[One Piece] Pirate Life of Port Officers

When Sha Lai returned to the hotel after shopping, the sun had already risen very high.

However, the "Kate & Kevin" hotel, which was always deserted during the day, seemed to have a lot of guests at this time, and the noise inside could be heard from a distance.But compared to this, after seeing the repaired gate, Sha Lai was more worried about whether Kevin had left and signed up for the navy.

It's all to blame for that strange lieutenant general. It would be much more troublesome if he had to go after the navy headquarters to find someone.Sha Lai murmured to herself as she pushed open the door of the hotel.After seeing the familiar straw hat and red hair, Sha Lai almost wanted to close the door, jump out the window and go back to the room.

"Yo, it's that little girl from last night. Good morning, do you want a drink?" Shanks raised his glass of wine when he saw Sha at the door, and greeted her with a smile.

"Shanks, she is still a child. If you still want to drink the wine I brewed, don't teach her badly." Kate at the bar heard what Shanks said, and tapped her with a spoon as if warning The glass, successfully getting Shanks to put the glass back.

"Good morning, Mr. Shanks, I'm still giving up the wine. Kate, is the cake from yesterday still there? I met a person who didn't listen to people in the morning, and I was really tired. I need some sweets to slow down." Come and talk while walking to the empty seat at the bar.But when she got closer, she immediately regretted her decision.

I didn’t notice it when I was at the door because of the angle. When I walked in, I saw that most of the vacant seats in the row at the bar were filled with half-drunk wine glasses. It was obvious that the owner of the seat had just left the seat temporarily.And the only empty seat is next to the red-haired Shanks.

"Sir, it sounds too twisted, little girl, just call me Shanks like Kate and the others."

Sha Lai looked at the red-haired man with a hearty smile who talked to her like a friend, feeling a little dazed.In fact, Shanks and Boss are not at all alike in terms of appearance or personality, but for some reason, they always bring a similar sense of warmth.

Thinking of her Boss's all-encompassing warm smile, the corners of Shalai's mouth slightly curled up, and she felt that Shanks in front of her was also a lot kinder.So I smiled and walked to sit next to him, and said: "Okay, Shanks, you can just call me to love you. Thank you last night. When Kate can't see you later, I will toast you." .”

In the last half of the sentence, Shalai deliberately lowered her voice so that Kate could not hear it.But she didn't expect her to show her favor, and it didn't have any good effect.

Shanks paused for a while after listening to Sha Lai's whisper, then immediately turned his head and shouted to Kate who was looking for something in the refrigerator: "Hey, Kate, Sha Lai said she wants to drink later !"

ha?Are you a primary school student?It's fine if you don't want to play together, as for complaining to your parents?

Seeing Kate who slammed the refrigerator shut, Salai sat up quietly and glared at Shanks who was gloating beside her.At this time, all the big pirates who are in the limelight in the new world have to stand back for her, and the most terrifying thing is Kate who is walking towards her.

Kate, who came over at this time, had a smile on her face that made Shalai's back shiver. She put a glass of boiled water in front of Shalai, and said softly, "I forgot to put that cake in the refrigerator yesterday. Throw it away. I originally wanted to make a cup of hot chocolate for you to drink, but it seems that you don’t need it. It’s a pity that today I just bought the bubble chocolate you like.”

Her hot chocolate!At this moment, Xilai felt that her heart was in great pain. You must know that Kate's skill in making drinks is as good as bartending, not to mention the hard-to-buy sparkling chocolate.Sha Lai glanced resentfully at Shanks next to him, why did she blindly think that this person resembled the Boss just now?This is obviously a child who hasn't grown up, not even one ten thousandth as gentle and considerate as Boss.

"Well, that's such a pity. I really wanted to try the cake you made Kate." At this point, Sha Lai could only forcefully change the subject, and searched for Kevin in the tavern by the way.I hope that guy is still here and can come to help her share a little attention.

"Xialai, what are you talking about! Miss Kate's cooking, you can't eat anything except sandwiches, okay?" Just as Xilai was about to ask about Kevin's whereabouts, that familiar voice seemed to come from the bottom of the room. come over.

Kevin and a few pirates crawled out of the cellar in the corner with a huge wine jar in their hands.After nodding and saying hello to Sha Lai, Kevin moved the wine jar outside the hotel door together with them.

Afterwards, Kevin hesitated for a moment before turning back and standing at the door of the hotel.Looking at the people inside, Kevin's sunny smile showed some hesitation, his hands slightly unnaturally tugged at the hem of the clothes beside him, as if he wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it.

After being teased by Kevin, the laughter of the pirates in the hotel gradually became quieter, and everyone's eyes turned to the boy who had just grown up at the door.

"Thank you, Kate Kevin. If it weren't for you, it would not be so easy for me to drink wine from my hometown." Finally, Shanks' voice broke the slightly awkward atmosphere, and he shook the wine glass After taking a big sip of the wine, he said with a smile: "Although I have tasted a lot of wine over the years, I still think the wine from my hometown is the best."

