Shanks' daily life with his children
The early morning sun shines on the sea and on the deck, making people feel warm.
Uta rubbed her sleepy eyes and climbed out of her shell bed with her short legs.
"Merry~Zao Shanghao~"
She shouted as she ran towards the octopus tank where Meli was. Her voice was still soft and sleepy, but her eyes were filled with excitement.
Hearing Uta's voice, Meli poked her head out of the octopus tank and waved her tentacles: "Good morning, Uta. Did you sleep well?"
Uta nodded, her eyes sparkling: "I slept well! Meli, get up and go play!"
"Okay." Meli climbed out of the octopus tank and wrapped his tentacles around Uta's arms.
The suction cups of the tentacles tickled Uta's arms, and she couldn't help but giggle.
After laughing for a long time, Uta leaned close to Merry's ear, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "While it's still early, let's go on an adventure to the bottom of the ship. Shanks always refused to let me go down alone before, there must be a lot of good things hidden there."
Merry hesitated at the suggestion. "Wouldn't that be a bad idea? Since Shanks won't let you go down, he must have his reasons."
Uta raised his index finger to his lips and said seriously, "Shh! We are pirates, how can we not have a sense of adventure?"
"Eh..." Meli tilted her head, her round eyes full of confusion.
Can girls like them be considered pirates?
"Hurry up, hurry up, let's set off before Shanks wakes up!"
Uta held Meli in his arms, looking around with his little head, avoiding Gab who was on guard on the lookout tower, and quietly walked down from the entrance at the bottom of the ship.
The bottom of the boat was pitch black and nothing could be seen.
Uta groped around in the dark but didn't find any treasure.
She accidentally tripped over the messy cables on the ground and fell forward.
She fell to the ground with a "bang" and grimaced in pain.
hiss!
Meli was pressed under Uta, and the whole octopus was squeezed and deformed, and he couldn't help but gasp.
It didn't even bother to cry out in pain, but used its tentacles to support the ground and helped Uta up.
Meli's worried voice rang out in the darkness: "Uta, how are you? Where did you fall?"
Uta bit her lip and said calmly, "I'm fine!" The darkness covered the tears welling up in her eyes.
Brave pirates won’t cry out in pain!
"Are you really okay? How about we go upstairs? It's too dark here and it's not safe."
"How can that be? We are pirates, how can we be defeated by such a small setback?"
There was silence in the darkness for a long time before Merry spoke again.
"Actually... I'm just too scared. Can we go find an oil lamp to illuminate the way?"
"Oh, Merry, are you afraid of the dark? You are such a child."
"Uh. Yeah, I'm a little afraid of the dark. Let's get out of here."
"There's really nothing we can do about you, so let's go up and find the oil lamp first."
Uta sighed and returned with Meli in his arms.
The two little kids returned to the deck in the dark.
It was a sunny day outside. The two little kids looked at each other, then suddenly pointed at each other and burst into laughter.
It turned out that they were covered with a lot of dust and cobwebs, their hair was messy, and their bodies were covered in dust, as if they had just rolled in a pile of dirt.
"Hahaha, you're so dirty!"
"You're dirty too!"
"You're dirtier!"
While the two little kids were teasing each other, Shanks came over.
He picked them up one by one and brought them before him. "What have you been doing, you two dirty little cats?"
Merry's tentacles wrapped around Shanks' arm. It remembered that Uta had said before that their adventure was kept secret from Shanks, so it didn't say anything. There was a hint of guilt in its round eyes.
Uta was lifted into the air, her body swinging back and forth like a swing, but she was not afraid at all. She completely forgot that she had ever said that this was a secret operation, but instead told everything out excitedly.
"We went on an adventure! It was pitch black under the boat, but I wasn't scared at all. I didn't cry when I fell..."
"Oh? You went to the bottom of the ship?" Shanks raised his eyebrows and his eyes became serious. "I remember I told you not to go down there alone."
Uta's little face froze, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, only then did she realize that she had accidentally let the secret slip.
However, Uta quickly remembered something and she argued, "We didn't go down alone. Meli and I are two people!"
Shanks couldn't help but twitch his lips: "Two people?"
Merry couldn't help but curl up in Shanks' arms: Uta! You must explain it clearly!
"Huh?" Uta's face showed a trace of confusion. She raised her hands in front of her eyes, breaking off her little fingers one by one, and began to count carefully, "One for me, one for Meli, one plus one equals two..."
Wuta raised his head and reiterated seriously, his tone extremely firm: "That's right! There are two of us."
Shanks looked at Uta's serious and cute look and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, okay, there are two of you. However, there are too many debris piled at the bottom of the ship, and it is very dark. It is too dangerous for you to go in. If you want to go down again in the future, you must call me." Since you can't stop the little kid from making trouble, you might as well join him.
Uta instantly revealed a bright smile and nodded vigorously: "Yeah! I understand, Shanks."
