"Sorry, I can't accept your invitation." Kyoma took a sip of wine, then pointed to Kagura, who was tasting marshmallows with Chopper.
He smiled at Luffy.
"She ate one million Berry worth of food last time. If you bring someone like her on board, I'm afraid you'll all starve to death in a few days."
"Hmph!" Kagura heard him talking about her and puffed out her cheeks in anger.
She raised her middle finger at him while continuing to eat marshmallows. Kyoma didn't tolerate her behavior and quickly raised his own finger in response.
'One million Berry?'
Luffy looked a little confused.
He had no concept of money, so he didn't understand why Kyoma had rejected him.
When he was about to say something, someone covered his mouth.
The person who made the move was Nami.
The moment she heard the amount of one million, Nami turned into a blur and rushed over.
"They said they refused. Why are you still pestering them, you idiot?" Nami strangled her captain's neck with her arm in an extremely rough manner, making him speechless.
Her voice seemed particularly urgent.
But it wasn't her fault that she was too anxious.
There was already a captain on the ship who could eat as much as twenty people in one meal.
If there was another big eater who consumed a million berries in one meal, Sanji would be exhausted to death, and it was a big question whether the pirate ship could even sail smoothly.
"It seems that you all get along very well together."
At this moment, Rayleigh walked out of the tavern warehouse and threw out two bottles of wine at the same time, one for Zoro and one for Kyoma.
"Nice." Zoro's eyes lit up.
He opened the bottle and drank it impatiently.
"Sigh, good wine." After a bit, he said.
Kyoma wasn't as hasty as him.
He took it in his hand and looked at it for a moment, then turned his back to block a certain girl who rushed over because of greed, and put the wine away.
"Minors aren't allowed to drink."
He casually tapped Kagura on the head with a finger, causing the little girl to cry out in pain once again.
Kyoma raised his eyebrows and looked at Kagura's reaction with some satisfaction.
It was worth having a body blessed by five percent of the Night Rabbit bloodline.
Every hit landed accurately.
At this time, Shakky glanced at Rayleigh and said in a displeased tone.
"You old man, you've almost taken all the wine from this warehouse."
Rayleigh didn't speak, but raised his eyebrows and waved his hand.
With a swift motion, he took out a large stack of banknotes from his pocket.
This was the spoils he and Kyoma had obtained in the warehouse of the Human Auction House.
"Did you win it in the casino?" Shakky looked at him with some surprise, then soon shook her head, speaking in a confident tone.
"It looks more like you stole it."
Rayleigh laughed loudly
"Hahaha, you know me so well."
****
The next few dozen minutes in the tavern became a storytelling session led by the Right Hand of the Pirate King.
For most people in the tavern, it would be an unforgettable memory in the future, so the Straw Hat Pirates, including Luffy, listened very seriously.
When Roger volunteered to die at the end, the emotions in the tavern reached their peak.
Luffy was full of longing, Zoro took a sip of wine, Sanji took a deep puff of his cigarette, and Franky, who looked tough but was emotional, shed tears.
As for Kagura, as a newcomer to this world, she didn't understand everything she heard.
From time to time, she grabbed Kyoma's clothes and asked about some terms in the story that she didn't understand.
After listening, Kagura suddenly slapped the table and looked up at Kyoma. Her eyes were shining and emitting a hopeful light, making it difficult for people to say no.
"Kyo-chan, let's go find the One Piece! Then I'll never go hungry again."
'Okay, another one.'
Kyoma covered his face with a hand, not knowing how to explain to her that Roger's "wealth of the world" wasn't necessarily money.
Fortunately, there was another person in the tavern who had misunderstood.
"I'll be the first to find One Piece, and I'm the man who will become the Pirate King!"
Luffy also slapped the table.
The table shook constantly, bursting out a louder sound, and he stared at Kagura with a firm gaze.
Kagura didn't show any weakness.
She put her hands on her waist and raised her head high.
"Ah! What are you being arrogant about, you brat? Why must you find it first?"
"I'm telling you, it'll be me and Kyoma who find the One Piece first, I'll be the Pirate King and then Kyoma will become the man of the Pirate King!"
Huh?
As soon as these words left her mouth, not only did Luffy's not-very-smart brain short-circuit, but it also caused complete silence at the scene.
Everyone looked at Kyoma at the same time in tacit understanding.
'Why are you all looking at me?'
Kyoma was sweating profusely and felt that the eyes of the people around him had become strange.
'No, everyone! I'm not a lolicon! You have to believe me!'
"You bastard." Sanji rushed forward and grabbed Kyoma's collar. Anyone could see that he was jealous, his face turning red.
"Why do you get to go to sea with a beautiful girl? We're both pirates. How am I worse than you? It's so hateful, so hateful."
By the end, his face was already covered with two lines of hot tears. He knelt down and slapped the ground, as if he were telling the sky about the injustice.
"Is it necessary to be this sad?" Kyoma said in surprise.
Although he had seen this kind of scene from Sanji before, and he still remembered sitting in front of the TV and laughing out loud, now that he was actually present, it was like watching a humorous drama up close. But now, he wanted to laugh even more.
Just when Kyoma was about to laugh out loud, Nami took action again.
"Don't embarrass yourself here, you bastard!"
The person who embarrassed his companions was knocked unconscious with a punch. Nami groaned and dragged him away.
After this commotion, Kagura and Luffy no longer had the heart to argue.
Of course, it might be because Shakky had given them each another glass of milk.
Everyone quieted down and listened to Rayleigh telling the Straw Hat Pirates about the next plan.
****
Time flew by.
The sun set, and when the sunset at dusk swept through the window, it indicated that it was time for everyone to part ways.
The Straw Hat Pirates decided to adopt Rayleigh's plan and hide from the Marines on the island for three days.
After Rayleigh completed the coating of their pirate ship, they would reunite and head to Fish-Man Island.
"So, where are you going next, Kyoma?" After saying goodbye to Luffy and the others, Rayleigh immediately prepared the equipment needed for coating and asked Kyoma before heading out.
"Well, I want to build a ship." Kyoma pondered for a moment, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Oh? Have you decided to go out to sea?" Rayleigh looked surprised, then looked at Kyoma before glancing at Kagura, who was still drinking.
He spoke tactfully.
"Kyoma, I understand that young people are eager to go out to sea, but I'm afraid you two can't even steer a boat with just the two of you, right?"