Chapter 15: Recruitment Day! The Royal Highnesses of Fortis Arrive at Water Seven Island

Red Line, Marijoa, Pengau Castle, Gorosei Office.

"There is information from some of our agents who are on Water Seven Island. They say that there is a newly built kingdom called Fortis Kingdom" Masato one of the Gorosei said seriously.

"I also heard about this" Ogata said, "This kingdom seems to be recruiting some workers on Water Seven Island"

"We have to send our troops to track the whereabouts of this kingdom" Sonoda said seriously, "We can't let a kingdom escape our sight"

"In that case, shall we send our agents to aim for the Eternal Pose that belongs to that kingdom? It's faster to find their kingdom by doing a search using the Eternal Pose" Yasunori said casually.

"Compared to stealing their kingdom's Eternal Pose. We can send our troops to enter their kingdom. That's easier to do" Noda said, "They need a construction worker and a maid of the royal palace. We can send two of our agents to sneak into their kingdom. This action is more effective than stealing their kingdom's Eternal Pose."

"I agree to this" Masato replied, "Who are we going to send? CP-9?"

"It's fine to send them" Ogata replied, "We can contact Spandam and ask him to send an agent who is currently not doing any work"

Grand Line, Water Seven Island, Number 1 Shipyard Harbor.

By this time many people had gathered at the port. These gathered people are people who have the desire to work in the Kingdom of Fortis and also have the desire to become citizens of the kingdom, especially when they know what they will get, starting from a very high salary and also getting a very luxurious house and also comfortable to live in.

This information regarding the recruitment from the Fortis Kingdom had even spread to several nearby islands of Water Seven Island. This is also what makes more and more people gather on Water Seven Island to draw their fate so that they can be chosen to work in the Fortis Kingdom.

"Look! there are three large ships sailing here!" One of the people there shouted very loudly when he saw three large ships sailing towards it.

This immediately caught the attention of everyone present.

At this time Iceburg who was there along with Kalifa immediately took the den-den mushi of the loudspeaker that had been brought down by him and said, "Maa… Everyone! Please stay calm. The three ships belonged to the Fortis Kingdom and were currently coming here soon. Please be able to arrange the line to keep it neat. Everyone will definitely get a share in the current recruitment."

The explanation given by Iceburg immediately made everyone there excited because the thing they were waiting for would finally arrive.

"Wow! Looks like Iceburg is doing a very good job" Hashirama who was on the hull said excitedly, "There are many people who are very enthusiastic to work in our kingdom"

"Good. This way, we don't have to do this task for a long time. We can come back soon and start construction. I can't wait to start my building project" Kaijin said excitedly.

"I guess it's going to be quite a tough job, isn't it?" Shiina asked with a small smile.

"You don't need to worry, Shiina. If you need my help, I will help you" Lowellmina said with a smile.

Right now everyone on duty except for Jouichirou was wearing their own formal attire. This was what Ars asked them to do in order to maintain their dignity and self-respect except for Jouichirou who was in charge of the kitchen and would not be directly involved in the selection. He was only wearing casual clothes and had plans to go around tasting the various dishes on Water Seven Island to improve his cooking skills even though his own abilities were already great.

The three ships piloted by Hashirama's clones slowly began to stop at the ship's dock. Hashirama immediately saw Iceburg and Kalifa walking towards their ship.

"Let's say hello to Iceburg and thank him for this help."

They all nodded. Everyone immediately got off the ship. By the time Lowellmina and Shiina descended along with them. All the men who were there were immediately surprised by the beauty that they both had, especially the makeup and clothes they were both currently wearing, making the men who were there immediately fall in love with them both.

"So pretty!"

"Who are those two women?!"

"Ah! The two of them are already angels in my heart!"

Even Iceburg who was there was immediately stunned by the appearance of Lowellmina and Shiina. However, his thoughts immediately returned when he saw Hashirama already walking towards him.

"We meet again, Mr Hashirama"

"Iceburg-san. Thank you for helping our kingdom to provide a place for us to do this recruitment. Our king also expresses his deep gratitude for this and if the Gally-La Company wishes to place an order for timber in our kingdom. We will give a discount of 100 thousand berries for each wood because of this assistance"

Iceburg's eyes immediately got excited hearing this, "I'm very happy to hear this"

"Oh yes. Please introduce the higher-ups of our kingdom. They are currently assigned by His Majesty to do the recruitment."

