No? Then We'll Take It

The royal residence of the Mokomo Dukedom.

The residence was vast. Its decorations were not luxurious, but they gave the place an imposing air!

What clashed with that grandeur was Carrot, sitting on the throne and vigorously gnawing a carrot...

"Your Majesty, the visitors from the Blackbeard Pirates have arrived!" Ordinarily, the guards treated Carrot like a little sister from next door. But when she sat on the throne, she was the sole ruler of the kingdom! No one would dare challenge her authority!

"Zehahaha! Greetings, Your Majesty!" Teach greeted her with the utmost courtesy. Politeness came before force, after all. If he made a good impression first, asking for what he wanted would be much easier!

Carrot looked at Teach, who resembled some shady old man, and a flicker of fear crossed her eyes!

Then she seemed to remember her position. Summoning her courage, Carrot put on a regal air and studied Teach and the others below the throne! The carrot bulging in her cheeks, however, was rather distracting!

"Ahem!" Apparently realizing it was improper to greet guests with food in her mouth, Carrot hurriedly chewed and swallowed the carrot.

"Mr. Blackbeard, I've heard of you. What brings you to the Mokomo Dukedom?" Young as Carrot was, becoming queen really had given her a hint of regal bearing!

"Zehahaha! Nothing much. We want to reach a certain island, and we need a special stone your kingdom possesses to point us in the right direction. I do hope you won't refuse us, Your Majesty!" Teach chuckled. His tone was mild, but his words changed the expression of every Mink Tribe member in the residence!

A stone that pointed the way? The Mink Tribe had no such thing! But they did have a legendary Poneglyph said to point toward Laugh Tale,