At night, the Death Star held its usual banquet.
The newly acquired food ingredients were too abundant; after storage was filled, there was still a lot left, so without a banquet, there's no place to put them.
After fishing for hours without catching a thing, Sage decided to hold a banquet to get rid of the bad luck.
He sat high on the throne, grabbed a handful of gold coins from the treasure chest presented to him, and threw them into the hall, "Rewards! All rewarded! Time to distribute the wealth!"
"Oh!!" the Pirates yelled out.
The gold from Gourmet City mostly consisted of coins, with not much else worth collecting, but luckily there were plenty of gold coins, which made him feel refreshed just by looking at them.
In this heist, the crew involved in the action could get two shares, and those who weren't involved got half a share. Whether involved or not, no one had any objections.
Just staying on the ship could earn them money, so there was nothing to be dissatisfied with.
Sage himself found some collectibles among them, and now both his hands were adorned with rings, a pearl bracelet on his left wrist, plus a gold bangle, and a golden wristband on his right wrist, holding a Gemstone Wine Glass and laughing heartily.
To call it noble... surely doesn't resemble a noble, lacking that kind of demeanor.
Among these people, the most dignified was Lily, born into royalty, who had been well-mannered all along. Even with just a gemstone necklace given by Sage, without much flashy decoration, one could easily tell she was a Great Noble.
Next was Hawkins, with similar but different golden waves, who wasn't called Lily's replica by Renedia without reason. Apart from his hair, he was also very handsome, with a melancholic temperament. If he hadn't deliberately styled his eyebrows into six vertical lines to appear a bit sinister, he could definitely pass as a melancholic noble gentleman.
As for Sage...
In terms of looks, he's not bad; he has the typical handsome seafarer's face. After all, his kin Nico Robin is a beauty, so of course, Sage is good-looking, he just has an unusual aura.
In the mountains, he'd be a mountain bandit; at sea, he's a pirate bully, even the fish fear his fishing.
This robbery, just the total amount of Belly reached 650 million, not counting the change, which he distributed entirely to his crew.
This part of the money, five million was left for public use, Sage took three hundred million, and the rest was distributed to the crew based on contribution.
Those who didn't participate in the robbery, just in terms of Belly, got at least a hundred thousand or so Belly even with half a share.
The Demon Race responsible for the robbery could get nearly four hundred thousand Belly.
This was quite a sum considering it was less than half a month from robbing Anu Country to robbing Gourmet City.
"Have the deceased crew's money been set aside separately?"
Seeing the crew start to get lively, Sage turned to ask Lily.
No one was lost in the City of the Spring Queen or Gourmet City; the main casualties were from the battle in Anu Country, which is also why Sage didn't consider himself unlucky.
If truly unlucky, who knows how many casualties there would be by now.
Tsunamis and Sea Kings don't really bother him; they are just a bit troublesome.
"Set aside."
Lily said, "And I've inquired about their close ones, noted down the addresses, and will contact Doflamingo, asking him to release channels to send the spoils back to their hometowns."
About a hundred died in Anu Country, and now, over twelve hundred pirates remain on his ship.
Those who died had their money retained, just like those who died in previous encounters with battleships.
Money would go to kin if they had any, to friends if not, and if neither, to the local village chief.
As for whether unscrupulous people exist...
Sage doesn't consider that.
The maritime folk culture is quite simple; friends are friends, and even the worst of character would have friends worthy of a lifetime association.
Even Cannibal Ghosts have a grandmother worthy of respect.
And for their hometowns, those who became pirates obviously weren't from too prosperous places, mostly villages, some even from non-adhering to the World Government countries.
Even if they weren't from there, Sage wouldn't pocket this money, and as for where the money ultimately goes, as long as it's handed to the local area, it's fine.
In fact, these matters don't need Sage to fret.
There is no pirate who doesn't die...
On this ship, there's no lack of timid folks, but no matter how timid, after drinking, once relaxed, they would tell close companions where their home is, some even specifying who their treasure should be sent to after death.
As long as the Disaster Pirates don't suffer major casualties, the treasure of these people will certainly find its place.
And if major casualties occur...
Nothing can be done, Sage isn't perfect. As a rotten pirate, he's already quite ethical.
"First time hearing, Sage, regular pirate crews don't do this."
Nearby, Hawkins, holding a wine glass, stepped forward and said faintly, "Only the Disaster Pirates do this."
Normally, pirate crews don't care for the dead. The treasure left by those people would either be taken by the captain or divided among the comrades. Comrades who care about ethics might leave a portion and find a chance to send some out.
But most of the time, just talking about ethics doesn't work because nobody knows who will die next, so they all spend money madly, enjoying themselves first.
This, in turn, has resulted in few pirates being able to save up wealth, no matter how good the intention, as ordinary people, in the end, they can't hold onto the dying companion's entrustments; once divided, the treasure is immediately spent.