Selling Pokémon from Pirates

Chapter 218 The Purpose of the Vinsmoke Family

Barati, a restaurant on the sea, in a luxurious private room.

Sitting on the luxurious chair, Sanji stared at the black jar in his hand with his pupils locked.

Although there are countless reasons telling him that he should not touch something that does not belong to him.

But his hands were not controlled by his brain and he held the jar tightly in his hands.

"Vinsmoke..."

Sanji suddenly sighed and immediately raised his head to look across the dining table.

Over there, old man Tetsuo was chatting and laughing with his biological sister Reijiu, and they were having a good conversation. Now they were talking about the scandal of being slapped in the face by a fish when he killed a fish for the first time.

This made Reijiu cover her mouth from time to time and let out a silvery laugh.

"Hey, how long do you want to talk until?"

Finally, Sanji, who couldn't bear it anymore, broke out and interrupted the conversation between the two before Tetsuo could reveal the embarrassing story of trying to get into the women's bathhouse while carrying a bucket.

"Um?"

Tetsuo and Reiju looked over at the same time.

Sanji stood up slowly, his hand holding the jar trembling, but he still ordered Reiju to be kicked out.

"Since...now that the things have been delivered, Reijiu, shouldn't it be time for you to leave here?"

"Don't you still have many battles to fight in Beihai and many places to destroy?"

At this moment, Sanji's tone was no longer as repulsive and repulsive as before.

After all, he was short-handed and after accepting [Invisible Black], he was really embarrassed to continue talking to Reiju in a cold tone.

However, facing Sanji's question, Reiju suddenly pursed her lips and smiled.

"Go back? Why go back?"

"My father just sent a special order, asking me to stay in the East China Sea for a while and wait for them to come."

"What did you say!?"

Sanji stood up suddenly, his expression instantly became extremely solemn, and then a terrifying look burst out from his eyes, and he shouted excitedly:

"That guy is coming to the East China Sea? What is he going to do!?"

It's not that Sanji is too sensitive.

In his short childhood memories, he only remembered that the Vinsmoke family was either at war or on the way to war.

Influenced by the fairy tales of Beihai, in the perception of Beihai people, "Vinsmoke" is equivalent to the little monster in Ultraman, which only brings pain to people.

This is especially evident in Sanji, who was treated cruelly when he was a child in Vinsmoke.

Even though he now possesses considerable strength, he will still be subconsciously afraid of Vinsmoke due to the shadow of his childhood.

Seeing that Sanji was not in good condition, Tetsuo waved his hand and interrupted:

"Hey, Sanji."

Although he didn't know what happened in Sanji's past, Tetsuo, who raised Sanji single-handedly, could clearly sense that Sanji didn't have much ill will toward Reiju, who claimed to be Sanji's sister.

This is also the main reason why Tetsuo lets Reiju and Sanji share the same table.

And through the conversation and probing just now, he could clearly sense that Reiju actually cared about Sanji very much.

There may be big secrets and complicated reasons here, but at least the Reiju in front of him will definitely not be detrimental to Sanji.

Under Tetsuo's eyes, Sanji's excitement gradually calmed down. He slowly sat down, but his eyes were still fixed on Reiju.

He doesn't want his current life to be disturbed by that family.

When the moment of necessity came, even if it was the battle suit jar in his hand, he would... he would... he wouldn't be able to consider discarding it.

Seeing Sanji's extreme reaction, a look of self-blame suddenly flashed in Reiju's eyes.

At this moment, she already understood that it was impossible for Sanji to reconcile with the Vinsmoke family no matter what.

After sighing in her heart, Reijiu's expression returned to a slightly teasing state again, and she chuckled:

"Who knows."

"You know very well that my father never explains to us what he does. We just have to do what he asks."

"Maybe he wants to find dimensional merchants in the East China Sea for trading, or maybe he has some other purpose."

"Other purpose!?" Sanji hesitated.

At this time, Reijiu lowered her head, her face darkened, and the shadow of her bangs obscured her eyes, and she reminded:

"Although it's just my guess."

"But I think the real purpose of father's coming to the East China Sea is probably..."

"For the essence of life!?"

"Essence of life!?" Sanji was suddenly stunned.

Reiju continued: "I think you should know how obsessed and crazy my father is with his research."

"He has been working hard to create the strongest life throughout his life."

