One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

"Don't talk nonsense. Who taught you what 'lasts the longest' means?"

The little girl broke free from her restraints and said with a puzzled look, "That's right. Abel is always the one who stays until the end during training. Even when he's on the ship, he never misses a session. You often don't see him all day. He secretly trains in his room. Isn't that the most persistent?"

"Okay, okay... but I've always been a low-key person, so you know what I mean, there's no need to publicize things like this anymore."

Abel wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief.

The misunderstanding has been cleared up; the alarm can be turned off now.

The little girl looked bewildered and somewhat clueless.

"That Pique guy is really something. He called for help, but we had to find the boat ourselves. He didn't even come to pick us up. We have to give him a good beating tonight!"

Abel subtly changed the subject, which was also his true inner thought.

Chapter 196 Nothing's wrong, I just wanted to propose.

"A sincere offer of 500 Berries, welcome back next time!"

"Pike, are the flowers Mrs. Vanessa ordered yesterday ready?"

"Okay, I'll go get it right now..."

“Pique, this guest would like a bouquet of lilies.”

"immediately……"

"Pique, are we running out of pink roses?"

"Ah? Let me see."

"Pique, stop smoking and come here."

“Pique…”

“Pique…”

……

When Abel brought Baby-5 to the flower shop where Lucian used to work, this was the bustling scene he saw.

Customers came in droves to buy flowers, and Lucien was doing several jobs at once, while Señor was busy helping out.

So when Abel appeared, Señor saw him as a savior!

"Quick...come help!"

"..."

And so Abel and Baby-5 were conscripted without a word.

At first, Lucian seemed a little embarrassed, but once things got busy, she didn't care anymore, and the group was running around like headless chickens.

This intensity lasted for several hours before finally subsiding.

"So this is why you rushed me here in such a hurry? To stay in a flower shop and help you sell flowers?"

During the break, Abel couldn't help but complain.

Then he was frantically winking at Señor, and only when he saw that Lucien, who was tidying up the shop, didn't seem to hear him did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"Lucian, let's go out for a smoke."

"You can smoke if you want, but don't corrupt your nephew."

"understood……"

After they came out, the two found a corner nearby and started smoking.

At this point, there was no need to smoke the limited-edition cigarettes produced by the system. Abel unceremoniously stuffed most of the 'King' cigarettes that Señor handed him into his pocket.

"When did you arrive?"

"I just got off the ship. What happened just now?"

"I remember the original name of that shop wasn't this one. If I hadn't seen you two so busy that your feet barely touched the ground, I would have doubted that I remembered the place correctly."

Señor took a couple of puffs of his cigarette, feeling much better. "Oh, you mean that? I bought that shop and then handed it over to Lucien to run."

"Look... Luke... Lucian and Piqué? That's so fucking cheesy, ugh!"

Abel immediately realized the true meaning of the name on the new signboard, and he found it incredibly annoying.

Señor seemed a little embarrassed, his face turning red.

In his eagerness to explain, his reasons proved weak, and in the end, he ended up coughing up his own saliva.

"Alright, it's just a shop name. It's already up and running, what's there to be embarrassed about?"

"So don't tell me those customers were all paid shills you hired just to make your confidante smile?"

Faced with Abel's look as if he were looking at a fool, Señor finally lost his temper and shouted, "Am I that stupid?!"

Abel nodded, then shook his head. "It wasn't like that before, but it's hard to say now. After all, besides remaining childish, a man in love might actually have his IQ drop to negative numbers."

“You… those people have nothing to do with me. It’s all because of Lucian and my good management that we’ve attracted so many customers!”

"Tell the truth, or I'm leaving."

"...There is a celebration tomorrow, the biggest festival on the island, and everyone will prepare flowers to give to their loved ones or family members."

"I knew it."

Abel glanced at the guy who had just been taking credit for himself and wasn't telling the truth.

This is similar to how flower shops always had a particularly good business on Valentine's Day in my previous life.

It's Chinese New Year, and every family has to eat dumplings.

Of course, judging from all those messy Valentine's Days in my previous life, I ate dumplings quite often.

"Tell me, what exactly happened? Why did you rush me here in such a hurry? It's not because of this celebration, is it?"

Señor didn't speak, but hesitated slightly, seemingly finding it very difficult to say.

"Say something! You're supposed to be a tough guy, a real man, why are you blushing like a teapot?"

Abel was about to curse.

Although Señor didn't know what a 'bubble teapot' was, he knew it was time to get down to business.

"Actually, it's because of this..."

As he spoke, he pulled out a diamond ring.

"I want to propose to Lucien during tomorrow's celebration."

"Then go and beg!"

Abel already knew what this guy was up to when he took out that ring.

"But... I'm not confident. I don't know if Lucien will accept it."

"Besides, I've never proposed before, I have no experience in that area, so..."

"So you think I have experience in this area? Big brother, I'm only 11 years old! Although I'm a bit taller and stronger, you can't deny that I'm still a child!"

Abel, whose height has recently reached nearly 1.7 meters, couldn't help but complain bitterly.

But after saying that, he immediately froze.

Because he actually has experience proposing marriage!

The reason he was able to win the favor of his beautiful and wealthy wife in his past life was not only because of his good looks and ambition, but most importantly because he knew how to be romantic!

Especially the kind of romance that is only for one person.

To this end, he went so far as to invite all of his girlfriend's close classmates and friends from elementary school to university, along with his own family and friends, to put on a grand show on the day of the proposal.

That day's date was full of surprises from the moment we stepped out the door.

From drivers and restaurant waiters to street singers and painters... they were all played by people she knew best.

When they finally got together, he successfully moved her and proposed.

However, the same move is useless in this world.

Because Lucian doesn't have that many classmates and friends who can help her.

She didn't even have any relatives...

That's a bit difficult.

Seeing his predicament, Señor, who had been criticized, realized that he had indeed been asking too much of him.

Although Abel's last 'amusement park confession' was indeed very well arranged.

But as a man, he can't always rely on a child.

Although he never treated her like a child, he always communicated and interacted with her on an equal footing.

"You're right, I was too anxious."

"Let's go back. I'll take you to eat some of the island's specialties tonight."

"Special features? Yes, I get it!"

Abel suddenly had an inspiration: there was no need to be bound by his past life experiences when it came to things like proposing marriage!

The past life is the past life, and the present is the present.

This world has its own unique characteristics, which he can make full use of.

The celebration is tomorrow, and I don't know if I'll make it in time.

Chapter 197 Who to ask for reimbursement?

The Flower Festival is the biggest annual festival on the Isle of Loman, bar none!

On this day, all residents of the country, including members of the royal family, participate in the parade and celebrations held to commemorate the festival.