Pirate: Hades! ( One Piece)

Chapter 239: The Government's Demands, Violently Fluctuating Emotions

Looking at the figure opposite him, dressed in luxurious robes, flawless like a perfect Noble.

 The smile on his face made the Envoy feel utterly terrified.

Maintaining a subtle sense of pressure, Hades's gaze quietly observed the beautiful scenery outside the side floor-to-ceiling window, seemingly appreciating it.

 In reality, he was waiting for the Government Envoy to speak first.

"Greetings, His Highness Pluton." The Envoy respectfully bowed.

He then took out a document and handed it to Hades.

 There was no fine food or wine prepared on the table; he knew he wasn't here to enjoy himself.

Hades turned his head, opened the document, and scanned it.

 As expected, the World Government was attempting to have both sides discard past grievances and re-establish ties, willing to offer five Devil Fruits as compensation.

Next was the matter of the Arms Trade.

 They hoped to prevent the Kronos Kingdom from suppressing the World Government's Arms Trade through commercial competition.

 For this, they were willing to pay thirty Devil Fruits, plus certain conveniences provided by the World Government to the Kronos Kingdom.

Additionally, they hoped to join in the management of Fish-Man Island.

Finally, there was a vague mention of matters concerning Wano Country, specifically the trade between the Pluto Pirates and Wano Country.

 It seemed the World Government hoped to get a piece of the action.

It appeared the World Government had investigated beforehand and knew that the Kronos Kingdom had been secretly collecting Devil Fruits.

 That's why they specifically offered thirty-five Devil Fruits.

The Battle of God Valley caused the World Government to lose a large amount of assets, but these assets belonged to the World Nobles.

 Most of the World Government's wealth was still in Holy Land Mariejois, in the World Government's Treasury.

 Thirty-five Devil Fruits might seem like a lot, but in reality, it was nothing to the World Government.

However, Hades couldn't possibly agree.

 Thinking this, Hades picked up a pen and directly crossed out the third suggestion regarding joint management of Fish-Man Island.

It was like a knife plunging into the heart of the Government Envoy.

 His heart immediately leaped to his throat.

 He seemed to want to say something, but the words died on his lips.

What right did the World Government have to jointly manage Fish-Man Island with the Pluto Pirates? And why would the Pluto Pirates give up this portion of their interests?

These toll fees, the Pluto Pirates earned billions of Beli from them every year.

 In the future, as more people traveled to Fish-Man Island, this revenue would increase further.

The Pluto Pirates had protected Fish-Man Island, bringing it peace.

 What had the World Government contributed?

As for the possibility of the World Government, unable to gain control of Fish-Man Island, inciting other Faction to threaten the Pluto Pirates' rule there, it was very small.

The toll fee collected by the Pluto Pirates on Fish-Man Island was not high, so it wouldn't cause dissatisfaction among the King's Merchant or Pirate, especially when compared to Red Port.

Even if there was dissatisfaction, they would have to weigh the immense Strength of the Pluto Pirates.

 Hades only needed to send out Titan, and that would be enough to resolve all troubles.

Those Pirate Crew capable of resisting Titan wouldn't easily offend Hades out of respect for him.

As for the World Government making a move, they would inevitably face a joint strike from numerous Top Tier Pirate Crew.

 This would give the already fractured Remnants of Rocks the possibility of regaining the might of Rocks.

This was something the World Government did not want to see.

Furthermore, besides the toll fee from Fish-Man Island, there was the protection fee paid annually by Fish-Man Island, and the trade between the Pluto Pirates and Fish-Man Island.

The Pluto Pirates had also secretly established many industries on Fish-Man Island, including Deep Sea Feature Casino, Deep Sea Paradise, and some flesh trade.

In the future, the "Cafe" established by the Mermaid Fortune Teller Madam Shyarly on Fish-Man Island would actually provide flesh trade services to tens of thousands of Pirate every month.

 These mermaid girls were actually working under the high risk of being abducted and sold as Slave by Pirate.

Such work was actually commonplace on Fish-Man Island.

Hades understood Fish-Man Island as a country very well.

