Arceus's Pirate Journey

Maria adjusted the strings of a large Shamisen and declined Yamato, while Jack’s reason was more straightforward.

”I have to train; I’m not interested in that entertainment ship. It seems that more pirates are challenging us lately, and I need to show them what terror is.”

”Really, are you all so boring? Little Pei, Ulti, are you going?”

”I’ll go if Little Pei goes. It looks like it might be fun.”

Over time, they became more familiar. Ulti no longer refutes others calling Page One ”Little Pei.” They’re all familiar, and arguing doesn’t help, so she accepts it.

”I want to go; I want to try that competition.”

Page One held a promotional poster from Tesoro, fanning with words about a fishing competition.

Besides the three, Zeraora and Setsuna also planned to take the kids on a trip there. However, there’s another special person added to the Hundred Beasts’ travel list—Kozuki Hiyori.

”King, are you serious?”

Shaina faced King with some incomprehension. He had full authority over Kozuki Hiyori, so listing her name meant he thought it was feasible.

”You should know she’s just a puppet.”

”I know, but that’s our territory. I don’t think she’ll have any chance with both me and Zeraora present. Besides, we’ve given her enough deterrence, and she’s been quite cooperative over these years. You understand the principle of combining grace with power; keeping her confined there isn’t in our highest interest.”

The puppet’s attitude doesn’t matter much, but a cooperative puppet is much more useful than one with a rebellious mind. That’s the judgment King arrived at by actually controlling the Flower Capital over the years; he believes that offering appropriate benefits is advantageous for the future.

”But...”

”Let Lord Arceus make the decision. If he agrees, there’s no need for you to worry.”

”True, wait a moment.”

King seeking out Arceus directly isn’t an issue, but it’s a fixed procedure. Usually, if it’s not a big deal, Shaina, as the secretary, would relay such matters.

Ultimately, Arceus did not veto this proposal. As King said, giving appropriate benefits is not a problem, and the personnel on the list are strong enough to handle special situations.

King and Zeraora, with their normal disaster-level power, plus Setsuna with burst-mode disaster power, barring the scale of an Admiral, nothing is likely to go wrong.