Hawkeye attends the banquet
"Hahaha, there's no friendship without fighting. Today's duel was truly enjoyable!" Shanks was the first to burst into laughter and enthusiastically invited, "Mihawk, stay for the party and celebrate with a drink!"
Mihawk's expression remained stern, but his tone softened considerably: "Alright."
"readily!"
Shanks walked forward excitedly, stretched out his hand and patted Mihawk's shoulder vigorously, saying generously and earnestly, "Today, we won't leave until we are drunk!"
"I won't get drunk." Mihawk turned slightly to avoid Shanks' touch.
Shanks put his hands on his hips, a brighter smile on his face: "In that case, let's have a competition to see who can drink better and who will get drunk first!"
"childish."
"Nani? Mihawk! Who are you calling childish?"
"Whoever is childish is called childish."
On the distant sea, the Redvers immediately approached when the two sides ceased fighting.
The two walked side by side to the beach, Shanks' hearty laughter echoing on the uninhabited island.
Mihawk only occasionally answered with a few short words.
Beckman, Uta, and their companions were standing on the deck, holding Merry. They saw Shanks and Mihawk walking side by side from afar, and a smile of "as expected" appeared on their faces.
Lucky Lu teased, "It seems that Mihawk has also been conquered by the boss's charm."
The others chuckled: I knew this would happen.
Uta excitedly waved at Shanks and shouted, "Shanks, you win again!"
"We're both winners today!" Shanks waved to the crowd, "So, let's have a party and celebrate!"
Hearing this proposal, everyone cheered.
"Great! Let's have a party!"
After the ship docked, Mihawk did not get on board, but stood grimly on the side.
Shanks and others moved barrels of fine wine and delicious food from the cabin to the beach of the uninhabited island in preparation for the banquet.
banquet?
This is Meli's first party!
Meli excitedly broke free from Uta's arms, jumped onto the deck, and excitedly suggested: "I'll go to the sea and catch some deep-sea specialties for everyone."
"Then I'll leave it to you, Merry."
"No problem! Leave it to me."
Merry responded happily, jumped off the boat, dived into the sea, splashed water, and quickly disappeared into the blue sea.
The underwater world is rich in resources and has a wide variety of products.
Merry waved his little tentacles and swam into the deep sea. His eyes looked around, determined to serve the most delicious food at the banquet.
A school of bluefin tuna swam leisurely from a distance.
Meli swallowed involuntarily when he thought of the plump bluefin tuna.
It rubbed its tentacles excitedly and muttered, "You guys are going to be my dinner tonight!"
This group of bluefin tuna was several times larger than Meli. The little octopus approached cautiously, eager to try.
The surrounding water flow was under its control, and with a whoosh, it wrapped around the tail of one of the bluefin tuna like an invisible rope.
When the bluefin tuna felt restrained, it twisted its body violently and struggled desperately.
The bluefin tuna nearby were frightened by its abnormal behavior and scattered and fled in all directions.
"Hey! It's no use struggling."
Although Meli's voice was soft, he was not soft-hearted at all.
It swam forward and wrapped its tentacles tightly around the bluefin tuna's head and gills. The fish struggled even harder but was unable to escape.
Soon, the bluefin tuna fainted because it could not use its gills to get enough oxygen.
Meli plucked a few seaweeds from the side, passed the seaweeds through the gills of the bluefin tuna, and slid the seaweeds like flying a kite, continuing to swim towards the reef nearby.
When it was pulling seaweed just now, it noticed that the water flow in this direction was a bit strange.
When Meli swam to the reef, he found a big cave.
The little octopus excitedly circled around the cave, feeling that there seemed to be something good hidden inside.
It tied the seaweed tied to the bluefin tuna to the coral reef next to it, and carefully extended a tentacle into the cave.
The suction cups at the tips of the octopus' tentacles have a very keen sense of touch and can sense what's going on inside the cave.
Well, the guy in here seems to have a very hard shell, so it should be a shellfish.
Meli relaxed a lot. Although the shellfish had strong defensive power, they had no offensive power.
As long as it's not a ferocious creature, then there's nothing to worry about.
Meli's courage grew, and the whole octopus swam in nimbly, its eight tentacles groping around in the dim cave.
Wow! This looks like a really big shell!
Even if Merry opened all his tentacles to the maximum, he would not be able to embrace it.
With such a big shell, the meat inside must be very plump and tender!
Meli's eyes sparkled as he attached all the suction cups on his tentacles to the edges of the shell and began to drag it forcefully towards the hole.
The shell was so big and heavy that Meli had to use a lot of effort to move it a little.
"Humph! I don't believe it! I must move you out today!"
Meli started competing with the big shell. All eight tentacles exerted force together, and the round body was stretched into a long and thin state, almost using all the strength of breastfeeding.
The big shell was dragged out of the cave bit by bit, and it could be seen more clearly that this shell was several times larger than Meli's body.
Wow! Such a big shell, one is enough for everyone to have a big meal!
Meli was very excited. She wrapped the shell with seaweed and controlled the water flow to lift the big shell, which saved a lot of effort.
