Chapter 340: Dragon Palace Jade Box
At noon the next day, the sun was just right.
Cake Island is back to its former bustle, only the scar cut by Galen's sword qi is quietly telling the horror of the great battle last night.
At this time, a grand banquet was being held in the castle of the aunt.
Because of the upcoming grand wedding, my aunt's sons and daughters, who are usually scattered all over the world, have gathered on Cake Island these days.
And the aunt is a person who likes to be lively, so these days she will hold such a large-scale family dinner every day, so that her children and subordinates can gather together to create a lively scene of a harmonious family.
However, there is something different about today's gathering.
In addition to those children and subordinates, there was also a special guest who attended the banquet:
Gallian.
After he chose to make a temporary peace with the Big Mom Pirates, he immediately became Big Mom's guest.
The aunt not only arranged a luxurious accommodation for Galen, but also specially invited him to attend her banquet, and reserved him a comfortable seat very close to the main seat.
In the past, this position was only available to Katakuri, the second of the Big Mom Pirates.
Auntie's attention to Galen and the meaning of wooing are self-evident.
Even at the banquet, the aunt's attention was all on Galen, as if Galen was the protagonist of this banquet.
After a meaningless exchange of pleasantries with Galen, she went a little deeper into the topic in a straightforward way:
"Galen."
"I'm glad you're a guest of our Big Mom Pirates, Mom."
"But are you interested in taking our relationship one step further and becoming a family with all of you?"
"Huh?"
Galen was slightly stunned, and immediately sank his face:
"Not interested!"
"You'd better go back to Doflamingo!"
He had come here as a guest to see Doflamingo's jokes, but he was not interested in being the main character himself.
Therefore, Galen refused very decisively.
Hearing his categorical refusal, the noisy banquet suddenly fell silent.
It's like someone pressed the mute button, and no one in the entire venue dared to speak out.
Because, no one has ever dared to say no to my aunt so bluntly.
Everyone present secretly tensed their bodies, ready to protect themselves when the aunt was mad.
However, the aunt did not turn her face and flip the table as everyone imagined.
She has already regarded Galen as a strong person who can be treated equally, and naturally she will not be as domineering as bullying those weak chickens.
"Hahaha... You are mistaken. ”
The aunt tried to suppress her irritable emotions, and said with a smile:
"I mean..."
"I have a few beautiful daughters who are just the right age to marry you."
The aunt's method of winning over people is always the same as the old: marrying her daughter outside.
And Galen is famous all over the world for his ability to marry a princess and be a colt, so the aunt naturally moved her mind in this regard.
However, Galen still shook his head:
"Thank you for your kindness."
Although Galen's attitude was much better this time, his refusal was still very firm:
"I have no intention of getting married for the time being."
"Huh?"
The aunt frowned slightly.
Her kindness was rejected by Galen one after another, and her face was naturally a little unbearable.
So, the aunt said in a slightly stern tone:
"Can you marry the princess of Alabastan, the queen of Nine Snake Island, the princess of Fish-Man Island, and the princess of Jerma, but you can't marry the princess of our nations?"
"Why, don't you look down on my daughter?"
"This..."
Galen couldn't help but feel a hint of embarrassment on his face.
Then, he explained to the aunt very sincerely:
"Not because I don't like your daughter, but because..."
"I've provoked enough girls, and I really don't want to marry another woman back home."
Hearing Galen's sincere tone, Auntie's face looked a little better.
Then, she took her fingers up again and counted them for Galen:
"One, two, three, four..."
"By the way, I heard that you still have a woman in the East China Sea."
"There are only five of them."
The aunt spread her palms and said to Galen in a natural tone:
"Is it much? Not much! ”
As a harem king with 43 and about to become 44 husbands, the aunt has an irrefutable say in this regard.
For her, five is really not much.
"Ahem..."
Galen said with an embarrassed face:
"Five is enough trouble for me."
"Humph!"
"What's the trouble?"
The aunt snorted disdainfully, and proudly introduced her successful experience to Galen:
"A strong man must have the courage of a strong man."
"If those women are disobedient, you can teach them a good lesson!"
"You see I have 44 husbands, which of them dares to trouble me?"
"Hahaha..."
Galen smiled dryly and responded to the enthusiastic teaching of the aunt:
"My predecessors are mighty and majestic, and I am far from being able to reach them."
Aunt is indeed his old-timer in this regard, but the practical experience she imparted is not suitable for imitation.
An old man and a young man were conducting academic discussions in a professional field that ordinary people could not set foot in, but another group of late guests came to this banquet hall.
