Pirates: Build a high wall from the East China Sea.

Chapter 100 Running away
At noon, it’s time for lunch.

The canteen at the construction site suddenly became lively.

The workers who had been busy for the whole morning started to eat.

Ever since this Chamber of Commerce came here, everyone has been able to earn wages and rich meals through their own labor, and no longer has to suffer from hunger like before.

Everyone’s life... has changed!

Therefore, everyone is very grateful to the Chamber of Commerce that brought them new life.

“I really don’t understand how you can eat so much, kid?” The sturdy man who finally got his meal looked at the huge rice bucket in front of him, which was filled with messy food, and complained unhappily, “Thanks to you, our team is not only the one that consumes the most food every day, but also the one that does the best job in the “Clean Plate” campaign!”

Basically all the leftovers were stuffed into this kid's stomach, with nothing left.

"Hehehe." Hearing the strong man's words, Luffy also puffed up his cheeks, raised his head with a smile, showing his white teeth, and said, "I will definitely not waste it!"

"I'm not complimenting you! Besides, who would dare to waste our land?"

"Hahaha, foreman, Luffy won't understand if you talk to him like this!"

"Luffy thought you were praising him!"

"Yes, you should just say he eats too much!"

Just as the sturdy man called the foreman was speechless, laughter suddenly broke out around the cafeteria.

"All of you shut up and eat quietly! This kid may eat a lot, but he also does more work than you." After hearing what his fellow workers said, although he knew that they were not laughing at Luffy but just joking, the foreman still ruthlessly interrupted their jokes.

then.

He also looked at Luffy, who didn't care at all and was still eating rice in big mouthfuls with his whole head buried in the rice bucket.

"If you didn't work so hard and our boss wasn't so nice, you would have been fired if you were in another place." The foreman smiled helplessly and shook his head. While eating, he said with emotion and sadness, "It seems that your parents love you very much. If you were from an ordinary family, you would have been abandoned long ago if you were such a big eater."

No, I shouldn’t say an ordinary family, or someone who eats as much as this guy.

In this sea...

There is no shortage of parents who abandon their children for a bite of food.

Of course, there was nothing that could be done about it, because everyone had nothing to eat. Even if they didn't abandon themselves, they would just starve to death in the end.

But as long as the boss is around, that kind of tragedy... will no longer happen to them.

Looking at Luffy, "By the way, where's your father? Why don't I see him coming to work? Is there a better job in the Kingdom of Goa?"

"Dad?" Luffy raised his head in confusion, then continued to eat with his head down, "I've never seen him."

"???"

Never met him?

Hearing Luffy's words, the foreman's face froze, as if he had thought of something, and frowned again, "Where's your mother?"

"Mom? I haven't seen her either!"

"..."

Haven’t you seen mom and dad?

Looking at Luffy who spoke such a cold reality in a calm tone, the foreman was stunned again, but he seemed to understand something in his heart.

That’s right, if this kid eats so much, how could an ordinary family not abandon him?

Thinking of this, and looking at Luffy who was not sad at all because of his words and was still eating with his head down, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.

There was a sudden silence all around. The eyes of those who were joking turned red. Looking at the boy in the straw hat who was eating with his own rice bucket, they could no longer laugh at all.

It turns out that this kid has never seen his parents since he was a child?
"You kid! Really, how come I never heard you say that at all."

"Ah?" Luffy raised his head in confusion, with rice on the corner of his mouth, and looked at the foreman in front of him and said, "What is there to say?"

"You are such an optimistic kid!" Looking at those innocent and optimistic eyes, the foreman couldn't help but cover his eyes.

Do you still have hope for life even if you are abandoned?
Looking at Luffy who continued to eat with his head down, the foreman gritted his teeth and seemed to have made a decision. He directly put the rice he had only eaten two bites of on Luffy's rice bucket and said, "I'm full. From now on, you must make sure to feed me enough!"

The voice just fell.

"That's right! I'm full too! I'll leave the rest to you!"

"Luffy, don't lose your smile from now on!" "We are all your family!"

As they spoke, they came over with red eyes and poured all the food they had not eaten yet on Luffy's rice bucket.

For a while.

Luffy:……

I stared blankly at the rice bucket that was almost empty, and then it became full again.

What's going on everyone?
Why give him all the food?

What a good man!
Then he burped and lowered his head again to eat.

Everyone who saw it was speechless.

So, this child... is full?

No, can you still eat even if you are full?
Looking at the rice in the rice bucket which is decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Luffy's belly which is getting rounder and rounder at a speed visible to the naked eye...

Everyone was silent.

I wouldn’t have deducted it if I had known!
They haven’t eaten yet!

"Slow down, kid! I'll talk to the cafeteria later and ask them to prepare more for you every day. Don't worry, from today on, as long as you work here for a day, you won't go hungry."

Looking at Luffy who was eating while burping, the foreman smiled helplessly and shook his head. Then he seemed to remember something and his eyes were lost in memories.

"Looking at you reminds me of another employee who used to work for me. Although he didn't eat as much as you, that guy was just as capable as you! He could chop wood quickly, well, and evenly with just three knives, and he could do the work of ten people!"

"How amazing!" Hearing the foreman's words, Luffy, who was eating, couldn't help but raise his head, blinked his eyes, and said, "He can actually use three knives, where is he?"

"Him! I don't know either." The foreman sighed and shook his head. "He clearly told me that he would come with the team to work, but when we gathered at the dock that day, I waited for him all day but didn't see him."

He shook his head, his eyes filled with a hint of emotion and worry.

"Come to think of it, that guy hasn't received his last month's wages yet! He said he would change his knife after receiving the money, so he could work more efficiently, but he disappeared? We couldn't find him when we went back to look for him, and we don't know if he has any problem. If he has, why didn't he tell us? It's really worrying!"

"Gone?" Luffy held the rice bucket, looked up at the foreman, and said with a smile, "I still want to see him! But it doesn't matter, I believe he will come back, because you won't go hungry while working here!"

"Really? Hahaha, then I'll introduce that guy to you. I believe you two will become good friends!"

"Really? By the way, what's his name?"

"He!"

Hearing Luffy's question, the foreman's mouth curled up slightly, and his eyes fell into memories again, as if he remembered the proud young man, "His name is... Roronoa Zoro, he claims that his goal is to become the world's greatest swordsman, a very spirited and energetic young man!"

……

An island somewhere in the East China Sea.

"Roronoa Zoro, swordsman, proficient in logging, already has three months of work experience, interview for a lumberjack job?"

"Yes!"

"I have registered your information. You can get on board and wait." The registrar looked at the young man with short green hair in front of him, then looked at his hand covering his stomach, and seemed to understand something. He reminded, "There are some food prepared on the ship. If you are hungry, you can go and get it yourself. It's all free. Don't worry."

As he said that, he looked at Zoro who had not left yet and asked again in confusion.

"Is there anything else? If not, please get on board and wait."

"that……"

Hearing the registrar's words, the young man named Zoro seemed a little hesitant, but finally opened his mouth and asked, "Can I ask a question?"

"what is the problem?"

"Where is the 18th Engineering Team now?"

"18 Engineering Team? Wait a minute, let me check." The registrar took out a small notebook and looked at it. "It's in the waters near the Kingdom of Goa. We will also stop there. It seems that they need a group of workers."

He raised his head, looked at Zoro, and asked in confusion, "What do you want to do with the 18th Engineering Team?"

The words fell.

"What do you want to do with the 18th Engineering Team? That bastard foreman..." Zoro had a gloomy expression on his face. He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "He actually ran away with my salary!"

(End of this chapter)