Chapter 34 Do you know who we are?
"Is this the legendary cat pianist Tom?"
Gragas, with his bald head, thick orange beard, and big beer belly, looks very similar to the Den Den Mushi imitation.
His winery is located on Island No. 43, not far from the port of Island No. 44. He usually brews some wine himself and also purchases wine from overseas.
"It's him. I didn't expect that even you have heard of it."
Gragas laughed boldly, "Haha, I'm afraid it won't be long before the news spreads all over the Sabaody Archipelago. Get ready for a big fire in the tavern!"
"I hope we won't get into any trouble." Zhang Da also asked, "Is the wine I want ready?"
"Everything is here. Please take a look at them, young man." Gragas pointed to the carriage behind him.
The carriage was also modified with bubbles, and had first-rate shock absorption performance. Two workers were unloading boxes of goods one by one - most of them were bottled wine. When customers requested it, Gragas would also use barrels, but that would usually be ordered by people who needed to sail for a long time.
Zhang Da also took the list and counted the quantity: "Tom, Altria, please help send these counted items to the wine cellar."
"Little girl, and little cat, how about I help you? These are very heavy..."
Gragas watched in shock as Tom picked up a box that was bigger than him and staggered towards the tavern. Altria stacked three boxes and carried them effortlessly: "Thank you for your kindness. We can do it."
"Hmm...ah." Gragas scratched his beard, "It seems that this little girl is not an ordinary person either."
"She is the guard of the tavern. Don't look at her skinny size. She can easily beat ten of me." Zhang Da was also a typical self-flatterer. Mainly because he was afraid that others would not believe him if he said too much. If Altria could knock down dozens of him, he probably wouldn't even break a sweat.
After counting, Zhang Da also took Gragas to the tavern to get the money. The income of these days was suddenly reduced by half.
Gragas looked at the price of the wine on the shelf and said, "Brother, are you still selling wine at Old Bob's price? You are making too little money. This is a tavern, not a grocery store."
"Really? I thought selling at double the purchase price was already expensive." It was a mistake not to go to other stores to investigate before opening.
Gragas said, "So this is at most the price of alcohol sold in grocery stores or shops. If you increase it by 20% or 30%, it will be the price that a tavern should charge. Considering that you have a cat pianist here, a 40% increase in the price of alcohol is not excessive at all."
Zhang Da was also very moved: "Then why did Uncle Bob..."
Gragas guessed, "Maybe that guy wants to retire and is too lazy to adjust the price, or maybe he hasn't checked the market for a while."
"...I will learn more about it recently. Thank you for the reminder, uncle."
"You're welcome. Feel free to contact me if you need wine. Let's go."
"Wouldn't you like to sit down and have a drink?"
"Haha, let's do it another day. I still have goods to deliver to a few bars." Gragas left with his men.
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Fried seafood steak with black pepper
Tomato stewed seafood
Crispy Seafood Meat
Steamed seafood with vermicelli and garlic sauce
Red wine grilled seafood steak
The above are the main courses for the tavern's dinner today, plus a few vegetarian dishes and a soup carefully prepared by the soup chef.
Although the dishes on the table did not glow, Zhang Daye and Altria's eyes were almost glowing.
The three of them rubbed their hands together, picked up their cutlery, swallowed their saliva, and started eating.
“Hmm…”
“Hmm…”
“Hmm…”
“It’s delicious!” *2
I don’t know if it’s because Tom’s cooking skills have improved or the meat of sea monsters is just too delicious, but after taking one bite, he couldn’t stop eating. The three of them devoured the dishes in front of them like whirlwind.
It was because Altria and Zhang Da were still quite reserved that they didn't lick all the soup in the plate like Tom did.
Tom ate a lot again today, which was a rare occasion. Altria was obviously still not satisfied, and Zhang Da was unable to wash the dishes right away.
"Why do I feel particularly full today? Did Tom cook too much?"
Tom shook his head, indicating that it didn't make much difference.
Altria took a sip of tea and said, "I'm afraid there's something wrong with the meat. I feel like it has a strengthening effect on the body. Although not much, it's still significant compared to ordinary food. If you eat a lot of sea king meat every day, it will be very good for you now."
"In other words, it's best to buy it frequently?" Zhang Da was also very excited after hearing this. Of course it would be better if he could get stronger faster.
"That's right." Altria nodded seriously.
Zhang Da also felt something was wrong and looked at her suspiciously: "You really don't ask me to buy this meat often because it tastes so good?"
The ahoge on Altria's head curled up, and she avoided Zhang Da's gaze and denied it, "Absolutely not."
You feel guilty, eh?
Zhang Da was also sure that she wanted to eat this kind of meat. It was not a lie that it could make her stronger. He felt very sad, mainly because his wallet was hurt. This thing was much more expensive than ordinary meat...
The price of alcohol in the pub must increase!
Otherwise, the already poor pub will be even worse off.
"Why don't we just close the shop and go fishing..."
Of course, this was just a complaint. Zhang Da also felt that this tavern could still be saved. If it couldn't be maintained, he could just shamelessly ask Altria to catch a bounty criminal or something. He had clearly promised to provide three meals a day for the tavern, but in the end he wanted them to earn their own food, which was really hard to accept.
We were still operating at the original price that evening, and I thought it would be as quiet as before, but unexpectedly a few ignorant people came.
There were three men wearing goggles on their heads, and they walked in the same arrogant manner as Doflamingo. They ordered some wine and meat, and after eating and drinking their fill, they swaggered out with their hands in their pockets.
"Ladies and gentlemen, have you forgotten to pay the bill?" Zhang Da also put down the tray in his hand and walked over.
"I'll owe it to you first and pay you back in a few days." One of them said casually.
"This is a small business, no credit." Zhang Da also stretched out his hand to block their way.
The leader pressed down Zhang Daye's arm and said with a smile, "Young man, you haven't been here long. Do you know who we are?"
The other two people watched and laughed.
"Are you famous?" Zhang Da looked at the three unremarkable faces of passers-by and had no impression of them at all. He wondered if he had encountered some famous bully in this area?
The three of them smiled even brighter: “No, no, no, what I mean is, since you don’t know us, it will be easy.”
After saying this, the three of them ran away.
Zhang Da, who was waiting for them to introduce themselves, didn't react at first.
However, just as they were about to run out of the tavern, a round rope loop flew over and wrapped around the first person's neck. The part above the neck stopped immediately, while the part below the neck drew a graceful fan shape, and finally lay flat in the air and hovered for a second before falling on its back to the ground with a bang.
