136 Lord of the Sea Shell Island IV (1/2)

When Alex asked, Hank answered, ”Alex, that girl is a prostitu... I mean she works in a pleasure house operating on a street that is adjacent to the slum area. You know, we sometimes visit that place, um, to... you know, enjoy.”

Hank changed his wording in between since Tom usually doesn't like him calling those girls whore or a prostitute.

Understandably so since his own mother was forced to do such type work so she can fill her's and her son's stomach.

Alex indeed knew that they sometimes visit such types of establishments at least two days a week.

He knew that because his puppets would always be around them to provide protection and also because the pleasure house that they visit now is owned by him.

They were previously used to be operated by the three gangs but now they had been disbanded since their existence was no longer needed.

So now all the pleasure houses and the gambling houses inside the city or situated anywhere else on the whole island, for example, the various villages are now officially being operated by men/puppets appointed under him publically.

Alex could already guess the whole story ahead but he still waited for hank to explain it all.

”There, I would usually enjoy the company of different girls each time we go there but Tom would always choose the same girl he met on the first day. At first, I thought he just liked her but I had no idea he would even think of marrying her. Now only you can put some sense into his head.” Hank sighed as said the last sentence.

”Alex, please don't try to dissuade me or anything. I really like this girl... I hope you understand my feelings for her.” Tom said before Alex could even open his mouth. But then he saw that Alex didn't try to persuade him instead he saw him rubbing his forehead as if having a headache or something.

Exactly, Alex was indeed having a headache thinking about how he would solve this problem. Don't get him wrong, Alex would definitely not mind Tom marrying a girl with a profession that of a prostitute, even he wouldn't mind marrying one himself if he ever falls in genuine love with one in the future. But this time he cannot let Tom marry that girl no matter what.

When Hank was narrating the story before, Alex also contacted his puppet operating that particular pleasure house whichTom and Hank usually visited.

He told him to find everything about the girl that Tom is in love with. Alex did so just because he needed to be sure that the girl wouldn't harm his brother, a simple background check so as to say. The puppet actually knew who that girl was so he immediately gave her name and her identity too.

'Fuck... now, how do I tell Tom that the girl he's in love with is actually not a real human but a female puppet? Why did you have to fall in love with a puppet, dammit?' Alex was really perplexed on how to solve this matter.

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At the same time someplace elsewhere.

The largest pirate group known as the Lion shark pirate fleet was right now gathering on a small island located some few hundred kilometers west off to the coast of the Sea-Shell Island.

This small island was only some thirty-nine acres in area, but this place was infamously renowned across the region as it was the main headquarters of the Lion-Shark Pirate group.

Today, this gathering has been summoned by the Commander of the Lion Shark pirate fleet, also infamously known as Captain Torrento.

A castle-like manor lied in the middle of that small island. The castle seems to have been built just in the past recent years.