The person is wearing a straw hat, and starts with the power of words!

"Then... Emperor Sima, we'll meet on Spade Island in two years."

The slightly roguish boy spoke with a serious tone and expression.

At that moment, he no longer even called himself Heart.

“Purple Division students, I look forward to meeting you.” Sima Di paused for a moment, “Two years from now, Spade Island.”

After seeing Zi Busheng off, Sima Di returned to their territory, only to find the house empty.

"Where did these guys go?" Sima Di muttered, glancing at the table and noticing a note that was being held down by something.

[A banquet was held at the employee swimming pool at Carrera's headquarters!]

A smiley face was drawn at the bottom of the note.

"The banquet... Ah, is that the city-wide carnival banquet that cost 100 million Berries?" Sima Di held the note, a smile unconsciously appearing on his face.

Suddenly, Sima Di felt that the note looked familiar. He subconsciously flipped it over and found that there was his own handwriting on the back.

I'm going out for a walk, don't worry about me.

Don't worry about those words being crossed out with a black pen. A new sentence has been added below.

Of course I'm worried, you idiot!

“It’s Nami’s handwriting…” Sima Di sniffed, tears welling up in his eyes. “You guys are the idiots.”

Sima Di folded the note, stuffed it into the backpack containing his original manuscript, and headed towards the banquet venue.

"This time we need to have a proper meal!"

-

Just as Luffy said, the party was originally just a small party near the staff pool, but somehow it turned into a city-wide event.

When Sima Di arrived, the entire Carrera company was already packed with people. After finishing his meal, he looked back and saw that half the city was filled with laughter and joy.

If things continue like this, by the time Emperor Sima finishes his dessert, the entire City of Seven Waters will have become a massive banquet hall.

A party for everyone, regardless of gender, age, wealth, or social status!

Sima Di watched as Luffy and Chopper put on a hilarious performance in the center of the banquet, once again bringing the atmosphere to a lively one.

It's not just fear and panic; happiness and laughter are also easily contagious emotions.

Why, why can't they see it?

"Excuse me! You must be Emperor Sima?"

A middle-aged man dressed in what appeared to be a journalist's uniform walked over.

Emperor Sima was slightly taken aback, then nodded.

"Yes, this is me. How can I help you?"

“Um… I’m Marion, a reporter from the Fashion Department of the World Aquarium. I see that you perfectly match our next fashion theme in terms of both image and temperament, so I’d like to ask you to take a set of photos of me, would that be alright?” Marion took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Sima Di.

Sima Di glanced at the business card, then at Marion.

He was not tall and had an ordinary appearance. He wore black-rimmed glasses and looked very refined.

Although Emperor Sima maintained a polite smile on his face, his inner thoughts were just like those of the banquet outside.

See?! Ignorant humans! My beauty is appreciated! Someone asked me to do a modeling shoot! A modeling shoot, you know! Those who can't appreciate beauty can all go to hell!

Seeing that Sima Di didn't speak, Marion assumed he was hesitating and quickly added, "Sima Di, don't worry, our fee is three thousand Berries. It will be given to you before filming begins, and all we need is the right to use the photos. Of course, the photos will only be published in our magazine and won't be misused."

121 Never filmed before

"You're overthinking it. I've just never taken any modeling photos before," Sima Di said with a smile.

To onlookers, Emperor Sima's smile looked like a sunflower, his mouth almost reaching behind his ears.

“It’s okay, many people are doing this for the first time. When we shot Mary last time, it was also his first time, but as you can see, he did a great job,” Marion said.

Although Sima Di did not know who Mary was, her words greatly encouraged him.

Just as Sima Di was about to agree, Nami dashed over at the speed of a 100-meter sprint in three seconds.

"Give me a moment!"

"Huh? Nami? What's wrong?" Sima Di said. "Oh, right, Mr. Marion!"

Sima Di looked at Marion, "This is my good friend! He's much prettier than me! Can we take a picture together?"

Marion nodded vigorously, "Of course! Although this girl's pure and sunny personality doesn't quite fit our theme for this episode, it's exactly what we've been wanting to do!"

"Wait!" Nami said seriously. "Sima Di, come here. I have a few words to say to you."

“Um… Mr. Marion, could you wait a moment?” Sima Di said.

"No problem at all."

-

Nami pulled Sima Di to a place far away from Marion.

