One year later~
Yuyuko and Mina sat together at the door of the food warehouse in the back kitchen, with a bag of potatoes at their feet. The two of them were talking and laughing while using the small blade in their hands to peel the potatoes and put them into the wooden basin next to them.
This is one of the children's jobs, helping the kitchen peel the ingredients. At the same time, some simple cleaning work on the flower boat also needs to be completed. If you get older, the job content will be to start to be responsible for some heavy physical work, or to become familiar with how to receive guests.
But for Yuyuko, her path has been arranged. Because of the sea floor stone, Yuyuko's body was not able to run and jump like Mina until the first two months, so Yuyuko's job from now on is basically to join the band. Play music.
Therefore, in addition to being responsible for the daily food processing work, Yuyuko spent the rest of her time sleeping and learning musical instruments. Yuyuko already knows the guqin herself. The most important thing is to teach her how to play more songs and allow Yuyuko to spend more time practicing.
She does not reject the musical instrument Yuyuko. Rather, she actually likes it quite a lot. Before time travel, she had always had the idea of learning guzheng, but due to various reasons she was unable to do so. Unexpectedly, although she did not learn guzheng after traveling through time, she did not like it. Yes, but Guqin is not bad either. She enjoyed the feeling of musical notes dancing on her fingertips. Even in this feasting flower boat, it was rare for people to feel like they were in a fairyland.
The only regret is the thought of playing these songs in the future not to make people immersed in it, but to provide background music for some lustful people to do some dirty talk or obscene things. There is inevitably some resentment and helplessness in my heart.
If you have money, you are really your uncle.
And this year, Yuyuko has not done nothing. After her body has adapted to the influence of the sea floor stone, she continues to exercise her sickle, which has been weakened by the sea floor stone and can only be used to drive away mosquitoes. Weasel fruit ability.
However, other than the wind getting stronger, there was no real and effective improvement.
However, although the power of the Kamaita Fruit has not been increased, Yuyuko unexpectedly mastered another magical ability due to the suppression of the Kamaita Fruit's ability by the Kailou Stone.
Listen to the wind.
When you first confirmed your ability, Youyouzi was a little confused, but after some thinking, it seemed logical.
In the world of the previous life, Kamitachi was a well-known evil monster hiding in the wind in Neon Country, but under modern scientific explanation, Kamitachi's existence has also been explained as the incarnation of wind.
The ability to listen to the wind is actually a weak perception of the wind, and the effect is that you can hear some sounds that you shouldn't hear...
Hmm~ The sound I shouldn’t hear...
(Why do I have to repeat it~(=_−))
Turning around to look at the calm sea outside, Yuyouzi couldn't help but feel a little silent.
"What's wrong Yuyuko, have you thought of anything unhappy again?" Mina raised her hand and poked Yuyuko's forehead and said with a smile, "Isn't it because you are thinking about your music again?"
Shaking her head, Yuyuko denied, "No, I just think that this kind of life is a little too monotonous."
The Lilac successfully left the disputed land of the 'New World' more than half a year ago, and then after replenishing supplies at the Chambord Islands, it came to its current position in the middle of the Chambord Islands and the other seven routes, and continued to Wander.
The disputes in the 'New World' have completely intensified after they left. The main reason is the strategic change of the navy.
At first, the words of Gol D. Roger caused an explosion in the world. Groups of pirates rushed towards the sea like dumplings. Indeed, many of them were just for freedom and freedom. Explorers who set sail for secret treasures, but more often than not, there are those criminal pirates who enjoy the ocean unscrupulously.
The whole world was boiling for a while, and similarly, the new world in the first half of the period was not idle either. All kinds of black forces spotted the business opportunities, supplies, ships, arms, whatever you can give them for the price. There's nothing they don't sell.
One of the most famous people among them is Don Quixote Doflamingo, who just accepted the recruitment some time ago and became King Shichibukai.
Because Sihai is too large and the navy is short of manpower, the management of Sihai is more like a leaking bucket everywhere. It can block one place but cannot block another, and there are more and more pirates.
Finally, after a series of preparations, the Navy decided to relax its control over the world and abolish the original lump-sum strategy, and instead stopped the pirates' madness at various important nodes on the sea. So Rogge Town, which was the starting point and conclusion, was heavily guarded by the navy, making Rogge Town the first screen.
Then came the end of the first half of the Great Line, the Chambord Islands. As the archipelago closest to Santa Maria Gioia, there are naval admirals stationed here all year round. Whenever there is any disturbance, the shampoo area will be ushered in a wave of naval cleaning. This is the second screen of the Navy.
Finally, there is the naval base where the navy is slowly expanding in the 'New World'.
