Pirate: My partner is too crooked

Chapter 33 Dreams and Faith (3500 words please read)

Aqua, who was drunk, was forced to scream by Lin Zhisheng the next day.

Today is the day to set sail. Since we want to sail to a restaurant on the sea, we naturally need to move the pots and pans, tables, chairs, refrigerators and other things from the restaurant to the ship.

This is not an easy task. Fortunately, the villagers of Windmill Village came to help. Otherwise, Lin Zhi and Aqua, who could still sleep on foot, might have to move there at any time!

The sailboat Lin Zhi asked the carpenters to build was much smaller than Red-footed Zepp's sea restaurant Barati in the original work, and was not even as big as the Golden Melly.

The thick mast is erected in the middle of the hull, and the capped spacious deck has a total of two levels of space.

The first floor is the dining area, which is not very large and can only accommodate six dining tables.

After all, cooking is not Lin Zhi's main purpose of opening this offshore restaurant. It doesn't need a very spacious place, and there is no need to recruit staff.

The second floor is used for Lin Zhi and Aqua's daily life, and has an exquisite and compact deck viewing platform.

There are flat entrances and exits on both sides of the hull, allowing guests who want to dine to enter and exit freely.

Under Aqua's insistence, the symbol representing the ship's bow was the statue of the Goddess of Water erected.

Simply put, this is a dhow with dine-in functionality.

Apart from the nature of the restaurant, it is not much different from an ordinary pirate ship.

"Three brothers have worked hard. I am very satisfied with this ship. I will pay the price now."

Lin Zhi asked the three carpenters beside him at the only ship port in Windmill Village.

When they first built this ship, they gave an estimated price of 50 beli. However, with the addition of a small restaurant and various other requirements, it is obvious that the price of this ship is now even higher.

What Lin Zhi never expected was that three carpenters wearing white vests looked at each other and smiled indifferently, as if they had already discussed it.

He waved his hand.

"If it's money, you don't need it. Over the past year or so, you've been secretly adding extra food to our food, and we've all seen it."

Seeing Lin Zhi's lips moving slightly to refuse, the leader, a carpenter with thick eyebrows, took the lead and continued, "To be honest, when we three brothers were young, we also had the dream of freedom and adventure at sea."

"But when I really wanted to take action, I looked back and realized that I had grown up and had a lot more things to carry on my shoulders."

At this time, another carpenter looked at Lin Zhi and continued: "Yes, we all have our own lovers and children now. Although we enjoy it and don't think it is a shackle that restricts our dreams, it is I have to seal it in the deepest part of my heart, waiting for the moment when it can shine again.”

"When we heard about your plan to go to sea, we realized that the time has come!"

Having said this, the three carpenters all raised their heads in unison and looked at the sloop docked on the shore, swaying quietly in the waves.

The depths of his eyes mixed with traces of time flashed with longing and yearning.

"This ship is an extension of our dreams. Please take it with you to see the majesty of the sea!"

"A man's voyage should be filled with the atmosphere of unlimited freedom!"

The bright and simple smiles on the faces of the carpenters were so moving under the sunlight.

"In that case, thank you very much."

After all the words were said, Lin Zhi naturally had no reason to be polite.

After deeply apologizing for having served them overnight beef, he looked at the three of them seriously.

"It just so happens that the name of this ship hasn't been officially determined yet, so it's up to you to name it."

Hearing this, the three carpenters were stunned for a moment, with extremely excited expressions on their faces: "Is it really possible?!"

"That's right." Lin Zhi confirmed.

Although there were only two short words, it instantly touched the hearts of the three carpenters who had been silent for many years.

A circle of hot tears overflowed from the slightly wrinkled eyes. In their blurred vision, they seemed to see their young selves sitting in front of the beach, arguing over the name of the pirate ship.

"Infinity...Dream."

