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Chapter 42 - Chapter 42: Genocide

After just 1 day of sailing, the medium-sized caravel named Polaris docked at the Jaya Islands' new port called Kuja Port.

There are 2 ports on this island; one is near Mock Town, and the other is near South Grave, which is renamed as Snake Town by the Kuja Pirates, and like Shakky's port at Grove 13, only allies can dock here.

As the Polaris docked on the port, a lot of Kuja Pirates were already lined up neatly on the port, clearly waiting for them to arrive or specifically for Raeven to arrive.

"Instructor, welcome to Snake Town," they said in unison while they saluted like well-trained soldiers; this imposing view shocked Ace and Sugar.

The two of them knew about the Kuja Pirates trainees on the Sixis Island, but this is the first time they saw them this imposing.

"Okay, enough with the postures; clear the way and place the gangplank already so Big Brother Raeven can step out," Tritoma said as she clapped her hands, and everyone smiled and moved quickly.

After stepping on the port that has similarities to the port of Sixis Island, Raeven told Tritoma to unload the boxes in the ship's storage, to which Tritoma nodded, and she quickly commanded to unload the ship's cargo.

Tritoma guided everyone to a large house that had a door with the same design as the Dracule Family logo. Raeven, Ace, and Sugar looked at the door and then at Tritoma, who just smiled at them.

"This is called the Dracule Villa, where any of you guys are welcome to stay anytime you want. The first room on the 2nd floor is currently occupied by Mihawk; he used to stay there when he visited the island," Tritoma said as she blushed, which made Raeven smile.

"Then we will stay here and rest today; let's talk about planting trees tomorrow," Raeven said, which Tritoma agreed to. After all, this is Sugar's first voyage, and she is tired, so after drinking a glass of milk, she slept very quickly. After Raeven placed her in one of the rooms, he sat down in the living room of the villa.

A little later a Ninja Khan brought a cup of tea for him, and then it quickly dissolved on Raeven's shadow.

"Time really passes by very quickly," Raeven said as he looked around the well-furnished living room, and then he saw Ace sleeping on one of the sofas. Raeven stood up and threw Ace inside one of the bedrooms, and he came back to his seat.

While Raeven was resting, waiting for the sun to set, someone knocked on the door; it was Tritoma together with two other officers of the Kuja Pirates.

"Big brother, how's the place?" She said as she sat down too; the two ladies following her quickly prepared to brew a cup of tea.

"It's good; the furniture is great too. Mihawk is lucky that he got a future wife like you," Raeven said, which made Tritoma turn red, and steam could be seen on top of her head. After teasing Tritoma for a while, Raeven stopped, and after a few minutes, Tritoma recovered, and she finally told her purpose of going here.

"The area where the fruit will be planted is already prepared; the seedlings are placed there too. We can go and plant it tomorrow," she said after she took out a map where she circled the place where the trees will be planted.

"Tomorrow morning I'll wait for you guys there. I only brought 216 saplings this time for testing things here; next year I'll tell Mihawk to bring some more here," Raeven said.

After a few hours of some talks, they finally left after the Kuja Pirates brought dinner for Raeven and the kids.

The next morning, Raeven is already standing on the clear area that the Kuja pirates prepared for the trees. After testing the quality of the soil and some things around, he took out some sticks and planted them on the ground as markers.

A few minutes later Tritoma and the Kuja Pirates finally arrived, and they were surprised when they saw Raeven was already on the field, so they quickly headed towards him.

"Big brother, you should've waited for us; it's still too early," Tritoma said while sighing. This big brother of hers really doesn't know how to take it easy, just like his little brother.

"Hahahaha, don't mind me; I was too excited to sleep, so I headed here when the sun came up. I already marked the places where you guys should plant the trees; just dig 6-12 inches depending on the size of the seedlings/saplings," Raeven said as he kept on marking the ground.

The Kuja Pirates quickly prepared and dug the ground. In charge of the planting is a lady called Sour Pea, a slender Amazonian with long, pale orange hair. She is one of the newest members of the Kuja Pirates' non-combatant members who specializes in farming, cooking, and economics.

