The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

Standing next to Tezzolo was a tall, alluring woman in a black and white half-slit skirt.

It perfectly showcases her incredibly alluring figure, creating a powerful visual impact.

At this moment, she was also looking Link up and down with her beautiful eyes, her gaze revealing interest.

"Welcome to my Gran Tesoro, sir!!"

As the most successful businessman on this sea, Tezzolo stood up, laughing heartily, and immediately launched into a string of compliments:

"I've long heard of the [Tool Master] and the Straw Hat Pirates, but I'm so glad to meet them today!!"

As he spoke, he clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "Indeed, no matter how much you hear, nothing is more real than seeing it with your own eyes!"

The man, exuding a strong businessman's aura, gestured for Link to sit down:

"It is truly an honor for Mr. Link and your Straw Hat Pirates to have them visit us!"

Tezzolo smiled so sincerely that anyone who didn't know better would really think he was a very nice guy.

Yes, he is both a successful businessman and a very outstanding first-class artist.

This level of disguise and performance is nothing to him.

Link glanced at Tesoro's jewel-encrusted clothes and then at the people in the room.

Mr. Tanaka, who possesses the power of the Shuttle-Shuttle Fruit, and Baccarat, who possesses the power of the Lucky-Lucky Fruit.

The two top officials of this golden city also gathered here to bolster Tesoro's morale.

There was one ruthless guy who used his head to roll the dice, but he wasn't anything special.

Therefore, if Link wants to wipe them all out, now is the best time.

Even now, a single move could instantly annihilate this ancient city of Gulan Tezoro.

Or, not now.

If Link wanted to, he had at least nine ways to destroy this city, using his tools and strength—nine ways!

But~

What good would destroying this city do Link and his crew?

On the contrary, he had a better solution.

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[Third update, final update tonight, let's go!!]

459 [Memory Loan Machine]!! Precious memories?! This man definitely knows something!!

"Now that I'm here, I'll just say what I have to say."

Link was very direct, saying this with a smile.

“…Mr. Link, please speak.”

Tesoro was slightly taken aback at first, but then he put on a very respectful and attentive expression.

“We have a good relationship with Jinbe, so I hope Mr. Tesoro can give us those three fishmen.”

Link was indeed very straightforward in his statement.

"The Makuro trio?"

Tezzolo's smile remained unchanged, but the observant Mr. Tanaka could sense that his boss's formulaic smile had actually become more pronounced.

"Since it's the first mate who's spoken, I should at least give you that face, but..."

Tesoro's fingers, adorned with ten gold rings, clasped together. "After all, he is a figure who has contributed to the development of our Guran Tesoro in the past."

"It's a bit unreasonable to just let the prop master take those three people away like that..."

From Mr. Link, to Mr. First Mate, and then to Mr. Props Master...

The shift in address between these two is quite subtle.

"As for the rules, I naturally understand them."

Link, of course, understood the meaning behind Tesoro's words.

"Therefore, I certainly won't come to '863' empty-handed this time~~~"

Suddenly, Link produced a device with a small square base, on which sat a huge, oval-shaped, eye-like pink screen.

In the very center of the screen, there is a pattern resembling a pupil.

This is called the "Memory Loan Machine"~

With Tesoro's eyes narrowing slightly, Link placed it on the golden table.

"It's a prop I have."

Props...

Tezzolo's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes were fixed on the machine.

Mr. Tanaka and Bakara, who were standing nearby, also cast curious glances their way.

"Is this Mr. Link's famous gadget that made him famous throughout the sea?!"

Tesoro clapped his hands in admiration and said, "I've long heard that Mr. Link is known as the 'Item Master' and has many magical items at his disposal."

"The effects of these tools are no less than those of Devil Fruits. I've truly had the honor of seeing such power today!"

"The name of this prop is 'Memory Loan Machine,' right? Not only is its design unique and advanced, but even its name is very direct and easy to understand."

"A loan machine, is it a tool related to loan money?"

While praising it, he steered the conversation toward the props in front of Link.

"That's right, this is an item that allows you to mortgage your memories."

Link explained with a smile.

Item: [Memory Loan Machine].

Description: This item allows you to pledge precious and cherished memories in exchange. The price varies depending on the value of the memory. The more valuable the memory, the higher the price it can fetch.

"Of course, it's not just precious memories; even those unbearable memories from the past can be absorbed and erased by paying money."

After explaining the function of the device, Link slowly pushed it in front of Tesoro.

