One Piece: It's always been you

Chapter 159 One is influenced by one's surroundings.

But once someone was exposed, they immediately looked away.

"Hahaha, since Sweetie's here too, let's go play!" Yu excitedly grabbed Katakuri's arm and pulled him forward. "Sir, are you ready to spend money on your dance partner?"

"Ok?"

Yu pointed to a spot not far away, where many people had also rented dance partners.

However, the dance partners there looked even more luxurious than those in the shop. "The tenants of Laiyuefang have an unwritten rule: the more lavishly they dress their dance partners, the more they can show off their wealth."

The rule itself is rather pointless, but people keep doing it anyway. Yu and Tesoro were quite surprised when they found out, but they didn't stop them.

After all, no one would shamelessly ask for the things they bought for their dance partner during the rental period back later, and besides, it wouldn't be of any use to them anyway.

This actually benefits the dance partners, who receive a fair share of tips during their work, so it's a win-win situation. The tenants are paying for a fun and respectable experience, so this mutually beneficial arrangement is perfectly acceptable.

"Thinking about it carefully, it seems that all this money ended up in your pocket," Katakuri said incisively.

The tenants paid money at Grantesoro, but the items were for their dance partners, who were employees of Grantesoro.

A perfect closed loop.

"Yes, is there a problem?" Yu feigned innocence.

"...I'm starting to regret renting you." Katakuri rolled his eyes inwardly, afraid that Yuu would try to take advantage of him, but it seemed that she already had.

"No! It's already rented out, and it can't be returned before the lease expires!" Yu gestured, rejecting Katakuri's idea.

Katakuri looked doubtful. "That manager didn't say that."

“What I just thought of can be implemented immediately.”

That's true; Yu has that authority.

Katakuri, resigned to his fate, reached out and wrapped his arms around Yu's waist, pulling Yu closer to him. He lowered his head slightly and asked, "How come I never noticed how heartless you were before?"

Yu was not angry at these words. Instead, she smiled and replied, "Ka2, I won't allow you to talk about yourself like that."

"Huh?" Katakuri was confused. They were talking about Yu, so what did it have to do with him?

This expression was exactly what You wanted to hear. You curled the corners of your mouth into a mischievous grin. "You become like those you associate with, and I guess I've graduated from my apprenticeship."

"..." Okay, that's a roundabout way of saying he's heartless.

Sweet, standing at Katakuri's feet, sensed that Katakuri's mood seemed somewhat subtle, and let out a soft "Aww".

Yu quickly chimed in, "Look, even Sweetie thinks so. Oh, poor Sweetie, has she been tricked by Katakuri before?"

This was just a joke about Katakuri, but as they talked, Yuu and Sweet started acting out a scene together, giving off a feeling of kindred spirits who were kindred spirits who had met too late in life.

Seeing the increasingly absurd situation involving a human and a wolf, Katakuri quickly scooped up Yu, who was squatting on the ground. "Let's go, let's go for a walk."

"Let me, the Queen, show you around the Golden City," Yu said with a regal air.

But Katakuri heard a different story: "Then surely the Queen knows where the amusement park is?"

Yu's terrible sense of direction is something Katakuri can't compliment.

With two hums, You curled the corners of her lips and said, "Don't worry, I won't sell you out."

After saying that, he confidently pulled Katakuri along. And they were definitely heading in the right direction.

The two younger brothers, who had been ignored, followed closely behind the two men and the wolf.

The ghost cry was given to Bepo, and Law felt a little uncomfortable with nothing to hold in his arms, so he had no choice but to hug himself with his arms crossed.

This action, however, caused him to collide with Ace, who was standing to the side.

Already feeling resentful at being ignored by Yu, he crossed his arms and stared at Katakuri's back with a look of hatred.

Seeing Law mimicking him, Ace assumed Law felt the same way. "You also think Katakuri is no good, right?" Ace turned his head slightly, leaned closer to Law, and whispered.

"Fire Fist Master, if you're going to talk, just talk, don't get so close." Not only was he close, but the brim of that cowboy hat was poking him, which was very uncomfortable.

Luo disdainfully stepped away from Ace, subtly adjusting his polka-dot hat that had been poked out of shape, before slowly replying, "I don't think it's useful, but Nai-san likes it."

The words may be rough, but the principle is sound. Ace didn't give up. "How about this, you go and lure Katakuri away, I'll take Yu to another place, and then you can come and meet up with him."

Luo rolled his eyes without hesitation and left with the comment, "I'm just a surgeon." He didn't think things through.

Ace was baffled by Law's nonsensical remark. He stared at Law's back for a while, but still didn't understand. He then followed after Law.

Ace and Law had seen how lively the amusement park was before, but neither of them actually liked coming here. It was too crowded, and there was always some chaos.

This kind of clutter is especially prone to causing conflict.

Upon seeing the large sign for the amusement park, the two had no idea that anything good was going to happen, and they unconsciously became quieter, constantly on guard against their surroundings.

Of course, they also kept an eye on Yu, whose identity as the Queen of the Golden City was not widely known. Therefore, there were quite a few people around who lacked discernment.

However, it seems that Katakuri is playing a more significant role than the two of them at this moment, without them having to worry about it.

"Isn't that Katakuri from the Big Mom Pirates? Why is he renting people at Yuefang too? You know what, that woman looks prettier than the others."

"Hmph, we're all men, who doesn't like beautiful women? Apart from the higher bounty, aren't we all the same?"

"But this woman is really nice."

"That's right, it's not your turn. Can't you see there are two people following behind them? That's Fire Fist Ace, the newly appointed second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, and Surgeon of Death."

"No, why are they following along? Do they like it too?"

"Whether I like them or not, I don't know, but I do know that none of these three men are easy to mess with, not to mention that wolf in sheep's clothing next to them."

"Tsk."

Yu heard them clearly, but didn't intend to pay attention to them. She excitedly pulled Katakuri deeper into the amusement area.

"How come you're not getting lost anymore?" Katakuri asked, somewhat surprised.

I initially thought it was just that Yu had some special method, but it seems that I haven't seen any other methods along the way, which is quite unexpected.

"Hehe, you should look at a person with new eyes after three days of separation, but we've been apart for almost five years." He didn't hold back his pride at all, practically writing "Please praise me" on his face.

Katakuri's lips curled up beneath his scarf, his eyes filled with affection. "Then I really shouldn't have looked at you like that before. It seems that from now on..." He was about to offer a compliment when he noticed something. "It was because of a feather? I thought it was..."

Yu was about to say something but then choked back a word. Realizing what she was doing, she glared at Katakuri and said, "Don't use Observation Haki!" This guy went too far, secretly using Observation Haki when she wasn't looking.

Why not?

"No way! What are you going to do to me with your Observation Haki? Do you think I'm going to eat you up...?"

"You should use your Observation Haki on your opponents; using it on me is pointless."

Even though Yu was full of energy and playing around with him, for some reason, Katakuri saw the Yu who had been stabbed by him and fallen into the sea, the Yu with eyes full of disappointment.

Between his family and Yu, he chose his family, hurting Yu...

"Karry, Kakashi, are you even listening to me?" After receiving no response for a while, Yu realized the guy was lost in thought. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Katakuri tugged at his scarf, took Yu's hand, and continued walking. "What did you just say?"

After all that talk, it was like casting pearls before swine. "I said, you're not allowed to use Observation Haki on me!"