The reason why the 'New World' is a new world is because the influence of the world government has been greatly weakened here, and even the navy is struggling.
And after some operations, the Shampoo Islands and the sea area directly between these seven shipping routes have become the best place for business in Happy Street.
Pirates without dreams would not go to the Chambord Islands to get into trouble with the navy. They would terminate their voyage here and squander the wealth they plundered on the Lilac.
Pirates with dreams will rush over without any hesitation. Even so, they will choose to relax wantonly in Happy Street to face the huge challenge of the Shampoo Islands.
It can be said that the pirates who spend money in this place are all people who are not short of money.
Thanks to this, Lilac's business is getting better and better, which also contributed to Lilac's long-term stay in this place.
"Yuyuko, you guy~ can't you be more serious when you are working?" Kona glared at the two people who were fighting and became furious. "It's obviously a task for three people, and I do the most every time."
"Haha~ Sister Kena, aren't you a professional?" Mina turned around and said haha in embarrassment.
Kena, who is older than both of them, has actually become a full-time staff member in the kitchen a long time ago. The reason why she is still here is for no other reason than that no matter who she looks at, she always looks like "What are you looking at?" Everyone in the kitchen can't stand this sarcastic face even if they know it in their hearts, so Kona's main job is to accompany Yuyuko and Mina to process the ingredients.
"Are you asking for a beating?"
Kona raised her hand to hit, but Yuyuko didn't know that this guy who looked cruel was actually just a balloon, looking stupid. But face still has to be given. "No, no, no, sister Kena, let's work, let's work!"
After glancing at the two of them, Ke Na's hand hanging in mid-air finally fell...on the potato.
Another splatter of potato chips~
This is technology.
Youyouzi smiled slightly, picked up a potato and started peeling it.
Although Kona didn't say it, Yuyuko already knew from the discussions in the kitchen that Kona was not being shunned by everyone. In fact, this guy was a bad guy with a cruel face and a warm heart. Half a year ago, Ke Na had actually mastered everything in the kitchen. It can be said that there is no place in the kitchen that the fourteen-year-old Ke Na cannot do. Many people have realized very early that Ke Na’s talent in cooking is unparalleled. It's great, but everyone on this flower boat can only teach her so much.
"Hey~ have you ever thought about leaving the Lilac?" Youyouzi suddenly asked.
Kona was stunned for a moment, and the movements of her hands stopped slightly. "Why do you ask so suddenly?"
Mina also stopped what she was doing, "Yuyuko, what are you thinking about?"
"I~ want to go outside and have a look..." Youyouzi slowly looked out the window. Next to it were several pirate ships parked next to the Lilac for consumption.
Kona frowned and said, "Hey, you don't think about being a pirate, do you?" Kona didn't have the slightest fondness for pirates. One of the reasons why she came to the Lilac in the first place was because of those wanton pirates. And this mocking face was actually developed during those difficult years in order to survive.
"I don't want to be a pirate..." Yuyuko paused, "Okay, I just want to be a pirate, but the kind of pirate who doesn't do bad things."
"Pirates who don't do bad things?" Kona smiled contemptuously, looking at the pirate ships outside as if she were looking at a pile of garbage. "There are no pirates who don't do bad things."
Apparently the memory of the past made Kona kill all the pirates with one shot.
"If I became a pirate, do you think I would do bad things?" Yuyuko leaned against the window and enjoyed the sea breeze. Over the past year, she had grown fond of the slightly salty smell of sea water.
"You~" Kona glanced at Yuyouzi again, raised her hand and knocked Yuyouzi hard on the forehead.
"It hurts, it hurts~ Sister Ke Na, stop it!"
Withdrawing her fist, Kona sighed, "Stop talking about this here, prepare the ingredients quickly. I heard that someone from the pirate group just said that they would come to our Lilac ship for a banquet. Really, why would you come to a banquet?" Ding Xianghao, aren’t you busy with your time..."
As she spoke, Kona continued to peel potatoes quickly with an unhappy look on her face.
banquet?
Going to Happy Street to have a party?
What kind of magical idea could only a fool come up with? In Yuyuko's memory, apart from Luffy who was as stupid as an idiot, there was only the red-haired Shanks who had bet on Luffy early.
"Probably not~" Thinking of this, Youyouzi couldn't help but look out the window. On the distant coastline, a black dot like the shadow of a ship floated over.
…
"Hey, hey, hey, Lackey, why don't you leave some money for me to drink? I'll be a pauper this time in Happy Street!" Shanks, wearing a straw hat and a black windbreaker, had his mouth twitching. Watching the Happy Street flower boat getting closer and closer, my hands started to tremble.
