Maud put her hand on Law's shoulder.
Luo came back to his senses and turned his head to look at Maude who came to him quietly. Naturally, it was impossible to reveal his inner thoughts in front of others. He shook his head and said, "It's nothing."
"That's it."
Maude smiled and took back her hand and said: "The banquet is about to be held, come over quickly."
After saying that, Maud walked directly towards the plains in the distance.
There, everyone was setting up a temporary open-air banquet hall.
Aokiji suddenly got excited and made more than a dozen penguin ice sculptures out of thin air and placed them around as decorations. The spreading cold air condensed a lot of frost on the black stone ground.
"so cold… "
The crew members of various pirate groups in the fleet rubbed their arms unconsciously and looked at the ice sculpture made by Aokiji with some embarrassment.
They wanted to complain about Qing Pheasant's interest, but they didn't dare.
Bailey and Bebo were chasing and frolicking nearby.
As a result, Bailey accidentally touched the newly made ice sculpture, and was immediately frozen to the point of shaking his body several times, while Beibo ran away all the way without looking back.
"What bastard puts so many ice sculptures in a place like this?"
Seeing that he could no longer catch up to Beibo, Bailey looked angrily at the ice sculpture blocking the way.
"Rocket Headbutt!!!"
Without thinking, he hit one of the penguin ice sculptures with a rocket headbutt.
Bang -
The ice sculpture fell apart on the spot and scattered on the ground.
Around him, many crew members looked at Bailey who smashed the ice sculpture with his head, as if they were looking at a warrior.
Bailey raised his hand and smoothed his slightly messy hair, looked at the second ice sculpture, snorted, and prepared to repeat the same trick.
"Rocket head...!"
At this moment, a tall shadow carrying a chill covered Bailey's body.
Halfway through shouting the name of the move, he suddenly stopped.
"Ah la la."
Aokiji stood behind Bailey, first glanced at the torn ice sculpture, and then lowered his head and stared calmly at the back of Bailey's sweating head.
Hearing the voice of Qing Pheasant, Bailey's body trembled suddenly, and then without hesitation, he used the fastest speed in his life to forcefully assemble the cracked ice sculptures together.
"Oh, that bastard Bebo is so incompetent that he is willing to attack an ice sculpture with such a rich artistic flavor. I really misjudged him!"
After shaking his head and putting the blame on Bei Bo's head, Bailey pretended that nothing happened, turned his back to Qing Pheasant, whistled and walked forward over the ice sculpture.
Qing Zhi looked at Bailey silently.
Hidden by his sunglasses, no one could see his eyes at this moment.
But Bailey felt a chill on her butt.
At this moment, there was a banging sound from behind.
The penguin ice sculpture that had been assembled haphazardly disintegrated again and scattered on the ground.
Bailey paused, stiffened his neck, and looked back at the ice sculptures scattered on the ground, which were even more broken.
After a few seconds of silence, Bailey said sadly: "It's all the fault of that bastard Bebo, what has become of an ice sculpture?"
“…”
Aoki didn't say anything. While staring at Bailey, he slowly stretched out his right hand filled with cold air.
Bailey swallowed and saw the cold air on Qing Zhi's palm condensing into an ice sculpture at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Looking at the ice sculpture, which was almost the same size and appearance as his own, a lot of cold sweat suddenly broke out on the back of Bailey's head, and he showed a smile that was even uglier than crying at Qing Pheasant.
Seeing Qing Zhi not saying a word, just staring at him like this, Bailey became even more uneasy.
Nest is so sloppy!
Bailey cursed in his mind the sloppy rocket headbutt he just made, and then cast a look for help at Mod, who was not far away.
Maud noticed Bailey's look of help, so she pretended not to see him and went to help set up the venue.
Bailey looked at Maud's back with resentment.
"Ah la la, I remember... the decorations must be in pairs to look good."
Qing Pheasant finally spoke, his eyes moving on the ice sculpture and Bailey.
in pairs…
Bailey looked at the ice sculpture that was almost the same as himself, and suddenly his smile became even more ugly.
after an hour.
The banquet begins.
Food and drinks were on the table, and everyone started to have a carnival.
Clinking glasses, laughter.
Everlasting.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Qing Zhi sat next to Bailey, which made Bailey lose his appetite.
"A pirate's party..."
Qingzhi held up the wine glass and looked at the people who were laughing and laughing with a slightly complicated look.
Perhaps because he had been in the system for many years, the unrestrained and free atmosphere in front of him made Aoki feel vaguely out of place.
"Give."
Jia Ya's gentle voice sounded in her ears.
Qing Pheasant followed the sound and saw a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and was slightly startled.
"Thank you very much."
Qing Pheasant took over the bowls and chopsticks. This scene that seemed so similar to before made him feel emotional.
After handing Qing Pheasant the bowl and chopsticks, Jia Ya sat down next to Bailey and said seriously: "A temperature that is too low will seriously damage the texture and taste of hot food, so you must not use ice bowls and chopsticks to eat. "
"Ah la la, that's right."
