King Neptune took his seat with his three sons and the Left and Right Ministers.
King Neptune raised his cup and laughed. "Here's to Chris and his crew. May everything go smoothly!"
"Today, we drink and wait for more good news of their victory!"
At that, Fukaboshi and his brothers, along with the two ministers, hurriedly raised their cups and drained them respectfully.
Ryuboshi set down his cup and said, "Come to think of it, I saw news about Jinbe in the paper too."
"But the World Economy News Paper really doesn't know whether to make me laugh or cry."
"They even made up a story suggesting the Chris Pirates might be allied with the Whitebeard Pirates!"
"That's ridiculous!"
The Left Minister shook his head with a smile. "I can't stand these fake stories!"
"They'll seize on the faintest rumor and make things up just to create a headline."
"And they actually dared to print something this absurd."
"They must not care about their reputation."
The Right Minister snorted. "Isn't the man running the World Economy News Paper that birdman, Big News Morgans?"
"He's a businessman who cares only about profit. If it makes money, nothing else matters to him."
"Besides, today's front-page headline alone is enough to make people overlook everything else."
The Right Minister's face remained cold. He clearly had no fondness for Big News Morgans.
Manboshi grinned. "Most people know the Whitebeard Pirates once protected Fish-Man Island."
"There's no need to take a headline like that seriously."
"Anyone who thinks about it for a moment can tell whether it's true."
"The rumors about the Red Hair Pirates are the same."
Fukaboshi swallowed a mouthful of wine and snorted. "Exactly!"
"Stories like that are just entertainment."
"If Chris joined forces with any one of the Four Emperors, the