Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 264 Vague Wishes

"Hmm... small fry."

"This one is also a small fish."

"A defeated general...a piece of trash."

"And this one whose name I haven't heard of yet...Super Trash."

Kaido's eyes scanned the list of Seven Warlords in the newspaper one by one. Looking at the faces of those he either knew or had fought with, his expression became more and more contemptuous.

These are basically small fry that he can take care of with a few blows. To be honest, Kaido feels that there is no need to lose face and win over these guys.

A group of weaklings who can't even protect themselves probably won't be able to stay in the position of Shichibukai for too long, so there's no point in rushing to contact them now.

Wow~

The newspaper continued to be flipped, and Kaido looked at the remaining candidates for the Seven Warlords of the Sea with some lack of interest...

Suddenly, a familiar face came into Kaido's eyes.

"what?!"

"It's this guy. I didn't expect him to agree to become a Shichibukai."

Looking at the familiar face with a ferocious chin printed in the newspaper, Kaido's mouth corners finally curled up.

It seems that there is no need to waste any more time waiting, the most suitable partner can be decided now.

Excellent execution ability is often an important indicator to measure whether a person has the potential to do great things... After making up his mind, Kaido immediately took out a Den Den Mushi from his arms and dialed a number.

"Bru~Bru~"

"Hello, it's me, Kaido."

"How about you, are you free recently?"

"It's nothing... I just stole a lot of good wine from the World Government a while ago, and now I can't finish it all, so I wanted you to come over and help me."

"Woo-ha-ha-ha! It's settled then! I'll be waiting for you on the island!"

Click~
After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Kaido's smile grew even wider as he thought about his plan of killing two birds with one stone. He then dialed another person's Den Den Mushi.

"Blu~Blu—Hey, Governor Kaido."

The Den Den Mushi was connected quickly, but the voice on the other end was noticeably noisy, and it was obvious that the other party was busy.

However, Kaido would not be so considerate as to wait for the other party to finish his work, but immediately said:

"Wright, write a note to retrieve the wine stored on the island and give it to La."

As the governor of the Beasts Pirates and the nominal team leader, Kaido naturally has his own privileges.

For example, if he wanted to apply for something, he didn't have to write out a handwritten application form and submit it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for approval like everyone else...

Kaido could simply make a phone call and ask the executive secretary, that is, Wright, to write the application form for him and approve it before handing it to the executive secretary for final approval.

This way you can save a lot of time.

As for why not just go across and get it yourself...

Ahem~ well… If you want a set of rules and regulations to work, first of all, the leader must set an example, and the others must follow suit… well, this, in short, everything must be done according to the rules, so that the organization will not be in chaos.

……

"Ah? To retrieve the hidden wine?"

"Um... what kind of wine would you like to mix? Is it for personal use or for a party?"

On the other end of the phone, Wright heard that Kaido specially mixed the cocktails from the island's wine cellar, so he consciously asked more detailed questions.

"Don't worry about what kind it is, just write wine. The reason is... uh, because we need to win over the new Shichibukai. Yes, that's what I'll write."

“…I understand.”

Wright paused for a moment, glanced at the person standing beside him, and then continued to confirm:
"So, Governor, what is the quantity you wish to withdraw?"

"..."

"Well, I won't write the quantity for now."

"Anyway, just write the note and give it to her. I'll talk to her myself if you have any questions."

"call……"

"Okay, I understand, Governor Kaido."

Click~
"A banquet for the Seven Warlords of the Sea... That's good news."

"If we can reach a cooperation with the Seven Warlords of the Sea, we can use their special identities to expand our business."

"Do you have any ideas, President Willy?"

"You can just call me Willy, Master Wright."

Willy, the current chairman of the Military Industry Federation under the Beasts, was polite at first, then bowed humbly and said:
"The Shichibukai have a unique identity. With their dual backgrounds in the World Government and pirates, they can flexibly maneuver between the black and white worlds, making them the perfect middlemen."

"Hmm~"

Light nodded, signaling the other party to continue, and at the same time he took out a pen and paper and skillfully wrote Kaido's application form.

"Ahem~"

After clearing his throat briefly, Willy continued:
"If we can win over one of the Shichibukai, then our arms business can definitely reach the World Government."

