Chapter 329: It’s hard to reason, let’s try physics
Bewildered, Picus accepted the invitation to have dinner together, and then withdrew from the battle at about the same time as Perona and Charlu.
When all the dishes in the restaurant had been served for five rounds, Bikas finally understood what Zhang Daye meant when he said that he would understand by looking at how they ordered. He had lived for decades, but only today did he realize that his appetite was even worse than that of a cat.
Everyone was leisurely drinking the tea presented by the boss with a smile. Zhang Daye and Tom were leaning back in their chairs with their hands on their stomachs, picking their teeth in the same posture. Just as they were about to ask Bicas where to go for shopping, the long-nosed child walked in.
"I'm sorry to trouble you." Usopp bowed and apologized.
Although he lies a lot, Usopp is a very polite child most of the time. Even when Robin first came on board, Usopp sat up straight and politely introduced himself when questioning her.
This time, a villager told him that he had caused trouble for passing travelers, so Usopp ran over obediently to apologize.
"Usopp, you've gone too far this time. We almost mistook them for pirates! What if there's a conflict due to misunderstanding?" Picasso scolded Usopp first. On the one hand, he wanted to vent his anger for the tour group so that they wouldn't cause trouble for Usopp again.
On the other hand, I was really a little angry. So many people had just gone there, and there were children and kittens in the tour group. What if they were really hurt?
"I'm so sorry!" Usopp felt that the atmosphere when Uncle Picasso scolded him today was a little different from usual.
Bikas stopped talking and just looked at Zhang Daye and the others, hoping that they would not take it too seriously.
Zhang Da certainly didn't intend to argue with him: "It's okay, it's common for children to play pirate games. Have you had lunch? Do you want to eat something?"
The restaurant owner apologized, "Um... I'm sorry, but we've run out of ingredients."
Usopp, who was easily forgiven, immediately became proud again, raised his thumb to his nose, and said proudly: "No need to worry about food, I am a pirate with 8,000 subordinates, Captain Usopp! Someone will bring lunch to me."
Bikasi covered his forehead. This kid is doing it again.
"Really?" Zhang Daye held his chin with one hand, put the toothpick in his mouth and bit it, staring at Usopp and said, "Then how about giving you an hour to gather your subordinates?"
Usopp was stunned: "What...what do you mean?"
"Leaving 8,000 pirates alone is too dangerous for this village. We plan to do a good deed and help the villagers resolve this threat." Zhang Da also put Tom, who had been eaten like a ball, on the table as a business card:
"Let me formally introduce myself. We are the Amber Tour Group from the Grand Line. We are part-time bounty hunters. We are quite famous in the East China Sea recently. I don't know if you have heard of us, Captain~~ Mr. Usopp?"
Altria and Rui Mengmeng didn't want to help Zhang Daye scare the kids, and Xia Lulu thought Zhang Daye was childish. Only Ye Yan got into the role in a second, putting on a cool expression of "I'm very strong".
Brooke laughed 'Yo-ho-ho', but his face was scary enough already.
Shark Chili didn't want to get involved, he just took out his big toothbrush and cleaned his teeth in a normal way. However, his sharp teeth and the "swish" sound when brushing were the most oppressive.
Perona and Wendy tried hard to make ferocious and majestic expressions, but it only had a side effect and they looked at most ferocious and cute.
Bicas tilted his head and said, "Amber Tour Group, I seem to have heard of it somewhere."
Usopp suddenly remembered this 'notorious' group, and his voice trembled a little when he spoke: "Is it... the Amber Travel Group that captured the Black Cat Pirates, Buggy Pirates, and the Creek Pirates who wiped out more than 2,000 people?"
Beac and the restaurant owner showed expressions of sudden enlightenment. Although the cat on the table had become much rounder, it was still barely recognizable as having the same flag as the Amber Travel Group.
Bikasi's face turned pale. He had met a big shot. He was worried about what to do if he hurt them. Now he was glad that he did not act impulsively. There were not two thousand people in their village for them to beat up!
This brat Usopp almost caused a big disaster, so why not really beat him up this time?
Zhang Daye nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, it is us. Then Captain~~Usopp, gather your men and report your bounty!"
