"Fish-people?" Tetsuo recalled for a while, "The last time I heard about the fish-man was in the newspaper, a few months ago, the fish-man Jinping became the king of the Seven Martial Seas, and I haven't heard of anything else. ”

Zhang Da also calculated, a few months is enough time for Ah Long to run out of the Great Voyage, right? However, it may take some time to gather his partners and prepare ships, and besides, he may have to break through the Great Voyage or something, and the initial goal may not be the East China Sea.

Sanji was suddenly a little excited: "Fishman? Are you talking about a mermaid? Have you ever seen a mermaid? ”

"The kind of mermaid you're talking about doesn't usually leave Fish-Man Island easily." Zhang Da also understood what Sanji was thinking at a glance, and casually gave him a science popularization of the difference between a mermaid and a mermaid, "Our next journey will probably pass through Fish-Man Island, how about it, do you want to go with us?" ”

Sanji, who was still firm in the face of all-blue, was entangled at this time, sometimes looking like a nymphomaniac, sometimes with a firm face.

Zhang Da also watched it interestingly, so he simply added another fire: "We are very familiar with the king's family of Fish-Man Island, and their family is about the same age as you, if you get to know each other now, you will be the princess's childhood sweetheart, and you will ...... when you grow up."

"The Mermaid Princess's ...... Childhood?! Sanji began to think about it, and his whole body shook like a seaweed.

"Don't daydream a little ghost like you who can't even make a bowl of soup!" Tetsuo lifted his leg and slammed it on Sanji's head.

"Stinky old man, I will definitely surpass you!" Sanji was woken up by him, and ran back to the kitchen in a huff, he was afraid that he would not be able to bear it anymore if he continued to talk to these people.

Tetsuo brought the topic back on track: "Did you come to the East China Sea to find that Fish-Man Pirates?" ”

Zhang Da also waved his hand: "It's just that I was looking for it during the trip, that kind of small character, and he didn't offend me, and it didn't make us deliberately kill him from the Great Voyage to the East China Sea." ”

It means that if I offend you, even if it is a small role, will you specially chase from the Great Voyage to the East China Sea? Tetsuo suddenly felt some sympathy for the people who had offended Zhang Daya.

Since Tetsuo didn't have any useful information here, Zhang Daye didn't stay long, and after saying goodbye, they set out on the journey again.

It is worth mentioning that the exhausted chefs came out of the restaurant at the time of farewell, saying that they would be stronger and would definitely defeat Artoria next time.

"I'm looking forward to it, I'll come back in the future, and then let's fight it out!" Artoria always has a fighting spirit in strange ways.

And Zhang Da only wanted to know if Artoria would be able to take no money if Artoria won.

They knew it was unlikely, so their next goal was to find the Golden Island and pursue the treasure of the 'Golden Sea Pirate' Wu Nan.

Originally, Zhang Da didn't have much hope for this treasure, but now he really hopes to find a little gold.

Otherwise, his boss Zhang will be in danger of bankruptcy at any time!

Sailed for a few days with hope.

Today is December 24, 1510 in the lunar calendar, the weather is cloudy, and according to Wendy, the ship's doctor and meteorologist, there will be snow in the evening.

"Is the route okay?" Zhang Da also confirms the route with Shark Pepper every day.

Shark Pepper looked at the charts and compass and said, "No problem, it is expected to be there in two to three days." ”

"Where's the food stockpile?" Zhang Da also asked again.

"If you consume it normally, it can last for about 20 days." Rui Mengmeng has been helping Tom with the cooking, and by the way, she has taken over the task of the storekeeper, and has a clear plan for the rest of the supplies - if Tom hadn't stolen food with Artoria every once in a while.

"Well, tonight, Christmas Eve, it's time to decorate the Amber." After confirming that there were no worries, Zhang Da also beckoned his companions to prepare for the holiday.

The Christmas tree was already prepared when it was in the Kingdom of Goya, and it was planted in a large pot for a few days until now it is still green, Tom took out a large pair of scissors and stepped on the herringbone ladder to repair the pruning shears to make the whole tree more regular and beautiful.

The cut leaves were not wasted, and Tom pieced together a few green garlands to be hung on the dining room wall for decoration.

Rui Mengmeng took out all kinds of decorations she bought in the Goya Kingdom and distributed them to everyone.

Xia Lulu spread her wings, hung a golden star on the tip of the tree, and then pulled a string of colored lanterns to fly around the tree a few times and wrap it around.

