Honestly, I shouldn't have done that. Although Dragon is the best for the role, since he is better suited leader, but now there might not be any revolutionary army. Aokiji could have been good as a marshall, not comparable to Dragon probably but still.
It looks like I should think multiple times before making changes. I did not think it through because of my Impulses. I should be more capable than this. However, I cannot be perfect. I know that I have my faults.
The best solution for this would be to have more people with me working on this. I don't have more opinions on my plans, if not any. This is one of the reasons my Business is flourishing while my true events of Focus are struggling.
But there aren't enough people for me to discuss with me. Dragon can barely be counted as one. Tezzelo can be one, but he is still too young now. . . . Should I hire Olivia in advance? I don't know, it's only been around a year since Robin's birth, although I can convince her, It would be too much on Robin.
It would be even better to let her stay to work from there. Hmm. . . Can't I recruit her that way? She can stay in Ohara and take care of her child while working for me. And I would be the sponsor for Clover's trips in secret. Though hiding that matter would be a very difficult task
Well then, let's do that. I'll have someone meet her with a den den mushi. I think she might not consider it if she wants to 'find it in person', it would depend on my persuasion at the end.
Puru~Puru~
Kacha~
"Hello~"
". . ."
"What happened, Beatrice?"
". . ."
". . . I see, I suppose this is the first time we're speaking to each other. It's a pleasure, Mr. Umit"
Few minutes ago
Beatrice is nervous. She didn't want to come to meet him at all. For someone who is used to dealing with 'Normal' matters, it is inevitable that they would be nervous if they were to come in contact for the first time.
Beatrice is not that 'someone'. She has dealt with many matters that were borderline illegal in absence of her Boss. But she didn't expect that the first person she would meet from the underworld was an Emperor of the Underworld.
Sure, he is relatively newly established in the business, but that doesn't make this any better. She doesn't think she is capable of handling matters of this caliber. But she has to do it.
Because her boss promised that she would be considered for administrative authority if she succeeds in this. This is her dream, to hold immense power to decide upon the lives of many. Hence she accepted this task even when she wasn't confident about herself.
But she now believes her judgment to be the worst. She couldn't even bring herself to say no to his oppressive eyes. He is a terrible man, this Shipping King.
". . . So are you going to say something? I don't think it's a good idea to waste my time any further. The man behind you may not be able to protect you if I am really mad."
"Yes! YES! Sorry, I was just saying. . ."
"You didn't even speak when you sat down!! You didn't even introduce yourself!!! If you just want a meal, Don't come here to waste my time!!!!"
"Sorry! SORRY!!! I-I didn't mean to offend you!-"
"Shut it!! Tell me why you want to meet me, you have 1 minute"
"W-Well, you must have heard about our company. It's called Starry Sky Conglomerate. We have developed recently and rapidly in the Kingdom of Dressrosa. We received many offers to develop in other nations, but transportation is a very difficult problem to face for us. We were hoping that you would -"
"Time's Up."
"Co-orporate with- Huh?"
"I don't care about your offer anymore"
"P-Please give me one more minute. I think it would be of great benefit for both of Us!!"
"Tell me what the offer is, first. I will decide on whether to work with you lot later."
"Well, we were hoping that you would provide safer shipping for our goods in exchange for some Remuneration."
"Why do you think I would do that?"
"W-Well, it will earn you a lot of money. And it's a stable source of income"
"You are not convincing me with this"
"A-Ahh, what do you want for this? As long as it is not excessive, we will accept your conditions"
"Hmph, I want 50% in whatever you earn from your sales, final"
"Please Wait!!! That is too much!!! The goods, the employees, the taxes, we have a lot of money requirements to fulfill all these necessities. 50% means we would be making a loss in this business."
"That's all I want. You can go back if you don't want to work together. However I am sure your boss would be disappointed in you."
"P-Please change your Offer. My boss would still be disappointed if I accepted such a ridiculous deal. 30%, that is our bottom line"
"Why not ask for it for free?! Huh!! 30%?! Do you think I am a fool to accept such a deal?!"
"B-But 30% is a large amount of money too. . . "
"W-Wait!!!"
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"So, 40% for the first three years of business until you gain popularity in the surrounding areas. But whatever the condition of your business, the rate would be 50% after that."
". . . Yes! . . . "
Puru~Puru~
Kacha~
"Hello~"
". . ."
"What happened, Beatrice?"
". . ."
". . . I see, I suppose this is the first time we're speaking to each other. It's a pleasure, Mr. Umit"
". . . Are you the boss?"
"Of the people in front of you? Yes"
"We just made the contract for our deal, so you can be worry free"
"Well, I think we should put the contract signing on hold and re discuss our terms"
"Are you kidding me?! We just finished discussing the terms and you just want to change it?! Aren't you being too disrespectful to me?!!"
"Well, I apologize for that. But no matter what your terms were, the fact that Kyros made this call means it is not good for us."
"Then tell me, what do you think I should reconsider about?"
"I think WE can give you a better option than those kingdoms that want to stop our trade. I am sure they wanted something different from you, considering you are making a deal with us"
". . ."