Qing Zhi scratched his head in embarrassment and casually removed the ice chopsticks he had just made.
Jia Ya looked at Qing Pheasant's actions and her thoughts moved slightly.
rumble-
The penguin ice sculptures standing around the banquet table were directly controlled by Jia Ya and thrown out, flying straight into the distant sky.
Judging from the flight trajectory, there is no doubt that it will fall directly into the sea.
After throwing away the ice sculpture that affected the dining environment, Jia Ya looked at Qing Pheasant and showed a polite smile.
"Thinking that you agree with the statement that 'ice' will affect the meal, I took the initiative and threw away the ice sculptures next to it. You probably won't mind."
“…”
The green pheasant was speechless.
Seeing the green pheasant deflated, Bailey snickered happily on the sidelines.
"Eat it while it's hot."
Jia Ya reminded with a smile.
Bailey got an appetite on the spot, jumped on the table and started mowing down the meat.
Qing Zhi scratched his cheek, picked up the chopsticks to pick up the food, and soon filled his mouth.
The delicacies served by the lady next to me will obviously not disappoint.
Seeing Qing Zhi and Bailey start to eat, Jia Ya also picked up the soup bowl and took a sip of the three delicacies soup. Then she turned her head and looked at her companions who were having a drink, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
When she isn't talking, she looks gentle and quiet, but deep down she actually prefers the excitement at the banquet table.
"Kuzan, the first time we had dinner at the same table with you was probably on Lore Island."
Jaya put down the soup bowl and suddenly mentioned the past of Plague Island.
Aoki swallowed the piece of meat in his mouth, recalling some memories of Plague Island, and the figure of Fujitora flashed through his mind.
The powerful man who had personally protected the Mod Pirates on Plague Island was recommended by him to join the Navy Headquarters, and eventually became a very responsible Navy Admiral.
However, the person who recommended him to join the Navy Headquarters actually joined the Mod Pirates and became a pirate.
"yes."
Qing Zhi nodded and said slowly.
Jia Ya turned her head and looked at Qing Pheasant, and said calmly: "That was more than a year ago. No one thought that you, who came here so shamelessly to eat, would one day become our companion."
"This piece of fried pork tastes really good, but the soup is quite red. Is it made with red wine?"
Listening to Jia Ya's ruthless words, Qing Zhi tried to change the topic.
"Made of the blood of leviathans."
Jia Ya first answered Qing Zhi's question, and then continued the topic without being affected:
"Sometimes, I don't understand what Mod is thinking about letting that bloody man join the pirate group."
"Ah la la, I know that the bloody man you are talking about is referring to Xi Liu, but why do I feel that you are talking about me?"
Qing Pheasant looked helplessly at Jia Ya who had something to say.
Jaya nodded.
Seeing Jia Ya's simple nod, the corner of Qing Zhi's mouth twitched.
Jia Ya turned to look at Maud who was sitting in the main seat and said: "Mod... values us very much, so he must not be able to accept betrayal."
“…”
Seeing Jia Ya speaking so openly, Qing Pheasant's eyes narrowed and he said nothing.
Jia Ya opened her eyes slightly, revealing a ray of amber luster, and said calmly: "I hope your joining will not be a bad thing."
Qingzhi looked at Jia Ya seriously and sighed: "I didn't expect that the person who came here to say these words would be you and not Lafayette. In fact, I can also feel your distrust of me."
Jia Ya said softly: "Sorry, because of your original identity, it is obviously impossible for us to trust you without reservation."
"There is no need to apologize for this. If it were me, I would be the same as you."
Qingzhi looked down at the deep red soup in the bowl, scratched his cheek out of habit, and sighed: "But I made my words very clear before I 'formally accepted' Maud's invitation."
As he said that, Qing Pheasant raised his eyes and looked at Maud, who was drinking Jim's liquor.
"Jia Ya, you all have things you want to achieve, but I do too, but... these years of sitting in that 'position' have made me understand that there are some things that even if I get a 'status', I can't do anything about it."
“…”
Jia Ya looked at Qing Pheasant quietly.
"That's what I say, but this is just a pretty good-sounding excuse I made for myself before I quit the Navy Headquarters. The deepest reason is that I know that the higher-ups will not give me a higher position. .”
Qing Pheasant turned his head to meet Jia Ya's gaze and said calmly:
"Since I can't get new opportunities and achieve nothing in my original position, I have no choice but to find another way. But at that time, I didn't expect that I would join the Morde Pirates... I don't hate such an accident. .”
"Thank you for telling me this."
Hearing this, Jia Ya suddenly showed a beautiful smile towards Qing Pheasant.
Qing Zhi was startled, first shook his head and laughed, then looked at Maude again, his tone mixed with inexplicable emotions:
"Sometimes just watching what Maude does from the sidelines, I can't help but have a feeling of 'maybe what I can't do in that position, I can do here'. Why exactly..."
"Because Mod never 'questioned' your motives for joining the pirate group from the beginning to the end."
Jia Ya said, picking up the napkin and wiping the mouth of Bailey, who was full of oil.
Qing Pheasant couldn't help but remain silent.