In the workshop of Chiru, arguably the most intelligent woman on Rhodes...
"Well, this does present a problem," Chiru said after hearing from the pirates. "And an urgent one at that. But, I think I may have a solution."
"You have?" Tsuna asked hopefully.
Usa and Taru, Chiru's two young assistants, smirked at each other.
"Chiru-mama always has a solution," Taru spoke up.
"Yeah, she's the smartest woman in the world," the pink-haired Usa proclaimed.
"Thanks for the praise, but I fear that this won't be as easy as it might sound," Chiru sighed. "Well... at first I thought about installing an alarm system, with infra-red cameras and motion detectors... but I would have to invent chips and transistors to make it work."
"What's she talking about?" Usa whispered to her violet-haired friend.
Taru shrugged. "Dunno. That's too complex for even me to understand."
Chiru then snapped her fingers. "That's it! I got it! How about a colossus, made from metal?"
"A cross?" Tsuna asked, as she didn't quite get the word.
"Not cross! A colossus! A giant statue, made from metal. We position it at the harbor, where it can protect the island from all invaders."
"A statue?" Tsuna frowned. "How's that going to stop a pirate ship?"
"Well, I can install various mechanical contraptions within the statue, which allows it to defend itself, and the island."
"Sounds pretty cool," Usa spoke up.
Tsuna shrugged. "Well, if that's what it takes to defend the island, do it! But make sure to finish the constructions until the day after tomorrow, at the latest."
"W-wait a second," Chiru stammered as Tsuna was turning around to leave. "To construct the colossus, I'll need at least hundred tons of copper."
"That much? Forget it! Ten tons have to be enough."
"How typically..." Taru sighed. "Tsuna-mama always has to be a cheapskate..."
Chiru frowned. "Okay, I'll reduce the statue's mass and raise my fee. Your decision."
"Fee?" Tsuna was taken aback. "You want to get paid?" She thought about it. "Okay, I'll be generous: You may have the copper trash that remains after the filing."
"WHAT?" Chiru shouted in disbelief. "But... but that's impossible, I need..."
"You have your order, so get to work!" the queen commanded. "If you're not successful, I'm gonna banish you from the island, understood?"
Having said that, Tsuna turned around and left the workshop, leaving behind a distraught Chiru and a pair of confused assistants.
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When Tsuna walked back to her palace, she bumped into a certain individual she had preferred not to meet.
"Tomeus?" she wondered. "What are you doing here?"
The good-looking, but already white-haired man smiled. "I'm going to fetch my daughter from work, what else? I'm really proud of my Taru, you know? Chiru told me she would be a great help in her workshop."
"Whatever, I don't have much time, so if you would excuse me..."
"Um, w-wait a second," Taru's father said. "Don't leave just yet. C-can I invite you for lunch some day?"
The queen groaned. "How many times do I have to tell you that I can't go out with you. I am the queen, see, and you are just a mere citizen. Besides, I'm not really interested."
"But Queen Tsuna, if you would at least give me a chance..."
"I said NO!" the queen shouted. "And now, leave me alone already! Don't you have a daughter to take care of?"
Tomeus sighed in disappointment. "Of course, my queen..."
Tsuna huffed and walked back home. "The nerve..." she grumbled. "This has been going on for two months now. Can't that man realize I have no time for such an affair? Really, he has no respect at all to his queen..."
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