"This alone proves the fact that You have acknowledged the future of our business or partnership to have greater value compared to the friendship of multiple kingdoms in the New World"
". . . 30%. I want 30% of your profits from sales"
"Before that, I would like to invite you to the tournament we are hosting in dressrosa. It is the grandest tournament you will have ever seen in your entire life. I have just discussed with Monkey D. Dragon, and he promised to help us in security. You could say we have reached pleasant Cooperation"
". . ."
"And I will also let you in on some secret news. Monkey D. Garp and Gol D. Roger are participating in the tournament. I have successfully convinced them to participate in the fight."
". . ."
"I think that this fight will give a big boost to our company's popularity around the world. If you do come to visit though, I will keep a VIP Seat reserved for you. What do you say?"
". . . What do you want?"
"5% of the profits from all the sales from whatever the goods we are transporting through YOUR channel. And access to all of your channels"
"Do you take me for a Fool?! That's too low!! 15%, 15% and you can have the access to my channels"
"How about we both take a step back? I will give you 10% of the sales of goods which we take your help in transporting, 5% as tax for using your shipping routes without your help, and I will give you my word that BOTH the Roger Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates will not provoke you unnecessarily."
". . . Deal!"
"Well, pleasant cooperation"
"Pleasant Cooperation"
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"But I still can't understand why your subordinates are so bad"
Shiver!
"You can't blame her too much on this. She is used to dealing with ordinary clients until now. Since We will be dealing with more and more powerful people from now on, I thought this would be the perfect experience for her."
"Don't you have someone better?"
"Well, we have a pretty short development time, and now they can't keep up with the change"
"Fine, Fine. It's not my problem anyway. You can leave now. You have my word for your business"
"Hahaha, then I will be thankful for that. Beatrice, come back!"
"Ye-Yesh!!"
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"Do you not have something to ask of me?"
"Did you never believe in me, boss?"
"I did. That's why I sent you to deal with this in the hopes of training you. And Kyros doesn't understand what is good or bad in business terms. I told him to judge the situation on how you feel, not what you achieved"
"But I may have signed it before your call, right?"
"That would make things troublesome. But it's just troublesome. Now both him and I have a preliminary agreement, but that doesn't mean either of us is willing to withhold it. In the next few months, he will be taking our goods to experiment with them to reproduce them.
And I will be slowly making those shipping routes my own. He knows my intentions and I know his. Moreover Either of us knows that we know that the other knows about our intentions. Basically, everything is clear to both of us, and neither can stop the other."
". . . I don't understand"
". . . And I don't know how to explain"
"Pfft- Ahahaha~"
". . ."
"Ah! I'm very sorry!"
"It's fine. It's great to see that you are back to your former self"
"Thank you"
"Well, work for me more"
"Yes, Boss!"
Kacha~
Head Office Room
Well, it looks like it can be considered a success. Although she couldn't make a successful deal, at least she learned a lot from this
Knock~
"Come in!"
"Ah! Boss, here is the list of participants of the tournament that you asked"
"Oh, keep it on my desk. It looks like you are overworking, but I have only you to rely on for now"
"It's no problem, boss"
"So, how is it being a school teacher, stella?"
"Well, it's quite stressful to be honest. Although the nobles and the rich have schools, the concept of schools isn't widespread among the common masses. The nobles are adamantly refusing education for the poor, and because of the threats, very few students are actually attending the school. Fortunately, King Riku has made an announcement. With his popularity, and the fact that the Young Princess is attending, we are barely able to maintain it."
"Just hold On. As long as enough time passes, they will forget about it. And after a couple of years, when school has become a normal thing in society, we can take the next step"
"Ok, boss"
"How is Tezzelo?"
"He is very enthusiastic about everything. He sings everyday in class for everyone to listen. He made quite a few friends too"
"And you?"
"Me? Just the usual"
"I see. You may leave now"
"Ok, boss"
Thud
Well, let's see who all are participating, shall we? Hmm~, Hmm~? Bullet? That guy is also participating? There is no one else from both Roger Pirates and Marines. The only ones I know who stand out are Roger, Bullet, Garp, and Chinjao. Although there are others, I don't know about them. They could be some strong ones who I may have missed, but I think I need to rig the randomiser.
Let's see . . . Bullet will qualify, So will roger and Garp and Chinjao. I wish I could also pull Issho into this . . . I am planning too much for the future. I currently don't have the capabilities to reach every corner of the world and invite everyone I deem necessary. Let's wait for a while and develop more, let things be decided by fate.
Well, let's see how I can rigg these match orders. Garp and Roger must only meet in the final. And Chinjao should meet Garp in the Semi Final. I could put Bullet against Roger in the Quarter Finals but that would mean I have to fight two matches, which is fine but more people will be watching Semi Finals and Finals more.
So it is better to let them Face each other in the Semi Finals for Craze. And I also will have enough battles to gain battle experience, which I seriously lack. I just hope I won't be defeated before reaching the Quarter Finals . . .
On the contrary, I feel like I should be defeated before the Quarter Finals. My current strength which is shown to the outside world isn't strong enough to reach that stage.
The tournament will be starting tomorrow for a whole three days. Now is the critical time for the plan. There aren't any problems that I know of, but I should still be cautious of unknown dangers.