Chapter 132 Tiger

He must not be a bad person?

The way the brother and sister looked at him suddenly became very subtle.

Don't we all know that they are pirates? How can you still think that they are definitely not bad people? Does treating them for a meal make them good people? Where did this simple-minded little fool come from?

Akutagawa Ryunosuke looked at his small body critically, frowned and said, "Did you get something wrong? We are pirates, not a shelter. You know what pirates do, don't you?"

"Uh..." Nakajima Atsushi was speechless for a moment.

Akutagawa Gin thought for a moment, pulled her brother, and said, "If you really need a job, we are still in need of a cleaner. The workload is quite heavy. If you can do a good job, we can pay you."

Except for Vertibird and Lovecraft, all the members of the Vertibird Pirates come from Raymond Street. Survival in Raymond Street is very difficult. Who has the leisure to pay attention to hygiene? Isn't it enough to just get by? Therefore, no one likes to keep clean.

When they were at home, they cleaned about once a week. Usually, they would just clean up the dirty spots and leave other places alone. On the cleaning day of the week, no one would clean in detail. Anyway, it looked clean. Some blind spots that were not visible were basically ignored. During the two years at sea, everyone just covered the dirt with a cloth, so it was not a big deal to clean up after returning.

And now that their houses have been expanded, the area that needs to be cleaned has also expanded, so they like cleaning even less.

"By the way, can you cook?"

Nakajima Atsushi, who was originally feeling lucky that he had his next meal settled, suddenly froze again.

"Well, I can try..."

Meals in the orphanage are distributed uniformly. They will help out, but the director is still the one who cooks in the end. He can only say that he has seen how to cook, but he doesn't know if he can do it himself.

But it doesn’t matter, he can’t learn it!

Akutagawa Ryunosuke looked at him thoughtfully, "If you can cook, it's not impossible to take you on as a crew member."

None of the original crew members of the Asuka Pirates knew how to cook. They had never even touched kitchen utensils before. When the Kuroda Group gave them the house, it came with a kitchen, but they would never go into the kitchen except to throw away garbage and peel fruit. When it was time to eat, they would either go out to eat or ask their companions to buy discounted bento at a convenience store, or bring some bread, milk, instant noodles, etc.

It is not known whether Fei Niao could cook before she lost her memory, but she can't cook now. People who came from Leibo Street could cook something edible with the kitchen tools they brought on board, but when Fei Niao entered the kitchen, she had no idea where to start. She didn't even know what many of the tools were for.

Lovecraft is even more so. He was not a decent human being. Before he was kidnapped into the Vertibird Pirates, he usually hibernated in the sea. Food was not even a necessity for him. Without such a need, he naturally would not know how to cook.

In short, they lacked a chef who could cook good meals on their ship.

When they first went out to sea, they didn't expect that there would be no place to buy ready-made meals on the sea. They then discovered that no one on the ship could be considered to be able to cook.

So after the first docking, they stocked up a lot of semi-finished food. There were microwaves and ovens on the ship, so they just had to heat them up.

All in all, they didn't eat very well during the time they were drifting at sea.

Nakajima Atsushi tried to vouch for himself: "I can learn!"

Akutagawa Ryunosuke nodded and asked him, "Do you have a place to stay?"

Nakajima Atsushi shook his head in embarrassment, "No..."

"Then come back with us first."

Nakajima Atsushi was delighted, but then frowned and looked hesitant.

Seeing him like this, Akutagawa Ryunosuke became a little impatient, "Do you have any other questions?"

Nakajima Atsushi hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Well, I'm being chased by a man-eating tiger. If I move into your house, will it be dangerous for you?"

Although the other person's profession doesn't sound like that of a good person, he is still someone who helps him after all, and Nakajima Atsushi doesn't want to bring danger to the other person because of his selfishness.

His voice became even lower, and he stammered with a bit of frustration, "If you think it's not okay, it's okay if you don't let me move in. I won't..."

"None of your business."

Akutagawa Ryunosuke stood up and walked out of the restaurant. Akutagawa Gin, who was walking with him, looked back at him and motioned for him to follow. After he caught up with them, he explained, "Brother means that it's just a tiger. If it dares to come to our door, we can handle it. You don't have to worry."

Their pirate group is still very powerful now. There is no need to mention Ryunosuke Akutagawa, he has always been the strongest among them. Now there is Lovecraft, whose real strength is not very clear but is equally powerful. Except for Asuka who is not very good at fighting, the others have been taught by Ace and often practice physical skills against each other. Moreover, now their equipment has been replaced, and they have even learned shooting and throwing missiles in the past two years of life at sea. Even if Tiger really runs to their house, he can't escape becoming their reserve food.

Nakajima Atsushi: “…I, I understand.”

Yes, this Mr. Akutagawa is not only a pirate captain who sounds powerful, he is also a person with special abilities :)

The Akutagawa siblings took Nakajima Atsushi back to their residence, brought Lovecraft some dinner on the way, introduced him to the other people in the house, and took him around the house, telling him which areas needed to be cleaned and which areas were not suitable for him to enter.