The thick-browed carpenter put away his gaffe, raised his hand to touch the tears from the corner of his eyes, looked at Lin Zhi and said in a pleading tone: "If you can, brother Lin Zhi, please name this ship Infinite Dream." Bar!"

"An infinite dream..."

Lin Zhi lowered his head and pondered for a while, then gave a thumbs up under the anxious gaze of the carpenters and said with a smile, "What a great name!"

At this point, the offshore restaurant named Infinite Dream was officially born!
By the time Aqua and Maginot, who came to help, carried the last box of wine onto the boat, it was time to say goodbye.

Lin Zhi and Aqua, who were ready, stepped onto the stairs of the landing platform and boarded the Infinite Dream.

Hearing that the name of the ship had been decided, Aqua, who was still in a semi-drunk state, suddenly woke up and shouted why it was not "Aqua-sama" or "Blessings to Axis".

Lin Zhi simply said, "Then you buy the boat," and Aqua shut her mouth completely.

Putting aside the hopes of the carpenters, there is no way he would adopt these weird names!
Before leaving, Maginot, village chief Upp Slab and other villagers all rushed to the coast, waved goodbye to Lin Zhi and Aqua, who were about to leave, and expressed their blessings.

"Hey! Lin Zhi! Aqua!"

"When I grow up and become a real pirate, I will definitely become stronger than you and have more powerful partners than you. Let's meet again then!!!"

Little Luffy stretched his rubber hands around his mouth and acted as a loudspeaker, shouting loudly to Lin Zhi and Aqua.

Her cute eyes were filled with tears, showing envy, reluctance, and a bit of unshakable determination.

"I hope that by then, you can make up for the food you owe me!"

Lin Zhi, who was standing at the stern of the boat, responded with a chuckle.

Hearing this, Luffy, whose eyes were full of tears a second ago, immediately turned his face to the side and whistled pretending to be stupid.

"What a brat!" Lin Zhi couldn't help but shake his head and cursed with a smile.

The refreshing sea breeze blows from afar, and the tide ebbs and flows, driving the sailing boats on the shore to sail slowly into the distance. "Everyone, let us finally express our most sincere farewell to them in the way that Aqua-sama conveyed to us!"

Among the villagers, a dark-skinned middle-aged man stood up.

It was the merchant who helped Lin Zhi collect the bounty on his behalf.

I saw him looking at the direction of the sailing ship and taking the lead in shouting loudly: "As long as the Axis believers are serious, they can do anything. We are people who can do it. Even if we don't do it well, we don't blame us. It’s all the world’s fault!”

The surrounding villagers immediately understood his good intentions, took over the words, and continued the goddess teachings that Aqua had preached to them in the past few days.

"When faced with something you hate, just run away. Running away is not a loss, but a victory!"

"When you hesitate, you will regret it no matter what you do. You will regret it anyway, so choose the easier way now!"

"Don't be afraid of growing old, because God doesn't know whether you will be happy in the future!!"

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"Don't worry! For devout people who believe in this goddess, Lady Aqua will give you the highest blessing!"

Aqua stood on the boat with a proud face on her face, her white legs staggered back and forth, taking elegant steps, opening her arms towards the villagers on the beach, and making a promise.

Such a condescending look made Lin Zhi next to her almost think that she was really a great goddess who had descended from the divine world to the mortal world.

no, no...

Lin Zhi's calm eyes suddenly shrank, showing a shocked look.

At this time, Aqua's body actually lit up with a faint holy white light!
Under the sincere emotions of the villagers, these imperceptible white lights penetrated into Aqua's body bit by bit.

As a result, her aura as the goddess of water became a little stronger.

Lin Zhi, who has acquired the primary level of knowledge and knowledge, can be very sure that this judgment is by no means an illusion!

Reminiscent of what Aqua had done in Windmill Village, he felt that he had discovered something very extraordinary and outrageous.

