At this point, we have to talk about Nero's hobbies: gold, art, music, and beautiful women!!!
All the maids around her, including Hathaway, were exceptionally beautiful women. After being out for so long, she finally found a beauty that suited her taste, and Nero showed extraordinary persistence.
This persistence made Whitebeard want to hit someone. Knowing that Roger's days were numbered, he even started to wish Roger had died before today.
"Nero! You are a pirate now, not some emperor. Don't be so willful!" Roger asserted his Captain's authority.
He had gone through so much trouble to get Oden to join, so why were his own crew members still taking things? He almost didn't dare to look into Newgate's eyes.
"Hmm, but aren't pirates supposed to get what they want no matter what?" Nero looked at Roger, confused. He was the one who taught her that.
"That's true, but—" Roger scratched his head, almost convinced. Realizing that talking wouldn't work, it seemed he had to resort to action: "Jabba! Rayleigh!"
..."Leaving all the treasure is one thing, but are you leaving the food too?" Rayleigh asked with a chuckle, watching the crew members transporting supplies.
"Hmm~~"
"Oh, that! For food, we'll hunt Sea Kings first! After all, Oden has joined the ship." Roger said with a hearty, carefree laugh.
"Hmm~~"
"But, speaking of which, is Oden even bringing his wife and child to sea?" Roger was very fond of children, perhaps because his impending death made him especially happy about new life.
"Hmm~ Hmm~~"
"Shut up! You 'Hmm' monster! I've told you a hundred times, there's no way Whitey Bay is letting you take her!" Roger turned and yelled at Nero, who was tied up.
At this moment, both he, Rayleigh, and Jabba, who was sitting in the corner, looked disheveled. It took a lot of effort to separate Nero and Whitey Bay.
"Hmm! Hmm! Hmm-hmm!!" Nero's eyes seemed to say, 'You guys are too despicable!'
"Be quiet, Nero! We'll untie you once the ship gets further away." Jabba also sighed helplessly. This girl was getting stronger and stronger, completely different from a few months ago.
"Captain Roger! The Whitebeard Pirates returned all the food and said we absolutely must not let Oden's family go hungry!"
Roger burst into hearty laughter, took a few steps forward to the bow, and waved his hand: "Oh? Is that so? Hahahaha, well then, everyone, it's time for us to set sail!"
"Oh!!" xN
"Hmm!"
The other Whitebeard Pirates crew members were on the shore, bidding their final farewells to Oden.
Meanwhile, Nero twisted her body, her eyes fixed on Whitey Bay on the shore, making indistinct strange noises. That sight sent a chill down Whitey Bay's spine... "Alright, Your Majesty! They're out of sight now." Hathaway said, untying Nero while using a tone to coax a child.
"Hmph!" Nero pouted, her cheeks puffed up in a huff, and turned her head away.
"Your Majesty, look over there, a big cat and a big dog have snuck onto the ship." Hathaway continued to comfort her.
Who knew that upon hearing Hathaway's words, Nero immediately ran over, fuming: "You guys! You'd rather let cats and dogs on board than agree to Whitey Bay?!"
"Why are you still talking about this? These two things are not the same, okay?!" Roger was speechless. Was Nero really that persistent about Whitey Bay?
"How are they not the same? Hmm, are you underestimating Whitey Bay, you scoundrel?" Nero clenched her fists, ready to fight for Whitey Bay's justice.
"Nobody here underestimates Whitey Bay except you!" Roger rubbed his temples: "And our next stop is Sky Island, which is the Golden City, Skypiea (Xandora)."
"Nani? In that case, my palace..." Nero instantly forgot about Whitey Bay and began to conceive the design for her palace.
"Hehe... Hmm... Hehehe!" Nero entered her fantasy time: "Hmm, then I'll be busy for a while. Hathaway! Hurry and prepare, I need to design the palace blueprints!"
"Aye!" Hathaway sighed helplessly. Indeed, Her Majesty was still an un-grown child.
"Golden Palace, Golden Palace! My Golden Palace! A huge Golden Palace, a magnificent Golden Palace ♪" Humming off-key, Nero happily ran to her bedroom.
As for Whitey Bay? The next one will be even more obedient!
"Yo, Samurai, your topknot hair is so weird!"
"Shanks, your Red Hair is as red as Buggy's nose!"
"Rayleigh, which one is dyed, your golden hair or Blackbeard's?"
"Jabba, you have so much hair, pigtails would definitely suit you better."
Everyone Nero greeted along the way looked baffled. What was going on? Just a moment ago, she looked like she was on the verge of death.
"That idiot! Just let her be!" Roger covered his face, at a loss for words.
Back in the bedroom, Hathaway had prepared the tools, and Nero began to officially design her Golden Palace.
"Hmm... A fountain! And a golden grand theater and golden hot springs! I want a large lion-head spout, golden flowerbeds and red roses, with gold and red as the overall colors, a palace of ultimate splendor!"
"Aye, Your Majesty, how to transport things to an island in the sky is a big problem, isn't it? Even with the help of the local people, it won't be a small project, will it?" Hathaway, seeing Nero overly excited, couldn't help but raise some practical questions.
"Hmm, I've already thought of solutions for these minor matters. I'll make large ships out of gold and slowly transport the gold back to Nicuss that way!"
Nero stopped writing and waved her quill in the air like a conductor's baton: "Gold City wasn't built in a day. This time, I only plan to establish the basic framework, after all, I've already promised Roger to accompany him to the Final Island first!"
"Aye... Wait, did you just say Gold City?" Hathaway's eye twitched, hoping she had misheard.
"Hmm, naturally. I want to transform the entire capital of Nicuss into gold, and I've even made backup preparations for it."
After saying that, Nero ran to the bed, wiggled her bottom, and rummaged under the bed to pull out a rolled-up blueprint. When unrolled, it depicted a Devil Fruit.
"Jang Jang! The legendary Gold-Gold Fruit! If Skypiea (Xandora)'s gold reserves aren't enough, this is my backup plan!"
"Aye~ But Your Majesty, the ocean is so vast, trying to find a specific Devil Fruit..." Hathaway once again poured cold water on her.
If she could, she even wished Nero would abandon the idea of the Golden Palace... or city. For an emperor, such an endeavor was too much of a drain on resources and people.
But Nero completely missed the meaning in Hathaway's words, gently caressing the blueprint: "Hmm, my sixth sense tells me that I and this fruit are destined for each other. It must also be waiting for me to lead it in creating an immortal miracle!"
Hathaway: "...Sigh!"