Grove 14

The Next day, I joined up with the Charlotte Family and their other important members to enjoy the celebration of LinLin's return, and also my first appearance at one of her parties.

Their were plenty of food and drinks, along with people singing and dancing, it was a wonderful party and it was all for both me and LinLin, but me most of all, I even got the special privilege of sitting at the same table as hers, which most people don't get that chance at all.

"LinLin…. You know if you didn't tell people I was around, people would have thought I was dead…." I say with dark lines on the side of my face as I see my picture she has of me.

It has the same type of frame work that picture frames would have for those that have passed away on it, with the ribbons and all, it reminded me of the death memorials that would show up in the killing games.

"MAMA MAMA! Oh Hifumi, you really know how to joke! I made it that way to show how important you are to me is all." She said as she just laughed it off.

"Well if you say so, but I got another thing to talk to you about, I've been thinking about becoming a Emperor of Trade down here on the planet." I said as I started to get down to business with her.

"Trade? Are we talking legal or illegal trade?" She said as she took a sip from her tea as she looked over at me, I had made myself around her height for the party so as not to be dwarfed by her size during our talks.

"Both, though I'm starting off as a Legal business, but when I get more power and connections, along with increased interest around the world, I'll start leaning more into the black market of dealings." I had a feeling most of the stuff after lvl. 2 will start to lean more and more into shadier trades and the like.

I mean I'm technically selling homunculus off as slaves in a sense plus the weapons that I'd sell would be problematic for the government later down the line.

Though from what I've seen that I can sell at the basic levels for homunculi is very surprising, I have the ability to make every type of regular race in this world into a basic homunculi, that includes giants, Fishmen, mermaids, anything that is on the actual slaves list, I can make it into a Homunculi.

Though I'm keeping Sky Islanders and Lunarians out as they're 'extinct' by the world's knowledge and I have no plans to make homunculi versions of them.

"Ohh? And where to plan to set up then? I don't mind you setting up shop in my lands, but I can see that you need more easy foot traffic from anyone you can." She said as she cuts into some of her cake before eating a piece.

"I was thinking setting up shop in Shabody as that's where everyone has to go through if they wish to head to and from the new world, it's one of the most heavy trafficked island in all of the Grandline after all." I say as I unwrap a sucker before putting it in my mouth.

"Shabody huh? Well it's not a terrible idea, everyone needs to go their if they weren't born in the New World after all, and even we want to see and plunder the islands on the other half of the Grand Line after all." She said nodding her head.

"Yes, so I will be making my way there after this party, but you should know me, it's very easy for me to get around this world after all, oh right and here's a early birthday gift for you LinLin." I say after snapping my fingers before I reach into my cardigan to pull out a present for her.

"Mama! For me? Oh you shouldn't have!" She said with a bright smile as she took the gift from me before going to open it to see what looked like a scanner device.

"I know you have one of the Polyglyphs on you, this will let you easily translate the words of the ancient language into words you can understand quite easily." I explain it to her which makes her grin from Ear to Ear as she knows that the Polyglyphs lead to a great treasure, but neither she nor her family could understand it.

But with this, she is now one step closer to the necessary info to find that great treasure of this world, though she only know where 2 are located and doesn't have a clue of the other two, which for now I won't mention at least.

"Well then, for such a gift from you I don't know what I should give you back…. Hmm, well as my influence grows more and more, you can use my connections all across the new world for the most part." She offered me verbally while still thinking what else she should offer me.

"Well that will do just fine for the future then LinLin, but let's not think about it too much, let's just enjoy ourselves today." I say as I raise my glass and clink it up against hers as we continued to enjoy the party.

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The Next day, On the other side of the Red Line, deep within the lawless zone of Shabody Archipelago.

Out of nowhere, two cuts in the shape of a cross appeared before peeling away the very space itself before a man walked out from within it.

"Man, combining Anti-Spiral Energy while knowing the exact world coordinates makes it very easy to travel from one place to another with this blade." I say with a grin before looking at Yamato before sheathing it as the path closed behind me.

"Now where am I exactly?" I mutter to myself as I look around until is see the words 'Grove 14' on one of the Trees nearby.

"Grove 14? Isn't this place right next to Shakky's? Wait, has she even set up shop here yet?" I say as I look around with my enhanced perception to see if it's around as I look all around me for the right direction to Grove 13.

"…. Aha, I guess she has already made her bar." I say as I finally see Shakky's Rip-Off Bar in the distance, I knew she made it not long after she stopped being a pirate, I just forgot how far back in time it was when she made it, so she must have had this bar made at least a few years before now, and the time is 38 years before the time skip.

"Well first things first, time to build my shop!" I say as I designate Grove 14 as my store's property grounds before I let it begin it's creation.

Soon enough, the space began to twist and distort itself as a massive building that took up half of the entire Space of the Grove began to form before me.

Soon enough it settled down when it was finally being made, the first and largest store was finally made, this would be the Headquarters of my store's operations here in the world of One Piece! All World Goods (AWG) was born!