Monet and Caesar
Night arrived, blanketing the island of Hawaii.
Even though it was dark, Hawaii Island sparkled with lights.
During the day, the sunny beaches were the place to be, but as night came, the brightly lit shopping streets became the center of attention where tourists spent their money.
The most well-known of these streets was Joy Street, the home of the biggest nightclub on the island, Girls' Ship.
"Move aside! Make way!"
Barto shouted as he led his followers down the center of the street, acting arrogantly just like he did back in Logue Town.
Soon enough, they reached their destination.
Girls' Ship!
Barto led three hundred marines, a dark swarm pushing into the club, instantly grabbing the attention of everyone inside.
Ignoring the staff's attempts to stop him, Barto marched to the band's stage and snatched the microphone from the singer's hand.
"Behehehe, listen up, everyone!"
"We're the 11th Division marines from the G-1 Branch!"
"We've booked this whole place for the night!"
"You all need to leave, right now!"
The club immediately went silent.
The customers stared at Barto, frowning.
G-1 Branch, 11th Division?
Nobody had ever heard of them. Are these guys really marines? some wondered. Could they be fakes?
Besides, the boss of this club--no, this whole street--is the famous "Joy Street Queen," Stussy!
Even if they are marines, they can't just come in here and cause trouble like this, can they?
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Roya walked into the club and watched Barto kicking people out on stage. His face darkened. They're marines, after all; couldn't they be a little more subtle?
Besides, a place this big didn't need to be completely emptied.
Roya reluctantly walked onto the stage and took the microphone from Barto. "Sorry about this guy; he's one of my subordinates. My apologies for the trouble, everyone. Please, enjoy yourselves. Don't mind us."
"..."
The customers looked at Roya, finding his face strangely familiar.
"It's Black Hair, the Marine Colonel!"
Finally, someone recognized Roya, and the other customers realized who he was. "Black Hair" had been making a name for himself lately.
Rumor had it that he even defeated "Iron Skin," who had a bounty of over a hundred million!
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Upstairs, in a private room,
Caesar sat on the sofa, with a girl on each side, drinking and getting drunk. Hearing the commotion downstairs, he curiously peeked his head out.
"Shurorororo, looks like a tough guy has arrived."
He'd heard of Roya, too. Recently, the Research Institute had sent over a rhino-man, a very good experimental subject, captured by Black Hair.
"It's him!"
Monet's face suddenly turned cold.
Marine Colonel "Black Hair" Roya was the one who had dealt a heavy blow to the Don Quixote Family!
"They're coming up."
"Caesar, please excuse me for a moment."
Monet stood up and quickly left the room.
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A little later, guided by a staff member, Roya and a few of his officers arrived at the private booth upstairs, making themselves comfortable and ordering drinks.
Roya picked up a glass of juice and handed it to the adjutant beside him. Noticing her frown, he asked, puzzled, "What's wrong, Lu Yun? You don't like it here?"
"It's not that."
Lu Yun shook her head.
This is supposed to be a fun night out, she thought, and I don't want to ruin it. But something was bothering her.
She took the juice, sucking on the straw and unhappily saying, "I saw a super annoying guy earlier!"
"Super annoying?"
Roya was intrigued. This was the first time he'd seen Lu Yun so upset. Even the marines from G-5 Branch hadn't gotten this reaction from her.
"Where? Point him out to me."
"Over there."
Lu Yun pointed to the sheep-horned man across from them, snorting. "That guy's name is Caesar. He's a researcher from Punk Hazard. I don't know why he's here."
"Caesar!"
Roya's smile disappeared, and his gaze locked onto the sheep-horned man. The man's appearance matched the image in his memory.
It was him!
The evil scientist Caesar Clown!
Hasn't this guy betrayed the government yet?
Roya frowned.
He remembered that Caesar was responsible for the destruction of Punk Hazard. After being captured, he detonated the poison gas weapon he'd created, destroying the Research Institute and spreading poison gas all over the island.
Later, after the Summit War, Akainu and Aokiji fought on Punk Hazard, completely changing the island's climate.
He never expected to run into him here.
Roya looked away.
Before Caesar was captured, he was a World Government researcher, and a very high-ranking one. He couldn't just attack him.
I'll find a chance to beat him up later!
"You promise?"
Lu Yun's eyes lit up, and her mood instantly improved. She knew Roya wasn't just saying that to make her feel better. If he said that, he would definitely do it later.
She'd wanted to beat that bastard up for a long time!
"The Girls are here!"
Soon, a dozen Girls arrived. Without any instructions, they happily sat down next to the officers.
Lu Yun curled her lip, placed her juice on her chest, and took out a file to read. This wasn't her kind of scene.
Roya looked at the woman beside him, his gaze slightly surprised.
She had green hair, was very beautiful, and had a great figure, but the most striking thing was her skin, as pale as snow.
Besides that, there was something else that he found very interesting.
Roya became intrigued, reaching out and putting his arm around the woman's waist. This was a place of entertainment; physical contact was normal.
His hand on her waist felt icy.
"What's your name?"
"Senai."
Feeling the large hand caressing her waist, Monet's body stiffened slightly, but she quickly adjusted and leaned into Roya.
Her pale hand began drawing circles on Roya's leg, moving closer to the forbidden zone, clearly trying to seduce him.
"A pretty nice name."
Roya grabbed the woman's hand, leaning in close to her ear and whispering, "Miss Senai, your killing intent is overflowing, you know."
"..."
Monet's body froze, unable to move. Cold sweat instantly trickled down her forehead.
At that moment, she realized how naive she had been!
He was the one who defeated Diamanti and Vergo; how could I possibly succeed in an assassination with my strength?
"Don't worry, I won't kill you. It's not time to start a war with the Seven Warlords of the Sea yet. If I mess around, I'll be punished."
Roya released Monet.
He came here to have fun, and he didn't want to ruin his good mood.
If I'm not mistaken, this woman is a member of the Don Quixote Family. Only those guys would have so much hatred for me. Plus, Caesar is here too.
They're making contact pretty quickly.
It seems like Caesar's betrayal won't be too far off.
Roya sized up the woman.
Green hair, plus the name Senai.
It must be Monet.
Logia-type Snow-Snow Fruit ability user!
Too bad, despite being a noble Logia-type ability user, her strength is pathetically weak, wasting a good fruit.
"What are you waiting for? Shouldn't you be pouring the drinks?"
"..."
Monet bit her lip, feeling a strong sense of humiliation. This man didn't take her seriously at all.
Damn it!
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