Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

“I remember you were your younger siblings’ first teacher. I have a request for you, and I’ll pay you for it.”

"What do you want me to do?" Katakuri's gaze fell on Touma, who did not use his Observation Haki to sense the future.

"Help me lay the foundation for him, so that he can reach the level of an elite naval soldier."

Katakuri thought it would be quite simple to train someone to be cannon fodder, so he readily agreed.

"it is good!"

Seeing that Katakuri had agreed, Fang Rui began to think about another matter: dietary supplements...

Since Touma Kamijou is new to this, eating sea kings directly would be too much of a boost. Let's start with fish!

The fishing can be left to others.

In Fang Rui's mind, he had a very good candidate.

It refers to Octopus 8.

Fishman Island has now been moved to the sea, near the island where Fang Rui placed the teleportation portal.

Fighting is prohibited near the island, and the fish-people live there peacefully. After all, no one dares to challenge the order established by Fang Rui, otherwise they will be besieged by many forces...

With that in mind, Fang Rui took out a Den Den Mushi from his storage space and began contacting certain people at the Navy Headquarters.

It's more appropriate to leave the task of finding people to them.

As for why Den Den Mushi are used, communication base stations are not yet fully established, so Den Den Mushi are still in use...

Chapter 601 The deal is concluded

At the Navy Headquarters, the current Fleet Admiral is Sakazuki, Sengoku and Garp have stepped down to the second line, and Tsuru is also about to retire...

Kuzan did not leave the Navy and remained an admiral, responsible for overseeing naval discipline. He would immediately arrest any offending sailors who discovered violations.

Therefore, Kuzan did not stay at the Navy Headquarters, but instead wandered around various sea areas, disguising his identity to investigate various Navy branches. This ensured the authenticity of what he saw, while also letting the Navy branches know that someone was watching them in secret, reminding them not to make mistakes.

Borsalino, on the other hand, is responsible for matters concerning the New World, communicating with the forces there, ascertaining their situations, and establishing friendly relations.

After all, the forces in the New World were still pirates for a while, and the hawkish generals in the Navy were somewhat problematic, making it easy for a war to break out.

Entrusting it to a dove general also presents some problems, the nature of which depends on the circumstances. Therefore, entrusting it to Borsalino, who advocates ambiguity, would be the most suitable option.

He was very tactful and patient, gradually wearing down other forces...

In other words, there were few acquaintances left at Naval Headquarters; of the several phone calls made, only Sakazuki was at Naval Headquarters.

"I will inform the navy stationed on Delta Island about this and have them escort Octopus Hachi to your location..."

Sakazuki's tone remained as serious as ever; his seriousness seemed to have become an integral part of his life.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" Fang Rui asked directly, not wanting to owe anyone a favor.

“Yes, there’s something I need your help with.” Sakazuki explained the details, “The Navy and the Hunter Association have a deal about airships, but they haven’t agreed on the price…”

"So, you want me to act as a go-between? You want to lower the price?"

Fang Rui raised an eyebrow slightly. Using his personal connections to lower the price seemed to be a bit of a loss.

“No, it’s about establishing stable transactions,” Sakazuki continued to explain. “Even if Vegapunk develops the design blueprints for the airship, it will still take some time to build, test, and put it into use.”

"And as you know, the probability of an airship accident here is very high, therefore..."

"Yes, I'll help." Fang Rui agreed to Sakazuki's request, then inquired about the relevant matters, "Since it's prone to accidents, don't you have any solutions in mind?"

"Yes, Vegapunk said that the roar of the beasts can scare away some of the birds and beasts, but not all of them..."

Sakazuki said this with a hint of helplessness, though he wanted to ensure that nothing went wrong.

"A roar?" Fang Rui asked thoughtfully. "Have you considered ferocious beasts from other worlds?"

The fur or scales of some powerful beasts carry the aura or even the pressure of the beast itself, and can therefore ward off beasts of weaker strength.

"We have considered it and have already sent people to collect the roars of wild beasts."

Sakazuki offered an explanation, then steered the conversation back on track, "Let's get back to the topic of airships..."

"Through the Hunter Association's introduction, the Navy has made contact with the airship manufacturing company, but the airship manufacturing company's representatives have not joined the Trade Association, while the Hunter Association..."

At this point, Sakazuki's tone became somewhat exasperated, "They refused to lend money, but were willing to help sell things."

"The navy needs to purchase many items, and it also needs currencies from other worlds..."

"Stop, I understand what you mean." Fang Rui already understood the Navy's current predicament, which, in short, was a lack of money.

I always feel that the dragon's defining characteristic is a lack of money; it was lacking money in the past, and it still is now.

“I’ll help.” Fang Rui asked about another matter, “How much money do you need?”

“At least a hundred billion jini…” Sakassky replied.

“…That is indeed a bit too much.” Fang Rui was silent for a moment, then sighed softly.

He vaguely remembered a wealthy man who spent 20 billion jin of gold, or even more, to buy a Greed Island arcade machine...

Given the size of the Hunter Association, coming up with 100 billion Jenny shouldn't be a problem, but it would definitely be a major blow...

As for the extent of the injury...

Fang Rui tilted his head and thought for a while, but did not come up with a corresponding answer. After all, the Hunter Association had now joined the Trade Association and was trading with other worlds.