That is, people who sincerely (well-intentioned) believe in the Axis Cult can help Aqua, who has been suppressed by traveling through the pirate world, regain her divine power faster!
As a result, Lin Zhi became even more envious and jealous of the stupid goddess next to him who could increase his strength even while lying down.

Sure enough, we still have to complete the next wish as soon as possible...

Let’s not talk about whether we can find a strong partner. The enhancement option after making a wish is the main way to become stronger!
Just as he was thinking about it, the sound of sea water pouring in suddenly came from the bow on the other side. The extremely fast flowing sea current caused the entire sailboat to shake violently.

What happened? !
Lin Zhi and Aqua were startled at the same time. They didn't bother to say their final goodbyes to the villagers and ran quickly to the bow of the ship.

More than ten meters away from the ship, a huge oval water ball slowly emerged from the turbulent sea.

As the sea water on the surface of the water ball disappeared, a dark head with a mouth full of fangs emerged from it, and its scarlet eyes exuded a faint red light that penetrated people.

Covered by a huge shadow, it is a large sea beast entrenched around this sea area that dominates the sea - the king of the offshore sea!
"It's really bad luck. I didn't expect to encounter this troublesome guy as soon as I went to sea."

Lin Zhi looked up at the King of the Sea with a fierce look on his face, and slowly clenched his fists.

In addition to its advantage in the sea, this sea beast, which is not even a sea king, is only a little stronger than those beasts in the mountains and forests.

Now that he can skillfully use Armament Haki, and with Aqua's reinforcement blessing, it is not difficult to solve it.

Zila! ! !

However, just when Aqua was about to cast the Goddess Blessing, overwhelming dark red thunder flashed past in the direction of Windmill Village.

The unimaginable domineering pressure spanned the entire beach and acted accurately on the offshore king who wanted to launch an attack on the Infinite Dream!
A strong shock from the soul exploded in the consciousness of the king of the offshore sea. Almost instantly, this ferocious sea beast that dominated the offshore sea rolled his eyes white, foamed from his bloody mouth, and passed out on the spot.

Lin Zhi felt something in his heart, turned around suddenly, and noticed the red-haired pirate group standing at the end of the village street.

"This is how a pirate would say goodbye. Goodbye in the new world, Lin Zhi."

Shanks, the leader, calmly sheathed the Griffin sword and looked at Lin Zhi who turned around.

"What a shrewd and cunning guy. Before he left, he asked me to owe him a favor."

Lin Zhi withdrew his gaze and no longer paid attention to the direction of the red-haired pirates. Instead, he faced the vast sea and said to Aqua next to him in a tone of excitement and expectation:
"Are you ready, Aqua? Next, it will be your home court!"

Aqua looked at the sea full of water and felt very warm.

"Of course it is!"

The sea breeze blows, fueling their new adventure.

Under the watch of the villagers of Windmill Village, the Infinite Dream sailed into the distance.

"Strange, why do I always feel like I've forgotten something? Aqua, do you know what it is?"

"No, Maginot was afraid that you would be polite, so I brought the [-]-year-old red wine secretly to me."

"...Now I know, please hand it over obediently!"

"Ah! No, I didn't say anything just now!"

Looking at Aqua who was hiding in a corner and making a defensive posture, Lin Zhi frowned slightly and fell into the strange feeling just now.

"Could it be that I really misremembered?"

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ps: The number of words in the voyage is more than 2 words more than the outline. The pace is indeed a bit slow. Mainly because of the consideration of readers who have not read Aqua’s original work, several scenes are used to depict and enrich the character. I will try to speed up the pace later. .

By the way, the Grand Line part will not follow the original route. Aqua will cause trouble when the time comes. You will definitely not be able to guess which island it is on the first island haha

It’s very important to catch up on your grades in the new book period. It’s a matter of life and death. Please read the latest chapters when you have time. Please, please

　(Thanks to the great swordsman Xiao Xiao for his monthly votes for several consecutive days, and to all the big guys who voted. This chapter of [-] words can be considered an extra update)

　　
　
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