One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 9 Do you think I’m stupid?
"How on earth did you manage to grow more than ten centimeters in a week?"

"What kind of taijutsu is it that makes such a big noise when practicing it every day?"

"Do you think I still have a chance to learn?"

In the restaurant, Xia Nuo ate everything in a flash, and the plates next to him piled up into two mountains. In the gap between the mountains, the old man with wrinkles on his face was like a curious baby, pestering him with questions.

He evaded all the previous questions with various vague excuses.

After hearing the last sentence, he finally raised his head from the plate, his face speechless:
"You're almost seventy, don't you? Do you really want me to tell you the truth?"

"..." Gat sighed deeply, "Forget it. I still want to live a few more years, but I don't want to break these old bones."

"Let's get down to business." The old man smacked his lips. "The voyage these past few days has been smooth. We'll reach Asazakura Island in two hours at most, which means before sunset today."

"..."

Xia Nuo was slightly startled, then nodded, not surprised.

If it hadn't been for the trouble caused by the King of the Near Sea, which caused the Gat to anchor for maintenance all day the next day, it should have arrived at this time yesterday.

"Thank you for your care these days."

After he completely swallowed the food in his mouth, he looked at Gat and said sincerely, "If you hadn't provided a safe environment for me to practice hard, I wouldn't have been able to make any breakthroughs in the past few days."

"What nonsense are you talking about! Compared to your life-saving grace, these are nothing!"

Gat laughed heartily, "But hearing you say that makes me feel pretty good, haha!"

"Oh, by the way, from now on, the Gat will always reserve the most luxurious room on board for you and your family, free of charge! Food and drink will also be fully covered! This is a decision unanimously supported by all crew members, and you have no right to refuse!"

"Only an idiot would refuse."

Shanuo was a man who never spoiled the fun, so he laughed too.

"It's a deal then. Next year, when you come to Keke Yaxi Village again, I'll bring my whole family over for a meal! Luckily, my two sisters don't eat much. If they were both my size, I'd probably eat you bankrupt!"

"You're a little too modest. In fact, just you alone have almost bankrupted me after eating out these few days."

"hey-hey……"

While chatting and laughing to this point, the boy suddenly remembered that he had been away from home for exactly a week.

There are still two hours before we arrive at the shore. Before getting off the boat, I can take this time to have a good chat with my family in my room.

.........

"We're here! This is Asakura Island!"

"You can just disembark from here. It's too late today. You can find an inn in the outer city to rest for the night. You can go back into the city during the day tomorrow and find your favorite swordsmanship dojo."

"We have to go to the dock warehouse in the north to unload the cargo. After that, we have to continue our journey immediately. I'm afraid we won't see each other again until next autumn."

At the pier on the south shore of Asazakurajima, sailors crowded the railings and waved goodbye to Shanuo on the shore reluctantly.

Old Gart accompanied him on the last stretch of the pier.

Xia Nuo listened carefully to his instructions, but noticed from the corner of his eye that there were ragged beggars squatting at several intersections extending from the outskirts of the dock to the city.

Although they appear scattered at first glance, they add up to a considerable number.

He couldn't help but speak:
"This is strange. Asakura Island is a famous commercial town in the East China Sea. It should be quite wealthy. Why are there more beggars and homeless people here than in my hometown?"

"Naive," Old Gat scoffed. "These are professional beggars from the city. They stay here year-round. The docks have a lot of traffic, and there are many wealthy people spending money in the city. There are always unsuspecting outsiders who will be deceived."

"This group of people also took advantage of this to become extremely wealthy. Occasionally there are some really poor people, but they lost all their money in the casino and were beaten into poverty. They don't deserve sympathy."

"Okay, that's it. Let's go!"

The pier finally came to the end. Old Gart patted him on the shoulder, said nothing more, puffed on his pipe, and turned to walk towards the bow of the ship.

Xia Nuo stood there quietly and watched him get on the boat.

It was not until the Gat set sail and gradually turned into a small black dot in the field of vision that the young man turned around, chose the fork in the road on the left, and headed towards the outer city.

It was dusk and the sun was setting in the west.

