After a few glances, Baccarat's merchant intuition told her that this book definitely had a huge market, so she started chatting with Theseus off to the side.
After a while, Theseus's eyes lit up, and she took out all her prized works from her collection and handed them to Baccarat.
Hera watched as Theseus pulled out everything from 'Spring and Autumn' to 'Bloom Into You', and even saw 'Because My Girlfriend Isn't Here Today', causing the corner of her mouth to twitch.
Having not entered the library for a long time, she never knew that Theseus had secretly moved so many books out. She turned her head away and muttered silently, "I can't see it, I can't see it."
Looking at the mechanical dragon continuously spitting out books, Baccarat couldn't help but touch it and asked curiously, "How are so many things stored inside?"
Theseus raised her head proudly and said, "This is the main body of the Argo, of course it can fit this much. It's a piece of cake."
Baccarat looked at the dazzling array of books before her. Even with her vast experience, she had never seen such a scene. "Did you... did you write all of these yourself?"
Theseus shook her head, originally wanting to say she had actually seen them from the Captain. Hera, who had predicted this scene with Observation Haki, hurriedly spoke before Theseus could open her mouth:
"She came up with all of these herself. I didn't expect there to be so many. You handle the publishing; just give the money earned directly to her. I won't be involved."
Hearing that Hera wouldn't be taking any of the money, Theseus's eyes instantly brightened, and she immediately admitted, "I wrote all of these. Look, my name is written here as the author."
Baccarat looked at Hera and Theseus thoughtfully, and finally said, "Alright, I understand. You wrote all of these."
Then, she began discussing the profit split with Theseus. Seeing that her reputation wouldn't be ruined, Hera breathed a long sigh of relief. She had seen it—"
There were some rather improper manga in there. If word got out that she had written them, what would happen to her reputation as 'Nightmare'?
Ignoring the excited Theseus, who now had her own private funds, Hera didn't pay much attention to the split. After all, smart people generally don't seek their own deaths, especially lucky smart people.
Next, she immersed herself in the Gold Emperor's performance. It had to be said that Carina and Stella's singing really had something to it; it was very pleasant to hear.
Especially with the performance effects of the Gold-Gold Fruit and the Bubble-Bubble Fruit, the visual appeal was much better than the performances in her previous life.
The lively banquet continued with one song after another. In the middle, Jabra, Kaku, and the others even transformed into their animal forms to make a guest appearance as a circus act.
Even the most brilliant performance has an end. After the show, while Hera and the others were excitedly discussing which act was the best, there was a knock on the door of the VIP room.
The discussion in the room stopped. After Hera sensed the Gold Emperor and his wife Stella outside the door, she signaled to Ain.
The power of the Float-Float Fruit acted on the VIP room door, opening it.
Baccarat looked at her boss outside and tactfully left the area, not forgetting to close the VIP room door as she went.
Hera watched Baccarat leave, then had Ain move two chairs in front of her, beckoning to Tesoro, "Long time no see. Have a seat."
Seeing the somewhat stiff Tesoro, Hera spoke up, "You've done well. I just happened to be passing by and saw your ship heading this way, so I came aboard. You've done a great job."
Tesoro breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. It seemed his boss was very satisfied with his work; as long as she wasn't here to hold him accountable for something, it was fine.
Relieved, Tesoro sat in a chair with his wife. Hera noticed the wedding ring on Stella's finger. "Are you two married? A pity I missed your wedding."
Stella showed a happy smile. "Yes, we are married."
Tesoro quickly added, "I married her after finishing the construction of this entertainment city. I wanted to notify you, but I was afraid of disturbing you."
Hera waved her hand and said, "No need to be so formal. I'll give you a gift then."
After thinking for a moment, she took out the Paramecia Sound-Sound Fruit and the Paramecia Sake-Sake Fruit from her Devil Fruit collection.
"This is the Sound-Sound Fruit, the one used by Apoo of the Supernovas. It can transform a person's body into musical instruments, and the sound waves can cause various effects on enemies."
"This is the Paramecia Sake-Sake Fruit; it should be related to alcohol. You can try to see if it can produce sake. These two fruits are my blessing for your marriage."
Although money was just a number to Tesoro, Paramecia Devil Fruits were different. These were rare items that money couldn't necessarily buy.
Especially the Sound-Sound Fruit; the fact that Apoo could become one of the Supernovas with it was enough to show its power.
The Crew members of the Argo were curious that Hera actually knew the Gold Emperor, Tesoro, and that their relationship seemed quite unusual, but now was not the time to ask.
Now, they were even more curious about Stella, who had just been singing on stage. they surrounded her with questions, and Stella answered them one by one, even giving everyone an autograph.
Hera and Tesoro chatted on the other side. Tesoro first shared the current status of the Gold City with Hera.
Hera nodded after hearing it. "Very good. You've already controlled 10% of the world's Berries? And the Gold-Gold Fruit has awakened too. As expected, I didn't misjudge you back then."
Tesoro scratched his head and said, "Actually, I could have earned more, but on one hand, the moral baseline you required is a bit high, and on the other, there's interference from Donquixote Doflamingo."
Hera thought of that arrogant flamingo and suddenly remembered she still had an undercover agent over there. "Don't worry, that flamingo isn't a problem. I'll make sure he can't act up much longer."
The evidence Mona collected should be enough. Once he's stripped of his Shichibukai status, I can take direct action.
Although Hera didn't care much about that—she had always hit whoever she wanted—she was an Admiral now, after all, so she had to be a bit more mindful of her actions.
"Alright, since things are developing so well here, I'm relieved. Next, I'll give you a few addresses and contacts. Get in touch with them and provide some financial support."
Tesoro nodded, muttering to himself, "I wonder how much money will satisfy the boss's requirements. My liquid capital is only about tens of billions right now."
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