"I... I am..." Usopp's legs began to tremble. He wanted to continue bragging and give a bounty amount, but he couldn't open his mouth.
Beacuse and the restaurant owner were shocked and quickly ran over to hold down Usopp's head, "That's enough Usopp, now is not the time for you to brag! I'm sorry, he was just talking nonsense!"
"Haha." Zhang Da also smiled and took out the money to pay the bill. "Just to scare him. Kids should exercise more and read more when they have free time. Even if they can't practice the palm technique of falling from the sky in the future, they can still be doctors or lawyers. If that doesn't work, they can open a candy store with their childhood sweetheart. Don't think about being a pirate all day long."
The restaurant owner took the money without understanding the relationship between the doctor, the lawyer and the candy store.
Usopp disagrees with the idea of not being a pirate. There is a skull representing pirates painted on his headscarf. It's just that it's his first time facing such a powerful man and he is a little speechless.
Although Usopp had met Shanks once when Shanks came to invite Jesus Bu, he was still very young at that time and did not have a deep impression. Moreover, the way Red Hair faced his friends made it difficult for people to think that he was a big shot.
But this time it was different. Usopp could feel that the man in front of him was not joking at all when he said he wanted to kill eight thousand people, and his companions didn't seem to care either.
Coupled with their record of actually wiping out the Creek Pirates, which consisted of as many as 2,000 people, Usopp found himself shamefully afraid. He was afraid that he would really be mistaken for a pirate and killed by the other side, so much so that he didn't even dare to tell the lies that he usually knew so easily.
If Zhang Da also knew Usopp's thoughts, he would definitely comfort him and tell him not to feel ashamed for being afraid, because you will get used to being afraid of everything in the future...
But he also felt that he had no right to look down on Usopp. If he were in his place, he might be even more cowardly than Usopp. He was so carefree now because he had become stronger, and more importantly, because he had a group of super strong companions. At least Usopp could risk his life in a desperate situation, and Zhang Da... had never put himself in a desperate situation, so he didn't know.
Seeing everyone put down their teacups and prepare to leave, Zhang Da also asked, "Uncle Bikasi, where should we buy those things?"
"Ah? Oh!" Bicasi was stunned for a moment before he remembered Zhang Daye's purchase order, "I'll take you there!"
Bikas had originally wanted to sell some of his family's extra food and vegetables to make a small profit, but now it seems that just selling his small vegetable garden is not enough, so he still has to take them to the market.
Everyone left the restaurant, and Usopp didn't know what he was thinking. He fell far behind with his fists clenched tightly.
After walking for a while, Usopp suddenly shouted, "I won't be afraid of you anymore!"
"Ah?" Everyone looked back at him in confusion.
"One day, I will be a brave sea warrior! Like my father, I will rush to the sea regardless of everything and live bravely!" Although his legs were still shaking a little, his tone was firm when he shouted.
"Usopp!" Piccolo tried to stop him from talking nonsense.
"Yohohoho~ You're very brave, little brother." Brooke asked curiously, "Who is your father?"
"My dad is Brook, a pirate!" Maybe because of Brook's approval, Usopp relaxed a little and said proudly, "My dad is my pride!"
Shark Chili said: "Jesus Bu? I saw it in the newspaper. If you look at it this way, the two people are a little bit similar. Could it be that Jesus Bu?"
"It's the sniper from the Red Hair Pirates." Zhang Da also confirmed.
The Red Hair Pirates have been causing a lot of trouble in the Grand Line, especially in the New World. The cadres and members of their pirate group are also well-known, and Jesus Bu is one of them.
"You know my dad?" Usopp asked in surprise.
"Yeah, but I haven't met him in person. I've only met his captain once." Zhang Da also remembered his chance encounter with Shanks. Fortunately, they didn't fight at that time, otherwise the Red Hair Pirates would have rushed over, and that old man Rayleigh would have come to help. Zhang Da also estimated that Tom and Altria would be fine, but the Sabaody Archipelago might be gone, and he would probably die...
Usopp said happily, "Isn't it true that dad is a great man? One day I want to become a great pirate like him!"
"I never said that, and if you want to be a sea warrior, then be a sea warrior. Why do you have to be a pirate?"
