Fireworks display

When Uta woke up, she faintly heard noises outside the infirmary and immediately guessed that Shanks was being scolded again.

She couldn't help but plead, "Aunt Shati, don't blame Shanks. I'm fine now, and I'm not afraid of getting scars."

"Uta-chan is awake?" Gulixiati heard the voice and returned to the medical room. She hugged Uta with heartache, "Oh! How can you be so well-behaved and lovable?"

Others also gathered at the door and looked at Wuta with concern.

Uta smiled brightly, "I'm fine. Don't worry."

Everyone laughed, and Lime Jones and Beckman felt relieved.

Lime Jones suddenly remembered something and put the treasure chest on his shoulder to the ground.

"By the way, we found a treasure chest."

"Treasure chest? Open it and take a look."

When the box was opened, a dazzling light flashed.

Everyone couldn't help but exclaim.

"Wow! So many gems!"

"These gems are worth a lot of money!"

Although Shanks had just been scolded, he acted as if nothing had happened and came over with a smile.

"Hahaha, that's great, I have money and can hold a party again!"

"It's great to have a party! We can drink as much as we want!"

Snake suddenly realized: "Hey, speaking of parties, our bonfire party tonight hasn't started yet."

Jesus slapped his head and said, "Oh, my bonfire hasn't been built yet!"

"And we haven't cleaned up the wild boars and rabbits we hunted yet."

"Since Uta is fine, why not continue with the bonfire party?"

"good!!!"

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A bustling island on the Grand Line

The whole town was decorated like a dream, with all kinds of stalls lining the streets, selling all kinds of delicacies such as steaming hot takoyaki and grilled squid, sweet apple candies and marshmallows, as well as various small games such as shooting, ring tossing, and goldfish scooping. There was laughter and joy everywhere, and it was very lively.

Merry coiled around Beckman's shoulders, while Uta rode on Shanks' neck. The two little guys looked around curiously with their round eyes, and their little faces flushed with excitement and anticipation as the lanterns around them reflected on them.

The other companions followed behind them, each with a bright smile on their face.

Snake, Punch, Gab, Lachi Lu and Snake were all tall and had an aura that was so impressive that the pedestrians around them were intimidated by the invisible pressure and automatically made way for them.

Shanks and his group walked among the crowded crowd, chatting and laughing, but they didn't feel crowded at all.

“There are a lot of people here.”

"Yes, everyone should be careful and don't get separated."

"If you get separated, just go your separate ways. Just remember the way back to the ship."

"I'm not afraid of getting lost. I'm not a three-year-old child anymore."

"Yes, yes, you are a six-year-old boy now. You have grown up."

“Hahahaha~~”

The friends burst into laughter.

......

Everyone continued walking forward while talking and laughing.

Gulishati took the poster of the fireworks display and looked at it carefully.

She turned to look at Merry and Uta and said, "The fireworks won't start for over an hour. Uta, Merry, is there anything you want to do? Or anything you want to eat?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Uta raised her hand impatiently. She pointed at the roadside stall and said excitedly, "Auntie Xiati, I want to play that!"

There are several inflatable pools there, and colorful little goldfish swim around in the water.

"It's scooping goldfish, which is a children's game. Didn't you say you are not a three-year-old child anymore?" Gulixiati joked, but walked towards the goldfish scooping stall without hesitation.

Wuta said with a smile: "It's not a child's game. Look, that uncle is playing it too. Of course I can play it too."

"Haha, fine. Do you want to play, Merry?"

"Yes!" Meli nodded happily. Catching goldfish sounded like fun!

This is the first time it has participated in such a lively human group activity!

"Okay, let's go play goldfish scooping."

When this large group of people came to the goldfish catching stall, the stall owner was immediately frightened by this group of tall and mighty men.

He subconsciously took a step back and thought: Oh no, so many people, are they here to collect protection money?

But soon, the stall owner discovered that only Shanks, Beckman, Gulishati and a few others with a child came to the edge of the pool, while the others just gathered outside the stall to watch and had no intention of causing trouble, which made the owner feel a little relieved.

The stall owner quickly forced a smile and tentatively asked, "Guest, guest, welcome. Are you here to catch goldfish? You can take any goldfish you catch."

Wuta raised her hands and nodded hurriedly: "I, I, I want to catch goldfish!"

Beckman pulled out his wallet, pulled out a 500-yuan bill, and handed it to the boss: "Ten paper nets, please."

The stall owner showed a hint of surprise on his face. He didn't expect to meet such a generous customer, and his smile became sincere.

"Alright! 30 Baileys each, 300 Baileys for ten." The stall owner swiftly took out ten Baileys and then dug out some change, handing them over. "Here are your Baileys and change, please take them."

Merry climbed down from Beckman's shoulders, wrapped a paper net in his tentacles, and approached the pool.

