Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue.

Chapter 61 When Did It Happen?

Whiskey Hill is the only town on Cactus Island, located in the first half of the Grand Line, and is also one of the bases of Baroque Works. On the surface, it is a hospitable town where brewing and music are very developed.

However, in reality, this town is home to a group of bounty hunters who hide on this island, which is very close to the starting point of the Grand Line, to hunt young and inexperienced pirates!

After Mayor Icarum left, Whisky Hill's operations were suspended.

To be honest, business there has always been sluggish. It's basically all about luck. They wait until pirates accidentally wander into their territory, then they enthusiastically rush out to entertain them, get them drunk, and then make their move.

As a result, the costs are very high. If they encounter pirates with little to no bounty, they may suffer huge losses. At the same time, due to the warm hospitality, they are always short of food.

In the original storyline, the reason they considered attacking Laboon was because they were constantly short of food.

However, as an important base of the Baroque Works, it has always been one of the important places for business dealings, receiving missions, and training agents.

Xia Che pondered for a moment, looked at Robin, and said, "Whiskey Mountain... I've seen how they hunt pirates, it's so outdated. You have to rely on luck to find pirates. How long would it take to catch them? Never mind, we'll talk about that later."

It seemed like she remembered something.

"By the way, where's Moke? Has he already set sail?"

"As for Moke, he went to Cocoyasi Town last night and hasn't come back all night."

"In Cocoyasi Town?" Upon hearing Robin's words, Xia Che seemed to realize something, his eyes narrowed, and he suddenly felt sore all over and a bit uncomfortable.

That's true. It's normal to feel some soreness after being away for so many days.

He stretched, stood up, and was about to say that he was going to find Moke to discuss some things when...

At this time.

The diligent secretary, having taken notes of the key points, looked up and smiled at Xia Che. "Dear Boss, are you tired?"

"Ahem, a little!"

"Well..." Miss Robin gently twirled a strand of hair behind her ear, rested her beautiful chin on her right hand, turned to look at her boss, and with that familiar elegant and intellectual smile on her face, she slowly opened her alluring lips and said, "Do you need my help?"

"???"

After a while.

"Hiss~".

This woman is so clever!

……

the other side.

In the town of Cocoa West.

Having finally returned home and had a good night's rest, Moke whistled as he walked out of the luxuriously decorated shop behind him and strolled leisurely down the street.

After resting, he will have to go out to work again later, and it will be a few days before he comes back.

Of course~

Moke is very satisfied with his current life.

The only regret is that he hasn't gone on a sea adventure with his boss in a long time.

Although the boss took him along this time, it was a different kind of adventurous trip than before, where they would eat meat and drink alcohol heartily, yell "Get closer to me!" whenever they saw a pirate ship, and lead everyone on a charge.

Since the boss went ashore and cleared his name, he has rarely taken them out to fight pirates.

That's right, he was a villager from an island near the 315th branch. After the boss came to the East China Sea, he was among the first group of his underlings to go to sea with the boss and Sister Robin.

Moke still remembers that time to this day...

They didn't really pay much attention when they heard that a new base leader had come to the 315 branch that day.

After all, that place is very barren.

Although it is a naval base, there are not a single naval warship there, and there are not even many naval personnel.

It's a poor place that even pirates wouldn't come to.

So, how could they, who were struggling to even get enough to eat, care about a new naval captain?

It's estimated that the naval captain will try to transfer away the day after he arrives, or he'll just go to sea and become a pirate.

really.

It was on that day as well.

The leader arrived in a small, dilapidated boat and gathered everyone on the island, including the navy.

then.

Just as they thought...

Upon seeing this barren place, the leader looked distressed, muttering things like, "Is this a demotion? This is exile!", "What kind of base commander does this lousy place need? Even pirates would shake their heads in disapproval!", and "I might as well just go out to sea and become a pirate."

But judging from the boss's appearance at the time, he probably had no backing, so there was no other way but to become a pirate.

only.

It seems to be somewhat different from what they expected.

The leader, who was covering his head, walked right up to him, grabbed his collar, pulled him up, and asked him his name.

Upon hearing his name was Moke... the Moke Pirates were officially formed.

A wrecked boat, the boss, Sister Robin, and a few villagers who were so hungry they could barely move set sail.

Moke still remembers it to this day... He wasn't this strong back then; he was all skinny, and that's how he became the captain of the Moke Pirates.

That day.

