"Is it still necessary for me to go to the Marines? Isn't it better for me to stay at the New World, as you know that Big Mom and Kaidou have made an alliance?"
As the execution for Ace was getting close, the Five Elders asked him to join the Marines as soon as possible, and naturally, Shinra had to hide his identity as a CP0 member, and frankly, this role of his was weird, as he had a double identity.
Was it even allowed?
Yet—
"Yes." Jaygarcia nodded. "Do your best to kill Whitebeard later. Even with your power, Sengoku will only put you on the Vice Admiral, but if you can increase your reputation, you can become the admiral, and in the future, you can even become the Fleet Admiral."
As Jaygarcia said, Shinra sighed helplessly since that was just an empty promise, since if the World Government lost to the pirates, then what would those promises mean to them?
"...boss, I am about to become a father. I want to relax for a bit."
"Then, just bring your wives and children with you to work! Except for us, no one can order you!" Jaygarcia snorted and said, "Do you want me to hire you as a babysitter? Or do you need obedient slaves? Let me give it to you! Many of them are beautiful and sexy!"
"Oh, let me give you some, too."
"Me too."
"What kind of women do you like?"
"How many do you want? Hundreds? Thousands?"
"Stop! Stop!" Shinra was speechless. "Boss, I am just working under you! How can I have so much money to take care of them?" At this moment, he really felt like Genghis Khan, who got so many beautiful women from tribes who were subdued or enemies.
While it was wrong of him to say this, it felt like those beautiful women were treated like resources to make powerful men work under them instead of being treated carefully or like living humans.
Frankly, in this world, there was no gender equality unless women were truly strong, and even if they were strong, in the end, they would succumb to their feelings, the man who had made them fall so deeply.
"Well, that's true."
Shinra's salary, while it might be better than most, would be a burden for him to take care of so many women.
Having more women was good and all, but
"Moreover, as I want to focus on serving you, having more women will distract my work."
While Shinra said so as if he had no interest in women, the Five Elders looked at him with a strange emotion. They should be happy for a strong man to serve them like they were his god, yet why did they feel like he was shameless?
"By the way, how many women have you impregnated?"
"Er... 2?"
"Why does your answer end in a question?"
"....." Shinra.
"By the way, how old are you?"
"17."
"...."
"Are you going to follow Big Mom's path?"
"..." Shinra.
"Well, whatever."
Then again, while many of the World Nobles had sex with many women, their numbers were so low.
Was it due to their low ability in that area?
Yet, Shinra showed his power not just by his physical ability, but also by his ability in that area.
"By the way, where are your women?"
"I left them in their hometown since the sea is dangerous, and I have also heard that the World Nobles like to collect beautiful women, so..."
"Hmph!" Jaygarcia was angry and said, "Just bring them here if you want to! If some of those nobles want to put their hands on them, I will castrate them!"
"....." Shinra.
Regardless, instead of the problem of women, he felt that he needed to talk more about the problem of the New World, as it had become more chaotic due to the alliance of the Beast Pirates and Big Mom Pirates.
"There is no need to worry about those scum-like places." Ethanbaron snorted. "That place is poor, and hardly anything important is there."
"Is it? I have heard the Wano Country is wealthy."
The Five Elders laughed when they heard Shinra's words.
"Well, that's true. That country is wealthy."
"By the way, your name is quite similar to that country. If you can throw away Kaidou and the current regime, what do you think of becoming the king of that country?" Marcus asked.
"...CP0, businessman, the Marines, then King." Shinra rubbed his temple and complained. "Boss, do you want me to die so early?"
"Oh, don't worry. There is a way for you to live forever."
"Also, isn't your Devil Fruit Batto Batto no Mi, Model: Vampire? Shouldn't you be able to maintain your youth almost forever?"
"Youth and lifespan are different, okay?"
"That's true."
While they nodded, Shinra only nodded and didn't intend to tell them everything about his Batto Batto no Mi, Model: Vampire.
Frankly, when the Five Elders knew that Shinra had gotten the Mythical Type of Zoan, especially the vampire type, their hearts skipped a beat for a moment, as this Devil Fruit was a rare type, but due to its rarity, they didn't have much records, especially when the user lived in the New World where their control wasn't good.
"That said, let me give you rewards."
"Hmm?"
Shinra was surprised since—
"Devil Fruits? And a sword?"
His lips twitched as he looked at the rewards that had been given by the Five Elders.
"Your sword was destroyed, right? Here, we have Shusui, the treasured sword of Wano. Also, as for those three Devil Fruits, you can give them to your children."
"This is too much, Sir!"
Shinra had much greed anyway, and he felt that their gifts were more like a trouble than rewards.
"No, take them! If you don't take them, then you can't go back!"
"...then, thank you." Shinra was helpless, but decided to thank the Five Elders sincerely. The five of them might be shitty, but even so, they were good to him, so in the future, he should give them a proper burial, he thought.
Then again, did they rob Moria to get the Shishui?
While Shinra had many weapons, whether it was Durandal, Kubikirichou, firearms, bombs, and many others, he wouldn't refuse more weapons.
"Those three are Paramecia-Type Devil Fruits."
"Paramecia?"
"Yes." Jaygarcia pointed out each of those fruits as he introduced them. "Those are Sube Sube no Mi, Noro Noro no Mi, and Sabi Sabi no Mi. With your intelligence, you should be able to develop them well, right?"
"..."
At this moment, Shinra wondered whether he was an illegitimate child of the World Noble.
Yet, the Five Elders really thought so, thinking that he was the illegitimate child of the World Noble, who had thrown him. After all, it wasn't uncommon to see those World Nobles throw away their partners and children after they grew bored.
Still, they felt like Shinra might come from the Donquixote family as he tried to defend the kingdom where his ancestor had ruled before.
"....." Shinra.
Regardless, they decided to compensate Shinra well, and as he was young, they were sure they would work for them wholeheartedly!