"Of all things, my father is the Hero of the Marines."
"Bazel, my dear friend, what should I do…"
Bazel pulled out a small notebook, its cover inscribed with large characters…
'Key Ideas on How to Reasonably Promote the Scientific Revolution (Trial Version)'
Pioneer, Authored.
This was something he had started preparing a long time ago, all for the purpose of becoming Dragon and the Revolutionary Army's mentor.
As for the goal…
It was simply because he found the Celestial Dragons as a species unpleasant to look at, a very pure and simple kind of dislike.
The notebook contained theoretical knowledge from before his transmigration.
For example…
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it,
The people are everything, but the people need a leader,
Any strategy not prioritizing the people's freedom to live is simply hooliganism!
And many other such famous quotes.
Each sentence was followed by Bazel's analysis, conclusions, and outlines.
"Dragon, this book was written by me personally, but you cannot look at it now."
Bazel pressed down on Dragon's hand, which was about to open the book.
"My dear friend, if one day in the future you leave the Marines in search of justice, if at that time you don't know how to move forward."
"Open it then. It will become the lighthouse guiding your path forward."
… Flashback, March 1491 of Sea Circle Calendar, End…
"...Bazel, Bazel, what are you thinking about?"
The dazed Bazel was snapped out of his thoughts by King's calls.
"Ah, sorry, what is it? I was just thinking about some things."
"Have you decided what to do?"
Putting away the Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit, King nodded, "I'll do as you say and wait for a while. If I can get a better one, I'll choose that. If not, I'll eat this Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit."
"Important choices in life often only come once. Be patient, my stupid otouto." (T/N: It's written in RAW.)
Bazel put on the airs of an elder, patiently reassuring King.
"Your big brother only managed to get this Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit through patience."
"Piss off."
King rolled his eyes, "A only one year older than me has no right to be a life coach. Even if one were needed, it should be Kaido-san."
"Are you guys done talking? It's ready to eat."
Olga called out to the quartet:
"The super delicious grilled fish is ready! It's party time now!"
"Ihihihihi~~"
"Just wait, I'm gonna put laxatives in that bird-wing's drink, make him have diarrhea all night!"
King stepped forward and delivered a chop to her head: "Idiot, you said what you were thinking out loud again!"
"Ah, is that so? Sorry."
Olga first apologized instinctively, then showed a mischievous grin and spoke her mind again.
"Even if you found out, it doesn't matter, I've already put it in your portion of the grilled fish…"
"I said, you're saying what you're thinking out loud again, idiot Olga!!"
King shoved his portion of the grilled fish into Olga's mouth, the corners of his mouth quirking upwards in a smile he himself didn't notice.
"You can enjoy the grilled fish with laxatives yourself!"
"Owwwwwuuuuu!!!"
Olga struggled frantically, a look of shock on her face.
"Damn it! Why did my plan fail? Does this bird-wing have mind-reading powers or something!?"
"Ah crap, this grilled fish has enough laxative to give an elephant diarrhea…"
Gurgle~
Olga, who had eaten a whole grilled fish, bent over at the waist, her legs clamped together, and she clutched a large handful of toilet paper.
"Move, move, move!!"
"Damn you, bird-wing, I'll be back!"
"I will absolutely not admit defeat!!"
"Arber, with your constitution, even if you ate it, nothing would happen, right?"
Bazel took the skewer handed to him by Toki and ate it heartily.
"But Olga is really special towards you, huh? She only seems to act like this with you."
King instinctively glanced towards the bushes from which pupu sounds were emanating and expanded his Observation Haki.
He skipped over that small presence, extending it further out.
He wasn't trying to peek, but to prevent Olga from being carried off by wild beasts.
"Just teaching her a lesson."
"What a tsundere man."
Noticing King's small action of expanding his Haki, Bazel shrugged and patted the seat next to him.
"Kaido, come drink! Today, I'm definitely gonna drink you under the table!"
"Wororororo!! It's been a while since I found a worthy opponent. Let's settle this, Bazel!!"
Kaido sat down with a thud, looking excited.
"Don't say I bullied you. The drinking grounds are a battlefield. You're still green if you want to beat me!"
