"..."
Although Eric inferred from the information he heard on the phone that Esdeath's prisoner was the bounty hunter who loved to grab pirate flags, but now that he saw the real person, he could no longer tell what he looked like. .
The limbs disappeared, and the thick fat on his body disappeared, turning into a human stick with exposed flesh and blood. In order to ensure that Don Acino did not die, Esdeath also thoughtfully put a nutritional bottle on him to ensure that he would not die during this period. Will die due to lack of nutrition.
The crew on the ship changed Don Aquino's suspension bottle every day, but when they saw this horrifying scene, they were so frightened that they vomited.
"Brother-in-law, what the hell is this?" Hei Tong widened his eyes, looking up and down at this avant-garde body art.
"..." Eric suppressed the feeling of vomiting, and the gastric juice traveled around his throat, leaving a sour and burning feeling.
"Esdeath's masterpiece." Chi Tong said calmly. Both sisters were well-trained killers and would not be frightened by such a trivial matter.
Kuang San looked at it carefully and said, "He still has one breath left."
"What to do?"
Eric sighed and bent down to start drawing the summoning array. Thanks to the suitable size of the room, he did not choose to move to another location: "Just summon it here."
The three of them chatted while waiting for Eric: "What kind of new companion will come this time?"
Chitong frankly expressed her wish: "I hope to be a chef who can cook very delicious food."
"Akatomi, don't you want to be responsible for the Dawn Pirates' food?" Kurumi asked curiously.
"No." Chitong shook his head and said, "I want to eat more delicious food. I have eaten enough simple ingredients."
"You just said you were stealing ingredients, right?" Eric rolled his eyes at her.
Chitong lied seriously: "No."
"You just said clearly..."
"I never said that." Chitong insisted that Eric heard wrongly.
"...Okay." After Eric finished the last stroke of the summoning circle, Chitong handed out his demon knife, stabbed into Don Aquino's body, dragged his body into the center of the magic circle, and muttered: "I hope the new companion is a well-known chef."
"..." Eric raised his eyebrows. Is Chitong reading it to himself?
Considering that Chitong's stir-fried meals usually give priority to filling the stomach, and the portions are large, they may be slightly lacking in taste, but Eric still feels that Chitong's cooking is delicious. However, this time Eric decided to help the first companion realize her wish.
"Show up! Someone who is very passionate about cooking! Conquer our stomachs with your food!"
As Eric's summoning word fell, the summoning circle immediately emitted a strong white light. The light seemed to penetrate the ship's bulkhead and shine outside. Don Aquino's body melted like wax, and then gathered together to shape it. , the strong wind immediately swirled in the cabin.
"Ugh!" A petite figure jumped out of the storm and hugged Eric, who was standing at the front.
"..." The girl buried her head in Eric's arms for a while, then slowly raised her head and met Eric's eyes.
"Ugh!"
With a scream, the girl took a step back and collided with a waist-level yellow creature behind her. She fell to the ground together with the unknown creature.
"It hurts..." The girl rubbed her butt, and then quickly looked at the unknown creature: "Guo Ba, are you okay?"
"?"
The creature, which looked like a fat little raccoon, narrowed its eyes and responded to a sentence that made no sense.
"Okay, okay..." The girl with three braids with two rings on the back of her head patted her chest and turned to look at Eric and the others: "You saved me and Guo Ba, right? Thank you so much."
"Did any disaster happen to you?" Kuang San asked with a smile.
"I went out to sea to fight sea beasts with Sister Beidou. Unexpectedly, we encountered a once-in-a-hundred-year storm. I was swept into the sea by the waves. Guoba also jumped in to save me."
The girl slowly told her story: "Without you, Guo Ba and I would have perished in the sea."
The girl remembered that she hadn't introduced herself yet and said quickly: "By the way, my name is Xiang Ling!"
Xiangling lowered her head and glanced at Chitong, who was drooling over the rice cake.
Chitong asked bluntly: "Is this creature delicious?"
Xiangling quickly hugged the plump Guobao and protected it in her arms: "He is my friend!"
"Friend..." Chitong showed visible disappointment, and then said: "Since it is your friend, then I won't eat it."
"Can I eat if I'm not a friend..."
Eric warned: "Chitong, don't eat everything, be careful not to spoil your stomach."
