“Muk~ Muk~” Several Muk waved at him, and he understood the gesture. It meant for him to do whatever he wants and not disturb them while they are eating snacks.
Muk’s body was made up of poisonous sludge, making it immune to most physical attacks unless they come from other Pokémon with specific abilities. Their bodies were similar to Caribou who had eaten Swamp-Swamp Fruit.
It wasn’t the first time that Queen was doing this. These Muk also liked this “nice person who always brings them desserts.” So, they let Queen do whatever he wants.
Then, Queen picked a few Muk with the brightest colors and extracted some oddly colored liquid from each Muk’s body, filling it into sealed bottles.
Due to differences in individual eating habits, the composition of poisons within each Muk can differ to some extent, and the strongest effects occur when these poisons are mixed together.
The liquid appeared colorful and vibrant, but it was actually a weapon of mass destruction. If he wasn’t careful, he could get poisoned too. That’s why he always carries the original version of Pecha Berry; the commercial version was only tasty, but the original one could even detoxify.
Afterward, he collected some poison crystals shed by Muk and prepared to leave.
“Alright, you guys continue. I’ll be on my way.”
“Muk~”
Muk’s head spun 180 degrees, bidding farewell to Queen. Meanwhile, on Onigashima, the Genesis Ship’s preparations for departure were complete.
However, before setting off, Yamato was being reprimanded.
To be precise, it wasn’t only her being reprimanded, Jack and Maria were also standing nearby, but it was evident that Yamato was the mastermind.
In the Beasts Pirates’ office which handles external affairs, numerous documents were scattered on the floor. As one of the few children on Onigashima, the three of them were naturally quite familiar with each other, and playing together was a common occurrence.
Although Maria and Jack had the advantage in height and age, Yamato was the leader among the three. She was Kaido’s biological daughter and Arceus’s adopted daughter, and only she dared to come here.
“Yamato, didn’t I tell you that there are places you shouldn’t be wandering around?”
“I’m sorry, Dad. I was having too much fun and forgot.” (TN: Here author has used term adoptive father which doesn’t sound good, so i will be using Dad when Yamato refers Arceus.)
It was just a simple game of hide-and-seek, but the scope covered the entire Onigashima. The buildings that can allow even Giants to run around were very spacious for the three children. Since Yamato couldn’t find anyone, she didn’t pay attention to what room this was and ended up barging in.
Afterwards, she inadvertently knocked over the documents on the table. Shayna was supposed to be here, but she had just gone with Arceus to check the Genesis ship’s condition, so Yamato ended up running in.
“Clean up this place, and neither of you are to help her.”
Even if he has doted on her a lot in the past two years, he can’t blindly spoil her. When she makes a mistake, she must be punished. However, it shouldn’t go to the extreme of punishing her with a stick like Kaido does. Such an educational approach is bound to cause problems.
Since she caused a mess in this place, she had to tidy it up herself, and no one could help her. Maria and Jack were also subject to the same rule.
When he and Shayna returned to the room, only Yamato was here. The other two were called in afterward.
Perhaps due to her talent, she was capable of destroying things, but organizing them became challenging for her. It took her over half an hour to thoroughly tidy up the scattered documents.
Although it wasn’t neatly done, it was evident she tried her best to restore the place to its original state, but the order was completely messed up.
Since the documents didn’t have page numbers, and she didn’t know many characters, it was impossible for her to put them back in order.
“This is the first and last time. Do you understand?”
“Understood!”
“Alright, this matter is now in the past. Go back and rest, we’ll be setting sail tomorrow.” Currently, he wasn’t being too strict with Yamato. After all, she didn’t have many good days left.
Once Kaido’s training started, she wouldn’t be able to relax like this every day.
Jack thought Yamato would receive some other punishment since he himself would be made to stand still as punishment when he messed things up, but it seemed a little different with Yamato.
Chansey, who takes care of them, would also prioritize handling Yamato’s problems. He suddenly felt that this world was cold for some reason.
After sending the children away, Shayna took a few minutes to reorganize the documents. The files had special markings, making them easy to classify according to the labels, but Yamato didn’t recognize them.
“What is this?”
In that stack of documents, Arceus saw some unfamiliar labels.
“These are… some uncertain pieces of information. We wanted to verify them before reporting to you.” Arceus glanced at the paper and saw the words “lots of gold” and “plate” on it.
“No need to verify it. First, explain to me what’s written here.”
“As you know, when you were sleeping for a long time in the tribe, one of the plates was placed by us on another island due to various unforeseen circumstances. However, the person who knew about it didn’t have a chance to inform us before he perished. King vaguely remembers him mentioning that there was a lot of gold there.”
“Is this why you often brought back gold during the period of time when you went sailing?”
“Yes, but this description is too broad, so we didn’t inform you.”
“I see, but it doesn’t matter. Notify them to change the course. Our target is a place called Jaya Island in the first half of the Grand Line.”
He couldn’t recall the details, but he remembered that this place has a lot of gold.
It seemed like Yamato’s luck had returned. If she hadn’t messed up those files, he wouldn’t have noticed that piece of information. King and Shayna might eventually find more information, but the time it would consume was uncertain.
As for whether that island was the one, he wasn’t entirely sure. This world has all kinds of islands, and an island with lots of gold doesn’t necessarily have to refer to that place. However, now with a clue, they have to go and see for themselves.
“Understood.” She doesn’t know why Arceus suddenly wants to change the course, but it didn’t matter. She just has to execute orders.
While Shayna went to convey the new orders, Arceus found Kaido.
“Our journey this time will be a bit longer. It might take a few months for the round trip. I’m also bringing Yamato along.”
“Understood. Let it be Yamato’s final journey. When she returns, it will be time for her special training. Oh, by the way, it would be a good idea for you to take the other two kids with you too and let them see the world.”
“That’s not why I’m telling you this. I’m here to warn you. The situation in Wano Country is developing well, so don’t drink too much and cause trouble!”
One child or three children made no difference to him. He is just worried about when Kaido will get drunk again. Drunk Kaido and Sober Kaido are completely different concepts.
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