Chapter 306: Captain Buggy appears!
The flag monsters were lucky enough to survive.
After Ye Yan dealt with them twice, he almost calmed down. Anyway, they always cheated each other.
The little snowman on the deck didn't last long before it melted beyond recognition and was finally taken away by Perona and Wendy with a look of heartache.
Thanks to the low temperature in winter, the carrot that served as the snowman's nose had not rotted. In order to avoid wasting food, Tom fried it.
The two lolis ate an extra bowl of rice with tears in their eyes that day.
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Shark Chili's estimated itinerary was correct. It took them two days to successfully reach the waters near Golden Island.
Shark Chili showed the photo of the treasure map and the sea chart and said, "First, we need to go to this Sampress Island, then find a cliff on the coast. Follow the direction of the cliff and you will find the Golden Island in about half a day."
Sampress Island is the hometown of the great golden pirate Wu Nan. It is reasonable to use the terrain of a certain place in his hometown as a reference when drawing the treasure map.
However, on the way to Sampress Island, Altria suddenly asked to turn the ship, saying, "I smell delicious food."
"What kind of delicious food can there be here? Has Zhefu opened a sea restaurant here?" Although he was confused, Zhang Da still agreed. It was not a big deal anyway. At most, it would cost his wallet another fortune.
Tom happily climbed onto the head of the bow statue and looked around, but unfortunately he couldn't see any restaurant or island.
The others were similar. Wendy wrinkled her nose and sniffed hard. As a dragon slayer, her nose was very sensitive.
However, the Amber had been driving forward for nearly half an hour before Wendy smelled it: "There really is a fragrance. Sister Liya is amazing. She can smell it from such a distance!"
Zhang Da also looked at Altria who remained calm, not knowing whether it was smell or intuition.
Tom also quickly closed his eyes and sniffed hard, but unfortunately there was no scent of hands to tickle his nose.
After a long while, everyone could see the source of the fragrance. It was not a restaurant on the sea, but just a small boat.
The boat was less than five or six meters long, with two wheel-like outer wheels on the side, and a pointed shed on top. On the shed was hung a large flag, or should I say a banner, with the words "Oden" written in white letters on it.
Although there is no Kanto in the world of One Piece, there is Oden, which makes sense.
"Is this a sea vendor boat?" Shark Chili said, "This is the first time I've seen one."
As the name suggests, a sea vendor boat is a small stall on the sea. You can also call it a miniature version of a sea restaurant. The takoyaki restaurant opened by Octopus Xiaoba uses a sea vendor boat.
Zhang Da also asked, "Is this what you smelled?"
Altria nodded, showing an expectant look: "It's here."
"Then let's go and take a look."
The Amber was docked next to the vendor boat and was several times larger.
Altria and Tom couldn't wait and went down first, and Zhang Da and Wendy followed curiously.
Perona looked at such a small shop with a little disdain, so she held Xia Lulu and stayed with her. The others also stayed on the boat. It was not that they were not curious, but the shop was too small and there was no room for them all.
This shop only has three stools in front of the counter. Behind the counter are several unconnected iron grid pots, where various ingredients are cooked in broth.
"Welcome." The shop owner was a middle-aged man wearing a blue headscarf with white dots. He was busy preparing ingredients by himself. When he saw someone coming into the shop, he quickly placed three plates and three pairs of chopsticks.
In order to give Zhang Da a seat, Tom squatted on the counter. The boss probably thought he was an ordinary cat and ignored him.
Zhang Da also said: "Please bring another set of tableware for my cat."
"Cats?" The boss was stunned for a moment but still did as he was told. Then he kindly reminded, "I heard that cats can't eat too much salty food, and cats' tongues are very afraid of being burned. Please be careful when feeding them."
Zhang Da also looked puzzled: "Is there such a saying?"
Although Zhang Da has half a year of experience in raising cats (?), and there are now two cats on the Amber, he knows nothing about the common sense of raising cats.
But he couldn't be blamed, because even Tom was confused now. So cats can't eat salt? So cats' tongues should be afraid of being burned?
Wendy was also shocked. What Xia Lulu usually ate was almost the same as her. Was Xia Lulu going to be sick?
Zhang Da also saw Wendy was about to cry, and quickly comforted her: "It's okay, Tom and Xia Lulu are not ordinary cats."
Strictly speaking, Xia Lulu is not a cat, but a transcendent, and Tom... let alone eating some salt, even eating some magma wouldn't necessarily do anything.
The two cat owners, who not only don't know how to raise cats but are often taken care of by cats, agreed that it is great that Tom and Xia Lulu are not ordinary cats.
While they were struggling with this, Altria had already emptied her plate several times.
