"So, you got a recommendation from her?"
"Yup." Shinra didn't hide anything, since there was nothing to hide, and Robin also didn't say much, as she understood how her man was filled with potential that was definitely sought by many.
"What do you think?"
"It is tempting."
"Really?"
"Unfortunately, I don't have a plan to become a Marine now."
At least for now, his goal was to get the Batto Batto no Mi, Model: Vampire.
"By the way, Boss, are we really not being seen from the outside?" Carina suddenly asked curiously.
"Yes. We're invisible in everyone's eyes now, but don't be so loud since it is only our figure that is hidden, not our voice."
This was the reason why Shinra took away the ability of the Iro Iro no Mi, as it could help him become invisible.
Unlike Psycho P, the original owner of the Iro Iro no Mi, who could only use a spray can to use his Devil Fruit, Shinra had no need for such a thing, and directly used his mind, changing their colors, turning the three of them invisible to the eyes of many.
While in the development of invisibility, the Suke Suke no Mi might be better since Shinra felt like this Devil Fruit not only could turn the user's body invisible, but also hide their voice, presence, and everything as if erasing themselves from the world, the power was developed further reaching the peak state or known as the "Awakening," the power of "Iro Iro no Mi" was more varied.
The power of a color.
Besides being able to turn the user and others invisible, Shinra could create an optical illusion, or, more likely, he could even create paintings that came to life.
At the same time, the color could also affect emotions; his subordinate, Miss Golden Week, or Marienne, had an ability known as the "Colors Trap," which was a unique hypnotic type of technique that used colors.
While Shinra didn't think that the Iro Iro no Mi could turn him into the strongest, it had a lot of potential and interesting developments.
"This power is like Miss Golden Week's ability."
"Right?"
Regardless, Robin was glad that Shinra had chosen this ability, as it made many things convenient.
"Then again, why did you make us invisible, boss?" Carina asked.
"You two are beautiful, after all. There are many slave traders here. I am too lazy to fight them."
If Shinra had a certain reputation, it would be great, so that way, the weak wouldn't think to harm him, but as he had no such reputation, he would be haunted by those annoying flies that wanted to do bad things to him and his companions, so this Iro Iro no Mi was a perfect way to escape all of that.
"That's true." Carina nodded. "You are also so handsome, Boss. Many will try to kidnap you and turn you into a slave."
"That's true." Robin nodded. "If I were a wealthy noble, I would buy you and make you my sex slave."
"....."
"...are you trying to praise me or mock me?"
Yet, whether it was Carina or Robin, the two of them felt that Shinra was the most handsome guy that they had seen, especially when most men in this world had a muscular, rough face, and short lower limbs.
On the other hand, Shinra's face was manly and handsome, yet also delicate, which made him the taste of the majority of women.
Like how men appreciate beautiful women, women also appreciate handsome men.
"That said, are you going to follow us?" Shinra asked as he looked at Carina strangely.
"My everything is yours, Boss!"
As Carina begged for Shinra not to abandon her, Robin said, "Don't we need a maid to clean up our ship?"
"Well..."
Even if their ship had a cleaning robot that could help them to clean up their mess, it wasn't to the detail, and many parts of their ship had to be cleaned up manually. While neither of them was a lazy type, they had many things to do, whether it was studying the New World or managing the ship, since sailing in the world of One Piece wasn't an easy task.
The ocean is rough, the weather is unpredictable, and there are many bad people, whether it is pirates, criminals, nobles, or groups of people who think they can do anything because they have power.
Sometimes, Shinra was tired and wanted someone to give him a massage, too, especially when Robin didn't know the technology, and his ship often needed maintenance, especially the energy source parts, which included tidal energy, solar energy, wind energy, oceanic heat, and seismic energy.
Shinra knew well that the world of One Piece lacked a source of energy, especially when 99% of the planet was covered in water, so he could only rely on those renewable types of energies, and it took a lot of his time, especially when he had to train his abilities, too.
More importantly, what was needed the most was water, since the surrounding areas were covered by an ocean, making it impossible to obtain clean, fresh water. Therefore, his ship contained a desalination machine, which required a significant amount of energy and necessitated extra care and maintenance.
Whether he or Robin had many things to do, if they had a maid, then it would be better.
Naturally, Carina was Robin's choice, especially when she had caused a lot of trouble and led them to be targeted by a powerful pirate group.
If Shinra wasn't strong enough, then what would happen?
"...."
Hearing those words, Carina could only lower her head and knew that she had caused trouble, almost making them, so she didn't have complaints about their treatment toward her, as she deserved all of that!
Frankly, she could run away, but when she thought of their abilities, whether it was Robin or Shinra, she decided to follow them, especially when they weren't bad, and if possible, she thought of stealing Shinra from Robin~!
Still, Robin didn't mind that Carina became his woman, too, since he was strong, and it was normal for women to tempt him, especially when he was also so handsome.
Once they got to know Shinra's Bane Bane no Mi and his technique, Robin was sure that any woman would be conquered by him, which wasn't an exaggeration to say that he was the most dangerous man on the whole planet.
"That said, do you really want to become a merchant?" Robin asked curiously.
Even though Robin didn't follow Shinra and Carina to exchange the bounty, she used her ability to create ears and eyes by their sides to listen to their conversations, and naturally, she heard how he wanted to become a merchant selling rice, nuts, oils, and many others.
"Why not? Everyone needs food."
"..." 2x
Even though his words were light, Robin and Carina weren't stupid, and they knew Shinra's aim was more than that.
Monopoly over food.
Shinra's goal was to be like the ABCD grain companies that handled 75% to 90% of the world's grain.
Gulp! 2x
While Robin was stunned, Carina gulped and then clung her womanly body closer to Shinra.
"...."
Yet, before all of that, his goal was to go to the New World, but before that, they had to go to the Fish-Man Island.
'What is there on the Fish-Man Island besides mermaids?'
As Shinra made a wonder, he arrived at the location where Doll made a suggestion.
"Shaky's Rip-Off bar?" Carina frowned, then asked in a suspicious tone. "Is this the place, Boss?" The name of the bar was weird, and it definitely wasn't a good place, she thought.
"Let's go inside first."
"Okay." 2x
Anyway, with Shinra as their backer, Robin and Carina were afraid of nothing, but as they entered, they could feel a powerful pressure that stunned them and almost made them pass out and fall, but—
BOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!
Shinra, who felt annoyed, stood in front of Robin and Carina, protecting them, and somehow started to release the same pressure and cracked the bar to almost destroy it until—
Slap!
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!"
A beautiful, mature woman slapped the head of an elderly man with a sandal in anger before she looked at Shinra, Robin, and Carina, who turned visible, and welcomed them, but before she said anything, Shinra said, "It was the fault of your man. I won't be responsible for your broken shop."
"....." The woman.