Selling Pokémon from Pirates

Chapter 377 A Day in the Life of Blackbeard and Tazmi

"It's so spectacular!!! Is this the imperial capital!!?"

In the crowded streets, Tazmi opened her arms with excitement and greedily breathed in the air of the imperial capital.

The black beard next to him also showed an expression of great amazement at this moment, muttering softly:

"I didn't expect that in a B-level world, there would be such a magnificent city. It's really a great experience!"

Holding Tazmi's thigh, Blackbeard went with him to the imperial capital mentioned by Tazmi.

Originally, Blackbeard had no interest in this so-called imperial capital.

After all, in the world of pirates, countless countries have been destroyed by him, so what can a small imperial capital do?

But now he discovered that he was wrong!

In the pirate world, apart from the Red Earth Continent, there is no large-scale land at all.

This also leads to the fact that the countries in the pirate world usually have very small land areas.

Even the royal capital in some places only covers an area the size of a village.

For example, the Winter Island of the Grand Line - the Kingdom of the Drum.

Except for a royal palace far away from the crowd, the entire country is a collection of villages, large and small.

And countries like this are everywhere in the pirate world.

But in this new world, the entire world is dominated by one country...

This also resulted in the country’s imperial capital, after more than a thousand years of development, already becoming unimaginably huge!

Blackbeard, who had just arrived in the land world, was suddenly startled by the size of the imperial capital.

But soon, the corners of his mouth raised crazily.

"really!!!"

"The one who can conquer such a world is the real king!!!"

"This is a joy that you will never experience in the world of pirates!!!"

Blackbeard laughed wildly in his heart.

After arriving in the Imperial Capital, he has recovered his elemental ability to use swamp fruits.

However, Blackbeard did not choose to separate from Tazmi, but planned to go to the recruitment point with him for an interview and join the empire's army.

After all, the elemental power is not truly invincible and can guarantee his absolute safety.

Especially his relatively weak fruit ability.

And after becoming a soldier in the imperial capital, you can also be regarded as having an official status, so it will be more convenient to do things.

As for Tazmi, who had just arrived in the imperial capital, she was very simple and very happy that she could make her first new friend in the metropolis, so she was also very happy with Blackbeard's proposal.

soon.

The two of them arrived at the recruitment center in the imperial capital.

Because of the corruption in the empire in recent years, the phenomenon of corruption has become very visible, causing people throughout the empire to live in dire straits.

Many men who could not survive chose to come to the imperial capital to join the national army.

So here at this time, it can be described as a sea of ​​people.

Fortunately, Tazmi had enough patience, and Blackbeard was aimless, so the two of them had plenty of time.

After a long queue, the two finally arrived in front of the recruiting officer.

"Hello, sir!"

Tazmi greeted warmly.

However……

The interviewer looked tired and threw out a form.

"Fill out the form first and then talk!"

"Ah?"

Tazmi, who was full of passion, was stunned for a moment, her eyes moved down, and she suddenly saw the title on the form...

[Recruitment Information Form].

"Does this...do you want me to start as a new recruit?"

"Are you kidding!!?"

Tazmi curled her lips in dissatisfaction.

Immediately afterwards, he pulled out the long sword behind him and pointed it at the interviewer.

Tazmi looked proud and said:

"Please! I don't have that spare time!"

"Look at what I can do, sir!"

“Guaranteed to surprise you!”

"At least, I have to do it from the moment the captain asks me to do it!"

"…………"

Tazmi's reckless behavior instantly frightened the interviewer.

But after listening to what Tazmi said, the interviewer's face immediately turned red and said angrily:

"Get out!!!"

"Do you think this is a place for little brats like you to play games!!?"

After saying this, the interviewer stood up and prepared to throw out Tazmi, the disruptive person.

However, at this moment...

A rough figure suddenly appeared and stopped the interviewer.

Blackbeard, who was lined up behind Tazmi, saw that the situation was not good and quickly stepped forward and said with a smile:

"Ehhhhh..."

"My lord, don't be angry! Don't be angry!"

