Attacked by pirates
After Uta and Merry finished their potato balls, they slid down from Shanks' arms and lingered at each stall curiously.
This was Meli's first time strolling around a human town, and her eyes were always shining.
They came to a fruit stall filled with colorful fruits, many of which Meli had never seen before.
The fruit stall owner greeted him warmly, "Boss, would you like to buy some fruit? The fruits here are all very sweet. If you like any of them, you can even try them. I guarantee you'll want more."
Shanks picked up a large watermelon, patted it with his hands, and asked, "How much is this?"
“This is the best variety on our island, crispy and sweet…”
Uta was attracted by the bright red rambutan. She picked up a rambutan and handed it to Meli: "Meli, look at this..."
Meli took the rambutan, took a look at it, and put it in her mouth without hesitation. Her eyes lit up instantly.
"Hmm!" So sweet.
"...Furry" Uta didn't even finish the second half of her sentence. She stared at Meli in amazement, "Meli, you...how..."
She originally just wanted to show the rambutan to Meli, but she didn't expect Meli to eat it in one bite without even peeling the skin.
The owner of the fruit stall was also stunned. It was the first time he saw an octopus eating rambutan, and even eating it with the skin.
"Hahahahahaha," Shanks held his stomach and laughed wildly.
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Merry tilted her head and looked at the laughing Shanks with a confused expression, then turned to look at the shocked Uta and the fruit stall owner, scratching her head in confusion.
Did I...do something wrong?
Uta laughed so hard that she couldn't stop, and tears came out of her eyes.
Gulixiati walked over. She also saw the scene just now and her face was full of smiles.
She laughed and explained, "Merry, that's a rambutan. You have to peel off the red skin first and then eat the white flesh inside."
Meili spat out half a piece of fruit peel from her mouth with an innocent look, "Is that so?"
"You have to peel it before eating. But, forget it." Gulishati squatted down and rubbed Meili's head with her hand, her smile full of pampering. "Haha, is it delicious?"
"Hmm! It's delicious." Meli nodded seriously. It's sweet and she loves it!
"I'm glad you like it." Gulixiati stood up and said, "Boss, give me a basket of rambutan."
"A basket?" The fruit stall owner came back to his senses, his face instantly filled with smiles, and he nodded repeatedly, "Okay! This watermelon is also good, do you want some too?"
"The watermelons look pretty fresh, I want a basket too. How much is it?"
"Please wait a moment, let me count, a basket of rambutans..."
"Okay. I'll just walk around for a bit and come get it later."
"No problem. I'll keep it for you."
Uta and Meli continued to run forward, and the two little guys excitedly walked around the market again and again.
The surrounding vendors and residents were completely accustomed to the arrival of these pirates and greeted them warmly, creating a lively and harmonious atmosphere.
The sky gradually darkened, and everything on the island was coated with a warm golden color.
Uta and Merry were also a little tired, and were held in Shanks' arms, occasionally pointing at something and chattering a few words.
"Guys, we have to get back to the boat."
"OK, no problem on my end."
"I'm OK with that, too."
"Let's go home."
As they walked towards the Redfors, the group discussed what they had gained today.
Each of them was carrying large and small bags in their hands or on their backs.
Even Uta and Meli were carrying a small package filled with various interesting little things bought for them.
When they reached the seashore, it was completely dark around them. The lights on the Redvers were on, flickering in the darkness, guiding them.
Uta shouted in the direction of the ship, "Beckman, Gob, I'm back!"
Beckman, who stayed on the boat, saw Uta and immediately put out the cigarette in his hand.
"Welcome back. We've gained quite a bit today."
"Yeah! We bought a lot of things." Uta patted the package in her hand, "Beckman, I brought you a gift."
"Thank you, Uta. Are you exhausted today?"
"I'm not tired, I'm not tired! Today was so much fun."
"Hahaha, since you like it, let's stay here for a few more days."
"Really? That's great! Merry, let's go eat that again tomorrow."
"Yeah! Okay."
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The Red Hair Pirates originally planned to only replenish supplies on this small island, but they didn't expect that they would stay for several days.
After the residents of the island discovered that these pirates were not bad people, they became very enthusiastic and recommended a lot of delicious food and fine wine to Shanks and his friends.
There was one bar in the town in particular, where the drinks were unexpectedly delicious and hard to resist.
Shanks and his friends would go there every day to have a few drinks, and Uta and Merry were also brought in to join in the fun.
That day, Snake looked at the record pointer on his hand and said seriously, "Shanks, we've been here for so many days, isn't it time to set off? If we don't set off now, the record pointer's original route will be overwritten."
"Ah, I really don't want to leave here." Shanks said reluctantly and looked at the others. "I say, before we leave the island, how about we go have some more drinks to our heart's content?"
"Yeah! I agree!" The other friends burst into cheers instantly, obviously very satisfied with this proposal.
"Let's go have some more drinks!"
"I want to go too! I want to go too!" Uta's childish voice was mixed in with the cheers of the crowd.
The scene of the previous two days emerged in Meli's mind. Jesus Bu sincerely stuffed a glass of wine into his hand and kept persuading him, "Meli, try it. This wine is delicious."
As a result, it choked and started coughing as soon as it took a sip, with tears streaming down its face. Everyone burst into laughter.
