Chapter 178 The Tontatta Tribe and Tesoro Entertainment Company
Brett returned to Dressrosa once again.
This country had changed significantly from the past.
Dressrosa's territory was quite small, and its population wasn't large either. Under such circumstances, once a major enterprise moved in and brought a pillar industry with it, the country would immediately undergo earth-shaking changes.
The man named Gild Tesoro was the one bringing that change.
As he descended from the sky, Brett could see with his own eyes that this country had become prosperous.
High-rise buildings were gradually increasing, and the streets had become more bustling.
The only thing that remained unchanged was the brilliant flower fields outside the city—still golden and radiant, their beauty leaving one breathless with admiration.
Tesoro's company was easy to find—it was the tallest building in the city.
It was a golden tower that genuinely reflected brilliant golden light under the sun's rays.
It looked as if it were made entirely of gold.
No, it wasn't just "as if."
It actually was made of gold.
Tesoro hadn't stopped collecting gold all these years. Fish-Man Island had been continuously providing him with gold mines, and this guy had already stockpiled considerable gold resources. He'd used his ability to directly build a golden tower in Dressrosa.
This guy was even planning to build a golden ship, just like in the original story.
Brett had no particular thoughts about this. Since Tesoro had the ability, whatever he did was his business.
Descending from the sky, Brett landed directly on a balcony high up on the golden tower, having already locked onto Tesoro's voice.
He pushed open the balcony's glass door. "What are you doing?"
The room beyond the door was extremely luxurious. Tesoro sat in his spacious office chair, talking with someone.
Brett raised an eyebrow.
The one speaking with Tesoro was a guy with an incredibly small stature. How small? About twenty centimeters or so—it couldn't even be called small anymore, only petite.
The little guy noticed Brett's sudden appearance and jumped in surprise, his body springing like a projectile to hide behind the sofa across from the desk.
His speed was quite fast.
"Brett?"
Tesoro turned around in surprise. "You came pretty quickly, but couldn't you knock before entering? You scared my friend."
"Sorry."
Brett's mouth twitched slightly.
Ah, it's one of the Tontatta tribe.
That made sense. Tesoro was now a veteran resident of Dressrosa, so noticing the existence of the Tontatta tribe wasn't surprising.
"Leo, don't be afraid. This guy is my good friend."
Tesoro raised his voice slightly, laughing. "He's a very trustworthy man!"
Swoosh.
The tiny figure reappeared on Tesoro's desk.
Only then could Brett see his appearance clearly.
He wore a crown-shaped green hat with goggles on his head, carried two needles about as tall as himself at his sides, and had a fluffy tail that was quite large relative to his body.
Leo, huh? What a coincidence.
"Hello, big human!"
The Tontatta named Leo cheerfully waved at Brett. "Since Tesoro-lando says you're his friend, then you're my friend too! My name is Leo, pleased to meet you!"
Brett knew that the Tontatta tribe had one particularly notable characteristic—they couldn't distinguish lies and were very trusting of others.
He smiled and nodded back. "Hello Leo, I'm happy to become your friend. My name is Brett."
"Brett-lando!"
Leo said happily. "Great! I've made another new friend!"
"I thought you'd be startled, Brett," Tesoro's expression was somewhat strange. "I was quite shocked the first time I saw the Tontatta tribe."
"Maybe you were just making too big a deal of it," Brett said casually. "After all, this world has always been incredibly vast."
"You bastard!"
Tesoro cursed through gritted teeth, then said to Leo, "Alright Leo, you should head back now. This bastard and I still have some things to discuss."
"Mm!"
Leo nodded, then waved at Brett. "Goodbye, Brett-lando!"
"Goodbye." Brett smiled and nodded.
Whoosh!
With a light sound, Leo had already vanished from the desk.
Although the Tontatta tribe was small in stature, their speed was much faster than humans, and even their average strength was greater than humans. It could be said that aside from size advantages, humans were practically worthless compared to them.
"Very cute little guys. They live on Green Bit, right next to Dressrosa."
Tesoro leaned back lazily against his office chair. "I'm planning to have them appear in my next movie. Leo has already agreed. Don't you think they're just like fairies from fairy tales?"
"Just imagine—the fairy kingdom from fairy tales appearing in a movie. The whole world would go crazy!"
"I suggest you reconsider that."
Brett walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window. From here, the entire view of Dressrosa was visible, with the Royal Palace directly across.
This bastard Tesoro was really arrogant—he'd built this tower higher than the palace on the Royal Palace plateau.
If King Riku had been narrow-minded at all, he would have already been thinking of ways to deal with him.
Brett said, "Do you want the Tontatta tribe to experience what we Fish-Men and mermaids have gone through?"
Tesoro's brow furrowed tightly.
The Tontatta tribe indeed had almost never appeared overseas.
To certain disgusting people, they would definitely be the finest collectibles.
"What? Can't even the mighty Deep Sea Emperor Brett protect us?" Tesoro knew Brett made a valid point, but that didn't stop him from being stubborn.
Brett's mouth twitched, and he couldn't be bothered to respond.
"But Brett, you probably don't know—there are two devil fruit users among the Tontatta tribe!"
Brett remained silent, but Tesoro suddenly became energetic. "Leo is one of them. He's a Paramecia-type Stitch-Stitch Fruit user who can sew anything together."
"But he's not the important one. The important one is his childhood friend, the Tontatta princess, Mansherry!"
Tesoro lowered his voice. "She's a Paramecia-type Heal-Heal Fruit user. No matter how severe the injury or how serious the disease, she can heal it!"
This was practically a strategic weapon-level ability.
"Also, King Riku's younger daughter, Princess Viola—her ability is absurdly powerful too. She can see scenes thousands of kilometers away and see through people's hearts! I never imagined that little Dressrosa would have such incredible devil fruit users."
"So what's your point?"
Brett raised an eyebrow.
"So—heheheh."
Tesoro chuckled coldly. "Of course, I want them to help us!"
"I'm planning to establish an entertainment company. Setting Princess Mansherry aside for now, Princess Viola seems very interested in becoming a star, so I can recruit her!"
"Then she'll be one of us!"
Tesoro revealed his plan.
"An entertainment company?"
Brett's mouth twitched.
A man determined to overthrow the World Government alongside him still couldn't let go of his entertainment business. He didn't know what to say about that.
Seeming to notice Brett's disdain, Tesoro snorted coldly. "Just watch, Brett. You'll see how amazing the power of the cultural industry that you look down on can be!"
"Starting with using this movie to change the world's view of Fish-Man Island!"