Trader In The World Of Pirates!!!

As for Doflamingo and Crocodile...

Leo didn't need to worry too much about them.

Unlike Robin and Nami, who are concerned with appearances and the burdens of additional status…

These two ambitious men will do anything to achieve their goals. Moreover, they're both clever enough to understand exactly what Leo values and would never risk offending him.

Had Kaido and Linlin not lost their ambition after their defeats, Leo's first choices for dimensional merchants would undoubtedly have been Doflamingo and Crocodile!

However...

Neither of them has yet achieved their ultimate goals. They are still locked in battles of wit and strength with various factions on the sea. It simply isn't the right time to recruit them.

Of course...

Beyond these four, Leo had his eye on many other promising candidates for dimensional merchants.

The only problem?

These individuals were either too weak at the moment or had not yet realized their full potential.

It would take at least a few more years for them to mature enough to take on the role of dimensional merchants.

For instance:

Koby and Kuina (who remain close to Zoro), Kalifa (Robin's associate), Perona, Trafalgar Law, Jewelry Bonney, and X Drake.

Compared to others in the Pirate World, these individuals not only possess exceptional talent and unique charisma but also share a natural affinity that makes them well-suited for the role of dimensional merchants.

Many of them were already making names for themselves across the seas.

Their talent and luck spoke for themselves.

In addition, they were becoming skilled trainers with Pokémon that held great potential.

Given time, Leo was confident they would grow into the powerhouses he envisioned.

By then...

Leo wouldn't just be managing the three to five worlds he oversaw now.

He would have expanded to dozens!

At that point...

He might even be able to earn millions of points simply by lying back and letting the system work for him every day!

"I really hope that day comes soon," Leo mused with a wistful sigh.

He chuckled to himself.

"It's a shame... Finding good employees is so difficult nowadays."

"If only I had more subordinates who didn't care about salaries, focused solely on their work, and always said exactly the right things, no matter what the boss did or said... That would be perfect."

Gazing lazily at the vast sky, Leo allowed himself to drift in thought, content and at ease.

However, despite the pleasant daydream...

Leo knew that if that time ever came, he'd likely be overwhelmed just by reviewing the endless transaction logs every day.

Putting aside his fantasies of the future, Leo reopened the transaction log from another subordinate:

Enel.

As the first dimensional merchant under Leo's command to leave the Pirate World, Enel perfectly exemplified what Leo expected from his subordinates.

He didn't care about how much he gained and took the initiative to relieve Leo of the burden of managing Pokémon trades in the system. Enel always kept Leo's words in mind and followed his guidance faithfully.

Now, Enel had led the Demon Slayer Corps to successfully eliminate all the demons in the Demon Slayer World.

Even Muzan Kibutsuji, the Demon King, had been defeated!

This accomplishment marked the end of his internship and his promotion to a fully-fledged dimensional merchant.

However...

Instead of settling into a life of comfort and enjoying his success, Enel didn't hesitate to embark on his next journey.

He had left the island nation in the Demon Slayer World and ventured to a vast continent where, as they say, purple energy rises from the east, and extraordinary talents abound.

This land was many times larger than the island nation.

According to Enel's reports…

There were many extraordinary people and mysterious phenomena in this vast region.

If Muzan Kibutsuji were to set foot here…

He wouldn't just be treated as a common criminal. The moment he dared to act against human morality, the people of this land would obliterate him with overwhelming force.

Forget a monk capable of summoning lightning—just the knights hidden among the common folk would be enough to exterminate him.

Of course…

It wasn't perfect here.

Despite its vast territory, many feudal and outdated ideas persisted, leaving a significant portion of the population unable to meet their basic needs for food, shelter, and transportation.

Even so, Enel preferred this sprawling land over the small island nation he had just left.

However…

What truly puzzled Enel was that he couldn't find any items or abilities in this mystical land that could be used for dimensional transactions.

Even the martial arts manuals and spell techniques were rejected by the system—they didn't contain the original power of the world.

Leo had a theory about this.

After all, the Demon Slayer World was just a small, ordinary world.

Once the World's Will constructed it, most of its power was concentrated in the land where the Demon Slayer Corps and the Demon King resided.

The regions outside the island nation were merely part of the background, created to stabilize the world's framework.

It made sense that there was no primal energy here suitable for transactions.

But this presented an opportunity…

The World's Will of Demon Slayer had little control over this land.

In other words, Enel could fully implement his Pokémon Arrival Plan without interference.

Without the World's Will blocking his efforts, the plan had a much higher chance of success!

Otherwise, if the idea of living Pokémon from different dimensions was rejected by the World's Will, everything would be for naught.

After contemplating this, Leo wrote his thoughts and encouragement to Enel into the system and used his points to send the message directly across dimensions.