"You can actually use memories to get loans and sell them for money?!"

Upon hearing this, Tesoro, a businessman himself, had a gleam of golden light in his eyes.

"So, even if the other party is a gambler who has lost everything in a casino and is unable to repay their debts, it's still possible to obtain money by selling their memories...?"

With his keen business sense, Tesoro easily discovered the important function that this prop could play.

Immediately, he decisively gave the order to Mr. Tanaka:

"Bring over a gambler who's paying off his debts at the shop!!"

In Guran Tezoro, there is no shortage of people who have lost money gambling or are unable to repay their debts for various reasons.

They can only work miserably here, earning meager wages to pay off their debts.

But this is just a drop in the bucket. Their debts have long since piled up to a mountain, and with the extremely high interest rates, they can't even pay off the interest with the money they earn.

They can only keep accumulating debts, and if they still can't pay it off, then their sons and descendants will have to pay it off.

It can be said that their descendants will continue indefinitely.

This is already a form of enslavement of others, and Tezzolo has fully demonstrated the ruthlessness and bloodshed of capital.

Not long after.

Mr. Tanaka, who was tasked with the mission, brought along a timid and hesitant middle-aged man.

Although you may look neat and tidy, in this dazzling and colorful city, if you are dressed in shabby clothes, it will affect the customers' experience.

Therefore, the Golden City would generously provide them with a set of aid work clothes.

Of course, there will be a fee, which will be included in their debt.

Therefore, the middle-aged man had a stubble beard, and his eyes were filled with confusion and numbness.

If you don't look closely, it's hard to notice that his eyes can still move and flash a faint light.

Without Tesoro's instructions, Mr. Tanaka attached the straw from the "Memory Loan Machine" to the middle-aged man's head.

Instantly, the screen displayed all of the middle-aged man's memories.

"Oh? I didn't expect there to be so many valuable memories?!"

Tesoro looked around with great interest and even a hint of excitement at everything in front of him.

These methods of settling debts with memories brought him an unprecedented sense of novelty!

Most importantly, it's a completely new way to earn money!!

"The memory of drinking a bottle of fine wine is worth 300,000 Berries!!"

"You only got 180,000 Berries for that lavish meal? You really are a drunkard!"

"Memories of winning big in the casino, tsk tsk, five million Berries?!"

"And is this...your daughter?"

As Tesoro scrolled through his memories, he suddenly noticed a scene that stood out in particular.

It is this middle-aged man's memory of his time with his young daughter.

It was mainly the row of zeros that really caught Tesoro's attention.

"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands... hundreds of millions, billions... There are a total of six billion Berries!!!"

Tesoro's eyes widened suddenly.

"Just spending time with his own daughter commands such a high price, higher than the bounty of one of the Four Emperors!!!"

Tesoro exclaimed in amazement, yet still somewhat puzzled:

"Is spending time with your own daughter really that important and precious? She's just one of your children. You can always have another one. She's not as important as your own..."

Having never experienced family warmth, paternal love, or maternal love since childhood, and having no children of her own, Tezzolo has little understanding or empathy for the feelings between father and daughter.

Some even scoffed at it.

"Perhaps for this man, his daughter is the most important person to him?"

Beside her, Bakura, with her alluring figure and similarly lacking any memorable moments, but also spared from misfortune and tragic experiences due to the power of the [Lucky Fruit], arrived at this conclusion more rationally...

"The most important person?"

Tesoro shrugged again. "It's just memories of being with people you think are the most important to you. How can that be considered precious..."

At this point, Tesoro suddenly paused, the words that were on the tip of his tongue suddenly stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter them.

And~~~

He suddenly looked up at Link and then at the [Memory Loan Machine] in front of him.

"Mr. Tezzolo, would you like to give it a try?"

Link smiled and extended an invitation, "How much would you value your memories from back then?"

"So you do know something after all..."

Tezzolo gripped the gold ring on his finger tightly, his expression gradually turning blank.

He's not stupid. After Link took out this item, he finally realized what was going on. At first, he was just a little suspicious.

However, after Link said those words, Tesoro had already made up his mind.

"This man definitely knows something!!!"

It was based on this idea that a layer of gold instantly appeared on Tesoro's body.

At the same time, gold began to surge beneath his feet.

Throughout the house, layers of golden liquid swirled and rolled across the gilded walls.

"Taking action would not benefit either of us."

Link's half-body was already bursting with a dazzling burst of lightning.