Pirate Bloody Hand Mary

After Mary looked at Xia Qi for a long time, she rubbed her temples and sat down again.

"I don't understand...Xia Qi, why would you make such a...request?"

Mary asked awkwardly.

Although this condition would make Mary extremely ashamed, objectively speaking, Mary did not think that the... condition proposed by Xia Qi was worth ten million Baileys.

"Well..." Xia Qi explained with a smile, "Although I am in the intelligence business, I still have to maintain this store. Not to mention that the business is booming, but it is not a problem to be so empty like now."

"You know, the place where intelligence is done cannot be too conspicuous. My small shop seems a bit too deserted now."

"I don't have the energy to run a particularly attractive store, so of course I have to put some thought elsewhere. You are so cute, and if you act as a mascot in the store to be eye-catching, you should also be able to drive business in my store."

"Then lure people in and extort money." Mary said with drooping eyes.

"That's what I said," Xia Qi chuckled, "Aunt Xia and I are not so evil-minded as to rip off ordinary people."

"Then I think you should change your name. It might be more effective."

Mary said unceremoniously.

"Aunt Xia's rip-off BAR, with this sign on it, no normal person would dare to come in, right?"

Mary looked at Xia Qi speechlessly, and suddenly felt that there was something wrong with the brain circuit of this shrewd aunt, who was about sixty years old.

If it is true that what Xia Qi said is that she does not rip off ordinary people, then given the quality of her tea, there is no way that she will be without customers like she is now.

Just think about it and you can think of it. Isn't this obviously a signboard issue?

"Change the name..."

Aunt Xia thought for a moment, then finally sighed and shook her head.

"Forget it, I'm old and nostalgic. I have hung this sign for forty years. I had thought about changing it before, but in the end I decided to forget it."

"There's always another way."

Aunt Xia's tone was full of nostalgia.

"I really can't spend some money on publicity..."

Mary complained, of course she was just complaining, after all, Xia Qi wanted to do business just to hide it from others, and she even went the extra mile to publicize it, which made her go astray.

"Is there any other way..."

Halfway through, Mary shut up.

Xia Qi looked at Mary with a half-smile.

"...Are you just waiting for someone like me to come to your door?"

"Who knows, maybe it's just a whim."

Xia Qi shrugged her shoulders and said.

The two looked at each other for a moment, but in the end Mary was defeated.

As people grow older, they have to accept it.

"Okay, I agree to this condition."

Mary took a long breath and said, "Here's another cup of tea."

"Little guy, the tea here is very expensive." Xia Qi said with a smile.

Mary said angrily: "Why, your store doesn't even provide tea to the employees?"

"What a black-hearted bar."

Mary's sharp words made Xia Qi silent for a moment.

After a while, Xia Qi looked at Mary with interest, shook her head and said:

"What a sharp-tongued bad boy."

After saying this, she turned around and made tea.

And when she turned back to make tea, Mary was thinking hard about what questions she had to ask.

I knew nothing about the man's identity, and I couldn't ask if I wanted to. The only clue was that the guy was a Celestial Dragon. If you follow the clues, you might be able to find out something.

The other question to ask is that of CP0 Gabriel, who is related to both himself and that man.

The impression that woman made on Mary... can be said to be quite profound.

After a brief planning, after Mary decided what questions she wanted to ask, Xia Qi also served a cup of green tea.

"This one is better than the previous one," she added.

"Thank you." Mary took the green tea, sipped it slightly, and then looked up at Xia Qi.

"Shakey, do you know a man named Gabriel Urga Magellan?"

Xia Qi raised a finger, indicating that this was the first piece of information.

"Tell me about specific characteristics."

"White hair, red boy, both hands are robotic arms, CP0."

Mary added Gabriel's information.

"Are you from the CP agency? Wait a minute."

After Xia Qi said that, she turned around and walked to the room behind the bar.