"This... uh..." Xiang Ling obviously didn't know what to call Chi Tong.
"Her name is Chitong, this is her sister Heitong, my name is Eric, and she is Kuangsan." Eric quickly introduced the four of them.
"Miss Chitong, you are very similar to me." Xiang Ling smiled: "I also saw strange and weird things, and I couldn't help but wonder if this can be eaten."
"hiss"
Chitong and Xiangling took a sip at the same time, sucking back the saliva that dripped to the corners of their mouths.
"..." The other three were speechless at the same time.
Kuang San nudged Eric with his elbow: "Hey, isn't your summon word to summon a chef? Why did you summon a foodie?"
“All chefs are foodies.”
"That's right." Kuang San nodded, agreeing with Eric's point of view.
"Do you also like barbecue? I like it too!" The two foodies quickly made friends. Xiangling danced and said, "Different meat requires different roasting methods. Look, the quality of this piece of meat is Excellent, with the right amount of fat, I would choose rock grilled, paired with sea salt, Jueyun pepper and Qingxin flower.”
"..." Chitong's saliva secreted crazily, and his tongue couldn't help licking his lips.
Then, Chitong turned her head and gave Eric a thumbs up, indicating that she was very satisfied with this choice.
"Although what you did is good, there is a problem here." Eric interrupted Xiang Ling who was talking endlessly.
"Huh? What is it?" Xiang Ling asked doubtfully.
"There is no Jueyun pepper here, and there is no use of Qingxin flower."
"Eh!?" Xiang Ling opened her eyes wide: "Are there no Jueyunjiaojiao and Qingxinhua here?"
Eric did not answer Xiang Ling's question, and then asked: "What was the name of the place you lived before?"
"Liyue Port."
"That's right." Eric grinned: "This is called China, not Liyue Port."
"Eh!??" Xiangling screamed.
"?" Guo Ba didn't know why.
…
"So that's it..." Maybe it was a young man, Xiangling quickly understood his current situation.
She led Guo Ba out of the cabin and onto the deck, looking at the unfamiliar port scenery. It was not the Liyue Port that she was familiar with at all.
Eric and others looked at Xiang Ling worriedly behind her, fearing that she would not be able to think clearly.
"You think, if I jump into the sea, will I go back to the previous world?" Xiang Ling asked without looking back.
"...No." Eric was silent for a moment and answered truthfully.
"Really, I think so too." Xiang Ling looked back with a smile, and then changed the subject: "But, I always have to test it once!"
"Hey, don't you want to..." Eric was stunned.
Xiang Ling looked down at Guo Ba and asked, "Guo Ba, do you want to come with me?"
Guoba nodded: "?"
"Okay!" Xiangling stepped on the side of the ship and turned back to Eric: "Thank you for your help, but I want to give it a try according to my idea!"
Xiangling jumped up and jumped into the sea with Guoba.
"Plop"
The snow-white waves splashed into the water. Eric did not stop Xiang Ling, but hoped that this failure would make her understand...
"puff……"
Xiang Ling, who was all wet, spit out a large mouthful of sea water and stuck out her tongue: "It's so salty!"
Kuang San smiled and asked, "Have you given up?"
"I don't know what's going on..." Xiang Ling said with self-doubt: "I know a little bit about water, but when I jumped into the sea, I couldn't use all my strength."
"?" Guo Ba shook the water drops on his body like an animal.
Chitong, who jumped into the sea to save others, took off his clothes and poured water.
Eric opened his eyes wide and asked: "Stupid...! Chitong, what are you doing?!"
"Wring out the clothes." Chitong said: "The fabric is wet and clings to the body, which is very uncomfortable."
Eric stood up and stood next to Chi Tong to prevent Chi Tong from being exposed: "Then you can't take off your clothes in broad daylight!"
"It doesn't matter." Chitong said, "I'm wearing a swimsuit underneath."
"Oh, it's a swimsuit..."
Kuang Sanpi said with a smile: "Ah, Eric-san, your eyes are very good, you don't need to get so close to see, right?"
"..." Heitong's eyes widened in surprise. His sister's unintentional move actually attracted Eric's attention.
'Write it down...' Heitong secretly saved it in his heart as a strategy.
"I'm sorry." Xiangling, who knew it was her fault, apologized, turned to Guo Ba and said, "Guo Ba, breathe fire."