The Moke Pirates were officially formed.

It was also that night...

They acquired a slightly larger pirate ship and began adventuring on the high seas with their leader.

Until now...

He grew stronger, acquired a huge pirate ship, had more people, and relocated his base to a larger and more beautiful one. He even had powerful backers, including naval heroes and admirals, and several more female leaders.

As for Branch 315... after the leader changed bases, no new base leader came to that area.

It's estimated that the Navy Headquarters also thinks that the place doesn't need a base commander at all, so it's now the boss's territory.

The villagers who used to live there... are still there, watching over the territory for their boss, but life there is no longer the same.

Although it was indeed small and had nothing there, it was still their former home!

As if recalling something, Moke smiled broadly, looking at the increasingly lively Cocoa West Town, and a sense of pride welled up inside him.

This was all built brick by brick, by the leader and his crew, one boatload at a time.

Therefore, Moke would always carry out his boss's orders diligently.

At this time.

Moke, who was leisurely strolling down the street, seemed to notice something. He waved cheerfully and walked forward, "Hey, Big Bear, what brings you here too?"

He walked up to a burly man carrying a box and wearing a bear-ear hat, and even knocked on the box.

"Bonnie, you're here too!"

"Uncle Moke!"

"Mok!"

"Since you're here, let me show you around. You'll be very surprised."

Having received two greetings, Moke proudly patted his chest. As if he had seen something, before Big Bear could say anything, he walked straight to the pancake stall in front and shouted to the owner, "Boss, three pancakes, please. It's on me, Captain Moke."

As he spoke, he waved to the big bear carrying the wooden box behind him.

After hesitating for a moment, Big Bear stepped forward and thanked Moke.

Even Bonnie, inside the box, said with a grin, "Thank you, Uncle Moke!"

only.

Baked flatbread?

Big Bear frowned slightly as he looked at the banner hanging in front of the pancake stall, and said in a deep voice, "The royal family of the Kingdom of Goa doesn't pass on their secret recipe, but even naval heroes say it's delicious?"

This is terrible...

Is something off?

At this time.

"Alright, Uncle Moke it is then!" Moke, no longer bothered with Bonnie's form of address, noticed the confusion in Big Bear's eyes and seemed to understand something. He pulled Big Bear aside, looked at the shopkeeper making pancakes, and lowered his voice, saying, "This recipe was created by the boss. It's not some secret royal recipe from the Kingdom of Goa. This is a secret here, you know. Very few people know it. I promised the shopkeeper I wouldn't tell anyone, so you shouldn't either. I, Moke, am the most discreet man on the sea!"

The words were spoken.

Bonnie: ...

Big Bear: ...

Boss: ...

Everyone fell silent.

The shop owner, who had already made the pancakes, looked at Moke with a resentful expression. "Captain Moke, I heard you!"

"It's alright! Big Bear is one of us, a new talent the boss just recruited!" Moke didn't care at all about his boss's resentment. If he weren't one of them, he, as the most discreet man on the sea, would never have said a word.

After taking the sesame seed cakes and handing two to Big Bear, Moke took a big bite of his own, looked at the still-stunned Big Bear, and said, "Even though they're fake, these sesame seed cakes are really delicious!"

"Is it fake?" Big Bear, who had just taken the sesame seed cake, stared at it for a moment, then nodded. He then looked at the last sentence on the cake: "The naval heroes who have tried it all say it's delicious..."

Before he could finish speaking...

"That's true!" Moke suddenly exclaimed while eating a sesame seed cake. "I also heard that a naval admiral ate it and said it was good!"

The words were spoken.

Big Bear: ? ? ?

only.

Just as the bear was stunned.

"Naval hero, is it really okay to eat this?" The stall owner looked at Moke with a hint of doubt, blinking. "How come I didn't know?"

Instantly.

"..."

Everyone fell silent again.

Then, seeing the owner asking Moke when the naval hero had eaten there, Da Xiong smiled helplessly and stopped caring whether the naval hero had actually eaten there or not.

He picked up the pancake in his hand, found a dark place where there was no sunlight, quickly stuffed the pancake into the box, then looked down at the pancake in his hand, took a small bite, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

Just then, Bonnie's voice came from the box behind them, "Daddy, it's delicious!"

"Mmm." Hearing Bonnie's words, Big Bear nodded, a warm smile on his face, and said in a deep voice, "It really is delicious!"

(End of this chapter)