[One Piece]Nix likes idiots

After the deck repairs were completed, it was time for the customary banquet.

The crew moved three barbecue grills from the warehouse and took meat and charcoal from the kitchen. The wooden skewers were whittled from wood on site. Nix cut the meat into small pieces, and others helped string the meat on the skewers.

As soon as Ace lit the charcoal in the stove, someone eagerly threw meat on it - a large piece without a skewer.

Of the three grills that were moved out, Nix was in charge of one of them, and the other two were left for others to grill and play with.

Ace ran over with a beer glass in one hand and pointed at the skewers on the grill with the other: "Nix! I want to add more chili powder!"

Skar, who was squatting nearby, protested: "Boss, you are not kind! It was obviously me who came here first!"

Ace: "I didn't say I wouldn't let you eat it either."

Skar: "But only you can bear the spiciness!"

Ace: "Hahahahaha, right?"

Nyx smiled as she listened to their noise, without stopping the movement of her hands. Under the command of the magic wand, the skewers turned over automatically in an orderly manner, and the barbecue sauce was evenly spread on them. The fat overflows from the surface of the meat and drips into the charcoal fire, making a sizzling sound.

When the bottle containing chili powder floated up, Skar quickly grabbed two skewers of meat that had not been coated with chili powder and ran away.

Ace complained: "I won't steal his food, why are you running so fast!"

Deus, who also came to get the food, said coolly: "It's hard to say. After all, some people will unconsciously stretch their hands into other people's bowls as soon as they eat."

Ace: "Who is it? That's too much!"

Michal couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

Nix put the meat skewers sprinkled with chili powder into Ace's hand: "Eat it, don't ask."

Deus laughed so loudly on the sidelines.

The empty grill was quickly refilled with raw food. After the pot was cooked, Nyx distributed the food to Michal and Deus, and took a portion herself.

Most of the crew were excitedly getting their hands dirty over the other two stoves. Whether it tastes good or not is secondary, having fun is the most important.

But the stove on Nyx's side didn't stop either. After all, from time to time, guys who are too lazy to do it themselves, or who can't get a spot at the barbecue, come over and grab a few skewers to pad their stomachs.

The atmosphere was warm, and the aroma of wine and meat filled the deck. The slightly drunk pirates boasted to each other about their bravery today, made fun of each other's funny looks, scuffled a few times and laughed together.

Ace seems to be putting on a show for everyone. Seeing his left hand turn into flame, he held the meat skewer in his right hand and put it on the flame in his left hand. But after a few seconds, it seemed that the meat was cooked too slowly, so he increased the fire. As a result, it accidentally burned too hard, and the meat and the bamboo skewers were burned to charcoal.

But his dull expression still pleased everyone well, and his cheerful laughter resounded through the sky. Seeing his brothers laughing, Ace also laughed.

Nix likes this life very much.

Lively, bright, unbridled, full of fireworks and human touch.

"Can you lend me this stove to bake something?" Michal's voice called back Nyx's attention.

He was holding several bamboo sticks with skewered vegetables on them.

Nyx: "To say 'borrow' is too much, Mr. Michal."

By now the banquet had started, everyone was more or less full, and the speed at which Nicks baked food had also slowed down, and there wasn't much food on the grill. Nikos moved the meat skewers on the shelf to one side to make room for Michal's vegetables.

In the diet of energetic pirates, meat is far more popular than vegetables. When the guys were skewering the food tonight, they intentionally or unintentionally ignored the vegetables on the side and only focused on skewering the meat. As a result, the grill tonight was basically filled with meat.

Michal: "Shall I make a few strings for you?"

"Excuse me." Nyx didn't refuse. "If you can, make more. I'll let others eat some later."

Michal soon returned with freshly skewered vegetables. Nix asked the crew to take away the grilled meat skewers, and then put fresh vegetable skewers on them.

Michal: "I heard that your family owned a restaurant before? Seeing as your craftsmanship is so good, that restaurant must be famous in your hometown, right?"