After a while, she returned to the bar, sat opposite Mary and said:

"We found it. Gabriel, originally from Balkimoa, possesses the fruit ability Honeycomb Fruit. His ability is to connect the line of sight of insects and control them. Well, he had a relationship with me a long time ago. He is the Beihai Underground Intelligence Organization deputy chief."

"Although I didn't know she was CP0 before, I know now."

"Is that so..." Mary, who didn't care at all about leaking Gabriel's identity, said that although this information was useful, it was actually of little value to her.

The reason why Mary investigated Gabriel was to find clues about herself and the man from her. It doesn't seem to work now.

Thinking of this, Mary raised her head.

"Then the second question is, are there any kind of, uh... handsome Tianlong people on the island now?"

"The one with long golden hair and more power than the average Celestial Dragon."

"Dragon Emblem Tianlongren?" Xia Qi raised her eyebrows and raised her second finger.

"What is a Dragon Emblem Tianlongren?"

Mary frowned and asked subconsciously.

Then, she saw Xia Qi raise her third finger.

"Those are three questions." Xia Qi still had that unfathomable smile on her face, but at this moment, even Mary's cold temper made her want to curse.

Taking a deep breath, she suppressed her violent heart and asked calmly:

"Then please explain."

Xia Qi nodded.

"Dragon Emblem Tianlong, you can simply understand it as the elite and strong among the Tianlong people. Tianlong people with sufficient talents and abilities will be given different dragon emblems to represent their special identities. Their power is generally higher than ordinary ones. The Celestial Dragons are taller. In addition, the future Five Old Stars will be selected from the Dragon Emblem Celestial Dragons."

"As for the long-gold-haired Dragon Emblem Celestial Dragons you mentioned...there are actually two of them on the Chambord Islands."

"who?"

Mary looked at Xia Qi intently.

"Saint Livingstone Edwine, Saint Thackeriffs McGick."

Xia Qi paused, waved her hand and said:

"Unfortunately, generally speaking, the information of Tianlong people is already confidential, and the information of Longhui Tianlong people is even more secret among secrets. I can only tell you his name now, but for more specific information, I'm sorry, I don’t have one here either.”

"I'll cut it in half for you. With this information, you only need to be the mascot for half a week."

Xia Qi said teasingly.

Mary almost lost her breath.

The most important and necessary information, is this?

I would rather not have the first two, damn it!

Mary stared straight at Xia Qi, while Xia Qi looked at her openly. After a while, Mary was finally sure that Xia Qi had indeed not lied to her, and that was all she really knew.

"Haha... for two and a half weeks as a waiter, you can owe it first and then find time to pay it back later~"

Xia Qi smiled as if she didn't care at all about the moisture in her last piece of information.

"……ah."

Mary sighed, shook her head, stood up and walked out of the bar.

There is nothing left to ask for the time being, and Xia Qi's behavior made her feel really bad.

"As a waiter for two and a half weeks in total, I will come here to replenish you when I have time."

Mary said without looking back.

Just as she opened the door, Xia Qi's unhurried voice came from behind her.

"I will focus on collecting information about Livingston Edved Saint during this period. If I find relevant information, I will tell you after you make up the time."

"So don't think about not coming to work, sweet little girl~"

Mary's movements froze slightly.

"...Don't worry, I won't not come."

She said without much fluctuation in her tone, but no matter how much she thought about it, she looked like she was gritting her teeth.

After that, she left Aunt Xia's extortion bar without stopping, closed the door, and walked away.

As the door closed, the bar where only Xia Qi was left gradually became quiet.

Xia Qi narrowed her eyes leisurely. After a while, she stood up and put away the tea sets that she had used to entertain Mary.

"The little girl is not big, but she has a lot of things on her mind."

Xia Qi shook her head and smiled, sighing with emotion at Mary's personality and logical ability that were completely inconsistent with her appearance.

After a brief sigh, she began to think about the information Mary needed.

Dragon Emblem Tianlong people, if you want to obtain this kind of information, let alone the price, you can't find any channels.

