Substitute Messenger of One Piece World

48. Stubborn

“Hurry up and serve the food”

Sharkey urged. He had just moved a little bit more, which made his empty stomach protest more frequently, making him hungry and wanting to eat a lot.

Sanji was a little at a loss and froze on the spot without making any move. After spending such a long time together, he knew the old man Zhepu very well, and he thought with some worry in his heart:

"According to the old man's character, he shouldn't have a conflict with this guy. This guy looks strong and powerful. I don't know what level of strength he has reached. The battle just now cannot be called a battle. It seems that it is not a battle at all. It doesn’t use its true strength, it’s just like playing;

But it's so noisy outside, and the people inside should know it. Even if I try to cover it up, it won't make any difference. Today is really unlucky. I was poured soup all over me before, and now I'm very likely to get beaten. , it’s too difficult for me”

He quickly thought about what he should do to resolve the possible crisis this time, but found that there was no very good way, and he could only take one step at a time. As the questions came from inside, Sanji also Having no choice but to bite the bullet, he faced Zhepu who came out to understand the situation.

"What's going on? Why would someone do something here?"

"Old man, this"

"I'm a bounty hunter, they're pirates, and they did something worthy of me catching them, so that's what I did."

Xia Ji stood up and said calmly, looking directly at Zhepu. Both parties did not give in at all. The air became solid and the atmosphere was tense.

Sanji was caught in the middle. He wanted to speak, but he didn't intervene. He could only watch the two of them tit for tat.

"This guy looks young, but his strong body is full of strength. He is a powerful guy. I didn't see how he did it just now. If he does it rashly, I don't know if he has a good chance of winning. Compared with Those guys who started the first half of the Grand Line seem to be no less willing to give in, and there is this sense of danger.”

Zhepu thought to himself that although he had been traveling on the Grand Route for a year, he was only in the first half of the route, which was relatively safer. But even in this first half of the Great Route, there were countless powerful people. , so he chose to return to the East China Sea.

This year's travels greatly increased his knowledge and experience. He learned about the special combat skills, auxiliary abilities, Devil Fruits that are still sought after despite their weaknesses, and the ability to sense aura and distinguish The domineering power of seeing and hearing the strength of the opponent.

But unfortunately, he does not have the domineering power of seeing, hearing, and coloring. Learning the skills of seeing, hearing, and coloring requires a lot of training and a certain amount of talent. He does not know the method, and he has only heard about such a good ability.

Although he had no experience, he had rich experience and knowledge. When facing Xia Ji, he saw some shadows of Zeng Jin in those strong men: calm, calm and confident.

Zhepu glanced at the three pirates lying on the ground twitching, and broke the calm by speaking,

"Although you say so, if something like this happens in my restaurant, it will make other guests feel uneasy, so defeat me, otherwise, don't even think about leaving here. If you can't defeat me, stay here. Give me a part-time job for a month."

Xia Ji was stunned for a moment, and then the corner of his mouth twitched. The old man in front of him really surprised him. It was simply impossible for him to stay and work.

"It's impossible to work part-time. It's impossible to work part-time in this life. The only way to live is to catch pirates and earn some bounty money."

Xia Ji spread his hands and shrugged, and said helplessly. Then his tone changed again and said:

"It seems that I have only one choice, to beat you up. Although you are an old man, but saying what you just said means that you are not afraid of being beaten, right? Then I won't let you go, but"

Sharkey's voice changed.

"Before that, hurry up and serve the food. I've been waiting for a long time and I'm going to starve to death. Is this how your restaurant treats guests?"

"Ah, has it been a long time?"

Zhepu turned around and asked the chef behind him,

"This food is ready. It's in the kitchen. That's what happened just now, so I didn't take it out."

"Give them food first"

"Ok"

After saying that, Zhepu found a stool and sat next to the gate. He didn't look at Sharkey's table because it was rude to keep looking at people.

But to prevent Sharkey from running away, he blocked the door.

