“That’s right, this den den mushi can reach me.
No matter how far away you are, I can rush to your side at the first opportunity.”
“In the future, if you encounter something you can’t resolve, you can call me.
I will definitely arrive within a minute.”
“Wow, that’s so amazing!”
Nami quickly took the den den mushi.
She knew that although Kazi had tricked them just now, he wasn’t a bad person at heart and likely wouldn’t lie to her.
Kazi calculated the time; Arlong hadn’t come to Cocoyasi Village yet at this point, and there should still be a year or two left.
As for the innocent and carefree Nami, he would be the one to protect her; it would be better if those unpleasant memories never happened.
Let’s just consider this repayment for all the fan art of her he had seen in his past life; this favoritism was carved into his bones.
The group continued chatting, mainly with Kazi and Kalmande telling stories to Nami and Nojiko.
Time passed quickly, and before long, Belle-Mere and Makino returned, carrying wine, meat, and vegetables.
“I’ll go to the kitchen and show you what I can do.”
“I’ll come help you.”
It was still the Belle-Mere and Makino duo; sounds and the rich aroma of food wafted from the kitchen.
Kazi and the others were no longer in the mood to tell stories, their minds completely hooked by their cravings.
“This is the last dish.”
“Chicken soup is here!”
There were seven people in total, but at Makino’s suggestion, they made a full twenty dishes, all in exaggerated portions.
“Hahaha, thank you for your hard work.”
“Let’s eat!!”
Everyone couldn’t wait any longer; after working for half the day, they were all starving.
After a bout of wolfing down the food, only empty plates remained of the twenty dishes.
In fact, the others had finished eating long ago, waiting for Kazi and Kalmande to sweep everything away.
“The two of them have such great appetites.”
Belle-Mere said it offhandedly, and Makino felt a bit embarrassed, laughing and saying, “Ha, hahahaha.”
“The two of them do eat quite a bit, but they certainly have a lot of strength too, so it’s not really a waste of food.”
After eating and drinking their fill, Kazi and his group bid farewell.
They planned to take a stroll around Kesha Town to see if there was anything else they needed.
“Goodbye, Brother Kazi, Brother Kalmande, Sister Makino.”
“If you have the chance, come back and tell us more stories; I’ll treat you to oranges.”
Nami and Nojiko waved goodbye, while Belle-Mere and Genzo stood at the doorway, seeing Kazi and his group off.
“No problem!
Next time we come back here, we’ll have another good meal, hahaha!”
Accompanied by Kazi’s laughter, the three of them gradually disappeared from the sight of Nami and the others.
“He really is a carefree man.”
Genzo and Belle-Mere both knew the identities of these three, but although the other party was powerful, they didn’t commit evil acts; instead, they were so easygoing, which truly made people feel respect.
“Yeah, and thanks to them, I can live a bit more comfortably in the second half of the year.”
Belle-Mere stretched, lit a cigarette again, and said, “Let’s head back inside, Nami, Nojiko, we still have to clean up the mess.”
“Okay!!” (x2)
Kesha Town wasn’t far from there, and after a leisurely walk enjoying the scenery, they arrived.
“Hahaha, now this is more like it.”
“Kazi, Makino, I’ll leave the shopping to you two.
See you tomorrow!”
After saying that, Kalmande waved his hand and ran off directly, that excitement as if some magic was summoning him.
Kazi, of course, knew what kind of magic it was, while Makino was a bit confused.
“Where is Kalmande going?”
“Kazi, does he have any acquaintances here?”
Kazi chuckled and said, “Acquaintances?”
“I suppose you could say that; they’re old acquaintances who know each other’s ins and outs.”
“Don’t worry about him.
Let’s go for a stroll; didn’t you say you wanted to put some decorations in your room?”
The two of them wandered around everywhere.
Makino had started working to earn money when she was a child, and after growing up, she opened a tavern herself, spending all her time working.
She rarely had time to go shopping in towns.
Now that she had plenty of time to shop, a woman’s true nature was suddenly revealed.
Kazi was covered from head to toe in shopping bags; it wasn’t heavy for him, but it was incredibly boring.
“Tch, if I had known, I would have left that brat Kalmande behind as a pack mule.
Next time, I won’t let him go off to have fun on his own no matter what.”
Kazi secretly swore to himself—better the friend than the self—next time he would let Kalmande stay behind as a pack mule, while he went to drink some wine and have fun; wouldn’t that be better?
“We bought so many things; I feel like we’ve bought everything we need.
If I can’t think of anything else, we’ll just buy it next time.”
Makino and Kazi had been shopping for over two hours straight before they finally stopped.
They had walked the entire shopping street from beginning to end, and behind it was the gourmet food area.
“Perfect, Makino, let’s go get something to eat.
Tasting the local delicacies is also an important part of adventure.”
“Mhm, I’ll listen to the Captain.”
Kazi curled his lip.
Now she was listening to the Captain; when she was hanging bags all over him earlier, she certainly didn’t treat him like a Captain.
Back then, Kazi was completely just a mobile storage rack.
“There’s a restaurant up ahead; I saw the sign from far away.
Come on, let’s go try it.”
Kazi and Makino had asked around on the way, and sure enough, that restaurant was the biggest one in Kesha Town.
“Welcome.”
“What would you like to eat, guests?”
Kazi and Makino arrived at a table by the window in the lobby, and a waiter quickly ran over with a very good attitude.
After taking the menu, Kazi casually ordered over a dozen dishes and asked for ten bottles of beer.
It wasn’t a normal mealtime yet; it was just past four o’clock, so there weren’t many customers, and the food was served quite quickly.
“Mhm, the taste of this place is indeed good; it lives up to being the biggest restaurant in town.”
“Makino, you should eat more too.
Didn’t you tell me when we were shopping earlier that you wanted to strengthen your training?
You won’t have the energy to train if you don’t eat enough.”
Seeing Kazi like that, Makino also quickly joined the fray.
Although she was a cook, she was a pirate now after all.
Even if she didn’t need to fight, she hoped to have enough stamina when encountering danger so she could stay away from the battlefield, hide quickly, and avoid becoming a burden to Kazi and the others.
That’s right, in her view, not becoming a burden was already her greatest help.
Bang~
Just as Kazi and Makino were halfway through their meal, the restaurant’s front door was suddenly violently kicked open by a group of people, the huge sound attracting the attention of everyone in the lobby.
“Hey, where is the owner of this restaurant?
Call him out here immediately.”
A dozen or so people filed in.
The leader was a man with brown hair and two scars on his face, a sinister smile on his face, his arrogant air fully on display.