Arceus' Pirate Journey

Chapter 553: When a hobby becomes a career, it becomes a pain

When a hobby becomes a job, it may become a burden. Doing the same thing too much will lead to a decrease in interest.

Especially if you are forced to set a song as your wake-up ringtone, your interest in the song will decrease.

Tezulo and Stella simply perform too many times, and they want to prepare for performances when they want to perform, rather than performing frequently.

And Victoria Xinduoli was the target he found.

Born in the West Sea, she is a famous stage character with a high status in the dance world and a certain degree of fame worldwide. However, her live performances are all held in the West Sea, and people in other sea areas have only heard of her false name at most.

And she has encountered a lot of trouble recently as her love affair was exposed.

This is a big blow to those who are obsessed with her. Tezulo and Stella are both married, but they are different.

These two have been a couple since the day they debuted, and with the behind-the-scenes operation of the Beast Fruit and Morgans' control over gossip, no one has an opinion on this matter.

But Xin Duoli is a free artist. Although she is famous, she has no agency and does not know how to deal with public opinion. She lost a lot of audiences after the scene of her date with her fiancé was exposed by paparazzi.

Although he didn't know the specific situation, Tai Zuoluo's information was that Xin Duoli had increased the frequency of her performances recently, from which he could infer that she had not given up her dream of acting, so he had the opportunity to recruit her.

Trade between the four seas is still very frequent. Except for the Red Port of Marijoa, which is only a passage for people on the Grand Line, there are some other passage places on the Red Earth Continent.

However, those places are far away from the Sabaody Archipelago. Without the help of bubble technology, the way of ascending becomes much more difficult, and the cost and danger are also much higher, but some people still choose to pass through here.

After changing a boat, they continued to head towards the West Sea, while Tezulo called Stella to report his safety.

Stella would never take the initiative to call him when he was out, so as not to affect his actions because of the ringing of the phone.

"Rotom, thank you for your help."

"No problem, Loto, the signal is connecting, please be patient, Loto."

Rotom has now become a dedicated communication tool for cadre-level members and their families. They have even established a group chat, and any major news will be announced in it in a timely manner.

After a short while, Rotom's expression turned into the communication screen, and Stella appeared on the other side.

"Rotom, could you please go outside and play for a while?"

The appliances inhabited by Rotom can be used without Rotom, but the power will be consumed faster. Rotom acts as a generator and artificial intelligence, and generally they will not leave.

However, Taizoro and Stella were just lovers who had long phone conversations. Although Den Den Mushi had life, people couldn't understand snail language, so there was naturally nothing awkward about it. However, it was difficult to discuss some private topics when facing Rotom.

"Loto, what a hassle, Loto."

Although he said these words impatiently, Rotom still flew out of his phone and went to play with Tanaka. They both had the ability to pass through walls, and sometimes they would play strange hide-and-seek together.

Stella did the same thing, except that there were much more Rotoms on Onigashima, so the Rotom went to visit someone else's house.

“Has the goal been achieved?”

"It came true. It's a great fruit."

As he spoke, Taizulo raised his hand, and the gold ring on his finger began to change shape under his manipulation, and finally took the shape of a heart.

"You are not yet proficient in your abilities. Give me some more time. Although I cannot replicate the feats of Lord Arceus, I can still show you something special."

Taizoro was referring to the wedding of Setsuna and Zeraora. The ability of the Gold-Gold Fruit is to control gold. Now he has just eaten the fruit not long ago and can only perform simple changes in form.

But he already felt that the gold was like an extension of his own hands and feet, and he thought that as his mastery of abilities deepened, he should be able to replicate a copycat version of the scene.

"Really? But I flipped through the newspapers these days, and that Xin Duoli seems to have the nickname of Smile Dance."

"Are you jealous?"

"I didn't, but you better be careful out there."

"Don't worry, don't you know me yet?"

boom!

A loud noise interrupted their phone call, but Stella was not in any danger. This was just daily training on Ghost Island.

"Okay, it's starting over here. Be safe. That's all for today."

Due to the noise problem, they ended their call for today, and Tezulo continued to move towards his destination.

......

Xihai, Yali Island, Tanaka and others came directly from the ceiling like ghosts.

"Mr. Tai Zuo Luo, I've already found out that Xin Duoli will be performing tonight, and she has performed seven shows in a row. Although there are many audiences, it is far from her heyday."

As she spoke, Tanaka took out a stack of musical tickets. If she were at the peak of her popularity, it would not be easy to buy so many tickets on the same day.

"You really work hard."

