One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 52 Oak Thorin's Arrival

In the main building of the Iron Islands, Lily sat at her desk, reviewing various reports. Fatto sat at the lower right. As the end of the year approached, he was calculating this year's income and expenditure.

"Dai, is there any news over there?" After finally finishing reviewing the documents on hand, Lily stretched and turned to ask the person who was helping.

"According to previous information, if nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to return today." said a younger brother who specializes in managing Den Den Mushi communications.

"Okay, let me know immediately when you come back. How much work do you have left, Fato?" Lily nodded, then turned and asked Fato.

"Ms. Lily, I'm afraid it will take me a few more hours to finish the calculations." Fatto said without raising his head. There are many smart people on this island. After all, those who can be detained by the World Government are either good at martial arts or have good brains. But being smart does not mean being good at accounting. This kind of thing still needs to be taught to professionals. For someone like Fatto who can destroy a country's economy, accounting is really not difficult, but it is too cumbersome.

"Okay, I'll go catch up on some sleep first. Send someone to notify me when Dai comes back." After saying that, Lily walked towards her room. A lot of things had come to her mind at the end of the year, and Lily hadn't slept well in the past two days.

But perhaps it was God's will. Just as Lily had washed up and was about to go to bed, there was a knock on the door.

"Big sister! Big sister! Big sister Dai is back with her people and is now in the main hall!" The little sister who was responsible for delivering the message shouted at Lily's door.

"Okay, I got it. I'll go right away." Lily shouted with a little annoyance, but she couldn't vent her anger on others. After all, it was her who gave the order. Helpless Lily could only punch the pillow. After venting a little, she immediately changed her clothes and walked towards the main hall.

At this time, in the main hall.

"Hahaha, this little girl Lily is really talented. If her master could see this, he would be very happy." Standing in the middle of the hall was the blacksmith master on Onsar—Oak Thorin. He was also the person Dai went to find this time. Lily found that there were all kinds of strange people on the island, but there was no really good blacksmith. Those who could be used were all from Dressrosa. With the newly found demon sword Red Shadow, Lily also had the idea of ​​dragging Thorin on board. Even if it wasn't possible, at least she wanted him to help teach a few apprentices.

"Mr. Thorin, Sister Lily will be here soon. Please sit down and rest for a while." Dai didn't know what to say to the old man who was not even as tall as her thigh. He left later than King, but relied on the ability of his fruit to travel faster and returned earlier than King.

"Sorry, Sister Dai, my teacher may not have been out for a long time and is a little overexcited now." A little girl next to Dai said to Dai.

"It's okay. It's just that Mr. Thorin is old. I'm afraid he might get too excited and hurt himself after rushing all the way back."

"Don't worry, he's an old oak, he won't get so tired." Just then Lily arrived and said with a hint of joking.

"Silly girl, did you call me Old Oak? Hahaha!" Thorin looked back at Lily and shouted in pretended anger, but he couldn't help laughing first.

"Long time no see, Senior Thorin." Lily walked up to Thorin and bowed respectfully. She was teasing him because they had a good relationship, but he was her elder after all, and Thorin deserved the courtesy.

"Long time no see, Lily girl. I was right. Red Shadow and you are destined to be together." Thorin also stopped laughing and stroked his beard as he looked at the tall Lily and the Red Shadow Demon Sword behind her.

"It's just luck." Lily said, and took off the red shadow behind her and handed it to Thorin. Now this knife is the most suitable size and shape for Lily. It is a bit too big for Thorin, who is only a little over one meter tall, but Thorin took it without hesitation.

"Yes, the Red Shadow has completely acknowledged you." Thorin nodded as he looked at the Red Shadow in his hand which had not changed at all. If he had not completely acknowledged Lily, as the forger of this knife, the Red Shadow should have become a size suitable for Thorin, instead of remaining unchanged as it is now.

"Tell me, why did you call me here?" Thorin handed Chiying back to Lily. He knew very well that Lily had someone bring him here not just to see Chiying.

"Let's not talk about this for now. You've come all the way back. You haven't eaten yet, right?" Lily waved her hand, then turned to look at Dai, "Daisy, go tell the kitchen to prepare dinner, and take the key to the wine cellar to get a few jars of soju."

"Yes, big sister." Dai took the key from Lily's hand and left in a hurry.

"Senior Thorin, let's eat and talk at the same time." Lily made a gesture of invitation and led Thorin and the little girl beside him to the restaurant. The three of them chatted about family matters all the way until they arrived at the restaurant. I can't say about other places on Onigashima, but the kitchen is definitely the busiest place. Four teams work in three shifts and there is no stopping all day. After all, the meal time of these pirates is never fixed. People go out to sea and come back from time to time. So when the three of them arrived at the restaurant, the food was already on the table.

The three of them, plus Dai who came back with a jar of wine, sat down one by one. Lily personally filled the bowl in front of Thorin with wine.

"This bowl of wine is to welcome you, Senior Thorin, cheers!" Lily raised the wine towards Thorin.

"Hahahahaha! Cheers!" Thorin, sitting on a high stool, raised his wine glass and shouted, then drank the wine in the bowl.

"Hoo--hiccup--so refreshing! I haven't had this soju for a long time since your master passed away." Thorin shivered all over and said with a refreshed look.

"My skills are still inferior to my master's."

"Not bad, it just lasted a little too short. If it lasted longer it would be exactly like your master."

"That's impossible. We're full of drunkards here. I have to carry the key to the wine cellar with me, otherwise I'm afraid they will steal both jars of wine." Lily felt helpless when she thought of how Kaido used to go to the wine cellar to steal wine.

"Hahaha, that's normal, I've done that before, huhahaha." Thorin became even happier when he heard this. When he was in the Dwarf Kingdom, he often went to his friend's house in the tavern to steal wine.

"By the way, did Dai tell Senior Thorin about the situation here on the way back?" Lily asked after drinking another bowl of wine.

"I told you, I heard there are many excellent mineral veins here. To be honest, I haven't been to the mine for a long time. If I wasn't preparing to meet you, I would have been eager to go to the mine and take a look." When Thorin said this, his eyes lit up. He was a typical dwarf, and mining, forging and drinking were deeply buried in his blood.

"In that case, you should take a night's rest first. I'll find someone to accompany you to the mine tomorrow." It's not that Lily doesn't want to go, but the mine is not that high. With her height, it would be difficult for her to walk even if she squats.

"Okay, I must go and see those little treasures." Thorin rubbed his hands excitedly when he heard it, then picked up the jar of wine and gulped down a few big mouthfuls, his face full of intoxication.

"By the way, Senior Thorin, who is this girl?" Lily asked, pointing at the little girl who was sitting next to Thorin and eating silently.

"Oh, her, my new apprentice. Compared to those useless guys before, this girl is very talented." Thorin introduced the people around him with pride.

"Hello, Ms. Lily." When the little girl heard her name, she quickly stood up and saluted Lily.

"The long-legged people?" Lily raised her eyebrows. This kind of body proportion is usually only found in the long-legged people.

"That's right, she is from the Long-Legs tribe, just like you, she was swept up by the storm. She was the only one left on the entire ship. I found her when I was looking for materials. I didn't expect her to be so talented, so I accepted her as my disciple." Thorin said with a smile.

"Nice kid. How old are you? What's your name?"

"My name is Caroline Smith and I'm 12 years old!"

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