Inside a small tavern in the village of Sirob. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Usopp sat on the chair with his upper body upright as much as he could, taking small sips of the coarse tea placed in front of him. The timid Usopp quietly used the corner of his eye that he thought no one had noticed, and carefully looked at the four people who were eating at the same table as him.

(Are these really pirates?) Pirates are like that? It doesn't feel bad...... ）

Usopp's gaze swept over Ash and Luffy one by one.

It seems that he has never eaten enough in his previous life, and he is constantly stuffing all kinds of food into his mouth, and a black-haired boy with a straw hat hanging from the back of his neck. often stretches out his hand to other people's plates to grab food, of course, the consequence is in exchange for a stinking meal......

Glass after glass of almost non-stop cheerful drinking the ale carefully brewed by the proprietress of the restaurant, the green-haired swordsman. It can be seen that he drinks quite well, and from time to time he will pick up a few mouthfuls of delicious food as an accompaniment.

The blue-haired beautiful girl didn't seem to have a very good appetite, so she took a small bite of the spoon and blew the steaming vegetable porridge and ate it slowly. His pale face seemed to have recovered a little, at least not as blue as he had been when they first met.

The cute girl with orange hair doesn't have anything, whether it's eating or eating, it's quite normal. It's just that the way she bargained with Aunt Alyssa over the price when ordering food still left a bad impression on Usopp.

"Are you saying you're gathering people who can be partners? Looking for a bigger ship? Usopp swallowed the tea in his mouth, and after a moment of familiarity, the fear of pirates was gone. These guys don't seem to have anything to fear at all - if they don't see it without using their hands......

"yes, our boat is a bit small. Not too many people ride. Luffy, who was biting on the delicious bone meat in his mouth, put his big hand into his mouth and pulled out the bone, and the stuffed meat in his mouth swallowed it completely into his stomach.

Isn't he afraid of choking to death? Usopp thought.

"Also, there's no way to bathe the boat or something. It's okay to say in just a few days, but if it's half a month or something, the body will be tired to death. And sometimes it's inconvenient to go to the toilet or something. Nami, who was almost full, wiped a handful of grease stains from her lips with a tissue and added. When she sailed alone, it was easy to say, not so particular, and there was nothing wrong with adding an Ash, after all, everyone was a woman, but now there were two more men, Luffy and Zoro.

"Well, we don't have any big boats in our village, just a few small fishing boats and stuff. If you think about it, there should be only a ship that meets your requirements. Usopp touched his chin without scum, thought about it seriously, and talked to Luffy about Keya.

Although Xirob Village is a small village, there is still a rich man with a net worth of more than 100 million. Staying in a luxurious villa at the very end of the village, Usopp was certain that Khaya should have a medium-sized sailboat. It's not a big ship, but it's enough to meet Luffy and Nami's requirements.

Of course, Ash and the others also learned about Keya's background from Usopp's mouth. Frail and sickly, a beautiful blonde girl lying in bed. Both of her parents died in an accident a year ago, leaving her with a huge legacy.

"Alas, what is the point of having more wealth when my parents are gone? Her background is really pitiful. Usopp remembered that Khya had stayed in the room of the villa for a long time because of her infirmity, and rarely even stepped out of the door, and felt that the blonde girl was very pitiful.

"Did your parents pass away unexpectedly?" Ash put down the spoon and leaned back against the chair, his ice-blue eyes flashing with a hint of loneliness. At the very least, the girl named Keya still enjoyed the love of her parents. And she herself has never even seen her parents...... The impression she knew about her parents was only that of some of the things that Grandpa Karp had told her about her parents when they were alive. And her parents in her previous life? I can't even recall the slightest. The fragmented memories that the guy left behind gave her nothing but headaches...... and a little bit of a blurry picture, at least for now, that is completely useless......

Nami looked at Ash thoughtfully, this beautiful girl seemed to be a different person since she woke up from a coma, and she didn't have the cold feeling she had when they first met.

(Hawkers,But I'm not familiar with her either.,I guess I'm thinking too much.) How can a person's personality change when it is said to change...... ）

Does this seem to be a bit off-topic? Usopp slapped the table suddenly, once again drawing everyone's attention to himself. "You just said, you're hiring, aren't you? If I could, I would give you a recommendation. ”

"Do you have the right person?" Luffy's eating action stopped.

"That's me." Usopp stretched out his thumb, held his head high, closed his eyes and looked confident. "I can be your captain with reluctance!"

“……”X4。

(Where the hell did he get his confidence?) ）X4。

Luffy gives Usopp a roll of his eyes and rejects the other party's proposal. "No need! It was enough for me to have the captain. ”

Sauron turned his head very dryly, and poured himself a full bottle of wine once more.

Nami even turned her head directly, not wanting to look at Usopp anymore. This guy who can neither fight nor watch still wants to be a captain...... No kidding, okay!

Ash was a little surprised that the falling snowflakes in her ice-blue pupils stopped for the first time. She glanced at Usopp seriously and then spoke:

"Although I haven't seen you do it, I can probably feel your personal strength. Weak, your skills are undoubtedly too weak. The captain is the main symbol of a pirate group, not to mention whether Luffy's idiot will agree, I won't agree anyway. ”

"Well, even if Luffy agrees, it's nothing, because if you really become the captain, I'll kill you, oh hehehe......"