Do you want to cooperate with that Morgans guy? As for the underground world, Joker may also be able to do it.

Beihai's intelligence line can be a little more careful, but I didn't expect that the intelligence leader there is from CP0...

Just as Xia Qi's brain was running rapidly, the door of the bar was suddenly opened without warning.

"The bar is closed today. Sorry for the customer..."

Xia Qi said casually and looked up.

Then, with a pause in her hand, the tea set that she originally packed away was slowly spread out by her after a moment.

Xia Qi looked at the two people at the door, her expression becoming incomprehensible.

What did you say? What a coincidence.

"What a rare guest."

The two people at the door were both dressed in snow-white suits and had long blond hair, showing nobility in their movements.

On their chests, the golden dragon emblem is extremely eye-catching.

"Your Excellency is Xia Qi...right?"

Among them, the slightly shorter man with a more elusive temperament asked.

"It is indeed me, two Lords of the Dragon Emblem Heavenly Dragon."

Xia Qi bowed slightly to show respect.

"I dare to ask, do you have something to ask me for when these two gentlemen come to a small shop like mine?"

"I'm just an ordinary intelligence dealer. The information I have may not be as much as the intelligence system of your two subordinates."

Xia Qi said and started making tea without stopping.

Although the wine here is expensive, I think the Tianlong people don't like it. Tea from the Land of Flowers may actually be eye-catching.

At this time, another Tianlong who showed more handsomeness and noble temperament spoke.

"Xia Qi, we are not here to find you this time."

"Senior Pluto, please give me a little more introduction."

At this moment, the air in the bar froze.

…

Walking on the streets of the Chambord Islands, surrounded by tourists, Mary felt quite depressed.

The Xia Qi pit was already there, and I still had to jump. This feeling was very uncomfortable no matter how I thought about it.

Although Mary didn't actually suffer any loss.

She doesn't plan to go back to the ship for training now, but to play on the Shampoo Islands.

The physical limit has been reached, and it can no longer be improved by training alone in a short period of time. The development of abilities relies more on one's own inspiration, and it is not a problem to work behind closed doors on a ship.

It’s hard to come to this kind of tourist attraction once, and I don’t know if I will have the chance to come again in the future. Mary decided that since there was no way to improve for a while, she might as well just hang out in the shampoo shop.

The colorful Shampoo Land certainly lived up to its reputation as a tourist destination. At least the bizarre scenery opened Mary's eyes.

When she went to the island before, she was busy purchasing supplies and so on, and she didn't take a close look at the island. Now looking back at the bubbles flying in the sky, Mary was a little curious about how it felt.

"Let go, let me go..."

"Little girl, that's what our captain dropped in your hand, hand it over to me!"

There were curses and shouts in Mary's ears, and the word "captain" made Mary's face darken.

"I was born to work hard."

Sighing secretly, Mary clicked her tongue, turned and walked towards the source of the sound.

She is like a disaster star, everything revolves around her, and all kinds of messy disasters always happen around her.

Just when she wanted to take a good rest and have fun, she encountered this kind of noisy matter that she was willing to take care of.

"Hey, kid, quickly take out that iron can in your hand!"

A tall and thick pirate was holding on to the hand of a little girl dressed in rags, while the little girl's other hand was covering her chest, holding an iron box tightly.

A few meters away, a large group of pirates watched the farce in front of them leisurely.

"No...I picked up this box on the dock..."

The little girl gritted her teeth and whispered. Although his voice was very weak, his attitude was extremely firm.

And around their argument, the crowd quietly dispersed.

Most of the people who come here are tourists. They don't want to mess with a pirate group when they are away from home. Nowadays, when encountering such a thing, it has nothing to do with oneself, so it is naturally better to stay away.

The strong man waved his big hands in front of the little girl, as if to intimidate the little girl.

But he didn't really take action. And the little girl seemed to attach great importance to what she picked up and had no intention of handing over the jar.

"Hey, Kempf, don't waste your time."

