The Shinobi Of Strawhats
CHAPTER 116: Engagement

Original Author: PeekACoo

Translator: Mudil Ihsan

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It has been 3 days since that date, and today is Jon & Vivi's engagement day. However their engagement was very close and only a few close people were present. It was only the royal family, and some trusted people like Igaram, Pel, and Chaka.

Everyone in the castle knows Jon, he and the Straw Hats are considered heroes. Even so, they could not let everyone know she was engaged to the Princess. If the news leaked, it would be a very big problem for Alabasta.

If the world knew Alabasta's daughter was engaged to a pirate, then this Kingdon could be removed from the WG affiliate. Alabasta cannot survive on her own without WG protection. Unless Luffy becomes the Pirate King and Dragon takes over WG, Jon cannot announce his relationship with Vivi.

That's why Jon will make sure that Luffy the Pirate King & Dragon succeeds. After half a year with RA, Jon knows their goal is not the world itself. The Dragon had no interest in ruling the world, he was extremely fed up with the World Nobles.

Dragons know that WGs and Marines are needed in this world. But the World Nobles who control everything are not needed. So he needed to wipe out the World Nobles and their influence in WG. Then they need to reform the WG itself to become a proper government.

But it's still for the future, now Jon needs to focus on today's opportunity. Engagement is not just a step forward in their relationship. That would mean Vivi's family accepted her as part of their family. It also meant that they trusted him enough to be with her. It means everything for their relationship to move forward.

All of them were just wearing ordinary clothes and gathered in the rooms of the Royal Family. They did not wear fancy clothes to avoid suspicion and it was not much needed. Jon had already prepared something that would be proof of their vows today.

The King sat in his seat in front, Jon sat on the left side of the King, while Vivi sat with the Queen on the right side. Others stood around them, even the Crown Prince. They shut all doors and windows, as well as checking for anything that could leak the agenda today. Jon also used his sharing for a double check, and he found nothing.

"Then, let's start. Jon, I've seen that you're serious about this relationship with my daughter. I know you're not a bad person after all this time, so I don't have to worry about leaving Vivi in your hands. Still, I need to know your future plans." - King

"Actually your daughter made all the plans to this day. He knows what we need for the future. If it was up to me, I would take him and stay somewhere hidden after I had made Luffy a Pirate. King." - Jon

"That's not a good plan. Don't just kidnap my daughter, okay? So what's your plan Vivi?" - King

"Well, basically as Jon thinks, I'll just walk away from here, hehe." - Vivi

"seen? There's no other plan than that, we can't let people know Vivi's with the pirates right?" - Jon

"..... That's right." - King

"Don't worry dad, I'll leave after Sinbad can take care of the Kingdom himself. That way, it's not strange if I leave the Kingdom." - Vivi

"So that's why you asked us to come to the castle. You've been planning this since the beginning, you naughty girl." - Queen

"Hehehe, but now you can be with dad openly right?" - Vivi

"But what if we don't have Sinbad? Are you going to keep us together?" - The Queen looked anxious on her face

"Of course, after that you can have a boy, hehehe." - Vivi

The King & Queen sighed at Vivi, while Sinbad knew nothing. Vivi's plan was to have the King have another child besides her to replace the throne. So whether they have Sinbad or not, Vivi will try to get her father to remarry and have children.

"But I found out about the two of you a few years later, so I was thinking of keeping the two of you together. I know dad is lonely, but I still think about my mom, so I still can't accept you with dad until I date. Jon. At that time, I convinced myself to accept you and asked father to marry you." - Vivi

The Queen hugged Vivi and thanked Vivi for accepting her. Jon only saw the King turn away from them. This old man hid something important from his daughter, and kept it hidden even when he had a son.

" * cough*I understand your plans for the future, and that seems like the only way. So I accepted your relationship and engaged you two today. You'll get married at least after Sinbad grows up. It would be better if you marry when he can lead this Kingdom as King." - King

"Thank you for accepting me and trusting me to be with your daughter. I promise you that I will never betray your trust in me and keep Vivi." - Jon

Jon stood up and bowed his head to the King. That's how Jon showed his sincerity, gratitude, and respect for Vivi's father. The Cobra King trusts her enough to think that she can keep Vivi in the future.

Jon then took out a box and placed it on the table. He opened the box and there were 2 necklaces and 2 silver rings there. The necklace is a replica of the First Hokage necklace. He bought the replica, because the original was very expensive. But the replica has a protective seal to protect the user multiple times.

Jon puts the necklace on Vivi's neck and a silver ring decorated with diamonds on her ring finger. Then Vivi did the same to Jon, with her necklace and ring. They had measured the ring on their date, but the necklace was a surprise from Jon. He only found it in the store and thought that buying a necklace that had a protective seal for Vivi was a good idea.

