Chapter 18
The Banquet, Insights, and the System Crashes!

The feast wasn’t affected by Luffy being punched.

As the drinks arrived and the grilled fish came out one after another, the villagers gathered around the bonfire, singing and dancing, having a blast.

Time flew by, and before they knew it, darkness had fallen.

The villagers, who had been going wild all day, were almost all drunk!

During this time, Luffy had woken up.

Knowing that Red Rabbit was not someone to mess with, he tried his best to control himself, glancing at Red Rabbit every time he reached for the grilled meat.

Red Rabbit did not attend the feast, he had been reading a newspaper all day. The villagers had already figured out his temperament, they didn't interact with him much, they just simply fed him.

Bait also came to the beach at the villagers' warm invitation.

However, like Red Rabbit, he was very aloof, enjoying himself alone in a corner.

Perhaps out of habit, or perhaps in pursuit of ritual, even at a feast, Bait did not forget to wear his scarf, every move he made was very elegant.

The happiest one was Green Rabbit.

Surrounded by a bunch of villagers, this was the first time he had felt like the center of attention.

A dozen villagers surrounded Xia Yu, already drunk, they blushed and kept calling Xia Yu “Sir”, obviously they were all looking forward to hearing about Xia Yu’s travel experiences.

“Mr. Xia Yu, Mr. Xia Yu!”

“With such a beautiful night, why don't you tell us about your travel experiences?”

Xia Yu, who also felt happy, got up with a buzz, and said in a confident tone, “Today, I will tell you another travel story…“

As soon as Xia Yu finished speaking, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

“Father, you’re having so much fun that you don’t want to leave, are you?!”

“What’s so fun about hanging out with these natives? Don't waste any time, let's set sail while these plebs are drunk!”

“Please!”

Hearing the sudden voice in his mind, Xia Yu’s brow furrowed slightly, he secretly scolded in his heart, “Shut up! I’m having a great time, if you keep yelling, I'll uninstall you!”

“Father, you…you can’t do this to me! My loyalty to you is as clear as day! If you think there are not enough crew members, I will find a few more!”

“Oh, I see. You like Makino from Windmill Village!”

“Hey, why didn't you say so earlier? It's just a beautiful woman! Just tell me, no matter which plane of existence, as long as you say it, your son will immediately find her for you!”

“You won’t stop, will you?!” Xia Yu muttered in his heart, “Don't interrupt me while I'm telling the villagers about my travel experiences…”

“What travel experiences do you have? You're just making it up, alright?!”

“It doesn't matter if it's true or not, the important thing is to have fun!” Xia Yu was too lazy to waste his breath with the system, he looked around at the villagers who had gathered around him waiting for him to speak, then he raised his voice and said, “Today I'm going to tell you about my travels in the South China Sea!”

“Speaking of the South China Sea, although there are dozens of countries there, they all share a common belief!”

At this point, Xia Yu raised his glass, drained the wine in one gulp, then walked slowly to the beach, stood in front of Luffy, put his hand on Luffy’s head and swayed, “Their common belief is—“

“Xia Yu, why are you holding my head down?!”

Before Xia Yu could continue, Luffy, who had been held down by Xia Yu, immediately grumbled, “I want to eat meat!”

“Luffy, shut up!”

A villager jumped over and stretched Luffy’s lips, grumbling, “Don't interrupt Mr. Xia Yu's travel stories!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the villager immediately looked up at Xia Yu, “Mr. Xia Yu, what is their common belief?”

“Their common belief is——Guanyin Bodhisattva!”

System:……

Xia Yu burped, then continued, “Because Bodhisattva has great wisdom, he is free from all things, hence the name Avalokiteshvara; because Bodhisattva has great compassion, he seeks out and relieves the suffering of all beings in all worlds, hence the name Guanyin…”

“Well, you probably won’t understand most of it! I'll tell you some that you understand…”

“Speaking of Guanyin Bodhisattva, she represents compassion and salvation, she gives people hope and strength, and is also a symbol of wisdom and peace, she is deeply loved by the people of these dozens of countries in the South China Sea……”

Xia Yu's voice gradually slowed down, and the villagers gradually became quiet, they all stretched their necks to listen carefully.

Bait and Green Rabbit were also attracted by Xia Yu’s vivid storytelling.

The only one who was not interested was Red Rabbit.

Because it had gotten dark, he could no longer read his newspaper. He got up bored and went back to the ship alone.

Just as he was about to go into the cabin to change his canvas shoes, Bait, who had been attracted by Xia Yu’s story on the beach, was sitting calmly in the cabin, engrossed in a newspaper!

Huh?

Red Rabbit thought he had seen wrong, he blinked hard, and saw that it was indeed Bait sitting in front of him, he didn’t bother to think too much, he went straight to the shoe cabinet, carefully took out his red canvas shoes and wiped them carefully!

As he wiped, Red Rabbit felt inexplicably irritable.

So he put the canvas shoes back in the shoe cabinet, and suggested to Bait, “Go for a walk?”

Bait shook his head.

Red Rabbit didn’t mind, he simply turned and walked away.

Soon, Red Rabbit came to the street of Windmill Village.

Because all the villagers had gone to the beach for the feast, the street was eerily quiet, and all the shops were closed.

Red Rabbit continued walking without stopping.

Unknowingly, he had already left Windmill Village and arrived in the mountains.

After passing through these mountains, a building suddenly appeared ahead.

Seeing this, Red Rabbit’s eyes lit up and he quickened his pace and walked over.

As he walked into the building, a sign that read 'Wasteland Terminal' immediately caught his eye.

Of course, it wasn’t the sign that attracted him, but Bait, who was holding a newspaper below the sign.

???

Seeing Bait, Red Rabbit was instantly filled with question marks.

What the hell!

Bait had been reading a newspaper in the cabin before, and during that time he had also looked back, but hadn’t seen Bait’s figure!

Most importantly, he clearly left Windmill Village first, and didn't delay his time during that time, how did Bait get ahead of him?

Although surprised, Red Rabbit didn’t take it to heart, he simply asked, “Aren’t you coming?”

“I wanted to see what you were doing!” Bait put down the newspaper and rarely showed a smile, “You’re called Kirilenko, right? The Green Rabbit who came with you, his name is…”

Before Bait could finish, Red Rabbit’s brow furrowed slightly, “Drupi, you’re talking a bit too much today! We are now following Xia Yu’s lead, what Xia Yu calls us, we call ourselves that! So, from now on, please call me Big Red.”

“Okay, Big Red!”

Bait was very straightforward, “Mr. Big Red, you…”

Bait hadn’t finished speaking when a voice suddenly sounded behind them.

Looking back, they saw a man staring with wide eyes, incredulously, “Hey hey hey, everyone come and look, there’s a rabbit and a Drupi dog, and they’re actually talking!”

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