"He is Maude, Thor's new... employee."
Sunny answered Shanks' question.
Shanks nodded slightly and turned to look at Jesus Bu.
The latter is examining Maud.
"You know how to use a gun?"
This was the first question Jesus raised.
"meeting!"
Maude answered without any hesitation.
Jesus Bu's eyes suddenly became sharp.
He was not a sniper from a second-rate pirate group. With his ability, how could he not see that Mod was a frail young man who had never touched a gun.
"But I don't believe it."
Between a half-smile and a half-smile, Jesus Bu's eyes were like loaded guns.
Bullying children has always been one of his minor interests, and considering that Maud is Mr. Sol's employee, he doesn't mind wasting time on Maud.
Maud, however, looked directly at Jesus Bu's eyes that seemed to burn the lies to pieces, and said seriously: "What will it take for you to believe it?"
Jesus was a little surprised when he put the button down.
Because Maud's expression and tone didn't seem like she was lying.
But Jesus would not doubt his judgment.
He looked calmly into Maude's eyes, suddenly reached out and picked up the 3.8 million beli pistol on the counter, and then completed the relatively cumbersome gunpowder loading step for ordinary people in one breath.
"Prove it to me."
Jesus loaded the gun and handed it to Maud.
Maude did not take the gun immediately, but pointed to the aging smoothbore flintlock gun on the counter and asked: "After the proof, will you give me that gun?"
"no problem."
Jesus laughed.
Maude nodded, strode forward, and took the expensive pistol from Jesus Bu's hand.
He knew that the next success or failure would be between a bullet.
So, how to prove it
While thinking about it, Maud saw the store door that she had just covered up, leaving a crack.
The idea came to her, and Maude quickly walked to the wall farthest from the store door, and then turned around to face the store door.
Without any notification, Maude quickly raised the gun towards the store door and immediately pulled the trigger without any pause.
boom-
Tongues of flame and smoke spurted out from the muzzle of the gun, and a hot lead bullet flew out, accurately passing through the crack in the door at a speed that was invisible to the naked eye.
The smell of gunpowder smoke filled the air after the gunpowder was fully burned, but Maude still maintained the standard gun-raising action.
In this situation, he didn't have time to worry about the possibility of accidentally injuring a passerby.
Shanks and Jesus looked at the crack in the door. With their eyesight, they could see that the wooden door was intact.
Moreover, the crack in the door is not large, and at most two lead bullets can pass through it at the same time.
Putting aside Mod's standard gun-raising action, the process from raising the gun to pulling the trigger is done in one go, giving people a sense of sight without aiming.
Even though it was only a dozen meters away, there was no doubt that Mod could use a gun.
At the counter, Sunny looked at Maude in astonishment.
She didn't expect that Maud would have good marksmanship skills.
"Good marksmanship."
It was Shanks who opened his mouth to praise.
Of course, such marksmanship is nothing in the Grand Line.
But if you put it at this moment, it is still worthy of praise.
Jesus Buze didn't say anything. As a man of action, he directly picked up the smoothbore flintlock gun he called his old friend, and then walked towards Maude.
"This is yours."
"Thanks."
Maud first returned the pistol to Jesus, and then took the smoothbore flintlock.
Finally got a gun...
"Jesus Bu, you sometimes make mistakes."
Shanks patted Jesus Bu's shoulder from behind and gave him timely comfort.
Jesus Bu curled his lips and was too lazy to respond to the barbed attack in the boss's words.
Did you really make a mistake
He glanced at Maud, who was flipping around with a gun, and there was always a lingering sense of contradiction.
It seems that he has never touched a gun, but he has such a standard gun-raising action, as well as the necessary... gun feel for a gunner!
never mind.
Jesus shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
"Boss, the wine has been brought up."
At this time, Lackey Lu's voice came from the back room.
"good."
Shanks responded, then looked at Sunny and smiled: "Little Sunny, remember to say hello to Thor for me."
"No need!"
Before Sunny could speak, Sol's voice came from outside.
Listening to the voice, it seemed that it was still some distance away from the shop, and he didn't know how he heard Shanks' words.
Hearing Thor's words coming from afar, Shanks sighed: "Now we're in trouble."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of rapid footsteps coming from outside.
