We decided to get married a week later, and Vivi would hold her ceremony separately on Sky Island. When the news spread, the Merchant's Island went wild. Even the Marines kept sending congratulations. That day, Garp contacted me too.
"Bwahahahaha, I knew it. I'll officiate the wedding."
"No, that's..."
"What are you talking about? Thanks to you, how many isolated Marines have been saved. Don't refuse. When Hina left the Marines, I asked if it was because of Taejin, and she got all embarrassed β I still remember that. And now it's come to this. Hahaha!"
"Thank you, Vice Admiral Garp."
Garp was unstoppable.
'Well... it's fine, I guess.'
I went to check on Zala to see if she was adjusting well. Zala had joined surprisingly easily after the other members persuaded her. Just like the other members, once her injuries healed, she started training.
The Merchant's Island was in a festive mood preparing for the wedding, and on the day of the event, many guests came. What was funny was that, aside from the Marines, Doflamingo showed up with a few of his subordinates.
"Huffuffu, so I finally meet the Merchant King."
"Nice to meet you. I heard about you. You're doing big business in Dressrosa, right?"
"Yeah, I hope we can maintain a good relationship going forward. And Tesoro says hi. I think, you know, it'd be fun if the three of us teamed up and moved money to shake the world. What do you think?"
"Hmm... Interesting idea."
At that moment, Tsuru approached and said.
"What are you talking about? Count me in."
"Ah~ Just merchant talk. Nothing much. Huffuffu."
With those words, Doflamingo walked toward the banquet hall where the food was prepared. Tsuru gave me a warning.
"Hmm... Be careful with that guy. He's dark inside. I don't know why he came here."
"Understood, Vice Admiral Tsuru."
I know more than Tsuru does. I'm obviously being careful. I was at least relieved he didn't bring Sugar. Because of the Devil Fruit she ate. Anyone who knows One Piece would agree the [Hobby-Hobby Fruit] is an overpowered ability.[Hobi Hobi no Mi]
"And Sengoku said he's sorry he couldn't come because he's busy. He asked me to pass that on."
"Is that so? Please tell him thank you."
"So I will."
The wedding proceeded grandly like that. As planned, Garp officiated.
"Um... so... I forgot! Bwahahahaha. Groom, bride, eat well and live well! Hahahaha"
Hahaha~
The guests laughed and it turned into chaos. Hina glared at Garp with a frown, but Nico Chunja found it funny and smiled. Hina and Nico Chunja took turns throwing the bouquet β Hina's was caught by Mary, who's developing a relationship with Aokiji. Aokiji looked embarrassed and scratched his head. Then Garp said.
"This way I'll be officiating again soon."
Hahaha~
The guests laughed once more at that. The other bouquet bounced around in the women's hands and, by chance, Tsuru caught it. Seeing that, Doflamingo slapped his knee and laughed loudly.
"Uhahahahahaha! It was worth coming! I saw something funny! Hahaha."
Tsuru smacked Doflamingo on the back of the head.
Thwack!
"Ugh!"
"Don't tease an old lady."
"Gah! Go get married already!"
Everyone was quiet because it was Doflamingo and Tsuru, but honestly I found this side funnier, so I really struggled to hold in my laughter.
With that, the wedding ended and the reception started, but an odd thing happened β more alcohol went out than food. There were a lot of heavy drinkers, so it couldn't be helped. Plus, the Merchant's Island's liquor was expensive, so people took the chance to drink a lot since it was free on the wedding day.
As the final event of the reception, we held a bingo game with 10 bottles of premium liquor and 1 bottle of top-grade liquor as prizes. The top-grade liquor was in a beautifully crafted glass bottle with gold decorations, made to look incredibly luxurious β one bottle sold for 100 million Berries.
But that was just the retail price; outside, the value rose even higher with premiums attached. It was a product you couldn't get even if you wanted to buy it. Even on the Merchant's Island, only one or two bottles were sold a year.
When the bingo prizes were displayed on the podium, the guests were impressed.
