Chapter 180 Tickets
"I'd like to rent Gyoncorde Plaza,"
In a tea room within Ryugu Palace, Tesoro was passionately explaining his plan. "Since we're doing this, let's make it big!"
That's way too big.
Gyoncorde Plaza could accommodate over a hundred thousand people.
Brett couldn't help but twitch his mouth. Are you holding a movie premiere or a military parade?
"This is where I need your help, Brett."
Tesoro looked at Brett. "With such a large crowd, maintaining order becomes extremely important! You need to ensure no accidents happen."
Brett said casually, "As long as you pay enough, I think the Immigration Bureau warriors will work very diligently."
As a friend, Brett would naturally help Tesoro for free, but his subordinate warriors were a different matter.
"Don't worry!"
Tesoro had the air of someone swimming in money. "Money's no problem!"
You could see that Tesoro already had some of the bearing of the world's richest man, sparing no expense for his star dreams.
"Next, please cooperate with me in conducting promotional activities on Fish-Man Island."
Tesoro said with high spirits. "The premiere ceremony should have at least a hundred thousand audience members! I hope you can help me get tickets into their hands—no need to charge money, make them free."
"That'll be quite simple then."
Neptune nodded. "When we were filming the movie, it already caused quite a stir on the island. After all, it's a story about our Fish-Man Island, with Brett and the Immigration Bureau participating. Many citizens are actually looking forward to it."
"A hundred thousand tickets might not even be enough."
"Is that so?"
Tesoro was so excited he was practically dancing. "No problem! To show appreciation for Fish-Man Island's audience, all movie tickets afterward will be half price!"
"This movie will definitely be a hit worldwide! By then, people all over the world will recognize Fish-Man Island and have correct, authentic understanding of fish-men and mermaids!"
Tesoro spoke with passionate intensity.
Neptune and Jinbei were also getting a bit excited.
If that were really the case, it wouldn't be bad at all.
"Is it true?"
The tea room door was pushed open, and Queen Otohime rushed in with an excited expression. "Can it really make humans recognize Fish-Man Island? Can it change humans' views of fish-men and mermaids?"
"Otohime?"
Neptune was startled. "Didn't you go pick up Shirahoshi from school?"
Although they'd never met, Tesoro naturally had no reason not to recognize Fish-Man Island's Queen Otohime. He immediately smiled and said, "Of course! My movie shows a real, beautiful, harmonious, and prosperous Fish-Man Island. I don't think anyone could watch this movie without yearning for Fish-Man Island!"
"That's wonderful!"
Queen Otohime was beside herself with excitement. This was exactly what she most desired—she never expected it could be achieved through such means. "I'll definitely support the movie!"
"Of course, you're welcome!"
Tesoro was beaming with smiles.
Even this country's queen was volunteering to see his movie—wouldn't the country's residents follow suit?
"Perfect then."
Brett smiled. "The premiere ceremony's coordination work will be left to you, Queen Otohime."
"Of course, no problem!"
Her Majesty excitedly patted her chest, then coughed repeatedly from the pain.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Otohime."
Neptune also nodded. "Perfect timing—we have things to discuss with Brett."
"Leave it to me, Neptune!"
Otohime nodded, then looked at Tesoro. "Come with me, Mr. Tesoro. Let's have a good talk."
Tesoro glanced sideways at Brett.
Passing the buck, huh?
But he didn't say anything and followed Otohime out of the tea room.
Only the three of them remained.
"Brilliantly done, Brett!"
Jinbei was already incredibly excited. "I knew you could do it!"
"That's right, Deep Sea Emperor!"
Neptune was also quite thrilled. "Now the whole world will look up to us!"
With Brett stationed on Fish-Man Island, who would dare offend Fish-Man Island?
To put it bluntly, in the coming world changes, Fish-Man Island could even sit back and watch from the sidelines!
"It's not quite that exaggerated yet."
Brett shook his head. "Brother Jinbei, you know about the King Punch, right?"
The smile on Jinbei's face didn't diminish at all. He said in a deep voice, "Reputation alone is enough! It's enough to deter the seas!"
"Exactly." Neptune nodded. "For instance, now the World Government has to curry favor with us, and the Charlotte Family's threat instantly vanishes into nothing."
That was indeed the case.
Didn't Buggy become a Yonko just based on reputation?
"So Brett, what did you gain from this trip to Wano Country?" Both Jinbei and Neptune were very expectant.
"I obtained the secret seastone processing techniques from Wano Country's stonemasons." Brett smiled.
"Excellent!"
Jinbei was so excited he even waved his fists. "Seastone mines plus seastone processing techniques—we could even form a unit equipped entirely with seastone!"
"Brilliantly done, Brett!"
Neptune also loudly praised.
This technology was truly too important for the current Fish-Man Island.
"That's still not the biggest gain."
Brett lowered his voice. "After hearing what comes next, just pretend you forgot it until the right moment comes."
Neptune and Jinbei exchanged glances, then both looked expectantly at Brett.
If even the seastone processing techniques weren't much, then what could be truly shocking?
Brett's next words were very quiet, but to Jinbei and Neptune's ears, they were like thunder.
He said, "In Wano Country, I found Pluton."
Neptune and Jinbei's bodies simultaneously froze.
Both suddenly felt their minds go blank—clearly fish-men and mermaids, yet they felt their lips were extremely dry.
"Brett—" After a long while, Jinbei finally spoke hoarsely.
"It's true."
Brett didn't wait for him to voice his doubt before providing the answer. "But it can't be retrieved for now. To get our hands on it, we'd have to cause quite a disturbance, but conditions don't allow it—Wano Country is Kaido's territory."
"So you're saying, to get our hands on it, we'd have to drive Kaido out of Wano Country?" Jinbei's brow furrowed slightly. "That wouldn't be easy."
"Let's wait a bit longer—no need to rush."
Brett said.
When his own strength was truly sufficient to match Kaido, that would be about right.
Even if the Beasts Pirates' high-end combat power was stronger than Fish-Man Island's, he still had many friends. Not to mention the defeated samurai of Wano Country and Kaido's own dear daughter.
"That's all we can do."
Jinbei nodded. "Then as you said, Brett, we'll pretend to forget about this matter and not mention it to anyone."
Pluton was simply too important.
The impromptu meeting ended. Brett waited for Tesoro, and after he finished his discussion with Queen Otohime, Brett escorted him to his reserved hotel.
"Brett, this is for you."
Tesoro handed Brett a stack of papers.
"These are all tickets for good seats—you decide who to give them to."
Tesoro said casually. "There are also two VIP tickets for the best seats. I think I don't need to say much about who to invite."
Brett accepted the movie tickets and chuckled softly.
"Thanks."