Ash's laughter was beautiful, like the sound of a stream dripping down a mountain, cold and pleasant. But to Usopp's ears it was a completely different taste.

"Well...... Hahahaha...... Usopp's body unconsciously rubbed the ground with the chair under him and slid for a distance, his hands swaying again and again. "I'm just kidding, just kidding! Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously! Well, by the way, I still have an appointment with someone else, go first, go first! ”

Before the words could be fully spoken, Usopp had already hurriedly gotten up and quickly ran out of the hotel. He had a faint sense of foreboding, Ash, she was definitely not joking with him!

"Why is he running so fast? Am I scary? Ash looked at Usopp's back suspiciously, his smooth palms touching his smooth chin, and his face was full of puzzlement. Why is this familiar long-nosed person so afraid of her? She doesn't eat people......

And faintly, she always had a feeling that this long nose would join the Straw Hat Pirates. Of course, he certainly won't be the captain......

"That's because you're scaring people." Nami's heart whispered an answer.

…… More than ten minutes later......

The three bear children, who were ashamed to run away alone because they had abandoned Usopp, ran into the restaurant with a rough wooden toy sword in their hands after a round of angry fights.

"Usopp Pirates, attack!"

The three children with short wooden swords in their hands rushed into the small restaurant from outside the cavern, and ran to the dining table of Ash and the others. Three pairs of bony little eyes rolled around, looking around with a panicked look, looking for the figure of their captain.

Usopp ...... What about Captain Usopp? Difficult...... Have you killed him? ”

"Kids? What are you doing here? Captain Usopp? Is that long-nosed really the captain? Hehe. Ash first looked at the three short children, who were even less than 1.2 meters tall, in amazement, and then chuckled.

"Oh? Your captain? Sauron, who had drunk too much but wasn't drunk, had a wicked smile on his lips.

"Hey, you hateful pirates, where the hell have you hidden our captain, hand him over to us. Otherwise, or else..."The three bear children, whose faces were obviously frightened, raised their short wooden swords, which were difficult to kill chickens, almost at the same time.

The three childish faces that had not yet taken off their childish faces barely pretended to be fierce expressions at this time, but in the eyes of Ash and the others, they looked very funny and interesting.

At this moment, Luffy, who felt that he had eaten enough, patted his round stomach with satisfaction and sighed: "Ah! This meat is delicious. ”

"Huh? He's talking about meat? ”X3。

Suddenly, the three children said that the whole person was not well. They looked shocked and took a few steps back, stammering tentatively and asking, "Difficult... Do you take captain him?? ……”

"Are you asking your captain? Hmph..."Zoro supported his side face with one hand, and said with a wicked smile: "That's right! Just as you can imagine, your captain has been eaten by us! ”

With a gloomy face on Zoro and a wanton evil smile hanging on the corner of his mouth, there is no doubt that this three-sword swordsman with a fairly good expression has successfully frightened three bear children who are not deeply involved in the world.

"Mom! It turns out that there is really a wolf grandmother here! The three children fell to the ground with their legs limped at the same time, and fell to the ground in fear. Their eyes were all on Nami, who was pursed her lips and stealing fun at the table. The meaning is obvious, Nami is the wolf grandmother they call a human flesh.

"Zoro, you bastard!!" Nami, who was extremely unhappy to be treated as a wolf grandmother, roared and slapped one hand on the table. "And you three, all watch what I'm doing! Grandma Wolf can't be her! ”

"She?" The three children followed Nami's fingers and looked at Ash. The long sea-blue hair shawl hung down, and the fair and delicate face was staring at the three children with an inexplicable smile, and the threat level had undoubtedly reached the MAX level.

"She's not like Grandma Wolf! Uh-huh, really, really not like that. ”

"Hey!" Nami, who didn't notice Ash's expression, slapped the dining table very unhappily! "Am I like that? How can a girl as cute as me be like Grandma Wolf, tell me where I am like? ”

"Oh, Nami, children don't lie." Ash had a chuckle on the corner of his mouth, and he was in a good mood. She squeezed Nami's hand, "That Captain Usopp you are talking about, he left here in a hurry when he said he had an appointment with someone ten minutes ago. ”

"Is that so? I see! The three children breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, it was great that the captain was not eaten.

"That's it! Don't sit on the ground, come and sit here. Ash gestured to the chair next to the table and motioned for the three children to sit there. It's just a bit boring, can you tell me the story of, well, the guy who had an appointment with Captain Usopp? ”

……

Under the narration of the three children, Onion, Green Pepper, and Radish Head, the little thing between Usopp and the villa owner Keya was known to Ash, Luffy and others.

It turned out that by chance, Usopp learned about the devastated and depressed Keya because of the death of both parents, and was determined to help enlighten the poor girl.

Since then, whether it is thunder or rain, whether it is a strong wind or a blizzard, at a fixed time every day, Usopp will sneak into the courtyard of the villa where Keya lives, chat with the poor girl, and amuse her every day with all kinds of exaggerated lies.

Accompanied by Usopp's enlightenment, although Usopp knew that Usopp was lying, Keya was still very amused by this long nose. Her body is also getting better day by day. Although he still gets sick a lot, he is much better than when he first met Usopp.

"Is his name Usopp? Sounds like a nice guy. Luffy opened his mouth. Ash and others also agreed.