The profiteer on the Grand Line [One Piece]

"What are you doing here?" the woman in the red dress asked, which startled Shanks, who was still young. He quickly put his finger in front of his mouth to signal the other party to speak lower.

Seeing the other party nodding in agreement, Shanks looked up at the person standing in front of him.

Black hair, red dress, with a flamboyant smile.

It was someone he didn't recognize.

Moreover, he remembered that there were very few women on board the Jackson.

Who is this stranger in front of me?

While Shanks was thinking, the woman in front of him smiled, "I saw the chef and Rayleigh looking for someone just now. Are they looking for you?"

Hearing this, Shanks didn't have time to think about why the other party was on the Jackson, and he quickly put on a request.

"I-I didn't, I just followed the captain to take a look at the kitchen."

"You looked at it for a little while and then you ate all the kitchen stock?"

"Actually, there's Bucky, it's the three of us... no, no, no, we didn't go steal the food!"

Shanks felt that the woman in front of him seemed to be looking at him as if she were a fool. He tapped the corner of his mouth with his finger and said, "Wipe off the food residue before lying."

Subconsciously wiping his mouth, Shanks later realized that he seemed to have brought it upon himself.

"Let's go. Roger and the red-nosed guy have already been punished in front. Don't hide. I've brought all the ingredients. Your punishment shouldn't be too severe."

With the light rising in his eyes, Shanks thought that the other party meant that the matter could be revealed, but when he ran to the deck and saw the captain being caught and beaten by the vice-captain, he shuddered unconsciously.

"You've become more capable! Now you even know how to hook up with an intern when you're stealing food?! Do you want some shame?" Reilly seemed very angry. After he slapped Roger, he looked at the two interns on the ship.

The two newcomers shuddered unconsciously.

Rayleigh didn't beat them, he just taught them carefully not to follow this unreliable captain.

Because he made a mistake, Shanks was fined for fishing in the end and looked at the completely calm sea in boredom.

I wonder if I can have better luck and catch a sea king earlier.

Just as Shanks was thinking wildly, he heard some subtle sounds coming from behind.

Shanks, who is not an honest person, naturally poked his friend next to him, "Bucky, let's go eavesdrop?"

"No."

"Don't refuse. Aren't you curious? Who is that woman?"

Seeing the tangled look on the other side's face, Shanks knew it was done.

The two boys sneaked to the wall and poked their heads out just enough to see the people talking.

The captain was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. What was originally a funny scene turned into something different because of the other party's serious expression.

"Excuse me," the captain said, as if there were flames burning in his eyes.

"I don't have anything to say, but are you sure you really want to go to Lovedru?" the woman said. She sat on the wine barrel and leaned back slightly. Her momentum was no weaker than anyone present.

Roger nodded seriously, "It probably happened this time."

"Is that why you found me?" The woman sighed helplessly, "I really don't want to care about the truth of the world. This kind of thing sounds very troublesome."

That's what she said, but the woman still didn't refuse. She raised her hand and crossed it in the air, and cards appeared in the air one by one.

"Draw a card first. I will decide whether to cooperate with you based on what you draw."

Shanks' eyes widened unconsciously, and he wanted to move closer to see more clearly.

I always feel like the captain and the others are doing something extraordinary.

Roger seemed to have known something for a long time. He naturally reached out and touched one of the cards.

When he pulled out the card, the expression on the woman's face seemed to become more ugly.

"Cooperating with dead people is a big loss for this business."

Upon hearing this, Shanks and Bucky's expressions turned ugly, and they even completely forgot about the fact that they were still eavesdropping.

"Who?"

The last thing Shanks realized was a sharp shout and strange eyes that filled his mind.

Those clear eyes seemed to be flashing with gold, and fragments of light and shadow were burning in the pupils, and then he flew backwards and lost consciousness.

"What the hell, don't you care about the crew?"

In a daze, Shanks felt as if he had fallen into the sea, his brain was in chaos, as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.

In a daze, he seemed to be picked up by someone, and he heard words such as "future", "deal" and "price" in his ears.

But later, when he asked Bucky who was rescued with him, the other party said he didn't hear anything at all.

He also blamed himself for causing him to fall into the water and become ill as a result.

He had only seen that woman who was like the blazing sun once, and the next time he saw her, Andrea looked like this.

I feel much younger, and my personality is completely different.

