Selling Pokémon from Pirates

Chapter 152 The Star Team and the Butterfly in the Sauce

Under the dark night sky, Zoro walked alone in the deserted battle area.

Although he was alone, he had no fear, but there was a slight sadness on his face.

"Really, these guys are really going to cause trouble for me! They actually got lost as soon as they landed on the island..."

Zoro sighed helplessly.

"well……"

"Forget it, walk around and find them quickly so that we can go to the Grand Line to participate in the qualifying competition!"

After the words fell, Zoro turned around and walked behind him.

But at this moment, the single sword sheath on his waist suddenly began to shake violently.

"Alone~!!!"

I saw a sharp long sword flying out suddenly and shaking several times quickly in front of Sauron.

"ah?"

Sauron was stunned for a moment, looked at the single sword scabbard in astonishment and said:

"You said I went in the wrong direction?"

He frowned and carefully looked at the road ahead, a look of relief suddenly appeared on his face.

"How could you go wrong? You have a single scabbard. Your sense of direction is so bad, so don't bother me."

As he spoke, Zoro grabbed the hilt of the scabbard, put it back on his waist, and inserted it into the scabbard.

Feeling that the scabbard on his waist was still pulling his body back, Zoro immediately impatiently patted the hilt of the sword, which was the head of the scabbard, and said:

"Okay, okay, stop making trouble."

"We have to find those lost guys quickly and head to the Grand Route together!"

In the lonely moonlight, a green figure with a head above its head gradually moved away, and was finally completely swallowed up by the darkness ahead and disappeared.

…

…

A few days later.

The Grand Line, right in the middle of the line connecting Upside Down Mountain and the Chambord Islands, a small island full of mythical atmosphere quietly sits in this calm sea.

Baihua Island.

This is a small island created by Lin Luowan from beginning to end.

The overall shape of the island is like the sun in a cartoon, with a perfect circle in the middle and surrounded by jagged mountains and cliffs like petals.

Because the island is covered with countless flowers of different colors by Lin Luo, when viewed from above, the island looks like a flower blooming with many colors.

With the blessing of Lin Luo's original power, the flowers here will not wither or grow, and will remain as they are now forever and ever.

In the center of the island is a huge arena that looks very similar to the island.

The sloping petals serve as audience seats with a clear view, and the stamens in the center are where contestants competing in the gorgeous contest compete.

Directly above the arena, there is a huge Rotom appliance connected to four screens in the southeast, northwest and northwest, allowing the audience sitting in all corners to clearly see the images on the screen.

at this time.

The sky is clear and cloudless, with seagulls gathering and the waves sparkling.

Outside Baihua Island, a huge passenger ship cut through the sea and slowly docked at the island's port.

Robin slowly walked out of the cabin.

Today, she was wearing a casual blue shirt, her long hair that was always scattered behind her back was combed into a playful ponytail, slowly falling down, and she wore a pair of youthful orange sunglasses on her face.

The bright sunshine shone on the smile on her face, and the beautiful picture instantly eclipsed everything around her.

Stepping off the boat with frivolous steps, Robin was like a young daughter who had escaped from a big family and experienced civilian life, full of curiosity about everything around her.

"Hey, hey, is that person Miss Robin!?"

"Hey! It seems to be true!"

Although the sunglasses had covered one third of Robin's face, his unique temperament and graceful figure still made the crowd around him aware of Robin's identity at a glance.

Just a few dozen seconds later, the deck of the passenger ship suddenly started to boil!

"Miss Robin! I'm your fan!!!"

"Miss Robin, please look here!!!"

"…………"

"…………"

One by one, LSPs or entertainment reporters immediately raised their cameras high and started taking pictures of the youthful and energetic Robin.

At this moment, a blond beauty wearing an OL uniform suddenly ran out of the cabin.

The tight hip-hugging skirt wraps the figure into a concave and convex shape, and is paired with smooth black stockings to reveal the absolute realm of girls.

The blonde girl suddenly took a coat and covered Robin from the sun.

