Vivian ate his meal very slowly, not because he couldn't eat any more, but because... he was thinking about how to help this family of three.
Well, actually just now, the option in his mind popped up again, which was very rare:
Option 1: Help the seafood store owner and his family out of trouble. (Completion reward: God-level craftsmanship)
Option 2: Ignore the seafood restaurant owner and his family, and just leave after eating. (Completion reward: random basic attribute +1)
It is obvious that as long as there is no problem with one's IQ, people will probably choose the first option.
Vivian, who chose the first option, was also wondering what kind of trouble he would encounter if he wanted to help this family kill the guy named Hausen
I'm afraid that apart from Luffy, one of the Three Emperors, there is really no one else in the Straw Hat Pirates who can give him a headache, right
As for Sauron and the like...
Vivian thought to herself, it was she who taught that kid the Breathing of Wind. As a "master", how could he be afraid of his own apprentice
"Slurp~~~Hiccup!"
After drinking the delicious seafood soup, Vivian burped and turned to look at Klauna who was about to clean up the bowl and said, "Hey, beauty, how about I help you kill that guy named Hausen?"
Klauna:
The hand that was stretched out to clean the bowl froze in the air. Klauna was stunned for a moment, then she reacted and said, "Guest, I know you want to help someone who is in trouble. Maybe you have some strength and don't take that pirate named Hausen seriously, but what about the Straw Hat Fleet, or even the Straw Hat Luffy of the Three Emperors? They are not something that anyone can mess with."
Klauna also saw the flying slash that Vivian directed with his hands just now, but in her opinion, Vivian was at best a guy with decent swordsmanship. And in her cognition, the strongest swordsman was a "swordsman", and she saw with her own eyes that a swordsman in their town was beaten to death by Kaido, one of the former Four Emperors. So, if that was the case, Luffy, the Straw Hat Boy who could kill Kaido, would naturally be even stronger.
Therefore, when a swordsman faces a figure of the level of the Three Emperors, isn't he doomed to die
"Forehead.."
After hearing Klauna's polite refusal, Vivian wanted to say something else, but the owner of the seafood restaurant came out, glanced at Vivian who was sitting at the dining table, and then leaned close to Klauna's ear and whispered, "Everything at home has been packed up. I will take you away from this place tonight by boat."
"Dad, are you crazy?"
Klauna frowned immediately upon hearing this, "Don't you want this store anymore? This is your life's work."
"If the store closes, you can open it again, but if the people are gone, then you really have nothing."
The shop owner was too lazy to pay attention to Vivian who was still sitting in the shop, and just yelled with his neck stiffened.
Even though he has run a store in this place for most of his life and poured all his energy into this store, what does it matter
With your skills, do you still worry about not being able to gain a foothold elsewhere
At that time, the worst that could happen is that he would go to a new place and start over again, slowly starting over from a roadside stall. He didn't believe that there was no room for him in the territories of the Three Emperors.
"If all else fails, we can move into a government-affiliated country. Even though we have to pay high taxes every once in a while, compared to being protected by these pirates, I think it would be much better to be under the control of the navy, right?"
"Is there really a difference between the navy and pirates?"
Klauna couldn't help but ask.
In her impression, aren't those navy guys all sycophants who are dependent on the World Government? If it weren't for their own interests, they wouldn't care about the lives of civilians at all.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many non-member countries ruled by the Four Emperors.
“Why is there no difference?”
But who would have thought that the shop owner who heard what Klauna said suddenly reacted greatly, and quickly took out a magazine from his pocket, handed it to Klauna and said, "Did you see it?"
"What did you see?"
Klauna, who has never been fond of reading news or magazines, tilted her head with a hint of confusion in her eyes.
"The biography of the Thunder Swordsman!"
The shop owner looked at her with an expression that said, "How come you don't even know this?" Then he began to explain, "This guy is the strongest among the new generation of the navy. He joined the navy at the age of 18 and became an admiral at the age of 23. He defeated Big Mom, one of the former Four Emperors, all by himself. Not only that, he also fought the famous sharpshooter Larven to a draw some time ago..."
"Admiral? What does this have to do with us?"
Klauna thought, isn't it a well-known fact that the admiral is very powerful? Why did Dad suddenly bring this up
Then the shop owner continued, "In addition to his strong strength, this Thunder General Vivian is also loved by others for one thing. Do you know what it is?"
"Beloved?"
"That's right."
The shop owner nodded. "That is, this young admiral is an absolutely righteous navy officer who will never let go of any evil pirate. Even when facing death, he is not afraid and can face it calmly with a smile. In addition, if civilians are in danger, he will always step forward without hesitation to save them. With such an admiral who is willing to care about ordinary people, who is not afraid of power and does not distinguish between noble and humble, if we are ruled by him, do we still need to live in fear all day long?"
He remembered that there was such a passage in the biography of Thunder Swordsman:
"I hope to live in a world without aristocracy, where everyone is equal and all races can coexist on the same land in peace, unity and friendship. I know that day may still be far away, but as long as I am alive, I will do my best to make it come true."
This passage was printed in the fifth volume of "Biography of the Thunder Swordsman", at the end of page 30. The font was very small, but he read it clearly.
That's exactly what Vivian said herself, smiling, when she was interviewed by reporter Gordon.
"Therefore, as long as General Thunder exists, I firmly believe that being in a government-affiliated country is far better than being ruled by the Three Emperors."
The shop owner clenched his fist and expressed his inner thoughts. At the same time, after thinking of Vivian's words, tears began to emerge in his eyes involuntarily.
And at the same time.
Vivian Benan, who was sitting at the dining table, didn't know what to say. He took out a cigar from his storage ring and started smoking it.