Scene 1: The Science Department's "Order Explosion" and the Chaos Slime's "Strike"
The huge success of the celebration (especially the PX-0 pancake robot and the eco-friendly fireworks) had an unexpected consequence—orders poured into the Science Department.
Local governments, hotels, and even small vendors have sent requests:
"Requesting an order for one PX-0 pancake robot, preferably one that can draw cat patterns!"
"Inquiring about eco-friendly fireworks rental services for our town's harvest festival, but with a limited budget..."
"Do you sell that all-purpose metallic slime that can turn into all sorts of kitchen utensils? Our restaurant desperately needs it!"
Ace stared at the mountain of order documents, his scalp tingling. "We're a research department! Not a kitchenware wholesale market!"
Sentomaru was quite excited. "Commander! This is a great opportunity to promote consumer technology! We can open a branch company! Let's call it 'Future Technology Lifestyle Hall'!"
Ace: "... Prioritize agricultural and energy project orders! Pancake robots... line up! Wait, where's the Chaos Slime? Have it help with the paperwork!"
The group searched and found the Chaos Slime slumped in a corner, having turned into a lifeless pool of liquid metal, with a line of small text appearing on its surface. "Overworked, needs a vacation. PS: Wants strawberry-flavored engine oil."
Ace: "..." (Who did he learn this from?!)
Scene Two: The Intelligence Department's "Sweet Troubles"
After the celebration, Sabo noticed a subtle change in the intelligence reports. There were fewer urgent military reports and more... "gossip about everyday life"?
A town in the East Blue is divided into "bear faction" and "cat faction" due to differing preferences for the patterns on PX-0 pancakes, sparking a friendly (?) debate.
The " Wings of Freedom " fireworks design has been misused by several wedding companies; does this raise copyright issues?
" Giants Mead is in short supply, black market prices are soaring, and some merchants are suspected of mixing it with ordinary alcohol."
The Mermaid Cafe launched a "festival special drink," but land-based tourists reported spitting out bubbles after drinking it. Does this raise concerns about food safety?
Sabo looked at the reports, both amused and exasperated. Koala laughed and said, "It seems everyone's really starting to enjoy peaceful life; even 'trouble' has become endearing."
Sabo sighed, "That being said... have the ' Cross-Cultural Exchange Group ' draft a 'Guideline on Aesthetic Differences in Pancake Designs (Non-Mandatory)'. Hand over copyright issues to the legal department. The mead counterfeiting case... send two people to investigate. The bubble tea... as long as it's not poisonous, let them be."
Scene 3: The "Celebrity" Troubles of the Freedom Ark
After the celebration, the Straw Hat Pirates's popularity reached unprecedented heights. Luffy, in particular, became deeply ingrained in people's minds with the giant face pattern of picking his nose that appeared after being blasted by fireworks.
The result was that Pluton was surrounded by fans and curious onlookers.
Every day countless small boats approach, calling out:
" Luffy! Please give me your autograph!"
"Miss Nami! I'm a loyal reader of your financial management books!"
"Lord Zoro! Please teach me swordsmanship!"
" Sanji- san! Please marry me!"
"Dr. Chopper! My pet pig seems to have caught a cold!"
"Great Usopp! Please take me as your apprentice!"
"Mr. Franky! Your robot is SUPER!"
"Mr. Brook! Can you sign my underwear? Although I don't have any underwear for you to see, hehe~"
"Sister Robin! Can you tell me some history?"
Luffy initially found it fun, but later realized it seriously affected his eating and sleeping. Zoro was unable to practice his swordsmanship (or sleep) because of the noise. Sanji's compassion was excessively depleted. Although Nami made a small fortune selling autographs, she was also overwhelmed by the disturbance.
Finally, thanks to Sabo's coordination, a "friendly visitor zone" was designated around Pluton, and fixed times were set for receiving visitors, which improved the situation slightly. However, Luffy still frequently sneaks away from the seabed using his rubber powers to go to islands where no one can find him to eat meat.
Scene 4: Complaint about Allen's "Time Travel Group"
Some shrewd businessmen have discovered a "new business opportunity"—time travel. They organize tourists to visit areas where the spacetime structure is still unstable (such as the edge of the Lethe Stream or the ruins of past wars) under the guise of "traveling through time and experiencing history".
The results were predictable: tourists were either dizzy and vomiting from the slight time distortion, or scared half to death by the residual energy, and some even accidentally fell into the gaps where the time flow was different, only to find that they had lost (or gained) a few hairs when they returned.
Complaint letters flooded Allen's office like snowflakes:
"How does your Space-Time Administration manage things?! I spent 100,000 Beli just to see a distorted rainbow and then I threw up for three days straight!"
"My husband went there and came back saying he's always a beat behind! He's got money to lose!"
Looking at the complaints, Allen expressionlessly issued the first "Regulations for the Management of the Time-Space Stable Zone," delineating restricted areas, stipulating tourism qualifications, and dispatching patrol teams from the Civilization Barrier Army. He also casually threw several of the most egregious travel agency owners into "Reflection Huts" with extremely slow time flow for a few days (only an hour outside felt like a year to them).
Scene 5: Garp's "New Hobby" and the Navy's "New Challenge"
Garp became fascinated by the lively atmosphere of the festival and frequently visited various towns under construction, ostensibly to "inspect the people's conditions," but in reality, he was just there to freeload and use his " Fist Bone " to help break stones and repair roads (sometimes he would use too much force and break the foundation as well), or to "educate" disobedient hooligans with his " Fist of Love " (which unexpectedly improved the town's security).
The reorganized Navy (now more like a security force and disaster relief team) is busy dealing with entirely new challenges: mediating neighborhood disputes, apprehending smugglers of rare animals, helping Sky Island residents find lost Cloud Dial, and even learning how to vaccinate gigantic pets...
Although we're no longer battling the Great Pirate Era of the past, the "minor troubles" of the peaceful world still seem to require immense wisdom and patience (and a touch of humor) to deal with. The daily life of this new era continues to unfold joyfully amidst these trivial, lively, and vibrant "troubles."