"Doing business with the World Government..."

Wright paused, looked up at Willy, and then said:
"I remember you said before that the kid from the Mediah family seemed to be doing this behind our backs, right?"

"Hmm. Caspar seems to have some connections with an official in the World Government named Spandine. He has connections with the military, and Caspar has been secretly withholding some of the factory's production capacity to trade with them recently."

It is not accurate to say that he did it secretly. Caspar himself actually had no intention of hiding anything and was just openly doing it to enrich himself.

It seems that he feels that with the support of the World Government, the beasts dare not do anything to him.

And those family leaders who were unhappy with him also contacted Baishou privately to report the matter, wanting Baishou to kill this guy.

However, after sending in piles of letters of complaint, they ultimately fell on deaf ears and received no response.

"I remember what you meant at the time was to hold off until this line was completely solidified and those officials were completely trapped before replacing that guy."

"Well, that's right."

"After all, we're doing business with the sea...er, hundreds of beasts. Those officials who value their reputations will definitely have concerns. They'll definitely distance themselves from anything if there's even a hint of trouble."

"So we can only use Caspar, a guy they know well, to trap them first. Once the chain of interests is solidified, we can, uh... make arrangements."

Willy originally wanted to use the term "kill the donkey after it has done its work", but considering his own position, he changed to a more vague term.

"And now if we reach a cooperation with the Seven Warlords of the Sea and use him as a middleman, then the other party will have no concerns."

No matter how you think about it, a big shot who has the backing of the World Government is a thousand times more reliable than Caspar, a guy with a sensitive identity.

"By the way, what's the status of your military-industrial complex now?"

"The integration has been basically completed. All kinds of raw materials, factories and production equipment have been standardized, allocated and produced in a unified manner."

"Each family has also given up some unrealistic ideas."

"Ah."

"If that's the case, then that kid from the Mediah family is useless."

"You should have been dissatisfied with him for a long time, right?"

As he spoke, Wright looked into Willy's eyes with a half-smile, but the latter remained silent.

Willy's years of experience in intrigue have taught him that it is best not to make his position clear at this time, even if the other party already knows it clearly.

"Once the cooperation between Governor Kaido and the Seven Warlords of the Sea is reached, that brat will be left to your disposal."

"It doesn't matter whether they kill or rob us at that time. Let those people from the military-industrial families vent their anger and focus on cooperating with the Beasts in the future."

"..."

"I understand."

wow——

After the last stroke was made, Wright took out his seal from the drawer, stamped it, folded the application form, and prepared to go find La.

"I'll speak to Miss Ra, and you'll also have a seat at the banquet for the Seven Warlords of the Sea. You can get to know the rest of the crew then." "Lord Wright..."

Patting Willy on the shoulder, Wright walked past him and headed out the door.

……

"Look at my comet magic light!"

“Swish—swish!”

"Ah! I'm dead! Chuu~"

"Hey? Chuu, are you okay?"

"Hehe! My Comet Magic Light is invincible. It's your turn next, Hachi!"

"Then, then I will use the Halo Wheel to fight back against Brother Aaron."

"It's useless. Although your Halo Wheel is extremely fast, it can't hit me."

"Eh?! Is that so?"

"Brother A'long is so awesome!"

"Hum~"

On the training ground, the fishmen children who were on break were holding up the robot toys produced by the West Sea and playing role-playing games with each other based on the stories told to them by Osi.

Osi, who was sitting beside them, looked at them like this and couldn't help but think of the break time when he was in elementary school in his previous life, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

This is the 'playing house' for boys~

"what!"

"what!"

"what!"

Suddenly, the sound of fists hitting each other broke into this beautiful break...

Who?
who is it?

Searching for the 'traitor' who had done something shameful like 'secretly doing homework during recess', Oshi lowered his left hand, which was supporting his face, and turned his head towards the source of the sound.

"Tsk~"

"It's you, little fatty."

"You're so young, but you're not learning anything good, and you're secretly rolling in the towel here?"

"As the president of the Anti-Involution Association, how can I tolerate you?"

With a big jump, he came to Jinbei's side and started pointing.

Jinbei, however, seemed unaffected and continued with his basic punching movements, explaining only in between movements:
"Miss Osi, I don't know what involution means, I just don't want to waste my time."

