Pirates: My Cool and Handsome Captain

I watched her put the spoon down.

"If Luo knew about my visit to the red-light district, I would be chopped into pieces."

Robin smiled and said, "It would be a shame if we don't go and see what's going on here, right? Let's go and watch the singing and dancing. Telaman isn't that stingy, is he?"

What she said made a lot of sense. I put Luo behind my mind and happily followed Robin to Hua Street to watch the show.

If the Flower Capital is the most prosperous place in the entire Wano Country, then Flower Street is the flowers that bloom to luxuriance in the Flower Capital.

There are brothels, taverns and gambling houses everywhere, with the most beautiful courtesans and the most filthy prostitutes, and all kinds of men and women.

It's very lively here even during the day.

But I'm not here to have fun. I came mainly to see Robin's working environment. On the way, I heard her say that the proprietress who taught her to dance here plays the shamisen very well. I have never seen the dance of Wano Country nor heard the music of the shamisen. It would be a pity if I come here without learning about it.

Robin talked to the blonde proprietress, who looked me up and down and asked me to sit aside. She took out a shamisen and held it in her arms, and took out a tortoiseshell plectrum.

"Okay, little Meiluo, show your recent achievements to your friends!"

As she spoke, the proprietress began to play the shamisen to accompany Robin.

The sound of the shamisen is quiet and pure. The proprietress is a shamisen master. She guides Robin while she plays.

"Good! Good! Lower your waist a little more! Lift your hands and wrists! This move is great, it's unbearable!"

I don’t understand, what’s so unbearable about this?

The collar of her clothes is large, revealing her collarbone, and the sleeves are wide, revealing her wrists and lower arms as she moves. Although the more she reveals, the sexier she is, but looking at Robin's uncomfortable expression, she doesn't look very attractive at all.

I couldn't bear to watch Robin's dancing, so when the song ended, I applauded enthusiastically.

"You play the shamisen really well. The sound lingers in the air and is very pleasant to the ear."

The proprietress looked at me and took out a pipe and started smoking.

"Can you dance? Let's do a dance."

Robin stepped down and sat next to the proprietress and poured her a glass of water.

"…Not really, I haven't learned it." I'm not being modest, I really don't understand the dance of Wano Country.

"Can you sing?" the proprietress asked.

"It's just so-so. I can say a few words."

The lady boss took a puff of her cigarette and blew smoke at me: "You look like someone who can't dance. What's wrong? You don't like my small stage?"

I looked down at myself, I was wrapped up like a dumpling. Can you see my figure?

She handed the shamisen to a woman who had been silent at the side. "I heard from Xiao Luomei that you wanted to find a job. I think you are good-looking. If you can dance a little, you can become a geisha like Xiao Luomei. You won't have to worry about food and drink every month. The people who often come here are rich and powerful. If they give you a little bit of advice, you can expect a good life."

Tsk, I have no interest in any big shot who can compare to my captain.

"When the time comes, they will place gold, silver and jewelry in front of you just to have a look at you——"

Gold! Silver! Pearls! Treasures!

I took a sip of tea to hide my excitement: "Does that mean all the things they gave me belong to me?"

The proprietress choked and her pipe made a crisp sound when it hit the low table. "Why should all this belong to you? You don't know the rules at all. Only geishas with perfect skills can take half of the gifts. The rest belongs to me! Because I trained these people!"

Robin was afraid that my glare would petrify this rude woman, so she winked at me from behind, signaling me not to be impulsive.

I pulled out a fan from my belt: "Don't say those useless things. I don't need your training. Come on! Let's play the same song again!" I stood up excitedly.

In such a tiny country like Wano Country, the people here don't have much knowledge. I saw all the twists and turns that Robin just made. She didn't even need to show off much. She just casually danced a 2D dance that otakus love and shocked the proprietress.

The boss lady's attitude changed immediately. After all, I was different from Robin, who needed pre-job training. I was a professional with dancing skills who could be on the job at any time. The boss lady smiled so hard that her teeth were not visible, and she looked at me as if I were a cash cow.

