"That's a fancy building. I could find it from afar, I just didn't think it would be yours."
"I know right? It took me a lot of effort to get it built. I even hired devil fruit users for it mostly, but even so, it took months to be completed."
". . . Now I can understand why you don't want to join the navy even when i am inviting you. With all this, even I would hesitate."
Garp and Shuunya stood in front of a huge building. In size alone, it is the third largest building in the nation, right after the palace and the colosseum.
Walking in, the place is bustling with people going here and there. Since the event is nearing with each passing day, the work they have to increases. And with their boss's personality, they are also forced to recheck and redo many times if found unsatisfactory.
The building on the outside looks good, but the inside looks even more amazing. The entrance is large enough to let giants wall through in both directions at the same time. The flooring is made with reinforced white marble stone, the ceiling of all the floors is the same at the center. The top is painted by the kingdom's best artists to look like the night sky.
"Welcome, To the Starry Sky Conglomerate. I know its a bit much to use that word to describe it, but that is my Goal."
"Why the name 'Starry Sky' though? It sounds so bad."
". . . There is a reason for that."
"Now follow me, I'll take you to get lodged somewhere beautiful. The Conglomerate was given the right to host the Colosseum events. In a sense, we are renting the colosseum to perform the events without paying any rent.
We also have many products under our brand, and are dabbled with real estate too."
"Well it sounds like a big thing to me"
"Don't speak in a monotone just because you don't understand it."
Shuunya took garp to the reception to get things started. After assigning Garp a room in a luxury hotel, he took him to the meeting room in the 11th floor. The building is designed to be accessible to all tribes and types of people. However because of racial differences, different races are assigned to different themed hotels.
The Lodge for giants only have 2 floors at most, since excessive movement from them would collapse the building because of their enormous strength. The Fish-man Lodges are constructed to the sea side, with access available to sea from any room. There is an underwater hotel to make it more comfortable, however it would be more costly.
The construction of all these buildings also cost an enormous amount of money. Because of this, Shuunya started a bounty hunt for the stone stone fruit, or any other material fruits, as they would be of great help for construction. Counting the time, doflamingo should have killed his father over a year ago, and started his piracy journey. Maybe pica didn't eat his fruit yet, so he still has some hope that he could find it.
He has a couple of fruits with him too. He collected them over the year, but none of them good enough for him, and he already has a fruit that he wanted the most. However he doesn't want to eat any devil fruits yet. He has an idea to let Al analyze a few fruits and fruit holders, and find a way to copy fruit abilities to himself.
With him Being in the New World where there are an abundant number of people, and him being the manager of the fighting tournaments which got a lot popular thanks to his efforts, he got a ton of data from different paramecia and animal fruits, and even a few logia fruits, though they are not developed properly.
But all this analysis delayed his strength growth, because he found out that since Al or any other skills are not Ultimate Skills, they cannot be sustained by me who doesn't have any magicules. Fortunately or Unfortunately, since his skills are broken, he could use them with his stamina, but the skills themselves are stored in his body, more specifically his brain.
This is both good and bad. To do anything beyond normal with his brain, he needs to use skills. Or else he couldn't. However with the presence of skills, his brain has developed a lot more than possible. He even awakened 2 abilities, one being telekinesis. But he can only use it around 1 meter from himself, and it could barely lift a pen. However this gave him another idea based on what he has.
Shuunya is also selfish in being so close with garp. He wanted know the part that makes him special, more specifically his bloodline factor. This is the only person he knew who has the initial D in his name and has developed his body to the utmost limits.
"Lets wait for a while. I think someone wants to meet you."
"Bwahaha. Sure, but bring me some snacks"
Shuunya called the staff to arrange some crackers for garp, and also asked them to notify King Riku of Garp's presence. He also told them to inform him to arrange an audience in the palace for garp, and then they can request garp to share some burden in managing this event. He would be up for it, since there are pirates causing trouble, especially roger.
He went back in to have a chat with garp. He needed to ask him a few questions to verify the current story line.
"He was a tough opponent, you know. I could mostly deal with all the troubles that I face but he was different, I couldn't defeat him the first time."
"That sounds troublesome. I didn't know there was such a fearsome fighter"
Of course I know, dude is probably crying right now since he can't get the gold.
"So I trained hard after a long time to hone my fists. I smashed mountains with my fists, and after defeating him, I started to gain the title Iron Fist"
"That was good, though probably he would attend this event knowing you are attending it."
"Bwahaha. Let him come, he won't be able to beat me anymore."
However Chinjao is a good partner to have. Maybe I could find a way for him to join me, maybe repairing that cone head would do just fine. I am also eyeing that gold under that ice. Although I cannot directly become patners with him since he is a pirate, but the Kano Country would be okay. Its just that it is in the west blue so it may take some time.
Knock Knock
"Come in"
"Sir, the King's Gourd has arrived bringing a message. The king has arranged an audience for the Naval Hero"
"So thats what I have been waiting for" garp said picking his ears and blowing his fingers, the continued "I hate meeting nobles"
"King Riku is a benevolent king. You can see that from the people of this country"
"Thats true. Then lets go. Bogart would be mad if I left for too long"
"You didn't inform your subordinates that you were eating crackers?"
"Bwahaha, why would I do that?"
". . . I guess they are used to it too, considering no one came"
Garp and shuunya walked out of the building to meet their escort.
"Aah, Kyros-kun, you look dashing in that outfit. How is your job recently?"
"Hmph"
"Come on, thats not how you talk to your ex-instructor. I am also the guest today, you know"
". . . Hah"
"Well, I'm also in a hurry right now, so I don't have time to tease you. Don't feel too bad, okay? Now lead the way."
". . . Yes"
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In the Audience Hall
"Its nice meeting you, King Riku" - Garp
"Vice Admiral garp is a straight forward person you majesty" - Shuunya
"Be at ease, I am not one to be particular about manners, much less against a Hero at that" - Riku
"Bwahaha, you should have started with that" - Garp
". . ."
". . ."
"Now pleasantries aside, the reason I want to talk to you is to request you in helping us managing the security during this tournament. Please help us live up to the trust we are looked up to" - Riku
". . The Navy will do its best to make sure there will be no problems to you, atleast from the pirates." - Garp
He's impressed, huh.
"However, we also require your active co-operation in apprehending the criminals." - Garp
"Definitely, I will assign Kyros to you. It will be of great experience to him" - Riku
"Well, that concludes the meeting. I will be taking my leave early, as I have some one else to talk to. We will meet each other soon then, Farewell" - Shuunya
"Are you sure you wouldn't consider joining navy? You have good Heart, and quite talented too, especially your unique Observation Haki."
"No. No, I don't think so."
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Roger most likely doesn't know that he has an incurable disease by now. He is currently at the Star Pub, maybe I could have a talk with a roger normally, and maybe I could get him to pay the bill, which I am sure they are planning to evade by now.
"Fuah, the alcohol here is very good, they said some weird name to it didn't they?"
"I don't know, all I care about is the taste"
"Alright, as a commemoration for finding this new drink, lets Party!!!"
"Yes!!!"
"Lets Go!!!"
"Bring us more DRINKS!!!"
Yeah, with the way they are chugging it, they most definitely are trying to escape after drinking.
"Hello, Mr. Roger"
"Huh? Its you huh, the one whose was observing us so deliberately, the with the weird haki. What do you want?"
"Do you want to fight garp in the tournament?"
". . . Ah?"