A man who looked obviously of a higher status than the others snorted coldly.

The other pirates also laughed when they heard this.

"You can't handle a little girl in such a long time, Kempf, you are really too inferior!"

"Forget it, Kempf, what are you talking to a street kid like this? Can she give you back what she got? Naive!"

The roar of laughter from a large group of pirates made Kempf's face turn red. When he became angry, his eyes became fierce, he took out the sword from his waist and raised it high.

"Kid, let me ask you one last time, will you hand it over!?"

The man's ferocious aura made the girl's face turn pale, and her trembling hands finally hesitated.

But Kempf had long lost his initial patience. He saw that the girl was about to drop the big knife in her hand if she didn't hand over the tin can immediately.

The onlookers were also shocked, and several adults with children subconsciously tried to cover their children's eyes.

"etc!"

A sharp shout suddenly came, and the movement of Kempf's hand stopped.

The pirates also looked at the source of the sound in unison.

I saw a girl in black, who looked not much older than the street boy, squeezed out of the crowd of onlookers and walked quickly to the street boy.

She ignored Kempf who was standing aside, but leaned down and asked in a soft tone:

"Little girl, is this really what you picked up?"

"...It's true, this, this thing was picked up on the dock..."

"But, I stayed there for a long time, and no one went to take it..."

The little girl said weakly, sounding quite aggrieved.

"It is not good to take other people's things. Although you picked this up, it is not your thing after all."

Mary smiled gently, and a wad of baileys appeared from her hands like magic.

"Let's do this, little girl, I'll use the money to exchange this tin can with you, okay? If you give me this tin can, these Baileys will be considered as gifts from me."

The little girl looked at the smiling Mary in confusion and hesitated for a moment.

Mary coaxed the little girl gently, and the little girl was confused as Mary replaced the tin can with Bailey.

Mary smiled, raised the tin can, and weighed it in her hands.

"Hey, little girl, we dropped this thing, what are you doing!?"

Kempf finally came to his senses and asked Mary.

Then, Mary looked at her, and the smile on her face disappeared instantly.

She stood up and asked, "Did you really drop this?"

Kempf was startled by Mary's sudden change in expression, and took a few steps back. Then he immediately realized his embarrassing action just now, and said with a pinched neck:

"Yes, this is what our captain accidentally dropped on the dock."

Mary looked at the man in the pirate crowd in the distance who was obviously wearing brighter clothes, and saw that the man was also looking at her with a frown.

Moreover, his hand was still on his waist, as if he was ready to draw his gun at any time.

...Looking a little nervous?

Mary raised her eyebrows, but her curiosity was aroused.

What's inside this box... forget it, you'll find out soon anyway.

She sneered inwardly and threw the tin can to Kempf. Mary said:

"In that case, I will return this thing to you."

Kempf hurriedly took the tin can, was stunned for a moment, then turned around and ran towards their captain.

He walked up to the captain in three steps and handed the iron can to the captain with both hands.

"Captain, here it is."

The man known as the captain took the tin can without looking at Kempf, who had a flattering expression. Instead, he took a deep look at Mary who was standing not far away with her arms crossed.

"……let's go."

After that, turn around.

"etc."

——

murderous look.

The captain shrank, and the biting cold feeling coming from behind made him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar.

This feeling……

Before the rest of the pirate group realized what had happened, the captain suddenly turned around and looked steadily at Mary not far away.

Her eyes were as cold as the winter night wind, and traces of dark gas slowly escaped from her body.

The black mist stirred up. Mary protected the waif behind her, looked at the pirate group with an expressionless face, and slowly said:

"Faced with a street boy, there is no choice to rob him from the beginning. Compared to other pirate groups, you are quite reasonable."

"Then let me tell you some truth."

Mary faced them, alone and dozens of people facing off from afar.

She held up three fingers.

"You still have a chance to surrender before I count to one."

——

I return it to you just because you dropped it, and I return it to you out of morality.

But as pirates... you can't even think about leaving.