Immediately he shouted to the noisy crowd around him:

"Hey! You guys, this is not your interview time. You are not allowed to take pictures here!"

"Please respect the celebrities' personal privacy and thank you for your cooperation!"

After finishing speaking, the blonde beauty continued to protect Robin with her coat ably and escorted him off the boat.

…

After walking into Baihua Island and using Rotom on his mobile phone to show his identity, Robin successfully obtained the privileges of Baihua Island as a VIP level 3.

Led by Rotom, a guide, they arrived at the residence they had booked in advance.

Even though Baihua Island is a small island, its area is not comparable to that of the pyramid battle area.

Apartment-style accommodation that is different from the battle area.

Here, as long as you are willing to pay a certain amount of points or baileys, you can own a private villa.

As Robin already has a large number of fans and is secretly photographed by countless paparazzi every day, of course he will not be stingy with these points to find a clean place for himself.

After approaching the villa, Robin immediately threw the salute in his hand into the corner, took off his sweaty shoes, sat on the sofa with his bare feet and bent knees, and took out his cell phone Rotom.

After confirming check-in, Robin's mobile phone Rotom has been connected to the entire villa's smart system.

At this time, she can already control every electrical appliance in the house using her cell phone Rotom.

Skillfully turning on the TV in the living room, Robin randomly found a TV series and started watching it.

Although the audience for television is not large, in the world of pirates, there are still some countries that will equip residents with televisions and film and release TV series.

These TV series were collected by Lin Luo, and then added some film and television works from the Pokémon world to create the current film and television library.

With just 5 points per year, you can watch all the works in the library at will.

The price is fair and you are honest!

And this is also a new way Robin found to spend his time after finding that he could no longer go shopping normally.

Seeing the scene in the TV series where the male lead and the second male lead eloped away, and the male lead three burst into tears on the spot, Robin couldn't help but look sideways, glanced at the life assistant who was busy with other things, and couldn't help but say:

"Kalifa, come here and rest for a while. Anyway, I have already registered for the competition using Rotom on my mobile phone. From now on, we just have to wait for the competition to start in a week. There is no need to be in such a hurry."

"What!? How is that possible!?"

After Kalifa, who was arranging the surrounding environment, heard Robin's words, she immediately pushed her eyes, as if she heard some terrifying words, with a serious look on her face and said:

"Sister Robin, you are going to participate in the opening competition of the gorgeous competition. This is a moment that will be written down in history! We must be prepared!"

"As your assistant, I must be strict with myself and never let you fall behind others during this critical period."

Kalifa was seen with her hands on her hips, her upper body leaning forward, and a piece of white evil on her chest, and she continued:

"What's more, the promotion of this competition has been very good and has attracted a large number of tourists. But they come from all over the world, and most of them don't know the title of the [Four Heavenly Kings] in the area where you are competing!"

"What if they treat you as an ordinary contestant and compare you with your opponents on the same level, wouldn't we earn a lot less in rewards!?"

Saying that, Kalifa suddenly took out a notebook, pointed at the plan above and showed it to Robin:

"In the plan I set yesterday, we must take advantage of the seven-day gap to spread your existing name again with the help of some people we know on this island, and establish a name in everyone's minds.

Clear image!”

Snapped!

Kalifa closed the book and said seriously:

"so……"

"Sister Robin, don't watch TV anymore! Change your clothes quickly, let's go for a walk on the shopping street of Baihua Island and create some relevant news that you have arrived at Baihua Island."

"In these seven free days, maintain a certain degree of exposure and maintain your traffic, Sister Robin."

"As long as this is done, the audience who come to watch the game will have a natural sense of expectation for you, and will even have the idea of ​​​​watching the game for you, and their eyes will unconsciously focus on you, Sister Robin...

…”

"This! is the true meaning of the gorgeous competition!!!"

"Forehead……"

Seeing Kalifa's majestic aura, her legs were numb and she wanted to do something more indulgent and lazy. Robin's body suddenly froze, and he was so frightened that he was speechless.

Although Robin also has his own plan in mind...

But her plan could never be as detailed as what was shown in Kalifa's book.

