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Chapter 302: Money for Intelligence

The encounter with the photography king was certainly an accident.

However, Bulma was well prepared for the idea of ​​becoming famous in the pirate world.

With the help of Uchiha Hikaru and others, she spent half a day to build a studio on the "Blue Planet" and installed all the lighting equipment inside. Then, she moved a bunch of uniforms of similar styles from the warehouse - or more precisely, the "Universal Capsule".

From the captain, deputy captain, to the boatswain, ship doctor, lookout... the clothing style for each position is slightly different, and the size is also tailored according to different people.

"…So, our pirate group has a uniform?"

Uchiha Guang was a little surprised.

"Of course, I made this with reference to the combat uniforms of Frieza's army. You can decide whether to wear it or not according to your own wishes. I won't force you."

Bulma said this to Brand and the others behind her, and then added secretly, "But it would be best if they could wear it. After all, the photos taken this time may be put on our bounty in the future and distributed to the whole world. We can't let our pirate group down."

"..."

So you really want to be the Pirate King?

We've just set out to sea, and you're already planning on getting on the navy's bounty warrant?
Uchiha Hikaru muttered a few words before grabbing his "vice-captain uniform" and heading into the locker room.

This group photo activity lasted for a whole day.

In addition to Yotsuya Miko, who is an ordinary person, there are Nezuko and Naruto, two young non-staff members, and everyone else, including Esdeath, took their "ID photos" one by one.

By the time these things were done, the few rolls of film that the photography king brought had been almost used up.

But the results are pretty good.

Bulma felt very satisfied.

It is worth mentioning that during the photo-taking process, the photographer showed great interest in the "Blue Planet" and said that he had not seen many warships of this magnificence in the Navy Headquarters.

So, this guy took advantage of the meal break to ask Uchiha Hikaru and others about the origins of this group of crew members.

especially……

Is there an unseen member on board who is good at manipulating ice and snow, likes to ride a bicycle on the ice, and pursues "lazy justice"?

"…Ah? What Aokiji? I don't know him, I can't tell you anything!"

When answering this question, Uchiha Hikaru deliberately pretended to avoid eye contact, and it looked like he was lying.

how to say.

Although I hadn't thought about this beforehand.

But after hearing what the Photo King said, she also guessed what the latter and Morgans were thinking -

Dare to...

Did they mistake Esdeath for Aokiji?

Yes, without knowing the existence of "visitors from another world", the positioning of Esdeath and Aokiji is indeed somewhat similar.

In this case, there is no need to explain it deliberately.

After all, Aokiji's current fame is much greater than that of the "Dimension Pirates". As one of the three admirals and a strong candidate for the next Marine Marshal, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is known to everyone. It is not a bad thing for them to take advantage of his popularity.

Take ten thousand steps back.

If Aokiji is suspected by the World Government because of this report, and is forced to defect from the Navy early...

Uchiha Hikaru didn't mind accepting him. ——In the original work, this guy was destined to join the pirates. Since they were both pirates, it would be better for him to come to them than to Blackbeard, right?

After lunch that day.

Uchiha Hikaru and Bulma politely escorted the Photo King off the boat and waved goodbye.

"……Pity."

Watching the Photo King get off the boat and walk away, Bulma seemed to suddenly think of something and sighed: "I said before that I would bring Sanji to our ship as a chef, but he has already joined the Straw Hat Pirates, so it seems there is no chance..."

“…It doesn’t matter.”

Uchiha Hikaru smiled and said in a consoling tone, "Although that guy is reliable in cooking and fighting, he is as lustful as Master Kame. If we really let him on board, I'm afraid I'll have to be careful even when taking a bath. We'll just find another one later."

In recent days, Tanjiro and Nezuko have been serving as chefs on the "Blue Planet".

no way.

Although Esdeath can cook, she can't be a cook for everyone because of her personality; Brand, Leone and others have been killers for many years, and they only care about "edible" and "full" when cooking; Kikyo is made of clay, so it's inconvenient for her to get wet...

Therefore, this important task can only be given to the poor children, the Kamado brothers and sisters, who have to take on the responsibility of being the head of the family early on.

The two of them were quite happy with their work, saying that it was a reward for everyone's help in getting rid of Muzan and his group some time ago.

But I think it is better to leave this matter to professionals.

"By the way, Hikaru."

Bulma turned around and looked at Uchiha Hikaru: "I just saw you gave the Photography King a gold ingot. Is it for asking him to take pictures for us? Actually, this is not necessary..."

"No, that's the cost of buying intelligence."

Uchiha Hikaru put his hands behind his head and stretched lazily: "I asked him to ask Morgans about Whitebeard's current location when he returns. If everything goes well... we should be able to see the 'old man' soon."

In Uchiha Hikaru's opinion.

Morgans is actually a greatly underestimated character in the world of pirates.

On the surface, he seemed to be just the boss of a newspaper, with average strength. He couldn't even use the three colors of domineering aura, and he didn't have many masters under him.

But actually...

This guy actually has the latest information of almost the entire pirate world. Even confidential news such as Luffy and Law's alliance can be collected and reported by him in the first place. You can imagine how powerful he is. Compared with the "King of News", Morgans is more suitable for the title of "King of Intelligence".

and so.

The secondary reason why Uchiha Hikaru gave money to the Photography King was to buy information about Whitebeard, and the main reason was to get in touch with Morgans, which would be a little more convenient when he needed to buy information from him in the future.

"Okay, don't think too much about it for now."

"It's getting late today, let's go back to the ship and rest. If nothing goes wrong, Morgans should send someone to give me Whitebeard's location information in a day or two."

……

Just as Uchiha Hikaru guessed.

A few days after the photo king got off the boat.

A pure white seagull appeared on the deck of the Blue Planet, carrying information from Whitebeard and a stack of newspapers.

(End of this chapter)