One Piece: Accidentally Becoming the King of the World.

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Concert backstage lounge

A fashionable young girl is wearing headphones, immersed in the world of music. The wing-shaped clothing on her back sways gently in the breeze, like a real angel fallen to earth.

She just stood quietly in front of the window, staring blankly at the hustle and bustle of traffic outside the glass, her eyes drooping, her sapphire-like pupils seemed to be covered with a layer of gray mist, and she looked like she was worried about something.

"Uta!"

Hearing the call, the girl slowly turned her head, and her particularly eye-catching half-red and half-white hair fluttered slightly as she turned her head.

"Why are you here, Aunt Stella, Master Tezoro."

Uta hurriedly raised the corners of his mouth and curved his eyes into two arcs.

"What's wrong, Uta? Are you feeling unwell?"

Stella walked forward anxiously, reached out and touched her forehead with concern.

She could tell at a glance that Uta was not in a good mental state. Even her hairstyle, which usually stood up like two rabbit ears, was drooping listlessly.

"Let's get the doctor over first. I'll have someone notify them to cancel tonight's concert. You can't force yourself to perform on stage if you're not feeling well!"

Tezulo spoke.

"Ah! No, we can't cancel the concert!"

Wuta held Stella's hand, shook her head like a rattle, and said anxiously.

If the concert is cancelled at the last minute, not only will the millions of fans who have come from far away to support her go home disappointed, but Golden City will also lose a huge sum of money!

However, these are trivial matters in the eyes of Tesoro and Stella. Even if they refund the tickets to all the audience and give ten times the compensation, how much will they lose? This little money is not as important as their precious daughter!

"Be good. If you're not feeling well, just rest. Don't worry about the rest. I'll take care of it. At worst, the concert can be postponed for a few days. Huangjincheng will reimburse all their expenses during this period. I'm sure no one will object!"

The truly domineering CEO, Tezoro, waved his hand and everything that could be solved with money was no longer a problem!

Uta was deeply moved.

"Ah! Thank you for your concern, Aunt Stella, Master Tesoro... But I really am not feeling unwell."

"Not feeling unwell? Then why does my lovely little Uta look so sad today?"

Stella gently pinched Uta's face and said lovingly.

"Don't worry, if you encounter any problems that you can't solve, you can tell us and we will help you find a solution."

"Actually... no... I didn't encounter any problems."

Uta opened her mouth hesitantly.

The young couple in front of her really treated her as their own daughter, but it was this hard-earned family affection that made Uta even more unable to speak out some of the selfish thoughts in her heart.

"Hey, Uta."

Stella gently grasped Uta's slightly thin shoulders with both hands and spoke seriously.

"Captain Ger once said that no matter what difficulties we encounter, we should be able to face them together bravely, never abandon each other, and never give up. That is what a family should be like!"

Don’t abandon?

do not give up?

That's... family! huh?

When Uta heard this, her pupils shrank suddenly, she lowered her head, and her body began to tremble slightly.

These words reminded her of the hateful pirates who left without saying goodbye and ruthlessly abandoned her alone in Bregia!

"So, if you consider us family members, you shouldn't be afraid of causing us trouble."

Stella encouraged.

"Your aunt is right. If you have any questions, you can tell us directly. Don't treat us as outsiders."

"Aunt Stella! Master Tezoro!"

Uta was so moved that tears were welling up in her eyes.

"Of course you are my family!"

"That's good. Feel free to tell us. Even if we can't solve it, we can still ask Captain Gill for help! There's nothing Captain Gill can't solve!"

Tezulo smiled confidently, although he really couldn't think of anything that he couldn't do anything about.

"I see!"

Uta nodded seriously, then mustered up the courage to speak.

"Actually... I plan to use this performance as an opportunity to officially announce my retirement and say goodbye to everyone for now!"

"bid farewell?"

"Yeah! Although I know that this decision of mine is a bit selfish, I clearly promised to do my best to help Aunt Stella and Master Tesoro, and to bring more happiness to all those who support me... I am really sorry!!"

Uta's voice became lower and lower, and finally she bowed deeply to the two of them to express her apology.

"Hurry up, what are you doing!"

Stella quickly helped her up.

"I thought something serious had happened. You silly girl, you really made us worry for such a long time!"

"sorry!"

Stella raised her hand as if to hit Uta, but she closed her eyes and shrank her neck. Her cute look made people reluctant to hit her.

"Hoo~!"

Tezulo also breathed a sigh of relief.

"If you don't want to continue the concert, we can cancel it at any time. You don't have to worry about affecting Golden City's business, and you don't have to care too much about the fans' feelings."

Tezoro doesn't care about the principle that fans are the ones who provide him with food and clothing.

"Ah, no, Lord Tesoro! It's not that I don't want to hold concerts anymore. I just want to take a break for a while. During this time, I want to go out to sea and have a look!"

Uta paused and smiled.

"If you have the chance, please go and meet Shanks and the others! Even though everything is over, I still want to know why they left me alone on a strange island!"

"If we go out to sea, um... this... the new world is quite dangerous. How about this, I'll let Fuzifu escort you. Oh no! I'll take you there myself!"

The Golden Emperor, the king of a privileged member state of the World Government, now looked like an old father worried about his beloved daughter going on a long journey.

"How can that be? There are so many matters waiting for you, Lord Tesoro, to handle every day in Golden City. I cannot let my presence affect your affairs."

"It's okay! The Red Hair Pirates, right? I also have a business deal I want to discuss with them!"

Unexpectedly, Lord Tesoro, who seemed to be extremely shrewd, would come up with such a lame excuse. Uta couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Stella shook her head helplessly.

"Thank you, Lord Tesoro, Aunt Stella, but it's really not necessary. I want to sail on my own with the merchant ship when the time comes. Aren't the merchant ships of the Bra Chamber of Commerce now recognized as the safest ships on the sea?"

"Well, the Bra Merchants' ship isn't completely safe either. Sometimes we run into some clueless pirates..."

His son was going to sea, was it dangerous? That was a training for young people. But for his daughter, Tezulo felt that anything not "100% safe" was "unsafe."

He even wanted to capture the Red Hair Pirates and bring them directly to Golden City for interrogation by Uta.

"Okay, there's no rush to decide how to go out to sea. We can discuss it slowly after the concert."

Stella said with a smile.

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