Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 101 Wine

The winds of the new world are always unpredictable.

Sometimes she is like a spoiled princess, even if you prepare a compass and a sea chart, she will still abandon you to a barren land at will;

Sometimes she is like a gentle green plum. Even if you lie down all the way and don't touch the tiller, she will still hold your hand and lead you to where you want to go.

Skepgate and his crew did nothing but lie on the boat and sunbathe for several days. When they got up again, they had already returned to Fenrir Island.

"You are back."

The people who greeted them at the dock were not the two little guys Osi and Obe as they had imagined, but Burfat who was wearing a flowered shirt and shorts.

"Are there not many people here? Boss Kaido is waiting for you in the meeting room."

La had contacted Kaido through Den Den Mushi on their return voyage, so Kaido knew in advance that they would be back today.

"Everyone is here. There is no reduction in staff."

La moved sideways and out of the way, allowing Burfat to see Scapgate and his group following behind him.

Of course, with her current height, it doesn’t matter whether she gives way or not.

"Where are Ossie and Obe?"

"Haha, those two brats~ They were captured by Jhin and made to handle all sorts of miscellaneous accounting records within the group."

Burfat said as he counted the number of people.

"The pirate group has recently gained a lot of new members, and the territory has also expanded a lot. It's really too much for Jin to handle it alone."

"And I'm really not good at these things, so I can only do errands."

La nodded, then asked:
"Obey aside, why did Jhin even go with Ossi?"

"That child is naturally active and isn't good at tasks that require him to sit still."

Given Ossi's impetuous personality, it was hard for La to imagine her sitting quietly on the stool for more than half an hour.

"I think so too, but Boss Kaido said that Osei is very smart and she's just being lazy."

"He also said that the reason Osei's Observation Haki hasn't improved is because he can't calm down.

Tie her to a chair and let her work quietly for a few days, and maybe we'll see a breakthrough."

"So, Jin and Ouba took turns watching her during the few days you were away."

"Yeah." La nodded.

"This is a good thing. It will help to temper her temper."

"But I don't think she would be so cooperative."

No one knows a sister better than her elder sister, especially since they were alone not long ago.

Burfat also laughed when he heard this.

"Indeed. Little Ossi refused to work for the first few days. He either complained about a headache or a pain in his butt, as if there were nails stuck in the chair."

"Later, it was only after Ou Bei used some provocation that she finally calmed down.

Recently, I'm competing with Jin and Oubey to see who can handle more files~"

"Well, Ossi is very smart. If she puts her mind to it, she's no less talented than anyone else."

The group chatted along the way and soon arrived at the meeting room.

"Come in, Boss Kaido is waiting for you inside."

These words were said to La and the others behind him, Skepgate. As it concerned the fate of a pirate group, Captain Kaido had to step in personally.

La took a step forward and was about to knock on the door, but stopped and turned to ask Burfat:
"Bulfat, has Captain Kaido been drinking?"

"This!"

Speaking of drinking, Burfat suddenly became excited and began to complain to La.

"La, you don't know! Ever since you left, me, Jin, and Boss Kaido's tongues suddenly started to have problems!"

"Oh? What's the problem?" La asked knowingly.

"It's the wine! No matter what kind of wine it is, it changes its taste once it enters our mouths!"

"Take me for example! Every drink I drink tastes like bitter melon juice!"

"Jin and I are different. He said the wine he drinks tastes like the piss of that frog from the Red Earth Continent."

"As for Boss Kaido, I don't know. Anyway, he hasn't touched a drop of alcohol since then."

"Oh. I see..."

Ra nodded, taking all of this into consideration.

"So how long did this situation last?"

"Several days! I only slowly recovered the day before yesterday."

Burfat was still feeling scared when he said this. He was really afraid that his sense of taste would never recover.

When he thought that he would never be able to taste alcohol again, this tough mermaid who was over four meters tall almost dropped his little pearl while hiding in his bed alone at night.

[The effect only lasts seven days... It's three days shorter than expected. Was my thoughtfulness not enough?]
That's right, the culprit that caused the taste problems of Burfat and others was the drinks provided by La at the meeting before departure.

On the day when she said goodbye to Old Cook and La and announced her departure, La, who absorbed the other's pure emotions, found her own cooking path, or realized her own "culinary heart".

[The spirits sing, the eternal power governs all things! Their lives, their souls, and even their bodies!]

This is not just talk. After incorporating his own thoughts or [commands] into the food, he can make the taster enter the state he wants from soul to body.

However, due to the card players' instinctive aversion to effects such as "brainwashing", La did not choose to directly change their likes and dislikes of alcohol, but instead took a roundabout way and used a relatively "mild" method.

For example, she doesn't want Kaido and others to drink alcohol excessively, otherwise after they drink the mixed drinks, the alcohol will taste like the things they hate the most when they drink it again.

Burfat beside him was still complaining, completely unaware that the culprit was right next to him.

"Hey, you know that Boss Kaido and I have been really frustrated these days..."

In fact, except for Jin who took a quick sip of the wine to confirm that his sense of taste had recovered and then ignored it, Burfat and Kaido had been drinking like crazy these past two days as if they were seeking revenge.

The two of them seemed to be drinking wine as if it were water and eating it as if it were food.

It wasn't until La called yesterday that the two of them woke up.

At this moment, facing La's question, Burfat instinctively felt a little guilty.
"So how much did Captain Kaido drink?" "Uh... um... I, I don't actually know."