Zhang Da also felt powerless about his own train of thought . It was understandable that he wanted to be brave because he was timid, but when did pirates ever represent bravery?
Usopp immediately remembered his father's cool words and imitated them, "Because the Pirate Flag is calling me!"
"Nonsense!" Zhang Da blurted out a curse word, "The Pirate Flag will not summon anyone, his own inner desire will! If you are restless, just say it directly, why bother calling the Pirate Flag a summons."
"You're talking nonsense!" Usopp felt that Zhang Da was also insulting his father.
"Nonsense?" Zhang Da also snorted, "We have sent two to three thousand pirates to prison since we set sail, and not a single one of them deserves the word 'brave'."
"I have seen many brave navy officers, such as Captain Monka of Shields Town. He was stabbed eight times and shot once, but he still fought to the end to protect the town. This is what we call bravery."
"If you want to be a brave sea warrior, join the navy, and catch pirates, even if you don't want to do these things, you should at least shoulder your responsibilities. How can you be brave enough to abandon your wife and children?"
Considering that it was inappropriate to scold the father in front of the son, Zhang Da did not use too harsh words. He simply mentioned the fact. Judging from the expression of Uncle Bikas next to him, he probably also looked down on Jesus Bu's behavior.
Usopp was a little anxious, with snot and tears coming out, crying, "Dad didn't abandon us! Mom said that she was proud to marry Dad, and asked me to become as brave as Dad!"
As a dead pirate, Brook wanted to say something for his colleagues, but he felt that what Jesus Brook did was not right. However, according to his understanding, many pirates did the same thing, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.
Rui Mengmeng hesitated and said, "I can't explain so many reasons to the boss, but if you just go out to work, it's okay, but it's not good to leave your family behind, right?"
Ye Yan pinched his brows and said, "Since it is the last words of the mother, we should not say anything, even though the idea is very strange."
Shark Chili thought for a moment and said, "I think there is no other way. A mother cannot let her children resent their father before she dies."
Zhang Da also thought that even if he hated his father, with his magical train of thought, he would eventually become a pirate for reasons such as "proving his courage", "asking him for clarification", and "proving that he is better than him". You can refer to Ace for this.
Wendy felt so sorry for Usopp and his mother. The president of her Fairy Tail guild said that the members of the guild were family and nothing was more important than family. She came here to practice in order to gain the power to protect everyone and she could not understand what Jesus did.
Things had come to this point, and Zhang Da didn't know how to persuade him next, or whether he should continue persuading him. After hesitating for a moment, he took out a sword.
Usopp panicked. Was he really going to kill me here? Usopp subconsciously wanted to run, but his legs wouldn't obey him.
Picus was also panicking. He couldn't just watch Usopp get killed. He quickly stood in front of Usopp and advised, "Please... please don't be angry! He is still a child. He is just bragging and lying. Yes, he is lying! He only developed the habit of lying to make his mother in the hospital bed happy! He doesn't really want to be a pirate!"
"Don't worry, I don't mean to hurt him." Zhang Daye held the sword in both hands, turned to face the coast, took a deep breath, and thought to himself that this time he didn't want to be as embarrassed as the time he killed Tie.
When he was about to act, a hand reached out from the side, and Altria said, "Let me do it."
Zhang Da also thought about it and handed the sword to her: "Okay."
Altria raised her hand and swung her sword.
A golden slash flew out, passed through the woods, flew out of the island, and landed on the sea.
The calm sea surface was suddenly split in two, forming a deep canyon, which at first glance looked a bit like the golden lion's wave-cutting move.
This was not the end yet. The trees along the way were split in two by this blow. The split trunks fell to both sides, and the branches and leaves fell to the ground.
Usopp and Picus stared blankly into the distance. Is this something a human can do? What's wrong with these people?
"Think carefully about what kind of person you want to be. Being a 'brave sea warrior ' is not the only way to become a pirate. I don't care what you want to do, but if you become a pirate, be prepared to face bounty hunters with this kind of power. Come on." Zhang Da also patted Usopp on the shoulder and encouraged him.
It’s too tiring to talk about reason, physics is still better.