"I believe that if my father sees the efficacy of the essence of life, he will never let it go!"

"An energy that can not only increase lifespan, but also improve strength, and even increase talents. This is simply what my father has been looking for all his life!"

Because of her emotions, Reiju, who has been taken by Gaji since she was a child to manage the important affairs of the Germa 66 Kingdom, can be said to be the person who understands Gaji best in the world!

She had this hunch as early as when she saw Lin Luo bringing out the magical energy of life essence at the award ceremony.

And just yesterday, at the moment when the closing ceremony of the Pokémon League Conference ended, Reiju received a notice from Gaji as expected, asking her to wait for them in the East China Sea and find out information about the life essence.

As for Sanji, after listening to Reiju's explanation, he instantly understood how attractive the essence of life is to Gaji, a research madman.

only……

"Even if that old bastard wants the essence of life, why does he come to the East China Sea? Does he still plan to rob it from the dimensional merchant?"

Sanji asked doubtfully.

Although Gaji is an idiot dictator and mentally retarded researcher in Sanji's mind, no matter what, Gaji shouldn't be stupid enough to rob a dimensional merchant, right?

Facing Sanji's question, Reiju gently shook her head again and said with a smile:

"How is that possible? Do you really think your father is an idiot?"

"Besides, in today's sea, the dimensional merchant is not the only one who has the essence of life..."

After the words fell, Reiju's eyes looking at Sanji became a little more intense again.

"What?"

After receiving Reiju's explanation, Sanji was stunned again.

Suddenly, as if he thought of something, he suddenly turned his head and looked toward the hall through the small window of the box.

There, Zoro and his party, who had just finished eating, were packing their equipment and preparing to leave.

Sanji suddenly murmured: "That bastard, is he trying to steal the life essence from the green algae head?"

And upon hearing the first three words of Green Algae, Reiju immediately realized that Sanji had guessed everything.

Although she didn't know why Sanji called Zoro "Green Algae Head", it was quite appropriate.

Reiju nodded slightly, agreeing with Sanji's guess.

But in the next moment, laughter mixed with endless sarcasm suddenly sounded in the box.

"Hahahahaha..."

Zoro, who had already reached the door, heard the laughter and immediately licked his ears in displeasure.

"What an ugly laugh."

After saying that, he forced Johnny and Joseph to turn around.

"Brother Zoro, the door is on this side, and the toilet is on that side."

God knows how someone could go out in another direction even though they were already standing at the door.

Fortunately, the four people following Sauron have become accustomed to this.

Now they have formed a square, firmly fixing Zoro in the middle. If there is anything wrong with him, someone will immediately correct it.

"…………"

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In the box.

Sanji slowly picked up the red wine glass in front of him, shook it gracefully for a moment like a gentleman, and then poured the red wine into his mouth.

The smile on his face was still so full, as if something interesting was about to happen.

Sanji's sudden laughter made Reiju stunned for a moment.

Could it be that Zoro is Sanji's enemy?

Otherwise, why would Sanji laugh like this when he heard that the Vinsmoke family was going to cause trouble for Zoro?

Wouldn't the two of them become enemies just because they lost to Zoro? Is Sanji's stomach so small?

Countless questions flashed through Reiju's mind, and it was obvious that Sanji had no intention of answering them, and she didn't know how to ask.

Only Sanji, who was sipping red wine, was looking forward to the time passing by quickly.

Don't get me wrong.

He doesn't want to see Sauron punished by the Vinsmoke family just because he doesn't deal with Sauron.

Quite the opposite is...

Sanji, who was defeated by Zoro, knows better than anyone how powerful Zoro is!

He didn't believe that a mere Vinsmoke family could deal with a being like Sauron.

At this moment, Sanji can't wait to see the news that the Vinsmoke family has been defeated by Sauron!

certainly……

Even if it was for the sake of [Invisible Black] in his hand, he had to give Reiju and Zoro a warning, and she couldn't let her become Zoro's soul inexplicably.

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Time passes slowly.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Tenjin Island has once again returned to its former peace.

Even some trainers who planned to spend points to practice here also gave themselves a holiday and prepared to take a good rest during the days after the competition.

And on this day, a must-read message appeared on all Rotom phones in the Pirate World at the same time.

The content of the message was the detailed regulations for the second Pokémon League Conference that Lin Luo had shown Doflamingo before.

The content is no different from the first session.

