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Chapter 301: The Photo King and Bulma's Anger

along the way.

Eri and Naruto were like two curious kids. When they saw a stall they had never seen before, they wanted to go over and take a look. Eri even took out a black credit card from the pocket of her shrine maiden skirt and tried to buy something, but was pulled back by Uchiha Hikaru with a helpless look on her face.

“…Although it’s a good thing that you’ve learned how to spend money, Eri, but money from different worlds cannot be used interchangeably. Tell me what you want, and I’ll buy it for you later.”

"You too, Naruto, put that frog wallet away."

The universal currency in the pirate world is Bailey.

Uchiha Hikaru didn't have much of this stuff, only some of it was stolen from the previous pirate ships. In theory, Kaido and the Beasts Pirates should have a lot of it, after all, they have been engaged in arms trafficking with Doflamingo for many years, but Uchiha Hikaru had already kidnapped Yamato and plundered all his money, which was a bit unkind.

and so……

“Let Leone and the others find the black market in this area and get some gold, gems, and other things to sell…”

These things are hard currency no matter which world they are in. And Uchiha Hikaru, who has a mountain of gold, doesn't mind paying out of his own pocket.

After half a day.

The group stopped in front of an open-air restaurant, ordered some food and drinks, and prepared to replenish their energy.

At this moment.

Bulma mentioned something about Ace.

"Speaking of which, we have been here at Yamato's place for several days now. Shouldn't we help her investigate Ace's whereabouts? After all, he is Yamato's friend and a nice guy. If anything unexpected happens after we get here, Yamato will definitely be very sad."

"Don't worry, I'm already investigating this."

Uchiha Hikaru took a bite of steak and said casually, "We are now in the year 1520 of the Sea Circle Calendar, which is the year when the comics begin. If nothing unexpected happens, Luffy has already gone out to sea, and Ace should be on his way to hunt down Blackbeard. There is still some time before the outbreak of the 'Top War'. As long as we find Whitebeard within the next half month, the situation will be clear at a glance."

"Hmm...but where is Whitebeard? The comics don't seem to mention where his territory is, right?"

Bulma took out a copy of "One Piece" from her backpack and started reading it at the dining table.

Naruto next to him cast a curious look.

And Esdeath.

As outsiders, although the two of them also followed Uchiha Hikaru through the world, they did not know that these worlds were derived from anime works. Among them, Esdeath seemed to have vaguely guessed something, but did not say it out loud, just coughed lightly:
"Someone has been watching us for over an hour."

"Ok??"

Bulma raised her head in surprise, looked around, and then fixed her eyes on Esdeath and Uchiha Hikaru who was sitting in the same row with her: "Hikaru, you..."

"Yeah, I knew that a long time ago."

Uchiha Guang nodded slightly: "Go and invite the guest over, Xiao Ai. Just tell him that we want to treat him to a cup of coffee."

"it is good."

Esdeath stood up and walked towards the outside of the restaurant with big strides.

There was a faint sound of commotion.

Less than half a minute.

Esdeath turned around and threw a man in a beige shirt and a top hat onto an empty chair on the side of the table, then placed a camera on the dining table.

"what is this?"

"Things found on this guy." Esdeath said briefly: "It seems that he has been following us and taking pictures for a long time. Photos of each of us can be found in it."

"what?"

Bulma was surprised again. She snatched the camera and looked at it for a while. Then, as if she thought of something, she lowered her head and flipped through "One Piece".

half an hour.

The blue-haired girl raised her head again, facing the man in the top hat, and said in an uncertain tone: "Are you... the photo king?"

"?!"

The man in the top hat was nervously explaining that he was just an ordinary photography enthusiast, and that he went out to take pictures of people as usual today, and happened to see Uchiha Hikaru and his group. But when Bulma called out his identity, he immediately opened his eyes wide, with surprise and horror in his tone: "How do you know who I am?"

That's right.

The man in the top hat is indeed the famous photographer, also known as the "Flame Photographer".

In the original plot of "One Piece", he was the director of the photography department of the Navy, responsible for taking photos of bounty orders, but because of his carelessness, he often forgot to open the lens cover of the camera, and was eventually fired by the Navy. He joined Morgans' World Economic News as a reporter.

Since this guy appears here, it means...

(Have the Straw Hat Pirates already experienced the Judicial Island incident?)
During the moment Uchiha Guang observed and analyzed in secret.

