Maude turned to look at the distinctive skull oil lamp on the wall at the entrance of the bar. Her eyes moved slightly, but the oil lamp touched some memories of the past.
I remember that when I was in the Hunter World, in order to collect intelligence, I often went to places in the underground world to spend money.
The bars I go to the most often are the bars with hidden locations.
Those bars usually don't see the light of day, let alone open to ordinary people.
And regardless of the atmosphere or decoration, everything is full of weird style, and the skull oil lamp is a very common decoration.
It was very similar to the bar named [Night] in front of me, which gave Maud a sense of intimacy.
"come in."
Wolf Rat opened the bar door and led Maude into the bar.
After passing through the short entrance, the first thing you can see is the circular bar shrouded in light red lights.
In the bar, Tatamu was wiping the wine glass as usual. When he heard the sound, he turned his head and looked towards the entrance.
When he saw Mod, an imperceptible light flashed in Tatamu's eyes.
He thought of the very dangerous woman carrying a knife last night.
Silence looked away, Tatamu lowered his head slightly and continued to concentrate on wiping the wine glass.
Maud looked at Tatamu, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and then looked at the empty seats in the bar.
Just like Sol's weapon shop, business is very bleak.
But the decoration is not as casual as Sol's weapons store.
Whether it's the lighting atmosphere or the placement of the guest seats, it can be seen that the owner of the store has put a lot of thought into it.
However, compared to exquisite bars, the pirates in Mad Hatter Town prefer to go to lively taverns to spend money, so it's no wonder there is no business.
Wolf Rat walked to the bar and placed the hopeless ferret on the bar.
"This is Tatamu, the owner of the bar and my friend. Even though he is so strong, he is also very clever in cooking and bartending. Let him cook the skunk meat and keep it to your satisfaction."
Wolf Rat introduced Tatamu's identity to Mod, and mentioned Tatamu's cooking skills by the way.
The ferret that was thrown onto the bar trembled slightly, becoming even more desperate.
"His name is Usopp, and he is my new friend."
Wolf Rat turned to Tatamu and introduced Mod, and at the same time motioned Mod to come over.
Mod came to the bar and said hello to Tatamu: "Hello, nice to meet you."
Tatamu looked at Mod in silence and nodded in response.
Wolf Rat specially observed Mod's reaction and explained: "This is Tatamu's character, don't mind it."
"Won't."
Maud didn't care.
"That's good."
The wolf rat smiled, then gently patted the lifeless skunk, and said seriously: "Tatamu, Usopp wants to eat skunk meat, please watch and cook it."
Tatamu glanced at the ferret and shook his head, signaling that he would not accept the deal.
"How about if I add money, triple it?"
“…”
Tatamu shook his head again.
The wolf rat was very persistent and raised his right hand full of blood.
"Five times!"
“…”
Realizing that the wolf rat was a necessity, Tatamu immediately explained: "You can't eat it."
"Ah? Can't you eat it? It's no different from rabbit meat, right?"
“…”
Tatamu said no more.
Wolf Rat was immediately disappointed.
Maude looked at Tatamu in surprise.
Although she looks so rough, her voice is as sweet and sweet as a girl's.
This obvious sense of contrast reminded Moder of a friend he made in the Hunter World - Melody.
Both Tatamu and Wolf Rat noticed Mod's reaction.
The former still looked dull.
The latter couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Maud was just a little surprised by Tatamu's voice and showed no sign of ridicule.
"Usopp, it seems that skunk meat is inedible."
Wolf Rat expressed regret over this.
Maud didn't originally want to eat the ferret, so she didn't explain it, but just took advantage of the situation and said, "That's really a pity."
The wolf rat picked up the ferret and threw it onto the seat aside, saying, "Tatamu, get Usopp a glass of signature. I'll go take care of the wound first."
"good."
Tatamu responded and started mixing drinks.
Wolf Rat then said to Mod: "Usopp, please sit down for a moment."