"What a strange old man"

Xia Ji muttered, sat down again, had a full meal first, and then beat the old man up later, and then he could leave. So much time was wasted, and he would have to rush more later, but it was iron-clad to have a full meal. Hanhan, maybe the speed can be improved a lot, but it's just a job of chopping firewood.

"Sharkey, is this man Red-footed Zepp who came back from the Grand Line? I seem to have seen some information about him, but I didn't expect that he actually opened a restaurant here."

"Who knows about this kind of thing? Don't worry about it. After I finish beating him, we will quickly go after that slippery guy Aeglis."

"A few guests, please use it slowly"

Sanji brought the food to the three of them, and Sharkey ate the food made by these professionals. It was indeed much better than what he cooked. Before Ikarem and Weiwei could finish eating, Sharkey He had already finished eating, breathed a sigh of relief, and walked towards Zhepu.

"Careful, Sharkey."

"I know, hurry up. Don't finish the meal after I win."

Sharkey waved his hand, and Zhepu saw him coming and took the lead to leave the restaurant and walk to the outside platform.

"Old man, if you are not in good health, just take it easy. Do you want to admit defeat?"

"Boy, I'm not too old to move yet."

Zhepu said angrily, it was really unpleasant to be looked down upon.

"Then I'll let you take action first, otherwise, you won't have a chance to take action."

Sharkey said in a pretense of provocation. In fact, he had already had an idea in his mind. He wanted to use his own advantages to defeat Zhepu as quickly as possible.

And his advantage is the power, speed and precision of Platinum Star. If he attacks first, although he has the upper hand, it will give Zhepu the opportunity to counterattack later.

There was no real fight, and I didn't know how fast Zhepu's reaction was. After all, there wasn't much hatred between the two sides. It didn't seem good to just kill him.The main thing is the bounty for this guy Zhepu. I don’t know if there is one. In Sharkey’s memory, apart from Zhepu’s name and general abilities, there is no such thing as a bounty at all.

Moreover, after so many years of washing hands in Jinpen, who knows if there are still more, if not, it is a waste of time; sending Zhepu to prison will make Sanji hold a grudge, and if Sanji holds a grudge, he will definitely take revenge;

If you want to let him take revenge and make yourself uncomfortable, no one is willing to do it. The same is true for Sharkey. Should he beat him to a cripple or kill him directly? Sharkey really can't do it, at least now. so,

Those who fall into Sharkey's hands now are all pirates who have committed unforgivable crimes. The old man in front of him cannot be considered in this category, and Sanji also cannot meet this standard.

"If that's the case, then I won't be polite."

Seeing Xia Ji's victory, Zhepu murmured in his heart, but he didn't think much about it. For him, taking the advantage gave him a greater chance of winning, so he started with a skilled leg move, and his body was like a cannonball. Quickly dashing towards Sharkey, with his prosthetic right leg in front, he launched a flying kick.

"The head chef's prosthetic leg kicks"

"Eura"

Bang, that was the dull sound of being hit;

Xia Ji concentrated. Zhepu's speed was not fast in his eyes. With the help of Platinum Star, there was no need to move at all. With just a simple punch, the old man was knocked away and his body rubbed on the ground for several times. After a few meters of distance, he slowly stood up after a few seconds.

"I won, are there any questions?"

"You brat, I lost, so of course I have nothing to say, so hurry up and leave."

Zhepu was blowing his beard and staring, but he had already lost and the other party was showing mercy, so he couldn't say anything, so he snorted and turned around to go inside.

"and many more"

"what else"

Hearing Xia Ji's pleading voice, he turned around with some dissatisfaction and asked.

"In addition to eating these, I also need to buy some food from you. We don't have much food on the ship, okay?"

"Sanji, take this kid with you."

"Oh, I know"

Sanji was woken up from his daze by Zhepu. Sanji knew very well how powerful Zhepu was. He didn't expect to be defeated so easily by Sharkey's move, and it seemed that he didn't use any force, which made him a little unbelievable. .

"Is this guy so powerful?"

Sanji murmured, just as Zhepu passed by him, glared at Sanji, and walked into the restaurant.

Soon, after taking care of the food, the three of them left the restaurant on the sea and continued to rush in the previous direction.