It's a bit inappropriate to say that it is a guest, this group of people should already be considered the subordinates of the aunt:
They are the prisoners who have just joined the Big Mom Pirates, led by Hiryu no Yu, who have just joined the Big Mom Pirates.
"Hello."
Yuno Kiryu greeted his aunt coldly.
"You're late."
Auntie frowned slightly.
"I'm sorry."
"I was so busy practicing swordsmanship that I lost track of time."
Hiryu replied without changing his face.
Unlike other aunts' subordinates, although Hiryu's attitude towards aunts is respectful, there is no awe in his eyes.
And although the aunt was a little unhappy about this, she didn't have a seizure as usual in the end.
The reason is simple, like Galen, Hiryu is strong enough.
Hiryu's own strength is similar to that of Katakuri, and the three of the big keg, Katarina, and the Evil King who are with him can also compete with the dessert generals, and the remaining prisoners of the Advance City also have cadre-level strength.
If you have strength, you will have the confidence to speak.
So Doflamingo became a male favorite, while Hiryu only needed to arrange for a subordinate to marry to meet his aunt's requirements.
Because of this strength, the aunt accepted Hiryu and the others who were looking for a place to live, hoping to use this to make the combat power of all countries jump to a big level.
But also because of this strength, the aunt inevitably had precautions and vigilance against Xiliu and others.
The relationship between the two is not really harmonious, it is just taking advantage of each other.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see this.
Galen could detect the faint rift between Aunt and Hiryu when he saw the slightly cold atmosphere.
After a while, Hiryu and his party sat down quietly, and the atmosphere finally became lively again.
But at this time, one of the prisoners behind Xiliu took the initiative to provoke the incident:
"Isn't this our old friend, 'Knight of Justice' Galen?"
He looked at Galen, who was sitting next to his aunt, with a slightly mocking gaze, and couldn't help laughing:
"Hahaha... How? ”
"You're sitting with us pirates now?"
"When you pushed through the gate of the city and desperately blocked our way, you seemed much more righteous than you do now!"
The prisoner had fought Galen and still had a sword wound from Galen's sword.
If it weren't for the fact that he knew how to seize the opportunity to hug Hiryu's thigh, I am afraid that he would have died tragically in the city due to serious injuries.
Now that he saw Galen again in the midst of all the nations, a deep hatred immediately arose in his heart.
"Huh?"
In the face of this malicious provocation, Galen frowned tightly.
Without hesitation, he got up from his seat:
"You want to see my justice?"
"That's easy!"
Galen took a step forward, his regular clothes turning into armor.
"Galen!"
The aunt softly stopped Galen's radical behavior of not giving face.
However, the prisoner added fuel to the fire and mocked:
"With Auntie here, don't you dare to do it?"
"Hahaha..."
"By the way, you still seem to be a colt on Fish-Man Island, right?"
"Did you know..."
"The historical text of Fish-Man Island and the secret treasure of Dragon Palace City, the 'Jade Box', have been snatched by us and sent to my aunt as a wedding gift?"
"Enough!"
The aunt finally showed her anger and looked at Hiryu of the rain in annoyance:
"Hiriu, take care of your subordinates' mouths!"
"Yes."
Hiryu should have said yes and motioned to the prisoner to shut up.
As a life-saver, Hiryu's gaze was very useful for the unruly prisoner.
This head iron man who dared to speak out in the face of Galen was honest when he was glared at by Hiryu.
And the aunt tried her best to control her anger, so she turned to Galen and said:
"The subordinates are not sensible, so you can see and laugh."
"The historical text and the jade box of the Dragon Palace that he said are indeed with me, and they were originally intended to be opened as gifts at the wedding."
"But..."
"If you want to get the treasures back for Fish-Man Island, I can return them in their original form."
Auntie now wants to have a good relationship with Galen, so naturally she doesn't want to have more twists and turns because of these treasures that don't have much practical value.
So, Aunt once again made a concession.
Galen's reaction was deferential to what she expected:
"No need."
"Since they are your subordinates now, and those treasures are their wedding gifts to you, then I will take a step back and no longer pursue them."
"Hahaha..."
"Then I'll laugh at it!"
The aunt laughed heartily, and she was very satisfied with Galen's cooperative attitude.
"It's good if you're happy."
Galen agreed casually, but his attention was all focused on the word "jade box" in the aunt's mouth.
The jade box of Dragon Palace City?
If he's not mistaken, it seems to be...
"Interesting."
Galen looked at Hiryu Yuno and the others who were sitting there, and couldn't help but look forward to that wedding even more.