Hashirama started to introduce everyone one by one while explaining the part of the task they had in this recruitment and when it came to the introductions of Lowellmina and Shiina. All the men who were there immediately listened carefully because they wanted to know the name of the angel that had been lodged in their hearts.

"Then, Hashirama. I'm going for a walk." Jouichirou who had been introduced immediately said to Hashirama.

"Yes. However, you should return before your lunch break."

"Stay cool. I know. Then, see you later." Jouichirou casually left the area with one of Hashirama's clones guarding him.

"Iceburg-san, can we get your help back. Can you ask the residents to queue up neatly? We don't want there to be a fight against each other for a place where it will cause a lot of people to be injured and so on. In addition, we also need preparations to open a registration area. Give us 15 minutes to prepare."

"I see"

Iceburg immediately carried out the orders given by Hashirama. Everyone who was there immediately did so since they respected Iceburg would definitely do it anyway and started to form a long queue at the temporary construction workers section for the palace maids. There were quite a few also queuing up there and these people were young women who had hopes of turning their current economic conditions around.

Kaijin and the others were assisted by Hashirama's clones who took down the booths that had previously been built and quickly completed the construction of the booths. After the booth construction is complete. Perektan construction workers and servants of the royal palace finally opened. The people who were in the front line excitedly went straight to register.

With this, the recruitment of construction workers and servants of the royal palace was officially opened.

Some time passed.

Many people have been accepted into being construction workers and servants of the royal palace. After they were accepted, they were immediately asked by Hashirama to go pick up the things they had and then take them on board. Workers who work on a contract are also directly paid according to the promises made. This is what causes everyone to be very enthusiastic about it.

Meanwhile, Iceburg who was there had an interest in the ship built by the Fortis Kingdom. It also made him ask Hashirama's permission to look around the ship. Hashirama happily allowed it even though he knew that Kalifa was an undercover agent. However, Hashirama wouldn't worry about them retrieving their Royal Eternal Pose since the Eternal Pose was currently held by him and neatly tucked away in the storage bracelet.

"Hashirama"

At the same time, Hashirama suddenly heard Lowellmina calling out to him. Hashirama immediately drew closer to Lowellmina and immediately bent over to his ear.

"The person in front of this is someone from the World Government"

Hashirama's face instantly became serious and said quietly, "Reject him. Don't let him join our kingdom. Ars will not allow their people to enter our kingdom"

"I see"

Lowellima nodded and immediately looked at the woman, "I apologize in advance. However, you cannot be accepted to work in our kingdom."

"Unacceptable? Why?" The woman's face immediately changed listening to Lowellmina's refusal.

The woman previously had certainty of her abilities. After all, this undercover mission wasn't once or twice he'd done it. He had done missions like this many times and every time he tried to enter, he would definitely be able to do it.

"There are certain conditions that you cannot meet and that may allow you to be unacceptable to us."

"Can't you reconsider? You know that my family's economic condition is not good and right now this job is my only hope."

"I'm sorry, Miss. However, this is a rule set by our King. There is an aspect of you that we cannot accept as long as you have that aspect."

"If you may know, what aspect is it?" The woman asked again with a sad face.

"Sorry, I can't tell you that. Please step back from the line immediately. There are still many who want to register. We need to carry out this task quickly."

The woman's hands immediately clenched tightly and immediately left the place. At the same time, Kalifa saw this, "Looks like the mission to go undercover can't be carried out. We can only move directly to get their Eternal Pose." Kalifa's gaze stared at the crystals on the table of each booth, "This crystal is the cause. Is the crystal a technology owned by this kingdom? How can they build it?"

In addition to this woman, one of the CP-9 agents named Nero has also been rejected by Kaijin due to identity issues as the World Government. With a face full of anger. Nero immediately left the place and gave the information to Spandam.

After the two agents got rejected. Recruitment went smoothly again and more and more people were accepted as employees of the Fortis Kingdom as they immediately registered themselves as citizens of the Fortis Kingdom.

