"Zep..."
Kuro looked over. "So it really was you. You led the team to the New World by yourself?"
"It's a rare grand event, so of course we had to come. It wasn't an adventure; we followed the compass and even took a sea train, so it was very safe."
Zeff flashed a hearty laugh: "After all, this is my first time in the New World."
As he spoke, he leaned closer and whispered, "If even you've been alerted, then business probably won't be good. Could you let us go first? I'm just a restaurant owner."
"Come on, you can't get an invitation unless you're a pirate. Even if you own a restaurant, you're still a pirate who owns a restaurant."
Kuro, munching on a cigar, leaned back in his chair. "However, since the authorities have labeled you as someone they can't see, I can pretend I didn't see you either. Let's leave tomorrow; this place isn't a good place."
"Understood, I will inform other people like me."
Zeff nodded and said, "As a token of my gratitude, I'll treat you to this meal today..."
He was about to say it was free, but then he saw Lida looking excited, and the words he was about to say stuck in his throat.
"10% off!"
"Can't you be a little more generous?" Kuro exhaled a puff of smoke. "Can't it be free?"
Zeff remained silent, and even the stars in the sky seemed to miss their mother...
That's definitely not going to work. They've already spent a lot of money on this trip, and they've barely broken even after all these days. If this person lets them eat for free, they probably won't even be able to save up enough for their return trip.
What? You want to keep some money for travel expenses?
You look down on his responsibility as a chef to feed people, don't you?
He will always make sure that every customer is satisfied!
Of course, people like the "big eater" have to pay.
Kuro chuckled and joked, "How about a 50% discount? If you don't have the money, you can just cut off your own head and exchange it for bounty. I've opened a free bounty exchange channel here, no handling fees."
"or..."
He glanced around. "These people around you will also work."
“These are all guests, Kuro…” Zeff said in a deep voice, “At least not in my restaurant.”
"I was just saying. Go and prepare it. It's been a long time since I've had your cooking," Kuro said, shrugging.
Zeff nodded and turned to go to the kitchen.
At this moment, Kuro glanced around and whispered, "Captain 'Water Warrior' Austin of the [Water Warrior Pirates], Captain 'First Commander' Taunt Locke of the [Living Ghost Pirates], 'Near God' Macaulay Warner of the [Monster's Head] Pirates, and Captain 'Prime Minister' Humphrey of the [Red Dragon's Wrath Pirates], are all famous pirates who have entered the New World with a bounty of over 100 million."
The restaurant was filled with pirates, ranging from lowly henchmen with bounties of a few million to small captains with bounties of tens of millions, and even big pirates with bounties of over a hundred million, filling the entire space.
There are so many pirates in just one restaurant.
That island probably has quite a few famous and powerful figures.
"That's good..."
Kuro leisurely exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "That saves trouble."
Normally, when catching these pirates on the high seas, they're all more cunning than rats; they'll run if they can and never fight you to the death. Well, now we've found their den.
"Shall we make a move, Mr. Kuro?" Kuro whispered.
“No rush. My goal is to take down that idiot Barrett. Making a move now would alert him. Let’s wait for the opening ceremony. Once that game about the Pirate King’s treasure starts, that moron will definitely make a move,” Kuro said.
To be honest, he really wants to do it now.
These pirates have unusually gathered in a rat's nest, and it's even on an island, just like an anthill.
What do mischievous kids usually do when they find an ant nest?
Fill it with water!
He's very good at this.
Once the seawater floods in, no one can escape!
Once these pirates are wiped out, the seas will be calm for a while.
Kuro was particularly willing to do things that required little effort and involved just a few taps.
But taking action now would easily alert the enemy, especially someone like Barrett...
I encountered him once over twenty years ago, and he was strong enough to fight back then. Now, more than twenty years later, he's become an old man, and he still dares to provoke me. It's obvious that he's aiming to deal with pirates and the Navy.
With such confidence, its strength has naturally advanced by leaps and bounds over the past two decades.
The seawater might not drown him, but it would be bad if he escaped.
Kuro wouldn't be able to sleep at night unless he thoroughly and clearly killed any guy who dared to provoke the Navy, especially those who dared to provoke him.
Of course, he can't handle this kind of person alone. If you want to kill him and prevent him from escaping, you'll have to use a big one.
And with so many pirates around, in case something unexpected happens...
"What did you prepare?" Kuro asked.
"Yes, it's ready. Cass and the Golden Lion are already on standby on a nearby island."
Kuro nodded, then couldn't help but ask, "But, Mr. Kuro, isn't one ship enough?"
"What's the use of a ship? One is enough. There's a reason I left Moore in Red Harbor."
Kuro looked at the waiters who had already brought out the dishes and said, "Let's eat first, and we'll talk about it after we've finished eating."
Then came a feast.
The main problem was that Lida was eating and drinking excessively.
Kuro casually ate some lobster and seafood, then drank and smoked while waiting for Lida to finish eating.
Yes, this is the third table now.
Lida's eating speed caused the entire Baratie restaurant to stop serving customers after finishing serving the pirates in the restaurant, focusing solely on serving Lida.
After the pirates left, only their group remained in the restaurant.
"Hey, what's going on!"
Suddenly, a hoarse, slightly comical voice rang out from the doorway, "I wanted to relive the food of Baratie in the East Blue, and you're telling me the place's been booked out! I'm a Shichibukai, and the head of security for this festival right now. Do you want me to kick you out?!"
Immediately afterwards, the door was pushed open violently, and a comical clown dressed in baggy clothes, as if there was no vacuum underneath, floated in from the doorway, angrily shouting: "Who is it, daring to book the entire area under my protection? Get out of here right now! I am a Shichibukai!"
"Oh?" Kuro looked in that direction, chewing on his cigar, without saying a word.
Kro adjusted his glasses and said, "It's Bucky."
Buggy is furious. As a native of the East Blue, he has been in charge of security for the past few days because Festa paid him to have his pirate crew protect the entire town. He was initially happy about this, thinking he would do a good job for his fellow East Blue residents by spending some money here.
But we were told that the venue had been booked out.
How can this be!
He's a Shichibukai, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Who among the pirates here would dare to disrespect him? He actually dared to book the entire place.
So what if you're rich!
Watch out, he might steal it!
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