"?" Guoba nodded and sprayed a ball of flame between the two of them. The warm feeling soothed the two of them.
Soon, the water on Chi Tong and Xiang Ling was dried by the fire, and Guo Ba also closed his fire-breathing mouth.
"Have you given up?"
"Yes." Xiang Ling nodded, put her hands on the deck, and looked up at the sky: "I will continue to cook the most delicious dishes with popular ingredients in this world!"
"A very good wish." Eric stretched out his hand to pick up Xiang Ling and explained: "The reason why you fell into the sea and lost strength is because of an ability..."
Eric explained briefly. Xiangling closed her eyes and felt the power in her body until her skin became hot and red: "Really!"
Then Xiang Ling said excitedly: "In this way, I can accurately control the temperature in the pot, and I will no longer be afraid of burning the pot!"
Just cooking?
Eric warned seriously: "So, Xiangling, you must not fall into the sea in the future."
"I see."
"Xiang Ling, I also want to ask, are you willing to be my companion?" 33
Xiangling glanced at Eric and nodded heavily: "I do!"
"Let me introduce you again. I am Xiangling from Liyue. I am the best at cooking all kinds of l, le... cuisine!"
Xiangling lowered her head and muttered in a low voice: "Oh, I have practiced so many times, why am I still nervous?"
"Haha..." Several other people laughed kindly.
"We will hold a welcome party for newcomers tonight and notify everyone in China to attend."
"Ala, are you sure you want everyone to be present?" Kuang San asked with a smile.
"..." Eric suddenly remembered the more than 10,000 Misaka sisters.
Xiangling's cheerful voice interrupted Eric's contemplation: "Are you welcoming me at the newbie welcome party? Then leave all the dishes at the banquet to me!"
"You really like cooking."
"Of course!" Xiang Ling puffed up her chest and said, "There are many secrets to cooking. But the most important secret is to have an absolute love for cooking."
"My father gave this to me!"
"Then let Xiang Ling cook today's dinner." Eric smiled and said, "You can use the ingredients in the kitchen as you like."
"Leave it to me!" Xiang Ling assured, "I will definitely make dishes that satisfy you!"
…
The five of them returned to the temporary residence of the Dawn Pirates. Xiangling followed Chitong into the kitchen. She was amazed by the dazzling array of ingredients inside.
"Wow!"
"Did you make all of this?" Xiang Ling asked Chitong. The ingredients here were arranged very neatly.
"Yeah." Chitong nodded: "In order to make it easier for me to eat secretly... and to make it easier for me to cook, I put them in different categories."
"It's amazing!" Xiang Ling carefully observed every ingredient, then pointed at a huge piece of meat: "What kind of meat is this? How can it be so huge?"
"This is the meat of the Neptune species."
"Is he the overlord of the sea?" Xiangling asked persistently, and then said regretfully: "What a pity, I can't go into the sea."
"If you encounter this kind of sea beast, I believe Sister Beidou will also be very happy."
"If you want to hunt Neptune species, there are still many in the sea." Chitong said without changing his tone.
"Eh?" Xiang Ling asked in disbelief: "Are there many sea kings in the sea?"
Chi Tong calmly nodded and said, "Yeah."
Xiangling said with regret, "I really want to see it."
"Next time we go to sea, let Eric take you with him."
"Really? That's great!" Xiangling rolled up her non-existent sleeves and said with full energy, "I will definitely make delicious dishes that will surprise you!"
"Yeah." Chitong has already held the knife and fork, sitting in front of the chopping board waiting to try it.
"Such a big fish..." Xiang Ling looked at a deep-sea fish carefully, which was much bigger than her: "If you bake it over an open fire, even if the outside skin is burnt, the meat inside will not be cooked. It's just a good time to test the newly acquired fish. Ability to heat the interior and exterior together..."
"This piece of meat is moderately fat and lean. It's perfect for rock roasting. It can be paired with coarse salt and pepper..."
"It's a pity that there are no Jueyun peppers and Qingxin flowers here, and we don't use other Liyue specialties. Otherwise, I can try to see if the Neptune meat is suitable for Liyue's cooking."
Xiang Ling cut the prepared barbecue into pieces and stacked them on the dinner plate. From time to time, a piece of barbecue would fly into Chitong's mouth, which was oily...
Some people died, but not completely...
