Chapter 102: Labor Dispatch
The Foll Pirate Crew’s establishment was not disbanded, but instead joined under the Beasts Pirates as a complete subordinate pirate crew.
This was something Kaido had planned from the beginning.
The reason for doing so was partly because its members were originally stationed in the core sea area of Fenrir Island, so it was like returning to their home base.
Moreover, aside from the captain, its members within the organization had not suffered many losses, so there was no need to break up this already formed combat power.
On the other hand, after experiencing this incident, Kaido also understood that the bonds between its members within the organization were indeed deep, and forcibly splitting them up would easily cause unrest among the people.
Kaido was not afraid of betrayal, but he did not want to experience betrayal, especially since the Foll Pirate Crew was the Beasts Pirates’ first subordinate pirate crew, which held special symbolic significance.
Having set up such a great banner was also to serve as an example for the pirate crews that would come to join later.
In short, after the “Brotherhood Wine” ceremony ended, Skipgate and his group were once again led out of the hall.
Kaido’s intention was to hand this pirate crew over to Burufaruto and let him arrange the specific deployment location.
Of course, with a new pirate crew joining such a big event, there was definitely going to be a banquet.
As the saying goes, one should not trouble two masters with one matter; the task of organizing the banquet was also handed over to Burufaruto, who happened to be good at it.
If it were handed to Miss La, Kaido feared that there wouldn’t be a single drop of alcohol at the banquet, all replaced with juice.
Of course, it’s not that juice is bad; the colorful drink Miss La mixed before was still fresh in his memory, and he often thought about it.
But drinking juice at a banquet… if word got out, where would the Beasts Pirates’ face be?! Where would his, Kaido’s, face be?! The entire pirate crew’s reputation in the New World would be ruined!
In the future, when going out to fight, people would say, “The Beasts Pirates are just a bunch of women who don’t dare to drink alcohol!”, and they wouldn’t even be able to refute it.
Yes, Kaido and the others still hadn’t realized there was something wrong with the juice Miss La mixed.
Meanwhile, Miss La naturally didn’t know about Kaido’s complicated thoughts, and even if she did, she would probably just smile helplessly.
She wasn’t some rigid parent forbidding smoking, drinking, or perming hair…
The oblivious Miss La soon found Burufaruto who was busy at the port; at this moment, he was holding a piece of paper, carefully allocating weapons and supplies to the various islands below according to the shares listed on it.
“This ship is loaded with weapons and gunpowder, to be delivered to Hayek Island; you personally handle this trip.”
One of Burufaruto’s subordinate captains nodded in acknowledgment and then set off as ordered.
“This one is a fresh water ship, to be delivered before tonight to…”
“And distribute the remaining…”
With his allocations, the docks at the port were suddenly bustling with ships, as numerous as horses and dragons.
“Burufaruto, is the oil topped up?”
“Hm? It’s you all. Back from Boss Kaido so quickly?”
Seeing that the visitors were Miss La and the group including Skipgate following behind her, Burufaruto temporarily set aside his work.
“Yes, this wasn’t something that required much time.”
“Captain Kaido has formally incorporated the original Foll Pirate Crew’s members; they are now officially an affiliated pirate crew under the Beasts Pirates.”
“Oh? Skipgate, you didn’t go back on your word.”
“Not bad, you’re a real man!”
Burufaruto happily patted Skipgate on the shoulder.
“Of course, Boss Foll said that a real man spits one nail with one mouthful of saliva. We naturally wouldn’t engage in such flip-flopping villainy.”
“You guy, you haven’t learned much ability, but you’ve first picked up your boss’s flowery way of speaking!
But that guy Foll, he really is a pity…”
Mentioning Foll, the group including Burufaruto all felt a bit downcast.
“Captain Kaido’s intention is to leave them to you to arrange, Burufaruto.”
Miss La’s voice seemed naturally suited to stirring emotions; upon hearing her words, the few immediately snapped out of their reminiscing mood.
“Don’t worry, Miss La. I’m old acquaintances with this bunch; I’ll arrange it properly.”
“Mm.” Miss La nodded.
“There’s one more thing: the captain hopes to hold another banquet to welcome and celebrate them.”
“I understand; leave it to me.”
“The Beasts Pirates’ previous banquets were all handled by me; you just need to attend then.”
“Same time, same place.” Burufaruto cheerfully took on the task.
“Then that’s all. By the way, where are Aoxi and the others now?”
Having relayed Kaido’s tasks, Miss La wanted to go see her two sisters.
“Them? They should be over at the warehouse now.”
“Previously, to make verification easier, Ember had people temporarily build a room there, and they’ve been holed up there these past few days.”
Burufaruto pointed in the direction of the warehouse; from there, one could see crowds of people even from afar, and the noisy sounds could be heard from this distance.
“Lately, the number of members within the pirate crew and various supplies have been increasing too fast; that side is already a bit overwhelmed.
Now that you’re back, they can ease up a bit.”
“Mm.”
Miss La also had ideas about re-establishing a complete operational system for the Beasts Pirates; the previous makeshift chaotic mode had barely worked when there were only a few hundred people.
But now the Beasts Pirates was already a large group of over a thousand people; if they continued without clear division of duties like before, such a big chaotic mess would inevitably cause major problems in the future.
However, this matter still needed to gather Kaido, Ember, Burufaruto, and the others first before it could be settled.
“Right, I need to take Mr. Wright with me; the Beasts Pirates needs his help handling internal affairs.”
“Miss La, this…”
Before Burufaruto could speak, Skipgate beside him couldn’t hold back first.
“Don’t worry, I don’t mean for him to leave you all; it’s just a simple request for him to help out for a while.
Mm… you could call it ‘labor dispatch’.”
“Labor dispatch…”
For some reason, Wright and Skipgate both shivered simultaneously, as if they saw countless blood and tears behind this strange term.
“W-Well, alright then.”
In the end, Skipgate agreed.
What could he do?
Not to mention that the other side were benefactors who avenged their captain, and now that they had just drunk the brotherhood wine, turning around and refusing even such a small request wouldn’t make sense.
Sigh~
Truly, when people are in the same trench, they have to bow their heads…
……
“What did Mr. Wright do before becoming a pirate?” On the way to the warehouse, to ease the other’s tension, Miss La started chatting with Wright.
“Oh? How did you know I wasn’t a pirate from the start, Miss La?”
“Indeed, I was actually a scholar from Ohara before, specializing in ancient texts.”
With a topic, Wright gradually relaxed.
“Ordinary pirates wouldn’t fight with their non-dominant left hand just to protect their writing right hand.”
Miss La pointed at his pair of hands that were clearly treated differently.
“You don’t seem to be left-handed either.”
“Haha, so you saw through it.”
“Pretty stupid, right? Even though I’m already a pirate who might have to fight for my life at any moment, I still put myself in danger for such a silly reason.” Wright gave a self-deprecating smile.
“Perhaps. But it’s your own choice, and I won’t interfere too much.”
“Besides, you probably won’t have many chances to grip a blade in battle anymore.”
Miss La already had plans for Wright’s future.
After all, such a high-level intellectual was rarer than an ability user in the Beasts Pirates where the average member dropped out of literacy class; he had to be placed in a safe spot to maximize his value.
……
“We’re here; this must be the house Burufaruto mentioned.”
Passing through the crowded group, the two arrived in front of a small house obviously newly built next to the warehouse.
The house’s gate was wide open, with people constantly coming in and out holding what looked like summary sheets, so there was no need to knock.
