Angel investor in the One Piece world

This sudden downpour revitalized the entire city of Albana.

Although this ancient capital experienced several heavy rainstorms in the early stages of the drought, the situation is now much better than in other cities.

But their situation is also not very good.

This rain brought hope.

"It's raining! It's raining!"

The energetic little princess hopped and skipped in the rain, her pretty blue ponytail swaying, completely oblivious to her soaked clothes.

Behind her was a woman who looked exactly like Ikaram, who was anxiously trying to hold an umbrella for her.

"Mr. Damian! Is it possible, is it possible to make it rain in other cities too?"

Kobra didn't even have time to wipe the rain off his face before he eagerly asked.

"certainly,"

Damian nodded slightly. "It's very simple."

Immediately, all the officials couldn't help but cheer.

According to local meteorologists, the moisture in the air had inexplicably dried up, and the country would not receive rainfall for a long time to come.

But now that problem has been solved!

"Thank you, thank you so much, Mr. Damian!"

Cobra bowed solemnly to Damian.

"Thank you, Mr. Damian!"

Not only him, but all the officials bowed to Damian in unison.

"Thanks!"

Even the lively little princess ran over and bowed to Damian, imitating her father.

"Now is not the time to say thank you."

Damian, however, said, "With all due respect, the situation in Alabasta is not optimistic. The severe lack of moisture means that the country will not receive rainfall for a long time."

"The rainwater I brought is only a temporary solution."

"this……"

Cobra's smile, which had just returned, immediately froze. "Mr. Damian, do you have any other ideas?"

We can't keep Mr. Damian in Alabasta forever, making sure he brings rain to the country.

Kobra could never say such a thing.

"To solve the fundamental problem, the country's normal water cycle must be restored."

Damian said, "If it were at sea, it would be very simple; the water vapor would flow freely."

"But this is troublesome on the Grand Line, where the magnetic field, ocean currents, and weather are all chaotic."

Many islands along the Grand Line have only one season, and their magnetic fields and ocean currents are relatively independent.

Similarly, in terms of meteorology, these islands are practically isolated from the world and do not participate in the global atmospheric circulation.

The island of St. Ting, where Alabasta is located, is a case in point.

This means that moisture from outside cannot enter Alabasta; even though the ocean is nearby, most of the evaporated moisture will simply dissipate.

"The only solution is to keep injecting water into this country."

Damian said, "Use external water vapor to fill the gaps in the water cycle."

"this--"

Cobra opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

How do I do this?

"If there were enough groundwater, it wouldn't be a big problem, but I don't think Alabasta has that."

Kobra smiled wryly, "Any place where you can find groundwater is an inhabited oasis."

As for the vast desert, who will dig? How will they dig? Where will they dig?

Damian said seriously, "In that case, there is only one way."

"Oh?"

Kobra was full of anticipation.

"Next, I will set up a new company in this country."

Damian said, "Let's call it Moretti Weather Company. It specializes in producing weather gadgets. With enough gadgets, we can turn rainfall into a commodity."

"At that time, artificial rainmaking will become a regular, privatized, and even individualized practice."

"Is this really not too much trouble for you, Mr. Damian?"

Kobra tried to suppress his excitement, but no matter how hard he tried, the life and death of the country was at stake, and his emotions were already showing on his face.

"This certainly won't be free."

Damian smiled and said, "I'm a businessman, and perhaps this will allow me to make a fortune."

"well!"

Cobra nodded repeatedly, "No matter what, I will never let you suffer a loss!"

Alabasta is not a wealthy country, but we must not let our benefactor suffer a loss!

"I'll have a banquet prepared immediately, and I urge you to do me the honor of attending!"

Cobra said very sincerely.

"sure,"

Damian smiled broadly. "May I go and bring my companions down first?"

"sure!"

And so, to the disbelief of the crowd, Damian, along with Crocodile and Kuina, soared into the sky.

"Set up a new company here?"

Bartolomeo asked with delight, "Big brother, are we officially entering the Grand Line? Will we be using Alabasta as our new base?"

"No,"

Damian shook his head. "I still have some things to take care of in the East China Sea."

There are at least two people in the East China Sea whom I absolutely must meet.

Luffy, and Buggy the Great.

As a future Yonko and a finalist, it would be really unreasonable for Buggy to be ranked below orange.

"It's just that a company that produces weather equipment has been set up here."

Damian said, "This will be a good business."

Not just Alabasta, but many islands along the Grand Line have only one season. Wouldn't the inhabitants of these islands want to experience other seasons?

"Let's set up headquarters in Rainy Day, my friend."

Damian looked at his newly made friend and said, "Keep an eye on things for me. You don't need to worry too much. Just help me out if there are any problems. I'll give you 20% of the shares."

Crocodile just sneered, "I don't care."

"Specific security and management issues,"

Damian looked at the group of people on one side of the deck, "I'm leaving it to you."

The executives of Baroque Works had all regained their senses by this time.

"no problem!"

Bound tightly, Mr. 3 straightened his chest and said, "Lord Damian! Please leave everything to me!"

Hey, this Lord Damian is a monster even stronger than Crocodile!

Joining his team is definitely better than staying at Baroque Works!

"so,"

Mr. 1's voice was still somewhat weak, having been badly injured by Zoro, "What's the situation now?"

"Crocodile has entrusted you all to me."

Damian replied, "Now, you are my subordinates, members of the Moretti family."

"Moretti..."

Mr. 1 murmured to himself.

I've never heard of them before, but judging from the strength they've displayed, they definitely possess the power to shake the world.

"I'm fine!"

His entire head was wrapped in bandages, making him look like Mr. 5, who was speaking in a muffled voice.

This monster has now allied with Crocodile; if you refuse, you might die without even knowing how.

"We're fine with it too!"

Miss. Double Fingers and Miss. Valentine's Day nodded quickly.

"We're the same!"

The woman who looked like a mole, Miss. Christmas quickly grabbed her partner Mr. 4's arm and led the slow-witted man to bow his head.

In the end, only one thing remained.

Damian looked at Mr. 1 and Mr. 2, the two strongest among the executives.

"Of course, I have no problem with that either!"

Mr.2 winked at Damian, "Little Damian is so much more handsome than Little 0, of course I'll choose Little Damian!"

Damian's lips twitched slightly.

"no problem."

Mr. 1 nodded to himself.

Crocodile chose Damian, so what else is there to say?

"very good."

Damian nodded slightly. "Then, the security work for the new company will be handled by you."

He paused, then looked at Mr. 3 Galdino, the only one unharmed, and said, "I'm leaving the management to you."

This guy is at least an intellectual.

Robin is actually more suitable.

But Damian figured if he left her here, she would run away at any cost, so he decided against it.

"Please leave it to me, Lord Damian!"

Mr. 3 puffed out his chest, brimming with excitement, "I will definitely not let you down!"

In that case—

Ok?

Damian lowered his head.

A dog, a puppy, slowly crawled to Mr. 4's feet and licked his leg.

This is no ordinary dog.

The back of his head contained a gun.

This is a Devil Fruit weapon, a gun made from a dog-dog fruit in its dachshund form.

Damian had a sudden inspiration.

Isn't it a pity that I can't eat the Cloud Fruit?