“Gild Tesoro”
West Blue, Kingdom of Ilisia.
The capital of this kingdom was very lively; you could see all sorts of traders trying to make the most economic profit from their goods. There were also many establishments, some very luxurious and others more ordinary.
In one of the more modest establishments, where there wasn't as much foot traffic, a young man of about 19 years old was cleaning and organizing the shop. A serious expression adorned the young man's face, indicating that he took his work very seriously.
This young man had moderately long green hair, styled back pointedly. He wore a somewhat worn white and pink striped shirt. His pants were simple and black, while his shoes were somewhat tattered and worn. It was clear that he hadn't purchased new clothes in a while.
The place where this young man worked as a blacksmith's workshop, "Hey, old man, I've finished my work for today!" exclaimed the young man.
From one of the doors where strong hammering could be heard, emerged a large man. Despite his age, his arms were muscular. "Pay me for today" the young man said upon seeing the man.
"Tsch the brats nowadays only think about money" said the old man in an annoyed tone while from a box that had security, he took out bills and reluctantly handed them to the young man.
"Tomorrow come first thing in the morning, it will be a hard day, you will have to transport a lot of heavy metals" added the man as he waved his hand for the young man to leave.
"That means you will have to pay more" said the young man with a smile as he left the store, the man upon hearing this made a click with his tongue, but did not deny such a statement.
The young man began to walk through the bustling city, as he walked he could see all kinds of people, drunks, vagrants, Don Juanes, and several whores, *This city does not change* thought the young man.
This young man's name was Gild Tesoro, he was one of the future antagonists of one of the latest One Piece movies.
Tesoro walked and entered a more bustling and unsafe area, until he reached a house that was not in the best condition, taking out an old key he opened the door and entered, making sure that no petty thieves were watching.
Entering the house, she went to one of its corners and crouched down. Making a mania he lifted a board showing that below was a well with a big pile of bills, then he took out his pay for today and put it in the well, *In one more day I will have enough money...* thought Tesoro with a smile.
He put the board back in place making sure that it was well placed and that the well was not noticeable, then he changed his clothes in bad condition and put on a more formal suit, *This is the last suit I have left* thought Tesoro looking at his suit that was already a little worn, but it was still better than his previous clothes.
He finally left his house, with a specific direction in his mind. Walking about 15 to 20 minutes he arrived at a much more luxurious area, but the locals were bars, and brothels, among other things.
Tesoro stopped at a very large place where people came and went through the very luxurious doors, you could see that they were built with gold. This place had in gigantic letters its name that said, [Human Shop].
He stared at the sign for a few seconds, then went inside, "Oh Tesoro-san you're here again, that woman has put a spell on you" said a strange-looking young man at the counter.
Tesoro ignored this young man and walked past him heading to the cages area where the slaves were like animals in a zoo, "That attitude of yours again..." said the young man a little annoyed for being ignored.
"By the way, when are you going to sell that again?" asked the young man with a tinge of interest in his tone.
Hearing this Tesoro stopped and without turning around replied with seriousness in his tone, "I'm not going back to that business"
Without further ado he went on his way, the young man clicked his tongue in annoyance at Tesoro's refusal. Just as Tesoro left the reception area, an old man arrived with a lot of jewelry in his hands and a very luxurious outfit.
"Did Tesoro come to visit that woman again?" the old man asked the young man at the reception desk.
"Yes, who would have thought that man would fall in love with a mere slave, right boss?" the young man replied to the elderly man who was his boss and the owner of the slave trading shop.
"Hmph, you're just a kid, you know nothing about women" the old man said.
"Whatever you say..." said the young man with a blank expression, "Shall we let him come in and visit her whenever he wants? This is a slave store, you can't come in every day and spend a date with his slave crush" he added.
"As long as he buys her in the future it's still profit, so it's no big deal to let him come in and have him talk to that woman a little" replied the old man.
"Ok, I don't know where he will get so much money, after all, he doesn't sell that drug anymore" said the young man.
"I heard that a few months ago he started working in a blacksmith shop and in many places at the same time, it will take forever to get the money together" he added.