Wendy and Perona step on small benches and herringbone ladders, and candies such as pop candy and cane candy are hung on the tree.

Zhang Da also unpacked a lollipop, stuffed it into Artoria's mouth, and then pulled her away from the Christmas tree.

Artoria was reluctantly dragged away by Zhang Daye, and her eyes seemed to say, 'The tree full of candy looks delicious'.

Ye Yan commanded the flag demons to float up and down to hang things such as light strips, bells, and snowflake ornaments on the mast and on the side of the ship.

Brooke sat down at the piano and played the classic melody of "Jingle Bells", the score provided by Tom, otherwise he would have to arrange it slowly according to Zhang Daye's humming.

Everyone was busy dressing the Amber into a Christmas-only skin, and even the statue of Tom on the bow of the ship was dressed in a Santa Claus costume.

When night falls, all the colored lights come on at the same time, outlining a ship with colorful lights on the dark sea.

The Christmas tree was placed on the deck, and the lights were lit in front of the main mast, and the people stood in two rows in front of the tree:

Artoria stood in the middle, Wendy was holding Xia Lulu, Perona was holding Tom, and Zhang Daye, Rui Mengmeng, Ye Yan, and Brooke were standing behind them.

Flag demon Jin Erpeng flew in the air with a camera in his hand, looking for various angles to take group photos for everyone.

Shark pepper is more special, standing in the front row in its normal form for a while, and standing in the back row in a super transformation form for a while, participating in the photo in a fancy way.

Originally, he had planned to summon the Shark Giant to participate, but after thinking about it, he still didn't challenge the load capacity of the Amber's deck.

On an unknown pirate ship in the distance, the lookout suddenly shouted! "Captain, unidentified ship spotted!"

"What? How do you see this time? ”

"The ship is brightly lit, and there is no moonlight today, so it's too conspicuous."

"Haha, little ones, turn off all the lights on the ship, and we'll sneak up on them! So many lights are sure to be rich people's yachts! ”

"Oh!"

The pirate ship, which had already anchored to rest, quickly moved into action and headed in the direction of the Amber.

However, before they could go far, a huge golden slash slashed down the keel and split the ship in two.

The pirates didn't feel it at all when the slash flew by, and it wasn't until the cracked ship toppled in half that it fell to the sides and sank, and they let out a frightened voice: "What happened?!" ”

On the Amber, Artoria looked left and right after taking the photo, making sure that no one noticed her movements, and quietly plucked a candy cane from the Christmas tree.

Although he didn't know who those pirates were, Tatsuya had been preparing Tom's holiday celebration for so long that he couldn't let unrelated people spoil it.

Artoria stuck out her little tongue and licked the candy cane, and her dull hair moved happily. Well, it's so sweet, let's reward yourself with a piece of pop candy later.

A thin wind blew, the bells hanging on the ship jingled and jingled, Wendy stretched out her little hand, and a snowflake fell on the palm of her hand, and the beautiful hexagonal snowflakes began to collapse inward little by little from the edges, and finally turned into round droplets.

Wendy looked up, the scattered snowflakes in the air were faintly dyed by the lights of the ship: "It's so pretty......"

Brooke's piano sounded again, and Tom pulled out flutes, single yellow winds, violins, trumpets and other instruments out of nowhere, and even simple children's songs were made out of the atmosphere of a formal symphony performance.

"Jingle jingling, jingle bells......" Zhang Da couldn't help but hum along.

Strictly speaking, his not-so-good singing and voice are a bit sorry for the two masters.

But no one cared about this, and soon Wendy and Charlotus, who were the most susceptible, joined in, singing the simple and easy-to-remember lyrics together: "How happy we are skiing, we sit on the sled......"

Perona was about to complain about Zhang Daye, but when she heard the beautiful voice of her little sister Wendy, she also joined in awkwardly: "Breaking through the snowstorm, we sit on the sleigh ......"

Rui Mengmeng has no confidence in her singing voice at all, but the chorus doesn't feel like it's anything to follow, and she sings in a low voice: "Galloping across the fields, we laugh and sing......"

"Hey, it's childish to sing this kind of song, okay?" Ye Yan was disgusted on the surface, but the lyrics were sung more clearly than anyone else: "The sound of the horse bell makes people feel so happy......"

