Akira smiled and nodded, and said, "That's right, it's me. I didn't expect the proprietress to actually know a small character like me."
Shakky 'tsk'-ed and said, "You're not a small character. Not to mention the Loguetown riot, you were in the limelight at Fish-Man Island not long ago. Your name is slowly spreading now."
Akira was very surprised when he heard this. Only a few days had passed since the Fish-Man Island incident, but Shakky had already learned about it, and even knew his name.
The speed was indeed very fast.
Shakky continued, "Newgate D. Akira Stone, more than five years ago, you caused a riot at the execution site of the 'Pirate King' Roger, and successfully snatched Roger's body.
You were wanted for the first time, and the bounty was as high as 80 million Berries.
Afterwards, you escaped under the joint pursuit of the current Navy Admirals Akainu and Aokiji.
The bounty was increased to 100 million Berries. You're the youngest pirate in the world with a bounty of over 100 million Berries."
In the following years, you followed the Whitebeard Pirates and went into hiding. Later, although the Whitebeard Pirates came out, there was no news of you.
You should have been protected by Whitebeard. Until a few days ago, you led the crew of the Whitebeard Pirates to Fish-Man Island, and helped Fish-Man Island defeat the invading pirate alliance.
You faced two pirate captains, 'Thug' and 'Angry Roar', alone, and killed 'Angry Roar' on Fish-Man Island, making a name for yourself again.
Shakky looked at Akira and said, It's just that I didn't expect that after the Fish-Man Island incident, you didn't return to the Whitebeard Pirates.
Instead, you came to the Sabaody Archipelago. What's even more interesting is that you actually found my place.
Tell me, how did you know about my relationship with Rayleigh? Did that bastard tell you?
Akira smiled and didn't answer, which was considered a default. Fortunately, Shakky didn't dwell on this question. Instead, she frowned and began to think.
"How is it? Proprietress, with Uncle Rayleigh as a guarantor, can you give me the information?" Akira asked.
Shakky cursed, "He's a guarantor? What qualifications does he have? He still owes me a lot of money. Who knows where he's hiding? Is he still guaranteeing for you?"
"Cough cough."
Akira didn't expect Shakky to be so direct, not giving Rayleigh any face at all, and cursing as soon as she opened her mouth.
However, this also troubled him. He had originally thought that with Rayleigh's relationship, Shakky would give him the information. However, it seemed that he was thinking too much.
However, Shakky suddenly changed the subject and said, "Rayleigh doesn't have the qualifications to be a guarantor, but you're different."
Facing Shakky's gaze, Akira only felt uncomfortable all over. He twisted his body and asked, "How am I different?"
Shakky said with a smile, You're able to become famous throughout the world at a young age. You'll definitely be a remarkable figure in the future.
I can provide you with information for free, and at any time. As long as it's information you want, you can come to me.
Akira didn't show any joy. Instead, he asked, "What are the conditions?"
Shakky smiled and said, You're very calm. There are naturally conditions. I provide you with information for free, and you naturally need to pay the price.
Help me collect information and transmit information for free. How's that?
"What do you mean? Can you be more specific?" Akira asked in confusion.
Shakky said, Simply put, I need your connections. My connections aren't weak either, but your Whitebeard Pirates' connections are all over the New World.
So I need your Whitebeard Pirates' connections.
Akira shook his head and said, "Proprietress, you have a good idea. You want to use our Whitebeard Pirates' connections so easily. However, I'm not Dad. My words don't count."
Shakky smiled and said, I also know Whitebeard. I know what kind of person he is. I can also guess what your position is in the Whitebeard Pirates.
You can't mobilize the Whitebeard Pirates' forces now. However, a part is still no problem. More importantly, Whitebeard will get old sooner or later.
With your potential and qualifications, there's a high possibility that you'll be in charge of the Whitebeard Pirates in the future. So I'm also gambling.
Akira said, Then you're gambling big enough. If I agree, wouldn't we be tied together? Proprietress, you should have been a pirate before.
Now you're hiding here, and you're doing it to spend your old age peacefully, right? It's not a good thing if you're tied together with me. The Navy can't wait to eat me.
Shakky said with a smile, The Navy wants to catch you because of your potential.