"Jesus, you're going too far. Merry is still a child."
"Sorry, sorry. I didn't expect it to react so strongly."
Meli looked at his friends around him who were drinking with red faces and enjoying themselves, and he couldn't understand why everyone liked the wine so much when it was obviously bitter and spicy.
Thinking of this, Merry raised his tentacles and said, "Captain, I don't like drinking. I'll stay and guard the ship today."
Bex smiled slightly. "We don't need you to guard the boat. If you don't like drinking, you can always go wander around other parts of town."
Meili shook his head and said seriously, "I've explored this place extensively these past few days, so let me stay here to watch over it today so everyone can go out and have fun without worry."
Uta was a little disappointed: "Hey - Meli really isn't going with you?"
Meli said firmly: "Yes! I want to stay on the boat and help." After it got on the boat, it hardly helped at all. If it just ate, drank and had fun every time, wouldn't it be a freeloader?
Punch rubbed Merry's head and said with a smile, "Mengshida and I will stay too."
Mengshida nodded aside: "Haha~~"
Shanks pondered for a moment and smiled: "In that case, Redforth will be left to you."
Mellie nodded happily: "I'll take good care of Redfors!"
Uta waved to Meli and said, "Meli, wait for me. I will bring you some delicious food."
"Bye~~"
Merry waved on the deck and watched Shanks and the other companions leave.
Only Merry, Punch, Mengshida, a monkey, a man and an octopus were left on the boat, and it suddenly became much quieter.
Merry sat on the deck, looking at the calm sea, and sighed softly: "It's suddenly so quiet, I'm really not used to it."
Punch was carrying a package and sitting next to Merry. "Merry, would you like to have some nuts with us?"
"I want to eat!" Meli instantly became energetic.
"Ga~Ga~" Mengshida also came over.
A monkey, a man and an octopus took the nuts and began to crunch them.
From time to time, Punch told some thrilling stories about the adventures they had encountered during their previous voyages, and Merry listened with great interest.
Before I knew it, time had flown by.
The sea breeze is very pleasant.
A pirate ship gradually appeared on the sea in the distance.
The ship was getting closer and closer, and the skull and crossbones pirate flag on its sails became clearer and clearer.
Punch put down the nuts in his hand, stood up, and carefully observed the pirate flag. His expression became serious: "Not good, this is the Joseph Pirates."
"Mengshida, contact Shanks immediately."
"Ga Ga!" Mengshida immediately rushed into the cabin to look for the Den Den Mushi.
Merry asked uneasily, "Is this Joseph Pirates group very powerful?"
"This Joseph used to be a member of the Rocks Pirates. He didn't get along well with the Roger Pirates, who Shanks used to be with. He has a lot of subordinates." Punch nodded, his tone serious. "If everyone was here, we wouldn't have to be afraid of them, but now there are only three of us..."
I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle.
Meli understood Punch's unspoken meaning, and the tentacles holding the nut involuntarily tightened a little, with a tense expression on his face.
"Merry, you hide in the cabin for a while. Mengshida and I will try to delay time. I hope Shanks and the others can come back soon."
"Ga!" Agree.
"No, I want to fight too! I want to protect the ship with you."
"You..." Bingzhi looked at Meili in shock. His little face was full of seriousness, making it hard for people to refuse. He changed the subject and said, "Okay, but if there's any danger, you hide behind me."
"Yeah, I understand."
Merry, Punch and Warrior were staring at the Joseph pirate ship in the distance with full alert.
The two ships were getting closer and closer.
Joseph stood at the bow and saw that Punch was the only one on the deck of the Redvers. His eyes became excited and he didn't take the monkey and the octopus seriously at all.
"Hey guys, here's a great opportunity! Red Hair and the others aren't on the boat, and there's only one person on board. Let's go up, snatch their treasure, and run away!"
“Ohhhh!”
The other pirates waved their weapons and cheered.
When the two ships were still a few meters apart, many pirates had already grabbed the ropes and jumped to the Redfors like a swing.
Punch rushed forward and punched the approaching pirates one by one, sending them flying into the sea.
Merry was not to be outdone. It aimed at the pirates flying towards it and sprayed powerful water arrows from its mouth.
After the pirates were shot in the eyes by water arrows, they covered their eyes one after another. Some fell into the sea, and some fell on the deck, rolling on the ground and wailing.
Mengshida took the opportunity to step forward and beat the fallen pirates violently.
"Merry, Mengshida, well done!" Punch praised loudly while fighting.
"I will protect the Redvers!" Meli attacked even harder after hearing the praise.
"Haha!" I can do it too!
The pirates then noticed that the octopus and monkey were not to be underestimated in terms of their fighting power.
They began to split their forces, some attacking Punch, and some attacking Merry and Mengshida.
Although Meli's reaction is very flexible and his water arrow attack is very powerful, on land, the little octopus's body can only store a limited amount of seawater. If it were in the sea, it would be fine because Meli would have more means of attack and could react more flexibly, but now he is a little stretched.
When the pirates saw that the water arrows' attack had weakened, they immediately surrounded Merry and slashed at him mercilessly with their weapons.
Merry tried hard to dodge, but was still scratched by the weapon in several places, and blood oozed from the wounds.
"Merry!!!"
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