Instead of Nakajima Atsushi, everyone was more interested in the tiger chasing Nakajima Atsushi that Akutagawa Ryunosuke mentioned and told them to be careful about these days. Nakajima Atsushi thought that if they knew he was being hunted by such a ferocious beast, they would most likely not agree to let him stay and drive him out, but in the end, no one took it seriously, let him work in peace, and even arranged a room for him.

"Don't worry, if that tiger dares to come, we will kill it and sell it on the black market immediately."

Although Nakajima Atsushi was still uneasy, he felt relieved after hearing these words.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Ace came over with a big bag of barbecue.

Although everyone had already eaten dinner, they immediately gathered in the hall when they saw Ace coming.

Ace opened the bag and placed all the barbecue on the table, then grabbed a few skewers for the people who were nearby. Seeing that Nakajima Atsushi was standing far away and didn't come over, he called him over and stuffed a few skewers into his hands.

Nakajima Atsushi stood there at a loss, holding the barbecue. Yukawa Hiko next to him nudged him with his elbow and said, "Just eat it if I give it to you. Why are you standing there?"

"Oh, oh!" Nakajima Atsushi finally reacted.

These people are said to be pirates, but in reality they seem to be different from the pirates I have learned about from books. Although they are not quite the same as the pirates I imagined, they seem to be consistent with the companions of Mr. Akutagawa that I imagined.

He looked at the skewers in his hand. Even though he had eaten a lot for dinner, the aroma of the barbecue still aroused his appetite again.

"Are you Ryunosuke's new companion?"

Ace was chewing with his mouth full of barbecue. His voice was a little slurred, but it sounded very friendly. Nakajima Atsushi gradually relaxed, "No, Mr. Akutagawa didn't agree to let me join them."

Although his situation as a child was not as difficult as that of the children in Raymond Street, he was born in an orphanage and was not very well received. He was obviously very observant and soon realized that the newly arrived Mr. Ace had a high status in the hearts of Mr. Akutagawa and his companions.

"Oh?" Ace raised his eyebrows in surprise and looked at Akutagawa Ryunosuke, "There's a new person coming to your door, and you don't even want him?"

Akutagawa Ryunosuke's eating manner was a little more elegant. Seeing that Ace was talking to him, he stopped talking and said, "I just want him to think it over first, and I need to see that he is worthy of being on board."

"Haha!" Ace reached out and patted Nakajima Atsushi's arm, "Looks like you need to work harder."

"Yes!" Nakajima Atsushi shuddered, but soon dropped his shoulders. He hadn't decided whether to join them or not. After all, if he joined them, he would have to become a pirate, right?

"By the way, have you read the latest news? They said a man-eating tiger came to Yokohama recently." Ace bit all the meat on the skewer into his mouth and threw away the skewer.

Upon hearing this topic, Nakajima Atsushi shuddered reflexively and lowered his head.

"I saw it. It was mentioned in the city newspaper two days ago." Hisa continued, "By the way, the tiger that Nakajima mentioned chasing him, could it be this tiger?"

"The tiger chasing Nakajima?" Ace looked at him curiously, then turned to look at Nakajima Atsushi, "You're being chased by a tiger?"

"Uh...yes?"

"So you should have some clues about the tiger, right?"

Nakajima Atsushi was stunned for a moment, then said hesitantly, "I... am not sure, I just know it has been following me. I have seen it through the wide-angle lens at the intersection several times at night..."

Hisayama analyzed, "So it comes out at night."

“Should, should?”

Ace said excitedly: "Then let's guard it tonight. If they come, we can just catch the tiger!"

Akutagawa Ryunosuke looked at him, thoughtfully: "Mr. Ace, do you want to eat tiger meat?"

Nakajima Atsushi looked at him with his pupils trembling. He was still afraid that he would be eaten by a tiger, but Mr. Akutagawa and this Mr. Ace were already thinking about eating tigers! ?

He quickly glanced around and found that except for him and Mr. Howard, who had been sitting on the fishing platform and checking his phone, everyone else had an eager expression.

He was so out of place among this group of people.

"Oh, yes, you don't know yet... Mr. Ogai said that there is a bounty for a tiger that suddenly appeared in Yokohama. The reward for catching it is 7 billion US dollars. I wonder if it is the tiger that chased Dun."

"7 billion? US dollars!?"

Almost everyone who heard the amount had green eyes, and many even had a dreamy look on their faces.

"7 billion US dollars... I have never seen so much money in my life..."

"For no other reason than to know how high this pile of money would be and how many days I could count it..."

"7 billion...7 billion...7 billion..."

Seeing everyone was excited, Ace waved his hand and said, "Well, let's catch the tiger first. If it's really the bounty tiger, we'll split the 7 billion!"

"Yeah! Mr. Ace is the best!"