The Days of Being the Richest Man in the Ninja World

[V3] - Chapter 12. The Yuto Group in East Blue

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On the other side.

Robin also withdrew her gaze from the outside, shook her head, sighed, and then no longer paid attention, lowering her head to continue flipping through the documents in her hand, muttering to herself, "It should be fine now, right?"

What a headache~

Back when she was the Vice President of Baroque Works, it wasn't even this troublesome!

Now there were actually so many things she needed to deal with!

According to the investigation, the crew members of the Spade Pirates seemed to be planning to infiltrate by pretending to be employees to find a way to rescue their Captain, so she couldn't afford to be careless from now on.

On top of that, there was also the management of all branches of the Yuto Group...

At the thought of this, Robin's eyelid twitched slightly, and she said a bit irritably, "Damn it! When is that boss coming back? If not, I'm really going to leave!"

As she said this—

She sighed again, pondered for a moment, and said, "I wonder how things are going over in the East Blue!"

...

East Blue.

This was a certain sea area.

Today.

The weather was clear.

The waves weren't too strong.

From here, one just needed to follow the current forward.

With playful orange short hair, wearing a simple light white short-sleeved shirt and a blue tight skirt, Nami reached out and touched the seawater, then pulled her hand back, muttering, "It looks like there are no rich men around here either! Oh well~, I'll just take the day off today! Anyway, there are more important things to do next!"

As she spoke—

She looked down at the newspaper in her hand.

Yuto Group recruitment ad!

This had been a really hot topic in the past few days!

High salary! Great benefits! Lots of holidays!

It is deeply admired by many villagers.

Of course.

It's not like she cared about the money… eh, well, actually she did care about the money deep down—after all, the salary really was high!

Just look at the pay.

If she had been working these past few years…

According to the description above, the Yuto Group used a tiered pay system. The higher the level, the more one earned. Higher-ranked employees also got various bonuses, so if she could reach the 30th-level pay tier, she could probably… earn 100 million in a year. No need to keep stealing everywhere like in recent years!

And it was said there weren't only 30 levels—above that were even better salaries and bonuses!

However.

What mattered more now was...

Nami silently stared at the newspaper in her hand… printed on it was the news that the boss of the Yuto Group had captured the Warlord of the Sea—Crocodile. Her eyes instantly showed a complicated expression, "Would he really protect his employees?"

An 81 million bounty pirate must be way stronger than that evil Arlong!

If he could defeat such a pirate with an 81 million bounty, then he must be even stronger, right?

As she said this, her face showed a fierce, very fierce expression, "If it turns out to be a scam, I'll steal all your money!"

With that—

She carefully put away the newspaper, sat at the bow of the little boat, and her delicate face quietly gazed out at the vast ocean before her. Her heart also seemed to calm down, and the corners of her lips curved slightly…

[I wonder if anyone will ever be able to draw a full nautical map of this sea?!]

...

As time went on, and with the Yuto Group issuing a strict order that no matter what… every island in the East Blue must have a milk tea shop, the former peripheral agents of Baroque Works who had been "whitewashed"… oh~ no, now they should be called the Yuto Group's East Blue market expansion staff, also began to take action.

Opening milk tea shops in every sea area they reached.

This place is—

Syrup Village.

Some time ago, a milk tea shop and a barbecue shop had already opened here.

At this moment—

In the courtyard of a wealthy household within Syrup Village.

"Kaya, this is Yuto Milk Tea!" A long-nosed boy, touching his nose, proudly handed over the milk tea while raising his head and grinning. "It's really tasty! I bought it for you!"

"Thank you, Usopp!" Kaya carefully accepted the milk tea with both hands, blinked her eyes, and smiled. "I heard a few days ago that a Yuto Milk Tea shop had opened here. It sounded really good, and I wanted to try it, but Mr. Klahadore refused, saying I hadn't fully recovered and wouldn't let me drink it!" Speaking of that, she tilted her head in frustration. "Actually, Mr. Merry said it's fine to drink a little, but Mr. Klahadore is just too strict!"

