"Little garden?"

A glimmer of light flashed in Maude's eyes.

When he heard Arthur talk about the Devil Fruit, he immediately became interested.

Pretending to know about this, he wanted Arthur to continue.

I never thought that this Devil Fruit would have something to do with the small garden.

"Yes, it's an interesting primeval island."

After Arthur sat down, he scooped up an empty glass and poured himself a glass of wine.

Now, the young man sitting in front of him is no longer the hard worker in the weapon shop at the beginning, but a sea thief with a reward of more than 100 million.

The change in identity also made Arthur's attitude towards Maude have a substantial change.

Once upon a time, he ignored or despised Maude's existence.

Now, he had to face up, even look up to Maude's presence.

Hearing what Arthur said, Jaya subconsciously glanced at Maude.

The little garden of the primeval islands was what Maud had told her.

Arthur played with his glass, looked up at Maude with a calm face, and continued:

"According to the survivor who brought the Devil Fruit back, the island is full of menacing ancient giants, as well as ...... Two giants of great strength. ”

“……”

Maud feigned interest.

In fact, he knew all these things.

However, he wanted to know Arthur's motive for coming to him to say these words.

Seeing Maude's interest, Arthur was slightly settled, first raised his glass and took a sip of wine, and then went on to talk about the little garden.

"Maude, the origins of those two giants are very unusual, do you know the giant pirates?"

"I don't know."

Maud shook her head cooperatively.

Bailey looked at Maude, and somehow he had a subtle feeling that was quite familiar to him.

It has nothing to do with me anyway.

Bailey thought to himself, so he picked up a piece of meat and ate it.

Arthur looked at Maude and said:

"It was a group of pirates formed by the giants a hundred years ago, and they ran rampant on the sea, burning down village after village wherever they went."

"In just a few years, countless people died at their hands, which shocked the world at that time."

"And the two giants in the small garden are the captains of the Giant Pirates, they are the green ghost Tori and the red ghost Brockie!"

"Now, the giant pirates under their command have fallen apart, but their wanted warrant with a reward of 100 million is still time-barred."

At this, Arthur's eyes lit up.

Maude took a sip of wine and said lightly: "And then?" ”

"Two hundred million."

Arthur raised two fingers and said seriously: "Their heads are worth 200 million, are you interested?" ”

“……”

Maud smiled but didn't say a word.

Arthur didn't care, and said in a slightly demagogic tone:

"If it is in the condition of the Giant Soldier Pirates, it is even more difficult to take away the 200 million worth of heads of the green ghosts and red ghosts, but they are now alone, and they are very suitable for starting."

"You and I cooperate, as long as we take some means, it is not difficult to kill them, and the bounty I received afterwards, how about you seven and me three?"

So it was for this?

Maude thought to herself, and then changed the subject lightly and asked, "Do you know what the power of that Devil Fruit brought back from the little garden is?" ”

Seeing that Maude changed the subject, Arthur was a little disappointed, but still answered Maude's question.

"I heard that it is an ancient species of animals, whether it is true or not, I don't know."

"Ancient Species......

Mordmore rubbed his chin and thought for a moment of the island of the small garden.

Countless archaeotic creatures lived there, including dinosaurs.

If this Devil Fruit in Dick City was really an ancient animal species, and then it was brought back from the small garden......

Could it be that those ancient Devil Fruits of the animal line are all produced in small gardens, right?

While Maude was pondering, Jaya was curious: "Why don't the people who have worked so hard to find the Devil Fruit just eat it?" ”

Maude glanced at Jaya, who was curious about this, and said with a smile: "Because some people prefer real money to unknown powers." ”

"Oh."

Jaya nodded.

Devil Fruits bring power, and having power brings money.

It's shallow, but it takes a process.

Therefore, exchanging unknown forces that exist in the future for money that can change the future life in the present is also a choice that many people will make.

And on this island where money is paramount, it is most normal to exchange Devil Fruits for money.

"Arthur, Little Garden is not on this route, if you want to attack those two giants, the only thing you need is to get a permanent pointer to the magnetic force of Little Garden Island."

Maud looked at Arthur, and somehow shifted the conversation from the Devil Fruit to the small garden.

Arthur was stunned for a moment, a little unable to keep up with Maude's train of thought.

So, are you interested in Devil Fruits, or are you interested in the bounty of the Little Garden Giants?

Arthur was helpless, and once again lowered his voice and said:

"During this time, there were many people who came for the Devil Fruit in the Colosseum, but there were also many people who went straight to the small garden in order to get the bounty of the green and red ghosts, causing the permanent pointer of the small garden to become a sought-after commodity."

Speaking of this, Arthur showed a confident smile.

"But...... I happen to have a permanent pointer for a small garden here. ”

"Oh?"

Maud's eyes lit up slightly, and he said curiously: "Permanent pointer, we just came to the Great Passage, and we only heard that the appearance of the permanent pointer is very similar to an hourglass, but we haven't seen it with our own eyes." ”

"It's really like an hourglass."

Arthur took out the permanent pointer of the small garden from his coat pocket.

"Eh, it's more exquisite than I imagined, can you show me?"

Maud naturally reached out to Arthur.

Arthur didn't think much of it, and placed the permanent pointer in Maude's outstretched palm.

Maud took the permanent pointer, put it in the pocket of his underwear more naturally, and then picked up the bottle more naturally, and poured a glass of wine for Arthur.

It's as if he hadn't even taken the permanent pointer.

“？？？”

Arthur looked at Maude blankly.

On the wine table, for a moment only the sound of Bailey chewing a piece of meat remained.

"Maude?"

"Huh?"

Maude looked at Arthur suspiciously, as if to say, "What's the matter?"

The corners of Arthur's mouth twitched, and he reminded, "The permanent pointer you just put away...... It's mine. ”

"What permanent pointer?"

“……”

Arthur looked at Maude with an incredulous gaze, and said word by word: "The permanent pointer of the little garden!" ”

"Oh, that's what you're talking about, what, do you have a permanent pointer for the little garden?"

Maude slowly cut a piece of meat steak and said calmly: "Speaking of which, I've been in the Great Passage for a while, but I haven't even seen a permanent pointer, alas......"

“？？？”

Arthur looked at Maude in silence, as if he had met Maude for the first time.

Then he looked at the others at the table.

Meet Arthur's gaze.

Lafayette siped the tavern's signature spirits.

Jaya was intently cutting the steak for Pele.

Jim and Bailey are all they care about eating meat.

Betty, the little guide, was almost buried under the table.

“……”

Arthur was speechless for a long time.

Inside the tavern.

One man got up and paid the bill and left.

Out of the tavern, the man walked into a dimly lit alleyway, raised his sleeves and revealed a watch-like phone bug.

After dialing a number.

The man lowered his voice and said, "Bacardi. Maud on Leviathan. ”