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"Oh, that's what I expected. But so far, I don't think I've seen any reports about me. There's been a lot of negative news about Marshal Kong."
Garin sneered and said,
"That's because they'll never be able to speak again. They're just a bunch of lowly people, how dare they speak ill of someone from Figarand? As for that Kong, why should I care about an outsider?"
Given Garin's personality, he really wouldn't care about news. The only things that truly concern him are matters related to Giger.
Giger nodded upon hearing this and smiled.
"I see. Well then, thank you very much, Uncle Jialin. Too much barking from dogs can be a bit annoying."
After saying that, Giger narrowed his eyes slightly and fell into thought.
This incident reminded him that he should pay more attention to controlling public opinion.
In the world of One Piece, even the World Government cannot completely control public opinion, because the press is also part of the "underworld".
In the original story, the world's largest news agency is called the World Economic News Agency, and its president, Morgans, is an extremely maverick who completely ignores the world government.
Admittedly, this guy is very dedicated to journalism, but for Giger, if he can't be used by me, then he should disappear from this world.
At this stage, Morgans hasn't become the president yet, so Giger won't touch him for the time being.
What Giger wanted to do was to install a trustworthy and capable person in the World Economic News Agency to replace Morgans as its president in the future.
In this way, he can ensure that only the sounds he wants to hear exist in this world from now on.
As soon as Garin saw Giger's expression, he knew that his nephew was probably plotting something again.
He didn't ask any questions, just quietly drank his tea, until Giger finished thinking and spoke up.
"Uncle Galin, how is Gulando's palace now?"
"Why are you suddenly asking about this? Do you want to change your palace? That place has already been cleaned up, but if you want to change, I can have someone build another one according to your requirements. Anyway, there's plenty of open space in our clan's territory."
"No, I'm quite comfortable in my palace. Besides, even if I were to change, I wouldn't think of going there."
"Fine, do whatever you want with the land, it's yours anyway."
"Haha, good, then I'll have someone transform Gulando's palace into a library. Now I have the world's richest collection of books."
"Hmm? When did you become interested in reading? That's good, reading more books can also help improve one's spiritual level."
"I just think it's better for outsiders not to be too smart. The books are all brought back from Ohara, and there's also Olbia over there. I'm planning to have her compile a new history book, which can be used as a textbook in the future."
"Huh? What does this mean?"
"It's to teach some people with empty heads something, so they won't believe everything they hear and wander around aimlessly."
Chapter 232 Shanks and Buggy
After leaving Garin, Giger began arranging the renovation of Grando's palace. After making the arrangements, Giger had Olbia locked up first, while Robin was assigned to the ranks of maids.
Whether before or after the library was built, Olbia could spend an hour with Robin every day.
If Olbia completes the task assigned to her by Giger, she can stay with her daughter forever, but this period will not be short because the workload is indeed huge.
Giger originally wanted to spend a few more days with the Monet sisters, but unfortunately someone didn't want him to have any free time.
......
On a small island,
Shanks carefully carried a bowl of hot medicine into a room. Inside, Buggy was lying listlessly on the bed, only humming a few times when he saw Shanks.
Seeing Buggy like this, Shanks quickened his pace, placed the medicine beside Buggy's bed, then reached out to help Buggy sit up, saying with concern,
"Bucky, take some medicine."
Bucky glanced at the dark, murky medicine on the table, his face turning ashen, and he shook his head in strong resistance.
Shanks sighed helplessly and said,
"Alright, it seems I'll have to help you."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Shanks suddenly made his move, grabbing Buggy's chin with one hand and grabbing the medicine soup on the table with the other, and force-feeding it down Buggy's throat.
"Ugh! Ugh!"
Seeing that Bucky was about to vomit, Shanks swiftly reached out and covered Bucky's mouth, shouting,
"Don't throw up!"
"Gudu!"
Bucky stared wide-eyed, then collapsed onto the bed with a thud, as if he'd lost his soul.
Shanks wiped the sweat from his brow and let out a sigh of relief.
"Taking care of someone is really hard work..."
