One Piece: The Eternal Flame

The tavern was full of people, and it was extremely lively.

The salon door was pushed open with a creak, but it was not obvious.

It's just that when a drunk man stared at the door with his eyes wide open, the sudden sense of fear in his heart made him sober up instantly, and he subconsciously stepped back, but forgot that he was sitting on a chair, and behind him was a man at another table.

"Wow——" The man leaned back, and the innocent man behind him also suffered. The two of them fell to the ground with a few bangs along with the two wine tables, the dishes were broken, and the wine left dark marks on the wooden floor.

"Hey, Brownie, you fall as soon as you fall, so why bother me."

"You bastard! Get the hell out of here when you're drunk."

"Hahahaha, Brownie, you can't drink enough."

"It's a rare drink, isn't the boss a treat?"

"Stupid" the man called Brownie was trembling all over, pointed at the door of the tavern, and shouted, "It's Black Fireworks!"

"Black Fireworks?" Someone laughed at him, "You must be drinking too much, why are the Black Fireworks Pirates here?"

After he finished speaking, no one came to echo him, and the man felt that something was wrong, and turned his head to look at the door of the tavern.

In fact, Gray, who didn't want to cause any commotion, was stared at by dozens of pairs of eyes in the tavern in shock, and it was quite unbearable.

He raised his hand to greet Quan Dang, and said with a smile, "Yo~ I didn't expect that everyone knew us?"

"It seems that there are no extra seats, Captain." Usually, in front of outsiders, Demon and the others are complete pirate faces, or they don't smile, and once they smile, they have an arc that can scare children.

Teuton moved his wrist, "I really don't want to fight when I first came here."

"We suddenly remembered that there is still something to be done, so let's take our leave!"

"Yes, so do we. We've finished our wine, so we'll take our leave first."

Everyone in the tavern hurriedly got up to say goodbye, and bowed ninety degrees to Gray and the others before leaving. Soon, only two tables and chairs and the owner of the tavern were left in the tavern that was still very lively just now.

"It's really boring to run away as soon as you get scared." Abel shook his head helplessly.

"Hahaha, boss, have they paid you? If not, we can go after it. If you lose your property because of us, it would be too bad." Gray looked at the boss who was cleaning up the tables and chairs, and asked with a smile.

The boss is a middle-aged man in his fifties. Hearing this, he shook his head with a smile, "No need, no need, they have already paid for it. My lords, what would you like to have?"

Gray nodded, and sat down directly on the high chair in front of the bar, "Give us a few bottles of rum, and by the way, the best-selling food, the more the better."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The boss cleaned up, first reported the food they wanted to the back kitchen, handed Gray a bottle of rum and wine glasses, and then cleaned two empty tables for the others.

Gray tilted his head, resting his hands on the bar, resting his chin on the busy boss, and asked nonchalantly, "Boss, are you married?"

"Ah?" The boss was taken aback, and replied, "No, it's hard enough to live alone, so why drag others down?"

"Hahaha, that's true." Gray smiled. "Do people on the island think so? There was no woman or child on the road just now."

He asked very plainly, as if saying that the weather is really nice today.

There was a moment of silence in the air, and the boss replied with a smile, "After all, pirates often visit the island. Women and children are not allowed to move around here."

"I see." Gray nodded, agreeing: "Indeed, pirates are not good people, it's normal to be careful hahaha."

"I didn't expect the men on your island to be so responsible." Gary exclaimed.

"There is no way, living under the banner of pirates, there are always some things that need to be taken into account." The boss smiled reluctantly, as if he had been poked by Gray and others in some sad place, and he said again: "You guys drink first, I will go to the back kitchen to see if there is anything I need to help, some adults."

"Oh, thank you for your hard work!" Gray replied politely.

After the boss left, Charles asked, "Captain, do you need divination?"

"No, it's not a big deal." Gray closed his eyes, drank half a bottle of rum, and said with a smile, "Anyway, there's no need to do anything before the other party messes with us."

After waiting for a while, the meal didn't arrive, but another group of people entered the tavern.

The leading man came directly to Gray with a clear purpose, and said respectfully: "Captain Gray, I didn't expect you to come to the island of our Owen Pirates. The hospitality was not good. We prepared a banquet at the base. If you are interested, you can go directly with us, and there will be gifts at that time."

Gray stared at him for a while, then said in a daze, "I remember that Owen looks different from you, right?"

"Captain, that's the deputy captain of the Owen Pirates." Abel explained to Gray in a low voice that everyone could hear.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward, but the vice-captain on the other side hid it well and didn't show any sullen expression, just introduced himself with a smile.

"It's normal for Captain Gray not to remember me. It's an honor to be remembered by a big man like you. I'm Aaron, the vice-captain of the Owen Pirates."

Gray nodded indifferently, and asked with a smile: "Ah, well, then why didn't your captain come? I didn't beat him hard enough before and looked down on me?"

He put the wine bottle lightly on the bar, and then the momentum around him suddenly changed.

A huge momentum pressed straight on the members of the Owen Pirates, and many of them took a few steps back with pale faces. Even Aaron took a step back in embarrassment, with cold sweat breaking out from behind.

This feeling is as if he will die if he says a wrong word.

"Our captain." Aaron gritted his teeth and explained, "Our captain...is not on the island for the time being. He has gone out to handle errands. I'm sorry, but I am the tallest person on the island now."

"Ha, you should have said it earlier." Gray slumped his shoulders and waved his hands helplessly. The momentum just now dissipated in the air.

He smiled shyly, "We're just here to rectify. It's nothing else. You don't have to worry so much hahaha. As for the banquet or something, I'll definitely reward you when your captain invites us."

"Yes, thank you very much for your understanding." Aaron nodded and listened to Gray continue.

"After all, we also dealt with each other four years ago. If we don't fight, we don't know each other. After all, we are friends~"

Aaron lowered his head, and there was a moment of distortion on his face. Four years ago, the two pirate groups did have an intersection.

At that time, not long after the Black Firework Pirates entered the New World, Gray killed the Tianlongren and the slaves on the ship. The initial bounty was higher than that of some small pirates in the New World. Everyone wanted to win the bounty and fame by defeating them.

Owen Pirates is one of them.

However, the pirates who went to reap benefits with a plundering mentality all failed, including the Owen Pirates, which had a dozen pirate ships and was already very large.

The black flames from hell shattered their ambitions, and the Owen Pirates disappeared in the New World ever since.

Now that Gray said they were friends, he was simply laughing at them and slapping them in the face with their fiasco four years ago. How could Aaron maintain his expression.