After the saplings were planted, everyone had a break to drink something cold. As a tropical island, Jaya Island has a hot climate, so Raeven told Tritoma, "Why not make the island a resort?" and Raeven was surprised because they already planned to do it; they just didn't have the money to start yet, so Raeven said that he would invest in them.

It's still early, and the warlord system is at its infancy phase right now, so having the flag of their family here will make the resort safe. After that, Raeven gave 1 billion beli to Tritoma so they can quickly start the renovation of the island.

After two days of observing the saplings, the three left Jaya Island. Sugar and Ace enjoyed the island very much, and they bought a lot of things, especially food. The kids said that they will bring it back to Sixis Island as a present for everyone. When Raeven heard this, he bought a lot more so everyone back at Sixis Island can taste the souvenirs they got.

After that they sailed back home with Raeven's Blessings of the Sea; the whole voyage was as easy as sleeping. There was no drastic change in weather, and even in the calm belt the Sea Kings didn't attack them at all; they even helped the ship to move faster.

Ace and Sugar asked about why this is happening, and Raeven told them that it's one of his skills and warned them to not imitate it. As the sun set, Polaris docked on Sixis Island, and the three were welcomed by Stussy, Monet, Enel, Robin, Hancock, and Rogue, who quickly hugged the two kids.

The Ninja Khans brought down a lot of boxes, which are the souvenirs they bought from Jaya Island. Everyone got one box each, which they took home; even the trainees received a box each.

November 30, 1507

During this time of the year, the farmland is currently empty; only the trees can be seen in the orchard. The wind on the Sixis Island starts to become colder as the winter season is about to arrive.

Currently, every member of the Dracule Family is on the top floor of the Dracule Tower; everyone is waiting for the video transponder den den mushi on the table to ring, as one of Shakky's informants located at North Blue said that something is happening at Flevance. Then the den den mushi rang, and Raeven answered the call.

"Hello, Shakky-sama and Raeven-sama, as well as the members of the Dracule family, what I'm about to show to you is something not child-friendly." The voice of a man can be heard, and the video currently is just a side of the wall.

This kind of den den mushi was just released this year, and the technology is still in its infancy, so the only one who can talk right now is the one who is doing the video and Shakky, while Raeven can only just watch.

"Right now I'm inside the city of Flevance, where, as you can see, a lot of their guards are currently wearing a hazmat suit, like that," the man said as the video shows a lot of men wearing a hazmat suit with a mask; they are holding a rifle too.

The man walked out of the alley and headed towards one of the entrances of the city, where a lot of people are currently lining up to get inside; suddenly, a gunshot can be heard, followed by loud screaming.

The video shows a man getting shot in the head as his skin begins to show on his arms; the skin on his arm looks very creepy, like someone skinned it off and poured an acid on his arms.

After that the guards shot him a few more times, and then they quickly disposed of the body.

"This is what is happening right here now, and from the information I got, this disease is called amber lead poison. The hospitals here at Flevance are all full, and they haven't managed to find a cure yet. Also, Shakky-sama, after this I will leave this kingdom too, or else my safety will be compromised," the man said.

"Yes, you should get out of there quickly; there are rumors that the other kingdoms near Flevance are going to attack them, as they are saying that the Amber Lead poison is highly infectious," Shakky said on the call.

"That's a big lie; this kind of disease is not infectious. It's already proven by Doctor Trafalgar. Those who are spreading this fake news wanted to do something else," the man said, and then after that, he said his goodbye and quickly ended the call.

After the video call ended, the den den mushi rang again as Shakky called.

"The worst thing possible to happen really happened; your and Crocus-san's prediction is correct," she said.

"That's why I told you guys to stop buying amber lead products just to be safe, and it's not an infectious disease; it's a hereditary one. Those who start to become something like that man in the video are already at the end of the line," Raeven said.

"If you know someone from there, advise them to quickly get the hell out of that island; soon the neighbors of Flevance will do anything to purge that kingdom. Whether it was proven that the disease is not infectious or not, nobody wants to get sick like that too," Raeven added.

"Something like that won't happen easily, right?" Shakky said.

"The world government is the one who is spreading the rumors about the disease being highly contagious. Trust me, Shakky-san, if they don't get out of there now, they will all die there."

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