On an island in the New World, Finn and Hina secretly disembarked from a small boat.
Neither of them wore the Marines' coat of Justice. Instead, they both wore black long coat and a half mask that cover their face.
Although Finn was tall and somewhat conspicuous, there were many tall people around the world, so no one was particularly suspicious.
"I cover my face because my identity is too obvious. Once I show my face, everyone will know I'm a Marine Admiral. You're not famous. Why do you want to imitate me?" Finn tugged at his windbreaker, looked at Hina beside him helplessly, and complained.
Hina seemed very excited. After looking around, she spoke in a very low voice, as if she were a spy. "Admiral, Hina also want to experience the feeling of this kind of secret operation. Without wearing a coat and covering Hina face, Hina always feel like something is missing. You don't know, when Hina was a child, Hina fantasized about becoming a top agent, enforcing justice in the dark. Just think how cool that is!"
Finn rolled his eyes. "You're still just a little girl now, still a child. I don't even know how old you are."
Hina puffed out her chest in dissatisfaction. " Hina not a little girl anymore! Hina've grown up a lot!"
"Tsk..." Finn curled his lips in disdain, then continued, "I still have some influence in the CP agency. How about I introduce you to a new career? Send you to CP-9 as a secret agent, fulfilling your childhood dream of enforcing justice in the dark? How about that?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Spandine, who had just followed them, said with a smile, "It would be our honor if Miss Hina came to our CP-9..."
Hina frowned and snorted in dissatisfaction when she heard this, then didn't speak again.
Instead, Finn looked at Spandine. "I'm sorry to trouble you this time, Spandine. I appreciate you personally escorting me to the New World secretly."
In fact, the movements of Marine Admirals were kept very confidential. Generally speaking, even if they went through the Marines' channels, they wouldn't be discovered.
But there were also many forces in the New World constantly keeping an eye on the Marines. If they caught the slightest clue, they might start speculating wildly. Although the possibility of being exposed was still small, who knew? Maybe someone would get lucky enough to identify Finn.
Compared to the Marines, the CP agency's channels were more secure and secretive, so Finn had enlisted Spandine's help.
As soon as Spandine had escorted Kaido to Enies Lobby, he'd received a summons from Finn.
This guy had been extremely happy. The Admiral finally needed me! As the saying goes, once there's a first time, there'll be a second. If I help this time and perform well, if there's anything next time, the Admiral will have to come to me again, right?
If he uses me a few more times, won't the relationship be established?
Won't Admiral Finn have to take care of me, Spandine, from now on?
Without hesitation, he'd quickly handed Kaido over to the CP-0 team, then rushed to Marineford and then to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise. Using the covert methods of CP-9, he'd secretly sent Finn into the New World.
So far, nothing had been revealed.
"You're too polite, Admiral. It's my honor to be able to help you. If you need anything in the future, please just let me know. I will stand firmly on your side!" Spandine quickly expressed his loyalty.
Finn had no expectations regarding his loyalty, but he nodded and said seriously, "Very good. I'll remember this."
Spandine was delighted to receive Finn's affirmation.
Then he looked around the harbor, pointed at a ship heading toward them on the distant sea, and said, "That's the ship for sure."
Finn looked in the direction Spandine pointed and saw a ship approaching. It looked rather pink, adorned with ornate decorations and veils, and quite... well, quite worldly?
Looking at the flag hanging on the boat again, it was indeed the flag of Pleasure Street.
It was also the ship sent by Stussy to connect with Finn here.
The pleasure boat belonging to Pleasure Street.
Speaking of which, in recent years, Pleasure Street had progressed very rapidly under Queen Stussy's leadership. Finn was quite convinced that Queen Stussy had genuine talent for management.
Today, Pleasure Street had its own establishments on eight out of ten islands in the entire New World, and it was extremely generous. Most of the time, it bought an entire street and turned it into an entertainment district.
Whether it was the capital of each country or pirate strongholds, it seemed there was no place where she couldn't do business.
The nature of Pleasure Street was indeed aligned with the chaos of the New World. Although pirates were violent and evil, they also had needs and lacked places where they could spend money to have fun.
Before there was Pleasure Street, each entertainment venue had been fighting for market share independently.
When Pleasure Street appeared, it began quickly integrating the market in this area, merging and absorbing all establishments, big and small, and hanging up the Pleasure Street sign on each of them.
Today, even in this New World full of powerful figures and chaos, Stussy was a well-known figure.
In the underworld, Stussy was even more prominent. She'd been called an emperor of the underworld. Basically, everyone in the underworld called her "Queen Stussy."
In terms of status, she was higher than Doflamingo.
It was precisely because of Pleasure Street's special nature that information flowed very quickly there. Therefore, on the surface, ordinary people regarded Pleasure Street as a place of pleasure, but in the underworld, professionals all knew that Pleasure Street was currently the most professional intelligence network in the New World.
As long as you could afford it, Pleasure Street could even find out for you what style of nightgown Charlotte Linlin would wear tonight.