"It's okay! I already asked! Yuto Milk Tea is made using fresh milk from carefully raised dairy cows, paired with premium tea leaves, and prepared through a rigorous process. It's full of nutrients and really good for the body!" Usopp looked at Kaya hugging the milk tea and quickly added, "Next time you want some, I'll secretly bring it for you again!" He lifted his nose slightly again. "And let me tell you—I've already become a proud employee of the Yuto Milk Tea shop! I had to beat out a lot of strong competitors to pass the interview. You know, Yuto Group jobs are super popular now. Tons of powerful people want to work there—even strong pirates from the seas came to apply, but I defeated them all!"

"You're amazing~, Usopp!"

"Of course! I'm going to become a brave sea warrior! Let me tell you, even though I went through so much to finally get the job, this is just temporary. One day, I'll head out to sea as a brave sea warrior and conquer the Grand Line!"

"You still want to go to sea?" Kaya looked at Usopp in surprise, holding her milk tea, lowering her head, and softly said, "The sea is dangerous!"

"It's fine! I'm a brave sea warrior! I fear no danger—danger only makes me stronger!" Usopp tilted his nose proudly, face full of confidence, then grinned at Kaya again. "Oh, right! Kaya, listen! Once you become an employee of the Yuto Group, they'll arrange amazing doctors to examine you! Don't worry!" He patted his chest like a real man. "Just say you're my family—they'll definitely cure your illness!"

"Mm~!"

"Drink slowly, drink slowly!" Usopp laughed as he saw Kaya lowering her head and gulping down the milk tea. "Next time I'll bring more! We employees get a discount!"

"Mm!"

However—

Just as Kaya, still looking down, responded softly…

Suddenly.

A huge shadow loomed over them from above, startling the two of them.

"This kind of trash, the young lady mustn't drink!" A cold, stern voice rang out. "And you, liar—don't corrupt the young lady!"

"I'm not lying!"

"Everyone here knows you're just a liar! Liar! Stay away from the young lady! And how dare you bring her this kind of trash!"

"This isn't trash! This is Yuto Milk Tea!" Usopp angrily stared at Klahadore, the butler Kaya had hired a while ago, who had always seemed to dislike him.

He stiffened his neck and retorted, "I saw you buy it yesterday too! So are you drinking trash? And I already got a great doctor who will definitely cure Kaya!"

"…"

He noticed I went to buy milk tea?!

Klahadore's face turned dark, then pale, but after pushing up his glasses, his eyes turned icy as he said coldly, "You, a liar?"

"That's too much, Klahadore!"

"It's already your rest time, Miss Kaya! Please don't make Merry and me worry!"

"I'm sorry." Kaya looked helplessly at Klahadore, then turned to Usopp, smiled, and said, "Thank you for the milk tea." She blinked, signaling Usopp not to argue, and handed him the empty milk tea cup. "It was really good!"

"I'll bring more for you next time!"

"Miss Kaya, you can't drink this kind of trash! And it's time to go back!"

"I'm sorry! See you next time, Usopp!"

"See you!" Usopp waved as Kaya walked away, along with that hateful figure. The silly smile on his face instantly disappeared, and he clenched the milk tea cup in his hand with a hint of disappointment.

Not long after.

He took a deep breath, raised his head, and shouted loudly, "I'll work super hard and let the doctors cure you, Kaya!!"

After shouting—

Before Kaya could reply, he quickly turned around and ran off.

This time he was just out delivering takeout—it was time to head back.

If he was too late, his salary would be deducted!

...

Meanwhile.

On the vast sea—

A figure with a gray, old backpack and an eye patch on his head, was whistling while slowly riding a bicycle across the sea.

His eyes carried a lazy look as he leisurely muttered to himself, "Yuto Group…"