While speaking, Blackbeard directly pulled the money bag from Tazmi's waist and stuffed it into the interviewer's arms without leaving a trace.

"My little brother just came from the countryside and doesn't understand many of the rules of the imperial capital. Please forgive me."

"Hey, that's what the villagers saved for me..."

Tazmi realized that her money bag was missing and wanted to say something.

But Blackbeard suddenly turned around, gave him a "shut up" look, and choked back his words.

"Um……"

Feeling the deep sincerity of the other person in his arms, the interviewer's face suddenly changed, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

"Ah hahaha, I just made a joke."

With that said, he sat back on his seat again and looked up and down at Blackbeard and Tazmi.

"It can be seen that you two should have some strength. In this case..."

The interviewer slowly pulled out two forms from under the table, handed them to Blackbeard, and said:

"These are two application forms for special soldiers..."

"Three days later, take this application form to the special military base east of the imperial capital for direct assessment."

"Don't blame me for not reminding you. The examination of special soldiers is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you may lose your life!"

"Whether you go or not depends on your own choice!"

"Thank you! Thank you, sir!"

After completing the form, Blackbeard quickly bowed and saluted, and pulled Tazmi out of the crowd with a smile.

For someone who has been able to stay undercover in the Whitebeard Pirates for twenty years without anyone noticing, this little disguise is a snap.

After walking out of the admissions office of the military building, Tazmi immediately pouted and said dissatisfiedly:

"Hey! Uncle Teach! Why did you give all my money to that guy!"

"Just let me show off my power..."

"Tazmi!"

Blackbeard suddenly interrupted Tazmi, took out two application forms, and said seriously:

"The world in a big city is not as simple as the village you live in."

"If you want to survive better in this imperial capital, you must learn something!"

"And your money is not in vain..."

"Look, isn't this the result of our victory!?"

"Special soldiers! They sound like they have an extraordinary aura."

"this……"

Tazmi looked hesitant, but when she saw the application form in Blackbeard's hand, she finally lowered her head and did not continue to be stubborn.

"So the imperial capital is like this..."

For some reason, he didn't feel as excited as he did when he came to the imperial capital at the moment.

But soon, he adjusted his mentality.

After all, his purpose in coming to the imperial capital was very simple, just to make some money and send it to his hometown.

Secondly, being able to settle down in the prosperous imperial capital is a good life pursuit for a country boy like him.

only……

"Speaking of which, Uncle Teach, you gave all my money to that interviewer, so what are we going to do for dinner today?"

He knows...

Because Blackbeard was avoiding the pursuit of thieves, he didn't take a penny with him, let alone anything valuable.

"Ah this..."

Blackbeard, who was questioned by Tazmi, was suddenly startled, and then slowly showed an extremely embarrassed expression.

final.

Because Tazmi was unwilling to accept Blackbeard's suggestion of stealing or robbing, the two homeless people in the imperial capital had no choice but to come to the creek on the border of the imperial capital and split up.

I plan to use their special skills to catch some fish for today's dinner.

However……

At this moment, a gorgeous carriage suddenly passed by the creek.

Seemingly spotting him groping in the creek, the carriage suddenly stopped.

A cute little blond girl got off the carriage, saw the tent parked by the creek, slightly raised the corners of her mouth, and walked towards Tazmi.

"Hello, may I ask what you are doing?"

The girl's voice was very sweet, but in her eyes, there was a secret desire that could not be hidden.

However, Tazmi, who was far away, didn't notice this at all.

"ah?"

Hearing the girl's voice, Tazmi, who was looking for fish, stood up suddenly.

Seeing the young man wearing a princess costume on the shore, Tazmi was suddenly stunned and replied:

"I...I'm catching fish?"

"Catch fish?"

The girl smiled and said:

"If you have no place to live, you can come to my house~"

"What!? Really!?"

Tazmi's face turned red and she said in surprise.

"Of course!"

At this moment, the guards who were originally guarding both sides of the carriage came over and said in agreement:

"Miss Aria always worries about people like you."

