“Oh? Pe*vert, you’re back?”
“….”
Jack didn’t say anything. He knew that his reputation as a pe*vert might not be easy to shake off, but outsiders couldn’t understand his feelings. It was because of his growing environment that he had been looking forward to someone like Page One for a long time.
Jack’s Alcremie was sharing its experience of Fishman Island with Yamato and Maria’s Alcremie. There were also several Milcery beside them, which belonged to Isuka, Page One and others.
Following the principle of not being worried about scarcity but about inequality, these children had basically completed their Alcremie or Milcery collection. This also made some members of the Beast Pirates understand a truth: children with Pokémon pets had a higher status.
The only ones different were Robin and Perona; their tastes were different from normal people. Robin took care of that Sobble, while Perona got along with her Bewear, though sometimes it seemed more like Bewear was taking care of her.
“Pay-tan, I brought gifts for you. They are all specialties from Fishman Island.”
“Eh? Jack, you like Pay-tan that much? You brought so many things for him.”
Watching Jack take out things from his backpack, Yamato looked at him with an incredulous expression, especially since the size of the bag was even bigger than Page One.
“No, isn’t it all about the same?”
Looking at the regular-sized package in her hand and the enormous package that Page One could barely hold, disbelief was written all over Yamato’s face.
But she could also understand it; people have favorites. The things Arceus gave her were much more than others.
Most people had at most one or two exclusive Pokémon, but Yamato had already formed a complete team, and it was a Pokémon team with both Diancie + Genesect, two Mythical Pokémon.
Shortly after she made the request, she acquired this unnumbered Genesect. Compared to the GT series Genesect, it was a bit smaller, but it was still powerful and could provide some firepower support for Yamato in the future.
“Pay-tan, let me help you carry it back.”
Page One struggled a bit with the large package. Jack was about to help him, but Ulti beat him to it.
“Go away! It’s mine and Pay-tan’s room. You pe*vert, you’re not allowed in, I’ll help him carry it! Also, don’t you dare call him Pay-tan!”
Jack’s return seemed to have brought more joy and laughter among the young members of the Beast Pirates. As long as he and Ulti were together, it would never be boring.
However, Jack noticed many people working on Onigashima, seemingly renovating something.
“What’s going on here?”
“Preparations for the wedding. Zeraora and Sister Setsuna are getting married, and the day is almost here.”
Not only that, Jack even saw Arceus personally supervising the construction on the way.
“You guys, raise that sign a bit higher. Don’t you think it’s asymmetrical compared to the one on the other side?”
“Understood, Lord Arceus, we’ll fix it right away.”
Time has passed by so quickly and his eldest son Zeraora is about to get married, which couldn’t help but make him feel a bit emotional.
And the wedding will not be held once, but three times. There will be one on Onigashima, prepared by him for Zeraora. There will be another one in the Beast Pirates’ territory outside Onigashima. The marriage of a high-ranking officer is a big event in the pirate crew.
If pirates could hold banquets for no reason, it goes without saying that they would definitely hold a banquet for such a suitable occasion.
At the same time, there will be one on Zou Island. It will be prepared by the bride’s family as it is impossible to bring over more than twenty thousand Mink.
“Worororo, you’re really thorough. Isn’t it still two months away?”
“There’s nothing wrong with preparing early. Take it easy, those drinks are for their wedding, not for you to drink as you please.”
“Don’t worry, if needed, they can be prepared again. It won’t affect them.”
The preparations on Onigashima’s side had already started. However, Zeraora and Setsuna, the people involved, were not as nervous. In a room in Kuri Region, Setsuna lay casually on Zeraora’s bed.
They were so familiar with each other now that they didn’t need to pay attention to decorum.
“Rotom, please lower the temperature a bit, thanks.”
It’s August now, and the temperature in Kuri is very high. This heat was tolerable for humans, but for Minks, it was torture. Their thick fur makes them detest such hot weather.
Due to Zunesha’s height, the weather on Zou Island isn’t as hot. However, Rotom smart home devices had already addressed this issue.
“Understood, Rottom, is 15 degrees okay? Rottom?”
“Yes, maintain that temperature.”
The air conditioning here naturally had no temperature limits; moreover Rotom is a Pokémon that could change their type based on the possessed device, so Air conditioner Rotom belonged to the Electric + Ice type. If needed, it could adjust the temperature to below zero.
However, in the room, there was only Setsuna. As the groom, Zeraora had gone to check his wedding venue, while Perona couldn’t stand the low temperature, so she ran away outside.
She liked the dark environment but not the cold environment.
Setsuna, lying on the bed, flipped through some letters from Zou Island. They were faxes sent through special Den Den Mushi. There were three wedding ceremonies planned, and her immediate family was naturally going to attend them.
“Dad finished all the cigars again. Wanda is missing Perona a bit. Pedro got a bounty?”
At this time, Zou Island was significantly different from the original timeline. Inuarashi and Nekomamushi, Kozuki’s retainers, did not return to Zou Island but went to the future. Therefore, Zou Island was not influenced by them. Instead, it underwent special changes due to the large-scale material help provided by Setsuna.
There were also some troublemakers on Zou Island, such as Pedro.
He was five years younger than Setsuna, belonging to the same generation. After Setsuna began frequently visiting home, he also got to know this reserve duke.
Seeing Setsuna bringing back so many things from her voyages, they also wanted to contribute to the best of their ability, such as searching for those special plates.
With this goal in mind, several months ago, led by Pedro, a group of Minks including Zepo and Pekoms set sail, taking along several Moon Stones.
Their official reason for going out was exploration, so the team’s name was Nox Expedition, and not Nox Pirates.
In the original timeline, they were targeted by the World Government because they wanted to find Poneglyphs for Nekomamushi. But this time, it was different; the World Government actively set their sights on them.
The Emboar incident back then caused the World Government to firmly believe something. Still, the squads sent to Zou Island faced setbacks, and with the Sulong transformation that could be carried out freely, Zou Island was no longer afraid of the threats posed by these squads.
So, these Minks who went out became their targets. Although they had Sulong that could be used anytime, they still found it somewhat difficult to handle their attacks.
Pedro eventually made a decision: He and a few others who could control Sulong stayed behind, while the rest returned to Zou Island.
However, on their way back, they encountered some more unexpected events. Although they defeated the enemies, there were casualties in the expedition team. Pekoms, in particular, got separated during an explosion and, by a stroke of luck, ended up drifting to the Totto Land’s sea region.
He arrived at Big Mom’s territory five years earlier than in the normal timeline. At this moment, he was only 12 years old. He was quickly discovered by the people of the Big Mom Pirates, who then brought him before Charlotte Linlin.
“Mama~mama~, a Mink? Do you know Zeraora? I heard he’s getting married.”
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