This is also the reason why the Hunter Association refuses to lend money, since the Hunter Association also needs funds to purchase things, whether for its operations in its home world or for trade with other worlds.

"Yes, I'll take care of it as soon as possible."

"Thank you so much."

After the call ended, Fang Rui put away the Den Den Mushi, looked at Katakuri for a moment, and said, "If you want to settle here, I have a good place to recommend to you."

"..." Katakuri looked at Fang Rui without saying anything, waiting for him to continue.

"Frost Moon Village."

"Shimotsuki, a name that sounds familiar." Katakuri's tone remained completely unchanged. "Is this the Shimotsuki I'm thinking of?"

“Yes,” Fang Rui replied, “but nowadays, their connection with any country is almost non-existent.”

Those who left back then included not only members of the Shimotsuki family, but also members of other families, as well as samurai and ordinary people.

Whether it's Kozuki Sukiyaki, Kurozumi Orochi, or Kozuki Oden, their actions have already disgusted many people, and the Beasts Pirates have only gotten worse...

Those who had the means to leave, and those who were willing to leave, left one after another.

"Hmm." Katakuri expressed his understanding. When the Big Mom Pirates occupied an island, some people were willing to accept their rule, while others were not and would leave the island...

He had seen similar things many times, so he didn't find anything strange about it.

Before the pirate ship even docked, it was spotted by the fishermen of Seymourne Village. Without hesitation, the fishermen immediately went to Isshin Dojo to find Shimotsuki Koshiro.

In the villagers' eyes, Shimotsuki Koushirou was extremely strong, capable of easily defeating pirates...

The trust built through repeatedly repelling pirate attacks is very strong.

Upon receiving the news, Shimotsuki Koshiro's expression turned serious. In fact, he already knew that someone was approaching Seimo Shiki Village before the fishermen came to tell him the news.

After all, the opponent's Observation Haki swept across the entire island, and such a wide range of Observation Haki is not something that ordinary people can possess.

"Notify the villagers to go home."

Upon hearing this, the fishermen looked at Shimotsuki Koushirou's expression and immediately knew that the pirates who had attacked were not easy to deal with. Without the slightest hesitation, they rushed to the village to evacuate the people.

Meanwhile, Koushirou headed to the coast to prepare to meet the enemy and see what they were up to.

As mentioned before, the pirates in the East Blue are very weak. There wouldn't be any pirates with such strength. They must be from other seas.

Having sailed so far, there must be a purpose in coming here.

"That is……"

Looking at the pirate ship's flag, Koushirou immediately thought of the pirate crew's name—the Big Mom Pirates, a pirate crew that had already split up.

After Big Mom was defeated, some of the remnants formed a new pirate crew, whose name Koushirou neither remembered nor memorized. Another group of remnants disappeared without a trace...

"I never expected to come to the East Blue..." Koushirou's face was quite serious. He knew very well how outrageous the monsters in the New World were. After all, his father was also from the New World. Koushirou, who had been taught by his father since childhood, could be said to have been beaten up since he was a child.

"There is a man of some ability on the coast."

As Katakuri spoke, his gaze fell upon Koushirou. With his discerning eye, he could tell that Koushirou was a master swordsman.

“He is the head of the Isshin Dojo in Seymourne Village, the strongest person in the village, and has a high reputation in the village. If he agrees to let you live here, no one else will have any objections.”

Fang Rui gave a brief explanation, adding, "His name is Shimotsuki Koshiro, and he is Roronoa Zoro's master."

Katakuri's gaze shifted slightly upon hearing Roronoa Zoro's name. The Straw Hat Pirates, or rather the Straw Hat Adventurer's fame, had been rapidly increasing recently. After all, those people showed no respect for top powers and dared to cause trouble on anyone's turf…

However, these people have strong connections and are associated with most major powers. Even if they cause trouble in the territory of top powers, some of those powers will still give them some face...

Of course, there will also be those who don't give you face.

For example, Kaido of the Beasts...

Even if this person becomes the king of a country, he won't change much. Rather, he's gradually reverting to his youthful personality, but it will still take time.

but……

Whether it's young Kaido or adult Kaido, he has a violent temper.

Luffy caused trouble on Kaido's turf, which directly triggered Kaido's temper, resulting in the Straw Hat Pirates getting a severe beating and now being imprisoned in the Beast Kingdom.

By the way, Garp is in the Beast Kingdom, since he's retired and can wander around freely.

After hearing that Luffy had caused trouble and been captured, he went to the Beast Kingdom.

It was precisely because the Straw Hat Pirates frequently caused trouble that their fame spread so quickly, and Roronoa Zoro's fame was built up through countless battles.

To be fair, Katakuri thinks Roronoa Zoro is quite strong.

After all, the destructive power of a swordsman is quite outstanding among combat forces of the same level.

Now that he hears that this person is Roronoa Zoro's master, Katakuri becomes slightly interested. If someone can train a swordsman, they must be quite capable.

Shortly after, the pirate ship docked, and the group disembarked one after another, arriving in front of Koushirou.

"Gentlemen, may I ask what brings you here?" Koushirou asked, his body tense and very nervous.

"They..." Fang Rui pointed at Katakuri and the others, "...want to settle in Seymourne Village. If you are worried about the safety of the village, you can tell the Navy that they are settling here."