Genesect continued southward towards Onigashima, but on the way, Queen made a suggestion to Yamato.
“Miss Yamato, how about we discuss something?”
“What is it?”
“You see, for this trade, we brought 300 million Berries, but that guy Doflamingo didn’t want this money, so it’s been saved.”
300 million was the previously agreed-upon amount for this trade. Ancient Zoans are rare, but the price wasn’t inflated, just slightly higher than ordinary Zoan-type. After all, the abilities of Zoan-type mostly rely on the strength of their own bodies, which was quite different from the powerful abilities brought by Logia-type and Paramecia-type.
The treasures taken from Cozia Kingdom had already been brought back to Onigashima by Genesect earlier on, so now all they had left was this share of the trade.
“So, what about it?”
“Then… how about this, Miss Yamato? Let’s secretly split it, each getting 150 million. That’s quite a hefty sum of pocket money.”
Even for Queen, 150 million was a huge amount of money. Anyway, it was Doflamingo who saved this money, and even if they secretly divided it, he wouldn’t care. It should be enough to bring back two Elephant-Elephant Fruits.
Back when he was at MADS, he didn’t shy away from accumulating wealth. The research funding at MADS was always scarce, and each person had their own research area, with each project being a money-draining endeavor.
If he wanted more funding for his own projects, he had to find a way himself.
Now, Queen had sufficient research funding and didn’t need to worry about money anymore. However, as someone who took hedonism to the extreme, he still enjoyed having some extra cash.
Although the Beasts Pirates were the true rulers of Wano Country, in order to prevent the country’s economy from collapsing, all the officers had to spend money while moving about in Wano Country.
Although he also received dividends, he couldn’t refuse easy money.
But since Queen was working with Yamato, he had to find a way to convince her.
If the plan succeeds, then he will be the biggest beneficiary, and the biggest victim, of course, would be Doflamingo, who had originally intended to use the money to become familiar with them, but got cut off by Queen.
If he could have found the plates that the Beasts Pirates were searching for, he wouldn’t have chosen this method. But he was just a Devil Fruit supplier, not a Doraemon; he couldn’t find whatever he wanted.
Doflamingo, still in the North Blue, had no idea what just happened to him, but Queen’s plan didn’t come to fruition because he hit a wall called Yamato.
“I don’t want it.”
“It’s 150 million! You can buy a lot with that.”
“I don’t want it. It’s just 150 million Berries. Dad wouldn’t be pleased if he found out. Oh, Uncle Queen, I’ll let Dad and others know about your idea.”
Queen’s countenance slowly turned pale. But this wasn’t a major issue, considering his abilities. Whether it was Kaido or Arceus, they wouldn’t do anything to him over such a trivial amount of money.
But a long lecture and special training were definitely unavoidable. That was his oversight. Although Yamato sometimes seemed like the foolish son of a landlord, she was not truly foolish. A mere 150 million wouldn’t sway her at all.
To be precise, trying to entice her with money was completely impossible. Beasts Pirates were a well-known warlord-level force in the New World, and Beasts Fruits had also developed into a world-class conglomerate. 150 million was just pocket change to her.
Anyway, she wouldn’t do something foolish like upsetting her parents over such a small amount of pocket money.
Queen began to ponder how to dissuade Yamato from revealing this matter. Silencing her was out of the question; he didn’t even dare entertain the thought. However, he couldn’t quite grasp what Yamato truly wanted.
Just as he was preparing to give her a tragic story, Yamato offered him a way out.
“It’s not like I can’t keep it a secret, Uncle Queen. I remember you mentioning during the battle that you’re familiar with Germa’s technology, right?”
“Of course, that Judge’s talent doesn’t even come close to mine!”
At the mention of this, Queen brimmed with confidence as he immediately agreed.
“Alright, then make me one of those fun battle suits. If you do, I won’t tell Dad and others about this. Right, GT-6, GT-7?”
She even communicated with Genesect about it; otherwise, they could report it too.
“I’ll do my best, but Miss Yamato, you’ll have to give me some time.”
Replicating that battle suit alone wasn’t difficult, but Germa’s battle suits were made possible by the modification technology of the Lineage Factor. Even Judge’s children couldn’t swap battle suits.
Neither Arceus nor Kaido would agree to him modifying Yamato’s Lineage Factor, but luckily, all she wanted was a toy. With some time, he could manage it. It would just mean burning the midnight oil for a while.
Even though they are flying back, it would take some time to return to Onigashima. Meanwhile, during this time, everything went on as usual on the seas. Vegapunk still remained in seclusion, researching Arceus Steel. Occasionally, shocking sounds could be heard from his sealed laboratory.
“Amazing, absolutely amazing! With this, the shape-memory alloy could be perfected. But what are the unknown components in this material? This isn’t something that can be made by human effort. Is this something from ancient times? If only there were a bit more.”
While Vegapunk complained about the scarcity of Arceus Steel, on the outskirts of the Beasts Pirates’ territory, in Scotch’s patrol zone, a cart of Arceus Steel was being transported.
“Scotch! The things Lord Arceus sent for you have arrived from Wano Country!”
Jabull, the former captain of the island’s guard and now the captain of the Beasts Pirates security team, arrived with the delivery for Scotch. As the first island occupied by the Beasts Pirates, Jabull, who lived on this island, had witnessed many changes.
It could be said that he had witnessed the transformation of this island from ordinary to thriving, and his initial resistance to pirate rule had turned into acceptance, to the point where he had joined them himself.
Initially, his opposition to pirate rule stemmed from the tyranny of the previous occupiers, but now his mindset had changed. The flag of the Beasts Pirates brought a long-lost peace to the island which was in turmoil.
If not for that flag and Scotch standing in their way, the pirates newly entering the New World would have been enough to give them a rough time.
“Here it is.”
Due to being a cyborg, Scotch’s voice sounded slightly odd, but a sense of joy could be detected. This cart of Arceus Steel was his reward. It wasn’t just Arceus Steel; it was Arceus Steel infused with the light of evolution.
Pierman’s Corsola could only evolve into regional forms. Excluding this exception, Scotch was the only one among the top ten Blessed Ones who was still in his first form. He had been anticipating this for a long time.
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