The tiny octopus dragged the oversized bluefin tuna with one tentacle and a huge shell with the other tentacle and began to swim towards the surface of the sea.
When Merry returned to the shore of the uninhabited island, the other companions had already built a tall bonfire on the beach.
Everyone's eyes lit up when they saw the spoils that Meli brought back.
"Wow!" Lachi Lu picked up the bluefin tuna and said on his round face, "This is the best tuna found in the deep sea! It tastes super delicious."
Uta pounced on the shell and looked left and right: "Mellisan! This shell is so big, bigger than me! Can this shell be made into a bed for me?"
"I have no objection, but I wonder if this shell will sleep comfortably."
"It's okay, I'll put some sponge inside and it will be very comfortable."
Gulixiati stepped forward, rubbed Meili's head, and praised: "Meli, you are really amazing, little guy!"
Meili's head turned red, and she smiled sheepishly: "Hehe, it's great to be liked by everyone."
"Haha, everyone is here, let's start the party!"
"Let's have a toast!"
"Cheers~~~"
“Ohhhh~~”
Everyone raised their cups and grinned.
The aroma of barbecue filled the air, mixed with the sea breeze, making people salivate.
Mihawk sat quietly by the side, his face cold and his eyes distant, as if he was not used to this lively atmosphere.
Shanks came over with a plate of grilled meat and sat down next to Mihawk.
He handed the plate to Mihawk and said enthusiastically, "Mihawk, don't be so reserved. Drink and eat as much as you want."
Mihawk took the plate, his tone still cold: "Don't mind me."
"How can that be?" Shanks patted Mihawk's shoulder with a straightforward and bright smile on his face. "We are already friends. I have to let you have fun here."
friend?
Mihawk couldn't help but pause while eating the meat. They had only known each other for a short time, and even just a few hours ago, they had just finished a life-and-death duel.
Now, Shanks mentioned the word "friend" so naturally, which made Mihawk's heart ripple.
Jesus Bu also came over and said: "Yes, there is plenty of wine and food tonight, so feel free to eat and drink as much as you want."
"That's right, parties are all about having fun!"
"Mihawk, you're welcome!"
"Cheers!"
Others also echoed.
Unable to refuse such a kind invitation, Mihawk couldn't hold back any longer and a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Okay, cheers."
Punch took out the instrument and plucked the strings, while Mengshida played the drum beside him to add to the fun. The cheerful and passionate music began to float in the night.
Amidst the singing and laughter, many people gathered around the bonfire and began singing and dancing to the rhythm.
Lachi Lu twisted his body with exaggerated and funny movements, which made everyone laugh.
Meli also excitedly joined the dance, his small figure jumping on the ground and waving his tentacles to the rhythm.
The music became more cheerful, and everyone started singing and dancing along.
"...The skull flag flutters in the wind..."
“Ga ga~~”
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The sea breeze blows gently, and the sails flutter in the breeze.
The waves beat rhythmically against the hull of the Redfors.
After the lively banquet on the uninhabited island that day, the Redvers sailed on the sea for several more days.
After Snake stood on the observation deck and observed the surroundings, a smile appeared on his face.
He returned to the cabin and shouted, "We'll soon reach the next island."
"Hmm?" Uta put down the picture album in her hand, raised her head, stared at Snake with wide eyes, and asked excitedly, "What kind of island are we going to this time?"
Snake patiently explained, "It's not a famous island. It wasn't originally on our itinerary. But a few days ago, we had a banquet and used up a lot of supplies, so we need to replenish our supplies here."
Uta jumped up with joy: "Yeah! That's great, Meli, we can go to the island and play!"
Merry's eyes lit up as soon as he heard Snake's words.
The last time it was in the Sabaody Archipelago, because it was too nervous and there were too many navy ships on the island, it had no mood to observe the people and things around it, nor did it play much.
Strictly speaking, this was the first time that Meli had the real opportunity to travel on an island inhabited by humans.
"Are you so happy?" Shanks walked over when he saw the two little ones looking excited.
"Of course!" Uta nodded vigorously. "Although sailing on the boat is also very fun, being able to go to the island to play is even more exciting."
"Uta is still a child." Shanks shook his head and suddenly moved closer to Merry. He lowered his voice deliberately and exaggeratedly "threatened" Merry, "But isn't Merry afraid of being caught and made into takoyaki?"
“(⊙﹏⊙)Huh?”
No! I don't want it to be made into takoyaki!
The joy on Meli's face disappeared instantly, his eyes widened, and he was obviously a little panicked.
"Hahahaha, I'm just kidding. As long as you follow us, no one will dare to take you away."
Shanks laughed and patted Merry's head soothingly.
Meili breathed a sigh of relief: "I...I understand. I will definitely follow everyone and won't run around."
Uta put his hands on his hips and glared at Shanks with a serious face: "Hey! Shanks, don't bully Melissan!"
"Hahahaha..." The onlookers couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Don't worry, I will never forgive anyone who dares to touch you."
"Hmph! You must protect us!"
"As you command, my little princess."
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