"And it's not that I'm not fat, it's just that as a whale shark, I'm born with this body shape."

"Hurry~ How dare you be so stubborn?!"

Osi put his hands on his hips, raised his head slightly and looked directly at the fat blue man in front of him who was two heads taller than him.

"He's just a little kid, but he seems to be carrying something heavy all day long."

"I don't think anyone's chasing you. Why are you pushing yourself so hard?"

Basically, every time Ossi saw Jinbei, he was either training or on his way to training. He had never seen him relax.

He probably doesn't have a past as bitter and vengeful as Jhin, so why does he push himself so hard?
"I'm just not used to doing nothing. It's a habit I developed in Fishman Street."

"And Miss La once said, 'Diligence breeds excellence, while idleness breeds failure.' I believe the sweat I put into this kind of hard work will never betray me."

After completing a set of punching movements, Jinbei took a short break, sat cross-legged on the ground, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his training clothes, which were obviously more worn than those of others.

"Haha~ Good boy, you actually brought up Sister La to pressure me, right?"

"Do you think I will just—?!"

Halfway through his speech, Ossi suddenly slammed on the brakes!

Because at some point, a golden figure actually sat where he had just sat, and looked at the group of playful fish-man children just like he did.

La's arrival hardly alarmed anyone, as if she had been there from the beginning, and everyone else acquiesced to this fact.

Only Ossi was truly frightened by the sudden arrival of the pull and nearly had a core halt.

"La, Sister La, why are you here?"

"I came to see these children."

La spoke calmly, without the harshness that Ossi had feared.

[That's right, Sister La wouldn't get angry over something as trivial as someone gossiping about her behind her back... No, I remember Sister La used to be very narrow-minded, right?]
Scratching his head, Osi realized that not only he, but even La was changing subtly.

It’s just that I don’t know whether this change is good or bad.

As for bringing us here, it was really just to see these children.

Ever since she finished knitting the [Pterosaur Sphere] bag, La had lost interest in knitting.

I had thought that as usual, after a while, a new wave of inspiration would strike, allowing me to indulge in something again...

But this time the waiting time was a bit long.

So La chose to be more proactive by adding some external stimulation... that is, by contacting some different people to see if he could trigger some inspiration.

This is also the reason why she took the initiative to talk so much with Kaido and others to analyze the relationship between the World Government, the Navy, and pirates.

And in terms of results, it was undoubtedly a failure.

So today, La decided to try her luck with these children, hoping that the pure emotions of children could touch her.

"Speaking of which, Jinbe. Do you have any dreams?"

La started to talk actively.

Jinbe was obviously a little bit at a loss as to what to do when the topic was suddenly raised.

"Dream, dream..."

"Haha~ Honestly, I think there should be something. I feel like I have it, but I don't know what it is yet... Ha~ That sounds a bit weird, right?"

The little blue fat man scratched his hair a little embarrassedly.

"No, there's nothing strange about that. It's just that your current experience isn't enough to help you dispel the mystery surrounding Him."

La looked at the somewhat embarrassed Jinbei and continued in a gentle tone:
"You should have thought about going to sea, right? After you become an adult... in three or four years?"

"That's why I'm seizing this opportunity to train myself hard now."

? !
"Uh, Miss La, I..."

This was a plan he had kept in his heart and never told anyone.

Having his inner thoughts exposed, Jinbei was a little flustered for a moment. In his opinion, this behavior was obviously contrary to benevolence and righteousness and should not be done.

I was blessed by all the beasts, brought out from a place like Fishman Street, and taught Fishman Karate and Six Styles, Haki, and other techniques that ordinary people couldn't even touch...

There is no free lunch in the world. Compared to Aaron and the others who complain about being too tired from practicing every day, Jinbei knows clearly how rare it is to have the opportunity to be taught by others to become stronger. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a blessing.

But the confusion in his heart made him eager to go out to sea to find an answer.

"It's okay, I have no objection, and the Beasts won't stop me."

"As they say - nothing can stop a man from running to the sea."

"..."

"..."

"Thank you."

After a moment of silence, Jinbe's heartfelt thanks were heard.

"thank you all."

(End of this chapter)