Nyx was stunned: "Huh?"

"Let me guess!" Skarr came out of nowhere and showed off his information as an "intelligence expert" as soon as he opened his mouth. "Nix was met by the boss in the East China Sea, and one of the most famous restaurants in the East China Sea is One is Barati, the sea restaurant. So——"

"Wait a minute." Nyx interrupted Skarr, "What are you talking about?"

Skar: "Are you guessing which restaurant your family owns?"

Nix was shocked: "What is the restaurant my family owns?"

Seeing that Nyx's surprised expression didn't seem to be fake, Michal said hesitantly: "Aren't you... the daughter of a restaurant owner in the East China Sea?"

Nix: "???"

Skarr flipped through the notebook he carried with him: "Everyone spreads this."

Nix: "???"

Deus came over with a plate of fruit and wanted to share it with several think tank partners. Seeing Nyx's confused face, he couldn't help but curiously asked: "What are you talking about?"

Skaar: "Talking about Nyx's origins."

Deus: "Pfft."

Michal: "Do you know something?"

Deus suppressed a smile: "I want to hear Nyx's current thoughts first."

Deus' reaction reminded Nyx that a similar plot seemed to have happened in the maze before.

She said amusedly and helplessly: "My idea is, Deus, have you been watching my jokes?"

Deus: "No."

Nix didn't believe it at all.

She turned to Skal and Michal and asked, "Tell me the version you heard?"

Michal and Skar looked at each other, and finally Michal, who initiated the topic, spoke first: "It is said that you are the daughter of the restaurant owner."

Skar added: "I fell in love with Boss Ace at first sight in Rogge Town, and then left my hometown and eloped with him."

Nyx suddenly started coughing as if she was choking on smoke from a grill.

Deus: "Pfft."

Hearing Deus' laughter, Nyx flew over with a dagger in her eyes.

Deus raised his hands in surrender: "Plus, you heard that sentence before, no more."

Nix stretched out her hand to wipe the tears from her eyes, and turned over the skewers on the shelf as if nothing had happened: "Oh."

Scar asked hurriedly: "So, what is the truth?"

How can intelligence experts possess false information without knowing it? He is very unhappy!

But he quickly added: "Ah, if it's not convenient to say it, forget it."

The four of them did not deliberately control their volume when they spoke. The crew members who were nearby had already quietly pricked up their ears.

Nyx is not annoyed either: "I grew up on a pirate ship, and at most I helped cook in the kitchen. It has nothing to do with the restaurant."

Deus was a little surprised: "Grew up on a pirate ship? Aren't you and Ace childhood sweethearts?"

The crew members who heard the news of the explosion couldn't control their voices: "Childhood sweethearts? And Boss Ace?!"

Hearing his name, Ace walked over drunkenly: "You're calling me?"

Skar: "I didn't call you, we were talking about Nyx."

Ace shook his head to wake himself up a little: "Nix?"

Nix: "They don't know why they think I'm the daughter of the restaurant owner. They seem to think it was the first time we met in Rogue Town."

She told another rumor lightly, and Ace didn't notice anything was wrong. But Skar, who was always sensitive to information, looked at Nyx and then Ace, feeling enlightened.

Ace: "That's right."

Nyx: "Well, I thought you had told them before."

Ace: "Hey, didn't I say that?"

Crew: "No!"

Ace: "Hahaha, right? It turns out there isn't."

He put his arm around Nyx's shoulders: "We've known each other since we were about ten years old. I lived with her and my brother for a while at that time."

Nyx nodded: "Ace was very fierce at that time."

Ace: "Hey, why are you bringing up old scores?"

Nix: "It's also very good."

Ace clicked his tongue twice. He drank a lot, and once he started to reminisce, he couldn't stop talking: "We lived in the mountains at that time. I would run around the mountains with my brother every day, and I would hand over the prey to Nyx when I caught it."

Having said this, he smiled at his companions: "I told you, Nyx cooks very delicious food. From then on, I wanted her to be the chef on my ship."

