Chapter 9: Night in Shampoo

On Island 36, Rex and Gion walked hand in hand under the night lights.

There are rows of shops on both sides of the street, including pubs, hotels, clothing stores, and warehouses. Occasionally, you can see girls from the red-light district soliciting customers under the street lights.

The industrial chain of Stussy, the half-godmother of Lex, has begun to gradually expand from the New World to the 'Paradise'. When the Great Pirate Era comes nine years later, the times will run wild, the number of pirates will increase dramatically, and the number of fallen girls will increase as a result. The red-light district will be taken to a higher level.

"Hey, Lex, I want to eat that."

Gion pointed to the takoyaki stand not far ahead and excitedly pulled Lex's arm.

"My Princess, do you know how many Baileys you spent on me tonight? A full three million, two hundred and fifty-six thousand Baileys! Ask yourself honestly, is this how much you earn in a year in the Navy?" Lex was speechless.

"Eh? Why is there so much? I don't think I ate much. Are you tired from shopping and don't want to accompany me? Ha, I don't love you anymore."

Gion turned around, facing Lex, and said angrily.

"..."

"Do you want to see this dress worth 2,999,999 Baileys? This is clearly a waste of money. It's inlaid with sapphires under the starry sky, and it's a proof of eternal love. You actually bought this kind of thing that is obviously a scam for fools."

Lex took out an extremely gorgeous blue dress from another dimension.

"Then why didn't you remind me."

"Didn't I hint to you like crazy at that time? My observation Haki told me that the man was a profiteer, but you pretended not to see it..."

"Hey, is there any?"

"..."

"So you love me, Lex."

"Love, what's wrong?"

"Then what's wrong with asking you to buy me a dress as a proof of our love? You don't lack that little money anyway." Gion said indifferently.

"But you buy this kind of IQ tax almost every time you go shopping. This is not how you make money."

Lex said excitedly that in front of Gion and in front of other people, Lex has two different personalities and is not so stable. Perhaps this is also the release of his nature, and he will only be like this when he is with the people closest to him.

"Hmph, stop talking nonsense. I want to eat takoyaki. Go buy some." Gion rolled his eyes at Lex.

"Ok."

Lex had no choice but to turn and walk towards the takoyaki stall.

Just pamper your own wife.

If it weren't for the fact that Lex's ten-year plan was imperative, he would not be willing to let Gion join the navy again, but he really needs a future top navy combat force!

Arrived at the takoyaki stand.

"Boss, give me twenty servings of our signature takoyaki, ten with spicy sauce and ten without." Lex said to the octopus man in front of him.

[Is this from Fishman Island? Octopus fishman? It's not here since Hachi was born. It shouldn't be here yet. Besides, Uncle Rayleigh is still so young.]

Lex muttered to himself that the octopus man in front of him had an honest and simple face and looked like Xiao Ba's father. After all, the octopus man's amazing skill in selling takoyaki could be considered a family craft.

But for Lex, it's not that important.

In the entire Fishman Island, the only thing worthy of Lex's attention is one of the three ancient weapons that have not yet been born - Poseidon, Little Mermaid, Shirahoshi!

The core of Lex's next ten-year plan is to gain the power of ancient weapons!

At this moment, a knife came from behind Lex and hit the back of his head. "Lex, what are you doing? Hurry up and bring the takoyaki over. You're starving to death."

Zhiyuan said to Lex bluntly that for Zhiyuan, accompanying Lex is love, and bullying Lex is daily life.

"It's almost there. Wait a moment, beautiful lady."

The octopus man said hastily, quickly flipping the takoyaki on the iron plate.

For him, receiving the "big business" of 20 takoyaki in the middle of the night was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise, and he could make some extra money. He hadn't yet collected enough money to pay the rent for next month's Yuren Street.

In this world, most people are just ordinary people struggling to make a living.

Lex and Gion are undoubtedly very lucky, in every aspect.

"Here, two distinguished guests, please enjoy Lao Ba's special takoyaki!" said the octopus man enthusiastically.

"Pfft~"

Lex couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"What's wrong? What are you laughing at?" Zhiyuan asked curiously.

"Nothing, just remembered something funny."

Lao Ba and Xiao Ba, are they really from the same lineage?

But when he heard about the old eight special takoyaki, Lex obviously lived in Bengbu. Lex wanted to ask, is it a secret recipe? But he was too embarrassed to ask.

Under the street lights, the light lengthened the figures of the two people.

Lex and Gion continued walking forward.

