do with us?"
"Rather, the more widely they spread it, the more beneficial it is for us."
Chuckling under