Chapter 308: CP0
On Pleasure Street, in a luxurious and opulent hotel.
Knock, knock!
A short knock echoed through the hallway.
A person dressed in a simple and clean outfit opened the door.
From appearance alone, it was impossible to say whether this person was man or woman. This individual wore a white suit and trousers, a pure black tie around the neck, and a simple mask covering the entire face, with black hair-like markings on the cheeks.
"Is there something you need?"
From beneath the mask came the voice of a middle-aged man, rough and heavy.
Re you trying for a badass person?
However, somewhat unexpectedly, the masked man's voice sounded warm and talkative, almost to the point of being a chatterbox, which starkly contrasted with his terrifying appearance.
What a flip-a-roo?
"Could it be that Stussy has finally set her sights on a younger man? When I joined CP0, she was already one of the senior members. Although a woman's age is always her greatest secret, Stussy sure has a lot of secrets!"
'What a nonsense combination of things about queen.' The man in the black suit, who had knocked on the door, was sweating profusely by the end of this monologue.
As a subordinate of the Queen of Pleasure Street, he was naturally more than just a simple lackey of some criminal organization.
In fact, most members of the armed forces making up Pleasure Street were secret agents of the World Government, ranging from CP0 to CP9.
At this moment, standing before the man in the black suit was a member of CP0, known to everyone as Master Fox.
In other words, 'Master Fox' was on the same level as Stussy, the Queen of Pleasure Street!
Hearing these words from such a high-ranking figure made the ordinary CP agent in the black suit incredibly nervous.
"Sir!" The sweating man swallowed nervously, opting for a straightforward report. "We have a lead—an agent has found Moon Isaac Jr, the former shipboard scientist of the Roger Pirates."
"Stussy-sama asked you to immediately to start the capture of Moon Isaac Jr!"
"Stussy-sama will also head there right away!"
Upon hearing this, Master Fox felt disappointed, and with some exasperation, he reached up to scratch the hair-like markings on his mask.
"So she didn't come to have fun with me!"
Oddly enough, the black markings twisted and moved with Master Fox's actions, as if they were real hair!
These words made the man in the black suit even more anxious. He was drenched in sweat, his shirt soaked through with cold perspiration.
My superior is being teased by her colleague, and I 'accidentally' overheard... What do I do now? I'm really in a bind…
"Never mind, you're quite dull anyway!"
Master Fox passed the man in the black suit and walked towards the corridor.
"I always knew CP agents were a bunch of boring guys! It's a shame I'm in CP0 and can't apply for early retirement. Otherwise, I would have retired over a decade ago!"
"Oioi, having to obey orders from superiors and colleagues alike. Even in Pleasure Street, there's no pleasure to be found! What a drag!"
While speaking, Master Fox's figure dimmed imperceptibly, vanishing without a trace, leaving the sweating agent bewildered.
…
In the heart of Pleasure Street lies the renowned Fantasy Image Hall in Building 91.
This is one of the famous specialty venues on Pleasure Street, where courtesans receive different "fantasy themes" every day.
From supernatural events to time stop, from primitive animal girls to the king's game…
There is no theme that men can imagine that the Fantasy Image Hall cannot provide.
For Moon Isaac Jr., the Fantasy Image Hall is a place that can spark a lot of scientific inspiration!
For example, the principle of time stop!
At this moment.
Moon Isaac Jr held a glass of wine in his hand, his cheeks flushed, and he gazed dreamily at a woman standing motionless not far away.
Sigh.
It's not time stop; but petrification.
Having already had a round of drinks on the Abyss, and now indulging in premium wines at the Fantasy Image Hall, even someone with Moon Isaac Jr's amazing capacity for alcohol, was already drunk.
"Huh? Hasn't everyone here been petrified? Who are you, and how can you move?"
Moon Isaac Jr laboriously lifted his eyelids and asked, looking at the man in the white suit who had suddenly appeared before him. Even if he wanted to react, he couldn't.
He was a scientist who wasn't good at fighting, and now, with a large amount of alcohol in his system, the alertness he had developed on Roger's pirate crew was long gone!
'Master Fox' waved off everyone else in the room, looked through his mask with interest at the drunken middle-aged man in front of him.
"You used to be a crew member of Roger's pirate crew?"
"You, who are you?" Moon Isaac Jr was startled, his consciousness barely recovering, but he was still slurring his words.
"Tsk, tsk! So, not everyone in Roger's pirate crew is as heroic as the Pirate King." 'Master Fox' shook his head, offering his negative assessment.
"I always thought scientists were the type who wore white lab coats and were buried in research in their labs, but I didn't expect you to be quite the player!" 'Master Fox' didn't immediately take Moon Isaac Jr away from the Fantasy Image Hall.
His task wasn't to capture the scientist but to make sure he didn't escape. Besides, Pleasure Street was under Stussy's jurisdiction, and it was her informants who first found Moon Isaac Jr.
'Master Fox' wouldn't steal credit from a colleague!
With nothing else to do, the bored and talkative 'Master Fox' decided to chat with the only living person in the room about the legendary adventures of Roger's pirate crew—
No, we can't say it like that… it's more like interrogating this scientist from Roger's pirate crew to see if he could find any clues.
That's better
Not long after, Stussy arrived with a frown and saw 'Master Fox' and Moon Isaac Jr almost become drinking buddies, and she was furious.
"Mr Fox, is this how you guard a prisoner?"
Mr Fox stood up, hiding the bottle behind him. A moment later, he started swinging left and right, and also let out a hic!
Caught slacking off at work was indeed not good.
I should have drunk less earlier!