"Will you just accept her kindness?"

"This...this is really troublesome for you!"

Meeting such a kind person made Tazmi feel warm instantly.

Then he suddenly shouted:

"Hey!!! Uncle Teach!!! We don't have to catch fish anymore!!!"

“Some kind-hearted person agreed to let us stay at her house!!!”

"What!? There is such a good thing!?"

Blackbeard, who had been squatting under the bridge to catch fish and had not been seen by the noble lady, suddenly stepped out of the shadows.

Seeing the noble lady inviting Tazmi, he suddenly grinned.

"Is it you? Beautiful lady?"

"Thief hahaha..."

"You are so kind!"

"…………"

"…………"

The noble lady and the guard fell silent.

Alia swears...

If she had known that Tazmi and Blackbeard were together, she would never have invited Blackbeard.

That ugly body is really not qualified to be put together with her collections.

In fact...

Alia is not a kind-hearted noble lady.

Under her cute appearance, she hides an extremely ugly and dirty face!

She would often hang out at night and lure homeless travelers to her home.

After gaining enough trust, she would drug the travelers, imprison them in her prison, subject them to extremely cruel torture, and eventually lead to death from humiliation!

And Tazmi is obviously her next target.

However, now that the invitation has been sent out, Aaliya doesn't intend to let it go.

Finally, Tazmi and Blackbeard, who had packed up to pay their respects, took a car and arrived at Alia's home.

And had a perfect dinner.

Alia's family is perfectly disguised, giving the impression that they are kind-hearted nobles.

If Blackbeard hadn't smelled a very strong smell of blood as soon as he entered the mansion, and noticed the desire hidden in the eyes of Alia's family...

Maybe even a veteran like him would be deceived.

The vigilant Blackbeard did not eat Aria's food, but used his fruit power to put the swallowed food into the swamp space.

It was not until a long time later that he saw that Tazmi had nothing to do, that he took out the food from the swamp space to replenish the energy he had spent all day.

A night of silence.

Time soon came to the next day.

On this day, Tazmi was called out by the noble girl early in the morning and went shopping with her.

Blackbeard, who had eaten breakfast, smiled coquettishly, and after saying hello to Aaliyah's parents, he went directly back to his bedroom and closed the door tightly.

It seems as if he is afraid that his appearance will affect the owner of the house.

And this is in line with his inferiority complex as a country bumpkin.

only……

Blackbeard returned to the bedroom, but directly opened the window. After confirming that there were no guards below, the corners of his mouth raised.

"Let me take a look, what interesting things are hidden under the mask of hypocrisy?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Blackbeard jumped up and jumped out of the window.

But the moment he landed, his body suddenly turned into a puddle of mud, instantly merging with the earth without making the slightest sound.

The elemental Blackbeard suddenly squirmed in the direction where the bloody smell came out.

Soon, he came to a large closed iron gate.

That tight iron door couldn't stop the elemental Blackbeard at all.

Just a few seconds later, Blackbeard suddenly arrived in a secret room.

With the help of the sunlight from the skylight, he had a panoramic view of everything in the secret room.

"Hey hey hey~"

"This is really...a bit of a surprise!"

Blackbeard's face was slightly shocked, and he couldn't help but murmured in surprise.

Although I had already guessed some things, looking at the hundreds of dead bodies of different shapes in front of me...

Even as a ruthless person like him, he couldn't help but marvel.

After all, Blackbeard kills for his own goals and to solve the existence that hinders him.

But these dead bodies in front of them were obviously brutally tortured to death.

"Tsk tsk tsk... It looks like this new world is more interesting than I thought!"

Blackbeard clicked his tongue.

He had no intention of eradicating violence and fighting injustice for Aaliya's family.

After all, that's not his personality.

but……

If you just plunder the wealth and weapons in this mansion, wouldn't it be considered a good thing?

"Thief hahaha..."

"It seems that my first pot of gold has been secured!"

With a long and distant laugh, Blackbeard's figure suddenly disappeared into the secret room.

(End of chapter)