"Yes... it's amazing the changes a man in love can have" said the old man scratching his beard.
Tesoro began to walk through the cell area, observing all kinds of slaves, children, old people, men, and women. Finally, he stopped at a cell that was larger than the others.
In the cell was a very beautiful young woman, with orange hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a simple blue colored sleeveless dress, "Stella I'm back how have you been?" asked Tesoro in a gentle tone as he sat down in front of the bars.
Tesoro's character with everyone else was straightforward and not very kind, but with Stella, it was different.
The woman named Stella upon hearing Tesoro's voice opened her eyes and a smile formed on her beautiful face, "Tesoro-san I've been waiting for you!" said Stella happily as she walked over to the bars and sat closer to Tesoro.
"I haven't done much, I couldn't decide what activity to do" added Stella sarcastically.
"You..." said Tesoro as he put on a blank expression, "I have good news, tomorrow I will have the money to buy your freedom!" he added changing the subject with a smile as he grabbed the bars of the cell excitedly.
"What seriously?" asked Stella with surprise in her tone.
"Yes, soon you will be able to do whatever activities you want" replied Tesoro with a smile.
"That's good... wait did you get it legally right?" asked Stella in a serious tone as she stared at Tesoro.
"Y-yes I've already left that life behind! Every bill I got was the legal way" replied Tesoro quickly.
Tesoro and Stella met a year ago. Tesoro comes from an impoverished family and his father died from an illness that required expensive medication. This caused Tesoro's mother to abandon him to his fate, with no other choice he started stealing money when he was only 12 years old.
As he grew older, the crimes he committed became more specialized than simple robberies. At 16 years old he arrived in this kingdom and started a drug business that he got thanks to his ingenuity and bravery, quickly the business was improving and he began to see a lot of money, more than he had seen all his life.
To his bad luck, he was confronted by a rival gang. Tesoro managed to annihilate this gang, but he almost died and also suffered a devastating loss of money, which caused his old business to go bankrupt and his subordinates to abandon him. At this point in his life, he met Stella who was in an exhibition open to the public for her beauty and he fell totally in love with her.
Managing to converse with Stella, he learned that she hated criminals and if he did not leave such a life she would not speak to him, so he decide to start working honestly to earn her appreciation and buy his freedom.
"It's okay I believe you, you've always been a good man" Stella said as she touched Tesoro's hand that was on the bar.
In this year that she knew Tesoro, Stella knew the kind of man he was and that even though he was in illegal business life led him to this Tesoro always had a limit, as he would not murder innocents, nor did he ever get into the slave business.
They spent 20 minutes conversing on various topics and one of the slave store guards exclaimed:
"It's time to go! You've been here long enough!"
"I have to go, but tomorrow I'll be back and you'll finally be free" said Tesoro as he stood up and put on a look of reluctance for parting from Stella.
"Well, I'll expect you tomorrow be careful at work" said Stella with a charming smile.
Tesoro started to walk in the direction of the exit of the human store, "Tsch you really have fallen in love with that bitch" said the guard as Tesoro passed by him.
At this comment, Tesoro frowned but said nothing as he didn't want to cause any trouble when Stella's day of freedom was so close.
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Yamamoto's new ship was sailing through the sea at a good pace, thanks to the fact that the leader of this marine ship knew the routes of the sentry ships they were able to sail without being stopped, *Luckily these stupid marines approached us first and didn't warn the base* thought Yamamoto with a slight smile.
If they had warned their position would be fully revealed and most likely they would be able to find Warship Island, since even a good-for-nothing like Nelson could do it.
It had already been a day since they had sailed with this new ship, so they were only about 6 or 7 hours or so away from reaching the Kingdom of Ilisia.
The leader of the marines that Yamamoto defeated did nothing and followed Yamamoto's orders to the letter, since he was holding his subordinates hostage, and he knew that his strength was useless against the demon of fire.
When Yamamoto thought that his trip would end without any problem, one of the den den mushi belonging to this ship began to sound.
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