One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

A steel platform can be vaguely seen diagonally in front.

Further out from the spacious square, it was dark, but the undulating sea could be vaguely seen.

The house he was in was a small detached house.

It is located in a small square courtyard. To the left, about ten meters away, there is another slightly larger three-story building, which is somewhat similar in style to a tower-style house.

The courtyard covers a considerable area, roughly estimated to be over 1,000 square meters.

"This...this is the Marine Headquarters?"

Rorschach was somewhat unsure.

A faint flash of electricity appeared in his eyes, and he released his Observation Haki, covering an area of ​​more than two thousand meters.

After only a brief moment of sensing, Rorschach was certain that he was indeed in Marineford.

Moreover, their current location is on the left side of the main fortress, in a separate courtyard.

In addition, there was another person in this small courtyard at this moment, besides him.

As Rorschach descended the winding staircase to the first floor, he saw that the door to the first floor was wide open and bright lights were coming from inside.

Following the beam of light, you can see a petite figure busy in the kitchen.

In the kitchen in the yard, a little girl with a ponytail, dressed in a smart recruit's short-sleeved shirt and a floral apron tied around her waist, was humming a cheerful tune as she quickly chopped a large pile of vegetables with a kitchen knife in her hand.

Steam was still billowing from the stove in front of us.

A large steamer is placed in the pot, with plates of cooked meat dishes heated on top.

"Cloud... Lark?"

Luo Xia asked tentatively in a low voice, somewhat uncertainly.

"what."

The girl, who was chopping vegetables, was startled by his sudden voice and turned around abruptly, still holding a gleaming kitchen knife in her hand.

Upon seeing Luo Xia's face clearly, the girl, who was only 1.5 meters tall, showed a hint of surprise on her slightly chubby face.

"Brother Luo Xia, you're finally awake?"

Yun Que rushed forward a few steps, then stopped, her face slightly flushed. She awkwardly put down the kitchen knife and stammered, "I'm cooking. Doss and Uncle Denuo will be coming over for dinner later..."

"Really? Are Doss and Uncle Denor also at headquarters?"

Rorschach was somewhat pleased.

"Yes, Doss is an instructor at the recruit training camp, and Uncle Denor works in the mess hall at headquarters. They should be arriving later; right now, the mess hall at headquarters is still busy preparing food for the soldiers after their training."

Lark's eyes darted away, as if he dared not meet Luo Xia's gaze.

Noticing the embarrassment on Lark's face, Luo Xia smiled and walked into the kitchen, coming to the two large steaming baskets and sniffing.

"Mmm, it smells delicious. Did you make these dishes?"

He looked with some surprise at the apron-clad girl who had her hands behind her back and a smug look on her face.

It wasn't an act.

I was genuinely surprised.

Because Rorschach's current perception of Hibari's culinary skills is still based on that indescribable culinary disaster he witnessed on the beach of Thousand Rock Island.

The food in front of them could hardly compare to the gourmet dishes Chef Deno made on Akainu's warship.

But at least it has achieved two of the three aspects of color, aroma, and taste.

"Yeah, I made them all myself, pretty impressive, right?"

The lark's face was full of pride, and when he smiled, he revealed two cute tiger teeth.

"That's amazing! How did they do that? It's only been a year, right?"

Rorschach couldn't help but give Lark a thumbs up.

At the same time, I breathed a sigh of relief.

I'm relieved now.

There's no need to bring Luo here, whose whereabouts are currently unknown.

Upon receiving Luo Xia's praise, Yun Que blushed and whispered in a barely audible voice, "I've been learning cooking from Uncle Denuo, and I help out at the main cafeteria during my free time."

"That must be very tiring, right? The learning tasks at headquarters must be quite demanding."

Luo Xia smiled and stepped forward, naturally taking the kitchen knife from Yun Que's hand and starting to chop the vegetables piled on the stove.

“I…I’ll do it, Brother Rorschach.”

Yun Que was stunned for a moment, then quickly stepped forward to take back the kitchen knife.