"I didn't know you also prepared a necklace." - Vivi

"Then it won't be a surprise, right? I hope you like it, it's not for the engagement, but a gift for you." - Jon

"Of course it's comfortable and nice. I like its simple design but it also looks luxurious at the same time. Thank you Jon." - Vivi

The engagement procedure does not take long. Usually they need to make a ceremony, but it's impossible with Jon's identity. It is more like a formality to make this engagement procedure. In this way, Vivi could always reject the marriage proposal by saying that she was engaged. Although they will not reveal

jon's identity, and says that his identity is a secret.

"Is that really okay? Keeping the princess's fiancee's identity secret." - Jon

"No need to worry, many Kingdoms have done the same. So people won't suspect anything and they won't bring it up. Even if they dismantle it, not many people know about your relationship. We will make sure that everyone who knows it will not reveal anything." - Igaram

"T-no need for that, they won't reveal anything. They know it's important to keep this a secret." - King

"I hope so, I don't want any problems to happen because of the loose mouth," - Jon closed his eyes.

"There won't be a problem if we don't date you know," - Vivi has a creepy smile.

"I think some trouble is fine, let me know if you need my help." - Jon

Jon sweats while teasing Vivi, but it still scares him. He was really influenced by Nami. Jon knew he was teasing her, but he also sounded serious. It was better if he did not take the risk with objections.

The procession was over, but they did not leave. They discuss the Kingdom's future development and ask Jon for his opinion. He had traveled to many places and they wished he could give some ideas.

"I think you should create a spy agency or department that works in the underworld." - Jon

"Why is that?" - King

"Do you know that the underworld in this Kingdom grew bigger even after Crocodile lost?" - Jon

"WHAT ?! REALLY?" - Igaram

"Yes, I've found one in Nanohana before. Your kingdom is very vulnerable from outside attacks. The island is big, but your forces are not enough to protect everything. My advice is you bring the former rebel to work as a soldier." - Jon

"That's a good idea, but do they want to be soldiers?" - King

"They don't need to be soldiers like you already have. Make them look like ordinary civilians, but give them proof of identity as soldiers. They will work like a hidden force that even civilians will not know about. Basically, a spy agency." - Jon

"It's like the government's Cipher Pol." - King

"That's the basic idea, I'm more surprised you know about Cipher Pol but don't make similar ones." - Jon

"Well, we don't have anyone who can teach the job." - Igaram

"I can teach that, but it has to be fast, I only have about 2 weeks here. I will teach you the basics of stealth, infiltration or information gathering. I will also give you some books on the work of ninjas that teach those skills. I'll help you create the power of elite ninjas." - Jon grinned

"The Power of Ninja?" - King

"Yes, I want to create my own hidden village here, Hidden Sand Village. They would only do the work of the Kingdom, not the mercenary group. How?" - Jon

"Hmm, actually it's not a bad idea. I realized that we don't know much about the power of the underworld. If we have good underworld power, maybe we can avoid the Crocodile incident. Alright, I accept your idea, and I hope you can train and select the best candidate for this army." - King

"Alright, then I want someone to call Koza here. He's the best candidate for the leader of this squad." - Jon

"Pel, get Koza here as soon as possible." - King

The mops left and they continued their discussion even at lunch. They mainly discussed about Alabasta's next step to become more prosperous. Jon gave them an idea of his old world and what he got in this world.

Alabasta's main weakness is its economic strength. Their land is infertile, making it harder to sustain food for its citizens. They will need good farm fields and plant lots of crops to sustain themselves. They cannot always import plant foods.

Jon then gave them his idea of an irrigation system. He also thought of creating an underground water bank. This will avoid the water evaporating as quickly as a lake or an ordinary oasis.

"But how can we make such a large underground lake?" - Vivi

"I will help cover and make the ground harder. But you need to dig and make a very big lake. Water will collect from rain and will not evaporate easily. That way it can be used for irrigation or water fresheners." - Jon

"Alright, we will mobilize people to make it in every city." - King

Jon tells them the idea to use the fresh water of the Sandora river. There was actually no special method, they only needed to refine the freshwater strength of the Sandora River. In the past, the river was filled with fresh water. But now the force of the water has weakened and the sea water is rising and starting to fill most of the water in the river.

Increased salinity prevented the Kingdom from having good crops. Jon wanted to shut down the fresh water source from the salt water, but would close the ship's path on the Sandora River. It's an important route, so they can't close it. So they need to think about the method first.

"Hmm, let's do this plan next year. I don't have enough power to manipulate a great river like Sandora right now. We'll work with the underground lake first." - Jon

"All right then." - King

When night fell, they finished their discussion and slept in their own room.

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