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

Chapter 37 Lunch
The Beasts Pirates' base, at the cafeteria entrance.

La stood quietly in front of the gate, the sunlight stretching her shadow very long...

In front of her were Osi and Obei, who had not been seen for a long time. Both of them had bruised faces and noses. It was obvious that during the recent sparring, neither of them had been able to control their position and stop in time.

The two little ones supported each other and looked at the expressionless La with awkward smiles on their faces.

"Um, Sister La... I, Obei and I accidentally fell down the stairs just now, haha~ ha... ha..." As if she knew how weak her excuse was, Osi's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally she simply lowered her head and dared not speak anymore.

"Stupid Osi!" Obei was speechless when he saw Osi like this. "Sister, please listen to my explanation. She and I actually went to..."

"No need to say more, I know everything you did this morning. Don't go so far next time. Now, go in and eat."

Unexpectedly, La did not scold the two of them and let them in directly.

She no longer objected to the two of them fighting each other.

Compared to when she knew nothing about the world on the deserted island, after it became clear that this was the world of "ONE PIECE", she realized that fighting was inevitable here.

If you don't fight, you can't survive.jpg
Instead of letting the two of them hone their skills temporarily in an uncontrollable battlefield, it would be better for them to accumulate some experience in a relatively safe environment now.

Besides, sparring with each other would help them better master their own strength. Laco couldn't always be by their side. It would be ridiculous to be defeated by some unknown person with strange abilities just because they couldn't control their own strength.

The two little ones staggered into the cafeteria as if they had been pardoned.

The noise suddenly stopped, and then exploded again after confirming that La did not follow in.

"Hey~ red-haired little devil, I didn't expect you to be able to come in standing. Just now when we saw Master La standing at the door, we thought we would never see you again~"

"Haha~ Yeah, we're all betting on whether you can make it through today safely~"

"Good job! Haha, I knew you two would be fine! Hey, the one opening the betting! I won, pay me now! Twenty thousand Baileys!"

"Yes, and I have 1,000 Baileys! Pay me now! No wonder Boss Kaido brought it back personally. He's really brave!"

"Yes, no points lost!"

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"Hmph~ It's just a minor skin wound. I, Osiris, have lived my life without any need to care about other people's opinions." Listening to everyone's flattery, Osiris felt a little flattered.

Ou Bei, who was standing by, was very calm. He took out ten lunches and placed them on the table. "I advise you to keep your voices down. Big Sister is outside. She can hear everything that's going on inside."

"Gah-"

The cafeteria fell silent in an instant, everyone sat down properly, and the only sound in the entire hall was the sound of eating.

La walked in from outside. Of course, she didn't care about what Osi said. She just took a lunch and went into the kitchen.

Before closing the door, he said to the people in the hall: "You don't need to worry about me. Although I like to be quiet when I eat, I won't force you to do the same. Just continue to do what you like."

As the kitchen door was closed, the air in the lobby seemed to start flowing again.

Then gradually there were whispers of conversation, which grew louder and louder until the noisy scene returned to normal.

"Hey, the guy who opened the market, pay me quickly! You're not going to default on your debt, are you? Why were you so happy when I lost money yesterday?"

"Pike, let me tell you, that puff pastry restaurant in town has just launched..."

"Kalis! What on earth did you and Miss Lilith do last night..."

"Old Cook, there's no more wine!"

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"Ah? You asked me what I did this morning? Humph~ Of course I went out and fought that blue-haired little guy for three hundred rounds!

During that time, I used the Supreme Law to suppress it so that it could not raise its head. Let me tell you, that battle was so fierce that the sky was dark and the earth was shattered, and the avenue was..."

Ossi stood up from the stool, put one foot on the table and started bragging to everyone.
"Don't exaggerate, idiot Ossi. It was obviously me who showed mercy, otherwise I would be carrying you back now."

"You're exaggerating! It was you, the little brat, who was beaten to the ground by me and crawled out for a long time."

"Heh~ It was just some cheap tricks, a lucky break."

"You were clearly on the verge of tears!"

"Nonsense! I'm not crying!"

"Yes! Yes!"

"no!"

"Have!"

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For a moment, the cafeteria was filled with a happy atmosphere.
Half an hour later, La finished his lunch, washed his dishes, opened the door and walked out of the kitchen.

At this time, Osi and Obei were still eating and arguing with each other.

La walked forward, knocked on the table and said, "Don't talk when you have food in your mouth. I'm leaving now. You guys should have lunch and rest for an hour and a half, then continue to wait for me at the training ground. We will start afternoon training."

"Huh? Oh, oh."

Upon hearing this, Osi and Obei stopped arguing and quickly finished the food on their plates.

After leaving the cafeteria, La did not go home, but walked towards the town and soon came to the door of a cigarette shop in the town.

Pushing open the shop door, La handed a five-hundred-bailey coin to the clerk crouching behind the counter and said, "Please give me two boxes of Marlboro cigarettes, thank you."

The clerk, who was about to fall asleep, struggled to open his eyes, and after vaguely seeing a small figure, he directly refused.

"No, little sister, we can't sell cigarettes to children here."