This reminded her of three days ago.

At that time, I secretly left the Kingdom of Alabasta and went to Baihua Island to participate in the gorgeous contest.

With this momentum, Khalifa suddenly found herself hidden in the crowd, and stated that she was his loyal fan and wanted to get closer to her idol and become her own manager.

In order to show her strength, Kalifa planned many things for Robin on the spot.

At that time, Robin was also frightened by Kalifa's strong attitude, and she couldn't help but agreed.

Unexpectedly, Kalifa thought so much about herself in a place that she couldn't see.

Robin found it hard to believe...

The Kalifa in front of her, who was several years younger than herself, had a deeper understanding of the gorgeous competition than herself, a trainer and a contestant.

As an equally shrewd and intelligent beauty, Robin instantly understood what Kalifa meant.

The important thing about the gorgeous competition is not the competition in the arena at all.

This is a competition where having traffic means winning!

So from the first moment you set foot on this island, the real competition has already begun!

After a while, Robin finally understood and smiled.

"It seems that letting you be my agent is really a wise decision!"

"Of course!"

Kalifa pushed up her glasses again and responded proudly, matching her current OL uniform, exuding intellectual beauty.

But Robin didn't notice that from the angle that she didn't notice...

The white light reflected by the oval lenses perfectly blocked Kalifa's slightly changing eyes.

At this moment, Kalifa's eyes were as if she was seeing prey, staring at Robin closely, completely different from her usual respectful look.

As a member of CP9, the world government's intelligence organization, Khalifa certainly didn't come to work as Robin's agent just because she had nothing to do.

Her real purpose is actually to obtain a way to contact dimensional merchants through Robin!

Not long ago, Kalifa, who was searching for dimensional merchants all over the sea to no avail, unexpectedly encountered Gabra and his party who were following Robin.

After exchanging information with Gabra, Kalifa unexpectedly discovered that she seemed to have tracked information about the dimensional merchant.

From Gabra's mouth, she learned that not long ago...

Robin, who was originally holding back the Sun Elf, unexpectedly revealed his ability to control Pokémon energy during a battle with Kobra, who was also one of the Four Heavenly Kings.

It is said that the phantom beam that had been deflected at that time suddenly rebounded after passing through the palm of a hand transformed from the Robin Fruit ability, and attacked Slowpoke from behind!

This sudden change instantly made the sensitive CP9 people realize that Robin had definitely made a secret transaction with a dimensional merchant during this period of time.

And this also made Kalifa understand that Robin 100% has a way to communicate with dimensional merchants.

After searching for the dimensional merchant to no avail, she finally came up with the idea of ​​becoming Robin's agent and lurking around her to gain ways or opportunities to contact the dimensional merchant.

As for the World Government's order to arrest Robin, after a brief analysis of the priorities of the two parties' tasks, the three of Gabra decisively postponed their own tasks and instead began to help Kalifa.

.

"By the way, Sister Robin."

Kalifa suddenly remembered something and suddenly said to Robin:

"Since I want to create a star image for you, it's obviously not enough for me alone..."

"We must have a team to advise you."

"Um……"

Robin groaned, with a look of recognition in her eyes, but then she said worriedly:

"But in this Baihua Island, in addition to tourists, there are also contestants who come to participate in the gorgeous competition. We are just starting to look for manpower now. Obviously it is too late."

At this time, Robin was beginning to regret not meeting Khalifa as an agent earlier.

Indeed, since I have decided to participate in the gorgeous contest as an idol or star, I really need a team to help me operate it.

However……

Because Robin has been accustomed to living alone, she has never subconsciously thought of asking for help from others.

This also caused her to realize the importance of these things only after being reminded by Kalifa.

But now the world is changing rapidly. If you want to stand out and fulfill your unfinished wishes, you must choose a path that will make you stronger faster.

She must make changes.

only……

I understand this now, and it seems a bit late no matter how I look at it.

Just when Robin felt a little regretful, Kalifa had a mysterious smile on her face.

She took a step forward, suddenly took out three resumes from her book, and said:

"Sister Robin, don't worry."