Shanks recalled how he had played a few games with his brothers on the ship the day before yesterday, and the result...
"Hey, Mihawk, tell me something. Don't you despise going to places like Happy Street?"
Mihawk, who was wearing a long black hat, smiled faintly and pressed the brim of the hat smoothly. "I'm still looking forward to the occasional banquet while practicing kendo."
Even Ben Beckman, who was usually a bit unsmiling, grinned. "Shanks, we choose the location. You said it yourself."
"Hey, hey, hey, this is Happy Street, you should save some time!" Shanks was speechless. When he said that he had a banquet, he thought that you would just find an island and start it as usual, but you guys The traitor actually wants to rob me of my labor and wages!
"So the captain has broken his promise~"
"Haha, Shanks is going to break his promise~"
"It's over, it's over, the leader of the red-haired pirates broke his promise, let's disperse!"
"By the way, Bailey will be clean on our ship as soon as the party starts. That's not the end! Hahaha, we are really going to be doomed. Let's kill the captain one last time! Brothers, let's be tougher!"
"Me! @#%@##￥" Shanks burst out with vulgar words, but showed a hearty smile, "Okay, okay, the red-haired pirates will be disbanded after this banquet!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shanks was kicked off the ship by Beckman.
"Fuck you Captain, let's go!"
Mihawk leaned on the railing and smiled slightly, looking at the group of red-haired pirates who were making noise and couldn't help but feel happy, "Only Shanks can make such a joke."
At this time, Shanks' voice came up from the bottom of the boat, "Then I'll go over first and let them prepare our banquet venue!"
After saying that, Shanks jumped out like a swimming fish.
"Hahaha, what a great captain!"
There was another burst of laughter on the boat.
"Hey uncle, you didn't swim from that island just to get on the flower boat, did you?" Yuyuko, who slipped out to look out, was standing at the stern of the boat waiting for the pirate ship in the distance to get closer. As long as she got closer, she could get a rough look. Clear the opponent's flag.
It's just that the boat didn't wait first, but first saw a man pulling a white line on the sea and swimming over.
After the other party got closer, Youyouzi couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.
Originally I just thought it might be, but when she saw the straw hat, Yuyuko couldn't help but feel emotional.
The world is so big, but fate makes it so small.
only……
Are all the people on One Piece's ship so sharp? I prefer to swim if I don’t have a boat...
"Oh, little girl, are you on this ship?" Shanks had naturally noticed Yuyuko, who was wearing a cloth at the stern of the ship, and asked with a smile as soon as he got on the ship.
As he asked, he took off his clothes and wrung them dry.
The exquisite muscles and countless scars are undoubtedly symbols of bravery. It's just that the other party's silly look while wringing out his clothes made Yuyouzi's first impression not of a hero to be admired, but... of a young farmer who had just finished planting rice seedlings in the rice field...
This is really a bit... difficult to compare with the person with the face fruit ability who is under his influence.
But it's not too much to exceed expectations.
After all, the vice-captain on the Pirate King's ship is still a lazy homeless man...
"Of course, but uncle, are you a guest?" Youyouzi tilted her head and said, "Happy Street doesn't accept homeless people~"
…
Shanks suddenly had a dark look on his face. His face was naturally extremely thick in front of his crew, but a little girl with a plain mask suddenly said that she was a tramp...
Although this is also true. but……
It breaks my heart, old man.
"Don't worry. Although this man doesn't look good, he is indeed our guest." A cold voice came from Yuyouzi's head. Unexpectedly, Captain Jones Colton had already arrived at the mast above her head. superior. "It's you, Yuyuko. This is the first time I've seen you go to the back of the boat to be lazy. Hurry back and help Mina and the others with the ingredients. You'll be busy later."
"Hey, good captain!" Youyouzi smiled and ran back.
Jones sighed silently and looked at Shanks. Although he already knew some information, it was still a bit bumpy when he actually faced this man. After a moment of silence, he forced out a smile and said, "Captain Shanks of the Red-Haired Pirates, the Happy Street Lilac welcomes you."
“But before I officially welcome you, I have a question.
Are you really just guests? "
Shanks chuckled, put the wrung-out clothes on his shoulders and pressed his straw hat, "Of course, of course you come to Happy Street to be happy!"
…
Jones continued to look at her carefully and finally breathed out, "Come on, we have already arranged your seats."
Shanks, the captain of the red-haired pirates and a crew member of the former Pirate King Gol D. Roger, is exactly what the intelligence said, a man who cannot see through his thoughts.
Jones shook his head and decided not to think too much.
Yuyuko, who was still running and jumping, twitched her ears slightly and revealed a mysterious smile.