"Well, is that so?" Hearing these somewhat expected words, La showed an embarrassed expression.

"I'm sorry, but I'm buying this for my teacher, not for myself. I wonder if you can be flexible."

"Oh, what a cute little girl! And she has a nice voice! No! Don't make that face! I'm about to be overwhelmed by guilt!"
At this time, the clerk had already seen La's appearance, and his principles were immediately shaken.

"So you bought it for the teacher. You're such a capable little fellow. I'll give it to you then~"

After a not-so-intense psychological struggle, the clerk sold the cigarettes to La.

"Here's your change, keep it and don't lose it."

"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Clerk." La took the change, thanked him and left.

[Mr. Clerk~Mr. Clerk~Mr.~Mr.~Mr.~]
The soft voice of thanks lingered in his ears, causing the newly married clerk to fall into a beautiful fantasy...

"Ah~ I wish my future daughter could be this cute. No, just one-fifth... one-tenth of this cuteness would be enough~"

"Hey! What are you daydreaming about, kid? Come over here and give me a hand!"

The owner of the tobacco shop came in from the back door at this time, pushing a large box of cigarettes and lighters to be replenished on the shelves.

"Oh, oh! Here it comes."

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La came to Old Cook's residence with cigarettes and change. It was a secluded cottage with a yard between the town and the canteen.

The house was very clean, and there were many kinds of vegetables planted in the open space on both sides of the yard.

Behind the courtyard is a small flower bed. Every flower in it is trimmed neatly, and it can be seen that the owner here cares about these flowers very much.

At this moment, Cook had also returned from the cafeteria and was sitting in a rocking chair with a newspaper in his hand, basking in the sun.

"Dad Cook, I bought the cigarettes, and here's the remaining change." La handed the bag and the change to Cook.

"Huh? Um... okay. You can keep the change. It's not much left, but Kaido and the others probably forgot to give you the money.

"Haha, it's normal for them not to notice these things given their personalities." Cook took the cigarette and said with a smile.

And La, who had just eaten a free meal in town yesterday, said - that guess was really right.

Without any hesitation, La took the change back directly.

She has never been a person who likes to argue, and a mere sum of money is not worth her wasting time on it now.

Cook sat up, lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and then waved the newspaper in his hand.

"This is today's newspaper. I'll read it to you first, and then I'll teach you the meaning of these words.

Well, don't stand, bring a stool and sit down first. And bring my glasses, they're on the bedside table."

After spending the morning together, the two began to become familiar with each other and their communication became less restrained.

"Ok."

La walked into the house with small steps, and soon came back with small steps. In the sunshine, the old and the young sat side by side, the scene was quite warm.

"Well, let me see...

It says that Vice Admiral Garp of the Navy engaged the Roger Pirates again. It doesn't say the outcome, but I guess they escaped.

"There's been some unsettling activity at the Hive on Pirate Island. Rocks's remnants appear to be joining forces!" It seems those guys hanging around lately are from Hive Island.

And... uh, huh?! 'Kaido the Beast King caused a scene a few days ago and escaped from the Marines' G5 branch. The Navy is currently organizing a recapture...' 'Is Boss Kaido eating with the Marines again?'

It must be said that although Old Cook never left his house and did not participate in external battles, as one of the few educated people in the Beasts, he was able to analyze the situation at sea in detail just by reading newspapers.

La listened quietly to Old Cook reading the contents of the newspaper, and constantly compared and translated the words and sentences in his mind.

Generally speaking, if the amount of text is sufficient, it is possible to completely translate an unfamiliar language. There is no doubt that La can do this easily now.

Even when the amount of text is not that sufficient, she can still translate it by spending some time.

So now with old Cook interpreting beside him, and the English words he was already familiar with from the newspaper, he mastered most of it almost instantly.

If it weren't for the fact that the language and writing in this world were fragmented, resulting in different grammar and pronunciation from the original world, La could fully master the language and writing of this world with just a few newspapers.

Old Cook quickly finished reading the contents of the newspaper and began to teach vocabulary and grammar. La also listened patiently...

Soon, three quarters of an hour passed, and the time agreed with Osi and the others was approaching, so La got up and prepared to leave.

"Thanks for your teaching today, Daddy Cook."

"You didn't ask anything just now. Did you understand everything?" Cook couldn't help but feel curious when he saw that La didn't say anything the whole time.

"Well, I've grasped everything discussed today." La nodded in affirmation, his tone calm.

"What a genius! It seems you won't need my old bones anymore in a few days." Old Cook joked. After what happened in the morning, Cook didn't doubt that La was just trying to fool him.

"Language learning may not take too long, but it will take me some time to learn how to cook." La smiled and comforted him.

"Haha, I, an old man, still have some unique skills. Even if you want to learn it, it will take you a while ~ Hahahaha!" When talking about cooking, Old Cook is always full of enthusiasm and confidence.

"Then I'll take my leave first."

"Well, let's go. Be careful on the way back. I, old man, also need to take a nap."

Taking off his glasses, Old Cook covered his face with the newspaper and gently rocked in his rocking chair.

Listening to the snoring sounds coming from under the newspaper, La gently put the stool and glasses back into the house and left quietly.

(End of this chapter)