"What's wrong, Nami? Ah, are you worried he's a scammer or something? It's okay, he said he'll pay you before filming," Sima Di said.

“That’s not it,” Nami said. “Don’t you find it strange? Taking model photos at the World Aquarium… I’m not trying to belittle you, but in a swimming pool, they should be looking for students in swimsuits, not someone like you who can’t even swim.”

Sima Di looked at his clothes: a light pink princess-sleeved cake dress paired with strappy Roman-style wedge sandals... This outfit was certainly very casual, but appearing in an area full of swimwear seemed strange no matter how you looked at it.

Was I really blinded by the model photos? How could such a dream come true? That guy might actually be…

"Maybe they came here specifically to take photos for the artists?" Nami whispered.

“Writer…photo?” Sima Di was taken aback.

"Yeah, wasn't your piece published in Lighthouse Magazine, which is under the World Aquarium? And your recent response has been great; you've instantly become Lighthouse's top pick. So this guy came straight to you; he probably wants to take some professional photos."

"A writer's photo..."

Sima Di had already imagined the scene of his work being released as a single volume, with his own introduction on the inside cover and his own portrait above it.

“That’s right! So you have to dress yourself up beautifully! You must appear in front of the readers in your best appearance! And I, as your manager and image consultant, will naturally have to keep a close eye on you!” Nami was impeccably clean-cut.

"Agent and image consultant...?" Sima Di laughed. "Then please guide me."

The whole city was in a frenzy, with everyone busy eating, drinking, and having fun.

Meanwhile, Sima Di and his two companions were busy choosing clothes and taking pictures of various locations.

First, there was a solo photo of Sima Di, then a solo photo of Nami.

European, ancient, and medieval styles; pure, gorgeous, and sexy; long skirts, short skirts, and floor-length skirts; red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple.

Sima Di photographed everything he could think of. When it came to choosing clothes, Nami was hundreds of times more enthusiastic than Sima Di.

The two of them took photos and it turned into best friend photos. Their poses could be used to create a book called "How to Take the Best Best Friend Photos".

However, it wasn't enough for just them to take pictures. Sima Di and Nami, who were already addicted to taking pictures, dragged Robin along as well. Then, as they took more and more pictures, it became a group photo of the entire Straw Hat crew, and then it became a commemorative photo of the whole city's carnival.

Everyone was eager to get their face into the camera's frame.

Marion's hands trembled as he held the camera, his heart filled with unbearable sorrow.

No matter how much money he's offered, he wouldn't want to take photos of wanted criminals a second time!

but……

Marion felt that he had captured every kind of smile in the world today.

Even though I'm tired, I'm also very happy...

Chambord Islands.

Bepo looked at his captain with some concern.

Over the past week, they have searched all 79 areas of the Sabaody Archipelago three times. Areas 1 through 29 of the Sabaody Archipelago were lawless zones, but recently they have almost become civilized zones due to the Heart Pirates' thorough search.

122 made me really embarrassed.

“Captain, there’s no need to apologize. We understand how you feel,” Bepo said. “According to the captain’s description, he only saw the ship being bombed and did not witness Sima Di’s death. So there is a possibility that he survived.”

"Bepo, you don't need to comfort me... Actually, I should have realized this a long time ago. It's just that I can't let go of it, even after more than ten years..."

As Luo spoke with his head down, he saw Bepo hold up a stack of wanted posters in front of him.

The first one is a wanted poster with the name Luffy D. Monkey, whose bounty has risen to 300 million Berries, which is higher than his own.

"This is... Straw Hat Luffy? His bounty went up? Why?"

"It's the Enies Lobby incident. They caused chaos on Enies Lobby to rescue a companion named Nico Robin. I heard that Enies Lobby has now been completely wiped out because of the Buster Call," Bepo explained.

"To go to such lengths just because of one crewmate... Are they crazy?" Law couldn't help but laugh. "I heard his pirate crew follows an elite route, yet they can cause such a commotion with only a few people... Interesting."

Luo flipped through the wanted posters one by one.

"Pirate Hunter Zoro, Black Leg Sanji, Cat Burglar Nami, Devil Child Robin, Sniper King Usopp, Ship Spirit Merry, Pet Chopper... Hey, Bepo, you've found your companions."

Law took out Chopper's wanted poster and gave it to Bepo.

Bepo was delighted to see that the bounty was only fifty Berries.