As an actor himself, he knows how tiring it is to perform at such a high workload, especially since many of Xin Duoli's dance moves are difficult and take a lot of strain on the legs. Under normal circumstances, she would definitely not overdraw her body like this.

In this world without stand-ins and PS, every successful star has put in a lot of effort.

"Let's go and see what this 'Dance of Smile' performance looks like."

The group arrived at the place where Xin Duoli was performing, and when she went on stage, Tai Zuoluo also understood the origin of her title.

"She really likes this profession."

"Boss, how did you know that?"

Tanaka asked in confusion, he didn't understand how Taizulo came to this conclusion.

"Because smiling, a professional fake smile and a smile that comes from the heart are different. I can tell the difference at a glance. But her dance steps... why do she look like a newcomer? She has already missed three beats in this dance. This shouldn't be the case. Is she too tired?"

Seeing that Xin Duoli even swayed a few times before she could stand firm at the end of the dance, Tai Zuoluo came to his own conclusion.

But his initial observation of Xin Duoli was successful. Just with this smile, he could make her popular again. He was about to talk to her privately, but he saw Xin Duoli suddenly slip and fall from the performance platform...

Chapter 554: This giant bee can spin silk

After several days of high-intensity performances, and an old injury on Xin Duoli's ankle, she felt some discomfort in her ankle while dancing just now. However, as the performance was not over yet, she did not show it, but continued to perform while enduring the pain.

But the body has its limits. After the performance, she had only taken a few steps when she felt a sharp pain in her ankle and then her body uncontrollably lost balance.

Although her popularity is not as high as before, there are still many spectators in the venue. When they saw her fall from the platform, there was a burst of exclamations.

The platform where she performed was about ten meters above the ground. At this distance, the speed at which a human body falls is extremely fast, and most people cannot react at all. But when she just fell, a thin rope tied her and pulled her to the side.

To be precise, it was not a rope, but Tezulo's silk thread.

Beedrill can also spin silk. Except for a few Bug-type Pokémon, most Bug-type Pokémon in larvae form can use this move. However, spinning silk is too useless in the game, and coupled with the limitation of the skill slot, it is easily forgotten.

In the world of Pokémon, swarms of Beedrills don't need to use silk on a daily basis.

But when the bug-type Pokémon turned into human abilities, spinning silk became a magical skill. After all, it was the magical skill of every Spider-Man.

He just noticed that there was something wrong with Xin Duoli's steps. Although she hid it very well, anyone who had received systematic training could see the abnormality.

This is related to his training in the Beasts. There are generally two types of training methods in the Beasts. One is to use great force to create miracles. Yamato, Jack, Ulti, and others basically follow this approach.

They don't need to be very precise in combat, it is enough for them to know roughly where the fatal points are.

The other way is more delicate. Due to the lack of innate strength, their attacks must be more accurate. Robin and Naqin are examples in this regard. Previously, Taizuolo did not have his own abilities and took the same path.

Both of them have sufficient understanding of the body, the latter is just more careful. The moment Xin Duoli lost her balance, Tai Zuoluo reacted, and the silk he released was very tough, and successfully brought Xin Duoli to a safe place.

He was not wearing a mask when watching the performance. Now he didn't want to transform in public, so he used the method of insect silk.

The sudden change in the field shocked the audience, but when they came to their senses, some people noticed something different.

“It’s… it’s Taizulo!

"

"Mr. Taizuolo saved Miss Xinduoli!"

When the first person reacted, cheers suddenly broke out in the performance hall. On the one hand, people were celebrating that Xin Duoli was saved, and on the other hand, it was because they recognized Tai Zuoluo.

This is a performance hall, and everyone who comes here can be considered a "star chaser". In their view, Tai Zuoluo's identity as the CEO of Beast Fruit is nothing. They value his identity as a popular actor more.

Xin Duoli is a dancer who is famous in some parts of the world and has a certain reputation all over the world, and Tai Zuoluo is a world-class star himself. This is a major earthquake for them on the road to chasing stars.

This is also the reason why Tezoro wore a mask and used a code name before. When he becomes famous, it is not as convenient for him to do some things. Doflamingo also reminded him that he should let Bakara and Tanaka wear masks next time.

"Ms. Xin Duoli, if you don't want this performance to turn into an accident, you'd better cooperate."

Tai Zuoluo whispered in Xin Duoli's ear that it was not a good situation for an actor to make a mistake and fall off the stage. He wanted to sign a contract with the other party, so naturally he had to protect the other party's value.

