One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

Abel nodded indifferently, "I'll listen to her."

"It's on me."

"Then I'm not welcome."

After receiving the cigarettes, Abel simply tossed a pack to the woman, then took out his newly bought lighter and skillfully lit one for himself.

"I didn't expect you to be such a pro. You even fooled me."

Upon arriving outside the store, the blindfolded woman gave him a surprised look, then shook her head speechlessly.

"It's just that the brands I usually smoke aren't available here, so I'm having some trouble choosing."

Abel offered a casual explanation.

"Oh? What brands did you used to smoke? How did they taste? Did they give you an energy boost?"

"Well, it's alright. You wouldn't know the brand even if I told you. It's from overseas, you can't buy it here at all."

"Oh, I see. That's a real shame."

The two overly friendly guys actually started chatting right there.

The blindfolded woman didn't take her leave until she finished two cigarettes.

"It was a pleasure chatting with you, but I have to go now as I have to work."

"It's already this late, and you still have to go back to work overtime. Your boss is really heartless."

"Right, hahaha! I think so too, but what can I do? I just have to make a living. By the way, I still don't know your name?"

"Abel, and you?"

"My name is Ji Ye. Let's exchange contact information. Let's have a drink sometime."

"Wait a minute... Himeno? What do you do for a living?"

"Didn't I tell you? I'm an official demon hunter."

That's right.

Abel hadn't expected that before he could even get any leads on the main quest, the person he needed to protect for the side quest would appear first.

And in such a dramatic way.

"What, you don't want to? Then forget it."

When Ji Ye saw that he suddenly stopped talking, she thought he was frightened by her identity.

"I was just wondering, if I told you that my phone had just been stolen, would you think I was just making excuses for you?"

"Hahaha, really? You're so unlucky!"

"So give me your contact information before I buy the new phone, and I'll call you back after I buy the phone."

"Okay, then remember this..."

Abel nodded, indicating that he had made a mental note of it.

Then the two of them went their separate ways.

Of course, that's only on the surface.

In reality, Abel used the Breath of Darkness to conceal his presence and quietly followed behind the other party, tailing him all the way.

They only slowly left after seeing Himeno enter a building that appeared to be the official headquarters of Devil Hunter.

Before making progress on the main quest, ensuring that the side quests go smoothly is a good option.

Chapter 238 What's Your Purpose?

"It's really you..."

"Okay, see you tonight."

Just as Himeko, dressed in her uniform, put away her phone, her partner, Hayakawa Aki, asked, "Himeko-senpai, are you meeting anyone tonight?"

Hayakawa Aki is a handsome man with a small braid on his head and a weapon that looks like a 'long sword' on his back. He is also Hime's sixth partner.

Both of them are Devil Hunters from Tokyo's Anti-Demon Special Division 4.

"Yes, I have a date, and it's with a young man who's even more handsome than A-Qiu!"

Hime deliberately leaned closer in a suggestive tone, but the guy she liked was like a wooden doll, not only showing no reaction at all, but also saying something quite infuriating:

"Senior Himeno is indeed getting on in years. Have you investigated the other party's background? Do you need me to book a restaurant for you? I know one..."

"No need. After I've 'infused' that handsome young man, I'll just take him home and 'eat' him. Lately, the toys I use to relieve loneliness are getting more and more boring."

"Please don't talk about this kind of thing during work hours, okay? This is already considered workplace sexual harassment."

"Tch, you're really not cute at all now. If I'd known, I should have taken advantage of you when we first teamed up."

Ji Ye shook his head, spread his hands, and continued, "It's a pity you were still a minor back then, you didn't even smoke, I just couldn't bring myself to do it, now I really regret it~"

“Very good. In addition to workplace sexual harassment, there is now another charge against Hime-senpai: enticing minors to commit crimes.”

"Go ahead and report me. I've been wanting to quit for a while now anyway. Ah Qiu, why don't we both quit and become demon hunters in the civilian world? I heard the pay is higher and the danger is much less."

Unfortunately, Hayakawa Aki didn't notice the hope in Himeno's eyes.

He refused without even thinking, because he still wanted to take revenge on the Demon of the Gun!

The light in Ji Ye's eyes dimmed instantly.

In the evening, after finishing work, Himeko arrived at the restaurant she had arranged to meet during the day.

"You really came? Saying something like 'let's have a drink another day' sounds like a polite but indefinitely delayed formality."

As soon as she sat down, Himeko greeted everyone familiarly and then started ordering.

Abel, who had been secretly following her all day, simply smiled and said, "Order whatever you like, this meal is on me."

"You're very rich?" Ji Ye suddenly looked up, showing some interest.

"I'm not exactly rich, but I can still afford to treat people to a few drinks."

Abel thought about the money that those 'kind people' had given him and said humbly.

"Hey, you're not thinking of pursuing me, are you?"

"Don't worry, I'm not that desperate."

"Hey! What do you mean by being indiscriminate in your hunger? These are so beautiful... um, such big breasts, can't you see them?"

Ji Ye pretended to be angry and shouted, but when she was praising her own good looks, she glanced at the other person and swallowed the rest of her words.

After all, the man in front of her was far more handsome than her.

"Damn it, what are we women supposed to do if a man is this good-looking?" Ji Ye couldn't help but mutter to himself again.

Little did she know that her explosive remark had already attracted the attention of many people around her.

Even Abel had to admit that, once she took off her coat, the woman was indeed very wealthy and generous.

"How come you're already drunk before you've even had a drink?"

"Humph!"

Soon, all the food and drinks were served.

Bang!

"Come on, blow one first!"

Ji Ye placed the beer on the table, displaying a bold and unrestrained spirit, as if he were about to drink to his heart's content.

Abel was naturally not afraid of this. Not to mention that his physical fitness had been enhanced many times and had long surpassed the limits of ordinary humans, his food cells and rapid digestion talent alone were enough to convert all the alcohol he drank into biological energy.

Drunk?

This is probably going to be difficult for me in this lifetime.

So the two of them started drinking together.

Seeing this, Ji Ye's competitive spirit flared up, "Let's go again!"

"another one!"

In the blink of an eye, the two of them had each downed six bottles.

The other guests around them were dumbfounded; they stopped eating and just watched their performance.

"Hiccup~ I didn't expect you to be such a good drinker! Let's have another one!"

Seeing that she had started hiccuping from the alcohol, Abel stopped talking to her. "Eat something. Drinking too much on an empty stomach will hurt your stomach."

"Alright, I'll let you off this time."

The two ate for a while with their heads down, then simultaneously took out cigarettes.

"Want one?" x2

This tacit gesture made them all laugh, and then they simply smoked their own cigarettes, since they were all the same brand of Wild Crow cigarettes.

As a result, their relationship seemed to become closer, which was certainly partly due to the alcohol.

Abel also learned some information from her that was not a secret for demon hunters but was not well known to most people, which deepened his understanding of this world.

As time went on, more and more empty wine bottles appeared around the two of them, numbering in the dozens.

As Ji Ye got drunk, he began to speak more and more recklessly.

"If you don't like me, fine, you're not the first one anyway."

"That guy, A-Qiu, has always had a crush on Miss Machima, thinking that no one else knows, but it's actually a semi-public secret."

"I was going to give you a little something extra since you treated me to drinks, but now that's all gone, canceled!"

Speaking incoherently, Ji Ye fell asleep on the table.

Just then, a figure walked in from outside and sat down next to Hime.

"do you mind?"