Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 98 Talent
"Woooooooo!"
Following Skepgate's loud roar, the pirates on the shore were stunned for a moment, and then rushed towards him.

And Skepgate and his party immediately went to meet them.

Dozens of big men on both sides huddled together in groups of three or four and began to cry loudly.

The oppressive feeling of playing along with the enemy for days, the relief of having decided to risk everything and die together, the sudden sense of bewilderment at having survived...

All kinds of complicated emotions burst out at once when they saw their companions whom they had not seen for many days and thought they would never see again, making these burly men unable to suppress their emotions any longer.

"Rye, Mr. Wright, I'm so glad you're still alive."

The team leader, who had always behaved calmly, hugged Wright tightly and spoke with tears in his eyes.

"Haha. Don't cry, Dante. I'm fine."

Wright patted the other person on the back to comfort this person who was half his student.

"But what you said on Den Den Mushi before... I thought, I thought I would never see you again."

"Okay, okay, I won't die that easily."

"By the way, is the calligraphy copybook I gave you still there? Are you still practicing every day?"

"Forehead……"

Wright clearly felt that the other person's body suddenly stiffened for a moment, which gave him a bad feeling.

As expected, the team leader, Dante, let go of his hand, wiped the tears from his face and said awkwardly:
"Then, that calligraphy copybook is gone. The third brother suddenly had to go to the bathroom, and when I wasn't paying attention, he just..."

"What happened?" Wright's eyes became dangerous.

"Just use it...use it."

"used?!"

"Do you know how valuable that calligraphy is? It's an antique!"

"I finally had someone buy it on the black market, it cost me hundreds of thousands of Baileys! And now you're letting someone use it to clean their ass!!"

Wright became more and more excited as he spoke, and was about to raise his fist.

"I was wrong, I was so wrong!"

"Mr. Wright, don't hit me in the face..."

"Little bastard! Don't run!"

"I was wrong~~~"

……

Not to mention the joyful reunion of teachers and students, Skepgate was also surrounded by people at this moment.

"Quack! Brother Gate!"

A man hugged Skepgate's trouser legs and started crying loudly. It was the impulsive pirate from before.

"Alright, Perls. You're an old man on the ship after all, aren't you ashamed..."

Skygate patted the other person's shoulder to comfort him, but this warm scene did not last long. The next moment...

"Hey! Stop wiping your snot on me! I spent 20,000 Baileys on these pants! And you guys too..."

Ignoring Skepgate's disdain, the pirates all clung to him tightly and refused to let go, especially one pirate who was taller than him, rubbing his head against his afro.

"Brother Ga...Gate, I thought I'd never see you again!"

"Yeah, I was thinking it was a shame I didn't get to pinch your Afro one more time before I died."

"Pinch~Pinch~"

……

"enough!"

Feeling the strange sensation coming from his head, Skepgate could no longer bear it and pulled the pirates off his body one by one.

The tall pirate was kicked on the butt by him and rolled several meters away.

Skepgate fixed his hair and then noticed La standing beside him. He said awkwardly:
"Haha~ They are all a bunch of unruly guys. I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Miss La."

"will not."

La shook his head slightly. "They're all a very lively bunch. I imagine your previous pirate group was also quite lively, right?"

"Yeah~"

Hearing La mention his pirate group, Skygate couldn't help but recall the time when they followed Fork into the Grand Line.

"It was really, really lively back then..."

"Beasts is also a place where you can't calm down. I believe you will adapt well there."

La quietly watched the pirates who had stopped crying and started laughing again, and said, "I'm looking forward to your joining."

"Hundreds of beasts..."

At this point, Skepgate understood what La meant and made the promise immediately.

"Don't worry, Miss La. I will fulfill my promise and join the Beasts Pirates. I will also speak to Light and tell you all the information about the 'Golden Country'."

"Ah."

La nodded and then looked at the pirate named Light.

The man looks quite ordinary and it is difficult to remember him at first glance based on his appearance alone.

The messy blond hair piled on top of his head looked like it hadn't been taken care of for a long time, and the thick stubble on his chin seemed to confirm this.

The stains on the collar and cuffs of the clothes were so severe that it was difficult to tell that they were actually white.

One side of his pants was too long while the other was too short, and there were holes in some places... Of course, this level of unkemptness was nothing to be surprised about among pirates.

Of course, La didn't care about these things. Instead, she was concerned about some insignificant details about the other person...

This man named Light seems to be the only one among this group of pirates who wears glasses.

These are not the kind of sunglasses that are used for decoration, but real concave lenses for myopia.

The style of the glasses is also very unique, somewhat similar to the ones Miss Rapp wears when researching new dishes, and is quite Western style.

He lowered his eyes and looked at the other person's hands - there was a slight depression on the inside of the thumb of his right hand, and there was a small callus on the first section of the middle finger, which was undoubtedly left by holding a pen frequently.

On the contrary, his left hand obviously often held weapons, with many thick calluses on the palm and many scars on his hand.

[Is he left-handed? Or...]
All in all, this pirate named Light is very inconsistent.

Although he looks no different from other pirates, he actually has a scholarly air. If he takes care of himself, he can easily pass himself off as a scholar.

In fact, the other party was indeed a scholar before.

Similar to Old Cook's experience, he was targeted by a group of pirates while on a scientific expedition and was about to be sold as a slave.

Then, by chance, he was rescued by the Fore Pirates who had just entered the Grand Line, and joined the other pirate group to do logistical record work.

As the Fore Pirates made some name for themselves in the New World, he joined John's team and, at his request, the original vice-captain, Skipgate, was assigned to garrison Hattie Island. He then became the nominal first mate of the Fore Pirates and the person who actually managed Fenrir Island.

The neatly classified and detailed records in the island's archives were his work.

[This is a talented person. We can let him continue to manage the affairs related to the various islands in the future.]
The management of various materials and accounts in the Beasts Pirates has always been the responsibility of King Jin.

But he was not good at these things, and was forced to do them.

It’s better to say that there are only a few people in the Beasts who are good at this kind of clerical work.

This led to a period of chaos in the management and deployment within the pirate group. Supplies and weapons were often lost or simply could not be found, and the funds within the group were spent in an unclear manner.

And Dirk, the only one who was able to play a role before, has now been transferred away...

Now that the number of pirates has increased several times, La can already imagine the messy scene in the pirate group in the future, like the headphone wire taken out of the trouser pocket.

Of course, La can handle these matters personally, and she is confident that she can establish a complete and efficient management system within the pirate group.

But again, she had no desire to do any of these things.

Or perhaps she would rather seek out and spend her time on those 'miscellaneous things' that pique her interest, such as cooking, studying literature, playing musical instruments, etc...

So I can only trouble you to continue your old job as a 'scholar'. When the time comes, I can get him a mythical beast-type Palu fruit or something to replenish his body...

With this thought in mind, La decided to communicate with the future logistics manager of the Beasts.

(End of this chapter)