Artoria finished her cane candy and plucked a populace candy bigger than her face, shaking her body slightly to the sound of everyone's singing, thinking about where to put her mouth on.

Shark Pepper raised her leg and wanted to jump into the sea the moment she heard Zhang Da also speak, but Brooke's treatment for so long had a little effect, which made Shark Pepper restrain her impulse.

After listening to a few words, Shark Pepper didn't feel as uncomfortable as usual, but instead felt the same warm feeling as when he first listened to the recording of the final chorus of the Rumba Pirates.

The feeling is similar but different, the last chorus of the Rumba Pirates, as the song progresses, fewer and fewer people, they try to maintain optimism, but the chorus is full of sadness. They wanted to leave Rab with happy memories, but after everyone fell, what was left was loneliness and loneliness.

At this moment, the chorus of the Amber Travel Group, as the chorus progresses, more and more people join, maybe some people are not good at singing, maybe some people will forget the words, but Shark Pepper can hear everyone's heartfelt happiness in the song, everyone is enjoying this time together.

It was the first time that Shark Pepper listened to a song that was not very beautiful so devotedly, and it was also the first time that Shark Pepper had the desire to sing, so he tried to open his mouth: "Ding-dong, Ding-dong......"

Clumsy and jerky singing, the incongruity of singing for the first time, Shark Pepper's singing voice is definitely not good, and he had to run away when he heard it himself.

But at this time, there were encouraging eyes from his companions, and Zhang Da also looked at him with surprise, and Shark Pepper smiled and sang with everyone: "Jingle bells......"

Brooke was playing the piano, tears hanging from his black eyes, but the skeletal face looked clearly smiling, and he joined in the singing with a smile.

Although Tom did not sing along, his mouth was not idle, and he switched between the various instruments flexibly, unlike the hectic scene of that concert, and Tom was clearly enjoying it.

"Singing seems to be a great experience." Instead of biting on the piece of pop candy, Artoria quietly hung up and listened to it for a while, trying to join the chorus.

"Jingle bell, ding bell, jingle bell~"

"How happy we are skiing, we sit on the sled~"

Increasingly light-hearted singing echoes in the night sky with the sound of musical instruments, bells and waves, witnessing the first Christmas Eve for Amber Tours with falling snowflakes.

Needless to say, there was a sumptuous dinner in the evening, after which everyone had a rare time to put aside their workouts and sit around eating snacks while chatting, telling stories and playing cards.

They kept playing until the two little Loli were so sleepy that they began to yawn before they went back to their rooms to rest.

Zhang Da also took Tom back to the room as usual, Tom is going to sleep in his nest today, his nest is also beautifully decorated, Tom also hung a small sock on the edge of the nest, used to hold Santa's gifts.

Zhang Da also covered the quilt and put his hand on the bedside light switch: "Good night Tom." ”

Tom beckoned and closed his eyes, and although he was having a good time, he was also a little tired.

The bedside lamp went out, the room fell into darkness, Zhang Da also lay down for a while, and heard Tom snoring with his sideways ears, and then he found the Santa Claus costume hidden in the quilt.

Zhang Da also picked up his clothes and got out of bed lightly, but when he passed by Tom's nest, the fake beard accidentally fell to the ground and made a clicking sound.

The sound was not loud, but Tom looked up in his sleep, and he was about to wake up.

Zhang Da also quickly leaned over and picked up his beard, and whispered a lullaby in Tom's ear: "Worms fly, worms fly......"

After a lullaby, Tom put on his snot bubble and lay down in the den, shrinking back.

Zhang Da also helped Tom tuck the corners of the quilt and brought him a pair of earmuffs just in case.

[Tom's sound-isolating earmuffs: With these earmuffs, whether you are striking a gong in your ears or setting off firecrackers, you will never hear a sound, and Spike will say yes - you can never wake up a person wearing earmuffs.] 】

After leaving the room, Zhang Da also breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time was a little discouraged, practicing hypnotism for so long with Zangao's hypnotic ring, the emotional effect was not as good as a lullaby.

"It's too slow, isn't it? It's almost twelve o'clock. Ye Yan was already waiting in a reindeer suit, with a cloth bag behind him.

"There was a little accident." Zhang Da also changed his clothes while talking, and took the cloth bag from Ye Yan's hand, which contained the gifts he had prepared for everyone in advance, and he was about to send them out tonight.

Although I don't know how many people believe that Santa Claus exists, it is this atmosphere and sense of ritual that I want.