"The wine I make is actually a little different from the wine produced in Xihai. Shanks, you just like it. But this little thing is not worth mentioning compared with what you have helped us." Kate was as bright as usual The voice came from the bar, "Kevin, since you dislike my cooking skills so much, why don't you cook and order some dishes to entertain the red-haired pirates? Just take it as a thank you for the years they have treated you taken care of."

"...Ah, ok, I'll go right away."

Looking at the back of Kevin leaving in a hurry, Xilai was a little puzzled. She had never seen Kevin cook in the more than ten days since she came here.They either eat Kate's sandwiches or order out, but if Kevin, a guy who can cook, pushes everything to Kate for some childish reason, well, it's better to focus on it later when he's taught.

Thinking of this, Sha Lai got up from the chair, told Kate that she was going to help, and then quickly slipped away.

Walking to the door of the kitchen and hearing the rhythmic sound of kitchen knives inside, Sha Lai raised her eyebrows. It seems that Kevin is not only good at cooking.

After picking up Kate's apron at the door and putting it on, Sha Lai walked into the kitchen, and said to Kevin who was a little embarrassed after seeing her: "Kevin, I'm here to help, is there anything I can do?"

"No need, Shalai, you go outside to rest, I'll just come here." Kevin waved Shalai with his free hand, then avoided her sight, and concentrated on cutting vegetables.

As if she didn't see Kevin's sign, Sha Lai went straight to him, picked up the vegetables in the sink and cleaned them, and said casually: "There is a pirate group outside, Kevin, are you sure you are alone?" Are you busy?"

"Actually, only a few members of the red-haired pirates came, and I alone is enough. It turns out that my mother is—"

Kevin's voice stopped abruptly, and for a while, there were only the sounds of kitchen knives and water flowing in the kitchen.

"Miss Kate should have told you something about us. She has liked that man since she was a child, and stayed behind him at the bar every day, helping him or something. I like to stay in the kitchen and help my mother, Shalai You don't know, our mother is a well-known chef in Chambord. In fact, many of the guests who come to this hotel are to try her cooking."

At some point, Kevin put down the kitchen knife in his hand and talked about his mother, with a gentle voice that Shalai had never heard before.

"Once, a pirate group helped drive away some ruffians, and my mother spent an afternoon cooking a big meal to thank them. The number of pirates was too large, and the open space at the door was full. Our house The business of the small hotel turned out to be so good, and everyone said it was because that person was a famous bartender, but I think my mother was more attributable to it."

It seemed that Kevin hated his father as much as he loved his mother.Seeing that Kevin replaced his father with that person throughout the story, Sarai shook her head inwardly.Kevin, if he lived in a peaceful society, might be able to become a good young man with integrity and kindness.But in this world where pirates are rampant, without strength, these good qualities will only become a joke for others to laugh at you.

Sha Lai put the washed vegetables into the vegetable basket at the side, and took up the conversation like a chat, "Then why don't you want to be the chef of this hotel like your mother, and let this store restore its former appearance? Is it because someone said something?"

Looking at Kevin's drooping head and clenched hands, Sha Lai knew she had guessed right.In fact, this is a very common thing. Children without parents become the targets of bullying by their peers, and some childish language of children often carries great lethality.It is estimated that someone laughed at Kevin for his feminine cooking, which frustrated his self-esteem and refused to cook anymore.She said that Kevin was so well protected by Kate, so he could live according to his own ideas.

"Actually, I know I'm naive like this, so I want to become stronger. I want to be so strong that those bastards will no longer dare to talk about my mother after dinner, so that those pirates will not dare to touch Miss Kate. "Kevin's voice was very steady, without the usual jump, as if he had already made a decision.

The starting point is very good, but it is not enough to only have what you want to do.

"So, if the Navy wants you to hunt down Shanks and the others, will you do it?" Sara looked up at Kevin slightly, with the same smile on her face, as if she was asking him what to eat for dinner. Anything as random.

"I will." Kevin replied firmly, "The next time we meet, I will not show mercy."

"Pfft—" The laughter from the door made Kevin and Sha Lai turn their heads, and then they saw the familiar straw hat.

"Hahaha, sorry sorry, I shouldn't have laughed. But Kevin, if you want to face us, you'd better wait until you can mobilize at least one warship. Hahaha—"

Looking at the big pirate squatting at the door of the kitchen with an imageless smile, Shalai felt that the atmosphere she had painstakingly created just now was gone.And to deal with such a person with a strange brain circuit, reasoning is definitely useless, and the value of force is not comparable, so I can only watch him sulk.

When Shanks laughed enough and stood up, Kevin Shalai was already numb and expressionless. They had no idea what the big pirate was doing here, so it was impossible to come to help.

"Ahem, I'm here to say goodbye to you. Although we all want to stay and enjoy Kevin's craftsmanship, the situation has changed a little and we are going back to the New World. See you at sea from now on."