“Oh, you know me, then?”
By the seashore.
Ail held his arms and glanced at the other: “Looks like you’re a pretty decent swordsman… So, do you want to take my head and collect a bounty from the World Government?”
A raging flame burst out from his right hand.
“Crackle crackle…” The exaggerated flame emanated an astonishing heat.
It sent shivers down one’s spine.
It wasn’t very surprising that the other party recognized him.
After all, his wanted poster as a descendant of the Lunarian race had probably been circulated all over the world.
There was no need to read the other’s memories. Ail had actually instantly discerned the other’s identity.
Longbread, Logia-type, Eat-Eat Fruit ability user, he didn’t expect to run into him so quickly.
The other party’s aura was indeed not weak, at least a swordsman.
And he should have already mastered both Observation Haki and Armament Haki.
Of course, there was no doubt that he was no threat to him.
“No, no, I have no ill intentions. I was just looking for a place to rest, but I didn’t expect this to be your residence!”
The heat from the flames hit his face.
It caused Longbread to instinctively step back a few steps.
He was filled with vigilance, and his hair stood on end.
Looking at the tall young man in front of him, he had the illusion that if he dared to strike, he would be beheaded immediately.
“Mink, Fish-Man, Snake-Head, Long-Legs…” Longbread’s eyes narrowed as he noticed the children of various races crowding around them.
With his quick thinking, he guessed that the Fallen Angel, Ail, had taken in these children of different races here, obviously his ambition was not small.
In fact, he was also a skilled swordsman.
And he was also a Logia-type, Eat-Eat Fruit ability user.
He was once a chef and a pirate, but due to some reasons, his career in both professions failed.
It had dealt a huge blow to Longbread, who had once been full of vigor.
He realized that his talent was limited, and he was destined to never achieve anything great.
But he was still arrogant and looked down upon ordinary pirate crews.
So, he had always been a lone wolf.
“But, if possible, please let me stay…”
Looking at Ail’s tall figure, which was somewhat immature but also had an air of composure and dignity.
Longbread’s eyes were burning with passion. He bowed deeply at ninety degrees and said loudly, “I am willing to follow you. Let me join you, Ail-sama!”
If we were to talk about the beginning.
He still had some doubts about the Fallen Angel, Ail’s strength.
After all, it was a bit too exaggerated for a nine-year-old to have followed a Giant warrior and destroyed the G-12 Fortress of the Navy, and to have a six-hundred million Berry bounty.
But from the moment he truly saw him for the first time.
He knew that the other’s six-hundred million Berry bounty was definitely not just because of his Lunarian heritage, but because he was truly a monstrous individual with unlimited potential.
That aura, like a human beast, sent chills down one’s spine, was no joke.
Only someone like this was worthy of his, Longbread’s, following.
Besides, as a chef.
He was not only a skilled swordsman, but also an Eat-Eat Fruit ability user.
Following someone with such a promising future.
His status would naturally rise.
“Eh!?”
“Follow Ail-san?”
Seeing this scene.
Lingling, Gaels, Haerding, and the Mink, Moss, were all quite surprised.
They didn’t expect the other party to bow his head to Ail right away and ask to join him.
“Ail, don’t trust him!”
But thinking of Galmelow’s deception of the Giants.
Haerding couldn’t trust the other party and shouted to Ail, “Humans are very cunning. You know you’ve just been put on a six-hundred million Berry bounty, he might be up to something, trying to murder you!”
“Yes, don’t trust him easily. Even the Giants, Mountain Beard and Waterfall Beard, who were experienced warriors, were deceived by Galmelow!”
Gaels shouted right away.
His gaze was unkind as he glared at Longbread, raising his gleaming long axe.
It seemed like if they didn’t agree, he would directly chop at him.
“Ail-san, this guy is full of bad intentions, he’s clearly not a good person…”
The Fish-Man youth, Jaen, showed his sharp shark teeth.
He rolled up his sleeves and wanted to step forward, “For safety’s sake, just throw him into the sea to feed the fish!”
“Alright, you little Fish-Man brat, with your little bit of strength, you want to throw him into the sea? You’re still a good ten or twenty years away!” Ail gave the Fish-Man, Jaen, a disgruntled tap on the forehead, stopping the somewhat impulsive fellow.