"Um."
Maud nodded.
Wolf Rat then walked towards the stairs leading to the second floor.
In front of the bar, Maude observed Tatamu's bartending skills and said: "Your voice is very nice, it reminds me of an old friend."
Tatamu's movements of mixing drinks suddenly stopped, and he looked at Maude in surprise. After a while, he said nothing and continued to mix drinks.
Maud smiled, turned to look at the environment that was very different from the Tomahawk Tavern, and sighed: "This place... is really nice."
"Thanks."
Tatamu gently pushed the prepared wine in front of Maud.
Maud turned around, not intending to drink the glass of wine.
"Tatamu, are you selling information here?"
“…”
Hearing this, Tatamu's eyes gradually became serious.
He did not answer the question, but asked: "Are you a pirate?"
Chapter 47 He is not a pirate
The inexplicable rhetorical question made Mod look at Tatamu in a strange way.
Pirates
Maud does not consider himself a pirate.
From now on, I have little interest in this kind of identity conclusion.
"no."
Without thinking much, Mod answered Tatamu's question.
After hearing this, Tatamu subconsciously glanced at the stairs to the second floor, then lowered his head, silently picked up the cup, and started wiping it again.
Mod looked at Tatamu and said, "You haven't answered my question yet."
"Sell."
After hearing Mod's questioning, Tatamu answered belatedly.
His bar is indeed a place for information trading.
This is why Wolf Rat will stay here and get to know him.
Maud had a look on her face that was indeed true.
In his opinion, bars generally opened in places like this, in addition to selling alcohol, serve more of intelligence transactions.
In this regard, it is very similar to Hunter World.
Turning to look at the deserted guest seats again, Maud smiled and said: "This place is very good, I will come here often in the future."
Tatamu was slightly startled, then nodded after a while and said, "Welcome."
After just a few minutes of contact, he developed a good impression of Maud.
But when he thought that the target of Wolf Rat and that dangerous woman seemed to be Maud, he couldn't help but glance at the stairs leading to the second floor again.
From the interaction between Wolf Rat and the woman last night, Tatamu could easily guess Wolf Rat's true identity.
At the same time, it is also clear why Wolf Rat brought Maud here.
New friends?…
Tatamu wiped the wine glass silently, but never thought of getting involved.
Although his first impression of Maud was good, Wolf Rat was his close friend and more important than Maud.
After speaking a few words, Maud discovered that Tatamu never spoke more than five words every time he opened his mouth.
However, he could understand Tatamu's feelings.
As a grown man, anyone with such a voice would probably not speak easily.
Maud turned her head and glanced in the direction of the stairs, and suddenly asked: "Do wolves and rats live here?"
Tatamu nodded.
Maud understood and looked down at the wine glass, thinking about the wolf rat's motives.
What made him more concerned was that the wolf rat was able to find him just now.
Like a dog.
This also means that there is no point in pretending to be in front of the wolf and rat.
But the wolf rat approached him today pretending to be a stranger.
Was it revenge for the shot fired at him yesterday
If that's the case, why bother blocking Kazite
When Maude thought about it carefully, she felt that there were many contradictions and it was difficult to analyze the general direction of the wolf rat's motivations.
"Tatamu, the name Wolf Rat shouldn't be his real name, right? It sounds more like a nickname."
“…”
Tatamu glanced at Mod and chose to remain silent.
"Okay, I was the one being abrupt."
Seeing Tatamu's reaction, Maude smiled indifferently, then took out a banknote from his pocket and pressed it on the table with a wine glass.
"Got to go?"
Tatamu glanced at the banknotes under the wine glass.
Normally, he would not take the initiative to ask.
"Well, come again next time."
Maud stood up and lifted up the ferret who had escaped under the chair at some point.
It can be seen that ferrets have a strong desire to survive.
But unfortunately, the person he met was Maud.
"Let's go first and say something to the wolf rat for me."