After thinking seriously for a few minutes about whether he could eat salt, Tom decided to eat his fill first.
Wendy picked up a meatball, chewed it, and exclaimed in surprise, "It's delicious!"
It was delicious for sure. Zhang Da realized it by looking at Altria's eating speed. He also tasted it himself and found it tasted really good. It was completely different from what he had eaten before he traveled through time.
The copycat version of oden he had eaten before even made him think that it was just malatang without the spiciness.
"Boss, I'll take care of all the food on your boat!" Zhang Da also waved his hand and chose to book the whole place.
Such a small boat probably can't carry too much stuff. It would be good enough if it can hold enough for all of them to have a meal.
“All of them? It’s not good to waste food.” The boss asked worriedly.
Zhang Da also said: "Don't worry, we have companions on the ship. It would be a pity not to try such delicious food."
“I see. As long as the customer likes it, I’ll prepare it right away.” The boss was happier to receive praise for his work than to sell out his products.
Perona saw that everyone had started eating, so she tried it shyly: "No... I didn't expect that the food sold in this shabby stall is so delicious."
"Wow, oh, oh~ It's so delicious, both here and in the restaurant on the sea. Could it be that the East China Sea actually produces many great chefs?" Brooke understood some strange common sense.
It didn't take long before the oden in the store was sold out by everyone. The boss was clacking away on an abacus. Zhang Da was stunned for a moment when he saw it, but it was indeed an abacus.
As he beat the dough, he kept muttering, "725 portions of fried tofu, 765 portions of kelp, 1510 portions of fish balls, 510 portions of white radish, plus konjac, fish rolls, eggs..."
Zhang Da also listened to him counting the items one by one and was ready to take out the cash box.
Finally the boss calculated the total and said, "This is the oden that I worked hard to make with my heart. The total is 55 Baileys!"
"Okay." Zhang Da also opened the inventory, suddenly froze for a moment, and asked, "How much?"
"55 Baileys," Iwazo confirmed.
Zhang Da also said in disbelief: "Are you sure it's 55 Baileys, not 550,000 Baileys?"
Iwazo said seriously, "It is indeed 55 Baileys. We do not accept bargaining."
Zhang Da didn't want to bargain. It was so cheap that he would feel guilty if he bargained again. Is Bailey serious about eating so much for only 55? Can I take these photos of newspapers to make Altria 80% full?
With a complicated look on his face, Zhang Da gave the owner Yanzang a hundred baileys in coins and did not ask for change. At the same time, he began to think, are the prices here cheap or is it that Zhefu is running a black shop and rips off his customers?
Zhang Daya put aside the question for the time being and asked while Yan Zang was washing the dishes: "Boss, do you know Sam Price Island nearby?"
Yan Zang said, "Of course, do you want to go there? But there is only a poor little village there, and the environment is barely okay. There are many wild animals in the wild, but it is not a place worth visiting."
While eating and chatting just now, Yanzang already knew that Zhang Tatsuya and his group were a tour group.
"It's okay. We are just passing by there. If there are any wild animals, we can go hunting to supplement our food supply."
"Then just keep walking in that direction. It's very close."
"Thank you very much."
The direction that Yanzo pointed to was the same as the direction determined by Shark Chili using the old nautical chart, so it seemed like there was no problem.
Soon the Amber Tour Group arrived at Sampress Island and happened to see the boats landing at the pier.
Maybe because it was getting close to evening, I only saw a few fishing boats but no one fishing.
There is a small village not far from the pier, and further away are a few not-too-high mountains. As for the advantages, the greenery is indeed quite good.
As Yanzo said, there doesn't seem to be anything worth visiting here.
Zhang Da also said, "Xia Lulu, why don't you and Jin Erpeng look for cliffs that meet the conditions that Shark Chili described?"
"Okay." Xia Lulu spread her wings, chose a direction and flew out.
Ye Yan also released the flag demon Jin Erpeng and sent him to work. As for the other few, although they could fly, they had no wings after all, so their efficiency was too low, so they were just left to watch over the boat.
"Mengmeng, come with me to the village to do some shopping. Does anyone else want to take a walk?" Although intelligence showed that the Golden Island was not far from here, Zhang Da still felt that he had to replenish food first, otherwise he would feel insecure.
As a result, everyone wanted to go. After being on the sea for a long time, they always wanted to get down to earth and walk around.
In the end they had to divide into groups, and Shark Chili, Ye Yan, Brook, Perona and Wendy went hunting in the mountains.
Zhang Daye, Tom, Altria and Rui Mengmeng went to the village to buy things.
Wendy didn't follow Zhang Da because she wanted to keep Perona company out of loyalty, while Perona wanted to go to the mountains to catch a pet bear.
