"Did you mess with Arka again?"

Bucky, who brought the swelling medicine for Shanks, asked Shanks, whose cheeks were swollen into steamed buns.

Obviously I was beaten, but I still laughed so openly, tsk, it's really terrible.

Bucky looked at Shanks with a neurotic gaze.

"No loss." Shanks clutched his aching cheeks and spat out two words.

Bucky rolled his eyes when he heard this, and he didn't bother to be an idiot.

"By the way, I'm going to eat at the tavern in town tonight." Bucky reminded the other party when he left.

"Huh? Is there a tavern willing to take us in?! Hiss~" Shanks pulled at the wound in surprise and grinned again.

"This is the new island, and Reilly's senior said that we only need to record for one night, so we can just run when we are full."

The latter sentence is definitely the captain's words, but based on their current deficit finances, it is estimated that Reilly's seniors will agree with both hands and feet.

"Uh-huh." Shanks applied the potioned wine to his cheeks, but he threw it away after a few strokes, simply because of his excessive healing powers.

In the evening, Shanks and Ba arrived at the tavern on time, and as soon as they opened the curtain, they saw a group of people who had already begun to drink together, and everyone knew each other.

Ah, it's all my own people, it seems that it's chartered.

Shanks, who has a good face, silently spit in his heart.

He thought that the boss wouldn't be able to laugh afterwards, because they were famous for their big stomachs!

There were many taverns and restaurants on several islands along the way, so I held a three-second silence for the boss who thought the fat sheep was coming.

After a moment of silence, Shanks joined the money war.

"Hmmmm..."

Shanks held the greasy meat in both hands and stuffed it in his mouth, and spoke to Alka, who was the complete opposite of what everyone was eating.

“…… Speak human words. ”

Arka sliced the juicy steak with a knife and fork and said coldly.

"Gollum ~ Arka, this piece looks delicious (『)"

It turned out that it was gluttonous to Alka's bowl.

“……”←←

Arka squinted at Shanks, who still had the dark blue marks on his cheeks, and he didn't seem to feel Arka's cold and hard gaze, instead, he smiled at Arka with a big smile.

"......" is really shameless.

Arka withdrew his gaze and sighed inwardly, and the steak cut in the silver fork was brought to Shanks's mouth.

Seeing the meat brought to his mouth, Shanks's whole person lit up, he didn't know what politeness was, he opened his mouth directly, whimpered, and ate the meat on the fork, if it wasn't for Arka collecting it quickly, it is estimated that he would have to eat even the fork.

This is what happened, I really don't know what that stomach is made of.

"It's delicious, but it's a small amount."

Shanks said in distress, but his eyes were shining brightly at Alka's plate.

“……”

With a 'bang', Shanks was punched by Arka and fell to the ground.

The condescending Arka grimaced and said, "Don't get an inch, Shanks. ”

That's right, he's just too much of an inch.

Bucky on the side didn't intervene, and spit coldly in his heart.

"Bu Bu Si ~ "

With his face buried on the floor and a large bag on his head, Shanks made a goosebump-giving sound.

Hearing this voice, Arka burst out a tic-tac-toe on her forehead, and she jumped off her seat quite unceremoniously, stepped on Shanks's red hair, and grinded her teeth: "Shut up." ”

'Ding', and the door was pushed open.

Strangers always attract attention when they come in, but the taverns that have been overrun by pirates at the moment seem a lot more subtle, because most of them don't need eyes to see, but to perceive, cough, which is a bit vague.

Arka is still stepping on Shanks's head, Bucky is still struggling, and Captain Roger is still drinking and eating meat with everyone.

So in the eyes of others, everyone here looks very happy.

Even if it's an Arka that stomps on people's heads.

"Alka." At the first time, no one paid attention.

"Alka." The second voice was still unheeded.

Finally, on the third voice, the person who came accentuated the voice: "Arka! Ahem!! ”

As a result, I accidentally choked myself.

This third sound finally got the attention of others.

"Alka! Someone is calling you! New friends? Stark broke free from the small game and shouted at the red-haired Arka, looking at the man with white hair, green eyes, pale skin, and then ......

"Arka, your friend seems to be very weak."

Very weak Nikelus: ...... Why do you say that about him again_(:зゝ∠)_

"Not a friend." Alka glanced at Nickles, who was standing there awkwardly, and then reluctantly withdrew his foot, and there was a gray shoe print on Shanks's red and bright hair, which looked particularly joyful.

"Is that the boyfriend you just had?!" Stark was taken aback, his eyes drooped, and he hurriedly said, "Wait, I'm confused!" ”

Under the scolding voice of his companion, he laughed lewdly and put the money in his pocket, and did not forget to look up and ask: "Alka, your boyfriend is such a weak chicken, ...... in bed"

'Bang! ’

Arka smiled and smashed the unopened wine on Stark's face, the bottle shattered and the wine spilled, and the others also attracted attention.

"Huh? Is Arka in love? ”

"What?! Someone wants that girl?! ”

"No, didn't you say that the girl had already made up her mind!?"

"Water-based poplar, pedal two boats, one night N Jiro ......"

'Bang Chang' 'Bang Chang' 'Bang Chang'

With a slight smile on his face, Arka gave a facial wine bottle massage to everyone who spoke.