Merry also breathed a sigh of relief, and the tentacles wrapped around Shanks relaxed instantly.
Shanks released Uta and Merry, a smile on his face: "Okay, two little dirty cats, go take a bath quickly, don't forget to go explore the island today."
"Really?" Uta saw Shanks nod and ran happily into the cabin, "Yeah! Aunt Shatti, please help me take a bath!"
Going on an island adventure! Meili followed, his eyes full of anticipation.
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The Redforth slowly approached a secluded beach.
If the pirate ship was docked directly at the port, it would inevitably cause panic among the residents on the island, so Shanks and his crew chose to land secretly.
"We're here."
"Okay, everyone, hurry up, we'll be docking soon."
Everyone got busy and folded the sails skillfully.
After the boat stopped, the anchor sank into the water with a "bang" and the rope ladder quickly hung on the side of the ship.
Uta and Merry couldn't wait any longer and climbed onto Shanks' arms, one on the left and one on the right, very excited.
"Set off!"
"Yes, yes."
Shanks, holding a tiny child in his arms, jumped directly from the deck without using a rope ladder, causing Uta to cheer loudly.
"Let's go!"
Shanks strode in front, followed by the rest of the crew, each of them tall and muscular, naturally exuding an extraordinary aura.
Although they personally felt that they were very low-key, the sudden appearance of such unfamiliar faces in the small town immediately attracted the attention of the townspeople.
The atmosphere in the town became tense. Residents slowed down their movements and looked at the uninvited guests warily and secretly.
"They are the sea..." A child raised his hand and pointed at Shanks, but before he could finish his words, his mother covered his mouth.
"Shh! Stop talking nonsense!"
Shanks and the others continued forward with normal expressions.
Uta turned her head and made a face at the child, which scared the child.
Merry was completely oblivious to the tense atmosphere around him. He poked his little head out from Shanks' arm and looked around excitedly, taking in everything new.
Although this is just an ordinary residential town, it is a completely unfamiliar world to Meli, and everything here feels very new to him.
"Shanks, what is that?" Uta hugged Shanks' neck tightly with both hands, staring at a small stall not far away.
Shanks walked over to the stall Uta pointed to, smiled widely, and asked gently, "Boss, what is this?"
The stall owner looked at the smiling Shanks, then at his fellow pirates who were burly and menacing in appearance. After a moment's hesitation, he answered cautiously, "These are cheese potato balls. They're freshly fried. They're fragrant and crispy, and they're delicious."
Uta clapped her hands and shouted excitedly, "That sounds delicious, Shanks, I want to eat this!"
"Boss, give me one." Shanks remembered something and turned to ask Merry, "Ah, Merry, can you eat it?"
What a nice smell! I want to eat it! Meili stared at the golden meatballs, thought for a while, and nodded seriously, "I can eat it!"
"Okay, boss, give me two."
The stall owner immediately scooped the cheese dirt from the pot, neatly placed it on two paper plates, and handed them to Shanks: "It's fresh out of the pot, be careful of the heat."
After Shanks handed the paper plate to Uta and Merry, he took out his money bag and asked, "How much?"
"Two servings are 1,000 Baileys."
"Huh? So expensive?" Shanks exclaimed in surprise.
"Where..." The stall owner was startled. He subconsciously glanced at the burly men behind Shanks and waved his hand quickly, "I'll give you a discount. Only 500 Baileys will be fine."
Shanks was completely unaware of his boss's fear and was instead very happy: "Really? Boss, you're such a good person!"
Meili used his tentacles to wrap a bamboo skewer, skewered the potato balls and put them into his mouth.
"Hiss! It's so hot!" In an instant, the little octopus opened its mouth wide, looking pitiful as if its tongue had been burned, and its little tentacles swung wildly around its mouth, "Woo woo~~"
"Melli, this is very hot. You have to blow on it before you eat it." Uta held up a bamboo stick and blew on the potato ball. "Look, just like me."
After the numbness in her mouth disappeared, Meli imitated Uta and blew on the potato ball before she dared to put it in her mouth.
Wow! The outside is crispy, the inside is soft and delicious, and it has a rich milky flavor. It's really delicious!
"Delicious!" Meli's eyes lit up, and the little tentacles continued to string together a potato ball.
When the residents around saw this scene and realized that these seemingly vicious pirates did not cause any trouble to the cheese potato ball owner, and they paid for their purchases honestly, they gradually relaxed their vigilance.
Many vendors began to boldly shout their wares to Shanks and the others, while Jesus Bu, Lucky Lu, Snake and the others dispersed and walked towards the stalls that interested them.
"Boss, how do I buy this?"
"This one only costs 400 Baileys."
"Eh? That's a bit pricey. How about 300 Baileys?"
"Oh, 350 Baileys, I didn't ask for a high price."
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