The crew all gave a thumbs up: "Boss is wise."

Ace continued: "Well, it's just that later Nyx got sick and had to go to see a doctor far away, so we separated. When she came back after recovering from her illness, she immediately said she wanted to go to sea. We will meet again in Luo It’s so peaceful.”

He complained to Nyx: "When you were recuperating, Luffy asked me every day when you would come back. Later I found out that you cried for a long time after you went to sea. It was so annoying."

Nix: "I'm sorry. Can I treat you to some kebabs?"

Vegetable skewers are already grilled on the stove. While everyone was listening in rapt attention, Deuce secretly slipped one into the hands of several crew members who were particularly picky about food.

Ace turned away in disgust: "No."

Nix didn't force herself, so she took one and ate it herself. As I was eating, I felt a weight on my shoulders. She turned her head and saw that Ace had fallen asleep leaning against her. The head pressed against her shoulder, and the black hair made half of her face and neck feel itchy.

Everyone was used to Ace falling asleep anytime and anywhere, so they ignored him and continued chatting on their own.

Skar: "What about what you said before about growing up on a pirate ship...?"

Intelligence experts say they must take every piece of information seriously.

Nyx supported Ace's head, which was about to fall, and then explained: "I stayed on the pirate ship until I was six years old. Later, due to some things, I left the pirate group and returned to land. Only then did I meet Ace."

Deus: "You have been drifting on the sea with pirate ships since you were a child... Are your parents also pirates?"

Nyx pursed her lips: "No."

The others immediately imagined several versions of the tragic story and looked at her with pity in their eyes.

Seeing the appearance of the crew, Nyx shuddered and urgently clarified: "Don't think too much, I stayed on that ship voluntarily! They are all very good people!"

Michal was worried: "There are no good pirates. Weren't you deceived by them?"

Deus: "Pirates are cruel and people's hearts are sinister. Didn't you just see a typical example?"

Scar: "Is it because you were too young at that time that you were coaxed by the evil pirates with some small favors?"

Nyx: "Is it really appropriate for you pirates to say this???"

Everyone laughed for a while, then Nyx remembered another rumor and took the opportunity to explain it all at once: "And the one you thought was... um... kind..."

Deus said for her understandingly: "A kind and weak lady."

Nyx: "Yeah...it's also a misunderstanding."

"How could it be! Even if your origin is different from what we imagined, you are also kind and gentle... uh," the crew member thought of her performance in this battle and temporarily changed the words on his lips, "a kind and gentle lady." !”

Nyx: "...Forget it, as long as you are happy."

Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, Nyx added: "Then, can I join in the future battles?"

"No, don't go if you don't want to fight." Ace raised his head and yawned, not knowing when he woke up, "But if you want to stretch your limbs, that's fine."

Deus looked at her nervously: "There are enough people who are only willing to use their hands but not their brains. Don't jump to the other side."

The martial arts faction also said loudly: "With Boss Ace here, we have fewer fights, and with Nyx in the mix, won't there be even fewer people we can beat?"

However, differences quickly emerged between the martial arts faction who stayed on the ship and those who entered the maze. They debated whether Nyx was more comfortable fighting with a puppet or a long wooden stick. After arguing for a long time, he looked at Nyx helplessly.

Nyx was a little helpless: "Neither of these two are my usual weapons."

The martial arts factions looked unconvinced.

Ace laughed at them: "Are you all idiots? The wand that is always in your hand is Nyx's usual weapon."

The martial arts factions watched stupidly as Nyx used her wand to direct the vegetable skewers on the grill to turn over.

"Isn't that a kitchen utensil?"

Nyx's face turned dark.

A moment later, a row of people hung upside down in the sky above the Spedil.

Someone actually burped and said, "This is how air-dried bacon hangs. So it's a kitchen utensil."

Nix: "..."

She turned her head and said sternly to Ace, who rarely acted foolishly together: "I think it's time for your crew to stop drinking."