In fact, even now, Shanks occasionally doubts whether the woman in his memory and the other party are actually a mother-daughter relationship.

Or maybe there was something wrong with my brain at that time and I added a strange filter.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that the other party had not moved, Andrea turned to look.

I saw Shanks scratching the back of his head and laughing, "This thing is a bit difficult to buckle, wait a minute, I will bring it to you right away."

With that said, Shanks brought the necklace to the other party.

It no longer matters whether the other party is someone the captain knows. Ever since he formed the Red Haired Pirates, his relationship with the other party has been very deep.

"How is it, do you like it?"

Touching the necklace on her chest with her fingers, the girl in front of her pursed her lips and smiled, "You have good taste."

"Hey, let's continue shopping." With that said, Shanks stretched out his hand to the girl.

"If you do it again, I will definitely beat you up."

The two of them blended into the crowd without leaving any trace. The pirates were just ordinary people.

There is no distinction between high and low, and there is no difference in the value of life. The value of all people should be equal.

When the sun goes down and the starry sky shines on the earth, people on the island raise their torches and slowly gather in the central square.

"There is a bonfire party in the evening. Foreigners must not miss it." The uncle passing by said this and gave his torch to Andrea and the others. "Let's celebrate and cheer together. If you pray sincerely, your heart's wishes will come true."

Beckman, who was holding a cigarette in his mouth, also walked over. His brows wrinkled unconsciously, "I just saw that the navy stationed here also went to participate in the celebration."

"The celebration here is really lively, even the navy participated."

"Idiot, what I mean is that this celebration is so big, I always feel that something is not right." As the only IQ person on the ship, Beckman raised the torch in his hand and stared at the fire.

"I walked around this island today. It's too peaceful here. Although there is a naval base stationed there, it cannot resist the ferocious pirates in the new world."

"So?" someone asked who didn't understand at all.

"..." He sighed helplessly, and Beckman was also helpless. "We are not afraid of those navy. What I think we can't understand is the rumors here."

"Is it the rumor about that sculpture?" Andrea turned around and asked.

Seeing that there was finally a normal person who could talk to him, Beckman nodded, "Yes, there are celebrations held here every year at this time, and there is also a rumor here that the peace here is due to the blessing of the sculpture goddess. "

Holding her chin with her fingers, Andrea also thought, "Well, I'm a little concerned about it. That sculpture always feels familiar to me. If it weren't for the inappropriateness, I would have wanted to open it up and take a look."

After hearing what Andrea said, Shanks' initially concerned expression became indifferent. He laughed and patted Andrea on the shoulder. "Then I'm not surprised!"

Maybe Andrea deceived the leader of this island before, and in the end they bought something powerful from Andrea.

Can protect one party.

Having seen the wonderful thing in Andrea's hand, he had no doubt that the other party could sell such a thing.

I just don’t know how much the other party spent and whether he sold the entire island to Andrea.

"I seem to hear a little offense." Looking at the other party, Andrea didn't dwell on this matter. "I'm going to take a look, what about you?"

Some of the pirates were interested in this, while others were too lazy to crowd in and just wanted to drink on the beach.

"Then let's go."

"You don't have to force yourself." Andrea looked at the other party strangely. She always felt that the other party was not the kind to participate in such activities. "And your face is so recognizable. If those marines had any brains, they wouldn't recognize you."

"I feel like you scolded a lot of marines at once."

"No, the navy is my favorite stable sheep."

Because Andrea just planned to take a look, the group of them did not go there in the end.

Rather than the kind of celebration over there in the central square, it would be more appropriate to say a prayer.

There wasn't much food or drink prepared, and those people didn't sing and laugh as much as they did during the day, which was not in line with the pirates' preferences at all.

"I'll be back soon, remember to prepare dinner for me." He waved to them, and Andrea said goodbye to them naturally.

Standing high above, Andrea was glad that she didn't come with Shanks.

There is a bit too much naval content here, and it always feels like everyone from the same base came to participate.

There are also some other pirates, such as Cavendish whom he saw in the morning.

She saw that people consciously threw their torches into the bonfire, and the flames rose higher.

At the same time, the white cloth covering the sculpture fell to the ground.

Andrea's eyes met the sculpture. The white sculpture was quite beautifully made and vividly showed the charm of the owner.

But Andrea's expression suddenly became ugly. The face of the sculpture was seventy-nine similar to hers, and the eyes were looking at her.