Uta held the paper net and said excitedly, "Meli, let's have a competition! Let's see who can catch the most goldfish."

Meili nodded happily: "Okay, I will try my best to catch more."

Shanks stroked his chin and said expectantly, "The competition will immediately become fun."

Lachi Lu jokingly said, "Haha, Boss, why don't you join the competition too."

Shanks shook his head: "If I join, these two little guys will definitely lose."

"Hmph, I don't want to compete with Shanks, I want to compete with Merry."

"Haha, are you afraid of losing?"

"I'm not afraid!"

......

Uta stared at one of the little red goldfish and carefully extended the paper net into the water.

The little goldfish was very agile. When it felt the paper net approaching, it immediately swung its tail and broke the paper net.

"Oh - I failed." Uta pouted, changed a paper net and tried again.

"Pop~" The goldfish tore the paper net in Meli's hand. It was a little surprised. "I didn't expect it to be so difficult."

Gulishati looked at the two little guys and smiled: "Otherwise, why would Beckman buy ten paper nets at once?"

"I think ten paper nets probably wouldn't be enough."

"Impossible! I'll definitely get it soon!"

"Come again! Come again!"

When people passing by saw the magical scene of the octopus catching goldfish, they couldn't help but slow down their pace and look at this interesting and novel scene in surprise.

However, the tall crowd standing around the goldfish scooping stall made passers-by feel intimidated.

Passersby looked at him curiously for a few times, but soon withdrew their gazes under the overwhelming pressure and did not dare to get close.

The goldfish scooping stall owner's initial surprise also completely disappeared: In this way, no other customers dared to approach his stall!

"Pop~" There was another crisp breaking sound, and the paper net was broken by the little goldfish again.

"Eh!!!" Meli couldn't help but let out a cry of unwillingness.

It was so good at catching fish in the sea that even eels that were more than ten times bigger than itself could not escape from its grasp. How come it has now come to land and has suffered a Waterloo with the little goldfish?

Why?

Unconvinced, Meli changed to another paper net. This time, he was more careful and moved the paper net closer to the goldfish gently without making any sound.

Right now!

With a sudden effort, Merry quickly lifted the paper net.

The little goldfish bounced on the paper net, and its struggle soon broke the paper net, and the little goldfish fell back into the small pond again.

There was a hint of disappointment and even a little aggrieved in Meli's eyes. Why did he fail again?

Uta next to him also suffered successive failures, his eyes full of a determination to refuse to give up.

"Damn little fish! Don't run away!"

"Pop~" The paper net broke again.

"Damn it! So cunning!"

......

"Ah!" Uta suddenly shouted, and she said in frustration, "I failed again! Beckman, give me another paper net!"

“There are no more paper networks.”

"Huh? The paper net is gone?"

Uta stood up suddenly, unwilling to believe this fact. She grabbed Beckman's hand and turned it back and forth, as if the paper net was hidden somewhere.

"How come they're gone? Didn't you buy ten?"

"There really aren't any left. Look, there are more than ten broken paper nets on the ground."

“How could I fail so many times?”

Seeing that the two little guys were very excited, Beckman secretly bought ten more paper nets from the boss.

Shanks looked at Uta's unwilling expression and smiled indulgently, "Do you like playing goldfish scooping so much? Then bring ten more paper nets."

"Wait a minute," Gulishati quickly stopped him. "Uta, we can't even catch this goldfish. There are more fun games ahead. Let's go play the next one."

"A more fun game? Great!" Uta's little annoyance instantly disappeared. She quickly climbed onto Shanks and hugged his neck. "Let's go to the next game!"

Meli also quickly climbed onto Beckman's shoulders, her eyes shining with anticipation.

"Let's go~"

A large group of people walked towards other stalls.

Meli and Uta played water ball fishing, ring tossing, and drawing lots... They also ate milk pancakes, strawberry candies, and sparkling water... They had a lot of fun.

"Bang—bang—bang—"

The balloons on the wall were burst one after another.

"Wow!" Meli and Uta jumped on the spot excitedly, cheering, "What a great shot! Sharpshooter! Sharpshooter!"

The young voice was so clear and crisp that everyone around couldn't help but look over here.

His unfailing performance attracted passers-by, and more and more spectators stopped to watch, with some exclaiming in surprise from time to time.

Outside the crowd, several figures who had been following closely looked at each other, a hint of gloom flashed in their eyes, and they communicated silently with hand gestures.

"These guys look tough and difficult to deal with."

"How about giving up? Change your target."

"But such a rare treasure, if you can get it, it can be worth several targets."

"Don't be impatient yet. Wait until the fireworks are over and then look for an opportunity while there are many people around."

"There's no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation. Let's think of other ways."

"Um!"