The only change is that the number of Pokémon that can be used in the second Pokémon League Tournament battle has been changed from one to two.

Although this new rule has caused quite a wave of discussion among trainers, the second Pokémon League Conference will not be held until a year later...

Now that the first Pokémon League Conference has just ended, everyone's attention is still obsessed with the various eye-catching events that broke out in the conference.

As a result, not many people paid attention to the Second Conference, and there were not many trainers with Rotom cell phones, so there was no big news.

However……

What these trainers didn't notice was that in the mobile Rotom's mall information, a brand new product called [New Bond Evolution] was quietly put on the shelves, hidden among thousands of products.

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Time passed quickly again, and another month passed.

Perhaps the Pokémon League Tournament had such an impact on the world that for a whole month, the whole world became extremely silent, preparing to adapt to this new era called [Pokémon].

And a month later, some guys who were unwilling to be left alone finally began to take action again.

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"Goodbye, Mr. Zoro! I wish you a safe journey!"

"If everything goes well, please come back as soon as possible to start our plan."

At the port of the Coast Kingdom, King Lauren waved his arms and waved goodbye to the traveling cargo ship.

At the rail of the cargo ship, Sauron was also holding a red wine bottle in his hand, responding to Lauren happily and excitedly.

"Don't worry! It won't be long before I will be back! Thank you so much this time!!!"

Zoro's tone was full of gratitude to Lauren.

Because this cargo ship is loaded with nothing else...

But various gold and silver jewelry worth a full 5 billion Baileys!!!

To be honest, before coming to Coaster, even Sauron, who was quite optimistic about Lauren's plan, did not expect that Lauren would have such great courage...

I never expected that I would have such great charm!

In order to invite Sauron to join and work together, Lauren directly offered a franchise fee of 5 billion Beli!

To be honest, with Sauron's current strength, he is not unworthy of such a high price.

However……

After all, this is not the New World, but the East China Sea, which is known as the weakest sea.

Here, it has been difficult to find a pirate with a bounty of more than 30 million Baileys for several years.

Using 5 billion Beli in exchange for the joining of a strong man may seem unreasonable to many people in the East China Sea.

Lauren, however, just broke this routine.

Because he knows Zoro is worth the price!

If Sauron arrives in the New World, with his strength, many people will probably line up to get 5 billion beli to ask Sauron to join.

so……

Even if his next relationship with Sauron is just a cooperative relationship, even if he spends this money, Sauron will not listen to him...

But Lauren did it anyway!

Experiencing the Pokémon League Conference made him more deeply aware of the impact an excellent trainer can have on Pokémon.

In order to be able to gain a foothold in the next world, he must spend this money.

What's more, with the current economic conditions of the Coast Kingdom, 5 billion beli is only a matter of three or four months, which is not a big deal.

Watching Sauron's cargo ship drift away, Lauren at the port had a smile of victory on her face.

He may be the only king in the world who spends money so happily.

"Let's go back!"

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at the same time.

Sauron's cargo ship.

"Oh my God!!! This... this... is this real!?"

Arrita opened her eyes wide and looked at the gold and silver jewelry scattered throughout the warehouse in disbelief.

The scene in front of her was something she had only seen occasionally in her dreams.

The bright light reflected back from the lamp almost blinded her.

Beside Arrita, Kebi also opened his mouth wide, as if his chin was detached from his face.

The two of them just stood there in a daze, not daring to move, as if they were under a holding spell.

Until Sauron returned to the cabin from the deck, the two of them were still standing there motionless like sculptures.

"Hey, what are you two doing?"

Zoro was in a good mood and asked with a smile while drinking wine.

"Master Sauron...this...this..."

Hearing Zoro's voice, Kebi was suddenly startled. He immediately stretched out his hand and pointed directly at the treasure in front of him, stammering and not knowing what to say.

Because Zoro brought Johnny and Joseph to the conversation with Lauren, so the two of them had just learned what was on the ship.

However, Sauron was not surprised by the performance of the two of them. After all, Johnny and Joseph were paralyzed for a long time in front of the Coast Kingdom's treasury.

Ignoring the two idiots, Zoro walked straight towards the treasure.

Just take it out and you'll find a handful of well-made gold coins.

After wiping the wine from the corner of his mouth, Zoro looked deeply at the gold coins in his hand and murmured:

"This time, I can finally resurrect you, Kuina."

(End of chapter)