Chapter 397 Fulfilling the Bet
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This matter is over
Gel and his party prepared to continue on their journey to Zou.
on the deck.
"Young Master! Please rest assured, I will definitely do what you ask me to do! There will be no problem in monopolizing the entire New World's shipping industry!"
Umit said with confidence.
"Well, thank you for your hard work. I feel relieved to let you take care of this matter!"
Ger patted his shoulder encouragingly.
"Thank you young master for your trust!"
"Oh, I didn't bring anything, just some cheap candy. Give it to your children."
As Ger said this, he took out several large bags of White Rabbit candies that were as sweet as first love and stuffed them into Umit's hands.
"Thank you for your concern, young master! I will definitely discipline these little bastards and make them serve you loyally when they grow up!"
Umit said with a grateful look on his face.
"Well, if you don't have time to teach your children, the older ones can be sent to Mermaid Street on Fishman Island. I will then arrange for someone to take them to my place to go to school. With famous teachers to guide them, I guarantee that they will all be talented people when they grow up."
Ger said with a smile.
"Really? That's great! I'll send them here when I get back this time!"
"Yeah, well, it's time for us to get going."
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"Young Master, take care~!"
Umit stood at the bow, waving goodbye in tears with a reluctant look on his face.
Gel did not take him with him, but instead let Umit stay in the New World to develop and expand the shipping company and lay a solid foundation for future entry into the second half of the Grand Line.
Morgans looked back at Umit's smug face.
snort!
After all, he is just an outsider, not like a confidant like himself who can always be by the young master's side. It is obvious that he is not on the same level as himself.
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"Eat slowly, there's more."
Looking at the good employee Ginny eating and drinking to restore her strength, Ger said a little embarrassedly.
It's quite troublesome. After modifying the memories of Umit and others, we have to modify Morgans' memory of Umit as well. This is what is called telling a lie and then covering it up with countless lies.
Fortunately, only Morganse is different, so he needs more special care.
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in a few days
The Furry Principality,
King's Castle.
"How is it possible? Is this Kozuki Oden really like this?"
Duke Goat Sihan asked back in disbelief.
On the side, Gel smiled and silently picked up the teacup. Fortunately, when he was about to reach Zou, he happened to meet Markla and the other two who had returned from Wano Country, otherwise he would have missed such a good show!
Gel squinted his eyes and savored the tea carefully. Perhaps because he was in a good mood, he felt that today's tea tasted especially sweet.
"Yes, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that the descendants of the Kozuki clan would be so despicable! I don't know what to say anymore!"
Markela gritted her teeth.
"this!"
"My Lord Duke, if you still don't believe it, you can ask them two."
Markla pointed at the two Rabbit Fur warriors behind him who came back with him.
"Goat Duke, everything Captain Markla said is true. We saw it with our own eyes. It is even more absurd than before!"
"How could this happen... How could this happen?"
The old Goat Duke was so angry that his beard stood up. He paced back and forth, muttering to himself.
He knew the good man Kozuki Oden. How come he became like this after not seeing him for a few years and even did such an outrageous thing?
Beside Gul,
Pedro, Jepo and Pokmuse, the three little fur-bearing people who had decided to follow Captain Gill out to sea, were all excited. They didn't care what happened to Kozuki Oden, but the Kozuki clan didn't fulfill the agreement. The bet was that if Captain Gill won, then all the children who wanted to go out to sea could follow Captain Gill out to sea! The three of them exchanged glances with each other, and they were almost cheering to celebrate.
(I corrected a previous error. Jiebo's brother Beibo should still be in his mother's womb at this time, so Jiebo went back to discuss going to sea with his family, and he couldn't discuss it with his brother.)
"My Lord Duke, there is one more thing. Cat Viper and Inuarashi have been completely brainwashed by Kozuki Oden. Now they only see the Kozuki clan and not the Minks. They only think of themselves as retainers of the Kozuki family. Whatever Kozuki Oden says or does is right and reasonable. Even if it doesn't make sense, they must trust him unconditionally. They have completely lost the ability to think independently, and they don't care about the lives of other members of our Zou clan!"
Speaking of this, Markla still felt a little upset and couldn't control his emotions and became a little excited.
"I have given them a chance, but they still choose to continue living as retainers of Kozuki Oden. I suggest that they be banned from returning to Zou Island! Their thoughts are very dangerous!"
"Ah, this..., oh! Let's talk about this later!"
Goat Duke rubbed his brow and said.
He secretly glanced at Captain Gir who was calmly drinking tea, and felt a splitting headache. The most urgent thing now was how to deal with the difficult man next to him.
"Cough cough."
"I told you this long ago, but you didn't believe me. Do you believe me now? Can we fulfill our bet now, Goat Duke?"
Captain Gul was a villain who was successful and started to show his arrogance as soon as he opened his mouth.
The Goat Duke's mouth twitched, and he forced a smile and replied.
"Haha, Captain Gur, please rest assured. We, the Fur Tribe, have always been trustworthy and will naturally abide by our promises. Are these three good children of our Fur Tribe the ones who will go to sea with you this time? No problem, as long as they are willing and their families agree, I have no objection, hehe."
Ger also laughed with him, and then spoke.
"Haha, it's not easy for you to live to such an old age, don't force me to beat you up!"
The smile on Goat Duke's face froze.
Markla on the side quickly spoke to ease the awkward atmosphere.
"Lord Geer, we can talk it over. We can discuss anything."
"Pedro!"
"Yes, Captain."
The smart little Pedro stepped out. He never expected that Captain Gill would entrust him with such an important task at such a young age. He was so nervous that his hands were shaking a little.
"To Captain Gel, Lord Goat Duke, after our visits and collections over this period of time, there are more than 5 children aged 12 to 1200 in the Furry Principality. Almost everyone wants to go out to sea. Among them, 52 children have family members who agree or have no family members. There are 3 families who are willing to go with their families. Here is the specific list and everyone's signatures. Please take a look, Lord Duke!"
After Pedro finished speaking, Captain Gill and the Goat Duke both looked unhappy.
The Goat Duke thought: Damn it! He actually wanted to take away more than 50 children! ! This suspicious guy! !
Geer: What kind of joke is this? There are more than a thousand school-age children, how could I only kidnap 52?
"I need to personally check with these 52 people in detail to see if they are really willing to leave Zou, or if they made the decision without serious consideration."
Goat Duke said after taking a closer look at the list.
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