Start by Eating Jake Jake no Mi

"From now on, those five will be my subordinates." 

"Pleased to meet you." 4x

"Neigh..." 

Burgess, Lafitte, Van Auger, Doc Q, and Stronger made themselves as gentle and docile as possible despite appearing like a villain. 

"Pawo!" 

"Nice to meet you guys!" 

"Hyohohoho! It's great that we have more people!" 

Funkfreed, Chopper, and Brook were glad that more people had joined. 

Meanwhile, Carina, Perona, and Kalifa didn't say anything and just nodded as they knew well that those five were villains, and the way they treated those five was naturally different from how they treated Funkfreed, Chopper, and Brook. 

'Aren't you the same?' 2x

Still, Carina and Perona looked at Kalifa speechlessly since Kalifa should have been on the side of Burgess, Lafitte, Van Auger, Doc Q, and Stronger, as Kalifa had wanted to kill Masa before. 

Or, rather, except for Funkfreed, Chopper, and Brook, none of them had a great meeting with Masa! 

Either they were about to be killed, or they wanted to rob him, but in the end, Masa was stronger than any of them, so all of them could only succumb. 

At the same time, Burgess, Lafitte, Van Auger, Doc Q, and Stronger also looked around curiously, especially at how luxuriously Masa lived. They were, and of course, they were happy to have such a wealthy boss, which was good and all. 

"After this, I will be the king of this kingdom." 

"Oh?" 

All of them were dumbfounded by Masa's words. 

"By then, I need to improve the kingdom from various businesses, so I need your help to fight those who try to steal." 

"Leave that to us." 

Their boss was a king, a strong one at that, so how could they not be happy? 

Still, whether it was Burgess, Lafitte, Van Auger, or Doc Q, they had to say that this change of identity made them quite strange as they had prepared themselves to become a pirate and a criminal, but all of a sudden, they became someone just below the king, which... made them feel pretty good. 

After all, if someone could live with a righteous identity, why should they become a pirate? 

The life of a pirate might be free, but the danger was obvious. 

They might be young now, but what about in the future when they are old and weak? 

Still, the most important thing was that Masa was young, a king, strong, and more importantly... it felt more reliable to follow him than Blackbeard. 

Anyway, they were just subordinates, and whatever they followed was fine as long as this person could give them peace of mind and a dream that they had never seen. 

"So, let's talk about business first. You guys with a limited IQ step to the side first, eat cookies, and wait patiently there." 

As those voices fell silent, Burgess and Perona could feel Masa's gaze on them. 

While Burgess was speechless and couldn't say anything and obediently ate his cookies, Perona complained. "I am smart! My IQ is 1,000!" 

"...." Everyone. 

Masa let out a helpless sigh, to which Carina chuckled and asked, "So, what kind of business are you going to do?" 

"Mining." 

"Mining?" 

"There is a gold mine here." 

"....." 

"G-GOLD MINE?!" 

"Shh..." Masa told them to be quiet, and all of them quickly shut their mouths since this news was too much! 

"Really? There is a gold mine here?!" Carina was so excited.

"Yes." Masa nodded and confirmed their doubt. "Not only gold, but there are many ores, too, from silver, iron, and many others." Yes, Drum Island's resources might not be as rich as the Wano Country, Oda's favorite country, but even so, this place was wealthy. Moreover, by using the "Voice of the Future," he could tell where they were, including from the land or the water. 

"However, don't get excited over the gold mine. What's important is how to develop the money we receive from this mining so we can make more money." 

Masa then told his plan to develop various industries, from medicine, steel, machinery, shipbuilding, fisheries, banking, clothing, mining, education, and many others, which made all of them dumbfounded. 

Even Burgess and Perona, who weren't that smart, also understood that if Masa's plan could be successful, then they would be as good as wealthy. 

"Lafitte, there are going to be many who are targeting us, so please help me over that area." 

"Please leave it to me, Masa-sama." 

Lafitte smiled gentlemanly, showing the ethic and elegance of someone who was learned, which was clearly different from others, but there was no doubt that he was happy that Masa thought of him differently. 

Yes, Carina might be good at business, but she was quite gentle, but Lafitte was different, especially with his nickname "Devil Sheriff," and for him, who gained such a nickname, he definitely wasn't a gentle guy. 

"By the way, Brook, do you want to become a star?" 

"Eh? Me? A star?" Brook was surprised and asked, "Do you want me to become a singer?" 

"Why not?" Masa looked at Brook and said, "Your singing talent is wasted if it is only heard by me. Let everyone hear how beautiful your song is." 

"M-Masa-sama..." 

As Brook cried, Masa then looked at Carina and asked, "How about you, Carina?" 

"Eh?" Carina was startled, but then she shook her head. "No, I think it is more fun to make money with you." If Masa's plan was successful, then they would become the wealthiest family in the world! 

"Though, have you thought to attack the richest man in this world?" 

"Oh, you mean that golden man? Gild Tesoro?" 

"That's right." Carina nodded and said, "I have heard that his wealth accounted for 20% of all the money circulating in the world. If you get him..." There was no need to say more, and everyone was clear about what Masa's wife wished for. 

Yet, Burgess, Lafitte, Doc Q, and Van Auger somehow felt excited! 

"Okay." Masa also didn't think that it was bad to have gotten Gild Tesoro, especially when there were two Devil Fruits that he was interested in. Even though he had eaten eight Devil Fruits, which was his limit, it didn't mean that he would stop collecting other Devil Fruits, especially one that affected something abstract. 

As for the Goru Goru no Mi, which was eaten by Gild Tesoro, Masa's interest wasn't high, but then, if this ability could be developed to a conceptual level, then this Devil Fruit might be able to affect greed, immortality, purification, and many others, but it wasn't something that he needed the most. 

Instead, at this moment, he looked at Doc Q and Van Augur, who had lost the power of the Devil Fruits, which naturally made them weaker, so he took two Devil Fruits that he thought were suitable for the two. 

"You two have become weaker now, so eat this." 

"...." Doc Q and Van Augur. 

The two thought that it was good to have a wealthy boss, so they took the two respective Devil Fruits that were given by Masa and ate them without hesitation, which gave them a new power that they had never thought of. 

Watching their unhesitating, Masa had to say that they were good. 

"By the way, what Devil Fruits did you give them, Masa?" 

As Perona asked, everyone perked their ears curiously, and Masa said, "It's Moa Moa no Mi and Noko Noko no Mi." 

Yup, Van Augur ate the Moa Moa no Mi, and Doc Q ate Noko Noko no Mi. 

Only, while Augur was happy, Doc Q tilted his head, wondering what he could do with a mushroom.