THE UNDER WATER CITY THE ROYAL DREAM

After the small introduction that was given, I put on an inviting face and say with a smile" Well thank you for your excellent service, sir and I myself go by the name Red and I would certainly love to show you my goods that I have brought to your fine establishment in the hopes of selling them".

Lucas then claps his hands and says"Purrfect now show what beauties you've got in that sack of yours".

I then begin to take out a single gem out one by one from the sack which varied from simple sapphires, amethyst, emeralds of their normal colors to some lighter shades with the grand gem of them all which was crimson diamond which is considered by jewelers around the globe to be one of the rarest variants that can only be found near active volcanoes within the period of post eruption.

But it would be an understatement to say that the single diamond would be worth more than the combination of the other 59 gems and jewels due to the difficulty in excavating near volcanoes due to the intense heat and environmental hazard of molten magma.

"My my my this is the most splendid collection of beauties that I have seen in my many years of business and what most shocking is just the quality of all of the beauties since even the cheapest gem among these which is the ocean blue sapphire should hold a value of 10 million berries at the auction house and even more at some undisclosed locations if I may say.

After taking in the information that was given to me some dots began to click in my mind and understood what the real business that was being had here.

I look at Lucas for another moment before Hardening my fist with Armament Haki and walking towards a glass casing of necklaces and slam my fist through it and press a button that starts a chain reaction in the room.

The wooden floorboards on the room begin to open in the center of the store revealing a staircase that goes ever so deeper down into the dark abyss.

After causing the comment I look towards Lucas and can only see a face of delight on him which causes be to be confused for a moment before readying myself for a possible conflict.

*clap clap clap*

"Now that my puriend is an excellent display that you have just shown me and very few have been able to deduce the true meaning of my little shop here, but I do have to ask what caused you to figure out about my unlawful dealings" Lucas said with eyes filling full of curiosity.

After hearing his question I stop resting my hands on the hilts of Kao and straighten myself before saying" Well there were a few strange things that helped me deduce your true business which one was that when I entered the store I used my Haki to observe the room and I notice that it was layered with small buttons then connect to some power source that I could not find and second you yourself gave me a sense of unease due to not being able to sense you with my Haki".

"While the few other observations which were how you talk and walked which helped me deduce that you were skilled in the art of assassination by how gentle you steps were and how you instantly noticed me as a threat the moment I entered the store since I could see that you gave a slight frown the moment I entered which lasted for less than half a second but which was long enough to realize that you were not some ordinary merchant" I say with confidence.

After telling Lucas the reason for figuring out about his hidden business he walks around the counter and grabs his black walking cane and guides me to follow him down into the underbelly of his shop while gathering my gems into a golden tray and walks down the staircase.

As I followed him down the stairs torches that aligned the walls began to ignite with flames as we walked deeper down the stairs but as we walked the silence was broken since Lucas had a few things to say.

"So just to let you know my business is one of 12 business than run the underwater black market that deals with all sorts of illegal contraband but mostly with material for building ships or builds since it is cheaper to take the risk of making it here than paying the 7 percent value tax of goods that are imported and exported to water 7 and from it ".

"And since the creation of this city to help the merchants that initially helped build the main economic power of the city along with the shipwright companies that are now joined together to form one corporate entity the 12 most influential merchants decided to create a black market for importing and exporting good to and from water 7 to allow for cheaper trade with the outside world".

"And so, with the that thought in mind we only charged a 1 percent tax on the entire value of the goods to emphasize trade with the city but I will say that we are by fare not on the high ground since many of our goods are by themselves a detriment to people and society as a whole since we do deal with weapons, explosion, illegal substances and even slaves while they may only be 10 percent of our income it's still a necessary evil to keep this city afloat due the constant troubles we have with the world government".

After hearing how the world government is harassing the people of the city in some way disturbed me but I had to ask in what way to make sure how was the corrupted official that was causing the problem.

"So, the world government has been interfering with the city but why is that" I say with a confused face.

Lucas begins to swirl his cane as be go deeper down the stairs and lets a breath of air out before saying "well that's the thing the world government has been cracking down on the dealings that the Galley-La company has been having with pirates recently by having reduced protection of trade routs between the city and other neighboring trading partners and with this reduced protection our merchandise has been getting seized by pirates".

"So that's the problem that we have been having recently".

"But isn't that expected since your city is dealing with pirates and the world government would obviously be annoyed that enemy vessels are being made here" I say with a confused face.

"Hm well you are a really strange pirate "King Slayer" since you actually have an interest in such dull topics of politics and economics "Lucas says with a smug face.

After hearing that Lucas found out about me I stop walking and stare at his back focus my Haki and release a powerful wave of Conquerors directly on Lucas but to my complete shock he just keeps on moving a light purple wave of Conquerors Haki is slammed into my own.

*Vrruuummm*

As our Haki clashed red and purple streaks of lightning like strikes burst worth causing the stone walls to shake and for cracks to form along the walls in the pattern of our Haki streaks.

With the room begins to bear signs of damage we both stopped emitting our Haki and locked eyes before Lucas suddenly started laughing like a made man before quieting down.

"Now that was a purrfect show my friend and now I definitely want to host your goods at my own personal auction house since you gave me some fun".

"And hey no need to get so angry since I'm not the only one that knows who you are since its very rare for an explosion to happen at one of the docks and so after finding out what happened it wasn't that hard to find out who was on that ship in the first place and with you being the most wanted man in paradise by a large margin".

After understanding that Lucas didn't mean me any harm and that my plan failed since I was recognized instantly made me realized again how truly Naïve, I was to think just with some book knowledge and combat abilities I could suddenly succeed in all way to please father.

But after my childish behaver for not getting my way, we finally made it done the 5-mile-long stairs and make it to a steel door which Lucas proceed to bang on it a few times till the door opened and what I saw blow my damn mind.

The entire time that we were walk down we were going deeper into the ocean, and I say that were in a giant dome a quarter of the size of water seven itself with bright neon lights being emitted from the city since a mega Rave was taking place inside this dome that was a thriving underwater city and this party was happing inside giant silver and wooden statue of a ship.

And this statue was huge since it was a few hundred feet off the ground, and it was definitely 500 feet long or maybe even.

With Lucas looking at my shock face he said, "now my friend welcome to the black market or what everyone else knows it has the underwater city the Royal Dream a city where all dreams of commoners and the like can come true".