One Piece: Start Collecting Nicolo

Yamato hesitated for a moment, but ultimately didn't object.

Kaido gave Caesar an approving look and continued to talk about the third thing: "The third thing is that I will close most of the seastone factories and develop the economy of Wano Country."

As the words fell, everyone in the hall slowly tilted their heads.

Runti looked at Kaido eagerly: "Economy...what do you mean?"

"It means making Wano Country richer."

Maria exhaled a puff of smoke, her tone somewhat helpless.

She has always been in charge of the Beasts Pirates' economy and material reserves, so she is the only one present who can understand the purpose of this plan.

Sasaki frowned: "That's not right, won't this harm our interests?"

"So you guys..."

Maria sighed softly. "That should be what Brother Caesar came up with, right? After all, Lord Kaido only wants war, so he probably wouldn't consider this aspect... But he's right. If we can get Wano Country to submit, then we will gain wealth and resources several times greater than we have now."

"Oh? Maria also understands this?"

Kaido looked at Maria with some surprise.

"I know a little bit..."

Maria nodded. "A region's economy can be considered its lifeblood. However, for pirates, this method is still too unfamiliar. So unfamiliar that I can't even believe these words came from Lord Kaido's mouth."

Kaido was stunned for a moment: "Hey, Maria, did you just say I was stupid?"

"Don't worry about those details, Lord Kaido."

Maria smiled and said, "That's a good idea. I fully agree with this proposal."

"Hmm... I don't understand, but if Maria says so, then there shouldn't be any problem."

Jack nodded and said in a muffled voice.

Although he didn't understand these things, he trusted Maria's loyalty to Kaido.

"So what on earth is that? I have no idea!"

Runti pressed her head with both hands, her face full of anxiety: "So? What do you want us to do? I only know how to fight!"

Kaido said in a deep voice: "This is the problem. I need you to control the guys below. During the execution of the plan, no harm is allowed to the people of Wano Country."

"ha--???"

As soon as Kaido finished speaking, almost everyone was stunned except Caesar, the instigator. Even Yamato couldn't believe that this was an order issued by his cold-blooded father.

Runti pinched her waist and said, "We are pirates! Are you an idiot?"

Peggy Wan grabbed Runti and said, "Don't complain about such meaningless things at a time like this!"

"Hmph... it's really too troublesome to explain."

Kaido acted as if he was too lazy to explain it to you idiots. In fact, he didn't really understand it, but he could at least understand the concept of wealth several times higher than today's level.

"Once Yamato becomes general, I'll leave this aspect of the matter to you, Caesar boy! I want to see results in a year at most!"

"Okay, but I need help."

Caesar raised his hand and pointed. "I want Maria to assist me in management, Runti and Peggy Wan to help me, and Mr. Quinn to provide me with technical support."

"Huh? I don't want to help you!"

"That's right, brat! Who do you think I am? My skills are not for those lowly people to survive!"

As soon as Caesar finished speaking, Runti and Quinn couldn't wait to shout.

Kaido snorted coldly and waved his hand: "Okay, it's all your responsibility!"

“What?!”×2

Chapter 12: Fire Festival

Kaido is determined to conquer Wano Country, and this will not change because of anyone's attitude.

Although it all started with Caesar's casual suggestion, that's how pirates are. They just do what they think of.

Even if Yamato did not become the general of Wano Country, his adopted daughter Runti would probably take his place.

Neither Runti nor Quinn expected that Kaido would agree to Caesar so readily.

In this case, doesn't it mean that nearly half of the backbone forces in the regiment have to obey Caesar's orders?

Runti looked at Kaido, then at Caesar, his gaze lingering between them for a few moments before suddenly slamming his palm: "Ah! I see, he's your son, right?"

"Eh?! Really, Caesar?"

"You really believe it, idiot!"

Seeing Yamato's panicked look, Caesar's face darkened.

"Ahhhhh...son?"

Kaido laughed loudly and turned to look at Caesar: "Come to think of it, you are only eighteen years old this year, right? Do you want to be my adopted son? I will definitely treat you as my own son!"

Caesar waved his hand: "No!"

"That's such a straightforward rejection!"

Sasaki looked at Caesar in shock, feeling a little sour.

Although he joined after being defeated by Kaido, he has great respect for Kaido.

Among this group of core members, the others either followed Kaido from the beginning or were brought up by Kaido. He and Caesar were the only two latecomers.

Emotionally speaking, these latecomers are definitely not as trusted by Kaido as the veteran members.

Originally, there was a seat for Foz F among the latecomers, but that guy was killed by Caesar due to carelessness. Now Caesar is favored by Kaido, which makes him feel like an outsider.

I was the one who came here first, you bastard!

"Alas…"

Caesar suddenly shuddered: "Did I just sense some perverted obsession?"

Runti gave him a strange look: "Pervert? Kaido?"

Caesar shook his head: "No, it's probably an illusion."

"You two little brats! Stop talking to yourselves!"

Kaido's face turned dark. He was rejected by Caesar and complained about by his adopted daughter. He was a little angry and embarrassed.

He swung his fist, which was several times bigger than a casserole, and with two punches, Caesar and Runti each received a steaming hot bump on their head.

“It hurts!” ×2

The two of them squatted on the ground with their heads covered. Runti's eyes were filled with tears, and Caesar gasped in pain.