“I’m going to eat this meal too, so of course I’ll help prepare it. I can’t just watch you work here all by yourself, can I? Here, you cook, and I’ll help you chop the vegetables.”

Chapter 88 A Rare Moment of Warmth [Please Subscribe 1/5]

Dududu.

The wooden cutting board made a rhythmic tapping sound as the cleaver struck the board.

Luo Xia worked quickly, methodically chopping and plating the large pile of vegetables and fruits on the stove.

He must have been a good cook in his past life.

Because most of the time, I'm the only one at home taking care of everything, from food and clothing to shelter and transportation.

Yun Que was busy in front of the large pot on the right, pouring ingredients into it and starting to cook.

The stove in this kitchen looks a bit like the earthen stove in Luo Xia's family in his previous life.

It consists of three pots, one on the left, one in the middle, and one on the right.

The stove burns coal, so there's no need to constantly add firewood.

The three large pots are arranged side by side. The two on the left are slightly larger, while the one on the right is slightly smaller in diameter, but it is still nearly 1.5 meters.

The lark's small frame looked even smaller standing in front of the large pot.

In the world of One Piece, everyone is a big eater, and you can easily tell just by looking at these pots.

"Speaking of which, could this courtyard belong to Uncle Sakazuki...?"

As Luo Xia chopped the vegetables, he tentatively asked the question that had been bothering him.

Lark looked up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and nodded with a smile. "Yes, this is my home. It's my father's house in Marineford. Because he's a general, he gets to have his own yard."

She pointed to the three-story building opposite the kitchen.

"Look, that's where Dad lives. My room is upstairs in this building."

Luo Xia paused in his movements.

Is that Hibari's room upstairs?

Come to think of it, that little room did indeed resemble a girl's room, and it even emitted a faint fragrance similar to that of Hibari.

Rorschach was a little confused.

How did I end up at Akainu's house and sleep in Hibari's room for no reason?

If Akainu were to return and witness this, wouldn't he be subjected to a "Dog-Eat Crimson Lotus" attack?

The thought of being pierced through the chest by Akainu's Ghostfire sent a chill down Rorschach's spine.

Who exactly is framing him?

Seemingly noticing the constantly changing expressions on Luo Xia's face, Yun Que couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Luo Xia, is there a problem?"

"I'd like to know why I'm sleeping in your room... uh."

Rorschach blurted it out instinctively.

He regretted it as soon as he said it.

"Huh?" Yun Que was taken aback by his question. She blinked her big eyes, and then her round face quickly turned pink.

The girl pursed her lips, tilted her head, and answered in a low, hesitant voice, "It was...it was Doss who brought you back while you were unconscious. I...I told him to put you...put you..."

Smoke was rising from the girl's head.

I don't know if it's steam from cooking or something else.

In short, the lark hesitated for a long time but couldn't say what came next.

The atmosphere in the kitchen became awkward.

"It was indeed that bastard Doss who did this!"

On the other side, Rorschach's face was contorted, and he gripped the cleaver so tightly that he almost crushed the handle.

Did that bastard medic want him to be burned into an indescribable lump of lava the moment he entered Marineford?

An angry old father is capable of anything.

Not to mention Akainu's volcanic temper.

Decided!

I'll find him later and have a good sparring session with him. I'll ask this senior officer to give me some pointers!

A sinister smile crept across Luo Xia's face, startling Yun Que, who had turned around, causing her to shrink back. "Brother Luo Xia, are you angry?"

"No! I'm overjoyed, how could I be angry?"

Rorschach snapped out of his fantasy about how to beat up Doss and, seeing the tears welling up in Lark's eyes, quickly replied.

"Happy?" Hibari seemed to have thought of something and buried her head in her chest in embarrassment.

Luo Xia covered his face with his hands.

"What am I saying? Happy? That's the room of the daughter of the most ruthless person in the headquarters. I absolutely cannot let Uncle Sakazuki think I'm a pervert, otherwise my future in the Navy will be like the sky shrouded in volcanic ash, never seeing the light of day."

Thinking of this, Luo Xia quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, Hibari, where's Uncle Sakazuki? Isn't he at headquarters?"