The residential area is part of Mad Hat Island, and in terms of floor area, it is less than half the area of other blocks.

In terms of popularity, there is a huge difference.

Because, the residential area is for some pirates and people from the underworld who are willing to stay here permanently.

But the people who live here are more old pirates like Thor who have returned from the sea, or pirates who have been injured in battle and become disabled, but have a pension fund.

These people have lost the capital to look forward to the future, and some of them just continue to live for a long time.

Under such influence, the overall atmosphere of the residential area is more lifeless.

Walking in every alleyway, there is always a stench of "dead rats" around you.

It is also common for dead bodies to be found on the road.

After all, not every pirate who has been eliminated by the times can be as ...... as Thor

Have the capital to trample on money.

It is possible to open a store in such a position that is destined to be the result of closure.

I can go to the Flower Street Tavern every day to enjoy and consume.

When you have nothing to do, you can spend a lot of money to buy a famous knife that will never be used.

In contrast, all they can do is spend the rest of their money.

Or grab a bottle of wine, sit in the tavern, and listen to the energetic brags of the young pirates, reminiscing about the past, and licking the last drop of the wine.

Or go to the flower street where flowers are showing, and exchange money for the familiar and exciting eyes of the past, even if those eyes are fake with money.

Until the last penny is spent.

Then wait until you die, or try again.

is also a pirate, why is the final treatment so different?

Maud knew the answer.

It's power, the power to be able to make your own decisions.

If you want to live a better and more wanton life, you must have the power to reverse the will of others.

This is especially true in a world like this.

Otherwise, it is very likely that you will end up like these eyeless pirates in front of you.

Maude raised her eyes to see a few pirates with missing arms and legs and rusty machetes stuck in front of the alleyway.

His gaze swept over the wine-colored hollowed out body, feeling that there was no vitality at all, and only a gaze full of malice remained.

Maud drew her dagger in silence.

After walking through a few more lanes, you should be able to get out of the residential area.

At the moment when he was stopped and robbed, Maud was thinking that there were still a few meters left from the block.

Then, before making a move, Maude overhears a conversation.

"...... on the stomach It's mine. ”

"I, I'm just below the knee."

"Yes, the rest will be mine."

It is rare to meet such a young and tender teenager in the residential area.

There were few pirates left, and they were so excited that they spoke with a slight tremble.

It's just a dagger, what deterrent can it have?

If it weren't for the flintlock pistol used early to exchange for wine money, otherwise, it would have saved the effort to destroy the teenager with one shot.

Compressed to the brink of death, like a cold darkness gripping their minds.

It doesn't matter whatever.

As long as you can experience the feeling of having a full meal again.

Just be able to taste the exhilarating sensation of the wine sliding over your tongue and throat one more time.

They couldn't wait, and after determining the right to belong, they slashed at Maude with a long knife.

It's as if they've seen a future rekindled.

Even if it's for a day!

That's what they imagined.

However, the "prey" in front of him disappeared in vain.

Before his thoughts could catch up, there was a long-lost chill somewhere in his body.

Hacked?

They each fell to the ground, blood gurgling from their wounds.

They overestimated themselves and underestimated Maude's threat.

Realize that hope is dashed, realize that death is near.

They wailed.

Maud stepped past the three pirates without pause.

Considering that he didn't want to be splashed with blood, when he shot just now, he deliberately avoided parts with exaggerated bleeding such as the carotid artery.

This also means that before the amount of bleeding reaches the standard, these three pirates who are not worthy of Maude's waste of pen and ink will be close to death bit by bit.

Ignoring the desperate wails coming from behind her, Maud stepped around a corner and continued on.

This inconsequential episode is nothing more than a microcosm of the One Piece world.

Although there are still rays of light in these microcosms that are enough to break through the darkness, under the influence of the era of pirates, people are more willing to face the inevitable darkness.

Before she really embraced the world, Maude knew exactly what she had to do.

Before you want to get a foothold, you have to stand firm.

Becoming stronger as soon as possible is what Maude is trying to do right now.

After walking through a few more crooked laneways, Maude finally stepped out of the house and into the wide, sun-drenched street.

The "stench" and "dead air" that had always wafted in the air were finally dispelled by the bright sunshine.

On the streets, armed pirates come and go, and the crowd is quite lively at a glance.

After the auction was over, most of the pirates who had been attracted were in no hurry to leave.

Rest and pleasure are often more important than going to sea.

Moreover, after the event, they could anticipate the scene of warships roaming the open sea.

Because Mad Hat Town is an area that the Navy can't interfere in at this stage, but it's not impossible to cast a net in the open sea to catch trash fish.

Experienced pirates will avoid this potential risk as much as possible.

Maud walked into the crowd and watched the pirates passing by.

Most of them are powerful men, and there are female pirates, but there are very few, and they are all as strong as walking bears.

In contrast, the waitress in the tavern is nothing short of angelic.

"Let's go straight to the tavern."

Maud was expected to be back at the weapons shop by early evening, and time was limited, so there was no room for wandering.

Last night, Maud was able to take advantage of the darkness to leap on top of the building, avoiding the disadvantage of not recognizing the destination.

Now it's different, walking down the street normally, it's really a little difficult for him to find the tavern he went to last night.

But he didn't think about going to the tavern last night.

In Mad Hatter, taverns are everywhere, in every neighborhood, but on different scales.

Walking down the street, Maud weaves her way through the crowds.

When you see a tavern, you will just slow down.

The small ones don't go in.

The big ones don't go in if they don't have any guests.

Just pick and choose, all the way forward.

Before I knew it, I walked a kilometer or two, but it also allowed Maud to find a tavern that was not small and had a lot of customers.

【Tomahawk Tavern】

Maud glanced up at the sign of two blood-stained axes crossed around the bottles, then pushed open the door to the tavern and walked inside.

About half an hour after Maud entered the Tomahawk Tavern, the well-dressed wolf rat also arrived at the entrance of the Tomahawk Tavern.

The wolf mouse looked at the door of the tavern, and then took out a small mirror and looked at it.

Looking at his "handsome" self in the mirror, the wolf mouse whispered intoxicated: "It's not in vain that I took a bath for more than an hour." ”

Immediately, try to squeeze out a kind smile.

So handsome and so kind, it's not a trivial matter to make a friend?

The wolf rat nodded in satisfaction, then put away the mirror, pushed open the door of the bar, and walked in, oblivious to the strange stare of several pirates not far away.

"What a lewd fellow."

One of the pirates gave a solid assessment of the wolf's smile.