The Legendary Family of One Piece

Chapter 57 doesn't seem too expensive... my ass!

Inside the bar's main hall!

A series of loud, deafening laughs erupted.

Beta and Barrett glared at each other, having made a huge fool of themselves.

Lina said, "I didn't expect you two to be so close; you're hugging quite tightly!"

Mitis suppressed a laugh, her face contorted in discomfort as if she were constipated.

"Impossible, absolutely not." Beta vehemently denied it, refusing to admit it even if his lifelong reputation could not be tarnished.

"Yes, absolutely not," Barrett echoed, indicating that the two had to stand on the same side at this point.

"I could never be friends with this idiot."

"Huh?" Beta looked at Barrett in astonishment. Is this what you're talking about? You must have misspoke... or something!

The others laughed loudly, "Beta, Barrett, don't deny it, we all saw it."

"Hmph, you must have seen wrong," Barrett said stubbornly, quite arrogantly.

"Yes, everyone must have drunk too much and their eyes are playing tricks on them." Although Beta hated Barrett to the core, he could only grit his teeth and agree.

The others found it amusing and didn't say anything more; the two of them had quite a strong sense of pride.

Charlotte walked over; he naturally knew the whole story.

"captain."

"Boss."

Everyone spoke up after seeing Charlotte.

How serious is the problem of underage drinking? Look at the consequences.

Beta and Barrett felt a little guilty when they saw Charlotte appear.

After all, she had secretly drunk alcohol. Although Charlotte wouldn't be angry, she still felt a little guilty in front of this man.

Charlotte glanced at Beta and Barrett, who looked guilty, and smiled.

"How's it going, little buddy? You're all sweaty, aren't you!"

Charlotte laughed heartily, making no attempt to hide his schadenfreude.

"Boss..." Beta said with a hint of sadness, it was really too hurtful to his self-esteem.

Barrett's proud, youthful face also began to show signs of strain.

Everyone burst into laughter at Charlotte's teasing, except for Beta and Barrett, who silently endured it all.

Charlotte naturally wanted to punish the two of them a little. In the past, Charlotte would never have cared about or controlled what they did, but now that they were all in the same boat, she couldn't just ignore them.

How can a child not learn good habits at such a young age?

Seeing that they'd had enough, and knowing how proud these two were, they stopped joking around.

"Alright, alright, no one is allowed to mention this again."

Charlotte said with a smile, and the others echoed her sentiment.

Lilith appeared as elegant and composed as yesterday, but her face looked slightly tired, indicating that she hadn't slept well last night.

"Are you alright? You must have had a tough day yesterday."

Charlotte asked with a hint of concern.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Charlotte. I'm fine."

Charlotte didn't ask any further questions after Lilith's answer, and continued, "Beta, go and get the money from the cabin. Let's settle the bill!"

"How much does Lilith's boss charge?"

Charlotte yawned as he spoke, explaining that he had long since developed a habit of sleeping only once a day, and that he would habitually feel unwell if he didn't sleep well.

"Cheng Hui, that's a total of 32.8 million Berries!"

Upon hearing the word "money," Lilith revealed a sly smile.

Cough!

What the hell?

Charlotte's drowsiness vanished completely, replaced by utter astonishment, and she couldn't help but swallow hard.

If he drank water, he'd probably spray Lilith with a mouthful of blood.

Beta, who had just approached and was about to hear how much money was going to get it from the ship, looked completely bewildered!

"Boss... how much?"

"Ahem... Thirty-two million eight hundred thousand Berries!"

"oh!"

Charlotte looked at Beta and asked, "What do you mean? Didn't you understand? That's over 30 million Berries."

However, looking at Beta, he knew that this battle maniac had no concept of money.

The thought of this made him furious.

"Smack!" A slap landed on the back of Beta's head.

"Boss, why did you hit me?" Beta asked, confused and a little aggrieved.

Charlotte frowned. "I think you've been lacking in practice lately. We should have a proper sparring session."

In an instant, Beta felt a cold sweat pour down his back. "Um, boss, I think I've been working pretty hard lately."

After saying that, he looked at Charlotte with unease. Charlotte agreed with this point; Beta had indeed not been slacking off.

Barrett, standing to the side, smirked, looking smug and smug.

"What? Barrett, you want to spar with me?"

Barrett's smile suddenly froze, and he shook his head repeatedly, like a rattle-drum. Beta felt much better after seeing this.

Beta winked at Barrett in secret, while Charlotte ignored the two clowns.

He then looked at Lilith, still somewhat unwilling to give up, and asked gently, "How much?"

Lilith smiled and said firmly.

"A total of thirty-two million eight hundred thousand Berries! Captain Charlotte, you're honest and reliable!"

Charlotte rolled her eyes. Damn, that's ridiculously expensive!

"Mr. Charlotte's family is so wealthy and powerful, surely they wouldn't try to renege on their debt!"

Lilith smiled elegantly as she spoke.

Looking at the other person's smile, Xia Luo felt that she was a money-grubbing devil.

She's been through so much in her life, she'll never even think about buying on credit. She can shed tears, she can bleed, but she can't do without Pele.

Charlotte was dumbfounded when he saw Lilith's appearance. Goodness, such a beautiful woman can't be trusted!

It turns out that appearances are just a deceptive thing; do all beautiful women like money?

It seems Nami is the same way; she's quite sensitive about money.

"Beta! Go to the ship and bring back thirty million, two million, eight hundred thousand Berries!"

Charlotte spoke up, without making things difficult for Lilith.

Beta breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed Barrett by the collar, and without saying a word, ran away as fast as he could.

Charlotte couldn't bear to look at the two of them.

"Captain Charlotte, they really are a very energetic bunch."

"Lilith said softly."

Charlotte looked at Lilith, but he was now very reluctant to communicate with her.

He also once drank a wine that cost 30 million peggs.

Prices now are not as exorbitant as they will be in twenty or thirty years from now.

Charlotte sighed inwardly at how the world had changed!

A bounty of 30 million Berries is equivalent to the bounty on Luffy's first voyage.

This is quite something, considering it's like eating a Wang Luffy.

Of course, with their numbers, and with so many of them eating and drinking, there are quite a few "gluttons and heavy drinkers," so it doesn't seem too expensive... bullshit.

It's outrageous!

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, but he was met with Lilith's sincere smile.

"Give me a few more plates of grilled meat!"

Charlotte said angrily that he would turn his grief and anger into his appetite.

Lilith was overjoyed; the more she ate, the more she would earn. She happily went off to prepare.

Charlotte was helpless; women are truly complex creatures.

He never expected Lilith to have this side to her.

Behind her intelligence, kindness, and beauty lies a person who loves money more than anything. It's truly... hard to describe!

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