Grand Line, Enies Lobby, CP-9 Leadership Office.

"Ha?! What did you say?! You failed?!" Spandam asked with a surprised face as he listened to Nero's report through his den-den mushi.

"They have some kind of technology that can find out someone's identity. Looks like their kingdom doesn't accept people from the World Government to enter their kingdom" Nero said with a gloomy face.

"Unlucky! Not taking your word for it?!" Spandam was angry then laughed out loud, "Good! Good! Because we can't do it the gentle way. We will do it the rough way." Spandam's voice became very serious and said, "You sneaked into their ship tonight and stole their Royal Eternal Pose. We cannot let this mission fail. If anyone tries to get in the way, you can kill them directly. Make the killing done by the people of Water Seven Island"

"I see" Nero's face immediately showed a grin of enthusiasm and his eyes showed killing intent.

Some time passed.

Night, Royal Ship Fortis, Cabin.

At this time in the ship's restaurant, everyone who was accepted to work in the Fortis Kingdom had gathered and started eating the dinner prepared by Jouichirou. Their faces were full of joy because the taste of the dish made by Jouichirou was delicious and they had never tasted such a delicious dish until now.

Not everyone who had been accepted to work in the Fortis Kingdom had gathered there yet. There are still many who have not yet come as they prefer to spend time with their families tonight and choose to come with their belongings tomorrow. They wanted to spend the night with their families before they left for the Fortis Kingdom and would meet again on the day they picked him up.

Meanwhile, Hashirama who had just received a report from Shiina immediately contacted Ars. Currently, Hashirama was on the boat while sitting looking up at the sky.

"How's the recruitment there, Hashirama?"

"Recruitment is going smoothly, Ars. Currently, we have received 323 people who will work as ship construction workers while the quota for palace servants has been fulfilled at this time. We will resume recruitment tomorrow and hope tomorrow is the last day so we can come back soon."

"Good news" Ars smiled hearing the report.

"What about over there? Has the Ryugu Kingdom already sent us the materials?"

"Already. This morning when you left, a few hours later Otohime who was guarded by Jinbey and also some fish-man race troops came to bring a lot of food ingredients. We can use this food within 1 week to meet our food needs"

Hashirama nodded and continued, "This afternoon, at the time of recruitment. There are two World Government agents trying to enter as workers."

"Two agents? This is interesting. I think that's nothing new. After all, the World Government must have obtained information regarding our kingdom's recruitment and will send their people to track down our kingdom's whereabouts. They would not let a single power in this world escape their attention. Well, except for the Revolutionary Army as well as a few small villages" Ars paused and continued, "If we look at the attitude they have. Surely they will send their men to obtain our Royal Eternal Pose and it is possible that the person sent to do so is one of the rejected agents. They will definitely do whatever it takes to make their mission a success."

"What should I do?" Hashirama asked seriously.

"What is the name of the person who was sent to disguise into our kingdom?" Ars's voice immediately turned very cold.

"A woman named Uli and a man named Nero"

"I don't know the agent named Uli. There's a possibility that he's not part of the World Government's battle division and his only job is to go undercover. The person who will later attack us is probably the person named Nero. He is part of the CP-9 who is an agent of the World Government which is part of the battle and assassination division. If this guy really did what we thought. You can kill him directly. Then also, you go to Enies Lobby Island and kill the CP-9 leader who is there, Spandam. That person… He will be more troublesome than anyone else."

"I understand." Hashirama nodded.

"Don't forget to use your appearance. Use the appearance of the guy named Nero to kill Spandam. Enies Island Lobby has a lot of CCTV. Make this murder incident done by Nero so that our kingdom will not get more attention from the World Government. After you kill Spandam, take all the treasures they have. It will be our spoils of war. I'm sure they have quite a lot of treasures. After all, CP-9 is the lead organization in Enies Lobby Island. At least there is less than 50 billion in funds that they can get every year, especially at this time is still early months. They must have just received fresh funding from the World Government."

"I understand" Hashirama nodded and immediately hung up the call.

"World government... If you dare mess with our house... I hope you guys prepare yourselves" Hashirama's eyes were now as cold as Ars's before.

These eyes show anyone who dares to take action against their home, ready to hold back their anger.