Murmurs~
"Wow~ That's the 'God's Tears' I've only heard rumors about."
"That one's impossible to get, like plucking a star from the sky."
"That was the liquor even Celestial Dragons have trouble seeing."
"I heard one sold at auction for 1 billion Berries last time."
I hosted. With almost everyone here being famous, it couldn't be helped.
"This is an easy game, so I assume you all understand. No cheating. As a token of thanks, we're giving 10 barrels of liquor to each ship that came, but if you're caught cheating, you might not get the gift, so be careful."
I shook the drum with the numbers a few times and started drawing them one by one. As the bingo neared the end, sighs could be heard from the crowd.
"Ah... no..."
"Damn it!"
"The next number is 25!"
"Uhahahahaha, bingo!"
Doflamingo suddenly stood up and shouted.
"Oh~ Congratulations. We need to verify, so please come forward with your bingo card."
"Here! Huffuffu."
I checked it, and there was no cheating and nothing odd.
"Congratulations. First place goes to Dressrosa's Warlord, Doflamingo~!"
I immediately handed the first-place prize to Doflamingo. This guy really was lucky.
"Uhahaha~ I feel good. It was really worth coming."
Hearing that, the Marines' faces turned like they'd bitten crap. The other guests applauded.
"First place is decided, but there are still prizes left, so we'll continue."
Hearing my words, the guests refocused on their bingo cards. I kept calling numbers, and all 10 bottles of premium liquor went out. The prizes weren't just liquor. There were a few swords made on the Merchant's Island too (not the alloy swords), premium cigars, winter scarves, leather gloves, etc. As a participation prize, we handed out snack sets.
Garp was munching the participation prize and frowned.
"Damn it! But the snacks are good."
"Yeah, they're tasty."
Tsuru was sitting next to him, stealing Garp's snacks as she spoke.
"Hey! You got second place. This is mine."
"You're stingy for your age! Old man."
"What did you say, old hag!"
Garp and Tsuru started glaring at each other, and guests nearby quietly slipped away.
With all the wedding events finished, the guests began boarding their ships to leave. Doflamingo seemed pleased about winning first place and kept smiling as he boarded his ship decorated like a pink flamingo.
Aokiji was preparing to leave too.
"Congrats on the wedding. It was fun today. Should I have a wedding like this when I get married?"
"Thanks. By the way, you were busy chatting with Mary β any progress?"
"Hahaha, you can expect good news soon."
"Oh~ Really? I should set aside some good liquor, then."
"Please do. Hahaha"
Aokiji left in a good mood, laughing. After sending off all the guests, the Merchant's Island was still in a party mood. So I released more food and a bit more alcohol. Of course, we also gave drinks and snacks to the orphanage kids.
As the day grew dark and people, drunk, started heading home one by one, I also got up and returned to the lodging with Hina and Nico Chunja. Since there were two wives, we decided to keep using the same room.
First, I showered and went to Hina. Hina was also showered, wearing only a gown, lying on the bed ready, so I lay down next to her right away. Then Hina took my hand and said.
"Hina confession, honestly I'm getting a bit old, so I thought I'd never get married and just grow old like this."
"You're still pretty. I don't know why you'd think that."
"No, I'm 32 now. My skin's losing elasticity, and my chest and hips are starting to sag."
"Really? Should I feel them?"
"Aing, seriously!"
I spent good time with Hina like that, and when Hina passed out, I cleaned her up nicely using [Household Magic] and gave her 10 years of lifespan, making her physical age 22. I showered again and went to Nico Chunja this time.
"Wow, you're fast! Being second feels this sad. I didn't know."
"Sorry, did I keep you waiting long?"
"Will you be okay? You're not tired?"
Nico Chunja had some knowledge about that sort of thing and worried about me.
"It's fine. You don't need to worry about that."
"Really? That's good."
I approached Nico Chunja and kissed her. Then we spent the night passionately together and fell asleep together.
The next morning, I woke up and Chunja was wearing only underwear, making coffee for me.