Bulma had already determined the identity of the Photo King from his reaction, and immediately slammed the table angrily: "Well, you look like an honest guy, but you actually did such a bad thing as secretly taking pictures of girls, just like that lewd old man Master Roshi! And you made me look so ugly in the picture!"

"……ugly?"

"Isn't it? Look at these photos. They look like something taken by an amateur. How can you call yourself the 'Photography King'?"

This time.

Even the photography king couldn't sit still anymore.

"You can say that I have a bad character, but you can't question my skills! I am the director of the photography department of the Navy Headquarters and a full-time photographer for the World Economic News Agency. No one knows photography better than me!" "Okay, I will convince you today."

Bulma moved the chair over indignantly, then faced the camera and started arguing with the Photo King.

What light, what focus, what composition...

Uchiha Hikaru basically didn't understand a single word of these professional terms.

Esdeath, Eri, and Naruto were all confused.

but……

Uchiha Hikaru gradually understood what was going on: "Bulma, you don't want to..."

"Yes."

Bulma nodded vigorously: "Photography King, I ask you to delete these photos immediately and reshoot them according to the requirements I just mentioned! Well... I have some professional lighting equipment on the ship. When Yamato and the others come back, we will go back to the ship to shoot.

Also, don’t take these side profile and back photos all the time, they make you look sneaky and not sunny at all.”

"..."

The photography king didn't know what to say at this moment.

The technological level of the pirate world is naturally incomparable to that of Dragon Ball. As a genius girl with a superb IQ and a little bit of narcissism, Bulma's accomplishments in photography are naturally beyond reproach. So the exchange just now has convinced him.

but……

He was obviously in the business of taking candid photos, and this business had nothing to do with "sunshine". When he was taking photos of the bounty of the pirates, he would be discovered from time to time and chased by them.

Now someone actually took the initiative to invite him to take pictures on the boat?
Are there any pirates like this?
The photo-taking king was already confused by what Bulma said.

Uchiha Guang coughed at this time and asked about the origins of the Photography King.

As a former naval employee, the photography king is still very tight-lipped and speaks very carefully.

However, Uchiha Hikaru's intelligence network was far superior to his, and he knew his details very well, so he quickly used indirect methods to get some key information from him -

Just as she guessed, Luffy's crew had already experienced the Judicial Island incident.

According to the timeline of the original work, they may have already dealt with Gekko Moriah and were on their way to the Sabaody Islands. Later, because of punching the celestial dragons, they were slapped and flew to the Kingdom of Women by Bartholomew Kuma, thus starting the prelude to the "Operation Rescue Ace".

"……fine."

Uchiha Guang calculated secretly and felt that there was still enough time.

If everything went well, she might even be able to take Esdeath to the Sabaody Archipelago to join in the fun and see the quality of the navy admiral.

……

That evening.

Yamato, Kikyo, Brand and others arrived at the town center one after another and met up with Uchiha Hikaru and his party as agreed.

At this time, the photography king was already on pins and needles.

no way.

Others were fine, but the murderous aura on Esdeath was too fierce for ordinary people. Especially this guy's act of secretly taking photos of Uchiha Hikaru made Esdeath feel quite unhappy, so he seemed to be targeting him deliberately. If the photography king had not been dealing with pirates from all over the world for many years and had a strong psychological quality, he would have peed his pants by now.

"Okay, everyone is here."

Bulma clapped her hands and said, "Let me introduce this to you all. This is the professional photographer that Xiaoguang and I hired. He will take individual and group photos for our 'Dimensional Pirates'. Everyone, give him a warm welcome!"

clap clap-

Yuji Itadori and Tanjiro, who were unaware of the truth and had simple personalities, were the first to applaud.

Yamato and Niga quickly followed suit, clapping their hands loudly.

Finally, there were Kikyo and the others who seemed a little confused.

Amidst the warm applause, the photographer hesitated to speak:

"Well, actually I am..."

"Don't be shy, we are all family."

Bulma patted the Photo King on the shoulder, and then, as the latter was sweating profusely, she turned to Kikyo and the others and said:

"After you go back, take a shower and change your clothes. Dress nicely. If you need to change your hairstyle, you can go get a haircut first. I just saw a barber shop over there... This is a rare opportunity. Even if it takes a little more time, we must take the best-looking photos!"

"..."

At this moment.

The photography king finally felt that he seemed to be on a pirate ship.

A pirate who can perform amazing feats on the Grand Line...

Sure enough, everyone has a serious illness...

(End of this chapter)