"I've been busy with the defense arrangements for the outer islands recently. No, I haven't seen Kaido that often. Haha~"

"You, you guys go in. I seem to have forgotten to refuel my boat, so I'll go back and check first~"

After saying this, without waiting for La to say anything else, the strong fishman hurried away.

Perhaps it was because of the hot weather, but after only a few steps, some sweat oozed from Burfat's forehead. Perhaps he didn't exercise regularly.

[Are all of the Beasts' ships powered by oil? That's really advanced!]
Looking at Burfat's somewhat anxious back, Skygate and others couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that Beast Technology is really ahead of the new world!

La just glanced at it lightly and then looked away, then raised his hand and gently knocked on the door of the meeting room in front of him.

"Captain Kaido, it's me."

"Yes~ you are back. Ho~ Come in~"

Alas, I drank a lot just by listening to this sound.

When La pushed open the door, he saw Kaido lying on the chair with his arms and legs spread out, holding his lacquered red wine gourd in his hand.

"Captain Kaido, I think we should wait until you sober up before reporting on this operation."

The golden figure spoke coldly, and without waiting for Kaido's response, he was about to leave the hall.

And Skepgate and others behind him were a little bit at a loss as to what to do in this scene... Aren't all the leaders of the Beasts so powerful?

"Oh~ No, it's okay~ Hehe~ Don't be so serious~"

"Eh?! No, don't go!"

Kaido didn't care at first, but when he saw Rajen turning around and about to leave, he suddenly became so anxious that his tone changed.

Hearing this, La stopped in his tracks somewhat helplessly.

It seems that this captain of mine not only likes to drink, but also doesn't seem to be a good drinker.

Sometimes when you are drunk you become a different person. Can you imagine a seven-meter-tall man acting like a spoiled child to you?
There was no need to imagine, because she had actually seen it a few times, and the situation seemed to be getting worse recently.

How should I describe that scene? It felt like my own insensitivity was instantly cured.

If this continues, I'm really afraid that one day Kaido will get drunk on the battlefield and act like a "drunk spoiled brat" to the enemy...

It doesn't matter if he is embarrassed alone, but don't let it cause the reputation of the entire Beasts Pirates to decline.

It seems that the time has come to put off developing a comprehensive drinking regulation plan.
After silently drafting the rough draft of "Opinions on the relevant handling and rectification measures for the bad drinking habits of Comrade Kaido, the leader of the Beasts Pirates [1491] First Edition", he turned his head back and said nothing.

She just looked at Kaido, as if she wanted to stand there and wait until he was completely sober before speaking.

I have to say that although he looks small, his eyes when he is silent are still very powerful.

It was a suffocating feeling as if everything in the world, including the weeds and stones under your feet, suddenly turned against you. No one in the entire pirate group, from the captain to the servants, could remain indifferent for more than ten seconds under such a look.

Kaido put down the wine jug obediently, wiped his face vigorously with his hands, and quickly sobered up from his drunken state using a technique similar to "life return".

"Well, okay, go ahead."

"Ah."

Seeing that the other party was really awake, La didn't waste any more time.

“This operation went smoothly, and we didn’t encounter anyone from other forces along the way.

John and his subordinate, Babu, have been confirmed dead, and their remains have been destroyed. Their belongings, including a pair of swords, gold, gems, and jewelry, have all been brought back."

Skygate on the side also stepped forward in time to hand over John's relics, but Kaido just glanced at it casually and lost interest.

"There were 45 members of the former Fore Pirates. Four of them were injured in this operation, but no one died. They have all been brought back, along with a large ship."

La's report was still concise and efficient, without any nonsense.

"Oh?! You actually killed that guy John. Tell me how you did it."

Kaido asked with interest.

Compared to Bob and how many people he brought back, he was obviously more interested in how La killed John.

It's obvious that he wasn't injured. So how did the other party take down John, the tiger?
"A surprise attack."

La replied calmly, using the same words as when he answered Skepgate.

"Gone?"

"Gone."

"Cut~"

Kaido was obviously not satisfied with this answer.

"If you want to know the specific details, I will compile a written report later. But please deal with the current matter first, Captain."

La signaled with his eyes to Skepgate beside him.

The other party immediately understood and knelt down.

"On behalf of the former Fore Pirates, I, Scapgate, would like to thank Lord Kaido for helping us this time and avenging our captain. We hereby declare that all of us will join the Beasts Pirates and never betray them!"

"I will never betray you!"
The ordinary crew members at the back also all knelt down and kowtowed.

"Well, well, in that case, I'll give you this cup of sworn brotherhood wine."

Seeing this, Kaido also stood up, walked to Skepgate, and took out two big red lacquer wine cups, one large and one small, from his side.

Judging from the very standard size of the pair of wine glasses, he had obviously prepared them in advance.

Seeing this, Skepgate tactfully stood up, picked up the wine gourd on the ground and filled the two wine cups. Then he sat solemnly facing Kaido, holding up the small wine cup with both hands.

"This is the rule among pirates. After drinking this bowl of wine, they will officially be my subordinates."

Although La didn't say anything, Kaido still turned his head to explain to her before accepting the cup of sworn brotherhood wine.

"I can see that this is a ritual. You don't need to explain anything to me."

Having said that, La was still very satisfied with Kaido's attitude.

After all, this means that he has listened to my advice and is willing to correct himself.

As the two drank the wine in the cup one after another, the Beasts Pirates finally had their first subordinate pirate group, and Kaido would be qualified to be called "Admiral" in the future.

(End of this chapter)