"Again, bury you in the ground."

“……”

It's good, they were squeezed by Alka's smiling skin, and it seems that Arka is expected to be able to become the third in command on the ship.

"Huh? Is Arka in love? "But at this time, there is always one person who has not kept up with the public, and that is Captain Roger, who is a little drunk.

"Shut up, drunkard!" Arka turned his head and said with a cold face.

"I'm not an alcoholic!" Who knows, this person is on the same page as Alka.

Roger shook his black beard angrily, raised the wine bowl in his hand, and shouted to everyone: "I'm the first person in history hahahaha-brother, toast to our adventure!" ”

"Hahaha, cheers!"

Everyone raised the wine glasses and bottles in their hands, collided with the wine glasses and bottles of their companions, laughed, and drank with their heads held high.

Then Roger said, "Cheers to Alka's love-"

'Bang Bang'

Two or three tic-tac-toe patterns were already popping up on the back of Alka's head, and she withdrew her hand to make a throwing motion, exhaled deeply, and said, "Don't just make a random excuse for a toast!" Idiot drunkard captain! ”

"Not a drunkard idiot! Yes, yes, captain! Roger shook off the glass slag on his face, his face was flushed, his beard was shaking, and he said very seriously.

Who cares about you, Arka snorted coldly in his heart.

She didn't bother to pay attention to the men who drank wine and ate meat when they touched it, and walked directly to Nickles, who had been put aside for a long time, reached out her hand, grabbed his wrist, and pulled him out.

Shanks, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, looked at the backs of Arka and Nickles leaving, their black eyes in the light, with a hint of darkness.

Suddenly, someone slapped him on the back of the head, it was Reilly's senior.

He said, "What are you doing sitting here stupidly?" Don't catch up yet. ”

Shanks's eyes flashed, and the darkness was a little less, he suddenly smiled, stood up, and said, "Ah, I know about Reilly's senior." ”

"I'm going to chase Alka, Bucky remembers to leave us some."

"Who's going to care about you?"

Bucky frowned, and shouted at Shanks with reluctance, but after the people left, he frowned, and finally said to the boss angrily, "Boss, pack me twenty copies!" ”

As for whether it's enough or not, who cares!

"Why are you here?" As soon as she walked out of the tavern, Arka let go of Nickles' hand, she walked on the outside, Nickles on the inside, and the shadows of the two stretched long.

Occasionally, people passing by would greet Nikelus with a smile on their faces.

"I—I just want to come and see it." Nickles hesitated for a moment, and finally gave this answer.

"Now that you've seen it, it's time for you to go back."

Arka is not the kind of person who looks back on the feelings of jealousy, especially if he is still unfamiliar and unfamiliar.

"Uh... I just listened, you are pirates? ”

Nickles didn't seem to heed Arka's obvious eviction order.

"Ah, I'm sorry, not a shipman." Arka glanced coldly at Niklers, and his tone was as cold as his gaze.

"No, no, I ......" Nickleus noticed something, and hurriedly waved his hand to deny it, his eyes drooped, the corners of his mouth swayed a light smile, his green eyes were silky soft, and he said, "It was really beautiful just now." ”

"Huh?" His last sentence was a little inexplicable, and Arka didn't quite understand it.

"Everyone is very happy to watch, I have always wanted to make everyone laugh, but ......" Nickles slowly faded the soft light smile, and his brow rose sad and tired: "I seem to make everyone ......"

He was slow to say the rest of the word.

Alka didn't ask, but said, "Boring." ”

Eventually, she followed Nickles for a while, and the night was not too late and there weren't many people on the road, but as he said, he knew everyone on the island, and everyone on the island knew him.

Eventually, Arka stopped on the brightly lit road, and she wordlessly stated that she didn't want to go with him anymore.

"Are you leaving tomorrow?" That's what Nickles asked as he left.

"Hmm."

Arka watched him leave, and the back eventually grew smaller and smaller, and finally the corner disappeared.

"How long are you going to hide?" Arka turned his back to the person behind him, sighed softly, and asked the person who followed from beginning to end.

'Da Da ......'

The footsteps got closer and closer, and at last someone reached out his hand, but finally withdrew it, put it in his pocket, and held it tightly.

"I—I'm just out for a walk and digest." Shanks, who followed all the way, lied.

Arka turned around and looked at Shanks' twisted expression, "Oh, go back." ”

She took a step and took two or three steps, but the person behind her was still behind her, not following.

She turned around impatiently, her eyes shining blue, "Hurry up." She held out her hand to Shanks, and in the light, she was within Shanks' reach.

Shanks looked at the hand that was outstretched towards him, pursed the corners of his mouth, and finally reached out and held it.

He whispered, "Ah, let's go back together." ”

As he spoke, Arka on the side stretched out his other hand a little impatiently, and his movements were not very gentle against his frowning brows.

"It's ugly," she said. ”

“…… Burst. ”

Shanks looked at Arka, who was also frowning, learning from him to smooth out his wrinkles.

"So do you, Arka."

He stretched out his hand, and his gesture was much gentler than Alka's.

Arka looked at Shanks, who had lowered his eyes and looked at him with warmth, and suddenly scolded him:

"Idiot."