If one of the Four Emperors stole something from Queen, then Queen would choose to endure it. But if what's stolen is Oshiruko, he can become even more reckless than Ulti. As someone who dared to fight with Charlotte Linlin over food, Queen has an extraordinary obsession with eating.
Because of a few bananas, he still holds a grudge against Perospero to this day.
This merchant took advantage of that.
Merchants who operate in the New World more or less have some interaction with the Beasts Pirates. This is an unavoidable mountain in the New World.
Queen himself also serves as the head of external trade for the Beasts Pirates, so some people have long figured out his preferences in order to make better deals.
"Address."
"What?"
"Hmm? Are you an idiot? Don't you even know where you are? Then what do you need mercenaries for!"
"Full-Fullalead. I'm willing to pay double the price. Please hurry. I'm wearing a Doskoi Panda outfit and a hat from the Criminal Brand."
Doskoi Panda is a famous brand from East Blue, considered a luxury in the clothing world, with a special panda as its logo. Criminal Brand is from Fishman Island and is one of the brands designed by the starfish Pappag, with a scarred starfish as its logo.
To show his identity, he tried his best to explain his features.
"Are you stupid? What if someone else is wearing your outfit when the time comes? Whatever, the code phrase is 'Handsome Queen.' Remember that line."
For the sake of sweeter Oshiruko and the double payment, Queen gave a rare bit of instruction, then began checking the Beasts Pirates' forces to see who was nearby.
"Hey, Olga? Are you..."
"Olga is soaking in hot springs at Kuja. Please don't disturb her for the next half month. Queen, if you keep making people work like this, women will start to dislike you."
Olga didn't appear on Rotom's screen, only a steamy bathhouse with the sound of splashing water. Judging from the angle, quite a few people were playing around inside.
"I'm super popular with women! You ba*tards just don't get it. You're such an arrogant show-off, even more arrogant than Shayna."
Watching the abruptly hung-up Rotom, Queen casually muttered a few complaints but didn't take it to heart. One reason he survived to this day was his big heart, and another was knowing whom he could offend and whom he had to tolerate.
Perospero is part of the Big Mom Pirates, offending him doesn't matter. As long as Kaido is still around, Charlotte Linlin won't be allowed to bully the weak.
But people related to their officers are off-limits. At least Hancock isn't targeting him personally, she has the same attitude toward all unrelated people.
"Acier's days won't be easy from now on. Let me see who else is nearby. It's decided, it'll be you."
Fullalead was one of the most dangerous places in the New World outside the Emperor of the Sea's territories. To be safe, Queen needs to find an officer with enough strength.
If he still can't find a suitable person, he'll have to bring gifts and ask Zeraora to help with field work. Fortunately, he discovered a suitable candidate nearby.
"Hey, Jack? I have a job for you. Jack?"
On the screen appeared an Alcremie, holding a matcha ice cream.
The Rotom in both Rotom Phones were in sleep mode, so Pokémon translation was temporarily lost, and communication between Queen and Alcremie hit a snag.
Alcremie gestured and spoke for a long time, but Queen didn't understand. Seeing this, Alcremie swallowed the ice cream in one bite and began tapping on Rotom's keyboard.
"Went into the sea… to catch fish? Forget it. As long as you understand me, tell him this: there's a mission in Fullalead, go rescue someone, the code phrase is 'Handsome Queen.' I've sent over the detailed information, notify Jack as soon as possible."
"Alc~remie"
Alcremie waved its hand to show that it understood, then carried the Rotom Phone on its back and walked out of the cabin. Along the way, all the pirates made way for it, including Drake, who had managed to sneak into Jack's crew with great effort.
After a period of observation, he discovered something absurd. The second-highest authority on this ship wasn't a person, but that unremarkable pet.
Its status was even higher than Jack's, because Jack would make many unconventional decisions just to care for its mood.
But for some reason, this Alcremie never liked him, which made Drake's position quite awkward. Although his strength was decent, he was merely the ship's top combatant at best.
Fortunately, the Beasts Pirates' promotion system still gave him hope of rising in rank.
In just a few minutes, Jack jumped back out of the sea. After seeing Queen's orders, he immediately instructed his subordinates to change course and head toward Fullalead.
Even though he was already a Calamity on equal rank with Queen, Jack still deeply respected the original three Calamities and continued to carry out their orders as before.
"President, are you sure this will really work?"
"Just wait patiently. In the Underworld, reputation is the most important thing.
If those mercenaries lose their credibility, they'll have a hard time doing business in the future."
"Besides, we've offered enough benefit to get them to act. In fact, these mercenaries are more reliable than the Marines. Fullalead has been a pirate territory for decades. Marines won't make a big move for just a few of us."
"These pirates won't attack us right away, but we will have to suffer for a few days."
"Speaking of which, President, offering double pay must be a huge expense too, right?"
"I'm more than willing to spend this money. Even if I had to burn the money, I wouldn't want to hand it over like this. It's all because of those b*stards pushing me to this point. Let's see how they handle mercenaries from the Beasts Pirates."
Although his thinking was mostly sound, he made one mistake, there are still some people worth sending Marines for.
As time passed, Jack's crew had already reached the area near Fullalead. But before that, a Marine warship had already quietly arrived nearby. They had sent some inconspicuous individuals aboard merchant ships to infiltrate Fullalead and investigate the situation.
Though it sounded absurd, Fullalead, as a pirate gathering place, also had merchants visiting. The looted goods of the pirates needed to be disposed of, and these people came for them. Some merchants even take the initiative to contact the island's pirates to attack competitors' goods.
After all, Fullalead also needed supplies, so these merchants were considered allies in the eyes of the pirates there. The pirates wouldn't target them.
"Sir, Warrant Officer Koby has been undercover for two days, but there's still no update."
"No rush. As long as we can extract that noble's relative, the rest will be easy to handle.
Still no word from higher ups?"
"Not yet, but sir, according to intel from the area, the Heart Pirates entered Fullalead yesterday. Also, ships from the Beasts Pirates have been spotted in nearby waters; it seems their target is Fullalead as well."
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