As Shanks got up and walked out of the house, he had just stretched his back when he saw a large number of newsbirds flying overhead, scattering newspapers all the way down.
The appearance of such a scene signifies that a major event is occurring in the world.
A newspaper fluttered down and landed on Shanks' face. He took it off and saw that the headline featured Roger's picture.
After a brief moment of stunned silence while holding the newspaper, Shanks excitedly shouted, turned around, went back into the room, pulled Buggy off the bed, and yelled,
"Hey Buggy! Captain Roger and the others did it! We're now the number one pirate crew!"
"Nani!?"
Bucky felt a sudden lightness in his body, as if his illness had been cured in an instant. He snatched the newspaper from Shanks' hand and stared at it intently.
The more he looked at him, the more upset he felt. After all, he had originally had the opportunity to go up the Laugh Tale with Roger, but he just happened to develop a high fever at this time!
Bucky crumpled the newspaper in his hand into a ball and threw it away, pounding his chest and stamping his feet in frustration.
"Damn it! Why is my body so uncooperative! I really want to go see it too!"
Shanks quickly comforted them,
"Alright, alright, you're not the only one who couldn't go because of illness. Isn't it the same for Kozuki Toki-nee-san?"
Bucky suddenly grabbed Shanks by the collar and said angrily,
"Don't you think this is strange? It's one thing for Kozuki-nee to be healthy, since she's a woman, but I've always been in good health, so how could I suddenly develop a high fever!"
"Well, I think it's normal. It's just a coincidence. Besides, I'm here with you. Don't be sad. I believe we'll be able to get to that place again someday, on our own!"
At this point, Shanks clenched his fist, exuding an inexplicable aura.
Bucky was completely immune to Shanks's so-called imposing presence and continued,
"You make it sound so easy! You're lucky if you get an opportunity like this once in your lifetime!"
Shanks wiped the drool from his face and smiled helplessly. Buggy, seeing Shanks' expression, became even angrier and raised his voice, shouting...
"You still have the nerve to laugh! The reason I suddenly got sick this time is probably because of you!"
"Huh? Bucky, that's so heartless of you! Am I a jinx?"
"Hmph! Didn't you just say that Kozuki Toki also disembarked due to illness? Think about it carefully, what do I have in common with her?"
"Similarities? Um, Kozuki Toki's nose isn't red either..."
"What?! You bastard! You've been secretly laughing at my nose all along!"
Shanks turned his head, looking at the ceiling, while his fingers kept scratching his face.
Bucky was so angry his teeth itched, and he gritted his teeth as he said...
"Alright, I won't pursue that for now. Let me ask you, Kozuki Toki is a Devil Fruit user, right?"
"Yeah, but I don't think I've ever seen her use her powers!"
"Nonsense! Her Devil Fruit ability is time travel, and the kind that's permanent. Why would she use her ability for no reason!"
"Oh, you're right, but Bucky, why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?"
"What an idiot! What I'm trying to say is, I'm a Devil Fruit user too! Don't you think this is strange? Before we even got there, both of us Devil Fruit users inexplicably fell ill! One event can be a coincidence, but if it happens one after another, is it still a coincidence?"
Shanks stared at Bucky in astonishment and asked,
"Bucky, so what do you mean?"
Bucky snorted and said,
"My intuition tells me that there must be some kind of curse on that place, maybe even specifically targeting people with special abilities!"
"Is it really that mysterious? I think it's just a coincidence, and... why are you blaming me for getting sick?"
A large tic-tac-toe mark appeared on Bucky's forehead as he roared.
"Are you really that stupid or just pretending?! Don't you have any idea how I ate that Devil Fruit?!"
"Hey! So that's what you wanted to talk about! I don't think it's my fault at all; you were the one who did it secretly!"
Shanks could tell that Buggy was completely healed, so he resumed his usual banter with Buggy.
The two pressed their faces together, back and forth, until a familiar voice rang out from outside the door.
"Hey! You two little devils inside! We're back!"
Upon hearing this voice, Shanks and Buggy both stopped what they were doing, and looked at each other in bewilderment.