After just a moment, the wooden door was pushed open forcefully.
Sol rushed into the store in a hurry, just in time to see Lucky Lu carrying out the wooden barrel filled with alcohol, and he was furious.
"Hey Shanks, here you are stealing wine again!!!"
"What does stealing mean? We paid for it. If you don't believe me, ask little Nini."
"Don't put the problem on junior, I won't sell you this wine!"
"Haha, anyway, the money and goods have been cleared, and it's too late for you to regret it now."
"Go, go, don't let me see you again!"
"That won't work, unless you sell me the location where the wine is hidden."
Shanks had a look on his face that said, "You can't do anything to me." Thor was so angry that his face was red and his ears were hot, and he almost lay on the ground and had a porcelain fight on the spot.
Jesus Bu and Lackey Lu did not intervene, while Sunny covered her forehead and remained silent.
As for Maud, she had already retreated to the back room when Sol shouted the first sentence.
However, he did not go to the second floor. Instead, he stood at the entrance of the stairs and paid attention to what was going on in the store.
Although it's hard to believe, Thor and Shanks seem to be old acquaintances.
Chapter 11: Pick a name first
Listening to the conversation coming from the store, Maud couldn't help but become interested in Thor's origins.
To be able to get acquainted with a big shot like Shanks, and to be used as an honorific by Jesus, it is unlikely that he is some unknown little character.
Within just two days of coming to this world, Maud had already deeply understood a truth.
In this era of great sailing with thousands of sails racing and ruthless characters everywhere, there must be many ruthless characters that have not been mentioned in the original work.
If you want to gain a foothold in such a world...
Its difficulty is by no means comparable to Hunter World.
Maud subconsciously grasped the smoothbore flintlock gun he had obtained from Jesus.
Now that the weapon is available, the next step is to find a second prey.
But the prerequisite for finding the second prey is to have the capital to walk freely outside.
The deterrence brought by a gun alone is not enough.
You know, although he has marksmanship, he does not have the speed of reloading like Jesus Bu.
When fighting with people, it is estimated that after firing a bullet, there will be no follow-up.
"Um?"
Maude's eyelids twitched, and a more important question suddenly occurred to her.
"There are no bullets..."
Just now, I just wanted to leave the scene as soon as possible, so I didn't have time to ask Jesus for gunpowder and lead bullets.
Modford.
That night.
The restaurant is brightly lit, the table is filled with delicacies, and the aroma of wine overflows from the glass.
Shanks looked at the wine stains in the wooden cup and sighed: "I have drunk countless fine wines, but only the wine from my hometown can make me unforgettable."
"Why are you still here?"
Sol's eyelids drooped, and the disgust on his face almost turned into condiments and was sprinkled into the dishes.
"Don't be so cold. It's been a while since I last saw you."
Shanks put down his wine glass with a smile, as if the tit-for-tat confrontation during the day was a thing of the past.
Sunny filled Shanks's glass of wine in time, while Jesus ate food and drank wine.
As for Lucky Lu, he never came back after carrying the wine back to the boat.
Maud sat on the seat against the wall, thankful that Jesus had not left yet, and thinking about when to ask Jesus for some gunpowder and lead bullets.
Of course he couldn't ask for it at the dinner table.
After much deliberation, the only timing is—
Go to the toilet quickly, go to the toilet quickly, go to the toilet quickly...!
Maud muttered silently in her mind.
Jesus Bu, who was drinking, was inexplicably excited.
Um? Could it be because the temperature difference between day and night is too big
He shook his head and continued drinking.
Thor glanced at Shanks' empty left sleeve and said coldly: "I'm not kidding you about what I said during the day. A big shot like you, who runs to me from time to time just to buy drinks, will inevitably give you a lot of trouble." I bring some inevitable trouble."
"That's right."
Shanks looked at the wine in the wooden cup.
"Then have you ever thought about... coming to my ship?"
"Go to your boat?" Saul sneered, "I am already an old guy who is about to enter a coffin. Do you want me to go to your boat to retire? Besides, a Jesus cloth on your boat is enough."
"Uh, I'm going to the toilet."
Jesus couldn't stand the big hat suddenly pulled over by Sol, so he got up and wanted to use his urine to escape for a while.