A Fish-Man kid who hadn’t even grown up, who had only been training for a few days.
He wasn’t a threat at all to a swordsman like Longbread.
The other party was just wary of him.
“Wait, I really do want to join you, I have no ulterior motives…”
Longbread waved his hands repeatedly.
He hurriedly explained loudly, “I swear, I just think that Ail-sama has great potential and an unlimited future, so I want to follow you actively, I have no ill intentions!”
He considered himself to have no weak strength.
But he knew that he was no match for the Lunarian monster in front of him.
Even if he was ridiculously young.
Especially, he saw it.
The photo that the World Government had published in the newspaper.
The other party could transform into a giant serpent with wings and bathed in thunder, seemingly a rare Zoan-type, Mythical Zoan ability user, with unbelievable and terrifying power.
He was simply a walking natural disaster.
Most importantly, he didn’t think that a nine-year-old who dared to follow the Giants and go destroy the Navy Fortress was any kind of good person.
He didn’t dare to treat him as an ordinary kid.
The other party looked like a steady and mature person.
Trying to use tricks to deceive him was stupid.
If the Fallen Angel, Ail, really got serious, he would be dead.
“Oh?”
Looking at Longbread who was desperately trying to explain, Ail let out a light laugh.
His unique Observation Haki could naturally see through the other’s thoughts.
This guy was quite smart.
However, Dream House did indeed lack a professional chef.
It wouldn’t hurt to take him in.
“Ail-sama, I believe you are a person with great ambition, I am truly willing to follow you…”
As expected.
Longbread’s face was filled with passion.
He looked up at Ail’s tall physique and shouted, “My name is Longbread, I’m a pirate, a chef, a swordsman, and a Logia-type, Eat-Eat Fruit ability user… I can turn any non-living object into delicious ingredients, which should be very useful to you!”
After finishing.
He casually grabbed a rock.
In the eyes of Lingling and the others, who were in shock.
The rock softened and turned into a white loaf of bread.
And then he grabbed a handful of dirt and sprinkled it on it.
In the blink of an eye, the dirt turned into delicious cream.
Then he grabbed a handful of weeds and sprinkled it on top, and the weeds turned into cherry, mango, blueberry, and all sorts of fruit chunks.
They were crystal clear and shiny.
They made one’s mouth water.
“This is…”
“Wow, the rock turned into a cake!”
“The Eat-Eat Fruit? Is there such a Devil Fruit ability?”
“Incredible…”
Seeing this magical scene.
Haerding, Gaels, the Fish-Man Jaen, and the others were all in shock.
Looking at the cake, which looked very tempting and seemed to emit a sweet aroma, they couldn’t help but swallow their saliva.
“Can we eat it?”
Lingling’s eyes were sparkling, and her mouth was watering.
She couldn’t wait to go forward and point at the cake made from the rock and asked Longbread.
“Of course you can!”
Longbread nodded hastily.
Speaking of which, he drew his short sword.
He cut off a piece of cake first and put it into his mouth.
Then he handed another piece to Lingling.
He motioned that it was safe to eat, there was no poison.
“Although these ingredients are made by the Devil Fruit ability, they may not have the same unique flavor as the best ingredients, which are made with real materials…”
He pointed to the cake in Lingling’s hand.
Longbread was filled with pride as he explained, “But after my processing, the taste is still far superior to the desserts made by most chefs in the world with painstaking effort!”
Ail chuckled lightly and didn’t stop him.
Because the food made with the Eat-Eat Fruit ability was indeed edible.
And to be honest, the taste was not bad at all, far surpassing the skills of most chefs.
Only those who had truly tasted all sorts of delicacies, whose palates were extremely discerning, would dislike the food made with the Eat-Eat Fruit ability.
“Wow——”
Lingling’s eyes lit up.
Before Gaels and the others could stop her, she couldn’t wait to stuff it into her mouth.
“It’s real, it’s delicious!”
Lingling narrowed her eyes.
She savored the sweet and sticky pastry.
Confirming that it was real cake, she was still unsatisfied, her eyes looked at Longbread longingly, her mouth watering: “Can you make more desserts? I want to eat more!”
“Eh!?”
“Is this true?”
“Then I want some too…”
“Can you make any kind of dessert? I want some too!”
“Hey, hey, you guys, calm down…”
“He’s an unknown pirate!”
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