As for what you said about us being tied together, if you agree, who else besides you will know that we've joined forces?
Looking at Shakky's smiling face, Akira exclaimed in his heart. This woman was really old and had become a demon. With just a few words, he had fallen into a passive position.
If he agreed, although he could get information now, he would clearly be at a disadvantage in the long run.
After all, he would need to use the Whitebeard Pirates' connections. But if he didn't agree, he estimated that it would be difficult for him to get information from Shakky.
Looking at the pensive Akira, Shakky wasn't in a hurry. She just looked at him with a smile. She had confidence that Akira would agree to her conditions.
After all, this was a mutually beneficial approach. She would suffer losses in the short term, but in the long term, as long as Akira didn't die, she would definitely make a profit.
So although it had a bit of gambling involved, she also had great confidence.
...
"Alright!"
After a long time, Akira finally made up his mind. Afterwards, he said with a smiling face, I can agree to your conditions.
However, I don't have much say right now. Maybe the people in the pirate group will give me some face because of my identity.
But you should also know that this kind of favor can't last long. After all, apart from Dad, no one can completely command everyone under his command. Not even Marco can.
Akira wasn't talking nonsense. The pirate groups under the Whitebeard Pirates only obeyed Whitebeard.
Even if Marco was the commander of the 1st Division on the ship, the second-in-command, there weren't many people he could directly command.
Those affiliated large pirate groups were even less likely to obey him. Even Marco couldn't, let alone him.
Perhaps many of the pirates under the Whitebeard Pirates didn't even know him right now.
Shakky wasn't angry because of Akira's words. She said with a smile, "I said, I'm betting on the future. How much success you have in the future, I'll have how much harvest."
"Are you so confident in me?" Akira looked at Shakky in confusion.
Shakky said, "That old guy Rayleigh isn't good at anything else, but his vision is still alright. He's very optimistic about you."
"Where is Uncle Rayleigh right now?" Akira asked.
Shakky snorted and said, Who knows where that old guy went. He might have gone to gamble, or he might have gone somewhere to drink.
Who cares about him? Anyway, he'll come back on his own when he runs out of money.
Akira smiled and said, "It seems that the proprietress is very confident in Uncle Rayleigh."
Shakky said, "What's good about that old thing? Who would care about him besides me?
Alright, let's not talk about these things. Since you've agreed to my conditions, then we're on the same boat from now on. Didn't you want to know the information about Devil Fruits?
As soon as Akira heard these words, he immediately became energetic.
He asked, "You just said that you have news about a Devil Fruit. Where is it?"
Shakky replied, "Of the Devil Fruits you mentioned, I only know the whereabouts of one of them. Moreover, I only got the information a few days ago, so you can be considered lucky."
"Which fruit?" Akira asked eagerly.
Shakky replied, "It's the Logia-type Yuki Yuki no Mi. It'll be auctioned at the auction on Island 3 three days later."
"Auction auction?" Akira was shocked. The Yuki Yuki no Mi was exactly what he needed most right now.
However, he remembered that the Yuki Yuki no Mi would be eaten by Monet under Doflamingo in the future.
In theory, it should be in Doflamingo's hands. He didn't expect it to be auctioned now. It seemed that Doflamingo hadn't gotten the Yuki Yuki no Mi yet.
Shakky said, Yeah. It's said that a pirate group was lucky enough to get this fruit.
Because the captain had eaten a fruit, but didn't want his subordinates to eat it, he put it up for auction at the auction.
Akira smiled and said, "This pirate's vision is really long-term enough."
The Yuki Yuki no Mi was a Logia-type Devil Fruit. If someone ate it, their strength would definitely improve by leaps and bounds.
At that time, his position as captain would be shaken. So it was better to sell it. This way, he could not only get money, but also protect his position. It was a win-win situation.
However, Akira then frowned and asked, "How much do you think the Yuki Yuki no Mi can be auctioned for?"
Shakky said, "I don't know. However, a Logia-type Devil Fruit is worth several hundred million Berries."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shakky immediately said to Akira, "You can get information, but don't even think about borrowing money."
Akira immediately had a bitter smile on his face. He hadn't even said the words yet, and he had already been blocked.
"Several hundred million Berries. Even if I sell myself, I can't afford it." Akira sighed.
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