"Actually, there are three suitable candidates in Baihua Island today."

"Um?"

Robin groaned in confusion, and his eyes immediately moved to his resume.

And Kalifa suddenly said:

"Dissatisfied, Sister Robin said, in fact, the three of them are just like me, they are all your fans, Sister Robin."

"Long ago, we agreed to help you together to become a more shining star!"

"It's just that the three of them look a little weird, and I don't know if Sister Robin really needs them, so I have been secretly following you to Baihua Island as a fan."

"my fans?"

Robin looked at the names and photos of the three people on their resumes...

Gabra, snuggle, owl.

correct!

Three familiar figures instantly appeared in Robin's mind.

These three people have indeed been watching their battle from the beginning, and they have never failed to do so!

Robin felt strange at first.

After hearing Kalifa's introduction, Robin realized that these three weirdos were actually his loyal fans!?

No wonder they pay so much attention to their own game.

Robin thought to himself.

Kalifa took a step forward and introduced Robin:

"Sister Robin, look..."

"This Gabra is a powerful physical martial artist. After he joins the team, he can serve as your martial arts instructor, allowing you to make more brilliant and professional fighting moves in battle."

"The second one is Nuchi. Although he looks weird, he is a senior opera lover! He also has a unique understanding of stage plays. Although Sister Robin, you are knowledgeable and specialized in art.

With Yuqi’s professional guidance, your script skills and typhoon skills will definitely be greatly improved in the future.”

"No matter how beautiful a person is, the audience will get tired of seeing it one day. We must constantly change our styles to bring freshness to the audience."

"With the addition of Natsutori, we can design some gorgeous performances with historical themes or stage drama themes in the future, bringing a visual and auditory feast to the audience during the battle."

"The last one..."

Kalifa stretched out her slender finger and pointed at the owl’s resume and said:

"This is a master of comedy with superb skills! Mr. Owl has the characteristic of being able to make funny remarks in an extremely serious atmosphere..."

"What's even more amazing is that he can actually make other people think that he is serious and not joking..."

"This is a very advanced skill! If Sister Robin can master this advanced sense of humor, she can use it to create cute characters or bring her closer to the audience. The effect will be absolutely explosive!"

"I don't know..." Kalifa looked up at Robin and asked, "Sister Robin, what do you think of these three people?"

"..."

Robin fell silent suddenly, with thoughts in his eyes.

At this time, she had already inserted herself into the scene that Kalifa just mentioned.

Martial arts, typhoon, sense of humor...

It’s almost like we have found all the people we need most right now!

At this moment, Robin had no doubt in his mind, but instead recalled a scene.

What Saron said to her came out of her memory at this moment, echoing in Robin's ears:

"You are indeed alone now, but sooner or later you will definitely find a companion. The sea is very vast and sooner or later you will find a companion who is willing to protect you... Find your companion and live with them!!!"

Although Robin's mentality has changed greatly after the arrival of the dimensional merchant, at this moment, she seems to have become that lonely and helpless little girl again.

Robin slowly raised his head, looked at Kalifa with moist eyes shining with starlight, and suddenly laughed:

"Kalifa, you are really amazing!"

"With such a logistics team, I suddenly felt that it would not be difficult to win this year's gorgeous contest!"

While speaking, Robin stood up from the sofa, quickly approached Kalifa, and hugged Kalifa suddenly, her tone slightly choked.

"Thank you, Kalifa! It turns out that this world is really vast, so vast that a good partner like you will appear."

"Partner? I..."

Kalifa, who was hugged tightly by Robin, felt a warmth she had never experienced before.

Robin was alone, so why wasn't she?

She has been an orphan even more miserable than Robin since she was a child.

In the secret training camp, she could only constantly force herself to break through her limits.

Everyone around her is her competitor.

Parents? Relatives? Partners?

It's a luxury she never expected.

But today, she suddenly wanted to look forward to something...

An inexplicable flash of light flashed in Kalifa's eyes.

After hesitating for a moment, she slowly raised her hand and hugged Robin gently, but said nothing.

(End of chapter)