So we discussed in a friendly manner the way of future cooperation, and finally agreed that any gold or silver left by customers would be divided into 30% and 70% respectively, with me taking 70% and her taking 30%.

The boss's wife asked me to live with her, and I took the opportunity to ask to bring a bodyguard and my pet along. She hesitated for a while but finally agreed, but asked me to start working tomorrow.

The lady boss looked at me and said, "You need to pick a stage name, like Xiao Luo Mei. I will call you by your stage name from now on. What's your name?"

My mind raced. Stage name? When I was dancing in the theater before, they seemed to have given me a name called Sea Pearl. Thinking of this, I touched the black pearl in my hand and blurted out, "Black Pearl."

"Black Pearl? Hmm..." The proprietress thought for a moment and said, "Not gentle enough. How about calling her Pearl Princess?"

Guinea fowl?! I bit my back teeth and the guinea fowl became gentle?!

"No!! What a crappy name!" I was about to explode. If I called out this name, I didn't know how many people would laugh at me.

Robin suppressed a laugh: "How's little Pearl? She's gentle and cute."

The boss lady thought this was good and better than the one she had imagined, so my new name in Huajie was decided to be: Little Pearl.

After the two of them had discussed this, the proprietress immediately went out to prepare special clothes and jewelry for me, which would be suitable for a geisha.

Robin silently gave me a thumbs up and said, "Doria, don't forget to collect information while you're collecting money."

I said I understood, took out the Zhiluo and contacted the Polar No. 1, asking them to send someone with Little Red Bean to stay with me in Huajie to make money.

The boss lady arranged a separate room for me. After lunch, Robin went for training again. I took a nap for a while, and someone brought me work clothes, a purple kimono with dark patterns, and some hairpins with flower tassels.

In the afternoon, Sea Urchin came to see me with Little Red Bean.

The landlady was terrified when she saw the giant python in the house. When she found out it was the pet I mentioned, she refused to let it stay there no matter what.

"Don't be so rigid, boss lady. My little red bean doesn't eat people. Besides, your store has to be different from other stores, right? Otherwise, how can you attract new customers? We call this exotic!" After saying that, I made a gesture to little red bean, and it immediately wrapped around me, making one enchanting pose after another.

The proprietress swallowed her saliva, thinking about how her business was getting tough because of being squeezed out by her competitors, and she gritted her teeth and agreed: "You must not harm the customers! Little Pearl, if anything happens, I will kill your snake as atonement." After saying that, she glanced at the sea urchin and left.

Ebi was wearing a blue kimono, his curly hair was combed into a samurai bun, and the striped triangle scarf covered the lower half of his face as usual, leaving only his eyes exposed.

Hai Dan was a little restless, and when he saw the proprietress go out, he immediately asked me: "Doria, did the captain know that you came to Huajie?"

I glared at him and said, "He is so busy, so we won't tell him about this. Besides, we are here to collect intelligence. We will leave when we are almost done. You are not allowed to tell tales!" I made up my mind to come here to make money, come quietly and leave quietly, without causing any trouble. It would be best if Luo didn't find out anything!

Eel couldn't persuade me, so he had to live with me on Flower Street and serve as my bodyguard.

I performed for three consecutive days in a beautiful kimono with Little Red Bean. The proprietress's shop became popular. Everyone in the red-light district knew that a beautiful geisha who could dance with snakes had come here. Everyone who came here wanted to see the geisha's dance.

The proprietress was very happy. She immediately changed her original plan and implemented hunger marketing. Whoever brought more gifts would have the chance to see little Pearl. This attracted a large number of people to line up with gold and silver in their hands.

After a week in Huajie, I felt like a fish in water. Little Pearl had already made a name for myself. I followed Luo Ping's example and walked the cool route. I danced one dance every day and then turned around and left, never saying a word or even looking at anyone. Those who wanted to take advantage of others by relying on their wealth would give up after being scared by Little Red Bean, without even the sea urchin having to show up.

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