Flower Capital, South Suburbs.
"Heavenly Abode Inn."
With the efforts of the port masters and the financial support from Kyoshiro, the main structure of the inn was completed in just over half a month, and even most of the interior decoration was finished.
Daichi was not surprised by this.
As long as the money was in place, these skilled master carpenters could even build an Oden Castle within a month.
Compared to that, a hot spring inn was just a small project.
Reception Hall.
Aomushi, Shiroken, Akasuzume, Chairone.
The four members of Ulti's fan club stood tall and proud, like soldiers awaiting inspection.
Loyalty!
"Daichi!"
"Mm!"
Daichi nodded with a smile.
He definitely couldn't handle everything by himself. Fortunately, he also had a group of followers. Most of the invitations were delivered by the four of them, along with other chores.
"Have the masters been invited?"
"Yes, they're all in the next room!"
The four of them simultaneously showed a wicked smile, clearly indicating that the invitation process was not entirely conventional.
Daichi didn't care.
Why not use simpler methods if available?
As a pirate, one must not forget their roots.
"Send them to the banquet hall!"
"Yes."
Daichi turned and left, arriving at the banquet hall.
As soon as he pushed open the door, the scent of perfume hit his nostrils. The next moment, he was surrounded by a swarm of Red-Light District women.
"Wow, such solid muscles!"
Upon seeing Daichi's powerful and muscular body, the Red-Light District women's eyes lit up with hearts. Many bold ones directly pressed against him, their hands roaming up and down.
"Stop, don't touch my chest!"
"Not my legs either!"
"Who's unbuckling my belt?!"
"This is a legitimate inn, all of you behave yourselves!"
Daichi, sweating heavily, pushed the Red-Light District women away.
These women were too fierce.
One could only say, they were truly professionals!
The Red-Light District women were still unsatisfied, but they finally settled down quite a bit.
"Are you our new boss?"
"That's right."
Daichi kept a straight face.
"Which one of you is the representative?"
"This humble one is Caidie."
A woman with a fiery figure stepped forward, secretly tugging at her kimono to reveal a deep cleavage and a butterfly tattoo on her chest.
Her eyes were alluring as silk, and she spoke in a delicate, high-pitched voice. "Boss, when do we start receiving customers?"
"This is not a Red-Light District!"
Daichi emphasized again, his face darkening.
There was a larger, cheaper Red-Light District street. What man would specifically come here to find Red-Light District women?
To make money, one had to have their own unique selling point.
"Listen up, I don't care what you do in private, but as long as you're in the establishment, you can't mess around. This is a legitimate inn, legitimate!"
"..."
For a moment, the Red-Light District women were stunned.
No need to receive customers?
Caidie lit her pipe, her sarcastic gaze like that of a gangster.
"Boss, the sisters only know those bedroom skills. If you don't let us receive customers, how are we supposed to make a living?"
"Don't worry."
Daichi pointed behind him.
The bruised and battered masters timidly entered the banquet hall. Each of them was a renowned massage therapist or doctor from the Flower Capital.
When they saw the room full of Red-Light District women, they couldn't help but gape in astonishment.
"Is this heaven?"
Damn pirates, why didn't they say so earlier!
If they had known, they would have come even without pay!
Darn it, they got beaten for nothing!
Daichi faced the Red-Light District women and said in a deep voice. "Starting today, you will learn professional skills from these masters, understood?"
"Understood."
The Red-Light District women responded quite carelessly.
Daichi's face turned dark.
Alright, alright, you're forcing my hand!
Daichi took a deep breath and said fiercely. "I will conduct an exam before opening. Those who pass will be rewarded 10 gold, and the top thirty will each receive 100 gold!"
"100 gold!"
The Red-Light District women exclaimed in shock.
100 gold was enough to build a large house!
Unless she was a top-tier Red-Light District woman, an ordinary one would find it difficult to save 100 gold in a year after daily expenses.
And there were thirty spots, meaning one-third of the sisters could get this huge sum, and even if they fell behind, there was still a 10 gold reward.
"Boss, the sisters will definitely pass the assessment!"
"Please rest assured, boss!"
"I'm getting that 100 gold!"
Emotions instantly soared.
Daichi nodded slightly.
Money can make a person change their profession. The power of money is indeed the strongest.
"Doing business is really tiring, being a landlord is much better."
Daichi sighed as he left.
If it weren't for earning a large sum of start-up capital, why bother with such trouble? Collecting rent was much simpler and didn't require much thought.
"Time for a bath."
Daichi went to the male hot spring area, stripped naked, and jumped in.
Comfortable!
Since it hadn't opened yet, he was the only one in the hot spring, and no one cared if he swam around.
However, the unexpected, though delayed, arrived.
"Daichi, I'm here!"
A naked girl descended from the sky, crashing like a giant rock in front of Daichi, splashing a large amount of water.
Immediately after, the girl emerged from under the water, extending her arms toward the sky, allowing the magnificent scenery of her upper body to be exposed before Daichi.
"Wahahaha, I've wanted to take a bath for so long!"
"..."
Daichi touched his wet face and emphasized helplessly.
"Yamato, this is the men's bath, right?!"
"That's right!"
The girl had no self-awareness whatsoever.
Daichi was dumbfounded.
What do you mean, 'that's right'!
Forget it, he wasn't losing anything anyway.
"So big."
Daichi stroked his chin, his gaze uninhibitedly appreciating the girl.
No harm in looking.
He wasn't a gentleman, after all.
Speaking of which, Yamato was about twenty centimeters shorter than him, which was just right for his build. Ulti, for him, was indeed a bit small.
One minute... three minutes...
"Don't look at me like that, it's a bit scary."
Yamato felt uncomfortable and grabbed a bath towel to cover her chest.
However, it only covered half.
Even more alluring.
"Is this girl shy?"
Daichi couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the girl's flushed cheeks.
No matter how much she considered herself a man, a woman's nature would not disappear, especially since Yamato was not truly identifying as male, but rather imitating her idol.
Essentially, it was like playing house.
Seeing Daichi making fun of her, Yamato's face turned even redder.
Damn it!
The girl angrily put her hands on her hips.
The bath towel fell off.
The girl quickly picked up the bath towel, then angrily put one hand on her hip, questioning. "Daichi, why did you make me the boss of this shop?!"
"Of course, to make money."
Daichi's smile was cunning.
It was like renting the shop to Yamato.
With Kaido's daughter opening a shop, wouldn't the wealthy people just pour in money?
This share of money was a huge sum!
With this start-up capital, he could make bigger investments. Buying one house at a time was too inefficient. It was better to acquire them in large quantities!
That's right, he was going into real estate!
After all, the amount of property he owned was related to the strength of his Haki!
The most crucial point here was the girl in front of him. Without the girl's powerful background as a deterrent, he couldn't play real estate alone, nor did he have enough financial resources and background.
Daichi narrowed his eyes.
"Yamato, do you want to save this country?"
"Yes!"
Yamato nodded vigorously.
Daichi's mouth stretched to his ears.
"Good, I'll help you!"
Let the girl witness how real estate speculation can revitalize a nation!