However, as Stussy herself had said, this was just an exaggeration based on rumors. Her intelligence capabilities weren't quite that extensive.
But it was undeniable that this was also a demonstration of Pleasure Street's power.
According to Finn's route this time, he'd first take the CP-9 channel and secretly enter the New World. Then, in the New World, people from Pleasure Street would come to pick him up. He'd follow this ship to Stussy's base in the New World and reunite with her.
At the same time, Smoker would also set out from his territory, under the guise of recreation, to meet up with Finn. The three parties would have a secret meeting.
The pleasure boat from Pleasure Street soon stopped beside the CP-9 ship. Then Spandine quickly walked forward and started conversing with a woman who disembarked.
The woman was also quite beautiful, with the mature allure of an older sister and a very good figure. At the same time, there was an enticing charm in her expression.
But if you looked more closely, you'd find that compared to Stussy's, her style was somewhat affected.
It was completely inferior to the Queen's natural elegance.
After a brief exchange, Spandine trotted back and nodded to Finn. "Admiral, we've confirmed this is the ship. You may board. They will quickly take you to see Lady Stussy."
Finn nodded and said softly, "Thank you for your help this time. Please be careful on your way back."
Spandine was deeply moved by Finn's concern. He nearly cried out loudly and quickly replied, "Please don't worry, Admiral. You don't need to be concerned about me."
Finn was somewhat surprised when he saw Spandine suddenly so moved. I just said it casually. I'm not actually concerned about you at all. We were just being polite, and you took it seriously?
But he didn't say anything so hurtful. He patted Spandine's shoulder and said to Hina beside him, "Let's go. Get on the boat."
Then, the two of them walked toward the Pleasure Street boat, with Spandine following behind. He didn't care that Finn didn't even look back. He kept waving his hand goodbye reluctantly, expressing his devotion and loyalty.
Hina followed Finn, looking around and sizing up the pleasure boat with great curiosity. Then she whispered, "Admiral, you must not make any mistakes. If you do anything wrong, Hina will complain to Sister Gion!"
Finn looked helplessly at this 'tattletale,' who always threatened him with these words but in reality had never complained once. He wondered if the little girl found her babbling interesting.
"I'm performing official duties. I, Finn, am young and promising, holding a high position. I'm a legitimate Admiral of the Marines. Why would I seek pleasure here? If I went back and opened my door, people who want to climb into my bed could line up from Marineford to Mary Geoise. Why should I waste money here?" Finn rolled his eyes and complained.
Isn't it better to have it for free?
What's more, with Stussy as an example, how could Finn be charmed by these professional courtesans?
Listening to Finn's words, Hina was also surprised. Finally, she shook her head and sighed. "Teacher Zephyr often said that if you want to become a strong person, you must first abandon your shame. Hina finally understand why you're so strong, Admiral. It's because you have no shame!"
But just as she finished her words, Finn's fist came down on her head, causing Hina to cry out in pain.
At that moment, Finn approached the gangway. The charming beauty came up to greet him with a smile, saying softly, "Actually, the Queen has already instructed that since you're a distinguished guest, you don't have to pay if you want to do anything on board. So it's not a matter of wasting money..."
After a moment's hesitation, Finn said with a smile, "This lady has very sharp eyes and ears..."
The charming beauty laughed sweetly. "It comes with our line of work... Please."
Soon, Finn and Hina boarded the pleasure boat, and then the ship quickly left the port.
Upon entering the cabin, Finn discovered it wasn't what he'd imagined.
He'd thought that if the outside was so ostentatious, then the inside must be extremely chaotic. There must be all sorts of scandalous things he couldn't look away from.
He'd already been prepared to face the impact of these "shocking sights" and had even felt faint anticipation in his heart. After all, he truly had no experience in this area. After living two lifetimes, this was his first time on a pleasure boat!
The result disappointed Finn. It was too elegant and not worldly at all.
Whether it was the decoration or the staff, there was no trace of vulgarity, but rather an elegant style.
Finn felt regretful at not being able to see a wider world. Hina beside him took off her hood and looked around curiously. "This place is different from what Hina imagined. Hina thought..."
But when she said this, she secretly glanced at Finn. Her face turned slightly red, and she didn't dare to continue.
Finn pretended to be serious and said to the beautiful woman beside him, "Since we're traveling in secret and in disguise, next time, don't do these things to avoid exposing our cover. Just act as you normally are. I can tolerate it."
The beautiful woman was stunned for a moment, thinking to herself: We are acting normally. What do you think of our Pleasure Street? Is it so vulgar? We're all very refined.
But seeing Finn's slightly regretful expression, the beauty suddenly understood. A smile played on her lips. She lowered her posture a little, showing off her figure, and said, "When we send you off, my lord, we will definitely not engage in such... pretense."
"Yeah, that's right. I can handle it. There's no need to spend so much effort. The decoration must have cost a lot of money, right? Don't do this next time," Finn nodded, with a little expectation in his heart.
Why do I feel like leaving right after arriving?
Please open the door to a new world for me!
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