 It had a large population, limited Land, and the vast majority of its people were poor and suffering.

Meanwhile, the Royal Family was high above, ignorant of the people's hardships, and even if they had the will, they lacked the ability.

These industries could bring enormous revenue to the Pluto Pirates every year.

 To prevent them from having to resort to this path, the Pluto Pirates could also guide more mermaids to the Kronos Kingdom.

Once the World Government intervened, these interests would be affected.

Moreover, even if the Pluto Pirates agreed, many Pirate in the New World would not.

Great Pirate with vision could see that Fish-Man Island was the source of new blood entering the New World and could not be controlled by the World Government.

Next was the first point, reconciliation.

Hades wrote "ten Devil Fruits" next to it, which allowed the Government Envoy to breathe a sigh of relief.

A mere ten Devil Fruits indicated that the Kronos Kingdom did not intend to become completely hostile to the World Government.

 In that case, the other two points had room for negotiation.

Being hostile to the World Government was very disadvantageous for a Kingdom like the Kronos Kingdom, which was good at hiding behind the scenes.

Reconciliation between the two sides was also very beneficial to the Kronos Kingdom, avoiding continued suppression from the World Government.

This was merely a superficial reconciliation and did not prevent the Kronos Kingdom from using other methods to strike at the World Government's Force without personally taking action.

Being able to gain ten Devil Fruits for free was undoubtedly a gain for the Kronos Kingdom.

Of course, an agreement would definitely have to be reached with the World Government later.

 If the World Government gained nothing, only a superficial reconciliation and gave away ten Devil Fruits for free, they certainly wouldn't be willing.

From the first point, he skipped to the fourth point.

 Allowing the World Government to join the trade with Wano Country.

It seemed the World Government had only sensed a connection between the Pluto Pirates and Wano Country but didn't understand the inside story or who they were trading with.

Kurozumi Semimaru and Kurozumi Chanwan had some fame within the Rocks Pirates, but on the Great Sea, they were nobodies and hadn't been noticed by the Marines or the World Government, as evidenced by their lack of any bounty.

Hades didn't gain much direct interest from Wano Country, paying at least tens of billions of Beli to the Kurozumi Clan every year.

Of course, Hades didn't lose out either.

 Everything he did was to weaken Wano Country's Force as much as possible.

This was a Kingdom with powerful military Potential.

 Years of isolation had caused Wano Country's Force to be less powerful than its peak period, but put on the Great Sea, it was still a terrifying Force.

Once Wano Country opened its borders, under the stress of the Great Sea, Wano Country's Samurai and Swordsmen would become even stronger, instantly becoming a World Top Powerhouse Nation in terms of Force.

Wano Country possessed such Potential, which is why Hades was reducing Wano Country's population and simultaneously supporting enemies like the Kurozumi Clan.

Preventing Wano Country from opening its borders was also something Hades hoped to see, which required dealing with Kozuki Oden.

This young Monster also possessed the terrifying World Peak Combat Power.

Therefore, no matter how much support Hades gave the Kurozumi Clan, he didn't have high hopes for them.

In this World where Strength was King, Top Tier Combatant decided everything.

The Kurozumi Clan clearly didn't have such Force.

 Even if their military force was massive, it was useless.

In the future, the Kurozumi Clan was clearly successful, successfully usurping the Shogun position of Wano Country.

But now, many things could change.

 Who could guarantee that Kaido would still come to Wano Country?

With Hades's support, the Kurozumi siblings didn't know Kaido.

Introducing the World Government was clearly a good method.

 Furthermore, there was a Road Poneglyph within Wano Country.

Thinking this, Hades's pen landed on the fourth point.

 The Government Envoy's heart began to beat violently with Hades's pen strokes.

He saw Hades write the two words "Pending," and his heart finally calmed down.

 This meant the Kronos Kingdom had not refused, and there was still room for negotiation in the future.

And the next point, the second one, was the most crucial.

 The Arms Trade was the bottom line that the Five Elders required him to secure.

Before he could even catch his breath, he became nervous again, his mood fluctuating wildly like a roller coaster.

(end of chapter)