Looking up, you can see the dusk shrouding the classical town in the distance. The main canal runs from north to south through the city, lined with cherry blossoms. The city's buildings are symmetrically distributed along the canal, neatly planned and lined up in a row.

It was the season of falling flowers, and millions of pale pink cherry blossom petals floated on the river, drifting downstream. In the evening breeze, even the dock was filled with the elegant fragrance of flowers like a veil.

"With thriving commerce, beautiful scenery, and spring-like weather all year round, it's no wonder it's become a popular tourist destination in the East China Sea."

Walking in such an environment, Xia Nuo felt much calmer.

As he was about to leave the dock, he noticed that the port ship management office next to him had closed down.

It is indeed too late today. I will go to the hotel first and come back tomorrow morning. I should be able to get the passenger ship information I want here.

Gat still thought that he came to this island to practice swordsmanship, but in fact his goal had not changed, which was to use the developed shipping port here to find a ship to the Kingdom of Goa.

It stands to reason...

After sacrificing Shanks' severed arm, he now has enough points, so the urgency of obtaining Luffy's straw hat has naturally decreased a lot.

But after having tasted the crab once, who can resist the temptation of another huge amount of points?
Anyway, I have a month.

It has only been a week, and there is still plenty of time, enough for him to run from here to the Kingdom of Goa and back.

"Okay... please be kind. I haven't eaten for two days and two nights. Just give me some money..."

Suddenly, a weak groan was heard from the side, and a dirty hand holding a metal square box was stretched out. Remembering what Gat had said before, Shanuo was too lazy to pay attention and walked straight past the other person.

But before he took a few steps, he heard the sound of coins clinking into an iron box from behind.

Xia Nuo subconsciously turned around and saw a thin young man in a tattered kendo uniform stop in front of the beggar who was about fifty or sixty years old, and carefully shook out all the coins in his cloth wallet.

His eyesight was far superior to that of an average person now, and he could see clearly in the twilight that they were all small denomination coins of 20 or 50, which added up to only two or three hundred berries.

The beggar was obviously dissatisfied. He frowned and glared at the thin boy, still holding the iron box in his hand.

"I, this is all I have..."

The thin young man looked embarrassed and suddenly remembered something. After a brief hesitation, he took out a large piece of black bread from the bag on his back, tore off most of it, and gently placed it on the iron box.

"I haven't had dinner yet. I have to save some for myself. Sorry."

The skinny boy didn't dare look at the beggar and stammered, "Don't be fooled by its appearance or smell, but believe me, it's very filling. A whole one is enough for a whole day."

Without waiting for the beggar to say anything, he packed his bag, hurried up the stairs and headed towards the city gate.

Shanuo looked at the beggar.

As expected, Old Deng just lifted up the black bread and took a look at it. He was not even interested in tasting it, so he threw it aside in disgust.

Then he poured out the coins from the tin box, counted them, and spat at the side: "What bad luck, poor bastard!"

Xia Nuo frowned and turned his head to call the boy.

Unexpectedly, although the other person looked frail, he actually had very good leg strength. In the blink of an eye, his back disappeared and I didn't know how far he had run.

He stood there for a while, looking at the beggar quietly, and the beggar also looked at him with a puzzled look on his face.

"Can't you be a little more arrogant? For example, call me a stinky little brat, what are you looking at? If you keep looking, I'll dig out your eyes or something like that?"

Xia Nuo suddenly said in a dark voice.

"Do you think I'm stupid?" The beggar rolled his eyes. "Your muscles are terrifying. I know you're not someone to be trifled with. I'm just bored, so why would I threaten you?"

Xia Nuo lowered his head and remembered that when he walked out of the dock just now, he thought the island was too warm and was sweating all over, so he took off his coat and put it away.

Now she is wearing only a single piece of clothing, which clearly reveals her exaggerated figure.

"Ugh."

What a bummer, Xia Nuo sighed, and in the beggar's incredulous eyes, he took the two hundred baileys from his hand and set out again on the road towards the city.

He could only blame himself for being unlucky and not running into a bigger scam. He had just made a breakthrough and was still not used to this body, so it was difficult for him to control his strength once he made a move.

Two hundred berries were only enough to buy Nami two cheap hairpins. Beating someone half to death for such a small matter was still a little inappropriate.

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