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

Chapter 276 The Three of Us

"In short, we should take this opportunity to use that Shichibukai named Hanaza as a starting point to weave together our own weapons production and sales network as much as possible."

After conducting a detailed and highly professional analysis of the specific circumstances of all parties involved and the overall environment at sea, La, as is his habit, concluded his speech at the end.

Her observations suggest that this step is quite necessary.

Because whenever it comes to speaking in such formal settings, she subconsciously prefers to go on at length, and her excellent thinking always makes her analysis seem comprehensive, which inevitably leads to lengthy content.

This style of speaking, which is suitable for academic conferences, might feel familiar to Wright, who was once a scholar, but it is truly torture for the remaining group of pirates who dropped out of literacy classes.

Of course, because the sound of the instrument is so pleasant, many people have come to regard it as a lullaby.

Fortunately, no one dared to openly sleep in such a setting, but most people just pretended to listen attentively while nodding in agreement, while their true thoughts were already far away.

Take Ossi and Obey, for example—one of them is thinking about what to have for supper later, while the other is thinking about how to build an 'anti-Ossi weapon' to drive this unruly red-haired nuisance out of his laboratory.

Even Kaido was still thinking about the barrel of 'sake' that King burned. He felt that it was somewhat similar to the 'water of life' in the legends of his hometown... Unfortunately, King and Light refused to tell him where the sake came from.

It was precisely because of this situation that La developed the habit of making a brief summary at the end of his speech.

……

Of course, not everyone is like those academic slackers; there are also those who try their best to keep up with La from beginning to end.

"Um……"

"Miss Ra, do you mean... to use one of Kaido's Shichibukai acquaintances as an intermediary to sell our weapons all over the world?"

Taolong frowned and pondered for a long time before finally digesting the strange terms in La's words and expressing his understanding.

This pirate crew's former undisputed "number one under the executives" seemed to have undergone a complete transformation after taking on the executive position. Not only did his strength increase by leaps and bounds, but he also successfully completed his literacy degree in just one year.

Recently, there have even been rumors that he has developed an interest in court literature and has begun to study court grammar.

In short, regardless of the rumors, this once naive young man has grown into one of the few talents truly capable of participating in discussions on core matters within the group, and even his former elder brother, Bourfat, has to look at him with new respect.

"Yes, that's roughly the idea."

"Factory, technology, personnel, channels, and a stable base... all the preliminary preparations are now complete."

"Although there may be many unexpected changes along the way, selling our weapons all over the world will be the main goal of the Beasts for the next few years, decades."

"To manipulate war with weapons, and then to use war to shake up the world."

Decades are enough time to witness the change of a generation or even an era, but La said in a calm tone, as if he did not notice the excited yet dejected expressions of some of the older cadres, including Bourfat.

……

This meeting of all the Beasts' executives, which was suddenly initiated by Kaido on a whim and lasted for three hours, finally ended at 9 p.m.

The Den Den Mushi on the conference table closed its eyes and fell fast asleep almost the instant the call was disconnected... As living beings, they were exhausted after several hours of intense work.

"Ah ha~ Ah ah ah~"

Ossie yawned deeply and nudged Opey gently.

"How about we grab a late-night snack at the cafeteria?"

"No need, I'm not hungry."

"Oh? I see... Then this is for you."

Seeing that her younger sister was still arguing with her about how she had ruined her lab, Ossie didn't try to stop her anymore and instead handed her the Pocky stick.

"..."

There was still more than half of the Pocky left in the box, seemingly reserved for myself.

Obi knew his older sister's personality well; normally, it was a miracle if she could hold onto any snacks or treats for three minutes in this kind of situation. But now, she'd been eating this tiny box of Pocky for a full three hours and still hadn't finished it… [Chocolate bars…did she deliberately leave them uneaten because she knows I like sweets at night?]
[That guy Osei...]
[Well, maybe I should just forgive her.]
After a moment's internal struggle, Aube took the first small step towards reconciliation.

"……Thanks."

After quietly thanking him, Ou Bei took out a Pocky stick and put the chocolate-covered end into his mouth.

With his eyes half-closed, the sweet and cloying flavor slowly melted on his tongue. The sticky texture made Ou Bei very enjoy it, and his mood became pleasant as a result.

Mmm~ It's perfect.

……

"?"

"what?"

As for Ossie, she was a little confused when she heard the other party's sudden thanks, but then she realized what it meant.

"Oh, you mean this box of Pocky?"

"Don't mention it. Anyway, this box was originally bought for you by Sister La. I thought you didn't like sweets, so I never gave it to you."

"!"

Obe, who had been squinting, suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Osi's profile.

But Ossie was completely oblivious, still standing there regretfully saying:
"Oh dear~ you should have said so earlier. If I had known you liked chocolate, I would have saved the other box for you too. To be honest, eating three boxes in one go made me feel a bit sick of the sweetness."

"..."

Click!

The stick-shaped biscuit was bitten into pieces so hard that the sound of teeth colliding could be faintly heard.

If Obey had ears, they'd probably be plastered to his hair by now.
Obi – Never adjust!

……

wow~
The chair was pushed aside, and Kaido stood up and stretched his body, then felt a little hungry.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Perfect timing, I'm getting a bit hungry too."

"Bourfat, you've been gone for a while now. Come have a drink with me!"

"And you two, Tallon and Skipgate, come on over too."

Unaware of his own actions, Kaido, who had just made a mistake due to drunkenness, couldn't restrain himself again.

Perhaps it was because the gentle way Ra had put him down earlier gave him the illusion that the other party had given up on him, or perhaps he wanted to try his luck again to see if he could get another barrel of 'water of life'. In any case, Kaido brazenly led everyone to hold another small banquet.

"Captain Kaido, could you please stay for a moment?"

Sure enough, it opened up.

The moment the sound was heard, everyone stopped almost immediately.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh! La, you want to go too—"

"Jin and Bulfath, you two stay as well."

"As for the others, they can leave now."

Ra interrupted Kaido once again.

(End of this chapter)