"Hanafuda, King, you come drink too. Today, I'm going to drink all three of you under the table by myself!"
An hour later...
King looked at the two men crying while holding each other not far away, his eyelid twitching.
"Hey, if you two can't hold your liquor, then don't drink!!"
"What do you know, boo hoo hoo."
Kaido put his arm around Bazel's shoulder and wailed.
"I'm crying tears of joy from meeting a kindred spirit. King is just an emotionless creature, right Bazel?"
"You're absolutely right, Big Bro Kaido!"
Bazel wasn't in much better shape. He hadn't used his fruit-enhanced physical power to suppress the effects of the alcohol.
Perhaps because they were both men of strong emotions, he was now wailing just like Kaido.
"Boo hoo hoo, Toki doesn't understand my feelings at all. She still hasn't accepted my pursuit."
"Kaido, what should I do? If this goes on, I'm going to start doubting life itself."
"That's truly tragic, Bazel."
"This is truly tragic, Bazel."
Kaido took a large swig from his gourd and then handed it to Bazel, covering his eyes with one hand trying to stop the falling tears.
"You're just like me, the unpopular type."
"Back in my days in the Vodka Kingdom, I was laughed at by those women. I didn't expect that I would be laughed at by Arber when I grew up."
"Naa, Bazel, why is my life so pitiful?"
"Exactly, exactly, Arber is just an unfeeling, cold-blooded creature."
The drunken Bazel made a funny face at King, and Kaido beside him imitated it.
"Arber is an idiot~" *Bazel
"Arber is a brainless potato~" *Bazel, Kaido
"Arber is a sun-tanned, stupid wild boar~" *Bazel, Kaido, Hanafuda
"I said…"
Several bulging veins throbbed on King's forehead as his right hand trembled, reaching for the sword at his waist.
"You three drunks better not go too far! My blade is about to lose its patience!"
Puff~
Funny faces *3
"I swear I'm going to kill you all one day, absolutely!"
Trembling with anger, King could only move to sit somewhere else. Staying near them any longer would surely earn him even more nicknames.
"My butt…"
Olga, pouting her bottom with a look of utter despair, glanced at the man who sat down beside her.
"What are you doing here? If you're here to apologize, forget it. I'll definitely get you back later."
King glanced at Olga and handed over the grilled octopus skewer he was holding.
"Eat something. You haven't eaten anything, right?"
Olga instinctively took it, swallowed hard, but then sniffed it suspiciously.
"There's no laxative in it. Toki-san just baked it." King explained.
"If you don't want it, give it back."
"No way! You petty bird-wing, bleh bleh~"
Olga shifted from pouting to sitting properly and looked at the noisy trio not far away.
"You're not drinking?"
"I can't get drunk."
King ate small bites of specially prepared flying fish sashimi.
"My body is different from you humans. Alcohol can't anesthetize the bodies of our race. It gets isolated as a harmful substance."
"And then excreted entirely when using the restroom."
"Ehhh~~ There's a race like that? But Arber~"
Tossing the clean wooden skewer away, Olga stood hands-on-hips in front of King, her little face flushed red.
"Besides the wings, you're no different from a human!"
"To me, you're reliable family member, just like Toki-nee~"
King froze.
'I'm a reliable family member?'
'Wait!'
King's nose twitched, following the scent of malt to the spot where Olga had been pouting her bottom moments before.
Several empty liquor bottles lay overturned there.
"Hey, hey, Olga, you're not old enough to drink, are you!?"
"I'm not drunk at all, ihihihihi~ Hic~"
Olga could no longer suppress the effects of the alcohol. She staggered a few steps and fell into King's arms.
"Mmm, you're not some special race. You're human, Arber! A super~ super handsome guy!"
"I wish my body would grow up already. When I'm grown up, I definitely need to find a handsome guy like you~"
Hearing this unconventional praise, King didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Arber…"
Perhaps finding a warm place to rest, Olga's little head began to nod, her eyelids gradually closing.
"It's really been so great... meeting you, and everyone else..."
"(＿·＿*)ZZzzz..."
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