"Oh~ A beautiful wife serving morning coffee, I like this?"
"Hehe~ I'll make it for you often. And thanks. Since coming here, I feel like I've found peace. Being called the devil's child was so hard. Living happily and laughing like this... I feel like it's thanks to you. Thank you again, sincerely."
Nico Chunja came over to me and lightly kissed my cheek.
Smooch~!
"Wow~ I'm happy?"
"Hehe~"
"But I can't promise I won't make you suffer going forward, since we have things to do."
"I know."
Just then, Hina barged in wearing only a gown.
Bang!
"Hina, flustered! Taejin! My body's weird! I think I got younger."
Nico Chunja frowned slightly and closed the door again.
"Knock before coming in."
"Ah, sorry... I was just too surprised."
Hina apologized to Nico Chunja right away. Then she grabbed me and shook me as she spoke.
"Look, my face is younger and my body..."
"Whoa~ calm down. That's my ability. I can give lifespan to others. I gave you 10 years yesterday. So you're 10 years younger β your physical age is 22 now."
Hearing that, Hina was flustered.
"What? That's possible?"
I used [Observation Haki] to check the surroundings and said to Hina.
"Hina, don't tell anyone about this. It's a secret. I can eat multiple Devil Fruits."
"That's real?"
"Yeah."
"Then you should've done it earlier... Honestly, the other wives are all young and pretty, and I'm the only one who's older, so I was a bit... Good thing."
Actually, I gave some lifespan to Nico Chunja too. She looked young, but age-wise, Nico Chunja was 28.
"Let's go eat now. I'll make something delicious."
"Okay."
We got dressed and moved to the dining hall, where I cooked with care and served it to my wives.
"I think marrying Taejin was the right choice. It's so good."
"Hina agrees, yeah, it's delicious."
That day, the employees came to work late and started cleaning the Merchant's Island. In the meantime, I moved to Alabasta Kingdom and took King Cobra to Sky Island. To see his daughter Vivi's wedding. This had been discussed in advance.
"Your words were true. We faked Vivi's death, and a few days later the World Government came to offer condolences. And rudely, they insisted they had to confirm the princess's body."
"So?"
"We had no choice and showed it to them. And they confiscated Queen Nefertari Lily's letter, our kingdom's treasure."
"You endured well."
"Honestly, the retainers objected fiercely. It was hard to hold them back. Haa... To be honest, I hoped a little that it wasn't true. What you told me was really hard for me to accept."
I sat on the sofa comforting King Cobra, who had his head down.
We arrived at Sky Island like that.
"Father!!"
Vivi, dressed in a wedding dress, ran to King Cobra. Seeing that, King Cobra hugged Vivi with a bright face.
"Oh~ Vivi, dressed up like this, you look like a proper woman now."
"Then did you see me as just a kid until now?"
"No, that's... I mean..."
King Cobra stammered. Vivi pouted and turned her head, then went back into the room.
"This..."
Seeing that, you could tell King Cobra was a daughter-con. King Cobra looked at me with a face like he'd lost his country and said.
"Please cheer Vivi up."
"Okay."
The wedding was held grandly on Sky Island too. The other wives also came to Sky Island to congratulate them. Vivi's face was lightly covered with a veil just in case. King Cobra also wore a mask and watched the wedding, and tears were visible under the mask. His only daughter was getting married, so he must have been incredibly sad. What a daughter-con.
With that, the wedding ended safely and a festival was held on Sky Island. Everyone ate, drank, and enjoyed themselves. I just held Vivi's hand and went to sleep that night, since she was still young.
The next day when I woke up, Vivi said something strange.
"Now we'll have a baby, right?"
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"I heard if a man and woman hold hands and sleep, a baby is made."
"Th... that's right."
I was flustered by that and just said yes. It seemed Alabasta didn't teach proper sex education. Or maybe the country was so chaotic that it was hard to teach.
I finished organizing work on the Merchant's Island and Sky Island and ended the Playful Life.