"Honey, try it, it smells delicious."

Lex handed over a non-spicy dish, but Zhiyuan didn't like spicy food.

"Ah~ Hey me."

Gion opened her mouth slightly and looked into Lex's eyes and said.

Lex chuckled, picked up a takoyaki with a wooden skewer in one hand, and held it from below with the other hand, and carefully put the takoyaki in his hand into Zhiyuan's mouth, for fear of burning Zhiyuan.

"Hmm."

Zhiyuan took a bite and chewed it in his mouth, while constantly fanning his mouth with his little hands. It was a little hot.

"Here, grape juice, on the rocks."

Lex took out the prepared juice from the alien space and handed it to Zhiyuan.

Zhiyuan took it, took two big gulps, handed it to Lex, and continued talking to Lex.

"Lex, I want more takoyaki."

Maybe he was really hungry, or maybe Laoba's special takoyaki was really delicious, so Zhiyuan ate his sixth serving of takoyaki that day.

"Yeah, here it is."

The biggest function of Rex's alternate dimension is actually to make it convenient to store things and preserve the freshness of food when shopping with Gion.

"Lex." Gion suddenly spoke.

"exist."

"kiss Me."

"mua~"

After the kiss, Gion continued to eat his takoyaki and walked towards the bubble Ferris wheel in the amusement park, only licking his lips from time to time.

........

In the New World, the Flying Pirates are located in the second half of the New World, and they control the vastest sea area in the New World.

The Whitebeard Pirates are located in the central area of ​​the New World, bordering the sphere of influence of the Hiku Pirates.

As for the Roger Pirates, they do have territory.

However, Roger's pirate group does not stay in their own territory all year round, but wanders around the world. Just leaving a Roger's pirate flag is enough, and no one dares to invade.

The only king group is not just talk, the cutting-edge route does have its merits.

At this time, on the island where the Whitebeard Pirates and the Hiku Pirates border, the Ante Islands.

The two parties were holding a secret meeting in a secret room, and several of them were keeping an eye on the movements of the entire archipelago.

"Shiqi, are these people you bring trustworthy?" Whitebeard confirmed again.

"Newgate, at least he's better than those brats you brought with you."

The Golden Lion looked at Marco, Vista, and Thatch behind Whitebeard with disdain.

"Kulalala, family and subordinates are different. Didn't Lex tell you?" Whitebeard smiled proudly.

"Hahaha, speaking of Lex, that kid should be on vacation in Shampoo and Gion now." said the Golden Lion.

"Admiral, let's not talk about the young master's vacation for now. Let's start the process of forming an alliance as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble."

One of Golden Lion's two lieutenants, Captain of the Flying Pirates' First Fleet, Agulas Gutt, reminded that this tall and thin dark man is always reliable.

It may be a tradition. Since ancient times, top pirates themselves are often not very reliable, but their deputies are very trustworthy. Of course, lone rangers like Red Earl and Hawkeye are another story.

"Hahahaha, Newgate, Lex should have given you a general idea of ​​the ten-year plan!" The Golden Lion had a bright look in his eyes, holding a cigar in his mouth.

"Well, that's why I formed an alliance with you, but let me make it clear in advance that I won't joke about the lives of my family members, Shiki!" White Beard said solemnly.

"Don't worry, although these kids behind you have some talent, they are still far from it. I'm not so poor that I would not even use the combat power of this new generation. You have to know that according to Lex and our plan, the first ten-year plan will focus more on layout." Golden Lion spoke eloquently.

"That's why we formed a secret alliance here," Whitebeard added.

"Okay, then I will briefly emphasize the alliance plan again. This alliance will be carried out in secret, and only the top leaders of both sides will know about it. After the alliance, everything will remain the same, and no public announcement will be made to the outside world. From now on, we will help each other internally, with the ten-year plan as the center, uniting the forces of both sides, and driving the navy out of the New World as the tentative goal. Do you have any objections?"

Gut announced, holding the plan in hand.

……

Paradise, Chambord Island No. 36, it is still night.

Under the night sky, the Milky Way is like a silk thread and the starlight is like a waterfall, hanging down from the sky.

The top of the Bubble Ferris Wheel.

"Ah~ Um, Lex!" Gion blushed and hummed unclearly.

"What's wrong?" Lex held Gion in his arms, his palms seemed to be kneading something, and his eyes were looking at the night view of Shampoo outside the bubble.

"I want more." Gion raised her head in Lex's arms and said coquettishly.

Lex smiled and bent down to kiss him.