Chapter 185: Hard-pressed On Both Sides
“Oh oh oh oh!”
“Is that Beasts Pirates’ newly promoted executive?”
“And the one next to her, it’s Rayleigh after all!”
Morgans, who had hurriedly run to the dock from another road, happened to see Perospero leading the group toward the hotel where they were staying.
Without caring about much else, Morgans decisively pulled out the picture Den Den Mushi he carried with him and snapped a shot of the group’s side profiles.
Click~
“Hm?” *n
This undisguised shutter sound immediately caught the group’s attention.
“Mister Peros, isn’t your side’s photography happening a bit too frequently?”
“Hasn’t the ceremony even started yet?”
She turned toward Morgans, curiously asking.
If she remembered correctly, someone had already taken photos once when their ship had just docked.
She had thought that shot was just for registration as ceremony participants, so she hadn’t paid it any mind.
But now, just a few minutes later, someone else took another shot, which made her wonder what exactly the other side was up to.
Could it be that the previous one was of the ship, and this one was of the people?
But there was no need to be so sneaky about something like that, right? They could just stand out openly and take frontal shots.
“No, I haven’t arranged for anyone to take photos on my end. Perorin~”
Seeing that familiar birdman figure not far away, Perospero’s eyelid twitched, then he gripped his candy cane tightly and bowed slightly toward her and the others:
“My apologies, esteemed guests.”
“Please excuse me for a moment. Perorin~”
……
Bang!
“Hey, Morgans!”
“You guy, I should have told you not to run around everywhere, not to casually disturb other guests, right! Perorin~”
At the corner of a candy house, Perospero directly pinned Morgans against the wall, then pressed his nose against his beak.
“After the ceremony starts, you can take photos however you want!”
“But before that, can you restrain yourself a little?”
“If Mother finds out you’re causing trouble before the ceremony even starts, she’ll definitely be angry. Perorin~”
“You don’t want to face Mother’s wrath, do you?”
“Or do you want to be kicked out of Whole Cake Island right now?”
Perospero was indeed quite angry right now; these guys coming to attend the ceremony were all troublemakers who didn’t let anyone relax, and a slight oversight could lead to chaos.
“Come on~ come on~”
“Calm down a bit, Charlotte’s son.”
Morgans flapped his wings, trying to cool the other’s temper.
As a regular at Big Mom’s Tea Party, he was already very familiar with this eldest son of Charlotte, who was quite mature both in his work and appearance.
“You have to know, as a news worker, if I don’t rush to the scene the moment I spot news, that would be serious negligence.”
“This involves my professionalism; Charlotte will understand.”
“No! Mother won’t understand; she’ll just dump all the blame on me, the person in charge! Perorin~”
Perospero let out a complaint that only a corporate drone oppressed by an unscrupulous boss for a long time could make.
“So, now, please return to your suite!”
“Don’t disturb the other guests anymore, alright, President Morgans?”
“Ah~”
“Got it, got it~”
Looking at the other’s eyes, bloodshot from too much pressure, Morgans nodded perfunctorily.
Then he casually removed his top hat, brushed off the dust on it, and put it back on, the whole motion appearing so carefree.
He clearly had no intention of obediently staying in the hotel as Perospero had said.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to, but rather that he couldn’t control himself.
After all, there’s no such thing as a wrong nickname, only a wrong name.
【Big News】 never misses big news.
“Speaking of which, those three little girls are the so-called core executives that Beasts Pirates have been hiding, right?”
Morgans seized the opportunity to seek confirmation from Perospero again.
“Correct, the one with golden hair is called La, and she’s the leader for Beasts Pirates this time.”
“The other two are her sisters. Perorin~”
“I see, so the rumors are true; Beasts Pirates’ new executives are three sisters.”
“The golden-haired one is La, the red-haired one is Aoxi, and the blue one is Obei.”
Morgans had very broad information channels, or rather, he and his World Economic News Agency were themselves a major source of information.
So although the three little ones had never appeared in any formal occasions, he had already collected quite comprehensive info on them, just needing to match them to faces.
“Alright, I’ve told you everything you need to know, now hurry back.”
With that, Perospero used his ability to summon a candy carriage, then directly shoved Morgans into it.
“Wait, wait!”
“One last question!”
“Why is 【Pluton】 Rayleigh with Beasts Pirates’ people?”
“They said it was just a chance encounter.”
“Ha?!”
Before Morgans could ask further, the candy carriage sped away along the candy-paved road into the distance.
Just as Perospero breathed a sigh of relief after sending off this big troublemaker, a crew member came running over in a panic.
“B-bad news! Lord Perospero, Whitebeard Pirates’ people have arrived.”
“Hm? So soon?”
“You go ahead and escort Beasts Pirates’ people to the hotel for me; I’ll go out to sea to greet Whitebeard’s people.”
Perospero clearly hadn’t realized the complexity of the situation yet.
“No, that’s not it!”
“Whitebeard Pirates’ people are already on the island.”
“So soon?! Who’s the leader?”
“It’s 【Ice Witch】 Waidi Bei, and she brought three others besides.”
“Waidi Bei, huh…”
Perospero didn’t know much about this extremely rare female member of Whitebeard Pirates, so he planned to go meet her first.
“Where are they now?”
“They’re over on Lick Lick Street, and they’re currently facing off against Beasts Pirates’ people!”
“Facing off?!”
Perospero finally understood what this crew member’s initial “bad news” meant.
“What’s going on? Is there some conflict? Or do they have prior grudge?”
While asking, Perospero quickly ran toward Lick Lick Street, silently praying that nothing unexpected would happen.
……
“Yo~ long time no see, Beasts Pirates’ guys!”
“Thanks for taking care of us last time!”
Marco greeted her and the others with hands in his pockets, but his tone wasn’t exactly friendly, and behind him were the silent Jozu and Vista.
Last time, their Whitebeard Pirates had taken a big loss—not only had they themselves been beaten up, but it had also caused Old Man to lose face.
They had even compensated Beasts Pirates with a ship full of alcohol in the end.
These young crew members, who valued the pirate crew’s name and Old Man’s reputation as inviolable, absolutely couldn’t swallow this insult.
Of course, Marco and the others wouldn’t resort to any sneaky tricks; as Whitebeard’s crew, having been defeated, they naturally had to win it back fair and square!
Over the past half year, the three of them had trained relentlessly day and night, just for the chance to redeem themselves and regain their pride.
“It’s you, Pineapple Birdman; if nothing’s up, hurry up and scram~”
Aoxi looked impatiently at the trio of defeated foes in front of her and waved her hand, too lazy to deal with them.
“I’m annoyed right now~ if you don’t scram, I’ll beat you up!”
PS: At this time, Waidi Bei probably hasn’t left the main crew to go solo yet, and little horse bro and them should still be trainees without titles.
