“Pirates! Robbery, robbery, quickly bring up anything delicious!”
Yosaku and Johnny walked into the restaurant side by side.
Although they looked fierce, their weak words exposed the fact that they had been hungry for a long time.
At this time, they were only fifteen or sixteen years old, with slightly immature faces.
The curved knives hanging on their waists on the left and right were quite recognizable.
“Haha, it’s been a long time; I didn’t expect you to appear at this time!”
Seeing pirates actively approaching the door, Aqua stood up with a smirk, flexing her hand joints.
Since King joined, there have been fewer troublemakers in the restaurant. With her restored strength and Icey’s praise just now, she naturally wanted to show off her strength.
Of course, more importantly, she had to take down these two before Icey claimed the bounty for herself!
“Oh? You know us?” Yosaku was a bit surprised.
“I didn’t expect that right after setting sail; our reputation had already spread on this vast sea. This is a pretty good start, Yosaku!” Johnny couldn’t help but smile excitedly.
He seemed to have quite a good opinion of himself.
“Of course! You guys are just pirates who can be exchanged for money!”
Aqua, who only thought about using the bounty to buy alcohol, didn’t hesitate. With her fair palms tightly clenched, she quickly rushed towards Yosaku and Johnny at the door.
Colourful light flashed, and the hot flames of the divine fire leapt on her fists.
“She said she wants to exchange us for money, Johnny.”
“Good eye, she figured out we will become wanted pirates in the future!”
Although the voices of the two were not loud, Aqua, who was sensitive to spiritual perception, still caught them.
Would you become a wanted pirate in the future?
Doesn’t that mean they can’t get any money now at all?
Their sprinting footsteps instantly stopped, and the flames on their fists dissipated.
With a disdainful look on the face of the water goddess, she sat down nearby, found a chair and sat down, raising her palm to gesture to dismiss the beggars.
Yosaku and Johnny’s faces changed. They were slow to react due to hunger and suddenly remembered that the cute blue-haired girl had just now conjured flames with her bare hands?!
Calm down and observe; the two people sitting behind were neither good.
Especially the golden-haired man with three terrifying scars on his left face; just a simple eye contact could make one feel palpitations!
Is this a restaurant on the sea?!
They were just starting at sea and immediately wanted to retreat, so they turned around to escape from this dangerous place.
“Don’t rush, guests are here. Let’s eat first. Whether pirates or merchants, I don’t allow anyone to leave here with an empty stomach.”
Icey stood up slowly and stopped Yosaku and Johnny with a voice.
He was somewhat puzzled. Weren’t these two supposed to be pirate hunters who regarded Zoro as their big brother? Why were they identified as pirates at this time?
Thinking of this, he glanced outside the restaurant.
Only a small wooden boat a few meters long was parked next to the Going Merry, with two oars scattered and overlapping on the boat.
I don’t know how these two managed to catch up with the Going Merry with such a small boat that the waves could overturn at any time…
“Can we? We are grateful!”
Yosaku and Johnny were overjoyed and bowed deeply to Icey, “We two brothers will remember this kindness!”
Compared to their joy, Aqua, who knew what kind of person Icey was, frowned slightly, unable to understand why this guy, who only cared about his interests, suddenly became so kind.
Soon, Icey brought out three plates of shredded pork fried rice and placed them in front of Yosaku and Johnny.
Another one was what the gluttonous goddess wanted, saying that a big battle was coming soon and she needed to fill her stomach first.
The aroma just tempted them; they had eaten lunch not long ago.
After Yosaku and Johnny ate almost like wolves, Icey, sitting opposite them, finally spoke up, “You don’t look like fierce and brutal people; why do you want to be pirates?”
“Of course, it’s for money.”
Yosaku took a big sip of ice cola and said naturally, “Being a pirate not only allows us to do as we please but also doesn’t require us to hand over the hard-earned money. How good is that!”
Johnny nodded in agreement, “In our hometown, all the hard-earned money is taken away to make up the celestial gold for the Celestial Dragons. If it’s not enough, we must mortgage our family’s belongings. There’s simply no way to survive!”
In ordinary kingdoms, to seek the protection of the World Government ruled by the Celestial Dragons, one must pay a certain protection fee, known as celestial gold.
This is one of the important factors that led to the Great Age of Pirates!
“Since both are making a living on the knife’s edge, why not become pirate hunters who specifically collect bounties on pirates rather than being pirates who can be arrested at any time?” Icey asked slowly, leaning his cheek on his hand.
Upon hearing this, Yosaku and Johnny, who had only set sail a few days ago, were stunned.
“Pirate hunters? Is there still such a profession on the sea?”
“Wait, those pirate bounties are often tens or even hundreds of millions. If we can take down one or two, won’t we be able to eat and drink every day?!”
After understanding the interests involved, the two immediately slapped their thighs and showed an enlightened expression.
“…Did you two consider it seriously before setting sail?”
Such intelligence inevitably made Icey doubtful: Are these two goods, jokingly called the “Sword Saint” and “Sword God” of the East Sea in the original, really this stupid?
With this kind of brainpower, they’re almost catching up with Aqua!
“Haha, we did choose to set sail on a whim.”
“Icey, big brother, please allow us to call you like this. Thank you for providing us with a correct way to make a living!”
After exchanging glances, Yosaku and Johnny stood up again, bowing ninety degrees to Icey, showing respect and gratitude.
“No need to be so polite. Now that your stomachs are full, go back to your ship first. We still have very important things to do here.”
Icey waved his hand and directly issued the order to leave.
Yosaku and Johnny, who are currently in their youth, are completely useless in battle and would only be a burden if they went to fight against the Black Cat Pirates with them.
Even ten years later, their strength was difficult to describe in words, and they were easily overwhelmed by Luffy with just one hand on each side.
“Icey, big brother, thank you very much. We will repay this kindness in the future!”
Thanking again, Yosaku and Johnny stood up and prepared to leave.
“Wait.” Icey suddenly stopped them.
Back on the simple and plain small wooden boat, Yosaku and Johnny stared blankly at the wooden oars in their hands.
After a few seconds of silence, tears finally couldn’t stop falling down their cheeks.
These were tears from the heart because…
The two good knives they had spent all their money to forge as meal money were left forever in that damn restaurant on the sea!
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