He was unable to dodge with his Observation Haki, which meant that this punch definitely had foresight into the future.

Do you have this skill to beat children?

"Hey, Caesar, are you okay?"

Yamato asked with concern, then turned to look at Kaido fiercely: "Hey! Why are you hitting people, old man?"

Maria smiled like an aunt when she saw this. Kaido snorted coldly and didn't want to waste time talking to this silly girl.

"Anyway, the arrangements for Wano Country are now in your hands, Caesar."

Kaido said coldly: "Whatever you want to do, I just want money!"

Caesar covered his head and stood up. "Of course, but I still need to understand the situation in Wano Country first. Also, is there a solution to the land pollution problem?"

"already solved!"

Quinn took out a tube of medicine and said, "This is a specially prepared nutrient solution. Just dilute it and water it. It will neutralize the harmful substances in the soil and convert them into nutrients!"

Upon hearing this, Caesar immediately passed the blame on to the other party: "Really? If anything goes wrong, I'll be looking for you."

Quinn was furious: "There's a limit to looking down on others, you little bastard! After all, I was once a member of MADS!"

"Then all we have to do next is kill the Black Charcoal Snake."

Caesar nodded. Although he didn't quite believe in this guy's scientific research ability, it was Kaido's order after all, so he thought this guy would not make any mistakes.

…………

As time went by, the atmosphere on Ghost Island became more and more lively.

The Fire Festival is a traditional festival of Wano Country. The Beasts Pirates have been entrenched in Wano Country for many years, so naturally they follow the local customs.

According to the tradition of previous years, the bigwigs will gather in the banquet hall, and Quinn will lead the guys from the lower class to start the Golden Kagura and indulge in pleasure.

After the dinner, the junior officers gathered in the entertainment area, while the minions gathered in groups of three or five, sneaking around to find some lone geisha or female members of the troupe, and doing some dirty things with them...

"Pirates... what a bunch of depraved fellows."

On the day of the Fire Festival, Caesar leaned against the window, holding a bottle of wine in his hand, drinking it slowly.

In the elegant Japanese-style room, Ayun, dressed as a geisha, played the shamisen loudly, while Yamato sat beside her reading comics and eating snacks.

"Not all pirates are like that, Caesar! Roger's pirate group is not like that!"

Hearing Caesar's words, Yamato explained.

"Don't have special fantasies about a group just because of a few individuals. Roger once massacred an entire army because his comrades were slandered."

Caesar smiled and said, "Also, those who go out to sea purely for the purpose of searching for treasure are a very small minority. Strictly speaking, these people should be called explorers."

"Um... this isn't recorded in Oden's notes."

Yamato scratched his head and said, "So, Caesar, are we going to become pirates in the future?"

"Although we don't want to, there's a high probability that the World Government will label us as pirates."

Caesar scratched his ears. The sound of the shamisen beside him made him a little irritated. "Ayun, it's so noisy."

"I'm sorry, Lord Caesar."

Ah Yun quickly put down her sanxian and clasped her hands in front of her: "My skills are not very good, please don't blame me, sir."

"It's me who doesn't appreciate it. You should go down first. Don't run around tonight. Just stay in the building."

Caesar looked at Kurozumi Orochi and his group who were walking towards the main building under the Thousand Torii Gate in the distance. He threw a gold coin to Ayun, stood up, straightened his collar, and pulled Yamato out of the room.

Today he was wearing a burgundy gun-collar suit with a black shirt underneath, which was very compatible with his temperament.

Yamato also took off the sleeveless kimono that had remained unchanged for thousands of years, and Maria put on some delicate light makeup and changed into a white kimono with blue and white patterns.

It was also the first time that Caesar learned that kimonos also come in different styles. For example, the kimono worn by Yamato has particularly long cuffs, which is called long furisode and is a type of furisode kimono.

The so-called furisode kimono is a type of kimono that can only be worn by unmarried girls.

Married women wear regular kimonos, and there are special kimonos for special occasions, such as the bride's mukuro, the black kimono for funerals...

In other words, to tell whether a Japanese woman is a girl, a wife, a bride or a widow, just let her put on a kimono.

Speaking of which, Caesar had seen quite a few before crossing over, but his attention was usually not on the clothes...

The lights of the Fire Festival illuminated Onigashima Island, and a crowd of people surged under the Thousand Torii Gates.

The sedan chair of the Black Charcoal Snake moved slowly forward surrounded by guards. Its melon-like head under the golden crown looked gloomy and funny.

"Lord Kurotan has arrived—"

As the royalist voices were heard, the door of the banquet hall was slowly pushed open.

Kaido leaned on the couch with his upper body naked, pressing the wine gourd with one hand, with no intention of getting up, just smiling.

"Guhohoho, this year's Fire Festival is more lively than previous years. Is there something good going on?"

Kurozumi Orochi didn't mind Kaido's rudeness at all. He swept his eyes across the faces of everyone in the hall, and finally looked at Caesar and Yamato who were standing beside him.

"Oh, a new officer? I heard you have a new and powerful officer under your command. Is that you, sir?"

"You're quite good at talking..."

Caesar looked at the big snake with a smile and suddenly said, "Winter melon head."

"Pfft..."

Yamato and Runti on the side suddenly burst out laughing, and Orochi's ugly smile froze on his face.