Although Xin Duoli turned pale due to the sudden incident, her on-the-spot reaction was still good. Even though her main job was just a dancer, she had seen big scenes for many years and responded immediately to show her cooperation.

"Tanaka, it's up to you."

"Okay boss, I know what to do."

As he said this, Tanaka pulled up Taizuolo and Xin Duoli, and sank down from the stands in front of the audience. Then he appeared in the center of the stage again and performed a magic trick.

"Hello everybody! I'm sorry to scare you, this is today's special performance, I'm today's special guest Tai Zuo Luo!"

Under Taizuolo's operation, the mistakes on the stage suddenly became improvisations, and some young reporters even found tomorrow's headlines because of it. After the performance, Xin Duoli was invited to have a discussion with Taizuolo.

But before that, she had to take care of her foot injury first.

"Ms. Xin Duoli, how many times have you injured your feet?"

"Three times... is that serious?"

"It's okay this time, just a little ligament strain, but if you hurt your foot again... I'm afraid you'll have to say goodbye to your career."

After roughly treating Xin Duoli's injuries, the accompanying doctors retreated behind Taizuolo and walked out one after another. Only Tanaka and Bakara remained here.

"Hey, Miss Xin Duoli, you heard it too. I'm afraid you can't continue such a high-intensity performance in your current condition, and you have to rest for a while."

"I know. My last doctor said the same thing... But I still like this stage... Mr. Tezulo, thank you for saving me. Excuse me, did you come to see my performance specially? Isn't Miss Stella with you?"

She was a little disappointed not to see Stella, because she was actually a fan of Stella. She debuted at the same time as Stella, but Stella's development was much better than hers.

"She has something else to do, but I am here for you this time. Miss Xin Duoli, are you interested in a bigger stage to develop?"

Tai Zuo Luo went straight to the point and took out a contract. It was an artist agreement for Hundred Beasts Fruit, and it was a ten-year contract.

"The stage of the West Sea is too small. The stage of the world is much bigger. If you love this stage, why don't you give it a try?"

"this..."

Xin Duoli looked through the contents of the agreement. The conditions were very good. If you only look at the income, it must be much more than Xihai. However, she did not engage in this career for the money. She was born in an aristocratic family in Xihai and her family was well-off. She chose dancing just because of her hobby.

"Your foot injury can no longer withstand high-intensity performances. This is the best opportunity for you. You have seen the result today."

"Ah, Mr. Tezulo, you misunderstood me. I meant to say that I would discuss it with my family before making a decision."

She was not alone like Tezulo and Stella. She had her own family and fiancé, so she naturally had to think carefully about going to the Grand Line.

But after she returned home and hadn't come to a conclusion, a bunch of gossip came out...

Chapter 555: Jealousy Separates People

Since the characters of Tezulo and Stella were established very early, news about the two of them showing off their affection can no longer attract other people's interest. Instead of continuing to write about their affection, it is better to spread some scandals between them and other people.

Those are local newspapers in West Sea. Morgans would never publicize such a small matter. Not only would it not be sensational enough, it might also make the people of Baishou unhappy.

If this matter could shock the world if made public, then he would dare to give it a try, but he would not put anything that was completely unrelated in the newspaper. However, local newspapers like Xihai did not care about such things.

"Mr. Tezulo, it was reported quite harshly in the newspapers."

Bakara looked at the contents of the newspaper and read part of it to Tezulo. The content was written vividly and if you didn't know, you would think it was true.

"These people are really capable of talking nonsense."

Tai Zuo Luo was not angry. He was quite familiar with the affairs of this circle. As long as it was not something too extreme, a little rumor would not matter. He was not afraid even if Stella saw him.

He had told Stella the purpose of his coming out, and the two of them were innocent, so he naturally had nothing to worry about.

But things were not so harmonious in Xin Duoli's family at this time.

"Xin Duoli, is this the life you want?"

In a mansion, Xin Duoli's father was looking at the newspaper and asking his daughter. He was relatively open-minded, otherwise he would not have agreed to Xin Duoli doing such a thing in the first place.

"I just like the feeling of being on stage... Dad, I think this is an opportunity. Mr. Tezulo is a world-famous person, and don't you like that movie too?"

"That's true, but Xin Duoli, the water in the Red Earth Continent is much deeper than the West Sea. You can do whatever you want here, and I can protect you from the wind and rain. But you will have to rely on yourself when you get there."

"So, father, you agree?"

"You are already 24 years old. Why would you refuse such a thing? But Xin Duoli, the family business... I don't ask you to do anything now. You have to pay attention to the family business when you have the chance."