Just as everyone was about to take action, Ye Yan suddenly stopped everyone because he received a telepathic message: "A ship is coming. What Jin Erpeng saw in the sky was a pirate ship."
Zhang Da also asked: "Where is it? Did you see the sign clearly?"
"It's just west of this island. At their speed, they'll be able to land in half an hour. The sign is... a skull with a vertical black stripe on each eye and a big red nose."
"Huh?" Zhang Da was also a little surprised. If it had a red nose, it should be that great god, right?
Shark Chili confirmed his guess: "This feature should be the Buggy Pirates, the captain is Buggy the Clown, and the bounty is 10 million Baileys, which is a very high amount in the East China Sea."
Zhang Da also said: "You guys should go hunting, we will deal with the pirates. I am very interested in this clown Buggy."
"Okay." Shark Chili and the others didn't say much. Anyway, they were not opponents worth fighting for.
Only Wendy whispered, "Tatsuya-nii, be safe."
"Okay." Zhang Da also agreed happily. After walking for a distance in the direction Ye Yan said, he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
Rui Mengmeng asked curiously: "Boss, is there anything worth paying attention to about that clown Buggy?"
"He is the user of the Split Fruit, and his body can split into countless pieces. It is said that he is the nemesis of swordsmen and cannot be killed no matter what. It just so happens that the three of us... all four of us can be considered swordsmen, so I want to give it a try."
Zhang Daye showed a rather vicious smile on his face, then he reached behind Tom and pulled out a set of swordsman outfit for Tom to put on, and the four swordsmen were complete.
"Do you have such ability?" Rui Mengmeng touched the hilt of the sword, eager to try.
"It seems very interesting." Altria also showed an interested look.
Tom shook the rapier in his hand with a distressed expression. Has his master acted foolishly again? Why did he let the cat use the sword when he knew he couldn't kill the animal? Wouldn't it be better to use a gun?
Zhang Da didn't notice Tom's expression, thinking that he was also interested and had already observed a moment of silence for Bucky in advance.
On board the Bikutop.
A blue-haired clown wearing a captain's hat sits on a chair. On the left is the animal trainer Mochi riding a lion, and on the right is Kabaji riding a unicycle.
The minions' attire more or less resembles that of circus staff, and even the paint style of their pirate ship is full of circus elements. Not only is there a target painted on the front of the ship, but even the cannon on the bow is shaped like an elephant in the circus.
A minion ran over and shouted, "Captain! The round island ahead is Sampress Island!"
It was obviously a normal report, but it somehow touched Bucky's sore spot. He asked , "What's wrong with the round nose?"
The little minion was confused by his question and stammered , "Captain Buggy..."
Bucky stood up and leaned his face forward. “You wanna say my nose is funny? Like a fool? Huh?”
"You completely misunderstood!" The minion retreated in panic.
Bucky got even angrier: "Are you complaining about my big, round nose?"
The minions around were terrified, with sweat dripping down their cheeks: "It's... it's about to appear! The power of that demon!"
The minions saw a flash before their eyes, and the unlucky guy who angered the captain was grabbed by the neck and lifted up. He tried to grab the thing that was grabbing his neck with both hands, but to no avail, and was lifted back in front of Buggy.
Bucky asked kindly, "Who am I?"
"Bucky...Captain..." The minion spoke with difficulty, kicking his feet in the air.
"What will happen if you disobey me?"
"Hua...a gorgeous way to die...please forgive me, I will never talk nonsense again!" Although he himself didn't know what he said wrong, he just wanted to survive first.
Bucky let go of his hand and said, "I'll forgive you for saying the wrong thing this time, but next time, die in style!"
The minion coughed a few times and hurriedly thanked him.
The majestic Captain Buggy turned around and raised his hand: "Men! The treasure of the great golden pirate Wu Nan will be taken by me, Captain Buggy. Hahahaha!"
"Captain Buggy!"
"Captain Buggy!"
It was as if nothing had happened, and rhythmic cheers rang out immediately.
When the cheers died down a bit, Buggy changed the subject: "But before we land, let's test the power of the experimental Buggy bomb. As for the target... let's choose those people on the shore!"
"Captain Buggy!"
"Captain Buggy!"
The minions don't care who the captain wants to hit, they just need to cheer.
“Ahahahaha!” Buggy laughed arrogantly, “Guys, push the cannon up!”
"oh!"
Two minions obediently pushed out a cannon, and another minion laboriously picked up a red cannonball with the Buggy Pirates' logo painted on it and loaded it into the barrel.
At Bucky's command, the fuse was lit, and the target was a man, two women and a cat on the shore.
